Chapter 235

On the third day, Weibo user @尤尤小鱿鱼 posted a message:

"Hello everyone, I am contestant You Yingning."

“These days, many false rumors about me have been circulating online, causing me and my family a lot of mental distress.”

"In order to resolve this matter, I contacted several of the male victims who made the allegations, obtained sufficient evidence, and with the help of the police officers, successfully identified the person who had been chatting with the victims online."

"No, it should be Xia."

"I'm sorry, Xia, I didn't expect to meet you in this way."

"You are like a mud worm, spying on other people's lives, yet trying to taint them with your own filth."

"At first, I was confused and didn't understand why you would pin some crimes on a stranger like 'You Yingning'?"

"But it was your boyfriend, Mr. Duan, who made the revelations that made me realize that your malice and slander, indifference and arrogance were the cause and effect of this incident."

......

"I have handed over the rest of the matter to the police and lawyers. I am very grateful to my fans and friends who have helped me all these days. I have received many screenshots of rumors from marketing accounts in the background, and I will sue them one by one."

"Furthermore, I have no recollection of ever asking the original captain to withdraw from the competition."

"I don't need anyone to make decisions for me regarding my own career and my own life journey."

Even if the thorns of malice tear through the body, and the hammer of slander shatters the soul.

Even if it's just barely clinging to life, even if it's a difficult journey.

"I, too, will forge ahead without hesitation."

......

Below the blog post are more than a dozen pictures. The entire chain of evidence shows that the police locked the user's bank card and related registration information through the accounts used by the victims to transfer money. They also contacted multiple victims to confirm that the accounts they were contacted with were all registered by the same person.

The account and bank card are both in the possession of a woman named Xia Yueyue.

Police located Xia Yueyue through household registration information visits and lease contract inquiries.

*

"Who are you?!" Xia Yueyue saw several men in police uniforms outside, and before she could react, the police officer in front of her raised his badge.

"Are you Xia Yueyue?"

"I...yes." Xia Yueyue had no idea what was going on.

Upon hearing her agree, the police officer explained the reason: "Someone has reported you to the police station for allegedly committing a false accusation. Please come with us to the station."

"What?"

"Don't pull me."

"Help!! Someone is harming defenseless people!!"

Several police officers restrained Xia Yueyue inside the police car, and a young officer sighed:

"She looks like a very clean-cut young girl."

"Why does my house look like a garbage dump?"

He then recalled the room filled with takeout food and beverage bottles, a scene of utter disarray he had never witnessed in his more than twenty years of life.

"That's it, you can't judge a book by its cover," the old police officer said before getting into the driver's seat.

...

Upon arriving at the police station, Xia Yueyue resisted fiercely, even showing signs of wanting to jump out of the car. The police had no choice but to handcuff her.

Even after Xia Yueyue sat down in the chair inside the police station, she continued to shout and make a scene:

"Let them go!"

"Why are you arresting me? I didn't do anything!"

"Do you even know who I am?!"

......

Two blond-haired youths who had been fighting nearby craned their necks to watch the commotion, but the farce temporarily put an end to their feud.

"That girl looks so familiar, haven't we met somewhere before?"

Another person squinted and said, "Damn, I think so too. I feel like she looks like that..."

"It seems to be that..."

"Youyou!"

"You Yingning!"

"That girl who participated in Fairy-One, I watched her competition. Recently, haven't a lot of guys been coming to expose her secrets?"

Both men recognized Xia Yueyue's face at the same time, but then one of the men noticed a difference:

"But why do I feel like she's a bit shorter and fuller than Youyou?" The blond-haired youth sensed something was off and muttered to himself.

Is it because all shows are photoshopped?

"I think so. Quick, quick, take a picture of it. If we post this on the internet, it'll probably go viral."

"Yeah, let me film a video, hahaha."

......

The two thugs who filmed the video and took the photos were detained for three days for fighting. When they were released, it happened to be the day Yingning posted her blog post.

The top trending topics on Weibo are:

#You Yingning Responds#

#Xia Tongxue#

#Xia Tongxue Duan Mouren#

#How should a team captain be punished for unilaterally announcing withdrawal from a competition?#

...

The two immediately understood the situation and uploaded photos and videos taken at the police station. Just as they wished, the bewildered fans and players quickly made the video go viral.

