After returning to the overpass, Xu Gui restarted her live stream.
Her fans were naturally delighted to see her go live, but just as everyone was celebrating and the atmosphere in the live stream was perfect, a group of people suddenly flooded into Xu Gui's live stream, posting messages that no one could understand.
[This is definitely rigged! How can you do this to the other guests who participated in the show?]
[My Tang Xu is the eldest daughter of the Tang family, backed by the Tang Corporation, yet she didn't use her connections to cheat. Instead, she worked hard and earned money honestly. But what about you? Who are you to dare cheat?]
[I felt something was off before. Who remembers that Xu Gui's live stream initially only had a few thousand viewers? But now, there are over a million! It's only been a few days! If she and the director had some shady deal, that would explain it. Clearly, the director helped her cheat!]
[From thirty-five to thirteen in an instant! If this isn't rigged, I'll eat shit!] [
Xu Gui, speak up! Weren't you so capable when you were doing these things? Now you're playing dumb?]
...
As this group flooded in, the chat in Xu Gui's live stream became a chaotic mess.
They vehemently criticized Xu Gui, with words about behind-the-scenes manipulation constantly scrolling across the screen. Xu Gui's fans were completely bewildered until they left the live stream to check elsewhere, at which point they returned excitedly.
[Good news! Great news! Fantastic news! Xu Gui is in the top 30! She's even ranked 13th now! She won't be eliminated!]
[What? What happened? Did God hear my wish that I'd trade ten years of my ex-boyfriend's life for Xu Gui not to be eliminated? Is it really that effective?]
[It's certainly good that Xu Gui isn't eliminated, but isn't her ranking rising so quickly a bit abnormal? Did the show's data manipulation?]
[Could there really be some behind-the-scenes manipulation?]
[Bullshit!] "Our Xu Gui is a well-known orphan, without parents, where would such a shady deal come from?"
"…Wait, what's wrong with Xu Gui's fans? Is being an orphan so something to be proud of?" "
So, why did Xu Gui's ranking jump so fast? I bet something happened during the time the live stream was off. Did Mr. Zheng's family's problem get resolved?"
High school student: Gift x1, Gift x2…
*
"360 Trades" invited fifty guests in total. The combined fanbase of those fifty guests was enough to drown the production team in their spittle. Therefore, as soon as they realized something was wrong, the production team didn't dare delay and quickly issued an explanation.
In short, they stated that their production team had always firmly opposed any shady dealings, that Teacher Xu Gui's data was absolutely genuine and not fabricated, and that her jump from thirty-fifth to thirteenth place was simply because she earned two million that day.
Xu Gui's other stats weren't bad to begin with—over a million viewers and a considerable amount of donations. Considering all that, it's no surprise she jumped to thirteenth place.
Netizens: Looking at your stats, it's not surprising, but… how did she earn two million?
Xu Gui wasn't livestreaming at the time, so netizens doubted the authenticity of her earning two million. Fortunately, the person filming her was worried about this happening, so although he didn't turn on his camera, he recorded the most crucial details with his phone.
Now, the blurry video he filmed with his phone became the strongest evidence.
Now, the netizens who had doubts were no longer questioning her, but… they started wondering how Xu Gui earned two million. So, what exactly happened at the Zheng family's house?!
Surely the Zheng family's house wasn't really haunted, and Xu Gui really went to exorcise the ghost?
"
...A ghost?"
Hearing the reporter's words, Xu Gui couldn't help but chuckle. She shook her head and said, "Why would you think that? I can tell you, the things that happened to the Zheng family weren't caused by ghosts. As for more details..."
She looked at the camera, then suddenly pressed her index finger to her lips and whispered, "That's a secret."
Her gesture was so natural, not at all contrived, but rather carried a natural charm and coolness that was incredibly captivating.
Fans who saw this scene: [!!]Mom, I think I'm in love!! They felt like Xu Gui's face was glowing under the camera.
[!! What to do? I used to think I was Xu Gui's most loyal mom fan, but now, I feel like my mom fandom has changed. I think I'm becoming her girlfriend fan. Who understands? Xu Gui was so handsome just now!]
[Sister, I understand you, because I'm also on the verge of turning into a "mommy fan." It's true, when a woman is cool, men are nothing; falling in love happens in an instant.] [
Waaaa, my daughter has grown up and knows how to seduce girls! Mom's heart aches! Mom won't allow you to date!]
[I've never seen anything like this before! I not only saw a teenage girl calling a 23-year-old "daughter," but I also saw her forbidding her from dating. Has the world truly gone mad?]
[Mind your own business as a "mommy fan."]
High school student: Gift x1, Gift x2…
*
The show's timely explanation finally stopped Xu Gui from being further criticized. Those who had just come to the live stream to criticize Xu Gui—those with thick skin—just pretended nothing happened and left.
As for those with thin skin, they threw gifts and apologized, causing Xu Gui's donations to surge again.
Xu Gui: Hey, not bad.
At its peak, over three million people flooded Xu Gui's live stream to hurl insults at her, creating quite a spectacle. Now, the floodwaters receded like a tide, and Xu Gui's live stream returned to silence.
