Chapter 1 Chen Yuan is Lying Down

Chen Yuan was lying on the sofa at home, playing on his phone. At this time, his parents, who had taken a few days off for his graduation banquet and were also resting at home, were watching a Douyin video and suddenly started scolding.

"These kids nowadays are really scary. This isn't just a problem of being bad, it's a distortion of humanity," Chen Jianye said, unable to help but scold after watching the video.

"What can you expect from kids who leave home after graduating junior high? It's still the parents' fault. But judging by the looks of it, these kids' parents aren't good people either," Yang Junlian said.

"Chen Yuan," Chen Jianye called out to Chen Yuan, "Did you see a Douyin video?"

"What Douyin? The five characteristics of unsuccessful kids?" Chen Yuan replied casually, sucking on a popsicle.

"What the heck?" Chen Jianye explained, "It's a really popular one from Hexiang. Last night, some kids who looked like they just graduated junior high were bullying an old scavenger, throwing away his crutches and kicking his water bottle."

"..." Chen Yuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it."

"Then take a look, it's really popular, it's even trending. Nothing from Hexiang ever trends."

"Didn't Chen Yuan trending when he got the top score?" Yang Junlian said. "And when the developers gave away a house, that trended too."

"Ah, I only remember those two trending topics, and they're both related to you," Chen Jianye said.

"It's a small place, it's not easy to make the news," Chen Yuan said, not really paying attention, continuing to suck on his popsicle and looking at his phone, completely relaxed.

Just then, Xia Xinyu came out of her room, looking at Chen Yuan with an incredulous expression, and asked, "Did you go out last night?"

Her question made the two parents tense up immediately.

What did going out at night mean?

Could it be that Chen Yuan had secretly gone out behind Xia Xinyu's back?

But what could he possibly need to sneak out at night for?

Was he learning to be bad?

"..." Chen Yuan tensed up instantly, then mechanically shook his head and said, "No, no I didn't."

What was going on? Why was she asking that?

Could it be that she saw me when I came back?

But I used Flying Thunder God!

Or maybe she came to my room while I was out and realized I wasn't there...

I really didn't cheat! I really didn't go out to hook up! I really didn't mess around outside!

Chen Yuan suddenly became nervous.

Because he was afraid that Xia Xinyu would misunderstand and think he had done something bad.

Why not tell her about all the things I did?

I'm just an ordinary person, and if I go up against so many crazy little punks, I could easily get stabbed to death.

In so many TV dramas and novels, the protagonists are killed by these underage hooligans.

To avoid worrying my family, I should keep it a secret for now.

"Xinyu, what's wrong?" Yang Junlian asked, puzzled.

"Um..." Xia Xinyu didn't know how to say it, so she walked up to Chen Yuan and handed him a video, saying, "This person really looks like you. If you didn't deny it, I'd really think it was you."

No, that is me!

It completely caught me on camera!

What's going on, did a passerby film it?

Shift!

"What's it like? Let me see," Yang Junlian said.

So Xia Xinyu gave the phone to Yang Junlian again.

"It looks like him, it really looks like him," Yang Junlian said.

"And that piece of clothing looks like it too," Chen Jianye said.

Everyone's eyes turned to Chen Yuan...

Lying is wrong.

So, if you get caught, admit it immediately!

But why did I lie just now?

That's just how people are.

They always try to get away with things by lying.

And if they can't get away with it, they admit it.

But that lie makes them seem a little guilty.

So, at this point, you can only confess frankly.

I refreshed and got a Clairvoyance superpower, and then I saw that scene...how is that possible!

Looking at the three of them, Chen Yuan acted as if he couldn't hide it any longer and said, "Last night, I was playing games the whole time. Then, around midnight, a video of some punks bullying an old scavenger started circulating. One of my classmates sent it to me, and I saw it was right near our house..."

"Then, that really was you?!" Yang Junlian was shocked. "You went up against so many punks all by yourself?"

"You beat them so hard..." Chen Jianye was also frightened by his son's brutality, and then asked in disbelief, "This, that really was you?"

"I was afraid you'd react like this, so I didn't dare to say anything," Chen Yuan explained, "With my physique, beating them up is a piece of cake. But, after all, they're punks..."

"Yeah, that's so dangerous! You could have just called the police!" Yang Junlian said with lingering fear, very worried. "Those people are so reckless."

"Yeah, what if one of them had a knife hidden on him or something..."

