As soon as Ouyang Xin left, his response immediately hit the hot - search list.
The stances taken by many celebrities turned this incident into a national - level hot event overnight.
After learning the truth, passers - by also started to take sides one after another, and more entertainers joined in.
The situation was instantly reversed.
Those entertainers who had taken sides earlier either pretended nothing had happened or silently deleted their previous posts.
The tide had turned, and more and more reporters flocked to surround the female protagonist involved.
"May I ask how you view the newly exposed video?"
"Was the hype all orchestrated by you before?"
"I've heard that you're an obsessive fan of Ouyang Xin. How do you feel about his so - called 'backstabbing' now?"
...
Zheng Xiaoyun, who had just gotten out of the car and was about to go home, was blocked at the door.
Countless camera flashes were aimed at her, and there were countless microphones thrust in front of her.
She quickly covered her face with her elbows. The driver and Xiaoying beside her also sensed something was wrong and immediately surrounded her, shielding her in the middle and trying to drive the crowd away.
"Sorry, we're not accepting interviews. Please leave."
With great difficulty, the three of them managed to squeeze out of the crowd. They almost got swallowed up. Fortunately, the security guards at the door noticed something amiss and quickly sent people to intervene, which allowed them to leave quickly.
Zheng Xiaoyun's hair was in a complete mess, and the people around her also looked extremely disheveled.
"What a bunch of scumbags! What are those people doing here?" Zheng Xiaoyun was filled with anger and directly smashed the cup on the table to the ground.
With a "bang", everyone was startled.
She had just returned from the beauty salon and hadn't noticed what was going on online yet.
Even those who knew didn't dare to say anything. Someone lowered their head and stared fixedly at the floor.
Zheng Xiaoyun scanned the crowd and pointed at a person who looked a bit guilty. "You, do you know something?"
The person with their head down felt Miss Zheng getting closer and closer. Their heart grew more and more flustered, and they stammered, "I... I don't know."
"Don't know?" Zheng Xiaoyun squinted her eyes and questioned.
The person was cornered and lowered their head even more.
"Miss, right now the internet is full of people scolding you, so these people outside..."
This explanation made Zheng Xiaoyun, who had never thought of such a situation before, frown tightly.
"Scolding me? It's impossible."
Although she said so, her hands still obediently picked up her phone to browse the latest news. She immediately saw the full - process video that Huo Cheng had deliberately released.
Everything was clearly shown in the video, even her smug smile. She had just skimmed through it before. Now, seeing it so clearly for the first time, before the video was even half - over, Zheng Xiaoyun's veins popped out, and she directly smashed her phone on the ground.
"How could this be? He clearly said that only I had this. Why is it like this now?" she murmured.
Everyone just stood there, startled for a moment, but didn't dare to move away.
"You, all of you, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Zheng Xiaoyun's finger was almost poking at their faces. She gritted her teeth, wishing she could kill them.
Everyone held their breath and didn't dare to say a word.
This made Zheng Xiaoyun even angrier. As if seeing them clearly, she nodded at them and then scoffed lightly. "I think you all just want to watch my jokes."
Just when it seemed they were about to be implicated in this matter.
"Miss," Xiaoying called out timidly. "We should solve this matter as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Zheng Xiaoyun couldn't believe her ears. She turned around and looked at Xiaoying, her eyes full of sarcasm. "We? Who's 'we' with you?"
She took a step closer to Xiaoying, and Xiaoying trembled and took a step back.
Gradually, suspicion began to appear in Zheng Xiaoyun's eyes.
"When that video was circulating on the internet, you were the only one beside me, right? Why didn't you tell me?" The suspicion in her eyes was now replaced by certainty.
Her eyes were full of hatred, as if the real culprit who had pushed her into this situation was the person in front of her.
Just as Xiaoying was about to defend herself, Zheng Xiaoyun kicked her to the ground.
"All of you, beat her! Otherwise, her fate will be yours," Zheng Xiaoyun said with narrowed eyes.
"Miss, listen to my explanation. I really didn't know before," Xiaoying felt that her calf had no strength at all, and the soreness in her muscles made her gasp.
The people around hesitated and no one approached Xiaoying.
Zheng Xiaoyun, who had originally wanted to sit on the sofa and watch the show, was so angry that she laughed.
"What? Are you all rebelling now? You don't even listen to my words. Has this woman put a spell on you?" Zheng Xiaoyun was extremely resentful towards them. "Fine, if you don't do it, I'll do it myself."
With that, she got up and walked towards Xiaoying on the ground.
"Miss, no..." Xiaoying propped herself up, shaking her head and backing away.
Zheng Xiaoyun was annoyed by walking step by step, so she simply stood still, closed her eyes, and said, "Alright, since this is the case, as long as you can leave a mark on her, no matter what method you use, I'll give each of you 20,000 yuan. How about it?"
Everyone gasped in surprise.
20,000 yuan was several months' salary for them.
Xiaoying, who was already extremely scared, trembled even more. She shouted blankly, "No, please, Miss, spare me..."
But it was already too late. One person in the crowd took the lead and kicked Xiaoying on the ground. Zheng Xiaoyun immediately gave them a check.
The others who originally didn't plan to earn this money also started to get tempted.
Getting 20,000 yuan for just one kick was like a stroke of luck.
Zheng Xiaoyun returned to her ideal state and sat on the sofa, watching coldly.
Xiaoying could only feel the various blows on her body. Her eyes were full of tears, and she bit her lip to bear it silently.
"What are you all doing?" A stern question made the crazy crowd calm down immediately and disperse one after another.
Zheng Xiaoyun, who had been leisurely before, quickly stood up and pretended that nothing had happened.
"It's just a small matter, Dad," Zheng Xiaoyun coquettishly said.
Father Zheng looked at the person lying on the ground and retorted, "This is a small matter?"
The Zheng family had always strictly prohibited private punishment. Even though Zheng Xiaoyun was so favored, she had to deal with others secretly. This was the first time she had been caught so openly.
The others also felt guilty.
"This... this is because I found out that she... she stole my favorite necklace. I was really too angry. Dad, that was a gift you gave me," Zheng Xiaoyun said aggrievedly.
Father Zheng, who had been angry before, softened his attitude a bit. "But you still can't do this."
"I know, Dad! You don't even care about my current situation. You only care about others," Zheng Xiaoyun complained.
This really piqued Father Zheng's curiosity.
"Daughter, hasn't that matter been resolved for you?"
Zheng Xiaoyun nodded vigorously and then said a bit dejectedly, "But the other side's methods are too powerful. Now they've posted a fake video online to smear me."
Father Zheng was extremely shocked. Then his assistant immediately handed him the latest hot news.
After reading it, Father Zheng was silent for a long time.