Free Web NovelChapter 184: Chapter 182: Saturday’s PK
[Don’t be sad, I’ll always be with you!]
[You’re a million times prettier than that Mermaid Princess!]
[What’s so great about a fish? They’re stinky and gross. How can they compare to a cute, fluffy bunny?]
Bai Su was confused. She sent a message back: [Just woke up. Who pissed you off?]
Yan Qingya: [Don’t go online!]
Bai Su: [...]
She hadn’t planned on it, but now she was curious.
Yan Qingya: [Fine. The Mermaid Princess did a livestream this afternoon where she sang and gained a ton of followers. Now a lot of people online are predicting you’ll lose.]
[Susu, I know you’ll win on Saturday, so don’t worry! You have to believe in yourself!]
Bai Su: [I’m... not worried.]
Just annoyed. She never intended to accept this challenge in the first place, and now it had become a real headache.
Bai Su logged onto the short-video site. With a simple scroll, she was met with all sorts of rants and analyses from various video creators.
[Singing Beauty Streamer VS Food Streamer, Who Has the Upper Hand?]
[The Underdog’s Revenge: How the Mermaid Princess Will Crush a Top Streamer.]
[Bai Su Weeping at Home: ’I Never Should Have Accepted This Competition’]
These sorts of videos, all predicting her failure with exaggerated, speculative titles, basically all claimed the Mermaid Princess had a better chance of winning than she did.
However, the comment sections were completely overrun by her fans. They were all flaming the video creators, accusing them of maliciously stirring up drama, fawning over foreigners, and shamelessly promoting an outsider at the expense of one of their own.
Bai Su stared at the screen full of toxic comments and couldn’t help but rub her temples, a headache forming.
’This whole thing seems to have blown up more than I expected.’
That evening, when Yelias and Li Chenlin returned home, they were much more cautious than usual.
The three little ones were also exceptionally well-behaved today. They didn’t shout or cause a ruckus, nor did they toss their schoolbags around. They just quietly washed their hands and came to the table for dinner.
The corner of Bai Su’s mouth twitched. "You guys don’t have to be like this. I’m not as fragile as you think."
Yelias looked at her with concern. "Susu, don’t put too much pressure on yourself. It’s fine if you win, and it’s fine if you lose. You’re the one who told me that none of us are perfect and we have to accept our imperfections, right?"
Li Chenlin, however, was supremely confident. He quirked his lip. "Don’t worry, Susu. You’ll definitely win. Trust me. That stupid fish is no match for you."
Bai Su waved her hand dismissively. "Oh, I don’t really care about all that. It’s just... my hand slipped when I was cooking lunch, and I accidentally hit ’accept’."
"I was originally going to refuse. Who you become a Beast Husband to, and who you don’t, should be a mutual decision. It’s not something I should decide on my own."
Li Chenlin said, "Susu, I’ve already packed my dowry. I’m ready to marry into your family whenever you are."
Bai Su: "..."
The three little ones beside them also chimed in, "Mommy is the best mommy in the world, a million times better than that fish!"
"The Mermaid Princess can’t steal your husbands! And even if she does, it’s okay! You still have us, and we can protect you too!"
’It’d be even better if she took them,’ they thought. ’It would save us the trouble of driving these annoying dads away.’
Bai Su couldn’t help but burst out laughing. "Alright! Then let’s go give it a shot!"
「The next day」
The Mermaid Princess went live again, deliberately choosing the exact same time that Bai Su started her broadcast.
With both of them streaming, plenty of content creators who loved a good drama flocked to watch, recording their screens to gather footage for edits.
On one side was Bai Su, the soft and adorable little rabbit, who had tidied up a bit and was wearing a pink triangular bandana, focused on making dessert.
On the other was the Mermaid Princess Rosa Meiya, exquisitely dressed and glittering with shimmering, radiant jewels.
Today, Bai Su was making a strawberry cake. It was a small mousse cake, with the triangular slice adorned with a delicate, cute design and drizzled with a crystal-clear fruit jam.
Upon seeing the beautiful cake, many people’s mouths began to water: [I don’t dare say it, I really don’t! I was lucky enough to stand by the door and smell it once, and I wanted to kneel and kowtow to Bai Su!]