"You Yingning?"

"Isn't that Youyou causing trouble at the police station?"

"How come they look so alike? But it's really not Youyou! I've been to the competition and seen Youyou. Although their faces are similar, Youyou is much taller than this person."

"I don't think it looks like it at all."

"Maybe the video made him look shorter?"

"But her face is a little different from You Yingning's."

"She looks like a crazy woman."

“Listen carefully at the seventeenth second, it sounds like an officer is calling her name.”

"Xia Yueyue?"

"I heard it too, it's Xia Yueyue!!!"

"Why do they look so alike?"

......

Many netizens and gamers began to dox information about "Xia Yueyue" online, and gradually focused their attention on X University through the existence of Duan Tongxue.

Finally, Xia Yueyue's identity information and photos were exposed online one by one.

A senior philosophy student at X University...

Age 22....

I've been on leave of absence for several months now...

Previous photos....

Netizens even discovered that the so-called "Duan Mouren" was actually her classmate, Duan Shen.

"Xia Yueyue used to look like this?!"

"Baojuan~ My eyes!!"

"She could never lose weight to look like this, and besides, how could she possibly look so much like You Yingning, who has no blood relation to her?"

"You've had plastic surgery, haven't you?"

"She really had plastic surgery. Look at her nose and the shape of her eyes; they've completely changed."

......

Once the seed of doubt was planted, those online scam photos that previously resembled Ying Ning suddenly seemed increasingly unreliable to everyone.

"It's really ugly..."

"Which netizens actually think they are the same person? Their eyesight is completely off!"

"So she had plastic surgery to look like Youyou, and then dated Youyou's ex-boyfriend?"

"Oh My God...."

"I only went to school for a week and didn't use my phone. Has the world become this absurd?"

"Is that Duan Shen playing the stunt double trope? I hate people like that the most."

"She and that guy surnamed Duan should just cut ties completely."

......

As things escalated, almost all of Xia Yueyue's and Duan Shen's information was thoroughly exposed online.

*

The disheveled woman had finally been bailed out of the police station when she saw two middle-aged men, their clothes covered in dust, standing awkwardly at the entrance.

"dad?"

"mom?"

Xia Yueyue looked surprised, while the middle-aged couple, upon seeing their daughter's appearance, didn't recognize her at first and asked uncertainly:

"Yueyue?"

"You're Yueyue?!"

The middle-aged woman, whose clothes still had several pieces of hardened cement on them, paid no attention to her appearance. Upon seeing Xia Yueyue nod, she immediately ran to her side, crying and shouting:

"What happened to you?!"

"You even ended up in the police station, and now you've caused such a huge mess. Do you even know that your dad sold the house to pay back the money he owed those netizens?"

"You brat."

Xia Yueyue looked impatient. People were coming and going in front of the police station, and many eyes were already on them. She felt she was losing face.

"Aren't you annoying?"

"If you don't have money, you can always earn more!"

"That's so embarrassing."

At this moment, Xia Yueyue felt that her parents' appearance was no longer worthy of her. She grabbed her parents and immediately left the police station entrance to avoid being subjected to those strange looks again.

On the way home, Xia Yueyue didn't listen to her mother's sobbing. Instead, she cursed Yingning hundreds of times in her heart, thinking that Yingning was really meddling.

Why did they have to take her to the police station when there were only a few men?

They really can't afford to play this game.

She showed no remorse whatsoever.

Because she knew that as long as the Cupid system was by her side, she could recreate her face and become the kind of woman all men would love.

*

The taxi stopped at a dilapidated residential building. Xia's parents opened the car door and forcibly dragged Xia Yueyue, who was still throwing a tantrum, home. Their worry for their daughter over the past few days led them to vent their frustrations.

"Starting today, you're not allowed to leave the house!"

"The school will have your dad call and ask how you plan to go back to school."

"Yueyue, we've lost our house, so please don't trouble your old bones like your father and me!"

"You've really gone astray."

"Let's live a good life together from now on, okay?"

...

Originally, their daughter Yueyue's admission to the philosophy department of X University made them genuinely happy for her future, and their relatives back home all knew that their family had produced a student from a prestigious university.

To pay for Xia Yueyue's tuition and living expenses, Xia's parents have been working odd jobs on construction projects in other cities, thinking that as long as their daughter studies hard, they don't care what hardships she has to endure.

