The Person is Numb

In the hotel room.

Miao Xiu nestled in Lu Wen's arms, the look of panic in her eyes now gone.

She scrolled through the paid commenters' reviews on her phone.

Lu Wen said confidently, "See? This is just the first step. First we trash that kid's reputation. He thinks he can ride this wave to fame? Dream on!

If he dares to go live online, I'll hire even more commenters to flood his stream. I've got plenty of ways to deal with him!

And you—you'd better go live right now, while this heat is still on!"

Miao Xiu froze, a little reluctant.

"How am I supposed to stream now? I haven't even put on makeup!"

"You don't get it—this is exactly the look we need!" Lu Wen said. "All you need is a phone stand!

I'll pay to funnel traffic to you!

Your eyes are already red and swollen. You don't have to say anything, let alone badmouth him. Just cry!

Say... you never thought a normal, ordinary breakup would lead to such terrifying retaliation.

And now you're being cyber-bullied by everyone, you're a little depressed, afraid to show your face.

You feel like life isn't even worth living anymore!"

"That doesn't feel right..." Miao Xiu hesitated.

"Right, my ass? What, don't tell me you still have feelings for him? He wrote a song to destroy you, and you're still defending him?"

Lu Wen was getting annoyed.

Even if Miao Xiu was just one of his many playthings, as her first man, he still hadn't gotten tired of her yet. Seeing her seem to defend Song Dao made him a little jealous.

"Then... fine, I'll listen to you, honey." Miao Xiu steeled herself.

If you're not ruthless, you can't stand firm.

Song Dao, you were the one who wanted to destroy me first!

And you blocked me!

So don't blame me for using this opportunity to catch this wave of insane traffic!

"Alright, I'm going live now!"

Miao Xiu changed her clothes, let her hair hang loose, and rubbed her already red and swollen eyes hard.

She went to the suite's living room, placed her phone on the stand.

And opened the Audio-Visual app.

Students from art schools like theirs usually had two accounts.

One was a burner account for lurking on drama, the other was a real-name account.

Once they blew up, they could quickly get verified and start receiving followers.

Right now, her main account had about twenty thousand followers.

She was a minor internet celebrity.

She'd streamed before, and every time, the top donor was Song Dao.

The two of them were still following each other.

She hesitated for a moment, wondering if she should unfollow him.

But the next second, she dropped the thought.

"We can still be friends after breaking up!"

"I'm not as heartless as he is. I ended things peacefully, but he wants to destroy me!"

The moment she started streaming, hundreds of people flooded into the room. Then, every second, dozens to hundreds more poured in.

Miao Xiu thought it was Lu Wen's doing.

His efficiency was almost as impressive as his stamina in bed!

But the comments these people left on the public screen made her realize—this wasn't traffic Lu Wen had bought. These people had come from that video!

"Close-up of the female lead!"

"Live drama, right here!"

"Oh, so you're streaming now? Gotta say, you're decent-looking. No wonder you got yourself a ride."

"Gold-digging trash who dumped her man the moment she climbed up. Hiring commenters to clean up your image on one side, streaming to grab traffic on the other—you're pretty slick, huh!"

"Can you explain that photo? The one where your boyfriend is squatting on the ground with his hands over his face. That car you were in is pretty impressive—an S680 that costs nearly four hundred grand on the ground..."

"I work at a 4S dealership. They're not marking it up anymore, and there are big discounts. You can drive one home for just over three hundred grand!"

"Who the hell still buys imported cars? I drive a domestic EV!"

"That song was really good. Full of emotion. You can tell he was deeply hurt. So how do you have the nerve to jump on a stream this fast? Aren't you ashamed?"

"Looks like the female lead is in a hotel!"

"Staying at a high-end one too!"

Although Miao Xiu wasn't a professional acting student, women are born with great acting skills.

And watching the accusations scrolling across the screen, the pain and grievance in her heart didn't even need to be faked.

Tears fell naturally.

After crying for a while, she choked out, "You don't know anything, and you're cyberbullying me!

What did I even do?

I just broke up with him peacefully—isn't that normal?

Did all of you marry the first person you dated?

Why is it such a huge crime when it comes to me? Wuwu...

Did I break some heavenly law that everyone has to come curse me out?

I don't even dare go back to school now, don't dare see anyone, wuwu..."

In just a short while, the livestream had already gathered twenty or thirty thousand viewers.

With no major scandals lately, as this campus party song See Through Love, See Through You shot up the trending list, countless gossip lovers were thrilled.

Even indifferent passersby sighed—offend anyone but don't offend someone creative.

Offend a scholar, and they can make you "infamous for eternity"; offend a songwriter, and they can ruin you in the present.

Miao Xiu flatly denied being a gold digger.

Things like driving off smugly in a car? None of that existed!

"That was my company's car!"

Then she hypocritically said nice things about Song Dao.

"He's a very outstanding and talented person. Breaking up and losing love hurts everyone. It's normal for him to get caught up in his feelings and create a song with some artistic embellishment."

"Please don't cyberbully him—I can bear this alone!"

"I don't want to waste public resources, and I'm not chasing traffic. I just want to explain myself and also say sorry to him..."

"Wuwu, I wanted to tell him in person, but he already deleted and blocked me..."

You have to admit, an old hand like Lu Wen was really impressive!

He played this move beautifully.

Miao Xiu was no slouch either, her innate acting skills on full display in that moment.

