Chapter 35: Crazy, All Crazy, A Little Crazy Is Good

Chi Ye was furious; he felt that Shen Qingyu was not only inhuman, but even worse than a beast.

He directly continued his questioning under the still-unreplied Weibo post: [Speak up! Why is your Xianyu account filled with my things?!]

[I was wondering why I couldn't find them; turns out you "swiped" them all?!]

[The socks I bought for six yuan, you listed for 1999; you really have no conscience... that’s all my "money"!]

[...]

The captain struck twice, and with just a slight move, he "focused" the terrifying level of heat back onto himself once again.

#Shen Qingyu sells Chi Ye's socks for 1999#

#Chi Ye angrily rebukes: I only wear 6-yuan socks#

#Chicken Claw's ex-girlfriend comes out to claim underwear#

Several explosive trending search terms appeared out of thin air; everyone understood the first two, but they were baffled by the last one.

Chicken Claw's girlfriend... who is that?

After reacting for a good while, some netizens finally remembered—wasn't Zhang Chicken Claw exposed for breaking up and swiping his girlfriend's panties?

So, the real victim has arrived now?

Chicken Claw's girlfriend: [Yes, I am that victim, screenshots as proof: [Image][Image]]

[I used to like wearing boxers; I wondered why I couldn't find my panties back then, turns out Zhang Chicken Claw swiped them... Seriously, buddy, are you really that short on a pair of panties?]

[I have to ask, doesn't it feel tight when you wear them??]

[Finally, I want to say that the group Rise is indeed full of master thieves; they love "swiping" things too much.]

Once this post came out, the dominant Chicken Claw war god remained silent, only blindly avoiding the issue.

Jiang Mou stabbed him in the back, smearing his "competitor" in advance: "Yes, Zhang Chicken Claw is like that."

Zhang Chicken Claw: "?"

Netizens: "?"

Oh my, what a two-faced snake!

A free-for-all, is it?

Shen Qingyu: "?"

He was getting anxious now too.

Those were just minor hits; Chi Ye directly interrogating him under his own Weibo post was the real major hit!

He could not accept the "master thief" persona!

He immediately contacted his PR team on the spot, flatly denying that the items listed on his Xianyu were Chi Ye’s.

Those half-used facial cleansers, old socks, and clothes were all from years ago; he didn't believe Chi Ye still had evidence to prove these were his things!

"6, Shen Qingyu, you really are a beast."

Seeing the "refutation statement" urgently issued by Shen Qingyu's studio, as well as his own deleted questioning post, Chi Ye immediately felt this person had reached the pinnacle of being a piece of work.

Did he really think he had no evidence?

Because "he" was so poor before, he often had to ask the company for reimbursement, so he kept receipts for everything he bought!

Besides, not to mention things like facial cleansers, records for online purchases like figures and clothes could all be checked by Keke.

Soon, Keke sent over a long string of screenshots.

Chi Ye went crazy for the second time at the Scream Night venue, uploading the screenshots one by one, matching them to the items netizens had dug up from Shen Qingyu's Xianyu, and issued a long "debt collection list": [Return the facial cleanser, return the clothes, return the socks, return the shaver...]

Then he @Peng Chen: [Return the dog!]

A total of twenty or thirty items + the dog; Chi Ye's Weibo debt collection 2.0 was officially released.

The whole internet exploded.

"It really is Poor Ye's stuff!"

"Laughing to death, Weibo debt collection 2.0."

"First his dog was stolen, then his name was used to solicit prostitutes, and now his things are being sold by his teammate on Xianyu... he even helped his teammate promote Chicken Claw!"

"Crying to death, haha, suddenly I feel a bit of pity for Poor Ye; why is he always the one getting hurt."

"Facial cleanser, shaver, clothes... all the cheapest brands; Poor Ye is really so 'frugal' in private."

"Isn't Poor Ye a bully to his teammates? Who is bullying whom exactly?"

"Rise boy band? Now You See Me!"

The list of items Chi Ye posted were almost all things the original owner used in his private life; naturally, they couldn't be too expensive, and the prices were all very common, even "frugal."

So, the onlookers and fans who saw this scene all felt a sense of disbelief.

—Before in "See You," they thought Chi Ye was putting on an act, but surely he wouldn't still be acting in private?

Also, through this "Xianyu list" of Shen Qingyu's, many onlookers discovered that Chi Ye's private items were surprisingly abstract, and even... carried a bit of "cuteness."

For example, a vintage tin box filled with childhood snacks, a Doraemon cartoon thermos, Disney figures, souvenirs from a stray cat and dog rescue association...

There were even handwritten manuscripts for two original songs... an online acting registration card...

Previously, within Shen Qingyu's fan base, they were once moved by how hard their idol worked in private because of these two items, bidding crazily for them; the most expensive one had already reached 19,999!

"Shen Qingyu, have some shame! You dog, is this how you treat Yezi?"

"How is this Shen Qingyu even more shameless than Brother Yang!"

