Chapter 74 System "I've been waiting for you guys to come and stream!"...

Chapter 74 System "I've been waiting for you guys to come and stream!"...

Zhou Ti and Ye Weizheng ultimately failed to fulfill Tao Tao's "wish".

If they really revealed all their family businesses, Tao Tao might really end up in the ICU.

Now, it's enough that Mingsheng and her aunt are both accepted by Taotao.

"Tao Tao, that's a nice dream of yours. You're even thinking about inheriting a gold mine?" Zhou Ti casually flicked Tao Tao's nose. "Tell your brother to work harder so he can try to buy you a small gold mine in the future."

Ye Hantao had investigated gold mines before.

Small gold mines produce 1-3 tons per year, and based on current gold market prices, 1 ton of gold can be worth nearly one billion.

Even if the eldest brother earns tens of millions a year, it would still take him a hundred years to earn a billion if he didn't eat or drink for a whole year.

To emphasize, back then, the e-sports industry was still thriving, and HT base continued to be among the top.

Suddenly, Zhou Mingsheng received a heartfelt expectation from Tao Tao: "Big brother, your e-sports career must last a long time!"

Zhou Mingsheng: "?"

Although Tao Tao has woken up, the doctor's advice to stay in the hospital for observation for several hours must be strictly followed.

Zhou Shumiao told Tao Tao to rest in the ward while they went out to return calls. Some family members couldn't call Tao Tao directly, so they all called them to inquire about Tao Tao's condition.

Ye Hantao remained in the ward, quietly watching her family leave, her feigned ease disappearing from her face.

When she asked if she had hidden her identity, her parents' expressions were a little strange...

Like someone with a guilty conscience.

Ye Hantao never doubted her family, but the truth is that her family was really hiding something!

The eldest brother concealed Maze's identity, and the great-aunt concealed Zhou Shumiao's identity.

The family's ordinary perceptions were deeply ingrained, but in just a few days, the older brother became an undefeated legend in the e-sports field, and the great-aunt became a master of traditional Chinese medicine.

Although the reasons why her older brother and great-aunt concealed the truth sounded reasonable, Ye Hantao had a vague feeling that something was amiss.

They didn't seem to be hiding it from others; it was more like they were hiding it from themselves...

Ye Hantao lay back on the bed, staring at the ceiling, her mind uncontrollably tracing back some clues from the past.

For example, Shoushan ornaments made from old mine glass-type jadeite.

My parents used to say it was made of glass, and they never took care of it.

But surely my family isn't rich enough to treat an old mine glass-type jadeite worth 12 million as just another piece of glass?

Her parents called her at the last minute to confess that the Shoushan ornament was a gift from her ex-fiancé, just minutes before she was about to take it out to show everyone.

It was as if she was worried about being pointed out by someone else first, so she was given a heads-up.

Ye Hantao: "..."

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore." Ye Hantao tapped her increasingly throbbing head. Anyway, even if her family had something to hide, they wouldn't hurt her.

Ye Hantao picked up her phone, and the image of her father's Maybach, which was said to be worth tens of millions online, flashed through her mind again.

"..."

Ahhhhhh I can't stop thinking about it!

Ye Hantao's head started to ache again, so she quickly turned her attention back to her phone and replied to the inquiries and missed calls she received.

Besides former classmates, teachers, and friends, everyone I met during the recording of the show sent me messages of concern.

In the chat box, Sister Shi Yue, Teacher He Qiang, Ang Ang, Wu Xia were either sending messages or making phone calls, as were Gu Fanghao, Xiao He, Chen Xiaofeng, Director Wan, Liao Jiayue, and others.

Some asked three or five questions, while others asked only one.

Ye Hantao had never seen such a long list of red notification dots in her message list before.

After replying to everyone, I told them that I was awake, the test results were normal, and I was currently under observation. Thank you for your concern.

Ye Hantao logged into social media again, and surprisingly, she received many mentions.

Yuan Kai not only asked her in the group if she was alright, but also forwarded the trending topic #YeHanTaoFaintsAndIsResuscitated# on the platform, saying he hoped she would be safe.

Ye Hantao unexpectedly found the fans' prayer posts through this repost.

Tao Guard V: @YeHanTao, stay healthy and safe!

[Waaaaah, hasn't the production team released an announcement yet? What happened to Tao Tao?!]

I saw paparazzi going to the hospital.

【？？？？】

They're crazy!

[I'm so anxious! I'm so anxious! It's been so long! Why haven't we received a response yet?!]

[Please make sure nothing happens to the baby!]

Ye Hantao paused for a few seconds.

When she was sick in the past, she had family and friends who cared about her, but those were all her true self.

She didn't expect that the fans she gained through her vain and greedy persona would also be very concerned about her health.

Ye Hantao saw hundreds of emojis wishing people good health in the comments section.

