Chapter 228: Chapter 151: You’re So Emotional, You Might as Well Be an Emotional Streamer

The special admission topic for Imperial University’s Agricultural College was trending.

Trending along with the Poisonous Tree Seeds was Song Xiaoxing, whom Mrs. Bao had praised in front of tens of millions of fans just last night.

Just like that, Song Xiaoxing’s ego was immensely satisfied.

That evening, on the "Xiangxiang Loves Cooking" livestream channel.

Lin Zhenxiang’s eyes were slightly red and swollen.

Too many upsetting things had happened recently, and her emotions were unstable. The moment a negative comment appeared in her chat, she would have an on-the-spot breakdown and burst into tears.

During yesterday’s stream, she had cried while talking about her troubles, dragging many of her fans down into depression with her.

The fans who didn’t want to be depressed left in droves.

As a direct result, her popularity plummeted.

When she started her stream today and saw the lackluster viewership, Lin Zhenxiang grew annoyed all over again.

When she saw some fans in the chat mention someone named "StarNotApe," she suddenly remembered today’s trending topics and realized what she had missed!

Lin Zhenxiang immediately used her Light Brain to check her backend messages. Seeing the message from "StarNotApe," she was pleasantly surprised.

"It’s just like my fans said! This student, Xiao Xing, asked me for help last night!" Lin Zhenxiang continued, a little dejectedly, "But I didn’t notice at the time. It looks like he even tipped me to get my attention."

A hint of delight flickered in her eyes.

’Maybe I can ride the wave of Song Xiaoxing’s popularity!’

After reading the private message, she told her fans, "This student, Xiao Xing, left me his contact information. I know everyone is concerned about how this turned out. I’ll contact him now and ask for all of you—"

Lin Zhenxiang called Song Xiaoxing, and the call connected quickly.

To create a more dramatic effect, she didn’t make it a video call, just a regular voice call, and she put it on speaker.

"Hello? Who is this?" Song Xiaoxing, who was in the middle of watching Mrs. Bao’s livestream, sounded annoyed.

"Is this student Song Xiaoxing? Hiii~ Teehee!" Lin Zhenxiang giggled.

Normally, when a boy heard a girl’s cute giggle, he would become shy and gentle.

However, Lin Zhenxiang’s giggle only managed to disgust Song Xiaoxing.

"If you have something to say, then say it. What the hell are you giggling for?"

Lin Zhenxiang’s expression faltered. Though she was annoyed, she didn’t let it show too obviously on the stream.

"Hello, Song Xiaoxing." She adopted a more serious tone. "I’m sorry I didn’t see your request for help yesterday."

"Who the hell are you?" Song Xiaoxing was growing more and more irritable.

Lin Zhenxiang prompted him, "Didn’t you send me a private message yesterday? You even tipped me during my stream to ask for help."

She was deliberately trying to be mysterious by not saying her name. But she had already given him so many hints; if Song Xiaoxing still couldn’t guess, she would be completely humiliated!

Song Xiaoxing did guess, but then he did something that humiliated her even more!

"Lin Zhenxiang!" Song Xiaoxing exclaimed, with shock but no hint of pleasure. "Holy crap, don’t tell me you only just saw the message I sent you! You’re a whole day late! Thank god I didn’t wait for your reply last night and went to Mrs. Bao for help instead! What a waste of all those tips! Can you refund my Star Coins? It might not be a lot, but that’s over half a year of my savings!"

Lin Zhenxiang sounded hurt and helpless. "Student Song Xiaoxing, is there some kind of misunderstanding between us?"

"What could I possibly misunderstand? If you don’t want to refund the Star Coins, then fine! It’s a good thing I was smart enough not to wait around for your reply yesterday. If I had waited for you, anyone in trouble would be long dead by now!" Song Xiaoxing felt a surge of relief for the decision he had made.

Since last night, the method for opening the Poisonous Tree Seeds had spread throughout the circle of special admission students at the Imperial University Agricultural College. It hadn’t been leaked from his group.

To ensure the safety of the other special admission students, Song Xiaoxing, as the group leader, had repeatedly stressed to his group members that they must not leak the method for opening the seeds. But he was still worried something might go wrong, which was why he had been in such a rush to warn everyone that the seeds were poisonous.

The worst-case scenario he’d feared came to pass. A girl, desperate for attention, had publicized the method for opening the seeds.

Despite receiving a prior warning from the Imperial Family, some special admission students with a strong sense of curiosity decided to test the poison on themselves.

When the news started trending today, it was revealed that several special admission students had indeed been poisoned by the seeds and rushed to the Imperial Hospital. Fortunately, having learned from the previous incident, these students were smart enough to dilute the seed’s toxins before trying them, so their poisoning wasn’t severe and their lives were not in danger.

Song Xiaoxing had even made a special trip to visit them, and he was showered with thanks from their parents, who treated him like a lifesaver.

His ego still inflated, Song Xiaoxing unilaterally ended the call with Lin Zhenxiang.

Looking at his Light Brain, his face twisted in disgust.

’How did I never realize how fake her voice sounded before?’

’Whatever. Back to Mrs. Bao’s stream.’

Lin Zhenxiang never would have imagined that Song Xiaoxing would embarrass her so thoroughly.

She looked at the camera with red, innocent eyes and said, full of self-reproach, "If only I had seen student Song Xiaoxing’s message in time yesterday, he wouldn’t have gotten so angry with me today... It’s all my fault!"

As she spoke, she began to sob, looking as if she had been terribly wronged.

The fans who felt sorry for her immediately started attacking Song Xiaoxing in the chat.

Just then, Lin Zhenxiang’s Light Brain received a call.

It was from her agent, Hua Yingying.

Lin Zhenxiang ended her stream early, leaving the rest of the time for her fans to go fight her battles for her.

After answering, she sniffled and complained in a stuffy, nasal voice, "Sister Ying, weren’t you watching my stream? Why would you call me in the middle of it?"

Hua Yingying never used to do that.

"If I wasn’t watching your stream, would I have chosen to call you right now? Besides, isn’t this exactly what you wanted?" Hua Yingying’s voice was filled with rage. "Lin Zhenxiang, oh, Lin Zhenxiang, can’t you just focus on your cooking?!

Look at what you’ve turned your stream into these past two days! It was supposed to be a perfectly good cooking show, and you’ve turned it into some cheap, manipulative melodrama!

You’re so full of drama and sob stories, and they just spill out of you. Maybe I should just change your whole brand and make you a drama streamer instead!"

Lin Zhenxiang’s face flushed red, then went pale.

A dark shadow fell over her eyes. She suppressed her resentment and accused in a deeply hurt and innocent voice, "Sister Ying, my life has been hard enough lately. Why are you making things worse for me too?"

Instead of getting angry, Hua Yingying laughed, and she laughed for a good while.

A chill slowly crept down Lin Zhenxiang’s spine.

Her tone became harsh. "What are you laughing at? I’m this upset, and you’re gloating this openly?"

"You can assume everyone else is out to get you, but what’s ridiculous is that you, Lin Zhenxiang, actually suspect my intentions are just as malicious!" Hua Yingying sounded utterly disappointed. "Our interests are directly tied together. If I hurt you, aren’t I just hurting myself? I’m trying to help you, but you refuse to listen! If this is how it’s going to be, then let’s not drag each other down anymore!"

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