After a whole month, Huo Shu had searched for everyone he could find, but he had come up empty-handed.
Huang Yuan had disappeared completely. Not only were his calls going unanswered, but Huo Shu hadn’t seen him in person during this time.
Huo Shu began drinking and smoking heavily every day, to the point where he could hardly distinguish between day and night. His eyes took on a sinister look.
He finally took matters into his own hands, even though he didn’t find any concrete evidence. Huo Shu was convinced that Wen Congyan was trying to suppress him. He had said that if he wasn’t doing well, then neither would Wen Congyan and Xu Yin.
One morning, he woke up in a daze and checked his social media. His fans were riling up the entire internet to boycott Xu Yin. Huo Shu let out a coarse laugh.
Sitting on his bed, he lit a cigarette, glanced at the time, and saw it was seven in the morning.
Not wanting to go back to sleep, he decided to go to the company.
Huo Shu hailed a cab and arrived at Juxing Guanghui.
As soon as he arrived, the security guards paid special attention to him, just like they had been doing during this period.
Huo Shu didn’t even bother going inside. He found a corner to sit in and continued smoking. He did this every day during this period, refusing to believe that Huang Yuan would never come to the company again.
However, today seemed somewhat lucky. At eight o’clock, a car stopped at the company’s entrance, and it was Huang Yuan’s car!
Huo Shu rushed towards it.
The security guards immediately tried to stop him, saying, “What are you doing?”
Huo Shu forcefully broke free from them and banged on the car window with his fists, shouting, “Huang Yuan, get out of the car! Explain things to me clearly! Today, you won’t get away with it. If you keep pushing me, I’ll post our photos online and ruin your reputation!”
The commotion drew the attention of passersby, but Huo Shu was already in a frenzy. His eyes were bloodshot, his voice was hoarse, and he only had eyes for that car window. He didn’t care if people were watching or if they were shocked to see his face hidden under his cap. Some even started recording videos on Weibo.
Huo Shu pounded on the car window several times, and finally, the car door opened.
Huo Shu took a step back, but instead of Huang Yuan, a well-dressed woman with coiled hair stepped out of the car.
Huo Shu was momentarily puzzled, “Who are you?”
“General Manager Liang, I’m sorry! We couldn’t stop him.” The security guards immediately explained.
General Manager Liang. Was there someone like that in the company?
Huo Shu furrowed his brows, trying to recall, and suddenly, it struck him. “General Manager Liang” seemed to be Huang Yuan’s wife. She had a substantial share in the company but wasn’t very involved in its affairs, and she had never appeared in public. Huo Shu’s impression of this “General Manager Liang” was that of an unknown housewife who received dividends every day, couldn’t control her husband, and probably didn’t care to.
However, today, this “General Manager Liang” arrived at the company in Huang Yuan’s car.
Huo Shu was here to find Huang Yuan, not his wife. He hesitated, but then General Manager Liang spoke.
She adjusted her collar and calmly asked, “What business do you have with Huang Yuan?”
Huo Shu, who had been with her husband, felt somewhat uncomfortable but had been searching for Huang Yuan for too long. He replied, “I want to see him.”
General Manager Liang, with a subtle smile, asked, “Why do you want to see him?”
Huo Shu said, “Some personal matters.”
General Manager Liang smiled and said, “What personal matters could you and him have?”
Huo Shu had been restless during this period, smoking and drinking, and was irritable when this woman questioned him. He vented, “I want to ask him why he’s trying to ban me!”
“He’s banning you?” General Manager Liang looked at Huo Shu. “You’re mistaken about that. He can’t manage company affairs anymore. When I divorce him, he’ll probably roll out of the city.”
Huo Shu was stunned, “What?”
“As for the reason you think you’re being banned… you’ve misunderstood President Wen as well. Since we’ve met today, I don’t mind clearing things up for you,” General Manager Liang extended her hand to her driver.
The driver handed her a water cup.
