Chapter 409 - Chapter 409: 159 Jiangjing Incoming Call (Second Update)_1

Chapter 409: 159 Jiangjing Incoming Call (Second Update)_1

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In the middle of the night, Pu Xiaohan’s video’s popularity was skyrocketing.

The next day, early in the morning.

Several students from Class 15 gathered around, discussing this matter excitedly.

When Bai Lian arrived, she was still replying to messages from Jiang Fulai.

Jiang Teacher: [[Image]]

It was a picture of him sitting in a car, capturing the moment the sun rose from behind the mountains. His composition was as soulless as his paintings—[Just leave it there, I’ll take a photo for you next time I visit]

Jiang Teacher: […]

As Bai Lian sat down, Pu Xiaohan was talking to Weng Qi and the others, “I really don’t know, someone just suddenly gave me 100,000 in popularity points…”

“Damn,” Weng Qi looked at Pu Xiaohan in shock, “your fans are so rich?”

Bai Lian raised her head and, looking at Weng Qi’s and Pu Xiaohan’s reactions, knew that this issue was almost resolved.

She took out her chemistry workbook and began to do the problems with relief.

At the same time.

At Ji Heng’s home.

Jian Zhongyou had been engaged in deep conversations with Ji Heng for the past two days and hadn’t paid attention to the internet. With his phone on Do Not Disturb, it wasn’t until he received a call from a student this morning that he learned about the sudden appearance of “his future Sect Leader”—

Bai Shaoqi.

He put on his glasses and logged into his own account, only to receive a flood of @mentions, all under Bai Shaoqi’s video, alerting him to check out this blogger.

The latest popular comment—

Xiang ll: [Dean Jian, did you go to Xiangcheng to see @Bai Shaoqi?]

Jian Zhongyou clicked on the @mention and went into Bai Shaoqi’s video account. There were similar popular comments under Bai Shaoqi’s video—

[You’re really in Xiangcheng, aren’t you, blogger? Dean Jian must have come to see you, right?]

Bai Shaoqi didn’t respond, but it was like trying to hide something only to make it more conspicuous.

“Teacher,” the student on the phone was also surprised, “she’s playing mind games with you now?”

Using public opinion to propel herself to Dean Jian’s attention was a smart move by Bai Shaoqi. If Dean Jian really had the intention, he might impulsively accept Bai Shaoqi as his closed-door disciple under the encouragement of netizens.

But Dean Jian was very sober.

He followed Bai Shaoqi’s video and saw her feud with Pu Xiaohan.

Dean Jian sneered, “I’ve seen this type of person too many times.”

Had it been someone else, he would have let it go; after all, he was of a considerable age, and there was no need to get involved in a squabble with a kid. But this was Dean Jian, who had made a last-ditch effort with his mother to leave the Jian Family when he was young.

He directly replied to “Xiang ll”—

[She has nothing to do with me. I don’t know her.]

Then he clicked into Pu Xiaohan’s video from his following list, Pu Xiaohan’s recent face-changing video had attracted a barrage of passersby, and it garnered quite a few friendly comments.

Dean Jian saw a comment under Pu Xiaohan’s video: [Let me tell you some trivia, Bai Shaoqi is going to be Dean Jian’s student~]

He took a screenshot of the comment and then posted a public update: [[Image], sheer nonsense. I only have three students, and there will only be three in the future!]

He never considered taking her as a student, Bai Lian had a teacher of her own.

**

Dean Jian, a master of classical music, became famous in Xiangcheng because of a video, and he was also a hot topic recently.

The Bai Family was willing to spend money, and Bai Shaoqi’s private life was closely watched by many: a well-off female top student who released a video about studying at the Jiangjing Music Academy, a sphere inaccessible to the average person…

The curious were in the majority.

And with her hit song “Gambling with Liquor.”

All of this was pushing her towards the position of Dean Jian’s closed-door disciple, and Bai Shaoqi’s sudden trip to Xiangcheng seemed to corroborate the speculation.

Until now—

Jian Zhongyou’s statement “I don’t know her” swept across the entire trending topic!

Netizens clicking through the trending searches saw Dean Jian’s response, so he never actually considered taking Bai Shaoqi as his student?

What was Bai Shaoqi implying with her rhythm on the internet these past two days?

One moment she posted a status about her arrival in Xiangcheng, the next she vaguely mentioned “Dean Jian” during a live broadcast, and even her statement from yesterday about “Gambling with Liquor” and which style she understood better made it to the hot searches.

Now, with a turnaround, yesterday she insinuated someone was dining off the heat she created. Looking back at her responses and her previous updates—

She looked like a jumping clown.

