My Wife Became a Top Star After I Came Back from Quick Transmigration - Chapter 78

If there was such a thing as a miracle in this world, Lin Mo being the former top student in the province yet currently having only a high school education was definitely a miracle.

After “Qilin” became popular, Qin Ke’s Weibo was also followed by many fans.

After the class reunion, many students posted a group photo of them in the hotel.

Su Qixi also posted that photo and tagged several classmates and teachers. At the time, a few of the people who were tagged were followed by fans, including Qin Ke.

As a mutual friend of Lin Mo and Su Qixi and also the class monitor, he, an ordinary person, had over 100,000 fans.

On this day, with Su Qixi’s public announcement and Lin Mo being slandered, Qin Ke’s single sentence stunned everyone on the internet.

[Huh?]

[Top student in the province?]

[Holy smokes! To clear Lin Mo’s name, you’ll say anything, won’t you?]

[Hahahahahaha, why don’t you just say she was the top student in the country?]

Wen Jiarong: [Hey? Don’t say that. I remember Lin Mo’s score was in the top few in the country back then, wasn’t it?]

Huang Rongrong: [It wasn’t that good, only third. In ancient times, that would only make her a third-place scholar.]

Tao Shu: [Sigh, I heard she had an upset stomach on the last day and handed in her exam early?]

Deng Jingrou: [Oh, I remember that! She had an upset stomach. It’s all the sports committee member’s fault for giving her a bottle of ice water.]

Fang Gangyi: [My bad, my bad. I saw she wasn’t feeling well that day, so I went to buy her water. In the middle of summer, drinking ice water is so comforting.]

For a moment, Weibo seemed to have become Lin Mo’s class group chat. Those quiet classmates suddenly appeared from all directions.

They each said a sentence.

The final summary: Lin Mo’s score was garbage; she was only the third-place scholar in the country. Lin Mo’s score was garbage, and she even made excuses about having an upset stomach that day.

These sentences, which were clearly demeaning but secretly praising, left the netizens completely confused.

[They’ve told this lie so many times that they even believe it themselves, right? Seriously, the third-place scholar in the country disappeared for eight years, and there’s no news at all?]

At this moment, Lin Mo’s teacher, Hao Tianhua, finally appeared. He was old, and his Weibo account was just registered.

[It’s not that there’s no news. It was in the news back then; you just don’t remember it. (Screenshot) (Screenshot)]

Hao Tianhua’s two pictures were newspaper clippings that he had cut out and kept. He took a picture of them with his phone and uploaded them to Weibo.

The title of the first screenshot was: H Province’s Top Student Takes Exam While Sick.

The title of the second screenshot was: Top Student in Province Disappears, Does Not Participate in University Applications.

Hao Tianhua’s hair was already gray. Even back then, when the internet was already widespread, he still used an old-style phone.

He read the news about Lin Mo from the local newspaper. As his most talented student, she had gotten the best score and ended up like this.

Hao Tianhua felt even more regretful than Lin Mo herself.

He had cut out these two news articles and saved them. The regret in his heart would probably never be filled.

This kind of explosive news didn’t get much attention back then because the top student and second-place scholar that year were a couple. At the same time, they were also the top students in liberal arts and science, respectively.

This was much more popular than Lin Mo, who was in third place and took the exam while sick. After all, the country had geniuses every year. But a couple getting the top two spots in the country while dating was a sensational and popular news story.

Once it was exposed, the news and internet were completely dominated by this couple. Only in Hao Tianhua’s local newspaper did Lin Mo, as the top student in H province, take up a large section of the newspaper, overshadowing the couple in first and second place.

When Lin Mo should have been at her peak of popularity, she was still overshadowed, let alone when it came to university applications. Although it caused a small ripple, it quickly returned to peace.

Hao Tianhua’s post finally brought some memories back to the netizens.

[Now that you mention it, there was some news like that.]

[I remember! Wasn’t that the year when the top student and second-place scholar were a couple?]

The year the top student and second-place scholar were a couple was the only one.

