"I was just kidding with you," Jiang Shuiyun said, having gotten herself into this mess and now having to coax her back. She leaned closer to Yi Jinbai, hugged her, and gently shook her. "Good Jinbai, how could I ever get tired of looking at you? Just send it to me. I want to change my screensaver, profile picture, and phone case to your photo, then print out several huge prints, frame them, and hang them all over our house, filling every room, so I can look at them every day, for the rest of my life."
Listening to Jiang Shuiyun's description, Yi Jinbai imagined the scene and couldn't help but shudder. He was both annoyed and amused. "No, I'm afraid I'll have nightmares about seeing myself in the night."
"Then hang mine."
Jiang Shuiyun nodded, being very easy to talk to.
"No one's will do!" Yi Jinbai really didn't know what Jiang Shuiyun was thinking all day long. How could anyone come up with such an idea? She couldn't help but cup Jiang Shuiyun's face in her hands, "Forget this idea completely from your mind."
Jiang Shuiyun's face was cupped and rubbed by Yi Jinbai. Her usually aloof and cold face suddenly became somewhat cute. Yi Jinbai, who was originally emphasizing things to Jiang Shuiyun in a serious manner, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Jiang Shuiyun looked at Yi Jinbai with a helpless yet indulgent expression. Yi Jinbai was laughing uncontrollably, making herself laugh. She couldn't help but pinch her cheek. "That's too much."
Finally home. A room was prepared, and the guzheng given to him by Jiang's parents was moved in. Yi Jinbai happily went in to test the sound. This kind of rare treasure, if it weren't for the need to be reserved in the Jiang family's old house, Yi Jinbai would have wanted to hold it and never let go.
Seeing how much Yi Jinbai liked it, Jiang Shuiyun let her be, and also asked someone to keep an eye out for musical instruments like this guzheng, and if they did, to buy it.
After giving these instructions, Jiang Shuiyun went to the study. Although she was on vacation at home, there were still some things she needed to handle, such as providing remote guidance and reviewing some important documents online. However, these were not tiring and she could finish them quickly.
After finishing work, Jiang Shuiyun looked at her phone. Yi Jinbai still hadn't agreed to send her the photos because he was still worried that Jiang Shuiyun would actually put the idea of hanging the photos all over the house into practice.
It's okay, even if Yi Jinbai didn't send it, I can find it myself.
I browsed through some photos of Yi Jinbai online. She has a lot of songs, but very few photos. She doesn't even appear in the music videos. Her public social media accounts are mostly about her songs, with no selfies at all.
It was truly too low-key. Among the few photos that could be found, Jiang Shuiyun compared them over and over, and none of them looked as good as Yi Jinbai in person.
Dissatisfied, Jiang Shuiyun prepared to send a message to Yi Jinbai, determined to get the photos no matter what.
"Login expired? This thing can expire?"
Jiang Shuiyun glanced at her login screen in confusion and had no choice but to log in again.
As soon as she successfully logged in, a series of message notifications rang out. Jiang Shuiyun realized that it was no wonder her phone had been so quiet these past few days, with not a single message.
After the messages finished ringing, Jiang Shuiyun glanced at them and saw that Yi Jinbai had sent her hundreds of messages, all of which were unread.
Raising an eyebrow, Jiang Shuiyun clicked on the link. It mainly contained music clips that Yi Jinbai had sent her, and they were all pleasant to listen to.
Scrolling up, I saw that on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Yi Jinbai sent me two photos. One was of the two of them kissing behind roses on New Year's Eve. The other was of a big heart in the snow in the yard, with two human figures holding hands inside. I could tell at a glance that it was the heart I left behind that morning. One of them was me, and the other was definitely Yi Jinbai.
Open and save.
A smile unconsciously appeared on Jiang Shuiyun's face as she listened to the clips Yi Jinbai sent her one by one. Many of them could be heard in Yi Jinbai's already released songs. Jiang Shuiyun, who had listened to all of Yi Jinbai's songs, could of course recognize them.
