536: Chapter 536 The Clumsy Ma Kui

Ruan Xingyu leaned over curiously, her head almost touching Lin Chuyan's phone, so Lin Chuyan simply put the call on speaker.

Come to think of it, the drama crew? That was a long time ago... Of that crew, the only people he was still in contact with were Director Yang Yang and the female lead, Shi Shilan.

However, the actress Wu Yue mentioned was clearly not Shi Shilan, otherwise he wouldn't have said that Lin Chuyan probably wouldn't recognize her. Lin Chuyan stopped worrying. Since it was said during a livestream, there would be clips. He could just search online in a bit and find out.

There was another thing that made Lin Chuyan laugh the more he thought about it, and he couldn't help but chuckle, his tone tinged with teasing: "Who even knew me when we were filming drama? With my status back then, how could I have bullied anyone in the workplace? If you're going to spread rumors, at least pick a better time."

Wu Yue wasn't as optimistic as him: "Don't take this lightly. The main issue is that with the things she said, it's very hard to prove your innocence."

"Can't I just sue her for defamation?"

Wu Yue's tone was somewhat helpless: "That's the problem. She didn't mention your name at all during the livestream; it was all guessed by the viewers watching."

"...666, fine. Let's stop here, Brother Yue. I'm going to go see what people are saying."

"Yeah, it's the number one trending topic. Get a handle on the situation first. Let's discuss whether we should respond after you've seen it." Wu Yue paused, then added, "By the way, you and Teacher Ruan are fine, right? The truth will come out, don't worry too much."

Ruan Xingyu spoke up at the right moment: "Don't worry, Brother Yue, I won't overthink it."

After hanging up, Lin Chuyan opened Weibo. The words at the top of the trending list were somewhat glaring.

#Suspected Actress Exposes Lin Chuyan for Cheating and Workplace Bullying#

How kind of them to add the word "suspected," Lin Chuyan silently mocked.

And this matter had blown up much more seriously than he had anticipated.

Ruan Xingyu leaned on his shoulder and comforted him softly: "With your current status and traffic, any slight disturbance will be like this. It would be strange if no one used you for clout."

The two leaned their heads together, staring at the phone screen. Lin Chuyan clicked into the trending topic. The first post was content released by a marketing account, which was more blunt than the search term.

[An actress who participated in drama exposed in a livestream that a certain top-tier artist not only privately asked her for a hookup, but also engaged in workplace bullying. After netizen identification, this top-tier artist is suspected to be Lin Chuyan.]

Below it were attached videos and screenshots.

Clicking on the video, Lin Chuyan was a bit confused: Lady, who are you?

The lady in front of him had shoulder-length short hair, heavy makeup on her face, and a serious expression: "I didn't want to talk about this, but seeing the news these past few days, seeing him show affection, seeing him get married, I felt that if I didn't speak out, it wouldn't just be unfair to my past self, but also unfair to the woman who married him."

Then she described the course of events: "I was filming a certain drama before, and during a break, there was no one else around. A very handsome male actor who was also a lead suddenly asked me to go to his hotel room at night. I was scared stiff at the time, and I didn't know if he had a girlfriend, so I made an excuse and left quickly."

The lady became more and more agitated as she spoke, performing vividly: "Later, after some time passed, I found out that he had actually announced his relationship with a very famous Singer! In other words, maybe they were already together when he asked me out!"

Immediately after, the lady started complaining that the male actor was famous for his short temper on set and often bullied staff in the workplace. She didn't expect that he would become so famous now that no one in the circle dared to offend him.

But out of a sense of justice, the lady still chose to tell the story. It was just so touching!

The entire video was somewhat chaotic, with repetitive wording, but the core content was clear. And as Wu Yue said, the lady never mentioned a name from start to finish, yet the direction was extremely obvious.

First of all, the lady hadn't acted in any decent productions; the most famous was drama.

Secondly, a very handsome male lead? The range narrowed again.

Then, dating a Singer? Recently got married?

You might as well just report Lin Chuyan's name!

Some netizens even asked her in the comments: drama? Is it the first male lead Zhou Qi or the second male lead Lin Chuyan?

The lady replied: Not Zhou Qi.

Just like that, the topic quickly climbed to the top of the trending list.

Lin Chuyan clicked into the comments section, and the content was somewhat polarized.

[ drama? How come I don't know this person was in drama? Lady, who are you? ]

[Can any stray cat or dog come to clout-chase Lin Chuyan? Lawyer's letter warning!]

[Empty words, just opening your mouth? Where's the evidence? Lady, if you have the ability, name names directly!]

[Get lost! You're ugly as hell, saying Lin Chuyan wanted to hook up with you? Who would believe that? Damn, even I could do better.]

[666, is the house finally collapsing? Please increase the intensity!]

[I said it long ago, it's all marketing. Only fans would believe his devoted persona.]

[I can't say about other things, but I absolutely believe in the workplace bullying. Just looking at Lin Chuyan's face, I can tell he's not a good-tempered person.]

[Fans, don't be anxious yet. Maybe they have hard evidence. Careful about getting slapped in the face, hahaha.]

...

Looking at the lady's clumsy Acting in the video, Lin Chuyan felt a wave of annoyance and didn't even want to deal with this matter.

The other party was clearly just trying to ride his popularity while avoiding legal risks; otherwise, she wouldn't have avoided naming names.

Ruan Xingyu rested her head on his shoulder and asked softly: "Do you have any impression of this person?"

"Absolutely none. It's been too long. She definitely wasn't a lead; I suspect I didn't even speak to her."

Now that his relationship with Ruan Xingyu was stable, such baseless rumors didn't need any explanation at all.

Ruan Xingyu gave him an idea: "How about asking the director of drama? Maybe he knows something."

"That makes sense."

But before he could contact Director Yang, Director Yang's call came in.

"Xiao Yan, something has happened!"

"...I saw it, Director Yang. I was just about to call you. Do you know that woman? How come I have no impression of her at all?"

"Who would know her... She was just a small role recruited by the casting director for an audition. Never mind you, even I don't have an impression of her." Director Yang spat on the other end of the line, "But I've asked around for you. Her name is Ma Kui. It's said that she hasn't filmed in a long time. You know, she's unscrupulous, she dares to say anything."

That meant she wasn't in this circle anymore, so she wasn't afraid of him at all, right?

The problem was: what was she aiming for?

Lin Chuyan thought for a moment and asked: "Then what does she do now?"

"She's doing livestreams! Her livestream room was deserted before, but after this exposure, I guess there will be quite a few people watching next time she starts? Maybe she'll even sell goods in the future?" Director Yang analyzed.

"...This calculation is too wishful, isn't it?"

Did she really think his traffic was that easy to eat? Lin Chuyan shook his head.

Director Yang also felt the other party was a bit too naive, and immediately patted his chest: "As long as you need it, the whole crew can testify for you! I know what you were like on set back then. So many girls took the initiative to chat with you and surrounded you to tease you, but you didn't even give them a second glance. Hey, you say, could this woman be doing this out of love turned to hate?"

"..." Lin Chuyan was ready to end the conversation, "Thanks, Director Yang. If I need anything, I will definitely come to you."