Chapter 233: Chapter 232 The Real and the Fake
Various gasps filled the classroom, cautious and forcefully suppressed.
After calming down for a while, everyone erupted.
“Daddy! Daddy! Your son is here to cling to your coattails!”
“Grandpa, save a copy for your grandson, I beg on bended knee with a heavy sum!”
Twenty copies! In such a supply-constrained market, that’s practically an astronomical number!
Perhaps Ya Qing’s books will become more common in the market over time and lose some of their rarity. But at that moment, what everyone desired was a sense of special honor and that feeling of achievement.
Moreover, Ya Qing was known for rarely signing books. For the previous “Bouncing Back,” he had signed only twenty-one copies in total. Twenty were signed solely by Ya Qing, while one was co-signed with Cang Xue.
This co-signed edition was once deemed a unique masterpiece, sought after by many…
Whether for collecting or appreciating in value, it was definitely worth something.
The situation was incredibly hot with Shouhao and the others.
Bai Fangfei, on the other hand, was so angry her expression was distorted, almost ruining her practice workbook in her grip, muttering incessantly, “This is impossible… It absolutely can’t be!”
She was well aware that Ya Qing had not even shown his face over the weekend, and she was certain that Lu Mian hadn’t seen Ya Qing. So where did Lu Mian get these signed books?
After much thought, there was only one explanation—those were pirated books with forged signatures!
It was all too common for people to do such things for the sake of pride and vanity.
Wasn’t Lu Mian just fond of showing off!
While Bai Fangfei was thinking this, suddenly a strange voice came from the classmates nearby.
“Shouhao, the signatures on your books look a little different from the class monitor’s…” someone muttered softly.
Like a thunderclap, the comment exploded, immediately drawing a crowd of students to gather around.
Shouhao hadn’t considered much, openly allowing others to look, with everyone bending their heads, scrutinizing the handwriting on the dedication page carefully.
“They are a bit different, huh…”
“At first glance, they seem similar, but you can tell the difference upon closer inspection.”
“All twenty of these signatures look the same, just not like the class monitor’s…”
In the midst of the discussions, Xu Jiahui suddenly laughed scornfully, “Oh ho, after all the fuss, they’re fakes! Hahaha, Lu Mian got you twenty pirated counterfeits, and you actually treasure them like gold, how hilarious!”
Nobody else had said they were fakes; it was only Xu Jiahui, who had a grudge against Lu Mian, who spoke out.
Xu Jiahui casually picked up a book, eyeing it disdainfully, “Huh, the imitation is quite similar! A fake will always be fake and can never become real. All of you groveling, don’t be fooled by Lu Mian, just disperse, disperse…”
Shouhao and the others had never doubted that the books Lu Mian gave them were fake; Lu Mian was not that kind of vain person!
Shouhao was hot-tempered and suddenly grabbed Xu Jiahui by the collar, quite aggressive.
“Stop spewing nonsense; ours are real! Why don’t you say that Bai Fangfei’s is fake!”
Struggling, Xu Jiahui chuckled, “How could the class monitor’s be fake! Her family works with Ya Qing. Are you implying you, Lu Mian, also work with Ya Qing? Even boasting has its limits!”
Hearing this, Bai Fangfei finally felt a breath of fresh air, smiling as she stood up from her seat, feigning discipline, “Alright everyone, stop the commotion. I don’t care whether they’re real or fake; those who want to read the book can come borrow it from me.”
After finishing, she sneered, “But I wouldn’t recommend you read pirated copies; it’s disrespectful to Ya Qing!”
Shouhao shoved Xu Jiahui away, fuming.
Xu Jiahui straightened his clothes, “Don’t agree? Then have Lu Mian prove these signatures are real, why don’t you?”