After reading these messages, Jiang Shuiyun changed her profile picture to a photo of the two of them in the snow. Although it wasn't Yi Jinbai's picture, it was still okay.
After changing her profile picture, Jiang Shuiyun casually checked out Yi Jinbai's songs on the music app.
Yi Jinbai is considered one of the best new singers this year, and his released songs are very popular, especially his first song and the theme song for the TV series. Jiang Shuiyun listened to them and also swiped to see what the listeners thought of the songs.
The top comment with the most likes was Shen Xian's, which looked very professional. Jiang Shuiyun glanced at it, clicked on the next song, and the first comment she saw was still Shen Xian's.
Basically, every song was like this. Jiang Shuiyun rested her chin on her hand, perhaps Shen Xian was helping Yi Jinbai promote his work, and she wanted to be a magnanimous person.
Thinking this, Jiang Shuiyun clicked on Yi Jinbai's newly released song "First". The song had just been released on the platform, but its popularity had already begun to rise. Clicking on the comments, she saw Shen Xian's review, which was from just a few hours ago. However, this time it was different from the past; there was no long review, only two words.
Congratulations.
Jiang Shuiyun felt a bit naive, because looking at Shen Xian's comment, she actually felt a sense of victory.
Shaking her head, Jiang Shuiyun banished this inexplicable thought from her mind and continued reading, her brows furrowing more and more as she read.
Few people paid attention to the song itself; most of the comments were about their relationship with Yi Jinbai, and some people said unpleasant things.
Amidst the immense popularity, many people feel that they don't need to take responsibility for what they say online, and they utter all sorts of sarcastic and mean remarks without caring at all about how the person being criticized feels.
Since Jiang Shuiyun made it public, she hasn't looked at those comments and discussions, but now we can already get a glimpse of them in the comments on Yi Jinbai's songs.
Jiang Shuiyun opened her platform account and looked at the only message she had ever posted. There were all sorts of replies. At first, there were a lot of congratulations and blessings, but in the past two days, as the popularity of the message grew, many negative comments began to appear.
Jiang Shuiyun clicked on the trending topics again, and her brows furrowed even more upon seeing them.
Yi Jinbai's new song trended on social media, but when people clicked in, the discussion wasn't about the song, but about the person. Some even dug up all sorts of clues and dared to distort the facts with pictures, claiming with certainty that Yi Jinbai was cheating on multiple women. As for these multiple women, Jiang Shuiyun couldn't help but press her temples.
This person, for reasons unknown, screenshotted Shen Xian's recommendations and comments about Yi Jinbai, claiming their relationship was more than just friendship. They posted photos of Yi Jinbai and Fei Yan from their university days, as well as photos of them having dinner together, insisting they were a couple. They even made a big deal out of a blurry photo of Shen Yunyi talking to Yi Jinbai downstairs at his company. Basically, anyone photographed with Yi Jinbai and who had any interaction with him was dragged into the mix. What's even more outrageous is that they dragged Gao Zhouzhou into it, even shamelessly claiming that Gao Zhouzhou and Yi Jinbai were in a relationship between two Omegas.
Jiang Shuiyun called Lei Yu to the study and showed him the contents of the computer screen, saying, "Spreading rumors carries legal consequences, right?"
Lei Yu was also terrified. "Professor, do you want to take this person to court, or do you want all this information to disappear from the internet completely? Because Ms. Yi is also a public figure, there is too much information, and it is somewhat messy and difficult to handle. We can't just delete everything related to Ms. Yi."
Lei Yu is right. Jiang Shuiyun switched accounts and clicked into the homepage of the person who posted the message. It was easy to see that this was a professional gossip marketing account.
Jiang Shuiyun's fingers flew across the keyboard. Now, all she had to do was press the delete key to remove all the online posts related to Yi Jinbai. "I'll delete all of this now. This guy has spread rumors about many celebrities. He needs to know that spreading rumors comes at a price. Also, don't drag Jinbai into this."
