After being reborn, I'm no longer going to play the role of a spoiled rich kid.

Chapter 100 Rumors
After hearing this, Yuska fell silent for a moment.

It wouldn't be wrong to say that her comics are based on real events. After all, when she started writing, she never expected to be noticed by Ma Zuozuo, nor did she expect to sign with a comic platform. She just wanted to record her life, just like the friendship story of the little bear and the little sheep that she serialized on Weibo before.

Seeing that Yusjia's expression seemed to have become somewhat serious, Mochi couldn't help but speak up again: "You really shouldn't take it to heart. The people spreading rumors about you behind your back are just like you, who are on the same newcomer list, and those loser guys like Yuezhong Shuangying. Men just like to stick together. They can chatter endlessly over the smallest things, as if only they can win."

"Double Shadows in the Moon?" Yusjia repeated the name; she had heard it before.

Mochi, however, assumed that Yusjia didn't know who this person was, and turned her head to point towards the other side where board games were being played, "The one sitting in the middle is Yuexia Shuangying, whose real name is Zhou Qishuang, and he is also an author on our website. He is considered one of the more famous artists among the male artists."

Yu Sijia had met Zhou Qishuang before.

She pursed her lips slightly, and those who knew her well knew that she was somewhat unhappy.

She hadn't offended anyone, so of course she was unhappy to be smeared.

The young lady had never suffered such injustice as being falsely accused.

"He seems to be very popular?" Yu Sijia looked at the people gathered around Zhou Qishuang. There were men and women, and at a glance, they looked like a small group. Zhou Qishuang was the "moon" that was "surrounded by stars".

Abao shrugged. "I guess so. What can you do when someone has such a nice younger sister?"

"Huh?" Yustya asked, puzzled.

Abao: "Weren't you involved in the scene before?"

Yustia nodded.

Abao chuckled; she agreed. When she first met You Sijia in the underground parking lot, she'd thought the other woman was a celebrity or a rich heiress, someone from a different world than them, even a little unapproachable. But now, looking into You Sijia's almost impossibly pure eyes, she realized how blind she'd been to think the latter was unattainable. You Sijia was like a little lamb—approachable, innocent, and adorable.

"Then you should have heard of Zhou Qichun, right?"

Yustya exclaimed "Ah!" This time she was genuinely surprised.

Abao, unaware of You Sijia's thoughts, continued, "Zhou Qishuang is Zhou Qichun's cousin. He previously helped some artists on the website who were fans of celebrities to get Zhou Qichun's autographed photos. He has quite a few fans online, some of whom are anime and manga fans, and others are fans who started following him after learning about their relationship because he would occasionally feature Zhou Qichun in his videos during holidays."

At this point, A Bao couldn't help but scoff, expressing his disdain. "He said that when others were attracting traffic, it was as if they had done something heinous. Why doesn't he think about himself? When he posted Zhou Qichun's video, didn't he know that he was attracting traffic? What a hypocrite!"

Yuska was amazed; it really did sound like someone she knew.

"So, Zhou Qishuang is certain that I fabricated a story using other people's real-life experiences?" Yusijia asked.

After all, the traffic she generated from sending red envelopes didn't really affect the new artists on the newcomer list. Zhou Qishuang wasn't an author on the newcomer list, so there had to be a reason why he was willing to team up with new authors, or rather, he knew something. Abao and Mochi exchanged a glance, then Mochi took out her phone, fiddled with it for a bit, and handed it to Yousijia, "Take a look for yourself."

The phone screen displays Zhou Qishuang's Weibo account. Last month, Zhou Qishuang posted a Weibo post that already garnered thousands of comments.

[Moonlight Shadows: While adapting someone else's true story into a novel or comic is unlikely to constitute copyright infringement, I personally think it's still quite unethical. One of our site's new authors really likes to take unconventional approaches; one minute they're giving out red envelopes to attract traffic, the next they're using other people's love stories as their own material—it's hard to judge.]

One of the hottest comments was from a netizen asking why he felt the author had used someone else's love story, and why he knew there was no authorization.

Zhou Qishuang pinned this comment to the top and also replied to it.

[Zhou Qishuang: Putting everything else aside, just look at her painting of the rooftop fireworks. I think netizens in Nancheng would probably find that fireworks display familiar. It even became a trending topic locally at the time—a fireworks show costing millions, even tens of millions of yuan, was privately arranged. It's a bit of a coincidence, isn't it? I happen to know the person in question. I'm also quite certain that they couldn't possibly have given her authorization.]

Zhou Qishuang spoke so confidently that many people believed him.

Especially considering he's Zhou Qichun's cousin, and Zhou Qichun is a well-known rich second-generation in the entertainment industry. So, it's not surprising that Zhou Qishuang knows the second-generation rich kid from Nancheng.

Yu Sijia was speechless. When did she meet Zhou Qishuang? How come she didn't know?
Yusjia handed the phone back to Mochi, "What he said actually sounds quite plausible, don't you believe him?"

Mochi scoffed, "Anyway, I don't believe anyone but him."

Ah Bao nodded, indicating that he was on the same side as Mochi.

“We also attended the annual meeting last year. Every year, there are lucky readers invited, right? Last year, a pretty young lady came, and Zhou Qishuang was like a butterfly, pursuing her. The young lady was also a fan of his comics. Before the annual meeting was over, Abao and I were staying in the room next to Zhou Qishuang's. When we came out in the morning, we saw that young lady coming out of his room with red eyes.”

Mochi pouted. "Later we heard that Zhou Qishuang said he was going to take that reader to meet other big shots in the industry that night, and he arranged a private drinking party with his people and got the reader drunk."

Abao continued, “What’s even more shameless is that last year our annual meeting was on an island, and that fan/reader was a local. After the annual meeting, Zhou Qishuang broke up with him.”

Yuska frowned. "Didn't you report him?"

Isn't that the act of a bastard?
Abao looked helpless. "They could say it was consensual, and Zhou Qishuang even said that even if it went to court, there were plenty of people who saw him being intimate with that girl that night and could testify on his behalf. In the end, the matter spread online, and those guys ganged up to smear her, accusing her of trying to set a trap. It's just ridiculous. She's just an ordinary person, and they've completely ruined her life."

"Anyway, this guy is really filthy. Abao and I don't follow celebrities, and we don't like Zhou Qichun, let alone Zhou Qishuang. So, don't take his online rumors to heart. Otherwise, he'll just get more and more into it. You don't know, being infamous is still fame. He often keeps the young artists from causing trouble, and he's done this kind of thing online several times. Every time it ends, he gains a wave of fans, and some people still think he's a 'hero of justice'."

One hundred chapters! Hooray! Let me give myself a pat on the back!

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