As a transmigrator, I somehow managed to change the biggest protagonist of the original story with a single flap of my butterfly wings.
If Qin Shuang likes someone else, Xiao Shulang can rely on his understanding of Qin Shuang to make a firm statement that Qin Shuang will definitely be cautious and steadfast in her feelings.
But he likes himself...
Xiao Shulang couldn't help but wonder if this ambiguity was limited to a dating reality show.
Xiao Shulang's tendency to lose sight of his own feelings when it comes to personal matters is related to his upbringing.
He had never met his parents, and moved from one relative to another. It seemed that the more he craved the affection of others, the less he received it.
Despite his efforts, his relatives eventually sent him to an orphanage.
He longed for attention, but in the end, he could only watch them walk away, leaving him behind.
As a child, Xiao Shulang silently planted a seed in his heart: if there were no expectations, there would be no sadness, so he would never expect love from others again.
Perhaps he never thought about it deeply, but the kind people in the welfare home also brought him healing, and this seed did indeed take deep root and sprout, influencing his growth and personality.
Therefore, he can ignore all kinds of insults and abuse from online trolls, but he is at a loss when someone says they like him.
What Qin Shuang vaguely sensed back then was correct.
When that fan confessed her feelings to Xiao Shulang in the street, Xiao Shulang was really thinking: Why would she like me?
Qin Shuang actually saw it accurately.
The phone rang, and Wang Hao's joyful voice came from the other end. Xiao Shulang listened to the phone, but his wandering thoughts had not completely returned. He felt that his body was listening to the phone, but his soul was drifting.
What should we do?
He can come up with ten or eight detailed work plans, but when it comes to plans related to his own feelings, he can't utter a single word.
Even after Wang Hao had been bragging for a long time and hung up the phone with a dry mouth, Xiao Shulang's eyes were still wandering.
When the knocking sounded, he crept over and opened the door like a ghost.
Xu Baichang was standing outside the door.
Xu Baichang was taken aback when she saw his vacant gaze: "Are you alright?"
"Oh? I'm fine."
When a real person stood in front of him and spoke, Xiao Shulang finally managed to concentrate: "Teacher Xu, what's wrong?"
“Let’s talk on the terrace. I just came from there, and there’s no one there. I… have something I want to talk to you about.”
Xu Baichang looked serious, perhaps influenced by the atmosphere. Xiao Shulang packed away his thoughts and temporarily put them in a corner.
"good."
It was past nine o'clock, and the security cameras in the public areas had all been turned off. The two went up to the terrace, and sure enough, there was no one else there.
Xu Baichang didn't speak immediately. He took a few deep breaths, mentally prepared himself, and took out his phone.
"I'm willing to give you my chat history with Luo Tian and testify for you to prove that he's a scumbag."
Chapter 34 Get Out of the Dating Show, You Scumbag!
Xiao Shulang was now completely sober.
"Have you... thought it through?"
In fact, all he had to do was provide the chat logs to Xiao Shulang, and Xiao Shulang could have easily concealed his identity information, simply mentioning that he was someone who had been deceived by Luo Tian.
The timeline and content alone are enough to prove that Luo Tian is a scumbag; Xu Baichang himself doesn't need to get involved.
"I didn't sleep much in the latter half of last night; I was thinking the whole time." Xu Baichang gave a wry smile. "I'm not afraid to tell you now, but when he first confessed to me, I was quite happy."
Xu Baichang lowered his eyes: "During the time he was pursuing me, I wasn't unmoved. If it weren't for you, I would definitely still be kept in the dark."
"What happened last night has made me even more certain that if I really start a relationship with him, that would be a disaster."
Xu Baichang held his phone: "You helped me, so I should help you too. Anyway, Luo Tian will definitely know it was me after the evidence is made public. Since we're going to tear each other apart in private, I don't care about making it public."
Xiao Shulang knew that Xu Baichang wasn't the type to act impulsively without thinking: "Have you already discussed it with the company team?"
Xu Baichang nodded, a smile finally appearing on his face: "They support me, and the public relations team is all set up."
“Then all that’s left is to give the director a heads-up… Ms. Xu,” Xiao Shulang extended his hand in a gesture of gratitude, “I want to thank you.”
If Xu Baichang is unwilling to provide evidence, Xiao Shulang also has a backup plan to expose Luo Tian, but it is more troublesome and requires more time and effort.
Xu Baichang's willingness to help saved him a lot of trouble.
Xu Baichang shook hands with him: "You're welcome. As I said, you helped me first, so this is my way of repaying you."
After finishing the conversation, Xu Baichang sent the exported chat history to Xiao Shulang. Only after doing this did the heavy mood between his brows and eyes dissipate, and he finally felt relaxed.
When do you plan to post on Weibo?
Xiao Shulang: "I can finish editing it tonight, but let's go see the director first, shall we?"
Once he's proven to be a scumbag, it's unclear how his other resources will be affected, but viewers of dating reality shows will definitely not want to see a scumbag on the show and will certainly boycott him.
So they needed to inform the director of their meeting first.
The director has a very healthy work-rest schedule. Unless he has to work overtime or attend social events, he usually goes to bed at ten o'clock. It was almost bedtime, and he was just about to find something to do to pass the time when he heard a knock on the door.
The production crew lived on the third floor of the villa. When the director opened the door, he saw Xiao Shulang and Xu Baichang.
How did those two end up together, and why did they come looking for me?
“Let’s go inside and talk,” the director said. “I’ll leave the door open.”
The door was left open to avoid misunderstandings. The two entered the house and, without any hesitation, got straight to the point.
The director's expression froze on his face, remaining motionless for a full five seconds. Xiao Shulang shut his mouth, cut off the topic, and spoke again: "Director, are you alright?"
