I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

On the east playground of Yangko University of Science and Technology, a lively scene unfolded as several venues were divided for competitions such as the 400-meter dash and long jump.

In the stands, many students sat in rows. Some were holding their phones and looking up every now and then, while others chatted with their classmates and shouted when they saw someone they knew come on stage.

The stands were relatively relaxed.

Many students also stood on the sidelines to watch, cheering and encouraging the team much more enthusiastically.

He Qiuzhu and her roommates had nothing to do today, so they were all sitting in the second row of the east bleachers, with the triple jump competition area right in front of them.

Fu Rong's gaze swept across the crowd below as she shared information with her friends: "That number 36 is pretty handsome."

"Number 36?" Upon hearing this, Du Nanxin's gaze searched downwards, and she quickly found number 36, who was hopping and warming up on the sidelines. She carefully scanned the other person's face and was somewhat disappointed. "Just average, his face is too long, like a horse's."

"No, don't you think he looks a bit like Peng Yu-yan?... "

Fu Rong and Du Nanxin discussed whether number 36 was handsome or not, but did not seek the opinions of Xia Meng and He Qiuzhu who were standing nearby.

Having lived together for two months, the two women had figured out that their two roommates were a bit different when it came to men: Xia Meng thought everyone was just average, her standards were just too high. He Qiuzhu, on the other hand, seemed blind to good looks; whenever asked if a guy was handsome, she'd say no one was as handsome as Shen Kang—she even thought Wu Yanzu wasn't as handsome as Shen Kang, she was utterly blind. So asking them was pointless.

However, Xia Meng and He Qiuzhu were too beautiful. The four of them just sat there, and the boys sitting in the stands around them would occasionally glance over.

Meanwhile, Fu Rong and Du Nanxin had already moved from discussing whether number 36 looked like Peng Yuyan to discussing abs—when number 36 was warming up, he rolled up his sports short-sleeved shirt to wipe the sweat from his head, revealing his six-pack abs.

As they discussed, the conversation turned to Shen Kang: "Qiuzhu, does Shen Kang have abs?"

Of the four girls in their dorm, only He Qiuzhu has a boyfriend, and when the topic of abs comes up, Shen Kang is the only one that comes to mind.

"Yes," He Qiuzhu said.

Fu Rong got excited: "Have you seen or touched them? How many are there? What do they feel like?"

Du Nanxin also perked up her ears. This was a good question; she wanted to know what a guy's abs felt like to touch.

He Qiuzhu shook her head dejectedly, "He never showed me or touched me."

Fu Rong thought for a moment and came to a conclusion, "Then he doesn't have it."

"He said he had it," He Qiuzhu said.

Fu Rong scoffed, "He even said he was really good at basketball, and what happened? He came up with some kind of commercial basketball..."

As the group was chatting, a boy walked over and sat down next to He Qiuzhu. It was Shen Kang, who had just come from Xiaodong Street.

"Why do I think I heard someone talking about me?" Shen Kang said casually after sitting down.

When Fu Rong saw Shen Kang arrive, she remembered that they had mentioned it before, and Shen Kang had actually come up with a way to imitate Kobe's abstract movements on the basketball court... She suddenly had an idea and said, "We were talking about abs. Qiu Zhu really likes abs, and she said you have abs, is that true?"

Shen Kang remained calm and said, "Indeed."

"Shall we take a look?"

"I'm a rather reserved person, and it's not appropriate for me to take off my clothes in public."

Hearing this, He Qiuzhu blinked and said, "Then let's find a secluded place, and you can show me your abs, Shen Kang."

"Let's not talk about muscles, let's be civilized," Shen Kang casually brushed it off, then changed the subject, "You said you have abs, huh? Let's find a secluded place, and you can show me your abs?"

Du Nanxin rolled her eyes, thinking to herself that the young couple were shameless, saying in public that they wanted to find a place to take off their clothes and look at each other. As an innocent college girl who had never been in a relationship, she couldn't stand hearing this at all, and her mind was filled with images of the two of them naked and practicing the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra together.

He Qiuzhu seemed to have temporarily gone deaf and didn't hear. Looking at the arena ahead, she suddenly pointed and said, "Shen Kang, that person looks a bit like Lao Yin."

