Ethan's duck - egg - collecting livestream had gone viral - ish . Combined with his existing campus heartthrob status , a legion of fangir- Is now staked out the path to the duck pen , hoping for a " chance encounter . " Ethan , to his credit , shooed them all away . Andrea , however , took a different approach . After doing some recon , she found out I was the one who gave Ethan the job and went and pity . straight to the duck pen herself , putting on a performance of deep sympath " Ethan , you don't have to ruin your reputation doing this , " she said , her voice dripping with concern . " You could find a job anywhere . The boba shop I work at is hiring right now . " messing with students . To be honest , she's She lowered her voice , feigning solidarity . " That Dorm Mom is a total psycho . She loved targeted me before , too . If she's forcing you to do this , you have to speak up ! I'll help you ! " Ethan stopped what he was doing and gave her a baffled look . " What are you talking about ? I make three hundred dollars a day here . I think she's great . If you think she's not , maybe you should ask yourself if you did something to make her dislike you . " He waved a dismissive hand . " Now , if you'll excuse me , you're distracting me from my work . " Andrea choked , but pressed on . " But this job is so filthy and exhausting ! She's obviously up to no good ! Look at the title of this lives- tream - all these people online are objectifying you ! She's clearly using you as clickbait to line her own pockets . Don't fall for its Chapter 2 I watched this unfold on my phone with the dead - eyed stare of a subway commuter . Did she forget the livestream was still on ? Even if she was off - camera , her voice was crystal clear . She was badmouthing me and insulting the very viewers whose donations were paying Ethan's salary . Ethan's frown deepened . " I don't know you , " he said bluntly . " And it's really weird that you're here saying all this . I think this job is great . The pay is amazing and the hours are flexible . " He placed the last egg into his basket . " You say it's so bad ? Fine . Can your boba shop pay me three hundred dollars for two hours of work a day ? " Andrea was struck dumb . " I ... I could try to ask , " she stammered . Ethan gave her a polite but distant smile . " Well , I'll wait for the good news then . In the meantime , could you please step back ? You don't want to step in the duck poop . " Are you ... concerned about me ? " A spark of hope ignited in Andrea's eyes . " No , he's concerned you'll smash the poop and make it harder for him to collect later , " I said , pushing open the gate and walking in . Ethan greeted me warmly . " Hey ! I've got three full baskets of eggs , and probably one more to go . And I should be able to get a who- le bucket of poop today . " " Excellent work , " I said with a nod . Seeing the night - and - day difference in his attitude towards me , Andrea's face turned red with frustration . " Ethan , she's making you collect duck poop ? That's just degrading ! "