Rumors and public opinion swept in like a storm, spiraling wildly in the direction of pure fabrication.
By the time Mu Yanxi clicked on the trending topic, it wasn’t just a gimmick that had parachuted onto the list; the major marketing accounts were already in position.
The marketing accounts were hyping up the two pictures, all of which boiled down to various ambiguous, scandalous stories, each acting thrilled as if Mu Yanxi and the Rongjia crown prince’s romance was a done deal.
Even though it was already eleven at night, the traffic on Weibo was still immense. The platform immediately exploded. In the public square, Mu Yanxi’s black fans, drawn by the gossip, came out in droves. For once, they didn’t curse her to death, but started teasing her one by one:
【LMAO, if it were anyone else, they probably wouldn’t do something like this, but showing off on the trending topics the moment she latched onto a powerful backer really fits the little flower vase’s personality】
【Don’t underestimate the little flower vase’s desire for the spotlight. How could photos be enough to show off? Next, she’ll have to do an interview or a variety show to flaunt it, right?】
【@RongjiaEntertainment, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Hurry up and suck up to the boss’s wife. Your future depends on tonight (sarcasm)】
【After midnight is the Qixi Festival. I have to say, you really know how to pick a date】
【Hahaha, all I can say is: Mu Yanxi, you never change】
【Congrats on getting out of singlehood, now where’s my red envelope?】
【Spread the word, everyone who sends their blessings tonight will get money from Mu Yanxi】
On the trending list, one was the heir to a major corporation, and the other was a beautiful celebrity in the entertainment industry. This gossip was naturally very compelling.
In addition to several marketing accounts coordinating to drop bombshells, a flood of “industry insiders,” “Rongjia Entertainment employees,” and even “makeup artists with some connections” rushed to confirm the claims:
A certain industry insider: 【To be honest, a certain female star does have a rather bad temper and has offended many people in the industry. If it weren’t for the crown prince carefully protecting her from behind the scenes, she would have vanished without a trace long ago】
A certain Rongjia Entertainment employee: 【There have been rumors that the crown prince has a new love. So it’s her. Although her status is a bit low, she’s truly beautiful】
A certain makeup artist with some connections: 【I heard before that a certain artist director had a task to sign a low-status female star to an S-level contract. Now I suddenly understand who it was (sarcasm)】
They all but directly said, “Yes, Mu Yanxi is dating the Rongjia crown prince,” practically hammering the final nail in the coffin of her single status.
However, as the situation continued to ferment, Mu Yanxi’s curse of being a D-lister held true, and doubts finally began to surface.
It started when a well-known blogger dug up Mu Yanxi’s profile card, which had just been updated last month, clearly stating that Mu Yanxi was married.
Therefore, they directly pointed out that Mu Yanxi was cheating on her spouse for resources.
Netizens familiar with Mu Yanxi knew she wasn’t single, but since her other half had never been revealed, everyone just assumed it was a shield to protect herself.
After someone suddenly brought this up, it was as if a switch had been flipped for the black fans. They flocked to various platforms to search for Mu Yanxi’s information, only to discover that this eighteenth-tier D-lister had, at some point, actually gotten married!
Publicly announcing a relationship and being married were two completely different things. Countless celebrities in the entertainment industry had been linked to heirs of wealthy families, but most were just brief flings.
The threshold for marrying into a wealthy family was not low. Those wealthy families willing to marry celebrities were precisely after the inherent popularity that came with them. If they really got married, they would surely publicize it extensively.
No one would deliberately hide it.
That left only one possibility—Mu Yanxi had indeed, just as that blogger claimed, cheated on her spouse!
And she was cheating with the crown prince of a giant in the entertainment industry.
The motive was self-evident: for resources.
Instantly, the scolding in the public square grew even fiercer:
【Cheating while married is truly disgusting. I used to just mock her, but now I’m really turning into a black fan】
【The entertainment industry is so rotten. Are there no bottom lines left for the sake of resources? Cheating right after getting married, she really plays dirty】
【I’m camping on this trending topic tonight and not leaving. I’ll keep cursing until this low-quality artist quits the industry】
Mu Yanxi was halfway through enjoying her own drama when her phone suddenly rang.