Shen Kang thought this attempt to change the subject was too abrupt, but he still looked in the direction she was pointing and said, "Nonsense, Old Yin's hair isn't that thick..."

Fu Rong had achieved her goal; she had set a trap for Shen Kang. She sat silently to the side, feeling a little pleased.

At the same time, Yangcheng Business School

In an office, three people were sitting: Zheng Changhao, Bao Yiheng, and Liang Zien.

The office was filled with smoke, and all three of them were smoking.

After finishing his cigarette, Liang Zien flicked the ash into the ashtray in front of him and said, "Insufficient evidence is also a big problem."

"You have the data that redirects from Yangbei Forum to Xianyu.com, but you don't have the data that redirects from Xianyu.com to Beiming Community. Furthermore, there is no data linking Yangbei Forum to Xianyu.com to Beiming Community, and it's very difficult to prove the relationship between them."

They're discussing how to resolve the GG contract issue from the Beiming community.

Since the unsuccessful negotiation at Yangko University of Science and Technology that day, they have discussed this matter several times.

Liang Zien added, "The other party's attitude is very firm, and there's no way to negotiate. So I still suggest we go to court. Judging from the current situation, we're bound to lose, but sometimes losing is also a kind of victory."

With a cigarette between his fingers, Liang Zi'en gestured in the air, pointing and saying, "After losing this kind of lawsuit, there are generally two outcomes: one, you have to pay financial compensation; two, you are required to continue to fulfill the contract."

"Based on the circumstances of this case, we will pursue the case from the perspective that 'continuing to enforce the contract would cause Yangbei Forum far more losses than gains.' We are quite confident that we can obtain a judgment that does not require continued performance of the contract, but only economic compensation. In other words, as long as we pay compensation, we won't have to go through with the lawsuit anymore."

Zheng Changhao silently smoked his cigarette.

In fact, the verdict that Liang Zien predicted was the same as the demands they made during their previous negotiations.

However, there is one difference:

If this is the result of the negotiation, then Yangbei Forum can quietly remove GG, and no outsiders will know, so it won't cause a sensation.

However, if the case is decided by judgment and this outcome is forced, Shen Kang could very well escalate the matter, causing a sensation in a considerable area and giving him a negative image as a "breach of contract".

This is why Zheng Changhao initially wanted to resolve the issue through negotiation: he didn't want GG to continue exploiting him, nor did he want to damage his business reputation or the brand image of Yangbei Forum.

However, it now seems that this seemingly ideal solution of wanting both is not feasible...

After finishing his cigarette, Zheng Changhao stubbed it out in the ashtray in front of him, then looked up and said, "Let's do it the way Teacher Liang said."

He had made up his mind; a short, sharp pain was better than a long, drawn-out one. Rather than being continuously drained by the Beiming Community, he'd rather cut off a piece of his flesh and stop the bleeding in time.

Seeing that Zheng Changhao had made his decision, Liang Zi'en nodded, "Okay. Then starting today, we can suspend this contract for now, and begin the process over there..."

……

The following afternoon, Shen Kang prepared to attend the School of Economics and Management's basketball game. Although it wouldn't matter whether he was there or not, he was still a member of the School of Economics and Management's basketball team.

Before he could even get to the stadium, he was called to the startup base by another phone call.

In room 211, three people were gathered at the window facing outwards: Yin Zhiqian, Shen Kang, and Ye Jintong.

Yin Zhiqian held a piece of paper high in his hand, pointing it towards the window.

The three men looked up at the paper Yin Zhiqian was holding. Sunlight streamed in from the window, filtering through the paper and making it appear somewhat translucent, as if they were examining a counterfeit bill to determine its authenticity.

"Is this a lawyer's letter?"

Ye Jintong clicked her tongue and said, "Tsk tsk, this is really the first time I've ever seen this."

Shen Kang said, "You'll get used to it after you see it more often."

Ye Jintong spat repeatedly, "Pah, pah, pah, you jinx! You'd better just accept this once and never accept it again."

Shen Kang shook his head: "What company can remain unsuspected forever?"

With that, he turned around and left the window.

