True Star

Chapter 63: The Trees Long for Peace, But The Wind Will Never Cease (2)

Tang Feng felt rather curious when he heard about the Internet Water Army, but Xiao Yu had banned him from reading any articles or discussions about himself online. However, Tang Feng had a strong mind, plus he was stubborn, so he shrugged off Xiao Yu's words. Brimming with curiosity, he opened up a page on a well-known discussion board. Quite a number of people were talking about him, though there were significantly more insults than anything else.

[A group of internet ghostwriters paid by Chinese company to post online comments about particular content in order to change public opinion]

As Tang Feng read through some of the comments, he burst into laughter.

"I'd thought you would be angry after seeing those comments. In the past, if anyone ever insulted you, you'd argue with them without stop." It was a beautiful morning. Lu Tian Chen was flipping through the newspaper dressed in a casual outfit of neutral tones. Glancing at the headline on the page, Lu Tian Chen's lips curled up briefly in a cold smile.

"Then you must've found me incredibly annoying in the past." Tang Feng put the tablet aside and lowered his head to take a sip of milk.

When Lu Tian Chen put down the newspaper to look at Tang Feng, the other man's lips had a ring of white around it. Tang Feng licked his lips delicately, but feeling that there was still some milk left , he picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth.

"What's past is past. You're fine the way you are right now. Anyways, what do you think of the insults you've read online?" Dragging his gaze away from Tang Feng's lips, Lu Tian Chen casually asked as he looked down again at the newspaper.

"I find them interesting. Some of these people act like they know me personally. Some describe in detail how I had bullied Ge Chen as if they had witnessed it themselves. And then there are the people who praise me excessively. All of these people envision their own version of 'Tang Feng' based on their assumptions." Ever since he had been living under the same roof as Lu Tian Chen, they'd eaten breakfast together. Rather than sitting together in awkward silence, Tang Feng had decided that he'd rather make an effort to communicate with his boss a bit.

Tang Feng didn't have a good first impression of Lu Tian Chen, but he wouldn't judge someone just from that. To understand someone, he would have to spend time and talk with them.

Summing it up, Lu Tian Chen's flaws were also the keys to his success. He was decisive, ruthless, and indifferent. Whether he liked or hated someone, he would not bother hiding his feelings.

"Are the opinions of strangers important to you?" Lu Tian Chen looked at Tang Feng. "People misunderstand and insult you. They don't understand the reasons for your actions and even deliberately seek to hurt you. How can you stay as calm as you are now?"

Tang Feng shook his head and responded, "I'm not a saint, so of course I would feel unhappy. I found a good saying online the other day, 'If you're not calm, then your balls will hurt.' It's crass, but straight to the point. Also, I simply don't believe that I don't have anyone on my side in this world. There will always be at least one person who will understand me, believe in me, worry for me, and stand by me. What kind of person I am, what I have or have not done will all be revealed with the passing of time.

[This is a pun. The word hurt balls is slang for the sense of helplessness when encountering an unfavorable event, which may cause one to act rashly. It has an antonym that still means 'balls' which sounds and means the same as being calm.]

"As for these statements that could be true or false, they may fool some people, but they're underestimating the public's intelligence if they think they can fool everyone." Tang Feng expressed his views honestly. He had never been afraid of what other people thought of him. The only thing he was worried about was whether his performances would live up to his own standards.