Before Zhou Guangliang could finish speaking, Nan Qing immediately rushed towards the luxury car.
Bai Ruanruan was striking Xi Juan pose, holding Xi Juan's hand while tapping on the rear window of the car.
" Mr. Huo, it's been a long time!"
"I heard my boyfriend and you had some disagreements before, so I've come on his behalf to apologize. Please don't hold it against him!"
He spoke softly, his arms wrapped around Xi Juan, his smile happy and sweet.
But the people inside the car remained completely unmoved, and didn't even lower the window.
The curve of Bai Ruanruan's lips widened.
He was right. Huo Yuzhou acted indifferent to him on the surface, but seeing him with Xi Juan now, he must be incredibly jealous. He probably even wanted to kill Xi Juan.
It's thrilling to think that such a dark and twisted person like him, blinded by love, Xi Juan try to steal Xi Juan's attention.
Bai Ruanruan adjusted her collar, intending to kiss Xi Juan in public and provoke Huo Yuzhou, but the next second, a strong force came from behind, and Nan Qing shoved him away abruptly.
"Roll!"
Bai Ruanruan stumbled and bumped his back against the rearview mirror, letting out a cry of pain.
Nan Qing's flawless, exquisite face was tinged with a hint of anger as she pressed closer to him.
" Bai Ruanruan, haven't I told you that if I catch you seducing my husband again, I'll beat you every time I see you!"
A look of horror flashed across Bai Ruanruan's face.
"Are you crazy Nan Qing! This is in the middle of the street!"
Nan Qing rolled up his sleeves, Bai Ruanruan let out a scream.
" Xi Juan! Help me, Xi Juan!"
The man whose name he was calling remained unmoved. His ever-bright peach blossom eyes were lifeless as he stared in Nan Qing's direction. Some strange emotion flickered beneath his clear black and white pupils, like the ice on the tip of a lake about to melt.
Bai Ruanruan's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't care less about playing the victim and quickly grabbed Xi Juan's hand, pulling him towards the direction behind him.
A white figure appeared in Bai Ruanruan's peripheral vision, and her face lit up with joy.
" Mr. Huo-- "
But the next moment, he stared blankly as Gu Xingchen stepped out of the car.
Why is it you?
Gu Xingchen laughed happily, "What, I'm the one in the car, are you not satisfied?"
As if amused by his own lame joke, Gu Xingchen clicked his tongue.
Those smiling eyes casually swept over Xi Juan, and after a slight pause, Gu Xingchen withdrew her gaze, giving Bai Ruanruan a look of disdain:
"It's so ugly, it's an eyesore! I've lived for twenty-seven or twenty-eight years and never suffered like this. This should be considered a work injury, and that guy surnamed Huo must reimburse me!"
Beside her, Bai Ruanruan looked as if she had suffered a great humiliation, her face growing increasingly pale.
Gu Xingchen's contempt was too obvious. Everyone around them was connected to Nan Qing, and Huo Yuzhou, the only one who might help her, wasn't there. Bai Ruanruan was so angry she jumped up and down, angrily grabbing Xi Juan.
"Aren't you going to leave yet?"
Xi Juan was pulled along, and as he passed Gu Xingchen, the latter tripped him again.
"Oh dear, I didn't mean to. I hope the great actor won't mind?"
Gu Xingchen smiled and helped him up, then looked away.
Watching the furious Bai Ruanruan leave with Xi Juan, a dark glint flashed in Gu Xingchen's eyes as he opened the passenger door.
Nan Qing also opened the back door, and inside the car, a hand reached out towards him.
Nan Qing's eyes lit up for a moment, " Huo Yuzhou!"
He glanced at Bai Ruanruan, who was running faster than anyone else, and quickly closed the car door.
" Huo Yuzhou, so you really came!"
"I promised to pick you up, Baby."
The handsome man gently touched his cheek, the warmth of his palm warming the skin, accompanied by a deep voice.
"But I'm worried you'll be scared if I go down to see him."
Nan Qing flicked her eyelashes with a very small motion.
He was indeed afraid.
As he emerged from the lobby of Huading Entertainment, he immediately saw Bai Ruanruan blocking Huo Yuzhou's car, and he was genuinely flustered.
No one knows just how far Bai Ruanruan's Heartthrob Halo will go.
He was also afraid that Huo Yuzhou would be influenced by him like Xi Juan, losing his dignity and becoming a mindless walking corpse.
