Chapter 3

I sent the scammer ten bucks, and sure enough, he sent over two fleeting photos.

Both were photos of my brother.

[How about it, satisfied? I think I'm more than a match for you.]

This scammer was really shameless.

I played along.

[Wow, I've seen you before!]

My brother wasn't a good student in his early years and barely made it into a community college. After my stepmom married into our family with him, he saw me studying all the time and was influenced by me.

From community college to bachelor's to master's to PhD, he became a model student.

Not only did the school love to brag about such talent, but even the school forum was full of his glorious deeds.

The scammer was smug.

[Your brother is very outstanding.]

He asked another question, [What batch are you in, freshman? I don't like community college students.]

Our school has programs from community college to doctoral level.

But I hadn't expected that not only would he impersonate my brother, he would also discriminate based on education level. Didn't he know my brother himself was a community college student?

"I can't hold back anymore."

My brother was also fuming beside me, "Don't even mention you, I already want to take a knife to him."

My stepmom, who had been listening on the side, also pieced together the situation.

"Did you offend someone? Otherwise, why would they only impersonate you and not others?"

My brother said bluntly, "Don't pull that victim-blaming stuff. I'm just eating, sleeping, and doing research. When would I have time to offend anyone?"

I nodded vigorously in agreement.

"Then how do you explain this?" my stepmom asked.

"I'm being impersonated and you want me to provide evidence? What kind of injustice is this? I'm more wronged than Dou E," my brother shouted angrily at the sky.

He suddenly lowered his head, looking a bit dejected.

"No wonder I haven't had a girlfriend in all these years of college. Has this impersonator taken all my potential girlfriends?!"

My stepmom and I burst out laughing.

I comforted my brother.

"Once school starts, everything will be clear."