Nothing was ever a constant, and that was often the cruel reality.
Sometimes the more one tried to hide something, the faster it would be exposed.
Although Pei Zhen wasn't slow to delete the post, the netizens were quicker. Not to mention the titillating morning photo of Pei Zhen, even Fu Sichen's demand of 'Delete this' had all been screen-shot.
Hence, once Pei Zhen had deleted the post, the 'morning photo' had become all the more valuable a commodity, with people pleading for a copy online. Everyone knew about it.
When Fu Sichen realized that, he was furious.
While he was furious, he did keep a copy of the photo. He had even taken in the comments of Pei Zhen being henpecked with great pleasure, and only after doing that did he make the call to Pei Zhen.
Pei Zhen just had his meal.