"You saw it too, Baby. The aura you mentioned about Bai Ruanruan isn't omnipotent. He couldn't even tell if I was in the car or not. Baby, are you still afraid of him?"
The boy, whose cheek was being rubbed by him, raised his long eyelashes, and his furrowed brows finally relaxed.
Suddenly, Gu Xingchen's chattering voice rang out from the front.
"Damn! Xi Juan is really done for this time!"
The moment the barrier rose, Nan Qing took Gu Xingchen's phone and saw the message on it.
Not long ago, the scene in the lobby was secretly filmed and uploaded to Weibo, and the hashtag about Bai Ruanruan and Xi Juan instantly became the number one trending topic.
"What on earth is Xi Juan doing? A Grand Slam Best Actor, the Most Influential Young Artist of the Year, an officially recognized acting judge, a charity ambassador, and he's playing this niche hobby in public?? Has he gone mad?"
"The entertainment industry is truly surreal! I originally thought Xi Juan was a clean-living male celebrity, but I never expected him to be involved in BDSM and be so promiscuous."
"This kind of trash does charity work? And specifically sponsors girls in mountainous areas? Who knows what dirty things Xi Juan might do in private?"
" Brother Xi, what are you doing?! Don't scare us! What's wrong with you?"
"Everyone knows this industry is dirty. Even the best actors are like this, let alone others. It's disgusting. Disgraced celebrities should be banned immediately!"
"Our Ruanruan is truly the destined Daji of the entertainment industry! On the surface, she's an innocent and naive little flower, but in reality, she's a seductive charmer who captivates everyone. Who understands her?!"
" Baby Ruanruan should publish a book! I'll be the first to buy it!"
Five years ago, when we first went to pick you up at the airport, you treated us to a meal, bought us milk tea, and told us girls not to wander around outside at night and to protect ourselves. Three years ago, when we were following your work, you injured your arm while filming an action scene, and it was raining outside, but you still came out to greet us immediately and told us to go home early. Two years ago, you became a charity ambassador and donated your entire film salary to support disabled children. A year ago, despite the ridicule from people in the industry, you established a charity foundation to protect girls in mountainous areas, ensuring that every penny donated would be spent on those poor girls... We all know you are the best and most worthy of our support Xi Juan, but in such a short time, why have you become like this? Wearing a collar, being led around, being slapped, Xi Juan, do you know what you are doing?
The fans wrote their heartfelt comments, but those long, tearful reviews were overwhelmed by malicious comments from all sides, filled with sarcasm, ridicule, and insults, dragging their pure love over the years into the mud.
His name, along with Xi Juan's, will be nailed to the pillar of shame.
Xi Juan since entering the entertainment industry, began to lose fans en masse. Some turned against him, some insulted him, and many used extremely offensive language to humiliate him.
Even the video of him struggling to walk out of the hotel that night was screenshotted and reposted.
"What's with the Xi Juan Juanfen's defenses? Look at your brother's shameless behavior, he's probably been tamed by Bai Ruanruan all night, and she's enjoying it. /winking emoji/winking emoji"
Truth, fabricated information.
With various true and false reports mixed together, no one can tell the difference.
Even Xi Juan's agency did not immediately deny the rumors.
Unable to contact Xi Juan, they dared not speak rashly to avoid being proven wrong.
The farce escalated, reaching an all-time high in reposts and threatening to spread like wildfire, until an official account reposted a certain Weibo.
"Establishing a career begins with establishing virtue; doing things begins with being a good person. Public figures, in particular, should cultivate moral character, set an example for society, and shoulder social responsibility."
Upon hearing this, the brands that had been observing finally couldn't hold back and successively terminated their contracts with Xi Juan.
A director in the industry has moral flaws. The minor celebrities who used to fawn over Xi Juan have started to turn their backs on him, and even some friends in the industry who used to interact with him have started to kick him when he's down and Xi Juan with him.
At this critical Xi Juan, Xi Juan, who was in the eye of the storm, openly posted a new Weibo with a picture of himself wearing a black choker, showing his collarbone, Adam's apple, and the top three buttons of his shirt undone at an ambiguous angle.
The caption was only one sentence:
Xi Juan: My wife says she likes @Bai Ruanruan
This Weibo only added fuel to the fire, causing an even larger loss of followers and a torrent of abuse to sweep across Weibo.
Nan Qing tightened her grip on her phone, and even the usually carefree Gu Xingchen felt a pang of emotion.
" Xi Juan is really going to be ruined by him this time."