Gossip has, since ancient times, seemed to be etched into human bones like some stubborn DNA.
Fueled by layers of curiosity, within a mere hour, Ruan Jiahua’s tearful video incited hundreds of thousands of Douyin users to like and comment.
From Ruan Jiahua’s perspective, his experiences were indeed infuriating. While netizens were indignant on his behalf, they also grew curious about the identity of this main culprit:
["Who is this person with so much free time, meddling in the affairs of a couple?"]
["I’m truly speechless, I never expected such things to happen! If anyone dares to manipulate my wife into divorcing me, I’d immediately slaughter her entire family! Even in death, my wife and I would be together, buried in the same coffin!"]
["So young and yet so strong, and a girl at that... Er, a name suddenly pops into my mind"]
["Hmm, now that you mention it, sort of... The show she recently participated in is really popular, didn’t it just finish live broadcasting? She should be considered a guest, right?"]
["Holy shit, no way!"]
["Just say it’s Jiang Ning if you suspect her, why beat around the bush?"]
["Hmm. Guests on shows are usually celebrities, but ’Survive for 30 Days’ is quite different, involving a few non-celebrities. Those female celebrities are always cautious about their image, you don’t even get to see them twist open a water bottle, the only one with superhuman strength is Jiang Ning."]
["Can’t be, right? When watching the live broadcast, she seemed to have sound values, not the kind that would instigate a couple to split..."]
["Everything is possible in this world. The production team only broadcasted for so long, less than a month. You never know what’s behind a person’s facade, maybe she’s just better at hiding it than the others?"]
["When I watched the live broadcast, I felt that her punching action was very skilled, and my husband said at the time, she must be a violent offender with a habit, such a woman, no matter how beautiful, should not be married. Now it looks like he was right!"]
Netizens each turned into a Sherlock Holmes, searching for any evidence in the videos where Ruan Jiahua accused Jiang Ning.
After posting the first video, Ruan Jiahua quickly followed up with a second one, this time a photo-video.
In the photos uploaded in the video, it was clear to see he had many bruises on his body, along with a hospital injury report, and also a divorce certificate, validating what he said in the previous video.
When Ruan Jiahua released his evidence, the netizens who were originally leaning towards his side completely switched to supporting him.
While urging Ruan Jiahua to reveal the name of that female guest, netizens also went to Jiang Ning’s account to leave comments, questioning her if she was the instigator behind the destruction of a family.
The comment section under Jiang Ning’s account soon became lively again.
Ruan Jiahua watched with wide eyes as the numbers on his account skyrocketed. What was originally a single-digit follower count broke through to hundreds of thousands in just half an hour.
Seeing those comments supporting and encouraging him, Ruan Jiahua’s heartbeat sped up with excitement, as if he saw immense wealth beckoning to him.
Ruan Jiahua didn’t feel the slightest bit guilty about slandering Jiang Ning.
He didn’t lie to anyone. If it wasn’t for Jiang Ning’s appearance, why would Qin Taoran divorce him!
Without hesitation, Ruan Jiahua set up his phone, aimed squarely at himself.
He raised his hand to rub his face, turning his previously agitated expression into one of despondency and defeat. He randomly messed up his hair and tugged at his clothes to make his appearance even more pitiful.
Then, Ruan Jiahua tapped on Douyin’s live broadcast button and started streaming.
Jiang Ning, who was still at the Qi Family’s house, was totally unaware of everything that was happening, until Ji Shuang received a phone call. Whatever was said on the phone, Ji Shuang looked at Jiang Ning with an angry expression: "This is impossible! This is definitely slander!"
The three of them had just finished eating. Qi Xingzhou, carrying a plate of washed strawberries, sat next to Jiang Ning, sharing them.
She heard Ji Shuang’s somewhat angry voice, thinking something had happened to her, only to hear that once Ji Shuang hung up the phone, she hesitated before revealing to Jiang Ning, "Jiang Jiang, someone’s slandering you online."
Jiang Ning paused in her actions and looked towards Ji Shuang, "...Slandering me?"
"Yep," Ji Shuang nodded, "This is a call from Qi Chen. He says there’s a rumor online claiming you not only beat him up, but you also wrecked his family and forced him to divorce his wife."
Upon hearing this, a name immediately flashed through Jiang Ning’s mind.