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At the hotel.

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

She scrolled through the comments posted by paid trolls on her phone.

Lu Wen said confidently, "See that? This is only the first step. First, we ruin that brat's reputation. Does he think he can get famous off this opportunity? Dream on!

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

"And you'd better go live right now while this wave is still hot!"

Miao Xiu froze for a moment, somewhat resistant.

"How am I supposed to stream now? I haven't even done my makeup!"

"You don't understand. This is exactly the effect we want!" Lu Wen said. "All you need is a phone stand!

"I'll pay to drive traffic to you!

"Your eyes are already red and swollen right now. You don't need to say much, and there's no need to badmouth him. Just cry!

"Say... you never expected an ordinary, normal breakup to bring such terrible retaliation.

"And now you're being cyberbullied by everyone. You're getting a little depressed and don't dare see anyone.

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

"Isn't that a little bad..." Miao Xiu hesitated.

"Bad my ass! Tell me, you don't still have feelings for him, do you? He wrote a song to destroy you, and you're still defending him?"

Lu Wen was a little unhappy.

Even if Miao Xiu was only one of his many playthings, he was still her first man, and the novelty had not yet worn off. Seeing her seemingly defend Song Dao naturally made him jealous.

"Th-then okay. I'll listen to my husband." Miao Xiu hardened her heart.

If you weren't ruthless, you couldn't stand firm.

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

And you even blocked me!

Then don't blame me for using this opportunity to catch this massive wave of traffic!

"Fine, I'll go live now!"

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

She went to the living room of the suite and placed her phone on a stand.

Then she opened the Audio-Visual app.

Students at arts colleges like theirs generally had two accounts.

One was an alternate account for gossiping and watching drama, while the other was a main account registered under their real name.

Once they got popular, they could quickly get verified and receive followers.

At that moment, her main account had a little over twenty thousand followers.

She could be considered a minor internet celebrity.

She had livestreamed before, and Song Dao had always been the top donor.

The two of them still followed each other.

She hesitated, wondering whether she should remove Song Dao.

But the next second, she dismissed the thought.

"You can still be friends after a Breakup!"

"I'm not as heartless as he is. I broke up peacefully, but he wants to ruin me!"

The moment she started streaming, hundreds of people instantly flooded into her livestream. Then, dozens or even hundreds of people entered every second.

Miao Xiu thought Lu Wen was behind it.

His efficiency was practically on par with how long he lasted in bed!

But the messages these people posted in the public chat made her realize they had not come through Lu Wen's paid traffic—they had come from that video!

"Watching the female lead up close!"

"Here for the drama!"

"Oh, she's already streaming? Gotta say, she's pretty open-minded. No wonder she could get into Little Car."

"A gold-digging bitch who dumped her boyfriend after making it big. They're hiring trolls to whitewash her over there, and she's streaming to catch traffic over here. You really know how to play, huh?"

"Can you explain that photo? The one where your boyfriend was crouching on the ground with his hands covering his face. That Little Car you rode in was really impressive—a nearly four-million-yuan S680..."

"I work at a 4S dealership. There's no markup anymore, and the discounts are huge. You can drive one home for a bit over three million!"

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

"That song sounds great, and the emotion in it is so full. You can tell he was deeply hurt. So how do you have the nerve to come out and start streaming so soon? Don't you feel ashamed?"

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

"And a high-end hotel, too!"

Though Miao Xiu had not professionally studied acting, women were born with excellent acting skills.

And as she looked at the accusations on the screen, the pain and grievance in her heart did not even need to be acted out.

Her tears fell naturally.

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

"What did I do?

"I just broke up with him peacefully. Isn't that normal?

"Do all of you marry the first person you date?

"How did it become some unforgivable crime when it came to me? Sob...

"Did I break some heavenly law for everyone to curse me like this?

"I don't even dare go back to school now. I don't dare see anyone either... sob..."

In no time, twenty to thirty thousand people had gathered in the livestream.

With no major gossip recently, See Through Love, See Through You, a song from the Music Conservatory's campus gala, had surged onto the trending charts, sending countless gossip-hungry spectators into a frenzy.

Even indifferent bystanders sighed that anyone was fair game—except creators.

Offend a writer, and they could make you "immortalize your name for eternity." Offend a songwriter, and they could ruin you in the present day.

Miao Xiu flatly denied being a gold digger.

There was no such thing as riding away in Little Car in style!

"That was my company's car!"

Then she hypocritically spoke well of Song Dao.

"He's a very outstanding and talented person. Breakups and heartbreak are painful for everyone. It's normal that he couldn't think straight for a moment and wrote a song with some artistic embellishment."

"Please don't cyberbully him. It's enough for me to bear this alone!"

"I don't want to take up public resources, and I'm not trying to gain traffic. I just want to explain things to everyone and apologize to him..."

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

It had to be said that an old hand like Lu Wen really was formidable!

He had played this move beautifully.

Miao Xiu was no less capable. Her innate acting talent was displayed to the fullest at that moment.

If nothing unexpected happened, whether Song Dao's song became popular or not was another matter, but he would definitely not escape the image of a narrow-minded man who held a grudge over a breakup and ruined his girlfriend's reputation.

