Chapter 268: Chapter 267: Is This Fair?

She had indeed set a target for her score, and she was quite confident in the score she controlled.

Now, every word of mockery that Lu Zhaozhao threw at her would eventually backfire on herself.

That’s why the principal just looked indifferently at the report card on the table and showed no intention of speaking.

Lu Zhaozhao sneered and looked at Xia Wenjin, “Then in your opinion, what kind of grade qualifies as ‘top student’? Like yours?”

Thinking that Lu Zhaozhao was not responding to her previous remark because she felt guilty, Xia Wenjin’s face became even more smug.

She slightly tilted her chin up, virtually looking down her nose at Lu Zhaozhao as she said, “If you can get grades similar to mine, I’ll acknowledge you’re a top student!”

As Xia Wenjin spoke, she tapped her fingers on the back of her hand.

In an instant, the hired commenters in the live broadcast surged up, turning what was originally an evenly matched discussion into a one-sided situation.

[Shameless! Gold-plating her own face? Saying that getting grades similar to hers means you’re a top student, lol!]

[To the person above, Xia Wenjin is actually a top student. If you’re capable, why don’t you let Lu Zhaozhao score high too!]

[Exactly, if Lu Zhaozhao got full marks in every subject, would anyone still criticize her? Even our Jin can’t outscore her, yet she’s still trying to pretend to be a top student! She deserves to be exposed!]

[If you’re capable, show us the grades, if not, then shut up!]

…

Meanwhile, watching the screen, Song Sinian’s expression immediately darkened, and he tapped on his phone screen, “Zhao Xi, go make a call to Xia Wenjue.”

His voice was cold, sending a shiver down Zhao Xi’s spine, “Shouldn’t we contact the Fourth Young Master of the Xia family at a time like this?”

Compared to Xia Wenjue, Xia Wenyan was much better at playing the public opinion war.

This kind of paid commenter could easily be obliterated by the “combat fans” in Xia Wenyan’s hands.

A subtle arc lifted in Song Sinian’s brows, “We don’t need Xia Wenjue to deal with the public opinion war. Have him trace the company behind these paid commenters in the live broadcast, and he’ll know what to do next.”

Even without paid commenters, Xia Wenyan could also skillfully employ the methods of the entertainment industry to tear Xia Wenjin apart repeatedly.

So, he wasn’t worried at all.

As early as when Lu Zhaozhao asked him to help access the grades, she had made a request, asking him not to take action against Xia Wenjin, as she wanted to personally slap her face in public.

Of course, he would listen to his wife’s words.

So he wouldn’t act against Xia Wenjin, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t make the Xia family members do it.

As for him… he still had the paid commenters to deal with, didn’t he?

Thinking so, Song Sinian pulled over a computer nearby and began to operate on the keyboard.

Soon there was a startling change in the live broadcast room.

The previously frenzied discussion suddenly became somewhat eerie.

[Yuhe Media Communication Co., Ltd.: Lu Zhaozhao truly deserves this!]

[Yuhe Media Communication Co., Ltd.: I can’t wait to see Lu Zhaozhao exposed.]

[Yuhe Media Communication Co., Ltd.: If the principal can’t even handle this, then there’s no need for him to be a principal.]

[Yuhe Media Communication Co., Ltd.: Jin is the best, the cutest, go Jin~]

Random Internet Guy Guagua: Holy crap! Yuhe Media is killing it, managing to spam in the live stream!

Beauty on Top Jin: Is this dude cheating? Isn’t the official supposed to ban this? Tsk tsk… are they exploiting a bug?

Sister’s the GOAT: Could it be possible… they’re using a bot army?

…

Zhao Xi watched as the cyber army in the live chat was stripped down on the spot and couldn’t help but snicker.

It was clear that these bot army members had no idea that their IPs had just been captured by their boss, nor did they know that he had already altered their backend data.

So, the people in the live stream began to question the Yuhe Media Communication Co., Ltd. that had just been spamming the chat.

Jili Gu: A few days ago, I saw in the news that some media companies were exposed for using cloud-based systems that make it simpler and more brutal to manipulate. With one phone, you can control anywhere from 200 to 20,000 phones to act as a bot army.

Yuhe Media Communication Co., Ltd.: Why hasn’t the principal given an explanation yet, are they playing favorites?

Yuhe Media Communication Co., Ltd.: Can you do whatever you want with the support of the Song Group?

Yuhe Media Communication Co., Ltd.: We support Jin!

Love Yanbao More Love Sister: Isn’t it obvious that the posts above are from a media company’s bot army? Did they forget to switch accounts, or is there a backend bug? Mocking a bit + praising Xia Wenjin a bit, your script is a bit perfunctory…

Step on Jin a Million Times a Day: Xia Wenjin, your money’s wasted! Isn’t the bot army you hired too shoddy?

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Zhao Xi watched as the number of people in the live stream skyrocketed, and the corner of his mouth slowly curled into a smile. Now, whether online or offline, Xia Wenjin’s face was completely lost!

His gaze shifted to the screen where Lu Zhaozhao’s indifferent voice came through, “I don’t think you have the qualifications to represent top students. Top students are those with the ability to surpass others in learning, using their superior cognitive abilities to excel in academia. You, with your above-average grades, don’t deserve the term.”

“You…” Xia Wenjin glared at Lu Zhaozhao fiercely, “I don’t deserve it? And you do? Do you even know how much you scored this time? Do you lack even a modicum of self-awareness?”

Lu Zhaozhao curled her lips, scoffing, “The person lacking self-awareness seems to be you.”

Her overly nonchalant demeanor seemed to insult Xia Wenjin.

She glared at Lu Zhaozhao furiously, “Since you’re so overconfident, why don’t I give you a chance? Let’s have a competition today and let everyone see your true abilities?”

Lu Zhaozhao, uncommitted, curled her lips, “Suit yourself, if it will give you a sense of self-awareness.”

“?!!!!”

Wasn’t that her line?

Xia Wenjin was about to explode with rage because of Lu Zhaozhao.

She glanced at the principal and with a look that suggested she’d already given her opponent a chance, she said, “Principal, since Lu Zhaozhao has agreed, why don’t you bear witness for us and let us compete in your office?”

The principal looked at the two of them and sighed softly, “What are you going to compete in? The teachers of various subjects are not here, and there’s no one to set up test papers for you.”

“So what? Lu Zhaozhao and I can devise questions for each other,” she said, her gaze turning to Lu Zhaozhao, provocatively stating, “How about it? We each come up with three questions. That’s fair, right?”

Xia Wenjin knew that Lu Zhaozhao’s grades weren’t that great. Even if she came up with questions, they wouldn’t be too difficult, but it would be different for her. She had been well-prepared for a long time, and the questions she had for Lu Zhaozhao were all related to postgraduate professional subjects.

Many a postgraduate student had faltered on such questions–she didn’t believe that Lu Zhaozhao would be capable of answering them.

Everyone online was going to see Lu Zhaozhao’s frustration and embarrassment at being unable to answer the questions!

Xia Wenjin trembled with excitement at the thought of Lu Zhaozhao being scorned by everyone!