Chapter 100
【Ulala Cola】sounds very enthusiastic and excited.
"Little Turtle, you don't know, I've been a fan of yours since you were washing dishes at the restaurant. I've watched every single one of your live streams since then!" Cola's voice was filled with excitement. "I really didn't expect my luck to be this good. I really didn't think I could win. I just thought, since I'm already here, I might as well participate... Ahhh!"
She couldn't help but cover her face and scream softly, "I'm so excited right now, I wish I could run downstairs and run a few laps!"
[Haha, this girl's reaction is so real! If I were the one Xu Gui picked, I'd probably be even more excited than her! I'd definitely be the happiest girl in the world!]
[Ahhh, I'm so envious! I'm a fan of Little Turtle too, and I'm a "God Turtle" too! How come I wasn't chosen?]
[This girl's reaction is just like my own. I was wondering why the person who was chosen reacted so calmly. If it were me, I would definitely spin and jump up, and my screams could be heard for miles around.]
【Ahhh! I'm ecstatic to be a fan of both! Who can understand my excitement? This [Ulala Cola] is someone I've recently started to idolize, and Xu Gui is also my current favorite celebrity. Now my two favorite people are doing a live stream together! I can't stop screaming!】
【Wait, is 【Ulala Cola】a celebrity too?】
No, [Ulala Cola] isn't a celebrity. She's more of a minor internet celebrity, a singing and dancing blogger. She's been doing live streams on Hunan TV recently. She's really cute and charming, and has a great personality. I love her!
[Ulala checking in... I never thought our Ulala would become so successful, actually collaborating with a big star!]
[Xu Gui, look at our Cola! She really likes you. She mentioned you several times during her previous live streams, and just now she told us that she hoped you could draw her. I can't believe you actually did! It's such a coincidence!]
...
Suddenly, a lot of comments with the words "Ulala" appeared in Xu Gui's live stream. They seemed to be fans of "Ulala Cola". Through these comments, everyone realized that "Ulala Cola" was also live streaming now, and the live stream was also on Hunan TV.
Right now, [Ulala Cola] is still excitedly talking to Xu Gui, while Xu Gui's expression looks very ordinary and indifferent in comparison to the live stream camera.
Perhaps sensing Xu Gui's coldness, [Ulala Cola]'s voice gradually lowered, and then she asked somewhat awkwardly, "Ah, Little Turtle, am I getting a little too excited?"
“Indeed,” Xu Gui surprisingly nodded, “you are indeed a little too excited.”
【Ulala Cola】sorry, “I’m sorry, I was just too excited. I’ve really liked you, Xiao Gui, for a long time… I remember when the show had just started filming, you couldn’t find a job and could only wash dishes in a restaurant. At that time, everyone mocked you for being uncultured and having no works.”
"Oh, right, back then Tang Xu and Qiu Nai's fans were calling you a homewrecker. You had a really tough time back then! It broke my heart to see you like that."
As Cola recounted his story with heartache, everyone seemed to recall Xu Gui's hardships back then, and couldn't help but sigh: Xu Gui's journey has truly been difficult.
"...Fortunately, you've overcome so many obstacles, Little Turtle, and now you're a big star! You have so many fans supporting you!" [Cola] said proudly.
Xu Gui blinked and said, "I don't think I had it that hard back then, right? Come to think of it, I've always been pretty lucky. Even though I was criticized by netizens as a mistress, it actually got me an invitation to participate in the show..."
"Later, although I couldn't find a job and could only wash dishes, the landlady was very kind and generous with her pay. As for what happened later..."
After she truly regained consciousness, needless to say, the short filming period of just over half a month made her the most talked-about and hottest star at the moment.
Xu Gui counted, "I've only been in the industry for about half a year now. In half a year, who can achieve what I have?"
She signed with [Starry Sea] around the beginning of the year and became a star, but it's only August now... After calculating, Xu Gui nodded with certainty—she really didn't suffer at all!
The "turtles" who were originally reminiscing about the past because of the "cola" were thinking: ...Okay, it seems that's really true?
After careful consideration, they realized that Xu Gui's journey had actually been quite smooth. Although she had encountered some problems, such as the slander from the Tang and Qiu families, these had become the forces that helped her become more famous.
The "turtles": All their emotions suddenly vanished.
"So, Little Turtle, that's what you were thinking?" At this moment, [Cola] spoke in a low voice, sounding somewhat dejected: "During that time, I was really heartbroken for you, Little Turtle. I fought battles online for you, but I never expected..."
She didn't continue speaking, but her sad and silent tone suggested that everything was already self-evident.
