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Chapter 199: Thanking Yaoyao

As he was being held down, he was still laughing maniacally. "HAHAHA... HAHAHAHA... Don’t stop me! Don’t you know? The eyeballs and flesh from a demon are worth a lot of money... a lot of money... Let me get the valuable stuff for you..."

...

Gu Shi was unconscious for a long time. When he woke up, Qin Feng had become a murderer.

The villagers were all talking about it. A crowd had also gathered at Qin Feng’s front door, clamoring for compensation.

His mind felt fuzzy. He vaguely remembered going to the second sub-basement of the factory, but he couldn’t recall anything after that.

He didn’t understand why Meng Xiaoxiao, who had been missing for so long, had been taken by Qin Feng.

And he especially didn’t understand why Qin Feng had killed so many of his own clansmen.

He couldn’t remember anything, as if a piece of his memory was missing.

Years ago, he had been saved by Qin Feng.

Now that Qin Feng was dead, he had no reason to stay in the Island Country any longer...

That night, he packed his things and left the Island Country.

He didn’t know that his escape was nothing but a stroke of luck.

Originally, in Meng Xiaoxiao’s plan, Gu Shi was also supposed to die.

But when he discovered that Meng Xiaoxiao had been locked up by Qin Feng, he was stunned and repeatedly tried to persuade Qin Feng to let her go.

That small sliver of kindness ultimately moved Meng Xiaoxiao. She showed mercy and let him off the hook.

That same night, the ships from the *Qing Qing Wo Wo* production crew also departed.

The less-than-a-week they had spent in the Island Country had been utterly terrifying.

This had alarmed the show’s upper management, who ordered the director to leave with the cast. They couldn’t stay in that godforsaken place any longer.

That night, as soon as they found Meng Xiaoxiao, they left by boat.

Meanwhile, on the internet, Shen Zhiyao effortlessly shot to the top of the trending topics.

#MengXiaoxiaoReturnsSafely,TheEntireInternetApologizesToShenZhiyao#

#ShenZhiyaoSuccessfullyFindsMengXiaoxiaoInTheIslandCountry#

#ShenZhiyaoPredictedMengXiaoxiaosSafeReturn#

These three topics occupied the top three spots on the trending list that day.

Following them were all sorts of trending terms related to Meng Xiaoxiao’s return.

Shen Zhiyao had often trended before, but this was the first time she had three topics ranking above even the top-tier celebrities.

Among everyone, Shen Zhiyao’s fans were the happiest.

For the past few days, they had been driven mad by Meng Xiaoxiao’s fans.

As long-time fans who had witnessed the miracle of her popularity surpassing that of a top starlet, they had believed in their streamer unwaveringly.

But everyone on the internet seemed hell-bent on slandering Shen Zhiyao, which had thoroughly infuriated them.

What was even more ridiculous was that no matter how they tried to explain or present the facts, the haters wouldn’t listen.

Now, their streamer had finally been vindicated, and they were ecstatic.

So, those fans flocked to Weibo, demanding an apology from Meng Xiaoxiao’s fans.

Meng Xiaoxiao’s fans were true to their word. That very day, they posted public apologies to Shen Zhiyao, each one more sincere than the last.

Soon, the hashtag #MengXiaoxiaosFansApologizeToShenZhiyao# shot to fourth place on Weibo’s trending list.

That day, Shen Zhiyao’s Weibo followers skyrocketed by 16 million, putting her on par with A-list actresses. She also gained the most followers of any cast member on the show.

The two people whose popularity went in the opposite direction of Shen Zhiyao’s were Zhou Ye and Zhao Jing.

Previously, when Meng Xiaoxiao went missing, they had tried to leech off the drama for views, crying and shouting on the show every day to build up a "deeply devoted" persona.

At the time, they didn’t think there was anything wrong with it. But looking back now, setting aside their exaggerated acting, their behavior was clearly implying that Meng Xiaoxiao had met with disaster. It was a blatant case of profiting from someone else’s tragedy.

Once Meng Xiaoxiao’s fans realized this, they naturally wouldn’t let Zhao Jing and Zhou Ye off the hook.

