A Scummy Alpha and An Award-Winning Omega Actress Fell in Love After an Arranged Marriage - Chapter 21
At half past ten, Sheng Lan turned off her livestream right on schedule.
Following her lead, Lu Xueyin promptly did the same.
The official main livestream room was quickly flooded with fans.
[Someone control them! They’re way too bold!]
[Suggest the production team check if they’re doing something not suitable for cameras since they ended the livestream so early /sincere]
[False advertising with the 24-hour livestream claim! Product doesn’t match the description, reported.]
The two who had turned off their streams were also keeping an eye on the aftermath.
This was Lu Xueyin’s first time participating in a variety show, let alone a romance livestream. With an unreliable partner like Sheng Lan, she felt uneasy after all the antics.
She knew the hype wouldn’t be low, but she worried the source of that hype might be too risqué, inviting criticism.
She navigated from the official Trial Love Period Weibo to the voting site.
Voting had already closed, and her ranking with Sheng Lan was far ahead of the rest.
Their individual votes had surpassed eight million, more than the other two pairs combined.
Setting aside their respective fanbases, Lu Xueyin knew the credit largely lay with Sheng Lan’s bold moves.
She sent Sheng Lan a message: You worked hard tonight. Tomorrow’s horseback riding, I’ll teach you properly.
Sheng Lan had over seventy million followers, a true top-tier celebrity.
Her fans dominated the comment control under the official Weibo post. Misled by a single remark from Meng Qing, the entire screen was filled with variations of “Big Mountain,” making Lu Xueyin’s eyes ache.
People in the industry often said Lu Xueyin had traffic comparable to top-tier stars, but only when facing the real deal could one grasp the difference.
A fanbase forged in blood and storms even their goofiness packed a punch.
Ji Xinlan’s fans were utterly crushed, powerless to fight back.
Buried deep in the comments was a single positive post with an image. Clicking in, the top reply in the thread was from a fan with the ID “Climb Big Mountain”: [HAHAHAHA she said she’d go knock on Big Mountain’s door at midnight, don’t drag her today, she’s one of us! I wanna see what the little sister’s up to in the dead of night without a livestream. In this situation, how could she possibly sleep?!]
The next dozen or so replies weren’t from Ji Xinlan’s fans either.
A few even belonged to Lu Xueyin’s supporters.
[A certain plant did we come to the wrong place? Shouldn’t we be at Meng Qing’s instead?]
[No way Sister’s door would open. Might as well stick around Sheng Lan’s for the laughs.]
[What if it does open? Didn’t she promise to leave it unlocked?]
[Hey, what if they’re already asleep together?]
The replies below were a sea of question marks.
[Sis, you’re too deep in the fantasy. We can’t lie to ourselves like this.]
Lu Xueyin: “……”
She felt reassured.
Finally, she browsed Weibo and saw a row of trending topics.
#Lu Xueyin Leaves Door Unlocked# [Explosive]
#Sheng Lan to Meng Qing: Stop Eyeing My Wife# [Explosive]
#Lu Xueyin & Sheng Lan Matching Lipstick# [Hot]
#Lu Xueyin: Only for You Is It a Reward# [Hot]
#Sheng Lan: We Kissed# [Hot]
Another topic was steadily climbing the ranks.
#Strong Wind Blows Lu Xueyin Yingyingyingying#
With subtags:
#It’s Moaning#
#She’s the One Moaning#
Lu Xueyin put down her phone.
Overwhelmed by the flood of information, she didn’t notice that Sheng Lan hadn’t replied to her message. She went to tidy up, wash up, and take her medicine with water.
Meanwhile, Sheng Lan was still browsing their CP Super Topic.
Like any other fan, she left comments, liked posts, retweeted, and even penned glowing praises.
One praising herself.
One praising Lu Xueyin.
And one declaring them a perfect match, made for each other.
By the way, she replied with a question mark to all the comments in the comment section accusing them of being fake and following a script to manufacture sweetness.
After a series of such operations, her Super Topic level skyrocketed.
Under each of her posts, she also received a lot of little question marks.
[What are you doubting? Don’t you know in your heart whether the two of you are real or fake?]
[You have time to browse the Super Topic but no time to go live??]
[Were you just bluffing when you asked Sister Lu to leave the door open for you?]
Sheng Lan would never admit it.
She still planned to sneak into Lu Xueyin’s room at 5:30 a.m.
She reposted the comments, added a few more question marks, and replied, “Check again tomorrow morning.”
[She sounds so serious, I can’t help but laugh.]
[How ridiculous. Why wait until tomorrow morning? Because you’re going to beg for a spot in her bed tonight?]
