Because of Yu Ning, Ji Xia has almost quit using social media apps. He only uses a fixed app to surf the Internet on a daily basis. He has no interest in entertainment gossip and is too lazy to even glance at it, so he is much less informed than others.
Although the classmates gradually became familiar with Ji Xia, they were not as close as friends. Moreover, knowing that he knew Ye Tian, they deliberately avoided him when chatting about gossip.
Others didn't say anything to his face, and Ji Xia wouldn't deliberately get close to him. Only occasional words made Ji Xia realize that something seemed to have happened to Ye Tian.
She is an idol star, and it is normal for her to be surrounded by scandals. It is also reasonable that some people discuss her secretly, but Ji Xia did not take it to heart.
Until the last two classes in the afternoon, Ji Xia's class had a public class with classes from other departments.
Although Ji Xia was famous in the junior high school for a while, he was not a celebrity after all. As time went by, many passers-by had already forgotten what he looked like.
The students in his class would be more cautious in front of him, but the students in other departments would naturally not consider so much and would just gather around him and talk loudly.
The public class classroom is very large. The teacher is speaking into the microphone in the front row. In order to avoid being discovered but still be able to hear each other's gossip, the students in the back row chat loudly while the teacher is speaking.
In this way, the teacher's voice is very loud, and their voices are also very loud. They will not be discovered, and everyone can hear their voices.
Ji Xia was forced to listen to those people's various speculations. She didn't take it seriously at first, but as she listened, her expression gradually became solemn.
The Ye Tian incident was neither a big nor a small matter. The strangest thing was that after the incident, there was a series of reactions, which aroused public curiosity.
The story begins in the art class in the afternoon.
The art teacher taught the class as usual, pointed out some precautions, and then assigned homework. The homework for Ye Tian's class this time was "Self-Portrait".
This was a very common art homework. No one took it seriously and most people just drew something casually to get it over with. An afternoon was more than enough for them to show off their talents.
Everyone was chatting, drawing, playing with their phones, or sneaking a peek at Ye Tian from time to time.
Although Ye Tian is a freshman in college, she has a special status. She discussed with the school long before entering that she could not attend every class. The school also agreed that as long as Ye Tian can pass the final exam, all matters such as lateness, early departure and leave will be discussed.
In the next few months, Ye Tian's class time was all increased, and the total was no more than a few weeks. It was hard to find free time, and she was always thinking about Ji Xia. Therefore, she only became familiar with the younger students in the class, but no one was familiar with her.
At this moment, while the class was in progress, many people secretly paid attention to Ye Tian, trying to see how good her artistic level was and what she thought of themselves.
As time went by, I gradually realized that something was wrong.
After becoming famous, Ye Tian often shared her comics on Weibo. Her style was delicate and romantic, and fans often joked that she was a cartoonist who was delayed by girl group idols.
Everyone stole a glance at Ye Tian, not only to see the actress a little more, but also to see how she painted.
In the end, Ye Tian seemed to be deliberately teasing everyone. She picked up the pen and started scribbling, clenching her hands into fists like a child, scribbling on the paper at random, and finally drew a weird creature with crooked eyes, a slanted mouth and a weird appearance.
On the pure white paper, black paint occupies most of the space, like a hole, layer by layer drawing the eye to the center of the painting.
In the very center, there stood a crooked creature. At first glance, it looked like a monster, but upon closer inspection, it looked like a child.
It has four eyes in total, two of which are tightly closed, one eye is looking at its own body, and the other eye is staring straight at the person in the painting.
Anyone who sees this painting for the first time will be shocked. It is hard to believe that such a dark and terrifying painting was created by Ye Tian.
Could this be the image of herself in Ye Tian's mind
Although it looks scary and eerie, and the style is completely different from her previous works, it has to be said that it is very powerful.
Especially the eye that was staring at the person in the painting. It seemed real and made everyone dare not look at it for even a second.
The classmates were making wild guesses like this, and no one dared to talk to Ye Tian because they were shocked by her work.
Until the bell rang, everyone stood up to take a break. At this moment, Ye Tian, who had been immersed in the painting, was frightened by her own "self-portrait" as if waking up from a dream. She pointed at the eye and screamed!
