Chapter 255: One Wave and Done — The Moonlight in Others' Hearts

This drama, which should have continued for at least another half month, came to an end with a single Weibo post from Dou Xiao Shuang.

The content of that Weibo post was actually quite simple — to sum it up: Dou Xiao Shuang was restraining her own fans.

What the hell! She actually restrained her fans?

The former "victims" were each more dumbfounded than the last, feeling like the sun had risen from the west.

You can't only learn what cyberbullying means when you're the one who can win the fight.

Obviously, this move was bound to draw a massive wave of mockery.

Back when her crazy fans were bullying others, you never saw Dou Xiao Shuang or her team step up to take charge.

She always hid in the back, happily cashing in on the traffic.

And now that she's run into someone tough, she folds this fast?

But it's also pretty reasonable — the fan bases of Nazha and Reba really are that huge; if they teamed up to besiege one person, anyone in that spot probably couldn't hold out.

Dou Xiao Shuang backing down is pretty normal.

Of course, this kind of view is usually held by people who don't really understand Dou Xiao Shuang and her fan base.

Fold just because you can't win? Her Shuang Family Army has never operated on that logic.

Even if you can't win, you still fight — fight to the end! That's their principle.

So the reason Dou Xiao Shuang's fans are so hard to deal with really isn't without cause.

Sister Yanzi: Boring, I hadn't even really gotten serious, and the other side already collapsed?

She had genuinely treated Dou Xiao Shuang's side as a major enemy — not only did she not underestimate their fighting power, she overestimated it as much as possible.

Otherwise, why prepare so many backup plans~

It's just that Dou Xiao Shuang, who never plays by the rules, once again didn't play by the rules this time.

From that angle, it's also reasonable.

That's just Dou Xiao Shuang — no one can predict what she'll do.

Since victory and defeat were already decided, Sister Yanzi didn't keep piling pressure on the other side.

Beating a drowning dog feels good, but when the opponent has already surrendered, continuing to attack one-sidedly would actually come across as a bit too… something.

But that doesn't mean nothing will be done from here on out.

Xiaoshui's earlier interview, which had been held back and couldn't be released during the melee, could now be dropped now that the "battle" was over and the heat around the matter was gradually cooling down.

The timing was just right, because Bai Liang himself hadn't expressed any opinion on this matter.

What that means is he hadn't expressed any opinion in public.

He didn't post on Weibo, nor did he accept interviews with any other media.

After the "battle" gradually died down, voices online started saying he "had no sense of responsibility," "only knew how to hide behind women," and things like that.

Sister Yanzi: I knew at a damn glance that someone was coming to fish in troubled waters!

Now that Hearing Hearing Lu Han's traffic has been declining day by day since his official announcement, her family's Dou Xiao Bai has already become the biggest target among the four top-tier stars.

For this matter, if certain rival camps didn't take the chance to stomp on him, that would be the real ghost story.

The people stirring up trouble behind the scenes were quite capable too — they actually found a really tricky angle to put Hearing Hearing Lu Han and Bai Liang side by side for comparison-smearing.

To be precise, they used Hearing Hearing Lu Han to step on Bai Liang.

First, they praised Hearing Hearing Lu Han for being responsible, a real man, immediately going public with his relationship as soon as he started dating, blah blah blah.

Then they brought up Bai Liang, subtly hinting that he was hiding things in this area, only knowing how to let the girls charge ahead while he himself completely avoided any blame.

And you know what, that angle was actually picked really well!

Quite a few people felt that in this matter kicked off by Dou Xiao Shuang's book, Bai Liang beautifully staying invisible was just too… something — not even worth half a Hearing Hearing Lu Han.

Hearing Hearing Lu Han: Damn it, what does this have to do with me?!

At first glance, this whole thing looked like marketing he'd bought.

But actually, this kind of marketing is completely useless to him — hyping up "real man, takes responsibility"?

If that stuff really worked that well, he shouldn't have been losing followers steadily since his announcement — he should have been gaining them!

And on top of that, his own fans actually got hyped up, running with those marketing accounts to brag — but that really pissed off Bai Liang's fans.

A capybara may look cute and chill, but the thing is actually pretty damn big!

The people behind this are truly vicious as hell!

Just when a real top-tier star war seemed about to erupt, Sister Yanzi had a contingency plan for this too.

She really had prepared thoroughly!

Even though she knew with overwhelming probability this wasn't Hearing Hearing Lu Han's team that did it, whoever it was, a target's a target, right?

Taking him down was just a convenient bonus!

A former top-tier star of the "duan ceng" variety — what a great target! Land one punch to open the way, so a hundred punches don't come!

"If I can help her realize her own value, even if it's just a moment of value and joy, then consider that a gift from me."

