ASPWL Ch47: Truly Exhausting

The livestream for the show “Let’s Go Traveling Together” stayed open continuously once it started broadcasting.

After midnight, although all the guests were resting, there were still many night-owl viewers who occasionally tuned in. Even though the tents of the guests were pitch dark, they watch with serious attention.

Lu Bo’s superfan, Xiao Bai, was among them. As a three-year veteran fan, Xiao Bai had witnessed Lu Bo’s difficult journey and accompanied him through every twist and turn in his career.

Whether it was dealing with blackmail or fighting back against it, Xiao Bai was always at the forefront among the fans.

In the current entertainment industry, any suddenly famous star would inevitably face some scandals during their peak popularity.

Lu Bo was no exception. During his meteoric rise, numerous marketing accounts online spread rumors that Lu Bo had been married for a long time but had never publicly announced it.

Of course, Xiao Bai and the fans didn’t believe it.

Every famous star had faced marriage rumors, right?

Xiao Bai and the fans worked together to create a trending topic and quickly put the matter to rest.

“Let’s Go Traveling Together” was the first reality show Lu Bo participated in after becoming wildly popular.

Before Lu Bo joined the show, Xiao Bai was worried that people might stir up trouble in the livestream and remained highly vigilant, leading to these late-night stakeouts.

However, watching a livestream with no visuals for long periods was quite boring, so Xiao Bai would switch to scrolling through Weibo occasionally. That’s when she saw that Xin Xin Loves Lu Bo had just posted a new Weibo update. Xiao Bai was familiar with Xin Xin, another big fan of Lu Bo.

“Xin Xin arrived already! She’s so fast!”

Xiao Bai was excited. Switching back to the livestream, she suddenly heard familiar voices in the dark screen:

“Brother Duan, still awake?”

“If you’re feeling uncomfortable and can’t sleep, I can chat with you for a while…”

Could it be that Lu Bo is comforting Duan Haoyan?

Xiao Bai was instantly moved to tears!

Her beloved Lu Bo was so gentle, and she didn’t feel jealous at all!

While listening, Xiao Bai started recording the screen. After half an hour of comforting, she edited the video and posted it in the fan community, passionately writing: 「Even at this hour, Lu Bo is comforting Teacher Duan. Lu Bo is truly the best!」

Xiao Bai, a prominent fan of Lu Bo, often spent money to support him, pick him up from the airport, and even organized fan support activities. Many fans recognized her, and they quickly liked and followed her Weibo post.

Seeing the likes increase, Xiao Bai was very happy until she refreshed again and saw that Xin Xin Loves Lu Bo had liked her post.

It seems Xin Xin saw her post too!

Xiao Bai happily sent Xin Xin a private message: 「Xin Xin, aren’t you envious! Our Lu Bao is so gentle! He’s comforting Teacher Duan so gently even though they just met! I also want Lu Bao to comfort me…」

Xin Xin Loves Lu Bo replied almost immediately: 「Why would I be envious? Lu Bo is a scumbag. He’s not gentle; he’s just using Duan Haoyan because he knows about his orientation. Lu Bo is just a sleazy guy.」

Xiao Bai was shocked by Xin Xin’s reply. Was this really from Xin Xin?

For a moment, Xiao Bai was extremely angry, but then she thought something was off.

Xin Xin Loves Lu Bo was the biggest fan leader for Lu Bo and the moderator of the fan community. Many fans relied on her to connect with Lu Bo’s team.

So Xin Xin couldn’t possibly say such defamatory things about Lu Bo. There was only one possibility—

「Xin Xin, was your account hacked?」

It must have been hacked!

Otherwise, how could Xin Xin say such things?

Xiao Bai firmly believed this.

After that, Xin Xin didn’t reply anymore, further confirming Xiao Bai’s belief.

So Xiao Bai quickly posted the chat screenshot in the fan group and fan community, warning other fans not to be deceived.

At that moment, Xiao Bai was convinced that Xin Xin Loves Lu Bo‘s account was hacked.

How could their beloved Lu Bo be as Xin Xin described?