When she answered, her manager’s roar came from the other end: “So what’s the deal with you and that Rongjia crown prince? Give me a straight answer so I can do timely PR. He’s really not your husband, and you really have nothing to do with him, right?”
Mu Yanxi gave the same answer as always, crisp and clean: “No romance, no connection. The surveillance footage was a matter of camera angle.”
Hearing this, the manager finally calmed down a bit. “So which auction did you go to where you were photographed? I’ll ask around and see if I can get the surveillance video.”
Mu Yanxi said casually, “The auction on the Ocean 777 tonight. Was there another one in Yuncheng tonight?”
Manager: …
The hope that had just ignited in the manager was instantly and mercilessly extinguished.
How could you talk about the auction on the Ocean 777 so nonchalantly?
Just because you’ve piggybacked on the popularity of a few exhibitions, do you really think you belong to that class?
Which banquet on the Ocean 777 wasn’t attended by the rich and powerful?
Especially since no interior photos of the yacht had ever been leaked, proving its privacy was taken to the extreme.
Getting a copy of the internal surveillance footage was harder than climbing to the heavens.
The manager’s heart instantly turned cold.
“Don’t look at Weibo for now, it’ll just upset you.” The manager’s voice was somewhat listless. “I’ll think of another way to handle this. You stay out of it, and especially don’t get into fights with black fans yourself, you hear me?”
This habitual instruction, formed over many years, was so practiced it made Mu Yanxi’s heart ache a little.
She looked down at the tablet screen on her lap.
On it, a certain netizen “Xiao Tuzi Bai You Bai” was cursing up a storm in the top comment: 【A low-quality artist who cheats while married, get out of the entertainment industry. Don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you have a backer. I’ll curse you every time you appear】
And below it was her own calm and composed reply: 【For sale: one brain from Xiao Tuzi Bai You Bai, practically brand new, never used】
Mu Yanxi looked at it for two seconds, then slowly, with very little confidence, said to her manager, “…Got it.”
After all, she was just replying to an enthusiastic netizen’s comment.
How could that be called fighting with black fans?
Right?
The manager was still feeling guilty. “That’s good. It’s clear someone is targeting you this time. They gave you a positive spin first before bringing up your marriage. It’s my fault for being too optimistic and not clarifying things the moment the topic started trending. Leave it to me, I’ll handle it.”
Without the surveillance footage, she couldn’t clarify the facts. The manager didn’t know what to do. She wanted to comfort Mu Yanxi but didn’t know how.
She opened Weibo, intending to use her alternate account to patrol the topic’s page, lest Mu Yanxi be bullied.
But the moment she opened it, she saw a screen full of her little cub’s explosive replies:
【You, a married cheater, dare to blatantly buy a trending topic to create buzz. Are you that proud of throwing yourself at the crown prince? Do you really think netizens are idiots?】
Mu Yanxi: Is it possible that you’re the idiot? Just a theory, might not be correct.
【I’m seriously going to puke. I used to think you were a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry and had a good impression of you. Now I’m unfollowing】
Mu Yanxi: Today is a good day. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
【…】
Manager: …
Is this what you meant by not engaging with black fans?
What kind of delusion had she been under to think that this little ancestor of hers would be at a disadvantage on the internet?
The incident, which started at eleven, continued to rage until midnight, its popularity remaining high. Mu Yanxi’s affair and her latching onto a powerful backer seemed to be an ironclad fact.
Even some casual observers who didn’t believe it at first now expressed their immense disappointment.
The PR team was already working overtime, doing their best to suppress the trending topic, but it was all in vain. The public outcry grew fiercer, and voices emerged online tagging various official media outlets, demanding a boycott of Mu Yanxi and other “tainted artists.”
It was as if they were determined to drive Mu Yanxi out of the entertainment industry, even if she had secured a powerful backer and become a resource-rich celebrity, a stance akin to having triumphed over capital.
