Chapter 19: You All Just Want to Sleep with Me, Don't You!

The night passed in relative calm, though the internet was anything but. By the next day, the number of comments on Douyin urging Su Chen to fulfill his promise had surged, quickly surpassing ten thousand.

Seeing that the online buzz had reached its peak, Su Chen did not hesitate. He took his next step, decisively playing his trump card.

"I’m honestly sorry, everyone. I was just joking, just running my mouth. Who knew she’d actually take it seriously and go through with it? Hahaha!"

It was a simple sentence, yet it acted like a spark falling into a haystack, igniting the entire prairie in a single roar.

Netizens were stunned at first, and then an uncontrollable surge of fury erupted. There should be a limit to how much one can bully others! After the woman had honestly fulfilled her end of the bargain, for him to claim it was just a joke when it was his turn to deliver was simply too much!

[A joke? A joke your mother! Go to hell, you animal!]

[Damn it, I can’t believe scum like you exist online. Don’t let me see you in real life, or I’ll hack you to death!]

[I can’t believe someone could be this evil. It’s incomprehensible!]

[You should be in jail! Do you know how hard they worked for that mere fifty thousand? That mother knelt the entire way! If you had even a shred of humanity, you wouldn’t pull a stunt like this!]

[Reported, no need to thank me. Someone like you doesn’t deserve to live in this world! You are absolutely devoid of conscience!]

[Are you even human? Did your family never teach you basic conscience and morality? To go out and ruin people like this, you absolute wretch!]

Within just half an hour of his reply, the view count on Su Chen’s video soared past ten million. The speed at which the heat rose was truly unbelievable.

For Zhu Fei, every scathing insult she read in the comments added another layer of agony and pain to her heart. The malice from those netizens felt as if they wanted to tear the boy apart; the intensity of their hatred was enough to chill a bystander to the bone.

She desperately wanted to summon the courage to shout to everyone that he wasn't the person they imagined, that he wasn't as despicable as they claimed. On the contrary, Su Chen was a good person—the kindest and most selfless person in the world.

However, for the sake of her daughter, she was selfishly unable to tell the truth. She could only stand by and watch as that kind boy bore the brunt of the overwhelming, vicious abuse and undisguised malice all on his own.

Every time she thought of the pressure and the injustice that boy was enduring alone, every time she thought of how he had exerted himself to the point of self-sacrifice just to help her daughter, and every time she considered the lasting shadow this might cast upon him, Zhu Fei could only weep silently and helplessly.

Yet, unlike Zhu Fei’s self-reproach and guilt, Su Chen was so happy he could practically have a seizure.

He had thought the increase in "Anger Points" yesterday was fast, but compared to today’s figures, that was nothing—there was simply no comparison.

In just one hour, the Anger Points he had received topped two hundred thousand! The rate of growth was beyond description.

With such an astronomical surge, Su Chen felt he could bankrupt the system. Of course, all of this proved just how much hatred and malice the netizens held toward him.

Time flew by, and another day passed. The situation continued to ferment.

[Hot Search: Unscrupulous Streamer Bullies Sick Mother and Daughter, Netizens Unanimously Decide to Confront Him]

In an instant, "First Affectionate Su Chen" became the most hated streamer on the entire internet—there was no second place. He was the type of person everyone wanted to beat up on sight.

"First Affectionate Su Chen" had also inadvertently set a unique record: he became the only Douyin creator with over two hundred thousand abusive comments. For a time, no other influencer dared to stand within two meters of him, let alone accept a live-stream connection.

Meanwhile, Su Chen’s Anger Points broke through six hundred thousand, with a million in sight. He was so excited he could barely contain himself.

In reality, Su Chen was also feeling the ripples of this, and his reputation was becoming unpredictable. Because he lived in the Wangfu Apartments, most of his neighbors were internet-adjacent—writers, streamers, singers, and the like. Naturally, they all heard about the incident; word spread like wildfire.

