Chapter 14 (2/2)
ZhangNai V: we—are—a—team! @LiuXu V
Everyone knew who TheNine belonged to, so Jiang Jiusheng’s fans were not at all happy that the lead guitarist had dared to post a supportive message when the boss hadn’t commented at all.
, do you know your place?
Zhang Nai clammed up.
The Sheng fans were up in arms, posting sarcastic comments and veiled insults. In the paparazzi shot, Liu Xu had managed to look pale and weak, a picture of helplessness. The netizens were, however, not taken in by her play for sympathy as a victim.
YourTheFake: Quite the actor! @LiuXu V
Crispy_Balls: Death to anyone who crosses my Sheng Ye. @LiuXu V
Guilty_As_Sin: Silence means guilt. @LiuXu V
Leo_Cookie: Liu Bitch, time to exit the entertainment industry! @LiuXu V
He-Ho-Hum: Go get your eyes fixed! @ZhangNai V
Jogger_Wang: Long live Sheng Ye! @LiuXu V, get on your knees, shout allegiance and respect for my Sheng Ye. Then I will stop criticizing you.
ShengYe’s_SecretLover: Evil Couple! @LiuXu V @ZhangNai V
ShengYe’s_SecretLover …
Li Ranran recognized the tag when she logged on. It belonged to a diehard fan of Sheng’s who was aggressively protective of her reputation, active on the major blogs, and reputed to have shut down more than ten blog posts that had tried to defame Sheng.
Using her official ID, Li Ranran gave ShengYe’s_SecretLover a big Like.
Zhan Fanglin, tuning his guitar by her side, saw what she was doing and said in exasperation, “Stop messing around.”
The company’s official stance on this incident was that the members ought to maintain their silence and swap Liu Xu out, since it had been confirmed that she had outed Jiang Jiusheng’s smoking habit and planted trolls. No further comments were needed.
Refusing to let it go, Li Ranran retorted, “It is our duty to rid the world of evil!”
Zhan Fanglin surrendered, having no response to that.
A bare 15 minutes after Liu Xu’s post, Zhang Nai called Zhan Fanglin’s cell phone, which was picked up by Li Ranran.
Zhang Nai got straight to the point. “Fanglin, can you log on and help Liu Xu out, please? Xiao Xu couldn’t have done something like this. She has nothing to gain by outing Sheng’s secret. We are bandmates and have been friends for many years. Surely you know her better than that.”
There was silence on the phone.
Desperate, he urged: “Fanglin, you—”
He was interrupted by, “Uh-huh.”
Zhang Nai was shocked when he realized that it was a woman’s voice.
Rolling her eyes, Li Ranran played with a drumstick and said, “We all know very well what she is like, but we can’t help it if someone is oblivious to it all.”
Silence.
The phone went dead. Looking apologetic, Li Ranran said, “Sorry, my love. The phone slipped. Got cut off.”
Laughing, Zhan Fanglin kissed her.