Chapter 265: Chapter 265

[Why send this screenshot to himself? Could it be...is he going to ask me to borrow the compensation?!]

Zhu Yuwen was instantly on high alert!

He peered at the chat box, his mind jumping between curiosity and caution, finally sending a deeply meaningful [...].

Su Tiankuo had been waiting for his reply for a long time, almost couldn’t resist asking directly. When he saw just a symbol, he couldn’t help but feel smug and self-satisfied.

[How is it? Are you jealous? Sigh, I just wrote casually, who knew writing novels could be so profitable, just scribble a bit and you can make thousands!]

[If I had known I had this talent earlier, wouldn’t I have gotten rich already? Could’ve let you live the good life, and Chu River would probably be begging to stay by my side...]

Sitting at his desk, clutching his phone, he laughed so hard he shook like he had Parkinson’s.

A colleague leaned over and asked, "What’s so funny? What are you looking at?"

Zhu Yuwen awkwardly wiped tears from the corners of his eyes, not hiding it at all—

"Do you know about the plagiarism news on Dream Weaving Literature Network?"

How could they not know? They were all keen on the gossip. As soon as he said it, a group gathered around.

"What, is there more news? I didn’t see anything in the ’Lingxiao’ group!"

"That plagiarist has no shame, ’Lingxiao’ uses such sharp language in their novels, their style is so strong, and he dares to copy..."

Most of the office were Bai Lu fans, and even those who weren’t, had read the novel because of the gossip, now their eyes were red from staying up late: "Stop teasing, what’s the inside scoop?"

"What inside scoop could I have?"

Zhu Yuwen, rarely in the spotlight, couldn’t help but show off: Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on NoveI★Fire.net

"You know about that plagiarist Great Scholar, right? Little Zhu must know, I told you last month about a friend who borrowed money, the one who’s particularly rude..."

Little Zhu perked up: "I remember! So, he knows the Great Scholar?"

Little Zhu, a Bai Lu fan, thought—

When it comes to shamelessness, those two are about even.

Zhu Yuwen smiled meaningfully, feeling the crowd’s eager eyes urging him, finally spoke slowly.

"Oh, he knows him very well, he’s the Great Scholar himself..."

This juicy gossip is right under my nose!

The colleagues were incredulous.

"How do you know? Did he accidentally let it slip?"

Zhu Yuwen was puzzled too: "How would I know, he just sent me some backstage screenshots claiming it’s him... I’m so worried, he still owes me a thousand bucks, last month he asked to borrow three thousand which I didn’t lend, and now with these screenshots, does he want me to lend him for the compensation?"

Everyone gave Zhu Yuwen a look of disbelief: "Your friend is really thick-headed... He’s practically socially dead, and still dares to admit it ..."

"Is plagiarism this brazen these days?"

Only Little Zhu naively asked: "Regardless of borrowing money, Zhu Yuwen, your friend is in such a tough spot now and even shows you the backstage info so openly, are you guys really not close? I feel like he considers you a close friend."

Zhu Yuwen: "I’m not, I’m not!"

His sudden reaction startled everyone, silence fell over the scene, and Little Zhu quickly waved his hand:

"Sorry, just said it casually..."

The colleagues exchanged glances and quietly dispersed with various excuses.

Zhu Yuwen understood this peculiar atmosphere well—

Because previously when he defended his good brother Su Tiankuo in the group, criticizing Chu River, everyone reacted the same way.

Looking at the screenshots on his phone, he couldn’t help but curse under his breath.

Clearly, his colleagues aren’t fools.

"Zhu Yuwen, that guy, has never been particularly sincere, only Little Zhu hangs around him more..."

What office doesn’t have a few private colleague groups?

Another chimed in: "Come on, Little Zhu is genuinely naive, gets along with everyone well, believes whatever people say."

"Anyone else wouldn’t reveal their identity with screenshots, even if borrowing money is at stake, at this time right? Zhu Yuwen must be really close with that brother of his—not to mention the plagiarism issue, a good brother trusts you , if you don’t help, fine, you could at least advise him to change, but instead, you show the screenshots in public for everyone to laugh at..."

"That’s poor character, really low... Hey, you know about that client incident last time, right, with Little Zhu being all clueless, and Zhu Yuwen he..."