Gloomy CEO X Holographic Male God (4): The Son of the World Who Keeps on Dying

The audience was taken aback for a moment, then they all said in unison, “What does this mean?”

“Stirring up trouble?”

“Feels like there’s an inside story!”

Zhou Qi shrugged his shoulders and said in an open tone, “It’s just as you think. Anyway, as far as I know, the Si Qi I know and the 47 in your eyes are completely different people.”

The comments section instantly exploded, with half of the people cursing and saying zq was crazy and talking nonsense, while the other half, who were enjoying the chaos, laughingly said, “Wait, 47’s real name is actually Si Qi? That’s too funny. On one hand, saying you don’t want to talk about real-life matters, but on the other hand, using your own name as your online username. You actually want people to recognize you, right?” 

“Originally, things on the internet are just for entertainment. If someone really believes those personas, then that person is just a fool.”

“Haha, God 7 fans are losing it again, starting to curse and swear, it’s hilarious.”

Of course, Si Qi’s fans were going to be furious. They had genuinely liked him for so long, yet he was being baselessly belittled and sarcastically mocked by others. If they weren’t angry, that would be truly strange.

Originally, 47 had a great reputation online; even passersby found his friendly demeanor and witty, skilled commentary quite appealing. At this moment, upon hearing Zhou Qi stirring up trouble here, apart from a few haters and contrarians, most people remained silent, quietly watching a group of fans, filled with righteous indignation, argue with the haters, cursing ZQ for being crazy and demanding he unfollow them, and insisting he must apologize. 

Zhou Qi sighed helplessly, “Why would I lie for no reason? I’m just a newcomer, and going head-to-head with such a big shot—am I trying to get myself killed? I really just wanted to state the facts… Sigh, it’s so hard to be a good person these days.”

Fans cursed and grumbled, saying Zhou Qi was just trying to grab attention and stir up trouble.

This should be a fact, but there were so many conspiracy theorists and troublemakers in this world who couldn’t help but stand on Zhou Qi’s side and say, “If zq didn’t have evidence, why would he randomly cause trouble for 47? Isn’t it because 47 is not a good person, that’s why people are talking about him?”

“How could there possibly be such a perfect guy in the world? A graduate from a prestigious university, a top student, handsome, no girlfriend, good personality, good voice, plays games all day, chats and talks with you, are you living in a dream?”

“Hahaha, you’re just feeling guilty, that’s why you’re desperately trying to silence zq and make him apologize, right? Guilty but not admitting it.”

The fans were furious, but Zhou Qi, who made these remarks, acted like a victim who had no choice but to speak out, seriously saying, “I’m serious… all the students in our school know this, Si Qi is really not good, he’s ugly and fat, his grades are poor, and he always likes to harass female classmates. He was expelled and dropped out in his second year of high school…”

Word for word, it was completely the opposite of what the 47 fans had imagined, and even completely different from the “persona” that the original owner had long established. This made the fans feel a surge of anger, almost to the point of exploding.

But apart from expressing their opinions in writing or unfollowing, there was no way to shut up that guy, Zhou Qi, through a screen.

More and more people came to watch the show or because they heard someone was slandering 47, leading to an increase in the number of people in the live stream room, with the discussion heat growing more and more intense.

Zhou Qi enunciated each word clearly, saying, “What I’m saying is true. 47 is completely different from the idol you imagine. I just saw him recently. He was wearing a dirty, shabby outfit, his hair was greasy, and he weighed at least 180 kilograms… I never intended to harm anyone. I just felt that as a streamer, he keeps claiming how great he is, but every word he says is a lie… Seeing you all deceived by him, calling this fat pig an idol, I find it quite sad.”

The fans were furious, cursing like mad. Bystanders either watched the commotion or laughed at the misfortune, with only a few remaining rational, saying, “We watch game streams not because the person is good-looking, has a pleasant voice, is interesting, or is good at games. That’s enough. We never meet them in person anyway… Why care so much about looks and education?”

Seeing this, Zhou Qi fanned the flames, saying, “It’s not like that. A guy who lies all the time doesn’t deserve to be liked by fans. He doesn’t deserve it!”

Watching the number of fans drop from over a million to a precarious million in just half an hour, Zhou Qi felt no panic inside, but on the surface, he put on a helpless and sorrowful expression, sighing, “Well, it seems I shouldn’t have stood up to tell the truth from the beginning. An arm can’t twist a thigh after all.”

“However,” he said seriously, staring directly into the camera, addressing every viewer in front of the screen, “Have you really seen what 47 looks like? Have you verified his educational background? He has been in the industry for five or six years, and he hasn’t revealed any information about the real world. Is it really because he doesn’t like being disturbed, or is it because he has something to hide? Have you really thought about it?”

