The night passed peacefully, and the internet was quiet as well.
However, the atmosphere among the guests became somewhat tense the next day. When Xu Gui went downstairs for breakfast, she could clearly feel the restlessness and hostility among the guests. When Xu Gui came in, no fewer than five pairs of eyes swept over her.
Very hostile eyes.
"After all, today is the last day of the second round of eliminations. It's either elimination, missing out on first place, or breaking into the top ten and entering the final competition!" Fu Xia understood perfectly, looking at Xu Gui and saying, "And you, Xu Gui, are their strongest contender to successfully break into the top ten. Do you think they wouldn't be hostile towards you?"
Xu Gui tilted his head: "Me?"
Fu Xia nodded firmly: "Yes, it's you!"
She looked at Xu Gui suspiciously, asking incredulously, "Didn't you ever think that you could stand out from the elimination rounds and enter the top ten?"
"No." Xu Gui blinked lightly, saying matter-of-factly, "Because no matter how you look at it, I'm sure I can enter the top ten." His tone was full of confidence and pride.
Fu Xia: "..."
She thought Xu Gui lacked confidence in himself, but hearing this, it seemed that the other party was actually too confident?
"Didn't you ever think about being eliminated?" she couldn't help but ask.
Xu Gui proudly declared, "Impossible, I'm very lucky." While their Xuan Turtle clan's fortune couldn't compare to the most powerful races, they were still extremely favored by Heaven.
Therefore, her luck couldn't be too bad; she
was certain she would pass the elimination rounds smoothly. If someone else had said this, Fu Xia might have found it somewhat amusing, but coming from Xu Gui... it was incredibly convincing. She suddenly felt that Xu Gui might, possibly, definitely, be able to enter the top ten.
"Go for it!" Fu Xia cheered her on.
Just then, someone stood beside Xu Gui, letting out a disdainful snort: "Hmph!"
Xu Gui subconsciously peeked over and saw a familiar face, bearing a familiar expression of resentment and contempt.
"Don't think that just because you drove Tang Xu away you can stand out and easily enter the top ten!" Su Ya sneered. "I advise you not to be too smug. Whether Tang Xu is actually the eldest daughter of the Tang family is still undecided! Do you think your nonsense will make everyone doubt Tang Xu's identity?"
She snorted again and said, "Hmph, let me tell you, Tang Xu is indeed the eldest daughter of the Tang family, that's a fact! It's not something you can slander with a few words!"
She was rambling on and on, getting more and more passionate, when suddenly she felt her arm being poked twice.
"What?" Su Ya looked down impatiently and saw that the person poking her arm was Fu Xia. She frowned, forced a smile, and asked, "Miss Fu, is there something you need?"
She recognized Fu Xia. Although she didn't know Fu Xia's background, Tang Xu had always been very polite to Fu Xia, so she naturally guessed that Fu Xia had a powerful background, at least better than hers.
Facing Fu Xia, she couldn't maintain her arrogant expression like she had with Xu Gui, so her attitude naturally lowered.
Seeing her looking over, Fu Xia held up her phone and showed it to her, saying, "Your sister Tang Xu doesn't seem to be from the Tang family after all..."
Su Ya looked down at her phone screen, her gaze immediately drawn to the messages on it. On Fu Xia's phone screen, the trending topics were: #Tang's Clarification of Relationship with "Lin Xu"# and #Tang Xu is Actually "Lin Xu"#.
Su Ya felt a wave of dizziness and didn't dare click on the trending topics to read the comments.
Fu Xia looked at her and kindly explained, "Around eight o'clock just now, the Tang family issued a statement clarifying their relationship with Tang Xu..."
The Tang family's statement was also very simple and direct, directly presenting the paternity test results for Lin Hai and Lin Xu—the paternity test results proved that the two were indeed father and daughter, but the biggest problem was that, in the Tang family's statement, Tang Xu was an adopted child of the Tang family, and logically, she should have no relationship with the Tang family or Lin Hai.
