Senior Brother sighed. “Yesterday, I said a few words in Junior Sister’s defense, and a bunch of people started cursing me. I got so scared that I deleted it right away.”
He didn’t want his personal information exposed… The photo on his ID card was hideous.
Senior Sister patted him sympathetically on the shoulder. “You should do what I do and just hit the like button.”
In this day and age, posting comments online was a terrifying thing to do.
If you weren’t careful, the ID cards of your entire family—three generations of them—could be exposed.
And if you weren’t good-looking, you might even get attacked for your appearance.
The moment Ji Zhaoxi returned to the dorm, she started a livestream. She was exhausted and wiped the sweat from her forehead with a tissue.
The number of viewers kept rising. Ji Zhaoxi adjusted the camera angle and greeted the lens. “Good evening, everyone. I’ll wait until there are a few more people before I start talking.”
A lot of passersby had entered her livestream today, and everyone was asking about what had happened at the one-day manager event.
Just then, a Carnival suddenly exploded across her livestream.
【L sent 99 Carnivals】
…
He kept sending them, completely blocking out the comments.
Ji Zhaoxi stared blankly. What was he doing? Wasn’t he supposed to send her pig-head filters?
The very next second, a pig-head filter appeared over Ji Zhaoxi’s head.
【L sent 10 Pig Heads】
Ji Zhaoxi: …
Outside the screen, Lu Huainan was panicking. He hurriedly explained.
【L: Sorry, I clicked it by accident】
This time, he really had clicked it by accident. It was basically muscle memory. Whenever he saw a pig-head filter, he instinctively wanted to click it…
On camera, Ji Zhaoxi gave a fake smile. “It’s okay.”
Lu Huainan choked. It was that same smile again—smiling on the outside, not smiling at all on the inside.
He had no idea how to fix the situation, so he simply kept sending Carnivals.
The number of viewers in the livestream continued to climb, and there were so many comments that Ji Zhaoxi could barely read them.
Never mind. It wasn’t as if they were saying anything nice.
Ji Zhaoxi looked at the screen and cleared her throat. “Hello, everyone. I’m Ji Zhaoxi. Today, I’d like to explain what happened at the one-day manager event.”
“As for people saying that I didn’t fulfill many of their requests, I feel that even other influencers would have found those requests difficult.”
“For example, the request to wear high heels and step on someone… Well, I can accept people joking about that online. But I really can’t do it in real life, because I don’t like stepping on people.”
Ji Zhaoxi explained it seriously. She simply didn’t like stepping on people.
Even when someone stepped on her by accident on the street, she would get extremely angry.
【Why is she explaining all this in such a serious tone? I’m dying】
【Can you people tell the difference between the internet and reality? Let niche interests stay niche!】
【Are you doing PK battles tonight, babe? Can you connect with Lin Zhehan?】
【Who is this woman? Why are there so many people in her livestream?】
【Are you blind? Can’t you see her name?!】
【What’s with the fans’ attitude? Can’t people even ask a question?!】
The livestream descended into chaos.
Ji Zhaoxi hesitated for a moment. “There were also requests for me to tie a chain around my neck. I know what everyone means, but I really can’t do that. It’s dangerous, and if that’s something you’re into, you should find a professional.”
She had no experience with that kind of thing. If the force wasn’t controlled properly, someone could die…
She had mentioned this to her company, but they told her to study it more and cater to that type of fan. They had also said that her aloof persona was bound to attract fans like these.
L kept sending Carnivals. He hit the limit halfway through, so he switched to another account.
【L2 sent 99 Carnivals】
…
Ji Zhaoxi didn’t do a single PK battle that evening. She went straight to first place on the Top 100 ranking.
Ji Zhaoxi continued explaining. “There were also requests for me to slap someone. I didn’t agree, because I have a lot of strength in my hands. If I slapped you, you’d definitely cry.”
She hoped everyone’s first meeting would be a happy one, not one filled with tears.
“As for kissing, I already mentioned this beforehand. I’m not very used to kissing other people. If that makes anyone angry, then go ahead and curse me.”
