Chapter 7: What’s This? You’re Better at Pretending Than I Am?

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[Gained 688 points of anger from Sun Mei]

After all, as a student from a prestigious university, Sun Mei had a high opinion of herself. She was not used to such indignities and certainly would not sit idly by or surrender passively.

“Yes, I admit it—I’m currently relying on them for food, shelter, and everything else. But as my parents, isn’t that exactly what they should provide for me? Isn’t it their duty? The so-called fair exchange is like how I am obligated to support them in their old age!”

As Sun Mei spoke, her thoughts became clearer, and her voice grew brighter.

“As parents, I believe they should respect their children's privacy, not barge in at will, nor rummage through their personal belongings without permission. I can forgive their lack of education, even their ignorance, but I will not tolerate such casual violations against me.”

Su Chen almost laughed out of anger. How utterly selfish, shameless, and self-centered must one be to say something like that?

Since she insisted on defending her unreasonable stance, Su Chen decided not to spare her any dignity.

“Well, how should I put it? From what you’ve said, I can sense your alienation from your parents. I see no gratitude for their selfless sacrifices, only a deliberate display of your own generosity and tolerance towards them.”

“Heh, that reveals just how cold-hearted and selfish you truly are.”

Like a record player, Su Chen dissected her psychology bit by bit, exposing her hypocritical, shameless, and dark true nature.

“At first, you kept stressing boundaries, but that was only superficial. When you accepted the pocket money from your parents, clearly there were no boundaries regarding money. In truth, it’s your damn vanity driving you—you despise your impoverished family background and your so-called backward hometown.”

“So, after drinking the same well water for over a decade, once you entered university, you suddenly developed a snobbish air.”

“And you say you want to rent a place in the city, settle down far away from your parents. Damn it, that’s just because you see your parents as a burden.”

“Forget about forgiveness and tolerance—that’s all just your baseless imagination. You don’t need to make a big deal out of it.”

“Even if your parents made a mistake, it’s only that they drank a few bottles of mineral water—which you bought for them with their money, by the way. They didn’t actually invade your privacy by reading your daily diary or personal records.”

Su Chen sneered coldly, his words sharp as needles, piercing Sun Mei relentlessly.

“The so-called boundaries you mention, the ‘disrespect’—those are just excuses, fueled by your damn vanity.”

“From one perspective, you’re nothing but an ungrateful and selfish egoist.”

“From a practical standpoint, I personally think you’re nothing more than a complete social waste!”

Every word from Su Chen landed with undeniable force, eliciting cheers from the live stream audience.

Watching the stream, Su Yueying’s eyes sparkled with admiration, unable to suppress her praise.

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She hadn’t expected this guy to be so perceptive and sharp-witted. It was a shame he was just a streamer and web novelist!

Sun Mei was clearly starting to crack, as evidenced by the additional 688 points of anger she contributed—one could tell how distressed she was at that moment.

“Su Chen, what you’re saying now only represents your personal...” Sun Mei was still defiant, eager to argue.

But Su Chen merely smiled faintly, signaling strongly that there was no room for her to speak here.

Before Sun Mei could finish, Su Chen abruptly ended the connection. Who gave her the face to argue?

As the saying goes, "I run my own live stream," and that feeling of cursing someone out and then hanging up was simply exhilarating!

Sun Mei: “Su Chen, I’m going to—”

The line was cut off unexpectedly. Sun Mei was defiant, wanting to say something in the comments, but soon found herself blocked and muted.

[Gained 899 points of negative emotion from Sun Mei]

Watching the surge of anger points flooding in, Su Chen’s grin almost stretched from ear to ear.

With just Sun Mei, he had pulled nearly three thousand points of anger—unbelievably efficient!

The reason he hung up and blocked Sun Mei was that Su Chen knew very well arguing with such a self-centered person was pointless. Frankly, such a person wasn’t even worth calling a human being.

These people have their own twisted logic—paranoid, stubborn, and utterly unrepentant.

Su Chen never expected to change her life or views with a few words. The anger points she contributed proved that such people never change.

But to Su Chen, it didn’t matter. He already gave her what she deserved, enjoyed every moment of it, and earned plenty of anger points in the process. Whether that egotistical woman changed or not was none of his concern—someone else in society would eventually straighten her out.

After that woman’s episode, several other viewers connected with Su Chen.

He spared no mercy—where criticism was due, he gave it; where reproach was necessary, he delivered it, always aiming for authenticity.

One of them was a high school freshman boy obsessed with mechanics, who ended up crying after Su Chen’s words.

Actually, it wasn’t Su Chen’s fault—he was just a boy pretending to be cool!

But in this live stream, Su Chen would not tolerate anyone pretending more than himself!

Their conversation went like this:

Mechanics Boy: “Streamer, the college entrance exam is in two months, but I’m obsessed with mechanics and can’t pull myself away. What should I do?”

Su Chen: “I think you should wait until after the exam to study mechanics. After all, the exam determines whether you can get into a good university. That’s definitely more important.”

Mechanics Boy: “Oh really? Are you trying to persuade me to give it up? Don’t try to convince me, not even temporarily.”

“I’ve been through a lot—almost everything points to this path.”

“This society seems to have no place for someone like me who pursues individuality and self-expression. If no one helps me, I’ll fall into the abyss.”

“My grades are average, and I don’t have time to improve.”

“Although I’ve been researching mechanics, I’m not interested in competing in it, so I haven’t engaged much.”

“But now, I’m very confused. If I don’t change my plan and get into a good university, is there really no other way?”

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This left Su Chen awkward, almost ready to pull out a three-bedroom apartment. Damn, is it really okay for a kid to be so pretentious in my stream?

But honestly, Su Chen didn’t want to hit him too hard.

After all, he was just a typical awkward teenager. The problem was, the boy then said:

“It’s okay. I know I won’t get any answers from you. I just feel troubled in my heart and desperately want a place to vent.”

Do you take me for a fool?

Since the kid said that, how could Su Chen just treat him like air?

“First of all, kid, you’re not obsessed with mechanics—you’re obsessed with pretending to be cool at this damn age.”

“It’s just that you can’t find your own strength and realize you’re nobody, so you choose a subject like mechanics that most high schoolers don’t touch.”

“After all, at school and in class, as long as nobody studies this subject, no one will expose your real level in mechanics—maybe you don’t even know it yourself!”

“Actually, your pretentious approach is nothing new—just a unique path to fool others.”

“A few days ago, an eleven-year-old kid came to my live stream and pretended in a similar way.”

“She said she was an eleven-year-old boy who disliked anime or movies, only interested in archaeology and mummies. Isn’t that psychologically abnormal?”

“Actually, your statements have a strange similarity. Have you noticed?”

“Only your focuses differ—one leans towards humanities, the other towards science.”

“One likes archaeology and mummies; the other likes studying mechanics.”

“Damn, this feels a bit like the tale of the hidden dragon and crouching phoenix...”

The moment he said this, someone commented that it was a bit of a heart-wrenching blow.

The comment section exploded with encouragement for the kid to surrender—to accept defeat and stop struggling.

Unexpectedly, the brat was stubborn, shouting loudly: “Su Chen, how dare you say my mechanics level is poor? Are you better than me? I’m not convinced! Say it if you dare!”

Su Chen had planned to drop it, but since the kid wanted to fight, he wouldn’t hold back—he would show him why the flower is so red!