Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 510 - 509: Straight Up

Given Xian Tailang’s usual character, seeing all these people posting comments that belittled him, Xian Tailang definitely wouldn’t just sit back and take it.

Firing back was Xian Tailang’s style.

But this time, it was obvious that Xian Tailang didn’t dare to.

Because those classmates’ criticisms were all about how Xian Tailang didn’t dare to mess with Su Mu.

And that was the absolute truth—Xian Tailang really didn’t dare.

It wasn’t just about not daring to mess with Su Mu; Xian Tailang didn’t even dare to retort.

Besides, there was another very troublesome matter for Xian Tailang at the moment.

But it was much more important than paying attention to what those classmates were saying.

That was, Xian Tailang had actually offended Su Mu’s good friend, Four Eyes.

Yes, offended.

Once Xian Tailang learned that Four Eyes was friends with Su Mu, he realized he had offended Four Eyes.

The nature of the matter was no longer just a joke among classmates.

To begin with, Xian Tailang wasn’t joking.

Initially, Xian Tailang had thought that since his family and Four Eyes’ were roughly on par in terms of status, if he could employ a shameless tactic, he could establish his dominance in Four Eyes’ circle of friends and increase his notoriety among his classmates.

Now, his notoriety had indeed increased, but in an entirely different way.

Xian Tailang knew he would no longer be able to get along with those high school classmates.

Probably in their eyes, he was now nothing but a stinking rat, wasn’t he?

Xian Tailang’s self-awareness was quite clear, indeed.

Once a person stopped showing off, sometimes they could indeed clearly see how others perceived them.

"Four Eyes, did Xian Tailang say anything?"

"Four Eyes, why aren’t you talking either? It’s driving me crazy. Shall I just let Xian Tailang out now and block him again after this is all over?"

"I’m anxious too, Four Eyes, just say something. If you don’t speak up, I’ll have to let Xian Tailang out as well."

"Forget it, forget it, maybe Four Eyes is busy chatting with Su Mu and doesn’t have the time to bother with us. Let’s just unblock Xian Tailang for now, take a look for ourselves, and we can block him again after it’s all over."

Seeing these classmates’ messages, Su Mu thought their imaginations were really quite rich.

To think that at that time, Su Mu was still in the study room, locked in a fierce battle on the chessboard with his father, with no time to chat with Four Eyes.

Su Mu guessed that Four Eyes was probably chatting with his darling Li Minli, hence he wasn’t saying anything in their group of friends.

Su Mu knew Four Eyes was certain that Xian Tailang wouldn’t dare to stir up trouble anymore, so naturally, he could peacefully go and talk about his feelings with Li Minli.

Su Mu didn’t know if Four Eyes would try every means to make up for the good opportunity he might have missed today.

In any case, Su Mu just had to wait for Four Eyes to tell him the good news whenever he could.

Su Mu was in no hurry at all.

Su Mu knew that once Four Eyes’ relationship with Li Minli was settled,

Four Eyes would be the most anxious one.

After all, Four Eyes’ chatty nature was undeniable; if he had such good news and didn’t share it, he wouldn’t be the real Four Eyes.

Su Mu was very clear about this.

Fortunately, Su Mu had seen the events that had happened before, so he didn’t need to wait around to watch the drama unfold like others.

Continuing to read, Su Mu discovered that Four Eyes really was leaving people hanging, as his classmates were growing anxious.

"Have you seen any news? Why haven’t I seen any new information after unblocking Xian Tailang?"

"Me neither, I just unblocked Xian Tailang as well, but I haven’t seen anything."

"Same here, Four Eyes hasn’t said a word at all. That Xian Tailang probably doesn’t dare to speak."

"Where did that guy Four Eyes go? Just leaving us all hanging here?"

"If you have a complaint, you can just leave. Four Eyes didn’t ask us to wait, it’s all voluntary."

"Yeah, Four Eyes didn’t invite you to wait. If you don’t want to wait, then don’t. It’s not like one less person matters."

...

It was evident that Four Eyes’ status among his classmates had greatly risen.

Of course, all of this was thanks to Su Mu’s efforts.

After Su Mu publicly revealed his identity as the young master of the Su Family enterprise, his relationship with his good friend Four Eyes didn’t change despite the change in his status.

Everyone could clearly see this.

Not to mention that only Four Eyes was able to ride in Su Mu’s car after class reunions and other gatherings.

