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Meanwhile, posts claiming to be from the "The Forbidden Kingdom" crew began appearing on various forums.

[I'm a production assistant on "The Forbidden Kingdom." The man surnamed Wu that you all criticized is the most enthusiastic person I've ever met. He always volunteered for the heaviest and most tiring work on set. You have no idea what kind of person he is!]

[The truth is completely different from what the reports say. When he was working as a deliveryman, he just helped me carry my lunchbox into the film set. We were together the whole time, and he left after he finished. He never even saw Liu Yifei once. What did he do to harass me?]

[I'm a stuntman on set, and I can attest that he's definitely not the kind of person portrayed in the news. He does like Liu Yifei, I don't deny that, but he has never engaged in any harassment.]

……

These posts provided a wealth of details, and gradually, the truth began to emerge.

Wu Wei's image has gradually begun to shift towards a more positive one.

That evening, a hot post suddenly appeared on Tianya Forum, the largest online forum in China, definitively set the record straight for the whole incident.

[Was the man surnamed Wu a harasser or a hero who saved lives? A behind-the-scenes look at the set of "The Forbidden Kingdom" reveals the truth!]

The post reconstructed Wu Wei's entire life on set over the past month through interviews with crew members.

From extra to stagehand, then to deliveryman, then to stuntman, and finally, as a member of the stunt team, he saved Liu Yifei from falling off her horse.

The author of the post speculated that Wu Wei kept changing jobs because he was being targeted.

He didn't specify who was targeting him.

It could be Liu Yifei's company, or it could be other people in the production crew who like Liu Yifei.

Because Wu Wei had previously said in front of many people that "a toad that wants to eat swan meat is a good toad," which was tantamount to publicly announcing that he liked Liu Yifei.

Therefore, in order to stay by the side of the girl he liked, he had to change jobs again and again, and come back again and again.

His purpose was never to harass.

He just wanted to be closer to the person he admired.

All the crew members can attest to this.

Even during the days he worked as a stagehand and deliveryman, he didn't say a single word to Liu Yifei, just silently doing his job.

After becoming a stuntman, he also designed a very beautiful fight scene for Liu Yifei.

Everyone will be able to see this action after the movie is released.

Therefore, the two actually had a pretty good relationship on set.

The post concluded by saying:

"Is it strange that such a devoted person would risk his life to save Liu Yifei?"

"He just likes her."

Following these two sentences was a photo of Wu Wei's back wound.

That wound, which was over ten centimeters long, was enough to make anyone's scalp crawl.

This post is well-reasoned and detailed, and it uses extremely vivid language to describe Wu Wei's repeated job changes in order to get closer to the girl he loves. It is tender, poignant and extremely emotional.

Many netizens were touched by this devotion.

In a very short time, the post went viral, becoming the most popular post by a wide margin.

Major websites, including the three major portals, also followed up with reports.

Wu Wei's public image has completely reversed.

He just likes Liu Yifei, what's wrong with that? Can't a toad like a swan?

I'm sorry, I apologize for insulting you before.

[Such a devoted person has been falsely accused of harassment; those who write these news articles have no shame!]

To be honest, I really admire this guy. If it were me, I probably would have given up after being kicked out the first time.

To be fair, although the two are too far apart in age and destined not to be together, this youthful affection should not be smeared like this.

Who hasn't had a crush on someone unattainable when they were young? But how many people are as brave as him?

……

Wu Wei sat in his dormitory, looking at the posts Wang Cheng had made on his laptop, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"You took pictures of my wound before just to post them online?"

"How is it? Not bad, right?"

Wang Cheng chuckled: "Look at these netizens, they've all been moved by your devotion."

"I didn't expect you to be such a good writer. No wonder you studied humanities."

Wu Wei shook his head: "It's just a bit too exaggerated. I'm not that infatuated. It makes me sound like a simp."

"Simp? What simp?"

Wang Cheng looked puzzled.

This term didn't exist back then.

"unimportant."

Wu Wei was too lazy to explain: "Anyway, it's not as exaggerated as you wrote."

"Why isn't it there?"

Wang Cheng pointed to the photo of the wound on the screen: "No, would you give yourself such a big cut? What's there to be ashamed of? There's nothing shameful about liking Liu Yifei."

Fine.

Wu Wei knew that there was no point in arguing with him, so he simply stopped talking.

However, the rapid reversal of public opinion this time must have been due to a powerful force behind the scenes, in addition to Wang Cheng and the crew helping to clarify the situation by posting online.

He guessed it was most likely the film crew.

They benefit the most, as they can clear their name of previous negative news and continue to gain popularity and attention.

After he saved Liu Yifei, Liu Xiaoli probably won't continue to release articles to smear him.

That's why public opinion reversed so quickly.

……

Around 10 p.m., Wu Wei, who had been in his dormitory all day, went out to walk to the film set.

He's injured now, so he's definitely not the stuntman he used to be.

According to the crew's rules, he needs to rest for at least ten days before he can do small movements, and he can't do big movements for at least a month.

A month later, the filming had already wrapped up.

So in reality, his career as a stuntman on film sets has basically come to an end.

However, given this public opinion environment, the production team certainly won't fire him.

So these days he doesn't have to work and he even gets paid.

He had originally planned to leave, but now he's not going to.

He wanted to see if Liu Xiaoli's attitude towards him would change after he saved Liu Yifei.

If her attitude softens, then he can continue to extract rewards from Liu Yifei.

More importantly, after receiving this life-saving grace, especially after seeing how worried Liu Yifei was about him last night...

It gave him a faint sense of anticipation, hoping that perhaps his relationship with her could make some progress.

Even if it's just a little bit.

He went to the film set tonight despite his injury, and that was his purpose.

……

Upon arriving at the film set, Wu Wei immediately noticed that the atmosphere was noticeably different from before.

His treatment has also undergone a dramatic change.

"Wu Wei! What are you doing on set? Your injury hasn't healed yet!"

"Xiao Wu, if you're injured, rest well and don't run around."

"Sit down quickly, sit down quickly, the wound will easily reopen if you're not careful."

My colleagues and staff all came over to greet me warmly.

Team leader Zhang from the event management team even personally brought over a chair for him to sit down.

Wu Wei smiled and responded a few words, but his eyes searched around the crowd.

Liu Yifei was not seen.

Ni Haifeng immediately recognized who he was looking for and leaned closer to whisper, "Liu Yifei isn't here tonight. The crew gave her a day off because she was frightened last night."

Wu Wei nodded.

Since she wasn't there, he didn't need to stay any longer.

After chatting for a few minutes, he got up to go back to his dorm to sleep.

……

When Wu Wei reached the dormitory building, he suddenly stopped.

Under the streetlight at the entrance, a tall figure wearing a white T-shirt and light blue jeans was standing there.

It's Liu Yifei.

She kept her head down, her toes lightly shuffling across the ground, as if waiting for someone.

Hearing footsteps, she looked up.

The dim light fell on her clean, fair face, and her beautiful almond-shaped eyes lit up the moment she saw him.

Then, she took a deep breath and slowly walked towards him.