Actually, Lu Chenzhou’s response wasn’t that strange to Cheng Xi. The crux of the issue was that he was cold, hard, and arrogant. His distaste for everything around him was so blatant that it made people instinctively want to criticize him, especially after news like this broke.

And then, he turned around and left right after speaking—he didn’t even try to cushion his words or offer an explanation! This time, even Ceng Xing couldn’t help himself from smiling in schadenfreude. “Ha, look at this guy!” But then he glanced at Cheng Xi to gauge her response.

Cheng Xi frowned and replayed the video, and after that she replayed it again, and then again. “The footage has to have been edited. Lu Chenzhou wouldn’t give that poor of a response, no matter how cold he is.”

The reaction in the video didn’t have his characteristic aloofness, and the questions that were asked...