[Oh my God! Lin Mo was the third-place scholar that year? The exam papers that year were super difficult!]

[I don’t believe it. I’m going to go check.]

[You don’t need to check. I’ve been checking since Qin Ke said Lin Mo was the top student in the province. She really was the top student in the province and was also third in the country, a true third-place scholar. Her score was—718

[???]

[I don’t believe it. I’m going to go check.]

[Don’t go and humiliate yourself. 718, without any bonus points.]

[Don’t check, don’t check. It’s heartbreaking. A third-place scholar! Even if Su Qixi doesn’t ask you why you disappeared for eight years, I have to! Why didn’t you go to school?]

[Exactly! You have to give me an explanation! I only got 516, and my dad threw a three-day banquet. Boo hoo hoo, how embarrassing!]

[Lin Mo, get out here! Where did you go?! Why didn’t you go to school?! I’m not convinced!!!]

[Boo hoo hoo, my heart hurts so much! 718! And it was without any bonus points. How could you just give up? Even if you didn’t have money, some schools would still want you!]

The top student in H province, the third-place scholar in the country. Her score back then should have been known to all the schools even if it was hidden. Let’s not even talk about not having money. Let’s say, in the worst-case scenario, wouldn’t the schools offer her money?

Where was the local government’s money? Where were the school’s rewards?

Why didn’t you go to school!!!

The netizens looked at Lin Mo’s score, and their hearts ached beyond words. They were even more heartbroken than Su Qixi and wanted to know, where the hell did you hide for these eight years?

Hao Tianhua: […]

As an old-fashioned teacher, Hao Tianhua found that when the netizens were even more regretful than he was, he felt much better. He even had the mood to post a single sentence: “…”.

Compared to the netizens’ shock, the CEOs of the various companies had spent millions on public relations.

And it turns out you were the third-place scholar? You were ranked third in the country?

Then why didn’t you go to school?!

We spent millions on bots to slander you as an uneducated person, but it turns out your score was more than double mine.

So infuriating!!!

Just as shocked as the CEOs were the guests at the Home Inn. That afternoon, they sat at the round table in the dining room, looking at the news on the internet, looking at Lin Mo’s score, and watching the former third-place scholar trend again.

Everyone looked at Su Qixi with suspicion. “She’s that good?”

Su Qixi lifted her head proudly. “Mhm. She was my deskmate. She tutored me, which is why I was able to score so high.”

Qiu Mingyi’s eyes widened. “I remember you got around 650, right?”

Su Qixi said each word clearly and slowly. “658.”

Everyone at the table gasped in a sharp intake of breath.

Zhuo Zitou asked with a trembling voice, “Is Lin Mo still willing to teach? My niece is taking the college entrance exam next year.”

[Hahahaha, Peach, you’re trying to calculate money so blatantly.]

[To be honest, I’m really shocked by this.]

[She only got third place, but that doesn’t mean that’s her limit. She didn’t go to college, but that doesn’t mean she couldn’t get into college. I was mocking her this morning for not even being able to get into a vocational college, and now I find out she can go to all the schools I can’t. I just… want to bury myself now.]

Feng Ye even ran over and asked Su Qixi, “What were her usual grades?”

Su Qixi was even more proud. “She was first every year!!!”

[Actress Su, what are you so proud of?]

[Hahahaha, this is what it means to say, “What’s hers is mine.” If she scored well, it’s as if I scored well, too!]

So, on the same day as Su Qixi’s public announcement, Lin Mo, with her genius persona, suddenly became popular again.

People started to praise Lin Mo and felt that the persona of an actress and a genius seemed to go well together.

Because of this successful shift in her public image, no one was foolish enough to spend money to slander Lin Mo on this day. They were waiting for her popularity to go down, waiting for the best time to launch a major counterattack.

Just like Lin Mo this time, she suddenly made a comeback with her genius persona.

The people behind the scenes quieted down, and Lin Mo had a rare two days of peace. She calmly operated her stocks in the hotel, and Liu Nuannuan handled her meals and other debt-related issues every day.

