The system puffed its chest out, smugly waiting for Yu Jiaojiao to show a look of curiosity.
But Yu Jiaojiao wasn’t curious. Instead, she raised a skeptical question: “The Z family is the Zhang family, right? Aren’t they wealthy? A wealthy family’s wife would give birth in a VIP delivery room with a dedicated team serving her. How could Zhang Tian’s biological mother—a woman who had just given birth—swap two babies?”
The system: “Gah?!”
Caught off guard, it quickly searched its own knowledge and arrived at a stark conclusion…
“Unless Zhang Tian’s biological mother had been targeting the Zhang family’s wife for a long time, and she had an accomplice within the delivery team… This was a premeditated operation…”
Yu Jiaojiao picked up her phone. “I’m calling the police.”
The system shrieked, “Ahhh! You can’t call the police! You don’t have any evidence! What are you going to report?! Are you going to turn me in?”
Even the bullet comments were stunned.
【Just a moment ago, I thought Yu Jiaojiao was a naive sweetheart…】
【Holy crap… This is terrifying if you think about it…】
【What’s the key point?! The key point is that this has already been exposed, yet Zhang Tian is still the Zhang family heiress…】
【All I want to know is whether Zhang Tian’s parents know about this. Give us the next chapter of the manhua!!】
After what the system said, Yu Jiaojiao held back, but she was still a little upset.
But her moods came and went quickly, and she soon calmed down.
“Host, don’t you want to know what happens next in the manhua? Don’t you want to know who the Zhang family’s real heiress is? She’s had it rough! No father’s love, no mother’s love, and Zhang Tian has been stepping all over her in the entertainment industry…”
“As long as you complete the next mission, I’ll let you watch three whole chapters in a row!!”
The system’s excited, overly loud voice echoed in her mind. Yu Jiaojiao frowned. “Why are you being so loud?! You’re giving me a headache!”
The gossip-loving netizens, upon hearing that three chapters of the manhua would be unlocked at once, were both thrilled and anxious.
【Exactly! Why are you shouting? Hurry up and apologize to the princess. Ask the princess to do the mission!】
【Just announce the mission already! I’m dying of impatience!】
【Oh my god, does this person mean the real Zhang family heiress is being trampled on by a fake heiress like Zhang Tian?】
【I have a feeling Zhang Tian is definitely not a good person…】
Unable to get a response from Yu Jiaojiao, the system sheepishly apologized to her and then explained the next mission.
“Host, the first episode of ‘Extreme Challenge’ that you participated in is airing tonight. Before it airs, the director wants the guests to do an interactive livestream. As long as your positive feedback outweighs the negative during this livestream, you’ll complete the mission.”
At the end of the day, 101 was a system designed to help supporting female leads turn their lives around, so naturally, it had to guide Yu Jiaojiao toward becoming a winner in life.
But as fate would have it, her personality was exactly the same as the original character’s—a true spoiled brat and drama queen. The only way forward was to coax and cajole her.
“Host, don’t you want to stop being called a drama queen? Don’t you want everyone to like you?”
“Why should I want everyone to like me?” Yu Jiaojiao shot back. And what had she even done that was so dramatic?
“You’re the dramatic one!” she added.
System: “555~” My heart is so tired.
The bullet comment, however, suddenly breathed a collective sigh of relief.
【Positive feedback outweighing negative? That’s easy enough!】
【I thought it was going to be a much harder mission.】
But when Yu Jiaojiao actually started her livestream and they flocked to watch, the sight of the barrage flooded with attacks from rival fanbases left the gossip-loving netizens utterly dumbfounded.
【Holy crap! Just how many people has Yu Jiaojiao managed to offend?!】
Yu Jiaojiao didn’t know how many people the original character had offended either. Sister Wang had already taken care of things, turning off the barrage completely.
She simply sat in front of the screen, greeting the audience and interacting with the other guests as instructed.
When it was announced that “Extreme Challenge” would feature Yu Jiaojiao as a participant, many people had already predicted that things would get interesting.
After all, competition for resources among female celebrities often leads to a lot of surface-level friendliness masking true animosity. With “Extreme Challenge” being an all-female cast, it would have been more surprising if the drama queen Yu Jiaojiao wasn’t made a target.
