The forum was already in complete chaos.
Susan Sun saw the situation and immediately broke into a satisfied smile.
Rona Muir, let's see how you clear your name this time.
She'd put up with a lot just for today, secretly taking pictures of things Rona Muir had used whenever no one was looking.
Any one of those things could easily cover a year's worth of her pocket money.
But she never even had the chance to own a single one!
No wonder Rona Muir has that fox-like face—using skincare that costs tens of thousands every day. How could she not be seductive?
Hmph, what a tramp!
Let's see how you clear your name this time!
Last time, she casually let it slip to a senior that Rona Muir had seduced her boyfriend, but she still couldn't ruin Rona.
This time, there’s no way she can clear her name, right?
Susan Sun logged in with her alt account and pretended to defend Rona in the comments: "You guys can’t say that about Rona, right? Maybe she’s just rich! Otherwise, why are we all eighteen and she’s developed so well, and why are her features so perfect?"
A bunch of people started chiming in: "Yeah, I hadn’t thought of that! Haven’t you noticed how well Rona Muir’s developed? If there wasn’t a guy involved... hehe, you know what I mean."
I think the person above is being suggestive, but I have no proof.
Same here.
Haha, you guys upstairs are real pros at arguing. If you love to argue so much, why not go work at a construction site—the foreman would love you. Who says girls can’t be this gorgeous? Just because you’re short and plain doesn’t mean you have to drag everyone else down. Why don’t you shoot for the stars and walk shoulder to shoulder with the sun? And you, poster—how can you judge Rona Muir just by a few pictures? Maybe she’s earning her own money through hard work.
After posting that, Fiona Liu fumed to Julia Zhou, "I’m so pissed! I never thought our school had such trash!"
Julia Zhou saw the post too and jumped in to help Fiona Liu fight back on the forum.
Just then, Rona Muir walked in and saw her friends clutching their phones, faces full of outrage. She couldn’t help but ask, "What’s up with you guys?"
"Hey, when did you get here? Ugh, this is so frustrating—look at the campus forum, someone’s dragging your name through the mud!" Julia Zhou pouted. "Who knows which jerk is behind this!"
Rona Muir pulled out her phone and connected to the internet.
At that time, real smartphones had just come out and weren’t widespread yet.
Julia Zhou was still using a semi-smartphone.
Fiona Liu and Rona Muir already had smartphones.
Still, even the semi-smartphones counted as smartphones—they had touchscreens, cameras, and could go online.
Rona Muir scrolled quickly, and after reading everything, she burst out laughing: "It’s obvious the person who took all those pictures of me is someone close by. My makeup stuff is always locked in my cabinet, and I only use it after washing my face. It’s pretty clear who could get to it."
Fiona Liu immediately caught on: "Right! Only the people in the neighboring dorms could see your stuff. Could it be that someone among them is deliberately trying to smear you?"
Julia Zhou clenched her fist and said, "That’s just too much! We’re all classmates, how could someone do this to you!"
“I’ve seen plenty of mudslinging before,” Rona Muir said with a casual smile. "Just call the police! This is slander and defamation."
During her internship at Sean Kerr’s company, she’d seen just how sharp the legal team could be.
They’d send a lawyer’s letter at the slightest provocation.
Without any hesitation, Rona Muir called the company’s legal department and explained the situation.
She couldn’t let this situation spiral out of control.
She might not care, but her dad still did.
Even though no one knew her dad was a professor in the university’s Business and Management Department, they’d find out sooner or later.
“Isn’t anyone else coming?” Rona Muir looked around—why were only Julia Zhou and Fiona Liu there?
Julia Zhou’s eyes flickered, a little embarrassed: "The other dorms said they wouldn’t come after seeing that post."
Rona Muir immediately understood and gave a self-deprecating smile: "They’re afraid their reputations will get dragged down with mine."
Fiona Liu slapped the table and said, "They don’t believe you, but I do! Come or don’t come, I’m buying dinner!"
Rona Muir laughed and said, "Let me treat. After all, I’m carrying the reputation of a kept mistress—I ought to be generous!"
Julia Zhou and Fiona Liu burst out laughing together.
The bond between the three of them was instantly cemented.
“Thank you both for speaking up for me.” Rona Muir saw the replies from Julia Zhou and Fiona Liu defending her in the thread, and made a mental note of their kindness.
Susan Sun spared no effort in smearing Rona Muir to the girls in the neighboring dorm: “See, I told you, how could a freshman have so much money! Do you know how much those cosmetics cost? Just one tiny bottle is over ten thousand! My tuition is only a little more than that! And how long does a bottle last? Not even three months!”
