Chapter 103

Chapter 103 [VIP] Extra One (Announcement Two)

An Ye’s portrayal of a ruthless, decisive character in her film left a deep impression on the audience. This time, when she spoke up, it only made her more aligned with that image, almost giving off a sense of resolution.

Chi Tuo’s middle management alias was exposed.

Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge wasn’t a new account. It had been registered for nearly ten years, constantly posting content. Many people in the fan group recognized this ID. Whenever An Ye faced a public relations crisis, this ID would always step in to guide the fans in their responses. Some younger fans would even ask for help with schoolwork in the group, and he would offer assistance.

This ID didn’t participate in offline events, but whenever there was something online, people would usually turn to him for help.

Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge was very famous in An Ye’s fan group.

Fans would sometimes doubt Chi Tuo’s feelings for An Ye, but they would never doubt Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge’s devotion.

Everyone fell silent for a moment, and without discussing it, they all began to search for the historical posts of this ID—on the fan group, Weibo account, and other social media platforms.

As a nine-year-old fan, traces of Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge could be found throughout An Ye’s entire acting career.

The CP super topic exploded with material.

Someone pieced together a timeline of important events involving Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge over the past nine years.

When "Lin Luo’s Paradise" was released, Xiao Lin Luo, played by An Ye, became an instant sensation. A fan club was formed shortly after. Not long after, Wang Shanshan began appearing on various media interviews. The previous one brought some negative attention, especially when she claimed that An Ye came from a single-parent family, which An Huaimin swiftly rebutted. This caused a number of fans to unfollow her, as at first, it seemed like the young celebrity was abandoning her family after gaining fame.

It was Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge who first stepped forward, analyzing Wang Shanshan and An Huaimin’s media statements, and posted a long graphic in the fan group to clarify the truth, asking everyone still in the group to share it. This marked the first time the ID took the initiative to guide the fans, and from that moment on, the ID slowly gained fame in the fan group.

The second incident was when An Ye’s first agency had her film an R-rated violent movie that couldn’t be released in China. At that time, An Ye was still not a big star, and after Lin Luo became popular, her public appearances were mostly limited to awkward variety shows or standardized interviews. It was Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge who extracted every scene of An Ye from the movie from streaming platforms, edited them into videos, and uploaded them to video-sharing sites. Then, the fan group shared these videos, gradually spreading the word.

Old fans still remember those days. The movie was extremely bloody, and An Ye’s scenes were mostly surrounded by mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Almost every upload was taken down for violence or gore, but Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge figured out what kind of content the platforms would allow and gradually gained traction based on fans' suggestions for background music.

And the most popular video was edited by Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge, but he had sent it to someone else to upload and didn’t take credit for it.

This event left a deep impression on old fans. On one hand, An Ye didn’t have a stable fan base at that time, and her agency was unreliable. They made these videos under harsh conditions, and it felt like they were huddling together for warmth. On the other hand, Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge was always busy, and the first thing he would say when chatting was "Sorry, I just finished," and usually, within half an hour, he would vanish again.

It seemed like he didn’t need sleep. He would always pop up saying, "Sorry, I just finished."

The third event should have been a long-term one.

Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge was a walking rumor-clearance machine. Since An Ye’s debut, all the CP rumors associated with her were analyzed by him very calmly, outlining the sequence of events. The typical process was: the photos were released, fans would @Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge in the group, and within a week, he would provide a clear and organized graphic.

From a commercial perspective, he would tell fans why these photos were taken. Sometimes it was to fit An Ye’s upcoming variety show persona, sometimes it was to promote a newcomer, sometimes it was to suppress scandals involving other first-tier stars in the same company, and sometimes it was simply for self-promotion by the male actor.

His analyses were always well-founded, and the possibilities he suggested were usually confirmed within a month. As a result, in An Ye’s ten years in the industry, there were few rumors that fans took seriously. Most of the time, they just enjoyed the spectacle or entertained themselves by creating CP fan theories.

The fourth event was the main reason why new fans were familiar with this ID—Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge was in charge of making internal schedule posters for An Ye’s fanbase. These weren’t official events for Huànzhòu but were for fans internally, such as fan meetings, airport pickups, and other detailed fan activities.

He had been doing this for five years, ever since An Ye signed with Huànzhòu.

In fact, even before An Ye’s contract issues caused her to disappear from the public eye, Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge had semi-retired for a while. Fans would @ him to analyze rumors, but it would take him one or two weeks, sometimes even a month, to respond, and his replies would be short.

Many people thought he had probably unfollowed her.

After all, the fan community was always changing.

But he kept posting photos on Weibo daily and never left the fan group; he just became very quiet.

