Who Would Worry About an Ungrateful Little Bastard Like You?

[Does Bai Ziyu have no shame? There's a reason people call him a white lotus. Look at how he pushed someone during the earlier livestream, then look at how wronged he acted now. If I hadn't seen it myself, I really couldn't imagine they were the same person.]

[A little emotionalBe careful, everyone If Bai Ziyu isn't at this year's Oscar Best Actor ceremony, I'm not watching. If I hadn't seen the livestream, I would've genuinely thought Jiang Fang was the one who pushed him down.]

[You haters, stop taking things out of context. Our Yuyu didn't say anything at all. Is it wrong to care about someone now?]

[Heh, Bai Ziyu's fans still dare to talk? Didn't you watch the earlier livestream? Your idol dared to do it, so why is he afraid of people talking about it? He's a criminal. Fans, I'd advise you to cut your losses before Bai Ziyu ends up sewing uniforms in prison.]

[Listen to how practiced that sounded. Maybe he's used this trick plenty of times. I heard lots of young celebrities in the industry were forced out by him. Ptooey! White lotus!]

[So disgusting. Just thinking that I used to be his fan makes me want to travel back in time and kill my younger, ignorant self.]

[No need to go that far! Just cut your losses in time.]

Sure enough, Bai Ziyu had used that white-lotus act to take down quite a few young celebrities. His fans had cyberbullied newly debuted artists into depression and suicide, ultimately forcing them out of the entertainment industry.

Now that he had crashed and burned, countless scandals from his past were dug up.

When netizens saw that Jiang Fang truly wasn't the first person he had framed like this, they were furious.

[Fuck, does this person have any humanity? He pretended to be a wronged white lotus, then worked with his studio to steer fans into cyberbullying celebrities—and even ordinary people—he didn't like? Does he have no shame?! I'm so pissed off!]

[Xiao Xiao became hugely popular right after debuting last year, and somehow a ton of scandals suddenly appeared out of nowhere. So Bai Ziyu was behind it! Xiao Xiao was driven into severe depression and still hasn't recovered. Bai Ziyu, don't you get nightmares at night?]

Cheng Xiao had debuted as the undisputed center of an idol survival group. Though he entered the entertainment industry as an idol, he was genuinely capable. Even rarer, he had a natural gift for acting and was favored by directors, who directly gave him the third male lead role in a major production.

Everything had originally been heading in a good direction, but Cheng Xiao and Bai Ziyu had overlapping images.

Cheng Xiao's ability was beyond question if he could debut as the clear frontrunner. More importantly, he had a gorgeous face!

If Jiang Fang's looks were like an aggressive red rose, making people unable to resist being drawn to him while also fearing his thorns, then Cheng Xiao was a somewhat delicate white rose—nonaggressive, yet carrying a clean, refreshing youthful air that once made people feel as though they had returned to their first love on campus.

Compared to him, Bai Ziyu's looks were far more bland.

As the saying went, having overlapping images wasn't scary. The uglier one was the embarrassed one.

Wasn't that stabbing right into Bai Ziyu's heart? Dealing with a newcomer from a small company with no backing was effortless for Bai Ziyu. He didn't even need to act himself; his fans directly destroyed Cheng Xiao.

From then on, Cheng Xiao withdrew from the public eye.

Now, Jiang Fang's incident had exposed all the others as well. How could the other artists' fans not go insane?

Bai Ziyu Studio was immediately besieged from all sides.

However, the guests far away on the island knew nothing about any of this.

Outside, the whole city was in turmoil. Inside, everything was peaceful.

When Bai Ziyu uttered those ambiguous words, Fang Yi was the first to disbelieve him.

But Lin Sen and Long Aozhi were different. They had always been on Bai Ziyu's side, and Jiang Fang had offended them to varying degrees. If what Bai Ziyu said was true, Jiang Fang could be nailed straight to the pillar of shame.

That was exactly what they wanted.

"What? How could Jiang Fang do something like that? No matter how emotional he was, he couldn't push you! Anyone can get on a show these days. Ziyu, you can't just let this go. Sue him!"

Lin Sen on the surface: I'm worried about you! Jiang Fang is awful.

Lin Sen deep down: Fight, fight!

Clearly, he wanted the snipe and clam to fight so the fisherman could profit.

Long Aozhi, on the other hand, simply disliked Jiang Fang.

"He went too far. This is murder!"

"Tens of millions of people in the livestream saw it. They're all witnesses! Ziyu, don't be afraid! Let's go confront him right now!"

For some reason, hearing Long Aozhi say that filled Bai Ziyu with a bad premonition.

Just as he was about to say they should forget it, a familiar voice came from the mountain path by the cliff.

"I tried to murder you? You've got no shame—you've even torn off your human skin?"

A few minutes earlier—

Up on the cliff, the wildly pounding heart in Qin Yan's chest had finally calmed down.

He had arrived in time. Jiang Fang wasn't hurt.

After letting go of Jiang Fang, he watched the young man first turn off the livestream equipment behind him before walking toward a corner at the cliff's edge.

Qin Yan froze.

He saw Jiang Fang take another livestream device from the corner. Its red light was on, meaning it wasn't connected to a livestream but was recording.

"You—" You had prepared for this?

A moment of hesitation flashed through his mind—Jiang Fang had hesitated when evading Bai Ziyu's movements. Smart as he was, how could Qin Yan fail to realize Jiang Fang had done it deliberately?

Clearly, Jiang Fang wasn't the naive fool Qin Yan had imagined. On the contrary, he was calculating and capable of fighting back.

At this point, Qin Yan could no longer fail to understand that everything today had merely been a trap Jiang Fang had set. Even he had been fooled.

That was right.

