Chapter 143
Chapter 143
The entire place fell silent in an instant.
Ning Xi slowly stopped eating her watermelon and stared at Jiang Sheshe, dumbfounded.
No, seriously-had Jiang Sheshe been possessed by something filthy?
This was nothing like the old Jiang Sheshe, who used to spend every day going on and on about Mingyue.
When Ning Mingyue heard Jiang Sheshe’s words, her smile froze. In a moment of carelessness, her grip tightened around the stray dog in her arms.
The puppy yelped, and as its legs flailed, it kicked Ning Mingyue hard.
“Ah!” Ning Mingyue screamed in pain and instinctively threw the puppy away.
The puppy hit the ground, sprang up at the speed of light, and fled the area.
Before slipping away, it even barked twice at Ning Mingyue, as if expressing its dissatisfaction.
The way everyone looked at Ning Mingyue instantly grew a little subtle.
Ning Mingyue had been cultivating the image of a kindhearted person who loved small animals, yet just now, she had thrown the puppy away without hesitation…
[I’m done. Stray dogs are not props for certain people to put on a show with, okay?]
[Did the person above even watch the livestream with their eyes open? The dog clearly kicked Mingyue first. That’s why Mingyue threw it, okay?]
Ning Mingyue’s fans immediately began explaining.
But after the previous likes-ranking incident, netizens’ favorable impression of Ning Mingyue had already plummeted. Add to that her unblinking reaction when she threw the dog, and no one was buying her fans’ attempts to whitewash it.
[I always thought Ning Mingyue was a delicate little white flower, but lately I feel like she’s not that simple.]
[I’ve wanted to say this for ages. Ever since Ning Mingyue debuted, she’s been clout-chasing off this person and that person. The press releases praise her as some monster rookie with genius acting skills, but her acting is honestly just so-so.]
[? There are actually people who think the same as me? I’ve always felt Ning Mingyue’s acting and looks aren’t as amazing as the Danmaku makes them out to be.]
[It feels so good when someone you’ve hated finally gets exposed to everyone. So satisfying!]
[Careful, don’t say too much. Say too much and you’ll get beheaded. (covers mouth.jpg)]
[Where are the senior sisters going after graduation?]
Once the Danmaku started badmouthing someone, it went all in, completely carried away and losing all restraint.
Ever since this variety show started airing, many normal netizens had been suffering under Ning Mingyue’s fans for far too long.
In Ning Mingyue’s livestream room, the Danmaku was forever filled with empty, brainless praise like “genius actress Ning Mingyue,” “strongest rookie Ning Mingyue,” and “xx rising star Ning Mingyue.”
The moment any netizen said something negative or raised a question, Ning Mingyue’s fans would chase them down and curse them out.
Then the Program Team would quietly mute them and make them “graduate.”
On this show, Ning Xi was more popular than Ning Mingyue, and Fu Zhi had more money and more powerful backing than Ning Mingyue.
But neither of their fanbases ever gagged normal viewers for speaking.
[Putting aside whether Big Zhizi even has fans, I’ve cursed Fu Zhi for as many days as this variety show has been airing. Not a single Fu Zhi fan has flamed me, and no one has made me graduate either. Zhizi is magnanimous. [fight me]]
[Weakly raising a hand. Actually, Fu Zhi does have a few face fans, but I don’t dare speak up. I’m afraid everyone will think my taste is bizarre.]
[Fu Zhi fan here, saying nothing, merely watching Fu Zhi get roasted nonstop.]
[If you cursed Fu Zhi, then you can’t curse me, okay?]
[Honestly, being a Fu Zhi fan is pretty nice. At least it protects my parents. Every time someone wants to curse me, they’ll say: They’re already a Fu Zhi fan, just cut them some slack. This is the one and only benefit of being a Fu Zhi fan. [holding back laughter]]
[Oh right, compared to cursing Ning Xi, I actually prefer praising Ning Xi. Every time I praise Ning Xi, tons of people like my comment and even say I’m beautiful and kind. [heehee]]
[Exactly, exactly. Ning Xi’s fans are all so normal. If you reasonably question Ning Xi, no one ever gags you. But if you praise Ning Xi, they’ll definitely chase after you saying, “Thank you, baby.”]
[Anyone who’s praised Ning Xi, come fight me.]
Meanwhile, in the livestream room…
Ning Mingyue still had no idea that because of one tiny incident, her reputation had taken a complete turn.