Upon hearing this, Kuang Ming, who had been watching Xu Gui's live stream, couldn't help but frown. The words "the newcomer is not friendly" flashed through his mind. At this moment, he couldn't help but wonder if this [Ulala Cola] was really a fan of Xu Gui.
If she were a fan of Xu Gui, why would she say things that would cause trouble for Xu Gui?
Kuang Ming looked at Xu Gui, wanting to see how Xu Gui would react.
As for Xu Gui's reaction... Xu Gui didn't react much. After hearing what [Cola] said, she didn't show any emotion or anything else on her face. She remained calm and indifferent as before.
"So, what do you want to be counted as?" she asked casually.
[Cola] probably didn't expect her to react this way, and said, "Huh?"
Xu Gui lifted his eyelids and looked at the camera, as if he were staring at the person opposite him through the lens. For a moment, [Ulala Cola] even felt that he and Xu Gui made eye contact.
With just that one glance, Cola subconsciously turned her head away, feeling a little guilty. In that instant, she even wondered if Xu Gui already knew what she was planning to do.
Then she heard Xu Gui say, "Didn't you come here to have your fortune told?"
[Cola] came to her senses: "Ah, it is..."
Xu Gui asked again, "So, what do you want to know? Marriage, career, or the future?"
[Cola] pursed her lips, feeling a little flustered, and said, "Then, then tell me about my career?"
"Career..." Xu Gui read it aloud.
【Cola】composed herself and nodded, “Yes, I want to calculate my career, that is, when will I be successful and have many people like me… Little Turtle, you don’t know, I’m actually a live streamer on Hunan TV. I studied vocal music and dance in college, so now I do live singing and dancing for people.”
"Little Turtle, would you like to hear me sing? To be honest, I do have some experience in singing and dancing."
Her tone was proud.
After listening, Xu Gui smiled and said, "Next time. I'm still live streaming right now and have to tell fortunes for three people... As for your question about your career, well, I don't know what your definition of a successful career is, but you'll be famous soon."
[Cola] asked excitedly, "Really?"
Xu Gui nodded firmly: "Really, you will become famous, and many people will know you."
【Cola】couldn't help but ask, "When is that? You said it'll be soon, but is it six months or a year?"—Six months and a year were the times she thought would be quick; anything longer than that, she wouldn't think would be quick.
However, Xu Gui's answer left her speechless.
“Two days!” Xu Gui said.
"Two days?" Cola was a little confused, frowning as she asked, "You must be mistaken, right? How could I become famous in just two days... Xu Gui, are you kidding me?"
Towards the end, her tone became somewhat reproachful, "You know perfectly well how much I care about this, how could you say something like that to tease me?"
After saying that, she looked up and saw her boyfriend across from her frowning and gesturing at her.
"The tone of your voice..." the boyfriend said silently.
[Cola] suddenly came to her senses, and her feverish brain gradually calmed down. She realized that her tone just now was a bit inappropriate—she was now a loyal fan of Xu Gui, how could she talk to her in a complaining tone?
Cola felt a chill in her heart. She carefully explained, "Little Turtle, I'm sorry. My tone wasn't very good just now. I was just too focused on my career. You have no idea how much effort I've put into it. I've been learning to dance since I was five years old..."
【Cola】played the victim card, but little did she know that the more she said that, the more netizens felt something was off. The netizens in Xu Gui's live stream felt even more awkward. Finally, some comments appeared in Xu Gui's live stream.
I don't know why, but what this woman said made me feel a little uncomfortable... Am I just imagining things?
【No, what was that tone of voice she just used? Is that how a fan talks to their idol?】
[Finally, someone else feels the same way I do!! Actually, I thought this Cola was a bit fake from the beginning. She kept emphasizing that she was a fan of Xiao Gui, and with all the fans who went to her live stream, was she trying to ride on his popularity?]
It's best not to make baseless accusations.
The number of unfriendly comments about [Ulala Cola] in the live stream increased. Seeing that things were not going well, [Cola's] boyfriend quickly made a gesture to [Cola]. [Cola's] expression turned a little bad, and she shut her mouth and stopped saying anything.
She didn't speak, and Xu Gui's live stream suddenly fell silent.
Xu Gui suddenly said, "Since you say you're my fan, then I'll give you some advice."
"It's better to end some ill-fated relationships that should have been severed long ago. After all, none of the men around you are good people. They will only make your situation worse and keep you stuck in a quagmire."
Xu Gui also found it strange. Could it be that this "Cola" has a body that attracts bad men? Why are all the men around her worse than the last?
Xu Gui gently scratched his face.
