Contract Marriage: Let's Make It Real, Mrs. Sterling!-Chapter 292 - 291: A Bunch of Fake Fans

The initial attention on "God and Demon Technique" was already quite decent, and as soon as Mia Sutton and Jensen Sterling posted their two Weibo updates, netizens were instantly shocked.

[Is "God and Demon Technique" about to air? I’ve been waiting for ages, hurry up, I can’t wait.]

[I just opened Weibo and saw the posts from Jensen Sterling and Mia Sutton side by side. At first glance, I almost mistook it for an official announcement, scared me stiff.]

[Same here, I nearly rolled right off the bed like I’d seen a ghost in broad daylight; it was that kind of creepy feeling. Then I looked closely and found out it was just a promo for the show, scared me to death.]

[Hahaha, I died laughing. I thought the same, but these two basically have no interaction—a movie star and a newly debuted artist—it’s impossible.]

[Why did they post their Weibo updates so close together, and the content is so similar.]

[Although, hasn’t Mia Sutton’s situation been unresolved for a while? How dare "God and Demon Technique" let Mia promote the show on Weibo, aren’t they afraid of backlash?]

[Maybe they just want to ride the wave of popularity.]

Besides, there were many comments about the show itself, considering it is a major production. The script and cast are quite impressive.

After officially announcing the air date, netizens began eagerly awaiting the show. And because it airs during winter vacation, the traffic and buzz will be much higher than usual.

The show is set to premiere on December 28, and coincidentally, the results at Aethelgard are released the day before.

[Eagerly anticipating Mia Sutton’s grades, I’m really curious about how much she would score. Honestly, will she fail?]

[It’s really hard to say.]

[Some other majors’ results at Aethelgard are already out; I wonder if Mia’s results are released yet.]

[I mean, would she score poorly and then pretend like nothing happened by not posting on Weibo?]

[Quick, quick, the latest news, Mia’s major results are out, blind guess—how much will she score? I estimate just barely passing.]

[I’m guessing she will fail.]

Some even started a poll online based on Mia’s results; initially, it was about whether she’d fail a course. Slowly, it turned into how many courses she would fail.

Some said one course, some said two, and even more ridiculous are those saying Mia would fail all of them.

What a commotion!

There were many votes for failing one course, mostly from Mia’s fans.

The fans’ thoughts: although Mia’s leaked grades weren’t great, she’s always working, mostly away from school.

But still, considering Mia’s high college entrance exam scores, right... so their Mia is smart enough, cramming last minute, probably, might pass?

Fans questioning themselves.

But they say one thing, while online polls are a whole different story.

Who looks down on whom here, their Mia couldn’t possibly fail all courses, at most... just one course, that’s their last stance.

They must be fake fans.

...

Mia Sutton was playing a mobile game, then Celine Thorne’s call came through. Mia quickly switched screens to answer the call.

"Hey, Celine?"

Celine held the phone: "Mia Sutton, Aethelgard’s results are out, have you checked yours?"

She saw the news online first and immediately called Mia to find out the result.

If it’s just one, or two courses failed, that’s understandable.

If many courses were failed, she’d have to contact the PR department to prepare a new statement.

Mia was clueless about Celine’s thoughts, upon hearing the scores were out, she asked Celine to wait while she logged into the school’s system to check her grades.

The call was still connected, and the sound was on speaker.

Celine: "How are the results, did you fail many courses? Do you need me to prepare a PR statement?"

Mia looked at the grades displayed on her phone and casually replied to Celine’s inquiry about failing courses: "Celine, relax, no failed courses."

At that moment, the dean also sent Mia her grades.

Mia’s results showed a combination of exam scores and regular coursework, while the dean sent only the exam score.

Since Mia hadn’t attended classes, her regular scores were low, but her exam scores were astonishingly high.

Mia glanced at the scores, feeling slightly surprised; she knew the results wouldn’t be poor, but this outcome exceeded her expectations.

Aethelgard’s final scores consist of 70% exam and 30% regular coursework, and Mia only lacked the attendance part; the rest were very strong. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Although she and the principal agreed to be in the top five for the exam scores, her overall performance wasn’t bad.

...

Celine, hearing Mia say she didn’t fail any courses, briefly expressed surprise, then regained her composure.

"It’s good you didn’t fail anything. Send me your grades, I’ll check if we can use the previous PR draft."

Mia quickly took a screenshot and asked while doing so: "Celine, what was the initial draft about?"

Upon learning Mia hadn’t failed any courses, Celine relaxed, leaned back in her chair, and slowly said: "Originally, it was prepared for if you might fail one or two courses. The explanation would be that you’re not studying full-time, so your subject knowledge is lacking. This way, public acceptance is relatively high, as many in the industry are like this."

Being part of the entertainment world means a lot of events and assignments, sometimes busy to the point of exhaustion. It’s hard to focus on academics, but as long as it’s not too bad, it’s manageable.

In fact, a lot of celebrity students also face similar issues. They’re usually film students, and poor academic performances are common—the fans are forgiving as long as it’s not extreme.

That’s why Celine breathed a sigh of relief when Mia said she didn’t fail anything.

Celine: "If you haven’t failed anything, the announcement needs some changes but can still be used."

Then Mia called her name, paused, and said: "The draft may no longer be usable."

Mia said this while replying to the dean with a text.

Celine wondered, paused: "Why..." can’t it be used?

Before finishing her sentence, she received Mia’s texts with images of the grades.

Celine opened them, and her hand froze on the screen: "..."

After a long pause, she finally reacted.