Chapter 181 Open Love [VIP]
Chapter Summary: Business tycoon x Top female celebrity, want to ship them?
The agent went out for a while, and when he came back, he said he wanted to give this matter a proper ending.
Mu Zhi had a gut feeling that it was related to He Zhiyue.
She took a sip of water, picked up her phone which she had just put down a few minutes earlier, and opened Weibo.
The top trending topic on the hot search list has changed, and a new topic has suddenly appeared: #HeZhiyue'sAltAccount#.
Mu Zhi's Weibo post responding to her relationship with He Zhiyue has received millions of likes and over 500,000 comments.
Netizens are eager to know the male protagonist's response and attitude towards this matter, hoping to glean some information from his Weibo account. They want to leave messages asking him if he and Mu Zhi are actually dating, and whether he's pursuing Mu Zhi but hasn't succeeded yet...
Unfortunately, He Zhiyue doesn't have a personal Weibo account, which means less fun watching the drama unfold.
Now, a secondary account belonging to He Zhiyue has been exposed, and this topic is very tempting, completely hitting the point of interest for most netizens who want to gossip, resulting in extremely high popularity and discussion.
Soon after, the hashtag #Explosive# appeared at the end of the topic.
When Mu Zhi saw the trending topic #He Zhiyue'sSecondaryAccount#, her first thought was that netizens were incredibly resourceful, able to dig up anything. Based on her limited understanding of He Zhiyue, she assumed he was a workaholic and that his secondary account would likely post content related to financial news.
But Mu Zhi thought of Ji Binghe's meaningful words just now, which seemed to be related to her.
She clicked on the trending topic out of curiosity.
Mu Zhi was completely bewildered when she saw the trending Weibo post.
Haiwangmaru Cactus hzy: The 1000th day of my crush on her, I was rejected from afar.
Ah... this, could it be He Zhiyue's alternate account?
Mu Zhi was so surprised that she lost control of her expression.
This Weibo post was made a year ago and has received over 10,000 likes and over 1,000 comments.
She opened the comments section and saw that the top comments were all left a few minutes ago.
"Hahahaha, is this really He Zhiyue's alternate account? (Eating popcorn)"
"So it's because He Zhiyue loves Mu Zhi but can't have her?"
"1000 days? This was posted on Weibo at the end of the year before last. Holy crap! Has he been secretly in love with Mu Zhi for 4 years?"
"Everyone, go check out the other Weibo posts, they're hilarious! They're like something out of a primary school student's confessional."
"Just a bystander checking in. Can someone kindly explain the background of this Weibo post?"
Upon refreshing the comments section, a post titled "Plot Premise Explained by Mu Zhi's Fans" appeared at the top, accompanied by an image. Clicking on it revealed a long paragraph of text.
The gist is: At the end of the year before last, Mu Zhi and He Zhiyue were first rumored to be dating and made it to the top of the trending searches. Mu Zhi's studio issued a statement denying the rumors and stating that #MuZhiIsSingle#.
He Zhiyue posted this Weibo on the second day.
On that day, Mu Zhi was shooting the cover of Basasa magazine when reporters pressed her about her relationship.
Mu Zhi's own answer: I've been busy filming and haven't had time to think about dating.
The magazine released this 10-second interview video ahead of time as a bonus.
Therefore, He Zhiyue must have followed Mu Zhi's updates that day, seen the video, and then posted such a Weibo post, saying that she was rejected remotely.
Mu Zhi scrolled down to look.
The next trending Weibo post was from a marketing account, which quickly compiled and posted some Weibo content that appeared to have been posted by He Zhiyue's alternate account.
The first thing everyone is most concerned about is whether this account is He Zhiyue's alternate account. Evidence that can prove He Zhiyue's identity was found from some of the Weibo posts.
Haiwangmaru Cactus hzy: I came to Lanxing Media for a meeting today, and Teacher Mu also attended.
Positioning: Lanxing Media.
Haiwangmaru Cactus hzy: After having dinner with a client, I went back to the company to work overtime. Today at xxx restaurant, I ran into a Mr. X who said he had seen Teacher Mu there, but I was too late and missed him.
Location: Headquarters of the He Group.
Haiwangmaru Cactus hzy: Teacher Mu's polite return gift is much more expensive than the peace amulet I gave her. (laughing and crying) I hope I can give her lots and lots of gifts whenever I want in the future.
Here's a picture of a watch.
The watch was quickly identified by netizens. He Zhiyue was spotted playing golf with clients at a golf course when someone took a picture of her wearing the watch.
Haiwangmaru Cactus hzy: I haven't seen Teacher Mu for 4 months, I miss her. (4 AM)
The location is XX Hospital, the hospital where He Hongshuo was hospitalized.