"What do you know?"

"What's the use of studying? The money you guys earn from working isn't even as much as I can easily make." Xia Yueyue had already tasted the sweetness of success, so there was no turning back.

"Leave me alone!"

Although Xia's parents didn't know what good deeds their daughter had done, the piles of debts were suffocating them.

They sold their only house and borrowed a lot of money from relatives back home.

Xia's mother was so angry with Xia Yueyue that she almost fainted, and Xia's father immediately helped her up.

"you....!"

"You're absolutely insane!!"

Xia Yueyue snorted dismissively, too lazy to argue with her ignorant parents. She decided to head back to their rented apartment in the urban village.

"Which alley number?" she asked impatiently.

"It's number three." A clear, pleasant female voice answered her question from not far behind her.

Xia Yueyue turned around and saw a figure in an indigo-blue long dress at the corner. The other person's black hair was tied into a low bun, and her upturned fox-like eyes held a hint of a smile.

Just like the many times I'd seen her at school before.

Upon seeing Ying Ning, Xia Yueyue was initially surprised and astonished, but after realizing what had happened, she felt resentment and anger.

"You Yingning, what are you doing here?!"

"Do you even know what you've done to our whole family!" Xia Yueyue's vicious expression twisted her face as she rushed towards Ying Ning.

"How dare you show your face in front of me?"

The anger and panic of these past few days seemed to have given Xia Yueyue an outlet.

"Xia, don't misunderstand."

"Please look in the mirror, at your face..."

"Hmm? Whose is it?"

"As for why I came here, well, I had to see what the thief looks like now, didn't I?"

Xia Yueyue was completely enraged by Ying Ning's words. She actually raised her hand to hit Ying Ning's face, but her wrist was firmly gripped by Ying Ning's fair palm.

"hiss..."

The opponent's strength seemed completely unlike that of someone their age. Xia Yueyue shouted:

"Let me go!"

"Let me go..."

Xia's parents were shocked by the scene. They never imagined that there was someone in the world who looked so much like their daughter.

They rushed in front of Yingning, wanting to protect Xia Yueyue.

"Dad... Mom..." Xia Yueyue suddenly burst into tears.

Yingning released her hand, but the smile in her fox-like eyes did not disappear: "Uncle and Aunt, nice to meet you for the first time."

"Let me introduce myself, my surname is You."

"This is the person who is about to sue your daughter."

Xia's father immediately realized: "You're the one... the one Yueyue impersonated?"

He had already learned the whole story at the police station and knew that his daughter had crossed the line, but as a father, he still wanted to plead for leniency for his child:

“Little girl, I apologize to you on behalf of Yueyue.”

"It's because her mother and I didn't manage her well."

"If... you're willing not to prosecute her..." The middle-aged man, whose hair was already turning gray, lowered his head in shame.

Yingning shook her head:

“Uncle Xia, Xia Yueyue is an adult now, and she must bear the consequences of her actions.”

“It is a parent’s instinct to admit their mistakes and repent on behalf of their child, and I can understand your feelings.”

"But as you have seen, she shows absolutely no remorse."

“If you are constantly burdened with the burden of begging for forgiveness because of her, your child will only become more and more likely to hurt others.”

Xia's father remained silent. Having lived for so many years, he knew the truth behind Yingning's words.

Indulging children will always lead to bitter consequences.

From childhood to adulthood, no matter what trouble Xia Yueyue got into, her parents did their best to protect her.

This time, however, it has come to an end.

Xia Yueyue overheard their conversation and even tried to break free from her mother's embrace.

"You Yingning, stop talking nonsense here!"

"You came here today just to see me make a fool of myself, didn't you?!"

"I'm telling you, you just wait and see!!!"

Ying Ning nodded slightly, her expression somewhat cold:

"Xia, you guessed wrong."

"I'm not just here to watch the show."

"Then what are you doing here?!"

Yingning took a step closer, bowed, and fixed her gaze on Xia Yueyue's almost distorted face, uttering a cold sentence:

"Let me tell you."

"Xia Yueyue, you should remember..."

No, you must remember.

"It was you who stole You Yingning's life."

*

On the way back.