Even though Four Eyes could only sit in the passenger seat of Su Mu’s car at that time, it was something that others envied and were jealous of.

What did that represent?

It represented that Four Eyes had a truly good relationship with the young master of the Su Family enterprise.

That was something many classmates wished for but could not attain.

Everyone wanted to be friends with the young master of the Su Family.

Even Wang Mingqi and Zhu Haoyu, who initially wanted to embarrass Su Mu, deeply regretted their actions after learning Su Mu’s true identity.

At that time, the two of them were cursing themselves as idiots in their minds.

With an identity like Su Mu’s, the last thing anyone wanted was to offend him when everybody was desperate to get on good terms with him.

But Wang Mingqi and Zhu Haoyu just had to go and spoil even the slightest chance they had.

Who knows if Wang Mingqi and Zhu Haoyu later went home to knock their heads on a block of tofu.

Anyway, their behavior was heavily mocked in the class group chat afterward.

However, looking at today’s situation in Four Eyes’ circle of friends, it was clear that Wang Mingqi and Zhu Haoyu had much more sense than Xian Tailang.

It was quite obvious that Wang Mingqi and Zhu Haoyu had ’liked’ Four Eyes’ post in the friends’ circle.

But from beginning to end, Wang Mingqi and Zhu Haoyu didn’t leave any messages or comments.

What does that mean?

It meant that Wang Mingqi and Zhu Haoyu knew about Four Eyes’ relationship with Su Mu and wanted to make their presence felt by liking Four Eyes’ post in the friends’ circle.

Naturally, this also included an element of sycophancy.

After all, neither of them dared to approach Su Mu directly.

So, by ingratiating themselves with Su Mu’s good friend Four Eyes, they felt this indirect tactic might not achieve remarkable results, but it was worth a try.

But it should have lessened some of the folly they committed in those days when they sat down, oblivious to the wider world.

However, Wang Mingqi and Zhu Haoyu did have a deep understanding of themselves.

The two just liked the post and didn’t join everyone else in chasing Four Eyes for a full frontal photo of the girl.

Probably because Wang Mingqi and Zhu Haoyu knew they simply didn’t have that right.

So, silently following was the best course of action Wang Mingqi and Zhu Haoyu could think of.

Su Mu didn’t pay attention to who liked Four Eyes’ social media posts or anything like that.

Su Mu just wasn’t feeling sleepy, and since he had nothing better to do, he casually browsed through the enthusiastic comments in Four Eyes’ social circle.

After all, Su Mu had never seen such a spectacular phenomenon in social media comments before.

Su Mu really didn’t understand how Four Eyes’ mere posting of a photo could stir up such fervor among everyone.

Of course, Xian Tailang had also contributed significantly to Four Eyes’ social media buzz today.

It’s just that nobody appreciated Xian Tailang’s considerable effort.

For Four Eyes, it was even less likely for him to thank Xian Tailang for "working so hard" to make his social circle so lively.

To Four Eyes, such annoying behavior from Xian Tailang not only meant there was no chance of gratitude toward Xian Tailang.

But rather, after today’s events, Four Eyes decided to unfriend Xian Tailang directly.

It wasn’t that Four Eyes was scared of Xian Tailang or anything.

After all, with the Su family as his strong backing, it was Xian Tailang who should be afraid of Four Eyes, and Four Eyes really didn’t need to consider Xian Tailang at all.

It was just that Four Eyes felt he would have no further contact with someone like Xian Tailang. Deleting him was obviously the best choice.

Lowlifes who love to play dirty, Four Eyes simply looked down on them, and of course, it was impossible to keep them in his social circle for long.

Four Eyes expressed that he didn’t want any of his future activities to be seen by someone as unprincipled as Xian Tailang.

"Xian Tailang, say something, will you? Are you going to directly ask Su Mu for my girlfriend’s information and photo, or are you too embarrassed to speak to Su Mu, and you want me to relay the message for you?"

Four Eyes must have finished his love chat with Li Minli, now finding time to pop up in his social media again.

"Wow, Four Eyes, you’re finally talking. I thought you’d fallen asleep since you were quiet for so long."

"Four Eyes, were you really chatting with Su Mu just now? Did Su Mu see your social media post? Did Su Mu react at all?"

"If Su Mu has the time, he will definitely see Four Eyes’ post, and Xian Tailang is probably in tears by now."

"Stop talking, let’s just see what Four Eyes has to say."

