After I Gave Up/Let Things Slide, I Became Famous Across The Entire Internet - Chapter 11

【Holy cow, it’s actually a sham marriage, I can’t stand it.】

【Mu Yingying’s goddess image in my heart has collapsed. The thought that she has been acting intimately with that big liar Cheng Zeyu in front of the screen for so many years, while secretly lying with an old man and bearing him a child, is making me puke. jpg】

【Two trashy people.】

【Mu Yingying is at least professionally trained, I didn’t expect Cheng Zeyu, the singer, to also have extraordinary acting talent. Impressive, impressive.】

【Let’s list all the times Cheng Zeyu shouted out support for Mu Yingying at live events. Everyone count up, see how many times these two pieces of trash have deceived us. Come to think of it, regarding that incident with Tang Shuxia last time, Mu Yingying casually said something that got the other girl labeled as the “other woman.” Looking back now, I realize she has the traits of a total green tea bitch.】

【Does anyone know who is sponsoring/keeping Mu Yingying? Seriously curious.】

【Thinking about that old man possibly listening to that recording right now gives me an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.】

【Hahahaha, old and ugly, a perfect match for Mu Yingying.】

Usually, whenever there was a new exposé about Mu Yingying, her fans would immediately jump in to fight back, but after this incident broke, even her decade-long loyal fans turned against her and started criticizing her. The few fans who dared to try and defend Mu Yingying were quickly torn apart by internet trolls from all sides and dared not show their faces again.

While the internet was filled with curses:

【Holy crap, Cheng Zeyu issued a clarification.】

【LMAO (Laughing My Ass Off).】

Cheng Zeyu posted a screen recording on his Weibo. In the recording, the usually gentle and refined man sat at a desk, his eyes red, saying, “I’m sorry, everyone, I might need to take up a few minutes of your time to clarify the recording that was exposed today, which seems to implicate me regarding my Yingying.”

“Firstly, the voice appearing in that recording is indeed mine; there is no fabrication in that. I admit it was a moment of carelessness on my part. However, the content spoken of in the recording is all false.”

“Because of this incident with Tang Shuxia, I’m in a bad mood, so I had a few too many drinks.”

Everyone: “???”

【Drunk, so you said you had a sham marriage?? Then explain who “she” is who knows your secret. Explain!】

【Bad mood? Drunk?】

【Do you really take us fans for fools? Do you think we’ll believe any clarification you make, no matter what it is?】

【Please, Tang Shuxia is a perfectly fine girl who didn’t provoke any of you. Why are you two like vengeful spirits clinging onto her? She was labeled as the other woman, and you two “sham couple” must be secretly rejoicing at home. How could you be in a bad mood? And drunk? I noticed your voice was quite clear when you were speaking.】

【Right, and what about your secrets?】

【Mu Yingying is holding your secrets over you, so she pushed you out to clarify. If you are being threatened, please blink twice.】

【Go on, tell us. I want to hear your secrets.】

Xie Jinzhi angrily threw her phone down, “That bastard Cheng Zeyu is actually trying to clarify and defend Mu Yingying online! Does he think that by whitewashing Mu Yingying, he’ll be off the hook?”

Tang Shuxia ignored her, continuing to flip through a magazine on the sofa, “This one looks really good.”

Xie Jinzhi said, “More than good. The more they jump around now, the harder it will be for them to deny anything when the full video and recording come out.”

Tang Shuxia licked her lips, “This one looks more appetizing.”

Xie Jinzhi: “???”

It seemed that despite all her talking, she was completely ignored. Tang Shuxia used to love fashion magazines, hoping to appear in them someday, but now she was obsessed with food magazines. Xie Jinzhi recalled the decisiveness in Tang Shuxia’s voice when she previously said she was quitting: “CEO Gao wants to see you, Shuxia. Do you have time?”

Tang Shuxia didn’t even look up, “No.”

After saying that, she paused her flipping motion slightly, “Troublesome.”

She got up and went upstairs, soon changing into a beautiful new dress. She even put on a hat and evening gloves, looking like a peerless socialite from 1930s Shanghai. Her alluring slender waist made Xie Jinzhi involuntarily want to reach out and touch it. Tang Shuxia glanced down at her coldly, “Let’s go somewhere.”

Xie Jinzhi felt there was hope and quickly followed.

Unexpectedly, once in the car, Tang Shuxia looked at her phone screen and rattled off a string of addresses, like a set of residential addresses.

Xie Jinzhi was shocked, “Are we not going to the company to see CEO Gao?”

Tang Shuxia replied, “What right does he have to make me lower myself to see him?”

Xie Jinzhi: “…”

It’s over, this intermittent illness seems to be acting up again.

Upon arriving at the destination, Xie Jinzhi’s jaw dropped looking at the manor-like house. She carefully pressed the accelerator, “Are we allowed to park inside?”

Tang Shuxia said, “Otherwise? You want me to walk the whole way on my two legs?”

Xie Jinzhi thought that sounded like a wonderful idea, but meeting Tang Shuxia’s icy gaze, she rationally chose to keep quiet.

The security guard at the gate immediately granted them passage upon seeing who was inside the car window. Xie Jinzhi had expected a security check or a call to announce their arrival, and this preferential treatment instantly left a good impression on her. She couldn’t help but murmur, “The security here is so humane, much better than the security in the villa area where you were staying. But this manor is really huge, it must be quite valuable.”