Of course, there were also quite a few malicious comments.

Some say it was staged, others hope it's real, and some have even photoshopped in a black and white portrait of the deceased, adding the caption "May you rest in peace."

Ye Hantao felt a strange pang of bitterness in her heart as she watched her fans fight back against the insults directed at her.

Compared to her family and friends, they probably don't know her at all, let alone have spent time with her.

Ye Hantao kept some of the publicly circulated black-and-white photos and screenshots of the insults, intending to sue them one by one later.

She has three more years to graduate with her bachelor's degree, plus two more years for her master's degree, so it will be another five years before she can start working.

Ye Hantao always felt that she hadn't been able to break free from the mindset of her senior year of high school, and this opportunity for practical experience was just right.

The soft light of dusk streamed in through the window.

Ye Hantao saved all the evidence and scrolled through the blessing pictures in the comments section again, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Could the positive interference factors she heard before waking up, which were both strengthening and stabilizing, be referring to these fans who were praying for her?

Ye Hantao's idea was just a flash of inspiration, but unexpectedly, an electronic voice suddenly rang out.

[Your condition has deteriorated so quickly!]

Ye Hantao woke up with a start.

That familiar voice... it's the system!

[In our simulations, the disease progression would only reach 30% after the variety show "Classmates Are Here" ends.]

[Your illness has already progressed to 38.6% in less than half of the variety show recording?]

After the system finished explaining, it checked the plot again and found that the female lead, Liao Jiayue, had actually volunteered to skip the next episode.

system:"?"

Ye Hantao's eyes widened. "System, why are you back?"

[My data shows that your condition is progressing abnormally and repeatedly, at one point reaching 99%.]

It rushed over, hoping to stabilize Ye Hantao's life and maintain the normal operation of the plot.

Unexpectedly, the female lead's storyline deviated from the main plot first.

Ye Hantao patted her chest in lingering fear.

Fortunately, I had received life-locking treatment beforehand; otherwise, with 99% of the disease progressing, I might not have woken up.

Ye Hantao: "It's not 99% now, it's dropped back to 38%."

[It's 38.6%.]

Ye Hantao: "..."

"Let's not talk about that. Do you know about positive interference factors?"

[If you receive more than 100,000 positive emotions from passersby while maintaining the control group persona, then this will constitute a positive interfering factor.]

[It can accelerate the progression of your condition.]

The system is reviewing historical data, and the more it looks, the more astonishing it becomes.

[How can you maintain a "control group" persona and still attract so many fans? Over 1 million of them have expressed positive emotions!]

As a control group, the host who conforms to the persona should only garner negative emotions from passersby.

The data it found showed that the host did indeed lie honestly, was vain, greedy, and jealous.

But the positive emotions he received from passersby actually outweighed the negative ones.

[Disease progression: 35%]

Ye Hantao: "!!!"

"System, it's dropped again!"

"...For the first time, you have a resonant connection with the group that generates positive interference."

Ye Hantao gave a rare silly smile.

There is really hope for a full recovery!!!

Such situations are rarely seen in the system.

How can someone maintain the persona of the control group and still receive positive emotional feedback?

Is this normal?

Do ordinary people in this world really prefer a lying, vain female supporting character?

This time, Ye Hantao had time to say goodbye to the system before it left.

[Goodbye.] The system paused for a moment, then displayed: [Wishing you a speedy recovery.]

It plans to go back and investigate the specifics of Ye Hantao's illness.

Ye Hantao glanced at her social media account, which had already grown to seven million followers.

Of her 7 million followers, a staggering 1 million have positive feelings towards her.

She was first grateful for the fans' love, and then grateful to Cheng Zhao for starting the gold lottery and to the older brother whose identity was exposed by Maze.

Ye Hantao v: I fainted due to low blood sugar. Thank you everyone for your concern (hugs.jpg).

The post went viral, with comments and likes skyrocketing as soon as it was published.

[Ahhhhh, Tao Tao, I'm so glad you're okay! How could you have low blood sugar? Did you not eat on time?]

Never diet to lose weight!

[It's good that you're alright! I was really scared just now! And some unscrupulous media outlets are spreading rumors that you're dead; you should sue them!]

[I saw that the streamer "Mountain Wind" liked this post! He must be really worried, right?]

[What a pity! Cheng Zhao was the one who stayed with Tao Tao at the hospital!]

Chen Xiaofeng had just gotten through to Cheng Zhao and was full of relief, saying, "You have time to talk to me, so Tao Tao is probably alright, right?"

Cheng Zhao didn't speak.

"Oh, I just saw TaoTao's post. Bro, I'm not trying to criticize you, but when you go out, you never treat anyone to lunch? You even let TaoTao get low blood sugar?"

"You'll never get anyone like this!"