"In short, if you don't want to be disgraced, hurt, and despised by everyone, then leave the man beside you. Also..." Xu Gui said meaningfully, "You shouldn't go out these next few days. Just stay at home obediently. This is my advice to you."
It's advice, not suggestions.
"..." Cola's mind was blank. Xu Gui's words were swirling in her head. She pursed her lips and said thank you unhappily, "Thank you, I understand."
She abruptly ended the live stream, then made an excuse to shut it down. She quickly went to her boyfriend and asked, "What's wrong?"
Her boyfriend glared at her with an unpleasant expression and asked, "How could you talk to Xu Gui like that? She's a celebrity! You finally managed to get close to her, and instead of trying to please her, you talked to her like that. Didn't you see the comments in Xu Gui's live stream? Her fans are complaining."
Upon hearing this, Wu Xue, also known as "Ulala Cola," pursed her lips tightly and said unhappily, "But what did she say? Two days... How can I become popular in two days? Isn't she just teasing me?"
Her boyfriend replied, "That's not necessarily true. Maybe something happened to you in the last couple of days that suddenly made you the talk of the town?"
Wu Xue's eyes lit up, and then she said, "But Xu Gui told me not to go out these two days. If I don't go out, what could possibly happen to me?"
The boyfriend frowned, snorted, and said, "I don't think Xu Gui is as good as people say online. She's just putting on an act... You said you're her fan, and she's still so cold to you. This kind of person is obviously no good."
Wu Xue whispered, "Do you think she knows that I'm not actually her fan, and that I'm just trying to ride on her coattails?"
Her boyfriend looked at her, and Wu Xue explained, "Isn't everyone saying she's a fortune teller? Maybe she's already figured this out?"
Upon hearing this, the boyfriend's eyes lit up, and he said, "Whether she knows about this or not, we've already achieved our goal... By the way, did you tell Liu Dawei to buy you a trending topic later?"
"I've already thought of the trending topics: 'Xu Gui's lucky draw wins a loyal fan', 'Xu Gui's die-hard fan is actually her'..."
Wu Xue said, "I've already told him, but he told me to go to his villa to see him tomorrow... Although he didn't explain it clearly, I understand what he means. If I don't go to see him tomorrow, he definitely won't buy me a trending topic!"
Upon hearing this, her boyfriend replied matter-of-factly, "Then go find him."
"..." Wu Xue was speechless for a moment, not expecting her boyfriend to say such a thing. After a few seconds, she asked incredulously, "How could you say that?"
She was very concerned: "Don't you know that Liu Dawei is a lecherous old man? If I go to him, he'll definitely try to take advantage of me!"
Liu Dawei is Wu Xue's top fan. He was already there when Wu Xue first started live streaming, and he has been showering her with gifts every time she goes live. In total, he has spent several million yuan on gifts for Wu Xue, making him the number one fan in Wu Xue's live stream.
Since the other party was her top supporter, Wu Xue naturally contacted him and they even went out to eat together... Every time Wu Xue ate with him, he would give her a lot of money.
However, Wu Xue didn't really like the other person because Liu Dawei was already quite old, over forty years old, and had a beer belly. Wu Xue found him repulsive, but now her boyfriend wanted her to go see him.
"Xiang Wei! I'm your girlfriend! How can you let me go see him?" Wu Xue said angrily.
Upon hearing this, Xiang Wei quickly hugged her and coaxed her, "Xiaoxue, I know you've been wronged about this, but only Liu Dawei can make you famous. We're just one step away from success. Maybe tonight's trending topic will make you famous? Think about it, if we give up now, all our previous efforts will be in vain."
Is this what you want to see?
"..."
Wu Xue pursed her lips and said, "But Liu Dawei is old and ugly, he looks disgusting. He has a wife and children, and his daughter is as big as me. I really don't want to have anything to do with him!"
Xiang Wei pulled her down to sit on the sofa, kissing her as he said, "There's nothing we can do, we need their help right now. Just bear with it."
Wu Xue sat on her boyfriend's lap, her anger having been soothed by his words. She was still a little unhappy, or rather, annoyed.
"...Last time he invited me out for drinks, he reached out and pinched my butt, and even tried to touch my breasts. I almost threw up right then and there," she said angrily.
Xiang Wei coaxed her, "He was just touching her. These things will pass if you just bear with it... Otherwise, if you really don't want to go, then we won't go. But if that's the case, then everything we've done before will have been for nothing!"
Wu Xue fell silent.
Xiang Wei could easily see her hesitation, and said softly, "Actually, apart from being a bit dishonest, Liu Dawei is alright. Most importantly, he's very generous to you. Where else can you find a top-ranked patron who gives you tens of thousands of dollars in tips every time?"
