CHAPTER 78: CHAPTER 78: SHI YUHUAI’S REVENGE ON MU QIU

Assistant Wen went back and messaged Cheng Zhirang about the matter, but he only mentioned it in a vague way, subtly expressing his disapproval of Miss Mu.

Unfortunately, Cheng Zhirang did not respond at all. He just replied with "no comment" and then very contentedly went to bed.

Assistant Wen "as expected" did not get a response, so he put down his phone and discreetly logged into his own account to post some stock candid shots.

Brother Cheng, the gentle, gentlemanly older man, doesn’t like posting selfies. Sister Chen is also busy recently and hasn’t been urging him to post any, so now he needs to take on this studio’s most important task—posting selfies of their artists.

The show just finished its live broadcast and the studio not posting any perks is just unacceptable.

Fans would revoke the affectionate nickname they gave him.

After sneakily posting the photos, receiving a flood of affectionate greetings from the Oranges below, Assistant Wen contently continued browsing other news. Artists don’t have to pay attention to online discussions all the time, but their assistants do.

And this browsing led him to discover something new.

...

After the second episode of "Different Variety Show" aired, there was calm for half the night until a piece of black news exploded in the wee hours.

#Shi Yuhuai pushes Mu Qiu#

#Shi Yuhuai seeks revenge#

As Cheng Zhirang and Assistant Wen had expected, someone indeed used this incident to create a story.

Since the show is popular, the news spread quickly. Many passersby and new fans joined the topic; some believed it, some tried desperately to explain, but all results led to one outcome—the numerous replies heated up this topic until it successfully reached the twelfth spot on the trending searches.

Shi Yuhuai’s character was under the greatest suspicion and the alleged victim, Mu Qiu, was taken to the gallows by black-clad fans just because she didn’t have the habit of surfing the internet late at night and couldn’t immediately respond.

On Shi Yuhuai’s side, thanks to Cheng Zhirang’s reminder, Jiali prepared a PR response and Shi Yuhuai promptly apologized to Mu Qiu. They planned to screenshot the apology and forgiveness conversation to use it as explanatory evidence.

But coincidentally, Mu Qiu did not receive this apology message.

Because after sending off Chen Song and Assistant Wen, she took a bath and went to sleep; she never received a friend request from Shi Yuhuai, let alone the apology message. She was completely unaware of this matter.

When she slept until she woke up naturally, leisurely washed up, made breakfast, and sat at the table with her phone, she finally saw the congested messages.

There was even an underage fan indignantly telling her not to be angry, reportedly skipping breakfast, hiding in the school restroom, secretly going online to support her, and wanting to seek justice for her.

Mu Qiu found it both amusing and touching, replying to the book fan one by one, and only then began to respond to others, while also approving Shi Yuhuai’s friend request.

Note: Brother Long Legs.

Just as she noted that, the next second, he sent a message with the language still frustratingly straightforward.

[Brother Long Legs: Have you finally woken up?]

[???]

[Brother Huai, can you remove the word "finally"?]

[Brother Long Legs: Next time.]

[Brother Long Legs: I’m here to apologize to you. During the third push yesterday, I accidentally used a bit too much force in pushing you, I’m really sorry. It almost made you fall and I didn’t apologize in time.]

[Can I ask why you didn’t apologize in time?]

She knew what the formation on the drum was like, and recalling it afterward, she knew it was his push. But why he did it, she wasn’t a fool and didn’t ask. She was just waiting to see if he would bring it up. If not, she’d pretend it never happened, be cautious next time. If he did, they’d talk nicely.

[Brother Long Legs: Got a bit excited and forgot that girls can’t handle that much force.]

[......]

[You’re such a straight guy.]

[Brother Long Legs: So, do you accept my apology? I’ll send you a red envelope to treat you to a meal.]

[Brother Long Legs: (Red envelope)]

Mu Qiu didn’t even finish her breakfast, rolled her eyes, internally mocked his level of straightness, and silently clicked on that red envelope.

A red envelope of 1,000 yuan.

[Brother Huai, is this your idea of a virtual meal?]

[Brother Long Legs: Since you accepted it, this red envelope doesn’t leave room for further questions.]

[I accept your apology.]

[Quickly screenshot and leave, I’m so annoyed by you that I can’t think of what to eat.]

[Brother Long Legs: Thanks, but could you also explain this on Weibo?]

[Got it!]

Mu Qiu took a look at her WeChat balance, and finally found some comfort in the sudden increase of a thousand yuan.

Then she moved on to Weibo, where she got logged out twice before finally posting a concise explanation accompanied by a picture of the one-thousand-yuan red envelope.

[Fire Man—Mu Qiu: A straight guy brushed me off, and I’ve successfully "gotten back" at him. This is the virtual treat red envelope from Brother Long Legs. It’s normal to have some unexpected physical contact in cooperative projects, Brother Huai has already apologized. Besides, I’m still confused; is it wrong to want to sleep and not stare at my phone until I drop dead? Could we perhaps have a word with those who didn’t go to the hospital to get their fever-treated brains back?]

After typing, she searched for the related messages that fermented overnight.

#Shi Yuhuai holds grudges#

#Shi Yuhuai’s straight-guy disaster#

#Lin Banyan supports Shi Yuhuai overnight#

#Jiali’s non-blood Princess and Crown Prince#

#Lin Banyan Shi Yuhuai#

#Mu Qiu felt excluded#

#Sociatal status of regular people in variety shows#

......

A minor scandal successfully dragged three or more people down with it. The "interpretation through pictures" skill of these gossipmongers is indeed impressive.

But Lin Banyan supporting Shi Yuhuai?

A story of abandoning High Peak Snow to meet the loyal male second lead?

She was just about to dive into some top-tier gossip when someone suddenly called.

Mu Qiu stared intently at that caller ID for several seconds before answering the phone.

"Hi? Is it the empty-nest elder? This is your unworthy descendant."

"Are you so bored with work? Isn’t it nice to sleep in on the weekend? Why did you call to disturb this empty-nest elder?"

Zhao Yu knew her well, ignoring the remark, and in a gossipy tone, asked, "I’m just checking in on you... Did Brother Long Legs really push you? Did he want revenge for losing a game once?"

Mu Qiu replied with a cold face, "If you truly care about me, please don’t call Brother Long Legs so sweetly in my ear."

"Then how should I address him? Runway King, Prince Jiali, Dream Idol, Handsome Brother, Dear Hubby?"

"Shut up, unworthy descendant. Dad will forever take away your chance of gaining prosperity."

Zhao Yu: "Oh. Then could you get me some autographs from my husbands?"

"......"

"Unfortunately, your husbands don’t know you. Even if they signed, it would be for me."

"I’m Zhao Yu. Try introducing me with the ’Book of Songs’ or ’Erya’ for these two characters, then..."

"Not much to look at, but plenty of imagination."

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Ah!!! I finally figured out what to write for the third episode! I’ve recorded lots of inspirations, but never knew how to connect them into a complete game. Now, I’ve finally come up with it hahaha! (boasting) Rest assured, the next episode will be very exciting and nerve-wracking, and the guests will be completely overwhelmed (shouting excitedly)!

Alright, I’m off to type feverishly now. ´◡`