Chapter 5: Chapter 5- Love Chanel
Related to Episodes 13 and 14 of Love O2O
A/N: Most of the dialogue between characters in this chapter is taken from the series.
The more Hao Mei had to do with Bei Wei Wei, the more he became convinced that she and Xiao Nai were two halves of the one whole. Never mind Wei Wei's ability to think on her feet and make sure he never shared the conversation he overheard with any of his dorm mates, but Laosan's response when he tried to stir up trouble? He shivered. Definitely a well co-ordinated couple. Listening to the praise that Yu Ban Shan and Qui Yong Hou were heaping on Lu Wei Wei Wei as they played with their new guardian beasts in Dreams of Jiangshu, Hao Mei had the horrible feeling that he was the only one feeling perturbed by how in-sync the couple were. Shaking it off, he turned his attention back to his phone.
Text to: Number One Chef
[When are you going to get an account? You can play with us- I'll help you past Newbie Village.]
Text from: Number One Chef
[No. I don't game anymore.]
Text to: Number One Chef
[Anymore? So you used to?]
Text from: Number One Chef
[Yes.]
Text to: Number One Chef
[Why don't you play anymore? Bad experience?]
Text from: Number One Chef
[No time.]
Hao Mei shook his head at his own folly. How could he forget that KO had multiple jobs. Of course gaming would be low the list of priorities. Wouldn't stop Mei from annoying him about it though. He needed a friend to pair up with so he could level the playing field with the other two.
"Hey! Look at this!" Yu Ban Shan stared at his laptop in horror. "School forums... Da Zhong just sent me the link. Someone is badmouthing our Saosan!"
<<Breaking News!!!!
Our school's talented beauty versus the rumoured beauty!
I accidentally came across our school's talented beauty's blog and discovered a new post.I was just browsing randomly. But something caught my interest and made me so excited to share it with all of you.
[Ms A: Ms C is too pure-minded. I laughed and said: You're not 34C!] >>
Ban Shan read the post aloud and Hao Mei dragged his attention away from his phone. Both he and Qui Yong Hou crowded behind Ban Shan, reading over his shoulder. The post rendered all three temporarily speechless until Mei rolled his shoulders and marched back to his own laptop.
"It is time, my friends. To go to war." Taking the time to send a quick text to KO, with a brief explanation of the situation and a note that he'd text when he was done avenging Saosan's honour, Hao Mei settled in for the long haul.
An hour later, the blog was down and replaced with the Bei Wei Wei's academic transcript and scholarship records. Hao Mei leaned back in his seat, sore from his fingers to the small of his back.
"My arms are so sore!"
"Sir." Yu Ban Shan grabbed a hand and started massaging.
"Here, here. Is this okay, sir?" Rubbing Hao Mei's shoulders, Qui Yong Hou bent his head obsequiously.
"Gently, gently..." Mei closed his eyes, basking in the afterglow of a job well done. "I'm thirsty. Thirsty."
"Yes! Here you go." Yong Hou grabbed a juice bottle, offering it to Mei before returning to his station at his shoulders. "Do you feel comfortable, sir?"
Hao Mei groaned as Ban Shan and Yong Hou worked out the tension in his arms. "It's alright. When Laosan gets back I'll make him buy me a big meal. Since Laosan isn't around, I had to step in. How dare she bully our department's young lady?
"Exactly! How dare she say our sister-in-law is dumb? Just her scholarships alone are worth more than mine." Ban Shan's massage became a big more vigorous in his indignation.
"I think that we don't have to tell Laosan about this matter." Yong Hou thought about it a bit more before continuing. "I reckon he's quite busy in Shanghai. We tackled it. Besides, judging by updates in our school news, everyone will forget about that in a day or two."
He made sense. Ban Shan and Mei both nodded their agreement as Mei winced under his friend's rough hands. It was hard being a cyber hero... and it wasn't the hacking that was hard!
* * *
Stretched out in bed, later that night, Hao Mei pondered the situation again. His offhand thought about the hacking not being difficult had stuck with him. He knew he was smart, he was the one who used his brain afterall so he knew what it could do, but Bei Wei Wei's scholarship report and her academic transcript had been stored in different parts of the school's network. Hacking into each section and then hacking the forum to delete the blog and upload the proof of Wei Wei's brilliance? No matter which way he thought about it, Mei felt it should have taken longer. He wasn't sure why he'd confided in KO via text; maybe it was because his friend wasn't part of the computer department and could look at it from a removed vantage point?
Text from: Number One Chef
[Does it matter if it was easier than you thought?]
Text to: Number One Chef
[It depends on why it was easier. If it was just that our school's firewalls are that flimsy, then aren't I obligated to tell the school? So they can fix it? And if it really was someone else hacking at the same time then I may have bumped them out but they may come back.]
Text from: Number One Chef
[Are you employed as part of the IT
department? Then security is not your
problem.]
Hao Mei grudgingly admitted that his friend had a point. It also wasn't like he could give IT a heads up without also causing trouble for himself.
Text to: Number One Chef
[How did you get so smart?]
Text from: Number One Chef
[Life.]
Text from: Number One Chef
[And hive building. Almost time to plant flowers.]
Text to: Number One Chef
[Fighting!]
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