It wasn’t until An Ye suddenly disappeared that he began appearing frequently in the group, asking about An Ye’s schedule, taking on the task of making schedule posters, and privately asking for behind-the-scenes or street-style photos that couldn’t be posted to public media.

He continued doing this for five years.After all the fans had processed everything, they fell silent.

This was someone who had been by their side for so many years, a fellow who had done many significant things and was a senior in the fan community.

Many of them had received help from him, though it was often small things, like helping with homework when they couldn't figure something out or guiding them when they got too deep into extreme fan behavior. He would remind everyone in the group that life is life, and fandom is just a hobby.

Healthy, positive, and full of energy.

Completely different from the so-called black lawyer who allegedly colluded with capital giants to swallow up Huànzhòu.

For the first time in history, after An Ye posted on Weibo, her comments section wasn't flooded by the controlled army of critics, and the number of comments was surprisingly low.

Most of them were just question marks from passersby.

An Ye’s fan club management group had nearly 100 members, excluding the staff members who were liaising with An Ye. At this moment, the group was completely silent.

These were all long-time fans of more than five years, fans who had interacted with Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge, participated in voting events, controlled comments, and stayed up late for movie premieres and reviews.

An Ye’s fans were mostly fans of her works or her looks, with rational fans making up the majority. Although they had been carried along by various rumors in recent days, their main concern was whether An Ye’s husband was actually a good person.

Now, the answer to this question had become complex.

To them, Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge was a good person.

But Lawyer Chi, they didn’t know him.

Many of the big fans were staring at that ID in the group, typing and deleting in the message box, yet the group remained eerily quiet.

It wasn’t until half an hour later that, as usual, Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge posted a long image.

He said:

“I joined the fan group because I was studying in Singapore, and when chatting with Jiu Jiu daily, we always shared good news but never troubles. I was afraid she might have something bothering her that she didn’t want to say, so I joined the group to keep up with her real situation.

These past few years, I’ve been abroad, and contact with Jiu Jiu has been minimal. I wanted to understand her situation, so I never left the group.

After returning to China and getting closer with her, I’ve been looking for the staff members to quit the fan club. However, Jiu Jiu has been extremely busy lately, and the fan club has a lot of work. They hoped I could help out for a little longer, so I’ve kept this management group, but I’ve withdrawn from all other groups.

Later, Jiu Jiu found my Weibo account, but she only looked at Weibo.

Fans and celebrities should maintain a distance, and this has always been the principle we follow in this group. In this group, I am just a fan of An Ye, not Jiu Jiu’s husband.

I am very grateful to you all, not because you are fans of Jiu Jiu, but because during the days when I couldn’t get any news about Jiu Jiu, being with you all and liking An Ye was the only comfort in my life.

I am truly sorry.

But these are my personal actions and have nothing to do with Jiu Jiu.

Effective immediately, I will be leaving the management group, and the Weibo account will be handed over to the liaison staff. Once again, thank you all.”

This was the last message Chi Tuo sent in the fan group before leaving.

The group remained silent.

Five minutes later, someone posted: “Why did he leave the group?”

Fan 2: “Probably because it was awkward…”

Fan 5: “I’m a bit moved, this long post was so sincere.”Fan 1: "Let’s not spread this image outside, since it involves personal privacy."

Fan 7: "So, should we go control the comments under An Ye's Weibo post?"

Fan 8: "Who has Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge’s □□ account? Message him privately and ask how he wants us to control the comments."

Fan 3: "Yeah, let’s ask."

One minute later, the group owner: screenshot.jpg

In the screenshot, Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge replied: "A hundred years of harmony, everlasting love, and eternal companionship."

Everyone: …………

This time, the comments under An Ye's Weibo post were unusually unified, mostly consisting of these three four-character idioms.

This time, they weren’t controlling the comments just for their beloved female star An Ye, but also for Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge, who had been with them, supporting An Ye for many years.

Much later, as the management group gradually came back to their senses, they began to talk more about Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge. They mentioned the last long post he made in the group that night, his remarkable intellect, and his love for An Ye.

He clearly separated An Ye and An Jiu Jiu.

To An Ye, he was a fan.

To An Jiu Jiu, he was a husband.

This experience led them to reorganize the group’s rules. When they first established the fan club, they had agreed on a code of conduct. They liked An Ye because of her work, and they gathered together because they all had a common affection for her. Therefore, they would strictly adhere to the red line, keeping a distance between fans and celebrities.

That night, in the master bedroom.

An Ye looked at the increasing number of fan comments on Weibo, all of them looking like they were copied and pasted.

After discovering that his alt account had been exposed, Chi Tuo had been handling matters in the study. Using Qu Xiang Xiang Tian Ge’s account, he posted one last Weibo message with a picture of them both wearing rings. It was a high-definition photo, perfectly in focus, with no text.

