Huayu 2007: Starting with fleecing the "Fairy Sisters"

Liu Yifei had no choice but to sit back down.

No, we have to do something...

So she started leaving comments in the comment section of that news article:

"That's not true. I'm from the 'The Forbidden Kingdom' crew. Liu Yifei wasn't harassed at all. It's all just media fabrication for publicity..."

She scrolled through those news articles and posts over and over again with this comment.

But how could her strength alone compare to that of tens of thousands of netizens?

Her comments were either drowned out by the sea of ​​other comments, or immediately attacked by a bunch of people as soon as they were posted.

Liu Yifei had no choice but to stop scrolling through the comments.

As she scrolled through the forum posts, a question suddenly popped into her mind.

She discovered that these posts contained details known only to people within the production crew.

For example, in the most popular post, there was a comment like this:

"I know this extra surnamed Wu. He harassed Liu Yifei before, and everyone disapproved, calling him a toad trying to eat swan meat. Guess what he said? He actually retorted: 'A toad that wants to eat swan meat is a good toad.' The shamelessness he displayed is simply astounding. So, I'm not surprised at all that he harassed Liu Yifei."

Only the crew members knew about this.

More importantly, the news was so popular that major websites and forums were reporting and discussing it almost simultaneously, showing an unusually consistent pace.

This is clearly not a naturally generated buzz, but rather something being manipulated behind the scenes.

As she continued thinking along this line, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind—

It's highly likely that his mother did this.

Only she has both the motivation and the ability...

Thinking of this, Liu Yifei's heart sank.

My mother just went out to answer a phone call and hasn't come back yet.

These past few days, she's been receiving significantly more phone calls than usual.

And the fact that they always avoid her means they're definitely discussing this matter.

With this in mind, Liu Yifei was almost 100% certain.

A complex mix of emotions welled up inside me instantly.

Just then, Liu Xiaoli pushed open the door and walked in, a relaxed smile on her face, as if nothing had happened.

"mom."

Liu Yifei looked up at her, her voice slightly tense: "These news stories online, you did it, didn't you?"

Liu Xiaoli paused, her gaze sweeping across the computer screen, knowing that her daughter must already know.

"Yes, I had it done."

Liu Xiaoli nodded, without denying it.

Although Liu Yifei was mentally prepared, she still felt a sudden tremor in her heart when she heard her mother admit it herself.

"Why? Why did you do this?"

She frowned deeply, her eyes filled with confusion: "Why did you go to such lengths to frame him?!"

"Why do you think that is?"

Liu Xiaoli looked directly into her daughter's eyes and said matter-of-factly, "Isn't everything I'm doing all for you?"

"For me?"

Liu Yifei became somewhat agitated: "Even if it's for my sake, you can't do this! You've labeled him a harasser; you'll ruin him!"

"He brought this upon himself."

Liu Xiaoli spoke calmly, as if she were talking about something trivial: "I've given him so many chances—extra, stagehand, deliveryman, stuntman—he kept changing his identity to get close to you, breaking my bottom line time and time again. The crew didn't want to get rid of him, so I had no choice but to use this method to force them to leave."

"But is this the only way?"

Liu Yifei exclaimed anxiously, "Do you even know what people online are saying about him right now? Pervert, scum, harasser... He's clearly not that kind of person!"

"And what kind of person does he even know?"

Liu Xiaoli's voice also turned cold: "His motives are impure, and he has ill intentions. He has tried every means to get close to you time and time again. The label of harassment may be a bit heavy, but I'm not entirely wrong about him."

"Can you please not think so badly of him?"

Liu Yifei's voice carried a hint of urgency: "He actually... he actually just..."

She paused here, then suddenly stopped.

She was embarrassed and couldn't bring herself to say what came next.

"Just what? Just liking you, right?"

Liu Xiaoli immediately spoke for her, and seeing her daughter's lovesick expression, she felt even more uncomfortable. She scoffed, her tone filled with undisguised contempt, and said, "What right does a poor boy with no money, no connections, who even has to earn his own tuition over the summer, have to like you!"

"Mom, do you need qualifications to like someone?"

Liu Yifei looked at her mother with stubborn eyes, her voice trembling as she questioned, "Is it wrong to like someone?"

"It's not wrong to like someone, and it's not wrong for him to like you, but if he knows there's a significant difference in your social status and still expresses it to you, then that's his mistake!"

Liu Xiaoli's voice gradually became more intense: "If he really likes you and truly cares about you, he should keep those feelings quietly in his heart, instead of letting the whole crew know like this!"

"Didn't you say that kid was smart? If he's so smart, doesn't he know that what he did to you on set would cause you trouble? Doesn't he know there's a risk of being exposed by the media? Doesn't he know it will affect your career and future?"

Liu Xiaoli's words were like nails, piercing into Liu Yifei's heart.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but found herself unable to find any rebuttal.

"He knew perfectly well, but he still did it! Do you really think he likes you that much?"

Liu Xiaoli stared into her daughter's eyes and said, word by word, "Look at how amazing his kung fu is! Do you know that? He completely fooled me!"

"There's one more thing. This kid can also sing and write songs. A few days ago, he wrote two songs for Jackie Chan. Did you know that?"

"He's so secretive; can you really say he's sincere with you?!"

Liu Yifei was stunned by her mother's words.

Wu Wei can also sing and write songs?

She genuinely didn't know about this.

"So you still think I wronged him?"

Looking at her daughter's expression, Liu Xiaoli's tone grew increasingly harsh: "He's got amazing kung fu skills, he can sing and write songs, he's talented and wants to enter the entertainment industry, but he has no background or connections, so he painstakingly came to the 'The Forbidden Kingdom' film crew, using songs to get to know Jackie Chan, and using so-called liking and admiration to tie himself to you!"

"Why is he always hanging around you? Isn't it just to use your fame to climb the social ladder, to use you as a stepping stone for him?"

"You're still naive enough to think they're so sincere towards you? They give you some fever-reducing patches, design a martial arts routine for you, and you just give them your heart away so easily?"

These words were like a bucket of cold water, poured over Liu Yifei's head.

"No..."

Liu Yifei shook her head, her voice already trembling with tears: "He's not that kind of person..."

But her tone was no longer as certain as before.

She recalled the look in Wu Wei's eyes when he looked at her, and the bits and pieces of the past few days.

The boy who grilled skewers for her and told her jokes in the sunset, the person who brought her fever-reducing patches when she was hottest, most tired, and most helpless, the figure who was chased away time and time again, and returned time and time again...

She refused to believe what her mother was saying.

but……

She truly didn't know he had such amazing martial arts skills, let alone that he could sing and write songs...

An indescribable emotion welled up inside me, as if something was blocking my chest.

Her eyes gradually reddened, and tears involuntarily slid down her cheeks.

"Believe it or not, I've already done it."

Seeing her daughter's tears, Liu Xiaoli felt a pang of heartache, but she remained firm: "I won't retract these press releases. If the production team doesn't fire him, I'll keep putting pressure on him until he leaves. I absolutely won't let someone with such malicious intentions affect your future."

Liu Yifei lowered her head and did not speak.

Tears fell drop by drop onto the table.

"Think about it carefully yourself."

Liu Xiaoli sighed, her tone softening slightly: "We still have scenes to film tonight, so try to get yourself in a good mood and don't delay the production schedule."

After saying that, she turned and walked out.

Liu Yifei slumped weakly into a chair, wiping away the tears on her face, her mind a jumbled mess.

My mother's words kept playing in my mind like a broken record.

She shook her head vigorously, trying to shake off the sounds.

But I can't shake them off...