Zhou Qi shook his head and said, “Exposing the lies of 47 brings me no benefits. My follower count dropped by over a hundred thousand because of this statement, and it might continue to decline. This at least proves that I am not speaking out for personal gain. I hope you can seriously consider this and not let my efforts go to waste.”

After finishing speaking, Zhou Qi let out a long sigh and unilaterally ended the livestream, completely ignoring the fans who had no chance to retort.

The livestream was off, but the matter was far from over.

On Si Qi’s side, the livestream was still ongoing. Many fans who felt wronged returned to Si Qi’s livestream and told their idol, “God 7, some idiots are framing you!”

“That’s so infuriating!”

The other fans in the livestream quickly asked, “What’s going on? Who’s causing trouble?”

“These days, there are plenty of people trying to ride the coattails of others for fame. What can we do? Our God 7 is so awesome, we can’t avoid this kind of trouble~~”

The group of returning fans said pitifully, “No, that guy claimed to be a high school classmate of God 7, and he was really convincing. He said God 7 liked to harass female classmates and only hung out with girls, and he even called God 7 fat. Boohoo…”

“He also said that ourGod 7, dropped out of high school and only has a middle school education, claiming that God 7 has been lying since the beginning.”

“That’s not true, right? God 7, just say something to reassure me. Whatever you say, I’ll believe it! Really!”

Si Qi was playing a game with his new teammates when he saw the sudden shift in the comments section. He chuckled and said, “It’s true that I get along well with the female classmates.”

A group of fans: “Huh?”

“No way!”

“Didn’t God 7 say he has never been in a relationship?”

Si Qi said seriously, “What does that have to do with love? My relationship with you all is great right now. We can’t just say that only male fans can watch my live streams, can we?”

The audience burst into laughter: “Hahaha, so that’s what it means.”

“Only allowing men to watch isn’t safe either. These days, there are plenty of guys who like God 7. It’s better if only I can watch! That’s the safest!”

“Hey, thinking about how charming God 7 is, he must have been very popular in school… Boohoo, I really envy those girls…”

“So that guy was indeed lying just now! Hmph! I knew it!”

Si Qi sat in front of the computer screen, his palm slightly trembling due to the fear that unconsciously erupted within him, but his expression remained unchanged as he said with a faint smile, “So, if I were really ugly and hard to look at, would you hate me and leave me?”

The fans laughed and said, “Of course not! No matter what, we all like you, God 7!”

“Yeah, yeah!”

“……I can’t, if you’re ugly, I really can’t stand it.”

“Weren’t you saying before that you were very handsome? Why are you saying this now?”

Amidst the overwhelming agreement on the screen, you can sense that some people’s positions were wavering.

Among the audience watching the original owner’s livestream, some were genuinely not interested in the game but simply liked the person, 47. That was why they watched his livestreams, spending large amounts of time and money, and sincerely liked him.

If they found out that the things that attracted them were lies, it would be normal for them to feel deceived.

Si Qi never thought of deceiving them, so he just smiled faintly and said, “Thank you for liking me. I’m really happy to hear you say that. For me…”

Si Qi’s voice was very low, yet it reached everyone’s heart.

“For (the original owner)… it’s a great redemption.”

“Thank you.”

The confused fans responded with cheerful smiles, “You’re welcome, God 7, it’s only natural to like you!”

“You bring us so much joy~~”

This topic ended amidst the friendly and warm words of most fans, and Si Qi continued playing the game, streaming until around two in the morning.

Xiu Xiu and Si Qi reported: [The Child of the World’s fan count has dropped to only 830,000, and many people online are cursing him.]

Si Qi: [Hmm.]

Xiu Xiu was furious: [But look at him, he’s not even a bit nervous. He must be planning to release your photo next, just like in the original timeline.]

The number of fans lost like this could be regained overnight, or even become more than before.

And he could become an overnight sensation for exposing the lies of the number one streamer, 47.

Si Qi: [Let him be.]

Xiu Xiu and Si Qi have gone through so many ups and downs together, so naturally, Xiu Xiu trusted the master’s abilities 100%. Seeing that Si Qi didn’t care much about this matter, Xiu Xiu quickly forgot it and turned to Si Qi, saying, [Master, it’s already past midnight. Aren’t you considering having a midnight snack?]

Si Qi: “……”

Compared to the Child of the World who was secretly causing trouble, wasn’t his little cutie actually the hardest to deal with?

He couldn’t help but swallow the saliva that had unconsciously formed, helplessly rubbing his forehead and sighing, [I wonder when the holographic game developed by Chu Feng will go online. Has it developed a taste function yet…?]

He was really craving food.

Xiu Xiu covered her mouth and laughed, [Xiu Xiu, Master, just give up resisting and order some late-night snacks to eat~ tender and juicy roasted pig trotters, rich and flavorful spicy hot pot, and skewers of chewy lamb meat that are dripping with oil when you take a bite~ slurp, so delicious!]