However, just as midnight approached, when everyone thought Mu Yanxi’s career had crashed and burned with no hope of recovery, she posted on Weibo right in the eye of the storm:
【Mu Yanxi: Sorry I’m late, just took some time to get the surveillance footage. After all, I’m busy with my marital affair, please bear with me (sarcasm) (surveillance video attached)】
The complete surveillance video released this time was extremely clear, capturing the impatience and disgust on Mu Yanxi’s face after Yi Jingming entered the private room.
The angle of the surveillance footage was no longer as ambiguous as the initial pictures. It was very open and direct, filmed from right in front of Mu Yanxi, capturing the movements between the two with perfect clarity, leaving no blind spots.
Forget Mu Yanxi cheating on her spouse for resources and power. From beginning to end, the Mu Yanxi in the video never showed Yi Jingming a pleasant expression, especially towards the end when she stormed out and slammed the door in disgust.
Less than a minute after Mu Yanxi’s Weibo post, the netizens who had watched the video exploded. The rate of likes and comments rose even faster than when they were cursing her out:
【OMG what did I just see】
【WTF WTF, I’m not even surprised this is something Mu Yanxi would do】
【A thousand words boil down to one sentence: Mu Yanxi, you truly never disappoint me】
【This is killing me, if it were any other celebrity, they would just clarify, deny, and ride the wave of popularity as compensation for the harassment. But Mu Yanxi never plays by the rules. I have to say, she’s really daring】
【Any other famous celebrity probably wouldn’t dare to go against the crown prince of Rongjia Entertainment like this, right? But the fact that it was Mu Yanxi who did it doesn’t surprise me at all】
【I have to say, Mu Yanxi’s rejection was so satisfying to watch. It reminds me of those self-righteous sons of executives at my company who think they can bully people and the other party won’t dare to fight back】
【Let me offer a conspiracy theory. Could it be that the Rongjia crown prince couldn’t get what he wanted, so he’s trying to use public opinion to force her?】
【Rejecting the Rongjia crown prince so blatantly, are there really no resources in the entertainment industry that the little flower vase cares about? (sarcasm)】
Just then, Mu Yanxi replied to that Weibo post: 【It’s not about resources. After all, a married person should know to keep their distance from others. It’s a basic principle of being a decent human being】
The comment section exploded again:
【Mu Yanxi, double kill】
【The little flower vase really isn’t afraid of offending people. This is basically exposing the private conduct of that Rongjia crown prince】
【If I didn’t know she was a pure little flower vase who’s only gotten more obscure in her two years since debuting, I’d really think she had a powerful backer】
【I have to say, there’s something mystical about the little flower vase. In two years since her debut, she’s offended almost the entire entertainment industry, yet she still hasn’t been blacklisted, hahaha】
【Fly bravely, little cub. If you get blacklisted this time, we’ll know it was Rongjia’s doing (taking notes)】
And so, this sensational exposé of a marital affair, with the release of the complete surveillance video, quickly devolved into a joke based on groundless accusations.
However, just as netizens thought they could go to sleep peacefully, Eldest Miss Bai Yu’an, who had finally finished her bath, opened Weibo and once again stirred up a storm.
It started because there were still many people online who were senselessly praising and sucking up to Yi Jingming because of his family background. Even after Mu Yanxi produced the complete surveillance video, they still believed Mu Yanxi was the one throwing herself at him.
They spouted things like “there’s no smoke without fire,” and besides, a crown prince of Rongjia Entertainment like Yi Jingming could have any partner he wanted, why would he get entangled with a Mu Yanxi?
Bai Yu’an was instantly furious.
She immediately used her own Weibo account to post the chat logs from when Yi Jingming was pursuing her, as well as photos she later had someone investigate, showing Yi Jingming messing around with other starlets during that same period.
In the posted chat logs, Yi Jingming was mentioning the Shuilin Fang matter to Bai Yu’an. Bai Yu’an added a caption: 【No way, no way, there can’t really be people who would side with a scumbag like this who tries to cheat someone’s feelings for the sake of a project, right?】
Bai Yu’an’s Weibo was verified; she was the daughter of Huatong Real Estate and a minor online celebrity known for being rich and beautiful, usually sharing invitations to fashion shows and exhibitions, as well as selfies showing off her things.
