Chapter Twenty-Three

Xu Weiwei wore an expression of nonchalance and said, "There's nothing strange about this. People are like that. They don't cherish what they have until they lose it. When you ship couples for too long, you start by having no expectations for love, and the ending is always terrible."

Later, I stopped having expectations of people. People are all pretty bad, and they can never meet your expectations. The image you envisioned that you really like will only get worse in real life, never better.

After shipping so many real-life couples, I feel like shipping anime/manga couples is pretty good. They'll never fall apart, pure love is invincible, and love is truly beautiful.

Liking anime characters is also very cool. You never have to worry about them cheating, having secret marriages and children, or turning bad. Especially if someone was very good and kind before, but later their personality changed and their appearance changed as well, giving off a mean and evil feeling, it's because they've done too many bad things.

Fangirls' standards keep dropping because there are just too many celebrities whose images have been exposed, making it almost impossible to find a safe haven. Especially since I used to like a boy band; when other celebrities had their images exposed, their fans would go crazy, praising their own idols as model citizens.

However, as far as I know, it seems that only two people in this group are not in relationships, and these two are ugly, incompetent, and have bad character, so they actively flirt with beautiful women, only to be politely rejected.

They are the two worst people in the group, reaping all the benefits of the group. They are essentially people with extremely poor character, like Punan, who has a confrontational personality and no respect for women whatsoever.

He treats his fans like royalty, constantly lecturing them, loves to argue with them, and mistakes his lack of manners for genuine personality. He immediately makes videos to play the victim when he feels slightly wronged.

They would even deliberately cry in front of the camera and say random things. As soon as they achieved even the slightest success, they would immediately start showing off, as if they wanted to have the words "I'm awesome" etched on their face.

They were also the best-connected pair in the group, but you could say they were both equally bad. They loved to gossip about others behind their backs, and their performative personalities would explode in front of the camera.

In reality, he's a terrible person. For the sake of profit and to climb the corporate ladder, he'll deliberately try to please the female staff and editors in the company. He's pretty crazy.

Moreover, these two are the ones who love to stare at pretty female fans the most. They are extremely shameless and unrestrained online. They even use their main accounts to send private messages to pretty female bloggers.

Unfortunately, they were too ugly, and pretty girls didn't even look at them. The content of their private messages was so offensive that they simply didn't reply to them.

It's not that someone who can't date because they're ugly is some kind of idol virtue, adhering to the idea that idols can't date.

They wanted to be in a relationship but failed, which is actually quite bad. However, they already had very few fans, so even if they were to actually be in a relationship, no one would be injured or killed. At most, a few people might actually get hurt.

They are the company's most favored members, and they put the most effort into makeup and styling every time. Unfortunately, they lack the necessary skills, and no one is really that blind, so their fan base is destined to remain small.

She's not that ugly, she's had a relationship, but she's too cowardly to go public with it. She's also slept with a guy before, it was just a casual sex relationship, and she even had a threesome with another teammate.

The only good thing about him is that he treats his girlfriend fairly well. He will even scold his fans for being brainless and give them the silent treatment because he doesn't want his girlfriend to be jealous.

During their relationship, every post he made on Weibo and social media was actually meant for his girlfriend to see alone, and it wasn't meant to be for his fans.

He only uses his fans and shows no gratitude whatsoever, but he's the most loyal sycophant to his girlfriend, always caring for her and even washing her underwear—he's the kind of person who's extremely devoted to her.

I heard that he also hands over his salary card to his girlfriend, and whenever his fans criticize his girlfriend online, she makes him kneel on a keyboard.

In short, he's an incredibly despicable person in front of his girlfriend, and his fans are just tools for him to please her.

He and his girlfriend lived together. He basically did all the laundry, cooked all the meals, and cleaned all the house. His girlfriend was happy and only had to enjoy herself.

Later, his girlfriend dumped him for the sake of her career. Even after being dumped, he was still very servile and begged to get back together many times, acting extremely humble.

From his girlfriend's perspective, it's quite a great experience to have a male idol with countless fans act like a dog for her, kneeling for as long as he wants and handing over all his money.

It's a case of tit for tat. His fans acted like dogs to him, and he acted like a dog to his girlfriend. His first boyfriend also acted like a dog to him.

He broke his first love's heart, while his girlfriend played him for a fool, bullied him, yet refused to let go and kept trying to get back together.

One of them is good-looking but scheming, with a crooked mouth and a lot of tricks up her sleeve. She's dated both men and women, and her private life is incredibly chaotic.

He's actually a very complex person. He's incredibly good when things are going well, and incredibly bad when things are going badly. He can't stand seeing others doing better than him, but if you're going through a rough patch, he's willing to help you.

This person actually dated the previous guy who was a simp, and even after breaking up, they remained good friends. He also had a threesome with another guy.

I can't ship these two as a couple. Even if they were really together, it just feels too fake, and their love isn't pure. It feels like a scam.

