My Wife Became a Top Star After I Came Back from Quick Transmigration - Chapter 88

The trending topic Lin Mo Is Unfilial came out of nowhere, and by the time anyone noticed, it was already number one. Xiong Jingjing’s company reacted quickly, but it was too late to suppress the news.

In China’s 5,000-year history, even with dynasties changing, filial piety was always a core value. Even in the 21st century, with a more open and free environment, it’s still considered unfilial if a child is not obedient, which can be proven with a single word from a parent. But if a parent is not kind, it requires a lot of evidence.

The Qilin couple was a huge success. If someone wanted to take Lin Mo down, they would need an all-or-nothing opportunity to hit the target directly. Otherwise, no matter how much money they spent, it would be a waste. The early fans of a new couple are very loyal, and a small scandal can’t destroy the relationship. Because of this, many companies had already given up on taking them down. Xiong Jingjing never thought they would find Lin Mo’s parents. Of course, it’s not yet confirmed if other companies were involved. After spending a lot of money recently, they should have known that now wasn’t the best time. They should have waited for the perfect opportunity to expose a flaw and destroy the Qilin couple. Xiong Jingjing was at her wit’s end. It was all too sudden.

If other companies weren’t involved, the incident could only be related to Lin Mo’s rise in popularity. When someone becomes famous, they catch the attention of people who know them, including friends, colleagues, and family from both the past and present. Lin Mo’s parents were the first to approach her. As her parents in this world, their time with Lin Mo was short but left a deep impression. They knew they couldn’t get what they wanted from Lin Mo, so they went straight to the media.

Their demands were simple: they wanted money. Lin Mo was almost 30, and her parents were in their 50s. Their hair was graying, showing the hardships of life. Their aged faces no longer had their youthful vigor. Standing in front of the camera, they already gained sympathy even without saying a word. But they had a lot to say. They told the reporters about their struggles, their dedication to their child, Lin Mo’s ingratitude, and their current financial difficulties. The two elderly people cried in front of the camera, and Lin Mo’s name immediately soared up the trending list.

Su Qixi hung up the phone, her mind in a daze. She had never heard Lin Mo talk about her parents. She vaguely remembered Lin Mo saying they were divorced and hadn’t been in contact for years. She knew that with fame comes problems, but she never expected a powerful opponent like a person’s own parents. This was a difficult situation.

“What’s wrong?” Lin Mo came in from the balcony. She shook the snow off her wool scarf and hung it on the coat rack by the door. She closed the glass door, put on her slippers, and walked to Su Qixi’s side. Su Qixi looked at her, her eyes glistening.

Lin Mo smiled, leaned in, and kissed her lips. She then naturally took the ladle from her hand and said, “You should go rest. I’ll watch the pot.”

Su Qixi quickly shook her head. “I’m not tired.” Lin Mo continued to smile at her, waiting for her to say more. Su Qixi took a deep breath and quietly asked, “Are you still in contact with your parents?”

“Hmm?” Lin Mo didn’t stop what she was doing. When she heard the question, she just drew out the sound of her thinking, then laughed. “Are they causing trouble?”

Su Qixi was stunned. “…Why would you say that?” Lin Mo was as perceptive as ever.

Lin Mo laughed. “I never talk about them with you. So if you’re suddenly asking about them, it’s not because you were thinking of them, is it? It’s also not as simple as wanting us to meet each other’s parents, is it?”

Su Qixi hesitated, looked at her, and nodded. The trending topics would eventually be seen. Su Qixi said, “You’re trending.” Over the last few months, Lin Mo had been on the trending list many times. From the beginning of the Qilin couple to her leaving the show, Lin Mo’s name was always there.

Su Qixi had never mentioned it before, so this time, it was clear that the trending topic was different from before. Lin Mo looked at Su Qixi, and her eyes suddenly became cold and stern.

Lin Mo asked, “What are they doing?” She didn’t even take out her phone to check the reason. It was clear how little she wanted to deal with her parents. Su Qixi was at a loss for a moment.