However, Xu Gui's fans noticed that over half a million people remained—this was truly...a pleasant surprise!
[Is this for real? Welcome back next time!] With over half a million people remaining each time, if this happened a few more times, wouldn't Xu Gui be the undisputed number one?—Well, this was probably a fantasy of netizens who had been fantasizing about food.
Overall, although Xu Gui was insulted, she didn't suffer much, and because she wasn't watching the live stream at the time, she didn't even know anyone was insulting her.
After answering netizens' questions about the Zheng family, Xu Gui stopped paying attention to the live stream; after all, she was "working" now.
In the afternoon, she received two guests.
The two guests came together: a young woman and an elderly woman. Their features were somewhat similar, so the latter was clearly the young woman's mother. The elderly
woman frowned, her expression worried and her face somewhat haggard.
The young woman helped her sit down in front of Xu Gui, quickly swiped Xu Gui's money, and then said briskly, "Master, please take a look at my mother, see if she's being haunted by a ghost."
Xu Gui glanced at the elderly woman and asked the young woman, "Has something happened to your mother?"
The young woman, looking utterly dejected, said, "My mom's been seeing a ghostly face on the roof every night lately... If you don't believe me, she even took a picture. Mom, you should show the picture to the master."
The older woman glanced at Xu Gui with suspicion and muttered, "So young, is she really a master? You haven't been scammed, have you?"
Xu Gui, sitting opposite her, heard her muttering, but she pretended not to, because she was a very understanding turtle—another day of labeling herself.
The older woman had already taken out her phone, but she clearly didn't trust Xu Gui. Turning to her daughter, she said, "I think we should let Old Wang from the village take a look. Old Wang is a well-known sorceress, very capable. Why waste our money here?"
Don't think she hadn't seen her daughter just scan five hundred yuan—five hundred yuan!
Upon hearing this, the old woman's daughter impatiently said, "You're too late. I've already paid, and it's non-refundable."
The old woman was stunned: "Can't get a refund?"
She glared at Xu Gui, and her daughter also looked at Xu Gui... Xu Gui silently nodded, after all, whoever paid was in charge, and she listened to the person who paid.
"Besides, what kind of sorceress is that Old Wang?" the old woman's daughter continued, "Have you forgotten? You never called her a sorceress before. You all called her a crazy woman back then, saying she was crazy every day... Oh, now that you've encountered a problem, you remember her and call her a sorceress?"
The old woman was embarrassed and said, "Well, she's always been rambling on and on, and she likes to perform shamanistic rituals. Doesn't she look like a madwoman?"
The old woman's daughter asked a crucial question: "But now you want to go find a madwoman to treat you..."
"..." The old woman shut up and didn't say anything more.
The old woman's daughter asked her to take out her phone, pulled out the photo she had taken in the middle of the night, and handed it to Xu Gui, saying, "Master, look, this is the photo... I didn't believe my mother had encountered a ghost at first, what kind of era is this? But she took a picture, so I can't deny it."
At this point, the old woman's daughter finally showed a troubled expression, somewhat worried.
Xu Gui looked at the photo she mentioned, and the cameraman also brought his lens closer, instantly revealing the photo.
It really did look like a ghost face; white eyes and a mouth were vaguely visible in the black space, quite startling and chilling in the pitch-black environment.
The only word to describe it was "ghost face.
" "...It really is a ghost face?" the cameraman exclaimed in surprise.
Hearing this, the old woman immediately became unhappy, shouting, "Of course it's a ghost face! I already said I encountered a ghost, if it's not a ghost face, then what kind of ghost face is it?"
The cameraman chuckled, no longer lying.
The old woman spoke, as if releasing a pent-up breath, and her words flowed freely.
"I didn't believe in these things before, but with this thing right in front of me, how could I not believe?" she rambled on. "You have no idea how terrifying it is to see this in the middle of the night! I was scared to death. As soon as it was light, I called my daughter."
She had seen the ghostly face in the middle of the night; she had been woken up by the urge to urinate and, groggily opening her eyes, saw the ghostly face on the ceiling.
"You can't imagine what it was like! I almost peed my pants! If I had wet the bed, my reputation would have been ruined!" The old woman seemed to have gotten carried away, her words flowing freely, her story vividly resonating with the listener.
Her daughter silently cast a helpless glance at her, but the old woman didn't notice.
The old woman said, "I was so scared! I lay in bed, too afraid to move, lest I disturb that ghost... Later, I don't know how, I fell asleep. When I opened my eyes, it was already broad daylight."
The old woman said seriously, "I suspect that ghost used a spell on me, making me fall into a deep sleep!"
"..." Xu Gui asked curiously, "And then? Was this photo taken later?"
The old woman glanced at Xu Gui and said, "Your daughter is quite clever, unlike that clumsy bear next to her."
The paparazzi: ??? The clumsy bear—was she talking about himself?
Although he was indeed a bit muscular, tall, and had a simple appearance... how could he be associated with a bear? The paparazzi was puzzled.
The old woman, however, continued her story.