The counselor didn’t know what Li Qing and Lao Er were thinking. She had just finished handling Ye Wangxing’s situation and was completely exhausted.

She rubbed her temples, thinking that she could finally get some proper rest. Then she slumped into her office chair, casually picked up her phone, and planned to scroll through Weibo to relax.

As soon as she opened it, a headline on the trending list instantly caught her attention—

#Four Men Confess Simultaneously and Discover the Same Person is the Object#

The counselor immediately imagined a “triple-decker chaos” scenario and her eyes lit up. With a mindset ready to enjoy some drama, she clicked into the post.

At first, she read it with great interest, even laughing out loud.

The post described in detail how exquisitely the scene was arranged, how handsome the four men were, how intense their expressions were—and the awkward moment when they realized they had all confessed to the same person.

The blogger even wrote directly in the post: “—If I were the one being confessed to, I’d probably try to find a place to hide, or even just run away. This scene was terrifying!”

The counselor scrolled while thinking about how bold the blogger was, when in the next second she saw the photos attached to the post.

Her expression immediately froze.

—The handsome young man surrounded in the middle… why did he look so familiar?

She suddenly sat up straight, zoomed in on the photo, and sharply inhaled—

“Isn’t that Ye Wangxing?!”

Her hand trembled, and the phone nearly fell. She widened her eyes, unable to believe what she saw.

Ye Wangxing—her student, the obedient, intelligent, and promising young man—how he become the protagonist of this melodramatic scenario?!

She quickly scrolled through the comments, trying to find more information, but the comment section had already exploded.

Skipping over the series of nicknames like “Big Yellow Girl” and “Big Yellow Boy,” the counselor finally found the information she wanted in the comments—

—the identities of the four men!

Maybe she could pull Ye Wangxing out of this mess, she thought with a flicker of hope.

However, the information she saw made her press the bridge of her nose in disbelief.

Pei Yi, CEO of Pei Group, worth tens of billions—without even inheriting the group yet.

Pei Shi, Director of the Programming Department at Pei Group, Pei Yi’s nephew, a genius programmer—also with inheritance rights to Pei Group.

Shen Jiu, CEO of Ye Wangxing’s company—previous sales champion of Gu Group, with client resources too abundant to count.

Lastly, Xie Yihan, skier—gold medal hopeful, the national team coach’s favorite.

The counselor stared in shock, her mind in chaos. Any one of these four men alone was exceptional—how were all of them involved with Ye Wangxing?!

The comments continued to flood in—

“What kind of godly lineup is this? How did they even meet?”

“Seeing these big shots being crushed by the crowd just like me makes me feel better.”

“If big shots get crushed, they can retaliate, if you get crushed, you can only seek comfort in the comments.”

“Such a sharp tongue, feels reassuring. Next life I’ll be your internet friend again.”

“…I you…!”

“Great, it’s Telegram Elf, we’re saved.”

The counselor clearly didn’t have time to play along with the netizens. She stared at the screen, sweating, thinking that A University was probably doomed.

But things got even worse.

Before she could digest the information, someone on Weibo dug up even more explosive content—

“I think I found the Pei Group inheritance agreement from back then! —It says Ye Wangxing is Pei Yi’s fiancé!”

The netizens went wild again.

“WTF? Fiancé? No way!”

“Really! The engagement contracts have been exchanged. Although it was to legally preserve inheritance rights, there’s a recorded engagement. In name, he’s already the fiancé!”

The counselor almost couldn’t breathe.

Her talented young student was actually the fiancé of another big shot?!

At this moment, comments from A University students appeared as well.

“WTF, I wondered why last time Xie Yihan met that Pei, holding Ye Wangxing, and commented what he said—I thought he was joking, but it’s actually real!”

“What? There’s really a contract? And then? Then what? How did Xie Yihan look? Was Pei Yi proud? Please, sisters, update more, just to feed us!”

