Chapter 68: Chapter 68: The Heart Is Too Big

For safety, when opening the door, Lin Yi did not step forward but waited behind.

The crowd of internet celebrities outside were disappointed not to see Lin Yi.

But when they saw Li Huiqun inside the door, they immediately became interested, with their streaming phones focusing tightly on Li Huiqun.

A chubby mid-aged man, about 1.5 meters tall, let out a strange laugh:

“Hey, hey, my loyal viewers in the live stream, did you see that? This is the guy who took away the school underachiever Lin earlier. With his little glasses, from my perspective as a Peking University graduate, he exudes a full air of an underachiever!

How about this, viewers, do some digging. If this guy is also taking the college entrance exam this year and scores over 250, I’ll live stream myself doing a handstand and pooping!”

That’s right, this guy is the same oddball who bet in Xiong Cancan’s live stream that Lin Yi is an underachiever and pledged to do this absurd act.

Having just finished washing someone and picking up his phone, he was surprised to see that his fan count, originally just a few, had surpassed thirty thousand in the time it took to scrub someone and salt them!

In an instant, he felt like he was already floating on air!

Scrubbing? Screw scrubbing, I’ve suddenly become a big internet celebrity. Why am I still here in this small bathhouse scrubbing people, isn’t that beneath me?

Without saying a word, he tossed the scrubbing towel aside, slipped on a big vest and shorts, and went to find the bathhouse owner:

“Hey, Lao Wang, I have something to tell you. I’m not working here anymore; I’ve become a big internet celebrity. Find someone else!”

After saying this, he dramatically flicked the few strands of hair on his head and walked majestically out of North Street DaShuo Bathhouse.

If someone is lucky, they can’t help but succeed.

As soon as he walked out of the bathhouse, news about Lin Yi appeared on his phone, instantly exploding on the internet.

This gave the ‘Master’s Bro’ even more confidence.

After spending a hundred bucks online to purchase Lin Yi’s home address, he rode over on a shared bicycle.

When he arrived, he immediately started a live stream, but didn’t face the camera towards himself — after all, he didn’t quite look the part of a Peking University graduate.

And the live stream went even more viral than he expected. Within just ten minutes of starting the stream, the viewership had soared past twenty thousand!

What does this mean? Even some internet celebrities with hundreds of thousands of fans don’t achieve such viewership!

Unfortunately, he had missed Lin Yi’s return earlier, so when he finally saw a figure, he naturally wanted to liven things up.

When ‘Master’s Bro’ threw out an even bigger bet, the live stream chat instantly erupted, especially when they heard the 250 score line, they all took screenshots to keep evidence.

“Haha, hello, I’m Lin Yi’s principal. Where is Lin Yi? Is he emotionally stable?”

Just as he stepped into the hallway, Li Huiqun closed the hallway door with a clang.

Among the crowd, Principal Qian directly asked Father Lin. To be honest, he was genuinely afraid that Lin Yi would be affected by this incident.

However, after saying this, he noticed the strange expressions on the faces of the few people in the hallway. For a moment, his heart skipped a beat.

He thought of the worst-case scenario, had Lin Yi been crushed by this incident?

“Ahem, Principal Qian, why are you here so late at night? I’m doing fine, just a bit bored. While wandering around the Antique Street this afternoon, I bought a piece of jadeite rough, and I’m breaking it up now. Come on everyone, no need to stand here, let’s go upstairs!”

From the darkness at the back of the crowd, Lin Yi awkwardly coughed, holding a bunch of stones and walking out.

Principal Qian and the others were worried about Lin Yi, but Lin Yi seemed completely unbothered. Not only that, he was even playing with cutting stones–what a big heart!

Seeing this, Principal Qian breathed a sigh of relief and for a moment didn’t know what to say, shaking his head with a wry smile: “You little rascal, as long as you’re okay. We were worried for nothing. Haha.”

Lin Jianguo also chuckled and quickly invited everyone upstairs.

Just as they took a couple of steps, Lin Yi felt someone pulling him from behind. He turned back, puzzled, only to find Li Huiqun and the other two with awkward smiles.

Seeing Lin Yi’s gaze, Li Huiqun immediately pointed awkwardly at Principal Qian walking ahead, then mouthed:

“Let’s retreat first~”

After saying this, they didn’t wait for Lin Yi, automatically slowed their pace, and then backed away.

When they were a floor below, they suddenly turned around and sprinted off.

Seeing their antics, Lin Yi was speechless — it’s just old Qian, does it really scare you that much??

Right now, Lin Yi really wanted to remind the three:

“Guys, you’re graduating in just one more day, what are you afraid of??”

Shaking his head helplessly, he took a step up the stairs, holding the stones.

Entering his home, Principal Qian and the others were already sitting on the sofa chatting with Lao Lin and Empress Dowager Ye.

Seeing Lin Yi enter, Principal Qian was just about to speak when his phone rang from his pocket.

With an apologetic gesture to Father Lin and Mother Lin, he quickly answered the call.

After a brief conversation, Principal Qian hung up, with a happy expression on his face.

Putting away his phone, he glanced at Lin Yi, then turned to Lin Jianguo and his wife, saying:

“Haha, good news, I just got notified by the city — they are going to officially refute the rumors!”

Upon hearing this, except for Lin Jianguo and Empress Dowager Ye, no one else was too surprised. After all, Lin Yi could potentially top the exams.

The city isn’t foolish, they wouldn’t ignore this.

After saying this, Principal Qian took out his phone again and opened the online media account of the Islet TV station.

With a refresh of his finger, a newly updated article appeared.

“Underachiever or Overachiever? Let’s Wait and See!”

Opening the title, the content inside showed the city supporting Lin Yi. However, regarding Lin Yi’s grades, it vaguely stated that he was definitely not an underachiever and had unlimited potential.

Most of the subsequent content talked about how online rumors were not credible, and advised everyone to reject cyberbullying and so on.

Seeing this, Lin Yi couldn’t help but shake his head. Purposely obscuring his true skills–this is a form of indirect hype.

[To be continued…]