But the fact is that she is clearly an adopted child, yet she is the father and daughter of the Tang family's son-in-law... This amount of information made netizens who didn't know the cause and effect widen their eyes.
As for the netizens who had heard about this gossip a couple of days ago, they felt like they had come home, and they were very eager to explain this to netizens who didn't know: [...It means that Tang Xu is the illegitimate daughter of the Tang family's son-in-law, you didn't know this...]
All of this was exactly the same story that Xu Gui had "revealed" back then. This Tang Xu was actually the illegitimate daughter of that Tang family's son-in-law.
Oh, it shouldn't be called Tang Xu anymore, but "Lin Xu" now. After all, the entire statement from Tang's official Weibo account refers to her as "Lin Xu," indicating a complete severing of ties with Lin Xu.
[...Ms. Tang Miaoxin was betrayed by her husband and suffered a tremendous blow...Ms. Tang Miaoxin has decided to completely dissolve her marriage with Mr. Lin Hai...]
At the end of the statement, Tang's even played the victim, evoking sympathy from many for Tang Miaoxin, the eldest daughter of the previous generation of the Tang family. Although some argued that the Tang family is so wealthy, why would her daughter need their pity?
However, for a woman betrayed by her husband and raising someone else's daughter for over a decade, her financial situation doesn't affect people's sympathy for her.
And Tang's, as Tang Miaoxin's "family," also gained a wave of publicity, effectively promoting their company.
"It's said, it's said, that the Tang family elders originally didn't want to publicize this matter. The older generation, you know, believes in keeping family scandals private, feeling it's shameful..." Fu Xia revealed this inside information to Xu Gui. "However, Tang Baozhu's idea was different."
Tang Baozhu insisted on making this public. In her view, the Tang family were the victims in this matter. Those who did it weren't afraid of losing face, so why should they be? Moreover, in this society where internet traffic reigns supreme, publicizing this matter would not only garner sympathy from netizens but also provide publicity for the Tang family.
From any perspective, this was a good thing for the Tang family.
And the outcome of the argument between Tang Baozhu and the elders, judging from the current situation, is quite clear: Tang Baozhu clearly won in the end, gaining the right to speak, which is why the Tang family issued such a formal statement.
Looking at the online trends, Fu Xia couldn't help but sigh, "Tang Baozhu is truly amazing. Now it seems her decision was absolutely brilliant."
This statement explained the situation, satisfied netizens' curiosity, and played the victim, causing the Lin family father and daughter to lose all their reputation, while also providing free publicity for the Tang family, making netizens feel more favorably towards them.
Xu Gui couldn't help but nod in agreement—this Tang Baozhu is truly a smart person.
As for Su Ya, she was completely dumbfounded as she scrolled through the trending topics online.
Just a moment ago, she had confidently said that Xu Gui was talking nonsense, insisting that "Tang Xu" was definitely the eldest daughter of the Tang family, but in the blink of an eye, she saw the Tang family release such a statement.
It felt like all her words had slapped her in the face, making her feel ashamed and indignant.
Finally, she could only glare angrily at Xu Gui before slinking away.
After she left, Xu Gui glanced at her thoughtfully and hummed in agreement.
...
Everyone was saying how peaceful last night was, with nothing exciting to see, but unexpectedly, the internet was already buzzing with activity this morning. Tang's statement had completely ignited the online atmosphere.
Xu Gui hadn't paid attention to this matter. She felt her luck had improved considerably recently. Logically, after sharing some of her luck with Wang Xingxing, she should have been unlucky for several days. She had even considered asking Mr. Lu for more luck, but judging from the events of the past two days, her luck didn't seem to have been greatly affected.
"What could be the reason?" Xu Gui had a guess in her mind.
She thought, perhaps it was because she had done a good deed?
She remembered that when she was sleeping in class before, she seemed to have heard the Third Elder mention that the Xuan Turtle Clan could accumulate merit by doing good deeds. As for what merit was used for... oh, she was sleeping at the time and didn't quite remember.