[AHHHHHH, A MIRACLE! THIS is the miracle that will bless us all!]
[Susu, what magnificent hands! You are the second coming of the God of Creation!]
[Boss! How can I live without you!]
[Such a beautiful cake, what am I going to do! I can’t even get a bite! I’m about to lose it!]
On the other stream, Rosa Meiya, not to be outdone, began to sing.
As her song began, the number of viewers on Bai Su’s stream dropped by a quarter.
Many of them posted: [Just going to scout the enemy, be right back!]
[Susu, wait for me! I’m going to her stream to tear them down!]
[What’s so great about singing? Our Boss is way more pleasing to the eye (Hey, wait for me!)]
After the stream ended, some of Bai Su’s followers had been drawn away to Rosa Meiya’s channel.
Yan Qingya was fuming beside her. "That Mermaid Princess is cheating! The voices of the Mermaid Clan naturally have a bewitching quality. Using that to attract fans and compete against you is totally against the rules!"
Bai Su just smiled, not responding to the comment.
’Having a bewitching voice is a skill in itself.’
Yan Qingya was a little worried. The Mermaid Princess had only been streaming for two days, and Bai Su had already lost two hundred thousand followers.
Although she had a huge fanbase and a ’thick health bar,’ so to speak, she couldn’t fend off all the online creators who were fanning the flames and predicting her defeat just for the drama.
It’s human nature to admire the strong, and after hearing everyone say the Mermaid Princess was sure to win, many people would easily side with her.
This put Bai Su at a huge disadvantage.
Amidst all the anticipation, Saturday arrived quickly.
Rosa Meiya had been streaming relentlessly. In just one short week, her account had gone from a nobody with zero followers to a major creator with over a million.
And she owed it all to leeching traffic by using Bai Su’s name.
After all, Bai Su was a famous public figure on the Snow Country’s internet, while she was just a Mermaid Princess fresh out of the sea.
’It’s not that I want to provoke Bai Su’s authority and maliciously stir up trouble time and again,’ she mused, ’but this is the fastest way to gain followers.’
Rosa Meiya’s lips curled into a smirk as she looked smugly at the follower count on her account.
She nudged her younger brother, Mirene, with her foot. "Just you wait. I’m guaranteed to win at noon."
Mirene’s expression was a mix of happiness and conflict. "Sis, don’t embarrass her too much. She’s such a beautiful little female, I don’t want to see her sad..."
Rosa Meiya rolled her eyes. "What’s so embarrassing about losing to me? With my beauty, losing to me is her honor."
Mirene looked troubled as he watched the little female on the stream, a flash of pity in his eyes.
Rosa Meiya said, "Alright, if you have time to worry about her, you should worry about yourself. You went to her restaurant three times and were completely ignored. You’re a real disgrace to our Mermaid Clan."
Mirene scratched his head, a little embarrassed. "Doesn’t that just prove how exceptional the little female is? She has a very strong will, to be able to resist my charm so easily."
Rosa Meiya rolled her eyes again. "So what? She’s still about to become another one of my defeated opponents."
Mirene felt a bit dejected. On one hand, he wanted his sister to win the competition and take away the two outstanding males by Bai Su’s side, giving him an opportunity. On the other hand, he didn’t want Bai Su to be sad about losing.
’Sigh...’
In contrast to his melancholy, Rosa Meiya had already started her livestream and initiated a direct PK battle with Bai Su.
On this platform, a direct PK battle was like a video call where both participants could see each other.
The connection would last for three minutes.
Within those three minutes, whichever side had the higher combined score from their viewer count, number of gifts received, and number of likes would be the winner.
Rosa Meiya had a natural advantage in this kind of PK mechanism.
Because as soon as she sang, the unique, bewitching voice of a Mermaid would travel into the ears of every viewer in the livestream, influencing their minds and judgment.
This was why she dared to boast and confront Bai Su head-on.
Rosa Meiya stared into the camera, a broad smile on her face as she spoke. "Miss Bai Su, are you ready? I’m about to start singing!"