The gossip-loving netizens naturally wouldn’t miss any clue. Someone immediately followed Bai Yu’an’s lead and dug into the bidding conference in Yuncheng that ended last month, having their eyes truly opened.
The halo around Rongjia Entertainment honestly came from the Rongjia Group behind it. Now that this legendary crown prince turned out to be someone who would ‘sell himself’ for a project, his value instantly dropped in the eyes of the netizens.
At the same time, the Shuilin Fang project, which was mentioned as being worth the crown prince ‘selling himself’ for, also attracted the attention of netizens. A project that could make the crown prince of Rongjia Entertainment stoop so low was certainly not a simple one.
They wouldn’t have known if they hadn’t looked, but one look was truly shocking. Even those who didn’t understand such projects could imagine what an astronomical figure was involved just by seeing the amount of money Shuilin Fang involved.
The reason Yi Jingming attracted attention was precisely because of his status as a crown prince, right? But now, Shuilin Fang had a solid, clearly stated price tag.
Countless major finance bloggers jumped on the bandwagon, rushing to forward the press release from after the successful bid:
【Rongjia Group spends a whopping 2 billion to successfully bid for the Shuilin Fang wetland, West District ecological project restarts!】
【Bidding opens for Yuncheng’s Shuilin Fang, Rongjia Group’s 2 billion bid may set a new record, with a planned investment of over ten billion to develop it into…】
【Let us show you just how beautiful the 2-billion-yuan Shuilin Fang wetland is…】
And so, the topic #ShuilinFang# was pushed onto the trending list, getting a wave of free publicity.
In a suburban villa in Yuncheng, Yi Jingming arrived as an uninvited guest at one in the morning.
Yi Zizhuo, loosely draped in a bathrobe, slowly opened the door, clearly not surprised by Yi Jingming’s arrival.
Yi Jingming’s steps were hurried, his hair slightly disheveled. The moment the door opened, he lunged at Yi Zizhuo, grabbing the collar of his bathrobe and questioning him fiercely, “Yi Zizhuo, is this the plan you told me about? Do you know what people are saying about me online right now?”
“Cousin Jingming, let’s talk inside.” Yi Zizhuo loosened Yi Jingming’s grip and led him to the sofa. “I did arrange for someone to destroy the surveillance footage, but I didn’t expect the auction to have also installed pinhole cameras for security.”
His tone was quite innocent, as if the matter with Yi Jingming on the trending topics had nothing to do with him.
Hearing this, Yi Jingming was about to lunge again. “Yi Zizhuo, don’t think you can get away clean. When Yi Wulan gets back from her business trip, if I’m not having a good time, don’t think you will either.”
“No need to be anxious, Cousin Jingming. We’re on the same side now. Since I invited you, I naturally won’t abandon you.” Yi Zizhuo half-closed his eyes. “I’ve already had people shift the topic on Weibo. Besides, how is one Mu Yanxi enough? Haven’t you always wanted the Shuilin Fang project?”
Yi Jingming’s head snapped up. “What do you mean?”
“I was just thinking about it, but I didn’t expect Eldest Miss Bai to be unable to hold back and jump out. So of course, I had to make good use of her and the Shuilin Fang project you were entangled with before.” Yi Zizhuo put an arm around Yi Jingming’s shoulder. “Cousin Jingming, just suffer a little for Shuilin Fang’s sake for now, and then we’ll…”
The manager, worried that the situation would escalate again, had been staring at Weibo all night. When Mu Yanxi, the person at the center of it all, saw the Shuilin Fang trending topic, she had already guessed the motive of the person behind it.
Using Yi Jingming to drive a wedge between her and Yi Wulan was secondary; their real goal was to bring Shuilin Fang to the public’s attention.
Netizens thought Shuilin Fang had appeared on the trending list by riding on her popularity, but aside from the different method used to bring it up, the marketing methods and angles were identical to how Shuilin Fang was promoted in her past life.
