After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 537 - 527 Close Call_2

Chapter 537: Chapter 527 Close Call_2

Turn around, opposite direction, run!

The people remaining in the corridor were momentarily dumbfounded.

Not until her figure disappeared down the hallway and the sound of her footsteps faded did anyone come back to their senses.

"Wait, wait a second, what’s this supposed to mean, is she not going to continue filming?"

"It’s obvious, right? Couldn’t handle the pressure and didn’t want to face the camera."

"But she can’t be this irresponsible, can she? She should explain it to the livestream audience later."

"She’s her, you’re you. You’ve got thick skin so you’re fine, but who is Cao Xinyan? She’s the little princess everyone at the Calligraphy and Painting Association respects. She’s thin-skinned."

"So what do we do? Do we keep filming?"

"Wait for it, wait for the director’s instructions."

The director hiding backstage nearly went crazy with joy when he found out his little show hit the trending topics, and even getting the news that Cao Xinyan had slipped away didn’t dampen his good mood. When asked whether to continue filming, he replied without hesitation, "Film, continue filming. Turn on the cameras later, make up some excuse for the audience about why Cao Xinyan suddenly disappeared, and pretend it’s a tour of the Calligraphy and Painting Association’s interior. You guys can do it together or separately, whoever performs best gets the big screen."

The last comment instantly perked up the four guests.

The big screen had always been reserved for Cao Xinyan, but now anyone could have a chance.

The livestream resumed after nearly ten minutes of interruption.

The comment section began buzzing.

[It’s live again, I thought they were going to end it! Luckily, I was patient enough. Eh, where’s Cao Xinyan’s stream?]

[Why are there only four guests left, where did Cao Xinyan go?]

[Did she ditch because she didn’t want to be on camera?]

[Isn’t this mental resilience a bit lacking? How could she just abruptly exit? I was really looking forward to seeing her!]

The four guests who had been prompted by the director quickly explained.

"Xinyan suddenly felt a bit unwell and won’t be appearing in the rest of the livestream."

"For the rest, we four tourists will guide you through the beautiful interior of the Calligraphy and Painting Association!"

"Feel free to send in requests via comments, and we’ll do our best to satisfy them."

Even though the viewers couldn’t see the now humiliated Cao Xinyan’s state, seeing the other guests putting on a good show, most of the audience was easily appeased, and soon harmony returned to the livestream.

Some were still commenting about hoping for another chance encounter with Jiang Lingxi.

The unaware guest who didn’t know she had already left: "We’ll do our best!"

Cao Xinyan ran all the way to her grandfather’s office.

But no one was inside.

After asking, she found out her grandfather had gone to a meeting.

After sitting on the sofa in a daze for a while, she began to regret her impulsive action, but found herself unable to face going back in shame. Biting her lip, she pulled out her phone.

Soon she saw the livestream had resumed not long after her departure, with the other four guests wandering around the association according to viewer comments.

There were a few scattered jibes, all directed at her without exception!

Clenching her teeth, she exited the stream to avoid seeing it, only to stumble upon the trending topic of her getting schooled by Jiang Lingxi’s work.

It was her first time trending, and had it been under different circumstances, she would’ve been too excited to sleep.

But now, she simply threw her phone!

"Ahhh, Jiang Lingxi!"

Unaware of the fact he had cost someone another phone, Jiang Lingxi was leisurely strolling with Shen Yunqing along the leafy path.

"Earlier at the Calligraphy and Painting Association, didn’t you say to the elder that you have a collection room, is that true?"

"True."

"What do you collect?"

"A lot. Calligraphy, paintings, antiques, and some rare items."

"Where’s the collection room?"

"At Xiyuan."

"I have to come see it someday."

"Sure. Your phone’s ringing."

Jiang Lingxi took out his phone, glanced at it, and accepted the video call from Tong Yue.

"Sister Tong, wasn’t work supposed to start tomorrow?"

"Do you know you’re trending again? How come I never knew you had such a knack for trending!"

Jiang Lingxi wiggled his phone, revealing half of Shen Yunqing’s face on the screen, prompting a change in Tong Yue’s tone, "Mr. Shen is there too? I almost forgot to mention, Mr. Shen is also trending this time. That ’Encounter with Mr. Shen’ topic has popped up again, you two need to be careful out there."

"Was it because of the show we bumped into at the Calligraphy and Painting Association?"

"Yeah, the show was live-streaming, just like the survival show you were in before. It wasn’t getting much attention until you two showed up and then totally took down that Cao Xinyan. Wow, it shot up to the top of the trending list along with the show, I bet a lot of peers are grinding their teeth right now."

"Me, take down Cao Xinyan?" Jiang Lingxi frowned, "I remember not accepting her challenge."

"You missed how it unfolded on the stream. Check the trending topic later and you’ll see. You’re outside, so just be cautious!"

Tong Yue nagged for a while before ending the call. Jiang Lingxi pulled Shen Yunqing to a leaf-covered bench and sat down. "You be my lookout while I find out how I supposedly took down Cao Xinyan."

The trending topics already had busybodies summarizing the whole story, easily searchable.

Jiang Lingxi and Shen Yunqing huddled together and silently exchanged a look after reading through it.

"It’s my first time seeing someone rushing towards it like this!"

"Creak!" The sound of footsteps on leaves interrupted Jiang Lingxi’s moment of speechlessness.

The next second, they heard a girl’s voice coming from the woods nearby, "There’s a bench ahead, let’s rest there."

Hearing footsteps approaching, Jiang Lingxi and Shen Yunqing exchanged another look.

The very next moment, she pulled up the hood of her coat over her head and leaned in close to cup the person’s face opposite her, the large hood promptly obscuring both their faces, their hair intertwined.

"Eek!"

"Quick, let’s go, interrupting a couple in love leads to a lifetime of solitude."

Soon, the hurried footsteps quickly retreated.

Jiang Lingxi squinted at the reddening ears so close in a matter of seconds and, lifting the hood, nonchalantly murmured, "Ah, that was close!"

Shen Yunqing: "..."