She debuted after having a child with a celestial being.

In the first week after the release of "Mohe Dance Hall", Taihe Music's promotional machine was once again in full swing.

Hu Yiyou has staked all available resources on QQ Music's startup screen, NetEase Cloud Music's homepage featured image, Kugou's pop-up recommendations, and Douyin's news feed.

With the success of "Insomnia Flight," Taihe Legal Affairs Department completed the copyright pre-clearance ahead of schedule, even resolving the font copyright issue on the song credits page.

As usual, Chen Zhu sent a message in the work group, which consisted of only one sentence: "Following the explosive popularity of 'Insomnia Flight,' the HF duo has once again delivered the most tear-jerking duet love song of the year. Taihe continues to provide full support."

On the day of its launch, Xiao He posted a message on Weibo with only a few lines of text.

"Watching the snow grow old, my eyes melt away. A song written for longing, I hope you can all hear it for the person you want to see."

The number of reposts quickly exceeded 100,000.

Liu Yifei reposted this Weibo post with a shorter caption: "You guys keep criticizing, I'll keep singing."

The data skyrocketed from day one.

It jumped into the top three on QQ Music's New Song Chart within 24 hours, its comment section on NetEase Cloud Music exceeded 10,000 on the first day, and it soared to the top of Kugou's Rising Chart.

On the seventh day, "Mohe Dance Hall" topped the QQ Music New Song Chart.

It simultaneously topped the NetEase Cloud Music Original Chart. It also held the number one spot on the Kugou Rising Chart for five consecutive days.

Meanwhile, on the new song chart, below "Mohe Dance Hall" was Xue Zhiqian's new song "The Best," which he had just released in July. The lyrics were written by Lin Zhongmin and Xiao Han, and the music was composed by Guo Ding. It was another major single released by Xue Zhiqian in 2018 after "Dumb" and "Unscrupulous."

After its release, "The Best" steadily climbed the charts, and held the top spot for three days before "Mohe Dance Hall" took the top spot.

Third on the list is the theme song of the same name sung by You Zhangjing for the animated film "Yesterday's Blue Sky" in July 2018. The lyrics and music were written by Qian Lei, and it garnered a large number of young listeners during the summer season.

Further down the list, Lin Yanjun's "You," Xiao Gui's "GOOD NIGHT," and NPC's "Innovator" ranked fourth through seventh, respectively.

After screenshots of the charts were shared by various music bloggers, the comment section turned into a battlefield.

Music blogger "Erdi" was the first to post a long Weibo post with the title "From 'Drawing Dragons' to 'Mohe Dance Hall', Xiao He used a song to understand what it means to stop."

The article states: "If 'Wild Wolf Disco' is about running wild on the dance floor, and 'Qilin' is about charging on the battlefield, then 'Mohe Dance Hall' is about lighting a lamp on ruins. Xiao He made the most risky yet most correct decision in this song: leaving the brightest part entirely to Liu Yifei. His harmonies gently build up in the bridge, and her final note trembles slightly for a beat in the chorus before stopping. The beat isn't perfectly accurate, but it's precisely this slight trembling pause that becomes the most moving part of the entire song—it's not a technical flaw, but a tremor caused by being choked up and unable to hold back. The most ingenious touch in the entire arrangement is the deliberate leaving of a half-cadence at the end of the chorus—not giving you a complete chord ending, just like the old man behind the song who will never see his wife return, just like longing itself never has a period."

One commenter added, "Liu Yifei delivered the best performance of her singing career in this song. Not the best technically, but the most emotionally profound and complete. You used to say she held back when she sang, but this time she brought out everything she had been holding back."

This music review has been shared more than 50,000 times.

"Listen" followed closely with an even shorter comment: "The arrangement of 'Mohe Dance Hall' retains a retro Russian folk tune feel. The piano intro slowly rises, like a clear stream flowing gently in your ears, carrying a touch of melancholy and longing. The simple piano base, with layers of strings, is like the brightest star in the Mohe night sky, guiding people through the cold night and finding solace for their souls. It's not a song for showing off skills; it's a song that makes you want to listen to it on repeat and then call someone."

Someone on Douban wrote a short review.

"The advantage is that it has a good story, but the disadvantage is that the lyrics and music are too cliché and don't tell the story behind it well. But it's good that it's popular for a while, so it's not worthless. When it comes to listening to music, sometimes it's just about the feeling you get from it."

The barrage of attacks from haters followed immediately.

First, an account claiming to be an "independent music critic" posted a long article, directly criticizing the cheap arrangement of "Mohe Dance Hall".

