A live stream that dramatically transformed a depressed schoolgirl shocked netizens across the count

Shen Qingci sat on a high stool at the dining table in the RV.

The screen displayed blue text on a white background, and old terms had been cleared from the trending lists of various platforms, with official commendations at the top.

She leaned back in her chair and shifted the position of her crossed legs.

With his left hand resting on the edge of the table, the string of black sandalwood prayer beads slid back to its original position along his wrist bone, covering the old scratches of varying depths on the inside of his wrist.

My shoulders and back, which had been tense all night, slumped a little at this moment.

Chen Lang sat on the single sofa opposite him, raised his hand to close the laptop screen, and casually tossed it onto the coffee table.

The fuselage landed with a muffled thud.

He leaned back, sinking into the sofa, his arms resting on the armrests, his long legs stretched out, and the hem of his coat bunched up around his waist.

"Case closed."

His voice was hoarse from staying up all night, and the ending notes were sluggish.

Shen Qingci turned her gaze away from the screen and looked at him.

Chen Lang tilted his head, his eyelids drooping, and the black titanium steel earring in his left ear shone with a cold, hard metallic color under the overhead light.

"The three million yuan that Young Master Long spent on online trolls has sunk to the bottom without even a sound here." He smirked. "That money wasted; you might as well have gone out and bought two sets of jianbing guozi with four eggs."

Shen Qingci did not laugh.

She sat very upright, her hands clasped together on her knees, palms pressing against the backs of her hands. She moved the sandalwood prayer beads to her wrists, then pressed them back down.

Chen Lang glanced at her.

"Still not recovered?"

Shen Qingci lowered her eyes.

"Chen Lang".

"Um?"

"When I encountered something like this before, all I would do was delete the software, shut down my computer, and hide in my room." She paused, her throat bobbing, "Even if I knew they were lying, I wouldn't dare to say anything."

Chen Lang didn't interrupt.

Shen Qingci raised her eyes and looked at the computer screen that had gone dark.

The screen reflected her pale face, and also Chen Lang's figure lounging lazily on the sofa.

"Today I sat there, looking at the evidence one by one." Her voice was low, but her words were clear. "I realized what it feels like to be trusted and to be put on someone's back."

She turned to look at him.

"Also, I learned how to stand up and fight back on my own."

Chen Lang stared at her for two seconds.

The next moment, he stood up, strode to the dining table, bent his index finger, and tapped her forehead.

"Smack."

Shen Qingci covered her forehead, her eyelashes trembling.

"You flicked me again."

"You didn't play it lightly." Chen Lang placed his hands on the edge of the table, leaned closer, and said, "Student Shen, memorize this feeling from today."

The distance between the two was shortened.

Shen Qingci's hand was still pressed against her forehead, and she didn't move back. Her face was tilted up, and the light illuminated the faint red beauty mark at the corner of her eye.

Chen Lang's shadow fell, covering her along with the glass on the table.

"If any blind dog ever throws dirty water on you again, you don't need to hide in a corner to wipe it off." His usual nonchalance vanished, and his voice deepened. "You can yell back, you can smash their faces with irrefutable evidence."

Shen Qingci's throat tightened, and she slowly lowered the hand that was pressed against her forehead.

"What if I'm still afraid?"

Chen Lang looked at her.

"If you're scared, stand next to me."

He paused for a moment, then that carefree smile returned to his lips.

"I'm petty. If anyone dares to bully you, I'll retaliate with ten times the interest."

Shen Qingci stared at him without saying a word.

The overhead light in the RV fell into her eyes, and the thin layer of frost that usually separated people from her was burned open.

Chen Lang reached out and pushed the glass of warm water on the coffee table next to her.

"Drink some water. If you keep staring at me like that, I'll charge you."

Shen Qingci picked up the water glass and placed her palm against the glass.

The temperature seeps into the skin from the cup wall.

She lowered her head and took a sip.

The rain outside the window stopped, leaving only a few scattered water droplets on the roof. Water streaks slid down the bulletproof glass, and the cabin was so quiet that you could hear the low-pitched operation of the temperature control system.

Shen Qingci put down her cup.

Are your fees high?

Chen Lang raised an eyebrow.

"It depends on the person."

"And me?"

"Teacher Shen is getting an internal discount."

Shen Qingci raised the corner of her lips slightly.

"How many?"

Chen Lang bent his fingers and tapped the table.

"Half barbecue-flavored potato chips, plus the biggest piece of fish from tomorrow's sour soup fish."

Shen Qingci looked down at the water glass, her voice very soft.

"You can have the potato chips."

Chen Lang narrowed his eyes.

"Where's the fish?"

She looked up.

"It depends on your performance."

Chen Lang laughed out loud.

"Well, Shen has learned how to manipulate people now."

Shen Qingci did not avoid his gaze.

"You taught me."

Chen Lang pressed the tip of his tongue against his back teeth, suppressing a smile in his throat.

Deep within his mind, a pale blue system panel unfolded.

[The host has been detected to have successfully resolved a nationwide public opinion crisis with swift and decisive measures, demonstrating a strong sense of responsibility and a broad perspective. Reputation value +200000.]

[Target of treatment: Shen Qingci.]

