What Should I Do if My Best Friend Is a Green Tea? [Transmigrated Into a Book]

A hotpot meal, and each guest tasted something different.

Zhou Qingyu still had no idea about the online scandals surrounding Yan Xi; Jiang Tao and Xiao Yu, during their break, went online and saw the flood of mocking and hateful comments about Yan Xi, leaving them deeply concerned for her.

Ye Luoyi and Su Lingling showed nothing on the surface, but while Ye Luoyi could keep her composure, Su Lingling couldn’t. During the hotpot meal, she had already sneaked several gloating glances at Yan Xi.

As for Qin Li and Kang Boye, one remained exceptionally calm, as if oblivious to everything, while the other was focused solely on eating, occasionally lamenting the lack of tripe and duck intestines in Licheng. (The calm before the storm!)

[Is Yan Xi really this calm? I don’t believe she knows nothing!]

[Earlier in the room, Yan Xi turned off the camera when she took a call. Clearly, she was informed about the backlash against her public image!]

[Da Jiajun exposed her too early. Yan Xi’s “genius” persona hasn’t even been firmly established yet. She’ll probably end up groveling in apology!]

After dinner, the guests cleaned up the table together.

Since they rarely gathered like this and had had a tiring day, there were no activities planned for the evening. Kang Boye brought out a deck of cards, and they played a game of Blackjack.

Blackjack is a classic card game from France, with simple rules: the goal is to get as close to 21 points as possible without exceeding it.

It’s a common casino game, but the guests weren’t betting money—they were just playing for fun. They split into four teams, each drawing cards with their partners. Blackjack is a game of luck, but over time, experienced players can remember which cards have been played and use probability to increase their chances of winning. Zhou Qingyu had been to casinos before and was familiar with the game, but the young lady had no concept of card counting and relied purely on luck. After a few rounds, she lost quite a bit. In contrast, Ye Luoyi had great luck, winning several rounds in a row. The system popped up beside Yan Xi, commenting with a click of its tongue: [This is the protagonist’s luck! See, even in card games, she always gets good hands!]

Jiang Tao was the dealer, with one card face up and one face down. Qin Li had already busted, leaving only Jiang Tao, Zhou Qingyu, and Ye Luoyi in the game. Jiang Tao glanced at Zhou Qingyu… not a threat, then at Ye Luoyi… very dangerous!

Jiang Tao’s eyes darted around. “Luoyi, do you still want a card? With that number, you should probably stop!”

Ye Luoyi had an Ace of Hearts and an Eight of Diamonds, totaling 19 points—a number very close to 21. Most players would stop at this point.

But Jiang Tao’s face-up card was a Nine of Diamonds, meaning he had a chance to get a higher total than 19.

Ye Luoyi thought for a moment. “I’ll take another card.”

Zhou Qingyu scoffed. Even without knowing how to count cards, she knew that unless Ye Luoyi drew a 2 or an Ace, she would bust.

Ye Luoyi flipped over her new card: the Two of Spades.

Su Lingling squealed in delight. “21 points! Luoyi, you’re amazing!”

Even if Jiang Tao got 21 points, the best he could do was tie. Ye Luoyi humbly said, “It’s nothing. If you just calculate the cards that have already been played, you can estimate the probability of getting the card you want. It’s not that hard.” Kang Boye was impressed. “There are four decks here, and you can remember all of them? Luoyi, you’re incredible!”

It was Zhou Qingyu’s turn. Jiang Tao asked, “Zhou Qingyu, do you want another card?” In Blackjack, players compete against the dealer, not each other. As long as their total is higher than the dealer’s, they win. Jiang Tao hadn’t revealed his face-down card yet, so Zhou Qingyu still had a chance.

Zhou Qingyu’s current total was low, only 15 points. In theory, she should definitely take another card, or she would lose.

But Yan Xi stopped her. “Don’t take it.”

In Blackjack, players usually take another card if their total is below 17. But since Yan Xi said so, Zhou Qingyu didn’t take another card. When it was Jiang Tao’s turn, he was excited. Even if he couldn’t beat Ye Luoyi, beating Zhou Qingyu was a sure thing. With only 15 points, how could he lose? He flipped over his face-down card—it was the Seven of Hearts!

The Seven of Hearts and the Nine of Diamonds totaled 16 points, just one point higher than Zhou Qingyu’s 15. But according to Blackjack rules, if the dealer’s total is less than 17, they must take another card.

Jiang Tao drew another card: the King of Clubs.

Jiang Tao’s eyes widened. The King of Clubs was worth 10 points, bringing his total to 26—he had busted!

