Are you stupid? I am the villain behind the scenes

The entire call, from picking up to hanging up, took less than a minute.

He put down his phone and looked up, meeting Hua Chaochao's eyes that were sparkling with curiosity. That expression seemed to be asking, "Is it Brother Ji calling?"

Hua Xi said helplessly: "It's him."

Hua Chaochao immediately asked: "What did Brother Ji say?"

Hua Xi briefly explained: "He said that Xu Wenqing had someone buy the trending searches online, and told us not to do anything, and that he would just take care of it."

When Hua Chaochao heard this, her eyebrows were almost twisted into a ball: "It's really her! We didn't provoke her, why does she always pick on us?"

Hearing this, Hua Xi gave Hua Chaochao a meaningful look. She knew that she was asking even though she knew the answer, but she still cooperated with her and said, "Some people are born with incompatible auras. This is probably the case with her and me."

Hua Xi was not saying this casually, she really thought this might be the reason.

She felt Xu Wenqing's hostility towards her the first time they met, for no reason at all, and she couldn't figure out why.

After Ji Xianchen, Luo Han also sent a message to apologize to Hua Chaochao and Hua Xi.

It was he who handled Xu Wenqing's matter in the beginning, and it was his failure to handle it properly that led Xu Wenqing to come up with the idea and cause what happened tonight.

Quan Qi, who was lying on the bed, listened to the conversations of the people below while paying attention to the online updates. "Here it comes, Xu Wenqing has sent an apology video."

Xu Wenqing in the video has obviously lost a lot of weight compared to a few months ago, and looks very haggard. It is obvious that she has not had a good time during this period.

Indeed, she had offended Ji Xianchen and implicated the entire Li family. Although all the members of the Li family were still alive, they had been erased from the imperial capital from then on. There was absolutely no way that the Li family would let her go.

In the video, Xu Wenqing first bowed deeply to the camera, an action full of regret and sincerity.

She confessed how she planned to buy hot searches and maliciously smeared Hua Chaochao and others. Her words were full of self-condemnation. Finally, she apologized to Hua Chaochao and the other two again in a trembling voice.

After watching the apology video, Li Wenxia shook her head and sighed, "He looks like a decent person, but his heart is so cruel."

Hua Chaochao and the other two were already very famous at Imperial Capital University, and because of this incident, they became even more famous.

Subsequently, people continued to post photos of them in various places on campus - walking on the boulevard, queuing in the cafeteria, even on the military training ground... They looked so good in every photo, and the uploaders were afraid that others would not believe them, so they emphasized that these were all taken directly from the original camera and had not been photoshopped at all.

As a result, their popularity soared again, and netizens called on them to debut as stars. Some people even used their photos as their avatars, praying that they would be possessed by the god of study and have good luck in their exams.

……

Brewing engineering, if you don’t learn how to make wine, then it’s not a brewing engineering major.

There is a practical class on Friday to learn how to make wine.

Hua Chaochao did not attend any other classes except the practical class. She listened very carefully, strictly followed the teacher's instructions, and performed step by step, which was very consistent with what she had said before that she was interested in winemaking.

In contrast, Yi Mu frowned slightly throughout the whole process.

He was obviously not comfortable in this alcohol-filled space.

Soon, the bell rang for the end of get out of class, and the teacher left a message before leaving: "Students, the raw materials we use for brewing wine have been strictly screened and meet hygiene standards. Students who are curious about their craftsmanship may wish to try a sip."

As soon as this was said, many students picked up the wine they had brewed themselves and began to taste it.

Hua Chaochao was no exception, but she didn't drink it herself. Instead, she handed it to Yi Mu and gave it to him to drink.

"Try this wine that I brewed after listening to the lectures carefully." Hua Chaochao's eyes were full of anticipation.

The smell of alcohol rushed straight to his nose. Yi Mu instinctively wanted to avoid it, but he held back and just said, "I have never drunk alcohol, so I can't taste whether it is good or bad."

Hua Chaochao moved closer with the wine glass, "If you haven't tried it, then you should drink it. How can you not drink when you're studying winemaking? A dedicated winemaker should know how to drink."

Yi Mu: "...I can stop being a winemaker."

He doesn't like the taste of alcohol, and he doesn't like the feeling of being out of control when alcohol paralyzes his brain. He has to stay sober at all times.

Hua Chaochao's tone was unyielding: "Hmm?"

It seemed to be saying: If you dare to refuse again, you will be dead.

Yi Mu compromised instantly, breaking the principle he had always adhered to, "I'll drink it."

What could he do? He couldn't refuse her.

Hua Chaochao nodded with satisfaction, "Since you are so well behaved, I will feed you myself."

She brought the wine glass close to Yi Mu's lips. Yi Mu struggled a little inside, but finally opened his mouth and took a sip.

The taste was just as he imagined, unpalatable, and he didn't like it.

But when he met Hua Chaochao's eyes full of expectation, he couldn't say the word "unpalatable". In the end, he chose to go against his conscience and said, "It tastes good."

However, he soon regretted not telling the truth, because Hua Chaochao stuffed the wine glass into his hand and said, "Since it tastes good, you should drink more."

"..."

Under Hua Chaochao's gaze, Yi Mu had to force himself to drink two more sips.

Don't like it, don't like it...

Seeing Yi Mu's face gradually turn red, Hua Chaochao finally let him go, "Alright, even if it tastes good, don't drink too much, or you'll become a drunkard."

She added a lot of "ingredients" to the wine.

Yi Mu nodded and put down the wine glass obediently.

Hua Chaochao looked at his movements, raised her eyebrows, and asked tentatively: "Are you drunk?"

Yi Mu stared at Hua Chaochao and said firmly, "No."

Hua Chaochao: Okay, I’m already drunk.

What a dish! It’s less than one cup in total.

No wonder he doesn’t drink, turns out he’s just a newbie.

Now everyone in the classroom has left, leaving only the two of them.

Yi Mu was completely different when he was drunk. Usually he exuded a fierce aura, and would restrain himself when she was around. But at this moment, he completely lost that aura and looked like a soft-haired puppy.

Hua Chaochao looked at Yi Mu's drunken eyes and flushed cheeks. He was indeed as tempting as she thought, but -

"Can you go back by yourself?"

"Okay." Yi Mu paused, then shook his head, "No."

"..."

Hua Chaochao felt a little regretful for letting Yi Mu drink. He got drunk and she had to be responsible for sending him back.

Never mind, just think of it as a gesture of kindness and send him off.

Hua Chaochao packed up her things, took Yi Mu's hand, and led him ahead.

Yi Mu was held by her hand obediently, his eyes always fixed on her, and he looked extremely well behaved.

Walking out of the school gate, Hua Chaochao met Quan Qi and He Jiaxiang who were preparing to go out on a date.

There were no classes in the afternoon, so the couple planned to go out for dinner and watch a movie.

"Chao Chao!" Quan Qi pulled He Jiaxiang to Hua Chao Chao, "Are you and Yi Mu going on a date too?"

She sensed something was wrong with Yi Mu, but didn't think much about it.

Without waiting for Hua Chaochao to answer, Yi Mu, who had been quiet all the way, suddenly said, "Well, we want to go on a date too."