Chapter 45

How should couples get along?

On the other side of the city, Mi Rui'an put down her communicator and a slow smile appeared on her lips.

She used the identity of Mi to communicate with Wei Jiangxue, partly to test Wei Jiangxue and see if the latter felt resentful of Mi Rui'an's previous behavior, and partly out of a self-destructive mood and a wicked sense of humor, wanting to know if Wei Jiangxue would discover Mi's true identity.

The result was not bad. Wei Jiangxue didn't connect this matter to herself at all. Not only was Mi Rui'an's account not exposed, but she also got a general idea of ​​Wei Jiangxue's thoughts.

Mi Rui'an, who prefers to be straightforward, is very different from Wei Jiangxue, who prefers to express herself in a subtle way. Therefore, Mi Rui'an's behavior will cause trouble for Wei Jiangxue and will not bring the two closer. Instead, it will make them grow more and more distant.

The oblivious Wei Jiangxue didn't realize the similarity between herself and Mi's crush, and even offered advice to Mi from Mi's perspective, which almost made Mi burst out laughing. Wei Jiangxue's words perfectly aligned with her recent thoughts. With someone like Wei Jiangxue, she couldn't be too hasty; she had to slow down and influence her subtly in a different way.

Anyway, Wei Jiangxue didn't dislike her, and based on that, Mi Rui'an was confident that she could make Wei Jiangxue turn those slight feelings of goodwill into liking.

*

After ending her contact with Mi Rui'an, Wei Jiangxue finally felt a huge weight lifted from her heart. She rubbed her face and then told the stylists to get ready.

Today's live stream is quite important, and Wei Jiangxue intends to leave the audience with a wonderful experience. Because she accepted Mi Rui'an's invitation to participate in the audition for that program, she can't just go on stage unprepared. Wei Jiangxue really hopes to go further on this path.

During this time, she chose a piece to prepare—a folk song that perfectly suited her voice. It's a pity she can't see; if she could quickly learn some guitar before the auditions, it might greatly enhance her performance in the actual competition…

Wei Jiangxue held the microphone, let out a soft breath, and got up to go to the dressing room that Mi Rui'an had prepared for her.

The new stylist has become familiar with Wei Jiangxue. Although Wei Jiangxue cannot see the finished makeup, she can tell from 233 and the audience that the effect is no worse than that of Mi Rui'an.

But somehow, it felt like something was missing. At least, Wei Jiangxue felt a little empty and uneasy. At first, she thought it was because she wasn't used to this new team and was afraid the results wouldn't meet her expectations. But even with positive feedback, Wei Jiangxue still had some reservations.

She tossed and turned for several nights, and only after talking to Mi Rui'an today did she get a definite answer—she wanted the original model to continue, and she wanted Mi Rui'an to come back and do her makeup and styling.

Perhaps because she had worked with Mi Rui'an for a longer period of time, Wei Jiangxue believed that Mi Rui'an would understand her strengths and weaknesses better, and their level of cooperation was much higher than that of the new team.

But during the chat, she didn't dare to ask Mi Rui'an to do her makeup and hair.

Please, she is a young lady from a wealthy family. It was one thing to not know her identity before, but now that Wei Jiangxue not only knows Mi Rui'an's identity, she has also firmly rejected her confession. Asking Miss Mi to be her stylist for a few thousand yuan a month is just too much for Wei Jiangxue to bear.

If you can't give the other person what they want, it's best to be clear. You also shouldn't keep them hanging on, saying ambiguous things and leaving them with virtually no hope.

After the stylists finished their work, they left quickly. Wei Jiangxue was led back to her room by Xiao Dong to prepare for the live broadcast.

She heard and smelled no new sounds or scents, which proved that Miriam had not yet returned.

That's true, the other person can't possibly have a magic door and be home the moment they finish talking to her.

Wei Jiangxue shook her head with amusement, and after 233 and Xiaodong finished setting up the equipment, she started the live broadcast on time at the top of the hour.