This interview content appeared before netizens in many forms — text, video, excerpts, clips, and more.

Weren't you saying Bai Liang hadn't made a move, that he was hiding things?

Weren't you saying he only knows how to hide behind women!

Watch closely — performing this only once.

Xiaoshui specifically marked the time, pointing out that this was an interview done before the "great battle" even started.

To that end, during the interview, the TV in the RV that served as the background was even turned on, livestreaming that day's news.

Nothing proves the timeline better than that.

"I'm sold! I was thinking before that the Bai Liang Dou Xiao Shuang wrote about in her book was way too over the top — I thought it was all just her own imagined ideal image. Turns out Bai Liang really is this kind of person."

"So heartwarming. Dou Xiao Shuang really didn't like the wrong person — what a shame these two can't be together~"

"The male god who walked straight out of a book — he's really been given form! Last time it was Xiao Nai walking out of a book, this time it's Bai Liang walking out of Shuangzi's book."

"First time I've felt that a real person is more outrageous than the novel protagonists described in books. I actually thought he wouldn't dare respond to this kind of topic."

"It's over! Now Shuangzi really won't be able to forget him for the rest of her life. One wave and he's straight-up become her moonlight-white."

"He's really, so gentle, I'm crying myself to death"

"Some people, once you've liked them, become a permanent stain on your record; some people, once you've liked them, are the luck of this lifetime!"

"Bai Liang is exactly that type — even if you break up with him, you'd still be unable to stop thinking about him~"

"Now I more and more understand why Nazha and Reba went from fighting online to fighting offline — this kind of guy really has to be fought over!"

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The funny thing is, Nazha and Reba really did express it through their actions. They really were fighting over him.

They went straight to liking the post with their main Weibo accounts.

But the funny part is, originally the two of them had liked the same marketing account's post.

Then they discovered the other had liked it too, and without coordinating, both unliked it at the same time, each switching to a different one.

That marketing account had originally greeted the flood of fortune and traffic with a grin — the next second it was completely dumbfounded.

Huh?!

The fans nearly laughed themselves to death.

To think they'd even compete over something like this.

Oh right, even though the two of them had previously teamed up to beat up Shuangzi, after Shuangzi backed down, the fans of these two barely hesitated for a moment before immediately starting their own war right there on the spot.

They were "brothers-in-arms" allies just moments ago, and in the next breath they were stabbing each other in the back.

Hearing Hearing Lu Han: Isn't anyone going to speak up for me?

He really had the worst luck, inexplicably dragged into this mess, used as a comparison against Bai Liang. And now that this interview from Bai Liang dropped, all that snarky public opinion from before instantly flipped — and he got caught in the crossfire for no reason.

One comment in his Weibo comment section got upvoted sky-high.

"Even among top-tier stars, there are gaps."

Sister Yanzi: Hehe~ just saying hi to the once-untouchable top-tier star~

Mm. Anyone else unlucky enough to come join in? Might as well tidy them up while we're at it!

Only a pity — another of the four returnees, the top-tier star Wu Yifan, has been quiet as a chicken lately.

Not the slightest intention of coming out to bounce around with Bai Liang.

Sister Yanzi has had her eye on him for a long time; the guy seems to have chickened out, or maybe he's brewing some big move.

Doesn't matter, keep the eyes locked on him — the moment he pokes his head out, we hit him!

And with the Shuangzi matter just now considered wrapped up, everyone had assumed Bai Liang would probably quiet down a bit.

But just like a seamless transition, the Mao Xiaotong cheating-catch incident instantly exploded!

No errors in any chapter, first release, all content in one place!

To be precise, the cheating-catch incident had already broken some time ago.

That day after the catch, Mao Xiaotong posted on Weibo: "Never imagined this scene would appear before my eyes."

This post directly triggered breakup speculation.

Afterward, Chen Xiang posted on Weibo admitting the breakup, but did not mention any specific reason.

However, netizens interpreted Mao Xiaotong's post from every possible angle, and ultimately reached a conclusion: the guy definitely cheated.

Then the matter didn't continue to ferment further — because Shuangzi's Book arrived.

Mao Xiaotong: Ah~ I'll just wait a bit, no rush.

And so, the moment the Shuangzi matter ended, a surveillance video began circulating online.

The video shows Chen Xiang and Jiang Kaitong returning home together; after Mao Xiaotong came home, Jiang Kaitong sneaked out furtively; Mao Xiaotong moved out late at night.

At this point, the cheating-catch incident became crystal clear.

But Chen Xiang's side clearly wanted to struggle, directly issuing a statement claiming the surveillance video had been edited and spliced together.

Mao Xiaotong: Good! Finally took the bait!

The video really was edited — because someone's missing from it.

