Chapter 410 – The Aloof Male God’s Exclusive CP – I Finally Have an Official Status (17)
“Pinecone is hyping things up and lying…” Qi Yuanxu read aloud the comment on the screen.
Bai Tang snatched the phone back and covered it so Qi Yuanxu couldn’t see. “It’s all nonsense, hahaha. The fans are just too immersed in the drama.”
Bai Tang tried to laugh it off, but the male lead had sharp eyesight and an excellent memory—he had already skimmed through everything on the screen in an instant.
He wrapped his arms around the boy, then flipped over and pulled him onto his lap. His fingers swiftly logged into his own account and publicly responded to the attention-seeking controversy that had been causing an uproar all afternoon.
Ding ding ding—you have a new message.
Yin Yue: [I was busy this afternoon, so my reply to everyone was delayed. Most people guessed correctly—@PineconeIsTheBest and I are indeed in that kind of relationship. This is the treasure I finally managed to win over after great effort, so please don’t scare him away. My lifelong happiness is in your hands.]
Right now, the fans’ minds were filled with one overwhelming thought: “The real person has responded.”
[Holy crap, am I actually witnessing a real-life CP?]
[No way, no way, no way—I was just joking about it. Did it really come true…?]
[I’ll hold my CP flag high! Have you ever seen Yin Yue acting so affectionately and intimately with anyone else?]
Listening to the nonstop notification sounds, Bai Tang felt a headache coming on. “Is this really okay? Some fans might stop supporting you…”
Making their relationship public would indeed cause some fans to leave, but Qi Yuanxu didn’t rely on this for a living. He supported Tang Tang—his “puppy”—with the profits earned by the Qi Group.
“It’s fine. I’m a low-popularity CV now. Tang Tang mustn’t abandon me…”
It had to be said that, under the “training” of his secretary—who had been hypnotized by Qiu’er—Qi Yuanxu had become increasingly skilled at matters of romance, and his skin had grown much thicker. He was now completely different from his original cold and aloof male-god image.
“Never. I’ll always like Ah Xu—I’m Ah Xu’s little fan forever~”
Qi Yuanxu’s pitiful expression pleased Bai Tang. He wrapped his arms around the man’s neck and took the initiative to offer him a kiss.
It was rare for Tang Tang to take the initiative, but since he wasn’t the “active” type, Qi Yuanxu soon turned the tables.
The two became deeply entangled. Suddenly, a flash of light flickered nearby. Startled, Bai Tang shrank back, nearly reverting to his original form.
Qi Yuanxu tossed aside the phone and gently stroked Bai Tang’s back. “Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid…”
Bai Tang’s heart pounded rapidly—he couldn’t tell whether it was from fright or from the excitement of desire.
Qi Yuanxu then reached an arm around Bai Tang’s shoulders to hold him while quickly typing with his other hand.
“Thanks for everyone’s questions—now I finally have an official status.”
Attached image: a one-third side profile of Qi Yuanxu and Bai Tang.
Both of them were extremely good-looking—the boy was delicate and refined, while the man was handsome. The two leaned closely against each other in an intimate pose. Although the photo didn’t directly capture what they were doing, judging from their posture, there was a ninety percent chance they were kissing.
With their pleasant voices and high visual appeal as a pair, many fans screamed in excitement, and the CP fans who had supported them in character officially turned into fans of their real-life pairing.
[Just based on their looks, this CP is locked in for me—locked in!!!]
[I can’t take it anymore—someone get me a first-aid kit, hurry…]
[Waaah, my heart is broken. Just kidding—‘Yinzhi’ CP, charge forward!]
It would have been impressive enough that their voice acting had such high-quality sound, but in real life they were also so pleasing to the eye. It was practically heaven feeding them success on a silver platter—how were others supposed to live? Boohoo… haha, we were just pretending again.
Qi Yuanxu’s public statement not only failed to make fans withdraw their support, but instead attracted even more netizens who became new fans.
