Chapter 43: Ten Years as an Unknown Gamer, One Day as a Famous Love Show Participant

No matter how he answered, Fang Zhou knew Qin Yun would not be satisfied.

He might as well tell her the truth; after all, given Qin Yun’s personality, she would investigate thoroughly.

Rather than letting her find out about his other two ex-girlfriends, it was better to directly admit it and eliminate her suspicions.

“Yes, I met her at my internship company.”

This was equivalent to admitting Qin Yun’s guess.

Her expression instantly changed. The coldness in her eyes transformed into a beast of ice, almost freezing him into a statue.

“Bam!”

A loud door slam echoed on the second floor, causing several nearby residents to feel the disturbance and wonder what had happened.

This was Qin Yun’s reaction after Fang Zhou admitted that Han Xi was also his ex-girlfriend.

She was furious and did not want to see this man.

Fang Zhou scratched his head and stubbornly said to the door, “I’ve answered your question. Remember the favor I asked!”

The door opened.

Holding a bag of medicine, Qin Yun gave him a dark look, her mouth curling into a mocking smile. “I always keep my word.”

“Instead of worrying about this, you should worry about yourself. Being targeted by a female CEO, can you have an easy life ahead?”

With that, Qin Yun shoved Fang Zhou aside and headed towards the corner where Chu Xinran lived.

Fang Zhou was left bewildered.

Han Xi seems to dislike me, so why should I be afraid?

No matter how terrifying she is, she can’t be worse than you two yanderes.

Seeing Chu Xinran open the door and Qin Yun successfully enter her room, Fang Zhou finally relaxed a bit.

In fact, asking Qin Yun to apply the medicine was just an excuse. The gender barrier wasn’t that strict in this love show.

The live stream was only focused on the living room; the audience couldn’t see their actions on the second floor.

Fang Zhou just didn’t want to interact with Chu Xinran for the time being, fearing she might do something more extreme.

After all, he had said some harsh words. If Chu Xinran couldn’t take it, at least Qin Yun, being a doctor, could provide first aid.

Five minutes after Qin Yun entered, there was no further noise from the room, indicating that everything was fine.

Only then did Fang Zhou return to his room.

After washing up, he saw that it was only ten o’clock. With two hours until his usual bedtime at midnight, he decided to stream to solidify his recent increase in followers.

However, when Fang Zhou opened the streaming software and camera, and started streaming for less than five minutes, the barrage made his vision go black.

“Damn! What the heck! How dare you clout-chase our goddess!”

“Aren’t you the guy who went into the sea to save someone but ended up circling around and putting the school belle in danger?”

“Stay away from Sisi! Just because you cooked with her doesn’t mean there’ll be sparks. You’re dreaming if you think you can get with her!”

Staring at his computer, Fang Zhou furrowed his brows. Who were these people?

Fans of the female guests from the love show? It seemed like every female guest’s fans were here to scold him.

The stream’s popularity skyrocketed within five minutes due to these comments, attracting tens of thousands of viewers.

Many onlookers entered, curious about the commotion, and started asking, “What’s going on?”

The so-called fans began to criticize Fang Zhou’s actions from earlier in the day.

“This washed-up streamer tried to get close to Sisi under the pretense of cooking together! I saw him touch her hand while serving dishes this morning!”

“And this afternoon, when Sisi and Xinran fell into the water, he jumped into the sea but climbed back up without helping Sisi!”

“If Sisi didn’t know how to swim, something bad could’ve happened!”

“This kind of man is disgusting, trying to take advantage when there’s no danger and running away when there is!”

These comments seemed well-reasoned and aimed to paint Fang Zhou in the worst light.

Fang Zhou only glanced at them briefly and understood the situation.

They were probably die-hard fans of Qiao Sisi, unable to accept their goddess interacting with any man, deliberately coming to insult him.

Die-hard fans only want their goddess to remain pure, believing any man who gets close deserves to be condemned.

For example, Qi Le, who had been fawning over Qiao Sisi these past few days, was already being scolded relentlessly on social media.

Qi Le didn’t care about these things, only focused on winning over the goddess.

Now, Fang Zhou had become even more detestable to the fans, being labeled as the guy who abandoned ship.

Naturally, they scolded him even more harshly.

Fang Zhou coldly smiled, not responding to any of it. He simply started a game, enjoying two thrilling rounds of shooting.

With each precise sniper shot and every headshot, the final victory screen was the best rebuttal to these haters.

It didn’t matter. The harsher they scolded, the more comments they posted, the higher the stream’s popularity soared, attracting more viewers, which was good for Fang Zhou.

Without big donors sending gifts, comments were the best way to maintain a stream’s popularity.

Many male viewers initially entered just to watch the drama, but as they watched, they realized, hey, this streamer is pretty skilled.

And he didn’t seem angry at all? Despite so many insulting comments, he ignored them all. His mentality was impressively stable.

Unconsciously, they hit the follow button, and small gifts started to trickle in, appreciating the streamer’s excellent skills.

Even those female fans who came to scold Fang Zhou found themselves thinking, wait, this guy is quite handsome and good at gaming. He seems to have some real talent.

Unsure, they decided to watch a bit longer.

As Fang Zhou’s impressive skills continued to show, the insulting comments gradually faded, replaced by praise and positive remarks.

“Am I the only one who thinks Fang Zhou is actually quite innocent? He just followed the show’s arrangement and made a meal, even telling Qiao Sisi to sit and relax. It was the celebrity who insisted on helping.”

“Yeah, I saw the whole incident this afternoon. Fang Zhou was about to save both, but then he suddenly sank into the water. It was really urgent; I almost thought they wouldn’t make it.”

“Sometimes, fans from the idol world are just brainless flies, rushing in without knowing if it’s good or bad, just to break others down.”

“Go, streamer! I support you!”

Fang Zhou glanced at the numbers. In just 40 minutes, his follower count had increased by 30,000!

It seems that even negative attention can be beneficial.