When it came to the last sentence, Ruan Xingyao was so furious that she slammed her fist down on the coffee table.
The live chat was already in chaos.
【Oh my god! Is this real?】
【If I understood correctly, Gu Yulin wanted to replace Cheng Che as the male lead, so he deliberately used a real bomb to kill a meritorious service dog?】
【The one above didn’t misunderstand, but I don’t get it. If that’s the case, then what does this have to do with Cheng Che?】
Ruan Xingyao saw this comment.
She let out a cold snort and said: “That was how the script was arranged. The bomb was supposed to explode only after the Hei Lang ran far away.”
“But since Gu Yulin had already thought of replacing him, and with Gu Tangzhou covering for him, how could he possibly stick strictly to the script’s timing?”
From Hei Lang’s memory, it had only just run to Cheng Che’s side, holding the bomb in its mouth, when the bomb went off early.
Hei Lang was blown to pieces, and Cheng Che, who was right beside it, was caught in the blast—his head was injured, leaving him disfigured and unconscious on the spot.
【Oh my god! I can’t believe this is real! So can anyone tell me what Cheng Che’s condition is now?】
【Where are Cheng Che’s fans? Can’t anyone contact his company and find out what’s really going on?】
【Why hasn’t there been a single piece of news until now?】
【I still refuse to believe this is true! How could there not be even the slightest leak?】
【The one above is right, this all feels like something the streamer Starry made up.】
【I don’t care whether it’s real or made up, I just want to know—is Cheng Che still alive?】
【Streamer Starry, if you know more, please tell us everything!】
Ruan Xingyao crushed the soda can in her hand, her gaze falling on her knuckles that had turned pale from the pressure.
She stayed silent for dozens of seconds before finally lifting her eyelids and looking back into the camera.
She said: “To make sure this replacement scene was filmed without anyone knowing, Gu Tangzhou carried out the shoot in secret. Other than Cheng Che and Hei Lang, only Gu Tangzhou and his assistant were present. All the other staff members had been given leave by Gu Tangzhou. As for Gu Yulin, during those two days, he very publicly attended events in another city, giving him the perfect alibi.”
Someone in the live chat raised a question.
【But in this day and age, when everyone can record with their phones, it’s impossible that no one caught anything on camera, right?】
No matter how closed-off a film crew is, there are always people sneaking in.
Behind-the-scenes shots from sets being leaked are countless.
Ruan Xingyao said: “Exactly. That’s why this scene wasn’t filmed according to the schedule on the call sheet. Instead, it was shot in secret, late at night, when no one knew.”
【That still doesn’t make sense. If that’s the case, then how did the dog even get to the filming site?】
Ruan Xingyao: “Well, that’s something you’ll have to ask “Desimu”’s cousin, Gu Yulin’s fan—Miaomiao. Why did she hate a dog so much that she offered advice to a scumbag who only saw her as a plaything, just to blow up Hei Lang and drive Cheng Che away, killing two birds with one stone?”
As she said this, Ruan Xingyao had already initiated a forced PK, forcing a live connection with Miaomiao.
That ID had already been lingering in Ruan Xingyao’s livestream chat.
Ruan Xingyao had long prepared to bring her on.
She wanted to ask on Hei Lang’s behalf—why did she treat it like this?
Miaomiao had been watching the livestream all along.
She never expected to be forcibly connected.
Her face instantly turned pale, her eyes flustered and uneasy.
Within seconds, she screamed and threw her phone aside.
Ruan Xingyao’s voice drifted through the stream, chilling and calm: “Miaomiao, pick up the phone and have a good talk with me. Otherwise, I’ll make sure the police find you and let you have this conversation at the station.”
After saying that, Ruan Xingyao didn’t pressure her further.
She leaned back into the sofa, her expression unusually relaxed.
She even turned to Ruan Xingzhuo and said: “Little brother, I want some watermelon. Could you cut me some?”
Although Ruan Xingzhuo had already prepared some fruit earlier—including watermelon—he still got up and went to the kitchen to cut two fresh portions.
Soon, Ruan Xingzhuo returned.
He handed one portion to Ruan Xingyao and another to You Huan.
You Huan looked up at Ruan Xingzhuo, her eyes sparkling like little stars as they lingered on him.
Ruan Xingzhu gave a small cough, sat back down on the sofa, and pretended not to notice anything.
Ruan Xingyao cradled her bowl of watermelon, speared a piece with a little fork, brought it to her lips, and bit into it slowly.
Her gaze flicked between You Huan and Ruan Xingzhuo, her eyes full of amusement.
After eating four pieces in a row, Ruan Xingyao set down the bowl.
She leaned closer to the camera again and said to Miaomiao: “Still not going to talk? Since you seem so eager to visit the police station, I’ll gladly help you out.”
“Wait! Don’t call the police!”
Miaomiao finally picked up her phone again, panicked and trembling as she turned the camera on herself.
“Don’t call the police! I’m begging you!” She was truly terrified, tears streaming down her face as she pleaded into the camera.
But her gaze kept shifting away.
From her angle, it was clear she only dared look at Ruan Xingyao on the screen, not at “Desimu”, who was still connected to the livestream at the same time.
Ruan Xingyao looked at Miaomiao with a mocking gaze and said, “Do you want me to say it, or will you say it yourself—why did you want to blow up Hei Lang?”
Miaomiao’s lips trembled uncontrollably, stammering, “I… I…”
Ruan Xingyao didn’t want to waste time with her.
She said, “Fine, since it’s so hard for you to speak, I’ll just say it myself.”
“No!” Miaomiao cried out in a panic, trying desperately to stop her—but she couldn’t.
Ruan Xingyao said: “Because that scumbag Gu Yulin told you that as long as he could play the male lead in this show, he would marry you, right?”
Miaomiao’s face turned even paler.
“N-no… no!” she stammered in a flustered rush.
But this was happening live.
The livestream already had countless Gu Yulin fans watching.
They had followed her before because she was a major fan who could provide them with the latest updates on Gu Yulin.
And since she was the least attractive among his core fans, Gu Yulin’s fandom had always felt assured leaving her in that position.
But now that it was being exposed that Gu Yulin had said such things to her, she would be torn apart.
Although Ruan Xingyao hadn’t been in this world for long, after experiencing Ji Chengyuan’s livestream incident, she had already come to understand the dynamics between male celebrities and their fans.
In a situation like Miaomiao’s, she knew exactly what Miaomiao was most afraid of.
So, Ruan Xingyao pressed harder step by step.
She leaned closer toward the camera again, smiling as she looked into it.
— The end of the Chapter–
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