Then, just ten minutes ago, countless fans and livestream viewers witnessed Lu Bo being hit with a cake, called derogatory names, revealed to be married, had his hand twisted by a girl named Tong Xin, and then called derogatory names again while lying naked on a bed.

In just ten minutes, this left a profound impression on Lu Bo’s fans and the livestream viewers.

Even now, Xiao Bai was still in a daze. Her mind seemed to have stopped processing. She heard everything, but she just didn’t understand, so she sent a comment:

—“So… what exactly is going on?”

Netizens quickly replied:

—“What do you mean, what’s going on?”

—“Your idol’s scandal just broke, didn’t you know?”

—“Let me summarize as a reluctant class representative: Your idol Lu Bo has been married for three years. Before he married his wife, he was already living off her. After their first year of marriage, he met an industry big shot named Qiao Jinhai. Since then, he’s been calling this guy ‘Daddy’ in bed to advance his career while using the money he got from him to support male college students. Now everything’s been exposed. The person exposing it all is your idol’s wife—or you can call her your sister-in-law?”

Xiao Bai felt her vision going dark.

She had been watching the livestream all along and had heard all those words.

She was just puzzled and confused—why had things suddenly turned out this way?

Yesterday, everything had been fine. Lu Bo was participating in a reality show, and all the fans were happy that they could finally see Lu Bo on screen.

But why had things changed like this?

And Xin Xin Loves Lu Bo…

At this thought, Xiao Bai suddenly felt a chill in her heart.

So…

Xin Xin Loves Lu Bo hadn’t been hacked. She had long known what kind of person Lu Bo was, which was why she sent that private message.

That message reflected Xin Xin Loves Lu Bo’s true feelings.

At this moment, Xiao Bai suddenly felt disgusted.

Why had she liked someone like this for so many years?

And she had wasted so many years of her youth and money on such a person…

Xiao Bai couldn’t hold back any longer and directly posted a comment in the livestream:

—“Lu Bo, you really disgust me!”

This comment instantly received numerous likes from other viewers.

—“Looks like this young lady has finally come to her senses!”

—“Congratulations! Don’t you feel better now that you’ve stopped being a fan?”

—“It’s okay, it’s okay. Even though your idol’s reputation has crashed, now you have some juicy gossip to enjoy, right?”

—“Come on, come on, join us in enjoying the gossip!”

How could Xiao Bai not feel upset?

After all, she had genuinely liked this artist for three years.

But she was rational enough to know when to cut her losses.

Seeing a few comforting comments mixed in with the others, Xiao Bai genuinely smiled and suddenly felt very comforted.

Just like one of the comments said, Lu Bo’s reputation had indeed crashed, but now she had some juicy gossip to enjoy, right?

Who could enjoy gossip better than someone eating the scandal of their own idol?!

At this moment, the comments were truly buzzing.

Ever since Tong Xin smeared an entire cake on Lu Bo’s face, the livestream for “Let’s Go Traveling Together” had become lively. Countless viewers flocked to watch, and the livestream’s popularity soared to the top of the charts by 7 AM.

Countless netizens were shocked and bewildered:

—“Whoa, Lu Bo is married?”

—“Oh my, he’s…gay?”

—“Is this a real wife? Exposing everything live…hmm, can’t be fake!”

After hearing that explosive statement, the comments were filled with laughter:

—“Hahahahaha, I can’t take it! Sis, you’re really good at scolding!”

—“Help…I never thought Lu Bo would be this kind of person! Well said, sis, keep going!”

—“Hahahaha, I can’t unsee Lu Bo sticking his butt out…”

—“…Help, please stop, I’m really getting nauseous!”

—“Hahahahaha, please change the topic!”

—“Okay, change it now, wait a minute, Ye Leyao! Caught you! Were you secretly giving a thumbs up?”

—“Hahahaha, I saw it too. But look at Lu Bo, even though his face is covered in cake, his expression is even more interesting!”

The gossiping viewers quickly looked at Lu Bo’s expression.

It had been a while, and the cream on Lu Bo’s face had started to crack, with large pieces falling off, revealing his original skin color. At this moment, his entire neck was red, and the exposed skin was also all red. Listening to Tong Xin’s earlier words, he was so ashamed that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Just then, a light laugh came from nearby.

