Who is Momo? This instantly sparked intense discussion.
【I bet it’s a foreigner learning Chinese.】
【Unlikely, probably just a mistaken click. Most viewers are elderly folks, who could afford to throw money around like that? The streamer should return the money quickly!】
The guesses were all over the place.
But no one guessed it was a fan donation.
After all, Qin Wanyin’s reputation was so poor that her total number of active fans across the internet was zero.
Second venue.
Chen Xinyi shook her head with a smile. “I can only say Qin Wanyin’s team is too eager. Actually, one gift would have been enough. Too many just looks fake.”
The others were surprised.
“Xinyi, are you saying—this is Qin Wanyin’s own gift?”
“Shh.” Chen Xinyi playfully blinked. “See through it but don’t say it out loud. Let’s just pretend we don’t know and protect the little girl’s self-esteem~”
The young idol frowned. “I don’t think so.”
For the second time!
Chen Xinyi was contradicted for the second time!
Suppressing her displeasure, she covered her mouth with a light laugh.
“It seems our little Zining really likes Wanyin. By the way, I heard you two are in the same company. You must have had plenty of interactions before, right? Compared to you, I really don’t know her that well.”
Her words were ambiguous.
It seemed like she was deliberately leading fans to speculate, suspecting some improper relationship between the two.
Dating during an idol’s rise to fame was a death sentence.
Especially when the object of affection was a female celebrity with a terrible reputation.
“That’s not true,” the young idol quickly denied. “I’ve never spoken to Sister Wanyin.”
“Don’t be so defensive!”
Chen Xinyi gave a suggestive smile.
“If you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t ask, big sister.”
Just as this “romance” was being confirmed, Qin Wanyin’s voice rang out from the screen.
—”Old sister, bullying a kid isn’t very fun, is it?”
Chen Xinyi: “…”
She instinctively looked at the screen and met Qin Wanyin’s gaze.
Could she hear what was being said in the second venue?
As if to answer her confusion, Qin Wanyin waved her phone, which was playing the live stream from the second venue.
Qin Wanyin’s gaze shifted to the young idol.
“Although I still don’t know your name, from today on, you’re my long-lost little brother.”
Chen Xinyi’s face turned pale, then flushed.
The young idol’s face, however, was glowing red.
He had debuted many years ago but remained lukewarm in popularity. Apart from group activities, he didn’t even have individual resources.
Just now, he had almost ruined his idol career because of Chen Xinyi’s “rumor-mongering.”
In such situations, if it happened to a popular member, the company would suppress the heat and send lawyer’s letters.
But for someone like him, with no popularity…
Even if rumors spread, the company wouldn’t clarify—they’d just sideline him.
Fortunately, Qin Wanyin appeared just in time.
【This young idol is blushing?! So cute!】
【What’s his name?】
【You Zining! Zining as in lemon!】
【Wanyin protecting little Zining is so heartwarming! The “Youziyin” CP, I’m sold!】
【This CP name is killing me with laughter!】
【The little brother’s flushed face is adorable! I never realized there was such a hidden gem in the entertainment industry!】
【The domestic entertainment scene is doomed! I looked it up—he’s actually in the FM boy band!】
【Shocking! There’s someone this good-looking in the Fengming boy band?】
【Damn, is Qi Heng blind? Not promoting this heavenly beauty but pushing ugly guys instead?】
You Zining had debuted three years ago, unnoticed by anyone.
And this blush, once captured by the camera, made him famous overnight.
His Weibo followers increased by 60,000.
His once quiet comment section became lively.
Longtime fans were moved to tears.
【Wuwu, our little Zining is finally being seen!】
【This variety show was something others didn’t want, and we just managed to snag a spot as a guest for one episode! Our little Zining works so hard—he’s the dance leader in the group. Investing in him is never a loss!】
They flocked to Qin Wanyin’s livestream.
【Thank you, Senior Wanyin, for taking care of our baby!】
【Chen Xinyi has always been a social climber who looks down on those beneath her. She just bullies little Zining because he has no background. At the last financial summit, she practically glued herself to Lu Jianye! Too bad we couldn’t take photos, or I’d show you all!】
【Lu Jianye!!! What happened next?】
【Lu Jianye called security, and they asked to see Chen Xinyi’s work pass. She didn’t have one, so they kicked her out!】
【Hahaha! So satisfying!】
The comment mentioning Lu Jianye received an extremely high number of likes.
Lu Jianye hadn’t appeared in the public eye for a long time.
Not only because he had left the entertainment industry, but also because the Lu Group had the most formidable legal department.