"Hasn’t Four Eyes already said it? It’s just that we don’t know if Xian Tailang still dares to ask for the full frontal photo of Four Eyes’ girl now."

"I’ve unmuted Xian Tailang, and I haven’t seen him say a word. Looks like Xian Tailang is playing dumb now."

...

Another long stretch of messages and Su Mu was getting tired of reading, so he skipped through them.

"Xian Tailang, I know you’re still watching. Just say something, so I can think about how to talk to Su Mu tomorrow."

"If Su Mu really deleted my girlfriend’s information, I wonder if he would be willing to trouble himself again to get that information for you, Xian Tailang."

"Honestly, getting my girlfriend’s information is not easy; it belongs to Xinghuan Entertainment’s internal assets. If it wasn’t for Su Mu knowing the president of Xinghuan Entertainment, normal people wouldn’t be able to get their hands on it."

"But this task is easy for Su Mu, with the president’s only daughter personally intervening to help find people and information. Su Mu’s influence is truly not modest at all."

"Xian Tailang, do you think you have the clout to ask Su Mu to speak to Xinghuan Entertainment to request a set of information all over again?"

"Although for Su Mu, it’s just a matter of a few words,"

Looking at the long message Four Eyes had typed, Su Mu figured Four Eyes must have had a pleasant chat with Li Minli during the time he "vanished."

Whenever Four Eyes is happy, he tends to talk a lot.

Having been friends with Four Eyes for three years, Su Mu, of course, knew this trait of his very well.

However, Su Mu was also curious, why Four Eyes felt the need to explain so thoroughly to Xian Tailang.

Could it be that Four Eyes thought Xian Tailang wouldn’t dare to take any action, and that’s why he even revealed the critical point about Xinghuan Entertainment?

In fact, Four Eyes wasn’t worried at all that Xian Tailang knowing this information could lead to any mischief.

Not to mention, Xian Tailang didn’t have the capability to get his hands on Li Minli’s information.

After all, Xian Tailang was nowhere near Su Mu’s league.

What was a simple matter for Su Mu could turn into a herculean task for Xian Tailang, even with a great deal of effort.

And let’s say, hypothetically, Xian Tailang did find out that Four Eyes got his girlfriend’s information with the help of Su Mu from Xinghuan Entertainment,

and just so happened to have the right connections to try his luck.

Four Eyes knew that even then, Xian Tailang wouldn’t dare to make a move.

Knowing that under any circumstances Xian Tailang wouldn’t even dream of resorting to any measures, there was of course no need for Four Eyes to hide anything.

The meaning behind Four Eyes’ words was very clear, he definitely wanted Xian Tailang to make a stand.

Who asked Xian Tailang to start off so arrogantly in the first place?

Four Eyes felt that Xian Tailang ought to pay the price for his attitude.

"Um, Four Eyes, let’s not trouble Su Mu any further. I was just too curious earlier, and my tone was a bit harsh—don’t take it to heart, okay?"

Knowing he couldn’t avoid it anymore, Xian Tailang finally "spoke up."

This time, Xian Tailang was being extremely humble.

With no other choice when faced with someone he couldn’t afford to offend, Xian Tailang had to bow his head.

It may have seemed like Xian Tailang was apologizing to Four Eyes, but everyone understood that it was solely because of Su Mu.

If Four Eyes had that much clout from the beginning, Xian Tailang wouldn’t have persistently chased after the front photo of the girl in the background.

"Are you just curious? I feel like you won’t rest until you see a front photo of my girlfriend,"

"I remember you even said that if I didn’t send a photo, you would come to my house to block my door tomorrow. No help for it, it’s not that I have a good memory, but you’ve repeated it a few times, and it happened just recently. It’s really hard to forget."

Xian Tailang is so aggressive in his own social circle, and now he wants to brush it off with "curiosity" and "harsh tone"?

Four Eyes indicated that he wasn’t so easily dismissed.

Had it not been for Li Minli not seeing the conversation between Xian Tailang and the rest, Four Eyes might really have gone to challenge Xian Tailang to a one-on-one.

Therefore, Four Eyes wouldn’t let Xian Tailang "get away scot-free" so easily.

Four Eyes also knew that Xian Tailang hadn’t truly realized his mistake.

It was only because Su Mu was in the picture that Xian Tailang had no choice.

Since Xian Tailang wasn’t sincerely remorseful, Four Eyes obviously wasn’t going to be easy to talk to.

Being confrontational? Who couldn’t do that?