0067 organized the collected information before telling Yingning:

"Master~ Little Seven has just finished organizing all the records of that Cupid system, including how it bound to and seduced the host..."

“When Master and Xia Yueyue were in contact just now, I also left a locking mark on it.”

"Little 7 has transmitted all the data to the main system. The main system should be able to capture that wicked Cupid system soon!"

"Little 7 is really great." Yingning praised 0067 sincerely.

"Sharing my owner's burdens is what makes Little Seven happiest!"

0067 scratched his non-existent head and said shyly.

"Moreover, the owner has not been removed from the list of participants for the Fairy-one King Cup competition."

Not only that, fairy-one also personally stepped in to refute the rumors, privately contacting some marketing accounts to clear the public's feed. For some unknown reason, the official Weibo account also pinned Yingning's promotional video to the top.

Recently, the name "Youyou" has become the most popular e-sports player.

Yingning also privately declined several advertising and studio invitations, explaining that she wanted to focus on preparing for the finals.

“You Yingning’s matter has generated more buzz for them. As long as they’re not stupid, they’ll definitely let me participate in the competition,” Yingning said.

"Xiao Qi, only those who stand higher have more say and decision-making power."

"When people chase the stars, they are also taking steps towards space."

0067's little head is always full of strange ideas:

"So, when Little Seven is chasing after its owner, does it also grow little by little?"

Yingning was amused by its cute words:

"Little 7 doesn't need it."

Why?

Yingning pondered for a moment; all along, 0067 had simply been a system with a simple mind.

"Because Xiaoqi only needs to be Xiaoqi, and those who truly love you."

"I don't want you to force me to change."

*

Fairy-One Grand Finals.

The organizers booked more than half of the commercial advertising screens in Suzhou, and the bizarre and colorful Fairnd game scenes were played simultaneously, while the exciting moments of the match between the Extinction Team and the Mi Ling Team were also projected onto the huge screens.

All the young people in the city were cheering and excitedly discussing all the news about the King's Cup competition.

Suzhou is brimming with boundless vitality.

Many players from other places also arrived in Suzhou a few days before the finals, hoping to witness the exciting competition for the King's Cup.

......

Waiting area.

"Captain, Youyou will be here in ten minutes." Yuan Qing received Ying Ning's message and then told Yuan Ye, who was warming up.

Since the day the captain announced Youyou's withdrawal from the competition at an offline event, none of them have seen her at the club again.

When that day happened, no one expected it.

They didn't understand why Yuan Ye would suddenly speak up for Ying Ning about withdrawing from the competition. Based on their understanding of Ying Ning, they knew she would never give up so easily.

Yuan Qing, Tang Hong, and Pei Ling all sent text messages to Ying Ning, expressing their concern for her current situation. They received her reply several days later.

"Sorry, I've been busy lately and may have to miss a few days of training."

The three of them were finally relieved.

After everything settled down, Yingning never returned to the club. She would only log into her account in advance to train with everyone.

Everyone else realized it.

It seems she's avoiding the captain.

Or perhaps, Yuanye didn't dare to see her.

...

After hearing Yuan Qing's words, Yuan Ye responded without any change in expression, then bypassed the others and went directly to the restroom in the waiting area.

He splashed cold water on his face, braced his arms on the sink, and looked at the man in the mirror.

That usually placid face now showed subtle cracks.

Yuan Ye tried to clear his head, splashing cold water on himself again before returning to Hussein's room.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw his figure, whom I hadn't seen for a long time.

The black team uniform only made her skin appear even whiter, creating a sense of untouchable chasm, and he felt as if he hadn't seen her for many years.

He clearly called her many times.

Many messages were also sent.

It seems she won't forgive him, right?

Until just before the competition, the host's voice echoed throughout the venue, and the shouts of the audience only pulled him out of his thoughts for a few seconds.

"Arao has already launched the first attack. It seems that both teams are taking direct confrontation this time!"

"Mie Gu's consistent style is to go head-to-head!"

"Let's take a look at the Mi Ling team. The magic gunner's gun is very accurate, tearing a bloody path for his teammates. Youyou is closely following the gun line."

"Recent events don't seem to have affected Yuyu's mentality, which is a very good mental quality."

"Captain Mi Ling's pace is a bit slow; she's probably looking for an opportunity to attack."

