CSGM - Chapter 26
Chapter 26: Chu Xi, the Good Person
【Ah??? Chu Xi did that for Ren Zhi??? Ah??!!!】
【She was actually taking care of Zhizhi's leg condition/[Tears] I really... I'm crying my eyes out.】
【I finally understand why she only pulled Ren Zhi along out of everyone/[Bitter]】
【Who remembers when Chu Xi told Ren Zhi "Let's go, get in the car" during the day? She really... understands Zhi so well. With Zhi's personality, if Chu Xi hadn't called for her to take the car, she probably would have hidden her condition from everyone and forced herself to walk as if nothing was wrong.】
【So the reason she was the only one who insisted on taking the car was because she was the only one who knew Zhizhi's leg had lasting effects!!】
【Me, who cursed out Chu Xi, waking up in the middle of the night: I really deserve to die!/[Single Dog]】
Among Ren Zhi's fans, some who had spoken ill of Chu Xi during the day were now filled with regret.
What had Chu Xi done wrong? She had protected Ren Zhi so much; they should have been thanking her!
But during the day, not knowing the truth, some of them had scorned Chu Xi everywhere for being stubborn and spoiled, even accusing her of dragging Ren Zhi down with her.
Who knew that the one actually taking the fall was Chu Xi.
Now that they knew the inside story, the ones who felt the most guilty were some of the Cheeses who had resented Chu Xi during the day.
They were stunned by the reversal, feeling grateful, guilty, and ashamed, and then they weakly mumbled...
【Chu Xi, you're clearly a very gentle person on the inside, you don't always have to act so arrogant on the outside.../[Single Dog]】
See... it made them open fire on a friendly.
In truth, if Chu Xi could just shed that cold and haughty demeanor, she could easily win the audience's tolerance with her stunning looks.
Although most people had sided with Zhao Shiqing and criticized Chu Xi during the day.
But if you just compared the two based on first impressions, Chu Xi was far more appealing than Zhao Shiqing's plain face.
As for now, there was no comparison at all.
Ren Zhi's fans were now the first to object to Chu Xi being slammed on the trending topics list.
The trending hashtag #ChuXiAreYourLegsBroken# was quickly caught up to, replaced, and surpassed by a new topic created by Ren Zhi's major fans.
Now, the topic #ChuXiTheGoodPerson# had shot up to third place on the trending list.
Even casual observers couldn't help but chime in.
【Sigh... it seems like no one was really wrong. Some people wanted to save the restaurant money, some wanted to take care of an injured member. Ren Zhi was busy at the restaurant all day and hadn't seen her phone, so she didn't know what happened. She probably saw it as soon as the broadcast ended and came to clarify, which is also very kind. Everyone has their own perspective, but... speaking from the heart, I feel bad for Chu Xi for a second. The achievement of being the only one getting yelled at has been unlocked /[LaughCry]】
【Ah, this... good thing I didn't bash Chu Xi this morning. Almost lost some karma!】
【Ahhhhhhh, why does such a good person have to be scolded!!! Putting myself in my Xi's shoes, I'd feel so wronged/[Sad]】
This netizen's ID was "ShakeShakeShakeShakeShakeShakeMilkshakeY," and their profile picture was a photo of Chu Xi. They were clearly a genuine Chu Xi fan.
Unfortunately, these fans of Chu Xi were all new and didn't know her very well.
If Chu Xi herself were here, the first thing she'd say would be: Don't just randomly project yourselves onto me.
【I feel like Chu Xi's affection for Ren Zhi clearly surpasses her feelings for others/[Don'tSayMonkey]. It's not just my imagination, right? She talks to everyone else with the arrogant air of a god looking down on mortals, but she's actually so warm to Ren Zhi in private...】
【This kid Chu Xi... she's an honest one/[AllowSadness]. She helped Ren Zhi keep a secret and ended up taking the heat herself. Good thing Ren Zhi has a conscience.】
【Why am I kind of shipping this? They're meeting each other halfway!】
A Cheese chimed in, holding up a pot lid for cover.
【Zhizhi didn't do it on purpose. Seeing how sincere her apology was, please go easy on her.../[Single Dog]】
In reality, this generation of netizens had a very high tolerance for Ren Zhi. Almost no one went to criticize her.
Besides, it was an unintentional mistake, and Ren Zhi's attitude in clarifying immediately after the broadcast ended was very sincere.
The top-tier star's face was still her fortune.
Some people quietly deleted the comments they had made bashing Chu Xi during the day. Under the main post for the hashtag #ChuXiAreYourLegsBroken#, the comment count had somehow dropped from 20,000 to just over 10,000, and the topic's ranking on the trending list vanished without a trace, like a stone sinking into the sea.
Everyone says it's best to "not comment without knowing the full picture" on the internet, yet they had been so impulsive. They really shouldn't have!
They had wrongly accused a good person.
Chu Xi hadn't even done it for herself. And the real reason... netizens hadn't expected that she was actually quite warm-hearted.
But thinking about it carefully, why had so many netizens been so impulsive during the day?
There really was someone who had stirred things up.
The internet may have a short memory, but it wasn't so short that it would forget what happened during the day by nightfall.
