Gu Yao, his face ashen, began to peruse the news articles one by one.

[...Experts discussed whether lowering the age of criminal punishment should be considered, given the increasingly younger age of criminal suspects. As is well known, the recent incident of a celebrity's fan hitting someone with their car had extremely serious social consequences, but because the suspect was under fourteen years old, they may very well escape criminal punishment...]

[Products endorsed by Gu Yao have been completely removed from shelves, and Gu Yao is suspected of having to pay huge sums of money in compensation to the endorsement company as a result...]

The excessive exposure of celebrities' private lives, with social news media constantly focusing on this topic, has sparked public discontent.

[Is it still necessary for certain morally questionable celebrities to appear on television? Let's interview some passersby for their opinions...]

[I hate Gu Yao, I really hate him! I used to be a die-hard fan of his, and I was even happy when he got together with Shi Lingtong because Shi Lingtong is a really nice girl. But then he did those things—it's disgusting! The idol is responsible for the fans' actions, and aren't the fans influenced by him? I've turned against him!]

[Honestly, if there's no love left, can't you just break up honestly? Why cheat? And if you cheat, why frame an innocent girl behind her back? Not only that, they made those so-called clarifications, only to be proven wrong—they were utterly liars!]

[If liars and cheaters can become celebrities and make big money, how can society possibly agree to that?]

As our ancestors said, "Actors ruin the country!" Instead of wasting time on these things, we should pay more attention to national affairs and care about ordinary people like us!

The guests crowded around Tong Su, and Liu Yaoyue stopped her live stream and quickly switched to her app to watch the news with everyone.

After glancing at the words on the screen, everyone's expressions changed. They nodded to Tong Su with a mixture of sympathy and admiration, but when they looked at Gu Yao, their expressions immediately turned to disgust and aversion.

Gu Yao had no interest in what they were thinking.

He was so angry that his brain felt like it was about to explode. He was panting heavily, his eyes were bloodshot, his face was turning pale and then red, and his fingers were clenched tightly.

No—no—

He suddenly raised his hand and smashed the phone that was flashing false words. Amid the photographer's heartbroken, angry, and regretful cries of "My phone!", he couldn't accept it and kicked the poor phone with its already broken screen, flying into a rage.

"No way, how could I be dead—it's all fake, fake! You bitch, you bitch—"

He whirled around, his fierce gaze fixed on Tong Su: "Shi Lingtong, did you do this?!"

Those eyes were like those of a venomous snake, and everyone shivered. Without hesitation, they stepped forward and shielded Tong Su behind them.

"I'm warning you, don't do anything reckless!"

"What can she do? Tongtong has been with us on the island the whole time. What can she possibly do?"

"Besides, you were the one who made the mistakes first. What are you trying to do? Don't go crazy!"

"Tongtong, don't be afraid, there are too many of us, he can't beat us—"

Tong Su wasn't actually afraid of Gu Yao taking action, but the subconscious protection and comfort from everyone warmed her heart.

"It's okay, I'm fine."

A clap of thunder suddenly sounded outside the cave, and large raindrops, accompanied by a strong wind, swept in, soaking Gu Yao completely.

The raindrops were icy cold, soothing his impulsive mind to some extent.

He had seen the men staring at him warily and suspiciously, and knew that it was too late to do anything more. His rage dissipated, and his back suddenly hunched over and collapsed.

He turned around, dragged his sleeping bag, and silently walked towards the corner.

It's alright.

It's alright.

She'll be staying on the island for a while longer, and sooner or later Shi Lingtong will be all alone!

Eyes in the darkness gleamed with a chilling malice.