You Huan obsequiously handed Ruan Xingyao a cup of water and murmured, “Xingxing, drink some water first, calm down a bit.”
Ruan Xingyao took it and gulped down more than half the cup, finally suppressing the wave of nausea.
She continued, “Let me hear more.”
She stroked her chin as if deep in thought, putting on an intimidatingly solemn expression.
The chat exploded.
【Wait — don’t you think this is weird? Even if Starry can understand every little animal, can a fluttering moth really convey so much clearly?】
【Exactly! Like that bug on the cherry tree earlier — those little things are basically single-celled brains!】
【When you put it that way… does Starry have some special way of communicating with them?】
【Who cares — Starry never makes stuff up! She’s never been wrong! I trust her!】
【I trust Starry too!】
Ruan Xingyao read the comments and had to admit the viewers were sharp.
She hadn’t learned those details by listening to the moth’s “thoughts.”
A few minutes earlier her spiritual power had recovered by more than half.
That meant besides understanding animals’ voices, some of her other abilities were returning.
One of those abilities was being able to extract memories from recently deceased animals.
The moth on the ceiling had died only a few minutes before Qin Dongkai connected.
That’s why Ruan Xingyao could so clearly tell what had happened in the meeting room.
But she didn’t intend to expose that power.
Timing her words and probing Qin Dongkai’s psychological defenses, Ruan Xingyao said, “Right now, more than worrying about me admitting to slander or clearing your name, what really worries you is that the college girl you sent to that person backing you ran away the day before yesterday, isn’t it?”
She took another sip of water and added, “If you’d asked him for help, my stream would probably have been shut down long ago and my income cut off. Too bad — as long as you can’t find that girl, you dare’t contact him.”
Her words made cold sweat bead on Qin Dongkai’s forehead.
Something so secretive — even within his company only a handful knew — was now being aired so brazenly in a livestream.
Qin Dongkai truly panicked.
He frantically reviewed his memory: had he ever mentioned that girl’s name in this conference room?
If that damned streamer spoke her name aloud, he really could be finished.
【Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit! Look at Qin Dongkai’s face — the person Starry mentioned must be some incredibly big shot, right? Who is it? I need to know!】
【I’m so full from this tea — I’ve had my fill of gossip! Seriously! I’m stuffed!】
【Can someone summarize this? I can’t keep track any more!】
【I’ve synced this to Little Yellow Book, MicroClip, and GiriGiri — search my ID to grab it!】
【Good job, person upstairs!】
Qin Dongkai was already mentally exhausted from his own paranoia; he was on the verge of a breakdown.
He slapped the conference table and glared at the camera. “What else do you know?!”
Ruan Xingyao smiled and, feigning innocence, said, “You really want me to say it here? Aren’t you afraid that when you walk out of your company later…”
She lifted her hand and made a finger-gun gesture at the camera, going “biu.”
Qin Dongkai’s face went deathly pale and he visibly recoiled.
He didn’t know whether Ruan Xingyao actually knew who that person was, but he did know that the person could do exactly what she hinted.
Ruan Xingyao had driven him completely off-balance.
He tried to cut the connection.
Just as he moved, Ruan Xingyao said, “Don’t hang up yet — I haven’t finished sending you off. If you hang up now, how am I supposed to make sure you’re well-provided for in your next life?”
Qin Dongkai understood what she meant: she was threatening to send him to prison.
His face contorted.
But then he calmed himself.
He decided he’d stop letting this streamer lead him by the nose — he refused to believe she could reach all the way to the capital.
Qin Dongkai said, “Little girl, I advise you to watch your words. If you keep slandering and defaming me like this, I will make you pay.”
Ruan Xingyao snorted with laughter. “Oh, I thought you’d break down. You got over it fast — typical scumbag, skin thicker than anyone else’s!”
Not giving him another opening, Ruan Xingyao counted off on her fingers: “Let me tally up — in this conference room, how many people have you had killed?”
“You’ve sidelined your company’s shelved idol Yu Zhou, the little actress Lin Zhaoxue whose role in your film was mysteriously recast, and Su Tang — once renowned together with Wen Man as the ‘Two Beauties of Jiangnan.’”
“Tsk tsk tsk, you really are ruthless, aren’t you!”
Every time Ruan Xingyao spoke another name, Qin Dongkai’s face grew a shade paler.
By now, he truly believed in Ruan Xingyao’s ability.
At this very moment, her livestream had exploded to 300 million concurrent viewers.
The chat was so full it started lagging.
[Holy shit! What does Starry mean by this? Are Yu Zhou, Lin Zhaoxue, and Su Tang already dead? No way no way no way?!]
[I don’t believe it! Yesterday I even saw a post from Yu Zhou on an overseas site — he’s been shelved but he’s living abroad comfortably! Could that all be fake?!]
[Is my Xuebao really gone? Waaaah—I don’t believe it! My girl!]
[Tang-jie is dead too? I don’t accept this! God, don’t do this to me!]
[If these are true, then Wen Man’s at least lucky—she’s still alive!]
[Don’t show off your IQ upstairs! What’s the point of that comparison! How is Wen Man lucky after being locked up for years!]
[So I guess Wen Man must be worth something big—otherwise she’d be like Su Tang and already gone.]
The barrage kept scrolling.
Ruan Xingyao glanced at it, then turned back to Qin Dongkai and said, “Now let me ask your little fluttering moth — where did you hide the evidence that proves you killed them?”
She even called out to the moth on purpose, pretending to ask, “Little guy, tell me — where’s the evidence?”
— The end of the Chapter–
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