Tens of thousands of users flooded into the live stream room, and the device's built-in voice reading function was reading out the selected songs for her one by one. After thanking them, Wei Jiangxue cleared her throat and began singing the song requested by a lucky viewer. During the intermission, she drank some water to moisten her throat, checked a few comments, and chatted with the viewers in the live stream room, planning to continue singing after the slight feeling of something stuck in her throat from drinking water had passed.

The first few comments were full of praise, but by the sixth one, the voice assistant had only read halfway through when it was interrupted by 233: [Wait, let's talk about something else first, stop interrupting the comments.]

It was rare for 233 to intervene midway through the process. Wei Jiangxue was stunned for a moment, but calmly followed 233's instructions.

Although the voice assistant only read half of it, Wei Jiangxue could tell that it was a... not very friendly review.

A blind man is a blind man; he knows he's singing...

Wei Jiangxue bent her fingers, still smiling, as if she hadn't heard anything.

She could certainly guess what would happen next. The song she'd just heard had a youthful vibe, depicting the daily lives of teenagers after school and the little crushes of adolescence. The lyrics contained many things that could only be understood through firsthand experience, and it seemed unconvincing for a blind person to sing them.

It's a nonsensical attempt to find fault.

Wei Jiangxue almost laughed. Was there nothing else to criticize? Unable to find fault with her singing, so they resorted to personal attacks?

Since 233 said to stop removing comments, it means that these comments aren't just one or two, but appear in large numbers on the screen. Compared to the occasional negative comment, this seems more like an organized and large-scale online troll army.

Did she have a grudge against anyone? A colleague? Or... Mi Feng?

Wei Jiangxue already had the answer in her heart. It seemed that Mi Ruian's recent exchanges with Mi Feng had been evenly matched, giving Mi Feng a chance to catch his breath and allowing him to free up his hands to deal with her.

She suddenly felt a pang of guilt, hoping that Mi Rui'an's state of mind hadn't been affected by her.

233 said not to remove the bullet comments, so Wei Jiangxue simply talked about her plan to reduce the length of her live streams: "I believe everyone has seen the news about the 'Voice of Heaven' program? Well, I'm very interested in it, so I signed up for the audition, wanting to experience more beautiful voices..."

In her future plans, she will spend most of her time practicing singing, and the savings she has made from live streaming are enough to hire a good teacher.

After she had almost finished speaking, Wei Jiangxue still hadn't received any instructions from 233. She frowned and communicated with 233: [Did a lot of people criticize me? Is it difficult to delete them?]

[System 233: ...That's a bit much, but it's okay, keep chatting, I'll get it done right away!]

Wei Jiangxue stopped it: "Fine, let me hear it. I'd like to know how Mi Feng hired people to insult me."

She rubbed her hands together, ignoring 233's objections, and restarted the voice assistant. Hiding wasn't a good idea; Wei Jiangxue might as well face these issues head-on.

[System 233: ...Alright then, but you actually guessed that it was Mi Feng who was behind it, which is something I was just about to tell you.]

It was just a gut feeling; if her competitors wanted to get rid of her, they would have done it long ago. Why wait until now? Her most recent enemy was Mi Feng.

Amidst the numerous abusive comments, there were also one or two that spoke up for her. Wei Jiangxue raised an eyebrow; it seemed that Mi Feng truly hated her.

It's great, the more Wei Jiangxue hates her, the funnier it seems.

She listened carefully to each comment read aloud: "What's with the pretentious artsy act? All you do is play the victim, it's disgusting!"

"So you want to sell but no one's willing to buy? Look in the mirror, I'm sure you'll throw it up even faster, and you'll feel better once you've thrown it up," Wei Jiangxue replied slowly and deliberately.