The girls from the neighboring dorm clicked their tongues in shock: “Wow, she must be loaded.”
“Right? And her little purse—just that tiny thing is over thirty thousand! Tsk tsk, I’ve really learned something. Rich people sure love foxes.” Susan Sun sighed, “You’re really pretty too, but you look so proper—not like someone who’d do that sort of thing.”
The praised girl smiled and agreed with Susan Sun: “Right? My family is super strict, they’d never let me do something like that.”
At that moment, a girl at the opposite table spoke calmly: “Susan Sun, Rona Muir is your roommate. Is it really okay for you to trash her like this?”
Susan Sun jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: “What do you mean by that? Am I smearing her? I’m just telling the truth, okay? Rona Muir did those shady things, and now we’re not even allowed to talk about it? I didn’t make the post, I’m just giving my opinion—is that not allowed?”
The classmate who was scolded turned red with anger: “Why are you yelling at me? People need to have a conscience! I see you always borrowing Rona Muir’s shampoo and face wash, but then you turn around and trash her reputation. Is that really okay? Anyone else can criticize her, but you seem like you shouldn’t!”
Susan Sun got even more flustered: “I only used a little of her shampoo and face wash, okay? She’s so rich, what’s the harm in letting me use a bit? That’s just a couple bucks! Her slippers cost two thousand, mine are only five!”
“Unbelievable.” The girl stormed out of the dorm, hugging her books, not wanting to deal with Susan Sun.
The others thought about it and realized she had a point. One by one, they made excuses and left, not wanting to talk to Susan Sun.
Seeing herself isolated again, Susan Sun was furious. She wished she could call them back and give them a piece of her mind.
But what good will it do if those people speak up for Rona Muir?
Anyway, there’s no way Rona Muir can clear her name now!
After today, the whole school will know Rona Muir is being kept.
Let’s see how she can act all high and mighty after this!
Susan Sun returned to her dorm, and when her eyes drifted over to Rona Muir’s cabinet, a thought popped into her head: “No one’s here right now. If I secretly took one of Rona Muir’s cosmetics, she’d never know, right? She has so many—she’d never notice if one was missing.”
Once that thought popped into her head, Susan Sun couldn’t suppress it.
She quietly reached toward Rona Muir’s cabinet.
University cabinets were simple—not much in the way of fancy locks, mostly just padlocks.
As luck would have it, Rona Muir hadn’t brought her cabinet key with her, making it easy for Susan Sun to act.
Susan Sun opened Rona Muir’s cabinet and was immediately dazzled by all the expensive cosmetics inside.
There isn’t a girl who doesn’t love beauty.
No girl could resist the allure of those high-end skincare products.
Susan Sun picked an inconspicuous eye cream from the corner, quickly stashed it in her own cabinet, locked it, and put the key back.
Susan Sun’s heart was pounding.
She was terrified of being caught, but the thrill of getting away with it made her unwilling to return what she’d stolen.
“Just this once, just this once,” Susan Sun reassured herself. “She’ll never notice!”
At this moment, Sean Kerr also found out about what was happening at the school.
Sean Kerr immediately contacted Rona Muir to ask if she needed him to step in.
This would reach the teachers sooner or later, and Sean Kerr didn’t want to face their anger. He wanted to resolve the issue quickly.
Actually, it would be easy to resolve—Sean Kerr could just step forward and say he gave her those things, and that the Lamborghini was his.
But Rona Muir smiled and said, “No rush, I want to fish them out. Since the other side has torn off the mask, I don’t want to pretend to be friends or classmates anymore. Don’t get involved yet—I’ve already told the company’s legal department, and someone will investigate the post’s IP address. These days, not many people use smartphones to post—most still use computers.”
Sean Kerr knew Rona Muir had her own plan, so he said, “Alright, just let me know if you need me. I’ll go explain things to the teachers first.”
“Then I’ll leave my dad’s side to you.” Rona Muir didn’t want her father to get angry, so she asked Sean Kerr to handle it.
After hanging up, Rona Muir said to Julia Zhou and Fiona Liu, “Ladies, I’m going to catch this annoying rat and make sure she never recovers.”
“Good, that’s how it should be!” Fiona Liu said with spirit. “If she’s going to smear you, then let’s tear off the mask!”
Julia Zhou asked, “Do you have a suspect in mind?”
Rona Muir nodded with a smile. “All that special training I did wasn’t for nothing.”