The female high school student didn't know what was going on.
She had come to see her idol, the man she believed was the only one who understood her in the world, only to be tied up and bound to a chair!
"What's your name?" Ling Feng Han poured a glass of water and placed it on the table. Then, he pulled over a chair and sat down directly opposite the female high school student.
"Chen, Chen Qi," the female high school student's voice trembled slightly.
"Chen Qi, I'll call you Qi Qi then."
If it were before this moment, if she weren't tied up on a chair, hearing her favorite idol call her "Qi Qi" would have made her go crazy with excitement, screaming until she fainted.
But at this moment…
Although she still felt like she was going to faint, it wasn't from excitement and madness, but from fear.
"Ling, Ling Feng Han, what are you doing…" Chen Qi's voice was shaky. "Y-you're breaking the law…"
She had never encountered anything like this. She had always been the one to cause trouble for others, relying on her status as a minor, but she had never been the one to have trouble sought by others.
"You want to understand me, right? Then let's get to know each other properly." Ling Feng Han had never felt such a strong desire to pour out his heart.
All the grievances, the unwillingness, the fear and disgust buried deep in his heart.
All the negative emotions that he had suppressed under the mask of an "idol" were finally unleashed at this moment.
The walls and barriers in his heart were ultimately broken down by a massive flood, surging and roaring.
Remarkably, Ling Feng Han felt incredibly rational at this moment, his mind clear and his speech articulate.
He began his story from when he was five years old.
"That kindergarten was a private one. The music teacher was very beautiful, and I liked her a lot. She often praised me for being talented. I think… my later path in music probably has something to do with this music teacher."
"Later, one day she came to kindergarten with injuries. I was very worried about her. She just smiled and said she was fine, that it didn't hurt at all."
"During nap time, I couldn't sleep and sneaked out. Only then did I hear her crying to the principal about being a victim of domestic violence."
"I didn't understand what domestic violence meant, but I knew it was something that made my favorite teacher cry, and I didn't like that."
"I mustered up the courage to say I wanted to protect her. She just ruffled my hair, smiled at me, and as she smiled, she started to cry."
"Later, she died. This incident even made the news in our hometown. I looked at her photo and heard people say she was beaten to death by her husband in a drunken rage due to domestic violence."
"Just like that, a living person was gone."
"Some said it was because she was beautiful, a young music teacher at a prestigious kindergarten, always interacting with wealthy parents, and her husband felt insecure and was unemployed, which led him to hit her."
"Some said how her husband discovered her affair, how he caught her in the act, and how he furiously killed her."
"Some said she wasn't a good person to begin with, that a beautiful woman who studied art deserved to die."
"I didn't understand what they were saying. I only knew that the music teacher who played the piano beautifully and was very gentle was dead, and everyone was talking about it with relish."
Picking up his water cup and taking a sip, Ling Feng Han continued, "When I was eight, the elementary school choir was selecting a lead singer. The final choice was between me and the son of the headteacher. On the last day of the selection, the teacher found me and asked me to give up the competition."
"That child didn't sing as well as me, and he even forgot the lyrics. I asked the teacher why."
"The teacher said it was because my voice was too unique, and I was younger, making me unsuitable for the lead singer position. She asked me to give up the competition, saying it would be better for the choir."
"I didn't understand, but I accepted it. Later, during the choir competition, he forgot the lyrics again. The teacher blamed me, saying that if I hadn't given up the competition, we wouldn't have lost."
"I couldn't comprehend it, but everyone in the choir thought the teacher was right, and that child also thought I had deliberately embarrassed him."
"It felt like I was the sole reason for everyone's loss."
"After that… using today's terms, it would be called bullying… I quit the choir."
"When I was 10, I transferred schools. At the new school, everything seemed like a fresh start. I hid the fact that I could sing."
"I thought that if I did that, everything would be peaceful and smooth, until…"
Ling Feng Han calmly recounted everything he had experienced, occasionally taking a sip of water before continuing.
Chen Qi's expression shifted from initial fear to shock, and then to unbearable despair.
She was still a child! Why was he telling her such cruel things!
Why did she have to know all this!
Time ticked by, and Ling Feng Han showed no signs of stopping.
"Let me go! I want to go home!" Chen Qi's face was deathly pale. She couldn't take it anymore. She wanted to go home!
She didn't know how much time had passed. The sky outside was completely dark; it must have been late at night.
Her arms were numb, her fingertips were cold. She was hungry, tired, and scared. She also needed to use the restroom…
"Don't worry, I'll let you leave tomorrow. But for now, I haven't finished speaking." Ling Feng Han poured himself another glass of water before continuing, "Where was I? Ah, yes, I was talking about when I was 16…"
While Ling Feng Han was exposing Chen Qi to the darkness and despair he had experienced, Gu Shi Entertainment and Wan Qing Entertainment were engaged in a fierce public opinion battle online.
On Wan Qing Entertainment's side, Wen Shengsheng, with her portrayal of a wronged but stoic and strong individual, gained a large following of sympathetic netizens.
As the virtual idol, a product of the ACG culture, was involved, there was a lot of "three-dimensional" (real-world) criticism. The fire was directed straight at the ACG community, causing the issue to explode and go viral at an unprecedented speed.
Wan Qing Entertainment was also about to launch its own virtual idol. Naturally, they did not want this incident to affect their current project. They remained silent for the time being. Seeing that the situation seemed to be spiraling out of their control, Wan Qing Entertainment began to invest heavily in hiring trolls to manage public relations, attempting to shift the blame onto Gu Shi Entertainment and redirect public attention and criticism away from the virtual idol.
At this point, Gu Shi Entertainment also applied for an official account for Suisui. A comment was left online: "Dad, is it wrong for Suisui to be polite? @Gu Shi Entertainment – Mr. Gu."
This comment immediately triggered a new shift in the public discussion.
If Suisui called Mr. Gu "Dad," then calling Wen Shengsheng "Auntie" seemed correct as well.
"Gu Shi Entertainment's move is brilliant! They recognized a dad on the spot. Did they realize they messed up and are trying to create a persona for themselves?"
"Don't just blindly attack. Go watch the video yourself. Suisui has always called Mr. Gu 'Dad' on the show!"
"Don't you find it disgusting? A virtual character calling someone 'Dad'? Who is doing the calling? Isn't it the voice actor behind it? Does she not have a father to call 'Dad' here? She's trying to latch onto someone. Why would Mr. Gu even bother with her! Attention seeker, these ACG brainless kids are becoming more and more sickening!"
"The person above is the disgusting one, a troll from Wan Qing Entertainment! Wan Qing Entertainment's lack of morality isn't a recent thing. They're always trying to piggyback on others, it's so annoying!"
"Stop fighting! Gu Shi Entertainment has released a video! New gossip!"
"This is too much, letting people sleep at night! Help me up! I can still eat melon!"