Chapter 22
As expected, Xiao Jingxi holding Xu Shuangrong’s hand stirred up the comments of live comments.
[Ahhhh finally holding hands!!]
[Marking this moment — the first time Xiao x Rong CP held hands off-screen!]
[And did anyone notice? Film Emperor Xiao called her “Shuangshuang”! Before it was always “Shuangrong,” but this time it’s “Shuangshuang”!]
Once CP fans posted the clips on Weibo supertopics, the XiaoRong CP tag quickly climbed onto the trending list.
#XiaoJingxiholdsXuShuangrong’shand#
#XiaoRongCPissugaroverload#
#RealCPsarethebesttoship#
XiaoRong CP fans spammed updates under the tag to push the heat higher, but awkwardly, the “Xie-Shen Donkey Killer” tag stubbornly stayed in the top three.
The XiaoRong tag only managed to sit outside the top five.
Unwilling to lose, Xiao x Rong fans clipped today’s date content into fan-edited videos:
[Xiao Jingxi × Xu Shuangrong] Sweetness all the way丨Lingering gazes丨Love is restraint
[XiaoRong CP] Shuangshuang, may I hold your hand?
Dating show cut丨Xiao x Rong CP is celestial-grade
After release, with fans boosting and reposting, their videos gained traction quickly.
But looking again at the viral “Xie-Shen Donkey Killer” video, the repost count had already passed 500k — an almost unreachable height.
Some extreme CP fans broke down and started lashing out.
[Smiling Celestial]: I’m telling you, Xie-Shen Donkey Killer’s paid bots are endless. Their CP supertopic only ranks third, usually no fans in sight, then suddenly they spike like crazy? You think we’re idiots?
[Mint Blue]: First she tried to latch onto Film Emperor Xiao, now that he ignores her she pulls the same trick with Mr. Shen. Sis, can’t you behave? Will you die if you don’t market yourself?
[Snow of Xiaoshan]: You guys are starving, you’ll ship literally anything.
This wave of fire instantly flooded the Donkey Killer tag square.
But the counterattack came just as fast and fierce.
[Lil Bastard]: Lol. I don’t recall Xie-Shen Donkey Killer ever mentioning those two. What exactly are certain fans breaking down over?
[Total Doofus]: So what, regular viewers can’t ship CPs now? I saw a fan video, liked it, came to Weibo for more — suddenly I’m a paid bot? You paying me a salary?
[Digga]: Thanks for the reminder, I’ll go follow the Donkey Killer supertopic now.
[Not in This Barbershop]: LMAO. You copied their fan-edits, yours didn’t blow up, and now you’re salty.
[Creative Troll]: I was watching Xiao x Rong CP on the subway, and the person behind me reached over and swiped it away.
…
Not only did XiaoRong fans fail to overpower Donkey Killer, they actually drove bystanders to go follow the Donkey Killer supertopic.
Within moments, Donkey Killer surpassed Xing x Cheng CP to become second, hot on the heels of Xiao x Rong’s top spot.
Meanwhile, the official supertopic of Human Love Observation Room also saw a flood of new content.
Many fans in Hai City had run into the cast today, snapping candid shots and uploading them.
That’s when the incident happened.
Xie Mi arrived at the next date location with Shen Yanqing in the production van. Just as she stepped out — a raw egg came flying.
She quickly crouched down to tie her shoelaces.
Smack!
The egg splattered on the unsuspecting assistant director’s face.
It was rotten.
He gagged from the stench, eyes rolling back, then vomited on the spot.
“Slut Xie, get out of the show!”
“Trash who only clings to the rich!”
“Whore! Stay away from Mr. Shen!”
Their car had already been surrounded by a mob of antis.
All wearing black masks, carrying rotten eggs and wilted cabbages — clearly lying in wait.
“Well, well!”
Far from panicking, Xie Mi leisurely joked to Shen Yanqing, “Didn’t know you had this many fans.”
Shen Yanqing gave a half-smile, pointedly, “Pretty sure they’re not mine.”
She looked up at him, just as he looked back.
As expected, they were thinking the same thing.
“Security! Where’s the security! Stop them!” the assistant director shouted furiously.
Before security could act, the mob suddenly rushed in, snatched the cameras, and smashed them to pieces.
Equipment worth hundreds of thousands reduced to junk. After smashing, they bolted, leaving behind one last threat, “If Xie Mi doesn’t quit, you won’t film either!”
The assistant director stood stunned for a few seconds, then burst into tears, “F*** your mothers! This is a damn sin! Waaah—”
He had said he didn’t want to work with this group, but Director Niu forced him. F***ing idiot!
As he cried, a pack of tissues suddenly appeared before him.
Xie Mi handed it over.
“Why cry? Tears of joy?”
Assistant director: “???”
What the hell are you talking about?
The equipment’s smashed, clothes are ruined, everything’s gone to hell, the shoot is finished!
“Pack up. Time to level up.” She tossed the tissues at him and got back in the van.
Still baffled, he then saw Shen Yanqing walk over.
“Teacher Xie means…” Shen laid a hand on his shoulder, a strange curve at his lips.
“You’re about to hit the ratings peak.”
#Xie-ShenDonkeyKillerbrokeup#
#ShenYanqing’sfansattackXieMi#
#Xie-ShenDonkeyKillerlivestreamcut#
With the sudden interruption of the livestream, news of Xie Mi being ambushed by antis rocketed to the top of trending, knocking off all CP tags.
[I’m just tired]: Shen’s fans are too crazy, they even smashed cameras. Does this mean the show can’t go on?
[Didn’t provoke anyone]: I was in the livestream the whole time, scared half to death. At first I thought it was staged, but the longer it went, the realer it looked.
[Oops My Bad]: If Shen’s fans hate Xie Mi this much, how can you still ship them? I sure can’t.
[Can’t Out-Curse Them]: Stop already. Both sides’ toxic fans are ripping each other apart, it’s ugly. This CP is over.
[Hate Dumb Dogs]: Is the show even continuing? If not, I’m going to watch Xiao x Rong.
[Only You Got a Mouth]: Guys, it’s back on! Hurry!
Viewers rushed back into the livestream — only to find the quality had dropped drastically.
The audio was messy, the picture grainy — clearly not professional gear anymore.
[Wait, are you filming on a landline?]
[Respect, they’re shooting on phones after cameras got smashed — very dedicated, but wow the quality is bad]
[Sigh, I was already losing the ship, now with this potato quality, I’m tempted to switch to the other CP]
“Don’t worry.”
On screen, Xie Mi suddenly addressed the camera.
She lounged lazily in her seat, Shen Yanqing beside her, relaxed and smirking.
The phone’s blurry lens and lack of lighting only made them look even more like a chaotic bad-boy/bad-girl duo.
“Tired of sweet idol romance yet? How about a new genre?”
Resting her chin on her hand, she narrowed her eyes in a mischievous smile.
“How about a revenge drama?”
