Chapter 89 It turns out she was the one who struck first.

After saying this, Gu Yishen stood to the side with his head down.

After hearing Gu Yishen's deeply apologetic words, the viewers in the live stream instantly went wild.

[Holy crap! Gu Yingdi is so straightforward! He actually came out on behalf of his company to apologize to the production team?!]

[Why? What does this have to do with Gu Yishen? It's ridiculous. Lin Manxi is so annoying. I really don't understand why Sega would sign such a brainless artist.]

[Hey there, what are you being so sour about? It's obvious that Actor Gu is really worried about our Manxi, and now he's apologizing on her behalf. He's willing to suffer himself to protect Manxi—what an amazing relationship!]

[Upstairs, you're having delusional episodes; you need to see a doctor right away!]

[Are you kidding me? Just now, Actor Gu said he was apologizing on behalf of Shijia and the company for the inappropriate behavior of their artists. Can you please stop dragging that 'green tea sister' into this? It's disgusting!]

[Wait... speaking of which, didn't we just say that Luo Jia pushed Lin Manxi down? But why is Gu Yishen apologizing on Shi Jia's behalf now?]

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The audience was completely baffled, and even Luo Jia's die-hard fans were baffled.

Regardless of the facts, from the outside perspective, it is clear that Luo Jia's side is in the wrong today.

There was no way around it; the whole nation saw that it was indeed Luo Jia who shook off Lin Manxi, which is why she fell.

If the previous incident with the whisk could be explained as an accidental injury, then this time, the forceful flick he delivered to Lin Manxi was simply unacceptable.

However, Lin Manxi was quite strange. She had just said she was leaving, but for some reason she suddenly grabbed Luo Jia's arm and wouldn't let go. How unlucky.

The scene shifts back to the program set, where Director Xu calmly looks at Gu Yishen and says unhurriedly, "Teacher Gu, what are you doing? What kind of apology are you giving me?"

Gu Yishen was quite perceptive. He noticed that Director Xu had clearly seen everything, yet he still pretended to be clueless in front of the camera. So he figured that Director Xu probably wanted him to tell the truth, since Gu Yishen's words were quite convincing.

So Gu Yishen maintained an embarrassed expression and spoke somewhat awkwardly.

"Director Xu, just now our Sega artist lost control of his emotions and accidentally injured Teacher Luo Jia, forcing Teacher Luo Jia to leave the stage temporarily to rest, which also affected the progress of the program. This is really our fault."

“I think… once Professor Luo Jia has rested well, I will have Lin Manxi apologize to Professor Luo Jia in person.”

Director Xu, seeing Gu Yishen's sincere expression, felt that this was the best possible outcome.

So Director Xu nodded, "Teacher Gu, don't take it to heart. We've been working together for so long. I'm fine, but it was our production team's fault for delaying the show, and we will naturally apologize to the audience."

"As for what Professor Luo Jia is thinking, I'm not entirely sure. Otherwise... I could send someone to check on Professor Luo Jia and see if we can invite him over?"

Director Xu asked tentatively.

Sure enough, Gu Yishen looked very happy and satisfied, and kept thanking Director Xu.

[Holy crap! Lin Manxi just injured Luo Jia?!]

[Ah, is that the place where she was about to leave, and we saw her grab Luo Jia, only to be pushed away by him?]

[The main issue is that the camera was focused on Teacher Song just now, so we didn't see what happened between Lin Manxi and Luo Jia.]

[It must have been that Actor Gu saw everything clearly on set, otherwise it wouldn't make sense. Actor Gu wouldn't slander the reputation of his own company's artists, especially since he apologized on behalf of Sega...]

I don't know, it looks like we'll have to wait until Luo Jia comes out to find out.

If what Actor Gu said earlier is true, I wonder if Luo Jia would be willing to come...

[Yeah, if it's true, then Lin Manxi is just too...]

Gu Yishen's actions caused the sentiment in the comments section to shift dramatically.

Lin Manxi's fans, who had just been arrogantly shouting in the live stream that "Manxi is so pitiful" and "Luo Jia doesn't deserve to stay in the entertainment industry," have now all fallen silent.

Some stubborn fans also came out and said things like, "Everyone knows that Gu Yishen and Luo Jia have a good relationship. Maybe they deliberately smeared our Manxi and helped Luo Jia get away with it."

Some bystanders, eager for a good show, chimed in with comments like, "Nobody saw who was right and who was wrong, and there's no evidence."

Director Xu, who was on site, heard Xiao Du report some important content that was being posted in the live stream chat through his earphones.

This was something he specifically instructed Xiao Du to do before going on stage, so that he could stay informed about the public opinion trends in the live broadcast room.

When he heard someone in the live stream say "there is no evidence," Director Xu smiled knowingly.

I knew someone would say that.

Director Xu patted Gu Yishen on the shoulder, seemingly to comfort him, and said, "Teacher Gu, there's no need to take it so seriously. The scene was a bit chaotic just now, so it's possible you misjudged the situation."

"How about this, let's watch the replay. That way we can understand what really happened and avoid misunderstanding Miss Lin."

Hearing Director Xu say there would be a playback, Gu Yishen felt relieved.

Knowing that Director Xu would never miss such an "interesting" scene, Gu Yishen readily agreed, going along with Director Xu's suggestion.

Immediately afterwards, Director Xu picked up the walkie-talkie and instructed the control room to retrieve the footage from the camera that had just captured Luo Jia and Lin Manxi, and play back the replay of their physical altercation.

For a moment, the live stream chat fell silent, and the viewers held their breath, waiting to watch the replay.

It took about two or three minutes; very quickly, the video footage was extracted.

Following Director Xu's instructions, the staff projected the captured footage onto the large screen at the filming location, and the live stream also began playing the recording simultaneously.

From the video, everyone could clearly see that when Lin Manxi was about to leave the stage, she suddenly gave Luo Jia a meaningful look.

Then, as if provoked by something, he deliberately reached out and grabbed Luo Jia's hand as he passed by.