Point.
But clearly, this time there shouldn’t have been any behind-the-scenes content that needed to be kept secret.
“This is the last lollipop. You used the most brainpower, so you should have it.”
Watching Song Qiuyu, who had been editing seriously for a long time and was sweating profusely, Jiang Xiao picked up the only remaining sour yogurt-flavored lollipop and handed it over to the next table.
“Okay, I’ll eat it later.”
Song Qiuyu was too busy to even glance at Jiang Xiao, her attention fully focused on editing.
Jiang Xiao quietly watched her for a moment, lowered his eyes, unwrapped the lollipop, then got up and walked over to the next table.
“Here, I’ve already unwrapped it for you.”
He just wanted to hand her the lollipop.
“Eh?”
Song Qiuyu’s beautiful apricot-shaped eyes blinked in surprise, a bashful smile appearing on her delicate face.
“That’s so embarrassing, thanks, Jiang Xiao!”
With her mind still on the editing, she turned her head without thinking, opened her mouth, and quickly took the lollipop from beside her in one bite.
At this moment, Song Qiuyu’s jet-black hair was tied back into a small ponytail with a rubber band, giving her a playful and cute look.
A few strands of hair had fallen down to frame her cheeks, and as she swiftly took the lollipop, those strands mischievously brushed against the skin on Jiang Xiao’s fingers.
But his fingers curled inward.
Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment.
Those strands of hair, like ripples brushing across the water’s surface, stirred wave after wave inside his heart.
He instinctively glanced sideways at the reactions of the other two roommates.
Xie Zhuran and Lin An obviously hadn’t seen that scene.
Finally, he looked once more at Song Qiuyu, who was eating the lollipop and still deeply engrossed in editing, then casually turned around and quietly returned to his seat.
Song Qiuyu’s snow-white neck flushed faintly.
She had taken the candy from his hand and held it in her mouth for a while before she realized what she’d done—how could she eat something directly from Jiang Xiao’s hand? She should have taken it with her hand, not directly with her mouth!
Although it really was just an accident…
But… probably not a big deal?
Taking a deep breath, Song Qiuyu tried hard to push both this incident and Jiang Xiao out of her mind and refocused on editing the video.
The next day at noon, the video was successfully uploaded.
Time passed slowly.
Song Qiuyu had already refreshed the Account backend countless times as usual, while attentively listening to the teacher marking exam points during class.
Today was already December 1st, and most university courses would be ending this month.
Their free time would gradually increase.
Logically, this should have been the best time to shoot Short Videos, but they had all agreed that this month would mainly be for preparing exams and resting.
Unless a Sponsor came knocking again.
While marking the key points, Song Qiuyu accidentally glanced at the person taking notes beside her and thought of the messages he had sent recently, then quietly withdrew her gaze.
These days, the messages Jiang Xiao sent to Shen Xi were very brief, usually just one sentence, always expressing longing.
Apart from longing, he hadn’t mentioned anything else.
Naturally, he hadn’t brought up Short Video shoots or even the fact that he had this roommate.
He used to excitedly share these things with Shen Xi.
Song Qiuyu found this odd.
She couldn’t pinpoint exactly why, only feeling that Jiang Xiao was hiding something from Shen Xi, which made her uneasy.
She refreshed the Account backend again.
Still under review.
Until this class ended.
The video had passed review for five minutes, and the views had already reached 200,000, with all the metrics looking impressive.
Undoubtedly, their video had gone viral.
In the comment section, a photography Up Master with over a million followers showed up and praised their significant improvement in filming skills.
Because of the Up Master’s huge fanbase, that compliment quickly became a hot comment.
Many netizens expressed anticipation for their future collaboration.
Song Qiuyu was looking forward to that day as well, but since the other party was a major Up Master, any scripts they provided would have to be extremely careful and polished.
To put it plainly, such a fat sheep had to be milked in the most profitable way possible.
Below that positive comment were many more similarly favorable remarks.
“Today’s Teacher Lemon is a Catgirl? That’s way too extreme, I really couldn’t handle this if it were me!”
“Now I’m sure of the author’s gender—when men get flirty, it’s nothing like women’s business!”
“Brothers, help me vote! Once the votes hit 10,000, I can soul travel to the person being seduced by the author! (1/10000)”
“So cute! The author can even meow!”
“Yay! If Tender Catgirl didn’t have the author’s meowing voiceover, I definitely wouldn’t have bought it! Brothers, push me up so the author and Jin Zhu Baba can see me roar!!”
The netizens’ remarks were all sorts of bizarre, but overall, they made for a very cheerful read.
Not only Song Qiuyu felt this joy, but her three roommates sitting beside her all wore smiles.
This was one of the reasons why, despite multiple NGs during filming, they gritted their teeth and persisted until the end!
Their Short Video was a huge success, widely loved!
