Chapter 24 Super Topic (Bug Fixing) "A fan said they'd transfer 100 to me..."

Chapter 24 Super Topic (Bug Fixing) "A fan said they'd transfer 100 to me..."

After Ye Hantao managed to steady herself, her heart was still pounding.

She instinctively grabbed the arm that was wrapped around her waist.

My fingertips first touched the rain-soaked skin; it was hot and hard.

It's hot! It's not a ghost!

This realization made Ye Hantao's heart skip a beat at first, then tighten again.

Who is this person?

The voice sounded somewhat familiar, but it wasn't one of the other guests I'd spent the day with.

The production team said that staff members are on duty, and they can't let criminals sneak in, right?

"Feel sorry."

As the apology rang out, the arm that had been wrapped around him from behind loosened its grip.

Ye Hantao groped for the railing in the darkness, her fingers curling as she decided whether to run or not.

The person took a step back and stopped on the next step.

Dark clouds loomed outside the window, swallowing up all the moonlight. There were no emergency lights in the corridor, leaving only a thick darkness.

There was a faint scent of jasmine in the air.

Cheng Zhao's eyes were darker than usual as he stared intently at the blurry figure in front of him.

Ye Hantao had her back to the person and couldn't see anything, but she clearly felt someone's gaze on her.

In the stillness, Cheng Zhao caught the sound of rapid, heavy breathing.

"Cheng Zhao." His voice was deep and steady, as if afraid of startling her, tinged with the dampness of rain.

Ye Hantao swallowed softly, she had never heard of it.

“Big Lion,” he said, “speaks to you in Chen Xiaofeng’s video.”

Ye Hantao: "!!!"

call--

She let out a long sigh of relief.

That's the voice. The video introduces the lion's age and says that Director Chen is mentally disabled.

I even gave her a proper demonstration of the importance of keeping up with the Joneses.

Ye Hantao turned around.

Lightning struck silently.

In the dim light, she unexpectedly saw the other person's sharp, thick eyebrows and a pair of gray-blue eyes.

The villa experienced a power outage for two or three minutes, but the program crew restored power immediately.

As Ye Hantao entered the room, she almost bumped into Su Yi'ang, who was jumping out. "Taotao!"

"Tao Tao, did you call for Mom?" Su Yi'ang leaned against the door in a one-legged stance, asking with concern, "Is anything wrong outside?"

Ye Hantao shook her head, "What happened to your foot?"

Su Yi'ang pointed at Wu Xia, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, and loudly accused, "I said there was a shadow passing by the window, and he stepped on it!"

Wu Xia, with a blank expression, said, "I didn't step on you."

He wasn't afraid of ghosts, but he wanted to avoid Su Yi'ang's hand pointing to the window. As a result, Su Yi'ang was so frightened that he fell off the bed and hit his ankle.

Ye Hantao helped Su Yi'ang back to the room to sit down, saying, "I almost fell down just now too."

"There was a flash of lightning at the time, which shone a person's shadow. I thought I had encountered a ghost." After Su Yi'ang sat down, Ye Hantao shook the folding bucket in her hand, "I even used it to hit people."

Liao Jiayue was terrified by the power outage. On the one hand, the situation was too sudden, and on the other hand, she was afraid that the power outage would last too long. There were two men and one woman, and some people on the Internet were spreading rumors about her.

Hearing Ye Hantao mention other people, she quickly steered the conversation, "Taotao, did you run into Brother Yuan and Boss Ji?"

Even if their room was dark, Su Yi'ang's live stream could prove their innocence. Ye Hantao, on the other hand, was alone with two grown men when all the cameras on the show were off.

Huang Yao was truly created, and so was Ye Hantao.

Ye Hantao: "I ran into Director Chen's classmate."

Liao Jiayue: "???"

【？？？？？？？？？？】

[Chen Xiaofeng?]

[Holy crap? Chen Xiaofeng's IP address has switched back to domestic! He just posted a picture of a villa gate!]

[Holy crap!!! Why isn't it Ye Hantao doing the live stream?!]

Liao Jiayue stood up and asked, "Is that Director Chen Xiaofeng? He's here?"