The above four Weibo posts have confirmed that this account belongs to He Zhiyue herself.
When Mu Zhi saw the Weibo post showing off the watch, she immediately recognized it as the watch she had given to He Zhiyue, and it was the same watch that Mu Zhiyue had posted on Weibo that same evening.
That's definitely solid evidence.
Mu Zhi then clicked on other Weibo posts from the marketing account.
Haiwangmaru Cactus hzy: May you be safe.
It is located in Country Z.
Haiwangmaru Cactus hzy: I'm here for Teacher Mu's concert. I hope I won't be recognized by the fans.
The photo shows a blurred ticket; it's for a seat in the middle.
The previous Weibo post was a repost of a Weibo post from a Muzhi fan about concert precautions, saying that they were "tricked" and didn't manage to get tickets to the birthday party.
Haiwangmaru Cactus hzy: Congratulations to Teacher Mu for winning the Golden Crane Award for Best Actress. During the filming of "Countdown", she suffered from altitude sickness and pulmonary edema multiple times and was hospitalized. She filmed in Tibet for nearly 5 months. Asang acted very well. I hope that actress Mu Zhi can be seen by more audiences.
The marketing account was probably exposed in a hurry, so it didn't post much content.
Mu Zhi went directly to He Zhiyue's Weibo side account homepage.
Looking at the account's profile picture and Weibo nickname, she immediately understood the origin of the name.
I'm now certain it's He Zhiyue's account.
Because her profile picture was of a flowering cactus, it was the small potted sea lion cactus that she had given to He Zhiyue.
This Weibo account has been updated for 4 years and has posted more than 100 Weibo posts. Sometimes it's one or two months to post a Weibo, and sometimes it's one every few days. Every single one of them is related to her.
Due to time constraints, Mu Zhi only browsed through some of He Zhiyue's Weibo posts. He mainly posted daily updates, treating this place as a confessional space.
In the very first year of the record, He Zhiyue referred to Mu Zhi as "she".
This is my first Weibo post.
Haiwangmaru Cactus hzy: She's very special.
Haiwangmaru Cactus hzy: I like her, but I can't confess to her because I'll be rejected. She only cares about acting and is in the prime of her career for the next few years, so she hasn't considered dating at all.
Haiwangmaru Cactus hzy: I will keep watching her go up.
Haiwangmaru Cactus hzy: Everyone thinks she's lucky, but actually she rejected countless scripts before choosing just one. She doesn't care about the pay, and she gives her all in every role she plays. I should learn from her and work hard too.
......
Later, He Zhiyue changed "she" to "Teacher Mu" in her address.
Haiwangmaru Cactus hzy: I discovered a little secret about Teacher Mu; she likes flowers. I wonder if she'll accept them if I send her some? (Image: I'm so nervous.jpg)
Haiwangmaru Cactus hzy: Checking in, 1111 days of secretly admiring Teacher Mu.
......
In the posts on He Zhiyue's Weibo side account, he visited Mu Zhi when she was hospitalized while filming in Tibet and when she was injured and hospitalized while filming in Z country; he sent her flowers and gifts but was worried that she would not accept them; he also booked out theaters to support and watch every one of her works.
And many of his Weibo posts revealed that he couldn't confess his feelings, get close to Mu Zhi, or interfere with her career because he was thinking about her career.
He likes her, but she only sees him as her boss, which makes him anxious and insecure.
Many netizens clicked in after seeing it trending on social media, and the more they scrolled through He Zhiyue's alternate Weibo account, the more shocked they became:
Whether as the young master of the He Group and the owner of Lanxing Media, or later as the successor who worked for the He Group, He Zhiyue was always the one taking the initiative.
How could he love Mu Zhi to such a humble degree?
Each Weibo post was followed by fresh comments, with netizens leaving messages like "watching" and "checking in," and even going to the comments section of He Zhiyue's old Weibo posts to tease her:
"Keep it up, I hope you're still secretly in love in two years."
"Today is still another day without winning over Teacher Mu. Keep it up, Mr. He!"
"Haha, your secret account has been exposed, everyone knows now, your crush has become an open crush. I'll help you, Mu Zhi."
......
Mu Zhi quickly glanced at He Zhiyue's more than 100 Weibo posts.
There was one thing that really touched her.
Perhaps out of respect or protection, He Zhiyue's alternate Weibo account never posted any photos of Mu Zhi, such as secretly taken pictures of Mu Zhi, her hands, or her back.
But his Weibo posts were filled with #Muzhi#.
Mu Zhi saw on Weibo that he had also come to her birthday party and was sitting in the audience.
It turns out he wasn't as composed and calm as he always appeared when he saw her. In her presence, he experienced a hundred conflicting emotions, was extremely cautious, and always put her first...
