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Chapter 188: Meng Xiaoxiao Is Still Alive

Out of the camera’s view, Zhao Jing whispered, "Kid, you’re overacting. Anyone who didn’t know better would think you were wailing at a funeral."

Zhou Ye let out a couple more sobs, then also lowered his voice. "What if she really did fall into the sea and die? What’s wrong with me mourning her in advance?"

Zhao Jing secretly gave him a thumbs-up. "You’re ruthless!"

They exchanged a glance and, with a silent understanding, began to wail mournfully.

They cried with increasing sorrow, enough to make any onlooker shed a tear.

[See? *This* is what real concern looks like! Not like that heartless Shen Zhiyao!]

[I used to think Zhou Ye was a bad guy, but now I think he’s pretty decent. I’m following him now!]

...

Sun Yingbin had originally planned to help search for Meng Xiaoxiao, but when he saw those two wailing for her, he felt too awkward to approach.

Although riding the wave of popularity to attract fans was the best option, Sun Yingbin believed that profiting from tragedy would one day come back to bite him.

’So... it’s best not to chase this kind of traffic.’

He sighed and signaled for the crew members behind him to stop filming.

Coincidentally, Zhao Jing and Zhou Ye’s side needed more camera coverage. Seeing that the Best Actor was in no mood to be filmed, the director reassigned his camera crew to Zhao Jing and Zhou Ye.

Right now, the buzz around their Weibo accounts was steadily climbing. It was the perfect time to strike while the iron was hot and get more footage of them.

Just as Sun Yingbin was about to leave, he turned and saw Chen Yan standing behind him.

Sun Yingbin asked, "Are you going to join them in the search?"

He pointed in Zhou Ye’s direction. "They’re right over there. After tonight, their popularity is going to skyrocket. Aren’t you going to join them?"

Chen Yan picked up his phone and started watching Shen Zhiyao’s livestream. "I’m going to watch the stream now. I have no interest in dealing with them."

Sun Yingbin was a little speechless.

Between him and Shen Zhiyao, one was busy streaming, and the other was busy watching the stream. Neither seemed to care at all that Meng Xiaoxiao was missing.

At that moment, Shen Zhiyao had already connected with her first netizen of the day.

The person on the video call was a heavyset man, around thirty years old.

The wall behind him was plastered with Meng Xiaoxiao’s posters; he was clearly a die-hard fan.

Sure enough, the first words out of his mouth were: "Streamer, I’m a fan of yours, but I love Meng Xiaoxiao even more. To be honest with you, I’ve had a crush on Meng Xiaoxiao since high school. I’ve loved her for over a decade; she was my entire youth. For her, I’ve rejected many girls who pursued me, and I’m still single to this day! Last week, my mom pushed me to go on a blind date again. I refused, and because of that, she kicked me out of the house..."

Hearing this, Shen Zhiyao gave an awkward smile.

’With a face like that, he probably couldn’t find a girlfriend even if Meng Xiaoxiao had never existed...’

But the man didn’t see Shen Zhiyao’s smile. As he got to the emotional part, he began to cry involuntarily. "I know we can never be together in this life. I just want to watch her from afar, to see her so vibrant and full of life, and I’d be content. But now, her life is hanging in the balance just because of some variety show. I can’t accept it! Streamer, I hope you can understand me..."

"Streamer, I started following you a long time ago, and I’ve watched many of your streams. Right now, I just want you to tell me yourself: is Meng Xiaoxiao still alive?"

The genuine emotion on the man’s face brought many viewers in the stream to tears.

Shen Zhiyao looked at the man with a confident gaze and said, "I can assure you that Meng Xiaoxiao is still alive, and she is not in any danger. So you don’t need to worry."

[Phew~ Hearing the streamer say that, I can finally relax!]

[I knew there was a reason the streamer was so calm! It’s because Meng Xiaoxiao is fine, right?]

