Chapter 90: In a World Like This, There’s Nothing Worth Cherishing

Chapter 90: This kind of world, nothing worth holding onto

Lu Yu's cronies, helping Lu Yu, whispered among themselves, their voices dripping with sarcasm and scorn, never letting up.

"Shut up!" Lin Haiyin, furious, stepped in front of Du Yang, pointing at Lu Yu and his group, her eyes wide with anger.

A rare chance to suck up to Lu Yu—how could they pass it up?

Instead of backing off, they only got bolder.

"If you're bold enough to do it, you should be bold enough to let people talk!"

"Streaming in women's clothing to seduce men, and now you want to shut us up?"

"Don't say it, the way he wiggles is something else! Hahaha..."

"You slept your way into stealing Lu Yu's boyfriend—you owe an explanation!"

"Homewrecker, apologize to Lu Yu!"

Du Yang looked past Lin Haiyin's shoulder, locking eyes with Lu Yu, and said, "You know whether I stole your boyfriend or not! Fu Yan doesn't like you anyway."

"You're lying!" Lu Yu, stung, pointed at Du Yang. "It's all because you seduced Brother Yan, stole Brother Yan, and got him to keep you!"

Du Yang pressed his lips together, saying nothing. He had initially wanted to hook Fu Yan, but later he truly liked Fu Yan, and Fu Yan did indeed keep him.

Seeing Du Yang not deny it, Lu Yu was secretly pleased. "Keeping" was just a method he had thought up last night to slander Du Yang, but he had accidentally hit the mark.

He had always known—a noble person like Fu Yan, before knowing Du Yang's identity, how could he possibly associate with a poor wretch like Du Yang?

"So what if he's kept? That's doing the school a favor—getting rid of a pest!"

"You've really disgraced Brother Yan. And now you stream and dress in women's clothes to seduce men! Shameless!" Lu Yu crossed his arms, lifted his chin arrogantly, and sneered, "For money, you'll do anything!"

He Lin, who had been silent, couldn't stand it anymore. He stepped forward and sternly rebuked Lu Yu, "Lu Yu, don't speak so harshly!"

Lu Yu showed a gentle smile, but his words were laced with sarcasm. "He Lin, so you like this kind of trash! You must have donated a lot of gifts to Du Yang's stream, right?"

He Lin was speechless. He had only found out this morning that Du Yang was also a streamer to make money. If he had known earlier, he would have sent Du Yang a ton of gifts.

Although he thought streaming was low-class and not presentable, as long as Du Yang stopped streaming in the future, he could still accept it, and the He family could accept him too. At that time, he would just delete all this negative press.

With that in mind, He Lin said earnestly, "Du Yang, don't do this trashy streaming job anymore. If you need money, I can support you."

Du Yang almost laughed. In this life, even though He Lin was on his side, he still despised him for streaming deep down, and could even join Lu Yu in attacking him.

"What business is it of yours?" Du Yang looked coldly at He Lin. "Streaming takes talent, it's legal. What's shameful about that?"

He Lin squirmed under Du Yang's stare, not daring to admit he thought it was shameful, so he chose to shut up.

"Streaming is not shameful." Lin Haiyin's voice was firm. She looked at the surrounding students. "As far as I know, many students at A University do their own streaming. Some men dress as women, some women dress as men, some act like nutjobs, and some sing and dance."

"Everyone streams based on their own talents and skills. I believe most students will agree that streaming is just like any other part-time job."

After speaking, Lin Haiyin scanned the crowd and spotted a cool-looking girl who usually streamed dressed as a guy. Lin Haiyin had seen her stream.

Meeting her eyes, the girl stepped forward. "I also stream. To be honest, when I stream, I usually dress as a guy and flirt with girls. I don't think there's anything wrong with it; it's not illegal."

"Yes, I'm that crazy streamer!" A dark-skinned boy also spoke up. "I have over a million followers. Thanks to my talent, I don't need my family to cover tuition or living expenses anymore."

A slim boy standing at the front, seeing so many phones recording videos, bravely introduced his own livestream room.

"I also stream in women's clothing. I even wear a chest-binding Hanfu dress. Both male and female fans like me! My ID is Crazy Rabbit. You can follow my stream!"

More students stepped forward to speak, turning the debate on whether streaming is decent into a huge promo for their channels.

Du Yang slung his backpack over one shoulder, his face unreadable, but his right hand gripped the strap tightly, suppressing the surging emotions inside.

The outcome was the same as his past life—Lu Yu and He Lin couldn't sway it.

He Lin's expression soured. The streaming he despised was actually done by so many students.

A few were even people he knew, from well-off families.

Lu Yu's face was even worse. He watched helplessly as the attack on Du Yang was about to turn into a live commercial.

He quickly signaled his cronies, and they immediately caught on.

"Even if your streaming is fine, Du Yang! Do you dare to say you didn't seduce men? Weren't you being kept?"

"Exactly, Du Yang, tell everyone, are you being kept by the chairman of Fu's Group?"

"If you stole Lu Yu's boyfriend, you should apologize!"

Several people loudly denounced in unison, drowning out the voices discussing streaming.

The scene quieted down, and everyone's attention was pulled back to the drama.

"You're lying! Fu Yan doesn't like Lu Yu at all!" He Lin pointed at a boy and yelled. "It's Lu Yu who keeps throwing himself at him, and Fu Yan ignores him!"

Last week on that rainy day, he had clearly seen Fu Yan seriously dislike Lu Yu.

"He Lin!"

Lu Yu glared furiously at He Lin, who was speaking for Du Yang. "Will he die if he doesn't undercut me?!"

He Lin said confidently, "I'm telling the truth!"

The surrounding students began to whisper. Lu Yu stopped crossing his arms, lowered them, and clenched his fists.

"Du Yang, for now I'll overlook the matter of you stealing my Brother Yan." Lu Yu curled his lips, his eyes gleaming with malice. "You are kept by Fu Yan of Fu's Group. That's a fact, isn't it?"

"Doing such immoral things deserves punishment! Du Yang, if you can't provide evidence, you'll be punished! The school will kick you out!"

Lin Haiyin looked at Du Yang anxiously, hoping he would quickly deny everything. At this moment, even though she had feelings for Du Yang, she still hoped he was truly dating Fu Yan.

She put Du Yang's reputation and the school's punishment above her own selfish feelings.

Moral issues can be big or small. If it blows up, the school, to silence the uproar, will only sacrifice Du Yang, who has no connections.

"Du Yang," Lin Haiyin called out. "Tell them, the two of you are dating!"

When He Lin saw Du Yang didn't immediately deny it, jealousy burned even hotter. "Du Yang, dump Fu Yan, come with me. At least I can date you!"

Many students around them started to whisper in condemnation, mockery, and even envy, demanding the school punish Du Yang, even expel him.

Du Yang stood together with Lin Haiyin, casting a cold glance at He Lin, then lowered his eyelids, biting his lower lip, his fingertips digging into his palms at his sides.

He had decided he didn't care whether he and Fu Yan were lovers or bedmates, but others wouldn’t leave him alone.

If Grandma and his brother found out about his relationship with Fu Yan under these circumstances and that he had been expelled, they would surely be very disappointed, wouldn't they?

Would Grandma and his brother abandon him?

When Fu Yan finds out this has blown up so big, will he be furious and abandon him too?

The murmurs around him gradually turned into a ringing in his ears, fading in and out, and Du Yang's body trembled uncontrollably.

If in the end he still had nothing, then this world wasn't worth holding onto.

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