However, doing good deeds was definitely not wrong.
As Xu Gui pondered this, she returned to her room. She glanced at the weather forecast, seeing the blazing 34 degrees Celsius. Looking outside, even though it was still morning, the sunlight was already intense; she wondered how hot it would be by noon.
"Maybe I should work from home today?" Xu Gui thought quietly.
The photographer, hearing her idea, readily agreed—it was so hot, he didn't want to go out either. In this kind of weather, one should be sitting in an air-conditioned room, enjoying ice cream.
"But, Ms. Xu, isn't your room a bit too small?" the photographer asked, looking at Xu Gui's small single-room apartment. "Once the [Miaoyu] people bring their stuff over, there probably won't be any room left."
Xu Gui's room was a single room; even if it were large, it wouldn't be much bigger. Once the [Miaoyu] aquarium was placed there, there really wouldn't be much space left.
Xu Gui hadn't initially felt her place was small. After all, as a Xuan Turtle, she could lie down anywhere and not move all day. However, according to the photographer, with the addition of the [Wonderful Fish] aquarium, the room did indeed feel cramped.
"Then, shall we change rooms?" Xu Gui suggested, indicating that she was quite well-off now, with her bag bulging, and could definitely move to a different room.
The cameraman agreed and suggested, "You could change to a suite with a living room outside. That way, you can stay in the living room when you're doing a live stream... And don't you have an assistant? If you stay in a suite, your assistant will also have a place to stay."
Xu Gui noticed a problem: "Does my assistant have to live with me too?"
The cameraman replied, "If she lives with you, it'll be convenient if you need her to do something. Most importantly, she won't have to commute and waste time running around."
"Oh," Xu Gui said, somewhat enlightened, "Then I'll change rooms."
She took her ID card downstairs and changed her room, exchanging a single room for a double suite with two bedrooms and a living room outside. Of course, the price was commensurate with the size—880 yuan a day. Her previous single room only cost 120 yuan a day.
However, after entering the room, she realized that the high price was justified; the suite's environment was indeed very nice.
Xu Gui looked around, placed the fish tank she was carrying on the table, and took some turtle food to feed it.
The little creature sensed Xu Gui's presence and remained content even in its new environment. When Xu Gui fed it, it poked its head out of its shell, slowly nibbled a couple of bites, then tilted its head, rested it against the rock at the bottom of the tank, and fell asleep again.
Xu Gui watched, a hint of envy creeping in—it was just like when she was a turtle, eating, sleeping, and then eating again.
Suddenly, looking at the sleeping turtle, she felt a surge of mischief and nudged its shell, shouting, "Wake up! Don't sleep! Turtles this age are at the age where they should be adventuring and fighting! How can you sleep like that?"
The little turtle, awakened: ??
It might not be a person, but you're definitely not a person either!!
Xu Gui, tearing off the other turtle's umbrella: That's right! We're all turtles, let's get up and fight together!
Just then, the people from [Miaoyu] knocked and entered. Today, they had changed to a different species, another new one that no one had ever seen before.
Xu Gui, somewhat curious, asked, "How many new fish varieties has your company researched?"
The staff member proudly replied, "Not many, just a dozen or so! And we're still continuing to research new varieties; soon, a new goldfish might be released."
Xu Gui squatted down to look at the jellyfish in the aquarium.
Indeed, this time [Miaoyu] had delivered jellyfish. The tiny jellyfish floated in the water, looking incredibly dreamlike. Xu Gui couldn't resist poking the aquarium wall, and the jellyfish immediately seemed to sense something very attractive, swaying their "skirts" and drifting towards Xu Gui's fingertip.
The staff member standing nearby, though not the first time they'd seen this, was still quite surprised each time.
Miss Xu seemed to have an extremely strong attraction to their [Miaoyu] "pets." Every "pet" sent to her had a strong "dog-like" air about them—they looked incredibly servile, completely lacking any elegance or ethereal charm.