[Meanwhile, Zhou Ye and Zhao Jing are over there bawling their eyes out! You don’t have to be that dramatic when you’re putting on a show, do you?]

[Shen Zhiyao is starting to hoodwink the audience again! If Meng Xiaoxiao is fine, then why hasn’t she appeared? Where is she now? Spit it out!]

[Zhao Jing and Zhou Ye are crying so hard for Meng Xiaoxiao, and you’re all mocking them. Don’t you have a conscience?]

[If you’re so good at fortune-telling, why don’t you just divine when Meng Xiaoxiao will show up?]

Hearing this, a look of joyful surprise appeared on the man’s face. "Really? I’m so happy!"

Overcome with excitement, he started crying again. "Then when will Meng Xiaoxiao come back? Streamer, can you give us some sign? When will we be able to see her?"

Shen Zhiyao didn’t keep him in suspense and said directly, "Meng Xiaoxiao will appear on the big screen tomorrow. Don’t worry!"

The man excitedly thanked Shen Zhiyao repeatedly. "Thank you, Streamer, thank you!"

This statement got the fans in the stream excited as well.

Those fans who had been following Shen Zhiyao for a long time had absolute faith in her words and started to lead the sentiment in the stream:

Don’t worry, everyone! With the streamer’s word, Meng Xiaoxiao will definitely be back tomorrow!

But Shen Zhiyao’s stream also had some anti-fans and some fans who were too worried to think straight, all saying that Shen Zhiyao would tell any lie for traffic!

Meanwhile, Meng Xiaoxiao’s loyal fans were skeptical, stating that if Meng Xiaoxiao really did return, they would apologize for their previous behavior.

But if Meng Xiaoxiao didn’t come back tomorrow, it would prove that Shen Zhiyao was just spouting nonsense, and they would definitely not let her off the hook.

At first, Sun Yingbin had thought Shen Zhiyao was a bit cold-blooded, but after hearing what she said, he felt a little puzzled. "Is Meng Xiaoxiao really completely fine?"

Of course, he didn’t want anything to happen to Meng Xiaoxiao either, but the problem was, why did her shoes appear on the sea cliff?

They had searched every single house in the Island Country today, not even sparing a single corner of the factories.

But they hadn’t found any trace of Meng Xiaoxiao.

Although Sun Yingbin didn’t want to admit it, in his heart, he believed Meng Xiaoxiao had already fallen from the cliff to her death.

At this moment, Chen Yan was still engrossed in the livestream. After hearing Sun Yingbin’s words, he finally spoke. "She previously predicted the matter with Little Stupid Pig’s child and husband, and she also predicted the thing about Shoucai and Fa Cai. Even the two incidents with Zhou Lun and the hailstorm came true. Do you really think this prediction of hers is fake?"

He paused and looked up, his calm eyes landing on Sun Yingbin. "And the matter with your son... Do you think all these things could be fake?"

At these words, a storm raged in Sun Yingbin’s heart.

’That’s right. The previous predictions all came true, one by one.’

He himself had almost quit the cast of *Qing Qing Wo Wo* because he was so worried about his son.

Afterward, for his son’s safety, he had even hired many bodyguards to watch him.

He had previously thought this would be enough to avert his son’s bloody calamity... But Shen Zhiyao had said that only if Sun Yingbin stayed with his son could the boy avoid that disaster.

’Then...’

The thought made him break out in a cold sweat, and his heart was twisted with conflict.

On the one hand, he hoped Meng Xiaoxiao would return safely. On the other hand, Shen Zhiyao’s predictions were too accurate, and he worried that the one about his son would also come true.

In the livestream, the large, scruffy-bearded man, after hearing Shen Zhiyao’s assurance, sent two Douyin Number Ones and then left the stream.

Shen Zhiyao didn’t want to continue divining things about Meng Xiaoxiao. She was a little afraid it would affect the other clients.

She quickly drew for the second video call of the day...