After a moment of silence, that A University student dropped a bomb in the comment section.

“No, Pei Yi wasn’t proud, he was even a little angry—because Xie Yihan and Ye Wangxing had been childhood friends, and when he visited Ye Wangxing’s house as a kid, he had burned the engagement contract.”

“……”

“…Did he do it on purpose or by accident?”

“Deliberately by accident, I guess…”

But it didn’t stop there. The comment section kept digging up more and more scandals, and netizens in the comments screamed in excitement, swearing non-stop.

“—WOC! Pei Shi is Pei Yi’s nephew, but he and Ye Wangxing actually had a childhood engagement?!”

“WOC?! Wife becomes aunt? What kind of melodrama is this!”

“WOC! Back in high school, Shen Jiu’s ‘rich sponsor’ joke with Ye Wangxing wasn’t fake?!”

“WOC! Ye Wangxing probably thought it was fake, but that fox-eyed guy seems serious!”

“Summary: Pei Yi: He is my fiancé. Pei Shi: No, he’s my childhood engagement. Xie Yihan: No, he’s my childhood friend! Shen Jiu: You’re all imagining things, he’s my sponsor!”

The counselor looked at the comments, feeling her vision darken and her head buzz.

She finally couldn’t hold back and let out a sharp scream—

“Ahhhhh! What is even happening here?!”

Her scream drew the attention of her colleagues in the next office. Someone peeked in and asked: “What’s wrong? What happened?”

The counselor covered her face and weakly waved her hand. “It’s nothing… I just… need to calm down…”

But before she could recover, her phone rang.

Her heart skipped a beat, fearing it was a call from the leadership.

When she answered, she realized she wished it had been the leadership instead.

“—Hello, is this Gu Yan’s counselor? This is XX People’s Hospital. Your student went skydiving with his boyfriend and broke two ribs. He’s at our hospital now. Please come quickly.”

Counselor: “……”

Everything had really turned into chaos!

Drinking was out of the question. The poor counselor even had to rush to the hospital late at night to see Gu Yan and simultaneously report to the school leadership.

The school leadership, receiving this bad news late at night, were speechless: “……”

Oh my god!

Ignoring the chaos at the school for now, when the counselor hurriedly arrived at the hospital and pushed open the emergency room door, she saw two police officers in the corridor, speaking in low voices.

Her heart jumped—why had the police been called too?!

She hurried over, her voice anxious: “Hello, I am Gu Yan’s counselor. How is he now?”

One of the police officers looked up, saw her anxious expression, nodded, and spoke calmly but with a hint of helplessness: “You’re Gu Yan’s counselor, right? Here’s what happened… Gu Yan and his boyfriend Mu Bai went skydiving today, and there was an accident.”

The officer’s expression grew complicated as he slightly furrowed his brows, as if weighing his words. “Um… Gu Yan suddenly got very excited in the air, shouting and moving wildly, causing him and the instructor to deviate from the planned landing spot and end up in a tree. The instructor was fine, but Gu Yan hit the branches and broke two ribs.”

The counselor’s eyes widened, her mouth slightly open. For a moment, she didn’t know what to say.

Her mind flashed through various scenes, and she couldn’t help but think: “Skydiving and ending up in a tree? What ridiculous thing did Gu Yan do? Wait, why was he even skydiving?”

The officer saw her shocked expression, paused, and continued: “As for Mu Bai… he saw Gu Yan fall, got emotionally agitated, also moved wildly, and ended up breaking his ribs as well.”

The counselor’s expression became even more complicated. Her lips twitched slightly, feeling as if this was a rerun of the previous rooftop incident.

The same wild movements, the same reckless behavior, and the same injuries—what on earth had she done to end up responsible for these two troublemakers?!

She looked like the sky had fallen, while the officer’s expression subtly changed, his lips curling into a slight smile, as if he wanted to laugh but held it back. He cleared his throat and said with some helplessness: “Anyway, that’s the situation. The people are okay. You should go see them.”