[Before begging for a spot, shouldn’t you fight Meng Qing first? Hahahahaha.]
Sheng Lan didn’t bother arguing with them. Facts speak louder than words everything would be clear tomorrow morning.
What bothered her now was the CP name. “Wah Wah Wah Wah Wah” sounded absolutely terrible.
Some people were even fighting over changing it to the “Moaning” CP.
Combined, the two of them had over a hundred million fans, yet not a single one was useful. She had to do it herself.
She asked the Super Topic moderator to change the name.
She changed it to “Listening to the Wind.Breaking down the character “Lan” (岚) gives “mountain” (山) and “wind” (风), while “Lu” (陸) can be split into “ear” (耳) and “strike” (击), homophonous with “earphones” (耳机).
The function of earphones is to listen to sounds, so piecing together a phrase like this was good enough.
After changing it, the chat logs were still posted.
[Wah Wah Monster]: Never seen someone actively reverse their CP before. Sharing this for everyone’s enlightenment /doge.
Sheng Lan wasn’t bothered at all.
A dominant Alpha fears nothing.
In between, Liang Jiao sent her a message.
Since they were still in the recording period, for safety, they communicated via text.
The afternoon’s trending topics had already passed. Sheng Lan had seen them and kept them in mind.
In this episode’s guessing segment, there wasn’t much drama.
Yan Bing and Tang Yingyue had other CPs, but their fanbases and Super Topic rankings were too low to matter.
Most of the earlier trending topics were about Sheng Lan and Lu Xueyin, with Ji Xinlan also snagging one.
They were:
Sheng Lan paid to buy a CP.
Lu Xueyin blushes at the sight of Sheng Lan and even “throws herself into her arms.”
Ji Xinlan chose Sheng Lan and humiliated herself.
Including some criticism of Sheng Lan for lacking grace.
Liang Jiao asked her what she was thinking, “Are you going to play like this for the next 29 days?”
Sheng Lan didn’t deny it. “Don’t you think it’s fun? Her reactions.”
Liang Jiao warned her not to take it too far. “After all, you two are real wives.”
That was exactly what made it thrilling for Sheng Lan.
Everyone thought they were a fake CP, but they were actually real wives.
And she wouldn’t take it too far.
Lu Xueyin was a woman with a “destined Alpha.” Once that person appeared, the two of them would divorce. Without actively revealing it, who would know they had this kind of history?
By then, the CP would be fake.
Liang Jiao couldn’t understand where her confidence came from. “As long as you know what you’re doing.”
[Liang Jiao]: I talked to Jiang Ling today. She said Lu Xueyin is afraid of ghosts. Not many people know this. There’s an internet-famous haunted house near the manor, so it’s likely to be arranged. Be careful then.
Sheng Lan acknowledged it.
Only when she closed the chat did she notice Lu Xueyin had sent her a message, an hour ago.
Sheng Lan lazily typed a reply.
[Mountain Wind]: I was just working hard for our future /rose.
[Mountain Wind]: Let me clarify first, I have no talent for horseback riding. Teacher Lu, you’ll need to teach me patiently tomorrow, [hand-in-hand] teaching, [leading by example] teaching.
[Mountain Wind]: Thanks in advance /heart.
After sending the message, Sheng Lan didn’t wait for a reply. She set her alarm and went straight to sleep.
She had excellent sleep quality once she decided to sleep, she could drift off instantly.
On the other hand, Lu Xueyin couldn’t sleep.
Her door was knocked on.
First, it was the program crew’s logistics staff, claiming it was “room service.”
Then, a crew member said her live stream was non-compliant and needed equipment adjustments.
Next, the host showed up, saying there was an additional task card for her to complete at night.
That was when Lu Xueyin understood what Sheng Lan had meant by “don’t open the door.”
She picked up her phone and entered the live stream.
The only ones still active were Meng Qing and Ji Xinlan, who had split up to knock on her and Sheng Lan’s doors, playing out a “midnight affair” scenario.
It was part of the show’s activities, and the cameras were rolling for this segment.
Simply knocking wasn’t entertaining enough, so they were trying to spice things up.
Lu Xueyin wasn’t in the mood to appreciate it. After reading Sheng Lan’s reply, she responded with a single period.
She figured Sheng Lan, with her scheming mind, would understand.
Five minutes later, no response.
Listening to the relentless banging on her door and seeing the Scrolling Comments filled with “Hahahaha Sheng Lan must be fast asleep,” Lu Xueyin felt inexplicably irritated.
She replied to Sheng Lan: Your wife is being harassed, and you’re snoring away in bed? Still think you can waltz into my room at 5:30? Keep dreaming.
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