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When Chu Xiang took down her site of Tong Nian, she also went on the trending search list as well. Although she didn’t say anything back then, which resulted in her name being replaced rather quickly, many people who saw it had some sort of impression about it. Besides, the photos were very clear—Zhuo Yichen’s well-known station sister was indeed Tong Nian’s station sister.
Tong Nian’s team followed closely and had the marketing accounts issue a press release, saying that Zhuo Yichen was similar to Tong Nian in many aspects. Because of that, it was no wonder Chu Xiang would become a fan of Zhuo Yichen even though she changed her idol. Tong Nian was a very good idol who was praised for his good character and personality. His grades in the college entrance examination that Tong Nian took years ago was even brought up to obtain his shower of compliments.
Netizens did not react to the connotation of this, but this gossip had a follow-up, so everyone was still quite interested to watch the story unfold. The power of brainwashing was powerful and that sense of guidance led some to think that Chu Xiang liked these kinds of idols. With that, they drew the conclusion that Zhuo Yichen was indeed a bit similar to Tong Nian.
No one would notice the slightest change in their subconscious, but that kind of shift and dispersion of attention was only capable of being analyzed by professional teams. Most could tell that Tong Nian was sucking off Zhuo Yichen’s popularity away with a strong force of power. The most annoying thing about it was the fact that Zhuo Yichen was dragged into this, but he didn’t have the evidence to prove otherwise and couldn’t speak without thinking. Besides, he wouldn’t be able to find any material concerning Tong Nian that could essentially turn the tides to launch his own passive counterattack.
Geng Xuan and the others were going to leave after dinner, but when they saw the latest news, they looked at Zhuo Yichen a little worriedly.
Zhuo Yichen had no expression on his face. Looking at the popular screenshots of Tong Nian’s fans, they were all comments about Tong Nian that were made by Chu Xiang in the past. At that time, Chu Xiang liked him very much.
Geng Xuan asked with concern, “Hey, what are you thinking about? Are you okay?”
“I’m fine,” Zhuo Yichen kept looking at his phone and after a while, he asked, “Am I similar to Tong Nian?”
Before they could answer, he sneered coldly, “In what sense am I similar to that guy?!”
“You’re not, for sure. Of course the two of you are not similar at all. Don’t bother about the people who’re speaking nonsense on the Internet; they’re the ones creating a wave for Tong Nian to ride on. To have a sincere fan like sister Chu Xiang is already something that we envy so much, “He touched his teammates on both sides, “Right?”
Xia Zhou immediately answered, “Yes, it’s okay for sister Chu Xiang to be a fan of others before. She already lost her passion for Tong Nian, which means that she doesn’t like him anymore, so of course she wouldn’t use you as a substitute for him. Sister Chu Xiang’s eyes are sharp; she must be following you because she really likes you.”
Zhuo Yichen took a deep breath and shook his head gently. Of course, he believed that Chu Xiang would not use him as a stand-in. It was normal for Chu Xiang to be a fan of others before. Even if Chu Xiang was now a fan of several people at the same time, it would be considered normal. However, his heart was sour. Looking at the Weibo that Chu Xiang had posted about Tong Nian, there were actually words like “I like him so much! Brother Nian is so handsome”, which was completely the attitude of a little fangirl.
What’s so great about Tong Nian? How is he handsome? I’m more handsome than he is, alright? Even so, Chu Xiang had only ever called him cute.
Zhuo Yichen watched for a while before he got up and walked out. Xiao Ran hurriedly asked, “Where are you going?”
Zhuo Yichen waved his hand without turning his head, “I’m going to the PR department. Since Tong Nian’s team has already declared their showdown, I won’t involve sister Chu Xiang even if I have to rough this out with him.”
Xia Zhou was a little worried as he discussed with the two teammates, “What to do? It might hurt both sides if they get aggressive.”
Geng Xuan shrugged, “Then what else can be done? Sister Chu Xiang is so supportive of Yichen, so he can’t just be a tortoise who hides back in his shell, can he? This incident will turn Sister Chu Xiang into cannon fodder if not handled carefully. You all know how poisonous the keyboard is as well.”
Xiao Ran  thought about the problem seriously as he frowned and said, “They can’t fight back if there isn’t any incident to bring up about Tong Nian. Yichen isn’t trying to lead the cannon fire to himself, right? Only by grouping him and Tong Nian together would Chu Xiang be rid of this attention, but this will easily ruin his popularity.”
Geng Xuan threw away his phone and slumped on the sofa, “Then are you going to persuade him?”
The three of them stopped talking as no one could persuade Zhuo Yichen to decide. Their agent also mentioned before that fortunately, Zhuo Yichen always knew what he wanted and every step he took was correct and the best for him. Otherwise, the company would not be able to control him if something was to ever come up.
Just when Zhuo Yichen was negotiating with the company, Chu Xiang was a little dazed and found that she had fallen into the spotlight once again.
She was merely a student majoring in editing now, not a person in the entertainment industry. She never thought that she would be on the trending search list and be contacting the marketing accounts all the time. As a result, she didn’t pay attention to the Internet for a while, resulting in Tong Nian taking advantage of her identity to stomp all over Zhuo Yichen.
How could she let this go? She couldn’t believe that he had the gall to bully her little brother(3) again when she hadn’t even settled the previous debts with him. That guy probably wanted to ascend to Heaven, didn’t he?
(T/N: Chu Xiang saw Zhuo Yichen as a little brother of sorts. It’s common in China for fans to address their idols as family terms depending on their age, but it’s also used between friends and strangers)