CEO's Sweetheart is a Super Idol-Chapter 326 - 319: Return to Base

When he opened it, he found that it was merely an explanation of the reasons behind Lv Fangxin’s "car accident" today.

He was about to close it when he noticed that there were over twenty thousand comments below.

Li Ke couldn’t help but feel a mix of shock and joy; he proceeded to open links to other platforms.

He discovered that all of these were trending articles across various platforms.

It seemed like someone had paid a hefty price to clarify the matter for Lv Fangxin.

Excited, Li Ke read through the article:

Can’t we show her a bit of kindness?

Today, Lv Fangxin was once again mocked and ridiculed until she trended on social media, but this time, I’m standing with her.

She tearily started re-singing because haters heckled her during her performance.

Indeed, her singing and dancing aren’t great, but she’s not just an idol—she’s also an ordinary person.

She’s already exerting her utmost effort; why must people fixate on her flaws and refuse to grant her the opportunity to improve?

Does insulting, scorning, or attacking her in other ways really highlight your own superiority? If so, all I can say is—how pathetically insecure must you be?

You may argue that she’s inadequate at singing and dancing, yet still contends for a debut spot.

But what is this program’s core concept? Why are you voting?

Do you dare answer these two questions?

You can say her singing isn’t good, but insulting her at a live stage performance is unacceptable.

Even after she finishes singing, you can point out what went wrong, but it doesn’t justify harboring ulterior motives to insult and humiliate.

You can criticize what she did wrong, but resorting to character attacks is on you.

Endless insults won’t change anything; it’ll only worsen matters.

Please give Lv Fangxin some time. She’s not a god; she can’t transform overnight.

Finally, please take a look at this—it’s a report leaked by someone from the production team.

Beneath the article was an image.

It was a dedicated memo for the program "God-Sent Idol."

On it were the names of individuals who intentionally disrupted the normal recording of the program, with a recommendation to blacklist them and not allow them as audience members in the future.

Of course, critical information had been pixelated.

This article was wildly reposted across major platforms. Lv Fangxin’s fans, who had been disheartened, began rallying again, but soon, haters claimed the image had been doctored.

Yet quickly, two prominent content creators emerged.

These individuals had also attended the recording that day, and to prove their credibility, they even shared pictures of their tickets.

The two narrated the truth behind Lv Fangxin’s re-singing that day in a tongue-in-cheek manner.

This video was also widely shared.

Afterward, many fans who had attended the live event also jumped on the bandwagon, sharing images of their tickets and describing the situation of that day.

Li Ke found that most of these posts revolved around Lv Fangxin’s incident.

The story about Qiqi was almost entirely overshadowed.

At the same time, Ye Yuwei’s arrogant remarks that day were also trending.

But even so, the tide of negativity didn’t recede—the hatred toward Lv Fangxin had escalated to a level of "conscious correctness."

In this circumstance, a reputable media outlet unexpectedly released an article siding with Lv Fangxin.

The internet exploded in response.

This was the first time this media outlet had publicly supported an idol from a talent show.

Various platforms immediately began deleting or blocking negative posts about Lv Fangxin.

Yet these detractors resorted to substituting her name with abbreviations.

A day later, the three letters LFX were trending as a target for insults.

This was unprecedented and inexplicable.

Penguin Media was nearly losing its mind.

Following the media statement, Penguin immediately released a clipping from Lv Fangxin’s effort-packed "daily diary," showcasing her learning singing and dancing.

What followed was massive post deletion and comment curation, but the fight only remained evenly matched against the rivals.

Many hate posts were shared via external links, making them impossible for Penguin to pursue accountability.

In such a situation, Penguin resorted to their ace move—pre-recording the episode for advancing from Top 36 to Top 22.

The originally planned five-day voting period was abruptly shortened to two days.

In other words, the program would be recorded on the 9th, and the results announced on the 11th.

This threw every fan group into a frenzy.

They didn’t even have time to curse the production team.

Because today was the final day—or rather, less than a day’s time remained.

The fan groups were equipped with voting cards, but the time left for voting was insufficient.

Li Ke, Xiao Du, and others mobilized every possible resource they could.

During this chaotic period, an astonishing incident occurred.