"No, wait!"
The director rushed to the door, intending to close it, but halfway through, he realized it wasn't appropriate, reopened the door, and rushed back inside.
He spun around twice, glanced at Xiao Shulang and Xu Baichang with a complicated expression, and then spun around again.
Xiao Shulang and Xu Baichang stood obediently to the side, silently waiting for the director to calm down.
After a long pause, the director scratched his head, plopped down on a single sofa, and sighed deeply: "Changing actors is a real hassle."
Xiao Shulang and Xu Baichang exchanged a glance. Xiao Shulang noticed the director's water glass on the table and immediately handed it to the director, saying, "Thank you for your hard work."
The director gave a reserved hum, picked up the water, and took a sip.
Xiao Shulang knew that things had gone well and the director wasn't going to interfere. Since the topic of replacing actors had come up, he was prepared for that.
"I know everything."
The director is quite knowledgeable; compared to some people who suddenly drop bombshells without warning, it's already quite good that he was prepared in advance.
The director put down his cup: "Get ready to work overtime."
The two said goodbye to the director and returned to their respective rooms. Xiao Shulang took out his tablet to organize the images and data and called Wang Hao on his phone.
Upon hearing this, Wang Hao's spirits lifted: "Finally! Quickly, I can't wait to see this guy reveal his true colors in front of the entire internet!"
Wang Hao's expectant tone amused Xiao Shulang: "Okay, okay, wait a minute, I haven't finished organizing yet... Alright, let's compare the timelines of solid evidence together first."
It refers to the part where she was sending affectionate messages to the original owner while also being affectionate with Xu Baichang.
Now that the evidence is ready, what should I say on Weibo?
Xiao Shulang thought of the original owner again, and the words the original owner sent to Luo Tian when she was heartbroken and devastated. He raised his hand, typed out a message, and then clicked send along with the evidence.
[Xiao Shulang V: Years of feelings wasted. You can stop liking someone, but you absolutely shouldn't deceive them. In the end, your sincerity was exchanged for a scam. Your hypocritical face should be torn off and brought into the light so others can get to know Luo Tian again. Well, Luo Tian, here's the solid evidence you and your fans wanted. Thanks to Teacher Xu @Xu Baichang V for providing the chat logs; he was also deceived. We will work together to expose Luo Tian's true colors.]
Xu Baichang had been waiting and immediately forwarded Xiao Shulang's post, explaining in detail how she had received Luo Tian's expression of affection without her knowledge, and how she discovered the truth after getting to know Xiao Shulang.
The trending topic of Xiao Shulang hadn't even died down yet, and many people were still enjoying searching for his beautiful pictures online. A lot of people flocked to his Weibo to urge him to post more content.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Shulang did speak out, but not for business purposes; he was just spreading rumors.
His Weibo account is no longer a deserted place; with Xu Baichang's repost, it exploded in seconds.
The comments section went from being filled with praise to being filled with very similar "Holy crap!" and "Oh my god!"
Xiao Shulang arranged the information in a concise manner, and even marked the timeline on the pictures, so everyone could understand what was going on after looking at them.
"This is Luo Tian cheating!"
"He already has Xiao Shulang, and he still wants to seduce Xu Baichang? He wants all the handsome guys out there? Bah, shameless!"
As they expected, some trolls tried to take advantage of the situation to accuse Xu Baichang of being a traitor, but everyone was quick to see through them and immediately refuted them.
Some people even dug up what Luo Tian's fans had said before, that if Luo Tian was a scumbag, they would eat a keyboard on live stream. Everyone is blatantly bringing up old grievances and sticking them in his face: "Luo Tian is definitely a scumbag. When will you do a live stream and tag everyone?"
Xiao Shulang suddenly produced evidence, catching Luo Tian off guard. Related terms such as "Xiao Shulang Luo Tian" and "Luo Tian is a scumbag" immediately became trending topics. He was humming a song in the bathroom when he was urged out by a series of phone calls.
The agent was both anxious and furious, while Luo Tian was completely dumbfounded when he saw what had happened.
"Remove it! Quickly remove it from the trending topics!" Luo Tian said urgently.
"We can't get it off the hook!" the agent yelled. "Do you know how many entertainment media outlets have already jumped in? Director Gao reposted it, and Xu Baichang's friends also reposted it. How many fans do they have combined? Even if you spend money to remove it, they can just push it back up in the blink of an eye and criticize it even more harshly!"
The agent, while on the phone at the office, glanced at the PR person's computer and remarked sarcastically, "Oh, Qin Shuang transferred it too."
Qin Shuang was taking a shower just now, so she wasn't on the front lines of gossip every second, but now that she's seen it, she naturally has to share it.
Moreover, his blog posts can be summed up in one word: "scum".
Concise and to the point, accurately summarizing the main points.
He shared it, and all his friends could see it. Everyone forwarded it to each other, and many people in the entertainment industry also joined in. It was impossible for Luo Tian to cover his mouth now.
Luo Tian watched helplessly as the number of comments under his latest Weibo post skyrocketed. When he clicked on them, he saw that they were all insults. He finally felt a sense of panic: "What should I do?"
"Make it cold!"
The agent first spat in anger, then said, "Can you prove that you had already broken up with Xiao Shulang when you were pursuing Xu Baichang?"
Luo Tian thought about what he had posted on social media, swallowed hard, and said, "No..."
The agent took a deep breath: "Then you can either say that you were already planning to break up, or that you never intended to pursue Xu Baichang. Choose one."
“Just say we’re already planning to break up.” Luo Tian swallowed. “The messages I sent to Xu Baichang were pretty straightforward, but I was more restrained with the messages I sent to Xiao Shulang during that period, so I could still fight back.”