Trending Again – Chapter 4

Mudslide in the live streaming world

Si Meng gets up at 6 every day, wakes up Lin Hanyue at 6:30, prepares the clothes she will wear for the day, and then prepares breakfast. At noon, she also has to go to the company to deliver lunch for her. Sometimes, she even deals with the unruly Lin Hanyue in the evening, making her more like a mother than a babysitter.

After sending off Lin Hanyue, Si Meng finally has some time to do her own things. She first uses the hundred thousand yuan deposit given by the butler to buy stocks in these new and promising companies. She has high hopes for them and wants to make more money quickly. Otherwise, if those people come knocking for her debts, it will be all over.

She receives a WeChat message, and it’s from Lu Qi, someone she hasn’t been in contact with for a long time. Si Meng opens it and discovers it’s from a Dy (short for Douyin, the Chinese version of Tiktok) ID.

Lu Qi: “Hurry, join the million internet celebrity plan. It’s your first step to making a comeback.”

Si Meng opens Dy and indeed, it’s a new account with no activity on her feed.

Si Meng checks the content, and most of the popular internet celebrities are posting videos of themselves singing, dancing, playing games, or flirting. They all have over a million followers.

Si Meng smacks her forehead: “I can’t do any of these.”

Lu Qi sends an emoji and emphasizes: “Come on, just do what you can do.” Lu Qi firmly believes that even if this person can’t do anything else, as long as her face appears on screen, the live broadcast room will be filled with fans shouting ‘wife’, and she’ll definitely become popular.

It’s just that Lu Qi didn’t expect that Si Meng had never considered showing her face. From then on, she diligently records vlogs.

Apart from taking care of Lin Hanyue every day, Si Meng only records cooking videos. Unfortunately, her popularity is dismal, and aside from a few foodie fans and zombie fans, her view count is quite pathetic.

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At noon, Si Meng finishes recording her video and posts it online before taking a lunchbox to visit Lin Hanyue at the Lin Group.

The head of the Lin Group is Father Lin, but after his unfortunate death, the Lin family mistreated them as widowed mother and orphaned child, taking over the Lin Group. It wasn’t until Lin Hanyue came of age and rose as a promising actress that they gradually regained control of the Lin Group. However, the old-timers were still unhappy about a woman in power and tried to find some idle rich second-generation individuals to harass Lin Hanyue.

Upon arrival at the Lín Group, the receptionist warmly asks if they can take a photo with her. The receptionist is a fan of good looks and thinks she might be a new artist from somewhere.

The receptionist answers the phone, and the CEO instructs Si Meng to come up directly. Si Meng goes up to the sixteenth floor with the lunchbox, passing through the office where all the employees poke their heads out to watch. This is because Si Meng not only has an attractive appearance but also exudes a captivating charm. Moreover, the lunchbox she’s carrying is so enticing that it’s probably much more fragrant than the company cafeteria’s offerings.

Si Meng enters the CEO’s office directly and sees a playboy persistently bothering Lin Hanyue while having a meal. Lin Hanyue remains indifferent, treating him as if he’s just a pile of trash in front of her. The playboy grows impatient as this woman has turned him down so many times, and he can’t help but get physical.

Si Meng ignites with anger. How dare he? She ruthlessly smacks the playboy’s hand with a loud “smack,” leaving a visible mark. The playboy clutches his hand in pain.

Si Meng brings the lunchbox closer to Lin Hanyue and presents it as if it’s a treasure, placing it in front of her. Lin Hanyue opens it and discovers a new dish, the vibrant colors alone arousing the appetite.

Si Meng glances at the playboy with disdain and says, “Get lost! Just looking at your face makes me nauseous. She already has a lunch companion. She won’t eat with you!”

Lin Hanyue looks at Si Meng, who’s standing her ground, and feels a warmth in her heart. If it weren’t for the pressure from her uncle, she would have dealt with these troublesome people a long time ago.

The playboy clenches his fists, utters a foul word, and is about to charge at Si Meng. Startled, Si Meng quickly hides behind Lin Hanyue, appearing pitiful like a small white flower in the rain, pleading, “Sister, he wants to hit me.”

Lin Hanyue knew that Si Meng loved to act and was willing to play along with her. She turned to reprimand the playboy, saying, “How dare Mr. Luo still try to act high and mighty?”

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The playboy could only mutter and leave, as he didn’t dare to challenge Lin Hanyue.

Si Meng watched Lin Hanyue enjoy her meal and couldn’t help but sigh. Lin Hanyue was puzzled and asked, “You haven’t eaten yet?”

Misunderstanding her, Si Meng responded, “I have, I have. It’s just that I feel like I’m getting a raw deal. I originally thought I was just a lowly assistant, but I didn’t expect to be your shield.”

Lin Hanyue’s expression turned cold, her previous gentleness gone. She thought Si Meng was trying to back out, so she retorted, “What, do you regret it now?”

Si Meng was completely unaware of Lin Hanyue’s complex thoughts. Naively, she said, “Of course, I regret it. Being a shield is a high-risk job, and it should come with extra pay. I feel so ripped off.”

Lin Hanyue didn’t expect that Si Meng’s regret was about this, and thought, “Right, how could I expect her to think so much?” Her mood improved as a result, and she decided to tease her, “Want extra pay?”

As soon as Si Meng heard the word “pay”, she immediately perked up, saying, “Yes, I do! Rich sister, I want it!”

Lin Hanyue extended one finger, and Si Meng thought there was hope, so she leaned in closer. Their distance suddenly shrank, but unexpectedly, Lin Hanyue bent her index finger and tapped Si Meng’s forehead directly, saying, “You’re dreaming.”

Si Meng held her head in frustration, thinking she was being petty. If she didn’t want to give more, she shouldn’t have teased her.

Si Meng was getting ready to leave but found that everyone had gathered around, bombarding her with questions about where she bought the lunchbox.

Si Meng scratched her head and said, “I made these myself. If you’re interested, I can bring some snacks next time. Oh, by the way, I also have tutorials on Dy that you can check out.”

People moved closer to check Si Meng’s ID and discovered that she was a hidden gem broadcaster. Every video she made was of high quality.

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Lin Hanyue watched the popular Si Meng and felt a strange sensation. It was as if her possessions were being coveted by others.

When Si Meng returned to the Lin residence, she realized her ID had blown up. Her number of followers was increasing by the second. Si Meng was puzzled until she discovered that her ID had been shared by a gourmet influencer.

Si Meng clicked on it and her face turned dark. The caption… was quite something.

DY

Gourmet Enthusiast Zhang Bi-Liang: To eat such beautifully made food, I wouldn’t mind dying! Can you be my girlfriend, @Foodie Si Xiao Meng?