Chapter 189 : Return Journey
Chapter 189 : Return Journey
What Xifeng didn't expect was that when she returned to the hotel after dinner, the entire world seemed to have completely changed. The condemnation had disappeared, replaced by various words of comfort and encouragement that nearly burst her private messages.
"Miss Xiyue, keep it up! Don't let other people affect your mood."
"Yuri is wonderful, and it can reproduce too."
"Being sisters isn't a big deal, especially since you're not blood-related biological sisters."
"I'm so envious of your courage, wuwuwu, unlike me who's just a useless piece of trash."
Seeing their favorite uploader achieve victory in battle, those fans who had persisted throughout also felt overjoyed and offered blessings for the two's happiness. Even more exaggerated was that not only did Xifeng and Bei Yaoyue's follower loss stop declining dramatically, it even began rocket-like growth. After one night, Xifeng's followers had nearly doubled, breaking through the two million mark.
This included not only passersby attracted by this incident who wanted to see this yuri couple, but more were Bei Yaoyue's fans. Although the news of their public coming out discouraged some old fans, it also tightly bound the two together, with many fans who had only followed one side becoming fans of both.
After all, thinking about it made sense—the overlap between Xifeng and Bei Yaoyue's fanbases was extremely high. Most people who followed Bei Yaoyue were 2D yuri fans, so they naturally held absolutely supportive attitudes toward two beautiful girls publicly coming out.
It could be said that this storm of public opinion not only didn't destroy the two, but actually brought them some unexpected benefits and advantages.
Of course, some rejoiced while others worried. While fans celebrated universally, there were naturally unhappy people too.
For example, the instigator of all this turmoil—Liu Neng.
Looking at the one-sided public opinion in Bilibili's timeline, Liu Neng gritted his teeth, his right hand gripping the teacup so tightly it nearly shattered.
Why was this happening?
Logically, when such scandalous news of sisterly incest was exposed, the only outcome should be social death. They should become the laughingstock of the entire world, viewed with disgust by everyone. But why was the development completely different from what he had expected?
Being exploited by his boss at work, bullied by colleagues, looked down upon by friends, despised by his girlfriend... Reality was disappointing everywhere. Liu Neng could only find a little sense of superiority online, since no one knew what kind of person you really were behind the computer screen.
Actually, he had no deep hatred with Xifeng and Bei Yaoyue—he simply couldn't stand seeing them do well. Seeing Xiyue living well made him feel worse than losing a thousand yuan himself.
He didn't like Xiyue, so he wanted to personally watch Xiyue get trampled underfoot. But his plan had failed. Not only had Xiyue not been ruined by his move, she had actually risen with the momentum and was living more comfortably than before. And this was all brought about by his own hand—truly a case of being too clever for his own good.
All of this filled him with anger that made him want to punch through the computer screen. But unfortunately, he couldn't bear to destroy his computer that cost four thousand yuan to assemble. So he could only angrily slam the teacup in his hand to the floor, then pound the table hard. After his anger had mostly dissipated, he dejectedly went to the kitchen to get a broom and sweep up the teacup fragments scattered across the floor.
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On the return flight, Xifeng quietly leaned against Bei Yaoyue's shoulder with her eyes closed, resting.
"Passengers, the aircraft will take off shortly. Please fasten your seatbelts to prevent personal injury."
The flight attendant's clear voice came through the speakers. Bei Yaoyue gently nudged Xifeng with her shoulder: "Fasten your seatbelt."
"Mm..." Xifeng responded weakly, her hands fumbling around the seat, feeling for the seatbelt buckle and fastening it.
Since yesterday's battle of public opinion had ended in a comedic conclusion that even they hadn't expected, Xifeng had been so excited she couldn't sleep all night, bragging with fans in the group chat. The group members were also stubborn—if Xiyue wasn't sleeping, they wouldn't sleep either. As they chatted, the whole night passed, and when they were about ready to sleep, they looked up to find the sun had already risen.
This reminded Xifeng of when she used to play "Civilization VI"—often starting a game at 8 PM, playing a few turns, then looking at the time to find it was 8:01 PM.
"Are you that sleepy?" Bei Yaoyue asked, turning her head. Her silver-white hair brushed across her cheek, bringing waves of tickling sensation.
"...Try staying up all night yourself," Xifeng replied irritably. She had wanted to glare at Bei Yaoyue, but was too tired to even open her eyes properly, so she gave up.
Bei Yaoluo, sitting on Bei Yaoyue's other side, glanced at Xifeng's drowsy appearance and asked with a half-smile: "Why is Xifeng so sleepy? What did you two do last night?"
"Guess." Bei Yaoyue seemed uninterested in answering this question.
Seeing Bei Yaoyue didn't want to joke around with her, she could only purse her lips: "Tch, boring."
Actually, she was just joking. She knew her little sisters were rather indulgent, but they wouldn't be completely unrestrained either.
Although she and Ye Zhenzhen had been out shopping all day yesterday, she couldn't have been unaware of such earth-shaking events. Moreover, Bei Yaoluo had called later to remind her for quite a while. Presumably, both of them had been busy dealing with the aftermath last night.
But thinking about this, Bei Yaoluo felt something seemed off. Why was only Xifeng so sleepy while Bei Yaoyue wasn't tired at all?
Was Bei Yaoyue heartless and didn't care about anything, or... was it really only Xifeng who was exhausted to death?
Covering Xifeng with her jacket to prevent her from catching cold, Bei Yaoyue turned back to ask Bei Yaoluo: "Is it really okay to leave those two alone?"
"They want to stay and play for two more days. You can't force them to go back, right?" Bei Yaoluo's face was also full of helplessness. "After all, I have to return to Germany tomorrow. I really can't stay and accompany them any longer. And when I asked you to stay, you wouldn't."
"They're both minors. I'm amazed you can feel at ease leaving them." Bei Yaoyue sighed softly. She was still quite worried about Su Weiai—after all, they were friends who had grown up together, and could even be said to be Bei Yaoyue's only friend before meeting Xifeng.
As for He Pingge... her concern for He Pingge was entirely from Xifeng's perspective. If Xifeng didn't care about He Pingge, she wouldn't spare any thought for her at all.
"It's fine. I've already notified Su Weiai's father about this. He said he'll send someone this afternoon to take care of both of them. You don't need to worry about that."
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