He would give every film she made a perfect score and write a review praising her.
There's also a Weibo post.
Kaiohmaru Cactus hzy: Teacher Mu ...
He typed "Teacher Mu" all over the screen, his heartfelt feelings almost overflowing from the screen.
Mu Zhi's cheeks flushed as she watched, and she clenched her fists and pressed them against her forehead to hide her expression, scratching her brow with her index finger.
As the one being secretly admired, she felt even more... embarrassed than the owner of the Weibo side account.
Minmin, standing to the side, was also dumbfounded. She was scrolling through Weibo while getting goosebumps, scratching her toes, and feeling like she had been force-fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).
"Wow, the boss's alternate account is full of his feelings about Sister Zhizhi."
"Haha, this Weibo post is a bit awkward."
"I never expected the boss to have such a vivid inner monologue, lol."
By the end, Minmin exclaimed, "Help! It's so sweet!" She wanted to ship them!!
Ji Binghe has been closely monitoring the latest online public opinion trends.
She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Once President He's alternate account was exposed, the public opinion shifted dramatically."
Besides the trending topic #HeZhiyue'sAltAccount#, several other topics have also trended on social media.
#He Zhiyue and Mu Zhi are so adorable, I'm dying of love# #2nd on the trending searches.
#He Zhiyue's alternate account quotes# trending at number 8.
#He Zhiyue has a crush on Mu Zhi# is trending at number 27.
......
The second most trending topic on social media features real-time scrolling comments from netizens:
"Business tycoon x top female celebrity, this couple is so sweet!"
"Ahhh, I saw He Zhiyue's alternate Weibo account, he loves her so much, his posts are full of her, we need to get together already!"
"Before clicking in, I thought He Zhiyue's Weibo side account had been exposed to show off his love or something, but it turns out it's just showing off his love. The Weibo posts are like a primary school student's love diary, kind of cute."
"So it's not that Mu Zhi wanted to marry into a wealthy family, it's a story of a business tycoon humbly pursuing love. Can those who criticized Mu Zhi come out and apologize?"
"I can understand why He Zhiyue is so humble, lacks confidence in herself, is anxious and worried that she will not be able to win Mu Zhi's heart."
From his perspective, Mu Zhi had dedicated herself to her dreams, focusing on her career and acting, resisting many temptations. She was pure, a pristine white lotus rising from the mud, strong, beautiful, and resilient, and so stunningly beautiful, always radiating a dazzling light. He was deeply attracted to her.
"Waaaaah, Mu Zhi should really consider being with He Zhiyue. You can really feel his respect and admiration for her. His love for her isn't about possession, but about silently supporting her from behind, watching her grow from a sapling into a towering tree."
And he's not some good-for-nothing rich kid; he runs his company very well and is now managing a large conglomerate. Both of them are working hard to become better versions of themselves, radiating positive energy. This couple is truly a super-strong and powerful pair!
"This super-rich second-generation guy is handsome and wealthy, yet he's so humble when pursuing his girlfriend. Real men are so ordinary, yet so confident. Sigh."
"I'm totally shipping them! It feels like I'm watching an idol drama, I'm so anxious! I have to see Mu Zhi and Duan get together in the finale!"
......
Last time, when Mu Zhi and He Zhiyue were rumored to be dating and trended on social media, some netizens became fans because of their good looks and created a super topic to ship them as a couple: #PleasingToTheEyes(Mu)#.
Tonight, first Mu Zhi responded on Weibo, then He Zhiyue's alternate account, and now many netizens are saying they're shipping them. The CP super topic has surged by 100,000 followers, which is terrifying.
The doubts and ridicule directed at Mu Zhi earlier have disappeared.
The exposure of He Zhiyue's alternate account reveals that He Zhiyue has a crush on Mu Zhi and wants to pursue her, but Mu Zhi is busy with her career and has no time for romance, so the two are only in contact.
Whether or not to be together is a decision that Mu Zhi decides.
Mu Zhi became the woman whom the intern leader of the He Group loved but could not have. She gained 200,000 followers overnight, and her response on Weibo received over 2 million comments.
The "relationship" between Mu Zhi and He Zhiyue has gone viral and become a huge phenomenon.
Now, not only will it not have a negative impact on Mu Zhi, but it will also reap the benefits of the "relationship" and become the winner.
Just as Ji Binghe said, this matter has come to a beautiful end.
The online issue has been resolved, and it's already past 9 PM.
Once everyone relaxed, their stomachs were already growling with hunger.
Ji Binghe: "I just placed an order for takeout, it will be delivered in about 10 minutes, everyone hang in there."
"Oh, today is Sister Zhizhi's birthday, shouldn't we celebrate?"
