Chapter 104 - 97: She’s Actually Helping Me

Chapter 104: Chapter 97: She’s Actually Helping Me

Yun Suixi: Whoa, so Teacher Xiao is being cyberbullied?

Li Ke: I’m in. Don’t thank me, we’re doing this for Teacher Xiao!

Shi Jiajia: Let’s go, girls!

Yun Suixi: By the way, Xici, you haven’t updated your videos in a while, right? I think you should make one of those "Good Book Recommendation" lists and put Teacher Xiao’s book on it. Every new reader we can get is a win. Once there are more readers, we won’t have to worry about a lack of comments. They might not all be praise, but at least there will be fewer haters.

Seeing Yun Suixi’s reply, Yan Xici’s eyes widened in surprise.

She slapped her forehead.

’That’s right! Why didn’t I think of that!’

Yan Xici: Okay, I’m on it! Thanks for the reminder, Suixi. Love you, love you.

Yun Suixi: Go for it. We’ll handle the counterattack!

Li Ke: We’ll do our best not to let you down.

After their brief chat, the girls set off on their path of revenge.

Yan Xici wasted no time, either. She stretched her legs, slipped on her slippers, and excitedly returned to her bedroom. Cradling her laptop, she went back to her hanging chair, crossed her legs, and entered video-making mode.

Publishing a video might seem simple, but the editing process is actually quite tedious. You have to upload the images, sync them frame by frame, and finally add a voiceover.

This voiceover wasn’t just music, but a heartfelt message the girl recorded herself.

"This book is genuinely amazing, and I recommend it to everyone. It hasn’t been updated much yet, but I saw a reflection of myself in its pages. Perhaps everyone can see a part of themselves in it, and the helplessness of our society. I hope that each of us, like the protagonist, can take one step at a time, walk on with strength, and find the love and life we desire!"

She recorded just the voiceover over and over, trying to present it in her most pleasant-sounding voice.

She then picked the take she was most satisfied with and added it to the video.

After finishing the video, she checked it several more times. Once she felt it was perfect, she finally uploaded it.

Don’t underestimate a ten-minute video; it had actually taken her the entire morning to make.

After uploading the video, the girl didn’t rest. She opened Xiao Ran’s comment section again.

She had to admit, it felt great to have her best friends backing her up.

In just a short while, many new comments had already appeared. Although there were still people posting hate, it was clearly a much more comforting sight than yesterday.

There didn’t seem to be as many hateful comments.

Yan Xici had tens of thousands of followers on Little Broken Station. Now, less than ten minutes after posting, her video was already getting replies.

Yun Suixi: Whoa, so Teacher Xiao is being cyberbullied?

Li Ke: I’m in. Don’t thank me, we’re doing this for Teacher Xiao!

Shi Jiajia: Let’s go, girls!

Yun Suixi: By the way, Xici, you haven’t updated your videos in a while, right? I think you should make one of those "Good Book Recommendation" lists and put Teacher Xiao’s book on it. Every new reader we can get is a win. Once there are more readers, we won’t have to worry about a lack of comments. They might not all be praise, but at least there will be fewer haters.

Seeing Yun Suixi’s reply, Yan Xici’s eyes widened in surprise.

She slapped her forehead.

’That’s right! Why didn’t I think of that!’

Yan Xici: Okay, I’m on it! Thanks for the reminder, Suixi. Love you, love you.

Yun Suixi: Go for it. We’ll handle the counterattack!

Li Ke: We’ll do our best not to let you down.

After their brief chat, the girls set off on their path of revenge!

Yan Xici wasted no time, either. She stretched her legs, slipped on her slippers, and excitedly returned to her bedroom. Cradling her laptop, she went back to her hanging chair, crossed her legs, and entered video-making mode.

Publishing a video might seem simple, but the editing process is actually quite tedious. You have to upload the images, sync them frame by frame, and finally add a voiceover.

This voiceover wasn’t just music, but a heartfelt message the girl recorded herself.

"This book is genuinely amazing, and I recommend it to everyone. It hasn’t been updated much yet, but I saw a reflection of myself in its pages. Perhaps everyone can see a part of themselves in it, and the helplessness of our society. I hope that each of us, like the protagonist, can take one step at a time, walk on with strength, and find the love and life we desire!"

She recorded just the voiceover over and over, trying to present it in her most pleasant-sounding voice.

She then picked the take she was most satisfied with and added it to the video.

Old Zhang came over to greet him as usual. "You’re late today, kid."

"My mom is heading back to Suzhou today. We talked a little longer this morning."

Xiao Ran said, placing his laptop on his desk and skillfully booting it up.

He then opened his author dashboard for his daily check.

Xiao Ran was stunned to see "99+" new comments. It had been less than an hour since he last checked.

’What’s going on today?’

He subconsciously clicked open the comments, his expression growing more and more bewildered as he read.

’Why does it feel like my comment section has turned into a battlefield?’

He looked more confused than ever before.

Honestly, Xiao Ran wasn’t that angry about his book getting flamed. He actually had a very good attitude about it. After all, everyone has their own preferences. There’s a saying: "One man’s meat is another man’s poison." It’s impossible for one person to be liked by everyone, so getting criticized was normal.

But he couldn’t understand the sudden appearance of so many strange comments, especially since several of the readers were girls.

He leaned back, resting against the back of his chair.

’What in the world is happening? If they really like my work this much, they should be in my reader group, right?’

With that thought, Xiao Ran opened his QQ.

At Ease: Hey guys, I think the comment section for the new book just exploded.

DefinitelyNotJiang: Isn’t that a good thing?

NowhereToGo: I took a look. The author’s been getting torn apart lately.

At Ease: Did some kind soul come to my defense?

NowhereToGo: Not a chance. I’d only ever flame you.

Lacking: +1.

Six: Trying to fish for comments? Drop a red packet first.

ObviouslyNotMe: HOLY CRAP, I just realized my favorite streamer is actually promoting this book!!!

After saying that, they even took a screenshot and posted it in the group chat.

Seeing the screenshot, Xiao Ran’s eyes widened. He instinctively leaned towards the computer, as if he wanted to dive headfirst into the screen.

Yan Xici????

’She’s actually promoting my new book?’