Fortunately, she and Yi Wulan had already devised a countermeasure, just waiting for the person behind the scenes to be a little more obvious and let the popularity ferment before closing the net.
But she couldn’t explain all this to her manager. With a small pang of guilt, Mu Yanxi stayed up all night with the PR team before going to sleep.
When Mu Yanxi woke up again, it was already past five in the afternoon. Perhaps due to staying up late, she didn’t feel anything when she woke up, but when she got up, her whole body was weak, and she fell right back onto the bed.
Her brain felt like it was on fire. She touched her forehead; she couldn’t tell if her palm was hot or her forehead was, but she felt her temperature was slightly high.
But it wasn’t like she hadn’t pulled all-nighters in her past life, so she didn’t pay it much mind. She listened to her manager talk about the Weibo situation while eating the seafood congee the auntie had prepared.
After a few sentences, the manager rambled on about Rongjia Group: “Because of the Yi Jingming incident, Rongjia Entertainment’s reputation isn’t great right now, but their group’s Shuilin Fang project seems very popular. Do you think I should sell my stocks or not?”
“This little thing shouldn’t affect Rongjia, right? You can keep buying.”
The manager raised her voice: “Forget about Rongjia for now. How did you sleep last night? You haven’t forgotten you have a live stream later, have you?”
Mu Yanxi slowly took a tissue to wipe her mouth and mumbled, “Mmm, I remember.”
Today was a special holiday like the Qixi Festival, so it was inevitable for celebrities to do some fan service. Major platforms invited A-list stars to hold concerts, while smaller live streaming platforms invited lower-tier artists to do live streams. In short, everyone was using their own methods to gain popularity.
This gig was accepted half a month ago. Due to the surge in popularity from last night’s incident, the platform had moved her live stream to the first slot, trying to attract even more attention online.
The manager chattered at her for a long time, her rambling making Mu Yanxi’s head even foggier.
Her whole body felt like it was in a steamer. Even turning the air conditioner down couldn’t alleviate the feeling.
Only then did Mu Yanxi belatedly realize her body temperature was a bit high. She touched her forehead; sure enough, she was starting to run a slight fever.
After taking two fever reducers and setting up the stand for the live stream in the study, Mu Yanxi managed to apply a base layer of makeup, then slumped over the desk, drowsy.
At six-thirty, the manager called to remind her to adjust the camera. “Is your home internet stable? Wait a little longer, the live stream is about to… hey, what’s wrong with your face?”
Halfway through her sentence, the manager noticed that Mu Yanxi’s complexion on camera looked off. It had an unnatural flush, while her lips were slightly pale.
Mu Yanxi had only applied a layer of primer, which couldn’t hide much of her complexion. Hearing the manager’s words, she grabbed her cushion foundation and added another layer. “It’s nothing, the AC broke for a bit and it got hot. It’s fine now.”
The manager’s suspicion subsided slightly. “As long as the AC is fixed. Touch up your makeup a bit. It’s okay to use a filter later.”
In fact, Mu Yanxi’s voice was a bit hoarser than usual, but through the phone, the manager couldn’t fully detect that something was wrong with her.
After applying lipstick, Mu Yanxi started scribbling on a piece of paper.
After what happened with her and Yi Jingming last night, there were still all sorts of opinions online.
To put it nicely, she was using this live stream to clarify things. In reality, the reason she insisted on streaming despite feeling unwell was simply because she didn’t want to see that group of people online still fantasizing about her and Yi Jingming.
The penalty for not doing the live stream was nothing to her; she just wanted to use the stream to curse people out.
One couldn’t stop roasting black fans just for the sake of some ethereal public image and persona.
At 6:50 PM, Mu Yanxi sat in her study and started the live stream on time. As the first artist to go live, she needed to be online ten minutes early and stream until seven-thirty.
The bookshelf behind her was a typical decoration for a study, and other things on the desk had been cleared away so as not to reveal any privacy.
