How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 456

456. One Follow Scares Da Mimi

Chapter 456 One Follow Scares Da Mimi

The tech blogger “Dragon Country Fine Craftsmanship,” boasting over 5 million followers, curated comments from international social media platforms, translating them into a video posted on their account.

Fans responded with a variety of opinions after viewing the video.

“I’m afraid of being scolded for saying this, but I secretly agree with their skepticism. It hasn’t been long, and they’re already claiming research breakthroughs? If it were that simple, wouldn’t world-renowned scientists have solved it in the past century?”

“I checked just now, and almost all the comments are doubtful. While we should support our own, the sheer number of scientists questioning this makes me think it’s not so easy. We should all be cautious to avoid embarrassment later.”

“Didn’t a US scientist recently claim to have invented a room-temperature superconductor? But when asked to verify it publicly, he said the data was lost and the experiment couldn’t be reproduced. There have been many instances of fraud in the scientific community, with no real consequences. So, it’s hard to say if Starlight Technology Group’s announcement is genuine.”

“I saw a post on Baidu Tieba [a Chinese online forum] saying Starlight Technology Group guaranteed results to the ‘big boss’ before Huaqing University [Tsinghua University, a top Chinese university] classes start. With only ten days left, it’s questionable whether they’re making false claims to appease the boss or if they truly have research breakthroughs.”

“From these foreign comments, I see two things: discrimination against Dragon Country [China] and sore losers. From the video’s comments, I see some people hating that they aren’t foreigners and resent their own country’s progress. I believe a team that freely donates revolutionary inventions like quantum chips to the country would never fabricate results. I’m waiting for them to publish papers and data to shut up you trash. Traitors are worse than enemies! Damn!”

…

Yang Chen woke up to the internet already in an uproar.

He smiled at the netizens’ comments and ignored them.

Meanwhile, Yang Da Mimi was live-streaming to promote her new drama, “Three Lives Three Worlds.”

Yang Chen happened to stumble upon her stream, so he joined and gave her a follow.

This seemingly ordinary action caused an immediate explosion in Yang Da Mimi’s live stream.

Barrage [scrolling comments]:

“Oh my god, the Undying Star Lord is here again, and he followed! Da Mimi, you’re doomed!”

“Everyone followed by the Undying Star Lord disappears. Is Da Mimi next?”

“Everyone, cherish this moment. Da Mimi will be gone within a day.”

…

Seeing the barrage predicting her demise, Yang Da Mimi pouted and said angrily, “Wow, are you really my fans? None of you are hoping for the best; you’re all wishing I die? Are you really fans? Even haters would just scold me, not curse me to die, right?”

Barrage:

“Woman, you clearly don’t know the Star Lord’s track record.”

“Search for the streamers followed by the Undying Star Lord who are all gone, and you’ll understand.”

“One bow, two bows, three bows, family pays respects, ceremony complete, burial. May Da Mimi rest in peace.”

…

Her assistant quickly showed Yang Da Mimi the phone, and her face paled after reading it.

Every streamer followed by the Undying Star Lord had vanished, with calculations showing accidents occurring within 24 hours of his follow.

Panicked, Yang Da Mimi quickly said, “Brother Undying Star Lord, hello! Can you come on mic? I want to talk to you.”

Undying Star Lord: “Don’t be afraid, I’m a fan, just a casual follow. Focus on promoting your drama; you’ll be fine.”

Yang Da Mimi: “Really? Don’t lie to me,大佬 [dàlǎo – big shot]! If you see any problems with me, please tell me immediately. I’ll follow you back and send you my number in a private message later. Please, I don’t want to die yet; please warn me.”

Undying Star Lord: “I’m really just a fan, casually followed you while watching your live stream, that’s all. You don’t need to be afraid; I guarantee nothing will happen to you within 24 hours.”

Yang Da Mimi: “What about after 24 hours?”

Yang Chen: “I can’t guarantee that.”

Yang Da Mimi instantly burst into tears and said quickly, “Brother, can you read faces? If there’s anything wrong with me, please save me!”

*Damn it*, Yang Chen could only see the life value within 24 hours, so he guaranteed her safety for that period.

Yang Da Mimi clearly misunderstood, thinking she would die anytime after 24 hours.

