Anyone Would Lose Their Mind Dealing with This Couple

The phrase "cashing in on notoriety" blew up the entire internet.

It had indeed cleared Shen Yunzhi's name.

But Xiao Yao had lost his internet parents, too.

Xiao Yao was still the same heartless capitalist, willing to do anything for money.

The Jiang-Yunli and Ji-Nanxian CP fans had viciously attacked Shen Yunzhi before. Now that they knew she was a completely innocent victim in all this, they showed no guilt whatsoever, nor did they apologize.

They simply turned around and started attacking Xiao Yao.

The internet was in complete chaos now.

Casual onlookers felt sorry for Shen Yunzhi.

[Now I finally understand why Shen Yunzhi went so crazy...]

[Anyone would lose their mind dealing with this couple.]

[These CP fans are the craziest of the crazy. I seriously doubt their average age is even old enough to have finished middle school.]

Shen Fans immediately rallied.

[Your most honorable lordship, our dear Teacher Shen's name has finally been cleared!]

[Ji Nanxian! Fucking apologize to our Teacher Shen, you bastard!]

[Our Teacher Shen was clearly the victim from beginning to end.]

[Jiang Yunli, that fake innocent bitch, really takes the cake. She buys a trending topic claiming her "depwession" is acting up, and a bunch of brain-dead fans start pitying her again.]

[Haha, everyone was pointing fingers and cursing our Teacher Shen before, even going after her offline. Now the truth is out, and not one of them has apologized to her.]

Xiao Yao's haters jumped out to condemn him for having no humanity.

[I knew this asshole was no good!]

[He's cashing in on notoriety this time. Once he really gets established in this industry, he might start profiting off other people's suffering.]

[If he enters showbiz, that'll be another industry he ruins!]

Everyone online had their own targets to curse.

But Jiang Yunli's public image had completely collapsed.

Only her fans would pity her for pretending to have "depwession."

Most netizens saw right through the trick.

It was hardly uncommon in showbiz.

Jiang Yunli's crisis management had accomplished little.

She had lost many of the commercial deals and endorsements she had previously secured.

Jiang Yunli was at home pretending to be ill.

Her manager called seven or eight times a day.

One moment, it was to say this commercial deal had been canceled.

The next, it was that another agreed-upon endorsement had fallen through.

Even if Jiang Yunli had not been sick, her anger would have made her ill. She smashed things and went berserk at home.

Ji Nanxian also went back to see Jiang Yunli.

The moment Jiang Yunli saw Ji Nanxian, she went over and hugged her, crying.

"Nan Xian..."

In Ji Nanxian's eyes, Jiang Yunli had always been independent and strong. She rarely cried like this.

The sight broke Ji Nanxian's heart. Knowing she had suffered, he held her and comforted her for a long time.

Jiang Yunli really was on the verge of breaking down.

"What did I even do wrong? Why is everyone so malicious toward me...? I might as well die. Nobody likes me anyway."

Ji Nanxian believed in Jiang Yunli's illness without the slightest doubt.

He stroked Jiang Yunli's back, trying his best to soothe her.

"That's not true. I'll always love you."

Leaning against Ji Nanxian's chest, Jiang Yunli gritted her teeth and looked up at him through tear-blurred eyes.

"Nan Xian, marry me."

Ji Nanxian's hand stopped patting Jiang Yunli's back.

Oblivious, Jiang Yunli continued, "Let's register our marriage. You and Shen Yunzhi are only engaged. Do you really want to be tied to her for the rest of your life?"

Jiang Yunli finished speaking, full of hope, but several seconds passed without a response from Ji Nanxian.

Only then did she notice Ji Nanxian's conflicted, troubled expression.

Jiang Yunli's heart sank to rock bottom.

Looking at Ji Nanxian's evasive eyes, she asked in a trembling voice, "You don't want to...? You clearly promised me you would break off the engagement."

Of course, Ji Nanxian had only said that to fool Jiang Yunli.

The elders of both families had arranged this engagement.

How could he possibly call it off on his own?

Ji Nanxian hurriedly tried to explain. "No, Yunli. I did promise you, but I have to consider my family, too. You were raised by the Jiang Family for all these years yourself. You know that with our status, marriage arrangements aren't something we can decide for ourselves. There's nothing I can do."

Seeing Ji Nanxian stammer, Jiang Yunli broke down.

"When your parents arranged the engagement with the Jiang Family, there was nothing you could do! When I was going to be sent to the countryside, there was nothing you could do! And when Shen Yunzhi bullied me like this, there was still nothing you could do?!"

Watching Jiang Yunli push him away gave Ji Nanxian a headache, too.

He did not know how to explain it to Jiang Yunli.

But Jiang Yunli had never been considerate of his circumstances. She was always pressuring him.

He had already treated Shen Yunzhi that way for Jiang Yunli's sake. Even after marriage, he would not give Shen Yunzhi the slightest affection.

What more did Jiang Yunli want him to do?

Ji Nanxian felt somewhat helpless. He merely called her name.

"Yunli."

That faint trace of impatience in Ji Nanxian's voice instantly reined in her overwhelming emotions.

If she wanted to maintain her life among S City's wealthiest elite, her only option now was to hold on to Ji Nanxian.

Even though the Jiang Family couple had raised her and doted on her, however much they loved her,

Shen Yunzhi was their biological daughter, after all. Those old fossils in the family would not leave any assets to an outsider like her.

Jiang Yunli looked like a startled fawn, her expression pitiful and her lashes trembling slightly. Her voice caught with just the right amount of a sob:

"Nan Xian, I'm sorry... I'm really just so scared... You know I wasn't like this before. I'm just afraid you won't want me anymore."

Ji Nanxian liked Jiang Yunli this way, delicate yet understanding.

Sure enough, seeing Jiang Yunli like this, Ji Nanxian softened his tone again.

"Don't overthink it. I won't abandon you."

Ji Nanxian gently stroked Jiang Yunli's hair. After hesitating repeatedly, he finally hardened his heart and spoke.

"I can't take you to my parents' birthday banquet next month."

In the past, Jiang Yunli had always accompanied Ji Nanxian to all kinds of important occasions.

Even at Shen Yunzhi's twentieth birthday banquet,

it had been Jiang Yunli standing beside Ji Nanxian.

Shen Yunzhi had been widely mocked for quite some time because of it.

At Ji Nanxian's words, Jiang Yunli's expression froze. "...Is it because of what's happened recently?"

There was nothing Ji Nanxian could do, either. Seeing Jiang Yunli's hurt expression, he still had to steel himself and say, "My dad called to warn me. I have to take Jiang Yunli, and I have to spend more time with her. I need to let everyone know she's my fiancée."