"Tu Ning truly lives up to his reputation as the top captain in the national server, instantly reducing Hong Yue Ling's health by 30%!"

......

A'Rao blocked a sword with his shield, and a nonchalant, smiling face emerged from behind the shield:

"Little Youyou, your rhythm is great. If I'm not careful, you'll kill me."

He didn't stop talking about undermining his partner:

"After the final, should we consider switching clubs?"

"Our captain really wants to recruit you."

The knight's lance showed no mercy, sweeping across A'Rao's hands and forcing Ying Ning to retreat step by step. Just then, the sound of horses' hooves rang out.

The knight's charge attack.

The swordsman's thrusting charge allowed Yingning to dodge Arao's attack, and she instantly charged onto the knight's horse, reaping 10% of his health amidst the flashing swords.

Quite a beautiful maneuver.

"I probably won't be thinking about changing clubs."

Arao was puzzled. Although he didn't know what was going on inside the Mi Ling team, Yuan Ye's previous decision to have his team members withdraw from the competition without his consent had already caused dissatisfaction among many people.

The knight's skill, Divine Protection, landed from mid-air on the spot where the swordsman had been standing for a second.

The swordsman's attack was swift, forcing Ara to hoist his shield and dodge, taking a few steps back.

The attack animation of the Rift Hell Hungry Ghost Sword was a second longer than that of most weapons. When A Rao faced it head-on, he realized that Ying Ning's operation was even faster than in the videotape.

"clang!"

"clang!"

"clang!"

The sound of the Hellfire Sword colliding with the Holy Light Shield was like the painful sound of shattering glass, gripping the audience's hearts again and again.

Ara felt a numbness in his arm and almost lost his grip on the shield.

"Little Youyou, are you sure you're a girl?"

"I've never seen you play so fiercely outside of my family."

"Now you've seen it for yourself."

"If you focus on talking, you might become the first kill."

"The one who was killed."

Arao laughed exaggeratedly on purpose, "Oh? I don't want to be so embarrassed..."

In the next instant, he raised his spear, and the knight's skill—the incantation of the Spear of the Gods—was uttered from his mouth. At the same time, another ice-blue locking circle appeared under Ying Ning's feet.

A wizard's death curse?!

The host, Liang, exclaimed in surprise: "What we are seeing now is that the Death Curse of Shattered Star has already locked onto Ying Ning, and A Rao's Spear of the Gods has been loaded to 50%."

"It seems that the Bone-Slayer had planned to adopt a 2v1 mode from the beginning, and take care of Yu Yu first."

"As one of the primary offensive forces in the Mi Ling team, if the swordsman is taken down by these two, it could be a devastating blow to Mi Ling!"

"Yu Yu has been successfully locked into the cursed circle!"

"The Spear of the Gods has been summoned!"

"Indeed, wizards and knights are a perfect match."

"Yuyu can't dodge this move."

...

Arrao's summoning incantation was complete. The Spear of the Gods was the knight's ultimate move. The surrounding environment trembled, and about a hundred holy spears attacked the swordsmen in the cursed circle!

But in the next instant, nearly half of the Holy Light Spears were abruptly changed direction by the dark whirlwind.

Even so, the swordsman's health was dropping rapidly!

"Dragon Dance Blade?!"

Arao instantly understood. Yingning, trapped in the wizard's curse circle, could no longer dodge his attack, but she immediately reacted and used the swordsman's ultimate move—Dragon Dance—to forcefully change the direction of the Holy Light Spear.

Even though most of the Holy Light Spears dealt her damage, but...

However, the curse circle has disappeared.

If it were him...

The shattered stars on the other side...

"Shattered Star!!" Arao exclaimed.

When Sui Xing heard A Rao's reminder, he already saw the Rift Hell Hungry Ghost Sword rushing straight at his face. He raised his token to summon a skill, but it was interrupted by the opponent.

Even retreating couldn't dodge it!

Health 75%...

65%...

50%...

45%...

38%...

When A'Rao blocked Ying Ning, Sui Xing's health had already been reduced to 35%?!

Having just experienced the Spear of the Gods, Ying Ning's health was only around 30%. Even so, her attacks were anything but conservative; instead, they were always relentlessly aggressive.

Even if it's exchanging blood for blood, or exchanging moves for moves.