Ye Leyao quickly looked over and found that it was Song Zhehan.

The other guests standing around also had varying degrees of smiles on their faces.

Ye Leyao couldn’t hold back any longer. Seeing Duan Haoyan’s expression of disbelief and fear, he burst out laughing.

[Hahahahaha, so Duan Haoyan just realized Lu Bo’s feelings for him?]

[I can’t take it, he even took off his jacket!]

Qin Yao and Huo Yan simultaneously turned to look.

Sure enough, the jacket Duan Haoyan had been wearing earlier had been taken off at some point. His face was full of disgust and embarrassment as he held the jacket awkwardly.

Finally, he noticed a trash can nearby and quickly went over to throw the jacket away.

Ye Leyao saw this and was really about to laugh himself silly.

[Hahahaha, help, he threw away his jacket! How much does he despise it?!]

Huo Yan withdrew his gaze, his face full of smiles.

Anyone would feel uncomfortable, given how promiscuous Lu Bo had been.

The comments noticed this scene too and laughed even harder:

—“Hahahaha, poor Duan Haoyan!”

—“Yesterday, he had just broken up, and then suddenly received concern from a stranger—ugh, Lu Bo, you’re really disgusting!”

—“Laughing so hard, hahahaha—”

The laughter on the set wasn’t loud, but it was particularly noticeable in the quiet filming environment.

Lu Bo was highly sensitive at this moment. Hearing a laugh made him feel on the verge of breaking down, and then more and more laughter followed.

Lu Bo’s eyes instantly turned bloodshot. He didn’t even dare to imagine what the livestream comments looked like now.

“Let’s Go Traveling Together” was already a highly popular variety show. After last night’s incident with Duan Haoyan, the show had trended on social media. It was probably still trending, and there must be many viewers in the livestream now.

At this moment, Tong Xin ran out, smashed a whole cake on his face, and exposed so much of his dirt—

Lu Bo felt his vision go black and almost collapsed on the spot.

Tong Xin was startled by his action and couldn’t help but step back: “Are you really that weak? Is it that serious?”

Lu Bo looked up viciously.

How could it not be serious?!

He finally understood. Tong Xin hadn’t come to confront him today—she had come to destroy him, to ruin his career!

Since that was the case, then nobody would have it easy!

Anyway, his career was already ruined, so Tong Xin shouldn’t think she could escape unscathed either!

“I’ll fight you!” Lu Bo roared and lunged at Tong Xin.

Huo Yan’s eyelid twitched, instinctively wanting to intervene.

Then he heard Ye Leyao say:

[No way, is Lu Bo really this unaware of his own limits?]

Just as Ye Leyao finished speaking, there was a loud thud, and Tong Xin, with a graceful and clean over-the-shoulder throw, slammed Lu Bo to the ground.

Before Lu Bo could react, Tong Xin was already sitting on top of him. She pinned his hands with one hand and raised the other.

With a “smack,” Lu Bo’s face was slapped to the side.

“Lu Bo, are you pretending not to hear me, or do you not understand?” Tong Xin’s eyes were filled with anger. “Haven’t I told you before, both three years ago and now, with your weak constitution, you can’t beat me, understand?”

Lu Bo had never been humiliated like this in his life. He shouted and began to struggle, “Let go of me! You only succeeded because I wasn’t paying attention. If you’re so tough, let me try again—”

[Alright, not only does he not understand, but he’s also shameless.]

Ye Leyao shook his head and sighed.

Huo Yan nodded in agreement.

Who loses and then starts acting shameless?

The comments were stunned:

—“Ahhh, sis, you’re so cool! I love you!”

—“Don’t call her sis, call her big sis!”

—“Ah, right, Big Sis Tong! I love you—”

—“Beat him up! Hit him! Watching you beat up a scumbag feels so satisfying!”

The viewers weren’t afraid of escalating things and even gave suggestions:

—“But don’t hit too hard, lest the scumbag turns it against you!”

—“It’s okay, I’m studying law. What Big Sis is doing is self-defense at most, no problem!”

This made the comments even more joyful.

Tong Xin was obviously very rational, not taking Lu Bo’s bait. She calmly held down Lu Bo’s limbs without doing anything else.