"As a little Yezi, my heart really aches; brother, you work so hard in private?"

"No, brother, someone as stingy as you actually signed up for an online acting class?"

"Haha, why is it so funny amidst the abstraction."

"Ahhh! Stray cat and dog rescue association! Who gets it, he actually has a kind heart!"

"This is a bit absurd; let's just say, although your professional attitude is better than I thought... but for this songwriting and acting, if we don't have the talent, let's really not force it; being a variety show personality is quite good!"

"Although I really dislike Poor Ye, seeing these things, I'm laughing to death, so dramatic..."

"Confirmed, this brother is a natural-born variety show saint; I suggest he stays on variety shows more and stops acting or singing to harm the audience."

The style of Weibo public opinion changed abruptly; everyone was amused by "Chi Ye's" "private items," and one by one they started digging through his past, complaining and feeling surprised.

Chi Ye himself didn't expect that Shen Qingyu's "operation" could actually "clear his name" a little bit.

How did he know this was clearing his name?

—The system's favorability points were constantly skyrocketing.

Just before coming to Scream Night, it was only a little over 300,000, but in just this short while, it had risen to 600,000.

Looking at it, it might even break one million favorability points for the first time today!

Who could handle this?

Chi Ye himself was a bit overwhelmed, and his gaze toward Shen Qingyu became much more "benevolent."

Qingbao is just a bit beastly and his behavior is a bit brain-dead, but he's actually still quite useful.

Shen Qingyu, noticing Chi Ye's "malicious" gaze: "?"

However, he was in no mood to bicker with Chi Ye offline; at this moment, with the shift in public opinion online, he was already as anxious as Peng Chen, who had finished drinking Jiang Yi's fake liquor and couldn't find a toilet!

If he couldn't find a toilet/solution, he was going to mess himself!

—Damn it, this isn't right; how did this end up helping that grandson Chi Ye "clear his name"?!

When I "took" those things back then, I never thought about this happening!

Moreover, the internet was full of netizens urging him to "repay his debts," and the studio's refutation just now was slapped down hard; what should he do next?

"You should prepare to enter the crematorium for the cremation process."

Peng Chen had a dark face, and his gaze toward Shen Qingyu already held a hint of suspicion: "Tell me honestly, that pair of my lost panties, did you steal them?"

Shen Qingyu: "?"

Extremely anxious: "How could you believe these things?! I really didn't take them!"

Casually splashing dirty water: "This matter should have been done by Zhang Chicken Claw; you know, he likes swiping people's panties the most!"

Peng Chen's gaze was strange: "Then the toilet brush that went missing from the dorm, did you take it? It clogged the toilet several times, and I searched for ages but couldn't find it!"

Shen Qingyu: "..."

He guiltily avoided Peng Chen's eyes and shook his head: "It really wasn't me."

"F*ck you, Shen Qingyu, you are truly wicked!"

Peng Chen cursed loudly; if they weren't outside, he would have slapped him already: "You're finished, I'm telling you; Chi Ye even got a layer of his name cleared because of you, are you stupid or what?!"

Shen Qingyu gritted his teeth in secret, feeling ruthless; next time I go to your house, I'll definitely swipe your toilet brush too!

However, Peng Chen was right; after his "operation," Chi Ye's heat had reached its peak for the night!

First, there was the feat of slipping his hand a hundred times, shocking the entertainment industry, followed by Weibo debt collection 2.0, and the abstract event of being dug up on a massive scale.

#Chi Ye# personal trending search term had already broken 10 million+ in heat, completely dominating the entire list.

Furthermore, after a night of free-for-alls, the trending searches of the other beasts in Rise also completed their domination of the list.

From first to thirty-fifth place, Chi Ye occupied seven trending searches, Peng Chen ten, Shen Qingyu eight, and the remaining Zhang Mou and Jiang Mou split eight.

You ask about the last two?

The last two were the other two members of Rise!

Seeing their former teammates team-building, the two had a burst of inspiration and had already started a live stream to announce the establishment of their own trendy online store!

It wasn't until past the thirty-fifth place that one could barely spot the trending search terms related to the Kiwi Scream Night.

—Rise Scream Night, well-deserved!

"What to do, what to do?!"

Backstage, the general director of Scream had already evolved from a state of twisted-mouthed madness to full-body epilepsy; scanning the uniform "Rise" trending search terms, his eyes were bloodshot, and he kept licking his lips.

Rise, you bastards, playing like this—you’re not leaving us a single crumb of this massive traffic pie, are you?!

"Director, look at these comments... the netizens outside are going crazy looking for Chi Ye."

Someone handed over a phone.

Below trending topics like #WhereDidChiYeGo# and #TheVanishedHim#:

"Where’s that flop Ye?"

"Scream Night is so boring. I’ve been watching for hours and haven't seen that flop Ye once!"

"Just here for the tea—where is Chi Ye? Didn't they say he went in?"

"It looks like Kiwi is deliberately not giving him any screen time."

