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From where she was standing, there were six paintings within her line of sight. She honestly had no idea which one her fans were talking about.

”This one? My grandpa painted it himself...”

Chen Yajing walked toward the living room, keeping an eye on the messages in her livestream chat.

The landscape painting on the living room wall was titled *Auspicious Aura from the East*. It was the largest of the six and was a housewarming gift from her grandfather, who was in the calligraphy and painting association.

She naturally assumed everyone wanted to see it and was about to casually show it off. But as she walked further in, her fans grew anxious, flooding the chat with messages telling her to come back. They wanted to see the one with the persimmons and the rooster.

It finally dawned on Chen Yajing. She instantly forgot what she was about to say and started hyping up the other painting instead.

”Oh, you guys like this one too? My whole family absolutely loves it! Come on, darlings, let me give you a better look at this painting, *Everything Goes Smoothly*.”

Seeing this, her fans started leaving messages asking for more details about the painting.

Chen Yajing had missed the viewers’ earlier discussion while she was bent over changing her shoes. Seeing their questions, she just assumed everyone loves a good piece of art and began sharing everything she knew in detail:

”My dad asked a friend for it. It only cost 1,688 yuan—the number is for good luck, you know, ’prosper all the way.’ Since the entryway wall isn’t very big, the painting isn’t large either. My mom says it just feels festive whenever she looks at it, and even my grandpa said it was painted with great spirit.”

The moment she said that, a fan commented sarcastically—[I guess I’m just not worthy. I always knew Sister Jingjing’s family was loaded, but even a casual painting in her house is something I could never afford. Boo hoo hoo~]

Seeing this, others started copying and pasting the message, and soon the same sentence was rapidly scrolling across the screen.

Some of them probably agreed with the sentiment, while others might have just been joining in on the meme.

Chen Yajing was speechless when she saw this.

’Just how sheltered are these fans?’

’There are tons of paintings that cost over a thousand yuan in art galleries. Have these people never been to one? Plenty of regular families buy them, so how does that mean my family is loaded?’

’Even if my family *was* loaded, you wouldn’t be able to tell from a painting that costs a little over a thousand yuan, would you?’

’This painting is hanging here mainly because my family likes it, not because it’s expensive!’

She suddenly felt that being a vlogger wasn’t as interesting as she had imagined.

’Maybe having a regular job would be easier.’

Seeing her just standing there in a daze without saying anything, someone noticed something was off—

[By the way, you don’t think Jingjing is still clueless about the situation, do you? Look at that dazed expression!]

The atmosphere in the livestream immediately lightened up.

A helpful viewer then explained the story behind the painting to her.

Chen Yajing still remembered the ”little clay figurine” she’d seen back then and had a pretty good impression of Ni Bingyan. When she learned that the painting in her house was one of Ni Bingyan’s works, she was overjoyed!

’She’d really struck gold!’

’A simple piece of art becomes something entirely different in value once it’s attached to a celebrity’s halo!’

’When guests come over in the future, telling them about this would be such a great thing to brag about!’

”For real? I’m going to go ask my dad. Let’s end the stream here for today. I’ll make up for the livestream giveaway another day.”

The scheduled livestream came to a halt right after it began due to this unexpected interruption. But the streamer wasn’t upset, and the fans weren’t dissatisfied either. They were hoping Chen Yajing would find out more and share it with them later!

Chen Yajing put her shoes back on and, without even going back inside, went straight to her dad’s company to find him.

But her fans, excited, had already posted about it online.

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Wow!

The fans were instantly thrilled!

Discovering new, brilliant facets of their idol was one of their favorite things to do!

**

Because the matter between her predecessor and Jiang Sheng had been exposed, Ni Bingyan was nearly embroiled in a ”kept woman” scandal. Although it ended with an angry punch from the scandal’s male lead, completely clearing her name, Ni Bingyan still kept a low profile for a while.

During this period, she was constantly busy with work and was extra, extra careful in her daily life, terrified of suddenly being pushed onto the trending topics list by the ”Haha Party” for some bizarre reason.

Her last high-profile appearance was when *Breakup* was nominated for the Hong Kong Island Jinxiang Awards, where she went to accept the trophy for Best Supporting Actress.

After winning the award, she gave a media interview accompanied by Sister Wei. The whole thing was very by-the-book, and she was careful not to steal the thunder of the Jinxiang Best Actress winner.

She never expected that the next time she was caught in the spotlight by the ”melon-eating masses,” it would be because of something like this.

Ni Bingyan had wanted to preserve a small sanctuary for herself, but a public figure has no privacy. In the blink of an eye, a group of internet Sherlocks had dug everything up.