Helping My Ex-Wife Find Love Every Day - Chapter 27

Yao Xiangyi’s heart felt completely chilled. She squatted in the corner of the sofa, drawing circles and cursing everyone who insulted her to eat instant noodles without a seasoning packet.

Even a Bàzǒng has moments of vulnerability…

Sensing Yao Xiangyi’s deep resentment, Qiu Qingshi hung up the phone and walked over to her. After clearly reading every hot search term on the screen, she discontentedly pursed her lips, gave Yao Xiangyi a loving hug, and consoled her warmly, “Bàba, they don’t understand your beauty.”

Among all people, Qiu Qingshi was undoubtedly the one who best understood Yao Xiangyi’s beauty, after all, they were partners and shared the same bed.

Yao Xiangyi turned her face away, dealing with her sorrow alone.

Qiu Qingshi knew that she cared about appearances and chose not to say more, instead stroking her back gently, one slow motion after another. The warmth of her palm, separated only by thin fabric, slowly seeped into Yao Xiangyi’s back.

It was very comforting.

This warmth spread throughout her limbs and bones. Yao Xiangyi felt soothed both physically and mentally. She slumped sideways, resting in Qiu Qingshi’s arms.

Qiu Qingshi held her, leaning down to kiss her on the eyebrow.

With a hug and a kiss, Yao Xiangyi was fully revived. She picked up the iPad again, clicking on the top five hot searches one by one.

The most popular one, #QiuQingshiCheating, was first published by an entertainment account at four o’clock in the morning. In just four hours, the readership had exceeded 600 million, and the discussion count reached 200,000. It was about to enter the first traffic peak of the day, and the popularity was expected to increase exponentially, inevitably crashing Weibo.

Major scandals are usually released at midnight, catching the artist and their entire team off guard, preventing PR from suppressing the news in time.

Many PR specialists have learned to be smart and would never go to sleep before midnight, even if they were home from work.

This entertainment account showed a bit of cunning; releasing the news at four in the morning meant even the night owls couldn’t hold out.

Yao Xiangyi made a mental note of the account.

She left Qiu Qingshi’s embrace, sat cross-legged, and clicked on the nine candid photos posted by the account. The first three photos were taken in the movie theater lobby, where she and Qiu Qingshi were playing a claw machine.

In front of the pink claw machine, their two heads were pressed close together, showing great intimacy.

The middle three photos were taken in the auditorium. Perhaps because the lighting was very dark, the image quality was blurry. Shot from the rear right, they were quite far from the subjects, presumably taken by someone sitting in the back row.

The content of the photos was roughly the same: Qiu Qingshi attempting to hug her, and her firmly resisting and shrinking back, yet ultimately being forcibly hugged.

Frankly, it was quite enviable.

Yao Xiangyi’s eyebrows lifted slightly, her eyes twinkling with a smile.

The last three photos were the most explosive: she was wall-pinning Qiu Qingshi in the safety passage. Their bodies were pressed flush against each other, kissing passionately, completely engrossed. Qiu Qingshi’s long, slender arms were wrapped around her neck, and her hand was resting on Qiu Qingshi’s… perky rear.

The shooting angle was extremely low, about as high as an ankle, as if the photographer had squeezed their phone camera into the bottom door crack to take the photo.

Yao Xiangyi’s eyes immediately widened. “Was my hand so naughty?”

Qiu Qingshi’s eyes were filled with ambiguity. She leaned in and whispered in her ear, “More than that. You even pinched.”

“Did I?”

“Yes, absolutely,” Qiu Qingshi stated with absolute certainty.

Yao Xiangyi felt completely hopeless.

How do you handle being photographed while playing the rogue?

Qiu Qingshi sat on her lap, watching her multi-colored, changing expressions at zero distance, as if she were a new curiosity.

After observing, she smiled broadly. “I’m your wife, so it doesn’t matter.”

Yao Xiangyi explained, “It’s unseemly.”

Qiu Qingshi nestled against her shoulder like a small bird. “But… I really like it.”

