Huh? Are villainous bosses this easy to flirt with?

Chapter 221 "The Tanuki" Xie Nuo

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As the night passed, the online storm surrounding Xie Qing did not subside; instead, it burned even more fiercely, like a fire doused with gasoline.

The two groups of netizens clashed, and what started as a rational debate gradually escalated into a barrage of emotional outbursts and personal attacks, creating a chaotic atmosphere on major social media platforms.

At exactly noon, this media "battle" took a dramatic turn—the official account of the City A Police Department swiftly released a case report in blue text on white background across various platforms, cutting through the fog of public opinion like a sharp sword.

【What the heck?! This is a complete reversal?! My CPU is about to overheat!!!】

If I understand correctly, this report means that the couple committed crimes of child deception, abuse, and extortion, and Xie Qing is the victim of these crimes?!

[Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, after all that cursing, it turns out he's the victim! \frantically pounding the table]

[Xie Qing's life is just too tragic. Her life was maliciously switched from childhood, she suffered abuse, and this family treated her like a human ATM, exploiting her relentlessly. It's like a hellish start...]

I really can't imagine how he got through it. If it were me, I would want to just kill myself. *tears*

[Do you remember when Mangxing News interviewed Qingqing? They mentioned he had a faint smell of Chinese medicine on him. Qingqing said he wasn't feeling well and was taking medicine to recuperate. My goodness, he's only 23! He's so young and already taking medicine to recuperate. You can imagine how severely his health is depleted.]

I've seen this interview; it's true.

[A friend of mine worked as an extra in Director Lu's "The Path of Rebellion" for a while. She said Xie Qing had to drink Chinese medicine every day... I thought it was strange at the time, but now I finally understand why. How could someone who was abused as a child have a healthy body? Maybe he didn't even have enough to eat (′??θ??`)\I'm so upset!]

[For those two beasts to go to such lengths to switch the babies, Xie Qing's family background must be quite impressive!!!]

[The person upstairs agrees. Xie Qing could have had a much more exciting life; he might have been the young master of some family. Now, however, he's constantly being called a "country bumpkin" and a "mud-legged fellow" by some scoundrels. (Angrily slams table)]

[(Grabs keyboard) I suggest those two bastards be shot immediately! Every second they live is air pollution!! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻]

[Help... This kind of plot, which even melodramatic TV shows wouldn't dare to include, actually happened! (Her hand trembles slightly as she lights a cigarette)]

As a fan of Qingqing, I feel no joy at this blatant reversal. It's like publicly reopening old wounds!

【Xie Qing, I was wrong. I shouldn't have believed the rumors and cursed you (*?????) I never imagined you'd end up like this…】

[Apology added]

【plus one】

【…】

The police's case report was like a thunderbolt, waking up the netizens and passersby who had been misled. A flood of guilt and sympathy surged forth, and the topic of apologizing to Xie Qing shot to the top of the trending search list at lightning speed.

Those baseless rumors quickly fell apart on their own, and most of the marketing accounts that had jumped on the bandwagon deleted their posts and ran away when things got bad, leaving only a few clowns struggling to hold on, only to be thoroughly blasted away by angry netizens.

Meanwhile, another trending topic was a question netizens were curious about: #Who is the "raccoon dog" in the story of "The Prince Replaced by a Raccoon Dog"?#

This point of contention wasn't addressed in the reports, so netizens had to dig it out themselves. After some searching, netizens, channeling their inner Sherlock Holmes, quickly identified the key figure—Xie Nuo, who had left the entertainment industry a year prior due to a scandal.

They found that Xenno's facial features were almost identical to those of the old woman throwing a tantrum in the video, with a similarity of 99.9%.

Holy crap!! That nose, those eyes... I wouldn't believe they weren't related by blood. (Magnifying glass.jpg)

So, Xie Nuo is actually that scumbag's biological son?! Think about it!

[Following this logic, Xie Nuo's parents should be Xie Qing's biological parents. I remember Xie Nuo's family was quite wealthy, considering they were childhood friends with Gu Yan, the former heir of a top-tier wealthy family like the Gu family.]

[Aaaaa, these things should have been handled gently, but Xie Nuo, that wretched person who usurped the throne!!!]

[Upstairs, that's really harsh of you. This is just a guess. What does it prove if people look alike? Have you had a DNA test done before you start talking like this?]

The netizen who was criticized also had a fiery temper: "Even if the guess was wrong, it's unfair to criticize him. Have some fans chosen to selectively forget? Shouldn't we give you a refresher lesson on why your idol left the entertainment industry?!"

Helpful netizens immediately picked up on the joke: [She bullied an albino student at school, and as an idol, she didn't uphold idol ethics; her bed photos with Gu Yan were leaked all over the internet! (Sound of her choking and hugging)]

The other side was speechless.

Before the topic had even gained traction, something else emerged that seemed to lend credence to the speculation: a netizen posted photos of Xie Nuo entering and leaving a police station, taken yesterday, very close to the time Xie Qing entered the station.

[Thanks! Yes! Yesterday! I also! Went! to! the! police! station! ?]

If he has nothing to do with this, then why did he go to the police station? Was he just there to join in the fun?

The timing is so coincidental, I simply don't believe there's nothing fishy going on. (Sherlock Holmes-esque)

[Usurped in another's home + school bullying + disqualified idol, Xie Nuo is truly burdened with a mountain of negative buffs (vomit)]

Some "rational and objective" individuals attempted to control the discussion by arguing: "What if he went to the police station for other reasons? It's not fair to convict him like that."

[Agreed. Even if it really was Xeno, he was just a baby at the time and couldn't do anything. Strictly speaking, he was also a victim.]

The result was a collective backlash from netizens—

[Here we go again, claiming to be the only one sober while everyone else is drunk. Don't we already know what you're saying? \eye roll]

If Xie Nuo had done even one decent job, I might have said a few good things about him after this incident came to light. But do you think what he did was decent?

[Victims? They're the beneficiaries, aren't they?]

[Back then, he was just a baby, unable to do anything (sarcastic version). In some ways, Xenno was indeed quite like a baby, crying at the drop of a hat. He cried and cried, how come he didn't cry himself to death?]

[Suggested name: Xie Yingying (doge)]

【…】

The series of events that followed the arrest of Xie Fu and his wife led to a brief period of online bullying for Xie Qing. After the reversal, Xie Nuo, who had been out of the entertainment industry for a year, was dragged back into the public eye and publicly executed on the trending topics. Netizens also seemed to have found an outlet for their anger and continued to hurl insults at her.

Meanwhile, inside a luxurious villa, Xie Nuo stared intently at the constantly refreshing negative comments on his phone screen. Suddenly, he slammed the phone hard onto the ground, and it shattered into pieces with a loud "crack".