Chapter 144: Chapter 144: PK Loser Quits the Entertainment Industry

When the conversation turned to the afternoon’s events, Zhou Lun sighed. “This afternoon, it was indeed a beautiful, sunny day. It was just that a bizarre hailstorm came out of nowhere and darkened the sky. I suspect this weather was man-made. Aside from the hail, it was a perfectly sunny day. Also, many crops were destroyed today, bankrupting a lot of farmers. Shen Zhiyao is responsible for all of this. Everyone, don’t let her get away with it. Go to Shen Zhiyao’s stream and teach her a lesson!”

Zhou Lun’s words were skillfully crafted. On one hand, he insinuated the hailstorm was man-made; on the other, he made himself appear righteous.

At that moment, the viewers in Zhou Lun’s stream began to feel sorry for him:

[Brother Lun, we believe you were framed!]

[Yeah, it’s all that fucking idiot streamer spouting nonsense. She already dragged our streamer into this controversy, what more could she want?!]

[That woman Shen Zhiyao is just asking for it! It’s bad enough she attracts hate for herself, but why does she have to drag Brother Lun down with her?!]

However, some other fans were suspicious:

[Why do you keep harping on this? Is it because you have a guilty conscience?]

[If you don’t have a guilty conscience, why are you getting so worked up?]

Zhou Lun just smiled and replied, “I’m not worked up, I just don’t want to be framed. Besides, I’m not a woman, so how could I get an abortion? I’m usually so busy I don’t even have time to look at my phone. Where would I find time to date? I don’t really care about her spreading these rumors about me. I’m just worried about disappointing my dears, that’s all.”

Just then, Zhou Lun’s assistant started chiming in from the side, “Some people! They have such a low standing, yet they still try to tear others down. Instead of working hard, they just create a ton of drama to leech off other people’s fame. I’ve been in this industry for so many years, I’ve seen this kind of thing a million times. I’m used to it!”

Zhou Lun played along, saying, “Our consciences are clear, so we have nothing to fear. Why should we let the words of outsiders ruin our mood?”

The assistant, speaking up indignantly on Zhou Lun’s behalf, added, “Brother Zhou, you’re just too kind. That’s why people dare to walk all over you.”

After the two of them stirred things up like this, a horde of Zhou Lun’s die-hard fans went to Shen Zhiyao’s TikTok to start trouble.

Some of the fan leaders, knowing that Shen Zhiyao would ban her haters, told the others to post their insults in short, separate bursts. This way, they could avoid being wiped out by Shen Zhiyao all at once.

With these fans causing such a ruckus, Jin Fan was at his wit’s end.

Just as Zhou Lun was about to request a joint stream, he happened to receive a request from “Xiao Shen’s Fortunes.”

Zhou Lun let out a soft laugh. “Haha, I was just about to go looking for Shen Zhiyao, but it seems she’s come knocking on my door herself. In that case, I’ll accept her request!”

His assistant quickly stopped him. “Don’t accept! Shen Zhiyao is just a minor influencer, she has no real clout! If she battles you in a PK, can she even win?”

Zhou Lun was about to raise his hand to decline when he saw a message from Shen Zhiyao pop up: [Let’s have a PK battle. If you win, I’ll quit the entertainment industry.]

This offer successfully caught Zhou Lun’s attention.

’He had actually seen Shen Zhiyao’s potential from the very beginning.’

’For an influencer, she was surprisingly much more beautiful in person, away from any livestream filters. Zhou Lun had been stunned when he’d met her offline.’

’It was at that moment that Zhou Lun understood why Yuanqi Entertainment was putting so much effort into promoting Shen Zhiyao.’

’A total knockout like that… Zhou Lun had wanted her the moment he laid eyes on her.’

’It was just a shame that Shen Zhiyao was too famous. If she weren’t so well-known, Zhou Lun would have found a way to get his hands on her.’

’What a pity!’

’A beauty like her, with her unique fortune-telling skills, and the Jin Group as her backer…’

’A woman like that was difficult for him to even get close to.’

