Pouty
People’s curiosity is always strong. In the past, Yin Bai relied on money and other means to effectively conceal her relationship with Xiao Nian.
In this circle, she had enough resources to ensure that others wouldn’t risk offending her by exposing things she didn’t want people to know. However, even “Huang Sìláng” couldn’t cover everything, especially in this rapidly evolving era of social media where information spreads quickly. It was even more impossible for her to silence everyone.
Offending Yin Bai carried risks, but it didn’t mean it was impossible. Especially when motivated by personal gain, some “money-driven” opportunists found it a piece of cake to speak out about so-called truths.
There was a very famous internet influencer known for being money-hungry. When the whole internet was speculating about Xiao Nian’s financial backer, this person stepped forward and began discussing Xiao Nian’s situation.
“Finally, someone dares to talk about Xiao Nian being kept by a sugar daddy, huh? Back in the day, her team marketed her as a wealthy heiress living in a rose garden. Honestly, I always wanted to ridicule her, knowing she was just a bankrupt rich girl.”
“But she’s so pitiful. She’s only twenty-two years old, her family has fallen on hard times, and she’s single-handedly repaying her father’s debts while being kept by a powerful sugar daddy.”
“That sugar daddy has a terrible temper. I’ve heard people say that Xiao Nian often got injured on set back in the day…”
“But now Xiao Nian has turned her fortunes around. Her wife is a renowned director from a scholarly family background. Compared to the nouveau riche sugar daddy, her wife knows how to cherish her and doesn’t mind her past…”
This internet influencer exaggeratedly described Xiao Nian’s past, emphasizing how miserable she was. The more pitiful Xiao Nian’s image became, the deeper the pain, the more her fans and passersby sympathized with her.
What’s even more touching is that when Xiao Nian sold herself to the sugar daddy, she had to repay everyone’s money. This contrast is truly inspiring.
Moreover, over the past ten years, Xiao Nian has been diligent and has produced good works. She often went into battle injured—although most people now believe that these injuries were caused by the sugar daddy, you can’t deny Xiao Nian’s past efforts.
A talented and hardworking actress who took a wrong path due to a lack of money, struggled for survival in the wicked capitalist world for several years. Doesn’t it make people sigh?
So that invisible “sugar daddy” received countless criticisms online.
Yin Bai, who happened to come across this Weibo post while casually browsing, was so furious that her lungs were about to explode. How could they call her a disgusting and perverted sugar daddy? Although she may be a bit dominant, she still treats people well in bed!
In the past, Xiao Nian often got injured, but those were all film-related stunts! Xiao Nian also has easily traceable skin, so don’t blame every injury on her!
And where does this righteous indignation of yours come from? Are you trying to “overthrow the rich and redistribute land”? Please, she is a law-abiding citizen who has made significant contributions to government agencies and people’s livelihoods!
Moreover, she plans to donate her wealth to a biological research institute after her death to explore the mysteries of life.
Damn it, she is clearly such a good citizen. Why do these people want to attack and condemn her for what she did in the past?
Yin Bai gritted her teeth in frustration, but then she realized that these people didn’t even know who she was. They were just cursing the former sugar daddy of Xiao Nian, so she couldn’t be bothered to pay them any attention.
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What does Xiao Nian’s former sugar daddy have to do with her, Yin Bai, anyway?
So, after taking a deep breath, Yin Bai pretended as if nothing had happened.
But not long after finishing that piece of gossip, a post appeared on a certain forum.
“Xiao Nian’s former sugar daddy? Come in and take a look.”
“This sugar daddy is a well-known female tycoon in the industry. There’s a rumor in the industry that any movie she invests in is bound to be a hit.” No, that’s just the talk of the spendthrifts’ club. Moreover, only a small portion of her investments actually yield returns, and she has peculiar tastes.
“After breaking up with Xiao Nian, she quickly got together with Xiao Nian’s archnemesis. It’s well-known that Xiao Nian and a certain female actress have been competing against each other at major awards ceremonies for years, often engaging in verbal spats. Their fans are constantly at each other’s throats, and they are famous as hair-pulling enemies.”
In addition to Yin Bai and Xiao Nian, there were also numerous fabricated scandals about Zuo Jingyou. Among them was a picture of Zuo Jingyou during her portrayal of a neurotic character, looking extremely distraught. It was labeled as “Zuo Jingyou after taking drugs.”
When the PR manager called Yin Bai late at night to discuss this matter, Yin Bai exploded with anger on the spot.
Clutching her phone, she said to the PR manager, “Call the police! I want to sue them for defamation! Who could know more about Teacher Zuo’s situation than me?”
“Investigate and find out who the hell is messing with me like this! I haven’t gone bankrupt yet!”
Yin Bai was infuriated, and she banged her cane loudly. After hanging up the phone with the PR manager, Yin Bai called Jin Xiangyu, and the first thing she said was, “Assistant Jin, am I going bankrupt?”
Jin Xiangyu was puzzled by her question and responded with a bit of amusement, “BOSS, what are you thinking? You’re not involved in finance. Most of our industries are real sectors. Unless your assets are seized, where would you go bankrupt?”