Jiang Tao pointed at Zhou Qingyu. “Your luck is too good!” Even though his total was higher than hers, the cursed rules forced him to take another card, causing him to bust and lose!

Moreover, if Zhou Qingyu had taken another card, she would have been the one to bust! Ye Luoyi also looked surprised. “Qingyu, your luck is amazing!”

“It’s not luck!” Zhou Qingyu hugged Yan Xi. “It’s Yan Xi’s calculations! When we went gambling in Macau before, she never lost at this game!” Yan Xi smiled shyly. “I just did a rough calculation. The probability of the next card being higher than 6 was 70%, so it was better not to draw.”

As for the probability of Ye Luoyi drawing a card worth less than 2 points, Yan Xi had also calculated it: 2.4%.

They were playing with four decks, excluding the eight Jokers, for a total of 208 cards. When it was Ye Luoyi’s turn, 41 cards were left, and only one of them was worth less than 2 points: the Two of Spades.

The probability of drawing that card was 2.4%.

Ye Luoyi’s luck was truly remarkable.

[Huh? Didn’t Luoyi say she calculated that the probability of getting a card worth less than 2 points was high, which is why she drew? That would mean the remaining cards should all be low numbers. But Yan Xi said the probability of drawing a card worth more than 6 points was 70%... These two statements don’t match up…]

[One of them is lying, obviously!]

[It’s definitely Yan Xi! She’s trying to maintain her “genius” persona! She probably doesn’t even know her image has already been exposed!]

[Acting? More like overacting!]

[Why call her Yan Xi? Just call her “Acting”!]

Ye Luoyi also noticed the contradiction between her “calculation” and Yan Xi’s. She had only said it casually—it wouldn’t do to admit that her good luck allowed her to draw whatever card she wanted.

But 70% probability?

Ye Luoyi found it laughable. With four decks totaling 208 cards, and after so many rounds, could Yan Xi really remember which cards had been played? Ye Luoyi didn’t believe it.

Like the netizens, Ye Luoyi was more inclined to think that Yan Xi was just making things up. If she lost, it would be no big deal, but if she won, she could still flaunt her “genius” persona. After all, no one would actually go through the trouble of checking the cards and calculating the probabilities.

However, while others might not check, Ye Luoyi could.

“70%?” Ye Luoyi smiled. “Yan Xi, you calculated that so precisely? How impressive!”

Qin Li added fuel to the fire. “Since we’re almost done, why don’t we see what cards are left?”

This suggestion piqued everyone’s interest. Even Kang Boye and Jiang Tao were curious to see if Yan Xi was bluffing or if she really could count cards.

Before Yan Xi could stop them, Qin Li took the remaining cards from Jiang Tao and spread them out on the table.

The first cards revealed were all low numbers—3s, 4s, 5s… Ye Luoyi and Qin Li’s faces lit up with triumph.

But as more cards were revealed, the numbers grew larger, and face cards appeared more frequently. Ye Luoyi and Qin Li’s expressions gradually paled.

When all the remaining cards were laid out, the distribution was clear.

Kang Boye quickly counted. “There are 39 cards left, and 27 of them are worth more than 6 points. That’s a probability of… 69%.”

69% and 70%—only a 1% difference.

Ye Luoyi breathed a sigh of relief. At least it wasn’t an exact match. Though the numbers were close, Yan Xi’s 70% could still have been a guess.

“Not quite!” Xiao Yu corrected Kang Boye. “There are 39 cards left, and 27 are worth more than 6 points. But Yan Xi calculated the probability before she decided not to draw, when there were 40 cards left, with 28 worth more than 6 points. That’s exactly 70%!”

Xiao Yu looked at Yan Xi in awe. “You actually remembered all the cards!” Yan Xi’s face turned red.

Zhou Qingyu proudly linked arms with Yan Xi. “I told you, our Xi Xi is a genius!”

Could Da Jiajun have made a mistake?

Ye Luoyi also felt a hint of doubt, but there was no such person as Yan Xi at Hai University! Facts don’t lie. If Yan Xi was calculating these things now, it was just a sign of a good memory—simple probability problems don’t require much skill. Ye Luoyi asked softly, “Yan Xi is so impressive, she must have done really well in the college entrance exams, right?”

As soon as the college entrance exam scores were mentioned, it would be easy to expose Yan Xi’s fake academic credentials. If Yan Xi wasn’t a student at Hai University, she probably didn’t even know the university’s admission score.