Su Qixi also dutifully continued filming and would video chat with Lin Mo at night to talk about the fun things that happened during the day.

Lin Mo would always listen to her quietly, and when she needed to respond, she would do so with a warm smile. “Really?”

“That’s great!”

“That’s amazing.”

The two of them talked about the little things in their lives, looking at each other through the camera, and their longing for each other grew.

After the netizens slowly accepted Lin Mo’s genius persona, a new wave of bots came back, this time targeting Lin Mo’s moral failings.

[To be honest, no matter how much of a genius she is, it doesn’t change the fact that she’s a morally corrupt artist.]

[So what if she got 718 on her college entrance exam? Isn’t her five million debt more of a joke than 718?]

[If you’re so capable of getting first place in the province, why don’t you pay back the money?!]

[Exactly, a morally corrupt artist. So many people on the internet are praising her. Where are your morals?]

There weren’t just bots on Weibo; various websites, especially subtitling websites, were also filled with all kinds of videos.

They twisted the facts from a modern society to how miserable the people who lent her money were. In short, this was a deadly crusade.

Lin Mo looked at the calendar, registered an account, and posted her first-ever post.

Lin Mo V: [All debts have been paid off, and the interest for these past few years has also been paid. By the way, I’m not an artist. (￣︶￣)]

[Aaaaaah, you’re finally on Weibo!]

[Boo hoo hoo, I finally have a place to follow you.]

[Qilin is so popular. How did you resist registering an account?]

[Speaking of which, if it weren’t to clarify things, would you still not have registered?]

[No, isn’t the main point… that she paid it off?]

[I remember the principal was five million, right? With the interest…]

[That has to be over ten million, right?]

[Did you forget to calculate the income tax?]

[Holy crap, she made over ten million?]

Bots: No, I worked so hard to slander her, and you paid it all back? You’re done with the academic genius persona, and now you’re switching to the CEO persona? o(╥﹏╥)o

The bots who had been paid felt they couldn’t give up, so they started to work hard to slander her again.

[Do you believe it? I don’t. Did Su Qixi give it to her?]

[Exactly! Who can make over ten million in just one month? It’s impossible to think about, right?]

[She must have begged Su Qixi for it. Su Qixi has money anyway.]

[This is a freeloader who acts tough.]

[Su Qixi is just a love-brain; otherwise, Lin Mo would never have been able to pay it off.]

[So, I don’t believe it. Anyone who does is an idiot! Right?]

The bots felt that this line of reasoning was very logical, and the netizens would definitely be convinced.

They turned to look at the netizens’ reactions, and the result was…

[Yes, I do! Why wouldn’t I? She got 718 on her college entrance exam! o(╥﹏╥)o]

[Exactly! She’s so smart. What’s so strange about her making over ten million? o(╥﹏╥)o]

[Right! She’s the third smartest person in the country. If she didn’t have a stomachache, she might have been the smartest. Why can’t she make ten million? o(╥﹏╥)o]

[She just didn’t go to college; she didn’t get dumber. She was smart when she was in school, so she must be smart when she’s not in school, too! Isn’t it normal that she can make money that I can’t? o(╥﹏╥)o]

Bots: [???] What can I even say?

[Then why are you guys crying? o(╥﹏╥)o]

[Because of jealousy! And envy! Can’t you see my eyes are so red from jealousy that they’re bleeding? o(╥﹏╥)o]

And so, millions in public relations fees were once again wasted by the netizens.

This infuriated the CEOs, who sobbed into their handkerchiefs, and the days passed in such a chaotic way…

The filming of ‘The Home Inn’ was finally nearing its end.

On this day, just like every day, ‘The Home Inn’ was still live-streaming.

The guests were sitting around the dining table, eating and chatting, laughing, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

This week, Zhao Lin had left, and no new guests had come. Because Yimei’er suddenly decided not to leave and stayed to continue filming.

This week, a new couple also appeared in the fan groups—”Yueyuan.”

