Sun Zhou's roar ultimately ca a step too late.
Under Sun Zhou's despairing gaze, Jiang Ci's finger still pressed the send button.
The Weibo page refreshed, and that logically clear clarification statent he believed he had written appeared openly in the public eye.
Sun Zhou slowly lowered his futilely outstretched hand, slumping onto the sofa.
He could already foresee what would happen next.
The overwhelming wave of online abuse and mockery, accusing his artist of being hypocritical and exploitative, using the Best Actress to hype up attention only to imdiately distance himself afterward.
Lin Wan's frantic barrage of calls, her thunderous fury palpable even through the phone line.
He had even started thinking about how to write his resignation report as a negligent assistant to appear more sincere.
Sun Zhou's hand trembled as he refreshed the Weibo page.
He needed to face this impending online trial head-on.
The comnts section, after an eerily brief few seconds of silence, saw the comnt count begin to surge at a terrifying rate.
It's here.
Sun Zhou closed his eyes, then snapped them open again.
However, the anticipated "get out of the entertainnt industry" and "scumbag deserves to die" comnts did not appear.
The first highly upvoted comnt that refreshed on the screen was:
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"
Followed imdiately by the second:
"He's panicked! He's panicked! He actually ca out to clarify!"
Third:
"The actual person personally steps in to break up the CP pairing! Who understands, family! What does this an? It ans it's real! Absolutely real!"
Fourth:
"Oh my god! This clarification, every single word precisely hits right in my heart! So shippable! So shippable!!"
Sun Zhou: "?"
His brain crashed.
Was it because of excessive ntal stress that his eyes were hallucinating?
He vigorously rubbed his eyes, brought his face close to the screen, and read word by word.
Soon, the "class representatives" among the CP fans activated "reading comprehension" mode, conducting a "coded conversation" style interpretation of Jiang Ci's dry clarification, analyzing it sentence by sentence.
"Sisters! Pay attention! Look at the first point! ['Teacher Su Qingying and I are colleagues on Palace Conspiracy.']"
"Are the two words 'colleagues' the key point? No! The key is Palace Conspiracy! He's using this drama to remind us that they share a past! That's a hidden, regret-filled, profound intersection only they understand!"
"Second point! ['I am very grateful to her.'] Did he just say gratitude? Wrong! The subtext of this sentence is: 'She is my discoverer, my benefactor, the light that illuminated my path when I was insignificant!' This is such a deep yet restrained affection!"
"The most crucial is the third point! High-energy warning! ['We are not the kind of relationship everyone thinks, please do not overinterpret to avoid causing trouble for Teacher Su Qingying.']"
The replies under this interpretation instantly exploded.
"This is practically the textbook example of 'protesting too much'! I unilaterally declare it entered into the history books!"
"Translation: 'not the kind of relationship everyone thinks' ans it's another, more complex, more heart-wrenching kind of relationship that nobody thought of! There must be so hardship between them! So enormous obstacle! That's why it can't be made public!"
"['to avoid causing trouble for her']! Savor it, savor it carefully!"
"He'd rather stand up alone to bear all the public opinion pressure, and fight with all his might to protect her from being hurt by rumors! He really... I'm crying myself to death!"
"He doesn't even dare call her by her na, only dares use 'Teacher Su Qingying'! What kind of humble yet deep affection is this!"
Sun Zhou didn't understand.
But he was greatly shocked.
This plain, straightforward, emotionless, even arguably flawless "logical self-proof" not only failed to serve any clarifying purpose.
Instead, it fiercely ignited the gossip fire of the CP fans.
The hashtag #SuQingyingJiangCiRelationship#, originally ranked third, saw its popularity not drop but rise, even showing a faint trend of charging to the top.
And right below it, a brand new hashtag climbed aggressively with an unreasonable force.
The hashtag #JiangCiClarification# didn't even survive five minutes.
It was completely replaced by a new hashtag adorned with a blood-red "explosive" character.
#JiangCi SuQingying TragicLove#
Even more absurdly, a large number of bystanders amused by this bizarre turn of events also joined in, reposting.
"LMAO, this guy knows reverse PR."
"Best clarification scene of the year, I suggest all entertainers in the industry who want to distance themselves morize this entire text and apply it proficiently."
"I declare, the dostic entertainnt industry from now on has a new label—Jiang Ci, the only honest person in showbiz, the mudslide of the clarification world."
Sun Zhou completely gave up on thinking.
He stared blankly at that "tragic love" hashtag, feeling his logical cognitive ability as a modern human was greatly insulted.
Jiang Ci's personal Weibo, because of this "honest" clarification, saw its follower count begin surging crazily at a rate of thousands per minute.
Of course, the storm wasn't all celebration.
Within Su Qingying's fanbase, the "Qingying Guards," this clarification completely split them into two factions, triggering a civil war.
So die-hard solo fans believed Jiang Ci's actions were "scumbag" behavior—using soone and discarding them, utterly irresponsible—and began attacking him for being "hypocritical."
Another portion, newly converted CP fans, firmly believed this was "proof of true love," a "helpless move to protect the beloved," and spontaneously engaged in fierce argunts with the solo fans, defending this "deep yet humble" treasure newcor in their eyes.
The entire public opinion field completely turned into a chaotic ss.
Jiang Ci stared at the glaring hashtag #JiangCi SuQingying TragicLove# on his phone screen, falling into deep self-doubt.
Why?
His brain was rapidly processing.
Every word he wrote was a factual statent, with a clear logical chain.
Ultimately, he reached a conclusion: these fans have gone crazy!
Right at that mont.
A sharp phone ringtone pierced the eerily quiet room.
Sun Zhou jolted, trembling as he picked up his own phone.
Caller ID: Lin Wan.
The boss's call had finally arrived.
Sun Zhou's hand shook, looking despairingly toward the culprit on the carpet who was still seriously conducting his "error analysis."
"Bro... Sis... Sister Wan's call..."
The phone ringtone persisted relentlessly.
Sun Zhou steadied himself, embracing a determination to die, swiped to answer, and pressed the speakerphone button.
He wanted Jiang Ci to also hear the sound of the apocalypse arriving.
"Sister Wan, I..."
"Is Jiang Ci next to you?"
What ca through the receiver was not the anticipated thunderous roar.
Lin Wan's voice was so calm it was sowhat abnormal.
Even... carrying a tremor she simply couldn't suppress.
Sun Zhou was stunned, instinctively looking at Jiang Ci.
Jiang Ci also stopped his thinking, looking up.
Lin Wan on the other end of the call didn't wait for their response, continuing to speak.
"Jiang Ci, open your Weibo backend right now and look at your follower growth numbers."
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