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"Why are you all staring at me?" Luo Yue asked, her gaze filled with confusion. At this moment, she had no idea of the impending crisis.

But Ye Ling was now looking at Luo Yue with a very unfriendly expression.

’This little brat actually ate the lobster my darling peeled for me!’

’And the worst part is, after eating it, she has the nerve to ask what’s wrong?’

Ye Ling decided it was time to let this girl experience the hardships of the mortal world!

RING RING RING—

Just as Ye Ling was about to teach Luo Yue a lesson, his phone suddenly rang. The caller ID showed Wei Kun!

"Hmph. I’ll let you off the hook for now, you little brat."

Ye Ling snorted and answered the call.

"Young Master Ye, the video you sent me has been edited and sent to your email."

Wei Kun’s voice on the other end of the line held a trace of respect.

"That fast?"

Ye Ling was a little surprised to hear this.

When he sent the video to Wei Kun today, it was basically already the end of the workday. He had originally thought he wouldn’t get the video until tomorrow at the earliest.

He hadn’t expected Wei Kun to be so efficient.

"Thanks for the trouble, President Wei."

Ye Ling exchanged a few simple pleasantries before hanging up and opening WeChat to take a look.

Sure enough, Wei Kun had already sent him the edited video.

Ye Ling didn’t watch the video right away. Instead, he first transferred 20,000 yuan to Wei Kun, leaving a message telling him to split it evenly among the guys who edited the video.

This was all part of the subtle art of dealing with people.

Since Wei Kun had managed to get the video processed and sent to him this late, it meant his team must have worked overtime... And when your subordinates work overtime, you have to show some appreciation.

Otherwise, who would be willing to work so hard for you?

"It’s done already?"

Ning Ruoxi looked over, and her expression was one of surprise when she saw the video from Wei Kun.

"Yeah."

Ye Ling nodded.

Hearing this, the little rascal Luo Yue also came over, and the three of them watched the video together.

It had to be said, the team Wei Kun found was truly skilled. The difference between the finished product and the previous rough cut was like night and day.

This was something all three of them felt unanimously.

After returning home, Ye Ling had Ning Ruoxi post the video on the Douyin account she had registered earlier.

The moment the video was posted, its popularity exploded.

First, the video itself was high-quality—it had substance and good looks, making it very appealing. On top of that, with Douyin’s covert traffic boost, it seemed like the video appeared on almost everyone’s feed...

In less than ten minutes, it had already broken a hundred thousand views, and the likes instantly surpassed ten thousand.

Within ten minutes of its release, the video went straight to the trending page!

Even though Ning Ruoxi had mentally prepared herself, she couldn’t help but gasp as she felt her phone vibrating nonstop, stunned by the terrifying rate of growth.

Judging by the results, the "help" Wei Kun had provided was much more than just opening a small back door; he had practically dumped a torrent of traffic directly onto the video!

"HOLY SHIT, this girl is sooooo beautiful, ahhh! I’m falling in love again!"

"Woman, remember your number: 939949!"

"It’s about that time of night to get emo on NetEase Cloud Music... huh? This girl, I’m in love."

"Waaaah, I’ll admit it. I’m just a certified pervert."

"What’s with all the comments above? Can’t you guys pay attention to the guy? That guy is super handsome too!"

"Sisters, I agree, that guy is so hot!"

"Waahhh, public display of affection! I’m being buried in a tidal wave of PDA!"

"Hm? ’Lingxi’s Love’? What’s that? A new manhua? I’ll go follow it~~~"

...

As the view count skyrocketed, the comments section instantly blew up. In a flash, the number of comments reached the thousands!

For a new Douyin account, this rate of growth should have been impossible.

But tonight, it was really happening!

About half an hour after the video was posted, the view count shot past the one million mark!

Two million...

Three million...

Five million...

The views just kept climbing, showing no signs of stopping!

"Looks like all the pervs are night owls."

Ye Ling muttered to himself. It was almost midnight, but the traffic seemed even more intense than during the day!

About two hours after the video was posted, its view count successfully reached ten million!

"Sister Ruoruo, Sister Ruoruo, you’re on the hot search!"

At that moment, Luo Yue excitedly ran into Ning Ruoxi’s room, pointing at her tablet.

Ye Ling looked, and sure enough, ’Lingxi’s Love’ had appeared in bold red letters on the top-ten hot search list!

And its rank was still climbing!

"Chouchou, is this real? Pinch me!"

Ning Ruoxi turned her beautiful eyes to Ye Ling, her face a mask of disbelief.

She really felt like she was dreaming!

"Ow, that hurts!"

Just then, Luo Yue, who was standing to the side, suddenly cried out.

It turned out that when Ye Ling heard Ning Ruoxi’s request, he hadn’t pinched Ning Ruoxi, but had pinched Luo Yue instead.

"Ruoruo told you to pinch her, so why did you pinch me!?"

Luo Yue shot Ye Ling an infuriated glare.

Ye Ling said coolly, "It would hurt my heart to pinch her."

’It would hurt my heart to pinch her... but it doesn’t hurt my heart to pinch you!’

At that moment.

Our little comrade Luo Yue once again felt over ten thousand points of critical damage~

Logically speaking, even with the Douyin platform secretly boosting the video’s traffic, it shouldn’t have been explosive enough to shoot straight into the top ten on Weibo’s hot search.

The main reason was that the video’s content was genuinely good. Many people commented that it reminded them of their own youthful, bygone school days.

Plus, most Douyin users are suckers for good looks, and Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi’s appearances played perfectly into that...

As a result, almost everyone was talking about the video.

"It looks like ’Lingxi’s Love’ is going to be released at the Shengding Group art exhibition in a week. I’m buying a ticket to Modu right now!"

"I’m going too, I’m going too! Waaaah, I hope I can see the guy from the video there. Does anyone know his name?"

"Stop embarrassing yourself, person above. The guy is mine!"

"If you’re all fighting over the guy, then I’ll go for the girl! Miss, what color burlap sack do you prefer?"

"I’ve already got a pink one ready!"

"Sigh, seeing this reminds me of my old self. I used to be this confident too, with a smile on my face, but now..."

"The person above is deep in their NetEase Cloud Music feels!"