On Weibo, the flood of insults on Lu Xi’s real-time search[mfn]广场 gǎngchǎng – lit. square/public square – On Weibo, a celebrity’s 广场 refers to their real-time search page (accessible via the search bar), where all recent posts mentioning their name (without a hashtag) are aggregated. Unlike a supertopic (超话 chāo huà), which is a curated fan space, the 广场 is a public discussion area often monitored for trends or controversies. Netizens “屠广场” (flood the square) to spam or manipulate visibility.[/mfn] had been cleared out, and shortly after, Jian Huai’s personal supertopic vanished without warning. To the butler, shutting down a celebrity’s supertopic seemed like a childish move. With just one word from the master, this star’s endorsements and acting opportunities could disappear overnight.
Or worse, he could be blacklisted entirely.
But the master only ordered the supertopic removed.
To Jian Huai’s fans, though, it was like the sky had collapsed.
The supertopic had existed for four years, and they had been fans for four years. Everything related to Jian Huai inside it was gone! When fans woke up and found their spiritual haven erased, their shock was understandable.
Then came the rage. As soon as the supertopic vanished and got taken down, fans rushed online, heading straight to Weibo and pointing fingers at Lu Xi.
【It must be Lu Xi’s doing. Yesterday, his real-time search was scrubbed clean, and right after, gege’s supertopic disappeared. It has to be him!】
Furious fans found a target to unleash their fury on.
【Ahhh, he’s so vile! I really want to kill this bitch.】
【Destroying my spiritual sustenance[mfn]精神食粮” jīng shén shí liáng – lit. “spiritual food” or “spiritual sustenance”. In online contexts, it generally refers to things that provide intellectual, emotional, or psychological nourishment and enrichment, rather than physical sustenance. This includes things like books, movies, music, art, cultural events, educational content, and even online communities and discussions. Essentially, anything that feeds the mind and soul can be considered “精神食粮”.[/mfn]? I’ll never coexist with him!】
【Does anyone know his current address? I’m sending him a funeral wreath! So angry!】
【Doxxing isn’t good, is it? There’s no proof Lu Xi did this. He’s so irrelevant anyway, and it was some of our fans who attacked his real-time search first. Let’s not escalate this.】
Some rational fans expressed their opinions and were labeled as haters disguised as Jian Huai fans.
At the same time, these fans learned that Lu Xi was participating in Actor and began spamming the show’s official account, demanding Lu Xi be kicked out. If he wasn’t, they’d boycott the program.
Can he even act? This show is just scraping the bottom of the barrel for clout. Disgusting.
Lu Xi wants to copy Jian Huai’s path to fame? Does he have any self-awareness?
What a shameless, scheming freak. Huai-ge is too nice. He must’ve only helped Lu Xi out of obligation and now he’s stuck with this piece of shit. Gross.
Boycott morally tainted celebrities! Remember Lu Xi’s past scandal about being kept? [Image].
The hashtag #LuXiGetOutOfActor even trended, though it was quickly taken down.
Zhu Li was fuming. These brain-dead fans had gone too far!
Since Lu Xi’s real-time search had been attacked the day before, her hands had been itching to retaliate, but she held herself back.
No, no, she had already unfollowed. When she unfollowed four years ago, she swore that if she ever became a fan of Lu Xi again in this lifetime, it would only be as an anti-fan. How could she slap herself in the face like that? Besides, it was just a couple of brain-dead Jian Huai fans spouting nonsense. Lu Xi wouldn’t see it. Once it passed, it would quiet down. Just don’t look at it, pretend it never happened.
Then the real-time search was cleaned up, and Jian Huai’s supertopic was banned.
Zhu Li let out a sigh of relief. Good. She didn’t have to do anything herself. She could just enjoy her retirement and eat melons.
But when those Jian Huai brainless fans flooded Lu Xi’s old account with insults.
When they started making even uglier photoshop memes to humiliate Lu Xi.
When they started talking about doxxing Lu Xi and sending funeral wreaths to his home.
When Jian Huai’s brainless fans were trashing Stage 100 while spouting their ‘brilliant’ opinions—
“I’VE HAD ENOUGH! Are you bullying my baby just because he has no one backing him?!”
Fuck this Zen bullshit, fuck this peaceful retirement crap!
So what if I slap my own face!
Zhu Li opened her retirement group chat and announced, “I’m rejoining the fandom.” Then she promptly left the group.
The Salted Fish Retirement Group’s rule was simple: no active fan allegiances allowed. The moment you had one, you’d automatically leave. Zhu Li, the most senior member, was the first to leave.