After a dozen seconds, Lu Bo was exhausted from struggling. As soon as he stopped, Tong Xin said softly, “Still not admitting? Weak kidneys?”

“I don’t—” Lu Bo shouted, “You’re the one with weak kidneys, your whole family has weak kidneys!”

Ye Leyao couldn’t hold back anymore and covered his mouth, laughing out loud.

[Tong Xin really knows how to hit Lu Bo’s sore spots!]

[It’s practically a psychological attack!]

The livestream viewers laughed even louder:

—“I feel like Lu Bo’s lungs are about to explode!”

—“Hahahaha, he broke down on the spot!”

—“Help, I used to like Lu Bo, but now he really seems like a clown!”

All the guests on set couldn’t help it either.

It wasn’t that they wanted to laugh; they just had a natural tendency to find things funny, no matter the situation!

Even Duan Haoyan, who had been feeling very complicated earlier, couldn’t help but laugh.

Tong Xin’s fighting ability was truly strong; Lu Bo, a grown man, was no match for her.

But Lu Bo wouldn’t give up easily. After resting for a while, he started struggling again, “Let go of me! Tong Xin, this isn’t over!”

With a “smack,” Tong Xin pulled out a document from her bag and smacked it on Lu Bo’s head.

“I’m the one who says it’s not over! Our previous topic isn’t finished yet. You didn’t think this was the end, did you?” Tong Xin didn’t want to continue entangling with Lu Bo. She continued, “Since you don’t want to talk about those two people, let’s talk about Xiao Li, your assistant hired last month. Surely you have a lot to say about him, right?”

Ye Leyao realized something and quickly looked over to the director’s team.

[Ah! I almost forgot, thanks to Tong Xin’s reminder.]

[This Xiao Li seems to have come to the show this time, right? Ah yes, it’s him!]

Song Zhehan, who had been watching Ye Leyao, quickly followed his gaze.

Sure enough, a delicate-featured man stood in the middle of the crowd.

Hearing Tong Xin mention his name, his eyes reddened, and he burst into tears, shouting, “Sis, he… Lu Bo didn’t tell me he was married when he pursued me. He even said…”

Xiao Li couldn’t continue, covering his face and sobbing.

That morning, when Tong Xin suddenly appeared on the set, Xiao Li was also a bit bewildered.

But Lu Bo had only said that Tong Xin was his sister, so Xiao Li didn’t suspect her purpose for coming. Hearing that she had flown in overnight, he took her to rest for a while.

But Tong Xin didn’t sleep. Instead, she chatted with Xiao Li before the filming started.

The conversation was about Lu Bo and his relationship with Xiao Li.

At first, Xiao Li was shy, but thinking that Tong Xin was just Lu Bo’s sister, he felt it was normal for her to want to know, so he told her everything.

Xiao Li never expected that Tong Xin and Lu Bo were married!

When he heard this, Xiao Li felt his world collapse.

He was so shocked that he didn’t even think of leaving.

Until Tong Xin mentioned him(XL)…

Xiao Li knew he couldn’t back down anymore.

In this relationship, both he and Tong Xin were victims. He had to stand with Tong Xin.

Ignoring the curious glances around him, Xiao Li wiped away his tears and walked over.

Seeing Xiao Li, Lu Bo’s expression cracked again, “You… Tong Xin, listen to me, it’s not what you think. I wasn’t really with him…”

“What do you mean, ‘it’s not’?” In a blink, Xiao Li had already stepped forward in front of everyone. Facing the camera for the first time, he wasn’t flustered at all; instead, he became even calmer and questioned Lu Bo, “Are you saying the flirty messages you sent me aren’t real, or the pictures of your abs you sent me aren’t real?”

[With Lu Bo’s physique… does he really have the audacity to send ab pictures?]

Ye Leyao was genuinely puzzled.

[He’s so average!]

[The physique should at least be…]

Ye Leyao thought for a moment.

[The physique should at least be like President Qin’s or like my second brother’s, right?]

Qin Yao/Huo Yan, who were mentioned: “…”

Comparing them to Lu Bo is an insult!

