Chapter 64: Chapter 064: The Emperor’s Ceiling Collapsed Chapter 64: Chapter 064: The Emperor’s Ceiling Collapsed Seeing Shen Yan wrapped in bandages, the Fireworks fans were heartbroken, and the barrage was uniformly filled with messages saying how much Shen Yan had sacrificed and how pitiful she was.
In Emperor Tao’s live streaming room, fans pitied him while cursing Shen Yan.
If it hadn’t been for Shen Yan’s suggestion, would their Brother Tao have gotten hurt?
He almost died in the water.
A wave of powerful haters flooded into Shen Yan’s live streaming room and started hurling insults.
They completely overwhelmed the Fireworks fans’ defense, making one wonder if multiple families were paying for trolls to attack Shen Yan.
Whenever Mu Jincheng saw the obvious bandages on Shen Yan’s neck, his gaze uncontrollably drifted her way.
Tao Rongye smiled warmly, “Guess we’re both in difficult straits, aren’t we?”
Shen Yan smiled, “At most, we’re just sharing hardships. I wouldn’t dare to call you brother or sister, Teacher Tao. I’m afraid your true fans would tear me apart! So scared!”
Saying this, she moved to the side, standing closer to Wen Yan.
At this moment, Wen Yan’s body was stiff, and he was barely able to keep smiling.
He was amazed at his own heart’s ability to endure!
He had seen everything that happened underwater.
His gaze covertly flitted back and forth between Tao Rongye and Mu Jincheng.
After getting ashore, he carefully recalled the scene where the rope entangled Shen Yan, and it was Mu Jincheng and Tao Rongye.
Currently, he felt very conflicted about these two.
There were moments he suspected that they had colluded to harm Shen Yan.
But he had no evidence and dared not think too much.
Yet, he couldn’t stop such images from popping into his mind; his head was about to explode.
The knowing of someone’s secrets and still having to nervously mingle among them was truly torturous.
Wen Yan covertly admired Shen Yan, who smiled flawlessly, feeling even more respect for her.
If it had been him, he would have buckled under the pressure and fled long ago.
At that time, Shen Yan’s treatment of Tao Rongye—could it be she knew who the real culprit was?
Thinking this, Wen Yan’s face looked even more troubled.
“Are you alright, Teacher Wen?” Shen Yan turned her head, smiling with concern.
“No, no… I’m fine…” Wen Yan was almost in tears.
How did Shen Yan manage to remain so terrifyingly calm?
Director Li pondered over Shen Yan’s impressive capabilities for quite a while before getting to the main point.
Those who hadn’t gotten any food today were supposed to go hungry, but since Tao Rongye was injured, he received special treatment.
Netizens had no objections, and neither did the other guests.
Yet Fireworks fans cornered themselves, feeling injustice for Shen Yan.
Since there was eventually food, why bother fighting so hard?
Seeing Tao Rongye accept it calmly, the impression of Emperor Tao soured instantly.
[ I can understand Emperor Tao getting hurt, but for the crew to blatantly ignore Shen Yan’s efforts, that’s just too unfair.]
[ Might as well rename ‘Survival on a Desert Island’ to ‘Shen Yan Feeds the Guests’.]
[ I feel it’s not fair for Shen Yan.]
[ Fireworks fans really can twist facts.]
[ Fake Princess seems to be finding another way to attract Emperor Tao’s attention. Just now, Emperor Tao deigned to call her his unfortunate sibling, and she dared to talk back to him.]
[ This is one of Fake Princess’s typical tactics. Just wait and watch, she’ll surely be the next Liu Qiang.]
[ Liu Qiang’s negative trending topics are still prominent; Shen Yan wouldn’t want to keep her company, right?]
[ I’m so annoyed by Fake Princess, wishing her an unending streak of bad luck!]
[ Condescend? What are Tao Rongye’s fans feeling so noble about? What is he, really, to talk of condescending, it’s ridiculous.]