Yao Xiangyi examined her face. “Come on, let me see how thick your skin is.”

Qiu Qingshi punched her gently. “Hmph, hateful.”

Yao Xiangyi continued scrolling through Weibo. The first three topics mainly revolved around “Qiu Qingshi cheating” and “Who is the cheating partner.”

As time passed, the questioning intensified, with many people asking, “Is the person in the picture actually Qiu Qingshi?” Because the picture quality was so poor, there are plenty of people who look alike in this world. If the facial features weren’t clear, everything was useless speculation.

It was highly possible that a rival had hired someone with a similar appearance to stage the photos and frame her deliberately.

The “Luosifen” fans (Qiu Qingshi’s fandom name) were seasoned veterans. They held firmly to this point, flooding the entertainment account’s comment section with demands for an apology.

The entertainment account was indignant, holding its ground firmly. An hour ago, it released a second Weibo post: a screenshot of a conversation with a netizen’s submission, whose profile picture was intentionally covered with a small icon.

Netizen: [I want to submit news! Mom, I’m so excited. I got a super massive scoop on Movie Queen Qiu Qingshi. She’s cheating! The thing is, she went to the movies with a super beautiful woman. I was in the same auditorium. She hugged that woman and played the claw machine together, and they even hid in the stairwell to kiss. They kissed for half an hour, that’s incredibly hardcore. I found it strange—isn’t her wife Yao Xiangyi, the CEO of Jinghong Group? I saw photos of her—she’s hideous, so I think it’s understandable that Movie Queen Qiu cheated.]

Entertainment Account: [Can you be more specific?]

Netizen: [At the Wanda Plaza in Pingli District, 7th floor cinema. Movie Queen Qiu was right in front of me buying hot drinks and popcorn. The moment she turned around, I recognized her. She was so pretty even with a mask on, super elegant. They watched the midnight screening of the horror movie Cruise Ship Dream.]

Entertainment Account: [Do you have photos?]

Netizen: [[Image][Image][Image][Image][Image]]

Entertainment Account: [Do you have photos of the beautiful woman?]

Netizen: [I didn’t dare to take any. She looked fierce and not someone to mess with. I only took a few distant shots of her back, but her aura was also super good. Maybe she’s a model. Oh right, before entering the theater, a young couple asked Movie Queen Qiu for an autograph. Lots of people saw it, so I am certain it was Movie Queen Qiu.]

Netizens repeatedly analyzed this screenshot, following the clues, and sure enough, they found the female half of that young couple on Weibo.

Her latest update was near one o’clock in the morning, which was about one-third of the way through the movie.

[Ran into the big star Qiu Qingshi at the movies [Wow] [Wow] She is breathtakingly beautiful in person, super, super gentle! My boyfriend and I got her autograph, and she even smiled at me! Ahhhh, my life is complete.]

The post had two photos.

The first was a photo of her and her boyfriend, posing exaggeratedly to show off the signatures on their clothes.

The second was the movie ticket, which clearly showed—

“Wanda International Cinema (Haishi Store)

00:10 2020.05.13

Row 7, Seat 09

Cruise Ship Dream”

The time, location, person, and movie were all perfectly consistent with the submitting netizen. The gossip-eaters had no choice but to believe it.

[The first major event in the 2020 entertainment industry has happened. This circle never disappoints me.]

[Qiu Qingshi is cheating??? I am so shocked. I’ve been completely dazed since I woke up!!! I missed my subway stop three times!!!]

[Is this a stunt for a new show? Does she really need to spend this much money!!!]

[F***, my whole mood is ruined. Is this real or fake!]

[I’m going to take responsibility and tell everyone using a woman’s sixth sense: Qiu Qingshi definitely cheated.]

Fans were desperately trying to control the narrative.

[Can everyone watch their manners, please? Spreading baseless rumors everywhere, is that interesting?]

[Sister, please come out and clarify! Is the PR team eating sh*t?]

[Do not believe rumors, do not spread rumors, thank you everyone. Besides, others have no right to comment on matters of the heart.]

