With the cannon fodder script in hand, it is easy for the king to change his fate

He wanted to take things further with her, to make their relationship closer and more formal, and to have more interactions in real life so they could talk about their future together.

The client could only make excuses, and it was clear that such communication would still create some distance between the two.

The client genuinely felt apologetic. She wasn't very good with words, and when she wanted to be kind to someone, she would give them her best. All she could offer was money. So, she went on a spending spree, showering Shennong with gifts and buying him expensive accessories.

Even so, Shennong still preferred to meet her, saying that these material possessions were nothing compared to her.

These words truly moved the client.

However, she is really not ready yet and cannot go to see him.

The two even argued about this, with Shennong suspecting she might be married and have a partner, which was why she was afraid to see him. He only believed her after the client explained for a long time. With her assurances, they agreed to meet again in about six months, which served as a promise.

He finally stopped mentioning it.

Seeing the Shennong business gradually rise, she is happy about it and is working towards her own goals, looking forward to the changes in half a year.

Seeing her weight decrease each week and her skin seemingly improving filled her with anticipation and eagerness for the future.

Her resolve gradually strengthened, and a surge of courage rose within her. She believed that she would be completely different then, confident enough to stand before Shennong and have a proper talk with him about a bright future.

Despite the pain and torment of the process, she persevered and even had boundless motivation.

However, things did not go as she wished.

It wasn't that she gave up, but that her photos were suddenly leaked online.

She didn't know who it was, only that it happened on a certain day—she couldn't even remember the exact date, perhaps because she didn't want to remember that terrifying day.

That day, her photo was exposed in a post on the Qingmenggu forum, and the post title was full of malice: #This is the true face of the goddess Qianruo that you all idolize, it's hilarious!#
There are so many photos from high school, and so many candid photos of her now. She can't even count them all. None of them are very nice; in fact, they all look terrible and pathetic.

Her first thought was to destroy the forum.

Once the photos were released, her identity was gradually exposed, and she couldn't deny that the photos were fake.

She was not the only one affected; Shennong was also impacted.

He was live streaming when some unfriendly comments suddenly appeared, such as "Streamer, have you seen your love interest?" "Do you know what your love interest looks like?" "Qian Ruo's photos have been exposed, have you seen them?" "Dude, if you know and you're still fawning over her, I have nothing to say." "If you don't know, then you're really pathetic."

The client had no idea what to do and could only hide at home, afraid to go out, afraid to go online, and afraid to hear any outside noise. All his courage vanished in that instant.

Looking at herself in the mirror, not much had changed. Now that the photos had been exposed, Shennong would definitely see them, and she had no idea how to face it.

Shennong was completely bewildered and had to check the forum, even forgetting to turn off the live stream.

All the audience members heard him say, "So this is why you didn't want to meet me in person? You've been lying to me all along?"

The audience, who had been mocking Shennong, suddenly felt sorry for him and were too embarrassed to laugh. Many even projected their own feelings onto him; if their love interest were unattractive, they would surely find him disgusting. It's perfectly normal for people to like beauty and dislike ugliness.

Shennong couldn't believe it and even called the person who had asked him for the job, but her phone was off because she couldn't face it. He tried to contact her online, but she didn't log back into the game.

Seeing Shennong's state, the audience felt sorry for him; even in his condition, he still wanted to ask for clarification. Meanwhile, Qianruo on the other side was seen as a coward, a liar, who only knew how to hide when trouble struck, and a barrage of insults rained down on her.

The client's complete lack of contact with the outside world had another reason: shortly after the photos were exposed, she received various sarcastic and personally attacking messages, forcing her to constantly disconnect and shut down her computer.

After recovering, it was already three days later. She felt that since the matter had been exposed and there was no way to undo it, she really should talk to Shennong.

Even if he couldn't accept it and cursed her, she would accept it. Although she hadn't used attractive photos to deceive him, and it was even the other way around, she still felt somewhat guilty and wanted to give him an explanation.

When I called her, she blocked me.

When she went online to look for him, Shennong deleted and blocked her, and their romantic relationship was naturally dissolved.

Guild leader Nangong Pochen didn't kick her out of the guild, so she could only explain within the guild.

There was no response, and the other guild members remained silent as well, ignoring her for a while. After a long time, a member finally said, "Lying is really wrong. Since things have come to this, let's not bother Shennong anymore. She's caused Shennong a lot of distress; he's even lost a lot of weight recently, judging from his livestreams."

For Shennong's sake, let's not bother her anymore. After all, Shennong had approached her before, wanting an explanation. Now, so many days have passed, what does it mean that she only came out now? Does she think things can continue? There's no need to continue this relationship based on deception.

In the game, there are people who stand up for Shennong. Knowing that the client is online, they spend money to buy megaphones to curse her. Despite the many censored words, it is still easy to guess what they are cursing.

The client wanted to explain things to Shennong, so he went to Shennong's live stream.

She logged into her account and found all sorts of private messages. Seeing those words, she almost broke down, but she still insisted on explaining to Shennong.

Finally, she arrived at Shennong's live stream room, and the other party saw her too. The live stream room obviously fell silent.

She thought about it a lot, but in the end, all she could say was "I'm sorry."

Even at this point, she didn't know what to say, unaware that her apology seemed to confirm that she had deliberately deceived Shennong's feelings.

Shennong said with a hurt expression, "You've finally shown up. What's the use of saying all this now? Let's part amicably. I used to want to meet you in person, no wonder you always refused."

At this point, the client was heartbroken, but also knew that everything had to be put on hold, so he had no choice but to leave the live stream.

However, the online abuse and attacks against her have not ended. Some people, out of sympathy for Shennong, have even done things that have affected her life and disrupted her peace.

She began to give up on herself again, and eventually died suddenly because she was unable to sleep due to the verbal attacks and online harassment she endured day and night.

Shennong's live streaming career has reached another peak. When mentioning Shennong, one cannot help but think of how he was once deceived in love by an unattractive person, which made him single for a long time afterward.

However, the client who was killed saw the truth: her photo was actually leaked by someone hired by Shennong.

She wanted to find out what had happened, but she couldn't, and she was extremely unwilling to accept it. (End of Chapter)