Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Who can testify

Lou Su sneered silently, "I have work to do tomorrow and can't go back. Let's talk about this later."

Lou Zhengqiang didn't expect to be rejected. He was so angry that he couldn't stop coughing, but Lou Su had already hung up the phone.

The anger in his heart could not be extinguished, so Lou Zhengqiang took his crutch and hit hard, and all the valuable porcelain tea sets on the table turned into pieces.

Coincidentally, at this moment, Liu Anlin called. Before he could say anything, Lou Zhengqiang scolded him harshly.

After Lou Zhengqiang calmed down, Liu Anlin told him the news that had gone viral online. "Uncle, there's something about Lou Su that I really don't know whether I should tell you. The main thing is—"

Sure enough, before he could finish his words, Lou Zhengqiang interrupted him, "Just say what you want to say. You're dithering like a woman."

Liu Anlin wore a malicious smile, but his words were full of concern. "Someone online said my cousin is gay and is only dating to cover up the scandal. They even found love letters he wrote to boys in high school. Uncle, please don't be angry. Maybe those people online are just talking nonsense."

Lou Zhengqiang was breathless. How could his son be gay? His son couldn't be gay.

Lou Zhengqiang laughed. When Liu Anlin heard his strange laugh, his scalp suddenly felt numb. What was this old monster thinking about?

Lou Zhengqiang hung up Liu Anlin and called Lou Su again. "Your mother's death anniversary is next month. If you still want to go and burn incense for her, then remember to bring your girlfriend home this Sunday."

He didn't give Lou Su the right to refuse, and a strange smile hung on the corner of his mouth. Lou Zhengqiang didn't say anything. He knew that Lou Su would give in in the end. Otherwise, he wouldn't have returned home a year ago.

The veins on Lou Su's hands bulged, and he felt his fists tremble slightly. Finally, he just said lightly, "I understand."

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Weibo is now full of topics about male star L. Netizens have accurately locked onto Lou Su based on the clues provided.

@一只小鱼非: Is there any uu from Beicheng who knows which high school this is? L, there are quite a few artists with the last name L in the circle, but when it comes to top stars, I only think of Lou Su. But he doesn’t seem like that kind of person.

@花里胡笑: Why does it feel like that high school is in our district? It’s a very shabby public high school with extremely poor teaching staff. Only a few years ago, there was a student who got into the top 1, but there has been no more since then.

@吃瓜看戏唱曲: I think it's Lou Su. Judging from his face, he has a very violent personality. School violence is not impossible.

@⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯: It's hindsight, why didn't you say that before? What if it wasn't Lou Su? Lou Su really wrote a love letter to a boy in high school, but didn't he just make the official announcement yesterday morning?

@兔子在跳跶: Is this evidence from @小明爱吃瓜 really true? Why do I feel like Lou Su has been screwed?

@卡哇伊的狗: Just wait for the government to intervene. If he really did these things, he'd probably be out of luck soon. But Xia Nuan is truly pathetic. She probably thought she'd landed on a wealthy family, only to discover her boyfriend was not only a remnant of school violence, but also a potential lesbian.

@戀苏小日記: Just based on the words of a paparazzi, you guys believe it? I can easily fabricate ten or so pieces of evidence. That's how rumors spread.

@小娄爱吃: Just based on a Weibo post and a few pictures with no substantive evidence, can you just spread rumors? Everyone should read more. Don't think you're supreme and can criticize others at will just because you hold a keyboard.

@我是你你谁: Lou Su and Xia Nuan have both officially announced their relationship, and they were very sweet in their live variety shows. Who among you is spreading rumors that Lou Su is gay? Isn't that disgusting? Are you crazy?

@乐乐人: I've seen those pictures, and they are indeed the withdrawal applications from that high school. No one would dare to forge the red seal, right?

@牛牛不要吃草: Why are all those fans who are flooding the screen saying how great Lou Su and Xia Nuan’s relationship is? They clearly told them to break up yesterday, or else this and that would happen.

This trending search stayed on the top for nearly an hour before it was suppressed. We can only be thankful that Lou Su's fans weren't causing trouble, and that Lou Su himself is indeed talented and generally has a good reputation among the public, so the public opinion was temporarily controlled.

However, Lou Su is a hugely famous figure in China, a perpetrator of school violence, and the whistleblower claims he beat up his classmates to conceal his homosexuality. The impact of this incident cannot be underestimated.

Langfeng Media, as the main producer of "Rural Cottage", suspended the live broadcast progress and resumed the broadcast a week later.

Thanks to Lou Su and Xia Nuan's official announcement yesterday, which attracted some attention, people online are now skeptical about the view that Lou Su is gay. They are focusing their firepower on whether Lou Su committed school violence against others in high school.

Many celebrities also stood up to support Lou Su, or criticized Lou Su in order to gain popularity.

Lou Su's information is too difficult to dig out, so in order to attract traffic, marketing accounts took the opportunity to summarize a collection of bullying incidents by celebrities and idols in the entertainment industry, big and small, during their school days, which became very popular.

For a time, the entertainment industry began to become chaotic, and fans of various groups began to fight each other.

