Chapter 488 - 297: Backstabbed by a Hater (Part 2)

The meal lasted until nine in the evening.

Even though the average price of the dishes was somewhat high, the chef’s skills were indeed not bad. Chen Ba was satisfied and waved goodbye to everyone.

He only realized something was wrong after walking out of the alley.

He’d just had some drinks, and now he was a bit unsteady on his feet. In this state, he definitely couldn’t drive, but Huang Qing, who came with him, also drank!

So what to do?

Brother Qing took the easy way, directly hailing a cab and going home. But Chen Ba couldn’t leave, because if he took a cab home, he’d have to come back the next day to fetch his car. How troublesome!

"Serves you right, making so much money and still not hiring a full-time driver!"

"Do I really deserve a driver?"

After complaining a bit on the phone with Old Chen, Chen Ba tentatively asked, "Dad, are you busy right now? If not, could you come pick me up?"

"Sure!"

Chen Ba hadn’t expected Old Chen to agree. He was ready to find a designated driver when Old Chen suddenly agreed, leaving him completely baffled.

"Send me your location, and I’ll come pick you up right away!"

"Alright, alright..."

Anyway, having Old Chen come to pick him up was more suitable than hiring a designated driver, so Chen Ba didn’t think too much.

Not long after, a taxi stopped in front of Chen Ba.

He thought it was Old Chen who’d arrived, and just as he walked forward to greet, the car door opened and out came Wang Ya.

"Why is it you?"

"Aren’t you the one who asked me to come?"

After the two spoke, they fell into silence, especially Chen Ba, whose face turned completely dark.

Damn Old Chen, is this how you act as a middleman to profit?

Forget it, since she’s here anyway.

Chen Ba sighed, handed over his car keys, and said, "The car’s over there, you go drive it out first. Oh, by the way, can you drive my car?"

"I can!"

Wang Ya definitely lied on this one; seeing her take forever to back out of the parking space, it was clear her driving skills were more rusty than imagined.

"Come on, take me home."

Chen Ba was really tired; he just wanted to go home, take a hot shower, and go to bed because he was exhausted after socializing.

On the return trip, light rain began to fall, and neither spoke in the car.

The atmosphere was unbearably awkward.

Fortunately, Chen Ba didn’t stay embarrassed for too long, as at the next traffic light, the female driver scraped a nearby scooter.

"Oh well..."

Chen Ba really wanted to say that the right-turn lane was wide enough; just follow the scooter slowly, no need to overtake. However, since the scrape happened already, saying this was of no use; it was best to quickly get out and check if the scooter rider was injured!

"I’m so sorry!"

After helping the other party’s vehicle up and confirming that the other person was not injured, Chen Ba quickly apologized and explained, "My girlfriend doesn’t usually drive much. She came to pick me up because I drank today, so she’s a bit nervous..."

"No worries, no worries!"

The young man seemed excited to recognize Chen Ba, "My gosh, is it really you, Ba?"

"It’s me!"

Chen Ba offered an awkward smile, not expecting to be recognized here. Could the young man also be playing Tianba Game?

"Guys, I’ve been hit by Ba. I’m so lucky! Friends in the comments, help me decide whether a Land Rover or a Bentley suits me better?"

Chen Ba: "..."

Come on, you just got hit; can’t you wait to shoot a short video? And could you be any more direct with your words?

He certainly is a little troll!

It was at an intersection, and not wanting to affect the traffic, Chen Ba instructed Wang Ya to park the car further away and then discussed how to resolve the matter with the young man.

Chen Ba suggested taking the young man to the hospital to get checked, but the young man insisted he was fine and didn’t need to go; a picture with Ba was enough.

Fine, let’s take a picture then!

Such fan demands weren’t new to Chen Ba, but he still emphasized, "A photo is one thing, but please don’t photoshop or mess with it!"

"No worries, no worries, I’ll just upload it to the Tianba Community to show off..."

After taking the photo with Chen Ba, the young man gave Wang Ya, who had arrived, a peculiar look and sneakily pressed the shutter button a second time.

"Let’s go, it’s all settled."

Chen Ba waved at the arriving Wang Ya, signaling that the issue was perfectly resolved.

The picture was one thing, but he also gave the young man a thousand yuan, all the cash he had on him.

The young man was satisfied with this resolution because he wasn’t injured, and everyone was driving slowly during the turn, it was just an accidental scrape.

If you had to say, Chen Ba was at a bigger loss; after all, the right front fender and the passenger door were scraped, and the paint job wouldn’t be cheap, certainly more than a thousand yuan.

After saying goodbye to this troll young man, Chen Ba and Wang Ya set off again, this time with Wang Ya driving more carefully, keeping the speed below 40 mph.

Chen Ba didn’t rush her; driving slowly in the city was fine, considering the amount of traffic and the poor nighttime visibility.

Might as well play with his phone.

But as soon as he opened his phone and entered the Tianba Community, he saw the young man had already posted.

[Shocking! Late at night, a man and his girlfriend did this to a fan...]

Alright, alright!

You must be playing Tianba Game too, otherwise you wouldn’t be this absurd. This shocking UC-style headline couldn’t be thought of without a decade of creativity block.

Posting so quickly, huh?

Chen Ba didn’t expect that the young man would post right after leaving; such speed was astonishing.

The content of the post was nothing special, just the young man sharing his "chance encounter" with a photo with Ba.

But that’s not the main issue!

Though meeting Ba and getting a photo is something many would envy, the real focus of this post isn’t the first picture, but rather the second one!

Does Ba have a girlfriend?

Wotefa! Who is this woman? Why haven’t we seen her on Tianba Studio’s official list?

"Huh?"

Seeing the candid photo’s angle, Chen Ba was taken aback, not expecting the young man to have sticky fingers, taking a photo of Wang Ya on the sly.

Great, now the entire Tianba Community knows.

After refreshing the page, he indeed saw the post had garnered hundreds of comments and replies, with each refresh adding dozens more.

Likes and shares were rapidly climbing too. Without a computer, Chen Ba couldn’t log into the admin account to delete the post.

"Um, you just got photographed, and the photo was posted online. I’m sorry; I’ll get it deleted when I get back!"

Chen Ba told Wang Ya, expressing that he’d use the admin account to remove the post when they returned.

"It’s fine, let it be."

Wang Ya was initially stunned, then shook her head and sighed, "It’s already taken, so what good will deleting the post do? Can you also delete it from his phone?"

"So forget it, if it’s posted, it’s posted!"

She’s right, indeed.

He could delete the post, but the photo itself was beyond his reach, and it would leak out eventually. With this realization, Chen Ba abandoned the idea of deleting the post.

"But the post also spread rumors, claiming you’re my girlfriend..."

"He didn’t spread rumors! Didn’t you say that yourself? He just reported the truth, where’s the lie?"

Chen Ba: "..."

It does seem true!

He hadn’t anticipated being recognized when he got out of the car, so he had made it up, not realizing the young man would recognize him.

Great, now the entire Tianba Community knows he’s in a relationship and has a girlfriend!

This should be something worth celebrating; the problem is... he just said it randomly, and they all took it seriously?