Mu Wan felt a little embarrassed and lightly pushed Kuang Ye. “Go and get ready for your match! I already said you didn’t have to come.” She was subtly trying to shift the blame.

Kuang Ye playfully tapped her nose. “Heartless young lady. Alright, I’ll head out now. I’ll pick you up this afternoon.”

Not wanting to be seen spreading PDA in front of everyone, Mu Wan frantically nodded. “Got it, got it.” Then, she shoved him out of the hospital room.

O Lan hadn’t expected the invincible Wild God on the battlefield to be like this in private. His image of Kuang Ye cracked slightly. After all, most HW players were fans of the Wild God.

—

“The legal process will take some time,” Mu Wan said after ST’s lawyers left. “O Lan, you need to cooperate with me and make a statement on Weibo. You can’t keep taking the blame for this.”

If another wave of drama stirred up, not only would it be exhausting to deal with, but it could also disturb other patients in the hospital.

O Lan hesitated. “But will those netizens even believe it?”

Mu Wan said firmly, “Anyone who dares to slander me will receive a lawyer’s letter.”

O Lan was speechless.

Ten minutes later, O Lan posted a statement on Weibo, tagging Mu Wan’s newly registered account. She had previously used Facebook while abroad and hadn’t downloaded Weibo after returning to the country.

[O Lan, Xingchen Streamer: The rumors online about me abandoning someone or forcing them to get an abortion are completely untrue. The innocent will remain innocent. Please stop spreading misinformation. @Wan, sorry for dragging you into this.]

After a while, Mu Wan replied:
[Mu Wan: My boyfriend and I are doing great. Don’t spread or believe baseless rumors.]

Due to the buzz on the trending list earlier that morning, many people were watching O Lan’s account closely. As soon as the clarification post went up, it was met with immediate ridicule:

“Scumbag and slut, get lost. We have screenshots to prove it, and you’re still denying it?”

Attached was a supposed chat screenshot featuring a photo of O Lan holding a girl intimately.

Mu Wan turned to O Lan. “Do you know this girl?”

O Lan shook his head quickly. “No, absolutely not. It must be Photoshopped.”

Mu Wan suggested, “Check your old Weibo posts and see if there’s an original photo. Otherwise, I don’t know how they got this picture.”

About ten minutes later, O Lan shouted excitedly, “I found it!”

It turned out to be a group photo from O Lan’s high school graduation, but not a formal one. Instead, it was a funny version where O Lan was hugging a lamppost, imitating the classic scene from Titanic.

Mu Wan was speechless. “…They really went all out to find this photo and edit it!”

O Lan pieced together the original photo with the doctored one and posted another tweet.

[Xingchen Streamer Ou Lan: The only evidence is fake. None of it is true.]

Netizens were confused:
– “???”
– “What? It’s photoshopped? I was so indignant for that girl before. Was I actually deceived?”
– “Who’s to say this silly photo isn’t the fake one?”
– “A girl wouldn’t falsely accuse a stranger out of nowhere, would she?”
– “Honestly, the vibe between those two in the stream is ambiguous. Wan’s boyfriend is the real unlucky one.”
– “+1, the chat logs even mention the rich lady saying she’d be with the streamer after he broke up with her.”
– “Everyone’s bashing the streamer, but isn’t Wan the real one at fault? Thinks she’s so great with her money, meddling in relationships, and now playing innocent.”
– “Look at all those ‘Su You X Wan’ CP fans; she’s great at marketing herself, manipulating people into thinking her unlucky boyfriend is HW’s Wild God.”
– “Hilarious. Does she really think someone like Wild God, making tens of millions a year, would be interested in her? She’s probably some ugly, old lady in real life.”

Gradually, the tide of insults shifted toward Mu Wan.

—

O Ruo was also following O Lan’s posts and immediately noticed something wrong. “Someone’s deliberately leading the netizens to attack Wan. When you click on their profiles, they’re all bots. This is a smear campaign to drag Wan down.”

O Lan gritted his teeth. “This is too much.”

Not wanting to burden Mu Wan further, he considered dropping the issue entirely, thinking he could just avoid using electronic devices until the case was resolved and the truth came out.

But Mu Wan wasn’t willing to endure the injustice. If lawsuits were too slow, she could fight fire with fire. After all, it wasn’t like she couldn’t afford her own army of bots.

Suddenly, O Lan exclaimed, “Oh my God! Wan-jie, check Wild God’s Weibo. He just reposted those comments!”

Kuang Ye, aka Wild God, had responded directly to several malicious comments:
– [ST Wild: Thanks for your concern, but I’m not unlucky. I’m blissfully happy. // Repost: Honestly, the vibe between those two in the stream is ambiguous. Wan’s boyfriend is the real unlucky one.]
– [ST Wild: You’re saying my wife would dump me for that little chick O Lan? // Repost: +1, the chat logs even mention the rich lady saying she’d be with the streamer after he broke up with her.]
– [ST Wild: You’re the one who’s trashy! // Repost: Everyone’s bashing the streamer, but isn’t Wan the real one at fault? Thinks she’s so great with her money, meddling in relationships, and now playing innocent.]
– [ST Wild: She doesn’t need to market herself—I’m her biggest hype man. The people just see the truth. // Repost: Look at all those ‘Su You X Wan’ CP fans; she’s great at marketing herself, manipulating people into thinking her unlucky boyfriend is HW’s Wild God.]
– [ST Wild: 1. I pursued my wife. 2. My wife’s stunning. // Repost: Hilarious. Does she really think someone like Wild God, making tens of millions a year, would be interested in her? She’s probably some ugly, old lady in real life.]

The typically quiet Wild God had come out in full force, tearing apart every comment attacking Mu Wan. His sharp responses were dripping with sarcasm and pride.

The entire esports world was shaken.

– “What?? I’m at the match venue waiting for Wild God to start, and this is what he’s doing???”
– “Holy crap, is this an official announcement? They’re going public, right?”
– “So Wan’s boyfriend is Wild God. She’s dating the real deal!”
– “Announcing a relationship at the tournament? My whole family is in shock.”
– “Are you kidding me? Focus on the game! We’re going to lose now, damn it!”

Kuang Ye responded coolly:
– [ST Wild: If we lose, I’ll let ST’s five players turn into pawns for a round of chess with you. // Repost: “Are you kidding me? Focus on the game! We’re going to lose, damn it!]

The other team members all reposted his comment: “Shut up and focus!”