What made people scream the most was the issue of the “official status” Qi Yuanxu mentioned. It wasn’t hard to see from this that Qi Yuanxu was the one who fell in love first, and he was also the one who made the first move, actively pursuing Bai Tang.
[So does that mean Yin Yue is the ‘shou’?] Usually, the one who gains an official status is the shou, right?
[How is that possible? Just listening to Yin Yue’s voice, he’s clearly the dominant ‘gong.’ And Pinecone’s soft, milky voice—you’re telling me he’s the gong? It’s not that I look down on him, I just can’t imagine it…]
The topic shifted from their CP, to their official status, and then to who was the gong and who was the shou. The speed of the discussion left Bai Tang dumbfounded. Were netizens these days always so imaginative?!
Inside the small white room, Xiao A—who had been pulled by Qiu’er to register seven or eight accounts to guide the discussion—quietly logged off after completing the task, hiding his achievements and fame.
“Tang Tang, now everyone knows I belong to you. You have to take responsibility for me—you can’t abandon me.” Before him was Qi Yuanxu’s magnified handsome face. Paired with his shameless words, it somehow didn’t feel out of place at all.
“As long as you treat me well and don’t look for anyone else outside, I’ll give you an official status,” Bai Tang said. He knew Qi Yuanxu was coaxing him and wanted him to be happy. Since his lover had already taken real action, how could he not show some response?
The long night was perfect for lovers to engage in activities that deepened their relationship.
As sweet as Qi Yuanxu and Bai Tang were together, those who opposed them were just as frustrated.
Lawyer Li, fully representing Bai Tang, refused any settlement.
Lin Zigao and Ye Yinghuo were still taken to court. In the end, they were ordered to compensate Bai Tang for emotional distress, reputational damage, and various other expenses, and they also had to publicly apologize to him.
This was already the result after Bai Tang showed mercy and let them off lightly. The fact that they didn’t have to go to prison was already very fortunate.
If Lin Zigao had been a magnanimous person, he wouldn’t have falsely accused others or incited his fans to carry out online harassment.
After the verdict was announced, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Why could Pinecone’s popularity soar, collaborate with Yin Yue as a CP, and receive the love of thousands, while he himself was now like a rat crossing the street? Almost all the dramas he had voiced were taken down, and the projects he was currently working on were also replacing him.
Ye Yinghuo, on the other hand, more or less accepted reality. His family was fairly well-off, and they could certainly afford the compensation. After learning about the trouble he had caused, his family felt ashamed and decided to send him abroad to study.
Thus, the incident of online harassment seemed to come to an end with Lin Zigao’s defeat in court and Ye Yinghuo’s departure overseas.
After Bai Tang’s explanation, Wei Rushuang also accepted the fact that Qi Yuanxu and Yin Yue were the same person.
The female lead’s halo was not just for show—if she couldn’t attract the male lead, could she really fail to attract supporting characters or cannon fodder?
Wei Rushuang was secretly admired by the vice president of the club, who frequently invited her to participate in the voice acting club’s activities under the pretext of club work.
While talking to Bai Tang on the phone, she walked toward the school’s voice acting club.
“Tang Tang, the club has been preparing for a voice acting event recently. Do you want to participate? The first prize is very generous…” Wei Rushuang spoke as if coaxing a little white rabbit, offering a reward extremely tempting to Bai Tang—a gift voucher for a large Songguo snack package.
On the other end of the phone, Bai Tang was tempted but didn’t immediately agree, seemingly struggling over whether to sign up.
“Hello, Senior Wei. I just brewed some tea—would you like a cup?” As soon as Wei Rushuang pushed the door open, a junior student smiled and handed her a cup of tea.
Every club had its own benefits, and the voice acting club’s daily perk was a constant supply of snacks.
Wei Rushuang didn’t think much of it. After saying “Thank you,” she took the cup and drank it in one go.
“Uh…”
The disposable cup fell to the ground, and the remaining tea spilled out, soaking a patch of the concrete floor.
