After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved-Chapter 325: Any Word Can Ignite Public Opinion

Lu Sheng’s mother had already passed away. Not wanting to sadden the young girl, Li Muchen seldom took the initiative to ask about Lu Sheng’s mother, and Lu Sheng herself rarely mentioned her.

Lu Sheng looked at Li Muchen and lowered her eyes.

"I should have told you, my mother became estranged from my grandfather because he cheated on my grandmother, leading her to commit suicide by wrist-slashing. Over twenty years ago, she came to Jiang City alone from Beijing."

"But as to what exactly happened back then, my mother never discussed it with me."

"Or rather, she always seemed to be avoiding the subject of that time and our family in Beijing; she didn’t want to talk about it."

"When I was little, whenever I asked if we had any other relatives, my mother would tell me not to ask, but she often looked very pained."

"I don’t understand why my mother would feel pain when mentioning other family members if she just hated my grandfather. Even before she passed away, I felt she hadn’t let go of this knot in her heart; she just didn’t want to tell me."

"My mother cut off ties with our family too completely. I know nothing about my maternal relatives."

"So I thought, if Suyu really had some connection to my mother, then I could learn about my maternal family’s affairs."

"To find out what heartache my mother was unable to let go of until her death, perhaps, could also allow me to resolve one of my own heartaches."

Li Muchen really hadn’t expected Lu Sheng to take the initiative to bring up Suyu for such a reason.

The sourness in his heart suddenly dissipated, and he couldn’t help but hold the young girl tightly in his arms.

He whispered softly, "I’m sorry baby... I didn’t know. If you want to find your mother’s side of the family, I can have someone look into it for you."

"Okay," Lu Sheng agreed, wrapping her arms around the man’s waist as well, pressing her face against his broad chest.

But as she held him, her hands were not idle.

The feeling of the muscles on the man’s body was too enticing, and she couldn’t help but caress and knead them. Every inch of skin she touched seemed to start turning scorching hot.

"Baby, stop..."

Li Muchen’s voice suddenly grew hoarse again.

Prior entanglement in the hot spring pool was too intense and passionate, and only now, after discussing serious matters, had the heat cooled down.

But now that the matters were settled, the young girl’s swimsuit, soaked and sticking to her body, unapologetically outlined her figure, pressing closely against him.

Her fair little hand caressing the front of his chest stirred desire in Li Muchen that had just subsided, suddenly surging up again.

Pressing against the young girl.

With a heated temperature.

Li Muchen inhaled deeply, his facial expression tinged with a forced restraint, as he couldn’t help but grab the young girl’s slender wrist, attempting to put some distance between them.

Just like he used to do every time before.

But this time, the young girl didn’t let him walk away to calm down on his own. While one hand was controlled by him, the other hand reached downward.

Li Muchen’s eyes suddenly widened.

It was the first time Lu Sheng had seen such a shocked expression on the man’s face.

"Baby..."

Struggle flickered in Li Muchen’s eyes, his voice hoarse.

He wanted to stop her, yet he was overwhelmed by this unprecedented sensation, unable to extricate himself.

"My birthday is coming soon."

"I want to help you."

"Just to help you."

Gazing deeply into the man’s eyes, the young girl said three simple sentences, ending the battle decisively.

Li Muchen paused for a few seconds, took another deep breath, and then leaned down to kiss Lu Sheng’s lips.

In the intimate and steamy atmosphere of the hot spring, lips and tongues intertwined, their passion unrestrained.

*

Lan Yu called Lu Sheng for the second time before seeing Lu Sheng and Li Muchen appear belatedly.

Both of them were wearing white bathrobes, seemingly normal, except that Lu Sheng’s hair, originally tied up, was now loose over her shoulders.

After soaking in the hot springs, everyone prepared to go back to their rooms to rest.

When it came to the allocation of rooms, naturally Lin Yi, Lan Yu, and Han Jing each had their own room.

The brothers weren’t here, and Lu Sheng didn’t want to sleep in separate rooms from Li Muchen, so they just booked a single room together.

After soaking in the hot springs, they washed away all the fatigue, and that night everyone slept very well.

Even after ten o’clock the next day, Lu Sheng was still sleeping soundly.