Wu Xue looked at him and suddenly asked, "Aren't you worried that one day he will force me to have sex with him?"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Wei's pupils contracted, and then he chuckled dryly, saying, "How could that be? I think Liu Dawei is quite honest."
Wu Xue said softly, "What if he insists that I sleep with him? What should I do then?"
"No, you're overthinking it," Xiang Wei said, refusing to say anything more.
Wu Xue gave him a deep look, then suddenly closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and murmured, "...Xu Gui really wasn't wrong. Every man around me, no matter which one, is trash."
Xiang Wei didn't hear what she said clearly: "...What did you say?"
Wu Xue shook her head, her face calm, and said, "It's nothing... I just feel that you're right. We've come this far, we can't just give up halfway. So I'll go back to Liu Dawei now and tell him that I'll go to his villa to see him tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Wei's eyes lit up, and he nodded hurriedly.
Wu Xue opened her chat with Liu Dawei and sent him the message. A moment later, he replied. Seeing this, Wu Xue put away her phone and turned to her boyfriend, saying, "Okay."
She said calmly, "Liu Dawei said that the trending topics have already been arranged for me."
"Ah, Xiaoxue!" Xiang Wei hugged her excitedly and whispered, "Don't worry, I know you've been wronged in this matter. Once you become famous, we won't have to have anything to do with Liu Dawei anymore..."
"By then, we'll have made a lot of money, and we can buy a house and get married... Didn't you say you wanted to have two children? Once we're married, we can have children!"
"Xiaoxue, don't worry, I will definitely make sure you live a good life in the future."
Listening to his words, Wu Xue nestled gently in his arms and nodded, saying, "Yes, I believe you." Her voice was soft, tender, and full of trust.
But when she said this, her boyfriend didn't see the self-mockery and indifference in her eyes. Looking at her face, there was not a trace of gentleness in her voice.
That evening, the topic of Xu Gui randomly selecting people for fortune telling during his live stream that day, but instead drawing a fan, became a trending topic on Weibo. News about this fan with the ID "Ulala Cola" flooded the internet, especially some of her singing and dancing videos, which were covered with comments like "Absolutely gorgeous" and "So talented."
Just then, Xu Gui had finished her live stream, and Kuang Ming showed her the trending topics on his phone.
“I knew something was off about this ‘Ulala Cola’. Her mannerisms and tone were nothing like your fan,” Kuang Ming said. “She’s obviously trying to ride your coattails. But… how did she get so sure she’d be chosen?”
Judging from their posture, the other party clearly came prepared, aiming to ride on Xu Gui's popularity. However, the prerequisite for all of this to be achieved is that they can be selected by Xu Gui.
However, the odds of winning a lottery are uncertain; no one can be sure whether they'll be selected, unless...
“Unless someone on her side can guarantee that you will definitely pick her!” Kuang Ming said.
Xu Gui said nonchalantly, "That's why I counted one extra person today."
Upon hearing this, Kuang Ming looked at her without surprise and said, "As expected, you already knew about this."
—Originally, we planned to count only five people today, but at the last minute, Xu Gui suddenly added another spot. Kuang Ming guessed that she already knew about the trickery of [Ulala Cola].
In retrospect, he was right.
Yuan Lu said, "Isn't this 'Ulala Cola' cheating? They've gone too far, deliberately trying to ride on your popularity, Teacher Xu!"
Xu Gui didn't seem angry about this. Kuang Ming looked at her and suddenly asked, "You said before that this [Cola] would become a hit in the next two days... Could it be that it's actually trying to ride on your coattails?"
“No,” Xu Gui shook his head, “Her sudden popularity has nothing to do with me; it’s a different kind of popularity.”
Kuang Ming and Yuan Lu looked at her with great curiosity. Xu Gui sighed and said, "Tomorrow, she will be caught in bed with someone else. The other party deliberately filmed her and posted the video online, making it known to the entire internet..."
Kuang Ming and Yuan Lu immediately understood the video Xu Gui was talking about, and their expressions changed—indeed, in a sense, how could this not be a viral sensation?
But this kind of "explosive popularity" must be a huge harm to the other party, right? No wonder Xu Gui said that if the other party didn't want to be ruined, they should stay at home obediently... Yuan Lu took a breath.
Xu Gui said, "If she stays quietly at home these two days as I said, nothing will happen... However, she doesn't seem to trust me very much."
Xu Gui shrugged, looking helpless—he had said everything he needed to say, but the other party didn't believe him, so there was nothing he could do.
"...Teacher Xu, how about we talk to her again?"
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