Lin Mo: “Is it that hard to say?”

Su Qixi: “They posted a video online saying you made a lot of money and abandoned them.”

Lin Mo laughed. “That’s actually true.”

Su Qixi immediately frowned, getting anxious. “…I believe you’re not that kind of person. They must have been bad to you in the past.”

Lin Mo’s smile remained. “That’s also true, but they weren’t as bad as your father was to you. They just ignored me.”

Su Qixi’s eyes lit up. So it wasn’t that simple. She quickly asked, “Do you have evidence that they were bad to you?”

Lin Mo: “No. And I don’t really remember the bad things they did to me.” She arrived during the summer after her last year of junior high. Before she arrived, there was a girl named Lin Mo in this world. She was a placeholder created by the system, so she didn’t have a soul and was what people would call an idiot. When Lin Mo came, the system would take her body back. When Lin Mo finished her mission and left, her life in this world would end. The next time she wanted to come back, she would have to have a new identity. This was why there was no news of Lin Mo after she left. When she came back, the system had to fill in the eight-year gap. The eight years of experience had to be logical. Even a weak explanation was fine…

So, when Lin Mo came to this world, she received memories, but they weren’t detailed. The idiot had forgotten all the sad things that happened.

Su Qixi was stunned. She suddenly saw the flaw in this situation. If Lin Mo couldn’t prove her parents were unkind, it would be easy to label her as unfilial. She panicked. “…Then, what should we do?”

Lin Mo slowly stirred the soup in the pot and said softly, “Don’t worry about it. It will pass eventually. I’m not a celebrity, and I don’t rely on the entertainment industry to live. It is what it is. The only problem is that you might be more affected.”

Su Qixi shook her head. “I don’t care.” On the outside, she and Lin Mo were just a couple. If this had happened before, she might have received more criticism. But Su Qixi had suffered from depression because of her father, Su Yong. No one would want to get Su Qixi involved again.

Lin Mo nodded, relieved. “That’s good then.”

But a tree wants to be still, and the wind won’t stop. Lin Mo had lost the upper hand in this world for the first time, and the trending topics about her continued to pop up. Lin Mo Is Unfilial was just the beginning of a big wave of exposure.

The next day, a new hashtag appeared: Lin Mo Is a Bully. It was clear that the person behind this had thought of the fact that Su Qixi and Qin Ke could be witnesses for her high school life. This trending topic showed a video of Lin Mo fighting after she graduated from junior high. It was an old video, so it was blurry. But it was still clear that the person in the video was Lin Mo.

She was only a 15-year-old girl, but she was completely different from the Lin Mo of today. Of course she was. She had just come out of a mission world and was full of a killer’s aura. Her moves were clean and quick. Her short hair looked impressive. She was cold and emotionless as she broke a person’s arm, which sent a chill down the viewers’ spines. Ten students lay on the ground, and she stood alone in the middle. Blood had splattered on her face, and she took a handkerchief from her bag and elegantly wiped it away. She then walked to one of them, put her foot on their face, and said, “If you ever stand in front of me again, I’ll break your neck.” Her voice was still that of a child, but her emotionless and flat tone sounded like a demon from hell, making everyone who heard it feel a sense of dread. The video stopped there, and the screen went black. Then two words in blood appeared: Justice! The blood flowed from the letters, as if the victim’s blood and grievances had nowhere to go. Ten minutes after the video was uploaded, the internet exploded.

The person who was always gentle, elegant, and likable was now revealed to be a cold-blooded monster in this video. Which side was the real her? When Lin Mo saw this video, her pupils shrank. The video confirmed one thing: the system was back.

“What’s wrong?” Su Qixi had just finished washing up. She came out, wiping her hair, as her phone on the vanity kept ringing. She saw Lin Mo sitting on the bed, frowning. Su Qixi’s heart sank, knowing something was wrong again. The previous trending topic hadn’t even been removed yet. What new one was there today? If it made Lin Mo frown, it must be hard to deal with.