“Professor, wait a minute. These things can be done, but even if we delete these rumors, many people will still bring them up again, and it may even worsen their misunderstanding of Miss Yi.”
Lei Yu was a little worried.
"So what should we do? Deny it?"
Jiang Shuiyun pinched her brow, looking somewhat tired.
"This is an entertainment industry matter, let's leave it to a professional public relations team. I'll contact Xu Xu, she should have a solution."
Lei Yu didn't know much about these things either, so he had to leave it to Xu Xu.
That's all we can do for now. Jiang Shuiyun withdrew her hand. "Ask Xu Xu when this can be resolved."
Lei Yu didn't delay and immediately called Xu Xu to explain the situation, then waited for Xu Xu's reply.
As an all-around assistant, Xu Xu was extremely busy, but he still had some understanding of the situation. He quickly replied, "Professor, no one will listen to a simple explanation in this situation. Please don't worry. I'll deal with some of these troublemaking marketing accounts and handle the online trolls first, and then guide the public opinion to temporarily control the situation. I also saw that you and Ms. Yi have an event related to the game Star Wars. I will add an interview for you at this event. No special explanation is needed. After I learn more about it, I will send the written article to you and Ms. Yi. That should be about it. After all, we have nothing to hide. Please don't act impulsively now."
Xu Xu's words made a lot of sense, and Jiang Shuiyun knew that Xu Xu was more professional in this kind of thing. She agreed and didn't say much. She probably just needed to make Jin Bai suffer a little for the next few days and ask her to try not to go online.
Thinking this, Jiang Shuiyun glanced at the time; several hours had passed, and it was almost noon.
"Don't tell Jinbai about this, she'll be unhappy if she hears it."
Jiang Shuiyun got up, preparing to go to the music room to call Yi Jinbai to have dinner together.
Lei Yu agreed. They certainly wouldn't go out and say anything Jiang Shuiyun didn't want them to, but the problem now was that it had spread too widely online and might have already reached Yi Jinbai's ears.
Jiang Shuiyun was also worried, so she quickened her pace as she headed to the music room after leaving the house.
Pushing open the door to the music room, Jiang Shuiyun didn't see Yi Jinbai playing the guzheng. She only saw Yi Jinbai holding a phone in one hand. Hearing the door open and enter, she hurriedly wiped her reddened eyes and looked up.
Yi Jinbai didn't know, but Jiang Shuiyun did. Yi Jinbai's eyes were clear and bright, especially after she had cried, when there was a clear layer of watery light in them, which she couldn't hide no matter how hard she tried.
Jiang Shuiyun walked over and hugged Yi Jinbai, gently patting her back. "Trust me, I will definitely handle this."
Yi Jinbai hugged Jiang Shuiyun's waist, glanced at the so-called sadomasochistic stories behind the songs on his phone, and was completely baffled. How should he solve this?
A note from the author:
While writing, I drifted off and suddenly thought of an interesting point: the difference in how Jiang Shuiyun and Yi Jinbai viewed the same issue.
Yi Jinbai noticed that Jiang Shuiyun wasn't wearing shoes.
Jiang Shuiyun: You're not even wearing shoes? Are your feet made of iron?
Yi Jinbai: When you go to see someone you like, there's no time to put on your shoes.
Jiang Shuiyun returned to City A from the base without saying goodbye to see Yi Jinbai.
Jiang Shuiyun: It's a bit foolish of him to ask for leave overnight and rush back without saying a word.
Yi Jinbai: You appeared like a god when I prayed, standing in the wind and snow to protect me and give me a peaceful sleep.
Chapter 79
Xu Xu acted very quickly. By the time Jiang Shuiyun checked again that evening, the public opinion had already shifted significantly. It's true that a professional's actions speak volumes; this was much better than Jiang Shuiyun's method of deleting and suppressing everything.