The core traumas of "cyberbullying PTSD" and "self-worth denial" have been deeply and positively repaired.

[Behavioral assessment: For the first time, when faced with collective malice, she did not choose her habitual avoidance and self-isolation, but actively participated in sorting out the chain of evidence and confronted the situation head-on.]

[Current healing progress +3%, total progress reached 73%.]

Chen Lang scanned the data and mentally closed the panel.

He had just turned around to get some water from the island when his phone screen on the coffee table lit up and started vibrating continuously.

A WeChat message from Ye Xingyu popped up.

"Mr. Chen Lang, how's the situation on your end? I saw the reversal announcement on the trending topics; I've been refreshing the page for the past half hour..."

"I was in too much of a rush just now and was afraid of disrupting your rhythm, so I didn't dare to send a message to bother you."

"Neither you nor Xiao Qingci were affected, right?"

Three messages popped up in quick succession.

Chen Lang bent down, picked up his phone, and typed with one hand.

"It's alright, the trash outside has already been swept up."

Ye Xingyu replied quickly.

"Very good!!!"

"I was staring at the comments section the whole time, and when the official joint announcement came out, my hands were shaking so badly I almost dropped my phone."

"I have that evidence in my hands, but I'm afraid that if I release it at the wrong time, it will do you more harm than good."

Chen Lang is typing.

"The screenshots of the internal processes you sent are crucial; they directly sealed the last link in the chain of evidence linking capital to the operation."

"You deserve the credit."

The message indicating that the other person was typing paused on the screen for a long time.

"really?"

"Absolutely true."

They stopped for a while over there.

The next message was sent in a slower tone.

"Then you should get some rest early tonight and not stay up late."

"Tomorrow's dinner is definitely on the agenda! I'll start making the menu and preparing the ingredients this afternoon."

"Su Nian has already braved the rain to buy authentic sour fish soup base, and I'm in charge of kneading the dough to make flower cakes."

"You don't need to bring anything, just come over."

You absolutely have to come!

Chen Lang looked at the screen, a slight upward smirk playing on his lips.

Shen Qingci sat next to him, her gaze also fixed on the phone screen.

This time she didn't avoid it.

After reading those lines, she picked up her water glass and took another sip. The rim of the glass concealed the expression on her lips, revealing only the calm light in the corner of her eyes.

Chen Lang looked up at her.

"Shen, you can voice your opinions if you have any."

Shen Qingci put the cup back on the table.

"I have no objection."

"Really?"

"She's helping you." Shen Qingci looked at him. "I can tell the difference."

Chen Lang raised an eyebrow.

"So generous?"

Shen Qingci paused for a moment, her gaze returning to her phone screen.

"She needs someone to believe her now."

Chen Lang paused for a moment while typing.

Shen Qingci added a sentence.

I want to go there early tomorrow.

Chen Lang smiled.

"To help in the kitchen?"

"Go see her."

"And perhaps keep an eye on me?"

Shen Qingci raised her eyes, her expression indifferent.

"Do you need me to keep an eye on things?"

Chen Lang leaned against the dining table, his posture languid.

"It's not impossible. I feel safer with Shen keeping a close eye on me."

Shen Qingci's ears were flushed a light red by the lamplight, but his hands rested steadily on the cup.

"Then don't say anything carelessly tomorrow."

Chen Lang deliberately dragged out his tone.

"Which counts as nonsense?"

Shen Qingci glanced at him.

"Like this one."

Chen Lang chuckled softly and looked back at his phone.

He typed a reply to Ye Xingyu.

"I'll be there on time tomorrow."

"Prepare more food, both Teacher Shen and I have big appetites."

The other side quickly replied with a chest-thumping emoji, followed by a few lines of text.

"Leave it to me! Plenty of hearty dishes!"

"You all get a good rest tonight!"

"Tomorrow I'll use all my skills; I guarantee it will taste ten times better than what you get at restaurants!"

Chen Lang turned off the screen and tossed the phone back onto the coffee table.

Shen Qingci held the glass, her lips curled up slightly, and a bright smile appeared in her eyes.

She must be very happy now.

"Um."

Chen Lang looked up at the huge starry sky sunroof on the car roof.

The rain clouds were pushed aside by the wind, revealing a few stars in the night.

"Tomorrow someone will provide a feast, so after this show tonight, you should go to sleep."

Shen Qingci put down the water glass and habitually rubbed his palm on the Buddhist prayer beads twice.

She stood up, picked up the blanket that had been draped over her knees, carefully folded it into a rectangle, and placed it on the armrest of the sofa.

She took two steps forward, then stopped and turned around.

"You should get some rest too."

Chen Lang waved to her with his back to her.

"Go ahead, Shen."

Shen Qingci turned and walked towards the separate bedroom at the rear of the RV, her steps much lighter than when she had come. The cabin door closed behind her.

The wind dispersed the rain clouds in the direction of Cangshan Mountain, revealing a few twinkling stars in the night sky.

Chen Lang stared out the sunroof for two seconds.

He casually grabbed an empty mineral water bottle from the table, flicked his wrist, and sent the plastic bottle flying in an arc through the air before accurately tossing it into a trash can a meter away.

"Tomorrow, let's go eat at a big restaurant."