Si Qi: [Xiu Xiu]

Xiu Xiu with a mischievous grin: [What’s wrong~ Master, have you decided to have a midnight snack?]

Si Qi with a stern face: [You are not allowed to go to the store to buy snacks for a while.]

Xiu Xiu, startled: [Eh——?!!!]

Si Qi said seriously: [Your master is suffering. Can you bear to eat snacks and drink cola in my mind? So those words of concern for me were just empty talk, huh?]

Xiu Xiu said pitifully: [Of course not… but… but…]

Si Qi: [It’s settled then.]

Xiu Xiu cried loudly: [Wuwuwu… Master is bad!]

The iron-hearted Si Qi, who had hardened his heart for a whole night, couldn’t hold out any longer after waking up the next day.

Seeing the little golden dragon lying in the consciousness space, tears forming a lake, Si Qi’s heart softened immensely. He quickly bought a mountain-high stack of cake, chips, and drinks from the mall and brought them to the little golden dragon, whose eyes were swollen from crying.

When the little golden dragon saw its master relent, it immediately flew up in excitement, circling in the air and continuously cheering, [Long live the master, love the master the most.]

Then, cheering and cheering, looking at Si Qi with soft eyes, rubbed his eyes, wiped his nose, and said to Si Qi, [No way, Xiu Xiu has decided! When the master is on a diet, Xiu Xiu won’t eat snacks either! I swear to advance and retreat with the master—oh!!]

While saying this, he made a fist with one hand, giving himself an encouraging gesture.

Si Qi: [There’s really no need for that…]

If he really had to see Xiu Xiu looking pitifully at the chips with drool, then the one who would feel bad wouldn’t just be XiuXiu, but also him.

Xiu Xiu didn’t respond to this and resolutely put away all the snacks. Swishing its tail, it pulled out an email from the air and opened it for Si Qi to see: [Master, the company you signed a contract with invites you to participate in the game beta test… Ah! Isn’t this the holographic game from the Lord God?]

More than twenty days had passed, and Xiuxiu almost forgot about this matter.

[It’s next Sunday~ One, two, three, four, five, only six days left!] Xiu Xiu counted on his fingers, then spread out four dragon claws towards Si Qi, wearing a bright smile.

This adorably silly behavior made Si Qi seriously suspect that Xiu Xiu was intentionally trying to be cute in front of him.

Although it really was quite cute.

[In six days, Master will be able to meet the Lord God~~] Xiu Xiu said with a giggle.

At this time, holographic technology was just starting to take off. To experience the feeling of being in another world, one had to lie in a specially designed game pod.

And at this point, the game pods were still relatively confidential and valuable items. They would only be delivered to players once they officially went on sale. For now, it was purely a promotional teaser.

Si Qi wanted to play this game, so he had to go to the company.

Xiu Xiu said that he might be able to see Chu Feng because of this.

If it were the original owner, he would probably ask the company to directly send the game pod over like before, but now Si Qi didn’t want to do that.

He smiled and said, [Yeah.]

Even if there was only a one in a thousand chance, he wanted to see Chu Feng as soon as possible.

Knowing that the other person was in the same world as him, but because Chu Feng didn’t know him, they couldn’t even make contact, was just too sad.

For the next few days, Si Qi’s life was the same as before: getting up to read, exercising, eating delicious bread, and then streaming for six hours.

On the other hand, the days for the “Son of the World” could be described as “in deep water and on fire,” as he was besieged by fans and ridiculed by passersby for slandering 47, with people saying he had gone crazy trying to get famous and had no brains at all.

His fan count had plummeted dramatically; apart from a few die-hard fans and those who just wanted to watch the drama, there were basically no more active fans among passersby.

Everyone was laughing at him, except for himself.

On Thursday, four days after exposing the “true nature” of 47 on Sunday, he appeared once again in the live broadcast room, looking weary with dark circles under his eyes, as if he had gone through immense suffering. It didn’t take long for countless 47 fans to gather and watch.

He didn’t even look at the constant stream of accusations, feeling miserable as he said, “Stop cursing at me, I know what you want to say… At this point, I’ve lost everything. What else do you want to take from me? I really regret standing up to speak. Wouldn’t it have been better to be a fool and pretend to be deaf and mute?”

Such twisted words undoubtedly angered the fans who were still fuming. They were completely enraged and went even more insane in attacking Zhou Qi.

Zhou Qi wearily rubbed his face and said, “Anyway, I have nothing left to lose—Si Qi, are you satisfied now? Manipulating fans, leading them to ruin me, are you happy now?”

The fans instantly exploded, arguing with other spectators:

“Damn, what’s this guy talking about! When did God 7 ever manipulate us?”

