After I Gave Up/Let Things Slide, I Became Famous Across The Entire Internet - Chapter 1

【Bitch mistress, crawl away for me.】

【You are so beautiful, you could do so many things. I initially thought you were young and a bit willful, and that you’d eventually become a huge star once your follow up resources came through. But I never expected you to do something like destroying someone else’s marriage. I’ve liked you for a year, and I am truly so disappointed in you.**】

【So annoying, ugh, why hasn’t this bitch been kicked out of the entertainment industry yet.】

【Holy crap, I think I spotted Tang the Bitch’s shadow near our plaza. Everyone help me confirm, attaching: Pic, Pic, Pic.】

【After being appraised by my fiery golden eyes, those shoes were a gift from a factory endorsement last year, and she even showed them off on Weibo. Plus, that tear mole near her eye no doubt, it’s her.】

【Address: XX Street, XX District, XX. Everyone, come quick and witness this shameless mistress. Sisters, charge!】

Not only did fans of the three time Golden Horse Award winner Mu Yingying rush over upon hearing the news, but so did the rubbernecking public, and even a certain entertainment reporter was drawn by the commotion. If you want to know the material that could generate the most traffic and buzz right now, it would undoubtedly be negative news about Tang Shuxia. The reason is simple: just two days prior, a set of animated GIFs suddenly exploded online. The man and woman in the GIFs were extremely intimate, leaning in very close. If they were a normal couple, it would be one thing, but one of the individuals recognized by the public was Cheng Zeyu, and the other was not Mu Yingying.

Cheng Zeyu’s resume from ten years ago was quite extensive. He had always presented himself as a refined, gentle, and good man. In his early years, thanks to his beautiful singing voice, he was hailed by the general public as a Heavenly King of Pop. Later, due to a beautiful love story, he chose to retire while his career was at its peak. At the time, this decision shocked the entertainment industry, and many fans cried and begged him to stay, but it didn’t change his mind.

Cheng Zeyu gave up his bright future for love and joined the then Film Empress Mu Yingying to build a happy life together. This was once hailed as a model story in the entertainment circle. The couple had always been a model couple in the industry never arguing, never losing their tempers, and occasionally showing off their affection on Weibo.

But unexpectedly, on such a calm night, a photo exposed online struck a massive chord, completely shattering the public’s good impression of him. The “good man” quickly devolved into a “cheating husband.” However, what the public found even less forgivable was the third party who inserted herself into the harmonious family. As a result, less than twenty-four hours after the incident, the topic #TangShuxiaIsTheMistress rapidly climbed to the top of the trending charts.

Adding to this, after the incident broke, Mu Yingying promptly issued a statement supporting Cheng Zeyu. Her simple phrase, “I believe him,” made the couple’s fans cry tears of joy and immediately cheered for their beautiful love story. Conversely, Tang Shuxia, the third person involved, instantly became the target of public condemnation. An hour later, Cheng Zeyu followed up with a long, elaborate clarification, stating that initially, as a senior, he offered some guidance to Tang Shuxia out of appreciation for her talent, but unexpectedly, he was later harassed by her. He didn’t know how to reject a young girl just starting out in society and reluctantly agreed to a few “dates,” which led to the intimate actions seen in that photo…

Sharp eyed netizens immediately dug into the two individuals’ activity logs, ultimately reaching the consensus: Tang Shuxia shamelessly seduced a married man.

As for Cheng Zeyu, he was merely seen as a victim because he was overly caring of talent and too gentle, thus being entangled by such a seductive vixen. When the incident exploded, he was forced to explain the entire sequence of events. In short, he was a victim, and the most pitiful person in this entire affair was naturally the three time Golden Horse Award winner Mu Yingying, who was completely unaware and still stood by her husband.

As a woman, the fact that she still trusted her husband after such an event showed how deep their love was.

Mu Yingying’s fans felt injustice for her and clamored for her. In a fit of anger, they all flocked to Tang Shuxia’s Weibo page to curse at her, while casual onlookers also loathed this kind of shameless mistress. The matter escalated in the evening, and by morning, Tang Shuxia had become a notorious mistress everyone condemned online.

The name Tang Shuxia seemed nailed to a pillar of shame, open to scorn from anyone who passed by.

Meanwhile, the person at the center of it all had not responded since the incident occurred. This made the enraged netizens increasingly furious, and they started digging up Tang Shuxia’s past negative history online. As a result, the news that Tang Shuxia had appeared somewhere was immediately spread online by someone with an agenda.

“The mistress is here, come look.”

“She’s here.”

“Quick, don’t let her escape.”

A crowd surged into the shopping complex of Junlin Building. One person, rushing too hastily, accidentally bumped into a woman sitting in a wheelchair. The young man pushing the wheelchair was jostled back a step. He carefully observed the reaction of the person in the wheelchair, “You walk without looking, can’t you see there are people here?”