Huo Shu had no idea what she was up to, and General Manager Liang gestured, causing a cup of cold coffee to spill directly onto Huo Shu’s messy hair!
Onlookers gasped in shock!
Huo Shu stared at this woman with wide eyes, looking at the coffee sliding down his hair onto his face, leaving brown imprints.
General Manager Liang handed the cup back to her driver and smiled at Huo Shu, “Did you enjoy being in bed with my ex-husband?”
*
A passerby recorded this incident, and a marketing account quickly reposted it, making it the number one trending topic by 8:30 in the morning.
The video clearly captured the entire process, from Huo Shu knocking on the car window to the woman inside getting out and splashing coffee on him. Due to the distance, the video didn’t capture the sound, but even without it, the video was explosive enough!
Who is the woman in the video? Why did she splash coffee on Huo Shu? Where did this happen?
Netizens no longer had the heart to focus on Xu Yin. They were all curious about what exactly had occurred in this video.
Huo Shu’s fans had a bad feeling. As fans of their “big brother”, couldn’t they recognize that this was at the entrance of Juxing Guanghui?
However, their unease wouldn’t change anything. The resourceful netizens quickly began speculating.
[The video was taken at the entrance of Juxing Guanghui, and that woman inside seems to be Huang Yuan’s wife. I remember she made the news once, super beautiful!]
[Why would Huang Yuan’s wife splash coffee on Huo Shu? Frankly, this scene looks a bit like… tearing up a mistress with her hands.]
[Huo Shu doesn’t seem to be in a good mental state. Did he go to the company because of the banning issue and then get splashed by Huang Yuan’s wife? After reading some comments, I think it’s possible that the internal leadership of Juxing Guanghui might be behind the banning.]
[Yeah, it seems a bit far-fetched that Mr. Wen would personally ban an artist from another company. I have a feeling that Xu Yin and Mr. Wen both don’t want to deal with him. Could it be that Huo Shu was discovered to be having an affair with Huang Yuan and was then banned by his wife?]
[Is Huang Yuan’s wife so formidable?]
[I just looked it up, and I’m shocked! Huang Yuan’s wife’s name is Liang Hui. I went through some information on the Liang family, and it seems that the third son’s daughter is named Liang Hui. Wait, is it the same person?]
[What? Is Huang Yuan’s wife so influential? The Liang family is indeed very powerful, and yet Huang Yuan dared to have an affair?]
[It’s probably true. The third son of the Liang Family doesn’t use weibo but he and his family pays attention to issues and scandals. They also only have a few photos online but I’ve managed to find a photo of the Liang Family’s second son’s wedding. Can someone check if the one on the corner is Liang Hui? (Picture)]
[Fvck! Is Liang Hui’s Family really that awesome? The Liang Family seems to be very powerful but Huang Yuan dared to cheat?]
Huo Shu’s fans began to feel that something was amiss and swiftly fought back angrily.
[Are you seriously drawing conclusions from a video with no sound?]
[Are you kidding me? Huang Yuan’s wife is just a full-time housewife who feeds on her husband, hahaha!]
[I’ve screenshot all these false claims. I’ll wait for the police to catch you. (smiling emoji) ]
However, this time, no matter how calmly Huo Shu’s fans tried to debunk the rumors, netizens simply watched the drama unfold casually. After all, it was quite clear that Liang Hui was the daughter of the third son of the Liang family.
Some people quickly dug up that Huang Yuan originally came from a rural background, got married to Liang Hui after graduating from college, and later joined Juxing Guanghui, gradually rising to the position of “General Manager.”
While Liang Hui indeed had limited involvement in company affairs and rarely appeared in public, she was not just a full-time housewife depending on her husband. Liang Hui had her own financial company with a substantial management scale. On the surface, her shareholding in Juxing Guanghui seemed similar to Huang Yuan’s, but when examined closely from a shareholder perspective, Huang Yuan couldn’t match Liang Hui.