[ He must think he’s some king who descended from the mountains, even daring to say things like condescend. It shows the level of education among Tao Rongye’s fans isn’t very high.]
[ Perhaps they don’t even know where condescend should be used. Tao Rongye has been hyped up too much; be careful not to trip and die from such a height!]
[ I don’t see how Tao Rongye’s acting is so good; it’s mediocre at best. I don’t understand why so many people hype him up.]
“Looks like they took a different approach…” Fireworks fans shot back using words from their haters.
*
After nightfall in Shen City.
Song Xuan was furrowing her brows, standing inside her apartment and staring out the glass window at the dark sky.
The ringing of the phone on the desk behind her went on for quite a while before she snapped back to attention and answered it.
The manager’s tone was a bit heavy, “Found out.”
“I’m listening,” Song Xuan gripped her phone more tightly.
The manager said angrily, “It was your beloved boyfriend pulling the strings.”
Song Xuan’s face paled instantly, her stance becoming slightly unsteady, “It was him…”
“He knows your business the best, got himself muddied, scared of you arguing logically with him, and used such a low method to keep you from raising your head in front of him. To hell with him, you and that person had nothing at all, if it weren’t for that person, who knows who might have had the title of Emperor…”
The manager was very agitated as he spoke.
Song Xuan’s face turned even paler.
Finally, the manager calmed down a bit, “Song Xuan, a man like that is not worth what you’re doing for him…”
Song Xuan closed her eyes briefly, then opened them with a cold sharpness, “I will break up with him.”
The manager sighed in relief but then asked worriedly, “You’re alright?”
Song Xuan forced a bitter smile, “What can happen to me? We’ve been together since high school, went to university together, entered the entertainment industry together. He said dating too early as celebrities would lose fans… I listened to him, managed a secret relationship. But he’s disappointed me time and again…”
Song Xuan began to choke up.
The manager cursed Tao Rongye as total scum.
After finishing, the manager regained his composure with a heavier tone, “This news was leaked to me by Xinyu, the company doesn’t know, and if they found out, they’d protect Tao Rongye first.”
Song Xuan and Tao Rongye belonged to the same company and Tao Rongye’s fame was somewhat greater than Song Xuan’s.
No need to guess who they would favor.
Song Xuan was a bit surprised, “Xinyu?”
“I found out through some insider info at Xinyu that they’re preparing something for Shen Yan.”
“Preparing what?”
“It might also involve Tao Rongye.”
As the manager finished, Song Xuan’s face went even paler, “Tao Rongye and Shen Yan…”
“It’s not what you think,” the manager said, “It seems Tao Rongye offended Shen Yan.”
Speaking of which, Xinyu was actually bold enough to stand up against the Emperor for a minor star.
“Tao Rongye provoked Shen Yan!” Song Xuan’s complexion didn’t improve much.
What kind of provocation?
An image of Shen Yan’s youthfully stunning face flashed through Song Xuan’s mind.
That was indeed the type Tao Rongye would like.
It was the first time she realized Tao Rongye had such a lack of morals!
*
It calmed down overnight, but then trouble erupted the very next day!
Director Li had just gotten up when the assistant director brought him the shocking bad news.
Emperor Tao’s public persona had collapsed overnight!
Director Li’s face twisted in frustration.
Shaking as he opened his phone, he saw the top trending search with a “Breaking” tag, feeling waves of darkness before his eyes.
What sin had he committed, why did a simple survival show turn out like this?
Spending big money on an Emperor, and just three days after the premiere, it all fell apart!
Director Li simply couldn’t accept it.
At that moment, Tao Rongye.
His face a ghastly pale, his hand holding his phone creaking, his assistant stood by trembling and not daring to make a sound.
“Smash!”
In a fit of anger, Tao Rongye hurled his phone to the ground, the furiously distorted face was a far cry from his usual calm and courteous demeanor.
He gritted his teeth, hissing out a name with venom: “Shen Yan!”