At this moment, Liao Jiayue's gaze towards Ye Hantao carried a different meaning.

She suspected that a member of the production crew had revealed Chen Xiaofeng's whereabouts to Ye Hantao.

Ye Hantao could go back to her room at any time, but she just happened to choose the time when Chen Xiaofeng came to the villa.

In the storyline, Chen Xiaofeng was clearly supposed to arrive at the guesthouse the next morning. Why would he rush over tonight in such a torrential downpour?!

"I didn't see Director Chen, I only saw his classmate." Ye Hantao bent down and held up the folding bucket.

As they spoke, the other person's superior and tall figure seemed to flash before my eyes again, excessively tall.

Even his arms are muscular and firm, exuding a powerful and vigorous strength.

This person must have been very strong since childhood.

Tao was envious.

His tone of voice was rather cold, not as warm as the warmth of his palm on her waist, nor like his eyes, which always seemed to have a tangible gaze.

In the storyline provided by the system, Director Chen's classmate is not named Cheng Zhao.

But her role as the control group has changed; the plot has shifted from the very beginning.

Ye Hantao collected her thoughts and touched her wrist. "He said he came with Director Chen."

Liao Jiayue was about to ask more questions when she suddenly heard footsteps at the door, followed by a knock.

"Knock knock knock".

His rough, loud voice, which had become a distinctive feature in the circle, pounded into the ears of several people through the door: "Hey! Open the door, I can hear you talking about me from outside."

Chen Xiaofeng really came?!

Liao Jiayue suppressed her excitement, walked over, and opened the door.

The torrential rain was rapid and fierce, with large raindrops accompanied by strong winds, creating a deafening roar.

The lights in the corridor came on, making Chen Xiaofeng's face look even darker, as if a large bowl of ink had been spilled. His chin was covered in bluish stubble, making him look as disheveled as a homeless man.

Liao Jiayue couldn't bear to look.

This is why she chose to create hype with Su Yi'ang. It's true that Chen Xiaofeng is famous, but he is also very unkempt.

Chen Xiaofeng met the gazes of the four people inside the room, his eyebrows raised, the faint scar at the end of his eye lifting as well. "Good heavens, are you guys having a class reunion here? Were you scared by the power outage just now?"

"I wasn't scared, but I got stepped on." Su Yi'ang lifted his foot. "This villa actually had a power outage."

Chen Xiaofeng couldn't help but laugh, "Sorry, I was just trying to tease you guys."

【ah? 】

Was the power outage caused by Old Chen?

"As soon as I got out of the car, the wind, rain, and lightning were just like something out of a locked-room mystery." He raised his hand to scratch the wet tuft of hair behind his head and coughed lightly. "I found the power supply room and turned off the power for two minutes."

Ye Hantao came out of the bathroom after filling her cup with water, and paused slightly. "Director Chen, did you bump your chin after turning off the power?"

Chen Xiaofeng froze, touching his chin.

"Oh right, right, right!" He slapped his thigh. "It was so dark! I wasn't paying attention and bumped into the cabinet door."

Ouch, my chin really hurts a bit.

The strange thing was that the lightning really knew how to time it. Coupled with the swaying shadows of the trees outside the window and the increasingly close footsteps, he really thought it was haunted and hurriedly turned the main switch back on.

Then, he and the staff on duty from the program team looked at each other in bewilderment.

Old Wan was definitely going to call and yell at him, but luckily he had the quick thinking to turn off his phone.

He wiped his wet hands haphazardly on his clothes and reached out to Liao Jiayue, who was closest to him, "I'm older than all of you, just call me Brother Xiaofeng, don't call me Director Chen."

Liao Jiayue extended her hand and shook hands with Chen Xiaofeng, smiling gently, "I even went to the cinema to support Brother Xiaofeng's last movie."

"I remember you booked the entire venue back then." Chen Xiaofeng withdrew his hand. "We'd love to collaborate sometime."

Liao Jiayue looked delighted, "I will definitely benefit a lot from working with Brother Xiaofeng."

[Ahhh, I'm so looking forward to collaborating! It'll definitely be a huge success!]