"What did you say? After Ye Tian finished painting a terrifying self-portrait, she pointed at it and screamed?" After hearing the gossip, a classmate in Ji Xia's class asked in confusion, "What do you mean, she was also scared by her own work?"
“Who knows? My fellow villager is in the same class as Ye Tian. He has always liked Ye Tian and watched the whole process. There is absolutely no possibility that he is lying.” The colleague who was sitting in the middle of the crowd and was responsible for spreading gossip said.
Seeing that everyone was whetted and a little scared, he immediately improvised, deliberately lowering his voice and slowly saying, "He said that Ye Tian was scared to death by the painting. If he hadn't seen Ye Tian finish the self-portrait, just looking at Ye Tian's reaction afterwards, one would almost think that this painting was not painted by Ye Tian at all... In layman's terms, it was like a ghost possessed him. He painted a ghost picture, and after finishing the painting, he woke up and was scared."
"Fuck, is this true or not? Don't scare me."
"You're looking for death by telling a horror story in broad daylight."
"The Ye family deleted all posts on the Internet just because of this shit?"
Of course, after watching around, everyone was a little scared.
Time is precious when it comes to gossip. The teacher may find out at any time that they are chatting in a group, and someone will quickly ask about it.
The gossiper sitting in the center said quickly: "Of course not, the self-portrait is just an appetizer. I just want to tell you that from now on, Ye Tian is a little bit abnormal. This is first-hand information. There are many discussions about Ye Tian on the Internet, and no one mentioned the self-portrait. It’s because what happened later was too explosive, and everyone was only concerned about the later part..."
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Tell me quickly. Why did the Ye family delete posts and ban accounts, even at the cost of incurring public outrage?" a colleague urged.
Ji Xia also pricked up her ears and listened carefully.
"Come on, come on, isn't that enough?" the gossiper sitting in the center said, "After discovering how terrifying her self-portrait was, Ye Tian became unwell. At first, everyone tried to comfort her, and even the teacher thought she was under too much pressure from work and too tired, and suggested that she go back and rest... But when Ye Tian heard that she had to go back to the dormitory alone, she got even more scared, and she grabbed the teacher and said that someone was following her and spying on her, everywhere and through every hole."
"Stalking, spying?"
"Damn, the star-level treatment is just that. When I had a headache or a fever, I didn't see the teacher take the initiative to comfort me and let me go back to rest."
"The problem is that Ye Tian is still not willing to go back. Is there really a peeping Tom? But isn't she living in the back school dormitory? Isn't it safe in the back school?"
"Yes, there is." The colleague sitting in the middle said, "Ye Tian didn't know what was going on. No one in the class said anything, but she just felt that no one believed her. She said she had found a clue, and then in front of the whole class, she found a website and opened it... It was filled with all her private photos."
"What?" Everyone was shocked and a little confused.
The classmate sitting in the center said, "Yes, you heard it right. Ye Tian found a website herself. It was filled with all her private photos. She announced the website and photos to the whole class, telling everyone that someone was spying on her, following her, and taking private photos of her..."
Everyone looked at each other, a little confused: "And then?"
"Then it happened like what you saw." The classmate said, "Their class was taking an elective course, and there were several people in the whole class. Ye Tian made it public in front of everyone. Those who reacted slowly were like you, dumbfounded and unable to recover. Those who reacted quickly would have taken out their phones and took pictures of Ye Tian's crazy look and her private photos and posted them online..."
After everyone heard this, the expressions on their faces were indescribable.
"What a mess! Why does it feel so weird?"
"Is Ye Tian really under so much mental pressure that she's gone crazy?"
"I don't think he's crazy. The entertainment industry is very chaotic. He might be taking drugs."
"No way. She's not even 20 years old yet and her family is rich. It's not difficult for her to get involved in the dark world of the entertainment industry."
"You are so stupid. The richer a person is, the dirtier and messier they are. Don't be fooled by Ye Tian's innocent appearance..."
The person sitting in the middle, seeing that everyone was talking nonsense, said quickly, "Hey, hey, hey, let's just say that Ye Tian behaved abnormally today. Don't make up rumors. You will be held legally responsible for talking nonsense. If Ye Tian pursues the matter, I will sue you."
