Meanwhile, Shi Xi was still taking her exam and was completely unaware of what was happening outside.
What kind of academic superstar and school beauty?
She was just an ordinary female college student.
After finishing the test, Shi Xi handed it in and left the examination room early.
Han Chuan came to pick up Shi Xi, his expression serious. "You're trending on social media."
Shi Xi turned on her phone. "Isn't it normal for me to be trending? What's so surprising?"
“This time is different.” Han Chuan frowned slightly and said, “I have a feeling that someone is pulling the strings behind the scenes.”
Shi Xi had already turned on her phone, and before she could even open Weibo, she saw the entertainment news pushed to her.
[Shi Xi appears at Haicheng University, clearly securing her place as the top student and campus belle!]
"Isn't this great?" Shi Xi clicked in, quickly browsed through it, and said happily, "No one criticized me, no one insulted me, the whole thing praised me for being smart and good-looking."
Han Chuan affirmed, "This is a case of flattery to kill."
Shi Xi wondered, "To kill with praise?"
Zhu Lin explained, "It's about excessive praise and flattery that makes you vain and arrogant, or makes strangers dislike you."
"I know what 'praise to death' means," Shi Xi said, puzzled. "But I'm a top student! As for being the school beauty... with my looks, being the school beauty isn't anything special, is it?"
Zhu Lin said to Han Chuan, "They have achieved their goal of making Shi Xi vain and arrogant."
Shi Xi: ...
Han Chuan glanced at the comments and said calmly, "If you continue to be so arrogant, passersby will be even more disgusted with you."
"Really? Don't people like the 'genuine personality' persona?" Shi Xi asked.
"People appreciate genuine personalities, but they don't like arrogance!" Han Chuan couldn't help but scold, "Go back and study hard. You must get over 80 points in every subject!"
Shi Xi: "That's too easy."
Han Chuan: "..."
Taking care of Lou Rui Cong is tiring enough.
Why are there so many narcissistic people in the entertainment industry?
He's so tired.
Are there hardly any normal people left?
"I'll go to the public relations department and have this trending topic removed." Han Chuan was exhausted.
"No need to remove it. It would be such a waste to remove the trending topic that the fans worked so hard to get it to the top." Shi Xi was already thinking about whether to post a Weibo to generate more buzz.
Han Chuan's lips twitched slightly. "Your topic suddenly became the seventh most searched topic. Anyone with eyes can see that this trending topic was bought."
Many netizens in the comments section are already criticizing Shi Xi for being a marketing expert who can't do anything but buy trending topics.
"Did you buy it?" Shi Xi asked.
"Of course I didn't buy it!" Han Chuan said, suppressing his anger. "Why would I buy this kind of trending topic?!"
Shi Xi didn't understand why Han Chuan was angry.
Just like Han Chuan didn't understand why Shi Xi was so relaxed.
Zhu Lin advised from the side, "Xixi is so smart, she'll definitely do well on the exam. Besides, Xixi is already a top student for getting into Shanghai University. Taking down the trending topic now would just cost money and make it seem like we're trying to cover it up."
Han Chuan looked at Shi Xi.
Shi Xi raised her hand, "I promise I'll get over 90 points in every subject."
Han Chuan said expressionlessly, "That's for the best."
It's not that he doesn't trust Shi Xi.
It's not that there are too many academically challenged people in the entertainment industry.
Han Chuan had seen too many top students fail and be ridiculed by passersby, and he didn't want Shi Xi to follow in their footsteps.
*
Back at the hotel, Shi Xi was sent to her room to read.
Shi Xi swiped her room card to open the door, with scattered rose petals at her feet.
Um?
The petals stretched from the doorway all the way in.
Shi Xi followed the petals inside and saw a large bouquet of red roses in the living room.
There was also a card on the rose.
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