After politely declining Yingjun's dinner gathering for new coworkers, Li Yi went straight home.
As soon as he arrived, he heard voices coming from the living room.
"Junjia, just wait. When Li Yi gets back, I guarantee I'll make him kneel and apologize to you like a dog."
"Xingluo, there's really no need. Li Yi has changed a lot lately. I'm afraid you'll get hurt. It's just a slap. I'll be fine in a few days."
"How is this not serious? It's been two days, and your face is still so red. He's vicious! Don't worry, I'll teach him a proper lesson!"
"My sweet daughter, you're the thoughtful one. That ungrateful son Li Yi has been running wild at home these past few days. He even said the perfume you gave me stank. You must teach him a good lesson so he never dares spout nonsense again."
"Don't worry. Leave it all to me!"
Hearing footsteps at the door, the three turned around. The woman in the white haute couture gown, with her innocent looks and haughty gaze, was his third older sister, Lu Xingluo.
She lifted her chin and gave Li Yi a contemptuous look. "Li Yi, Mom said you've gotten bold enough to hit Junjia, is that right? Get over here and apologize to him!"
Li Yi had not wanted to bother with them, but some bitches insisted on coming to him looking for trouble. He was no longer willing to indulge them either. His sharp gaze swept over them. "What? Lu Junjia came crying to you, and now you want to stand up for him?
"What devoted siblings. Birds of a filthy feather, a perfect pair of dogs."
Lu Xingluo froze, then shot to her feet, anger flushing her pretty face. "Li Yi, how dare you call me a dog!"
She stormed over to slap him, but the moment she raised her hand, Li Yi struck first and slapped her back.
The crack of the slap stunned everyone else in the living room.
Lu Xingluo had always been pampered and coddled by everyone. When had she ever suffered such humiliation? She immediately tried to slap him back, but Li Yi seized the moment and slapped her again.
He had to admit, it felt pretty good!
He had put all his strength into it, too~
Lu Xingluo used to love slapping him, and she was always standing up for Lu Junjia. He had taken plenty of undeserved beatings because of it.
Now it was his turn to hit back!
"Aah!!!"
Slapped twice in a row, with even the corner of her mouth bleeding, Lu Xingluo could not bear it and screamed hysterically, "Li Yi, I'll kill you! You've ruined my face!"
"Xingluo, are you all right? Oh dear, your face is all swollen!" Qiao Xinyue and Lu Junjia came to their senses and hurried over, hastily ordering a servant to fetch medicine for her.
They had never expected Li Yi to hit even Lu Xingluo. His third older sister, the celebrity, used to be his favorite. Even though she disliked him, he had never complained. He still did whatever she told him, as obedient as a dog.
Lu Xingluo herself felt the contrast most keenly. In the past, whenever she was unhappy and casually slapped Li Yi, he would not say a word against it. He would even smile and say it was fine, then ask with concern why she was in a bad mood.
Now he had dared to slap her twice in a row. She spent hundreds of thousands every month maintaining this face, and today it would surely swell up like a pig's head. Damn Li Yi!
"Stop coming up to me and yapping, or next time it won't just be slaps!" Li Yi gave them an indifferent glance and went upstairs with his backpack.
"Mom!" Lu Xingluo threw herself into Qiao Xinyue's arms in tears. "Boohoo, Li Yi really has changed! My face must be ruined. I have a show to appear on in two weeks. What am I going to do about my face?
"That bastard Li Yi dared to ruin my face. I'm definitely telling Dad.
"I'll have Dad come home and beat him to death!"
"Xingluo, even Dad can't do anything about him. He has the coming-of-age gift Grandpa gave him, and he's using that to keep Dad under his thumb," Lu Junjia said with concern. "It's nothing for me to suffer a little, but what are we going to do about your face? It breaks my heart just looking at it. Your fans will be even more heartbroken."
Those words brought Lu Xingluo to a realization.
That was right. She was the nation's daughter. Even the slightest injury would have crowds of people feeling sorry for her. This injury was so serious that it would definitely draw attention!
Then she could gain followers and get everyone to condemn Li Yi for her.
She even had one particularly fanatical superfan. It was thanks to this superfan that she had earned the title of the nation's daughter in the first place.
A few years ago, Lu Xingluo had been a celebrity so obscure she barely ranked at all. Without her family's money, she probably would not even have managed that.
Once, her agency arranged for her to volunteer at a nursing home for a charity event. A fan took many high-resolution photos of her charity work and wrote dozens of moving articles. She went viral all at once.
Some media outlets even interviewed the elderly residents at the nursing home. Every one of them praised Lu Xingluo for being beautiful and kind, as caring as their own daughter.
Lu Xingluo herself had been baffled by what she heard and thought it was publicity arranged by her agency.
Only later did she discover that the fan had done it himself. In the days that followed, he continued supporting and safeguarding her career, becoming a superfan within six months.
He also organized numerous fan activities online, helping her maintain a good relationship with her fans.
Whenever haters caused trouble, he was even more proactive than her agency, leading the fans in fierce counterattacks and keeping her well protected.
For any promotional event involving her, he would organize the fans in their group chat beforehand, announce the precautions, and ensure safety at the venue.
He would even thoughtfully buy round-trip tickets for young fans who could not afford the fare to come support her in person.
After the promotional events ended, he would continue promoting her across major platforms, using his superb editing skills to create many videos for her.
In less than a year, her follower count surged by several million. Her agency reassessed her standing and began arranging all kinds of suitable endorsement deals and film and television scripts for her.
Now she had successfully become a second- or third-tier actress. Because she was the nation's daughter, people were generally more forgiving of any television drama she appeared in.
It was all thanks to that superfan that her fans doted on and protected her like their own daughter.
A superfan so thoughtful and capable of organizing people was what countless celebrities dreamed of. Quite a few people had tried asking her about him, but he had never revealed any personal information.
He only said he was her most devoted fan and wanted her to do well more than anyone else did.
Whenever she thought of those words, Lu Xingluo felt especially proud.
The entire entertainment industry envied her for having such a superfan, yet she was the only person this superfan followed.
If he saw how badly she had been hurt, he could probably lead the fans in tearing Li Yi apart online!
With that thought, Lu Xingluo cupped one cheek with one hand and raised her phone with the other, carefully searching for an angle that would make the injuries on her face look even worse.
Click, click!
She took several pictures in a row, then compared them carefully before choosing the one that looked the most serious.
[Lu Xingluo]: I don't know if I'll be able to appear on the variety show in two weeks as scheduled. I'm so worried! [Photo]
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