He made the call from inside the house, not worried about being overheard by the viewers in the live stream, so he spoke without restraint: "Let's have a romantic lunch, find a scenic shop for afternoon tea, and then have a candlelight dinner in the evening."

Chen Xiaofeng rambled on for a while, then realized he hadn't been rebuked by Cheng Zhao yet. "Cheng Zhao, are you listening?"

Cheng Zhao lowered his eyes.

Given Tao Tao's family situation and her history of frequent hypoglycemia, they would definitely have her undergo thorough examinations, not to mention that she has Zhou Shumiao, a renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor, by her side.

Furthermore, there's Tao Tao's usual spending habits, the momentary daze Tao Tao felt when she heard her older brother being called Maze by Su Yi'ang, and Zhou Shumiao's vigilance in protecting Tao Tao before she fainted.

As if by some strange twist of fate, Cheng Zhao remembered something from the past.

His mother's family shipped a large quantity of goods by sea, but suffered several setbacks along the way, resulting in significant losses.

A foreigner who can't even speak Chinese fluently spouts some kind of legend about being unlucky and bringing bad luck to others. He points at himself and says that he's unlucky and brings bad luck to his family.

He just found it funny at the time.

"Chen Xiaofeng, have you ever seen anything that science can't explain?"

"What?"

Cheng Zhao wondered if he was really confused, and actually asked Chen Xiaofeng seriously, "Hang up?"

Chen Xiaofeng: "?!?!"

On his way back to the ward, Cheng Zhao ran into Zhou Shumiao.

He stopped in his tracks and asked, "Should I contact a top medical team to examine Tao Tao?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shumiao understood that Cheng Zhao might have guessed something.

"No need," Zhou Shumiao shook her head.

Cheng Zhao hesitated, "What about famous metaphysical masters?"

Although he didn't believe in these things, his grandfather did. Whenever something important was involved, his grandfather would consult a metaphysical master in advance to determine the auspicious direction and time.

Zhou Shumiao shook her head again.

Cheng Zhao understood.

Tao Tao's family must have consulted a master a long time ago.

After being hung up on, Chen Xiaofeng walked out of the house with a sullen face.

Liao Jiayue was gently answering the questions from viewers in the live stream who were asking about Ye Hantao's condition, saying, "Taotao replied and said that low blood sugar is nothing to worry about. There's all sorts of nonsense going around online these days, so don't worry."

“Tao Tao had several sick leave periods when she was in school, so she probably already had low blood sugar back then.” Liao Jiayue waved her phone at the camera again. “Tao Tao said she can be discharged after a few more hours of observation.”

Some viewers who had come to the live stream to ask questions because they were worried about Ye Hantao were relieved and left.

Seeing this, Liao Jiayue's fans were unhappy.

They used to dominate Ye Hantao's live stream, but now Ye Hantao's fans are taking up half of the live stream's popularity!

Why should I?!

Does Ye Hantao have any notable works to her name?

How can an ordinary person who's also a variety show personality be compared to Yueyue?!

Liao Jiayue said regretfully, "Tao Tao and I had originally planned to have Tao Tao's great-aunt take my pulse that night. Tao Tao had given me several medicated patches made by her great-aunt before, which were really effective in treating abdominal bloating."

[I'm a conspiracy theorist, you know. This afternoon, Ye Hantao said that her great-aunt was more powerful than Professor Zhou Shumiao, and then she fainted...]

[Did Ye Hantao stage this herself? Was she afraid of being exposed if her great-aunt appeared in the live stream?]

Don't forget, Ye Hantao used the medicated soap made by her great-aunt, and her face broke out in rashes afterward.

Just then, Liao Jiayue's phone buzzed. After reading the message, her expression changed slightly.

Chen Xiaofeng had already heard Liao Jiayue say that she was going to visit Aunt Ye Hantao that night.

To be honest, he's not stupid.

Why did Liao Jiayue have to choose this day—the day she came to his place to do a live stream—when she could have visited Aunt Ye Hantao at any other time? Wasn't it because she wanted to use the program's live stream to do something?

Chen Xiaofeng cleared his throat. "Tao Tao just woke up and is still weak. You should ask your great-aunt for another day."

“No need to reschedule.” Liao Jiayue didn’t understand why Ye Hantao wasn’t guilty. “Taotao said we’d meet at her great-aunt’s house at nine o’clock tonight.”

【？？？】

[Do conspiracy theorists feel ashamed?]

Ye Hantao was also in Liao Jiayue's live stream.

It wasn't that I wanted to watch Liao Jiayue and Chen Xiaofeng's live stream, but rather that I received feedback a few minutes ago regarding my personality and that my condition had suddenly dropped to 33%.