"Don't say that," Chen Yuan lowered his voice, quickly telling Chen Jianye not to say such things.

"A knife too! Oh my god!" Yang Junlian was completely anxious.

"That's a bit dangerous too..."

Xia Xinyu was also very worried, looking at Chen Yuan, not wanting him to take such risks.

His family's worries were indeed Peter Parker's weakness.

He had always been managing this planet in a way that he thought was right.

But in the end, he wasn't a costumed hero like Spider-Man, and couldn't maintain two identities.

So, he smiled, slowly walked between Yang Junlian and Xia Xinyu, sat down, and said in a tone of admitting his mistake, "Hey, I won't do it again next time. I was too caught up in the game at the time, and I got anxious when I encountered something like that, so I couldn't help myself for a moment."

"You should pay more attention to Xinyu's feelings," Yang Junlian lectured.

"Yes," Chen Yuan nodded, not being stubborn.

"...But that grandfather was really pitiful," Xia Xinyu said. Although she had some misgivings, she thought of her own only grandfather, and how painful and helpless she would feel if someone bullied him like that.

If someone could help him like that...

Thinking of this, she understood Chen Yuan's anger and his actions of sneaking out in the middle of the night.

He had always been such a hot-tempered person. That was why he saved her back then.

If he didn't do this, he wouldn't be him.

"If we can run into him again, we'll donate some money to him," Chen Jianye said.

"Now that this has happened..." Yang Junlian said, "Maybe we can actually help him."

That was for sure.

When something happened, if it had reached a point where it couldn't be suppressed, then the last, desperate measure would be to resolve it.

Soon, there would probably be a resolution to this matter.

Wait...

Since I was filmed.

Then?!

Hastily, Chen Yuan opened Douyin.

Soon, he saw the trending video.

And as soon as he opened it, it was over.

Rainy Day yyy: This is Chen Yuan, the top scorer with 742 points on the gaokao. I'm very sure, because I'm his classmate, you can look at my homepage, there's a graduation photo

: Holy crap, it really is Chen Yuan!

: Yeah, Chen Yuan seems to be back in his hometown of Hexiang resting, and the location of this video is in Hexiang. So awesome, both academic and martial arts are top-notch

Nan Feng Turn: Really awesome, that strength, he kicked someone to the ground and they couldn't get up. Feels like he's trained. One person against five, completely dominating

Ar Bell and Goblet: So nasty, it's truly a great display of humanity. And, combined with Chen Yuan's previous donation to the rural elementary school. He's really a very compassionate person, it's amazing that such a person is also a top scorer, truly perfect

Not Eating Cilantro: Although it's good that he helped that grandpa, there was no need to use such force against that girl, right? She's a girl

This comment had very few likes, only a little over a thousand.

But, it was at the top.

And, there were a lot of replies.

So, Chen Yuan opened the first reply.

The Only Ninety-Eight Percent: The dawn of birth, the evening intention of the other shore, I'll kill your mother and throw her into a blender, grind her into powder, mix her with water and turn it into a ball, then throw it into the Yongding River to lure fish

This comment had over thirty thousand likes.

And below it, everyone was supporting this guy.

That's good, although there are idiots online. But normal people are still the majority.

A very violent fisherman.

Qian: My grandfather is a scavenger, and the last video really made me feel very uncomfortable. Then, I saw this boy helping him and brushing off the dust, I was really touched. He must be a very warm person

Seeing this comment, Chen Yuan felt a warmth in his heart as well.

If it were anything else, Chen Yuan might not have come forward like that.

Only the bullying of the weak was something he couldn't tolerate.

So, he accepted this kind of flattery.

But...

It didn't seem like he should accept it.

Because, Chen Yuan scrolled down. These increasingly exaggerated comments were starting to scare him...

Twilight Papaya: Chen Yuan is truly becoming a saint this time, top scorer, donating money, saving people, and a Batman, such people should really be promoted, the country should strongly advocate such role models.

Hot Brother: How about top scorer brother, you start a Douyin livestream, you can sell goods, play League of Legends, I'll give you money. I think you're already at this level, so if you start some kind of foundation, a donation, netizens would definitely be happy to support it, we don't trust donating to others

"..." Holding his forehead with his hand, the situation seemed to be getting out of control.

What should I do?

Chen Yuan was thinking of a way.

But even more outrageous things were coming out.