“Senior Wei… Senior…”
“Shuangshuang…”
Wei Rushuang felt an intense burning sensation in her throat. She clutched her neck, but the girl who had just brought her the tea had already disappeared.
“Shuangshuang, Shuangshuang, what’s wrong?” Hearing the commotion on the other end of the call, Bai Tang repeatedly asked what had happened, but received no response from Wei Rushuang.
“Call an ambulance!”
“Go find the school doctor and notify the counselor!”
The voice acting club was thrown into chaos. A perfectly healthy person had suddenly collapsed, her face turning dark—anyone who saw it would rush forward in concern. Coincidentally, the club had gathered all its members for a meeting, and with so many people present, everything quickly descended into disorder.
Wei Rushuang’s phone had fallen to the ground when she collapsed. With the vice president and others rushing forward to lift her and take her to the hospital, the phone was kicked somewhere unknown.
Unable to get any answer over the phone, Bai Tang hurried downstairs and was about to run to the school after changing his shoes at the entrance.
“Tang Tang, calm down. The female lead is fine,” Qiu’er said. Since Wei Rushuang hadn’t caused any trouble, Qiu’er had a fairly good impression of her. “Today marks a turning point in the plot. Put on your coat first—I’ll explain the storyline to you with Xiao A. The female lead has already been taken to the hospital.”
Since the female lead wasn’t competing with him for a man, Bai Tang had almost forgotten that there was even such a thing as a plot.
The story had now reached the stage where the female lead was given a drug that would make her mute out of jealousy. In the original plot, the one who served Wei Rushuang the tea was Bai Tang. However, Bai Tang was no longer following the storyline at all. The cannon-fodder female supporting character who liked Qi Yuanxu—if she were to feel jealous, she would be jealous of Bai Tang rather than Wei Rushuang. She wanted to harm Bai Tang, but Bai Tang didn’t live on campus and left school immediately after classes, giving her no opportunity to act. Logically, this part of the plot should have simply faded away.
But whether it was a twist of fate or the overwhelming force of the original storyline, although the cannon-fodder female supporting character who was jealous of the female lead was gone, there was now an additional male supporting character who had gone from jealousy to resentment toward Bai Tang. The more Lin Zigao thought about it, the more unwilling he felt to accept the situation. Earlier, Bai Tang had been scorned by netizens—so how had the tables suddenly turned?
Although most of his fans had abandoned him, not all of them had. Among those who still supported him was an obsessive fan at Z University who had joined the voice acting club because of a love for radio dramas.
Under Lin Zigao’s instigation, the girl successfully blamed Bai Tang for her beloved idol’s fall from grace. If it hadn’t been for Bai Tang meddling, Lin Zigao would still be the male god adored by everyone.
The girl’s hatred toward Bai Tang was stirred up, and by association, she began to hate the people around him as well.
Wei Rushuang was one of them—and also the easiest target for the girl to approach.
To avenge her idol, the girl put drug powder into the tea. Taking advantage of the fact that she had just joined the club and that everyone was unfamiliar with her, she handed the tea to Wei Rushuang. After seeing her drink it, she quickly blended into the crowd. There were many people in the club—some chatting, others busy with their own tasks—so no one really paid attention to what others were doing.
And so, after many twists and turns, the plot returned to its original track. However, unlike before, this time Bai Tang was not the scapegoat.
By the time Bai Tang rushed to the hospital, Wei Rushuang was still undergoing emergency treatment. A large crowd stood outside the operating room, whispering among themselves. The noise was as loud as a marketplace, and it was only after a nurse came to demand silence that the situation improved somewhat.
The counselor had already notified Wei Rushuang’s family and, at the same time, told the other students to return to school first.
Bai Tang was also among those being asked to leave. As he walked with the crowd, he suddenly clutched his stomach and said he had a stomachache, telling everyone to go back without waiting for him. Then he turned and ran toward the restroom.