Moreover, upon closer inspection, even the teacher of this class was watching their Short Video, and many classmates were too…
However, in a sense, because of the product’s special nature, they all felt a bit embarrassed.
So suddenly, they all became like statues, each lowering their heads as low as possible, afraid that someone might suddenly come up to talk about the video.
But just like their previous videos, the comment section was filled with plenty of malicious and attacking remarks.
As the video’s popularity continued to climb, so did the comments.
“So skilled, I bet they’ve seduced a lot of men before.”
“I agree with the above comment, probably a repeat offender. Recommend a thorough investigation!”
“Can you stop pretending? Just admit you’re a girl, alright? Pretending to be a man is so interesting.”
“Can you guys stop making this kind of trash that ruins the atmosphere? It’s affecting my kids!”
“Are these two pairs of gay couples? Especially the second pair, damn, that’s pure gay energy, doesn’t anyone see it?”
Seeing this, Song Qiuyu sighed slightly, pressed her lips together, and clenched her phone tightly.
If it had been before, she would have directly deleted those comments and blacklisted those users with one click, because she had understood from a very young age that these people simply couldn’t be reasoned with.
Arguing with them only wasted mental energy and time, so she got used to responding as harshly as possible.
These people were like those who had always teased her for looking too much like a girl, speculated about her missing father running off with another woman and abandoning her and her mother…
Or those who ostracized her for coming from a poor background but looking too pretty.
Only now the subject of ridicule wasn’t just her alone.
Especially Jiang Xiao.
Since the day school started, Jiang Xiao had been involved because of his own reasons…
The script was hers; she needed to take responsibility and handle this matter.
Thinking of this, it felt as if solid vines sprouted from the tiles beneath her feet, tightly binding her hands and feet, holding her entire body captive.
She struggled in this suffocating restraint for a long time, then bit her lip and resolutely replied to the comment calling them all gay:
“That’s lucky, because gay eyes see gay people!”
Separated, there wasn’t a single curse word, but combined, the impact was probably pretty strong.
After sending the message, she used a little trick learned from other Authors—only then did she blacklist and mute the user, preventing them from replying and accelerating their own mental relief.
If the user got mad and screenshot the exchange to forums or group chats, no worries.
That was free traffic blown in by the wind!
As long as their reputation was clean, there was nothing to fear. Those keyboard warriors were loud online but probably cowards offline.
Besides, there was Law as their weapon.
Even though she felt confident in her plan, after everything was done, she still felt a bit uneasy, her heart racing.
She wondered what Xie Zhuran and Lin An would think, and Jiang Xiao…
“Damn, Lao Song, you’re fast!”
Just as she felt anxious, Xie Zhuran’s surprised voice suddenly sounded beside her ear!
But halfway through, Xie Zhuran covered his mouth and lowered his voice.
“You’re quick, I was just about to make a new account to curse him!”
Xie Zhuran whispered, “But why did you reply with your main account?”
“Yeah, Qiu Yu, if you really want to respond, use a secondary account. That’s what other Authors do,” Lin An chimed in.
Song Qiuyu froze for a moment. A secondary account, then reply to that person? But was it really worth it to engage with people like that?
Her mind buzzed.
What they meant was probably that she hadn’t done anything wrong, but could have done better.
She really should discuss it with them first.
Taking a deep breath, Song Qiuyu forced down her inner panic and squeezed out a smile.
“Right, I should use a secondary account next time, definitely!”
She scratched the back of her neck with a small hand.
“In situations like this, replying boldly with your main account is actually more stylish.”
Jiang Xiao suddenly spoke.
Upon hearing this, Song Qiuyu was stunned, and Xie Zhuran and Lin An looked at him with confusion.
In their understanding, none of the four of them should get involved directly.
“Isn’t the internet a battlefield too? If the lord shrinks back and dares not face the enemy directly, where do the courage and morale come from for those who want to help?”
Jiang Xiao lowered his eyes toward the comment section, eyes narrowed, voice growing colder.
“?”
Xie Zhuran and Lin An looked at Jiang Xiao somewhat puzzled, feeling like their roommate was suddenly talking about something profound.
The key was, it seemed like he was on a different wavelength from their current conversation.
Lao Jiang was probably talking about the comment section, right?
“If you choose to ignore it, things will only get worse. If the person involved doesn’t care, then who else can you expect to defend you?”
After finishing, Jiang Xiao looked at the rapidly increasing likes on Song Qiuyu’s comment and the flood of supportive remarks, a faint smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
“Song Qiuyu, look—the netizens are on your side.”
Hearing this, Song Qiuyu was taken aback.
She didn’t fully understand Jiang Xiao’s words but felt there was more meaning behind them.
Just then, the sudden yet timely class bell rang.
She snapped back to reality, took a shallow breath, calmed her nerves, and dared to look at the comment section on her phone again.
Her heart immediately began to race.