Whenever someone posted a photo of him online, the legal department would immediately notice.
They would first send a private message asking for deletion.
If the person refused to cooperate, they would directly file a lawsuit.
There was once a sasaeng fan who, taking advantage of Lu Jianye rushing out and not closing his hotel room door properly, sneaked into his room.
She even stole a pen Lu Jianye had used and proudly posted a photo of it online.
Other celebrities had faced similar situations.
But even if they reported it to the police, the value of the stolen item was often too low to warrant a case, making it difficult to press charges.
Yet, by sheer coincidence, this girl ended up being imprisoned for theft.
—Because Lu Jianye’s pen was embedded with a diamond worth 500,000 yuan.
500,000 yuan was enough to land her in prison.
This incident once trended on social media and became a topic of lively discussion among netizens.
When Qin Wanyin heard this story, her first thought was:
Lu Jianye did it on purpose.
He intentionally forgot to lock the door and deliberately embedded a diamond on an otherwise inexpensive pen.
His goal was to send the sasaeng fan to prison for theft.
How devious! (In a complimentary way)
The system was a bit worried.
【Host, Lu Jianye is no pushover. He hasn’t contacted you since you knocked him out. Could he be planning to set a trap to send you to prison too?】
Qin Wanyin: “Everyone in prison is talented and speaks so nicely. I absolutely love it there.”
The system couldn’t hold back.
It remembered that the host had once served time in a Plane World.
There, she had mastered 80% of the shady skills.
For ordinary people, going to prison is about reform.
For Qin Wanyin, going to prison is about advanced studies.
System: …My apologies.
While the host and the system were joking around, they didn’t notice a progress bar appearing above You Zining’s head, visible only to them.
—Progress in saving the suicidal idol: 6%
—Upon reaching 100% completion, one million Reputation Points will be rewarded.
As Qin Wanyin took the initiative to debunk the rumors.
The scandal was nipped in the bud.
Qin Wanyin said meaningfully, “Chen Xinyi, you’re so focused on me. Could it be that you have a crush on me?”
Chen Xinyi: “…”
Qin Wanyin continued on her own:
“You’re a good person, but we’re not compatible.”
“Of course, you should also stop spreading rumors. Last time, when someone exposed that I knocked on Qi Heng’s door in the middle of the night, it only blew up because you ‘accidentally liked’ the post.”
“I know you’re trying to get my attention, but I hope you can act a bit more maturely. Even elementary school students don’t use such childish tricks anymore.”
She spoke sincerely and candidly.
As if genuinely trying to dissuade an admirer.
Upon hearing this, the other observers looked at Chen Xinyi with expressions that seemed to say, “So you’re secretly obsessed with Qin Wanyin.”
Chen Xinyi, embarrassed and furious, retorted, “I don’t like you!”
Qin Wanyin widened her eyes innocently.
“Oh, right, right, right! You don’t like me at all. I was just talking nonsense!”
“Both times you spread rumors, it wasn’t because you liked me, but because you disliked me and wanted to bully me—a nobody with no background or public support—to build your sharp and clear-headed persona.”
Chen Xinyi: “…”
This was even worse than being accused of having a secret crush on her…
[Qin Wanyin even manages to sound passive-aggressive while clapping back! I’m dying of laughter!]
[Learned something new. Next time someone insults me, I’ll just say they have a crush on me!]
The audience could tell that the “secret crush” was just a cover, and the real point was to call out Chen Xinyi for spreading rumors.
This inevitably led to doubts:
Could the “affair scandal” also be a rumor?
After all, the biggest scandal in Qin Wanyin’s career since her debut was her alleged involvement in Qi Heng and Liu Yiyi’s relationship.
The impact of the “affair scandal” on the original host was almost catastrophic.
Roles she had earned through multiple auditions were given to Liu Yiyi instead.
Endorsement deals for skincare products originally intended for her were also handed to Liu Yiyi.
It was as if her existence was solely to let the naturally fortunate Liu Yiyi effortlessly enjoy the fruits of her years of hard work.
Netizens began to sense something was off.
[Weren’t Liu Yiyi and Qi Heng single? Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to join a dating show. Even if their fans wanted them together, they wouldn’t go so far as to call Qin Wanyin a homewrecker, right?]
[What’s even weirder is that neither of them ever spoke up for Qin Wanyin, letting netizens call her a homewrecker without any defense.]
[And all of Qin Wanyin’s roles and endorsements were handed over to Liu Yiyi by the company.]
[Damn, these two are just too despicable!]