Chapter 451: Reaching Twenty

"Vitality severely damaged!"

After many days, Miss Luo Quan started a livestream again, but the title of the stream had changed to these four words.

It should have been spring, a season of recovery and vitality, yet Miss Luo Quan sat slumped in her chair, looking aged and weary, without saying a word.

Seeing Miss Luo Quan in this state, the chat flooded with questions:

"Are you hurt?"

"Is it that time of the month?"

"Quan-bao, you've got to pull yourself together."

"Good heavens, look at that face—she looks like she's lost all will to live."

"Did you use up all your energy drawing lots for the national football team earlier?"

"Truth be told, only a peerless 'European Emperor' could draw such a result; saying your vitality is severely damaged isn't an exaggeration."

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Seeing these teasing comments, Miss Luo Quan sighed deeply: "I've been too tired lately. So tired that my whole spirit is withered."

"But haven't you spent half your time accepting awards? Is it tiring to receive awards too?"

The chat instantly pierced through Miss Luo Quan's lie, but she didn't even blush: "It really is tiring. Every time I have to bring a dozen trophies home, they're too heavy."

"Listen to that—is that even human talk?"

"What do you have to be so arrogant about? Besides a Grammy, what else do you have?"

"She has fourteen more Grammys."

"Ah, well, looking at it that way, that is a lot of heavy trophies. It really is tiring."

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The comedy ended, and Miss Luo Quan became a bit more serious: "It is tiring, but not as tiring as you'd imagine. Compared to sanitation workers or migrant workers on construction sites, my workload really doesn't count for much. This stream is mainly to give myself a break; I probably won't be going out for a while."

"Not going out is good. You should just livestream from home every day. I worry when you're always running around outside."

"Who do you think you are to be worried? I'm worried just hearing you say that."

"Every time it's like this, a bunch of inexplicable people come out to fight me for the sovereignty of my wife."

"Are all the people above members of the 'Taobao' network?"

"My urine is yellow—which one of you wants to go first?"

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Once the topic returned to something lighthearted, the fans became much more brazen, but Miss Luo Quan was already used to it.

These people on Bilibili all wanted to be her husband; they were simultaneously the husbands of many Japanese female stars and were entangled with 2D paper characters—they could be called old scumbags.

Truth be told, if she really became the "national wife," it might actually be a good thing. Perhaps she would complete one of the system's hidden tasks, and then the rewards would be enough to eat her fill.

After finishing the World Cup group draw, all of Miss Luo Quan's spring itinerary finally came to an end.

The system's chain tasks hadn't updated to the second stage yet, so there was no need to be distracted by them.

The movie she was originally going to film for Su Yu had also been postponed because she had taken on many domestic roles.

Although movies are good, to become popular in China, one still has to look at hit TV dramas or variety shows. Movies are more of a money-making tool; only when the quantity increases can popularity and reputation gradually accumulate.

In terms of career, Miss Luo Quan was completely free now; no albums to release, no announcements to attend.

As for her studies, the principal had said that finding inspiration was more important, and she could return to school whenever she liked.

In fact, the one-year exchange student term was almost over. By the end of June, her exchange trip to the Shanghai Academy of Arts would come to an end.

Although, given her current situation, even if she didn't go to school, her life would still be colorful.

But she had to get her graduation diploma from the University of Tokyo, so she didn't plan to drop out.

After the exchange program ended, she would still have to return to Tokyo to continue her studies.

Recalling how she had hurriedly fled back to China from Tokyo to escape Senior Jinggong Jinggong Ya Zuo and the fanatical Japanese public.

Now, a year later, her popularity and status in Japan didn't seem to have declined much. In terms of album sales, Japan still contributed the largest portion.

Returning this time, the public shouldn't be petitioning her for anything anymore.

Ever since Miss Luo Quan ran away, there had been a great deal of self-reproach within the Japanese internet community. Fans felt that a portion of people were self-righteous and didn't respect Miss Luo Quan's desire to decide her own life, which led to her departure.

And the fact was indeed so; compared to Jinggong Jinggong Ya Zuo, Miss Luo Quan was more afraid of facing these public opinions.

After this incident, a large portion of Japanese netizens reflected deeply on it, promising not to make similar mistakes in the future, respecting all of Miss Luo Quan's choices, and collectively petitioning for her return.