"What does that mean? Kiwi, I advise you to be kind. I want to see the fun, I want to see the Madman, the Runner, and the Scoundrel all together!"

"I get the Madman, but the other two?"

"You don't get it? Shen Qingyu is the Scoundrel, Peng Chen is the Runner!"

The trending topics were extremely hot, so to be accurate, Scream Night wasn't lacking "trending topics," it was just that they were all related to those animals in Rise.

And among that group of animals, the captain, Chi Ye, was the most heavyweight of them all.

At this moment, following Chi Ye’s several outbursts, the gossip-seekers and fun-lovers were no longer satisfied with Weibo and wanted to go to every major platform to "hunt for Ye."

The result was naturally a huge disappointment.

But it also attracted more curious passersby. Suddenly, conspiracy theories emerged one after another, and the #TheVanishedHim# topic climbed to second place, followed by a deep red "Explosive" tag.

General Director: "..."

"Chi Ye’s popularity is too high right now. Should we give him some screen time?"

Someone nearby suggested.

"Then how do we explain it to Sheng Ning? She is a shareholder, after all..."

"So what if she's a shareholder? A shareholder should support our Scream Night even more!"

"...Just give it. If you ask me, if we don't give it this time, there won't be any year-end bonuses. For the sake of the bonus, I think we have to!"

"Director, what do you think?"

The director was silent, then suddenly gritted his teeth and went mad: "Why should Rise be allowed to go crazy while we can't?!"

"Sheng Ning is a shareholder? My dad is a major shareholder of Kiwi too!! We, the director team, are done taking this crap!"

His eyes were sinister: "Let’s all go down together! Give it! Give it now! Give all the shots to Chi Ye and those bastards in Rise!"

"I want a bite of this heaven-sent traffic too!"

Everyone was stunned, then immediately nodded: "Okay!!"

With the decision made, the Scream Night director team acted quickly, even changing the live stream title of Scream Night to—

[Kiwi · Scream Night: Chi Ye leads the members of Rise in a collective on-site meltdown!]

The on-site cameras also suddenly changed with a series of pops just as Shang Youshu finished accepting her award and was cueing the stars in the audience.

Chi Ye’s entire face appeared on the giant screen of the Scream Night venue, "without any warning" at all!

"Huh?"

Whoosh.

There was a commotion at the scene, and Chi Ye himself was slightly taken aback.

But immediately, he thought of something, raised an eyebrow at the camera, and flashed a flamboyant smile.

Whoosh!

The restlessness in the audience grew louder.

Almost everyone’s gaze instantly fell on Sheng Ning in the front row.

—Everyone knew that Sheng Ning had declared that Chi Ye wouldn't get a single shot tonight!

But now...

At Kiwi, on Sheng Ning’s home turf, she had actually been "slapped in the face"?

What was even more outrageous was...

"Give the shot to Sheng Ning! Give me a big close-up!!"

The Scream general director backstage had gone all out, waving his hands to command, and the broadcast camera instantly cut to a big close-up of Sheng Ning.

"?!"

Sheng Ning’s eyes were cold, her face visibly livid, staring at the stage without saying a word, offering no response at all.

But through that sour face, one could tell—she was furious!

"Tsk tsk, this is too outrageous."

"Does the broadcast director not want his job anymore?"

"It’s normal, though. Scream Night needs the traffic."

"Speaking of which, this Chi Ye is really capable of anything for the sake of traffic."

"You say that, but isn't this his daily routine? I remember you were used for clout by him before, right?"

A certain popular starlet heard this and waved her hand: "Don't mention it. I didn't even notice him when I walked the red carpet, but by the end of the gala, I had become someone 'gazing affectionately' at him."

"Haha, you’re truly miserable. The marketing accounts are so disgusting."

"Exactly, I went home and showered three times—bad luck!"

There were whispers of gossip everywhere at Scream Night.

Someone even subconsciously turned back to look at the table where Chi Ye was sitting.

"Huh?"

The popular starlet suddenly paused, surprised: "Where is Chi Ye?"

?

Others heard this and were also stunned, turning their heads to look.

Sure enough, they discovered that Chi Ye, who had been in his seat just moments ago, had suddenly vanished.

Right, where is Chi Ye?

"Where is Chi Ye? How did he disappear?"

Over here, the general director, who was preparing to cut back to a close-up of Chi Ye to "leech off" some more traffic, was full of question marks. The cameramen searched the entire venue for Chi Ye, but couldn't find him.

???

Where is he? How did he actually disappear?!

"Over there!"

Someone suddenly shouted, and everyone subconsciously looked over.

They saw that, at some point, Chi Ye had already arrived at the entrance of the Scream Night inner venue.

"?!"

The Scream director panicked: "Chi Ye! What are you doing?!"

Chi Ye turned around, glanced at his own close-up, flashed a brilliant smile, waved at the camera, said something, and then walked out of the Scream Night inner venue, leaving early.

Later, netizens who could read lips analyzed that the sentence Chi Ye said was—

Leaving.