However…

Huo Yan was a bit puzzled.

When had Ye Leyao seen Qin Yao’s abs?

Huo Yan’s face turned dark, glaring at Qin Yao fiercely.

Qin Yao was baffled.

Why is he suddenly looking at me?

“Xiao Li, you…”

Tong Xin hadn’t expected Xiao Li to step forward at this moment. She said, “There are so many cameras here. Maybe you should avoid this…”

“Sis, I’m sorry,” Xiao Li, with red eyes, sincerely apologized to Tong Xin again, “It’s my fault, but I’m also to blame, so I think I should step forward at this time. Not only to apologize to you, but also to let everyone see Lu Bo’s true colors.”

Tong Xin was somewhat moved.

Lu Bo was going crazy, shouting, “Xiao Li! I warn you not to talk nonsense, or else—”

“Smack”—

Tong Xin rolled the documents into a tube and smacked Lu Bo on the head again, “I advise you to shut up!”

At this moment, the live stream exploded:

—“Well, now we don’t need evidence; we have a witness!”

—“Wow, Lu Bo really knows how to play, even bringing the person into the crew!”

—“So Xiao Li was unknowingly the third party?”

—“Xiao Li is quite a handsome young man… Lu Bo, you’re really despicable!”

The comments were full of condemnation for Lu Bo.

And the accusations against Lu Bo were just beginning.

Xiao Li briefly recounted how he and Lu Bo started.

It was simple: Lu Bo pursued him first, and even openly said he agreed to Xiao Li being his assistant because Xiao Li was handsome.

Then Xiao Li pulled out all the chat records between him and Lu Bo from his phone.

At this point, Lu Bo had no room for denial.

“Anything else you want to say?” Tong Xin patted Lu Bo’s head.

Lu Bo turned his face away, closing his eyes and playing dead.

Tong Xin was amused by his attitude, “So you don’t mind if I make the evidence public?”

Lu Bo immediately sat up, “Tong Xin, you wouldn’t dare—”

“Behave yourself!” Tong Xin pushed him back down, “What wouldn’t I dare? I’m giving you two choices: first, continue denying, and I’ll keep making evidence public. Second, sign this contract, and we part ways amicably.”

As she spoke, Tong Xin pulled out a divorce agreement from her bag.

Lu Bo, who was still struggling, was stunned when he heard this, “What… what contract?”

“A divorce agreement. All post-marital property will be split two to eight,” Tong Xin said.

Lu Bo instantly became furious, “Tong Xin! Don’t go too far, that’s all money I earned…”

“It’s really hard for you to shake your butt every day, so I left you some, didn’t I?” Tong Xin said.

Ye Leyao laughed until his stomach hurt.

[I can’t take it anymore!]

[Why does my advanced brain keep imagining things? I’m just a poor novel reader! I don’t need these mental images ahhh—]

Huo Yan: “…”

He doesn’t even read novels!

Can you stop shouting? If you keep shouting, my brain will start imagining things too!

Qin Yao shook his head vigorously, considering whether to let the other guests go have breakfast.

Tong Xin could completely handle Lu Bo by herself; they didn’t need to worry.

Eating breakfast while watching gossip would be perfect.

Tong Xin continued, “Besides, you were the one who cheated first. A two-eight split is already reasonable, or do you think two-eight is a bit low and want to split one-nine with me?”

Lu Bo’s eyes were about to pop out.

But at this moment, he could do nothing.

With so much evidence in Tong Xin’s hands, she had the upper hand.

Even if he didn’t agree, Tong Xin could go the legal route.

But Lu Bo was unwilling!

He had finally gotten a good script and gained some fame in the entertainment industry.

If he admitted now…

Oh no, even if he didn’t admit it now, the audience knew, and the fans knew.

The moment Tong Xin revealed their marriage, everything became irreversible.

Lu Bo felt despair, staring blankly at the divorce agreement in Tong Xin’s hand, unable to speak for a long time.

“Will you sign?” Tong Xin asked again.

Lu Bo’s tears mixed with the cream on his face, making him look ridiculous.

He nodded repeatedly, “I’ll sign, I’ll sign…”

At this point, Lu Bo had no room for denial.