After the Nerd Marked the Top Omega - Chapter 29.2

Fifteen minutes ago.

Ji Qiongsi and Pei Yunci left the office after meeting with a professor from Jiangcheng University.

Ji Qiongsi said, “My teacher and Professor Wang got along very well when they were abroad and often contacted each other via email. Now that they’ve met in person, they’ll probably talk for another hour.”

“No rush. Have the driver send him back after they finish talking.”

Pei Yunci came here for two reasons: one was to accompany Ji Qiongsi’s teacher to visit two professors at Jiangcheng University, and the other was related to the Pei Group’s investment in the JGCPC competition.

The two walked slowly along the small path. There weren’t many people, and the few who were there just glanced at them.

Pei Yunci was accustomed to ignoring these gazes and said to the person beside her, “You are quite popular.”

“Maybe they are looking at you,” Ji Qiongsi said. “After all, you attended university in Jiangcheng.”

Pei Yunci didn’t want to argue about these topics and asked, “Xing’an said you moved into her place? If you can’t afford a house, I’ll buy you one.”

“President Pei is indeed wealthy,” Ji Qiongsi chuckled. “But I won’t trouble you with this matter.”

Pei Yunci said faintly, “Then hurry up and win her over, or all the messages will be sent to me.”

“…I will,” Ji Qiongsi asked, “Is your Alpha also at Jiangcheng University?”

Pei Yunci glanced at her. “Don’t listen to Xing’an’s nonsense.”

“She didn’t say much,” Ji Qiongsi still defended the person she admired. “She just said that the Alpha has excellent academic performance, is a little dense, and is easy for you to bully.”

Pei Yunci was silent for a moment, only refuting one part of the sentence: “Not dense.”

She could call the Alpha dense, but that didn’t mean others could say it casually.

“Is that so?” Ji Qiongsi stopped and motioned, “Look ahead.”

Pei Yunci looked up and saw the person just mentioned standing not far from her, with a shy, blushing, unfamiliar Omega standing in front of her.

The voices of the two reached them, and the situation was obvious.

Ji Qiongsi heard the Omega asking for the other party’s contact information and turned to look at Pei Yunci.

Her expression hadn’t changed much compared to just now, but her gaze was fixed on the girl. Her deep eyes were slightly narrowed, making it impossible to read her thoughts.

Ji Qiongsi’s eyebrows subtly moved, and she keenly sensed something. “I’ll go back to the office to get my bag first. Feel free to look around the school.”

She left, leaving the space to Pei Yunci.

“I apologize.”

Fang Xu’s conversation with the Omega ended.

Pei Yunci still stood there without moving. A moment later, the girl saw her, and her clear, beautiful eyes were filled with surprise.

She thought the girl would pretend not to know her and leave, but after a moment of hesitation, the other party walked towards her instead.

The surprise in Fang Xu’s eyes hadn’t subsided. “Why are you here?”

“I came to the school to discuss cooperation,” Pei Yunci said. “Just passing by.”

Fang Xu said “oh,” still a little embarrassed. “Just now…”

“Hmm?”

“Did you see everything that just happened?” This matter was already awkward, and now that Pei Yunci had witnessed it, Fang Xu’s voice was even lower.

Pei Yunci chuckled, “I saw it.”

An expected response.

Fang Xu touched her nose, pursed her lips, and explained seriously, “I didn’t know this would happen.”

“What if you knew beforehand?” Pei Yunci asked, following up on the conversation.

Fang Xu said seriously, “I would definitely take a different route after my internship.”

That way, she wouldn’t run into a strange Omega, and the person in front of her wouldn’t witness such an embarrassing scene.

Pei Yunci smiled softly, “You can’t predict that.”

“You’re right,” Fang Xu seemed to be infected and smiled a little. “But what happened today was just an accident, and it probably won’t happen again.”

The girl’s long hair was tied into a high ponytail with a simple black hair tie. When she spoke, the tip of the ponytail swayed slightly. The thin silver-framed glasses no longer obscured her eyes, revealing a beautiful and delicate face. With her tall, slender figure, it was normal for people to confess to her.

Perhaps only the girl herself found it strange.

Dense.

However, Pei Yunci didn’t mention it and only said, “Going back to the dorm?”

Fang Xu hummed, “I’ve already eaten dinner.”

“Okay,” Pei Yunci said. “I should leave now, too.”

There weren’t many people here, but it was inevitable that students would pass by, and having them seen together could easily cause trouble.

Fang Xu agreed and didn’t walk towards the dorm until Pei Yunci’s back was out of sight.

She recalled their conversation, her mind wandering, and she thought that from the moment they met until they left, Pei Yunci was much calmer than she was.

She had no other reaction, seeming accustomed to such things.

But that made sense, after all, that was Pei Yunci.

She must have had many people confess to her during university.

Fang Xu collected her thoughts and entered the dorm.

After finishing the competition problems for the day, at two in the morning, Fang Xu suddenly remembered the incident after lying in bed.

She didn’t know why, but her heart suddenly felt a little heavy.

Fang Xu thought of the news she had seen before, closed her eyes, and prepared to sleep.

Maybe she was just staying up too late.

The game platform had comment sections, rating sections, and a player sharing community. Fang Xu had specifically visited the comment section before to optimize the game.

Most were positive reviews, expressing hope for quicker updates or the addition of story lines. But she also saw comments like “boring,” “not fun,” “too few management categories,” and “stuck on a level, not recommended to play.”

If a game had good reviews, it would also have bad reviews, as everyone’s tastes and interests are different. As the number of players increased, bad reviews became even more unavoidable.

Fang Xu didn’t take these to heart and only looked for information useful to her.

Today, she logged into her account as usual, but found that the comment section was messier than ever.

[Played the game for a while, and it feels completely different from the promotion.]