In other words, Liang Hui had been quietly holding her own cards!
With such a formidable woman, it wouldn’t be surprising if Liang Hui had indeed banned Huo Shu if he had upset her by being involved with Huang Yuan.
Huo Shu’s fans were getting anxious, [Please stop spreading baseless rumors! Our big brother would never do such a thing!]
But at that moment, there was movement in the Liang family—
Liang’s second son’s son posted on weibo!
Liang Xiao Er: [My cousin is too lazy to register on Weibo and doesn’t want to cause any more trouble for Mr. Wen and his husband. So, she asked me to post on her behalf. P.S. The divorce proceedings have begun. (Picture) ]
With a concise sentence, there was an attached image of a WeChat screenshot.
[Baby, I’m back in the country. Heading over to your place~]
[ (Emoji) Your wife doesn’t know?]
[What does she know~]
[Alright, clean up and wait for me.]
[Make sure it’s clean inside too~]
[If you’re worried about it being dirty, don’t do it. (Squints emoji) I’m perfectly clean all over, where am I not clean?]
[Yes, yes, baby, you’re clean everywhere, and I want to lick~]
[What about that drama from before?]
[We need to discuss it again, don’t rush~]
[Why can’t we reach an agreement all this time? What are you afraid of?]
[What could I possibly be afraid of? Don’t overthink it. Let’s talk about it after this. First, think about which position you want later~]
The WeChat profile pictures on the right matched Huang Yuan’s Weibo profile picture exactly, and the person he was chatting with on WeChat was named “hss”. Isn’t that Huo Shushu?1TL: It seems to be his nickname.
Furthermore, these were WeChat screenshots shared by the Liang family, so they couldn’t be fake, right?!
This screenshot sent shockwaves across the entire internet.
Wow, they’re being quite explicit, aren’t they?
[Fvck, I’m so disgusted…]
[Want to lick?… oh my, Mr. Huang is so coquettish2TL: Behaving in a way of suggesting a playful sexual attraction or just being flirtatious ; provocative. .]
[Why does Huang Yuan always end his sentences with a tilde3TL: It’s this sign ” ~ “. ? What’s going on? Hahaha, it’s cracking me up!]
[So it’s pretty clear now. Huo Shu had an affair with Huang Yuan and was caught by Liang Hui. That anonymous poster on the forum was clearly spreading false information. Could it be that Huo Shu himself released it, thinking it was Wen Congyan who suppressed him?]
[What a level of vengeance to accuse the other party wrongly. He even wanted to tarnish Xu Yin and Wen Congyan with the unspoken rules, but it turns out he’s the one constantly flirting with the boss, /eat melon4TL: Indicates some hot news, gossipy incidents or other people’s private business. “Eat melon together” is also about sharing gossips. They’re just the same. .]
[And he asked what Huang Yuan was afraid of. Isn’t he just afraid of his wife finding out~~~ While he’s afraid of his wife, he can’t control his second son5TL: I think this refers to his penis., /vomit~~~~]6TL: This netizen must’ve used these many tilde’s to mock Huang Yuan’s way of chatting. Lol.
[Huo Shu deserves to be banned. He even went in front of another man’s wife. General Manager Liang’s coffee splash was well deserved!]
Soon after, Juxing Guanghui released a statement, clearly stating that Huang Yuan had been removed from his position due to significant issues. In other words, Huang Yuan not only had a moral lapse with infidelity within his marriage but the company investigation also revealed various misdeeds related to his abuse of power, effectively kicking him out of the company.
As for the issue of shares, it was estimated that Liang Hui would deal with that as well.
Huo Shu’s fans were utterly stunned.
They had never expected this outcome.
Huo Shu, crawling into Huang Yuan’s bed and getting caught by his wife?
Because of this, he was banned?
…So, what about that anonymous poster on the forum??
Their questions were answered once again.
