Chapter 69: Just a Little Frost (Please Collect, Please Recommend)

The capital city, Chaoyang District.

In front of a villa, Beside Qi Hui Hui looked left and right: "This is the place, right?"

"This is the place." Zhang Ruoyun nodded, then sighed: "So rich!"

His income was considered high nationwide, but he still couldn't afford a villa like this.

He still lives in an apartment.

Beside Qi Hui Hui looked around and nodded in agreement; a rich person.

He's still renting a place to live!

Xiao Zhang pressed the doorbell and called out: "Senior Brother Ling, it's us, open the door quickly."

Beside Qi Hui Hui stood aside, thoughtfully stroking his chin; online, rumors of the intimate interactions between Old Ling and Tang Yifei during filming had already begun to spread.

Suddenly, an online media outlet popped up claiming an exclusive scoop, revealing that Ling and Yao had divorced, and that it was due to Tang Yifei's interference.

The article analyzed with great seriousness the sweet interactions between Tang and Ling during filming, such as the two calling each other "bros," being inseparable good brothers.

On Tang Yifei's blog, she even called Old Ling "Oppa"; when Tang Yifei was scared while being suspended by wires during filming, she shouted across the void on Weibo to Old Ling: "Oppa, save me."

Such blatant flirting woke netizens up instantly; they all started activities to catch the scumbag and beat the mistress.

Beside Qi Hui Hui had been browsing these news stories the day before, speechless; he had already warned Old Ling to hold back, yet he still got caught.

Either Old Ling didn't take his advice seriously, or he did take it seriously but didn't handle it cleanly.

In short, public opinion is very harsh on Old Ling now; saying they are calling for his head is not an exaggeration.

The only thing to be grateful for is that this time Old Ling didn't have the role of Hong Shixian.

Although Old Ling is still being scolded, it's not to the extent that, before Beside Qi Hui Hui transmigrated, people would project the character onto him and beat him to death.

To be honest, before Beside Qi Hui Hui transmigrated, Old Ling was beaten half to death, and the character Hong Shixian played a certain role in fueling the fire.

No way; this plot is too familiar.

Hong Shixian, the original wife Lin Pinru, the mistress Ai Li; Ling Xiaosu, the original wife Yao Chen, the mistress Tang Yifei.

At this very moment, just like at that time and that place, the onlookers found it hard not to project themselves into the situation.

Plus, with the evidence left behind by Tang and Ling, it would be strange if they weren't beaten.

Fortunately, this time Hong Shixian was played by Beside Qi Hui Hui.

Old Ling also managed to dodge a concentrated barrage of fire.

At this moment, the main gate slowly opened; Old Ling looked haggard, with a scruffy beard on his face.

"Come in." He said weakly, still carrying the smell of alcohol on him.

Seeing this situation, Beside Qi Hui Hui and Xiao Zhang exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat surprised.

Before, Old Ling was always spirited and carefree; now, looking like this...

"You all know?" Old Ling slumped on the sofa, casually picking up a bottle of wine opened at some unknown time, and took a swig.

"We know." Xiao Zhang answered truthfully: "Came to check on you."

"I really didn't do it; that damn woman is actually such a person!" Old Ling ground his teeth: "She has someone on the side, and she's still splashing dirt all over me!"

"She's fine; she did everything, but I'm the one bearing the infamy!"

"Senior Brother, calm down..." Beside Qi Hui Hui hurriedly advised.

Old Ling, furious, started speaking Shaanxi dialect: "Brother, this is truly a shameful thing!"

Bearing the infamy was one thing, but the key is he's also wearing the green hat.

How could this not make him angry?

"The matter has already happened; getting angry won't help." Beside Qi Hui Hui said in a deep voice: "The key is how to solve it? And revenge!"

"How to solve it?" Old Ling, puffed up with anger, took another swig of wine and cursed: "This kind of thing only gets blacker the more you describe it, and more troublesome the more you talk!"

Moreover, Yao Chen has already risen; even if he explains all the causes and consequences, accusing Yao Chen of being ungrateful and despicable, it won't help.

Instead, he would end up with a negative image of being petty and calculating.

No way; in the simple public mindset, a good man doesn't fight with a woman.