Yan Xi thought for a moment, “Around 600, I think. It’s been so many years, I can’t remember.” Ye Luoyi was from Hang City and had only moved to Hai City after entering the entertainment industry. She didn’t know the total score for Hai City’s college entrance exams, but Su Lingling remembered it clearly. She was drinking sparkling water and, upon hearing this, spat it out, splashing Qin Li’s face. She didn’t even bother to wipe Qin Li’s face, instead turning to Yan Xi in shock, “600? Are you from Hai City? The full score for Hai City’s college entrance exams is only 660!” Zhou Qingyu looked at Su Lingling with exasperation, “She was in the top ten of the city back then, don’t you remember?”

Su Lingling: ?

Why would she know that? Did she seem like someone who knew Yan Xi well? [Top ten in the city? Zhou Qingyu is really making things up!]

[Yan Xi is 20, so she took the college entrance exams three years ago. It’s not hard to check the top ten students from Hai City three years ago—was there anyone named Yan Xi?]

[Absolutely not! Hai City gives awards to the top ten students, and I’ve seen the list before. There’s no Yan Xi on it!]

[This lie is getting bigger and bigger!]

Jiang Tao glanced at Yan Xi, then at the online buzz. At first, he also thought Yan Xi had faked her academic credentials, but claiming to be in the top ten of the city was just too outrageous.

He couldn’t help but ask Yan Xi, “If you did so well in the college entrance exams, why would you fake your academic credentials?”

“Fake academic credentials?” Zhou Qingyu frowned. She took the phone from Jiang Tao and saw the online comments, along with the evidence Da Jiajun had posted to prove that Yan Xi was fabricating her persona.

Zhou Qingyu scoffed, “No wonder you all looked so strange during dinner today!”

[Isn’t Zhou Qingyu nervous? Yan Xi’s persona is falling apart!]

[Is she going crazy after being exposed?]

[But Zhou Qingyu seems so confident—maybe there’s a misunderstanding?]

[What are you thinking? Would a top student really join such a boring show? Probably a bunch of people who don’t understand the world of top students, and now her persona is falling apart!]

[Zhou Qingyu is trying to build Yan Xi up as a top student—if she’s so confident, show us the evidence!]

Zhou Qingyu looked at the comments, “Evidence? That’s easy!” She turned to Yan Xi, “Do you have your diploma or admission letter with you?” Yan Xi: “No…”

But Zhou Qingyu didn’t mind. She turned to Su Lingling instead, “Yan Xi was the top student at our school back then, you remember that, right?”

Su Lingling: ?

“How would I know if she was first?”

“At the school’s centennial celebration, you were the host, and you even read a congratulatory message for her during the ceremony.”

Su Lingling: ????????

Su Lingling’s eyes were filled with confusion, but as she looked at Yan Xi, she began to feel a sense of familiarity.

It had been five years since she graduated. Back then, Su Lingling was in her third year of high school, just in time for Bowen Private High School’s centennial celebration in late June. She had been the host.

At the time, the school had awarded students who excelled in the college entrance exams, and the most outstanding one was a top-ten student in the city who had also skipped a grade. Su Lingling remembered her name—Lin Xi.

The memory of Lin Xi overlapped with the Yan Xi in front of her, and Su Lingling’s eyes widened, “You… weren’t you called Lin Xi before?”

Su Lingling had even heard gossip about Lin Xi!

The whole thing about the Lin family’s real and fake heiresses had caused quite a stir at Bowen! Yan Xi smiled at Su Lingling, “It’s me.”

Su Lingling: !!!

Zhou Qingyu: “Su Lingling, I remember you always had someone record every event you hosted. I’m sure you have the video of the principal awarding Yan Xi the scholarship, right?” Su Lingling finally caught on. There was indeed such a video. She didn’t have it with her, but it wouldn’t be hard to have someone at home find it and send it over.

When the video was shown to everyone and broadcast live, everything became clear.

Even though five years had passed, it wasn’t hard to see that the girl receiving the award in the video was indeed Yan Xi!

[Oh my god! It’s Yan Xi!]

[Yan Xi really is a top student!]

[If she was in the top ten in Hai City, getting into Hai University would be a piece of cake!]

[Yan Xi used to be called Lin Xi? No wonder her name shows up in Hai University’s app!]

[I searched using the name Lin Xi! But it says Lin Xi has already graduated!]

[Yan Xi’s name is also in the graduate section!]

[Yan Xi is a graduate student? She’s only 20 this year!]

[They said she skipped a grade! She’s in the same year as Zhou Qingyu and Su Lingling, so she should be in her first year of graduate school now!]

[Case closed… Yan Xi didn’t fake her academic credentials! She’s the real deal!]

Ye Luoyi’s expression stiffened, and the last bit of joy in her heart vanished. She pretended to be casual but couldn’t hide a hint of resentment, “Lingling, it seems you and Yan Xi were high school classmates. How come you didn’t recognize her?”

