Chapter 12
The live comments went silent for a few seconds.
[Do you even hear yourself talking?]
[The world’s upside down!]
[Hahahahahaha I’m dying of laughter]
Ruan Feng was thrown off. After a pause, he said, “Looks like I’m old—I can’t understand young people’s jokes anymore.”
Xie Mi, ever smooth, replied, “Not old. If you want to spar with me, you’re still too green for that.”
Ruan Feng: “?”
Someone couldn’t hold back their laughter.
Xu Shuangrong hurried to defend him. “Xie Mi, what are you saying? This is a senior, show some respect.”
Xie Mi shot back fluently, “So you think he’s old too?”
Xu Shuangrong choked up.
[What a sharp tongue, I like it]
[Shuangrong was kindly trying to smooth things over, but she not only refused the goodwill, she bit back—no wonder I hate Xie Mi]
[No matter what, you can’t disrespect a senior like that. Tasteless.]
[Wait a sec, wasn’t it Ruan Feng who threw shade at Xie Mi first? Clapping back isn’t wrong.]
[He called her rude because she is rude, and her clapback only proves it further. Some people can’t face their flaws and only find excuses, lol.]
“Unreasonable.”
Ruan Feng shook his head in disappointment. “If no one ever taught you to respect your seniors, then I will. Xie Mi, apologize now.”
Xie Mi didn’t move, just looked at him with leisurely calm.
Ruan Feng hardened his face. “If you don’t apologize, then I’m done. I won’t continue recording this show.”
Director Niu, who had been enjoying the show, panicked. There were still so many parts left to film, this couldn’t be delayed!
“Teacher Xie, maybe you should…”
“Yes, Xie Mi.” Xu Shuangrong also tugged on her hand, trying to persuade.
“Just apologize to Senior Ruan. If we keep stalling, it’s not only our time being wasted, but all the staff’s too. You don’t want everyone to work overtime because of you, right?”
“Yes, Senior Ruan.”
Xie Mi immediately flipped the script. “Shuangrong’s right. Senior Ruan, you’ve been paid to be on this show. Now you’re throwing a tantrum and refusing to film—not only are you wasting our time, but also the entire staff’s. Surely you don’t want everyone working overtime because of you?”
Xu Shuangrong: “???”
The comments suddenly shifted.
[Wait, true. Stars get paid to be on shows—it’s work. Refusing to film suddenly is diva behavior.]
[How is that diva behavior? Didn’t you hear him say he’s teaching her respect? As a senior, he’s looking out for the juniors. You’re really going to attack him for that?]
[What teaching? He was clearly using the whole crew to pressure Xie Mi into apologizing. Sugarcoating it doesn’t change the fact.]
[Damn, this comments is unbearable. So many paid Xie Mi defenders. How much are you paid per comment? Let me in too.]
[Why so defensive, sis?]
“Director Niu, I’m done with this show!”
Ruan Feng’s face was dark. “I only came here for your sake, but some people here are utterly shameless. I can’t cooperate. I’ll return the appearance fee, find someone else.”
Director Niu panicked.
Hey no, this isn’t just about money! There’s a contract—this is breach!
But before anyone could react, Xie Mi stepped on the hem of Ruan Feng’s pants.
Swish—His pants fell, revealing bright red thermal underwear.
Tight fit, no less.
“Senior Ruan, zodiac year, huh?”
Her gaze flicked downward before her lips curled. “Small, but very cute.”
Hiss—
The whole room sucked in a breath.
“Xie Mi!!” Ruan Feng completely lost it, furious. “What the hell are you trying to do!!”
“Just reminiscing.”
Xie Mi smiled as she blocked his way. “From the moment you came in, you’ve been targeting me. So I thought back—when did I offend you?”
“Was it… during that drama we filmed, when you insisted on coming to my room late at night for a private rehearsal, but I slapped you and kicked you out?”
“No, because right after, you immediately spread articles saying I was a diva who disrespected seniors. That was your revenge already.”
“Or was it… when you secretly added a kissing scene with a young actress, then deliberately NG’d multiple times to grope her, and when I found out you threatened her to keep quiet?”
“No, that can’t be it either, because you immediately threatened me too—said if I dared to expose you, you’d ruin me, that you had a hundred ways to destroy me.”
“So strange… just how did I offend you?”
Xie Mi pretended to ponder, then arched her brows and smiled sweetly. “Why don’t you tell me yourself, senior?”
The room fell into dead silence. No one dared speak.
Ruan Feng’s breathing grew rapid, pupils trembling. But he had seen big scenes before, so he forced himself calm. “Malicious slander. You’ll be hearing from my lawyer.”
[Xie Mi’s insane!!!]
[Holy shit, scared me—I almost believed her. But Ruan Feng’s so calm, must be lies.]
[Ruan Feng’s famous for his loving-husband image, no way he harassed juniors. Come on, at least make your lies believable.]
“But I have evidence.”
Ruan Feng froze.
Xie Mi pulled out her phone. “That night I accidentally recorded your conversation with that actress. The content is explosive. Why don’t I play it for everyone…”
“Enough!”
Ruan Feng lunged forward, smashing her phone to pieces. “Don’t you fucking spout nonsense!!”
His face was full of rage—but behind his eyes, a flicker of satisfaction at having destroyed the evidence.
Yet everyone else’s eyes on him had changed.
Shock, doubt, disgust.
He froze, then realized, and hurried to explain: “I just didn’t want her to keep slandering me, so I stopped her…”
“No need to smash a phone for that.” Xie Mi crossed her arms, tilting her head with an infuriating look. “Unless you’re guilty?”
Everyone in the industry was shrewd. Netizens even more so—modern-day Sherlocks. No one here was stupid.
It wasn’t hard to guess what smashing that phone meant.
Unbelievable as it was…
Maybe Xie Mi was telling the truth.
[Holy shit!!]
[Smashing the phone is pure guilt! Solid proof!]
[Can’t believe Ruan Feng’s really like this. That ‘loving husband’ persona was fake? I’m gonna puke]
[The way he smashed it, clearly panicked! Cunning old creep!]
[Now thinking back, him targeting Xie Mi from the start was just pressure. So gross.]
[This proves looks can be deceiving. In this industry, personas are only half real.]
[So half of Xie Mi’s “scandals” were thanks to him? Maybe she’s not that bad after all.]
[I believe Xie Mi on this one! Trash like him should be banned forever!!!]