Undying Star Lord: “I unfollowed you, is that okay? Believe me, you’ll be fine, at least for 24 hours.”

After speaking, Yang Chen unfollowed Yang Da Mimi.

But unfollowing didn’t reassure her; Yang Da Mimi still felt like she could die at any moment after 24 hours.

“Everyone, I’m sorry, I have to end the live stream. I’m going to send a private message to Star Lord to chat,” Yang Da Mimi said, ending the stream.

The fans were half happy and half worried.

“Haha… I’m dying of laughter; Yang Da Mimi’s face turned pale with fright. She’s really scared.”

“Watching Star Lord scare Da Mimi is so funny.”

“Oh no, is Da Mimi really going to die like the previous streamers?”

“All the streamers followed by the Undying Star Lord are gone. He just followed Da Mimi, so it’s basically certain she’s going to die. Maybe because she’s a celebrity, he made an exception to let her live for 24 hours. Can Star Lord really control people’s lives?”

“So sad, Da Mimi is so young and doesn’t do anything dangerous. Why is she going to die?”

…

Yang Da Mimi panicked and quickly sent a private message to Undying Star Lord, but found he had disabled private messages.

“Oh no, what should I do?” Yang Da Mimi said anxiously, tears streaming down her face.

The fact that all streamers followed by Undying Star Lord had disappeared made her believe it.

The assistant hurriedly comforted her, “Don’t worry; worrying is useless. How about this: you call Mr. Yang [Yang Chen’s business persona]. Doesn’t he have connections with Douyin [TikTok’s Chinese counterpart]? Let him contact Douyin to get Undying Star Lord’s registration information so we can contact him, right?”

Da Mimi thought the assistant was right and quickly called Yang Chen.

Yang Chen frowned, wondering if Yang Da Mimi knew Undying Star Lord was him.

Yang Chen answered, “Hello, Miss Yang.”

Yang Da Mimi: “Mr. Yang, please help me contact Douyin and ask for the registration information of the user Undying Star Lord.”

Yang Chen: “Ah? What do you want his registration information for?”

Yang Da Mimi quickly explained the situation.

After listening, Yang Chen couldn’t help but laugh.

Yang Da Mimi: “I’m about to die, and you’re laughing at me? Wuwu…”

Yang Chen: “Nonsense! You’re overthinking it. It was just a casual follow, nothing else.”

Yang Da Mimi: “Ah? How do you know? Is that account yours?”

Yang Chen: “I watched your live stream and saw the barrage posted by Undying Star Lord. He explained it clearly: he’s your fan, saw your stream, and casually followed you. Why don’t you believe it?”

Yang Da Mimi: “The thing is, the streamers he followed before all died within 24 hours. He said I’d be fine within 24 hours, which means I’ll die after 24 hours.”

Yang Chen: “No… how did you reach that conclusion?”

Yang Da Mimi: “Isn’t that right? He wouldn’t follow me for no reason; it must be because I’m going to die. Wuwu…”

*Sigh*…

Yang Chen felt like he was being nosy. Why did he click that follow?

He could tell Yang Da Mimi was terrified. To reassure her, Yang Chen said, “How about this: I’ll find a way to contact Undying Star Lord and ask what’s going on, then call you back. Okay?”

Yang Da Mimi: “Okay! That’s settled then; contact him immediately.”

Yang Chen: “Okay, I got it. Don’t worry.”

Hanging up, Yang Chen couldn’t help but laugh.

Yu Shishi brought a plate of fruit and said, “Sir, what’s the matter? You’re so happy. Did some beauty confess to you?”

Yang Chen: “When I was browsing Douyin, I casually followed Yang Da Mimi. As a result, she thought she was going to die and called me to contact Douyin to get my registration information.”

Yu Shishi: “Haha… is she that miserable? You can’t just follow people with that account; it’s too scary. But I’m also curious: when did you learn how to read faces?”

Yang Chen: “When I have nothing to do, I study things like the ‘Book of Changes’ [I Ching, an ancient Chinese divination text]. When I’m driving a taxi, I often watch those fortune tellers on the overpass tell people’s fortunes. And I’m quite talented, so I learned a little bit. When a person is about to die, their aura and complexion are different from normal. You can only feel it yourself; there’s no way to describe it in words.”

