After The Web Novel Great God Transmigrated As A Scummy Online Dating Top - Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Chu Meng had been hopelessly addicted to novels for the past two days. During regular training, she was fine, but the moment she had a spare second, the rest of the team would see her hunched over her phone with a look of intense concentration.

At first, some team members, seeing her furrowed brows, stepped forward out of concern to ask if she was facing some difficult problem.

In response, Chu Meng would grab them and launch into a rapid-fire summary of the plot before demanding: So, who do you think the killer is? And who’s the next victim?”

The teammate:

Should I thank you for thinking I’m that smart, or should I suspect you’re deliberately making life difficult for a simple gamer?

Seeing their blank expressions clearly indicating a lack of logical reasoning skills Chu Meng would sigh in disappointment: Figures. Not everyone can keep up with Qianshan-Dada’s train of thought.

Actually, she had felt a bit strange at first that her favorite author used the pen name Mu Qianshan, because she followed a CV (voice actor) on Black Cat Live with the exact same name. It felt like a weird crossover.

Chu Meng had done a little digging into CV Mu Qianshan and discovered that the person’s character seemed to be the polar opposite of their voice. The voice was cold, noble, abstinent, and rigorous; the character, however, was eccentric and… problematic, to say the least.

Fortunately, she only liked the voice and wasn’t emotionally invested.

But those minor qualms were quickly forgotten as the brilliant story took over. Before she even finished the first novel, she was already calling the author Mu-Da, Qianshan-Dada, and Sensei. She had entered the hardcore fan phase where she believed the author was a god, and she was filled with an intense urge to recommend the book to everyone she knew.

So, it wasn’t surprising when she started promoting the book to her fans during her evening livestream.

In the Livestream Room:

Ahhh! A crossover of my two favorites! My favorite streamer is recommending my favorite author! Mu Qianshan-Sensei is truly amazing! Everyone go check it out!

Hahaha, I almost forgot I came here to watch gaming. I’m curious what kind of novel Chuchu likes, going to search for it now! Grin

“What is this? Are web novel writers this powerful now? Advertising even on an esports channel? Is Streamer Chu that short on money? Vomit

• • Wait, isn’t Mu Qianshan a CV?

CV Mu Qianshan? Please! That piece of work isn’t fit to carry our Mu-Da’s shoes! Talk about reaching for the stars?

Actually, Mu Qianshan-Sensei’s recent works are great. Highly recommend the animation short War. Mu Qianshan voiced the female lead, and it’s incredible!

Heh, everyone praising Mu Qianshan must be new. Look at her history. When she started, she used Little Lamp’s connections to get onto the third guild’s stage. Man, she was so arrogant, even snidely suggesting the host put her late in the lineup to suppress her. Who does she think she is?

A flood of red-colored bullet comments detailed the “bizarre” behavior of CV Mu Qianshan during her debut. It was clear this netizen held a deep grudge.

Seeing the topic veer toward the CV, Chu Meng felt a bit annoyed. Normally, she didn’t care if people discussed other streamers—it was all traffic anyway. But right now, she was promoting her Author-Sensei!

Mu-Da was a national treasure! How could the discussion be overshadowed by a mediocre CV? Chu Meng wouldn’t stand for it!

Chu Meng: Alright, alright, bets in! Let’s see if the enemy jungler passes through here and if I can sneakily snatch a kill.

Her display of high-level mechanics quickly pulled the bickering fans back. The sneers vanished, replaced by a stream of bets.

I bet a pack of spicy strips that Chuchu gets her face slapped this round.

Go Chuchu! One-vs-five isn’t a dream! Dying at the limit is the true godhood!!

Hahaha, are you guys trying to kill me with laughter?

Once the atmosphere was heated, Chu Meng transitioned from daily chat back to the novel The Mystery Case Files: Seriously, that title it’s no wonder readers complain about it. The first, second, third, through seventh time I saw it, I hesitated to click.

The chat erupted in hahaha’s, with many saying that because of her hesitation, they simply had to go pay their respects to the book. The promotion was a massive success.

Chu Meng smiled proudly, wondering if she should reveal her identity to Mu-Da to earn some “good behavior” points—maybe get access to the draft folder early? Hehe, she wasn’t that kind of person; she just wanted to be friends with her idol.

After all, once they were friends, draft access was small potatoes. Maybe she could even discuss plot points and case settings with the Great One. She could already see herself being carried by the author, showing off her pro reasoning skills in the reader group and being worshipped by everyone.

Lin Muxue, who was watching her own work being promoted while her other identity was being trashed:

While she was grateful, Lin Muxue could see clearly that Chu Meng had zero interest in her CV persona. Being loved and disliked by the same person at the same time was a very strange feeling.

At a Hospital:

The attending physician looked at the patient in front of him who was inexplicably wearing a wig—and genuinely wondered if the man had suffered brain damage during a fight.

Zhang Zhaoguang, sporting a fluffy, curly wig, didn’t care about the weird looks. He frowned and repeated his request: If anyone comes asking if I’ve been discharged, take a picture of them and send it to me immediately.

The doctor adjusted his glasses with his pen, speechless. “I’m a doctor, not a private investigator. We have regulations against revealing patient info. Also, as a law-abiding citizen, I won’t violate someone’s right to their own image.”

The doctor didn’t say the rest: What if I send it to you and you use it for something bad? I’d be legally liable. This young man looked normal enough, but his brain seemed to have a short circuit.

After being beaten a second time, Zhang Zhaoguang had switched hospitals to avoid being tracked. He was terrified and hyper-sensitive.

To him, everyone looked suspicious. That guy buying cigarettes? Why did he open the pack immediately and give one to the shopkeeper? He must be digging for info! That old lady with the groceries? She’s moving too fast for her age she must be an undercover agent! Even a taxi driver asking if he needed a ride looked like a kidnapper wanting to drive him to a remote alley for another beating.

It wasn’t just paranoia; he was genuinely traumatized. The physical pain was one thing, but the psychological damage of being grabbed from behind while whistling happily and then being covered in a stinking trash bag it was horrifying.

Afraid of buses, subways, and taxis, he called his family. No one wanted to come.

Despite having Grandma Zhang in Huaihua Road who treated him like a golden child, Zhang Zhaoguang was disliked by the rest of his family. His younger sister looked at him like he was an enemy, and his parents looked at him with constant suspicion.

This went back to his childhood. He had once tried to abandon his two-year-old sister because he believed someone’s bad advice. In his teens, he almost caused her to be harassed by thugs because he was jealous of her position in the house. In his mind, these were “minor things” because she ended up fine. He felt the family was “small-minded” for holding onto the past.

Now, feeling rejected by everyone, his inner rage boiled. He called a private car service—harder to track—and went home to plot revenge on the culprit.

He was certain Lin Muxue was behind the beatings. Even if she wasn’t home, couldn’t she just pay someone online to do it?

If he couldn’t punish her in reality, he would do it online. He knew she was a CV. He searched for her name and found that her reputation in the “Net-Dubbing” circle was already poor. Specifically, a guild called “Zhai Xing Lan Yue” seemed to be deliberately stealing her contracts.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Zhang Zhaoguang was more than happy to leak some scandalous real-life details about Lin Muxue to ruin her CV reputation even further. Additionally, he posted a thread on a famous forum titled: “After I rejected my neighbor’s confession, I suffered insane revenge from her ‘bear’ parents.