"Then I'll have to trouble you today."
With the staff from [Miaoyu] gone, Xu Gui could officially begin her live stream.
Yuan Lu had already arrived, coming early in the morning. She had helped Xu Gui unpack everything while Xu Gui carried the fish tank and the little turtle. Xu Gui was only responsible for carrying the tank, which made her appreciate having an assistant. After
everything was set up and the camera crew set up, Xu Gui began her live stream.
Because of the Tangjiahe Lin Xu incident, her live stream had already attracted a lot of attention early in the morning. The number of viewers had already exceeded one million by the time she started broadcasting, making those who had been following her closely grit their teeth in frustration.
Everyone could see that Xu Gui was currently riding high, possessing an unstoppable momentum.
Initially, everyone thought she was the least likely guest to make it to the finals, but now it seemed that wasn't the case. No wonder the guest she encountered in the restaurant that morning had subtly shown some hostility towards her.
Yuan Lu glanced at Xu Gui's ranking on the show. Xu Gui was currently ranked thirteenth, a very stable position, not far behind the person in front, and even showing signs of overtaking them. This was mainly due to the high popularity of Xu Gui's livestream, which completely made up for the gap.
However, even surpassing the person in front wouldn't be enough; it would only place him twelfth, but this elimination round only considered the top ten.
Could Teacher Xu climb three more places in one day?
Yuan Lu was a little worried, but when she looked up and saw Xu Gui, she felt more at ease—Teacher Xu seemed confident of victory, and she should trust him.
Xu Gui's livestream was incredibly lively, with both long-time fans and curious new fans. The chat was densely packed with comments, making it very popular from the start.
Xu Gui didn't look at the comments; he immediately had the cameraman start drawing people and telling their fortunes.
[Can this person really tell fortunes? I've seen it described online in such incredible terms, like something out of a novel. Isn't it a bit too amazing? Is this really not scripted?]
[I came here after seeing the video online, it's so exciting! Is this sister's live stream really that amazing?]
[I heard that she was the one who exposed Tang Xu's affair. Even the Tang family didn't know that Tang Xu was the illegitimate daughter of their live-in son-in-law before. This can't be scripted, so this person seems to really have something going on.]
[Ahhh!! My little turtle looks as beautiful as ever today, beauty fan checking in!]
[Office worker checking in while slacking off at work!]
[Career fan checking in!]
...
Amidst the chaotic yet lively chat in Xu Gui's live stream, the first lucky person to have their fortune told in the live stream today was finally drawn.
Xu Gui hadn't encountered any pet-related questions from him in the past two days, but the first one drawn today was someone asking about their pet. The person was a girl, and her voice was very cheerful, making one imagine a spirited and generous girl.
However, when talking about her pet, the girl's voice became somewhat worried.
"My cat doesn't like to drink water, and it has a strange habit—it especially likes to drink toilet water!" As soon as the girl started speaking, it was as if a peculiar smell wafted out. She sighed, "To get it to drink water, I even bought a special pet water bottle, but every time I try to get it to drink from the water bottle, it's like torture for it!"
"Last time, to get it to drink water, it scratched me with its claw, and it even bled. It's so mean to me, it doesn't care about me at all."
The girl complained, but when she mentioned being scratched by her beloved pet, there was no anger in her tone, only helplessness.
"I'm completely at a loss with it," she said earnestly. "Master, please help me think of a way. Is there any way to get my cat to drink water normally?"
Hearing this, many pet owners in the live stream couldn't help but express the same sentiments:
["My cat is the same. Getting it to drink water is like taking its life. I have to use all sorts of tricks to get it to drink water every day."]
["All cats are the same. It seems that everyone's cat has the habit of not liking to drink water."]
["My cat does like to drink water, but it only likes to drink from my cup. It will resolutely refuse to drink water normally, but as soon as it sees me drinking water, it will look at my cup with a cool and smug expression. It's really incomprehensible."]