Don't take Old Chen's polite words too seriously.

Don't you have any idea what your acting skills are like?

Does Chen Xiaofeng realize he's just saying polite things? Does someone like him need to say polite things?

[Some fans might not believe this, but go to Bilibili and search for the collaboration cards posted by Lao Chen; he posts them one by one.]

"Wu Xia, right?" Chen Xiaofeng grinned. "I think highly of you. We'd love to work together sometime."

Liao Jiayue: "..."

Fans: "..."

Compared to Liao Jiayue's obvious interest, Wu Xia remained quiet and said, "Thank you, Director Chen."

Chen Xiaofeng made a disapproving expression, "Didn't I tell you to call me Brother Xiaofeng? Director Chen is being too formal."

Despite saying that, he didn't wait to hear Wu Xia shout again. After shaking hands with Su Yi'ang, he looked for Ye Hantao and smiled more warmly, "It wasn't clear enough in the video. Looking closely, I realized that your face is very suitable for the big screen!"

After making that compliment, he suddenly asked, "Do you have a boyfriend?"

Ye Hantao, not understanding her meaning, replied, "No."

Chen Xiaofeng didn't say anything more, but reached out his hand to Ye Hantao, inviting her, "Come and find me anytime you want to film a movie."

Ye Hantao shook his hand, blinked and smiled, "Then I'll go back and practice my autograph tonight. After the movie is filmed, lots of people will ask me for autographs."

[Isn't Ye Hantao allergic to sweat? Why isn't Chen Xiaofeng allergic?]

Yuan Kai wasn't famous because he treated people differently based on their status.

[Disease progression: 89.2%]

Upon hearing that this was helpful for her persona, Ye Hantao quickly replied, "But I still prefer to be an outstanding lawyer."

Competing!

Comparing my future career to that of an actor, I'm sure I'll be more outstanding.

One second, two seconds, three seconds—

Persona gains: 0.

[Who said Ye Hantao is stupid? She's quite smart.]

[Yes, haha, next time Director Chen releases another movie, she can come out and say it wasn't that Director Chen didn't want her to act, but that she wanted to be an outstanding lawyer.]

You guys should get into the law school in Yuncheng first, then you can laugh at other people's dreams of becoming lawyers.

[Even if you're at the bottom of the class and pass the exam, it doesn't count; only if you win a national scholarship can you spout nonsense.]

Chen Xiaofeng laughed heartily, "Don't get a boyfriend before you become an excellent lawyer, it'll only delay things." Heh heh, it'll take Ye Hantao at least three years to become a lawyer after graduation, I really want to see Cheng Zhao's embarrassing struggles everywhere.

This person came in before him, so why did they go straight back to the bedroom?

“This Chen Laosan, he never speaks properly,” Zhou Ti frowned. “The classmates he invited are probably birds of a feather.”

Ye Weizheng: "Should I ask the production team for some information tomorrow morning?"

After thinking it over, Zhou Ti dismissed the idea, "Forget it, let's not let the matter of getting the list cause any problems for Tao Tao."

They still haven't figured out the root cause of Tao Tao's illness at night. If it was an allergic reaction caused by getting caught in the rain, why did Tao Tao's symptoms subside right after they told the production team they wouldn't participate in variety shows?

"Don't worry too much," Ye Weizheng put his arm around Zhou Ti's shoulder and comforted her gently. "Look how well Tao Tao was playing the game just now."

Zhou Ti: "You talk a good game, but you drank two large jugs of water in one night."

Ye Weizheng: "..."

"Not going to argue anymore?"

"...I'm feeling it again."

As Ye Weizheng got up to go to the bathroom to relieve himself, Zhou Ti looked at her eldest son, who was standing silently beside her, and noticed that he was tapping something on his phone. She turned to look and exclaimed in surprise, "Tao Tao has a super topic now?"

"I just saw it too."

Zhou Mingsheng saw someone post in the comments section of the live stream, and after searching online, he actually found the super topic for his sister, which was created three minutes ago.

“Someone selected Tao Tao’s fans for the lucky draw,” he said.

Ye Weizheng was proud, "Tao Tao has gained some die-hard fans, she has good taste!"