Who's missing?

Before posting the video, Mao Xiaotong had of course given Bai Liang's side a heads-up — mainly her team had discussed things with Sister Yanzi's side.

Because Bai Liang and Miss Jing Tian were in it.

With those two in it, this was no longer just a cheating-catch incident.

It even dragged in more.

The most direct impact was on the upcoming release of "Super Space-Time Roommates" a few months later.

Sister Yanzi: Damn it, it's just a CP thing! My family's Dou Xiao Bai has plenty of those.

Ship it!

Miss Jing Tian's team didn't really have any objections either.

Of course they also asked Miss Jing Tian's own wishes: she had no wishes.

Simply put — she's just letting it be.

When the full version of the video appeared before netizens, the popularity instantly exploded.

"Not the Great Immortal — how are you everywhere? A cheating catch? Why didn't you call me along?"

"Miss Jing Tian is in it too??? Why did she run off to help Mao Xiaotong catch a cheating partner?"

"Alright, the scumbag's already been hammered to death. Now I just want to know — did the Great Immortal and Sister Tian Tian get together or what? Why would these two go help Mao Xiaotong catch a cheating partner together?"

"Bai Liang and Mao Xiaotong probably met when filming 'Weiwei,' and I heard the two of them are pretty close, so helping out is normal — but why is Sister Tian Tian showing up there? She's not Bai Liang's girlfriend, is she?"

"Calling Nazha, calling Reba, come quick! Damn it, my home got robbed!"

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Borrowing Bai Liang's traffic, they would thoroughly hammer the scumbag to death, not even letting him make a sound.

Mao Xiaotong's team's move this time could be called extremely decisive.

Not even leaving room for explanation—die!

Because after this video was exposed, no one would pay attention to what Chen Xiang said anymore. The whole matter was nailed shut on the spot, the other side's reputation plunged straight into the abyss, basically don't even think about a comeback.

Right after that, everyone's attention shifted to the new CP of Bai Liang and Miss Jing Tian.

The direction of the discussion was all strange; netizens were mainly arguing about: is this hype or not?

After all, as everyone knows, Bai Liang has always been very dedicated when it comes to promoting CP during drama publicity.

In a way, even the CP of those two Miss Xin Jiang with their extremely strong presence right now started off like this, slowly.

Real and fake—sometimes it's not that easy to tell apart.

Back then, Dilireba and Hearing Hearing Lu Han, relying on the industrial sweetener of post-production editing on the show, could make a bunch of people obsess over them to death~

Industry insiders: Here it comes, here it comes, that familiar feeling.

That bastard Bai Liang is dominating the charts again at year's end, damn it!

Starting from that Shuangzi incident, this guy has been hanging on the hot search for half a month without coming down

New CP? Damn it, this is just shameless hype!

No, it's purely just testing the waters.

Sister Yanzi hadn't planned to spend much resources hyping this matter at all—just a little warm-up would do, just enough to give everyone an impression.

Facts proved her thinking was absolutely correct!

Fortunately didn't put effort into hyping it!

Because of the "Overnight Stay Gate" explosion, overnight, getting a haircut became a meme.

One could say the entire entertainment circle suddenly behaved itself, comparable to the previous Wang Baoqiang incident.

Everyone knew that normal operations could never compete with the heat of this matter.

That year there was Hip-Hop, Nailiang lost his home.

Put on red and white leggings, everyone stick out your butt and cosplay Christmas little reindeer.

And believe it or not, this meme had pretty strong vitality; a few years later a pretty famous female streamer also cosplayed it.

This matter proved one thing: a scandal really has a huge impact on an artist.

Originally could sleep with a Golden Horse Best Actress, after the scandal can only sleep with female streamers.

What level are you to eat the same popsicle as a Golden Horse Best Actress?

Of course, the most badass were still that hip-hop singer's fans.

The official Weibo of "Purple Light Pavilion" magazine posted three Weibo posts in a row, naming this guy, and then his fans mistakenly thought "Purple Light Pavilion" was a Chinese restaurant and proposed to go complain about hygiene issues

Badass, originally just wanted to ban him, but the fans really wanted him dead!

The heat of this matter lasted all the way to this year's Weibo Night Gala, still hadn't faded.

When Bai Liang went to attend, he felt people sneaking peeks and discussing this matter from all directions.

He also wanted to find someone to gossip with, but his current state didn't quite allow it.

Weibo Night Gala always liked to do this kind of thing, last year was like this, this year even more exaggerated.

And the lineup was far more extravagant than last year.

Oh no, he's surrounded by beauties!

Of course, there's good news—it's not Nazha and the others sitting next to him.

The bad news is, they're just not right next to him; the lineup around him is even scarier!

(End of chapter)