With that, he downed the entire glass of water in one gulp.
From the way he did it, anyone who didn't know better would have thought he was drinking liquor.
Watching him drink his water so naturally, Yun Chuan could barely keep the corners of his mouth from lifting.
He stopped bothering to swap the bowls and cutlery, too.
Zhang Fengxi was a little stunned.
Yu Xiuyuan wasn't done yet. He set down the glass, clasped Zhang Fengxi's hand in both of his, and said earnestly:
"You have no idea. It's hard to live up to a big reputation. Everyone has misunderstood me. I really can't write anymore. You know what it means to have exhausted your talent? That's me!"
Zhang Fengxi opened his mouth. He thought Yu Xiuyuan might have gone mad.
Deciding he had laid enough groundwork, Yu Xiuyuan located his dedicated camera and waved at it.
"Come on, everyone, type 'Yu Xiuyuan has exhausted his talent' in the chat and get me trending!"
[...]
[See? I knew that was what he was after.]
[Anti-fan: ...Does he seriously think we'll help him get that trending? Dream on.]
[Anti-fan No. 2: ...Let him play by himself. What a scrub, getting drunk on water.]
[You two big shots up there, how about... checking the trending list?]
Meanwhile, the hashtag Zhang Fengxi had paid to promote, #Yu Xiuyuan has exhausted his talent#, had already reached third place on Starblog's trending list.
It matched Yu Xiuyuan's rallying cry perfectly.
[Anti-fan: ...]
[Anti-fan No. 2: ...He has other dogs now?]
[He can get something trending in one second? What kind of power is that?]
[When did Yu Beauty start keeping such powerful dogs behind our backs?]
[I keep an eye on Yu Beauty whenever he shows up. I haven't noticed anything unusual.]
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