Su Lingling scratched her head in frustration, “How would I know? She was in the advanced class, and I was in the international class. We didn’t interact.”

Not to mention, five years had passed, and Yan Xi had even changed her name. Yan Xi explained, “I used to be called Lin Xi. I changed my name after starting university. Hai University’s app is mainly for students to handle school affairs, so they didn’t update my name.”

The app wasn’t meant for checking people’s identities anyway, so they wouldn’t add a name-changing feature just for Yan Xi.

Jiang Tao, however, looked at Yan Xi curiously, “So why did you change your name? Lin Xi is a nice name.”

A hint of sadness flashed imperceptibly in Yan Xi’s sweet eyes, but it was gone in an instant. She looked at Jiang Tao calmly and said, “Why do you care? I just felt like it, okay?”

Jiang Tao: …

Wu Liao, on behalf of Star Glory’s official account, clarified all the rumors. First, Yan Xi had skipped a grade and changed her name. Her name, “Lin Xi,” could be found in the undergraduate section of Hai University’s app, and “Yan Xi” in the graduate section. Combined with Su Lingling’s video, this was enough to prove Yan Xi’s academic credentials. Second, regarding the bullying allegations. Most of the evidence Da Jiajun posted were blurry photos and chat logs. The students in the photos were wearing public school uniforms, while Yan Xi attended Bowen Private High School, which had different uniforms.

Additionally, the chat logs repeatedly mentioned “Yan Xi bullying classmates,” but Yan Xi was called “Lin Xi” in high school, so she couldn’t be the person in the logs. Third, regarding the accusation that Yan Xi had taken Xu Yangyang’s spot on the variety show, Star Glory presented Xu Yangyang’s contract with *Leisurely Life*, showing that Xu Yangyang would be appearing as a guest on *Leisurely Life* soon, which was a better opportunity than being a guest on *Let’s Travel Together*. There was no resource-stealing involved. Finally, Star Glory clarified that they had no contract with Yan Xi. Yan Xi was Zhou Qingyu’s friend outside the entertainment industry and had joined the show as her companion. She had no plans to enter the entertainment industry in the future.

[This drama has taken such a wild turn!]

[This poor girl just came to support her friend on the show, and she got slandered. The haters are insane!]

[It’s a shame Yan Xi isn’t joining the entertainment industry—she’s so beautiful!]

[I like Yan Xi more and more. She’s beautiful and smart! What a talented girl!]

[Da Jiajun is crashing and burning~]

[He didn’t even do his research before spreading rumors about her academic credentials. Thank goodness this happened on a variety show, so Yan Xi could clear things up. If it were someone else, they might’ve been drowned in hate!]

[How many people have been destroyed by Da Jiajun’s rumors? These gossip accounts have no bottom line!]

Da Jiajun, as the initiator of this “expose,” suffered the most backlash.

But Da Jiajun didn’t care. Failing to expose someone wasn’t a big deal. He quickly issued an apology video, claiming he was just against the fake personas in the entertainment industry. Besides, Hai University’s app really didn’t have a “Yan Xi” listed, so it wasn’t entirely his fault.

Da Jiajun had failed before, and all it took was an apology. Internet users have short memories.

But this time, several comments rose to the top, all from people Da Jiajun had previously “exposed”!

【Speaking up for Teacher Xu! Da Jiajun is disgusting! He became famous by "exposing" Teacher Xu, but Teacher Xu is genuinely talented!】【The reason Teacher Xu signed with an MCN was because his wife was sick and needed money for treatment. Because of Da Jiajun's so-called "exposure," his wife couldn't afford the expensive cancer medication and has since passed away...】

【Is it wrong to make money? Is it wrong to become famous as an influencer? What people love is the knowledge Teacher Xu shares, his ability to explain complex topics in simple terms. What's wrong with having a team help prepare his lessons? Isn't it all for the sake of helping students understand and absorb the material better?】

【I'm Salty Fish, a writer on Green River.】

【I was lucky enough to have a book that went viral. But after Da Jiajun read my work, without even making a proper comparison, he accused me of plagiarizing a well-known author. Many netizens, without even reading my novel, started attacking me based on Da Jiajun's claims...】

【During that time, my private messages and comments were flooded with hate... I even developed depression because of it.】

【Last year, encouraged by a close friend, I sued Da Jiajun. After six months, the court finally ruled that I did not plagiarize and ordered Da Jiajun to apologize to me! But all he gave was a verbal apology, and to this day, whenever people mention me, they still say I copied someone else's work...】

【I'm so upset. I'm still taking antidepressants... I don't think Yan Xi should forgive Da Jiajun. He acted with malice, just trying to ride on others' fame to boost his own popularity!】

More and more people are speaking out against Da Jiajun.