"Isn't this a good thing?" Zhou Ti glanced at her son's face, which was gradually darkening. "Why are you looking so glum?"

Zhou Mingsheng placed his phone on the coffee table so that his parents could clearly see the lottery results.

@MountainWindNoNonsense

[Giveaway] The opening ceremony of Ye Hantao's Super Topic.

Lottery conditions

1. Super Topic Level ≥ 8

2. The bullet screen comments (danmu) for each episode of "Classmates Are Here"

prize

First Prize: 99 winners will be drawn to receive a "pure gold peach-shaped necklace (gold weight: approx. 5.2g) + pure gold chain (gold weight: approx. 4.7g)" directly shipped from the store. [Image.jpg]

Second Prize: 999 winners will be drawn to receive a box of "Longevity Peach Scented Candles" [image.jpg];

Third Prize: 9999 people will be randomly selected to receive a free cup of "Peach Oolong Milk Tea" of their choice.

3. Draw time: 8 PM on the final night of "Classmates Are Here".

After browsing through the list, Ye Weizheng looked at the lottery details again. 99 people, 999 people, 9999 people. He hissed, "Are these fans male or female? They set a bunch of 99999."

Zhou Mingsheng: "The homepage is confidential."

Ye Weizheng seemed to have his Ren and Du meridians opened up, and said with great interest, "Can we pretend to be Tao Tao's fans and hold a few giveaways?"

"This matter..." Zhou Ti would be lying if she said she wasn't tempted, but she was more composed. "Don't forget, our interference in the show caused Tao Tao to get a rash."

Even though no one connected the sponsors with Tao Tao, her rash mysteriously disappeared after they told Director Wan they would no longer interfere...

After greeting everyone in the room, Chen Xiaofeng suddenly noticed the water in Ye Hantao's bucket and asked in surprise, "Are you cleaning?"

He went straight to the power supply room as soon as he got out of the car, and missed watching Su Yi'ang's live stream and Ye Hantao going out to get the folding bucket.

“Tao Tao is used to soaking her feet at night,” Su Yi’ang explained, then patted Wu Xia, who was standing there, “You should soak your feet too.”

Wu Xia will not move.

He was reluctant to soak his feet in front of the audience during the live stream.

Ye Hantao nudged Wu Xia's arm, and when he looked at her, her almond-shaped eyes, clear and bright, were full of expectation. "Are you going to a bar now too?"

Just as Wu Xia was about to refuse, Ye Hantao said, "It's so boring to soak your feet alone."

At home, she would sit in the living room with her parents and older brother, soaking her feet.

These words, however, had a different meaning to Wu Xia. Did Ye Hantao feel embarrassed to soak her feet alone?

"I'll go get the foot bath tub."

Soon, Wu Xia brought over his folding bucket, which was a size larger than Ye Hantao's bucket.

The two sat side by side on the edge of the bed, soaking their feet together.

Ye Hantao tilted her head back, squinted her eyes, and sighed, "So comfortable~"

"You two, hahahahaha!" Chen Xiaofeng raised both arms. "I hereby officially declare you two to be the foot-soaking duo!"

Su Yi'ang chuckled, "Foot soaking partner, hahahahahahaha."

Ye Hantao's gaze swept over the instant noodle container on the bedside table. "Is this from Instant Noodle Partner?"

"...Hiccup." Su Yi'ang, who had just eaten instant noodles, vomited like a goose with its throat stuck.

[Hahahaha, Flash, why aren't you laughing anymore? Are you just naturally averse to smiling?]

The smile hasn't disappeared; it's just moved to my face.

I'm eating instant noodles!

Chen Xiaofeng laughed until his stomach hurt.

If Cheng Zhao doesn't come, so much fun will be lost.

"I saw you guys playing games before I came." He had just come from outside and hadn't even changed out of his rain-soaked clothes when he sat cross-legged on the floor. "Want to join me?"

Su Yi'ang recovered and said, "Okay, there are exactly five of us."

Liao Jiayue unknowingly moved from Su Yi'ang's left to Su Yi'ang's right, and next to her was Chen Xiaofeng, who was sitting on the floor by the bed. At first glance, it looked like she was being surrounded by the two of them.