Those who had previously followed them now unfollowed and started attacking them in the comments.

[You two are disgusting. Meng Xiaoxiao goes missing, and you’re feasting on her tragedy!]

[You two kept crying because you were hoping Meng Xiaoxiao would die so you could inherit her fanbase, right? Thank god we figured it out!]

[Now whenever I think about Zhou Ye and Zhao Jing putting on that funeral performance, I want to puke.]

[Exactly! Fucking disgusting!]

Zhao Jing had originally intended to profit from the tragedy and gain a wave of followers, but instead, she completely destroyed her public appeal.

Even her original fans had turned into haters.

Overnight, her follower count on Weibo plummeted from 27 million to 19 million, and it was still dropping.

When the show started, Shen Zhiyao had far fewer followers than her.

Now, Shen Zhiyao’s follower count had far surpassed hers and was still climbing.

What was even more infuriating was that her remaining followers were all ghost accounts, while Shen Zhiyao’s were active fans.

The fatal blow was that her public reputation had also hit rock bottom.

In the eyes of investors, this double blow to her reputation and her numbers would have a major impact on her future career.

Zhao Jing was truly filled with regret now—regret for not siding with Shen Zhiyao, and regret for constantly opposing her.

’She should have just been a proper cast member!’

’Why did I have to take that shortcut!?’

Zhou Ye was also dumbfounded. He had thought that by forming an alliance with Zhao Jing, they could cash in on the drama, but instead, he had crashed and burned right alongside her.

His popularity wasn’t high to begin with—he only had six or seven million followers when he joined the show. Now, he had lost almost all of them.

Back then, he had looked down on Shen Zhiyao and insisted on breaking up with her.

Now, Shen Zhiyao had become someone completely out of his league.

Night fell, and the cruise ship sailed silently across the sea.

The waves lapped continuously against the hull, making a pleasant, murmuring sound.

Onboard the cruise ship, the cast members were either enjoying some free time or resting.

The production team, considering that everyone needed a break, didn’t schedule any more entertainment activities.

Of course, the livestream hadn’t stopped.

According to the production team’s original plan, they were supposed to film for half a month.

They just hadn’t expected this incident to happen, and now their remaining filming time was short.

Especially now, with the popularity of the *Qing Qing Wo Wo* production soaring both at home and abroad, they didn’t need to arrange any other programs. As long as the stream was on, viewership would rise even if the cast did nothing at all.

Meng Xiaoxiao had received a huge "fright" in the Island Country. It wasn’t until she had been on the cruise ship for a while that she snapped out of it and immediately went to find Shen Zhiyao.

Shen Zhiyao was live-streaming, so she just let her come right in.

Meng Xiaoxiao knew that because of her disappearance, her own fans had relentlessly flamed Shen Zhiyao.

Now, she was sitting side-by-side with Shen Zhiyao in the stream room, smiling and greeting everyone:

"Hello, everyone, I’m Meng Xiaoxiao. It’s an honor to be able to see you all in the stream."

Shen Zhiyao’s stream already had many of Meng Xiaoxiao’s fans in it. Seeing their idol appear, they started screaming with excitement.

Meng Xiaoxiao said sincerely, "I’m very sorry that because of what happened to me, my fans have been constantly cursing out Yaoyao. I truly am sorry. I also hope that, whether you’re my fan or not, you’ll stop flaming Yaoyao."

Recalling her terrifying ordeal, a look of fear crossed Meng Xiaoxiao’s face. "If it weren’t for Yaoyao, I would have been killed by now. I’m so grateful to Yaoyao."

"Besides thanking Yaoyao, I also have an announcement to make. From now on, I’m a fan of Yaoyao!"

As she spoke, she took out her phone and, in front of the entire internet audience, followed Shen Zhiyao and gifted her a "Diamond Dragon Ranger," a gift even more expensive than a Carnival.

A Dragon Ranger costs 3,000 yuan, the same as a Carnival, but the Diamond Dragon Ranger is a new gift on the DouY platform, specifically made for big spenders who aren’t short on cash.