One user posted on Weibo, revealing that the anonymous poster in the forum wasn’t using a new account. This account had posted about tearing down a B-list male actor a year ago, and if you traced back the posting times, you’d realize that at that time, Huo Shu’s fans and the fans of that actor were having a feud!
In other words, this anonymous poster was likely someone associated with Huo Shu’s side!
And just like that, the truth was laid bare!
Indeed, as some netizens had suspected, the anonymous leaker likely was working for Huo Shu! He got banned, but he had no idea that he had been caught having an affair with Huang Yuan. He also had no clue about the powerful background of Liang Hui. He simply thought that Wen Congyan was banning him, so he used his own imagination to spread the leaks. He had the wrong target in mind for his revenge!
Oh my, the entire internet was suffocating from the lack of IQ!
Huo Shu’s fans, upon seeing this chain of revelations, were completely numb, as if they had been struck by a bolt of lightning.
So, why did they fight so hard for justice on behalf of Huo Shu?
Yes, they had been in the fan circle for a long time, and they understood that companies and artists couldn’t be completely clean. Sometimes, for the sake of popularity, they would do things that weren’t convenient for their fans to know about. They were fully aware of this.
But isn’t it normal in this industry? If others did it, their brother could only do the same, or else he wouldn’t survive in this business.
So even if one day, it was revealed that Huo Shu had purchased articles to defame other artists for promotion, they would still accept it wholeheartedly. Such matters wouldn’t shake their loyalty, and they would always stand by their brother.
…But now, what is happening?
Their brother had slept with a married man!
For resources, for advancement, he climbed into the bed of a married older man!
And he got caught by the man’s wife! He got banned!
After being banned, he tried to seek revenge and even targeted the wrong person, making himself look like a fool!
…How could they bear this???
A bunch of young girls went crazy, and from this moment on, Huo Shu’s Weibo began losing followers at a rapid rate.
Some of Huo Shu’s fans took to the fan support group to criticize them: [Weren’t you guys always implying that this was done by Xu Yin and Wen Congyan’s side? What do you take us for? Do you think it’s fun to toy with us? I must have been blind to be a fan of this man who has been selling his body for three years!]
…But the fan support group was also quite innocent. They had no clue about the truth of this matter. They hadn’t received any news from Huo Shu’s manager or assistant either. They were just worried about Huo Shu’s current situation, and they easily believed the anonymous forum user’s leak. So they went along with their usual actions, suggesting things to the fans. After all, when it came to tearing down others, they couldn’t afford to lose…
Now that the truth was out, the senior management of the fan support group couldn’t bear it either. Which female fan could accept their idol, whom they had always admired, doing such things?
So, there was an internal feud in the fan support group, and by noon, Huo Shu’s fans declared the dissolution of the fan support group. One of the former senior executives of the fan support group even turned from being a fan to a non-fan and revealed that the “old grudge” between Huo Shu and Xu Yin dated back to the end of last year when Xu Yin trended for saving someone’s life. The slanderous articles with defamatory content were purchased by Huo Shu’s side.
Oh, Huo Shu had done more than just that. To her knowledge, Huo Shu had previously used the same tactics to suppress other artists from the same company.
And why did she know? Because every time they got into a conflict, their fan support group had to mobilize the rest of the large fan base to act, so how could she not be aware of the situation?
This revelation once again shocked the entire internet.
[Oh, so the article by that marketing account last year was also bought by Huo Shu?]
[They’ve been suppressing artists from the same company, and the company didn’t do anything?]
[Don’t you remember? Wenxing Entertainment only changed its management at the end of last year. Before that, it was all under the management of Wen Yan’s Family. Wen Yan’s family was all a bunch of idiots. Isn’t it obvious that they would pull off something like this?]
At the same time, Wenxing Entertainment released a statement, which was concise, using simple words. In summary, it stated that they had mutually terminated their contract with Huo Shu according to standard procedures. As for why they terminated the contract? It was because they felt that Huo Shu’s personal development path was “incompatible” with the company. In other words, Wenxing Entertainment knew what Huo Shu had done, and it was for this reason that they no longer wanted to keep this gentleman!