This live stream had been promoted on Weibo for a while. As soon as it started, a large number of people flooded into the stream room, and the viewer count broke ten thousand in just two minutes.
Mu Yanxi had always been a traffic magnet. Of course, the traffic she brought wasn’t from fans, but from the group of persistent black fans she had accumulated over two years.
It started with the familiar tune:
【Long time no see, little flower vase. Oh wait, we just saw you last night. So today, should I curse you, or curse you, or curse you?】
【And here I thought you’d finally made something of yourself and got a backer. Turns out it was all for nothing. So can you compensate me for the time I spent staying up late?】
【That whole shelf of model books behind you must have been tough on you. It must have cost a lot to use such a big bookshelf just for show, right?】
【Why aren’t you wearing the watch from yesterday’s surveillance video? Afraid we’d expose it as a fake if we saw it up close on the stream?】
【If you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear. If you did nothing wrong, would Yi Jingming have come looking for you? Why don’t you explain?】
【LMAO, don’t tell me this was all a self-directed drama】
Since it was a joint live stream with several other celebrities, the fans who were waiting early for their own idols were shocked by the barrage of insults. Many started asking what the drama was about.
The little peacock, forcing herself to stay spirited, checked her reflection, smoothed her feathers, then took a folded piece of white paper from the side and stood it on the desk, like a name card often used in comment sections.
On it was written in bold: 【Curse at me and send me a Carnival, thank you for your cooperation】
And she spoke her first words since the stream began: 【For those who don’t understand the bullet comments, just ignore those mad dogs. My apologies for not closing my door properly today and causing trouble for everyone】
Her nonchalant tone instantly ignited the fighting spirit of the black fans.
【Mu Yanxi verbally abuses netizens, @CyberspaceAdministration】
【Where are the police? I want to report Mu Yanxi for online fraud】
【Trying to kick us out, are you? Well~ I’m not leaving, not leaving, not leaving】
【I’ll curse you, curse you, curse you. After all, you’re the one who piggybacks on popularity, wears fakes, and is kept by someone】
After ten minutes of bickering with the black fans, Mu Yanxi’s head grew even foggier. She rubbed the bridge of her nose, not expecting the fever reducer to wear off so quickly.
This action prompted the few voices of concern in the bullet comments: 【Does anyone else think the little flower vase seems off today? Her makeup is usually not this heavy, it’s like she’s deliberately trying to cover something up】
【Did the little flower vase offend Rongjia and now she can’t even afford a makeup artist?】
【Does anyone else feel like her comebacks today aren’t as sharp as usual?】
Just then, a WeChat message from Bai Yu’an arrived.
Mu Yanxi had deliberately used a different phone for the live stream so she could receive messages. She lowered her head slightly to check the message: 【Yanyan, are you not feeling well? I can tell your voice is weak even through the screen. Did you stay up too late last night?】
Mu Yanxi glanced at the live stream, said something, then lowered her head to type: 【I’m fine, just a little fever. I’ve already taken medicine】
Bai Yu’an sent over a link: 【Rongjia Entertainment has suspended all of Mr. Yi Jingming’s duties and will conduct a thorough investigation of all its artists】
【You probably already know this, right? Yi Jingming can’t even hold on to his position at Rongjia Entertainment now】
【Rongjia moved so fast this time. Do you think it was your President Yi?】
【Is she back from her business trip?】
Yi Jingming had just lost his position at Rongjia headquarters a while ago, and now he couldn’t even hold on to Rongjia Entertainment?
Having lived through two lives, Mu Yanxi had some understanding of Yi Jingming’s positions at Rongjia Group.
Yi Wulan didn’t care much about the entertainment side of things; it had always been managed by Yi Jingming. He could ask the parent company for money for any project as long as he had a plan. This had brought Yi Jingming many benefits in her past life.
In fact, for such a large entertainment company, even if it was just a high-level executive who had a scandal, let alone a crown prince like Yi Jingming, they usually wouldn’t be seriously dealt with.
There was a fundamental difference between capital and workers.
But against all odds… Yi Jingming was suspended.
