House Dad's Literary Life

Chapter 434: Yang Yi’s Fans Take Action

“Brother-in-law, where did you get the car? And who was that person just now?” Mo Xiaojuan asked curiously.

Yang Yi smiled faintly and said, “The car was rented. And that person, of course, was from the rental company. I asked him to help me out with a little favor and paid him some money.”

It turned out that Yang Yi had found his own way to slip out of the hotel just now and had taken care of all this himself. Getting out of the reporters’ and paparazzi’s encirclement was only a minor situation to him. He had experienced situations far bigger than this.

But Mo Fei and Mo Xiaojuan were somewhat surprised. Even though they had been in the entertainment industry, they were still just ordinary people, after all. Passing right under the reporters’ noses just now had left them feeling both nervous and thrilled.

“Can I talk now?” Xixi couldn’t hold it in any longer. She tugged at her mother’s hand and asked in a lowered voice.

Mo Fei had forgotten about that. She smiled and straightened her daughter’s jacket zipper, saying, “Of course you can. It was just because there was a strange uncle with us just now!”

……

While Yang Yi and the others were rehearsing at the concert venue, the entertainment tabloid that had grabbed so much attention earlier that day unexpectedly struck while the iron was hot and released a special edition. The special edition was only a single newspaper. Altogether, advertisements took up about two pages, while some miscellaneous articles that no one read were scattered across another page, leaving only one page for the new scoop!

Yet even such a disgusting special edition still sold nearly as well that afternoon as the newspaper from that morning.

There were simply too many people eager to gossip!

If the morning newspaper had still been lacking some convincing evidence in its “hard proof,” leaving some fans who refused to give up wondering whether there might have been some misunderstanding—for example, whether Yang Yi was Mo Fei’s bodyguard or her older brother…

Then the noon newspaper provided irrefutable real proof!

Mo Fei and Yang Yi’s wedding photo!

Although the picture was somewhat blurry compared with the earlier ones, it was still clear enough to see. In the wedding photo with the red background and the two of them dressed in white, both of them were smiling brightly, and Mo Fei in particular radiated a happiness that was rarely seen on her face.

This entertainment tabloid had actually wanted to wait until Tianmei’s people had finished their public-relations efforts before dropping this huge bombshell, but throughout the entire morning, the people at Tianmei seemed completely unmoved. Even though Mo Fei’s Weibo had practically been turned upside down, there had still been no new update.

They were also worried that the person who had sold them the information had sold it to more than one outlet, so they hurriedly released it, figuring they could make some money first.

However, they had no idea that Mo Fei had already prepared to come clean, while Tianmei’s public-relations department had also been informed by her. They had changed their original strategy of “defending” the situation and instead prepared a press release for some familiar media outlets to publish the day after Mo Fei’s concert, which was also the weekend.

But Tianmei was also in a bit of chaos at the moment. Niu Meiling had no mood to ask about how the matter had been handled. Her eyes were red as she stared at Jian Chuo, wanting to get to the bottom of the matter.

Who exactly had leaked the photos to the media?

Niu Meiling was furious and felt deeply wronged. She really hadn’t done it. She was a seasoned veteran of the industry. Ever since she learned that Mo Fei’s partner was Mu Li’ang, she knew very well that even if she gave the photos to the media and exposed Mo Fei’s marriage, it would hardly have much of an impact.

Besides, Mu Li’ang’s side already knew that the information existed. If she really leaked it, she would be the prime suspect. Why would she put herself in a situation where neither side would be happy with her?

But who would have thought that she would still end up taking the blame! Early that morning, Niu Meiling was confronted and suspected by her own nephew, Ju Jie, and then received a call from Ju Jingwei. Niu Meiling felt that she was truly more wronged than Dou E!

Wait, who was Dou E?

“Sister Ling, it really wasn’t me! I’ve been with you for so many years. You know that when you said not to expose it, I even returned the USB drive to you!” Jian Chuo also felt completely wronged and hurriedly explained.

“That information, that USB drive, passed through the hands of two people. One was me, and the other was you. It wasn’t me. If it wasn’t you, then who else could it be?” Niu Meiling said, then suddenly turned and frowned at Ju Jie, who was sitting beside her.

Based on Niu Meiling’s understanding of Jian Chuo, Jian Chuo indeed seemed unlikely to do something like this, and there was nothing suspicious in her expression either.

“Why are you looking at me?” Ju Jie asked, puzzled. “Although I did have that USB drive in my hands, Auntie, you don’t think I was the one who did it, do you? If I wanted to leak it to the media, then why would I have gone to so much trouble to stop you?”

“Besides, that morning, I took the USB drive and immediately delivered it to Mu Li’ang. If you say that I was the one who leaked it, that is simply impossible!” Ju Jie said.

“I didn’t either. I kept it locked in the drawer the whole time,” Jian Chuo hurriedly said. “Sister Ling, do you think it’s possible that Teacher Kou saw the money and lost his principles, broke his word, and sold the information to both sides?”

Niu Meiling’s brows furrowed deeply.