It happened so fast that the group, still casually chatting and eating melon, was left in shock.
【??? Who just left? What happened?】
【???】
【Uh… I think it was Zhu-jie…】
【HOLY SHIT!!!】
Zhu Li was already setting up a new Lu Xi fan group and support base. She was efficient, smooth, and fast.
This time, we’re starting from rock bottom. But don’t be scared, baby. We’ll climb back up together!
Chong ya![mfn]冲鸭 chōng yā – lit. “go duck” (鸭 means duck) ; a homophonic expression of the word “冲呀(chōng ya)” and is a cute way of expressing encouragement. It means being full of vigor and fighting spirit. (Baidu)[/mfn]
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Jian Huai called to apologize. “About what’s happening online… I’m sorry. My manager hinted something to the fans that you’re my friend. I’ll handle it.”
“Huh? What’s happening online?” Lu Xi adjusted his Bluetooth earpiece as he headed out. “Handle what? I’m going to pick up Doubao and Dougao then hit the market. I’m planning to unleash peak fatherly love today.”
Xiao Lu wasn’t fond of cooking and would rather order takeout, but as a good father, he had to make the effort.
“Never mind. Just don’t go online for now.” Jian Huai knew how vicious the online attacks were, especially the edited photos targeting Doubao and Dougao. The moment he saw them, he was furious. He couldn’t even imagine how Lu Xi would react if he found out.
Because of his connection to Lu Xi, those innocent children were cursed at. He was terrified Lu Xi would block him for good.
Lu Xi: “Oh, okay. Got it.”
After hanging up, he deliberately logged onto Weibo to check anyway.
#JianHuaiLuXi
???
What kind of trending topic was this?
He clicked in and saw a video posted on Jian Huai’s personal account. The thumbnail looked like it was from Perfect Stage 100. Lu Xi skimmed the comments first. The top one read:
【Just saw the trending tag and thought they came out and got married.】
Lu Xi: “…”
What the heck.
Don’t say weird things like that.
Lao Jian and I have a pure, brotherly bond!
I have kids now. Stop making wild assumptions!
Xiao Lu was nervous and he didn’t dare to click on the video. Then he remembered Jian Huai’s call earlier. No way, no way. Does Lao Jian actually like me?!
It wasn’t impossible, actually. After all, he, Lu Xi, was a charming, universally adored succubus!
Lu Xixi was confident. Mostly confident in the succubus blood running through his veins.
But if Lao Jian really had feelings for him… how was he supposed to reject him? Xiao Lu was worried. They were such good friends. He didn’t want things to get messy—
He clicked the video.
It was footage from the Stage 100 practice room.
Jian Huai’s solo training before the second performance.
This was clearly unreleased material. Lu Xi recognized it instantly. This was the dance they performed together for the second round. Back then, Jian Huai trained like his life depended on it. Lu Xi had never seen anyone work so hard.
His foundation was weak, but he gave it everything.
“Why dig up this old footage?” Lu Xi was puzzled. Unaired content would require permission from the production team, and the show had ended five years ago. Perfect Stage 100’s second season flopped, and the franchise was abandoned.
The practice room footage of Jian Huai’s solo training was in black and white, followed by a blurry surveillance clip.
On the rooftop of the dormitory at dusk.
A cat-like youth appeared. Even with the low resolution, his fair skin and striking features were unmistakable. Though his words were inaudible, he danced under the sunset, helping Jian Huai refine his moves.
Finally, the video cut to their second-stage performance.
Lu Xi stood in the center.
With stage makeup, a leather jacket, and skull-themed accessories, he looked both ridiculously edgy and mesmerizing like a dangerous rose, dark and seductive. His moves were perfectly timed, electrifying the audience. The screams and cheers of the fans were deafening.
“Lu Xi! Lu Xi!”
“Ahhh! Xixi, you’re the king!”
“Ahhh!!!”
The chants for Lu Xi were the loudest.
He was the king.
“Before the second performance, I was ranked 65th. Dead last. The fact that I could debut, stand in front of an audience, and gain so many fans… I owe it all to my team captain back then, Lu Xi, for choosing me.” Jian Huai’s voiceover concluded the video. “To those who truly support me, please don’t insult Lu Xi. He’s a good friend of mine.”
After watching, Lu Xi let out a huge sigh of relief.
What’s with Lao Jian? He was so scared that he thought he was going to confess.
Thank goodness. Xiao Lu was delighted. It seemed his succubus constitution wasn’t as exaggerated as his elder brother had claimed!
He checked the comments.
