Xie Mi's answer drew cheers from the entire crowd. Perhaps because she really had gone from being hated across the internet to being loved by everyone, her words carried even more weight.
More fans asked questions one after another, and the guests onstage answered them in turn.
But the inevitable still came.
As the director of a reality show that claimed to be "absolutely real," Director Niu disdained scripts.
So even for an unpredictable live Q&A like this, he hadn't planted anyone in the audience. Every question was absolutely genuine.
And precisely because of that, someone went straight for the jugular.
"My question is for Xiao Jingxi. You lost Xie Mi because you wanted to promote your pairing with Xu Shuangrong. Do you regret it now? When you did that, did you ever imagine you'd end up in your current situation?"
The entire audience sucked in a breath at the question.
The lively atmosphere instantly chilled, and everyone silently watched Xiao Jingxi, waiting for his answer.
The question was so pointed that the tension onstage immediately spiked.
Xiao Jingxi's expression visibly changed, but since this was a live broadcast, he had no choice but to keep smiling.
Whenever questions this confrontational came up at other events, his manager or the host beside him would immediately change the subject or shut them down.
But clearly, no one was going to help him now.
After organizing his thoughts, Xiao Jingxi raised his microphone, lowered his gaze, and gave a helpless smile.
"It seems a lot of people are concerned about this, so I'll take this opportunity to clear things up properly."
"I'm sure many people know that promoting a romantic pairing between the male and female leads while a drama is airing is a common publicity tactic in the entertainment industry. To