[It’s really boring, and why does a management game have a submission section? It’s neither fish nor fowl.]

[I’ve wanted to say this for a long time: did all the money for making the game go into advertising?]

[The person upstairs said what I dared not say. How can a small game attract so many players in such a short time? Could they all be fake accounts?]

[The creator of this game should be avoided. Always resorting to underhanded tactics, the game is shoddily made, but the marketing is relentless…]

Fang Xu read them one by one and realized that these contents didn’t look like typical player complaints. They seemed more like premeditated mass reviews, and they even started targeting her personally.

She checked other platforms and found that wherever “Operating a Snack Stall” was recommended, there were similar comments below, and they had all been posted within the last two days.

“Xuxu!”

Tang Xingxing, who usually kept her phone close, also saw this content.

She quickly returned to the dorm, intending to tell Fang Xu not to look at the content for now. Who knew that upon entering, she would see the person scrolling through the game platform’s comment section?

She walked over, worried, “You saw it.”

Fang Xu hummed, “It’s elsewhere too.”

“Still a step too late,” Tang Xingxing regretted not being able to stop her and could only comfort her, “Don’t believe what they say. ‘Operating a Snack Stall’ is clearly fun. These people are obviously fake accounts!”

Fang Xu: “I can guess that.”

These negative reviewers all had less than fifteen minutes of game time, yet they could post lengthy rants, discouraging other players.

“That’s good,” Tang Xingxing looked at her expression, still somewhat uneasy, and helped close the screen. “Why look at comments from fake accounts?”

Fang Xu didn’t stop her, but only said, “I’m thinking about who bought these fake accounts.”

She was just a university student, and the game was free. Besides the obscure newcomer list on the homepage, she shouldn’t have any conflict of interest with anyone.

“Could it be that someone is jealous because you made a good game?” Tang Xingxing was also a bit puzzled.

“Maybe.” Fang Xu couldn’t be sure for the time being. “Let’s wait and see what happens next.”

“Okay,” Tang Xingxing added, “But don’t look at the comments from the fake accounts. They can easily put you in a bad mood.”

Even knowing they were fake, seeing pages of malicious comments vying to jump into one’s eyes was something no one could bear. Tang Xingxing wasn’t the person involved, but she still felt a little upset.

Fang Xu smiled lightly, “I know.”

Over the next two days, the negative comments didn’t decrease but increased. Besides complaining about the game, they also criticized and mocked “fx,” with the words becoming more and more unpleasant. They densely flooded the comments, drowning out normal ones, and the rating was dragged down.

As the game’s creator, Fang Xu knew they were fake accounts. But new players who were ready to play couldn’t tell. Seeing this, they stopped playing and exited.

The number of new players in the backend decreased significantly compared to before.

[I’m not saying anything, but did ‘Operating a Snack Stall’ offend someone?]

[I also want to ask, why are there so many negative reviews all of a sudden? It scared me into thinking the game crashed, but there hasn’t been any update recently, right?]

[It’s clearly fake accounts. Now I don’t dare to mention ‘Operating a Snack Stall’ on the game platform. I can only wholeheartedly feed the princess.]

[The game wasn’t fun to begin with, and now they want to silence us? Can’t we even complain?]

[Alright, the post hasn’t been up for even half a day, and the fake accounts are already here.]

[I’m not looking anymore, just focusing on playing the game.]

[…]

“I’m so angry! Who is so malicious!” Tang Xingxing paced back and forth in the dorm, still unable to suppress her anger.

Liu Hanxue was also furious and asked Fang Xu, “Can these comments be deleted?”

“There are too many, and they will just post again even if deleted,” Fang Xu was the calmest of the three and comforted them, “Don’t let these things upset you.”

Tang Xingxing glanced at her. “You are still too good-tempered.”

She only read the malicious comments for two or three minutes before quitting. Fang Xu, however, read every comment to find clues.

Fang Xu wanted to say something more when her phone rang. Seeing the name on the screen, the smile on her face faded slightly.

She walked to the balcony before answering, “Yi Yi.”

As her voice fell, the child’s anxious voice rang out, “Sister, are you okay?”

“I’m fine,” Fang Xu asked, “Did you see what’s happening with the game?”

She had been too busy these days and had somewhat neglected the child, forgetting to tell her in advance.

“I didn’t play the game the last two days. I only heard about it from a classmate today.”

Yi Yi felt wronged for her sister. “So many people online are just talking nonsense. The game is clearly very good.”

Fang Xu hummed and explained the issue of the fake accounts to her. “So, someone is doing this intentionally. Don’t take it to heart.”

“Sister, do you know who did it?” Yi Yi asked.

“Not yet,” Fang Xu reassured the child, “I’ll let you know when I find out.”

“Okay.”

Fang Xu added, “Yi Yi, you should shield the game for a while and don’t look at this content.”

The child didn’t speak.

If she didn’t look at the game-related content, how could she report these negative reviews?

“Yi Yi,” Fang Xu’s tone was a little more serious. “Are you not listening to what I’m saying now?”

She rarely spoke harshly to the child, but when necessary, she wouldn’t be soft or back down.

Yi Yi knew this and could only reluctantly say, “Sister, I understand.”

“Promise me?”

“I promise.” After replying, Yi Yi added, “Sister, why don’t you believe me?”

Fang Xu chuckled, “I don’t disbelieve you. Just listen to me.”

They chatted about other things before hanging up.

Yi Yi looked at the math problem in front of her, still thinking about the game.

She wanted to search online for the current situation, but she had promised Fang Xu, so she couldn’t go back on her word.

After agonizing for a long time, she still clicked on Pei Yunci’s chat box.

【Yi Yi: Sister Pei, someone is bullying my sister! [Cry][Cry]】

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