"They have been deleting accounts and blocking posts online, and they are just a forum for public opinion, and they don't allow people to speak out. What the hell is this?"
The gossipmonger said quickly, "That's true, but it's said that the Ye family has a lot of advantages, and everyone is very satisfied. Pay some money, keep your mouth shut, and we're both willing to make a deal."
"What do you mean?" Everyone asked curiously.
"My fellow villager gossiped with me the first time the incident happened, but he stopped talking after the Ye family came. He asked the Ye family to sign a confidentiality agreement with everyone and offered very generous conditions..."
The gossip-teller said with an envious look on his face: "It is said that Ye Tian's brother Ye Chen took care of it. He hopes that everyone will try not to spread what happened today. You can definitely tell it, but please respect the objective facts. In addition, Ye Tian's private photos are not allowed to be spread, otherwise it is illegal... Besides, the Ye family is rich, and they paid a lot of fees... I am so envious that I am crying..."
After hearing that there were benefits for making money, everyone's attention quickly shifted to how many benefits Ye Tianxun had gotten.
When they learned that the hush money alone was a five-digit sum, many classmates couldn't help biting their handkerchiefs, wishing that at this moment, they were all Ye Tian's classmates.
The topic gradually shifted from Ye Tian to how rich the Ye family was. For many of her peers, the Ye family was so rich that Ye Tian's weird behavior was not a problem at all. There was no disease that could not be cured by money.
Ji Xia originally thought so too.
From the moment he met Ye Tian, Ye Tian seemed to be harassed by peeping and stalking.
In Ji Xia's opinion, there was no ghost or mysterious object on Ye Tian. Although she encountered a ghost, it was just a coincidence.
She seemed to be a little nervous, and was always troubled by being followed and peeped at. The last time I saw her, she seemed to have not slept well for a long time.
If it is not a supernatural event, the rest can only be handed over to the department for resolution.
Ye Tianru's condition was pathological. With the wealth of the Ye family and the love they had for her, she could always be cured. It was not his turn to worry about it.
However, judging from the current situation, Ye Tian not only did not change, but became more and more serious. She could not control her emotions in front of the whole class...
Ji Xia picked up her cell phone unconsciously.
He didn't add Ye Tian, but he was friends with Ye Chen.
Ever since adding him as a friend, Ye Chen has always been the one to poke Ji Xia actively. Ji Xia was forced to cope with the requests every time and has not contacted him actively yet.
But this happened...
After all, they know each other and are friends. Ji Xia should pay attention to Ye Tian's situation.
But on second thought, Ye Tian was in trouble, and her family must be feeling very upset at the moment, so Ye Chen might not be in the mood to reply to him.
Ji Xia thought about it like this, and finally closed WeChat.
At the moment when she was about to close the door, a new message came. Ji Xia hurriedly opened WeChat again and found that it was from Yu Ning.
Ji Xixia's public class was in another building behind the classroom. Yu Ning asked Ji Xixia to send him the specific location of the classroom, and he would pick Ji Xixia up later.
Although Yu Ning did not say anything, and even gradually expressed an attitude of acceptance towards Ye Chenlei's lunch box and Ye Tian's various gifts, Ji Xia always felt that Yu Ning probably didn't like Ye Chen and Ye Tian very much.
Seeing that Yu Ning was coming, Ji Xia quickly collected her thoughts, at least not to be distracted in front of Yu Ning, and went to take care of Ye Chen and Ye Tian.
Although his expression was very beautiful, when the two of them walked towards the dormitory together, even though Ji Xia tried hard to pretend that he knew nothing about it, they could still hear their discussions everywhere along the way.
The gossip about the Ye family and Ye Tian had already swept the entire school and was the hottest topic at the moment.
Ji Xia glanced at Yu Ning secretly and saw that Yu Ning was also looking at him calmly, as if he had seen through everything.
Ji Xia couldn't help but ask, "Yu Ning, something happened to Ye Tian, did you know?"
"I've heard a little about it." Yu Ning said.
Ji Xixia recalled the news she heard in the afternoon, frowned and thought: "I think this matter is a bit strange."