Assistant Xiaoling raised her hand and said, "I had the cake shop deliver the birthday cake to the hotel."
She walked quickly to the shoe cabinet next to the door, picked up a cake and placed it on the coffee table: "I've already brought it up."
The cake was originally ordered to be delivered to the restaurant. But since they had returned to the hotel, she called and had it delivered there instead.
Everyone was busy before, and she couldn't help much, so she went downstairs to get it.
Mu Zhi knew the team members were hungry, so she made a wish and blew out the candles first, then shared the cake with everyone to tide them over...
That night, Mu Zhi's fans experienced a rollercoaster of emotions.
They were initially completely baffled by Mu Zhi and He Zhiyue's relationship, but emotionally believed that Mu Zhi was definitely not the kind of person who would deny a relationship and deceive her fans.
Idols obtain resources through their own abilities, so what if they are in relationships? It won't affect their careers.
So if Mu Zhi is really in a relationship, there's no need to deny it.
But when fans saw the "evidence of their relationship" that was revealed, the photos of them together were nothing special, but the fact that He Zhiyue named an asteroid after Mu Zhi was quite convincing.
Some fans are inevitably wavering: Is it really in talks? Is there some reason why they can't admit it?
What good would it do to talk about it?
Most of them are fans of Mu Zhi's works and career. Mu Zhi's career is booming, so of course they will continue to support their idol. They are busy clarifying some negative comments that question Mu Zhi's inconsistent words and actions, lying, deception, etc.
Then, Mu Zhi responded to the relationship rumors on Weibo, denying that she was dating He Zhiyue.
The fans were very happy, feeling that they hadn't chosen the wrong person to support, that their idol hadn't lied, and that he acted with integrity, having been so busy with his career these past few years that he had no time for dating.
Unexpectedly, after the idol responded, some harsh and malicious speculations emerged.
Based on their understanding of their idol, they knew these comments were nonsense. In the fans' eyes, it must be He Zhiyue pursuing her idol and showering her with attention. There was absolutely no way that they were "dating" each other, as some netizens claimed, without He Zhiyue publicly acknowledging it.
I feel so sorry for Mu Zhi suffering this undeserved misfortune.
Many fans took their anger out on He Zhiyue, telling him to come out and speak, and not to let women rush to the front, saying what kind of man he is!
No sooner had He Zhiyue finished hurling insults than her alternate account was exposed.
He Zhiyue's alternate account frequently visits the #Muzhi# super topic and checks in daily; its level is quite high.
Fans were surprised and shocked after seeing the content of He Zhiyue's alternate Weibo account, and couldn't help but change their thoughts and attitudes towards He Zhiyue.
They knew He Zhiyue's alternate account had been hidden for years, and its exposure instantly propelled it to the top of the trending searches. The trending topic remained there indefinitely, suggesting it was He Zhiyue's doing. This was a sacrifice of her own reputation; even placing herself in a subservient, sycophantic position, she was willing to stand up for Mu Zhi and protect her...
After He Zhiyue exposed his alternate account, public opinion on the internet suddenly reversed, and many netizens started shipping He Zhiyue and Mu Zhi as a couple.
Some fans have also started to ship them:
"Ugh, someone pinch me! I'm actually starting to feel like shipping them..."
"He and Zhibao work at the same company and have known each other for five years. They should know each other quite well. If he can treat Zhibao well, he's not a bad brother-in-law."
"To be fair, my daughter comes from a wealthy family and isn't short of money, but He Zhiyue is quite handsome, and he and my daughter are a good match in terms of looks (doge)."
Many fans also urged Mu Zhi not to agree so quickly, but to conduct a thorough evaluation.
He Zhiyue breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Mu Zhi's fans' attitude towards her had improved.
After the online controversy was resolved, He Zhiyue instructed his assistant, Wen, to have someone thoroughly investigate the matter.
He Zhiyue had considered going to find Mu Zhi, but thinking about what was trending on social media tonight, she worried that if she stood at the door knocking or came out of Mu Zhi's room, she might be photographed...
He's become quite easily frightened.
I think I'll pass; I need to keep a low profile.
In the next few months, he and Mu Zhi will no longer be able to trend on social media.
He Zhiyue picked up her phone to send a message to Mu Zhi, but then hersed as she remembered that her right hand was injured.
I had no choice but to switch to sending voice messages.
He sent Mu Zhi a voice message to apologize, blaming himself for not visiting her on set today, which might have prevented the "relationship" from trending on social media again, and also apologizing for the public attacks Mu Zhi had faced that night.
It was his fault for not protecting her.
After the voice message was sent, Mu Zhi was probably looking at her phone.
A message came back quickly, also a voice message.
[Author's Note]
I've become a fan too (doge emoji)
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