However, it was all in vain. There were no comments, not even likes. There were only two likes, one for myself and one for Brother Xuan. The account only had one follower, Brother Xuan.

The two-day weekend passed in the blink of an eye, and Ding Xiaoran's heart sank. From checking the account every few minutes to now checking it every one or two hours, the account was like a zombie account, unchanged.

Seeing that her gambling efforts weren't making much progress, Ding Xiaoran had to start thinking of other ways. She couldn't put all her eggs in one basket, after all, her mother was still waiting for her to earn money for medical treatment.

"I'll play a song for everyone, do you like it?" Qi Chenxuan returned to school and began promoting Xiao Ran's song everywhere.

In class, in the dormitory, in the cafeteria, whenever Qi Chenxuan saw someone he knew, he would recommend this song to them and ask them to like and share it.

Since "Youth" is indeed good, everyone is quite cooperative, and generally agrees to like and share it after listening to it.

From one person to ten people, then to fifty or one hundred, Qi Chenxuan's sales pitch was quite effective.

Everyone has their own circle, and that's how "Youth" spread throughout the university of science and technology.

However, Ding Xiaoran was unaware of all this, because it was Qi Chenxuan's repost that went viral, and the original author could not see it.

Unaware of the truth, Ding Xiaoran remained sullen and kept thinking of other ways to make money.

I was caught by the teacher twice for daydreaming in class.

On Friday afternoon, after school, Ding Xiaoran walked out of the school gate in a depressed mood, when she suddenly saw a familiar figure standing at the school gate.

"Xiao Ran, over here!" Qi Chenxuan called out with a big smile, waving his hand.

"Brother Xuan, what brings you here!"

I came back specifically to tell you the good news!

"Good news? What good news is there?"

"Seeing you looking so down, I'll just tell you straight! It's a hit, 'Youth,' it's a hit!"

"Stop teasing me, Brother Xuan!" Ding Xiaoran said with a look of disgust, glancing at Qi Chenxuan.

I was already in a bad mood because of the song, and then Brother Xuan came to make fun of me. Ugh, he's really annoying.

"I'm not kidding, it's true!" Qi Chenxuan said, taking out his phone. "See for yourself!"

Ding Xiaoran rolled her eyes helplessly, frowned, and said unhappily, "Brother Xuan, please stop teasing me, I'm already unhappy!"

"What's wrong, Xiaoran? I'm not lying to you, see for yourself!" Qi Chenxuan didn't quite understand what was going on with Xiaoran, so he held up his phone to prove it.

Ding Xiaoran reads Lexiangweibo every day and knows that she has gained a few followers in the past few days. She feels that Brother Xuan is really annoying, always having to rub salt in her wounds!

I glanced up casually and was suddenly stunned. Xuan's phone was completely different from mine. My Weibo post only had a few likes, while Xuan's post had over a thousand likes and hundreds of comments.

She snatched the phone, opened the comments, and began to read them carefully.

"It sounds great, it sounds great!"

"Thumbs up, it sounds great! But the singing girl not showing her face is a bad review!"

"Squad leader, you're reliable! This song is great!"

"I can't find it online. Is there a noise-reducing version? I want to make it into a phone ringtone."

"Respect yourself, respect the youth!"

...

As she read through the comments day by day, Ding Xiaoran almost burst into tears. The feeling of going from hope to disappointment and then to despair was truly agonizing.

"See? I wasn't kidding you, it's really popular, everyone loves it!"

Ding Xiaoran read the comments and saw many mentions of the class monitor and Lao Qi. She guessed that it must be because Brother Xuan was promoting it so enthusiastically for his own sake that so many people liked and commented.

"That's great, Brother Xuan! Thank you!" Ding Xiaoran handed the phone back, hugged Qi Chenxuan tightly, and said excitedly.

"Ah... okay, it's alright, you're welcome!" Qi Chenxuan stood there with his arms outstretched, holding his phone, stunned. He didn't know whether to put his hands down or not, and stammered incoherently.

Just as Qi Chenxuan was about to cross his arms and hug her, Ding Xiaoran let go and left Qi Chenxuan's chest.

Qi Chenxuan shrugged, slowly lowered his hands, and clenched his fists almost imperceptibly, feeling a little regretful.

"Brother Xuan, thank you so much! Judging from the comments, you must have worked very hard to promote my work!"

Qi Chenxuan scratched his head, smiled, revealing two small tiger teeth, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Don't mention it, it's nothing. I'm your brother Xuan! Who else would I help if not you!"

The good news brought by Qi Chenxuan swept away the gloom in Ding Xiaoran's heart, and the two walked home side by side, chatting and laughing.

With her worries somewhat relieved, Ding Xiaoran slept soundly. Her mother called her to get up early in the morning, but she didn't wake up. Seeing that Ding Xiaoran was sleeping so well, her mother wanted her to rest a little longer, so she put the food in the pot to heat up before leaving for work.

"Thump...thump..."

Ding Xiaoran, who was still asleep, was awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door.

Ding Xiaoran got out of bed, squinting her sleepy eyes, and opened the door.

"No way, Xiaoran, what time is it? You're still not up!" Qi Chenxuan said with a sigh as he looked at Ding Xiaoran, who was wearing pajamas and hadn't even washed her face.

"You disturbed my peaceful sleep so early in the morning!" Ding Xiaoran said irritably, having just had a sweet dream when she was woken up, and she was in a terrible mood.

"It's already past 9 o'clock, still so early in the morning!" Qi Chenxuan retorted, but seeing Ding Xiaoran's sleepy appearance, he couldn't bear to disturb her. He awkwardly scratched his head and said, "Why don't you sleep a little longer, I'll come back later?"

"Forget it! I've already been woken up, and I probably can't fall back asleep anyway. Just sit anywhere! Wait a bit, I'm going to wash up!" Ding Xiaoran rubbed her eyes, yawned, and walked towards the bathroom.

With a splash of water, Ding Xiaoran finished washing up. Her fair and delicate face was as lovely as a lotus emerging from the water.

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