Since Tong Yao had uninstalled Weibo, Tieba, and the LoL app and hid from the anticipated storm like an ostrich, she didnt know that her fans and Lu Sichengs fans had already become embroiled in a shouting match on Tieba.
Lu Sichengs crazy fan A: [Im a fan of three years, today I simply cant stop myself! A certain person is truly shameless, is she playing professional games or looking for a boyfriend? ! Chessman has played professionally up till now without having a single affair, he only concentrated on the game. If his performance in games suffers because this woman sidetracks him, then shes waiting to be condemned as a sinner!]
Tong Yaos protective fan A: [I dont know whether the poster above is a man or woman, but jealousy is really scary. Has Smiling failed to carry a game or has she won a game by just doing nothing? Its true that Chessman is a strong gamer and good looking, but I dont see how Tong Yao cant match up to him-- --Besides, when those damn yaoi fangirls made Chessman and Pope into a couple, why havent I heard from you guys that the relationship will tarnish his performance?]
Lu Sichengs crazy fan B: [Who are you cursing at! Those fangirls never bothered them in real life, who have they hurt? You really have a dirty mouth!]
Tong Yaos protective fan B: [Who is calling someone shameless first? Its a crime when a man and a woman are in love but 1 + 1 > 2 when two men are together? What a double standard 6666666]
Lu Sichengs crazy fan C: [Im a man and also disappointed at what Cheng Ge did. I was hoping he would bring back the world championship. I simply dont know what he is doing.]
Tong Yaos protective fan C: [Im so amused by the above poster. Is Smiling Daji?[1] How can you be sure that they cant win the world championship just because shes dating Lu Sicheng? The summer competition is only half way through. Damn, you think hes good at playing just because hes been abstinent for three years and has screwed himself just because of a girlfriend?]
Lu Sichengs crazy fan A: [To the above poster: dont change the topic. Since the championship is their dream, whats wrong with being abstinent? Theres no harm to it.]
Tong Yaos protective fan D: [To hell with abstinence, youre so laughable. When youre preparing for the college entrance exam youre also striving for your dream and your life. It doesnt stop you from consoling yourself and even give it a good name: relaxation.]
Lu Sichengs crazy fan A: [You have a dirty mouth.]
Tong Yaos protective fan E: [You have a dirty heart.]
The shouting match was all over Tieba and Weibo.
-- --The rest of ZGDXs fans and other more sensible fans were all caught in between.
A sensible fan: [.................................Well, you guys fought against each other but it hasnt hindered the loving relationship between Smiling and Chessman at all. Don't you guys feel ridiculous? It looks like the two have been together for some time now and it hasnt influenced their performance. Dont we all want whats best for this team? Stop fighting.]
This post by a neutral fan on Tieba led to the war of the century. It gained over two thousand replies and became a major battlefield for fans from both sides-- --The original poster got so scared that he eventually gave up responding to both sides to stop fighting and simply ducked out of sight.
Two days, it took only two days.
When the ZGDX B team finished the first phase of the Demacia Cup and ensured their position in the top four teams, Tong Yao and her teammates returned to Shanghai to prepare for the rest of the summer season. By that time, the original Tieba post about the look in his eyes cant fool anyone had already gained over fifty or sixty thousand replies. It had successfully surpassed the post about Xu Tailun and had become the hottest thread on a certain Tieba esports forum-- --
The momentum didnt slow down until ZGDX management noticed and grew concerned by how the whole incident was developing. They feared that some extreme fans might do something to hurt the players and started to contact the Tieba forum administrators to intervene
-- --However, the clubs efforts didnt stop all the media platforms from reporting the affair between Tong Yao and Lu Sicheng.
[1]: Daji was the favorite consort of the last King of the Shang Dynasty in ancient China. She was portrayed as the woman who caused the downfall of the kingdom.