In the early days when Xiao Xuehua was causing trouble, Lin Yirou's fans were too laid-back to get involved, and Ji Meina's fans were split fifty-fifty, with some being boisterous and others observing quietly.
However, this time everyone was clearly much more united.
The fans had all seen how Xia Qingtian took care of Lin Yirou and Ji Meina on the show, and coupled with Xia Qingtian's endearing behavior during the live broadcast, the Xiao Xuehua fans soon realized they had picked a bone too tough to gnaw.
Before long, Xiao Xuehua wilted.
Unable to cause trouble in the live broadcast room, they could only switch to other social accounts, pushing the trending topic of Xia Qingtian isolating Qiu Xinxue to the top. Combined with some deliberate editing of images and text, it was directly confirmed.
Thus, another wave of attempts to dig into Xia Qingtian's background began.
But this was still all sound and fury, signifying nothing. All that was dug up were her university major, her final exam scores, and at best, her college entrance examination results.
No one managed to uncover any details about her family background, which only made Xia Qingtian appear more mysterious and unfathomable.
It was worth noting that digging into Wen Ning's background hadn't been this difficult.
As for some who had ulterior motives and wanted to expose Xia Qingtian online, they also discovered that no matter whether they used pinyin or transliterated Japanese names as substitutes, they couldn't publish any related search terms about Xia Qingtian. Not just Xia Qingtian, even the Xia Corporation couldn't be linked.
It was as if the entire internet was being manipulated by someone; anything that person didn't want seen couldn't be published.
It was truly terrifying.
While the outside world was in an uproar, the filming site passed day after day in unusual harmony.
It wasn't that the guests couldn't find any clues; it was just that whenever they found something, Xia Qingtian always managed to twist the evidence.
"There's a bat symbol here, isn't it a bat?" Ji Meina said, holding a newly found piece of evidence.
"Yes," Tong Nianzhe nodded in agreement. "But what does this have to do with Nini?"
"Could it be a vampire bat?" Ling Fenghan said with a smile. "Don't we already have a vampire count?"
"What vampire count? Let me see," Xia Qingtian said, her heart pounding as she leaned in. "What is this? Isn't this Batman's symbol? I think Nini must be a child who worships heroes. We can look for clues in the direction of heroes, just like the holy sword we saw before."
"That makes sense." Everyone nodded and continued searching. "Hero... hero related..."
Seeing that no one was associating it with a vampire bat anymore, Xia Qingtian let out a sigh of relief and then silently gave a thumbs-up to the show's camera, indicating that everything was under control.
The script supervisor's mouth twitched slightly. This Xia Qingtian was truly silver-tongued. The cross that could kill vampires before, how did she twist it into a hero's holy sword?
What was most exasperating was that the other guests actually believed it?
This was truly troublesome...
However, she wouldn't be able to gloat for long, as the production team wouldn't let Xia Qingtian off the hook so easily.
"I found the evidence!" Lin Yirou suddenly burst in. "Nini's letter."
Everyone immediately gathered around. Xia Qingtian first looked at the script supervisor, who was silently covering her face, in disbelief, and then walked towards Lin Yirou.
Lin Yirou unfolded the letter and began to read.
Dear Mom and Dad,
Please forgive me for getting your attention this way. I'm not as smart as my sister, nor as outstanding as my brother. I feel like a useless clown, and I'm very sad and regretful.
I hope to get your attention and hope you can care about me more, so I want to play a game with you.
You think I've left, but I've never left.
Guess who I am. I could be the Gold Miner, the Future Warrior, Count Dracula, the Librarian, the Florist, Mr. Cleanliness, the Sweet Princess, or even Mermaid Bubble.
Just consider it my caprice, and play my favorite childhood game with me one more time.
Guess who I am.
Nini,
Sincerely.
After Lin Yirou finished reading the letter, everyone looked at each other in stunned silence. "Nini is actually among us?!"
"My heavens!" Xia Qingtian exclaimed in unison. "The production team is so good at playing games!"
"Oh my god, I'm suddenly a little scared," Ji Meina immediately pounced into Xia Qingtian's arms.
Xia Qingtian patted Ji Meina's shoulder gently. "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. So, our goal is actually to find out who Nini is?"
[Holy crap, this woman is such a good actress!]
[Clearly, she is Nini! Hahaha! So funny!]
[Meina, you're making me worry to death! Be more aware!]
[I can't, I'm almost crying from Meina's stupidity. Honey! You're really going to be sold by Xia Qingtian like this!]
[Looking at Xia Qingtian, she's truly deep and scheming.] The remaining Xiao Xuehua fans in the live stream began to criticize fiercely. [She really knows how to act!]
[Get angry, she's just that good at acting, that's why she can play a princess, while your master plays a maid. It'll drive you crazy!]
[Xinxue relies on her acting and character, unlike some people who can only rely on capital.]
[Relying on what capital? Come on, say it! You keep shouting about digging up dirt, but you can't do it! Trash!]
The live stream quickly devolved into an argument, while the scene continued.
"Everyone, please calm down," Xia Qingtian immediately took control of the situation. "What we can confirm now is that Nini is among us. The second thing to confirm is whether Nini knows that she is Nini."
"What do you mean?" Lin Yirou didn't quite understand Xia Qingtian's meaning for a moment.
"For example, if, if I were Nini, and all the evidence pointed to me, and the director informed me that my identity was Count Dracula, then it would mean that Nini is not human, but Count Dracula, and the villa owners are all vampires?" Xia Qingtian said nonsense with a serious expression. "If we infer from this direction, it doesn't seem... right."
"Impossible. The villa couple are clearly not vampires; they should be more human-like," Tong Nianzhe said. "If we consider their physique, they should be closer to the Gold Miner."
"Right, Nini is a child," Xia Qingtian also said thoughtfully, looking towards Ji Jun.
"I also think we should rule out non-human characters first," Ling Fenghan said. "Then Count Dracula and Mermaid Bubble can be excluded, as neither of them are human."
"Then it's me and Lu Songtao," Xia Qingtian said. "I'm Dracula, and Lu Songtao is Mermaid Bubble."
"I'm not either, I'm the Future Warrior," Qiu Xinxue said immediately.
"But according to the evidence we found earlier, Nini should admire heroes," Ji Meina said. "That holy sword and the Batman symbol."
"That's not me either," Qiu Xinxue said anxiously. "It could very well be Qingtian. Didn't Qingtian get kept behind by the director for a separate talk before?"
Her words hit the mark, and Xia Qingtian blinked, her heart skipping a beat.
The director's team's eyes lit up collectively. The moment they had been waiting for had finally arrived.
Since the first day of filming, Xia Qingtian had been causing trouble, yet everything she did went surprisingly smoothly, making them eager to play a trick on her.
Who knew Xia Qingtian had such excellent reaction abilities and strong adaptability, and the other guests trusted her so much, making it so difficult to catch her!
Now, they'd see how she handled this!