She was his own younger sister, after all, and Chu Zhe understood her temperament to some extent.
His words had sounded reassuring, but they had carried a hint of warning as well.
Even Chu Zhe could not understand where his sister's malice toward Su Jiu had come from when they had only just met.
The livestream viewers, however, failed to pick up on it. They simply took it as a young girl honestly expressing her thoughts.
Xia Yao's expression shifted. He could already imagine how those idle trolls in the scrolling comments would smear Su Jiu.
"This Su Jiu girl is pretty, sure, but she's terrible at managing her expressions. She keeps wearing that icy face, as if everyone owes her something. It really makes her hard to like. I still prefer our beautiful, kindhearted little princess."
"Too funny. Who says everyone has to smile at every person they meet like your princess does? They barely know each other. Why should she force a smile? Our fairy can do whatever she wants. It's not your place, mortal, to tell her what to do."
"Besides, our girl is just an ordinary participant. She doesn't plan to enter showbiz, so there's no reason for her to learn expression management to cater to everyone's tastes. And you think you deserve to see our fairy smile? Take a look in the mirror. Are you worthy?"
Plenty of people were attacking Su Jiu, but just as many were defending her. Who could blame them, in a world that judged people by their looks? Some had even decided that, ordinary participant or not, they were fans now...
Chu Ting's remark had left the hall rather quiet.
Su Jiu was perfectly aware of Chu Ting's attitude toward her, but she had no intention of confronting her. To