Chapter 37: Something Happened to Your Girlfriend!

Tianhai University Forum was a hub for student interaction at Tianhai University. Thousands of students were active there every day, making it one of the liveliest places in the university.

At 8 PM, a new post appeared on Tianhai University Forum. As soon as it was posted, it shot straight to the top of the list like an unstoppable force. One moderator, relishing the drama, even pinned it.

“Live Broadcast: The Untold Story Between Third-Year Genius Ma Jinyuan and Senior Wang Mei!”

Clicking into the post revealed no text, just a video. Opening it exposed an intimate encounter between the well-known third-year, Ma Jinyuan from a powerful family, also a Primordial Force expert, and senior student Wang Mei.

Starting from their exit at the university’s West Gate, walking into a dimly lit grove, and then beginning their confrontation. The video segments showed: Combat Phase One, Combat Phase Two, Combat Phase Three… all captured with professional high-definition clarity, making the footage intensely thrilling.

Room 401, Boys Dormitory Building 7, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.

A student from the engineering school was browsing the forum. Upon logging in, he immediately saw the post dominating the top spot. His eyes lit up instantly. “A story about Ma Jinyuan and Wang Mei? That name sounds familiar… oh right, it’s the same as Li Qiang’s beautiful girlfriend from our class! Wonder what this is about. Is this Wang Mei Li Qiang’s girl?”

Talking to himself, the engineering student clicked on the post and opened the video. No ads. The first scene showed Ma Jinyuan walking out of the university’s west gate, Wang Mei nestled in his arm.

The burly, fierce-looking Ma Jinyuan, covered in coarse hair almost like a wild man, and the voluptuous and coy Wang Mei clinging to him, perfectly embodied the image of beauty and the beast. The engineering student was stunned.

Immediately, he called Li Qiang. “Li Qiang! Something happened to your girlfriend!”

Li Qiang was on the soccer fields. He had just finished a match and was resting when his classmate’s call came through. “My girlfriend? What happened? Tell me quickly!”

“Go check Tianhai University’s forum. It’s the top post,” the engineering student said cautiously. Li Qiang had a terrible temper; he certainly didn’t dare report the news of his girlfriend’s… activities directly. He’d get an earful for sure.

After hanging up, the engineering student went back to enjoying Ma Jinyuan and Wang Mei’s “untold story.”

Li Qiang was confused but quickly logged into Tianhai University Forum. The pinned post hit him immediately. His face changed instantly.

Taking a deep breath, clinging to a final shred of hope, Li Qiang opened the post and clicked play. The video that greeted him showed unbearable scenes of his girlfriend with Ma Jinyuan.

Just then, another video, titled “Combat Phase Seven,” was anonymously uploaded by the poster. Li Qiang clicked it. The sounds of Wang Mei and Ma Jinyuan’s voices filled his ears instantly.

“Mei’er, how was I?”

“Brother Ma, you were so amazing! So very, very amazing!”

“How amazing? Compared to that boyfriend of yours, Li Qiang?”

“Him? What is he? A cheap knock-off who fires in a second. Looks big and strong, but useless underneath, finishes in a flash? Utter trash. How could he ever hold a candle to you, Brother Ma?”

“Hahaha! Well said, Mei’er! That’s exactly how awesome I am. After this, I’ll buy you the brand new Shenlong smartphone. Guarantee you’ll turn heads with it!”

The words nearly made Li Qiang pass out. Especially seeing the unbearable positions his girlfriend and Ma Jinyuan were in. He couldn’t stop a furious roar. Jumping up, he bellowed, “Ma Jinyuan! I will make sure you die horribly!”

Just then, comments began flooding under the “Combat Phase Seven” video.

“I know Li Qiang. Looks tough as nails. Who knew he was such a dud? All looks, no substance. Literally.”

“Haha! Li Qiang’s such a joke! Struts around acting important all day, turns out he’s garbage. If you can’t satisfy her, just send your girlfriend my way. I’ll treat her right for you.”

“Ancient wisdom: Looks are deceiving. The bigger they seem, the worse they usually are. Take Li Qiang. Someone like me who doesn’t look like much? I might just be the real deal. Any pretty ladies wanna test that out? I’m available anytime.”

Reading these comments, Li Qiang couldn’t hold it back anymore. A mouthful of blood sprayed out. He collapsed backwards onto the grass. “Wang Mei, you witch! I won’t let you get away with this! And Ma Jinyuan… you’re dead!”

“Li Qiang! What’s wrong?! Wake up! Whatever it is, we’ll help! Don’t do anything drastic! Get him to the hospital!”

“What happened? He was fine a minute ago! Who made him this angry?”

“Get on Tianhai Uni Forum! It’s all in the top post! Li Qiang’s girlfriend cheated on him! Ran off into the woods with junior Ma Jinyuan!”

Library, Third Floor.

Under orange lamp light, near a cool open window, several girls from the School of Foreign Languages chatted quietly.

“Yujing, your boyfriend is so good to you! Another pearl necklace? If my boyfriend treated me half that well, I’d have married him ages ago.”

Looking at the shimmering, lustrous pearls around Bai Yujing’s neck, her classmate spoke with pure envy.

The girl with the apple-shaped face sitting on the other side nodded vigorously. “Right? Been with my guy this long, he’s never once bought me pearls. Yujing, you are seriously blessed!”

“Oh, it’s nothing,” the refined and elegant-looking Bai Yujing replied with a shy smile, hinting at pleasure. “He just remembers occasionally. Usually, he barely contacts me. Not like your guys, sticking to you like glue all day, caring for every little thing. I’m the one who envies you.”

Even though he wasn’t exactly handsome and often rough and uncouth, at least his family background was excellent and he was generous with spending on her. There was a saying: to see if a guy truly cares for you and loves you, just look at whether he’s willing to spend on you. True.

Ma Jinyuan had his flaws, sure, but he also had strengths. Most importantly, he loved her. That was enough. Thinking this, a smile touched Bai Yujing’s lips.

“Ma Jinyuan is busy. Between his cultivation training and Student Union duties, he just doesn’t have much free time. He’s involved in big things, it’s normal he’s always occupied. I wish my boyfriend was that busy. Pity he’s a useless dud. Fails at cultivating his Primordial Force, and is just a small fry in the Student Union.”

“Exactly! Brother Ma is so capable! Be a little understanding, Yujing. If my guy had half his drive, I’d never hold him back.”

Her classmates and roommate chimed in with encouraging words, soothing away Bai Yujing’s minor misgivings. Her smile brightened. But just then, another roommate sitting nearby gasped while looking at her phone. “Oh my god! Oh my god! Yujing! Your fiancé! Something happened to him! Something huge happened!”