Well, they just said they wouldn't petition anymore and would respect her, and yet they were back to their old tricks immediately.

However, this could also be seen as a manifestation of public opinion, proving that the Japanese public really couldn't bear to let Miss Luo Quan go.

It is said that during the period when Miss Luo Quan left, the Japanese stock market experienced a sustained decline.

Economic downturn is actually an old problem for Japan. Ever since they were tricked by the Plaza Accord, Japan's economy had never been able to stand tall.

The most dangerous time was probably the summer before last, when Japan experienced three major disasters in a row. At that time, the vast majority of the public thought this was a sign of Japan's sinking, and many wealthy people even took planes abroad to seek refuge.

In such a lifeless atmosphere, the Japanese stock market almost reached the brink of collapse.

And just when the Japanese government was about to give up, a miracle appeared. Miss Luo Quan's "Don't Give Up" turned the tide, allowing the entire society to recover.

Looking back now, the stock market recovery was actually inevitable, because Japan's sinking was just a rumor. Two years had passed, and it was still standing there just fine.

But this could not cover up the role Miss Luo Quan and "Don't Give Up" played during that period. At that time, this song was played on TV and radio for a full week, and countless people were encouraged by it.

In people's hearts, Miss Luo Quan had long since become an irreplaceable goddess, or rather, a symbol—a symbol of an era.

And the sudden departure of such a symbol made the stock market decline a very normal thing. After all, for many people, this was equivalent to a loss of faith.

Fortunately, this decline didn't last long. After the Record Awards were held, Miss Luo Quan returned to Japan. Although she only stayed for one day, it proved that she wasn't gone forever.

And now that the one-year mark was approaching, the calls on the Japanese internet to welcome Miss Luo Quan back were rising day by day.

After two years of familiarity, fans also knew what Miss Luo Quan liked and what she didn't like. In future interactions, they certainly wouldn't let the situation that drove Miss Luo Quan away happen again.

Compared to those eccentric artists, Miss Luo Quan's temper was already very, very gentle. Besides loving to eat fatty meat and not liking exercise, she had no bad habits.

No drinking, no smoking, no cursing; high quality, high beauty, high IQ—this was Miss Luo Quan's image in the hearts of fans.

Such a perfect artist, Japanese fans absolutely could not allow her to drift outside anymore.

At least for the remaining two years of her studies at the University of Tokyo, she couldn't go to other schools to be an exchange student. If possible, they hoped the University of Tokyo would arrange for her to study for a master's degree or even continue her advanced studies.

They believed the University of Tokyo wouldn't let such a talent go either.

Of course, these were all the wishful thinking of Japanese netizens. With Miss Luo Quan's lazy personality, would she put her limited energy into studying?

The answer was obvious.

And compared to the Japanese fans, the Chinese fans weren't worried at all about where Miss Luo Quan would go next.

No matter how long a wanderer drifts outside, there is only one home, and sooner or later, she would return to China.

Miss Luo Quan wasn't one of those "spiritually foreign" people; she was a genuine "sunny-side-up egg."

And our "sunny-side-up egg," because her thoughts had drifted too far, stared blankly at the livestream camera. She hadn't said a word for several minutes, sitting in her seat like a performance artist, completely cut off from the world.

The chat started off talking to themselves and arguing, but gradually they noticed something was wrong and began to complain:

"Is this a new way of livestreaming?"

"Miss Luo Quan, say something!"

"My wife is so beautiful even when she sits still~~"

"Time stop in public. avi"

"I laughed out loud."

"You guys really know how to put on a show."

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Miss Luo Quan's body jolted, and she finally came back to her senses: "Sigh, I was lost in thought just now. Sorry, everyone."

It seemed she really was a bit tired lately, the first time she had experienced mental distraction, and it happened during a livestream.

"By the way, my twentieth birthday is in a few days. Everyone remember to come to the livestream to watch me eat cake," Miss Luo Quan suddenly remembered this and quickly told her fans in the chat.

Hearing this news, the chat instantly boiled over:

"Twentieth birthday? When!"

"March 30th, Aries, Year of the Tiger, height 175cm, 56kg, 92-59-94, 34D. I won't forget this string of numbers even if I turn to ash!"