After silently cursing that ungrateful stray dog in her heart, she looked again at Jiang Sheshe, who had just “said something outrageous.” Her expression carried a trace of concern and hesitation.
“Sheshe, were you just not feeling well?”
Jiang Sheshe looked at Ning Mingyue and sneered. “The closer you get to dogs, the farther you get from people.”
Ning Mingyue: “?”
What on earth was wrong with Jiang Sheshe today?
Could it be…
“Sheshe, did someone say something to you?” Ning Mingyue frowned, seeming a little confused.
Out of the corner of her eye, however, she glanced in Ning Xi’s direction.
Jiang Sheshe had been getting very close to Ning Xi lately, so she suspected Ning Xi had been stirring things up behind her back.
And yet-
When Ning Mingyue looked over at Ning Xi, who was dressed beautifully and looked quite clever but was currently hugging a huge watermelon and gnawing on it, she was momentarily at a loss for words.
Even if Ning Xi grew an extra brain, she probably still wouldn’t be able to pull off something like sowing discord.
Off to the side.
Ning Xi, who had been inexplicably glanced at by Ning Mingyue: “?”
Why did she seem to read a hint of disdain in Ning Mingyue’s gaze?
“No one said anything to me. My eyes just blurred for a second, and I mistook you for the puppy you were holding earlier. Don’t overthink it,” Jiang Sheshe explained with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.
How could a person be confused with a dog?
Ning Mingyue’s expression didn’t change. She curved her lips in a faint smile. “That’s good. Sheshe, you’re my good friend. I don’t want there to be any misunderstandings between us.”
As she spoke, she took the initiative to reach for Jiang Sheshe’s hand.
But before she could touch her, Jiang Sheshe had already turned and swaggered away.
Ning Mingyue’s smile slowly disappeared.
There was only one thing that could make Jiang Sheshe act like this: the fact that she had once secretly dated Wei Xuan behind Jiang Sheshe’s back.
But only she and Wei Xuan knew about that…
Wei Xuan had been present the entire time as well. At first, he thought Jiang Sheshe was only joking around with Ning Mingyue, so he hadn’t gotten involved.
But after hearing the last few lines, he finally realized that things were not what he had imagined.
“Sheshe…” Seeing Jiang Sheshe walk over, Wei Xuan spoke instinctively.
His whole person radiated a gentle, refined air.
“Can you put that thing away? It’s blocking the path.” Jiang Sheshe cut him off directly, looking impatiently at the violin stand Wei Xuan had placed on the ground.
Wei Xuan’s spell was interrupted mid-cast. Usually so eloquent, he was completely stunned in that moment and actually didn’t know what to say.
But what came next was even more explosive.
Jiang Sheshe looked the violin in Wei Xuan’s hands up and down, then gave two cold, mocking laughs.
“Poser.”
Wei Xuan instantly felt like his entire world had gone wrong.
Looking at Jiang Sheshe, who had always trusted and admired him, saying something like that, he felt as if the whole world had gone mad. It gave him an absurd sense that all propriety and order had collapsed.
Everyone present began whispering among themselves.
For Jiang Sheshe to suddenly treat Ning Mingyue and Wei Xuan like this, something must have happened that none of them knew about!
Everyone’s desire for gossip reached its peak.
After Jiang Sheshe finished roasting Ning Mingyue and Wei Xuan, she headed in Ning Xi’s direction.
Attention! This is not a drill! This is combat!
Everyone held their breath, waiting for these two to go on a rampage and take on the whole world.
Ning Xi watched Jiang Sheshe charge over in a huff, then slowly handed the watermelon in her arms to Xie Lanchen beside her.
“Xiao Xie, protect my melon.”
She was already prepared for battle.
And yet-
“Ning Xi, you’re still the best. Clean as a person, clean at heart.”
Jiang Sheshe stood in front of Ning Xi, let out a long sigh, and then spoke faintly, as though moved by some deep realization.
Ning Xi, who had been ready to throw down: ?
Ning Mingyue and Wei Xuan, who seemed to have been implied to be neither clean as people nor clean at heart: ?
The excited netizens eating up the gossip: ?
Ning Xi nearly spat out the watermelon in her mouth. “Are you praising me or insulting me?”
The next second, Jiang Sheshe gave her the answer.
Jiang Sheshe clasped her hand, her eyes carrying the heavy weight of someone who had seen through the ways of the world, and earnestly urged her in a heartfelt tone:
“Ning Xi, you must live well from now on, okay?”