The show became a massive hit

The first episode's livestream ended, stirring up an enormous uproar online.

First came online discussions about the episode's message. As the show became a massive hit, more and more people realized the desperate circumstances of trafficked women.

It was not that they did not want to escape, but that they simply could not.

Everyone could be in on it. Even women who had suffered the same fate could become perpetrators of trafficking themselves.

Even the police, whom they had been taught since childhood were always on the side of justice, could be accomplices in trafficking women and beneficiaries of it.

The show's explosive popularity also drew the attention of the higher authorities, who conducted extensive public opinion surveys and held heated discussions.

They introduced policies strengthening penalties for the trafficking of women, cracking down hard on crimes such as trafficking women and children.

They also introduced annual assessments and related investigations of police in remote areas.

As these discussions gained traction, awareness of preventing the abduction of women and children increased as well.

Places across the country began promoting safety awareness among women, with banners warning women visible everywhere.

Women traveling should preferably avoid remote areas and travel with companions.

If a stranger approaches a woman on the street for help, she should assume the worst possible intentions.

Someone who genuinely needed help would not choose to approach a defenseless woman on the street.

Women should set up an emergency shortcut on their phones.

(On hw phones, you can set it so pressing the power button five times in succession automatically sends an emergency text to your emergency contacts.)

If you are already in danger, stay calm. If there is no time to call the police, appeal to passersby for help as quickly as possible.

Ideally, single out a specific passerby. For example: "Sir in the blue shirt and glasses, please save me. Someone is trying to abduct and sell me. Please help me, or call 110 for me."

For example, damage a passerby's valuable belongings to save yourself. As long as there is a financial dispute, they will stop you from leaving. Of course, after being rescued, you must compensate and thank that passerby.

Second, Lu Xingchen dominated several trending topics thanks to his beauty and the courage and resourcefulness he and Huo Chuyun had displayed on the show.

#Lu Xingchen's divine face, please let me look like him in my next life

#Has Lu Xingchen had work done or not, where's the hospital link

#Best actor Huo's first variety show appearance

#Huo Chuyun's broad shoulders and narrow waist, sex appeal MAX

#Star-Cloud CP is so shippable

#Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun successfully rescue trafficked women

#Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun donate in their fans' names

#Boycott the industry of trafficking women

Wang Pengfei was practically grinning his face off on the phone. "Great job, Xingchen! I knew I was right about you. Do you know how many followers you've gained on Weibo?"

Lu Xingchen ate fruit while petting Tofu and Xiao Huang, asking casually, "How many? Look how excited you are."

"Two million!" Hearing Tofu and Xiao Huang, Wang Pengfei could no longer sit still. He switched the voice call to video. "Come on, let me see sweet Xiao Huang and sweet Tofu!"

When Lu Xingchen went on the show, he had entrusted Xiao Huang and Tofu to Wang Pengfei, resulting in the man, cat, and dog forging a firm revolutionary bond.

Lu Xingchen casually pointed the camera at Xiao Huang and Tofu, who were spinning excitedly at the sound of Wang Pengfei's voice. "That's quite a lot."

Seeing that his follower count had risen, Wang Pengfei asked, "By the way, have you decided on a fandom name? Your name means stars, so why not just call them Xingxing?"

Lu Xingchen considered it, then shook his head, rejecting the suggestion. "They're my fans, so I should protect them too. Let's call them Moons. The stars surround the moon and protect it."

"All right, your fans will be called Moons." Wang Pengfei continued, "You don't know this yet, but your fans are fighting a world war against Lu Yichen's and Lu Yihao's fans on Weibo."

"It's killing me. Lu Yichen's and Lu Yihao's fans accused you of scheming, using your relationship with the director to deliberately keep them in the dark about changing into sportswear."

"Then Director Song posted the chat logs directly on Run Faster's official account. The production team had clearly messaged their assistants, but those two twisted the facts. Did they really think Director Song wouldn't dare call them out because they were young masters of the Lu Group?"

Lu Xingchen took a bite of ice cream and opened his laptop, saying offhandedly, "Did those two end up throwing their assistants under the bus?"

"How did you know?" Wang Pengfei asked in surprise. "I didn't realize you were following the gossip on the front lines too."

Lu Xingchen clicked a few times, and a series of code flashed rapidly across the screen. "With the way those two behave, is that hard to guess?"

Lu Xingchen gently closed his laptop. A sly, crescent-shaped smile curved his lips, and a spark of schadenfreude seemed to flash through his foxlike eyes.

"By the way, how did you meet Best actor Huo? That clip of you two made even an old guy like me blush." Wang Pengfei probed for gossip. "Ahem, you and Best actor Huo are pretty shippable."

"Could Best actor Huo want to promote a pairing with you?" Wang Pengfei speculated in alarm. "Surely not. With his standing, that sort of publicity would be beneath him. What's going on between you two?"

Lu Xingchen had no intention of hiding it. "It's exactly what you saw."

"Does Best actor Huo like you? No... what? What do you mean, it's exactly what I saw?"

With a thud, Wang Pengfei fell off the bed in shock.

"You two are dating?"

Lu Xingchen nodded, then shook his head, apparently determined to stun him with his words. "We've already slept together."

"What?!" Wang Pengfei slapped the floor hard. "That old man Huo Chuyun forced himself on you, going after someone so much younger? And he won't take responsibility!"

"No, don't talk about him like that." Unable to bear hearing anyone speak badly of Huo Chuyun, Lu Xingchen hurried to explain.

"We're in a relationship. I like him, and he likes me. It's that simple. As for sleeping together, we both wanted it. He couldn't force me anyway."

Wang Pengfei looked at Lu Xingchen sorrowfully. "Xingxing, how long have you even been dating? You're already defending him?"

Lu Xingchen looked at Wang Pengfei a little apologetically. "Brother Fei, I really do like Huo Chuyun. I've liked him for years..."

Wang Pengfei clutched his heart. "Oh! Oh! Oh! Once a son grows up, you really can't keep him at home!"

"Ding-dong." "Ding-dong." His phone kept chiming.

Wang Pengfei picked up his phone, looked at it, and immediately swore. "Holy shit! A whole string of scandals about the Lu Group and leading companies in other sectors in the Capital just broke on Weibo! What's going on?"

Wang Pengfei scrolled all the way down Weibo's trending list. It was filled with scandals of every kind about those groups and companies.

But halfway through reading them, Wang Pengfei was laughing himself to death.

#Lu family's youngest son suspected of being the Lu Group chairman's wife's illegitimate child from an affair

#H Group suspected of involvement in the industry of trafficking women

#Lu Group president suspected of impotence and premature ejaculation

#Lu family's third son suspected of having pica, attachment: Lu family's third son secretly eating dog shit.jpg

#Lu Group chairman's wife suspected of masochistic preferences in a certain area

#Lu family's youngest son once picked his nose at school and flicked boogers onto others

#Lu family's second son suspected of catching nail fungus from his roommate abroad, too afraid to return home ever since