"Good heavens, this must be the legendary ten-year veteran fan."

"What exactly do these mysterious numbers represent? Why can't I understand them? (Dog head)"

"It's the first time I've realized math can be so beautiful. Miss Luo Quan's proportions are really ridiculously good."

"Don't rush, she's only twenty, there's still room for development."

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Seeing these fans who knew her personal information by heart, Miss Luo Quan was truly unable to laugh or cry: "If you guys took this kind of effort and put it into studying, wouldn't you be able to get into Tsinghua or Peking University in a casual conversation?"

The livestream room was immediately filled with happy information.

And with this livestream, the news that Miss Luo Quan was about to turn twenty spread.

Last year, her nineteenth birthday party had already dominated the trending lists on Weibo and Bilibili for a day.

And now that her popularity was no longer in the same realm as a year ago, and it was her twentieth birthday, no matter how grandly it was celebrated, it wouldn't be an exaggeration.

You know, besides being an international superstar, she was also the eldest daughter of the eldest son of the Albert family, known in the European aristocratic circle as the princess of the Albert family.

Although she wasn't a princess, in terms of fame and status, even a genuine British royal princess probably couldn't compare to her.

In fact, as early as a month ago, Grandpa Charles had told Miss Luo Quan to hold her twentieth birthday in London, England, and invite the entire European aristocracy to come and show their support, holding a grand birthday party.

However, Miss Luo Quan refused. The reason was very simple: she was having a birthday party and inviting a bunch of people she didn't know—didn't she think that was very strange?

As a junior, she didn't need such a grand birthday; just gathering with family and friends to celebrate would be enough.

So in the end, it was decided that the birthday party would still be held at her home in China, but this time her parents had things to do and couldn't come.

It is worth mentioning that this time, besides Leon, Angela would also be flying from the United States to celebrate her birthday with her.

During the last trip to New York, Miss Luo Quan had originally gone to resolve the conflict between her sister and her father.

As a result, she encountered a prison disaster, but it also accidentally allowed the father and daughter to establish communication.

Although the resentment of more than ten years couldn't be resolved by just a few words, at least the relationship between the two wasn't as tense as when they first met.

And Miss Luo Quan going to court this time, speaking of which, was also to block a disaster for Angela. If she hadn't been there at the time, who knows how long Hank and their gang brothers would have pestered Angela.

Also because of this, Angela's biological mother and stepfather had a good impression of Miss Luo Quan.

This time, the eldest sister's birthday, the younger sister certainly had to cross the ocean to celebrate here.

There should only be these two relatives; the rest were basically friends.

Besides the artists in the company and everyone in Girls' Generation, the members of Lovemusic were also coming this time. In addition, there was Lin Zheyuan and his senior sister, Wang Lan, who had helped Miss Luo Quan take swimsuit photos last time.

Originally, Director Sanmu and Director Director Shi Cun were also going to come this time, but the company had urgent matters to deal with and couldn't get away, so they could only ask Yun Jingxiao to send their apologies and blessings together.

Of course, this also included birthday gifts. The two big men heard that Miss Luo Quan loved to eat fatty meat and didn't like exercise, and had been troubled by being overweight for a while, so they went to the shrine together to pray for a peace pendant for her, which was said to have weight-loss effects.

Of course, legends certainly couldn't be taken seriously, but Miss Luo Quan was still very satisfied with this intention.

Besides this, Senior Jinggong Jinggong Ya Zuo also sent her a beautiful agate necklace as a friend. It couldn't be said to be very valuable, but the workmanship was quite exquisite and very beautiful.

Although with Miss Luo Quan's superficial aesthetics, she still preferred diamonds and gemstones.

Jinggong Jinggong Ya Zuo certainly could afford it, but she certainly wouldn't say this out loud.

These birthday gifts were basically mailed over, and they had already arrived at home before Miss Luo Quan's birthday party was held.

And on the day before the birthday party was held, Miss Luo Quan's domestic friends had basically arrived at her home in the Cloud Palace.

Nearly twenty people. Miss Luo Quan was also glad that she had bought a house big enough; otherwise, so many people really wouldn't have been able to fit.

And as the only boy in the whole house, Lin Zheyuan was pitifully driven downstairs and slept on the sofa for a night. ===== CHAPTER 452 =====