CH 29.4

Do You Still Hate Her? 19 – Audio Leak / Hot Search

Shang Lu wasn’t foolish. In the last recording, Jiang Jing’s attitude towards her was obvious repulsive towards her. Although she didn’t understand why, it was unlikely that Jiang Jing suddenly came to chat with her just out of curiosity.

Shang Lu’s brain started working, and a ridiculous idea popped up.

She shouted, “System, System!“

[Ask anything.]

Shang Lu directly asked, “Could Jiang Jing be Xia Yuan’s girlfriend?”

[Yes.]

The system replied straightforwardly.

Shang Lu: “???”

She sat up straight, eyes wide open.

What the heck—

Such an outrageous guess actually turned out to be true?

Shang Lu immediately asked again, “You didn’t tell me about this?”

[You never asked.] The system replied, sounding even more matter-of-fact.

Shang Lu wasn’t sleepy to begin with, and now she was completely awake.

After thinking for a moment, she responded as well.

[The recording has nothing to do with me. I’m not familiar with him, and I don’t know the specifics of the situation.]

Shang Lu was someone who knew her own mind. She hadn’t told Jiang Jing about Xia Yuan’s confession. In Jiang Jing’s eyes, Xia Yuan’s importance couldn’t be less than hers, and she didn’t have the recording either. She had no evidence at all.

Therefore, in this situation, she chose to be prudent and avoid getting involved.

As for Shang Lu, this matter is considered to have passed.

Apart from some passersby or fans asking under Shang Lu’s Weibo about who Xia Yuan’s girlfriend really is, most people’s focus is still on Xia Yuan himself.

Some of Xia Yuan’s fans, particularly those who supported him because of his rumored girlfriend, have unfollowed him. However, given his massive number of fans, there is still a considerable number who chose to believe in him and wait for his explanation.

In the entertainment industry, it has always been this way. When celebrities face real scandals they can’t respond to, they have to wait until they find an acceptable explanation to clarify things with their fans, and then they can restore their reputation.

Seeing Shang Lu’s firm refusal to cooperate, Xia Yuan has no way to force her since they believe she may possess a complete recording and they dare not push her.

Shang Lu also doesn’t think this matter has much to do with her. She didn’t expect that she would have to face not Xia Yuan, but Jiang Yi.

Perhaps it’s because the last time he publicly confessed his love and was rejected, Jiang Yi now feels that it’s time for him to show himself during this ‘Xia Yuan’s relationship’ storm involving Shang Lu.

There was also an endorsement deal between Xia Yuan and the company under Jiang Yi’s control. However, at this juncture, Jiang Yi directly announced the termination of the contract with Xia Yuan and even paid a significant amount of liquidated damages.

After that, Jiang Yi went on Weibo and posted a cryptic message.

@Jiang_Yi(V) : [Regardless, I only hope that she is happy every day.]

Netizens : [!!!]

[What the heck, President Jiang, what are you doing?]

[Because of Xia Yuan’s matter, it involved Shang Lu and made her receive criticism, so Jiang’s company directly terminated the contract with Xia Yuan? This is so cool!]

[He only wants her to be happy every day, so if Xia Yuan makes her unhappy, then he loses the endorsement.]

[This is like a domineering CEO plot from a novel, he loves her so much.]

[I suddenly have a different view of Jiang Yi… Maybe there was some misunderstanding before.]

As soon as Shang Lu woke up, she saw her and Jiang Yi’s names immediately following Xia Yuan’s name in second place on the trending list.

Shang Lu : “?”

Does Jiang Yi have a serious illness?

Shang Lu didn’t even have time to scold Jiang Yi before noticing another search term appearing and quickly overtaking the original one, becoming the top trending search :

＃Xia_Yuan_Shang_Lu_Full_Version_Recording＃

Netizens were shocked when they clicked in and discovered that the amount of information in this audio recording was just too huge!!!

[Am I deaf? What did I hear? The beginning is already so explosive.]

[Xia Yuan actually confessed to Shang Lu?! This is completely opposite to what the gossip said.]

[Shang Lu has been refusing with various reasons and not giving Xia Yuan any chance, hahaha.]

[I’m sorry for laughing so loudly, but I remembered Xia Yuan saying in the interview that Shang Lu wasn’t his type. Now the truth is out, so he was rejected by Shang Lu and just said that for face, hahaha.]

[I suddenly understand Shang Lu’s expression back then! What was this guy pretending to be!]