As soon as he left, Yin Zhiqian and Ye Jintong also left the window. Then three more people gathered around, all of them members of the Singles Association. They took the lawyer's letter from Yin Zhiqian and looked at it like it was a peculiar sight, making noises all the while.

After leaving the window, Shen Kang went to Yin Zhiqian's workstation, sat down, and used Yin Zhiqian's laptop to check out the Yangbei Forum.

Yin Zhiqian stood behind Shen Kang, and as Shen Kang opened the homepage of Yangbei Forum, he also noticed the subtle differences on the homepage.

On the homepage of Yangbei Forum, the best spot for the "GG" sign was no longer occupied by Xianyu.com; it had been replaced by the "GG" sign of another offline restaurant.

"They removed GG from the idle network!"

When Yin Zhiqian said this, he wasn't indignant; on the contrary, he seemed somewhat excited, as if it suited his wishes.

That is indeed the case.

Regarding the issue that Xianyu.com did on the Yangbei Forum, they have discussed several contingency plans for how the other party might respond, including the prediction that the other party would formally file a lawsuit.

They also have corresponding contingency plans for this.

Although the mastermind behind it all was never caught, he had a good idea of ​​who would target the family and the laundry room like this. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

"it is good."

Yin Zhiqian sat down and began preparing for work. He also called over the few guys who were still staring at the lawyer's letter and told them that it was time to get started...

In a girls' dormitory at Yangcheng Teachers College, Fang Huiwen was sitting at her desk playing on her computer, browsing the Yangbei Forum, checking the "You Say, I Say" section for the latest campus news.

At this moment, she is browsing a new post on Yangcheng Teachers College, where the poster claims that there is a group of "course selection scalpers" on campus.

These scalpers will rush to register for popular courses, taking up all available spots, leaving no room for those who arrive later. If you really want to register for this course, you have no choice but to buy a place from them.

The specific method for buying courses is "refund and registration simultaneously"—they refund you, and you immediately register. As for the price, the poster claimed that he had consulted with them and the highest price was no more than 400 yuan. The poster himself spent 150 yuan to buy a popular course from those course scalpers.

However, more than a month later, the person who posted the message became increasingly indignant and decided to expose the matter.

Fang Huiwen was engrossed in watching and quite surprised.

"There are actually scalpers selling course selection information?"

Fang Huiwen didn't encounter this when she was selecting courses, probably because she didn't choose any very popular courses.

Next, she looked through the comments under the post. Some classmates expressed surprise, while others expressed doubt. However, after refreshing the page, Fang Huiwen suddenly discovered that the post was gone.

Did you delete it yourself? Or was it deleted by the administrator?

Fang Huiwen was puzzled, but since all the posts were gone, she had no choice but to go to the "You Say, I Say" section to see if there were any similar posts.

She couldn't find any scalpers for course selection, but she immediately noticed a new post on the Yangbei Forum.

Shocking! I paid to play GG (game progression) on the Yangbei Forum, but the forum only charged me and didn't actually help me?!

Another juicy story! Fang Huiwen perked up and immediately clicked on it to read.

The person in this post claims to be an employee of Xianyu.com. They said that their website had signed a GG contract with Yangbei Forum, where they would play GG on Yangbei Forum for six months, and the GG fee had been paid. However, after only a little over a month, Yangbei Forum removed their GG without their permission.

In addition to the textual descriptions, the post also included several photos, including a GG contract. Some private information on the contract was heavily blurred, but from the exposed content, it was clear that the contract was indeed a six-month GG contract, as the poster claimed.

In addition, there are several photos showing the changes to the Google Ads banner on the Yangbei Forum homepage, including the dates. It can be seen that Yangbei Forum was indeed previously promoting this Xianyu.com, but now, that banner has been replaced by another vendor's.

Judging from this post, it seems that Yangbei Forum really did take the money but didn't follow through.

Finally, the poster also warned everyone who wanted to play GG on the Yangbei Forum to first consider the risk of the other party taking money and not playing GG.

Fang Huiwen looked at the comments below. Many people had already posted. Some expressed shock, some doubted the authenticity, some condemned, and some tried to analyze carefully whether there was any other inside story.