Ye Hantao had a gut feeling that it was related to Liao Jiayue, who was live streaming. When she came in, she saw that the comments were all conspiracy theories that she had lied and fainted, and that she had staged the whole thing.

I left the hospital at 7:30 p.m.

Summer days are long, with the sunset and afterglow flowing into the clouds.

Ye Hantao and her great-aunt left in one car.

Cheng Zhao was in charge of driving.

The twilight shone on his profile, revealing a hint of arrogant and unrestrained coldness.

Ye Hantao touched the gold bracelet on her wrist.

Zhou Shumiao whispered, "Tao Tao, you said this afternoon you might bring two people, or maybe three. Does that include our current driver?"

Ye Hantao subconsciously looked up.

The two people's eyes met in the rearview mirror.

Ye Hantao was surprised and suspicious.

Cheng Zhao probably didn't hear what his great-aunt said, so why was he looking in the rearview mirror?

Ye Hantao looked away and answered in a low voice, "Including, two more people will be coming later."

Before nine o'clock, Zhou Shumiao waited at home for the other two people Tao Tao had mentioned.

Glancing at the cameraman behind her, Zhou Shumiao raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Tao Tao, there are four people here."

Liao Jiayue said with difficulty, "Tao Tao, if your great-aunt doesn't want to do a live broadcast, should I have the cameraman wait outside? That would be too much trouble for you."

Unexpectedly, Ye Hantao warmly pulled them into the house, and the first one to be pulled in was the cameraman.

"I've been waiting for you guys to come and do a live stream!"

If I don't stream it live, where else can I show off?

Looking at the expectation in Ye Hantao's eyes, Liao Jiayue felt her heart pounding, as if things were spiraling out of control.

In her opinion, Ye Hantao shouldn't want her great-aunt to appear in the live stream.

Isn't Ye Hantao afraid that her great-aunt's poor cooking skills will give her away?

Liao Jiayue quickly calmed down.

Even if Ye Hantao's great-aunt is truly capable, she still can't compare to Zhou Shumiao! If Ye Hantao dares to shamelessly claim that her great-aunt is more powerful than Professor Zhou Shumiao, then she should be prepared to face a backlash.

The group went into the house.

As the camera panned into the house, viewers in the live stream finally saw the true face of Ye Hantao's great-aunt.

Zhou Shumiao wasn't wearing a wig or glasses; she was dressed the same as she had in the hospital, except she was missing a white coat.

Tao Tao said she wanted to show off in front of the camera and praise herself for being better than Zhou Shumiao.

How much can you brag about this?

Ming Sheng has already passed the Minglu ceremony in the live broadcast room, and this great-aunt also wants to pass the Minglu ceremony in the live broadcast room.

Zhou Shumiao doesn't mind the audience discovering her identity.

After all, the only one who couldn't be found, Peach, has already been found.

The audience then saw a beautiful woman with a graceful demeanor, seemingly blessed by the passage of time.

[Is this Tao Tao's great-aunt? She looks to be only in her forties.]

This hair is so smooth and silky, how do you maintain it?

Further into the room, you can see that Aunt Ye Hantao lives in a small one-bedroom apartment.

There are two tall medicine cabinets in the living room, with each small drawer labeled with the name of the medicinal herbs.

Whether it's furniture and decorations or appliances and ornaments, they all look very ordinary and affordable for any working-class family.

They even saw a table that was mostly worn out and a tablecloth with patched patterns, but they couldn't bear to replace it.

Okay, those comments speculating that Ye Hantao and Maze come from wealthy families can now be put to rest.

[If it's truly a large family, then Aunt Ye Hantao's living conditions must be quite good, which doesn't match this environment.]

Although even wealthy people may have a few poor relatives, Ye Hantao and her great-aunt are very close. If she were truly rich, she wouldn't neglect her great-aunt.

But for someone of her great-aunt's age, to still have such smooth hair, she couldn't possibly lack the money to maintain it, right?

This house has a lot of medicinal herbs; they probably know a bit about health and wellness.

【Then why are you mocking your great-aunt's medicated soap?!】

[I really want to learn from my great-aunt's secret to having such smooth, thick hair.]

The audience was discussing it.

Suddenly, they saw another person in the room—Cheng Zhao?!

Chen Xiaofeng had just handed over the gifts he had bought when his eyes widened in surprise, his dark face filled with astonishment. "You're here too!"

Holy crap.

His brother practically met the parents!

Cheng Zhao didn't bother with Chen Xiaofeng.

He and Tao Tao were just passing the time by learning to identify medicinal herbs.

To be precise, Tao Tao said it was to pass the time while waiting for Liao Jiayue and Chen Xiaofeng to come over.

He actually thinks that things are only starting to get boring now.

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Author's Note: I'm offering a hefty sum to buy my great-aunt's hair-growth secret recipe! [Please!]

--Randomly dropped small red envelopes--