Of course, a portion of fans silently unfollowed her.

Another portion was unfollowing and turning against her.

[Qiu Qingshi, four years ago you disregarded our feelings and insisted on marrying Yao Xiangyi. We accepted it because you said love is one soul to another, regardless of appearance. We believed in love then. Now what? Are you not ashamed?]

[It’s true that Yao Xiangyi is ugly, but cheating is still wrong. It crosses my moral bottom line. Sorry, I can’t be a fan anymore. I think Xiao Lili next door is pretty good, a hundred times better than Qiu Qingshi. I’m going to fan her.]

Trolls disguised as fans came to cause trouble.

[Only the foot knows if the shoe fits. Yao Xiangyi marrying Movie Queen Qiu is already a blessing she accumulated in her previous life. Be content!]

[How would you feel if your wife/husband was ugly? Movie Queen Qiu endured for four years; she has done her utmost. I support Movie Queen Qiu getting a divorce, anyway.]

[The crew members are all handsome men and beautiful women. Coming home to a stone-faced ugly person—who can stand it? I support Movie Queen Qiu.]

In any case, #YaoXiangyiUgly and #WouldYouCheatIfYourLoverWasUgly were entirely topics they had inflated.

What was even worse was that they had created a new hot search: #QiuQingshiFinallyCheated

Seeing that term, Yao Xiangyi nearly choked on a mouthful of old blood.

Qiu Qingshi swore to avenge her. She logged into her secondary account and reported all the related comments.

Qiu Fugui (Autumn Wealthy, Qiu Qingshi’s father), who was awake, was furious when he heard the news. He voluntarily applied to join the reporting squad. Don’t underestimate his age; he had often helped Qiu Qingshi control the narrative and was highly adept at cursing people out.

“Yiyi, don’t be sad. Dad will help you curse them back.”

He rolled up his sleeves and started working hard alongside Qiu Qingshi.

Sutila, having recovered her wits, did not plan to engage in PR. It was unnecessary, time-consuming, costly, and an utterly baseless matter.

Besides, it was free exposure—why not take advantage?

Thus, all the employees in the PR department were lounging at their desks, legs crossed, cracking sunflower seeds, allowing the entire internet to criticize their CEO Yao for being ugly.

When they saw particularly good insults, they didn’t forget to like, comment, and send flowers, sharing the most exciting parts with their colleagues enthusiastically.

Sutila encouraged them to keep up the good work. Alone in her office, she savored her bourbon coffee, fielding call after call.

The director of Phoenix Chronicles, the producer of the reality show, the brand representative for C Family Jewelry…

Sutila treated everyone equally, giving the exact same response: “How can you buy heat as big as a cheating scandal? If it’s free, take it! Hurry up and write your promotional copy and post it. If you miss this opportunity, it’s gone for good.”

The other end of the phone: “???”

The head of the PR department knocked and came in. “Sister Su, someone released new information.”

Sutila touched the mouse. The computer screen lit up, showing that someone had revealed that the relationship between Qiu Qingshi and Yao Xiangyi had already changed.

The evidence was another screenshot: Yao Xiangyi’s moment from an earlier time.

“This love is not worth my hesitation, Not worth my consideration, Not worth me ever loving you.”

That wasn’t all. Soon after, new screenshots were added—Qiu Qingshi and Yao Xiangyi’s indirect feuding on Moments from a while ago.

Especially Yao Xiangyi’s lyric, “I shouldn’t have smelled her beauty, I’ll wipe it all away and sleep with you,” which greatly fueled imagination.

Netizens nationwide: It’s confirmed! It’s confirmed! It’s definitely Yao Xiangyi who discovered Qiu Qingshi was cheating!

Sutila finished her coffee, casually ran a hand through her hair, and gave the command: “Notify the eight hundred marketing accounts to push these revelations into the top five hot searches.”

She let out a very soft sniff through her nose. “After noon, I want everyone to be utterly humiliated!”

Ignorant humans.

You know nothing about the beauty of Bàba Yao!