Chapter 42: Chapter 42 - 42: Pretty Plain and Just So-so

Translator: CTCTRANS Editor: CTCTRANS

There was a long moment of silence before Jin Si, with a blank look on his face, commented on the post full of praises for Qi Wu’s beauty. The comment read,

‘Pretty plain and just so-so.’

He then put his phone away.

Little did he know, his words had caused a huge commotion.

Chang Xun was the only one running Jin Si’s agency. He did not even have an assistant.

There were two reasons for that. One, Jin Si’s yearly workload could be counted on one hand. Two, Jin Si’s personality was so erratic and frustrating that no one else could stand it.

Chang Xun did not even dare to tell Jin Si what to do, let alone manage Jin Si’s social media accounts for him.

Jin Si had always been in control of his social media presence, which meant the account had never been touched because he did not care to post on it.

However, that did not stop the fans from following him, resulting in over 50 million followers. Many of those followers were also very active on social media.

Hence, the fans were always waiting for him to post something. Finally, they spotted one of his comments.

‘Has someone finally hacked into his account?’

‘As an old fan of his, I must make it known that his tongue is always this sharp.

It has nothing to do with her!’

‘I was lured over by his comment, so he has finally done a good deed. Without him, I would never have known about her!’

‘His actions have nothing to do with his fans. We’ve always tried to curb his tongue!’

‘Isn’t it strange that he would be in the comments section?’

By the time Chang Xun knew about it, there were over 30,000 replies to Jin Si’s comment.

The replies all belonged to Jin Si’s fans.

Chang Xun nearly fainted from shock when he read the comment.

He did not care what Jin Si’s motive was, for now. All he understood was that Jin Si had created him a lot more work with one callous comment.

However, Jin Si’s fans did not get the wrong idea from the comment.

On the bright side, the comment gave Qi Wu more fans.

Through hard work and long hours in the office, Chang Xun was finally able to make the uproar around Jin Si’s comment die down.

However, after a whole night, everyone knew about it anyway.

The next morning, Song Qi scowled at Qu Man.

“Is Jin Si deliberately making things difficult for me? How can he call Qi Wu’s face plain? He just insulted everyone else as well!” he said.

Qu Man listlessly responded, “Yeah…”

Bewildered by her response, Song Qi asked, “What happened to you? Is it that time of the month?”

Qu Man glanced at him. “Worse.”

Before yesterday happened, she was hard at work digging up gossip about Qi Wu and Jin Si’s relationship. She wanted to bear witness to the tale of the high and mighty beauty being dragged down by love.

However, Jin Si had dealt her a huge blow with his comment.

He had not fallen for Qi Wu at all! That meant Qi Wu was most likely rejected after pestering him. Jin Si must have been so disgusted that he could not resist bashing her.

Qu Man was not that shocked. Jin Si was still the cold, mean, and vicious psychopath she knew.

In the end, it was better to think of it as making a wrong guess.

It was no different than seeing a ship she supported be broken up before it even sailed.

Song Qi silently stared.

He could not think of anything more severe than period pain. However, he knew to leave women be when they were in a bad mood.

Thus, he softly cleared his throat and patted Qu Man on the shoulder as he reassuringly said, “Don’t think too much about it.”

There was only one week left until the day the contestants had to choose their category. During that week. the production team had them sign up for classes according to the path they wished to take.

Qi Wu and Tong Luo walked to the classroom together, attracting the attention of many people along the way.

After all, many contestants had been waiting for the official announcement on social media. There was so much heated debate in the comments of Qi Wu’s poster, and naturally, it meant no one missed what was going on.

Everyone now wanted to know what classes she would take.

After Jin Si’s comment, her poster exploded in popularity. The post went from being among the top 15 trending topics to being the top trending topic of the entire platform.

However, her popularity was nothing compared to Jin Si’s.

Tong Luo also saw the comment last night. Not only had she noticed the commotion, but she had also stayed up all night scrolling through the comments on her alternate account.

However, Qi Wu had already gone to bed by that time. As she did not even have a social media account, Tong Luo did not tell her about it.

Tong Luo was afraid Qi Wu’s calm demeanor would shatter when she found out about it. With that in mind, she could not resist trying to say reassuringly, “Ignore the comments, Qi Wu.”

Qi Wu stopped and turned solemnly to look at Tong Luo. “What comments?” “Erm…” Tong Luo found herself unable to say a word when faced with such a stare.

Deep down, she cursed Jin Si out. Was he blind? Qi Wu was as beautiful as an angel!

Qi Wu stepped forward and said in a tone that brook no argument, “Tell me.”

“Jin commented on the post with your poster.”

The words practically leaped out of Tong Luo’s mouth.

Realizing what she had just said, Tong Luo nervously stared at Qi Wu.

However, Qi Wu merely tilted her head in confusion. “Jin?”

Was she supposed to know who that was?

“Jin Si the three-time award-winning actor? Everyone just calls him Jin. He’s an infamously high and mighty man in the industry with a sharp tongue that spares no one. There’s no way he’s actually targeting you.”

Tong Luo hurriedly offered an explanation after the brief introduction.

She did not want Qi Wu to get angry over Jin Si’s sharp tongue.

“Jin Si…

Qi Wu’s eyes lit up when she heard the familiar name.

“What did he say?”

“I’ll tell you, but don’t take it to heart!”

In the end, Tong Luo could not hold strong against the look in Qi Wu’s eyes and spat out through gritted teeth, “Pretty plain and just so-so.”

She then hurriedly explained, “That’s what Jin Si said, not me!”

What she saw next stunned her.

That was because the smile on Qi Wu’s lips had vanished as the air around her suddenly turned deathly still.

Tong Luio panicked. She clumsily and frantically offered another explanation, saying, “It’s not your fault that Jin Si has bad taste! Don’t…”

“I’m fine.’

Qi Wu interrupted before Tong Luo could finish speaking.

Looking at Tong Luo’s anxious and worried face, Qi Wu smiled. “I know that he didn’t actually finish his sentence.”

“Huh?”

Tong Luo was confused.

However, since Qi Wu had recovered from the shock, she did not dare push for an answer. Instead, she swiftly nodded. “Let’s head to class. The other two mentors are arriving today.”

“Okay.”

Qi Wu was not lying.

Pretty plain and just so-so…

…but I am a mortal, so we are a match made in heaven.

Those were the words of the man who died by her sword..