When he entered the room, his ears were still slightly red. The shock of having his identity exposed by his wife was quite big for him. Saying that long message to the fans also crossed into his private zone.

Although, on the outside, he still looked composed.

But now, he actually wanted to pick up this woman on the bed and give her a good scolding.

But An Ye just smiled at him, her sweet smile cutting through his tension. Her delicate chin lifted slightly, and the fine lines on her nose were clearly visible as she smiled at him.

“You…” Chi Tuo’s surprise was deflated by her expression. He didn’t know what to say next.

He hadn’t seen An Ye act this way in a long time, acting cute and apologetic after doing something wrong. It had been so long that he felt like those memories belonged to a past life.

Smiling happily, An Ye shifted over on the bed and patted the empty space.

Chi Tuo then reluctantly climbed into bed.

After thinking for a moment, he still felt a bit upset and kissed her for a while, before grumpily saying, "I could have left quietly."

“I didn’t want them to insult you.” An Ye’s lips were a rosy red, muttering softly, her finger poking at his Adam's apple.

Chi Tuo’s Adam’s apple moved slightly, and he took her mischievous hand away.

For twelve days, she hadn’t missed a single one, every day they were in their honeymoon phase, and the intensity was quite high. He let her play around, thinking he would take his revenge after she woke up. After all, he had a strong moral compass and couldn’t just act recklessly while she was delirious.Then, after finally waking up today, she got her period.

This marriage...

Every wedding gift is a shock!

Just thinking about it makes him feel wronged. He lowered his head and nibbled on her earlobe, both hands obediently pressing against An Ye's side waist.

Her stomach didn’t hurt because of her period, but her waist easily ached.

An Ye buried her head in his chest. "An Huai Min... what will happen to him in the end?"

Chi Tuo was silent for two seconds and said, "Two choices: directly accuse him of blackmail. The amount is huge, and the evidence chain is complete, so the possibility of a ten-year sentence is high."

"But there will definitely be probation. If he behaves well in prison, there might be a sentence reduction. After he gets out, he might still be under sixty-five, and he could still cause trouble."

"Second choice, don’t care about him."

"Right now, I hold all the evidence against him. His current wife knows about the one million he took, so..."

He didn’t finish his sentence.

A woman in her third marriage is no easy target. Bad people have their own ways of getting punished. The things in Chi Tuo's hands were enough to make An Huai Min avoid them for the rest of his life.

That person would truly be a stranger from now on.

With Chi Tuo's current lifestyle, the days ahead would only bring bad consequences.

After Chi Tuo mentioned the two options, An Ye didn’t speak again. She seemed to have fallen asleep once more, breathing evenly with her eyes closed.

Chi Tuo knew what her final choice would be, so he didn’t ask any more details.

It was just that later, when Chi Tuo couldn’t sleep again, he heard An Ye’s shallow breathing and saw her quietly get out of bed. After a while, she quietly returned.

Chi Tuo opened his eyes.

An Ye was holding a small scalp massager in her hand, squeezing it and bringing it toward Chi Tuo's head.

"Want to try?" she asked.

After all, they still had a long life ahead of them. There were many methods to treat insomnia, and trying each one, maybe one would work.

In this life, neither of them had deep familial connections. Both had once felt so lonely that they thought they couldn’t make it through. From a worldly perspective, they were both cold-hearted and emotionally distant.

They could hug each other to discuss how to handle their biological father and could coldly deal with their biological mother.

Chi Tuo never mentioned Chi Dingbang again. As for Zhang Rou, his final way of dealing with her was to make sure she wouldn’t think of him in their new home.

An Ye didn’t want to care about An Huai Min at all. As for Wang Shanshan, she was learning to tell herself that the two of them weren’t destined to be together. They only needed to be responsible for their own lives.

The future might be hard.

Chi Tuo’s panic disorder hadn’t completely improved, and his insomnia still existed. She loved acting, but still hadn’t learned how to act well without exhausting herself. She might still get too deep into a role and not be able to get out.

The world was still imperfect. They were both children who had been emotionally wounded since childhood, and trying to patch things up in this world would still be a long journey.

But they were no longer afraid.

Chi Tuo’s words from his childhood, "I’m not afraid," had finally turned into a lifelong vow. This vow worked for both An Jiu Jiu and Chi Tuo.Because they were there for each other, they tried to learn how to love.

Author's note:

The next chapter will be posted tomorrow or the day after, mainly because I'm a bit stuck. I can't believe I got stuck on the extra chapters, it really feels like a miracle...

For the first 600 comments, there will be red envelopes. As expected, fewer people are reading the extra chapters, so there aren't that many comments...