If nothing unexpected happened, whether Song Dao's song became popular or not was another matter, but the image of him being narrow-minded, holding a grudge over a breakup, and trashing his girlfriend's reputation would definitely stick.

And Miao Xiu would inevitably catch this windfall of fortune.

As an innocent victim, she would become the biggest winner in the whole affair!

From an angle the phone couldn't capture, Lu Wen sat cross-legged on the sofa, phone in hand, smoking smugly.

At this moment, Miao Xiu's livestream had hundreds of thousands of viewers.

After it ended, she could gain at least tens of thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands, of followers!

After all, Miao Xiu had good looks and presence. As long as she was managed properly from here on, she really might get pushed to fame.

So this was indeed a windfall of fortune!

As for Song Dao—whether he lived or died, who cared?

But things didn't develop the way he and Miao Xiu imagined.

The reversal came a bit too fast.

At 10:30 PM.

The party at the Music Conservatory should have ended.

A post appeared, like a depth charge, pushing the whole matter to its true climax!

"Interesting. I didn't expect this to blow up to such a degree?

It even made the trending list?

Well then, let me drop some interesting tea too.

I'm Song Dao's roommate, a real insider.

First, about Song Dao himself—how to put it? He's a good guy, handsome, talented, plays a lot of instruments well.

But yeah, this guy is a total simp!

At least he used to be.

Miao Xiu was his high school classmate. Her family's circumstances were decent, and Song Dao's family was okay too."

After all, studying music is expensive—everyone knows that.

But Song Dao's parents died in an accident during his senior year of high school.

He got an insurance payout, seemed like over a million.

He told us about it when he first arrived at the Central Conservatory of Music—the whole dorm can vouch for that.

He was generous, often treating us to meals, but not the wasteful type—his phone was years old.

The most expensive thing he owned was probably a guitar.

Here's the key point!

Over four years of college, what we saw and knew—Song Dao spent no less than a million on this girlfriend of his!

The actual number was only higher.

Fancy restaurants, travel, designer clothes, jewelry, bags, pricey tutoring fees—he paid for everything.

I think Miao Xiu's roommates should know this too.

Someone even exposed some stuff on the Campus Forum before.

Song Dao spent the money—his bank records prove it!

So there's no need to lie about this kind of thing—the internet isn't a lawless place; if I'm wrong, she can sue me!

A lot of people might think it's only natural for a boyfriend to spend money on his girlfriend, right?

But actually, he complained to us—he didn't mind spending the money, but his girlfriend wouldn't even let him kiss her without frowning, let alone sleep with her.

So we privately thought Song Dao wasn't just a simp, but a goddamn idiot!

Anyone could see she was stringing him along, spending his parents' accident compensation money without a second thought, enjoying his servant-like service—always at her beck and call.

What the hell were you doing, getting all moved by your own devotion every day?

And saying your girlfriend was too innocent... pfft!

As for what happened at the school gate, that photo—I don't know the details, so I won't jump to conclusions.

But it's a fact that Miao Xiu immediately broke up with Song Dao after signing with Times Media!

The guy went out and drank all night because of it!

And he wouldn't tell us where he was—we were all scared he'd drink himself to death.

So whether Miao Xiu cheated or not, I won't say for sure.

But everyone saw with their own eyes that she drained every last cent from Song Dao over these years, then kicked him to the curb right after graduation.

What kind of person that makes her—judge for yourselves.

Brother Dao, don't blame me for stepping up to spill this—I just couldn't take it anymore!

One last thing—it seems this idiot simp has finally woken up. A little late, but it still makes us relieved!

The song you sang today—I'm giving you a thumbs up.

That was fucking awesome!

This post was explosive!

Almost instantly, it shot to the top.

Countless people were furiously replying below.

Even a lot of girls couldn't help but chime in.

"Damn, a college girl spending a million of her boyfriend's money over four years? And he's that handsome, and she still won't sleep with him? Is there no justice? Is there another handsome guy like this? I swear I'll wash myself up nice and fragrant and deliver myself to his bed!"

"I can hardly believe this. Is it real? Are you sure this isn't a made-up story?"

"If a guy treated me like that, he wouldn't even need to be that handsome—I swear I'd study all kinds of ultimate techniques from the Fusang masters and serve him like an emperor!"

"Don't be sad, handsome little brother—want a pretty older sister? I know everything! You don't have to spend a cent—I'll spend on you!"

"Come to Auntie, Auntie will take care of you!"

"What a tragic guy—handsome, talented, treats his girlfriend so well there's nothing to criticize. I don't even know how to describe how I feel right now. I want a boyfriend like that!"

"I'm so jealous, so damn jealous!"

Handsome, talented, devoted (simp), million... these words really stirred up emotions.

The information age is too advanced.

People are too idle.

So the speed of escalation was jaw-dropping!

Especially since Miao Xiu was over there streaming, playing the victim, telling her sob story about her beautiful past with Song Dao.

That only fanned the flames.

Countless netizens exploded!

On every video site, every major app, Shuibo, Zhi Fou, all kinds of social groups.

A huge uproar.

It was everywhere!

The hired trolls on the original video's side were instantly routed.

They couldn't fight back—no way at all!

Shock, fury, envy, jealousy...

Under the resonance of all these emotions, a massive wave surged across the internet that night!

In the blink of an eye, it crashed into Miao Xiu's livestream room.

Miao Xiu, who had just calmed down, saw the rapidly scrolling comments and her expression changed instantly.

She was completely stunned on the spot.

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Thank you to the great Feng Ling for the alliance leader support~!