Chapter 3468: Diva, Diva (25)

When Ning Shu saw the video going viral online, she was absolutely stunned. Had Qiao Ling’er lost her mind? Otherwise, how could she have done something so insane?

She had dragged Yue Wenlun down with her, but in doing so, she had completely blocked her own path.

How could Qiao Ling’er continue to survive in the entertainment industry after this? For that matter, even if she quit and tried to live as an ordinary person, her life would be permanently affected.

Had Qiao Ling’er been cursed with stupidity, or what? Why else would she do something like this?

She had posted a video of her own private life for millions of keyboard warriors to watch and use as an excuse to spew filth.

Had Yue Wenlun actually raped her? Was she so consumed by rage that she used this method to get revenge?

Regardless, Ning Shu benefited from this indirectly. After all, the original host’s task required making Yue Wenlun lose everything. Now, for some unknown reason, the two of them had turned on each other.

It was a classic case of a toxic love-hate struggle!

Still, Ning Shu couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong.

To stay in the entertainment industry—and even if she wanted to quit, the system would still require her to have a massive following—she needed to be a queen of the silver screen surrounded by countless ‘flower-protecting men.’

Having fans meant having faith and belief, which translated into providential luck.

No matter how muddled Qiao Ling’er’s brain was, she wouldn’t do something that destroyed her own future, would she?

Did she not want to capture any more of the industry’s cream of the crop?

The people in show business were tiers above average people in terms of looks. They truly were gods and goddesses.

Had the system abandoned Qiao Ling’er? Even if it had, she shouldn’t have done something so desperate.

While Ning Shu was happy to see Yue Wenlun’s dignity dragged through the mud, Qiao Ling’er’s actions left her scratching her head.

It defied all logic!

Qiao Ling’er had spent a lifetime in the industry before her rebirth. She had to know what the consequences would be.

As for what Qiao Ling’er said on Weibo about being ‘young and naive’ or ‘confused.’ It was all just a load of blind nonsense.

Even if Ning Shu hated someone with a passion, she would never use this method. The keyboard warriors online always attacked the woman first. In their eyes, whenever something like this happened, it was always the woman’s fault.

Ning Shu asked 2333, “Did her system leave her?”

2333: “Nope! Keep up the good work! (^ω^)”

Ning Shu: →_→

Well, she would just have to take it one step at a time. She was currently filming her drama, and Qiao Ling’er was bound to make another move eventually. Even if she didn’t want to, the system would force her hand.

Ning Shu suspected that Qiao Ling’er had gone to get plastic surgery and was making this desperate gamble as a result. But even with a new face, anything that had been done could eventually be uncovered.

As long as a deed was done, traces remained.

Ning Shu rubbed her chin in thought. She was likely on Qiao Ling’er’s list of enemies as well.

Since Qiao Ling’er had taken her revenge on Yue Wenlun, she would surely come for Ning Shu next. They would cross paths eventually. Until then, Ning Shu just needed to focus on her job.

When the time came, she would deal with whatever was thrown at her.

Still, that didn’t stop her from gloating over Yue Wenlun. He had been played multiple times by a girl he thought was pure and flawless.

She wondered how he was feeling right now.

It certainly couldn’t be good. Although the official Weibo staff had deleted the explicit video, the impact was massive.

It wasn’t just a moral issue. If this kind of thing happened between two consenting adults, it would just be gossip. But rape wasn’t just a lapse in character. It was a crime.

Ning Shu could easily imagine Yue Wenlun’s current state of frantic desperation.

On Weibo, a huge number of his fans were unfollowing him. Fans became haters, and neutral passersby became detractors.

Yue Wenlun had always managed his image perfectly, and he had a huge female following.

In the entertainment world, 80% of the ‘fan economy’ was driven by women.

Most people who followed stars were women.

One could only imagine the scale of Yue Wenlun’s losses.

His Weibo comments were a disaster zone, filled with people cursing him.

Some die-hard fans were begging him to come out and explain, or were desperately trying to find excuses for him.

They claimed the man in the video wasn’t their idol, or that the clip was actually from a movie he was filming. They tried every excuse, but their voices were quickly drowned out by a massive wave of anti-fans.

They called Yue Wenlun a hypocrite. They said he had pretended to be a warm gentleman while secretly engaging in debauchery.

They called him a morally corrupt criminal who should be arrested for rape.

The whole situation was a chaotic mess that dominated every entertainment headline.

Some people even flocked to Ning Shu’s Weibo, saying she was lucky to have broken up with him first. Others, who just wanted to see the world burn, asked Ning Shu if she had also been raped by Yue Wenlun and was only keeping quiet to save face.

Ning Shu: →_→

What the hell? This had nothing to do with her.

They were already broken up, yet the public still insisted on bundling them together. Every time something happened, they ran to ask her how she felt. It was exhausting.

Ning Shu didn’t answer any of those loaded questions. They were clearly trying to drag her into the fire, and she wasn’t about to let them use her for clout.

She simply posted a selfie from the set and didn’t offer a single word of comment regarding her ex-boyfriend.

After some thought, Ning Shu tried to call Yue Wenlun to find out what was going on, but the call wouldn’t go through.

Yue Wenlun was essentially half-ruined now. What Ning Shu really wanted to know about was Qiao Ling’er.

Because the impact of the scandal was so large, even the police had opened a case to investigate. Yue Wenlun was a Best Actor award winner and a public figure, after all.

He commanded a lot of social resources. As a public figure, he had a responsibility to maintain a good image and lead by example.

If a Best Actor award winner had supposedly raped a woman, the police had to investigate if only to appease the riled-up netizens.

From now on, whenever Yue Wenlun was mentioned, he would be called a rapist. Once a label like that was stuck to a person, it was incredibly hard to peel off.

It was just like Ning Shu’s situation. Many people still called her a vacuous beauty, even though she had a project that proved her talent. There were always those who insisted on the label.

But what was so bad about a vacuous beauty? She didn’t cause trouble. She just stood there and looked pleasant.

The ‘rapist’ label, however, would likely haunt Yue Wenlun for the rest of his life.

Based on her analysis, Ning Shu felt that no matter how low Yue Wenlun had sunk, he wouldn’t actually go so far as to rape Qiao Ling’er.

This was likely a scheme of Qiao Ling’er’s—much like how she had used a recording to manipulate public opinion against Mu Shuyao in the original storyline.

She had triggered an unprecedented level of attention. Now, the name Qiao Ling’er was known by everyone on the internet.

Qiao Ling’er’s tactics were truly not to be underestimated.

Ning Shu had to be careful when she faced her in the future, or she might end up being framed too.

People on the internet tended to just repeat what they heard; they followed trends blindly.

Ning Shu tried calling a few more times but couldn’t get through. It seemed Yue Wenlun was either incredibly busy or deliberately avoiding calls.

At this point, his phone was probably being blown up by reporters.

Furthermore, Yue Wenlun had disabled the comments on his Weibo, so that the furious netizens couldn’t leave messages.

However, doing this also hurt the fans who were still trying to support him.

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