[Hilarious! Does she really think she's a genius? She already said she has a team. As soon as someone commented negatively on her, people started criticizing her. It's obvious she has connections and is being promoted! Once the competition starts, this disabled mascot will show her true colors!]

"If you're so capable, bark like a dog online, but not so capable, come find me in person? We'll see then, and see who shows their true colors first. What capital or what? Stop slandering people with your foul mouth. With your character, you probably won't even get anyone to flatter you."

[That singing is awful, like sawing wood. Can you please stop polluting my ears!]

"You listen to something you don't like? Are you McDonald's?"

...

Wei Jiangxue stopped singing and started responding to the negative comments one by one. According to 233, the fans in the live chat are no longer in a hurry to protect her. They were worried that Wei Jiangxue would be upset by the comments, but now they are completely relieved.

She calmly sipped her tea, listening as the voice assistant read out a message: "[Host, I heard your private life isn't very clean, that you're involved with several sugar daddies, and that you climbed the social ladder by selling your glands. Is that true? Can you respond to this?]"

Wei Jiangxue narrowed her eyes. Simple insults weren't enough; now it's escalated to spreading rumors, isn't it?

"Where did you hear that? From your father who sells his ass? Why are you asking me for evidence? Show me the evidence first! Oh, you're not giving it to me because you don't have any? You even sent me SC to read because you were afraid I wouldn't see it? Wow, where did you get that money? You must have sold yourself. I didn't even know I got my position through a sugar daddy. You're quite the fantasist. Here, I'll give you a tip: Lin Yue City Mental Hospital. Goodbye."

“Clatter.”

Just as Wei Jiangxue was getting into her story, the door opened.

The air from outside seeped into the room, carrying a rose scent that was both familiar and unfamiliar to her.

Wei Jiangxue turned her head slightly, feeling much more at ease, and her retort was even more forceful: "You say I use my disability to attract attention? I don't know about other things, but I do know that you can also use your brain damage to attract attention."

She was so engrossed in her rant that she only snapped back to reality when the sound of a special guest entering the live stream rang out.

It's Mi's flamboyant and affected entrance sound effect.

Oh dear, why did they all come in while she was cursing? It makes Wei Jiangxue feel really embarrassed.

Immediately afterwards, a noisy barrage of gift notifications exploded in the live stream room—the sound of piles and piles of cash!

Wei Jiangxue leaned back slightly; she knew that Mi would definitely throw money around again when she came back.

The dazzling light in Wei Jiangxue's live stream was almost like light pollution. Luckily, Wei Jiangxue couldn't see it, otherwise she would definitely have complained that it was an eyesore.

The highest-tier gift, the "Crown of Stars," was given away by Mi in 999 installments, practically free. A super-eye-catching system announcement instantly popped up on the platform's homepage, attracting even more clicks.

The voice assistant calmly read out the comment Mi had sent: "[My legal team has collected evidence against the account that just spoke, as well as all account IDs involved in malicious defamation and personal attacks during this live stream. According to Article 246 of the Criminal Law, fabricating facts to defame others, where the circumstances are serious…]"

Wei Jiangxue excitedly kicked her legs. Mi was a lifesaver! She had just been discussing with 233 how to sue these people, and Mi had already arranged everything!

She wanted to say something more to express her gratitude, but the alarm to end the broadcast went off. Because Mi Rui'an was still in the room, and the scent of roses was very strong, Wei Jiangxue didn't want to keep her waiting, so she quickly said a few words of thanks and ended the broadcast, planning to give Mi a surprise gift later to express her gratitude.

"Are you done with your work now?"

As soon as Wei Jiangxue stood up, Mi Rui'an spoke. The screen of her phone was still lit up, displaying "Your special attention has ended."

"Hmm..." Wei Jiangxue was still a little nervous in front of her.

The last time they parted on bad terms was because of Mi Rui'an's confession.

When they met again, their relationship became complicated. Now, she and Mi Rui'an... were in a relationship that had been on trial for a month.

How should couples get along?