Chapter 90: Brainless

Chapter 90: Brainless

Xia Jin attempted to tear off Chen Yuwen’s name tag, but Chen Yuwen’s sharp reflexes allowed him to dodge. Zhao Ning suspected Xia Jin and Tang Ting were members of the Black Cloud Clan, and Chen Yuwen agreed. Worried about An Wen, he called out, "An Wen, come over here. These two aren’t good people."

An Wen, however, trusted Xia Jin completely and retorted, "I think you’re the one who’s not a good person."

[Is Xia Jin from the Black Cloud Clan?]

[Tang Ting was fooled by Xia Jin, probably.]

[My heart aches for Tang Ting.]

[Don’t just blame Tang Ting—what if this is all an act by those two to deceive An Wen?]

[My heart aches for An Wen.]

...

The two sides clashed, and Chen Yuwen, true to his title as the Strongest Runner, managed to tear off Tang Ting’s name tag despite being outnumbered.

Tang Ting’s name tag revealed he was from the Xuanyuan Clan.

"Tang Ting, out!"

Seeing he was outmatched, Xia Jin urged An Wen, "Run!"

An Wen obediently followed him.

The bullet comments were a mix of amusement and exasperation.

[Foolish An Wen! He already tricked Tang Ting into tearing off Li Jiaming’s tag. Why are you still running with him?]

[Xia Jin’s brainwashing skills are too strong.]

[Isn’t An Wen supposed to be a top student? Why does she seem so brainless?]

[An Wen is genuinely stupid.]

...

The scene paused mid-chase, cutting to commercials.

[Xia Jin’s Brainwashing], [Tang Ting], [Chen Yuwen the Strong], [He Jie the Villain Again], and [An Wen Brainless] climbed the Hot Search rankings.

While the other trending topics were lighthearted or mocking, especially with netizens expressing newfound admiration for Xia Jin, An Wen’s topic was flooded with comments calling her brainless.

[With a brain like that, why even join Running Without Limits? Tang Ting got eliminated, and she still follows Xia Jin!]

[How can you say that about our top scorer? Have you even scored 600 on your exams?]

The replies beneath this comment were relentless in mocking An Wen.

[I haven’t scored 600, but at least I wouldn’t blindly run off with Xia Jin.]

[Stop boasting about being a top student when you’re just a brainless bookworm.]

[After watching Running Without Limits, Di Cheng No. 1 High School should expel An Wen.]

[How long has An Wen skipped school just to chase fame and money? Still calling herself the top scorer?]

[Can An Wen even score 500 now?]

[Honestly, I hate useless teammates in games the most. No matter how pretty she is, I’d still want to smack her head.]

...

Running Without Limits had a massive audience. Despite the Guardian Army’s efforts to control the narrative, two malicious comments still made it into the top three trending posts. Netizens seemed to deliberately push those two comments, elevating them to the first and fourth spots.

Fans fought back in An Wen’s defense.

[An Wen is just a 15-year-old girl. What’s wrong with trusting her teammate?]

[You all act like you know everything—calling An Wen brainless and assuming Xia Jin is from the Black Cloud Clan. Guess you’ve already seen the whole show!]

[Everyone watches variety shows for fun. There’s no need to attack a sweet girl like this.]

...

Grandfather Chu, watching on TV, couldn’t see the bullet comments. It wasn’t until the commercial break, when he checked the fan group, that he realized how many people were bashing An Wen. He immediately joined the effort to counter the negativity.

Reading the hateful comments, Grandfather Chu was furious.

"Our Wenwen was only 15 back then—innocent and sweet. How could she know any better? These people are just jealous! Look at their profiles—all women! What kind of families raised such spiteful daughters?"

He was so angry he wanted to ban their accounts.

Xu Tezhu stopped him. Banning accounts was easy, but managing public opinion wasn’t.

"The show isn’t over yet. There might be a twist," Xu Tezhu advised.

Grandfather Chu, fearing An Wen might suffer further harm from public opinion, suppresses his anger and continues to control the narrative. After over 10 minutes of advertisements, Running Without Limits resumes. The two of them run extremely fast. Despite being only around 1.6 meters tall, An Wen has excellent proportions and notably long legs.