Chapter 304: Showing Off Affection
Ever since the defamation incident, Gu Yu hadn't really checked the Dou Ying backstage to avoid being cyberbullied.
The moment he logged on, a flood of messages came pouring in like a tide.
Tens of thousands of new messages dazzled him, even causing his phone to freeze for a while before it recovered.
He thought they were all messages of cyberbullying and was ready to clear them all with a swipe.
But the preview of the top message caught his attention.
Juejuezi: "Go Gu Yu! I knew you were innocent! I saw the news! Suing seven people, that's really awesome! Worthy of my idol!"
Gu Yu was slightly startled, and then continued to scroll down and found that most of the messages were in support of him, some even included apologies.
For example, a netizen named Bald Bunny: "I'm so sorry! I was misled by the fake news before and even attacked you personally in the comments. I apologize for my impulsive mistake! I saw what you said in the comments about everyone being rational and not cyberbully, and thinking about it now, I'm so embarrassed!"
"I hope you can forgive me!"
There were many messages like this one, whether from supporters or from netizens apologizing, each person's words were filled with sincerity.
Gu Yu even received a voice message from a child: "Big brother, keep it up! Mom said you're definitely not a bad guy, and I think so too! Mwah mwah mwah!"
The child's voice was sweet and tender, and Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue were totally smitten by it.
"Not what I expected, haha."
Gu Yu wrapped his arm around Lin Xinyue and pinched her soft cheek, feeling great.
Now that the misunderstanding was cleared up, his psychological burden was much lessened.
Although he said he didn't care before, he too was an emotional person, how could he not mind what others said about him!
If he'd really done what they accused him of, then being scolded was deserved, but being chastised for something he didn't do would upset anyone.
"Don't pinch my face, you'll pinch one side bigger than the other!"
"Actually, besides me, a lot of strangers have been steadfastly supporting you!"
Lin Xinyue wrinkled her nose, turned her face away disdainfully, yet her face revealed a faint smile.
Seeing Gu Yu gain everyone's recognition made her very happy.
Those few days when Gu Yu was watching TikTok videos by himself, his face was always gloomy, and she never knew how to comfort him, but seeing him cheer up now made her own spirits lift as well.
"Yeah, I didn't expect it, I never did anything, yet so many people support me!"
Gu Yu was both moved and surprised, is this the magic of the internet?
You'll always attract a group of people who resonate with your unique traits.
"Just be yourself, and don't burden yourself with the idol package, the more you value it, the more it hurts when incidents like this occur."
Lin Xinyue said tenderly as she leaned on his shoulder.
"Exactly, I am just an ordinary person after all."
Gu Yu agreed completely, then tagged his newly recorded video with a charity challenge label.
He had originally said it to Lin Xinyue to ease the awkwardness, but now he really was taking it on as a charity challenge.
If he could use his influence to help more people, nothing could be better.
"Charity Challenge: Eat noodles while standing on my head, like it and I'll donate!"
-For every like this video receives, my company Ideal Paradise Internet Technology will donate one yuan to the charity for the support of impoverished orphans.
Starting today, as the chairman of Ideal Paradise, I announce the establishment of the Ideal Paradise Foundation!
After editing the challenge details, Gu Yu posted the video.
Unexpectedly, not long after the video went up, it quickly received a wave of likes and comments.
In the span of a single minute, likes exceeded 99.
Comments were slower but also grew at a geometric rate.
Gu Yu's sweetheart: "I'm the first, I suppose no one objects, right?"
Seeing the username of the first comment, Gu Yu felt awkward.
Lin Xinyue was still sitting next to him!
He felt a little guilty and turned his head to look at Lin Xinyue, only to find she was playing with her phone, not paying attention, and he let out a small sigh of relief.
On a closer look, huh, Lin Xinyue was also scrolling through Dou Ying.
And she was watching his video!
Gu Yu's eyes bulged in astonishment,
"What are you looking at? I managed to grab the top spot, now hurry up and give me a like and pin it to the top!"
Lin Xinyue pouted and said arrogantly.
"Goodness me! So, you're that dainty little wife!" Gu Yu had just noticed that Lin Xinyue's Dou Ying handle was the same user who had just grabbed the top comment!
"Pin it! Absolutely pin it!"
Gu Yu quickly liked the comment—which was about to be knocked down from the top spot—and set it to be pinned in the comment section.
By this time, the comment had already garnered over a dozen replies.
-Gu Yu's Little Proud Wife: "I don't admit it, I'm the genuine one!"
-Gu Yu's Little Sticky Wife: "Shameless person above, clearly, it's me!"
-Gu Yu's Little Shark Wife: "Why so many fakes! Damn it, are so many people trying to steal my man!"
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Seeing a bunch of accounts with strikingly similar names, Gu Yu felt his whole being numb.
This was just too crazy!
Could even the names turn into a battleground?
"Hmm, see how many little fangirls you've got? If our house falls, there'll probably be thousands of fangirls wanting to take my place!"
Lin Xinyue crossed her arms and sulkily pouted.
But as jealous as she was, there was nothing she could do since her boyfriend was just too charming!
"Cough cough, don't just talk about me! Look at your account... it's crazier than my comment section!"
Gu Yu coughed awkwardly a couple of times before opening Lin Xinyue's Dou Ying account, which, with only two selfies, had garnered over ten thousand followers!
He then clicked on a video that she had taken backstage before going on stage to report at a student council meeting, and the comment section was uniformly filled with: "Wife~/Saucy"
Over a hundred comments, neat and uniform!
Gu Yu couldn't help but feel a sourness surging to the top of his head; he finally sympathized with Lin Xinyue.
"So many people are calling you 'wife'! I can't accept that!"
Gu Yu's jar of jealousy was successfully overturned.
Lin Xinyue tilted her head playfully, "Eh, it's just a few hundred, which is nothing compared to the millions calling you 'husband'. That's simply incomparable!"
She had long since calmed her mind, and now that she saw Gu Yu jealous, she felt a playful success.
It couldn't be denied, Gu Yu looked quite cute when he was jealous.
"No way! I have to shoot a duet video to make an appearance on your account!"
Gu Yu snatched her phone right away, then opened the filming function and started recording a duo video.
It seemed that just taking photos wasn't enough, so he pulled Lin Xinyue into his embrace and planted a firm kiss on her cheek before he was satisfied enough to post the video.
Lin Xinyue let him do as he pleased the entire time, watching him post the video like a mischievous kid, dancing with joy. Despite feeling a bit helpless, her heart was also sweetened.
"Just one photo isn't enough? Let's take a few more!"
As a girl who was a photo-taking maniac, Gu Yu piqued her interest, and she even took the initiative.
The two clicked away non-stop at the camera, unaware that a wave of public welfare mania had swept through Dou Ying.
The keyword "Handstand Eating XX" had, with the help of Gu Yu's fervent fans, trended on Dou Ying for the day.
In an instant, numerous Dou Ying bloggers began to extend and imitate the trend, from handstand eating noodles to handstand drinking water, handstand writing papers, to handstanding on the way to work... you name it.
Some avid Dou Ying users suddenly realized... they were holding their phones upside down…