He can't physically eliminate her, can he?

His family is in the entertainment circle, not the judicial sector.

Xiao Zhang frowned and pondered nearby; to be honest, Senior Brother Ling was very right.

If it were him, he would similarly find no solution.

He can't just find the media and make them shut up, can he?

This isn't Hollywood; it's not a situation where the film company and the media are under the same parent company.

"I have some ideas; listen and see if they work." Beside Qi Hui Hui stroked his chin and said slowly.

"Hmm?" Hearing this, Old Ling suddenly sat up: "What ideas? Tell us!"

He had no options now; he might as well listen.

Beside Qi Hui Hui thought briefly and said: "What you just said is very right; this kind of thing only gets blacker the more you describe it, and more chaotic the more you talk."

"So, we say nothing!"

"Uh..." Xiao Zhang was stunned; what's the difference from now?

"But not saying doesn't mean not doing." Beside Qi Hui Hui continued: "If we don't occupy the battlefield of public opinion, the enemy will occupy it!"

"Then what do we do?" Old Ling asked.

"Play the victim." Beside Qi Hui Hui said: "Let people know how miserable you are now; let your fans and the onlookers know how much harm you are suffering."

"Use them to counter the negative public opinion."

"Hmm?" Old Ling immediately perked up: "Makes sense, then what?"

"Then force the other party to make a mistake." Beside Qi Hui Hui said: "Unlike Hollywood, we can't actively smear the other party, can't fabricate things out of thin air; we must go with the flow."

"Then how can we make her slip up?" Old Ling asked, fetching paper and pen and scribbling down Beside Qi Hui Hui's words.

Beside Qi Hui Hui stroked his chin and said, "Women are competitive creatures. They always long for their ex, their ex-husband to be unable to leave them, to be utterly intoxicated… oh no, I mean, to be dying and desperate."

"If you stay very calm, that wounds her vanity. The calmer you are, the more it stirs up her competitive spirit."

"In that situation, she'll be like a ticking time bomb — the moment you touch her sore spot, she'll blow up on the spot."

Old Ling's face darkened: "Why do you know all this so well?"

Little Zhang, however, had spotted a problem: "Senior brother, something's off, isn't it?"

"First you said play the victim, then you said stay calm — isn't that a bit contradictory?"

"Not contradictory." Beside Qi Hui Hui wagged his finger and said, "Being miserable is a matter of contrast. You live in a villa now, drive a luxury car — where's the misery in that?"

"Little Zhang and I are even more miserable than you."

Old Ling and Little Zhang broke out in a cold sweat: "You don't need to bring that up."

"Miserable is a matter of contrast — it's for the fans and the onlookers to see." Beside Qi Hui Hui continued:

"For example, if everyone has a partner and only you don't, aren't you miserable?"

"For example, if everyone is sweet and loving, paired up two by two, and only you are all alone — aren't you miserable?"

"Makes sense…" Old Ling's eyes lit up slightly as he scribbled notes furiously.

"And the calm part is for her to see — it's to provoke her." Beside Qi Hui Hui said, "You just eat and drink normally, let her see that losing her has zero impact on you."

"Or you can openly accept a media interview and casually toss out a line: 'Just a little frost and wind, that's all.'"

"When the time comes, you won't need to say anything more — the media will go ask her, go fan the flames, and she won't be able to dodge even if she wants to."

"The moment she speaks, she'll slip up — whether it's the truth or a lie."

"Brilliant!" Old Ling slapped his thigh: "Two steps down — anything else?"

"Of course." Beside Qi Hui Hui said, "The third step, naturally, is to drop the bombshell — expose her true colors."

"This can't be done by you. You need someone with zero connection to the whole thing — best if it's someone from her film crew. That way it's convincing."

Beside Qi Hui Hui remembered that before his transmigration, Liu Ye had let this slip in some show or interview — accidentally letting it slip out.

And a while back, Liu Ye and Yao Chen had been filming the movie "Love in Color," and Cao Yu was the cinematographer on that film.

"Great plan!" Old Ling rubbed his hands together eagerly: "Within three steps… either make her stink to high heaven, or make her revert to her true form!"

"Right, absolutely right!" Beside Qi Hui Hui clapped his hands gently and laughed.