After all, when it was 9:30, the message that Nuomi had sent to the bloggers who broke the news and various marketing accounts was released instantly.
The image shown above depicts the movement of four people: Han Dong, Lin Xu, Li Yun'ao, and Yang Shaoying.
They didn't blur their faces at all, while each victim was completely obscured, making it impossible to identify them even with advanced technology. The video caused an uproar online as soon as it was released.
Those who knew the inside story and those who didn't, almost everyone came. Such egregious "pornographic" news naturally alarmed the police, and the video was taken down to prevent it from harming minors.
Lin Xu and the others were naturally taken in for questioning. Their elders were both panicked and angry, but there was nothing they could do. They could only try to pull strings, find a way to rescue their rebellious son, and deal with company matters at the same time, keeping themselves extremely busy.
Even Su Youchuan's company was affected to some extent. Yu Yang, Yun Qishan, and others joined the fray almost instantly upon receiving the news, putting immense pressure on Su Youchuan.
This matter caused a great stir throughout the Shangjing, but unfortunately, Su Youchuan and his companions still possessed a strong aura of good fortune. Even in such a precarious situation, they couldn't avoid attracting people influenced by this aura to their aid.
The matter escalated, but Su Youchuan still managed to resolve all the troubles completely in just two hours.
The World Consciousness likely sensed the crisis and actually formed a family that could rival the Songhui Aristocratic Family — the Ren Family. The family Ren Daiqi, was tasked with forming an alliance with Su Youchuan.
Su Youchuan's four henchmen were thus rescued, and a fabricated clarification post was published online, promising to immediately ban anyone who dared to question it. After that, the matter was dropped.
Shang Shujue was woken up by the heat in Song Yanqing's warm embrace at three in the morning. He reached for the water glass on the bedside table, found that the water in the glass was empty, and got up to drink some.
He didn't know how many times he changed positions to sleep, but it was as if Song Yanqing had a fixed position on him. Before long, he would find his way back to hug him again. He woke up several times because of the heat.
The other person, however, seemed oblivious to the heat, repeatedly touching and hugging him, whether out of reluctance to let go or simply because they were clingy.
Before they fell asleep, they were both facing away from each other, with blankets and pillows between them, each covered with their own thin quilts. How come they were different after waking up?
"Gurgle gurgle gurgle..."
Shang Shujue sat on the sofa and gulped down three large glasses of water before he could recover from the heat. Then he couldn't fall asleep, so he took out his phone to check online, wanting to know how things were going with Su Youchuan.
After watching for a long time, he found that the people who had been arrested had been released, and the clarification post was just a muddy attempt to smooth things over, yet some people actually believed it. In addition, he also saw a family that had never appeared before— the Ren Family.
"Hey? Nuomi, wake up! Is the World Consciousness up to something? Why have all the people around Su Youchuan been released? And how did Su Youchuan become acquainted with some Ren family? ꒰꒪꒫꒪⌯꒱"
As Shang Shujue spoke, he clicked into the family's official Weibo account. When he saw the introduction to its century-long history and other such things, he frowned deeply and didn't know what to say for a moment. His first reaction was that the World Consciousness was causing trouble.
"Host, it is indeed the World Consciousness that is causing trouble. This Ren family appeared out of thin air, and their world background has been filled in by the World Consciousness."
"Although they are above ordinary nobles, they are still far inferior to a true, centuries-old family like the Song Family."
"Even if we're just one step away from surpassing the Song Family, we still won't reach Song Family glory and honor. Don't worry, host, I'll monitor their movements over there in real time."
"Host, Su Youchuan won't die so easily. As long as he remains the Child of Fortune, no one around him will face any life-threatening situations."
"Even if it happens, you will turn misfortune into good fortune. That's why you need to accumulate merit and absorb good luck."
"You yourself are a manifestation of a certain destiny. Those who have been protected by you can turn misfortune into good fortune and avoid disaster. However, there can only be one Child of Fortune in a world. You must settle your score with Su Youchuan."
Nuomi appeared before Shang Shujue and told him about this. He hadn't expected the World Consciousness to be so biased towards Su Youchuan, actually creating a family for him.
Shang Shujue leaned back on the sofa, frowning and remaining silent for a long time. Then, after seeing something, his expression relaxed, and he suddenly smiled.
"In that case, let me see when Su Youchuan's luck will be completely drained."
Shang Shujue narrowed his eyes slightly, looked up through the floor-to-ceiling window. It was pitch black outside, with occasional twinkling starlight, as if they were whispering secrets, or perhaps watching to see what other tricks the people on the ground could pull.
" Nuomi, starting tomorrow, monitor Su Youchuan's location in real time. I'm going to take the initiative."
After hearing this, Nuomi nodded unconsciously and then returned to the System Space to attend to her business.
Shang Shujue sat on the sofa for a while longer, but still felt hot. He then realized that the air conditioner had turned off automatically sometime earlier, so he found the remote and turned it back on.
"Phew, that feels much better now."
After turning off the light Shang Shujue returned to the bedside. Just as he lay down, found a comfortable position, and was about to fall asleep, Song Yanqing came over again and hugged him tightly once more.
" Song Yanqing, you're so hot. Don't hug me, go to sleep by yourself... I know you're awake. You heard what Nuomi said, right? Stop pretending."
Shang Shujue was speechless; her body, which had finally cooled down a bit, was gradually starting to heat up again.
He struggled for a moment, but couldn't break free. He realized that this guy had woken up at some point and probably even heard his conversation with Nuomi, so he couldn't help but pat him on the head.
"..."
Song Yanqing opened his eyes, not only not letting go of Shang Shujue, but even pulling him closer into his arms, holding him even tighter, his voice a little hoarse from just waking up.
"I heard you, but don't worry, I'll look into it when I get back. I'm leaving soon, and I don't know when I'll be able to come see you again. Can't I even have a hug? How stingy."
"..." Shang Shujue's lips twitched, and she reached out to push Song Yanqing's head, frowning and scolding him, "You're so stingy! It's so hot, let go of me..."
"No! I want to sleep holding you. Turn the air conditioning down a bit, it won't be hot anymore... You can adjust it with your phone..."
"..."
Shang Shujue hadn't realized that Song Yanqing was actually a scoundrel. He couldn't get him to change his ways, so he resigned himself to turning the air conditioning down a bit, and now it wasn't hot anymore.
Song Yanqing, contentedly holding his wife, drifted back to sleep, a smile playing on his lips. Shang Shujue, turning over, caught a glimpse of that smile, and her heart softened inexplicably. "Fine," she thought, "Considering you've just recovered from a serious illness..."