Jiang Fang knew Bai Ziyu had been plotting against him. There was no way he wouldn't have been prepared.

Still, Qin Yan had no issue with Jiang Fang's methods. The other man had wanted Jiang Fang dead; if Jiang Fang hadn't been ruthless, he would have fallen long ago.

It was just...

Holding the livestream device, Jiang Fang noticed the complicated look in Qin Yan's eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Qin Yan shook his head. "Nothing. Let's go."

With that, he turned and left.

Jiang Fang trailed behind him. Sensing the subtle change in Qin Yan's attitude, he raised an eyebrow.

What? Couldn't accept it?

That thought made Jiang Fang feel strangely irritated. He shook his head and followed after him. The urgent matter was to deal with that white lotus first.

Since he had indeed used Qin Yan a little, apologizing later wouldn't be impossible, right?

Jiang Fang really had used Qin Yan. He had known long ago that Qin Yan had been eavesdropping behind him at the beach that day. Given their fairly good relationship now, Qin Yan probably wouldn't stand by and do nothing. Even if he didn't care about Jiang Fang, he would have to consider the director.

After all, he owed someone a favor. He wouldn't just watch as someone died on the show.

And so, there had naturally been that grand display of acting this morning.

That was right, he had been pretending.

He had known long ago that Qin Yan had been awake at the time. He had also known Qin Yan would definitely follow him.

In his plan, once Qin Yan followed, his plan was at least eighty percent successful. Bai Ziyu's status couldn't compare to that of a Best Actor like Qin Yan. With Qin Yan speaking up, this round would be in the bag.

Of course, Jiang Fang wasn't someone who liked placing his fate in someone else's hands. He had a backup plan: the livestream device he had placed on the cliff beforehand, a 360-degree freely rotating recording device. It was foolproof.

But he hadn't expected Qin Yan to give him such a huge surprise by coming over with the livestream already running.

Jiang Fang had still been confronting Bai Ziyu then and had nearly failed to hold back his laughter.

That was also why he had hesitated when Bai Ziyu pushed him.

He wouldn't give Bai Ziyu even the slightest chance to turn things around. If he was going to crush him, he would crush him completely!

He just hadn't expected Qin Yan to be so nimble.

"Hiss—"

Lost in thought, Jiang Fang failed to watch where he was going and accidentally twisted his ankle. He couldn't help crying out in pain.

Qin Yan stopped short ahead of him and immediately turned around.

Without saying a word, he strode over, crouched down, and carefully checked Jiang Fang's injury.

Watching Qin Yan examine his injury in a half-crouch, Jiang Fang suddenly felt a small pang of guilt.

"I'm sorry."

The apology slipped out before he could think.

Qin Yan paused, then carefully checked the injury once more. It didn't seem serious—only a little red and swollen.

He stood up, expressionless and silent.

Then, two fingers lightly tugged at the corner of his clothes.

Though he could have pulled free with barely any effort, Qin Yan simply couldn't make himself take another step.

"I'm sorry. Can you forgive me?"

Qin Yan was a head taller than Jiang Fang, so Jiang Fang had to tilt his head up to look at him. His amorous peach-blossom eyes brimmed with grievance, pitifulness, and a trace of helplessness, like a cat that had done something wrong yet still relied on its own cuteness to act outrageously.

What else could he do? Of course he had to forgive him.

But Qin Yan didn't show it on his face. He said sarcastically, "How could you possibly be wrong? How would I dare not forgive you?"

Jiang Fang was stunned.

He truly hadn't expected the aloof, elegant Best Actor everyone spoke of to have this side in private.

"I'm sorry. I was really scared and couldn't think of any other way. If you can't accept me like this..."

Before Jiang Fang could finish, Qin Yan shot him a fierce glare, and he swallowed the rest of his words.

Qin Yan was nearly furious to death!

Listen to him! What kind of nonsense was that? What did he mean, Qin Yan couldn't accept him like this? And that he had been scared? From what he had just seen, where did Jiang Fang look scared? He had practically been willing to hurt himself eight hundred just to harm his enemy a thousand!

"You think I'm angry because I can't accept you recording things and using tricks?"

Jiang Fang looked up at him eagerly, his eyes conveying only one thing—Wasn't that it?

Like hell it was!

Qin Yan felt like this guy was going to give him a heart attack.

"Do I look like someone so unreasonable? He wanted your life, and you weren't supposed to fight back? I called you stupid, and you really are stupid. Were you planning to let him push you straight off the cliff? Did you forget what happened with the parachuting?" He unleashed a rapid-fire barrage at Jiang Fang, leaving him completely dumbfounded.

So it wasn't that he couldn't accept Jiang Fang's methods?

"So... you were—worried about me?"

Qin Yan instantly choked.

He gave a very unconvincing cold snort. "Who would worry about an ungrateful little bastard like you?"

Instead of being unhappy at those words, Jiang Fang smiled. His eyes curved into crescents.

"I'm sorry. Thank you, A-Yan. I won't do it again." The young man grabbed Qin Yan's sleeve with both hands and shook it in a coaxing, spoiled manner. The last high wall Qin Yan had erected in his heart came crashing down, and the two reconciled at lightning speed.

Unfortunately, the atmosphere didn't last long before a voice shattered it.

"He went too far. This is murder!"

Qin Yan's face immediately darkened.

Jiang Fang wasn't surprised that Bai Ziyu would twist black into white. It was his usual tactic. Being the magnanimous person he was, Jiang Fang would let him enjoy a few more peaceful minutes.

Still, this final act had to be performed for the curtain to fall perfectly.

"I tried to murder you, Bai Ziyu?" Jiang Fang asked. Then he looked at Bai Ziyu, paused, and said, "Some people have no shame. Now they've even torn off their human skin?"