Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!-Chapter 814 - 365

"What do you do when you’re unhappy?"

Rong Xianning smiled gently, "Listen to music, study, sleep. When you keep yourself busy, there’s no time to be sad."

"Will you consider acting in the future?"

"If I have the time and energy, I’ll try it out. Of course, if I find I lack the talent for acting, I won’t force myself, nor would I trouble the audience."

The questions were finished, and so was the dinner.

The live broadcast came to an end.

The camera was switched off officially.

But the internet had already blown up.

Rong Xianning stood up, "Let me see you back."

The staff member was about to follow, but Rong Xianning glanced at her, and she subconsciously stopped in her tracks.

"Brother Xiao is with me. You can head back." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"But President Ding..."

"I’ll handle President Ding."

The staff member could only watch the three of them leave. Once they were far away, she immediately called Ding Meng to report.

Ding Meng had been monitoring the broadcast from start to finish. When she realized this girl knew Rong Xianning from before, her face darkened, and she immediately called Fang Hui, instructing her to keep a tight grip on online narratives.

"Also, find out everything about this girl. Xiao Rong sure knows how to keep secrets. I never knew he was even acquainted with a girl."

How peculiar.

With her experience, how could she not see through a young man’s little crush?

But he really had guts—daring to get close to a girl on a live broadcast despite being a celebrity. Jealous female fans can be scarier than lunatics. He was practically courting career suicide.

Ding Meng was fuming with rage.

But since it was live, there wasn’t much she could do. She could only wait until it was over to settle the score.

But first, she’d better dig up this girl’s background; only then would she know how to handle this properly.

"President Ding, I’ve discovered something very strange." Fang Hui’s voice on the phone sounded odd.

"What is it?"

"I thought there would be a wave of negative gossip about Xiao Rong on Weibo, but there hasn’t been. Xiao Rong’s trending hashtags are all positive. Not a single blacklisted topic. Even the marketing accounts that usually stir up trouble have all gone eerily silent. President Ding, did you ask Mr. Shan of Deep Sea for help? Without Deep Sea’s official involvement, I don’t think this situation would’ve been handled so cleanly."

Ding Meng frowned deeply, "How could that be?"

She hadn’t even been able to meet Shan Wei, no matter what connections she tried. That man was completely impenetrable.

For this much public attention to a birthday live stream, Weibo not taking the opportunity to smear his name was completely abnormal.

When something goes against reason, there’s always something fishy. Could Shan Wei be plotting something big?

"Also, President Ding, some netizens have already dug up this girl’s background info. I’ll send it to you immediately."

Ding Meng opened the image Fang Hui sent over.

Shen You’an, from Qingzhou, orphaned from a young age, and a child of martyrs. She attended Lanya Education Group since childhood, received a full scholarship every year, was the gold medalist of last year’s CMO competition, and is currently a member of De Ren’s Young Talent Class.

This résumé unquestionably marked her as a top-tier academic prodigy.

Qingzhou? She remembered that Rong Xianning spent part of his childhood at his grandmother’s house in Qingzhou. Could this girl have been his childhood friend? If so, then they were childhood sweethearts.

"President Ding, this girl has an excellent reputation. After all, not just anyone can enter De Ren’s Young Talent Class—it’s said to be a national program for fostering future scientific researchers. Her future prospects are limitless. Since the public narrative is under control, wouldn’t leveraging Xiao Rong’s childhood friendship with her strengthen his academic prodigy persona?"

Ding Meng thought for a moment and then said, "Let’s go with that."

Just then, a call came in. Seeing the number, Ding Meng’s face twisted with annoyance, and she hung up. The other party immediately called again.

"Rong Yuhe, don’t push your luck...!"

But the voice on the line wasn’t Rong Yuhe’s. It was a sinister, menacing male voice.

"President Ding, that line should be for you. The debt he owed can only be repaid by his son. A top idol star can’t be unable to clear millions in debt, right? What do you think will happen if this gets out? How will his fans react? Can he still keep being their golden boy? Hahaha...!"

Ding Meng gritted her teeth, "What exactly do you want?"

"Fifty million, no bargaining."

"This is extortion. Believe me, I can put you in prison."

"Go ahead. I’ve got nothing to lose. If I can drag down a big-name star with me, it’s worth it."

Ding Meng closed her eyes tightly.

The man’s voice was like a death curse, "Times Square. It’s such a lovely place. I see him coming out now. That kid is really good-looking, doesn’t resemble his old man at all. Hmm, and the girl next to him has quite a nice figure..." The man’s lecherous tone made Ding Meng feel sick to her stomach.

"If you dare lay a finger on Rong Xianning, I’ll make sure your entire family pays with their lives!"

But her threats held no weight with a desperate man.

At the corner of Times Square’s east entrance, the man ground his betel nut into pieces in his mouth and spat it onto the ground. "Screw this, talking so much."

After saying that, he waved a hand, signaling the four burly men behind him. Together, they stormed menacingly toward the three people leaving the east entrance.