"The intro features a piano base with strings, the chorus is layered with synth pads, the melody is entirely based on chord progressions, and the key change in the bridge feels forced. Apart from the story behind it, there's no reason to listen to the whole song on repeat."

Commenters immediately chimed in: "Reaching the top of the new song chart is all about money. Taihe has a full budget, so they can throw any lousy song into the top spot."

A vocal music blogger posted a technical analysis, breaking down Liu Yifei's performance in the song line by line.

"In the chorus, the line 'If you have time, you'll come and see me, right?' clearly had a slight tremor at the end. This wasn't due to emotional delivery, but rather a lack of breath support. When she sang 'melt,' her vocal cords didn't close properly, causing her tone to collapse. Her breath control was relatively even in the verses, but she couldn't maintain it in the chorus, constantly oscillating between her true voice and falsetto. The arrangement of this song tried its best to support her vocal range, but even the best arrangement can't compensate for a lack of fundamental skills."

"Taihe Group maxed out its budget, and its top ranking was achieved by throwing money at the problem. What kind of skill is that?"

This comment received over 30,000 likes, and haters swarmed into the comment section like sharks smelling blood.

"Xue Zhiqian's 'The Best' stayed at the top of the charts for three days before being dethroned; that was a genuine effort. HF group? They bought their way to the top with money; it's shameful."

"You Zhangjing's 'Yesterday's Blue Sky' is the theme song for a movie; it's both sentimental and high-quality. What does HF's song have besides riding the coattails of the story's popularity?"

"His singing is obviously flawed, his ending notes are shaky, and his breath control is unstable. How can this make it to the top of the charts? The Chinese music scene is doomed."

"The number one spot bought with an unlimited budget has nothing to do with the music itself; it's all a victory for capital."

The "Yi Family" counterattack came swiftly and fiercely.

Liu Yifei's fan club organized a unified anti-black campaign less than two hours after the negative posts appeared.

Instead of arguing with the haters in the comments section, they created several sets of comparison images.

"This is a screenshot from a month ago when Feifei was ridiculed for her singing skills on a trending topic. This is a screenshot of her topping the Mohe Dance Hall chart today, only four weeks apart. In four weeks, she went from being ridiculed to reaching the top. You said she couldn't do it, but she proved you wrong by topping the charts. Talent is the best proof."

Some fans even posted a screenshot of her topping the charts alongside an old news article about Liu Yifei being labeled "box office poison," with the caption: "From box office poison to the top of the Chinese new song charts, she has always been criticized, but she has never fallen."

"Hey haters, who said our fairy sister can't do crossovers?"

"Her singing skills are flawed? Yes, she admitted it, and she herself said that singing is not her profession. But have you ever thought that someone who is not a professional singer has managed to win over the eyes of you professional haters with just one song? That's what makes her truly amazing."

"You said the ending note trembled. Yes, it did tremble. But have you ever thought about it—that moment when the ending note trembled, it sounded like she was choking up. How many people were moved to tears? Can you count them all? Liu Yifei didn't write the lyrics and music for this song, but every time I heard that trembling ending note, I knew that only she could sing this song."

"You say the top spot was bought with money. Okay, I admit Taihe is rich. I admit their marketing budget is maxed out. Let me ask you a question—Xue Zhiqian's 'The Best' is backed by HIM International Music, a global record giant. You Zhangjing's 'Yesterday's Sky' is backed by Enlight Media, whose film marketing budget is often tens of millions. What are you being hypocritical about? Whose money isn't money? Why is it a sin for HF to spend money, but normal operation for others to spend money?" This long Weibo post was quickly forwarded over 50,000 times.

"From being ridiculed for 'Once Upon a Time' to the box office failure of 'The Chinese Widow,' from the Golden Broom Award to being labeled a box office poison, how many years has Fei Fei been criticized? She has never complained. Now she's crossing over into singing, and you still want to drag her down to rock bottom? Let me tell you, it's impossible. Because she's no longer alone."

"The more you criticize her, the more resilient Feifei will become, because she has her younger brother protecting her. That younger brother has never left her side since her lowest point. You think the best gift you could give her was being number one? No. It was that person in the recording studio, through a glass partition, giving her a thumbs up."

Xiao He leaned back in the chair in the tour rehearsal room, scrolling through all the comments one by one, and then forwarded the pinned long Weibo post from "Yi Family" with four words: "I will protect my sister, haters get lost."

Liu Yifei replied instantly in the comments section with three words: "Thanks!"