Chapter 254 - 254: Art Association ‘s Official Weibo Exploded

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

However, no matter how much money she paid to have someone lower the trending topic, that hashtag remained in the top spot, and she couldn’t seem to bring it down.

Tang Tang’s face turned red with anxiety as she watched a continuous stream of internet users mocking, accusing, and insulting her in the comments section of her Weibo.

She glanced at the time and couldn’t help but call in frustration, “What’s going on? Have you taken care of it?”

“Miss, we’ve tried multiple channels and even negotiated with Weibo staff, but that trending topic seems completely unaffected. We’ve been unable to bring it down by any means.”

“I believe someone is deliberately exposing this to generate attention,” Tang Tang angrily exclaimed, “I know it’s someone targeting me. I don’t care what methods you use, but you must bring down this trending topic for me and delete all posts related to this issue, no matter the cost!”

“Yes. Miss. I’ll try again.’

The call ended with the other party responding respectfully.

After hanging up, the man turned to his assistant and furrowed his brow. “How is it? Haven’t they given us a response yet?”

The assistant shook his head, “No, they can’t detect anything unusual, and they can’t control the backend. No matter how they try to delete it, it’s not working.”

After a moment of contemplation, the man concluded, “It seems like there’s a hacker involved who’s gained control of Weibo’s backend. We’ll need to find a more advanced hacker to counteract this.”

“Go find one quickly. No matter how much they demand, agree to it first, and we’ll figure out the rest later!”

After all, Miss is the little princess of the Tang family, and she doesn’t care about that small amount of money.

If Miss’s reputation is damaged, the consequences might be something they can’t bear…

The Art Association.

Xie Jingchuan, responsible for managing the official Weibo account of the Art Association, was scrolling through the comments section as usual.

He thought it would be the same as usual today, mostly application messages from those who wanted to join the Art Association. He was about to mark them as “read” and close the window when he suddenly noticed that this time, all the messages were complaints.

What surprised him even more was that his private messages were flooded with messages of accusations and reports. When he clicked on them, the messages caused his computer to freeze for over a minute before finally opening.

“Tang Tang accused of plagiarizing an amateur?”

This news shocked Xie Jingchuan.

Among the newcomers who had joined the Art Association in the past two years, Tang Tang was exceptional. Her art style was delicate and profound, and she exhibited versatility and spiritual depth.

Even the association’s president had high hopes for her and planned to nurture her talent.

Now, there’s a crazy rumor spreading online about her plagiarizing!

This needs to be thoroughly investigated!

Following the complaint messages, Xie Jingchuan saw the trending topic. After comparing the information, his expression couldn’t help but change subtly.

Even anyone with a discerning eye could see who plagiarized whom. Yet Tang Tang’s fans were still arguing that it was the amateur who copied her?

Moreover, all of Tang Tang’s notable artworks were apparently plagiarized from this amateur?

This behavior was nothing short of deception!

Xie Jingchuan immediately stood up, took his phone, and went to find Mr.

Zhong.

While he was in the elevator, his phone started ringing. The caller ID displayed “Tang Tang”!

Xie Jingchuan initially didn’t want to answer, but the phone kept ringing, and the noise was annoying, so he chose to pick up.

“Hello.”

“Senior Xie, it’s Tang Tang.” Tang Tang’s voice carried a hint of softness and appeasement.

“I know it’s you,” Xie Jingchuan’s tone was serious, “You’ve come to see me because of the online situation, right?”

“But coming to me for this matter won’t help. I never expected you to do something like this. It was me who recommended you to join the Art

Association in the first place, so I have to take responsibility for this.”

“Tang Tang, you’ve really disappointed me!”

Xie Jingchuan and Tang Tang were from the same school. When he first saw her art as she joined the school, he was greatly impressed. He voluntarily became her recommender, helping her pass the assessment and join the Art Association.

Moreover, he had some feelings for this junior who was two years younger than him.

Now he felt conflicted and complicated emotions. There was a sense of disappointment that left him unsure of how to face her.

“Senior, are you thinking of telling Mr. Zhong about this now?” Tang Tang held onto her phone, and her expression appeared somewhat malicious.

Xie Jingchuan didn’t hesitate at all. “Yes, you’re right. With such a major issue, I can’t keep it hidden.”

“Senior, you can’t do this. If you do, it’ll ruin me! I don’t want to become the target of ridicule, and I don’t want to leave the Art Association. Please, help me, don’t tell Mr. Zhong!”

“Tang Tang, it’s not about whether I tell Mr. Zhong or not. Do you think that something this big on the internet would escape his notice? Even if I don’t say anything, other Art Association members will. Since you know that this matter has been exposed, your reputation is going to be tarnished. Why did you do

Xie Jingchuan’s tone carried a hint of heartache and remorse.

In an art festival, one of the least tolerated acts was plagiarism.

Especially in the eyes of President Zhong, he was even less forgiving.

“You won’t even help me?” Tang Tang suddenly burst into tears. “Jingchuan, please help me. I made a mistake, and I promise I’ll never do this again.” n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Jingchuan, I like you. Since entering university, you’re the first person I met, and I liked you. When I found out you were a member of the Art Association, I deliberately used art to get closer to you. I just wanted to be closer to you in some way.

Jingchuan, I really don’t know how things turned out like this, but I will make amends, compensate that amateur artist, and make sure I don’t make mistakes again in the future. Please help me…”

Xie Jingchuan bit his lip, feeling both surprised and touched.

So, Tang Tang liked him too!

And she joined the Art Association because of him!

If that was the case, then he…

“Tang Tang, don’t cry for now. I’ll help you suppress the news, and I won’t let

Mr. Zhong know. But you must quickly get the trending topic under control, or I won’t be able to keep it a secret for too long…”

“Thank you, Jingchuan!”

After receiving a satisfactory response, Tang Tang hung up the phone.

There was no sign of sadness on her face.

Only a ruthless demeanor that didn’t match her age.

She found Lin Zhiyan’s phone number and dialed it.

The Lin family.

Lin Zhiyan and Jiang Nai were quietly talking.

The friendships of girls always seemed to unfold in such a magical way.

Initially, Jiang Nai had only wanted to befriend Lin Zhiyan out of sympathy, and because of her connection to Nan Yan. But after spending some time together, she had genuinely grown fond of this girl who, despite her troubled past, had a gentle and cheerful personality.

However, Jiang Nai was unaware that just a few months ago, Lin Zhiyan had been like that. She had even spent every day contemplating how to end her own life. It was only after meeting Nan Yan that she had started to have hope and expectations for life.

Hearing the ringtone of her phone, Jiang Nai sweetly reminded, “Sister Zhiyan, your phone is ringing!”

Lin Zhiyan finally realized and picked up her phone to answer it….