Yu Shishi took a grape and put it in Yang Chen’s mouth with admiration, saying, “Then you have to look at me often, in case I’m going to die. Before I die, I want to be with you all the time.”

Yang Chen: “Don’t worry; you have a good complexion. You’ll live a long life. Make dinner early; I’m going out to drive tonight. It’s been a long time since I drove; I miss it so much.”

For Yang Chen, driving a taxi was his real job, and other titles were just 虚的 [xū de – empty, meaningless].

Yu Shishi nodded and quickly started making dinner.

Yang Chen continued browsing videos and would call Yang Da Mimi later.

After browsing a few videos, one caught his attention.

The blogger’s ID was Gentle Little Wife.

The video showed two girls dressed in kawaii [cute] outfits. To be precise, they were female riders (motorcyclists).

Life countdowns appeared above their heads, with identical numbers.

“18:30:30, 18:30:29…”

It seemed they were two more riders who didn’t value their lives.

*Sigh*…

So many riders have had accidents before; why can’t they be warned?

You could tell from their outfits that an accident was inevitable.

The helmets were covered in gaudy decorations, and they were wearing Lolita skirts.

If their skirts were caught in the wheels, the force could instantly pull them, weighing only a few dozen pounds, off the speeding motorcycle and kill them.

What’s the most hateful thing?

Some netizens left comments warning them that riding like this was dangerous, but Gentle Little Wife replied, “Dangerous your mom.”

Okay, based on that reply, an accident was inevitable.

If it weren’t for the 37 hours of life value he could gain, Yang Chen wouldn’t want to save them.

Yang Chen casually followed Gentle Little Wife.

Then he called Yang Da Mimi.

“Hello, Mr. Yang, how is it? Did you contact Undying Star Lord?” Yang Da Mimi asked anxiously.

Yang Chen: “Hehehe… I contacted him. I told you not to worry so much, but you didn’t believe me. He said it was purely because he was your fan, so he casually followed you. Later, when he saw you misunderstood, he explained it many times and unfollowed you. I asked him to chat with you, but he didn’t want to. He told me to tell you that he can indeed read faces and guarantees you’ll be fine, so don’t worry.”

Yang Da Mimi breathed a sigh of relief, and the heart that was hanging in the air finally fell.

Yang Da Mimi: “That’s good; you scared me to death. Thank you, Mr. Yang. Which city are you in now?”

Yang Chen: “Hai City [Shanghai]. I’ll be back to 京城 [Jīngchéng – Beijing] in a few days.”

Yang Da Mimi: “Oh, I’m going to Hai City in a few days to attend a film festival. If there’s a chance, I’ll treat you to dinner. Is that okay?”

Yang Chen: “Okay, we’ll talk about it then.”

Hanging up, Yang Chen opened the Gentle Little Wife video comments and left a comment.

“Don’t ride a motorcycle within 24 hours, or there will be danger to your life.”

After leaving the comment, Yang Chen continued browsing other videos.

If Gentle Little Wife listened, she would be fine.

If she didn’t, she would die with her companion.

Soon, Yang Chen’s comment became popular.

Netizens left messages, liked it, and took screenshots to post on their Douyin accounts.

“This is the right vibe. First follow, then leave a message to stop them. If you do what Star Lord says, you’ll be fine. If you don’t listen, an accident will happen.”

“Yang Da Mimi’s might really be because he’s a fan, so he followed. But this one is definitely not because he’s a fan; it must be because this blogger is going to die.”

“Normal; who else would die if she doesn’t? Riding a motorcycle in a skirt, with gaudy decorations on her helmet. Seriously, these motorcycle girls have ruined the reputation of riders, causing many people to have prejudice against our group. Even I, who am in the rider circle, think they deserve to die.”

“Someone advised her that riding like this is dangerous, and she cursed at them. She should try riding a motorcycle within 24 hours and see if she has a big life or if Star Lord is accurate.”

…

Gentle Little Wife saw the comments from Undying Star Lord and the netizens.

She would curse at people who advised her not to ride so dangerously.

She would be even less polite to the comments from Yang Chen and the netizens who