That person was busy trying to capture Tang Shuxia’s shameful appearance as a mistress. Because of the collision, he fell behind the crowd, fearing he would miss out on the first hand material. He couldn’t help but glance at the woman in the wheelchair. This woman had exquisite features, arguably stunning, but her expression was very cold. Her legs were disabled, and he couldn’t help but grumble, “I didn’t do it on purpose. Who told you not to use the disabled access lane? Who would see you there?”

The young man listening was completely incensed, “Can you even speak like a human? Our young lady was just”

The woman in the wheelchair didn’t even change her expression, nor did she look up at the person who accidentally bumped her. “Xiao Zhang, let’s go.”

The young man called Xiao Zhang gave the person a fierce glare, then pushed the wheelchair towards another door. The person hurriedly clutched the camera in his hand and fled towards the area where the crowd was gathering. Unsurprisingly, wherever Tang Shuxia was, a tight, multi-layered encirclement had already formed. He craned his neck to catch a glimpse of Tang Shuxia’s flustered and helpless expression. She had other people with her, making it the perfect opportunity.

“Smack.”

“Ooh-la-la.”

Someone in the crowd threw a ripe tomato at Tang Shuxia’s face. Tomato juice splattered all over her face and clothes, leaving them sticky. Then, she was heavily shoved from behind. Losing her balance, she landed with a thud on the ground, looking utterly pathetic. A cheer erupted from the crowd. The woman who threw the object seemed encouraged by everyone’s reaction and picked up another tomato. “You shameless lowlife, you slut who steals other people’s husbands! Quick, everyone take pictures! This is the fate of a mistress.”

Indeed, some people took out their phones and started filming the disheveled Tang Shuxia from various angles. Some were even unyielding and started a live stream.

“What are you doing!”

“Where is the security?”

Xie Jinzhi, who had been monitoring the online situation and rushed over, couldn’t help but shout loudly when she witnessed this outrageous scene. It had some effect after all. By the time security guards arrived to maintain order, Tang Shuxia had visibly turned into a blood red figure. As the woman who threw things was being pulled away by security, she desperately threw whatever was in her pocket towards the victim. The moment she threw it, she realized this object had a different weight than the previous tomatoes.

Xie Jinzhi took one look at what the object was and almost choked, “Shuxia.”

Tang Shuxia, sitting with her head bowed, detected something flying towards her. She lightly tilted her head to the side, her left hand swiftly catching the strangely shaped brick. It was surprisingly light. With a small exertion of force, a crack appeared on the brick like object, its outer shell easily giving way under the pressure, shattering into two pieces. Her beautiful eyebrows arched slightly, and she looked at the attacker with disdain in her eyes, saying, “When did you learn the tactics of those street ruffians, engaging in back stabbing attacks.

Upon clearly seeing the colorful walls in front of her, the rotating internal architecture, the upward and downward escalators, and the group of strangely dressed people surrounding her by three meters, along with the objects in their hands, a flicker of confusion crossed Tang Shuxia’s eyes. Just a moment before, she had been caught off guard when the Demon Cult’s Right Emissary, Jiang Yan, stabbed her in the back with the dagger she had gifted him, piercing her heart. Logically, even the Divine Doctor Shu He nearby would likely be unable to perform a miracle cure. Moreover, she had also been poisoned by the Seven-Day Red poison earlier.

Severely injured and poisoned, she was probably near death.

Tang Shuxia looked down at herself. She was covered in blood, which was true. However, she twitched her nose. Hmm, the smell of this blood was a bit strange; it lacked a metallic scent, and the air was even filled with a sweet and sour aroma.

“Shuxia, can you stand up by yourself?”

“…”

Tang Shuxia scornfully tossed the easily broken dark weapon onto the ground, startling the surrounding crowd, causing them to take two steps back. She looked at the woman who had just called her name, and at the woman’s hair, which was cut short, just brushing her earlobes. This hairstyle was too peculiar. She had a belly full of questions for instance, who this person was, where this strange place was, and why this group of people were looking at her with such odd gazes, stuttering when their eyes met hers, with an attitude that suggested they had done something wrong yet felt entitled to it. They were just like those people who claimed to be from respectable sects but were all hypocritical facades.

She could tell they were not good people.

She had too many doubts churning in her mind, but she suppressed her curiosity and wisely chose to remain silent.

She thought she was ‘severely injured,’ but when she tried to stand up, she almost twisted her ankle. She looked down and saw a pair of strange shoes under her feet, with very sharp heels supported by a thin, long stick. That moment of near-stumbling was purely due to bodily momentum. Thankfully, she regained her balance. However, at the same time, she confirmed that her body was fine, but her head felt very heavy, accompanied by a splitting pain, as if someone had split her skull in two with an axe. She couldn’t help but support her forehead and frown, “Ugh.”

“What’s wrong? Wait, I’ll take you to the hospital first.”

Xie Jinzhi quickly pulled out her phone.

Tang Shuxia felt a buzzing sound in her ears, like many voices rushing in to compete. A memory that did not belong to her flashed across her mind. To clearly hear what the person beside her was saying, she tried to focus on the person’s lip movements. As a result, her vision went black, and she collapsed entirely.

“Shuxia.”