If that was the case, it would be very difficult to investigate any further!

……

Mu Yucheng rarely read gossip. His usual hobbies were reading books and comics. That’s right, he was a typical homebody. But today, for the first time ever, he actually read a piece of gossip!

Because on Yang Yi’s personal website, which had only recently been established, he saw someone make a post saying that Yang Yi’s marriage to a female celebrity had been exposed by the media. Although it was just an ordinary account, Mu Yucheng, as a longtime fan, could still tell that it was a private account belonging to an official staff member of the Sahara Publishing House.

These were the very people who had brought him into the group back then!

Did that mean it was true?

Out of curiosity about what Yang Yi looked like, Mu Yucheng couldn’t help but search for him online. Several major portal websites had authorized reprints of the gossip news, and Mu Yucheng also saw Yang Yi’s real appearance for the first time.

“He’s quite tall!” Mu Yucheng compared him with the objects around him in the first photo and couldn’t help being impressed. “And he also looked strong and muscular, a very masculine and handsome man!”

The latter comment was something Mu Yucheng said when he saw a new report and that wedding photo with the red background and white clothes.

It wasn’t that Mu Yucheng had suddenly become interested in men. He was just recalling some rumors from the Qiyue book-review section that Yang Yi was a retired special forces soldier. Compared with that, the man on the screen actually fit the image quite well.

Mu Yucheng had originally intended to take only a quick look at the gossip before leaving. However, once he started reading, he couldn’t stop.

“So, Yang Yi is actually this awesome! He even managed to win over such a famous superstar!” Mu Yucheng thought excitedly after reading some information about Mo Fei.

Your position determines your perspective. Mu Yucheng was a die-hard fan of Yang Yi, so naturally he was thinking in Yang Yi’s interests. Mo Fei was so beautiful, and she was also a big star, so Mu Yucheng felt that Yang Yi hadn’t lost out, and he secretly thought that the two of them were actually quite well matched.

A talented man and a beautiful woman. From ancient times to the present, hasn’t it always been about the man’s talent and the woman’s beauty?

Although there were more considerations in modern times, those two things still couldn’t be wrong.

However, when Mu Yucheng saw some gossip columns commenting on Mo Fei’s marriage, saying that Mo Fei had “married beneath her” to an ordinary person and that it was too demeaning and not worth it, he…

“WTF!” Mu Yucheng felt as if tens of thousands of alpacas were stampeding through his heart, and he suddenly became upset. “Yang Yi is an ordinary person?”

Mu Yucheng couldn’t stand it. He opened one of his book-fan groups and typed furiously, asking, “Yang Yi is an ordinary person?”

Immediately, he received many replies.

“He’s not an ordinary person! If he is an ordinary person, then what does that make us ordinary people?”

“Haha, Boss Yang is an ordinary person? Then what are you? Whether you’re talking about income, writing ability, or talent, he is a hundred times better than a rookie like you. And you dare call him an ordinary person? You’d get flamed to death in minutes!”

“Brother upstairs, don’t get angry. Old Mu is one of us…”

“What’s wrong with Old Mu? Why did he suddenly say that?”

Mu Yucheng didn’t pay any attention. He angrily forwarded the reports he had seen today, then said, “I really find this strange. What gives these media outlets the confidence to say that our Great Yang Yi is an ordinary person? Great Yang Yi’s fame isn’t any less than that of that Mo Fei, right?”

His words were quickly drowned out by a chorus of exclamations.

“Holy crap, is this really Great Yang Yi?”

“Great Yang Yi is so handsome! No wonder he’s a retired special-forces soldier. Unlike other authors, who are usually shut-ins and out of shape!”

“Speaking of which, I also saw this news this morning. At the time, I thought to myself, could it be someone with the same name?”

“If that really is Great Yang Yi, that’s amazing! Mo Fei is my favorite female singer, and Yang Yi is my favorite author. The two of them are together—wow!”

However, at this time, the owner of the book-fan group temporarily muted everyone, only unmuting Mu Yucheng.

“Old Mu, is the news reliable? Is that really our Great Yang Yi?”

“Absolutely reliable. I heard it from an employee of Sahara Publishing House. Then look at this news. That place is Jiangcheng, and Jiangcheng is the headquarters of the Jiangnan Military Region. Didn’t they say last year that Yang Yi went to the Jiangnan Military Region for an event?”

At this time, one of the group administrators also had contact with Sahara Publishing House, and he also got confirmation.

The group owner then made a summary: “The problem now is that none of those news reports have portrayed our Great Yang Yi in a positive light! Old Mu just said it himself—those people even think Great Yang Yi is an ordinary person and that he isn’t good enough for Mo Fei!”

“Since that’s the case, we die-hard fans shouldn’t just stand by and do nothing. We should take action and let those fools see the power of our Great Yang Yi!”

This call received a response from almost everyone.

There were relatively few people in one group, but each of them was also in all kinds of other groups. They spontaneously helped spread the word and make appeals, and they also posted messages in the review sections of Yang Yi’s books.

Gradually, an undeniable force began to gather.