And the only person who seemed to have the authority to do so was…
And so, the tens of thousands of viewers in the live stream witnessed a magical scene: the base of Mu Yanxi’s neck gradually turned red, until her entire face was tinged with a faint crimson.
The bullet comments, which had finally quieted down, started scrolling wildly again: 【What are you looking at, Mu Yanxi, why is your face so red?】
【I’m officially reporting Mu Yanxi for watching obscene and pornographic content during a live stream】
When Mu Yanxi looked up and saw those bullet comments, she was stunned. She grabbed a nearby mirror to check, then decisively chugged half a glass of cold water.
Then, without batting an eye, she argued: 【The AC at home is broken, it’s a bit hot. Why don’t you send me two Carnivals so I can buy a new one?】
The bullet comments immediately got fired up again: 【Calling the police, a certain internet celebrity is extorting people online】
After another ten minutes of bickering with the black fans, they seemed to be tired of typing and finally quieted down.
Plus, it was the Qixi Festival, and many platforms were holding events, so they probably went off to watch the excitement elsewhere.
With some of the black fans gone, the atmosphere in the live stream room eased considerably, but the high level of concentration made Mu Yanxi feel even more exhausted. Her vision blurred several times, not to mention she still felt hot even with the indoor AC set to 20 degrees.
Mu Yanxi’s chin gradually rested on her arm, and her replies to the bullet comments were listless. Even the remaining black fans felt a bit reluctant to argue with her.
【Little flower vase? Teacher Mu? Are you really not feeling well?】
【It’s only just past seven and you’re already sleepy? Do you have any professional ethics?】
【Don’t you dare blame your poor health on us. If you keep this up, I’ll be too embarrassed to curse at you】
【It’s been scorching hot in Yuncheng these past few days, with occasional artificial rain. It’s really easy to catch a cold】
【Damn it, what is your manager doing? Letting you stream when you’re in such a bad state?】
Mu Yanxi was slumped over the table, too lazy to bother with them, considering it an act of great mercy on her part to spare them this once.
She glanced at the time. Twenty minutes left. She drank two more sips of water. The previous flush had subsided, but she could feel the burning heat of her forehead herself.
This increasingly familiar feeling of dizziness made Mu Yanxi realize that she probably wasn’t just running a fever, but that her powers were about to level up.
She just didn’t expect it to happen so quickly.
She had no choice but to send a text to the auntie, asking for medicine.
After sending it, Mu Yanxi forced herself to sit up, her eyes wide as she stared at her phone screen, mechanically answering questions from the bullet comments in an attempt to distract herself.
Fortunately, a few minutes later, the sound of the lock turning came from the study door.
Mu Yanxi thought it was the auntie bringing her medicine and was about to make a gesture to signal her not to make a sound.
Who knew that when the study door opened, the person who appeared was Yi Wulan!
Mu Yanxi blurted out subconsciously, “Why are you back?”
Yi Wulan maneuvered her wheelchair towards her. The thick wool carpet on the study floor muffled the sound of the wheels.
It wasn’t until she was beside Mu Yanxi, reaching out to touch her forehead, that her smooth hair and half of her shoulder entered the frame. “I came to bring you medicine. Why do you have a fever again?”
Mu Yanxi’s brain, already a muddled mess from the power upgrade, completely stopped thinking.
However, while she was frozen, the netizens watching the live stream became excited, the bullet comments growing at an unprecedented rate:
【WTF who is that next to you?】
【That voice is so nice ahhhhh】
【Wait, could it be your wife? You’re really married?】
【It’s over, I’m really heartbroken. You have to compensate me for my emotional distress】
After last night’s incident, anyone who had followed the gossip knew that Mu Yanxi was married.
Right now, Mu Yanxi was clearly streaming from her own home. She wasn’t feeling well, so it seemed normal for her partner to appear and show concern… right?
Mu Yanxi was stunned for several seconds before she finally reacted, belatedly remembering that she was still live streaming.
Her chaotic mind actually cleared up at that moment. Seeing the netizens’ speculations in the bullet comments, she explained in a panic:
“It’s not…”
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