Seeing this, netizens couldn’t help but exclaim, [What a show! The highlight of the year!]
As for Huo Shu?
Chances are they may not get to see him again in the future.
*
The incident created a big uproar throughout the day but quickly subsided. This kind of scenario wasn’t uncommon in the entertainment industry. Just overnight, there would be new news and gossip for the public to focus on when they woke up.
What happened to Huo Shu’s career is unknown to the entire internet and it would soon be forgotten.
However, on the way back home that night, when stopping at a red light, Xu Yin noticed a figure walking slowly on the opposite side of the street.
Hunched over, dragging their feet, looking dispirited and listless.
When the green light came on, the car continued moving.
Xu Yin lowered his gaze, his expression calm.
He heard Wen Congyan ask, “After school starts, are you planning to live on campus or at home?”
With all the online matters settled, they finally had some quiet time to discuss Xu Yin’s academic plans.
The TT Art Academy admitted students from the general public in January every year, and there were no such things as winter or summer breaks. They had courses throughout the year, but the schedule was flexible.
They could have a day off today and be packed with classes the day after. Therefore, those who enrolled in the TT Art Academy as part of the general public had resigned from their jobs to study for a total of two years. The school would arrange dormitories for them, and most people chose to stay on campus.
Xu Yin turned to look at Wen Congyan.
Wen Congyan was driving, so he stared straight ahead without turning back.
Xu Yin stared at him, and as he stares, Wen Congyan’s ears turned red.
He softly called out, “Yinyin.”
This was quite embarrassing.
Wen Congyan just couldn’t resist being teased like this, as always.
Xu Yin chuckled.
He leaned back into his seat.
Wen Congyan’s thoughts—how could Xu Yin not know them?
He curled his lips and said, “If I don’t live on campus, of course, I’ll be able to stay at home with my husband.”
Wen Congyan’s face immediately lit up with a smile.
They were already married and had their own little home.
It sounded so ordinary, yet it was extraordinarily special.
Thinking about it felt quite miraculous.
He didn’t know if this was a symptom of being “homey”, but back in the day, he could never have imagined that he would have the chance to experience this.
Mmm, It felt really good.
Xu Yin said with a smile, “In the days to come, Mr. Wen, please give me a lot of advice.”
Warmth welled up in Wen Congyan’s eyes. “I will, Mr. Xu.”
They were about to embark on a long and fulfilling married life together.
Waking up together every day, going to sleep together, eating together, walking the dog together.
What could be more anticipated than this?
Both of them couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Then, with gentle concern, Wen Congyan asked, “So, when do you want to have the wedding?”
Xu Yin replied, “Mmm… let’s wait until next year when the weather is warmer, pick an island, and invite a few friends.”
Wen Congyan agreed, “Sounds good.”
Xu Yin added, “I’ll handle the wedding arrangements.”
Wen Congyan said, “Sure, whatever you like, we’ll do it that way.”
Xu Yin teased, “So you’re leaving it all up to me?”
As he drove, Wen Congyan chuckled and said, “Well, whatever you want to do, I’ll be there with you.”
Just at that moment, 018 suddenly said: “The Life mission has appeared.”
The Life mission was a life goal.
It was a mission that would last a lifetime and define their future.
Xu Yin squinted his eyes.
Outside the car window, the stars shone brilliantly.
He said, “Mmm… I want to become a designer.”
Wen Congyan smiled at him.
Xu Yin closed his eyes, feeling the gentle breeze brushing through his hair outside the window.
“And then grow old together with you.”7TL: We have finally reached the end of Arc 1🎉🥳 Yeyy! XY and WC will be missed, but we will surely meet them together again on Arc 2! Be sure to stay tuned! 💜 Ciao^
