Black Lotus Tears Up the Script and Reaches the Top of Showbiz
Chapter 8

Does Your Dad Happen to Be Called Long Aotian?

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Not just the people present—even the viewers in the livestream were full of question marks.

[What the hell? He came to freeload and acted like it was an honor?]

[Emmm, kind of pissed. You didn't come help when everyone else was washing ingredients and cooking, but now that it's time to enjoy the results, you jumped out...]

[Huh? Why is there a face here? Whose shamelessness got left behind?]

Of course, although Long Aozhi was a minor newcomer, his "talent" had still won him quite a few fans, and many people defended him.

[They're a team to begin with. Everyone's exhausted, and Jiang Fang and the others did so much. What's wrong with him having some food?]

[My Long is so talented. He's just a little straightforward—aren't talented people all like that?]

[I'm dying. Speaking as a talented person: don't come near me!]

[After hearing that, I looked at my dog. It was shaking its head.]

[Your fans are licking your boots this hard. Does your idol know?]

[Wait, no wonder the comments are fighting. In my opinion, we should just wait and see.]

[Ha! Exactly. With Jiang Fang's personality, how could this not turn into a huge fight?]

[Right, there's a good show coming! Jiang Fang, fly free—if anything happens, bear it yourself!]

[On the surface: Don't fight, everyone. Inside: Fight! Fight!]

With Bai Ziyu as a prior example, the viewers had gained a rough understanding of Jiang Fang's personality. That was precisely why they became even more excited.

Before long, one trending topic after another shot up on Sina.

#Jiang Fang Is About to Roast Someone Again!#

#Long Aozhi Is in Danger!#

Compared to the livestream, the hostility on Weibo was much stronger.

[Isn't Jiang Fang a criminal? Why is he trending again? Sina, aren't you going to do anything?]

[Here's a joke: a thief got into B University.]

[Here we go again. What status does Jiang Fang even have? He doesn't even have student registration or identification, and no one has seen his college entrance exam score. Yet he got into B University, and now the entire internet is promoting him? Who's backing him? Could he be some sugar daddy's boy?]

[Couldn't it be that he's rich and powerful?]

[Give me a break. There's no influential Jiang family in City B. He definitely is.]

In the internet age, information spread at astonishing speed.

B University, the president's office.

The white-bearded old man was reviewing the reports submitted from below. Usually, there was nothing major.

The stack of reports grew smaller and smaller. He picked up the last one, intending, as usual, to go rest after reading it.

The moment he saw the report's title, his eyes widened.

[Online Public Opinion Report: Someone online has claimed that Jiang Fang, a newly admitted B University student, engaged in theft and falsified his academic credentials. They request that the president address the matter.]

Falsified academic credentials?

Absolutely impossible.

That was the old president's first thought. As for the theft allegations, they did not know about those past matters.

Jiang Fang?

The white-bearded president silently repeated the name to himself.

No impression... but it seemed he had seen this name somewhere before.

The president stroked his beard in frustration.

Forget it. He should make a call.

"Hello, check whether there's a student named Jiang Fang in this year's intake. Send his information to my email as soon as possible. As for the online public opinion, quietly suppress it for now. Don't respond."

On the small island, after Long Aozhi said those words, the atmosphere immediately became tense.

Everyone turned to look at Jiang Fang at once.

Jiang Fang set down the fragrant grilled food and looked Long Aozhi up and down.

The atmosphere on-site instantly froze. Everyone watched Jiang Fang, afraid that he might accidentally say something earth-shattering.

Bai Ziyu even felt an inexplicable, impatient excitement rise within him.

It was rather like, I already got roasted by him. How can you all get off unscathed?

"If you have comprehension issues, perhaps the hospital would be more appropriate?" Jiang Fang retorted.

Hearing his reply, the surrounding guests nodded inwardly in an odd sense of agreement.

This was the Jiang Fang they knew—the one who roasted everyone.

[Hahahahaha, I told you Jiang Fang would definitely roast him back! So satisfying!]

[I hate seeing doormats like this. Roast him!]

[As a college student, I can say that life became much happier after I stopped caring about manners.]

[I hate people like this who do nothing yet still order everyone around. Hahahahaha, if you have comprehension issues, go get your brain checked.]

[Blind guess for a trending topic: #Popular Singer Suspected of Having Brain Problems#]

[Now this is a true sharp tongue.]

[Heh, treating bad manners as authenticity—I'm speechless. Do your parents know you're following a thief?]

[Replying to the comment above: Sorry, I don't chase celebrities, I'm not brain-dead, just a passerby.]

Long Aozhi had not expected Jiang Fang to refuse to give him any face. His expression darkened at once.

"What do you mean?"

He shot to his feet with a bang, pointed at Jiang Fang, and burned with rage.

Jiang Fang calmly divided the food into three portions before he slowly said:

"It means nothing. Just why should I?"

"This isn't a charity variety show, much less a team project. Why should I support someone who freeloads?" Jiang Fang thought he had already spoken gently enough. He had neither cursed nor been sarcastic.

Yet Long Aozhi's face turned green with anger. In a fit of rage, he abruptly turned and pointed at Fang Yi.

"Then why do they get to eat? You're just an ordinary person trying to suck up to people with more fame. Playing the whore while setting up a chastity arch—aren't you using the same tricks to cling to the sugar daddy behind you?"

Qin Yan stood up, his eyes dark and heavy, like a leopard about to hunt its prey.

"Long Aozhi, you've gone too far!" If not for Jiang Fang, he would not even have had dinner today. Besides, Jiang Fang was on the same side as his brother.

Fang Yi himself was not short on money. Plenty of people were willing to support him after he entered the industry, and he was not afraid of the entertainment industry's twists and turns.

Compared to the anger of the two of them, Jiang Fang, the person involved, remained calm and unruffled. He carelessly lifted his eyelids.

"You're getting worked up." Three short words, yet they only added fuel to the fire.

[Hahahahaha, worked up! He's getting worked up!]

[It was only three words, but Jiang Fang somehow made them sound so mocking. Jiang the Roaster truly lives up to his name~]

Long Aozhi trembled with rage.

He, Long Aozhi, was the chosen son of this world! Yet Jiang Fang, an ordinary person who did not even qualify as cannon fodder, dared treat him like this!

This man was clearly courting death!

He stared fixedly at Jiang Fang, as though he wanted to carve Jiang Fang's face into his heart.

"Heh, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river..."

Before he could finish his threat, Jiang Fang cut him off.

"Don't look down on a poor young man?"

Long Aozhi: ...

Jiang Fang suddenly seemed to remember something. He looked at Long Aozhi as if he were examining some strange, peculiar creature.

"Your dad isn't called Long Aotian, is he?"

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