Chapter 238
The production team’s sudden public response instantly pushed Xiao Jingxi into the eye of the storm, confirming that everything he’d said earlier was just an excuse.
To be fair, the production team was really suffering too.
Back when the Xiao x Rong CP (Xiao Jingxi × Xu Shuangrong couple pairing) was being aggressively marketed, they did benefit from the hype. But ever since the CP publicly fell apart during the dating reality show, the production team had been constantly bombarded by angry CP fans.
All because of that one line Xiao Jingxi said during the fallout:
“We did it to promote the drama.”
Naturally, the CP fans turned their sense of betrayal toward the production team. And while the production wanted to fight back, they didn’t dare speak out—after all, Xiao Jingxi still had considerable status in the industry. Offending him openly would make future collaborations difficult.
But they never imagined that this time, Xiao Jingxi would try to throw them under the bus.
Seeing his reputation now in freefall, the production team decided to take the gamble. They jumped in, clarified the situation, and slammed him with full force—payback, with interest.
#Official Qian Fan Statement
#Xiao Jingxi Fails To Pass The Buck
Weibo exploded again. Xiao Jingxi became a public punching bag. Despite his fans’ desperate attempts to control the comments, his Weibo was flooded with hate, insults popping up faster than they could be deleted.
In the live stream, Xie Mi glanced at the new wave of Weibo posts and smiled.
“Oh my, the production just issued a statement. They said the CP marketing was purely your personal decision. Had nothing to do with them.”
Xiao Jingxi’s expression changed dramatically.
“Are you still planning to deny it?” Xie Mi raised an eyebrow. “Or are you busy trying to think of someone else to blame?”
Xiao Jingxi’s molars were nearly ground to dust. His glare toward Xie Mi was venomous—if looks could kill, she’d have been cut into a thousand pieces.
He never thought this matter would be dragged into the open—or rather, he never believed it was that serious. After all, CP marketing was business-as-usual in the entertainment industry.
But now, under Xie Mi’s relentless attack, it was being twisted into some kind of unforgivable crime.
What’s worse, her twisted logic had completely boxed him in. He didn’t even know how to refute it anymore.
“Fine. I admit it. We did have other motives behind the CP marketing.”
Xiao Jingxi’s face was stiff, each word squeezed through clenched teeth.
“It was to make Xu Shuangrong famous.”
Xu Shuangrong’s face finally cracked.
“…What?”
“When I was working with her on Qianfan, she was still a newcomer. She knew she lacked experience. On set, she always greeted everyone respectfully as ‘teacher’, arrived earliest, left latest, gave her all—even doing dangerous scenes herself. At night, she didn’t want to disturb others in the hotel, so she sat in the lobby memorizing lines until midnight…”
“As a senior in the industry, seeing a junior so devoted to her craft, I felt compassion for her. So I decided to help her—and I suggested the CP marketing.”
“Everyone knows, before this, I had zero dating scandals. I gained nothing from this CP—if anything, it alienated my fans. So it didn’t benefit me at all.”
“I did it purely to help her.”
“And she really did benefit—became a top rising star, gained over 10 million followers on Weibo, joined the A-list, had a flood of acting offers…”
“Later, on the variety show, I suggested ending the CP because I felt her career was stable enough.”
“But I never expected—I helped the wrong person.”
Then, Xiao Jingxi’s tone changed sharply as he turned to glare at Xu Shuangrong.
“I thought she was a pure, passionate actress. But I discovered she was not at all what I thought!”
“That’s why, at the end of last season, I suddenly changed my attitude toward her—because I realized I’d been deceived!”
“Had I known, I would never have helped her!”
Xu Shuangrong could no longer keep up her calm facade.
“…?”
She always knew Xiao Jingxi wasn’t a good person—but she hadn’t expected him to stoop this low.
To save himself, he threw her to the wolves without hesitation?
Thankfully, her acting was sharp. The moment Xiao Jingxi began talking, she had already let her eyes start welling with tears.
Now, her tears were flowing freely.
“Jingxi, what are you talking about?”
“You were the one who came to me with the CP idea. Before that, you always took care of me on set. That’s why I trusted you.”
“I knew this was too good to be true. But because it was you, I didn’t hesitate to agree.”
“Later, walking with you by the river, spending birthdays together, visiting your filming locations—all of it made me genuinely happy.”
“Sometimes I even forgot we were just acting. I got caught up in the feelings. Maybe it was my genuine emotions that misled the CP fans. If so, I apologize.”
“But you can’t just shift all the blame onto me now—saying I deceived you!”
“You came up with all of this. How exactly did I deceive you?!”
Her voice grew increasingly emotional, sobs and shaky breaths breaking through her words.
Xiao Jingxi’s mind went completely blank—his head buzzing.
“Still pretending? If it weren’t for how well you acted back then, I wouldn’t have pitied you, wouldn’t have agreed to the CP, wouldn’t have—wouldn’t have gotten involved with Xie—”
He abruptly cut himself off.
But Xu Shuangrong pounced on the slip.
“Xie? Xie what?”
“Now that you mention it, there’s something I’ve always been suspicious about. When that photo of you and Teacher Xie surfaced, you immediately claimed it was photoshopped. But I looked closely—it didn’t look fake at all!”
“Since that day, I started doubting your relationship with Teacher Xie. But you dismissed the rumors like they were nonsense, so I thought I was just overthinking it.”
“Then, the night Teacher Xie was stabbed and ended up in the hospital—it trended the next day. And I heard you took a sudden leave from the drama set. Where did you go that day? Was it really just a coincidence?”
Xiao Jingxi’s face went rigid.
“You’re spouting nonsense!”
“I’m not! I just want to know the truth!”
Xu Shuangrong screamed, completely losing control. Then she covered her face and sobbed uncontrollably.
“Jingxi, I really did like you! Can’t you at least tell me the truth?”
She cried like her heart was breaking.
Everyone on set was completely stunned, faces full of disbelief.
All eyes turned toward Xie Mi and Xiao Jingxi, realizing they’d just witnessed a massive revelation.
Liu Woxing lowered his eyes, sighing softly.
“Tch.”
So it was coming out after all.
Xie Mi scratched her head in exasperation, already feeling secondhand embarrassment.
This… was the biggest skeleton in her closet—something she had absolutely not intended to bring up.
But Xiao Jingxi just had to poke at Xu Shuangrong.
Well, now he was screwed.
Xu Shuangrong had chosen to burn the whole thing down with her.
