"You can easily find out all of this by looking it up," Zhang Dong interrupted her, rolling his eyes speechlessly at what she had calculated.
[Yeah, streamer, is this your fortune-telling skill? The pet blogger already mentioned these things in his livestream; he even introduced himself as a pet blogger just now.]
[Host, are you going to say next that your father is seriously ill and needs a large sum of money for treatment?]
Are you also going to say that he became a pet blogger to pay for his father's medical treatment?
The live chat was filled with laughter, mostly mocking the streamer.
However, Bai Xi shook her head, "No, his father is not seriously ill!"
Comments: ...
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
[How could that be? You're saying things against your conscience just to make money, how can you live with yourself?]
Does the anchor mean he lied?
“That’s right,” Bai Xi said calmly.
Zhang Dong panicked and immediately said, "Don't talk nonsense to me. My father is seriously ill, and my fans all know that."
Yes, yes. I even saw the pet blogger's father in person.
I went too, and even brought fruit with me.
[The streamer must be lying. How can you believe what she says?]
The pet blogger's loyal fans came out to speak for him, saying they simply didn't believe Zhang Dong would lie.
On the contrary, Bai Xi, who is universally disliked online, seems more like the liar.
Bai Xi looked at the comments section and said, "To prove who is lying, all he needs to do is make a phone call to his father and he will know the truth."
[Support the pet blogger who made the call! If the blogger is lying, you should apologize to him and compensate him for emotional distress.]
[Yes, I support this! Pet blogger, you should call your father right now and prove she's lying here.]
Passersby and netizens who love watching the excitement also joined in the commotion.
However, no one noticed the panic in Zhang Dong's eyes.
Bai Xi looked at him with an all-knowing gaze, "Zhang Dong, these fans all support you. Would you be willing to take out your phone and make a call to your father?"
Zhang Dong really wanted to refuse, but if he did, his fans who had supported and believed in him would definitely doubt him.
Now he just hopes his father won't answer his calls.
He saw that everyone in the live chat was urging him to make a call, and he made up his mind.
“Okay!” Zhang Dong immediately took his phone out of his pocket, looking righteous and awe-inspiring.
This move garnered him more support, and even passersby sided with him.
Many people have already suspected that the streamer is doing this just for attention. If she's lying, she can just apologize, and she'll have both popularity and viewership.
If she really did it for the attention, then she succeeded.
In this world, there are no costs or consequences to slandering or spreading rumors about someone.
The call was being dialed, and a series of old-fashioned ringtones came through. A minute passed, but no one answered.
See? I told you Zhang Dong wouldn't lie to us. The fact that he didn't answer the phone means his father is seriously ill and bedridden, unable to answer.
After the call automatically ended, Zhang Dong looked at the anchor with a smug expression. "See?"
Bai Xi remained calm. "I'll call again. I'll definitely answer this time."
Zhang Dong dared not call again. He knew that at this time, his father was definitely watching TV, and the reason he didn't answer was probably because the TV was too loud.
What if he happens to hear this call and answers it?
"You think we can just fight again like that?" Zhang Dong said.
Yes, host. We all know you're lying, and there's no point in doing this.
Bai Xi: "Not answering one phone call doesn't mean anything."
The anchor is right. Missing one call doesn't mean anything. What if his father genuinely didn't hear the phone?
If Zhang Dong is indeed lying, he is deceiving those of us who are kind and do good deeds.
Bai Xi's die-hard fans are speaking up for her again.
Zhang Dong believed that his father was still watching TV at this time and couldn't answer his call. He saw that some people on the live stream were already siding with Bai Xi.
He then said, "Fine! I'll call one last time. If my father still doesn't answer, you'll have to apologize for slandering me earlier!"
"Okay," Bai Xi readily agreed.
Seeing this, Zhang Dong felt reassured, although he still couldn't understand how the anchor knew his father wasn't seriously ill.
He had planned everything with utmost care, making it impossible for his information to be leaked...
The old phone rang again, but still no one answered. Meanwhile, the trolls on the live stream were already attacking Bai Xi.
Bai Xi is now nothing but a clown. Everyone knows she's lying, yet she's still putting on an act.
[As an actor, of course I can act.]
Suddenly, the phone rang, and I answered it.
The comments section immediately went silent.
Zhang Dong's hand holding the phone began to tremble slightly; he hadn't expected his father to actually answer his call.
"Dad..." he called out cautiously.
There was no response on the phone.
The viewers held their breath.
Zhang Dong breathed a small sigh of relief and called out again, "Dad."
Just then, there was a sound on the phone, "Is that Xiao Dong?"
It was definitely his father's voice.
“Dad, it’s me…” Zhang Dong.
A cough came from the phone; it was clearly an elderly person who had been ill for a long time.
[See? See? I told you his father was seriously ill. What was the anchor's intention in making a seriously ill old man get out of bed to answer his son's call?]
The voice on the phone was hoarse, "Is that really Xiaodong? Did the live stream go smoothly today?"
Zhang Dong: "It went smoothly. Dad, how are you feeling?"
The old man sighed, "It's an old ailment; some medicine will do the trick."
Seeing this, Zhang Dong pretended to be distressed and said, "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely cure you. I will sell everything I own and go without food or drink to cure your illness."
The viewers in the live chat showed expressions of pity upon hearing this.
[How about we donate some more money to Zhang Dong? He's so pitiful.]
Zhang Dong not only has to take care of his seriously ill father, but also earn money for his father's medical treatment, and support a group of pitiful stray dogs.
This streamer is really wicked, spreading such rumors about a good person. If we hadn't all believed him, who knows what kind of cyberbullying he would have suffered.
Zhang Dong felt extremely pleased with himself when he saw the comments on the screen.
He remarked that he had long since worked in sync with his father. He had never suddenly called his father, and his father must have sensed something when he received the call, which is why he cooperated with him in this charade.
The old man said, "Why do we spend that money? With that money, we'd be better off giving those little brats a good meal."
Zhang Dong continued to play the role of a filial son, saying, "Dad, there are many kind-hearted people in this world who will help you. The dogs we rescued will also have kind-hearted people helping them."
Just then, a pitiful puppy bark suddenly came from the phone.
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