There's another guy who's pretty good-looking but a chauvinist who loves dating female internet celebrities. He also has a messy private life. The good thing is he's not gay; he's purely heterosexual and doesn't like NP relationships. He only has one-on-one relationships.

If this person were an actor, I wouldn't unfollow him; I could completely accept his behavior. But he's an idol, someone who relies on his fans for support. How could he betray his female fans?

He is quite capable at times and very ambitious. I can see the ambition in his eyes. I can only say that he is actually quite good, and I think his character is pretty good.

She was at least the only decent person in their group, with a good temper and decent looks. The rest were all rotten people; she was the only innocent one, the tallest among the short.

However, he also has his flaws. He is an arrogant person with a somewhat people-pleasing personality. When dealing with outsiders, no matter who they are, he is humble and proactive in trying to please them, even going so far as to belittle his teammates to show his loyalty.

I find this behavior disgusting. Although his teammates aren't exactly good people either, they're actually quite bad, but at least they're very kind to him.

He betrayed his friends without hesitation for strangers. I think this kind of person is too opportunistic and selfish. He treats even his close brothers with whom he has a strong emotional bond like this. If you expect him to be good to his fans, you're dreaming.

However, in general, this kind of backstabbing behavior is not illegal. I just don't really support it and I dislike it.

How can this group's fans have the nerve to take in fans of those celebrities whose careers have been ruined? They even said that everyone in the group is a good kid, very clean, a virgin, a simple big boy, and that if you believe them, then come and join them.

After learning about the specifics of this group, I unfollowed them without hesitation. Having seen so much, my bottom line hasn't lowered. Actors can date, but idols absolutely cannot, and people with bad character are absolutely unacceptable.

It's okay to have a temper with fans, but you have to have a conscience. You can't just use fans like tools without any gratitude. That would be too bad.

The anime characters I like have never disappointed me. I have always stuck with them, especially after attending an offline concert by an anime boy band, which was an amazing experience.

All I can shout is the slogan: I only love anime and manga! It's my absolute favorite!!

I want to say that I've always been disappointed by human nature, especially when it comes to love. You know what? I once read a true story from ancient times.

On their journey to escape famine, there was no water. A man cut his own blood to give to his wife to drink in order to quench her thirst. He and his wife were childhood sweethearts, inseparable since they were little.

His wife was in poor health and he was afraid of becoming a burden to her. He kept urging him to give her up and let her wait to die. But he couldn't bear to part with her and refused to give up. He started by using a horse-drawn carriage, then a handcart, and finally his own back, and then his arms. No matter what, he just wouldn't abandon her. That's how much he loved her.

After successfully escaping the famine, their lives improved. They became very successful, made money, and had children. They were extremely happy.

But when a man meets a woman, he falls in love with her hopelessly. For this woman, he chooses to abandon his wife and children without hesitation, which is particularly ruthless.

Sometimes I feel that love is a very fake thing. It's like the childhood sweetheart can't beat the newcomer. I actually prefer the childhood sweetheart's friendship, where no one can break this fairytale ending.

But reality is different; it's cruel. This man once loved so much, even willing to give his life for it, but what happened in the end? He still ended up having an emotional affair.

I actually think this kind of ending is quite normal. It's like watching a story; the beginning is really good, and you really like it, but then in the middle you suddenly think, "What the hell is this? It's disgusting."

She suddenly changed her mind. She used to love me a lot, but now she just doesn't like me anymore. As for the ending, it doesn't matter anymore. I don't have the patience to watch any further.

Should I regret this kind of love? I don't know, I just feel that people's hearts are so fickle. Even though I've seen couples who can be friends after breaking up, it's just that one of them no longer wants to trust the other.

No matter what, good or bad, she won't choose him anymore. But in the past, she would always choose him. They loved each other so passionately back then, so it's easy to see through her later lack of love.

I also saw a couple who were each other's first love. They broke up later, the guy married another woman and had a child, and the woman married another guy and had a child. Later they divorced and got back together.

Is reconciliation after a breakup really reliable? Sometimes I actually think love is really ugly. I've even seen a couple who had been married for forty years. On their thirtieth anniversary, the husband fell in love with another woman and wanted to get a divorce so he could be with her. The woman was terrified and immediately found a boyfriend and announced their relationship to the public.

She didn't want to be a bad woman who ruined someone else's marriage, but after forty years of marriage, they appeared on a variety show and showed off their affection, saying how much their feelings for each other had lasted for so many years.

Is it really that good? If it's so good, why did they even consider divorce in the first place? There's another couple who have been married for thirty years. An outsider asked the husband if he was happy with his married life.

The man looked bitter and couldn't manage a smile. He didn't think marriage was anything special, even though he wasn't divorced. So, I ask you, what exactly is love anyway?

How can it be so fake? If you can't love each other forever, why were you together in the first place? How can you be so cruel and heartless? It just goes to show that people who don't love can be very cold-hearted.