Seeing Su Chen bully a widow and an orphan, only to renege on his promise, they—all full of "righteousness"—naturally despised him and wanted nothing to do with him. Even though they sometimes used hype or scripts themselves, they wouldn't stoop to such depths. This was essentially crossing the bottom line of the internet.

For a while, Su Chen became like a rat crossing the street, with everyone shouting for him to be beaten. Of course, nobody actually resorted to physical violence, but the number of people who would use passive-aggressive remarks or cold mockery to his face was not small. After all, it was a society governed by law, and nobody wanted unnecessary trouble.

To this, Su Chen simply felt it was all part of the process. As the saying goes, if I don't go to hell, who will? I’ll just see this good deed through to the end! Let the storm rage even harder!

Meanwhile, in an office, Su Yueying was startled when she saw the trending search. She quickly formed a vague hypothesis. After she scrolled through and saw the video where "First Affectionate Su Chen" went back on his word, she immediately understood and guessed the boy’s plan.

He had first laid the groundwork with a bet, then waited for the mother and daughter to kneel their way down the street to draw attention, and finally, he broke his promise to detonate the public opinion. This method of traffic generation wasn't new, but every step Su Chen took was calculated—one could call it a move-by-move strategy—all to ultimately raise charitable funds for the poor mother and daughter.

Thinking of Su Chen throwing himself into the game and playing thousands of Douyin users like puppets, Su Yueying felt a chill run down her spine. As a professional agent, she had handled and analyzed countless PR crises, but she had never seen anyone achieve something like this.

Such cunning, such mastery of human nature, and this ability to turn the tides at will were truly stunning. She asked herself, she could never do this.

Whatever the price, she had to recruit him!

At that moment, Su Yueying made up her mind. If she could bring this boy into her PR team, the artists under her would never have to fear any public relations crisis again.

Back in his apartment, Su Chen was debating whether to use his points for a lucky draw when there was a knock at the door. He felt a bit suspicious. Could someone really have come to beat him up? Since Zhou Yujie had returned to her hometown for the last two days, he couldn't think of anyone who would visit him. He didn't have many friends here.

"Who’s knocking?" Su Chen asked, his guard up.

"It’s me, Orange!" The voice from the doorway made Su Chen breathe a sigh of relief.

He opened the door to find Orange and Su Chengyue.

"Sister Orange, Sister Chengyue, what brings you here?" Su Chen asked, puzzled. Ever since he had firmly rejected them back then, the two had basically stopped talking to him. Why reach out now, during the peak of the public backlash?

"What, can't I come over? Aren't you going to invite us in to sit?" Orange asked with a smile.

"How could that be? Please, come in, come in!" Su Chen laughed and stepped aside. Even though he didn't know their motives, they were guests, and it wasn't right to leave them standing at the door.

"Ah Chen, what’s been going on lately?" Orange asked, sounding concerned as she took the water Su Chen offered.

"Yeah, we saw so many netizens on Douyin scolding you..." Su Chengyue added, her face etched with worry.

Su Chen was stunned for a moment, then laughed. "Hey, it's fine. Thanks for worrying about me."

Orange looked at Su Chen and said earnestly, "Although we don't know why you did what you did, we believe there must be a reason. Don't think too much about it; there are all kinds of people online. We’ve known each other for a few years now, and I know you aren't the kind of person those people online are describing!"

Su Chengyue nodded as well. "Even though we haven't known you as long, I believe in you too!"

Seeing the concern on their faces, Su Chen felt a touch of warmth. In truth, what they valued wasn't his money or his future, but him as a person. From beginning to end, without exception, these two wenches were just craving his body!

Wait... that doesn't sound right!

Su Chen looked at Orange and Su Chengyue with a strange expression, then said softly, "Damn, don't tell me... you're trying to take advantage of me while I'm down?"

Were they trying to shower him with sincere care and love when he needed it most, all to get him into bed?

When Orange and Su Chengyue heard this, they stiffened. They exchanged a glance, both feeling a sudden panic. He actually guessed it?

Uh... what now? They’d been found out by Su Chen!