They played two rounds in half an hour.

[Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!!! Family members!!! Quickly search for Ye Hantao's super topic!!!]

Someone dropped a bombshell? That's perfectly normal.

Who's so talkative! Let them search or not, do you really want to create more denominators and lower the odds of winning?

Others: "???"

"Tao Tao, your fans are holding a giveaway." Su Yi'ang was bombarded with messages from her friends and also noticed the giveaway information online. "My god, your fans are really rich. The prizes alone must be worth nearly a million."

Ye Hantao searched online.

#YeHanTao# Super Topic: Peach and Leaf have 60,000 views, and after another refresh, they have 80,000 views.

"These aren't haters, are they?"

The voice wasn't loud, and the others didn't hear it clearly.

Their focus was entirely on the raffle. Who has ever seen fans organize a raffle for their idol with a prize of nearly 10g of gold jewelry? And there are 99 pieces of gold jewelry to be won!

Liao Jiayue frantically tapped the super topic name with her finger, once, twice, ten times. Even after tapping it ten times, the super topic still only had the three characters "Ye Hantao" on it, and did not change to the three characters "Liao Jiayue".

impossible!

She is the true female lead of the world, and Ye Hantao cannot steal her thunder!

Chen Xiaofeng chuckled as he looked at the 99,999 and 9999 number of people who had come to win the lottery, and typed a message to one of the brothers who had come with him.

[Cheng Zhao, your rival has arrived.]

Two seconds later, Chen Xiaofeng received a message in his chat with Cheng Zhao: "[Idiot.]"

"Heh, you're just being stubborn," Chen Xiaofeng thought to himself. Chasing someone while secretly offering investment subsidies—that's how it should be done; no nonsense, just public announcement.

Look, the comments section is already buzzing with excitement.

I sneered when I saw the prize conditions, but I went berserk when I saw the prize.

[Hahaha, I woke up my parents last night and had them register an account and follow Ye Hantao.]

[It's you bunch of gangsters! The number of people in the super topic is almost 150,000!]

[It's only been less than half an hour. Let's check again tomorrow morning; it's very likely to break a million.]

[A gold necklace worth eight or nine thousand yuan—don't tell me I'm just a passerby; even if I were a fan of Liao Jiayue, I'd have to temporarily unfollow her for two months :)]

Liao Jiayue suppressed the surging anger in her heart and smiled gently again, "Tao Tao, your fan's IP address is also in Yuncheng."

Upon hearing this, the audience above calmed down slightly.

[I just noticed the shared IP too, damn, this must be something Ye Hantao directed and acted in herself!]

Wow, you've mastered a new way to gain followers.

[Ye Hantao can come up with a million yuan to direct and act in this? She's not short of money.]

Who knows where it came from? Maybe it's a loan.

"You two are really destined to meet. You may have bumped into each other on the street before."

Liao Jiayue got up and sat down next to Ye Hantao, showing great happiness for Ye Hantao, "This variety show was really the right choice for you, to meet fans who like you so early."

"Yes." Ye Hantao's thoughts were still a bit muddled.

For the first ten years or so, she was just an ordinary student. It was one thing for her to suddenly participate in a variety show, but at least she had seen celebrities doing promotional events and participated in recruitment micro-movies before.

But she never imagined that fans would use her super topic to draw prizes worth hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Ye Hantao held her phone, overwhelmed with mixed emotions.

This fan actually likes someone who is vain, greedy, a liar, and jealous.

Is it because you watched the live stream too late and haven't figured out her persona yet?

Ye Hantao opened the other person's social media account and carefully chose her words before typing: "Hello, I'm Ye Hantao. Thank you for your liking."

After sending the message, she thought about how she would be subjected to online abuse according to the plot. How would Shanfeng react then? Would he continue to like her or would he also curse her like the netizens in the plot?

If it's the former, the other party will most likely also be criticized by netizens. If it's the latter, then the other party will regret losing a million for nothing.