At first, there were still a few comments defending Da Jiajun, suggesting that the misunderstanding was mainly due to Yan Xi skipping grades and changing her name, and that Da Jiajun shouldn't be blamed. But as more people spoke up, netizens began to realize—【This guy isn't looking out for anyone; he's just trying to piggyback on others' fame to boost his own traffic!】

【This is disgusting. Salty Fish did nothing wrong, yet she's still being attacked! How tragic!】

【If it weren't for her speaking out, I would've thought she was a plagiarist too!】【Stop defending Da Jiajun. Even if Yan Xi's name change caused confusion, what about those bullying screenshots? Tech experts have already analyzed them—they're photoshopped! Da Jiajun used fake chat records to mislead everyone. His intentions are despicable!】

【This isn't something an apology can fix!】

The internet is flooded with hate.

For the first time, Da Jiajun is experiencing what it feels like to be on the receiving end of his own "exposures." He's too scared to check his private messages, which are filled with hate.

He wanted to go live on Weibo to apologize, but as soon as he logged in, he was notified that his account had been banned due to multiple reports. But that wasn't the worst of it.

Soon after, the legal team of Starlight, representing Yan Xi, sent Da Jiajun a lawyer's letter, suing him for defamation and slander.

Da Jiajun's career as an influencer is over.

Like Da Jiajun, Xu Yangyang isn't doing well either.

Originally, this had nothing to do with her; she was even a victim of resource snatching. But Wu Liao released Xu Yangyang's contract with *Leisurely Life*, showing that it was signed the day before *Let's Travel Together* started filming.—Xu Yangyang, afraid of losing her opportunity, returned to Starlight after parting ways with Zhou Qingyu and Yan Xi at the beauty salon and signed the contract for *Leisurely Life*. This made the claims that Yan Xi had snatched Xu Yangyang's resources fall apart.【Clearly, Xu Yangyang chose *Leisurely Life* over *Let's Travel Together*. So why didn't she explain when Yan Xi was being ridiculed online?】

【Maybe Zhou Qingyu initially chose Xu Yangyang but later switched to Yan Xi for some reason, and *Leisurely Life* was compensation for Xu Yangyang?】【So does that mean the resource snatching wasn't wrong?】

【If Xu Yangyang hadn't signed *Leisurely Life*, you could say it was snatching. But since she did, it's more of a trade!】

【Resource swapping in the entertainment industry is normal. Trading *Leisurely Life* for *Let's Travel Together* was a win for Xu Yangyang. But then she twisted her ankle, got photographed, and stayed silent. Hard to judge...】

【Speaking of which, would a low-tier celebrity like Xu Yangyang even get photographed by paparazzi in a mall late at night?】

...Now that you mention it, it feels even more terrifying! The more you think about it, the scarier it gets!】【No way, my favorite is also on *Leisurely Life*. I don't want them working with someone with such low moral standards!】

The backlash against Xu Yangyang is growing online.

Xu Yangyang panicked and rushed to Starlight to see Wu Liao. "Director Wu, I didn't expect things to turn out like this..."

Wu Liao glanced at Xu Yangyang's perfectly fine ankle and said flatly, "I told you to clarify earlier, but you didn't listen." If Xu Yangyang had just said it wasn't her in the photo or explained that she dropped out of *Let's Travel Together* for other reasons, things wouldn't have escalated this way.

By choosing to stand against Yan Xi, she inevitably became the target of ridicule when public opinion shifted in Yan Xi's favor.

Xu Yangyang stammered, "Yan Xi... Yan Xi isn't even entering the entertainment industry, so what's the harm in a few comments? I'm already in the industry; I was worried about saying the wrong thing!"

Wu Liao sneered, "Just 'a few comments'? Xu Yangyang, well said. After all, now you're just getting 'a few comments' from netizens. It's not a fatal scandal, so what's there to fear?"

Xu Yangyang clenched her clothes, feeling uneasy.

The online comments were getting to her, but upon reflection, the so-called resource snatching and backstabbing were just points of ridicule. They wouldn't ruin her career. Netizens have short memories; they'd probably forget in a few days. Xu Yangyang immediately groveled, "Director Wu, I understand. I know I was wrong. It won't happen again!"

Wu Liao cut her off coldly, "There won't be a next time. Director Zhao contacted me. He said having a low-tier celebrity like you on *Leisurely Life* was already a loss for him. Now with this mess... they've decided to replace you!"