The counselor took a deep breath, trying to calm herself, and nodded: “Okay, thank you. Um… officer, does this need to be filed as a case? How is responsibility determined? Or is it just an accident?”

The officer waved his hand, his tone more relaxed: “No need to file a case, it’s just a regular accident. The instructor was startled, but that’s between him and your student. You should remind them that in the future, for high-risk activities, they must follow safety rules and not act recklessly again.”

The counselor nodded repeatedly but couldn’t help muttering: “Do I even need to remind them? Skydiving and ending up in a tree… their safety awareness is ridiculous!”

She took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and, guided by a nurse trying not to laugh, walked toward the ward.

When she opened the ward door, she saw Gu Yan and Mu Bai lying on adjacent beds, both with some pain on their faces, yet their eyes were locked on each other as if the world around them didn’t exist.

The counselor shivered immediately.

She had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, three minutes later: “…I was so scared at that moment, my mind went blank. When I came to, I jumped in your direction.”

Mu Bai spoke sweetly, while Gu Yan looked deeply moved.

The counselor stood at the door, listening to this extremely sappy conversation, her expression complicated. Her lips twitched slightly, and her brows furrowed tightly, almost able to pinch a fly.

She really didn’t feel that the couple’s emotions were touching, her mind was full of sympathy for the instructor instead.

—Did these two really not realize that the instructor’s life was also at stake?

She took a deep breath, forced down the urge to hit someone, adjusted her expression, and then stepped forward. Using as official a tone as she could, she said: “Gu Yan, Mu Bai, are you both okay? The school already knows about the situation. Let me check on you.”

Only then did Gu Yan notice the arrival of the instructor. A hint of embarrassment flashed across his face, but he quickly remembered something and spoke urgently: “Instructor, how is Ye Wangxing? Did my uncle and cousin break up with him?”

“I’ve paid such a huge price for them. Surely they didn’t still go after Ye Wangxing?”

The instructor was momentarily stunned. He hadn’t expected Gu Yan to suddenly ask about Ye Wangxing, and in such a tone. He quickly recovered, avoiding the question, and with a frown asked: “You can ask him yourself, the school doesn’t know either. But Gu Yan, why did you go skydiving today? Such a dangerous thing—why didn’t you report it to the school in advance?”

Gu Yan’s expression immediately froze—not because he felt guilty, but because he finally remembered something he had forgotten.

One minute later.

Li Qing and Lao Er were still scrolling through online comments in the dorm when Gu Yan’s phone rang.

“—Why didn’t you two remind me? Now it’s too late—I forgot the proposal!”

Li Qing and Lao Er, finally realizing what he had remembered, were confused: “…?”

Gu Yan must be crazy! What did this have to do with them?

Li Qing frowned, thinking Gu Yan was acting strange and was about to say something, but at that moment, the dorm door rang.

Gu Yan was on the phone, so the person at the door could only be Ye Wangxing.

Sure enough, when Li Qing opened the door, he saw Ye Wangxing standing there.

But Ye Wangxing’s expression was unusual.

He looked panicked—a reaction Li Qing and Lao Er had never seen before.

Lao Er instinctively asked: “Fourth Brother! You’re—dumped? All four dumped you?”

Lao Er’s face showed surprise. He had thought maybe one would stay, but on reflection, he realized this was more normal.

Meanwhile, Gu Yan on the phone was extremely happy. Fortunately, Ye Wangxing didn’t notice the noise from the phone and walked toward his bed in a daze.

When he reached the bed, he seemed to finally realize something and slowly said: “No, they didn’t.”

Ye Wangxing said this, then quickly pulled a suitcase from under the bed and started packing his personal belongings.

His voice was extremely complicated as he said: “—None of them intend to give up. Even when I finally left, they had already started discussing the duty schedule!”

The other three who heard this: “…”

“Ah???”

 

 

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