Li Muchen, who had finished washing up, returned to the bedside and saw the sleeping face of the girl. He couldn’t help bending down and kissed her forehead.

But as he lifted his head, he heard someone knocking on the door outside.

"Shengsheng, Shengsheng, are you awake?"

It was Lan Yu, and her tone sounded somewhat anxious.

Li Muchen didn’t know why Lan Yu would come looking for Lu Sheng.

But after pressing the girl’s phone, he saw that there were several missed calls from Lan Yu on the screen.

Lu Sheng had the habit of silencing her phone before going to bed.

Lan Yu must have some urgent matters to find her, seeing that the calls were not getting through, she had no choice but to come over and call in person.

So Li Muchen straightened up, put on a deep blue robe and went to open the door.

Seeing the door opened by a tall and upright man, Lan Yu shuddered unexpectedly.

Although President Li’s face was really handsome, his expression was really cold to everyone except Lu Sheng, creating a strong sense of oppression.

"Is there something you need Shengsheng for? She hasn’t woken up yet," Li Muchen asked.

"I..."

Before Lan Yu could speak, she heard Lu Sheng’s voice from inside the room with a bit of sleepiness, "I’m awake."

Lan Yu looked inside and saw Lu Sheng rubbing her eyes and sitting up from the bed, looking towards her, "What’s wrong, Lan Yu? Is there a problem?"

Seeing that Lu Sheng was awake, Li Muchen looked towards her, his tone low and tender: "Then you two talk, I’ll go get you some breakfast."

Lu Sheng nodded: "Okay."

As soon as Li Muchen left, Lan Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed, then ran straight to Lu Sheng’s bed.

She spoke seriously: "Shengsheng, listen to me, a big incident has happened!"

Lu Sheng was originally still groggy, but Lan Yu’s tone alarmed her into full alertness, and she slightly frowned: "What big incident has happened?"

"Quick, look at this—" As Lan Yu spoke, she handed her phone to her, "Look at this report."

[Human perversion or moral decay? National Science Academy Professor Peng Hongyuan suspected of using Beijing University’s special enrollment slot to lure underage girls, with pictures and truth!]

Looking at Lan Yu’s phone, as soon as Lu Sheng saw the title of the report on Weibo, her heart skipped a beat.

Professor, Peng Hongyuan, using Beijing University’s special enrollment slot, luring underage girls.

Any single term from this could trigger a public outcry.

The weight of a National Science Academy Professor represents the nation’s top talent in its field.

Peng Hongyuan was also well-known on Weibo, previously hitting the top of the trending search due to leading his team in developing a certain drug, and for a few days everyone praised and admired him.

Using Beijing University’s special enrollment slot implies that there has been under-the-table manipulation, undermining fairness.

And luring underage girls doesn’t even need to be explained, just the term ’underage’ alone is enough to fill the public with moral indignation.

This report doesn’t even need to have its content read; just this headline alone is sensational enough to catch people’s attention.

As expected, Lan Yu said beside her that the report was released at eight o’clock, and by just a bit past ten, it had shot up to the top of the trending searches.

As Lu Sheng scrolled down, the article from the Jiang City Daily Official Weibo claimed to have evidence that Peng Hongyuan is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

For many years, he seemed to be focused on academic research, holding high prestige in academic circles, but in reality, at Beijing University, he suppressed fellow professors, exploited students to work for him, verbally abused those he despised with poisonous words, and even used the special enrollment slot of Beijing University to lure underage girls.

Honestly, the first few issues mentioned could only suggest that Peng Hongyuan, as a professor and teacher, has a poor character. But the last issue is of a much more serious nature.

Putting such an accusation on a teacher, let alone any middle-aged man luring underage girls, would be enough for passersby to call the police.

Lan Yu explained to Lu Sheng on the side: "Let’s not say whether the previous points in this report are true or not, let’s just talk about the last point, which should be the most serious."

"This report’s title claims there are pictures and truth, but the picture below..."

Lan Yu scrolled down the screen, inhaled deeply while pointing at the first picture under the article, and looked at Lu Sheng, "Shengsheng, the girl in this pixelated picture is you, right?"