With that in mind, Jiang Shuiyun casually mentioned to Yi Jinbai during dinner that evening that she was going to participate in the "Star Wars" event.
The new season is about to begin, and the event will start in three days. This new version is the world's first to launch a holographic mode, which alone has driven gamers around the world crazy. The number of downloads in just the past few days has reached an unprecedented level, and the anticipation has reached its peak.
Although the first and largest-scale application of holographic technology was in games, many old-fashioned people pointed fingers at them and criticized them for wasting their lives on frivolous pursuits, repeating the mistakes of gunpowder, and having learned from past failures. But no one paid any attention. They didn't seem to realize that if they could think of something, wouldn't others? It was a military secret; who would openly reveal it?
"Jinbai, we're going to the Star Wars event in three days. It seems like they've added an interview, the kind with a written script."
Jiang Shuiyun didn't want Yi Jinbai to see those messy things online, so she couldn't say that she had arranged this interview herself; she could only say that the organizers made a last-minute change.
"Okay, it doesn't matter."
Yi Jinbai didn't understand anything and nodded. It was normal for events to include interviews.
"Okay, let's set off the day after tomorrow. We'll spend a couple more days there; we haven't had time to explore before."
Jiang Shuiyun felt relieved and made a suggestion.
"I'm fine with anything, nothing's urgent." Yi Jinbai's only activity was recording songs, but there was no rush.
"Okay, I'm going out tomorrow to attend a banquet. Do you want to come with me?"
These were all invitations that Xu Xu had selected on her behalf, and they were necessary, so she couldn't refuse.
Yi Jinbai paused with his chopsticks. "I'm not going. You guys probably all have something to discuss, right? What would I do there?"
"Actually, there's nothing important usually, but it's also quite boring. Okay, then you can stay home tomorrow and I'll bring you something delicious when I get back."
Jiang Shuiyun ruffled Yi Jinbai's hair. In fact, these banquets are all held under various pretexts, where people pretend to be polite, then gather in small groups to drink tea and chat. It's better for Yi Jinbai not to go.
Yi Jinbai smiled and nodded. Although she always felt that Jiang Shuiyun sometimes treated her like a child, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
The next morning, Jiang Shuiyun had breakfast with Yi Jinbai and then set off. Sitting in the car, Lei Yu took Xu Xu's place and explained to her who the main people going that day were and what the complicated relationships behind them were, so that she would be well aware of the situation.
Jiang Shuiyun listened with her eyes closed. These things were basically useless to her, because she wouldn't stay there for long and couldn't say much to anyone. But it was still good to know yourself and your enemy, just in case.
It was a manor in the suburbs, with a unique style and looking quite old. There were greeters waiting at the entrance. When Jiang Shuiyun's car stopped at the entrance and the driver handed over the invitation, someone immediately led her inside. The car drove directly into the inner courtyard, and from a distance, the host family could be seen coming out to greet them. The car stopped just in time.
Jiang Shuiyun was dressed in all black. Her clothes looked extremely simple, but there wasn't a single seam in sight. There were no extra decorations, making her extremely understated. Yet, anyone with a discerning eye could immediately tell that the tailoring and craftsmanship were truly extraordinary.
"Professor Jiang, your presence truly honors my humble abode!"
The host held Jiang Shuiyun's hands with both hands, adopting an extremely humble posture and giving Jiang Shuiyun ample face.
Jiang Shuiyun played along with him, and the two walked inside together.
At today's banquet, Jiang Shuiyun was clearly the main character, with a constant stream of people coming to greet her. When it was finally almost time, the host invited Jiang Shuiyun to sit in the tea room.
The process was exactly the same. Jiang Shuiyun and the others sat in the tea room drinking tea and chatting casually, but their eyes were fixed on the banquet hall outside.
This is the second floor. They can see the people below, but the people below cannot see them. Jiang Shuiyun is currently looking at the slender young man in the center of the banquet hall... and the piano in his hands.