"You should withdraw the lottery," Ye Hantao suggested, a sudden inspiration. "Just say you want the money and won't give it to them." That way, the other party keeps their million, and she maintains her image as a greedy person in the live stream—a win-win situation!

Ye Hantao received the reply from the other party when she returned to her room; it was just two short sentences.

[Not withdrawing.]

You deserve it.

A few seconds later, the other party sent another message: "[You want it? Give me the account.]"

Ye Hantao: "..."

Ye Hantao: "?!!"

Upon hearing the door open, Jin Shiyue quickly put down the large box of incense worth thirty yuan that Ye Hantao was studying and placed it back on the bedside table.

She looked towards the door with a dignified and calm expression.

To everyone's surprise, what greeted their eyes was Ye Hantao's dazed and silly expression.

"Ye Hantao?"

"...Sister Shi Yue!" Ye Hantao first put the folding bucket back in the bathroom, then turned back. "Director Chen and his classmate are here."

Jin Shiyue and Chen Xiaofeng rarely interact in real life and don't care much about this matter.

After Ye Hantao finished speaking, she sat on the bed and continued to scrunch up her face while looking at her phone.

Are you reading the comments from haters?

no.

The haters had their fill of criticizing Ye Hantao, but when Ye Hantao got really angry, it was her roommate who suffered.

Jin Shiyue slowly massaged her scalp with a wooden comb, not even looking at Ye Hantao, and casually said, "Nowadays, some people, taking advantage of the fact that no one can see each other online, speak without any restraint."

“When I first started out on the runway, I received countless comments like that.” Kim Si-wol stretched dramatically. “I never took them to heart.”

Ye Hantao asked in surprise, "Sister Shiyue, when you were walking the runway, people also asked you for your account number?"

“Yes…” Jin Shiyue paused, frowning, “Account?”

“A fan asked me to post my account number, saying he would transfer one million to me.”

"..."

Jin Shiyue lowered her eyes and saw the chat history on Ye Hantao's phone. "Shanfeng, no nonsense. The one in your super topic giveaway?"

"Sister Shiyue, you got a chance to win a prize?"

"I just casually scrolled through and saw it; it was trending. I didn't look at it carefully."

Jin Shiyue explained a lot, then circled back to the main point: "Don't bother with this person."

Ye Hantao asked in confusion, "Ignore me?"

"He's probably a rich kid from a wealthy family. A million or so seems like a lot, but it's just what they spent on one night at the bar." Jin Shiyue tapped Ye Hantao's forehead with her finger. "He's just trying to fool naive young girls like you."

As for what to do after tricking her, Jin Shiyue glanced at Ye Hantao's clear and pure almond eyes and thought to himself, "I'd better not teach the little girl about the wickedness of human nature."

Ye Hantao suddenly realized, "Sister Shiyue, do you mean he wants to trick me into sleeping with him?"

Jin Shiyue: "..."

Did you just blurt that out so recklessly?

Ye Hantao didn't find these words surprising at all. She had seen more than a dozen cases of crimes, such as ***coaching girls to accompany him for drinks.

Cheng Zhao wiped the condensation off his phone screen with his fingertip. The conversation remained stuck on the same line: "[I'll transfer one million to your account.]"

He lowered his eyelashes, his gray-blue eyes fixed on the sentence, staring at it for a few seconds before reaching for a dry towel and covering his damp short hair.

As soon as Chen Xiaofeng opened the door, he bumped into Cheng Zhao coming out of the bathroom, drying his hair.

The bath towel hung loosely around his waist, revealing his very defined abdominal muscles.

"Hey." Chen Xiaofeng whistled flippantly, "If you have the looks, why don't you go out for a spin and let the right people take a look?"

Cheng Zhao walked straight past him, not even deigning to glance at him.

Chen Xiaofeng was used to being ignored by him, so he stepped forward and chased after him. "You watched the live stream, right? Am I a good brother or not? I've already asked around for you! Single, no boyfriend."

"..." Cheng Zhao slammed the towel down in annoyance.

Ye Hantao doesn't have a boyfriend, but she has a former fiancé.

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Author's note: People can't even empathize with their former selves. [Clown]

--Randomly dropped small red envelopes--