Switched Life:I Went Viral on a Family Variety Show-Chapter 51: Joining the Ranks of Pressured Studying

Director Sun coughed a few times to cover his embarrassment, then pretended to ask calmly, "Dean Tang, since it was a misunderstanding, why did you still call personally?"

"I have some personal questions I’d like to ask Sang Ning face-to-face. Could you help arrange it? Just a few minutes—I promise it won’t disrupt your recording." Tang Yuanmao’s voice was sincere.

Director Sun’s eyes flickered, and he quickly came up with an idea: "Dean Tang, how about this? I formally invite you to join our program as a guest astronomer for the first episode. Would that be okay?"

Zijin is trending right now, and inviting Dean Tang on the show couldn’t be more fitting.

There was a brief silence on the other end of the line before a response came: "Alright, I’ll report it first. Once leadership approves, I’m available anytime."

After hanging up, Director Sun acted like nothing had happened and turned to Sang Ning, speaking kindly, "Alright then, I’m here to inform you that today’s recording starts in half an hour. If you need to study, make the most of your time."

With his hands clasped behind his back, Director Sun leisurely walked toward the courtyard gate, signaling the filming crew and staff to resume the live stream before leaving.

Song Shiye and Sang Chuan both looked utterly baffled.

Sang Chuan pointed in the direction Director Sun had disappeared and asked indignantly, "Sis, given his ridiculous behavior, you’re not going to cut him down to size?"

Seeing the filming crew approach, Sang Ning quickly pressed Sang Chuan back into his seat at the round table.

Her curiosity wasn’t particularly strong. Since Director Sun wouldn’t explain, she didn’t feel like asking. If something serious happened, she’d deal with it when it came her way.

[What happened just now? Why did the live stream suddenly black out?]

[That must have been equipment failure. Thankfully, it happened after Sang Ning finished mentoring Song Shiye; otherwise, I would’ve missed Mr. Sang’s lesson.]

[By the way, has Sang Chuan finished copying his "abandon" yet?]

After pressing Sang Chuan back to the table, Sang Ning asked, "Have you finished copying ’abandon’ two thousand times yet?"

"Are you even human?" Sang Chuan shot an aggrieved glance at Sang Ning.

He had been ready to stick up for her earlier; was this how she repaid him?

Sang Ning casually picked up Sang Chuan’s sheet of paper, already full of repeatedly written words. After a brief glance, she calmly said, "As of now, your copying progress is 914 ’abandons.’"

"That’s nonsense!" Sang Chuan protested. "It’s clearly 1,200—I’ve been counting as I copy."

Sang Ning placed the sheet back in front of him, her sharp, fox-like eyes narrowing slightly. "Really?"

Sang Chuan felt a bit guilty. "Really, I swear."

He didn’t believe Sang Ning could glance over his work so quickly and calculate the number in mere seconds.

"Then, why don’t you count it again right in front of me? For fairness, I’ll let Xiao Ye supervise," Sang Ning said smoothly, not exposing Sang Chuan’s little lie.

Sang Chuan stared straight at Sang Ning, locking eyes with her, hoping to overpower her with sheer force of will.

But after a few seconds, his shoulders slumped, and he instantly gave up. Sang Ning’s expressionless face was genuinely terrifying—like an old monster ready to devour him.

"Sis, I don’t want to write anymore..."

"Oh?" Sang Ning’s brows arched slightly, "So, when it comes to studying, you’d rather ’abandon’ it?"

Sang Chuan glanced at the densely filled paper. If he continued, he might actually feel sick.

Thinking like this, he made a dry heaving motion. After pushing through the nausea, he looked at Sang Ning with renewed determination and declared, "No, never give up! This time, I’m committed to not quitting!"

Sang Ning’s lips curved into a tiny smirk. "Not bad, there’s hope for you yet. You’ve made progress—you now know how to use the vocabulary independently."

Sang Chuan looked utterly defeated, clearly annoyed.

On Weibo.

Thanks to outspoken alumni and Tang Yuanmao’s support, the promotional accounts shifted sides to favor Sang Ning at lightning speed. The event was dubbed "The Entertainment Industry’s Massive About-Face Spectacle."

The online trolls failed to bring Sang Ning down today, which made them discontented. They needed her to stumble, if only to make themselves feel better.

If they couldn’t drag Sang Ning down, then they’d target her brother, Sang Chuan, who seemed far from bright.

Thus, the trolls began stirring up trouble on Weibo once again.

[What’s the point of Sang Ning being brilliant? Her brother is still worthless, like a pile of dung. His IQ is probably too low to measure—Sang Ning wouldn’t even bother grading him.]

[Sang Chuan has already dropped out of school. No matter how much tutoring Sang Ning gives him, he won’t fit back in. He’ll probably remain a hoodlum his whole life, and Sang Ning will have to keep supporting him forever. Pathetic.]

[Didn’t Zijin release the answer key for the IQ test? I’m going to check just how absurdly low Sang Chuan’s score is.]

One troll posted Sang Chuan’s corrected answer sheet online, accompanied by a snarky caption.

PiggyV: Look at how much of a credit Sang Ning’s brother brings her—out of 150 points, he scored zero! Is he deliberately avoiding all the correct answers? (dog emoji x2)

The trolls mercilessly mocked—

[A brain-dead like Sang Chuan could probably qualify as someone needing disability care.]

[I could score higher than him with my eyes closed.]

[So embarrassing. If I were Sang Ning, I wouldn’t dare bring him on the show.]

Meanwhile, some viewers who had finished the IQ test noticed something was off with PiggyV’s post. Sang Chuan’s answers were clearly pretty accurate.

Some people left comments under PiggyV’s Weibo.

[Dude, how wasted are you to misread the order like that?]

[You couldn’t even match the answer key right? With that IQ, maybe you should retire from trolling. Seriously, you live up to the name—it’s like you’re an actual pig.]

[Wait a sec! I just recalculated Sang Chuan’s score—he actually scored 145! I’m stunned, is this guy even human??]

Seeing the comments, PiggyV remained dismissive, thinking it was the commenters who had gone blind. How could he have made a mistake?

Calmly reopening the answer key, he froze as his brain momentarily short-circuited. Where did that extra option come from?

Why hadn’t he noticed it earlier? In what frame of mind had he reviewed Sang Chuan’s answers?

PiggyV fell into self-doubt, watching as people flooded his comments with ridicule. Panicking, he deleted his latest Weibo post and locked all his previous ones as private. He’d embarrassed himself too much; he needed to retreat from the online world—fast!

This wave of chaos from PiggyV ironically earned Sang Ning a fair number of casual fans.

[The trolls have pushed me into reverse—I now feel for Sister Sang. As a neutral fan, I vow to annihilate trolls on her behalf from now on!]

[She’s got to be related to Sister Hu—Sang Chuan’s freakish intelligence isn’t being nurtured properly. From today on, I’m joining the "study encouragement army." We can’t allow such potential to go wasted!]

Once the drama settled, netizens pivoted to an IQ test frenzy.

Zijin’s leaked IQ test questions were soon reposted from Weibo to WeChat, sparking viral popularity. A post titled #Shocking! Elite College IQ Test Questions Leaked—Come See How Close You Are to Genius# swarmed into everyone’s social media feeds, reposted in family group chats by elders, creating lively buzz.

The day was humorously dubbed "Sang Chuan IQ Vindication Day" by the netizens.