During her time as a streamer on Douhu.
Lin Xiaoman had amassed a huge following, with tens of millions of supporters.
Her fanbase was larger than that of many A-list celebrities.
That was why she had become the head of the Streamer Alliance, and why the entire organization held her in high esteem.
So when someone suddenly accused her of having a sugar daddy, one of her fans immediately stepped up to furiously refute the user named "Mashed Potato."
To them, insulting their idol was practically a death wish.
Other fans, hearing the commotion, immediately went to Little Broken Station. There, right on the front page, they found an edited video someone had posted.
The video was a bit blurry, but it was still clear enough to see that the person was, without a doubt, Lin Xiaoman.
With her makeup done perfectly, she got into a Rolls-Royce.
The car quickly drove off with her inside.
Even with the blurry camera footage, you could faintly make out that a young man was driving.
Anyone who could afford a car like that had to be wealthy on a whole other level.
Since she started streaming, Lin Xiaoman had never revealed her family’s financial background. In her fans’ eyes, she was just an ordinary person. How could she possibly have a car like that?
Besides, she had said herself that she didn’t have a boyfriend.
If she didn’t have a boyfriend, then who was the man driving the car?
As for the accusation of her sleeping with fans, that came at the end of the video, where the creator who posted the exposé shared several screenshots of a chat log.
The chat log showed someone saved under the contact name "Xiaoman" trying to completely distance herself from the other person. She was saying that what happened between them was consensual and asking why they kept pestering her.
To the fans, this was a bombshell of a scandal.
This whole affair was just too explosive.
Back in the stream chat after visiting Little Broken Station, the fans were in an uproar. They immediately turned into a collective "twenty questions," bombarding Lin Xiaoman and demanding an explanation.
Even though they believed she wasn’t that kind of person.
But the exposé seemed to have solid evidence, so Lin Xiaoman needed to come up with a powerful countermeasure to deal with this slanderer.
Lin Xiaoman naturally wouldn’t tolerate this kind of thing. She simply aimed her camera at her computer screen, opened Little Broken Station, and watched the so-called exposé together with her fans.
After watching the video, Lin Xiaoman could barely stop herself from rolling her eyes.
"Ridiculous! Just based on one video and a few screenshots, you’re saying I have a sugar daddy?"
"This person is quite good at spinning tales from a single picture. What proof do you have that the person in that chat was me?"
"Also, that video of me getting in the car—do you even know who was driving?"
"And what proof do you have that I can’t afford a Rolls-Royce?"
’And you have the nerve to call this an exposé? What kind of joke is this?’
Her words were like a wake-up call. Lin Xiaoman’s fans instantly understood that this was all a setup—a malicious frame-up.
Someone must have seen how popular Lin Xiaoman had become and felt their own interests were threatened, so they were maliciously targeting her.
Still, some mindless people were swayed by the video. Perhaps they just couldn’t stand to see someone else succeed, because they immediately started spewing hate in the comments without a second thought.
Of course, it couldn’t be ruled out that some of them were paid trolls.
"There’s no smoke without fire. Flies only swarm what’s already rotten. Don’t you understand something so simple?"
"If you’re really innocent, why would someone go out of their way to frame you?"
"Are they that bored?"
"Exactly. There are so many popular streamers. Why would they single you out to slander and frame?"
"The way I see it, you’re not so innocent yourself."
"So many people stream, how come none of them got popular, but you got this popular? Without some backing, is that even possible?"
"Just wait. Before long, this whole thing will be suppressed by that big shot backing her."
"All you posters above, scram! Where did all you freaks crawl out from? Even flies aren’t as fast as you. You pop up to make your presence felt at the slightest hint of trouble."
"Oho, did we strike a nerve? Don’t be in such a hurry to defend her, fans. It just makes you look like you’re lashing out in shame."
Soon, Lin Xiaoman’s stream chat erupted into a fight.
The conflict split the chat into two main factions. On one side were Lin Xiaoman’s loyal fans. On the other were the newly-appeared "fans" and paid trolls who were fanning the flames. A few clueless onlookers, just there for the drama, were also mixed in.
As for what Lin Xiaoman was saying, they weren’t listening at all.
「Outside the stream, at the Little Broken Station headquarters.」
Chen Guoqiao watched the computer screen with a broad smile.
To be precise, he was watching the chaotic mess of the comments section, occasionally taking a moment to glance at Lin Xiaoman’s delicate face.
He loved watching a good show, especially a chaotic spectacle like the one in this comments section.
Bao An stood cautiously across from him, waiting for his boss to speak.
Chen Guoqiao laughed, a pleased expression on his face.
"Well done."
It was clear that he was very satisfied.
’This is just the beginning. I’m not just targeting some minor streamer; I’m using this incident to send a warning to Lin Feng.’
’People should know not to stand out too much.’
’Otherwise, one day, someone like me will come along and trim those sharp edges for him.’
’Young people always need to see some "blood" before they learn their lesson.’
’But then again, this little streamer is really quite a looker. Her face is so fair, her figure is so fine... she might be young, but the younger ones have their own special charm.’
"Go, have someone take that video down."
Chen Guoqiao rubbed his chin with a sleazy expression.
Bao An was stunned for a moment. ’We went through so much trouble to make that video, why take it down now?’
But this time, he didn’t dare say another word.
’After all, the lesson from last time was still fresh in his mind. The more you talk, the more you mess up. It’s better to just shut up and obey.’
And so, a few minutes later, the many people who had heard about the scandal and flocked to Little Broken Station to find the video discovered that it had vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.
Meanwhile, Lin Xiaoman’s stream had already ended.
This was mainly because Douhu had noticed things were getting out of hand, and the management directly cut the stream to prevent the situation from escalating further.
What they didn’t expect, however, was that the video would also disappear at this exact moment.
As a result, in the eyes of many observant or malicious people, the video’s removal was the work of Douhu, or rather, the "person behind" Lin Xiaoman, pulling strings behind the scenes.
To them, this was a clear sign of a guilty conscience.
It was a classic case of protesting too much. From a certain point of view, removing the video only "proved" the "authenticity" of the exposé.
Even many who had been unwilling to believe it now felt they had no choice but to accept it as truth.
Riding the wave of this new-found heat, another person posted an exposé on Little Broken Station.
He claimed to be a victim of Lin Xiaoman’s "sleeping with fans" and said he knew who the person backing her was, but that he was just a powerless nobody who couldn’t fight against such a figure, so he didn’t dare to reveal their name.
He cursed Lin Xiaoman out, calling her a manipulative cheat who played with his feelings. He claimed that she pretended to be with him while secretly being kept by a rich tycoon.
A woman like that was truly disgusting.

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