Countless @mentions, countless comments, repenting for not receiving a response from their idol.

Generally speaking, even if celebrities go on solo trips, they would use Weibo to share some live updates, even if it’s just a silhouette or a hand. But Xiao Man seems to have evaporated from this world.

What the netizens didn’t know was that not only could they not get in touch with Xiao Man, but even her agent, her assistant, and the company’s executives had no news of her!

Her phone was off, and reportedly, no one had seen her since the end of Gu Liancheng’s wedding.

The worrying thing is...

Did Xiao Man encounter some danger?

Finally, twenty days after losing contact with Xiao Man, the company posted a statement and plea for help on Weibo. The entire platform exploded, with millions of Xiao Man’s fans accusing the agency of not fulfilling its duty to protect the artist.

But more importantly, they were worried about Xiao Man’s safety.

The company posted on Weibo that they had contacted the police for assistance in the search. They also asked all netizens to pay attention to their surroundings and to immediately call the company’s phone number with any information regarding Xiao Man’s whereabouts, promising a handsome reward.

The Heavenly Queen Xiao Man had inexplicably vanished, sparking rampant speculation. A possibility was gradually taking root in everyone’s minds.

Could it be that Xiao Man...

The content of Xiao Man’s last Weibo post was: I have once loved this world with passion.

Initially unnoticed, this post, once reconsidered in light of recent events, became deeply disturbing and was extensively forwarded. Many speculated whether Xiao Man could have succumbed to pressures from all sides.

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"The key is a spare one that Sister Man gave me," said Gu Liancheng, who had arrived at Xiao Man’s now public-apartment villa with Qianxun, alongside Fan Fan.

There were even a few reporters squatting downstairs, trying to verify whether Xiao Man was truly missing or just creating a topic to hide at home. But they couldn’t get in due to the tight security.

"After unlocking the door with the key, you still need to enter a password, 0875," Fan Fan said as she stepped back a bit, "I hope nothing happened to Sister Man..."

She was particularly worried that they might find Xiao Man’s body somewhere in the room once they opened the door...

The door opened smoothly.

Gu Liancheng gently pushed the door open first.

Although Gu Liancheng and Qianxun believed that Xiao Man was not the type to take her own life, the fact that she was missing and unreachable was extremely worrying.

Thankfully, upon opening the door, there was no foul smell, which offered slight relief.

The furniture inside was neatly arranged. Gu Liancheng entered first, followed by Qianxun and Fan Fan.

He casually ran his hand over the furniture: "If she hasn’t been home, that means she hasn’t returned. There’s dust."

Qianxun was startled.

Fan Fan also looked in that direction and said: "Sister Man has a bit of a wicked sense of humor... It’s said to be a Black Widow, I don’t know if Sister Man was just teasing me, but we’d better not get too close..."

In a transparent container, a large spider was crawling around. Qianxun felt terrified just by looking at it.

"Sister Man wouldn’t lie..." Especially after knowing her identity, it was certain that it was indeed a Black Widow.

No wonder she wasn’t scared of these things; she probably encountered them often during training at the base.

Beside the Black Widow was the red rose she brought back home last time. Compared to the Black Widow’s container, the rose’s was a lot simpler and had no cover, and there was no worry of it crawling out.