Lin Mo looked at Su Qixi and opened her mouth, but a bitter smile appeared on her face. “It’s a bit of a problem.” But the problem wasn’t the trending topic; it was the person behind it.

Su Qixi was stunned. She quickly grabbed her phone and saw missed calls from Xiong Jingjing, Yimei’er, and Li Xinling. But Su Qixi ignored them. She was about to unlock her phone to check the trending topics, but Xiong Jingjing called again. Su Qixi glanced at Lin Mo and answered.

Xiong Jingjing’s voice was shaky. “Ask Lin Mo if that video is real!”

Su Qixi: “Video?” She looked at Lin Mo in confusion.

Lin Mo chuckled, stood up, and walked to the window. She saw that many reporters had secretly slipped into the neighborhood. Lin Mo licked her lips and said, “Xiaoxi, I might have to go abroad for a while.”

Su Qixi’s mind went blank. She stared at Lin Mo. “The new year is coming.”

Lin Mo stood up straight and looked back at her. Even at this moment, she smiled at Su Qixi in her gentle way. Her smiling eyes had a special calming effect, but there was also something Su Qixi couldn’t understand in them.

Lin Mo: “I know. This year, Sister Xiong will have to accompany you instead.”

Su Qixi put down the phone. On the other end, Xiong Jingjing was yelling, “What the hell! Listen to me! Don’t listen to her!” But Su Qixi didn’t hear her. She asked, “When are you coming back?”

Lin Mo thought for a moment. “Maybe soon, or it might take a while. The overseas market has just opened, and it needs some time to get on track.”

Su Qixi didn’t respond. She just stared at Lin Mo for a long time before picking up her phone and saying to Xiong Jingjing, “I haven’t seen the trending topic yet. I’ll check what’s going on.” She then hung up without listening to what Xiong Jingjing was saying.

Su Qixi, with a dry hair towel on her head, sat on the edge of the bed. Lin Mo sat by the window, looking outside. Su Qixi played the video again. She was shocked, but not very shocked. Lin Mo had fought people for her in high school. It wasn’t strange that she had a martial arts background in junior high.

Su Qixi looked up at Lin Mo and said with certainty, “You had a reason for doing that, didn’t you?”

Lin Mo nodded. Su Qixi said, “But you still don’t have evidence to prove it?”

Lin Mo nodded again. Su Qixi said, “It’s okay if there’s no evidence. I’ll go to your old junior high and find some. I don’t believe I can’t find the truth.”

Lin Mo: “Don’t you understand? This is only the second day, and there’s a second video. What about tomorrow? It’s hard enough to find evidence for one video. Can you find evidence for every video? Besides, some evidence might have been lost to time.”

Su Qixi’s hands clenched at her sides, and her voice trembled as she asked, “So the Lin Mo I know is going to escape to another country to avoid this? The Lin Mo I know isn’t like that.”

Lin Mo sighed, stood up, and walked to Su Qixi. She pointed at the video and said softly, “There was no surveillance camera in that spot.”

Su Qixi was stunned. She looked up at Lin Mo, confused. What did she mean?

Lin Mo smiled and patted Su Qixi’s head. “I’m leaving in two days. I’ll move out in a little while. Don’t contact me for now.”

Su Qixi immediately stood up and grabbed Lin Mo’s sleeve. “Lin Mo, what are you doing?”

Lin Mo said something Su Qixi didn’t understand. She told Su Qixi softly, “I’m waiting for your decision, Xiaoxi.”

Decision? Su Qixi didn’t know what decision she was talking about.

Lin Mo left without her luggage, only taking her important documents. As she said, on the third day, a new trending topic about Lin Mo appeared. But this time, it was aimed directly at Su Qixi.

Lin Mo’s Loan

A voice recording.

“You want to borrow so much money. You need collateral, right?”

“I know Su Qixi! Look, here’s a picture of us. We lived together for three years. I helped her. If I can’t pay it back, she will.”

This was the truth about how Lin Mo, a person with no money, was able to get a loan of over 4.8 million.