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A flood of netizens rushed to comment below Bai Shaoqi’s video:

“And you said someone else is riding on your popularity by eating a big bowl. Looks like you’ve got a thing for clout-chasing with Dean Jian, too (smiling naively)”

“The other side has responded. Your understanding that ‘”Gambling with Liquor”‘ needs a drum set to bolster its presence is wrong. What do you say?”

“The guzheng and pipa are truly deadly weapons, Teacher Bai. Do you know that people in ancient times used guzheng music to intimidate others?”

“…”

Such comments were endless.

That’s how netizens are, like weathercocks, turning whichever way the wind blows.

Xiangcheng, the mansion.

Bai Shaoqi was in her room, looking at these comments with a very ugly expression. She listened to ‘Eat a Bowl’ ‘s new video repeatedly, unable to refute.

Her understanding was indeed wrong.

These were not important for Bai Shaoqi; having a mistaken understanding was a good thing for her.

But what Bai Shaoqi did not expect was Jian Zhongyou’s reply—

[I don’t know her.]

[I only have three disciples.]

These two sentences were too much of a blow for Bai Shaoqi. She had devoted all her heart and effort to the guzheng over the past half-year, barely paying any serious attention to her academic subjects…

And now, this was Jian Zhongyou’s response?

Bai Shaoqi’s chest heaved violently.

Her phone rang. It was Bai Shaoke. She tried to calm herself and answered, “Brother.”

“Shaoqi,” Bai Shaoke’s voice was very steady, “Jian Rong told me about the thing with Dean Jian. Come back to Beicheng immediately, and don’t delay your classes. I’ve sent you a set of exercises from Jiangjing. Be in Beicheng in three days.”

“Okay,” Bai Shaoqi took a deep breath, still not understanding, “I thought he really valued me…”

There were only two possible reasons. First, he had never valued her at that time.

And second…

It was because of the ‘Eat a Bowl’ video exposing her weakness in guzheng that had been seen by Dean Jian.

Now everyone on the Internet knew that Bai Shaoqi’s guzheng skills were not even as good as a random person hired by a blogger.

“You’re too impulsive,” Bai Shaoke’s voice was like a bucket of cold water poured directly from the top of Bai Shaoqi’s head, “Have you forgotten what I used to tell you?”

Bai Shaoqi shuddered inwardly. Ever since she had seen Bai Lian in Jiangjing, her mentality had shifted.

Her self-confidence and arrogance were being shaken by Bai Lian.

“I’m heading back to Beicheng now,” Bai Shaoqi calmed down, “to focus on preparing for the college entrance exam and catch up on the effort I’ve fallen behind on.”

**

The incident with Bai Shaoqi was like a farce.

It had started with a bang, but when it came time for her to leave, only Jian Rong was there to see her off awkwardly.

In the afternoon, when Xiangcheng No. 1 Middle School let out.

The milk tea shop next door had two more patrons today. Aside from Bai Lian, Ning Xiao, three people, Jian Zhe, and Pu Xiaohan were also sitting with their books at a nearby table.

“My grandfather had previously mentioned that she was Great-Uncle’s disciple,” Jian Zhe spoke to the three at the next table, “I thought it was true. It’s really awkward now. I heard that on the way back, her car hit the guardrail, and she injured her head, almost flipping the vehicle… ”

Bai Lian wasn’t the type to enjoy gossip, so Jian Zhe spoke to Pu Xiaohan instead. Jiang He was sitting next to Pu Xiaohan reading.

“She’s that unlucky?” Pu Xiaohan was somewhat surprised.

She had heard that Bai Shaoqi was a rich second generation, and that she even brought bodyguards with her when she came to Xiangcheng. Why would she have an accident on her way back?

Yang Lin delivered the milk tea they had ordered.

She was in her school uniform, bangs as long as ever, glasses obscuring nearly all of her eyes, but her arms were no longer strictly covered. To serve the milk tea more conveniently, she had rolled her sleeves up a bit, revealing a small section of her thin, pale wrists.

“Thank you.” Bai Lian was sitting on the sofa by the window and thanked her.

On the table, the black phone was vibrating. She picked it up and saw it was from Xu En.

Bai Lian still held a pen in one hand, and with the other, she casually answered.

On the other end of the phone, Xu En stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in Xu Family’s office, overlooking Yunxiao District. He now had a direct way to contact Bai Lian. “Alian, does your grandfather have enemies in Jiangjing?”

“What do you mean?” Bai Lian’s pen tip paused on her homework book, sitting up straight.

“Someone’s been inquiring about your grandfather at Yunxiao Hotel.” Xu En pressed his brow, deeply concerned.

Bai Lian’s eyes narrowed slightly, “Who?”