Chapter 84 - 85: The Mask Falls Off
[I wasn’t happy with these two Chapters and revised them several times. The previous version was a bit messy, so my dears, please refresh to see the latest one.]
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Finally, amidst the eager anticipation of Sue Shiver’s fans, the host began to speak, "Next up is this year’s New Star Streamer. Every one of her original songs is a classic, and she has single-handedly driven the growth of the arts and entertainment section. She is—"
The host’s voice drew out slowly. Amidst the crowd’s expectation, he slowly uttered two words.
"Sue Shiver."
"Please welcome Sue Shiver!"
As his voice faded, a woman slowly rose from the stage.
The woman wore a red fox mask that revealed a pair of beautiful eyes. She was dressed in a qipao, her lustrous hair gently pinned up.
Even without showing her face, she was instantly captivating.
Instantly, cheers erupted throughout the venue, wave after wave, rising and falling.
Someone sighed in admiration, "So that’s the new star streamer."
"I wonder what kind of face is under that mask."
Sue Shiver’s fans were ecstatic, screaming one after another until their throats were hoarse.
"AHHH, Sue, I love you!"
"Sue, I finally get to see you!"
At that moment, the livestream’s bullet comments were flying by, filled with nothing but Sue Shiver’s name.
But other comments still scrolled past.
[I knew she’d wear a mask. Just how ugly must she be to be that scared of people seeing her face?]
[Karina’s performance earlier was so stunning. Not only was her singing great, but her dancing was beautiful too. With such a tough act to follow, this Sue Shiver probably can’t compare.]
[There’s probably an ugly face under that mask. Let’s see if you all still love her then.]
Sophie Wexler was unaware of the discussions on StarNet. Amidst the roaring cheers of the fans in the venue, she spoke softly, "Hello everyone, I’m Sue Shiver."
"Now’s the time." In the audience, the corners of Karina’s mouth slowly curved into a smirk.
The next second, disaster struck!
An unknown blast of spiritual power shot toward Sophie Wexler from out of nowhere, getting extremely close!
Everyone gasped in shock!
Benjamin Wyatt jolted. ’This is bad,’ he thought, immediately spreading out his own spiritual power. If something happened to Sophie Wexler here, he’d be finished.
Sophie Wexler also put up a defense the instant she sensed it.
But who would have known that the spiritual power was just a diversion? While everyone’s attention was focused on it, Ceres swept out another burst of spiritual power—not aimed at Sophie Wexler, but at her mask.
A classic misdirection. It all happened so fast that before anyone could react, the mask fell from Sophie Wexler’s face.
The moment the mask fell, the aggressive spiritual power vanished as if it had never been there.
In that instant, Sophie Wexler’s face was exposed to the cameras.
Silence. Utter silence!
Onstage, without the mask to hide it, the woman’s stunningly beautiful face appeared before everyone, creating a powerful impact!
A lovely face, almond eyes, a high-bridged nose, and red lips. For a moment, it was as if everything else paled in comparison.
[Holy shit, that’s Sue Shiver?!]
[Who the hell was saying Sue Shiver is ugly? Are they blind? You call this ugly? If this is ugly, then no one is good-looking.]
[I’m totally drooling over my screen, who gets it? The shock of that moment made my heart skip a beat!]
Just as the crowd was lost in her beauty, a comment snapped them back to reality.
[Heh, why don’t you check who this person is before you praise her? If I’m not mistaken, that’s Sophie Wexler, the one who’s hated all over the internet.]
The tone was one of utter mockery.
[No wonder she wore a mask. She was afraid of being recognized.]
[To think someone like her, such trash, actually has fans.]
Some people who didn’t know who "Sophie Wexler" was were completely baffled by the comments.
[Can someone tell me what’s going on?]
[Just search "Sophie Wexler" to see what her reputation was like. Go take a look. Her character is absolute garbage, and her singing is just horrendous.]
Many people had already gone to search for her. They returned with unreadable expressions after listening.
[My god, that’s so awful. How can anyone sing that badly?]
[But Sue Shiver is a great singer. Isn’t there some kind of misunderstanding here?]
[Impossible. Everyone knows Sophie Wexler is industry-renowned for her terrible singing. Those past livestreams were probably all faked.]
[After all, she never shows her face. Who knows what tricks she used? Maybe she was lip-syncing.]
In an instant, the trending topic "Sophie Wexler Lip-syncs and Deceives Fans" shot to the top.
At first, the fans’ minds went blank.
First, they were stunned by how beautiful Sue was!
But who could explain to them how Sue Shiver, the amazing singer, was actually the infamous Sophie Wexler!
Troublemaker, brainless, unprofessional—all these words swirled in their minds.
Sophie Wexler stood on the stage, listening to the endless sounds of mockery from below. Her eyes hardened, her face expressionless, as she bent down to pick up the mask from the floor.
’Her fans must be so disappointed to see my mask ripped off like this.’
Sophie Wexler had already braced herself for the backlash, but the next second, a voice cried out from the audience, "Sue, we believe in you!"
"We believe in what we’ve seen!"
No one knew the truth behind the comments on StarNet, but they knew Sue Shiver. After watching her streams for so long, they believed in her. They believed she wasn’t that kind of person, and she definitely wasn’t lip-syncing.
In the audience, Karina’s lips curled into a smirk as she said, "Well, if we want to know if she’s lip-syncing, all she has to do is sing live, right?"
She had originally thought this Sue Shiver was ugly and that taking off the mask would humiliate her.
She never expected that beneath the mask was the infamous "Sophie Wexler." This was a truly pleasant surprise.
She had, after all, heard "Sophie Wexler" sing with her own ears before, and it was absolutely horrendous.
Therefore, she was convinced that this Sue Shiver in front of her must have used some trick to sound good on her streams. Once she sang live, she would undoubtedly fail spectacularly.
"Yeah! Sing live!" Instantly, many people in the crowd started jeering.
The host hadn’t expected such a sudden development either, but she didn’t panic and quickly composed herself.
She smiled and said, "My sincerest apologies for this little incident. I see many people are very much looking forward to Ms. Sue Shiver’s performance, so now, I’ll hand the stage over to Ms. Sue Shiver."
After speaking, she glanced at Sophie Wexler to ask for her opinion. Sophie Wexler gave a slow nod.
[Now things are getting interesting.]
[A live performance. If she dares to lip-sync, she’ll be exposed immediately.]
[I’d like to see what she comes up with.]
For a moment, the livestream was filled with people eager to watch the drama unfold.
Although most of Sophie Wexler’s fans were willing to believe her, they couldn’t help but sweat for her in a situation like this.
’What if... what if something goes wrong?’
Only Sophie Wexler remained on the stage. She was seen nodding to a staff member.