Chapter 28: Call Him the Love Sage
"You had this kind of talent all along, and you never used it sooner?!"
Ni Hui marched over and gave Pu Tong a punch on the shoulder.
"If you'd just written a love letter like that to Yu Wanwan, wouldn't you already have married into the Yu family by now?"
"...?"
What kind of biological parents hoped their own son would become a live-in son-in-law?
His mom had to be misunderstanding something.
A live-in son-in-law of the Yu family?
Three years of humiliation... the Dragon King returns?
"You two only have one son, you know..."
"No problem. Even if you become a stay-at-home husband in the Yu family, you won't be treated badly."
Ni Hui spoke with complete seriousness.
"That's Yu Zhongheng's business empire we're talking about!"
"Yu Zhongheng? Who's that?"
"You don't even know who her father is, yet you're already trying to woo his daughter?"
Ni Hui looked utterly disappointed.
"But judging from that, I guess it's true love after all."
"At least you're not after her family's wealth."
"What exactly am I after?"
There was absolutely nothing between him and Yu Wanwan!
It was one thing for strangers to misunderstand.
But even his own mother thought so?
"Oh, forget it. No point explaining."
"But let me remind you of one thing."
"Don't go overboard."
"If you make your future father-in-law unhappy..."
"You're finished."
"My ass, 'future father-in-law'!"
Pu Tong rolled his eyes.
Still...
He had become rather curious about this Yu Zhongheng.
Mainly...
He needed to stay on guard.
Although he had absolutely no intention of "stealing someone else's precious cabbage"...
The internet's obsession with shipping him and Yu Wanwan had become frightening.
If those rumors ever reached the old man's ears and genuinely angered him...
Wouldn't Pu Tong end up becoming the sacrificial offering?
Kind of like a certain Sea God who tortured his son-in-law over and over before dragging him into the Divine Realm for another beating?
Ahem...
Being the pig that stole someone else's cabbage had always been an extremely dangerous profession.
He'd better be careful.
Only after looking it up did Pu Tong realize...
Yu Wanwan really was just "experiencing ordinary life."
With a father like hers...
Why would she even bother becoming a celebrity?
Yu Zhongheng.
Director of Zhontian Group.
Net worth:
200 billion yuan.
"..."
"I absolutely have to keep my distance from Yu Wanwan."
No way.
No way.
If someone of that caliber wanted to deal with him...
It would be absurdly easy.
"So?"
"Has this strengthened your determination to pursue her?"
"I'm telling you, opportunities like a rich beauty don't come twice!"
His resolve had indeed grown stronger.
Just...
Not in the way his mother imagined.
His determination now was:
Never provoke her under any circumstances.
Only then did he understand why Xu Lei had suddenly backed down.
Being targeted by a business titan like that...
Even Xu Lei wouldn't stand a chance.
Instantly, Pu Tong felt much better.
There was no such thing as peaceful days.
Director Xu had simply been carrying all the pressure for him.
"Son, everyone online is calling you the 'Love Sage' now!"
Ni Hui suddenly interrupted his thoughts.
"...What?"
"See for yourself."
Pu Tong took her phone and glanced at the trending post.
"I thought the Three-Grass Principle of Romance was already the pinnacle, only to realize it was merely a tiny fraction of the Love Sage's abilities..."
"The moment Great Love Sage Pu speaks, every love confession in the world is written."
"The moment Great Love Sage Pu speaks, no lovelorn man or woman dares claim to understand love again."
"The moment Great Love Sage Pu speaks, no one in the Dao of Love dares call themselves supreme!"
"What the hell is this cringe?!"
Pu Tong looked at the poster's username.
PuYuForever.
Sure enough.
It was that familiar CP shipper again.
Although the Weibo post exaggerated things to a ridiculous degree...
The problem was—
People actually believed it.
Before long, the title "Love Sage Pu" spread across the internet.
Those few poetic lines also became universally praised classics of romance.
Some people even confidently declared that there had to be an earth-shattering love story between Pu Tong and Yu Wanwan.
Otherwise...
How could he possibly have written such breathtaking romantic poetry?
"I've never even dated anyone before!"
"Calling me a Love Sage is way too much!"
Across both of his lifetimes...
He had always been gloriously single.
There was no way he deserved such a title.
"Son, those poems are genuinely incredible."
"Don't be so modest."
"Forget 'Love Sage.'"
"You'd even deserve to be called the Sage of Poetry."
"Please stop making things worse."
Pu Tong rolled his eyes.
"What do I know about love?"
"'Love begins without knowing why, yet once begun, it runs deep.'"
