Chương 12: 11. Did the younger female student get in through the back door?
[Exposing the Sly Maneuvers of the Fake White Lotus Underclassman...]
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Ye Xiaohui stared at the data in the first two lines, dumbfounded as she peeled off the half-dried face mask from her skin.
"Let me tell you, Tang Shu, setting aside everything else, these popularity metrics are a bit scary, what kind of divine click and comment stats are these!"
Three hours, 5000 clicks, nearly 600 comments!
This must be what trending topic fame is made of, right?
"You do realize that our entire school doesn't even have ten thousand people."
Cheng Ranran slapped her childhood friend's head with a smack, "Is now really the time to talk about this? The point is, someone actually dared to start a post dissing our Shushu, utterly unforgivable!"
"Don't hit me, I'm looking at it now."
As Ye Xiaohui scrolled her hand downward, she came upon a post titled "A Detailed Guide to Lin Yiyi's Sly Maneuvers."
The article explained in detail how this character from "Love Tornado" behaved, her love for the male lead, her tender acts of pretended weakness and tears to win people's sympathy...
Thousands of words flowing eloquently, the lexicon sharp and bold, pointing directly at Lin Yiyi's frail exterior and malicious interior.
Cheng Ranran read the content and felt a strong sense of agreement, "Not to mention anything else, just looking at Lin Yiyi's character alone, the analysis is really spot-on."
Indeed, Lin Yiyi was exactly such a person.
If it hadn't been for the entertainment industry's Xiao Hua, who portrayed her, giving up on the role in the last few days of shooting due to the character attracting too much hate, Tang Shu wouldn't have been dragged in as a last-minute replacement to catch up on filming.
Now it was Ye Xiaohui's turn to smack back.
"What are you saying? Is this TV show that popular? I haven't even had time to catch up on it."
"That's not the point, the point is that this person is maliciously scheming! You guys need to check out the comments and the photos uploaded by classmates from our department, it's infuriating!"
Following the end of the main content, comment after comment appeared below, with almost all of them from TV show fans dissing.
[Finally, someone speaks the truth. After watching the TV show, I really wanted to strangle Lin Yiyi!]
[For this fake White Lotus, I'd slap her every time I see her, no reason needed!]
[After watching the show, I genuinely can't bring myself to like this underclassman, no thanks.]
[My reason tells me this has nothing to do with the underclassman, but I really f***ing want to slash that vulnerable-looking face.]
Because the author ambiguously mentioned in the article, "why did the female celebrity appear at Medical University, is it to construct a top student image or did she gain admission through her own abilities," it effectively steered the discussion off-topic.
[If you ask me, getting high scores in the college entrance exam while acting is definitely a mark of talent, just not sure if there's any water in this talent——]
[From the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, huh? Even the lowest score required must be around 650, right? Can our underclassman manage that?]
[If there's backing and a sponsor, then with her crying and acting, wouldn't that be enough?]
[The one above, spot-on summary, hhhhh~~~~]
This comment quickly received hundreds of likes in a short period, as if solidifying the rumors of Tang Shu gaining admission through backdoor channels.
Some students even directly commented, asking students from the Traditional Chinese Medicine department to testify to Tang Shu's actual college entrance exam scores.
The reason why Cheng Ranran was so angry was precisely this.
"If you ask me, this person posting must be jealous that Shushu is prettier than her, what kind of person does this, leading the rhythm like that?"
"It's indeed too much, not clear themselves yet leading everyone else astray, I smell a conspiracy——"
"Right, right? Look at the last sentence of the main text, [The campus photos from last time were obviously posed, she must be trying to leverage the popularity of the 'flower of Meng department' to hype up a top student image]. Who talks like this, with Shushu's looks, does she need to pose for photos?"
Hearing this, Ye Xiaohui felt that the conspiratorial scent of the post was even stronger.
"If before there was a fifty-fifty chance that the poster had ill intentions, that sentence is practically an outright admission. This poster is targeting Tang Shu."
