Lin Yuan Went Viral

Chapter 43: Lin Yuan Went Viral

Today, Lin Yuan was destined to become the center of attention, surrounded like a monkey in a zoo.

If he could do it over, he definitely would not have agreed to come here with Zheng Xiaoqi.

After Zheng Xiaoqi finished taking photos, she finally let him go.

"Big brother, why are you here too?"

Xiao Ke ran over, her big eyes sparkling adorably.

Lin Yuan picked Xiao Ke up and smiled. "It's an interest of mine. What about you, Xiao Ke? Why are you here with your sister?"

"My sister likes this too, so she brought Xiao Ke along. Big brother, let me tell you, my sister is a big streamer too! She just never shows her face. Xiao Ke doesn't understand why my sister is so pretty but won't show her face."

Xiao Ke was still a child. How could she know how to lie?

Her sister's expression changed, and she wanted to stop her little sister from continuing, but it was already too late.

"My sister is called 'Xue Tiantian' by everyone. Do you know her?"

Lin Yuan shook his head, indicating that he did not.

Someone nearby heard that and immediately showed an incredulous expression, as though they had uncovered some major news.

"Xiao Ke, what nonsense are you spouting?!" Xiao Ke's sister hurried over, unwilling to let her loose-lipped little sister continue.

Xiao Ke looked pitiful as her sister led her away from the area.

She could not figure out what she had done wrong to make her sister so angry.

"So she's Xue Tiantian!" Zheng Xiaoqi had heard it too, and an unusual look appeared in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" Lin Yuan did not watch livestreams, so he did not know the inside details.

"Xue Tiantian has nearly two million followers on Station B. Her voice is sweet, but she never shows her face, so she's pretty famous. I didn't expect her to be so pretty in person. I thought she'd be another Granny Luo," Zheng Xiaoqi explained.

Lin Yuan was not that much of a gossip, so he did not ask any more questions.

But not long after, Xiao Ke suddenly came looking for him and secretly handed him a note.

"This is my sister's contact information. Big brother, can you let me pet the little squirrel?"

Lin Yuan did not know whether he should take it.

This little girl—if her sister found out, she would get her butt smacked raw!

What kind of sister set-up was this?

"Fine, but forget about your sister's contact information. If she finds out, she'll definitely beat you up!" Lin Yuan said.

"It's okay! My sister loves me very much. Every time Xiao Ke makes a mistake, my sister can never bear to hit me!" Xiao Ke said with a grin.

Not far away, Xiao Ke's sister walked over with a dark expression and stood behind Xiao Ke.

"Big brother, do you really not want my sister's contact information? Then can I trade you something else? All my sister's private photos are saved on her phone. I can secretly give you a few later!"

Lin Yuan was embarrassed and signaled with his eyes for Xiao Ke to stop talking.

Xiao Ke looked adorable, but she was actually an expert at setting up her sister. She said she would secretly copy her sister's unreleased guitar-and-vocal performances and give them to Lin Yuan.

Xiao Ke's sister was furious. She grabbed Xiao Ke by the ear and dragged her away.

Xiao Ke howled in pain as her own sister took her away.

Lin Yuan watched the sisters leave.

Next time, her sister was probably not going to let Xiao Ke come out to play with him anymore.

Two hours later, Lin Yuan and Zheng Xiaoqi left the comic convention early.

The two had a meal outside, then went their separate ways.

Zheng Xiaoqi grinned. "Lin Yuan, call me again next time there's a big comic convention like this!"

"Sure." Though he said that aloud, he secretly swore that he would never go again, even if it killed him!

When he got home, he was blocking her!

Then Lin Yuan took a taxi back to the villa. Tired after a whole day, he took a shower, lay down on the bed, and quickly fell asleep.

The night was quiet.

But the internet was anything but quiet.

A video of Black Knight showing off his might at the Black Knight Comic Convention quickly spread everywhere.

In the video, someone cosplaying Black Knight fought off a crowd of burly men. His movements were graceful, and every gesture carried the air of a master. He looked so cool that everyone watching was blown away.

Everyone who saw it said it was awesome!

Soon, someone noticed that the guy cosplaying Black Knight looked a lot like the high school student who had recently gone viral online after his singing at the Campus Singing Competition earned a repost from Lin Qingyue and praise from countless professional singers.

After confirmation, the two turned out to be the same person!

Overnight, Lin Yuan went viral.

While he was sleeping soundly, he was woken by a ringing phone at around eleven that night.

It was Gu Lianyin calling.

Lin Yuan answered, and Gu Lianyin's delighted voice came through the phone.

"Lin Yuan, did you go to some comic convention today?"

Lin Yuan inwardly cried out in alarm. How did she know?

"No, it wasn't me. You mistook someone else!" He denied it three times in a row.

"You're still denying it? I saw the video. You were chased around by a bunch of people!"

Lin Yuan: "..."

When he learned that his socially fatal moment had been posted online, Lin Yuan felt as if the sky had collapsed.

He wished he could immediately move to another planet.

Gu Lianyin laughed without restraint over the phone and sent him a photo of Lin Yuan being chased by a crowd of burly men and surrounded by people.

Lin Yuan ignored her.

He turned off his internet and went back to sleep.

The next day, when he went online, he found that his phone had received a ton of messages.

Zheng Xiaoqi: Lin Yuan, you went viral! The video has millions of views and made the top three on the platform rankings!

Gu Lianyin: Hmph, you ignored my messages, so I'm ignoring you too!

A former middle school classmate: Holy crap, are you the main character in that video that's blowing up online?!

Lin Yuan only replied to Gu Lianyin: "The day after tomorrow, I'm taking first place in the singing competition. Then my request will be for you to call me Daddy for an entire month!"

Gu Lianyin quickly replied: "It's still anyone's game. If I get first place, I want you to wear women's clothes to school every day!"

The two traded threats, preparing to settle the score two days later.

Two days were neither especially fast nor especially slow, and just like that, they passed.

There were an enormous number of students watching the competition. Almost the entire school's teachers and students had come, unwilling to miss such an exciting match.

There were also many people from outside the school. Because of school regulations, the railings outside were packed with people.

The media even came to cover the event, hoping to ride the wave of popularity.

The judges had changed as well.

They were all professional singers, including quite a few highly popular ones.

The once ordinary Campus Singing Competition had suddenly turned into something like a concert.

In truth, many people had come because of Lin Yuan.

A single song, Dawn of Tragic Love, had taken the internet by storm. Numerous singers had followed the trend and covered it, yet none could capture Lin Yuan's unique flavor.

As the saying went, heroes emerged from the young. Many people wanted to witness whether this young man would bring them another surprise.

Today, it was three down to one.

First, second, and third place would be decided!

After the host worked up the crowd, the first person to take the stage was a folk-style campus singer skilled at guitar-and-vocal performances.

She was a girl with a very fresh, clean appearance.

She brought an original song, Meeting an Old Friend in a Foreign Land.

A sorrowful yet beautiful voice rose alongside the guitar, and the venue fell silent.

"After traveling dozens of miles, in a foreign land~"

"Life and reality have worn away my edges."

"Meeting an old friend in a foreign land, could it be, could it be~ Who would know after a few cups of wine."

I feel like I wrote this a bit messily. I shouldn't have put so many plotlines together. It'll get much better after this chapter. Thank you all for your recommendation votes. This book is published on Kunlun Network; it won't be locked behind a paywall and will be free from beginning to end. ^_^

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