And Miao Xiu would certainly catch this enormous windfall.

With the image of an innocent victim, she would become the biggest winner in the entire affair!

Outside the phone camera's view, Lu Wen sat on the sofa with one leg crossed over the other, holding his phone and smoking smugly.

Miao Xiu's livestream already had hundreds of thousands of viewers.

After it ended, she would gain at least tens of thousands, perhaps even over a hundred thousand followers!

After all, Miao Xiu had a good image and temperament. As long as they handled things properly afterward, it was entirely possible to make her famous.

This was truly a massive windfall!

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

But things did not develop as Lu Wen and Miao Xiu had imagined.

The reversal came a little too quickly.

Ten thirty at night.

The gala over at the Music Conservatory should have ended.

The appearance of a post was like a depth charge, pushing the entire matter to its true climax!

"Interesting. I didn't expect this thing to blow up to this extent?

"It actually made the trending charts?

"Then I'll reveal some interesting information too.

"I'm Song Dao's roommate, someone who actually knows what happened.

"First, Song Dao himself. How should I put it? He's a good guy, handsome, talented, and good at a lot of instruments.

"But this guy was a total simp!

"At least, he used to be.

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

"After all, studying music costs a lot. Everyone understands that.

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

"He received an insurance payout of over a million yuan, I think.

"When he first came to Central Conservatory of Music, he told us about it. The entire dorm can testify to that.

"He was generous and often treated us to meals, but he wasn't extravagant. His phone was several years old.

"The most expensive thing around him was probably a guitar.

"Now for the important part!

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

"The actual amount could only have been higher.

"High-end restaurants, travel, designer clothes, jewelry, bags, expensive tutoring classes and training fees—he paid for everything.

"I think Miao Xiu's roommates should all know that too.

"Someone exposed some of this on the Campus Forum before.

"Song Dao's bank card has records of every cent he spent!

"So there's no need to lie about this. The internet isn't outside the law. If I'm making things up, she can sue me!

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

"But he complained to us that he didn't mind spending money, but forget sleeping with her—even when he kissed her, she frowned.

"So privately, we didn't just think Song Dao was a simp. We thought he was a fucking idiot!

"She was obviously stringing you along, spending the compensation money you got from your parents' accidental deaths without a shred of shame, enjoying service from you like you were a servant on call at all times.

"What the fuck were you getting all touched up about every day?

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

"As for what happened at the school gate, the thing in that photo, I don't know the details, so I won't make reckless comments.

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

"He went out drinking all night because of it!

"He wouldn't even tell us where he was. The guys and I were fucking terrified he'd drink himself to death.

"So we won't say whether Miao Xiu cheated on him.

"But everyone saw how she drained all of Song Dao's money over the past few years, then kicked him away the moment they graduated.

"You can judge that kind of person's character for yourselves.

"Brother Dao, don't blame your brothers for stepping out to expose this. We're just too fucking angry!

"One last thing: this idiot simp seems to have finally woken up. It's a little late, but it still makes us relieved!

"You sang that song today, and I'm giving you a like.

"That was fucking awesome!"

This post was too explosive!

It was pushed to the very top almost instantly.

Countless people replied like mad beneath it.

This time, even many girls could not help but speak up.

"Oh my god, a college student spent a million on his girlfriend over four years? He's that handsome, and even then she wouldn't sleep with him? Is there any justice left? Are there any more handsome guys like this? I swear I'll wash myself clean and fragrant and deliver myself right to his bed!"

"I'm having trouble believing this. Is it real? Are we sure this isn't some made-up story?"

"If a guy treated me like that, he wouldn't even need to be that handsome. I swear I'd seriously study every peerless martial art from the teachers in Fusang and serve him like an emperor!"

"Handsome little brother, don't be sad. Want a beautiful older sister? Big sis can do anything! You don't need to spend money—I'll spend it on you!"

"Come to Auntie. Auntie will dote on you!"

"What a miserable guy. Handsome, talented, and impossibly good to his girlfriend. I don't even know how to describe how I feel right now. Please, I want a boyfriend like that!"

"I'm jealous. Really jealous!"

Handsome, talented, devoted—a simp—and a million yuan... Those words were simply too capable of stirring emotions.

Information spread too quickly in this era.

And people had too much free time.

The rate at which it fermented was so fast it was astonishing!

Especially when Miao Xiu was still livestreaming on the other side, complaining bitterly and talking about the beautiful times she had shared with Song Dao with the look of a pure white lotus.

That only added fuel to the fire.

Countless netizens exploded!

Video sites, major apps, Shuibo, Zhi Fou, all kinds of social groups.

A great uproar.

It was everywhere!

The paid trolls on the Original Video side were crushed in an instant.

They couldn't win. There was no way they could win!

Surprise, anger, envy, jealousy...

As all kinds of emotions resonated, they formed a colossal wave across the internet that night!

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

Miao Xiu had just calmed down, but the moment she saw the rapidly scrolling comments, her expression changed drastically.

She froze on the spot.

Thanks to Feng Ling for the Alliance Leader support~!