"We're just freshmen, and we haven't offended anyone usually, so what's the deal with this poster, just purely for the sake of attracting traffic?"
"I'm afraid that's not the case, whether you offend someone or not isn't something you can always avoid by simply not doing anything or by being unintentional. Ran Bao, when will you mature a bit?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Shu looked at her with a hint of surprise in her cold gaze.
The latter shrugged helplessly as she met Tang Shu's gaze.
In this pair of childhood friends, Ye Xiaohui was completely the rational one, often seeing things with great clarity.
The other was led by emotions, and whenever irritated, would resort to cursing without saying a second word. Cheng Ranran, deserving of her Netizen title, had nimble fingers that flew over the keyboard, and it didn't take long for her to retort with seven or eight messages.
Tang Shu didn't even have time to stop her.
"Is this... important?"
She had seen the dissing comments online, which were clearly born out of a sour and jealous mentality.
In Damo, as the Young Sect Master of the Tang Sect and the youngest person in power, she had faced many doubts.
However, ever since she had ruthlessly dealt with the good-for-nothings within the clan, no one dared to utter another word. Those ladies from prestigious families would retreat three feet away from her, not daring to speak a single word.
From then on, Tang Shu's life motto became, "If you can use your hands, don't waste words," which practically turned into her only way of doing things.
Yet, to Cheng Ranran, these words seemed to suggest that she wanted to keep the peace.
"Shushu, hey, they're questioning your character, questioning your academic achievements! As the coolest girl in school, you can't swallow this insult!"
"Wait, when did I get the title of the coolest girl in school?"
Ye Xiaohui extended her finger, pointing at her childhood friend, "Her, she gave it to you, and now the title has spread throughout the entire department."
Of course, the speed at which it spread was largely thanks to Tang Shu's high beauty quotient and her delicate, mostly expressionless face.
She: "..."
"There! Let's post Shushu's college entrance examination scores, and see if that doesn't shut them up!"
Cheng Ranran clenched her little fists, growing increasingly convinced that this was a brilliant idea, "Right, Shushu, how much did you score in the college entrance exam?"
Ye Xiaohui rolled her eyes in an unladylike manner, "Are you dumb? You're making blind statements not knowing the score; have you been poisoned by Tang Shu? What if the scores slap you in the face?"
"But I believe in Shushu, don't you?"
"I do, but personal belief does not equate to objective facts. As a serious science student, your way of thinking is holding you back."
Yet the cute girl wore her ignorance as a badge of honor, "Then I'll just be an unserious science student~~"
After much insistence from Cheng Ranran, Tang Shu couldn't fuss any longer and logged onto the college entrance exam score system, revealing a score of 702.
"Holy shit! With that score, you could go to Imperial University!"
"Even at Imperial Capital Medical University, known for sheltering hidden dragons and crouching tigers, scores over 700 are few and far between."
At this point, even the "serious science student" Ye Xiaohui couldn't help but exclaim.
She took a screenshot and uploaded it to the campus forum in the form of a comment:
[Ye Zi's Leaf]: Image.JPG
[Ye Zi's Leaf]: Is this it? Getting in through the back door?
Comment posted.
Cheng Ranran was hopping mad, "Hey, hey, hey, you should have hit back directly, write her a few hundred words, make them doubt their existence!"
"What do you know, you fool? This is a case where silence is more powerful than words. Five words are enough to render them speechless."
Rationalist Ye Xiaohui deeply embodied what it meant to play it cool.
Cheng Ranran thought about it and agreed, posting a picture without saying anything—didn't it seem so much more classy?
However, though she was convinced, her mouth wasn't idle, and she muttered under her breath, "Silence is more powerful than words? Just admit it, you're just a closet dramatic."
"What are you mumbling about?"
"Nothing, nothing at all!"
Chương 13: 12. Kiddo, your mom has won!
Saturday, while the school forum was abuzz with a college entrance exam score, the person in question visited a shopping mall nearby.
Tang Shu's purpose for being there was simple, to watch a movie.
Having decided to live in the trajectory of the original host, she took acting seriously as her career.
