Chapter 493: Chapter 493: Making an Explanation
Tiffany Lynch hadn’t expected Hannah’s popularity and fan count to be so overwhelming, and her face began to show signs of strain.
But on seeing Hannah’s ever-present, slight smile, she forced herself to regain her composure.
The outcome was already decided, she wouldn’t lose.
Jackie Qualls stood between the two, opened the envelope in his hand, his expression as cold as ever.
"First place, one hundred and thirty-two million, one hundred and eighteen thousand, and ninety-eight votes..."
At the same time, the massive screen behind displayed the vote counts for the top nine, leaving a suspense at the first and second positions.
──Can you believe the first place got over a hundred million votes? That has to be Hannah Winter!
──Hannah got eighty million votes in the last round, it’s not surprising she broke a hundred million in the final.
──Second place only got fifty million? That’s a lot, but it’s quite a gap, isn’t it?
──Tiffany is definitely debuting center! We believe in you!
──Don’t be too confident in your fandom, the highest votes your idol got before was just thirty million. Fifty million seems like they’re giving her a break, didn’t they inflate her numbers?
Jackie Qualls was silent for a while, his gaze falling on Hannah, the corners of his mouth revealing a hint of warmth and comfort.
When Hannah looked at him, her gaze fell on the sea of "stars", she couldn’t distinguish individual faces in the nighttime crowd, but she could hear each person’s shouts.
They were full of passion.
She lowered her eyes, her raven feather-like eyelashes trembled slightly, the dazzling starlight scattered into those deep black eyes, as if a multitude of stars were sinking into the ocean.
Within the deep sea, roses were blooming.
Tiffany Lynch tightly clutched her miniskirt, her gaze involuntarily drifted towards George River’s seat on the side.
But he was no longer there.
Amid the deafening shouts, Jackie Qualls announced the final suspense in a very light voice, "The first place─Tiffany Lynch."
"Hannah Winter, second place."
As he said these words,his gaze fixed on the girl close by. Seeing the smile on her face, as pure as moonlight, it caused a dull ache in his heart.
She didn’t cry, her smile was still there.
Just like a brilliantly colored flower swaying in the middle of the deep sea, serene and charming. The petals bloomed with vibrant shades of red that were stunning.
Tiffany Lynch’s suspended heart finally dropped, her posture was arrogant, her smile triumphant.
Before she could even bask in her victory, the silent crowd erupted in waves of angry roars.
"Rigged! Rigged! Rigged!"
"Hannah Winter deserves to be center!"
"Get lost, you vote-buying dogs!"
Not just at the venue, the live broadcast chat was also filled with curses.
──They really dare to cheat Hannah Winter! Stealing her hundred million votes! Are they not afraid of the consequences?
──I’ve seen vote-buying, but never stealing someone’s achievements! The total votes Tiffany Lynch got in the previous rounds can’t even match Hannah Winter’s one hundred million!
──Unbelievable! Capitalism is everywhere, even in talent shows! I’m pissed!
──This script is a sacrilege! I’m in tears! Let’s report this!
──Keep laundering it! Keep up the inflation! Let’s see how your fandom got the one hundred million votes!
From the announcement of the results to now, the cries of "rigging" never stopped at the venue.
The tens of thousands of fans on-site demanded an explanation from the show.
The fan club also quickly posted all the detailed voting data on Weibo.
They reiterated that every single vote out of the hundred million was cast by their fans, even many fans overseas persisted in voting by bypassing Internet restrictions each day.