[Wait, listen carefully, Shang Lu said she doesn’t like relationships where the girl is older, and then Xia Yuan said he changed his age, hahaha.]

[Didn’t someone mention before that Xia Yuan’s age didn’t match the age in the old photos with Ye Lu? Fans also said he grew up so fast, hahaha.]

[Shang Lu is so funny! “You won’t even write a 10,000-word essay for me? Your love is too perfunctory!” “That was just the price earlier, now it’s 100,000.” “I heard that idols will get beheaded if they date, so you better live well.” Help, I can’t take it anymore! How does she manage to hit my funny bone with every sentence.]

[Some sisters understand me! Everyone is just spectating, but I’m laughing myself silly! Shang Lu is really entertaining! She single-handedly turned the legendary romance drama into a comedy, hahaha.]

Different people have different points of focus.

[WTF! Why is there still drama between Ning Lin and Jiang Yi? Did Jiang Yi really buy a house for Ning Lin? They haven’t broken up yet? What was Jiang Yi’s recent Weibo post about?]

[I remember Jiang Yi said last time that he didn’t have a romantic relationship with Ning Lin; she misunderstood it herself.]

[The conversation between Xia Yuan and Shang Lu getting leaked was unexpected; it’s definitely authentic!]

[@Xia_Yuan, can you ask your friend to share photos of Ning Lin and Jiang Yi? Shang Lu doesn’t want to see, but we want to see them!]

[So, the insinuation Shang Lu made was about the time when Jiang Yi took sunflowers to her filming set and made a cheesy confession? He’s really good at putting on an act; this guy has too much drama!]

[Jiang Yi didn’t break up with Ning Lin but went to Shang Lu’s filming set to seek reconciliation. Xia Yuan has a girlfriend but still confessed to Shang Lu. I’m shocked! What kind of guy does she attract?]

[So, what gives Xia Yuan the confidence to be so arrogant? He talks as if he has everything under control. Who does he think he is, being so disgusting?]

Someone immediately answered this question.

[It’s probably because Xia Yuan is indeed very popular. His fan base in the entertainment industry is definitely in the top three, soaring high.]

[The last sentence from Xia Yuan is really disgusting: “Who do you think you are? Me liking you is an honor for you. I’m a top star!” Puh!]

[I also held back all this time. After hearing this sentence, I am infuriated. Shang Lu’s scolding was well-deserved. What does character and popularity have to do with each other? People like this are not worthy of fame!]

Half an hour later.

Xia Yuan’s largest fan account suddenly changed its profile picture to all black. Then, they also retweeted this audio recording on Weibo, accompanied by an image, and the image contained a letter written to Xia Yuan.

@Xia_Yuan’s_Celestial_VIP_Fan_Account : [@Xia_Yuan

[I know that you will eventually fall in love, and I hope you can meet the right girl to spend a happy life with. I have always been mentally prepared for this day when you make your relationship public, thinking how can I offer you the best blessings?

[Idols in a relationship will inevitably face many challenges, and I have always believed in your choices and your taste. You can have a romantic relationship, but you need to be honest and sincere. Don’t disappoint your fans who love you, and don’t let the girl who loves you down either. It’s not acceptable to have a girlfriend and then confess to another girl. I can’t imagine and can’t accept that you would do such a thing. Is the kind, gentle, and respectful person we see in front of the camera just an act?

[Now I realize that your age was fake, our promises were fake, and your public persona was fake. Then, what is real about you? When I clicked on the audio recording, I desperately wished it was fabricated, someone trying to smear your image. However, based on my understanding of you, I couldn’t deceive myself. The person who uttered those offensive words turned out to be you, whom I’ve sincerely liked for so many years. It completely shattered my perception of you. Not to mention Shang Lu, even I find you repulsive.

[There’s no turning back in your stardom, but life still goes on. As long as you haven’t committed any crimes, it’s never too late to change for the better. If you still have a bit of responsibility, please apologize to Shang Lu for these disrespectful words and have the decency to introduce your girlfriend to everyone. There will still be fans who choose to support and like you, but I’m no longer one of them.

[In the end, I only want to respond to your ridiculously arrogant and foolish statement to Shang Lu.

[A top star, right? Unfortunately, Xia Yuan, you are no longer one from now on.]

Afterward, dozens of Xia Yuan’s fan accounts successively forwarded this Weibo post and also chose to close their accounts, announcing that they stopped being his fan as well.