The name Yueyuan came from the “Yue” in Yimei’er’s name and the “Yue” in Yun Yue’s name. “Yiyue” sounds like “Yiyue” (January), and “Yueyuan” is another way of saying “January.”

This week, the variety show ‘Jedi Survival’ also ended. In its most popular week, the pilot episode of ‘The Home Inn’ was broadcast on satellite TV.

‘The Home Inn’s’ live stream was already very popular. The satellite show could also broadcast many clips that were not seen in the live stream. Therefore, even though it was only the pilot episode, the ratings were quite high.

At the same time, the pilot episode also had a very high number of views on major video websites.

As a test run, ‘The Home Inn’ had a very successful comeback.

The guests had already heard this news from their managers. Of course, everyone was very happy to have good results. But as the filming was coming to an end, everyone was also very sad.

They had agreed to film for one month. In addition, with the weekly broadcast starting, having the live stream might have some negative effects. The live stream was going to end; it was a done deal.

Sure enough, after lunch, Feng Ye came to make an announcement. “Based on the income from the past month, we will divide it equally among each guest. In the last three days, please use this money to live for three days. These three days are not limited to the Home Inn, and there is no limit on the number of people. Also, there will be no live stream, and it will be broadcast in a pre-recorded episode later.”

As soon as he said that, Zhuo Zitou and Qiu Mingyi, and Wu Qingqing and Jiang Lun all smiled.

Yimei’er also raised an eyebrow and asked Yun Yue, “Will you do me the honor?”

Yun Yue looked at her blankly. Yimei’er said, “I have a jade chess set at home. Let’s play a game together.”

When she said this, Yun Yue’s eyes lit up, and she showed a brilliant smile. “Okay.” Anyway, it’s still filming. Where we film doesn’t matter.

Su Qixi was confused. “…Do you have one at home?” Why didn’t I see it?

Yimei’er nodded. “Of course I do.” I bought it and brought it here the day before yesterday.

Su Qixi: “…” Tsk.

Everyone was very happy because of Feng Ye’s words. ‘The Home Inn’ was a business management variety show, so it didn’t explicitly state that the last three days had to be spent with two people. It was certainly okay for a single person to go and have fun.

However, Su Qixi couldn’t help but feel a little envious when she looked at the three couples around her. Who doesn’t like a good ending? This show, as her first variety show with Lin Mo, was very meaningful to Su Qixi.

If she could be like them, holding hands with her partner until the last frame of the show, it would be a perfect ending.

But it was already very good. It was really, really good.

Qiu Mingyi and Zhuo Zitou had made up, Jiang Lun had successfully pursued Wu Qingqing, Yimei’er had been moved, and Yun Yue had started to face life again. Even she and Lin Mo had officially confirmed their relationship.

It didn’t matter if she wasn’t here for the last few days. Lin Mo had said she would come to pick her up when the filming was over.

Soon, they would be able to see each other.

“Oh, right.”

Feng Ye seemed to have suddenly remembered something and continued, “Given the requests of all the partners, for the final filming, they hope that…”

Everyone’s eyes unconsciously fell on Feng Ye, and Su Qixi also looked at him.

A strong gust of wind suddenly blew outside the window. There were no more than two leaves on the ginkgo tree in the yard.

“Lin Mo will be coming back.” Feng Ye said with a smile, finishing his sentence.

Whoosh! The guests all stood up. The comments on the screen also started to increase crazily, completely covering the entire screen.

Feng Ye smiled and shouted, “Let’s welcome—Lin Mo—home!”

[Welcome back, our king.]

[Welcome back, our king.]

[Welcome back, our king.]

Su Qixi slowly stood up. The late autumn wind swept up her hair and blurred her eyes, but in her vision, she still saw the figure she had been longing for.

With that familiar gentle smile, a clear voice, she said to Su Qixi affectionately, “I’ve missed you so much, Xiaoxi.”

Just like the mini-game in the variety show live stream.

Just like their first greeting after meeting again eight years later.