Arao and Suixing were tightly gripped by her attacks and were unable to break free for a moment, so they could only forcefully block them.

The wizard's multiple spells sought opportunities amidst the swordsman's dodges, while the knight's close-range attacks directly disrupted Ying Ning's offensive rhythm.

A'Rao stopped his usual chatter and became extremely cautious, guarding against the swordsman's attacks.

Too fast...

I can barely keep up...

Arao finally understood how Suifeng had lost to Yingning. It wasn't that Suifeng's skills had declined or that he wasn't careful enough, but rather that the strength of his opponent had already determined the balance of victory.

Even with him and Suixing together, they could only barely restrain her?

......

The audience at the scene and the fans watching the live stream online were completely ignited by the intensity of the match, and the perfect display of tame virtual machine perfectly captured the urgency of the duel between the two sides.

In the 2v1 mode, the swordsmen, who should have been at a disadvantage, showed no signs of defeat.

The main camera, controlled by host Liang, never immediately focused on this battlefield from the beginning.

"You Yingning's play was brilliant!"

"The swordsman's flying sword skill temporarily interrupted Ara's summoning and rhythm, and she seized the opportunity to make Shatter Star lose health!"

"That was the most beautiful one-on-two fight of the entire tournament!"

The 1v2 situation appeared many times during the competition, but the opponents were never players of the level of Sui Xing and A Rao, so the cheers of the whole audience were extremely loud.

Even after that night, many fans can still vaguely recall the screams from that night when they think of the first Fairy-One eSports League!

"This woman is truly amazing!!"

"Ahhhhhh! Sister Youyou, I love you."

"What 'playboy'? What 'man'? Get out of my way, Sister Ning!"

"Waaaaah, I really love seeing beautiful women shining on stage."

"Youyou!"

"Yuyu!"

"You Yingning!!!"

......

Shouts echoed in the air above the convention center, while elsewhere in the city...

In the low, damp rented room, a series of curses echoed from the filthy bed:

"She's just good at video games, yet so many people like her."

During the few days that Xia Yueyue was locked at home by her father, she could only follow some Fairy-One events online. Due to her jealousy, Xia Yueyue kept looking at and watching information related to You Yingning.

Tonight's finals, the live stream chat was filled with:

"Youyou's wife is really amazing~"

"My favorite player is beautiful, strong, and incredibly tough, hahaha."

"I've already bought the Tame mini-computer endorsed by Youyou. It's available for purchase online at the same time as the grand finale, and the first 1,000 orders will also receive a promotional poster!"

"Really?"

"I want to announce a poster too!!"

"My wife is absolutely gorgeous."

........

Looking at the screen full of praise, Xia Yueyue was consumed by jealousy. She kept typing on the keyboard:

"He's just average-looking."

"Other male gamers are better at the game than her."

"I really don't see what's so special about her."

...

However, her comments were drowned out by the barrage of bullet comments, leaving no trace, just like how she is now ignored.

However, after Xia Yueyue looked at several similar messages on the screen, her eyes glazed over with a mad look as she stared at those words:

"How could that Xia student who had plastic surgery have the nerve to get plastic surgery to look like Youyou?"

"That's right."

"They're still using those online scams. I still have photos of her before her plastic surgery."

"Her behavior is disgusting."

......

"These bastards!!"

"Aaaaaah!"

"It's all You Yingning's fault, it's all her fault!"

"By the way, I can change it to look different, a thousand times, ten thousand times prettier than You Yingning!"

"I can become beautiful by directly following the templates of celebrities!"

"I'm determined to make You Yingning taste what I've made her feel someday."

"Just make him look like Zhao xx."

"I'll use Li XX's glasses!"

"Let me take another look..."

Xia Yueyue frantically searched for photos of some celebrities and even muttered to herself, "What is this?"

"System, can I get plastic surgery to look like them right now?"

"I want to have a face like that right now, a face prettier than You Yingning's!!"

"System, can you hear me?!"

"I really can't stand her, System, please help me!"

The system that used to respond to Xia Yueyue, which called itself Cupid, did not reply to her countless calls at this moment.

Xia Yueyue suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"system..."

The next instant, she felt something being pulled out of her body.

In a dimension beyond her reach, the main system's cold voice slowly resounded:

"Unknown intrusion system".

"Captured."