【Wuwuwu, my god, gege worked so hard back then. It hurts to see how much he struggled.】
【If you’re a real fan of gege, don’t insult Lu Xi. Let’s be mature.】
【Back then, Lu Xi was truly the king. No exaggeration. He was a rank A from start to finish.】
【The second season of Stage 100 with Zhao Yu was unwatchable. No wonder it flopped.】
【Gege posted this video. Don’t bring up ZY.】
【Ahhh, the performance was legendary. I’m going to rewatch it.】
Lu Xi closed Weibo. He arrived at the kindergarten gate. The king who was rank A from start to finish.
“Doubao’s daddy is here!”
“We didn’t see Dougao the other day. My Xiaohua kept asking about him.” Xiaohua’s grandmother had arrived.
Dougao’s daddy replied, “I had some work and couldn’t find a nanny, so I took both of them with me.”
“That won’t do. Where’s your wife?”
Dougao’s dad’s expression turned mournful. “Him?[mfn]The third-person singular pronouns 他 (tā, “he”), 她 (tā, “she”), and 它 (tā, “it”) are pronounced identically but distinguished in writing. This homophony often requires context to determine gender in speech. In the raws, LX used 他 = he/him, but for the listener, it may sound like he’s using 她 = she/her[/mfn] He’s dead. Died a horrible death. I don’t even want to talk about it. It’s too painful.”
“Goodness!” Xiaohua’s grandma was startled. No wonder it was always this young man picking up the kids. To think was widowed so young. “Don’t be sad. Let’s not talk about it.”
She just felt sorry for the two boys. So young, and both boys at that. Which stepmother can accommodate them?
Today is Friday, and there are more young parents at the kindergarten gate after school.
The moment the doors opened, the children rushed out, chattering excitedly as they ran into their families’ arms.
“Bye, Doubao, Dougao! See you Monday! I’m performing the drum dance!”
“I’m singing Elsa’s song and wear a pretty dress!”
“My mom and dad are reciting an English poem with me!”
The Fenglin Kindergarten New Students’ Celebration was the day after tomorrow. The kids had been preparing for weeks. There would be cakes and candies, and their parents would join them onstage to sing and dance. It was going to be so much fun.
The children couldn’t wait for the weekend.
Boss Lu picked up his two buns and announced, “I’ve already got your performance outfits ready. Let’s try them when we get home.”
“Wah!!! I love you, Daddy!”
Dougao the little boss didn’t react.
So they went to the supermarket to shop for groceries, then headed home. Lu Xi put the vegetables in the kitchen, then cheerfully called out, “Come try them on! I think they’re super cute. Come on, my little gooselets!”
Hanging in the children’s room were three performance outfits. One large and two small.
Frog-head hats and full-body frog suits.
Green from head to toe.
“Wah! I love it!” Doubao was ecstatic. He put on the little jumping frog hat and started bouncing all over.
Dougao: “…” The boss aura crumbled.
Lu Xi could already picture their trio of little frogs dominating the stage this weekend!
He couldn’t wait.
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At 8 a.m. on Saturday, Jian Huai rang the doorbell.
“This early? It doesn’t start until nine. Come on up, we’re having breakfast.” Lu Xi buzzed him in.
The high-end apartment has one elevator per unit, with strict privacy and security measures.
Jian Huai arrived to find the door unlocked. He brought gifts — a Thomas and Friends[mfn](raws) 托马斯小火车 Tuōmǎsī xiǎo huǒchē – Thomas the Tank Engine[/mfn] set. He wasn’t sure if Doubao and Dougao would like them.
“Hello, Uncle.”
The two greeted him politely, accepted the presents with thanks, and immediately unwrapped them in the living room.
Doubao loved the train set, making choo-choo noises. Dougao was indifferent, so Jian Huai made a mental note to bring something else next time.
“By the way, what are you performing today?”
Lu Xi grinned. “Something super cute. I’m dancing.”
“Then I’ll have to see it. Your daddy’s an amazing dancer.” Jian Huai was genuinely looking forward to it.
Doubao puffed out his little chest. “Of course! Our Frog Trio is the best!”
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“Master, should we remove the trending topic about Jian… and Young Master Lu?”
Xie Zhuhan’s face was icy, the room’s temperature dropping to freezing. After a long pause, he waved a hand dismissively.
The butler sighed in relief and turned to leave the study.
“Tomorrow. We’re going to Fenglin Kindergarten.”
Xie Zhuhan didn’t believe those two kids were Lu Xi’s. And he didn’t believe Lu Xi would fall for that celebrity.
He’s going to see it for himself.
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Tomorrow, our 逼King gong: Green from head to toe【Angry shaking in the cold】
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