One trainee’s fans vanished with millions in collected funds.

But no one had the bandwidth to address this—they were all crazily voting.

Base

Outside, though the storm raged on, the base felt like a safe island; the remaining trainees were preparing for their final farewells.

On the day they returned, Zhang Zijing brought Ye Yuwei to the practice room.

"Yezi, after today’s performance, I’m honestly so happy—I got the ’Most Liked’ title."

"But, when I boarded the plane, I felt incredibly down."

Ye Yuwei hadn’t expected Zhang Zijing to be so forthright.

"Zijing, I think you should understand—I and Fangxin, her..."

"Reason tells me what you did was right, but I don’t want reason right now."

Ye Yuwei looked at her and, for a fleeting moment, felt as if she were looking at Li Jiaqi.

Jiaqi was like that too—when she was stubborn, she could drive people to madness.

But while one seemed as gentle as a kitten, the other felt cold as ice.

Ye Yuwei knew that reasoning with her at this moment wouldn’t work.

Fortunately, she had experience dealing with Li Jiaqi.

"Zijing, don’t overthink things. Just feel the warmth from me, okay?"

Ye Yuwei hugged her, her soft voice as delicate as the night’s whisper. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Having never received such comfort, Zhang Zijing stood dumbfounded.

The fiery confrontation she had prepared turned into a bubbling sense of meekness.

"Yezi, from now on, you can only be my friend! And I mean, my best friend."

"Okay!"

In the spacious practice room, it seemed as though waves from the sea echoed back.

Dormitory

Lv Fangxin lay there, with Chen Yinghan next to her.

"Yinghan, I messed up again. Who knows what they’ll say about me?"

"Don’t think about it, don’t listen—just be yourself."

"I really want to, but I can’t let go of these feelings."

Lv Fangxin felt utterly useless, knowing dwelling on it wouldn’t help, yet unable to stop herself from doing so.

"Yinghan, don’t leave me. Your family is rich—can’t you buy a debut spot too?"

Lv Fangxin, mentally strained to the brink, clung to Chen Yinghan, tears streaming down.

"Fangxin, I..." Chen Yinghan, equally overwhelmed, didn’t know how to respond.

She knew she wasn’t going to debut, but abandoning Lv Fangxin felt equally impossible.

"Yinghan, let’s quit the competition together and start our own girl group!"

"Fangxin, if you do this, will you be able to face your fans?"

"I don’t care—I just want to be with you. You said you’d take care of me."

Lv Fangxin clung to Chen Yinghan, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Fangxin, if you simply want me to take care of you, then we can quit together. I’ll pay your penalty fees. But is that really what you want?"

"...I!"

"Don’t you wish to stand atop that golden pyramid every one of us dreams of? Is your life all about retreating? If you quit, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life."

Chen Yinghan turned away and lay down, ignoring her further.

Lv Fangxin lay there, utterly dazed, her mind overwhelmed by countless thoughts.

Lai Ruoxuan’s Dormitory

Duan Yuxin stood with her inside the restroom.

"I’m sorry, Qiqi, I didn’t mean to."

"I understand; don’t blame yourself."

"Qiqi, I feel awful—I betrayed you."

Duan Yuxin broke down in tears.

"No, it’s not betrayal—it was something you had no choice over. I know how it feels. You’re hurting even more than I am," Lai Ruoxuan said, pulling the 17-year-old girl into an embrace.

Duan Yuxin, simple and pure like bamboo in the mountains.

"Qiqi, aren’t you mad at me?"

"Of course not. We’re adults now."

"Wang Na definitely won’t debut."

Duan Yuxin suddenly said, trembling.

"I know!"

"You know?"

"With Ye Yuwei around, she’ll never stand in the debut spot."

A fleeting hint of ruthlessness flashed across Lai Ruoxuan’s otherwise sweet face.

Her big center-stage position had been taken away—even the most docile soul would feel anger.

But she lacked the strength to confront the production team.

"Yes, with Sister Yezi, Wang Na is nothing."

Duan Yuxin seemed rejuvenated as well.

"Yuxin, I need you to help me."

"How can I help you?"

"Tell your fans to attack me."

Lai Ruoxuan’s words rendered Duan Yuxin completely stunned.