["Can you hit me! I also have a pet question to ask!"]
Xu Gui also listened to the girl's question. After listening, her expression was a little strange.
"Actually, getting your cat to drink water normally is very simple," she said. "You just need to change its water bowl."
Hearing this, the girl couldn't help but say, "But I bought it the latest pet water bottle, the water from it is so clean, it cost me several hundred yuan."
Xu Gui: "Have you ever thought that your cat's reluctance to drink water might be due to this water bottle?"
Girl: !!
"How could that be?" she exclaimed in surprise.
Xu Gui said, "Why don't you go and touch the water in your water bottle now?"
The girl was a little puzzled by Xu Gui's words, even finding them inexplicable, but since she had come to Xu Gui for fortune telling, she naturally believed in Xu Gui's fortune telling abilities. Therefore, although she didn't quite understand, she still followed Xu Gui's advice, took her phone, and went to the cat's water bottle to get it.
Seeing her squat down to touch the water bottle, the cat, which had been lying on the ground, suddenly jumped up for some reason and placed a paw on her hand.
"Meow meow meow!!" The cat shouted loudly at her, its voice rising and cursing.
Girl: "Be good, be good, Mommy's doing something important, don't bother Mommy."
Cat: "Meow meow meow! Meow meow meow!"
Hearing this conversation between the girl and her pet, the comments section said: [I can't understand cat language, but I can tell it's cursing pretty rudely.]
Girl: "Master, my cat doesn't seem to let me splash the water..."
Xu Gui: "Just ignore it."
The girl hesitated: "Really, just ignore it? But it seems really agitated, baring its teeth at me, it's never been this fierce before."
Xu Gui said: "Didn't you want to know why your cat won't drink water? Just touch it and you'll know."
Hearing this, the girl made up her mind, slapped the cat aside, and then reached out to touch the water in the water dispenser. As soon as she touched it, she felt a tingling sensation from her fingertips, and her whole body went numb. Girl
: ??
"Did you feel it?" Xu Gui said lazily. "There's something wrong with the circuit of your water dispenser. It's electrified, and every time your cat drinks, it gets a shock. Tell me, in this situation, would you drink it?"
The girl reached out and touched the water dispenser again in disbelief, the familiar tingling sensation returning to her fingertips.
The girl looked at her fingertips, then at the water dispenser, then at the cat standing to the side, still cursing at her, her expression somewhat dazed.
"Oh, the circuit problem has probably gotten worse these past few days, the electric shock is stronger. Your cat is blocking you now because it's afraid you'll get electrocuted," Xu Gui added. "If it could talk, it'd probably be cursing at you."
Cat: You've already hurt me enough, are you trying to kill yourself?
The girl felt embarrassed and ashamed, and felt extremely apologetic towards her cat.
"Cow, I'm so sorry, Mommy really didn't know this damn water dispenser was electrified!" The girl hugged her cat and whimpered, pressing her face against it, only to be pushed away by its paws.
The viewers in the live stream considered a million reasons why the cat didn't like to drink water, but none of them considered that the water dispenser was electrified.
The chat was filled with comments like:
[The cat doesn't want to drink water that's electrified, good cat! The lady came to tell fortunes to get the cat to drink water, good lady! The water dispenser shocked the cat, the water dispenser is broken! So mean!]
[Cat: Who understands the feeling of getting shocked every time I drink water? Who will speak up for me?]
[I already thought this cat was using very foul language, now I'm even more certain, it really is very foul language. If it were me, I would definitely use even more foul language!]
[Good cat, even like this, it hasn't confused its owner, it's truly loving.]
…
Xu Gui listened to the cat's meows coming from the live stream. These meows, falling into her ears, almost turned into tangible cursing. Although she couldn't understand them very well, she could clearly feel the meaning behind them.
Xu Gui: …Hmm, really foul language.
Is this something a turtle should hear?