“Tsk tsk, no wonder he’s the number one streamer, he really turned a million-follower streamer into this, it’s truly terrifying.”

“It’s got nothing to do with God 7! This is our own doing! This guy slanders God 7, and we can’t even curse him back?? What kind of logic is this? Does God 7 deserve to be slandered by so many people???”

Zhou Qi shook his head, sighed, and was in great pain. After a long while, as if he had made up his mind, he raised his head with determination in his eyes, stared directly at the camera, and said, “Since you are so ruthless, don’t blame me for disregarding our school friendship… I will prove my innocence because I have evidence.”

His words were resounding, piquing the interest of many onlookers.

He was seen manipulating the mouse and keyboard in front of the screen, clicking several times.

Before long, a mentally exhausted, ugly, and obese person, who made anyone who saw him instinctively frown and hold their breath to avoid any unpleasant smells, appeared on the screen, filling the eyes of the unprepared audience.

“Damn!”

“What the hell!”

“Disgusting! Turn it off!”

“This guy is deliberately using this to disgust us, trying to make us leave the live stream! Sisters, don’t be afraid, hold on for the sake of God 7!!”

Zhou Qi sneered and said coldly, “This is your God 7.”

“…………”

“???”

The bullet comments in the live stream all turned into speechless or question mark emojis. After a moment, the fans, who were both angry and amused, all said, “Even lying should be done convincingly!”

“Really funny.”

“If this were God 7, I’d eat the screen!”

Zhou Qi shrugged, “Lies can never become truth, and fake will always be fake. That’s just the way it is. The ‘male god’ you all talk about—” he raised his index and middle fingers to his ears, making a gesture for quotation marks, and mockingly said, “looks like this. Ugly, dirty, decadent. You keep saying ‘like’ and ‘want to have your baby,’ you’re talking about the person in this photo…”

As the tone of the comments on the screen became increasingly uncertain, Zhou Qi sneered, “Not only do I have photos, but I also have videos. His voice is in them, and I’m sure once you hear it, you’ll know if it’s really him…”

He opened the video, which showed the person in the photo reacting dynamically. Not only did he not look very good on the outside, but the key was his greasy, decadent demeanor, which was what made people frown uncontrollably.

The netizens watched seriously for a few seconds, but then it became a bit hard to look at, wanting to look away and cursing zq for being heartless, putting out anything and everything.

However, the next second, a familiar, pleasant, and even enchanting voice rang in their ears, like a refreshing spring in the scorching sun, warmth in the biting cold wind, and the distant sound of a lute in a secluded valley, making people feel a jolt of energy.

Many fans were stunned the moment they heard the voice. They stared blankly at the person on the screen, their faces pale, hands clutching their heads, shaking them unconsciously.

No, no, no way!

“After watching this, can you still say you believe him? Then I have to admire your patience! Do you know why I reminded you a few days ago? I was purely being kind, but you didn’t believe me at all. Instead, you endlessly cursed and attacked me…”

Zhou Qi’s voice gradually lowered as he spoke, covering his face with one hand, as if lost in sorrow. After a long while, he finally lifted his head, his eyes slightly red and his voice trembling.

“Alright, that’s enough. Believe it or not, it’s up to you. If you don’t believe it, you can ask your idol if the person in the video is him. Have him turn on the camera to prove his innocence! I’ve said my piece.”

Zhou Qi stared directly into the camera, speaking each word with conviction: “Not a single word of mine is false! Heaven and Earth bear witness!”

“Si Qi, since his student days, has been a piece of trash! He harassed female students, maliciously broke up his roommate and his girlfriend, forged his academic credentials, and is a habitual liar!”

“If you want to know more about Si Qi’s follow-up, you can follow my live stream. I will tell you more about his lies.”

As soon as the words were spoken, the number of followers, which had dropped to just over five hundred thousand, instantly skyrocketed. With each refresh, the number of people increased by tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands. In no time, it returned to a million and continued to soar.

Zhou Qi secretly rejoiced, closed the livestream, and opened the 47’s livestream room. Soon, he saw the fans inside crying and questioning Si Qi, asking if the person in the video was him.

Si Qi was playing a game, and because the audience’s calls were too strong, he could only apologize to his teammate and then stopped.

The teammate was also a casual fan. After hearing the news, he stopped with Si Qi, and the two of them hid in the room, searching for videos on their phones.

Because the live stream audio was still on, the audience could also hear the sound of Si Qi watching the video. After a while, the line from the video played on Si Qi’s side, and the audience knew that Si Qi had seen the content of the video.

Si Qi paused for a moment, and amidst the fans’ anxious and pounding hearts, he slowly said, “If I say, this person is me, would you hate me?”

In an instant, the entire live stream room fell silent.