To avoid keeping Gu Chen waiting too long, Ivy calmed her emotions.
The phone call had already taken up a lot of time, and she couldn’t afford to delay any longer.
So she put her phone in her pocket and prepared to take off her clothes to try on the underwear.
Knock, knock, knock!
“Ah?!”
Just as she lifted the hem of her shirt, a frantic knocking at the door startled her.
She turned and said, “Sorry, someone’s in here.”
“It’s me, Gu Chen. Open the door first!”
Gu Chen’s anxious voice came from outside.
“What?”
Faced with such an obviously strange request, Ivy hesitated for a moment before saying, “Okay.”
Since she hadn’t changed yet anyway, it didn’t matter.
She opened the fitting room door.
“Gu Chen, what’s wrong?”
Ivy couldn’t help but ask.
“Move aside.”
Gu Chen didn’t have time to explain and barged straight in.
His eyes quickly scanned the ceiling.
The angle of the secret filming from the live stream should have come from this area, but he couldn’t pinpoint the exact spot yet.
The entire fitting room seemed to have no place to install a camera—bare walls all around.
The only thing slightly unusual was the light fixture overhead.
“There it is!”
Gu Chen’s gaze sharpened, immediately locking onto a tiny spot inside the lampshade.
Based on the angle of the video he’d seen, combined with an almost imperceptible red dot flickering there, it was enough to confirm.
If he hadn’t happened to stumble upon that secret live stream, no one would ever have noticed such a hidden pinhole camera.
Thinking about how Ivy had almost been broadcast live, Gu Chen clenched his fists in anger.
“What’s wrong? What are you looking for?”
Ivy was still confused.
Gu Chen pointed overhead.
“There’s a pinhole camera, inside the light. Look closely—there’s a red dot.”
And who knew when it had been installed, or how many victims there had been.
Just thinking about it sent chills down the spine.
“Oh my god, there really is!”
Ivy’s face turned pale, and a wave of fear washed over her.
She didn’t know how Gu Chen had discovered it, but the fact was right in front of her, leaving her shaken.
She never thought she would encounter something like this.
Gu Chen immediately found a store clerk and asked what was going on.
After all, if a camera appeared in this store, even if the clerk didn’t install it, the store had to take responsibility.
When the clerk heard about it, he was equally confused and clearly had no idea.
He immediately notified the boss to come over.
She had only come to buy underwear, and now this had to happen.
Anyone would be in a bad mood.
“How did you two find out there was a camera in the fitting room?”
The boss arrived and immediately came over to negotiate.
“This…”
Gu Chen was a bit troubled.
After all, the way he found out wasn’t exactly honorable either.
Ivy reacted quickly and immediately explained for him, “I saw a red dot inside the light, suspected there was a camera, and asked my boyfriend to come check.”
“What, you suspect we put it there?”
The boss’s expression turned sour.
“Let’s just call the police. This has to be dealt with.”
Gu Chen didn’t want to waste words.
Although Ivy hadn’t suffered any actual loss, someone must have been secretly filmed, and that was no joke.
“Fine, of course we’ll call the police.”
The boss agreed readily enough, but hesitated before lowering his voice.
“But… could you two not make this public? At least wait until the investigation is over.”
After all, the incident happened in his store.
If news got out, his business would be completely ruined.
To buy their silence, he said directly, “How about this: I’ll give you this underwear for free, plus five thousand yuan in compensation. Deal?”
“Oh?”
Gu Chen’s eyes lit up.
That was an acceptable offer.
Of course, he insisted they still had to call the police and investigate.
He thought it over, then consulted Ivy, and finally nodded in agreement.
And so, Ivy ended up with free underwear and five thousand yuan in hush money—a blessing in disguise.
Of course, Gu Chen didn’t plan to keep the money.
It would help her get by for now.
She couldn’t keep living at his place forever, and she needed to buy daily necessities.
After they reached a private agreement, the boss personally called the police, removed the camera, conducted a thorough check of the store, and temporarily shut down operations.
Gu Chen and Ivy gave their statements and then left.
The police said they would contact them again if further investigation was needed.
“Great, now I can finally buy stuff. Gu Chen, can I pay you back later?”
After leaving, Ivy’s smile returned.
Going from penniless to suddenly coming into money felt like a dream.
“Of course, take care of yourself first.”
Gu Chen nodded.
He hadn’t planned to rush her for repayment anyway.
Besides, he needed her help infiltrating the enemy camp this afternoon.
If he upset her now, the plan would be ruined.
With money in hand, Ivy immediately went to other stores to buy some new clothes and daily necessities, finally no longer looking like a homeless person.
Once everything was settled, Gu Chen took her home to rest.
Then he headed back to school.
He hadn’t forgotten about finding Wang Jun.
Especially after the secret filming incident, he felt even more uneasy.
When Gu Chen reported it to the police, he hadn’t mentioned the website.
Not because he was deliberately hiding it, but because he wanted to get to the truth first.
After all, Wang Jun was Wang Meng’s brother.
If he really was involved, Gu Chen could at least persuade him to turn himself in and get a lighter sentence.
Everyone has personal attachments—it’s understandable.
By the time he arrived at school, it was already ten in the morning.
At this hour, even if someone was sleeping in during the break, they should be awake.
He went to the second floor of the dormitory building and asked someone which room was Wang Jun’s.
Bang!
The next second, he kicked the door open and walked in with a murderous look.
“Who’s that?”
The three guys inside turned around angrily.
But when they saw it was Gu Chen, their eyes widened as if they’d seen a ghost.
“Everyone except Wang Jun, get out of my sight in three seconds, or face the consequences.”
Gu Chen scanned the room.
Soon, he saw Wang Jun on the innermost bed, just getting up.
The other two had no idea what was going on, but they knew one thing:
If they didn’t obey, they’d get beaten.
So they scrambled out without even stopping.
“Ch-Chen Ge, what are you doing here?”
Wang Jun forced a smile uglier than tears, his legs going weak.
This posture clearly meant trouble.
“Save it. If you lie even once, I’ll take you to your sister to explain.”
“Huh? I… I’ll tell you everything, everything!”
Wang Jun’s face instantly crumpled.
That was what he feared most.
Gu Chen closed the door behind him to keep others from seeing, giving him some face.
Then he stared at him coldly and asked, “Back when you were pretending to be that exhibitionist pervert, did you secretly film anything?”
“What? How… how do you know?”
Wang Jun’s face went deathly pale.
He trembled like a leaf.
He clearly hadn’t expected Gu Chen to find out about this.
But he still insisted, “H-how could I? I just lost my head for a moment…”
“Enough, come with me to see your sister.”
Gu Chen sighed.
It seemed this guy was beyond saving.
He grabbed Wang Jun by the shoulder and dragged him out, not giving him any chance to make excuses.