"This is how it should be. Stop reporting on those celebrities and focus on legitimate news!"
"Exactly! An insignificant celeb occupying the trending list every day is so boring. These outstanding Ten Outstanding Youths are the role models for young people. Aren't they so much better than the withered flowers and rotten leaves of the entertainment industry?"
"You're right. Especially that Xia Qingtian, she's disgusting. What is she even?"
"Hmm... are the people upstairs actually watching? Take a look, and you'll be stunned."
"Damn! What am I seeing! Xia Qingtian? Why is it her again!"
Beneath this trending topic was an official announcement, along with photos from the awards ceremony, showing government leaders presenting awards to the recipients.
Xia Qingtian, being the most visually appealing among them, was particularly eye-catching.
Netizens who had previously mocked Xia Qingtian for being undeserving were dumbfounded.
"What the heck? Did she buy it?"
"Are you alright upstairs! Z City's Ten Outstanding Youths, once awarded, are nominated for the national Ten Outstanding Youth award annually. If you're so capable, try buying it!"
"To be fair, this award requires actual events as evaluation material. The recipients are those who have made significant contributions. This can't be faked."
"No way! Rescuing critically injured patients, assisting the police in solving major cases involving illegal drugs, providing leads to rescue victims, cooperating with the police to apprehend international hacker criminals, and even assisting the police in solving a cross-city child trafficking case, welcoming home 74 trafficked children??? Holy crap! Is she human? She's like a fairy descending to earth!"
"Holy cow! Awesome!"
"Just for rescuing 74 trafficked children, I've completely switched my allegiance! I'm her devoted fan now!"
"Who said she was undeserving? If Z City's Ten Outstanding Youth is undeserving, then are you deserving? Come out! Keep arguing!"
Xia Qingtian's small fan base finally found an opportunity to fight back, and they immediately rallied.
Meanwhile, at the event site, Xia Qingtian only then learned that she had also assisted the police in solving a cross-city child trafficking case.
"The mother and son who caused trouble at the Xia Corporation's anniversary celebration were not only fake victims' wives, but their mother-son relationship was also fake. That child was trafficked. When we apprehended the woman and brought her back to the police station, the child cried, asking to find her biological mother. That's when we discovered the woman was a trafficker who had kidnapped many children over the years."
"Because they had a complete supply chain, we didn't dare to alert them, so we didn't say anything, and we didn't tell you."
"Only last week, after we completely dismantled them and brought all the children home, did we dare to officially report your contributions. However, even without this, you are a highly qualified recipient of the Ten Outstanding Youth award."
The police representative, who was also present, explained the entire situation to Xia Qingtian.
Xia Qingtian couldn't help but click her tongue after listening.
This Song Junhan really knew how to find people; she found a criminal involved in a major case.
Clever. Life is getting more and more interesting.
"Currently, there is no direct evidence to suggest Song Junhan has a direct connection with that child trafficking criminal group, but we are still investigating further."
"Investigate, investigate slowly, investigate thoroughly," Xia Qingtian said with a brilliant smile at the police representative. "I believe the police will never let a bad person go."
The police representative just smiled and nodded.
Xia Qingtian was very satisfied that the organizers provided food after the awards ceremony.
She lived far away and only managed to eat an egg in the car that morning. The rest of the time, she was busy memorizing her speech, which ensured she didn't forget her lines and performed gracefully on stage.
As soon as the awards ceremony ended, staff members led everyone to the dining area. Amidst some awkward flattery and small talk, Xia Qingtian, who was extremely hungry, ate with intense focus. Seeing her like this, others didn't force her into conversation.
By the time Xia Qingtian had eaten her fill, she finally had a chance to pick up her phone and check the news. The online sentiment had already done a 180-degree turn.
The big V accounts that had led the mockery of Xia Qingtian being undeserving had all deleted their comments and were feigning ignorance.
Even the paid commenters seemed to have been silenced. Without the noise makers stirring up trouble, the comments were much more pleasant.
After all, the government had officially awarded her, speaking through facts.
If you say Xia Qingtian is undeserving, how many people have you saved? What major cases have you assisted the police in solving? What official commendations have you received? If even the recipients of Z City's Ten Outstanding Youth award cannot provide proper guidance to young people, what guidance can you offer? Guidance to become keyboard warriors?
These poignant questions directly silenced the trolls.
Xia Qingtian browsed the comment section and, not seeing the chaotic messages from before, found the internet to be a harmonious place. It felt good.
Meanwhile, Yu Xianxian completely lost her composure and started shouting curses in front of the camera: "What are you filming! What's there to film! Scram! All of you get out!"
The bewildered staff had no idea what was happening, only that Yu Xianxian suddenly became furious after checking her phone.
After driving everyone away, Yu Xianxian began to vent loudly in the dressing room at the filming location.
Is this Xia Qingtian sick! Why is she so detestable, like a cockroach? Can't she just be squashed obediently? Why does she keep showing off in front of me again and again! What right does she have!
"Go to hell! Go to hell! Bitch, go to hell!" Yu Xianxian cursed while kicking a box under the makeup table. Why is this bitch so lucky!
As Yu Xianxian broke down and vented, far away on the top floor of a high-class private club in Kyoto, a beautiful and alluring woman looked at a photo of Xia Qingtian on her phone with a dark expression. She suddenly threw her phone against the nearby glass wall. With a loud crash, the entire glass wall shattered into pieces.
"Xia Qingtian..." she gritted her teeth, clenching her fists tightly at her sides. "Qin Mei and Song Qi, those two lives... I will personally seek revenge from you sooner or later!"
If Mobius were present, they would immediately recognize this woman as the one who appeared on Shen Mountain. At this moment, the dressing room door was pushed open abruptly. A staff member, looking flustered and shocked, gazed at the shattered glass wall.
"Charge it to my account," she said, picking up a pair of sunglasses from a nearby table. After putting them on, she strode away.
"Yes, Madam Shen," the staff member managed to say before respectfully watching Madam Shen leave.
Meanwhile, after leaving the club, Madam Shen immediately drove off in a silver sports car, disappearing into the distance. When this silver sports car reappeared, it was already late at night, and the car stopped in front of a villa on the mountainside.