Chapter 127: Making a Big Splash

Afterward, Yuan Kuozhong poured all his energy into proctoring the exam, seemingly intent on catching a cheating student to vent his frustrations. However, at a time like this, no one dared to stick their neck out; far from attempting any petty tricks, they didn't even dare to shift their gaze from their test papers.

In truth, the exam content wasn't particularly extensive, and for those who knew the material, it was quite manageable. Luo Chen even had the leisure to glance at Li Hua, who was sitting not far away with a look of agony on his face. Facing the furious Yuan Kuozhong, Li Hua naturally lacked the nerve to pull out a cheat sheet, instead trembling as he worked through the questions, praying for a passing grade. Of course, one could only imagine the curses he was hurling at the meddlesome Yuan Kuozhong in his heart.

The morning passed in a blur of examination. As the dismissal bell rang, the students—some disappointed, some conflicted, others relieved—all finally let out a sigh. Regardless of the results, they could at least take a break for now; even with another exam in the afternoon, they were at least free to go home for the moment, weren't they?

Yuan Kuozhong remained ashen-faced. He had spent the entire morning without catching a single student cheating. Under normal circumstances, this might have pleased him, but he was still nursing his anger. With nowhere to vent, a frustrated Yuan Kuozhong could only gather the test papers and leave the classroom, leaving many students who lacked confidence in their performance deeply worried about whether he might use them as targets for his temper later.

Fortunately, that was not something to worry about for the moment. The ever-optimistic Li Hua, for one, didn't dwell on it for long; for him, there were more important things today than exam results.

"Great Master! Great Master..." Li Hua quickened his pace to intercept Luo Chen before he could leave the classroom. There were things he had been dying to say all morning, and although they could wait until the afternoon, he couldn't endure the delay. He might have been worried about the exam earlier, but now that he was "liberated," he couldn't hold back.

After seeing Yue Zhengling leave the classroom, Luo Chen had been preparing to follow her to express his gratitude, but he was unexpectedly blocked by Li Hua. Catching a glimpse of her graceful figure disappearing at the classroom door, Luo Chen sighed and turned to ask, "Is there something you need?"

"Something big, absolutely something big!" As soon as Li Hua thought about what he was going to say, he grew instantly excited, casting aside all thoughts of his poor exam performance. Although he had been struggling to keep his mouth shut, he insisted on waiting for Luo Chen to ask.

Luo Chen shook his head, speechless. In Li Hua’s eyes, was there ever anything in this world that wasn't "big"? With his constant overreacting, Luo Chen felt he was nearing a nervous breakdown. Even though he didn't really want to listen, he knew that with Li Hua’s personality, he wouldn't be able to leave without hearing him out. Helplessly, Luo Chen said, "If you don't say it now, I’m leaving."

"O-okay..." Li Hua had wanted to build some suspense and enjoy the feeling of being pressed for information, but in the end... he could only stare at Luo Chen with a look of resentment.

"After hearing your analysis last time, I immediately went back and tore those idiots a new one. That 'Analysis King' was so ashamed he nearly died on the spot. I heard he even changed his name and wanted to hand his title over to me. Naturally, I sternly refused..." Once Li Hua started, he couldn't stop. He began by recounting the events, but within a few sentences, the topic had veered off into unknown territory, and his earlier look of resentment had vanished into thin air.

Just as Li Hua was about to brag about how he had made those fans bow down in worship, a fed-up Luo Chen interrupted him. "Get to the point..."

Watching Li Hua’s excitement, Luo Chen sighed and rubbed his temples. So, this guy had used the words Luo Chen gave him to play the "Analysis King" in the fan group, and now he was here to show off? Who would actually believe that Li Hua had come up with that analysis himself? It wasn't that the people in the fan group lacked intelligence, but rather that Li Hua would reveal his own lack of smarts within a few sentences.

Li Hua was mid-flow, but seeing Luo Chen’s expression growing darker, he had to steer the topic back.

"In short, everyone feels that the mastermind behind the recent smear campaign was Ruan Hongyi! I heard he’s holding some kind of fan meet-and-greet, so our group decided to go and crash it tonight. Even if we don't beat him up, we’re going to make him sick." Li Hua indignantly transferred all his pent-up frustration and anger onto Ruan Hongyi. He was determined to stir up a scene and humiliate the guy.

"I told you, it’s only a suspicion. If you make a scene and it turns out not to be him, what then?" Luo Chen didn't know whether to be grateful for such loyal fans or troubled by how easily they could be incited to make mistakes. He was happy to have support, of course, but this also meant his fans were easily manipulated by those with ulterior motives. If someone were intentionally setting a trap to lure them into trouble, it would be a disaster. Luo Chen even suspected someone might have infiltrated his fan group to intentionally stir up conflict between him and other content creators.

"It... it shouldn't be wrong, right?" Li Hua thought for a moment, looking uncertain. He had been too busy chatting with those people at the time to consider that. "But we’ve already agreed on it, so it wouldn't be right to back out now. At worst, we’ll just go and observe the situation; I promise we won't cause any trouble."

After wrestling with his thoughts for a long time, Li Hua felt he couldn't go back on his word. He had to go, otherwise those jerks would laugh him to death.

"Just... don't get too worked up. Next time something like this happens, remember to tell me in advance." Luo Chen sighed. Though he had zero confidence in Li Hua’s promise, there was nothing more to be said. Even if he wanted to go along and keep an eye on these bored fans, he had more important things to attend to right now. It wasn't urgent, so if he had time in the afternoon, he would just go with Li Hua to check on things.

Luo Chen made up a random excuse to shake off Li Hua, who still wanted to talk, and turned to head out, hoping he could still catch up.

In the empty classroom, Dai Xinhua finished tidying up her belongings and was about to leave when she was suddenly hugged from behind. Her body tensed as she prepared to break free, but upon hearing the voice that followed, she relaxed...