Ayi: He's a top scorer, he's also often brave and righteous, and he's so handsome. There aren't many people like this in the entertainment industry, I strongly demand that Chen Yuan make his debut! Go on some sweet romance reality shows, I'll definitely watch. By the way, don't sign with Times Junfeng, don't sign with Times Junfeng!

Outrageous.

Chen Yuan didn't know what to say.

How could there be such a thing?

Forget it, never mind.

Chen Yuan decided to get involved in this kind of thing as little as possible.

But...

It wasn't that simple.

"Hello, Chen Yuan, we have a drama here, would you like to act in it? The pay is very..."

"No."

"Do you accept endorsements? Two hundred thousand for one endorsement, and if the click-through rate and completion rate are high, there's also a cut."

"No."

"Hello, Chen Yuan, can we discuss a collaboration on learning methods? The reward is very generous, it's just holding a top scorer lecture, you would use our products first and then..."

"No."

He hung up the phone, one after another.

These days, the harassment was constant.

Without a doubt, Chen Yuan had been doxxed.

And, the most outrageous thing was that people had already come to his door.

Tomorrow, he was going to have his graduation banquet and engagement banquet.

What if someone came to that occasion and tried to leech off his popularity...

Chen Yuan was like a Dou+ ad now, whoever did something, and brought him along, could easily attract traffic.

This caused some relatives to become a little obsessed, wanting him to film videos with them, so that he could become a big internet celebrity and get an Audi A6 or something...

What should I do?

Chen Yuan was very annoyed.

"Did another phone call come?" Xia Xinyu asked.

"Yeah, quite a few calls," Chen Yuan said.

"What are they getting through?" Xia Xinyu asked.

"Basically, all my information has been doxxed, I have no privacy anymore..."

"Then how about changing your phone number?" Xia Xinyu asked.

"Hmm...that's a good idea," Chen Yuan thought it was a good idea, at least it would cut off some of the harassment.

"But I think the most important thing is that you make a statement."

"Huh?" Chen Yuan looked at Xia Xinyu, puzzled, "Wouldn't that mean I'd have to accept an interview?"

To make an appearance in order to refuse making appearances, wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?

"Have you forgotten, there's another channel for speaking out?"

Then, Xia Xinyu smiled and reminded him, her eyes full of wit.

.........

Tomorrow morning, she would be going to Hexiang, to attend her son's graduation banquet as a very important guest, so Zhou Fu was quite looking forward to it.

Standing in front of the full-length mirror, she tried on several outfits.

But I have to say, wearing school uniforms for a long time does give people a kind of illusion, which is - you're not fat.

Now, wearing some clothes that show off her figure, was quite outrageous.

Fat to the point of being hard to look at...

Forget it, I'll wear a dress.

Zhou Fu took off her suspenders, threw them to the side, and lay on the bed, playing with her phone.

They had a group chat, which was for the guests attending Chen Yuan and Xinyu's graduation banquet.

There were dozens of people in it, either from Class 18, or friends of Shi Yi and Liu Chengxi from outside of school. There were several circles, but they were all chatting happily in the group.

Everyone was fantasizing about going to Hexiang, and having the top scorer show them a good time.

Just as everyone was chatting, Zhou Yu suddenly sent a video into the group, and @ed Chen Yuan: You really know how to show off

After watching this video, everyone in the group also sighed.

Shi Yi: Really good, admirable

Tang Siwen: You're a little too handsome like that

He Sijiao: You kid, you really don't care about money at all, you really know how to show off

Tang Jian: Not bad, Saint Yuan

What was going on, how could the students of Class 18, who were usually so sarcastic to their classmates, be so supportive now?

Curious, Zhou Fu opened the video.

Then, she saw a refreshing and handsome boy, sitting in front of the camera, saying quite calmly:

"I said I was going to quit the internet before, but now I'm using this account again, which is another stain on my reputation, but it doesn't matter anymore."

"Recently, there have been a lot of trending topics about me. And, a lot of people have found me, asking me to sell goods, debut as an idol, sing, dance, rap, play basketball, and even hold scam lectures."

"I'll reply to all of them here, I won't do it."

"But the reason I won't do it isn't because I'm afraid people will say 'Chen Yuan did it too'."

"It's just that I think there are more important things in life."

"I won't earn a single penny of the internet's rotten money."

"I will definitely not become a damn idol."

After making this decision, Chen Yuan finally said: "No one can control my life, not even with more money."