The whole Zheng family was obsessed with Shile

Ning Shile couldn't hold out against Director Li's persistent coaxing and finally agreed.

After months of promotion, the pastoral variety show Back to the '80s finally announced its guest lineup.

As soon as the announcement went out, the all-amateur lineup caught everyone's attention.

Ning Shile, Chu Ran, Bai Qiongyu, and Su Jinyu—besides these four amateurs who had recently shot to fame, there was also a print model named Yi Chen.

Five guests in total.

Unlike what they had expected, the moment Ning Shile's name was announced, conspiracy theories swept across the internet.

[He just got famous and he's already joining a variety show? Not even bothering to keep up the act?]

[And it's Director Li's Back to the '80s, too. He's got some serious backing!]

[Of course he does. Isn't Ning Shile involved with that young master of the Zheng family? They probably staged all this just to make Ning Shile famous!]

[Could be. Otherwise, why is Ning Shile involved in every scandal? And they're all huge scandals? And he just happens to be livestreaming every time? So fake.]

[That gossip-lover persona was ridiculous to begin with! It's practically supernatural. Let's see how long Ning Shile can keep it up.]

[Throwing away all dignity just to get famous. Disgusting.]

Zheng Mother was eating when she saw those comments. She slapped her chopsticks down on the table and scowled. "What are these people saying online? How dare they slander Lele like this!"

Ning Shile stopped chewing and pointed at himself, looking bewildered. "Huh? Me?"

"Yes!" Outraged, Zheng Mother held her phone up in front of Ning Shile. "Look at what they're saying about you!"

"Let me see." Ning Shile leaned over to look at the public feed on Weibo.

These commenters weren't just slandering him. They were dragging the