But Zhou Lun was not the kind of man who could stand by and let others have what he could not.

’In his eyes, any woman he couldn’t have should be knocked off her pedestal and be doomed beyond redemption!’

’If he won the battle, Shen Zhiyao would automatically quit streaming and return to a quiet life.’

’Once the young master of the Jin family got tired of her, he would still have a chance to make his move.’

As he thought of this, a sleazy look flashed across Zhou Lun’s face.

But that fleeting moment was caught by his fans:

[Holy shit, what was that look on Zhou Lun’s face just now? So disgusting!]

[Oh my god, is this the same Zhou Lun we know? How could he look at someone with that kind of expression?]

[It can’t be, right? Our Brother Lun isn’t that kind of person. He must have made that disgusting face by accident. Don’t misunderstand, dears.]

[Right, our brother is probably just under too much stress! It was an unintentional expression!]

Seeing that his fans had noticed his expression, Zhou Lun quickly came up with an excuse to smooth things over. “No, I didn’t make any face just now. I was just looking at all of you through the screen! Don’t misunderstand, my dears.”

After speaking, Zhou Lun gave a suggestive smile.

He then tapped “accept” on the joint stream request, and soon, Shen Zhiyao appeared in his stream.

This was the first time Zhou Lun had seen Shen Zhiyao on a stream.

Recalling the Shen Zhiyao he had seen that afternoon, Zhou Lun felt a pang of regret. ’So there really are people in this world who aren’t photogenic.’

’Shen Zhiyao was so much more beautiful in person than on camera.’

Once Zhou Lun and Shen Zhiyao were connected for the PK battle, many of his fans started questioning him:

[Brother, did you forget that this bitch slandered you just this afternoon? How dare you connect with her now? Aren’t you afraid she’ll frame you again?]

[This woman is so shameless. She slandered Zhou Lun on a variety show just this morning, and now she has the nerve to do a joint stream with him?]

[She’s obviously just trying to leech off his fame! That woman Shen Zhiyao will really stop at nothing for more views!]

[Brother Zhou, don’t stream with her. Just seeing her makes me want to curse her out. I was just in her stream flaming her.]

Shen Zhiyao’s own fans were also bewildered by her move:

[Streamer, is this what you meant by ’to catch the thief, first catch the king’?]

[This is the first time I’ve ever seen you stream with Zhou Lun. Streamer, don’t do it, his fans are disgusting.]

[I think his fans are disgusting too. Streamer, why don’t you stream with Meng Xiaoxiao instead! She was pretty nice to you on the variety show today, and I’m a fan of hers too.]

Shen Zhiyao explained, “You all saw what was happening in the stream just now. If I don’t go after him, his fans will just keep flaming me here. Me taking the initiative to connect with Zhou Lun—how is that not ’catching the king to catch the thieves’?”

Her fans immediately perked up:

[You should’ve done this ages ago!]

[Is Shen Zhiyao declaring war on Zhou Lun? Wow, our streamer is so badass, I love it!]

[Our streamer should’ve done this long ago! I’ve disliked Zhou Lun for a while now! Based on past experience, our streamer will definitely win.]

[But, his stream has way more people!]

Zhou Lun’s fans, not to be outdone, shot back:

[Streamer, show no mercy! Annihilate this shameless woman!]

[I knew she was just here to leech views! Just you wait, I’m going to the main fan group to rally the troops. We’ll show the other side what real power looks like!]

Zhou Lun looked at Shen Zhiyao arrogantly, a smug, sleazy grin on his face as he asked, “Shen Zhiyao, are you sure you want to have a PK battle with me? The kind where you quit the entertainment industry if you lose?”

Shen Zhiyao replied without a moment’s hesitation, “I’m sure!”

As soon as she said it, the fans in both streams were stunned.

A normal PK battle would have been one thing.

But to play with a penalty like quitting the entertainment industry upon losing… that was truly insane.

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