Xie Jinzhi was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, leisurely taking in the sights.

By the time the car finally reached the main residence entrance, two people were already waiting outside the door. The person in front was a middle-aged man dressed casually, and a slightly older person stood not far behind him.

Xie Jinzhi frantically signaled Tang Shuxia with her eyes, but the latter paid no heed.

“You’re here.”

“Mm.”

“Miss, the Old Madam and the Old Master have been mentioning you from time to time. When they heard you were coming, they were so excited they could barely sit still.”

Xie Jinzhi: “???”

When had she ever heard that Tang Shuxia’s family background was this good? This, this is clearly from a wealthy second-generation family.

The butler noticed Xie Jinzhi’s discomfort, “It’s all thanks to your care while Miss was living alone.”

Xie Jinzhi waved her hands repeatedly, “You’re too kind.”

“Come, this way.”

When Sheng Gaoyang reached out to place a hand on Tang Shuxia’s shoulder, Tang Shuxia instinctively raised her left shoulder. Her other hand swiftly grabbed the inside of his wrist. Sheng Gaoyang froze on the spot. After seeing his look of astonishment, Tang Shuxia’s murderous expression instantly returned to calm, “There should be a distance between men and women.”

Sheng Gaoyang nodded, “Right, girls need to be more on guard. But Xiaxia, I practically raised you from when you were a baby, wiping your bottom and all that. Now that you’re grown up, you actually despise your uncle.”

Tang Shuxia had very little memory of the people and events related to her original body’s maternal side; most of what she knew came from unpleasant experiences with the Tang family.

“Xiaxia was clearly raised by me, when did it become you taking the credit?”

“Mom, why are you undermining me?”

“Xiaxia, come here, let Grandpa see you.”

To be honest, she had no kin left in that other world. The Tang family was ruined overnight, leaving only her to carry the deep seated vengeance and move forward. She was already past the age where she needed family. Looking at the two white haired elders before her, Tang Shuxia hesitated, slowly shuffling over like a little turtle until she finally reached them.

The Old Madam immediately grabbed Tang Shuxia’s hand and pulled her to sit in the middle, “My Xiaxia, you heartless child. You haven’t visited Grandma and Grandpa for such a long time.”

The original owner wasn’t that she didn’t cherish family affection; it was because she felt overwhelming guilt that she had caused the death of her mother and unborn younger brother. This made her too ashamed to face the two elders, so she chose not to see them, not to think of them, believing that this way she could finally find release. Little did she know, this behavior was utterly foolish.

Logically utilizing all the resources around her was something Tang Shuxia would do, even if it meant a little trouble afterwards…

Tang Shuxia endured two slaps, telling herself desperately that this was an elderly lady with a frail body, and if she were punched, her body might just fall apart. Furthermore, she would end up in the ‘orange’ place anyway, so it wasn’t worth the trouble.

Sheng Gaoyang noticed Tang Shuxia’s slight discomfort and quickly stepped in to ease the tension, “Alright, Mom, Xiaxia is here now. Why are you crying? Don’t scare Xiaxia away again.”

Tang Shuxia: “???”

Scared away by an old lady?

What a joke. She was, after all, a dignified Cult Leader there was nothing she feared.

The Old Master also took hold of Tang Shuxia’s other hand, causing the other half of her body to stiffen, “Child, your uncle mentioned you ran into some trouble recently. Who bullied you? Tell Grandpa, and Grandpa will definitely get justice for you.”

Tang Shuxia’s sharp, knife like gaze shot directly at Sheng Gaoyang, who immediately raised his hands in surrender, “You finally replied to my message, I got too happy and let it slip.”

Sheng Gaoyang had actually wanted to intervene all along but feared angering Tang Shuxia. He constantly monitored the online situation and often sent voice messages to check in, but most of those concerns disappeared without a trace until one day, Tang Shuxia suddenly asked if he had a television station work badge.

Tang Shuxia: “…”

The old butler watched this heartwarming scene from the side, wiping away tears. Xie Jinzhi naturally couldn’t join in. She casually found an excuse and squatted back in the car to continue scrolling on her phone. The more she scrolled, the more satisfied she felt. The netizens didn’t believe Cheng Zeyu’s tearful clarification at all. Then, as she was scrolling, she saw a conspicuous title attached to the very end of the trending topics:

#Tang Shuxia Likes Women

【Holy crap, holy crap. Suddenly realizing how badass she is.】

【Ahhh, that finger-beckoning gesture’s aura is so damn perfect, I love it.】

【It’s only now I realize Tang Shuxia is better looking than Mu Yingying, her aura is stronger, and she doesn’t lose to her at all. Shamefully, I’m starting to have feelings.】

【@ls, Tang Shuxia has always been good-looking, just not famous. I suddenly like this style of hers. I announce, from today on, she is my ‘Natal Affinity’ (ultimate bias/favorite character/person).】

Xie Jinzhi: “…”

No, you group of gossip mongers, why aren’t you focusing on that pair of trash, Mu Yingying and Cheng Zeyu, and instead you’re here gossiping about my Shuxia?

And who on earth is so bored as to release the video footage from the television station segment!!!