For someone who had lived in Damo unhindered for eighteen years, the ancient Tang Shu would definitely not be willing to work an ordinary job after graduation.
"Tang Shu, have you taken your leave from school? The company has booked you a ticket to Yun Province for next Monday, and the Program Team will start shooting next week."
Sister Luo's call came through again, as expected.
Tang Shu retrieved a movie ticket from the self-service machine and bought a box of popcorn.
"I've taken the leave, don't worry, I'll be at the airport on time."
"Good, I'll send you the flight details."
"Alright."
"Oh, 'Happy Together' airs tomorrow night at eight, don't forget to retweet Teacher Pan's post on Weibo to help promote it."
Sister Luo thought about the Weibo account full of trolls, but eventually decided to make the suggestion.
Better than nothing, after all, infamy was a form of fame.
Tang Shu was surprised, then remembered she had recorded an episode, "I'll retweet it tomorrow."
"That's fine, you're busy, the company has picked up some scripts, I'll help you select."
"Thanks."
Having taken the popcorn and cola combo from the service desk lady, Tang Shu queued to have her ticket checked and then entered the theater.
Not far off, a man in casual wear took out a ticket and handed it to the beautiful woman beside him still engrossed in a game.
"Madam Jing, make sure you don't lose your ticket again."
"Is that how you talk to your mother? No wonder you still don't have a girlfriend; with your EQ, I don't expect to see a daughter-in-law's face for years~~"
The woman's black hair cascaded over her shoulders, her figure exceptionally slender; her hands that held the phone screen were carved like white jade, and a solid black duckbill cap on her head concealed her face.
Just from her appearance, one would never guess she had a son in his twenties.
Jing Yu sighed helplessly beside her, regretting not going to work today and letting his father accompany her instead.
"Anything else you need?"
"Uhm—let me finish this round. Isn't there still five minutes till the movie starts? Young people need to be patient."
"..."
Fine then.
Jing Yu, while avoiding the crowded weekend masses, pulled his mother by the sleeve to a resting area and barely sat down when he caught several girls secretly taking pictures of him.
"Ah— he's looking right at me!"
"He's hinting that you should delete the photo, sister, quickly get over your starstruck face!"
"But... it's my first time seeing such a handsome man, what if I don't want to delete the photo?"
The girl's friend nervously chuckled under the sharp gaze of Jing Yu, made a deleting gesture, and only then did Jing Yu look away.
"Phew— this man is not your type, too oppressive."
A few seconds of eye contact had her sweating bullets!
The girl with the phone, under the staring glare of her friend, reluctantly deleted the photo.
"Ah~~ even the chance to fawn over him is taken away; as expected, heartthrobs belong to others."
"I have to say, he's really handsome, but he looks way too rich and posh for our league."
The friend, more rational, pulled her companion into the cinema.
Meanwhile, the phone of the woman opposite Jing Yu blared with a victory message, "Winner, winner, chicken dinner."
"Yay~~ Sonny, your mom won!"
This pair instantly drew curious and questioning glances from the people around.
Jing Yu twitched his mouth, swearing never again to go shopping with his scatterbrained mother.
***
Screen 5, the movie "Blossom Your Beauty."
As the lights in the hall dimmed, the large screen played a few commercials before moving into the main feature.
The movie was about a painter meeting a pianist—an intertwining of romance and warmth, a hybrid of commercial and arthouse cinema.
About ten minutes into the introductory lead-in, the film officially dove into its theme.
An hour later, the movie reached its climax; the female painter and the pianist missed each other again, their figures parting ways, one to the left and the other to the right.
Jing Yu, while accompanying his weepy mother through the story, caught from the corner of his eye the girl sitting next to them spill cola on his black sneakers.
The hand that rested on the cola bottle was pale and slender, and even in the dim light of the cinema, it stood out.
Glancing up from the hand to the girl's face, Jing Yu's gaze inadvertently paused when it landed on her sleeping features.
Eyebrows slightly raised.
It was her.
The woman who bought the monkey doll from Herbal Hall.
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