"Tick, tock."
An eerie silence settled over the living room, making even the ticking of the clock on the wall sound crystal clear.
Xie Mi stood on the affirmative side, watching Xiao Jingxi with a leisurely smile.
Xiao Jingxi looked back at her from the opposing side, his eyes dark as ink.
Where their gazes met, the air seemed thick with gunpowder.
Xu Shuangrong, who had always taken the initiative to curry favor with Xiao Jingxi, chose to remain silent this time. She knew things were growing increasingly serious, and there was no way she would wade into this mess for him.
Unsurprisingly, the scene from the livestream shot straight onto the Hot Search list.
#Xie Mi revisits the Xiao Rong CP craze# #Xiao Rong CP profits off others' suffering# #Xiao Rong CP's reputation crashes#
As one trending topic after another appeared, more and more Weibo users joined the fray.
[Kicking a Cripple's Good Leg]: Looking back, when Xie Mi got stabbed and landed in the hospital, everyone focused on her and that anti-fan, while Xiao Jingxi and Xu Shuangrong got to slip out of sight without a scratch.
[Happy Egg Yolk]: What do you mean, slipped out of sight? People were silenced. Back then, someone pointed out that the shipper had become so extreme because Xiao Rong's promotional campaign had gone way overboard. The second they said it, Xiao Rong CP fans swarmed them and flooded their DMs with abuse. After that, nobody dared bring it up.
[Renowned Milk Tea Connoisseur]: Okay, but why should the celebrities be blamed for their fans' actions? Dragging Xiao Jingxi and Xu Shuangrong into this seems unfair. They're innocent too.
[When My Beard Reaches My Waist]: If they'd ever posted even one comment steering their shippers in a healthier direction, they could claim