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Gu Ruozhu was also watching the live stream, her expression darkening as the barrage of comments flooded the screen with praise for Gu Nanyan.

Gu Nanyan’s stunning appearance was bound to stir up another wave of hype.

Gu Ruozhu couldn’t let Gu Nanyan have her way!

She had already hired trolls to orchestrate a backlash against Gu Nanyan.

Soon, the trolls Gu Ruozhu had paid for began flooding the chat:

[Wow, wow, wow! Emperor Yan’s entrance is definitely going to be super, super amazing—unprecedented, for sure!]

[Yeah, yeah! Ever since leaving the island, Emperor Yan hasn’t shown her face at all. She must be preparing something big.]

[Ugh, I don’t know why, but hearing everyone say this makes me uncomfortable. It feels like Gu Nanyan is doing this on purpose—staying out of sight to build up anticipation, then making a grand entrance to bask in the spotlight.]

[I feel the same way. We all love and care about her so much, but she hasn’t said a single word in response. It’s like she’s treating us like fools.]

[Exactly! No matter how stunning her entrance is, I won’t like her. She’s so fake and calculating. She doesn’t deserve everyone’s admiration.]

The trolls jumped around, steering the narrative, slowly painting Gu Nanyan as scheming and pretentious.

Quite a few netizens fell for it, starting to believe Gu Nanyan was putting on an act.

Watching the tide turn in the trolls’ favor, Gu Ruozhu smirked.

Did Gu Nanyan really think she could compete? She wasn’t even close!

Finally, it was Gu Nanyan’s turn to appear.

Everyone held their breath, expecting a spectacle—but nothing happened. No music, no elaborate set, not even a glamorous outfit.

Just a girl in a school uniform, her hair tied in a high ponytail, a backpack slung over her shoulders, walking slowly onto the stage.

“Hello, everyone. I’m the new student, Gu Nanyan. You can call me Classmate Gu.”

A simple, straightforward introduction—no unnecessary words.

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She wasn’t even wearing makeup, her bare face making her look like a genuine high school girl.

The audience was stunned, staring at her in silence.

The live stream chat was eerily quiet.

After a long pause, someone finally typed:

[Wait… is Emperor Yan actually here to study?]

[No way. She’s just pretending, acting all youthful.]

[This is too much! Way too much!]

Sharp-eyed netizens quickly noticed the pattern—the same accounts that had hyped up Gu Nanyan’s “stunning entrance” were now calling her out for “acting young.”

These guys were definitely haters!

Report them!

Soon, many of the trolls were banned from the chat.

Most of the paid trolls Gu Ruozhu had spent a fortune on were silenced in no time.

When she got the news, Gu Ruozhu’s face twisted in rage.

Damn it!

That bitch Gu Nanyan always had to be unconventional. It was infuriating!

But she shouldn’t get too cocky.

Hmph! With Gu Nanyan’s lack of education, she was bound to slip up during the live stream. Gu Ruozhu would just wait and watch her lose fans in embarrassment.

While the other celebrity guests were there for the show, Gu Nanyan was the only one who seemed to be genuinely attending school.

She came fully prepared—backpack, notebooks, pencil case… everything.

Sitting in the classroom, her posture straight, her attitude serious, she stood out like a crane among chickens amidst the lazy, laughing “students.”

At first, netizens found Gu Nanyan’s schoolgirl act novel and thought she was being earnest.

But now, seeing her behavior, they started to think she was overdoing it.

[I think Gu Nanyan’s being a bit fake. Is this really necessary?]

[Yeah, it feels like she’s trying too hard to stand out. Let’s see how long she can keep this up—it’s a 24-hour live stream. She’ll slip eventually.]

[I love Emperor Yan, but this is just too much. She’s way more captivating riding a tiger.]

[I’m out. This is boring. Who wants to watch them seriously attending classes? And it’s a Go lesson—the teacher is actually teaching.

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Two classes in the morning—Go and calligraphy—and before they even ended, most of the viewers had left.

Those who stayed yawned incessantly, struggling to keep their eyes open.

It was like being back in school, where just sitting in class made you drowsy.

After classes, the afternoon was free time.

Everyone else ran off to do their own thing, but Gu Nanyan remained seated at her desk, reviewing the morning’s lessons, practicing calligraphy, and studying Go strategies—sitting still and studying the entire afternoon.

After dinner, she returned to the classroom, this time not practicing calligraphy or Go but flipping through a middle school math textbook.

She stayed in the classroom until 10 p.m. before finally heading to her room to rest.

At first, netizens didn’t take it seriously, assuming Gu Nanyan was just putting on a show for the first day.

But on the second day, she did the same thing—repeating her routine and even adding a morning self-study session, arriving at the classroom at 7 a.m. and studying until 10 p.m.

Aside from eating and sleeping, she spent 14 hours a day studying.

The same went for the second day, the third, the fourth, the fifth...

The stack of paper she used for calligraphy practice grew to twenty or thirty centimeters tall.

The chess strategy books she read numbered over twenty, overflowing from her desk.

The math textbooks she studied and the notes she took filled two thick notebooks.

Once again, the internet went wild.

[Damn, she’s serious—she’s actually going all in!]

[Holy crap, while practicing calligraphy, she had a stone hanging from her wrist, leaving such a deep red mark it even drew blood, yet she didn’t utter a single complaint.]

[She’s genuinely taking notes—she copied every single theorem and formula from the math textbook.]

[I owe Empress Gu an apology for my earlier ignorance. I shouldn’t have accused her of faking it—she’s really here to study.]

[I apologize too. Sorry, Empress Gu.]

[Sorry!]

...

Netizens weren’t blind. If Gu Nanyan had only kept it up for a day, they’d have called it an act. But her unwavering dedication moved them.

A disciplined attitude, formidable willpower, and an unshakable thirst for knowledge—these were qualities everyone yearned for but few could attain.

Yet today, they saw them in Gu Nanyan.

Just as everyone was feeling inspired, another wave of comments appeared:

[I’m almost embarrassed to admit this, but I’m a student who could never focus, always getting distracted by TV. My mom got so mad she said, “If you love watching livestreams so much, then watch Empress Gu’s.”

At first, I wasn’t into it, but slowly, I found myself immersed, studying alongside her. When she read, I read. When she took notes, I took notes. When she rested, I rested.

After a few days, I actually changed. When I went back to studying, I didn’t get distracted anymore!

My mom was over the moon!

Thank you, Empress Gu!]

[Ahhh, you’re not alone! I’ve been studying with Empress Gu too, and my efficiency is terrifyingly high.]

[Same here! Empress Gu has this magic about her—you just naturally calm down and focus. Some good news: I studied with her over the weekend, and on Monday’s test, I jumped over a dozen places in ranking and won the Most Improved Award. Even my teacher was shocked.

After hearing about me, our teacher made the whole class follow Empress Gu’s livestream during self-study periods.]