Their company’s business is all legitimate, after all.
Yin Bai furrowed her brows and grumbled, “Since I haven’t gone bankrupt, why are so many people recently trying to mess with me?”
“Mess with your brows?”
The more Yin Bai thought about it, the angrier she became, so she ranted about the whole situation to Jin Xiangyu in a flurry of words.
Jin Xiangyu pondered for a moment, furrowing her brows, and said, “In theory, even though you can be a bit headstrong, you wouldn’t go around causing trouble. But recently, all these incidents clearly seem to be targeting you, targeting Xiao Nian, targeting Teacher Zuo… Oh, I misspoke, they are all directed at you.”
“It’s obvious that they’re singling you out. Think about it, have you recently provoked any lunatics?”
Yin Bai thumped her cane emphatically, “Where did I provoke any lunatics?”
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At this point, Yin Bai paused for a moment and suddenly realized, “Oh… I got it. I might be going through a tough time recently. Do you remember that Starlight Entertainment and the fathers of those three bastards? It must be them for sure!”
“Have someone investigate this group of people, including checking if they’ve committed tax evasion or any other crimes. I don’t want to be the good person anymore. Whether it’s them or not, I want these bastards in prison. I want them to celebrate the New Year with their sons!”
Damn it, she didn’t want to forgive and forget, to settle things peacefully. Her reputation is extremely important!
And Teacher Zuo’s reputation is a hundred times more important than hers!
The next morning, Yin Bai instructed her team of lawyers to send a bunch of legal letters to all the rumor spreaders. However, these legal letters were leaked by the owners of the posts. Combined with the overly passionate reactions of netizens, many believed that Yin Bai was once again trying to manipulate the situation.
In their eyes, Yin Bai had become a dragon that wreaked havoc on innocent women everywhere. The intense emotions and genuine feelings that were once present when shipping Yin Bai with Zuo Jingyou now backfired fiercely as Yin Bai’s “character collapsed.”
As some fans of the ship said, the ship sailed on the blood sugar levels of both actresses!
Damn capitalists!
Yin Bai was furious. When the PR manager advised her not to act too hastily, Yin Bai vented her anger over the phone, “Oh, what’s wrong with speaking the truth? Do I have to consider the timing and circumstances to sue them? I don’t care what others think, I am going to sue!”
After finishing her statement, Yin Bai continued to instruct her subordinates to send legal letters.
Why should she be the one to be smeared? Why should she have to swallow her pride?
Yin Bai’s actions greatly provoked netizens, and she became the target of their criticism every few days. Even in her dreams, she often woke up in the midst of relentless insults.
They cursed her, calling her disgusting, a little cripple, a scab eating swan meat… In short, there were all kinds of offensive words, making Yin Bai feel weak and vulnerable.
Zuo Jingyou, having experienced many hardships throughout her journey, knew well the destructive power of hateful words from strangers. She wanted to advise Yin Bai not to care, but Yin Bai couldn’t help but care. So Zuo Jingyou took away Yin Bai’s electronic devices and asked her not to read the online comments for a while.
When Yin Bai had her phone taken away, she reluctantly protested, “I don’t want that! Why can they curse at me, but I can’t see it or fight back?”
Zuo Jingyou sighed and kindly said to her, “Because once they say it, they don’t care what they’re saying or how much harm their comments may cause others.”
“No, to be precise, they actually know. They want to hurt you. They use language as their weapon, pretending to be righteous and just, to attack you as an evil dragon. They want to make sure you never dare to do anything similar again.”
“They don’t know what you’re really like, what your true nature is. They just see the content and then make up a series of truths based on their own shallowness. They use their superficial analysis to hinder you… or perhaps, it’s like slaying a dragon, venting their own malice…”
“Yin Bai, you need to show them what they want to see for them to believe you. Otherwise, your identity and position naturally put you at a disadvantage, and whatever you do, they will think it’s wrong.”
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Yin Bai understood this in her heart, but she still felt indignant. “But why? Why? After the court judgment comes out, they will know that it’s just these people spreading rumors!”
Zuo Jingyou sighed and said to Yin Bai, “It’s not like that, Yin Bai. Some people don’t care about the law; they only care about drama. Instead of suing them, it might be better to issue a clarification statement.”
“Teacher Xiao Nian’s side contacted me and said they want to release a statement. She asked me to ask you if you’re willing to slightly beautify that relationship and cooperate with her for a win-win situation.”
Yin Bai furrowed her brows and asked Zuo Jingyou, “What do you mean? What does she want to beautify? The fact is, I was indeed financially supporting her. That’s the truth, and I can bear the consequences of being insulted.”
Zuo Jingyou reached out and gently stroked her head, sighing as she spoke, “But I don’t want… I can’t bear it… Even if you two started this way, haven’t there been moments of happiness during this process?”
“This is something between you two. It takes two to tango. Why should you be unilaterally subjected to insults?”
Even if Yin Bai made mistakes at the beginning, she shouldn’t have to endure such treatment. Because ever since Xiao Nian left her, Yin Bai had already tasted the bitter taste of retribution.
LP: Unfortunately, this happens in real life all the time