Twenty-four hours of crisis public relations have passed, and Lou Su has not yet made any explanation. Apart from the marketing account, various media outlets have not reported on the matter, and the endorsement company that signed Lou Su has not issued any termination announcement.

But the phone that was about to explode reminded Lin Dayong how many eyes were staring at them.

Langfeng Media, Lou Su’s exclusive lounge.

Lin Dayong's expression was serious. "Lou Su, we should be thankful that you and Xia Nuan have officially announced your relationship. The person behind that paparazzi is probably even more powerful than we thought."

"Brother Lin, I should know who is messing with me." Lou Su's voice was calm and not urgent, completely different from Lin Dayong's.

"You know?"

"It's probably the guy I beat up in high school. I can't remember his name, but it shouldn't be just him." Lou Su chuckled, "I think there's also Liu Anlin."

"Liu Anlin, I remember he's your cousin." Lin Dayong frowned, "Is your family situation so complicated? Forget it, if you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask."

Lin Dayong stood up and paced back and forth. "The question is, who can prove it for you? And that confession letter, the handwriting is the same as yours, right?"

"I know someone who can prove it for me," Lou Su touched his nose with a guilty conscience, "Brother Lin, I forgot to tell you something. Actually..."

Lin Dayong frantically pulled at his already thin hair, wanting to cry but unable to, "You didn't just beat up one person, you beat up a whole group of people?"

Lou Su spread his hands and said, "I was upset at the time and happened to see them beating up someone, so I just wanted to vent my anger and beat them all up."

"My dear ancestors, you shouldn't be an idol, you should be a boxing champion!" Lin Dayong's mouth twitched. "Who is the person who can prove it for you?"

"Ye Li, the flying guest of that variety show."

A few days ago, she had specifically told him about Xia Nuan's ex-boyfriend. Lou Su rolled her eyes. It was all in the past. She even had to explain it to herself. What was there to brag about? The old must go before the new can come. Did she still think she was someone to Xia Nuan? Lou Su subconsciously clicked his tongue.

Lou Su didn't think there was anything wrong with his idea. Even if Xia Nuan was not his girlfriend, they were still on the same wavelength and could barely be called friends. He treated his friends like this.

Lin Dayong's eyes widened. "So you two knew each other? If it's Ye Li, then it's easy. Didn't you save him in high school? I'll contact him now and ask him to prove it for you."

Lou Su was flipping through the chat interface with Xia Nuan, and the conversation between the two was still stuck on yesterday.

"Lou Su, I'm talking to you?"

Lou Su raised his eyes and said, "It was only today that I remembered that person was him, because he really doesn't look the same as he did back then."

Lou Su didn't think at all that Ye Li would come out to testify just to thank him. Lin Dayong was taking it for granted.

In fact, if the paparazzi hadn't caused trouble, he wouldn't have thought about what happened at that time.

Lou Su ran away from home during the summer vacation before entering high school. All his bank cards were suspended and he only had two thousand yuan in cash. He almost went from being a rich young man to a street homeless man.

In order to leave Lou Zhengqiang, he secretly changed his high school application to an old town in the far north of the city without telling him. That place was under the control of other families and Lou Zhengqiang could not reach it for the time being.

After running away from home, he ran all over the old town and finally found a basement house. After paying the rent, he only had three hundred yuan left on him. After that, he started doing odd jobs in various places to make money.

After the first year of high school started, he was discovered by Lou Zhengqiang's men. Lou Su hid in a very secluded toilet in the school and happened to see the group of people beating up a man. The man was beaten with a bruised face and bleeding forehead. It was a horrible sight.

Lou Su was feeling annoyed. He didn't care about anything and just beat up whoever he met. Later, Lou Su got so angry that he wanted to attack Ye Li, but he was kicked awake by Ye Li. Otherwise, he and Ye Li would have been in a fight.

At that time, Ye Li looked at him as if he was a troublemaker. Not only did he not feel grateful for the help, but he seemed to have disturbed something good.

Why did this guy start to daydream again? Lin Dayong patted him and said, "By the way, contact Xia Nuan later. You two should act a little closer. At least you have to be sweet when posing for photos."

Lou Su rubbed his ears, which were a little hot, and said nothing.

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While Lin Dayong was fretting over the matter, Xia Nuan didn't think too much about it. She had been agonizing over the relationship contract issue for days, and now she finally had an answer. More importantly, this news reminded her of some plot points from the original novel.

So she was not too worried about Lou Su. Although she did not remember the details clearly, according to the original work, the variety show would be broadcast again in a week, and Lou Su had escaped danger before that. This time, he severely tortured a wave of fans and solidified his fan following.

Tsk, but I have to say that the system is a system. The plot points given to it are the most criticized points about the female cannon fodder in the original work, and it is well-intentioned.

However, in the original novel, Ye Li and Xia Nuan had never been in a relationship. Instead, in the variety show, Xia Nuan fell in love with Ye Li at first sight and kept harassing him. Now that the plot has become so outrageous, why didn't the system tell me?

Xia Nuan wanted to question the system, but a sudden chill struck her, as if giving her a hint. Perhaps she should pretend she hadn't thought of anything and observe carefully.

The doorbell rang. Could it be Lou Su? Xia Nuan guessed in her heart and walked to the door, but saw Ye Li's face through the peephole.

How could he come here!