"Love is humanity's eternal theme."
"How could I possibly write all of it?"
"What did you just say?"
"Love is humanity's eternal theme."
"The sentence before that."
"'Love begins without knowing why, yet once begun, it runs deep.'"
"What a perfect quote!"
"I'll post it on Weibo!"
A gleam flashed through Ni Hui's eyes as she immediately picked up her phone and started typing.
Crap.
He had forgotten that his mother also shamelessly rode trending topics whenever possible.
"Done!"
"Hurry up and like and comment on it!"
"No."
Pu Tong rolled his eyes.
His mother was beyond saving.
There was no way he was liking or commenting on it.
Instead...
He wanted to see exactly what nonsense she'd posted.
Opening Weibo, he found his mother's account in his following list.
He only followed three people.
His parents...
And Yu Wanwan.
His parents had been followed by the original owner of the body.
Yu Wanwan was the only one he had personally followed.
...
Why did it suddenly feel like he only followed family members?
Family?
What nonsense.
That follow had only been out of necessity.
He immediately decided he'd go follow several celebrity classmates as well.
Otherwise, netizens would undoubtedly start making up rumors again.
His mother's username was Reporter Ni Hui.
She used her real name online.
Considering she was a journalist who benefited from public exposure...
It wasn't that strange.
What Pu Tong found hardest to endure, however, was her profile description.
"Pu Tong's Mom."
She might as well have written "Proud Mom Showing Off Her Son."
Her newest Weibo post read:
#PuTongLoveSage
Love begins without knowing why, yet once begun, it runs deep.
—Pu Tong
Attached was a photo of the mother and son eating together.
"You even added a trending hashtag!"
"That's too much!"
Ni Hui only chuckled.
As an internet addict...
If she didn't take advantage of her own son's popularity...
Could she even call herself human?
"Huh?"
She suddenly froze while scrolling.
Looking surprised, she poked her son.
"What now?"
"Yu Wanwan liked my post..."
She refreshed the page again.
Her expression became even more astonished.
"She even followed me."
"I refuse to believe there's nothing going on between you two!"
Suspicion from Mom +1.
What's she doing?
Did a celebrity's follows mean so little these days?
Why follow his mother of all people?
Could she actually have some strange ideas...?
No.
He had to interrogate her properly.
If there were any dangerous signs...
He needed to stamp them out immediately.
Opening their private chat, Pu Tong sent a simple message.
Pu Tong: You there?
The universal opening.
Never failed.
Yu Wanwan: Yep.
Pu Tong: Did you just follow my mom?
Pu Tong: What was that for?
Yu Wanwan: I happened to come across my classmate's mother's account. Following her seems perfectly reasonable.
Yu Wanwan: Auntie's daily posts are pretty interesting. Following her seems perfectly reasonable.
Yu Wanwan: You're not overthinking this, are you?
Yu Wanwan: Surely not?
Yu Wanwan: You don't have some weird ideas, do you?
Pu Tong: *()
What the heck?
Somehow...
He was the suspicious one now?
The worst part was...
Her reasoning actually made perfect sense.
"So?"
"What did Wanwan say?"
"Why are you calling her so affectionately?"
"You two aren't even close!"
"I'm just getting used to it in advance."
Ni Hui yawned.
"Never mind."
"I won't interrupt your chatting."
"I'm going to bed."
"Good luck, son."
"I'm rooting for you!"
Watching his mother leave with a mischievous grin...
Pu Tong felt completely defeated.
Something had definitely gone wrong somewhere.
No matter how he looked at it...
It was all Yu Wanwan's fault!
Pu Tong: Actually, there are three words I've wanted to tell you for a long time.
Pu Tong: I've always wanted to say them, but I was afraid you'd reject me.
Pu Tong: Still, today I'm finally going to say them!
Yu Wanwan: ?
On the other side of the screen...
The girl was completely stunned.
Things escalated so quickly.
Did I miss some important development?
How did we suddenly get to this point?
Isn't this way too fast?
But...
If that's really what he means...
I... I guess I could consider it...
Yu Wanwan: Go ahead.
Pu Tong: Lend me some money.
Pu Tong: Send me 50 yuan. It's Crazy Thursday—who's buying me KFC?
Pu Tong: Say something!
Pu Tong: If you really don't have 50, then 20 is fine!
Pu Tong: Hello? You there?
Yu Wanwan cursed loudly as she threw her phone onto the bed.
She decided to block this idiot.
For three minutes...
No.
Three hours.
And people actually called this hopelessly dense guy...
The Love Sage?
(End of Chapter)
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