Ji Zhaoxi placed the letters and gifts sent by her fans on the table.
“There are a lot of gifts I didn’t accept, because they were too expensive. Everyone has already spent a lot of money just to come see me. I make quite a lot from livestreaming, so I’d honestly feel bad accepting them.”
Ji Zhaoxi flipped through her notes and responded point by point. “There were also people saying that I threw away gifts fans sent me. If I were going to throw them away, wouldn’t I do it outside? I threw them away in the subway, where there are cameras everywhere. Doesn’t the person who posted that realize how ridiculous it sounds?”
“That’s all I’m going to explain today. I’m not going to address anything too absurd. They make their claims with such certainty, yet they don’t even have a single picture.”
【Supporting Xixi ［kisses］】
【You really didn’t need to explain. People who believe you will believe you, and people who don’t won’t believe you no matter what you say…】
【A lot of people at this event weren’t even fans. They should restrict access by fan level at future offline events.】
【Are you doing PK battles tonight, babe? Can you connect with Lin Zhehan?】
Meanwhile, in another livestream.
Sanzi was incredibly annoyed. He kept checking to see when Ji Zhaoxi would end her stream.
All the traffic had gone to her…
Besides, their audiences overlapped quite a bit to begin with.
He frowned tightly as he stared at the public chat and shouted energetically, “Brothers and sisters, can you help Sanzi take first place on the Top 100 ranking for this hour?!”
【Huh? Ji Zhaoxi is livestreaming】
【Sanzi… Can we just take first place for one hour? How are we supposed to do that this hour…】
【There are so many people in her livestream】
Sanzi clicked his tongue. They were all so cowardly.
He stopped looking at the public chat, put on some DJ music, and shouted, “Everyone, let’s give it everything we’ve got! First place on the Top 100 ranking for this hour—let’s take it!”
His face flushed red, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
So what if Ji Zhaoxi was in first place? So what if she had more viewers? He was determined to take first place on the Top 100 ranking during this golden time slot!
Meanwhile, Ji Zhaoxi’s livestream was incredibly peaceful. She read through the letters while replying to questions in the public chat.
“I won’t be sad. I’m happy to have met everyone, and I won’t take it personally. I’m explaining all this because I’m worried that everyone else will feel upset.”
【Our Xixi is so sweet. Do those people who made those hate posts have no conscience? ［crying］】
【Are you doing PK battles tonight, babe? Can you connect with Lin Zhehan?】
【Our baby is so obedient. She’ll do whatever hand dance the fans ask her to do. If she doesn’t know it, she learns it right there on the spot. Certain people really need to stop causing trouble.】
【Just wait, haters. Once our student fans are on vacation, you’ll know what a mistake you made!】
Because she had to read the letters, Ji Zhaoxi’s livestream went on until very late.
The moment the livestream ended, Ji Zhaoxi collapsed onto her bed.
Her phone screen lit up, but she didn’t notice.
On the other side, Lu Huainan stared nervously at his screen.
He had been waiting for a long time, but Ji Zhaoxi still hadn’t replied to him.
Could she be secretly feeling upset right now…?
Lu Huainan silently stared at his phone, then walked out onto the balcony. He remembered her saying in her livestream last time that she would be very happy if someone sang that song for her.
He had gone out of his way to learn it…
Should he really send it to her? But wouldn’t that be awkward? She might even think he was crazy.
Lu Huainan stared at the voice-message button in the WeChat chat, conflicted. Wouldn’t this seem too deliberate? What if she misunderstood?
But when he thought of Ji Zhaoxi’s expression just now, Lu Huainan gritted his teeth. Deliberate, then. Crazy, then. It wasn’t as though he was a normal person to begin with.
Lu Huainan cleared his throat, pressed and held the voice-message button, and began to sing, his voice trembling.
“I’m learning not to worry too far ahead…”
At that moment, a guy brushing his teeth on the balcony of the neighboring dorm stood there in stunned silence.
Water splashed across the counter as he listened quietly to the singing drifting from who-knew-where.
What a miserable life. Not only had he just gotten back from the lab, he also had to listen to singing this awful.
