The Tycoon's Mysterious Darling Wife
Chapter 104. Who’s playing tricks? (In the dead of night)

Chapter 104: 104. Who’s playing tricks? (In the dead of night)

The post was made at 11:30 last night, by which time Shen Qinglan and the others had long been asleep. They were not usually fans of the school forum, except for Yu Xiaoxuan, so naturally, they were unaware of the incident.

After fermenting overnight, by this morning, the whole school was abuzz with the news.

Fang Tong was silent, then turned to Shen Qinglan, "Qinglan, do you know who it might be?"

Shen Qinglan shook her head.

"Could it be your foster sister, Shen Xitong?" Yu Xiaoxuan’s imagination ran wild, "She must have been furious after what we said about her yesterday, so she intentionally maligned you."

No sooner had her words fallen than she received a disdainful look from Fang Tong, "Yu Xiaoxuan, I’ve come to realize that you’re really a pig."

"Am I wrong? Qinglan doesn’t usually offend anyone. Who would go out of their way to target her if not Shen Xitong?"

Fang Tong said, "Why don’t you use your brain for once? What would Shen Xitong gain by doing this? Qinglan’s identity has been concealed for three years at school, do you think Shen Xitong would want others to know that she’s the Second Miss Shen?"

"Of course she wouldn’t," Yu Xiaoxuan replied subconsciously, "But what does that have to do with her slandering Qinglan?"

Fang Tong gave her a look that read ’you’re beyond help’, "It’s clear that someone is targeting Qinglan. If it tracks back to Shen Xitong in the end, do you think the Shen Family would still keep her around? Would she be so foolish to do something that would ruin her own future?"

Yu Xiaoxuan paused, "If not her, then who could it be?"

Fang Tong rolled her eyes, "If I knew, I wouldn’t be asking you."

Turning her head towards Shen Qinglan, "Qinglan, how do you plan on handling this? Are you going to reveal to the public that you’re the Shen Family’s daughter?"

Yu Xiaoxuan’s eyes lit up, "Right, if others knew that Qinglan is from the Shen Family, then the rumors would collapse on their own."

Shen Qinglan shook her head, "There’s no need for that now."

"But if we don’t clear things up now, the bigger the issue gets, the worse it will be for you even after it’s cleared up," said Fang Tong, frowning. She had seen more of the world since childhood and thought more than Yu Xiaoxuan.

"Exactly, Qinglan, if they knew your identity, they would be utterly embarrassed," Yu Xiaoxuan reiterated.

Shen Qinglan didn’t want others to know her identity as it would bring lots of troubles. Not to mention, among Beijing University’s wealthy students were many who were eyeing to climb up to the Shen Family. If they found out, her peaceful days would be over.

Shen Qinglan’s gaze fell on the computer screen, watching the unfamiliar ID flash by. She hadn’t made a move yet when the computer screen turned black, and nothing could be seen.

Yu Xiaoxuan was startled, "Is there a power outage?"

"Are you dumb? It’s a laptop, it wouldn’t shut down that fast if there was a power outage," Fang Tong once again scorned Yu Xiaoxuan’s intellect, and turned to look at Shen Qinglan, "Qinglan, what did you do?"

Shen Qinglan shook her head, "It wasn’t me." She hadn’t done anything yet when the webpage had been hacked.

"Maybe some hero couldn’t stand it any longer and decided to help?" Yu Xiaoxuan said excitedly.

Fang Tong helplessly rubbed her forehead, "I’ve told you before to cut down on those unrealistic novels, you’re not the brightest bulb, and now you’re even dimmer."

Yu Xiaoxuan looked stunned, then angry, "Fang Tong, you’re calling me dumb again, I am going to get you for this."

But Fang Tong could not have anticipated that this time, Yu Xiaoxuan had actually stumbled onto the truth.

In a dormitory of Beijing University, slender fingers snapped, and a captivating smile appeared on a pretty face, "Done."

Soon after, the computer webpage resumed normal function, but the controversial post had vanished, no matter how much one searched, it couldn’t be found. Someone had downloaded those photos and tried to repost them, but within thirty seconds of posting, their computer was hacked again. Some stubbornly repeated the attempt multiple times, only to end up with a virus-infected computer.

There were also those who tried to spread the photos on the internet, but the same thing happened – no matter which site they were uploaded to, the images were instantaneously deleted, not giving anyone the chance to see them.

Of course, Shen Qinglan was unaware of these events; she was operating her computer, trying to trace the source of the photos. The pictures were quite clear, obviously taken up close and spread out over a wide date range, indicating that they were not recent shots. This meant she was being followed without her knowledge or, alternatively, someone had been keeping tabs on her and seized the opportunity to take the photos.

Her slender fingers danced across the keyboard, typing a series of mysterious codes. Fang Tong and Yu Xiaoxuan watched her, their faces a mix of shock and awe.

Although they didn’t recognize the codes, both could tell that Shen Qinglan was hacking into someone else’s computer, commonly known as "hacking".

After the initial shock, Yu Xiaoxuan looked at Shen Qinglan with admiration, her eyes practically spelling "Goddess, you’re my idol. Is there anything you can’t do?"

Although Fang Tong was less expressive, her gaze at Shen Qinglan was filled with inquiry and amazement. Knowing Shen Qinglan for three years, every time she thought she understood her, Shen Qinglan would surprise her anew.

She became curious about the Shen Family’s education system that had nurtured such a person as Shen Qinglan.

But as time passed, a hint of perplexity appeared on Shen Qinglan’s usually calm face. Her brows furrowed slightly, and her eyes bore a grave look at the computer screen.

She could clearly sense someone was interfering with her investigation, but that person seemed to bear no malice, merely not wanting her to probe further.

The adversary was skilled with computers; Shen Qinglan could feel it. It had been a long time since she encountered a match like this, and a rare competitive spirit lit upon Shen Qinglan’s beautiful face.

Her fingers hit the keyboard even faster, until at last, Fang Tong and Yu Xiaoxuan could only see Shen Qinglan’s hands flying across it.

Yu Xiaoxuan yawned, having watched for over ten minutes, her novelty faded. Seeing Shen Qinglan’s composed demeanor, she knew that Shen Qinglan must have a solution in mind, so she wasn’t in a rush anymore. Having woken up early and expended much energy, Yu Xiaoxuan declared she was sleepy.

Propping her chin on her hands, her eyelids slowly drooped, and her head nodded off gently, looking very endearing.

Fang Tong smiled at the sight, then changed her clothes and left the dormitory building. She was off to buy breakfast, encountering such an annoying situation early in the morning had left all three of them without breakfast.

Fang Tong and Shen Qinglan shared a dormitory, and many people in school recognized her. Although the webpage was hacked and the post was deleted, however, many had seen the post, and there was much chatter about it.