【I believe that everyone sees things from a different angle, but I don't believe that everyone has good intentions. Don't forget that someone went on strike while filming during the day, neglecting their duties to go gossip behind someone's back in their own fan group.】
【Don't forget who started the trouble, deliberately making Chu out to be some unforgivable villain/[Angry]】
【Since none of you are naming names, I will/[Smile]: Zhao Shiqing, you're so dramatic.】
【Right? I wanted to say this in the afternoon. I watched the show, and I didn't think Chu Xi was targeting her that much/[LaughCry]】
As expected, the hindsight was late, but it arrived.
Once they knew the truth, the netizens had a God's-eye view. Looking at Zhao Shiqing's actions, she really was a "green tea."
Going on strike during work hours to backstab a colleague, and then pretending to be a pitiful victim-it was fucking disgusting to the extreme!
That night in her tent, Zhao Shiqing logged into Weibo and saw a huge spike in her @ notifications. She thought Hu Lan had bought her some trending topic and that her traffic was finally here!
She clicked in excitedly, only to find that there were popular posts cursing her out?!
She still didn't know what had happened. She nervously scrolled through Weibo, and her expression grew uglier and uglier, as if her face were covered in a layer of yellow dust.
She saw Ren Zhi's Weibo post.
She saw the #ChuXiTheGoodPerson# topic.
She saw the netizens' completely reversed comments, which were even more heated than the topics bashing Chu Xi during the day.
People were also calling her a green tea, and those comments were even being liked into the hot comments section.
How... How could this be...???
Zhao Shiqing stared blankly at her phone, suddenly understanding why Ren Zhi's expression had held disgust when she looked at her earlier.
She had made one wrong move and lost the entire game.
As far as Ren Zhi was concerned, she was done for.
Beside her, Li Xiling leaned over and asked, "What's wrong? Did you see some big news? Share it with me..."
Zhao Shiqing subconsciously flipped her phone face down and quickly locked it. "No, it's nothing, Sister Ling... Nothing worth looking at."
No matter how tempestuous the waves were online, one after another, Chu Xi, the person at the center of it all, remained completely isolated from the world, unconcerned with any of it.
But the parties watching her from the shadows were more than just one.
That evening, Chu Xi received a call from an unsaved number.
"Hello, Chu Xi. I'm an agent from Qingyou Agency. My name is Yu Yixue..."
This was someone trying to recruit her. Who knew how they had gotten her number.
But in truth, that wasn't important.
After Yu Yixue briefly explained her purpose, Chu Xi showed no reaction of surprise or joy, instead saying flatly:
"If you want to sign me, find a time when I'm free for an in-person meeting. Prepare your and your company's information. I need to consider it."
After hanging up, Yu Yixue doubted her own hearing for a second.
For a moment, Chu Xi had turned the tables on her. Who was the employer here...?
This wasn't the first or second time Chu Xi had pulled a move like this, turning from guest to host.
Ren Zhi, sitting on her bed, was used to it. She just couldn't help but look up and ask curiously, "Which company wants to sign you?"
Chu Xi: "Qingyou."
Ren Zhi searched for the name in her mind, thought for a moment, and nodded. "That company isn't bad. They have star-making capabilities. They've produced a few seniors in the industry. If you go, you might be able to learn from them."
Chu Xi smiled. "I'm looking at their sincerity."
She didn't care how powerful the company was.
"Though Mount Tai is high, it does not block the sun's light."
Ren Zhi waited quizzically for her to finish.
"The meaning of that sentence is, I'm here to sell courses, not to be a star. We're not in the same lane. Right, Sister Zhi? You get me."
Chu Xi gave a mischievous smile, her words half-joking and half-serious, as if she were just teasing.
Becoming a star, getting wildly famous, being loved by all... she didn't need it. It wasn't what she was after.
"I won't compete with you for the championship, lest you feel a sense of crisis." Chu Xi flashed her pearly white teeth. Though her words were a joke, her confidence was real.
"..." Ren Zhi shot her a look and gave a dry laugh.
She shouldn't have tried to have a proper conversation with this dog. The moment it opens its mouth.
"As long as you're happy. Go to sleep."
Ren Zhi walked around her, reached out to turn off the light, and curled up under the covers on the inside of the bed to sleep.
Day eight of the Our Restaurant live broadcast.
The RV carried the six members to Jinwu Town.
This place was like a Peach Blossom Spring, isolated from the rest of the world. After traversing a long and lonely highway to get here, they found the streets still retained the look of urban architecture from several years ago.
There were no tall buildings with elevators, only low-slung, single-story houses. The population was sparse, and the businesses on the street were mostly teahouses and noodle shops. Occasionally, there was a small hotel or two with plain decor but clean rooms, all in a relaxing, pastoral style, like little country villas built by the roadside.
There weren't many cars on the road either, with only a few private cars passing through sporadically. It seemed the residents of Jinwu Town preferred to get around by bus or on foot.
Thanks to this, the clumsy RV easily found a parking spot in the spacious town.
The town didn't have crowded streams of people, but it looked much more modern and prosperous than the remote mountaintop of Jinwu Mountain.
At least it was a place where a restaurant could do business.
The members observed their surroundings and silently breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this time, the Director hadn't dragged them to some pitch-black place to torment them.
"Director, you're finally acting like a human today!" Even Luo Yangtian showed a rare expression of relief, breaking into a happy smile.
"Haven't you noticed that he's not in a hurry to tell us today's service theme?" Chu Xi chuckled, bursting everyone else's bubble.
This meant that before the restaurant opened for business today, there was a new segment designed by the Director.
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