In just a few short months since entering the industry, the original character had managed to offend a good number of her peers. Though she hadn’t crossed anyone powerful enough to get her blacklisted, she had amassed a large number of haters.
Of course, thanks to her irreplaceable face, she’d also drawn in plenty of fans who were just there for her looks.
But compared to the massive crowd of haters, these visual fans barely had room to breathe.
The other guests weren’t as famous as her and didn’t attract as much attention, so their bullet comments were left on.
Seeing countless bullet comments of ridicule targeting Yu Jiaojiao as soon as the broadcast began, the other guests maintained neutral expressions outwardly, but inwardly they were stunned.
Only Sun Yu from the first episode and Gu Xiaozhi from the second were absent, and since both had consecutively landed in scandals, the production team naturally didn’t invite them.
Thus, all the guests sharing the screen were the ones who, after the previous dinner incident, knew that Yu Jiaojiao had an extraordinary background. Watching the bullet comments attacking her, they were somewhat confused. Sure, Yu Jiaojiao could be a little spoiled, but she had a good personality and decent character.
Wen Qiang, who was especially fond of Yu Jiaojiao, was particularly bothered by the inexplicable slander in the bullet comments. If it weren’t for the fact that Yu Jiaojiao clearly wasn’t looking at them, she would have been outright angry.
Realizing just how many people were hating on Yu Jiaojiao, the others felt an inexplicable urge to protect her. As they chatted casually, they unconsciously deferred to her.
This created a stark contrast between the main livestream screen and the bullet comments: on one side, an atmosphere of harmony; on the other, a torrent of abuse.
The gossip-loving netizens who had migrated from the Gossip Manhua livestream were deeply puzzled—but that didn’t stop them from jumping on their keyboards to start controlling the comments in Yu Jiaojiao’s favor.
【Yu Jiaojiao is so cute, why do so many people hate her?】
【Yu Jiaojiao is so beautiful! Perfect from every angle!】
【Supporting Yu Jiaojiao!】
…
The gossip-loving netizens had never been fans of anyone before and had no idea how stiff and awkward their comments came off. The haters attacking her started mocking them, saying they were part of an organized “water army” (paid trolls).
This infuriated the gossip-loving netizens. They could reluctantly accept being called Yu Jiaojiao fans, but daring to call them paid trolls?
Having roamed the gossip world for so many years, they had never been questioned like this before!
The gossip-loving netizens launched a full-scale counter-offensive.
【YOU guys are the paid trolls!】
【So what if I like Yu Jiaojiao? You bunch of cockroaches!】
【Your insults are filthy. How many meals have you had in the toilet?】
【Watch your mouths. Do some good for your idols’ karma, or karma will bite back!!】
【Mess with our Jiaojiao, and I’m afraid your idols will crash and burn soon!!】—Yu Jiaojiao’s gossip livestream fan is not to be messed with!
The haters probably hadn’t expected Yu Jiaojiao’s “fans” to be so formidable. After just a few rounds, they were already beaten back.
Twenty minutes later, only a few stubborn stragglers remained in the livestream.
The gossip-loving netizens finally remembered the mission and started flooding the stream with positive comments for Yu Jiaojiao, looking for all the world like a conscientious group of paid workers.
Although Yu Jiaojiao had turned off her bullet comments, Sister Wang and her team hadn’t. Sister Wang had long known that countering the negativity would be necessary and had even hired her own ‘water army’. But when this group of ‘genuine’ fans suddenly appeared out of nowhere, she was completely stunned.
And just like that, the “damage control defense battle” inexplicably succeeded.
After the livestream ended, Yu Jiaojiao had successfully completed her mission.
The system didn’t overthink it—it assumed Sister Wang had arranged everything for her.
“Host, I didn’t expect your agent’s water army to be so dedicated! Even the haters couldn’t outshout them, haha!”
The bullet comments: 【???】
【Who are you calling water army?】
【Do you think it’s easy for me just to get a piece of gossip?!】
But the next bit of gossip from the system quickly soothed the netizens’ ruffled feathers.
“The gossip manhua has unlocked a new chapter!”
【It all started with a car accident a few months ago…】