Zhu Xia sat at the reception desk by the entrance to Transcendent Company, covering for her father, who was sleeping at home with a cold.
Taking advantage of the time, she also camped out in the Boundless Dreamscape livestream to watch Jiang Nan.
At first, when Jiang Nan silently started unlocking the lock, her vision went dark. She checked how much money the company still had in its accounts to keep Jiang Nan alive through the impending deluge of hit pieces.
Then the code turned out to be correct.
Zhu Xia looked at the money that had survived and found it a little unbelievable.
As it turned out, after watching the entire episode, she suddenly found herself agreeing somewhat with Luo Hang.
She genuinely thought Jiang Nan had been possessed.
When she heard Jiang Nan say those words, she checked the trending searches.
#Jiang Nan 19438#
#Shen Xingli slept through the entire episode#
#Livestream shit-eating guy#
#Jiang Nan possessed#
#Jiang Nan Shen Xingli#
#Chang'an and Luoyang ship ends in tragedy#
Staring at those trending searches, Zhu Xia sank into thought.
At the end, the undercover agent was revealed to be Qiu Wen, of all people.
Li Xueying grinned and patted her shoulder. "I never even suspected you."
Qiu Wen smiled. "My role wasn't much use anyway."
After finishing the recording, Jiang Nan went into the changing room.
As a textbook internet-addicted youth, the first thing he did in the changing room wasn't change his clothes, but take out his phone.
He checked WeChat. There were no messages from Fu Jingzhou, but Zhu Xia had sent quite a few.
First, she praised him at length, saying he had finally grown up, then told him to check the trending searches.
Puzzled, Jiang Nan opened Weibo's trending searches and was captivated by the hashtag #Livestream shit-eating guy#.
His curiosity was piqued. [Surely this guy didn't actually livestream himself eating shit? Wouldn't that make me a sinner?]
771 pointed out mercilessly, [My scans indicate that you're very excited right now.]
Jiang Nan ignored him and tapped straight into the hashtag.
The first thing that appeared was a short video.
He tapped on it.
It showed a guy dressed in youthful clothes, probably a college student, wearing trendy brands from head to toe.
Wearing an Ultraman mask, he cleared his throat. "Guys, as an Alpha, I'm a man of my word. Given that I'm a human being, I can't actually eat shit, so..."
He paused artfully for two seconds, then suddenly bent down and pulled a cake out from below.
Yep.
-a poop-shaped cake.
"The baker told me this was the first time in her life a cake had grossed her out." The guy chuckled. "So I'll use this cake as a substitute."
The cake looked truly realistic, with a durian purée filling and chocolate and some durian on the outside.
Watching it made Jiang Nan physically uncomfortable, yet he clicked his tongue in admiration. [This guy is seriously badass.]
The guy scooped up a spoonful and put it in his mouth. After savoring it for a moment, he said, "Mmm... it's actually pretty good."
There were almost a hundred thousand comments below.
[Bro, you're my real brother. You're fucking awesome.]
[Bleurgh, I actually went to the bathroom to puke.]
[I'm a little curious. I want to try it too.]
[Hahahahaha I'm dying hahahaha.]
[Help, it's already got over five hundred thousand likes on Douyin. It's expected to pass five million.]
[You really will eat shit if there's shit to eat. Your girlfriend must feel so secure with you.]
[Peak entertainment hahahahaha. The Boundless Dreamscape production team is going to love you.]
By the time Jiang Nan finished changing and came out, everyone else had already left.
He was about to get a taxi back when a familiar sports car came into view.
Jiang Nan's expression stiffened. Just as he was about to pretend he was blind and walk around it, the driver's window rolled straight down. With sunglasses perched on his nose, Shen Xingli stuck out two fingers with an obnoxious air. "Hop in, cutie."
Jiang Nan: "..."
He took a deep breath. "I've gone blind."
"Huh?" Shen Xingli looked a little shocked. He took off his sunglasses, his face full of concern. "Then hurry up and get in. I'll take you to the hospital."
Jiang Nan: "..."
That really isn't necessary.
He could only put it tactfully. "I might be up to my ass in debt, but I'm not planning to pay it off with my ass."
Shen Xingli froze for a second, then burst out laughing. "You're hilarious! Hahahahaha!"
Jiang Nan let out a long sigh.
He assessed his own fighting ability, then remembered his WeChat balance, and ultimately chose to get in.
After all, the sports car cost tens of millions. One ride was like getting a few hundred yuan's worth for free.
The air-conditioning was on inside the sports car.
Shen Xingli cleared his throat and began asking questions. "You said last time that you're married. Do you and your husband have a good relationship?"
Jiang Nan's tone was exaggerated. "An amazing one. Every morning, we share a good-morning kiss. He loves me, and I love him. Every day is sweet as honey."
After hearing that, Shen Xingli nodded in satisfaction.
Then he asked, "What if I gave you five million right now? Would you divorce your husband?"
Of course I would!
Jiang Nan used every ounce of strength to swallow those words. He pressed his lips into a straight line and said, "Of course I wouldn't."
And I definitely wouldn't accept your casting-couch deal!!!!
Shen Xingli had no idea what he was thinking. Happy for his buddy, he started asking another question. "Then what exactly is your relationship with Luo Hang?"
Jiang Nan: [He's already getting jealous.]
771: [...I think there must be some kind of misunderstanding between you two.]
Jiang Nan: [No way. His little intentions are already this obvious.]
Jiang Nan cleared his throat. "We're strangers."
"I see," Shen Xingli said. "I knew those paparazzi never had anything decent to say."
The two chatted back and forth, their thoughts heading in completely opposite directions.
One felt increasingly reassured, thinking his buddy had married a good wife.
The other grew increasingly wary, wishing he could expose this man to the public right away.
When they reached the hotel, Jiang Nan said "Thank you" and immediately ran off.
Back in his hotel room, the more Jiang Nan thought about it, the angrier he got. Finally, feeling thoroughly wronged, he sent Fu Jingzhou a message on WeChat.
Stirring Shit When It Hits: [Boohoo, someone's bullying me.]
Fu Jingzhou didn't reply. He was probably asleep.
Jiang Nan could only head to Weibo to go crazy.
Viewers who had finished watching Boundless Dreamscape were going wild all over the internet, clipping several iconic moments from the episode into videos. They were currently getting plenty of attention on Douyin.
Jiang Nan's performance in this episode was impeccable. He was intelligent, funny, and likable when he spoke. Most importantly, he was very good-looking.
The video of him vaulting down while holding on to the staircase had over a million likes and had stunned quite a few female fans.
With so many people on the internet, those who knew about his past scandals were ultimately a minority. Quite a few people followed the trail online to his Weibo and followed him.
At the height of the buzz, Jiang Nan made a Weibo post.
Netizens couldn't resist opening it.
Little Immortal Nan: [There are over seven billion people in the world and over twenty billion chickens. Chickens outnumber humans three to one. If chickens went to war with humanity, everyone would have to fight three chickens. Even if one died, another chicken would take its place. Even if you don't have a single friend, you still have three chickens as enemies. Today is KFC's Crazy Thursday. Send me 5 yuan on WeChat, and I'll help you slay your enemies.]
Netizens: "..."
Judging by his face, he looked pretty normal. Judging by his mental state, he definitely had severe schizophrenia.