The gazes directed at Qin He were now filled with a bit more gratitude.
The start of the second round of the competition was unknown. If they were to spend time on tasks to earn gold coins, it would truly be a case of losing sight of the main objective.
Fang Ruonan stood there, unable to back down, glaring at those on this side, wishing she could devour Qin He.
Those who had been chatting with her now looked at Qin He with gratitude.
A bunch of short-sighted fools!
"It's just a hundred gold coins, who cares!" Fang Ruonan turned away angrily, taking her assistant with her.
Zhang Caiyu cast a sinister glance at Qin He, her gaze finally settling on Li Ai, who was holding one hundred gold coins, looking somewhat overwhelmed with joy.
Zhang Caiyu let out a scoff. Today, Qin He was clearly deliberately targeting her.
Everyone else had received gold coins, but she had not, which was a blatant attempt to slap her in the face.
However, Qin He clearly didn't understand the importance of public opinion. Zhang Caiyu thought to herself that when she got back, she would pay for some publicity, claiming that Qin He was leading the charge in ostracizing seniors and bullying Fang Ruonan. These sensitive words were the most effective way to strike a chord with the public!
After distributing the gold coins, Qin He spoke sincerely with everyone.
It was still unknown how long it would be until the second round of the competition. She couldn't possibly keep earning gold coins herself and then distribute them to over twenty people.
When Qin He finished speaking tactfully, everyone's faces showed a hint of shyness.
"Miss Qin, please don't worry. I actually felt quite embarrassed during breakfast this morning, and now I've received so many gold coins from you. If you need any help later, you can always ask me!"
"Tomorrow, I'll do some tasks myself and share them with you then."
Qin He smiled. She didn't intend to take advantage of anyone, but fortunately, most people here had their values in the right place, unlike the outrageous Fang Ruonan.
Now, Qin He's mind was preoccupied with Di Shishi's situation. After chatting with everyone for a while, she got up and returned to her room.
After washing up, Qin He lay on the bed and texted Qian Zimo, asking about Di Shishi's condition.
Qian Zimo also seemed somewhat helpless.
[My little darling, how long has this just happened? How could there be any progress? Just put your mind at ease and wait. As long as I'm in Jiangcheng, I won't let Shishi be harmed.]
Qin He knew she was being a bit impatient. Staring at the screen, she sighed softly.
A message popped up on her phone. Qin He frowned and glanced at it.
It was a Weibo push notification: Di Shishi.
Why would Shishi's name be on Weibo? Qin He immediately clicked on the Weibo trending searches.
As soon as she entered the trending list, Qin He realized something was off. The competition today occupied the top three spots on the trending list.
The first spot was about Di Shishi's combat skills.
Qin He clicked into the topic. Most of the people in the discussion had watched the live broadcast. Someone had screenshotted the moment Di Shishi took action and made it into a GIF, and there were also short videos.
The comments below were full of amazement and praise.
[I always thought wuxia novels were fake, but after watching Di Shishi today, I feel like practicing martial arts again!]
[Honestly, Di Shishi isn't Qin He's assistant, right? I feel like she's more like a bodyguard.]
[I don't care about any of that, but the show crew really messed with the wrong person this time, hahaha. I was both shocked and amused when Di Shishi took action!]
Qin He frowned and read all the comments.
Fortunately, most people didn't understand martial arts, so they couldn't tell that Di Shishi's moves were all aimed at vital points.
Qin He breathed a sigh of relief and exited to check the second trending topic.
She let out a wry smile, seeing her name prominently displayed there.
How many times had she been forced onto the trending list now?
The trending topic title was: [Qin He and Fang Ruonan].
Qin He clicked on it.
Most of the discussions were about the conflict between her and Fang Ruonan over the past two days.
The recent brawl was also being discussed. Qin He sneered inwardly. It had only been about two hours since she had a dispute with Fang Ruonan, distributed gold coins, returned to her room, and washed up, yet it had already become a trending topic.
Something was fishy...
Qin He scanned the discussion content. Most people were on her side.
Netizen A: [I find that Fang Ruonan quite unpleasant. Didn't you see her face yesterday? Qin He earned gold coins and cooked a meal, and Fang Ruonan was there moralizing.]
Netizen B: [Yeah, I was dying of laughter when Qin He told her to give out a hundred or so houses from her family.]
Netizen C: [People like that are shameless.]
Qin He chuckled. It seemed netizens had discerning eyes.
As she scrolled, she saw a post at the very top: [Don't you think Qin He's distribution of gold coins was deliberate bullying and exclusion of Fang Ruonan? Although Miss Fang is outspoken, she has done a lot of charity work over the years and has a kind heart!]
Below the text posted by that person, several screenshots of Fang Ruonan's past donations were attached.
Qin He raised her eyebrows. She tried refreshing the page again, and sure enough, discussions with similar sentiments began to increase.
By the afternoon, many netizens who had just joined didn't understand the previous events. They just saw "bullying" on the trending list and barged in.
For a time, the latest comments were filled with people scolding Qin He.
After Qin He took an afternoon nap, Xu Wanwan was frantically trying to reach her on WeChat.
Xu Wanwan: [What's going on with the trending topic? Your brother and I have been watching your live stream every day, and your brother is furious.]
Qin He: [It's nothing, a small problem.]
After replying, Qin He's brows furrowed.
Her mother and grandmother knew she was participating in the show, and her cousin Ming Chi had even reposted her Weibo.
Her brother was so angry, the whole family was probably upset.
As expected, a few minutes later, in the Ming family group chat, Ming Xue exclaimed, first posting a Weibo link, followed by several voice messages of forty to fifty seconds each.
Qin He clicked and listened. Ming Xue was clearly very angry.
"Is this Fang Ruonan shameless! If I had known, I would have followed my sister to be her assistant. I really want to slap her!"
A moment later, her aunt Fang Meiyan posted an angry emoji.
Ming Chi: [Retract it, don't let Grandma see.]
System notification: Ming Xue retracted a message.
After retracting all her messages, Ming Xue privately messaged Qin He again.
Ming Xue: [Sis, this Fang Ruonan is going to make me explode!]
Qin He chuckled and sent a few voice messages to comfort Ming Xue.
She thought about it. This trending topic had come up so quickly. It couldn't have been bought by Fang Ruonan, because before the paid commenters arrived, Fang Ruonan was being heavily criticized.
Qin He leaned against the headboard and curled her lips in mockery.
There were only three people involved in the argument. Zhang Caiyu probably thought she was being very discreet?
Just as Qin He was thinking, her phone rang again. She glanced at it; it was a WeChat message.
Shen Yilin: [Sister, are you okay?]
Qin He replied: [I'm fine. I'm participating in a competition. You can watch the live stream.]