“I’m really sorry for taking up so much of everyone’s time and wasting so much public attention because of my personal issues.”
“This whole incident was just a reckless outburst caused by a momentary loss of temper. For now, after talking things through, I’ve reached an agreement with the other party, and we’ve shaken hands and made peace.”
“At the same time, what happened today has made me realize where I’ve gone wrong in my everyday words and actions. Going forward, I will definitely strengthen my self-discipline, take on the responsibilities that come with being a public figure, and let everyone see a better version of me.”
“As for my health, please don’t worry.”
“Liu Kaiwei, respectfully signing off!”
As soon as Liu Kaiwei posted this Weibo update on his homepage,
his comment section was overrun almost instantly.
Liu Kaiwei’s fans were in complete disbelief.
They couldn’t understand why he would back down, and some even wondered if his account had been hacked or taken over.
Neutral passersby who had been speaking up for Jiang Nian were also surprised.
After all, in their eyes, something like this should have been the last thing Liu Kaiwei would let slide. Even if he didn’t stir up his fans to attack the other party, he should have at least blown things up.
But instead, he chose to smooth things over and let it go.
This open and honest attitude actually made quite a few people change how they saw Liu Kaiwei.
Some even flipped their stance and started defending him.
Seeing this from his hospital room, Liu Kaiwei stared at the comments on his phone, and a difficult smile emerged on his swollen face.
After everything that happened today, there was absolutely no way he had truly let it go.
Getting beaten up in front of so many people, with videos and photos of the incident posted online—no one could just swallow that kind of humiliation.
But there was a reason Liu Kaiwei wrote what he did on Weibo.
And that reason came down to one thing: his reputation.
Half a month ago, news of his infidelity during marriage had already tanked his standing with the public.
Now, at such a critical moment, getting into a physical fight would undoubtedly put him right back in the eye of the storm.
If, at a time like this, Liu Kaiwei chose to escalate the matter,
even though he could use the assault to send Jiang Nian to jail,
he wouldn’t come out of it unscathed either. Offenses like disturbing the peace and trespassing would stick to him as well, and he’d also end up behind bars.
If he went to jail, his acting career would be ruined.
After all, no director would hire a disgraced artist with a criminal record, a history of cheating during marriage, and terrible public image.
And no company would want to throw their money at someone like that either.
So, as furious as Liu Kaiwei was inside, he could only grit his teeth and force himself to endure it, issuing a statement to put an end to this farce before the authorities stepped in.
But although this circus had been called off on the surface,
behind the scenes, things were just getting started.
Liu Kaiwei closed Weibo, opened his contacts, found a number, and dialed it directly.
“Beep—beep—”
After a long stretch of ringing,
the call was picked up.
This time, Liu Kaiwei was nowhere near as polite as he had been on Weibo. He craned his neck and started yelling:
“What the hell are you even doing?!”
“I asked you to find Yang Mi’s address, and you give me someone else’s place instead? You made me make a fool of myself in public!”
“You’d better explain yourself right now.
Otherwise, not only will you not get paid, but I swear you’ll never take another job in your life. You won’t earn a single cent in this industry!”
The person on the other end of the line was a private investigator with a decent reputation in the entertainment circle.
This was the detective Liu Kaiwei had hired to find Yang Mi’s address, which, as it turned out, led him straight to getting beaten up by Jiang Nian.
Hearing this, the private investigator sounded completely confused: “Someone else’s address? No way, Kai. The address I gave you is Yang Mi’s address!”
“You’re lying! The person who opened the door was a guy! I got beaten up, it’s all over the internet, and you’re still making up stories?!”
Hearing the detective try to deny it, Liu Kaiwei trembled with rage, wishing he could reach through the phone and slap him across the face.
The private investigator sounded genuinely wronged: “Impossible. Absolutely impossible, Kai. I followed Yang Mi for an entire week before I confirmed that she lives there permanently. I even have footage and photos from when I was tracking her. I’ll send them to you on WeChat right now. You can see for yourself if it’s the same place.”
With that, the detective did something on his phone, and soon, several videos and photos came through.
Liu Kaiwei watched them one by one. Although the images were a bit blurry, he could still tell that the house Yang Mi went in and out of every day was the exact same place he had gone to today.
“Then today…”
“Tch. I get it now. I’ll settle up with you later. Don’t you dare tell anyone about my business, you hear me?!”
Liu Kaiwei suddenly realized something, cursed under his breath, and then quickly hung up.
Listening to the dial tone, the private detective on the other end was a bit dumbfounded.
But soon, piecing together what Liu Kaiwei had just let slip over the phone, he realized something too. His expression shifted dramatically, and he murmured to himself:
“Wait… is Yang Mi being kept by someone?”
“No, that can’t be right. There aren’t many people rich enough to keep Yang Mi.”
“So that means… the person Liu Kaiwei saw today is—”
“Holy crap! This is way too explosive!”
The private detective looked absolutely stunned. If this got out, it would be the biggest news ever.
The only downside was that he didn’t have any solid evidence.
“No way. I need to cash in on this.”
Smelling an opportunity, the detective didn’t even bother sleeping. He scrambled out of bed and took a car straight to Yang Mi’s address.
As for Liu Kaiwei,
after hanging up the phone, he flew into a rage and smashed everything on the table.
As he trashed the room, he kept screaming things like “you dirty b*tch” and “filthy animals.”
Clearly, Liu Kaiwei now knew he had been cheated on.
And not only that—the other man had beaten him up in public. On top of all that, he had gone on Weibo and chosen to forgive them and let the whole thing go.
“Fck you! Fck you! F*CK YOU!”
If anger could be measured in numbers, Liu Kaiwei’s rage bar would be completely maxed out.
In his dazed fury, he could almost picture Yang Mi and that bastard laughing their heads off after reading his Weibo post, then going at it harder than ever.
The hat on Liu Kaiwei’s head wasn’t just green anymore.
It was a whole f*cking meadow.
“I’m going to destroy you. I’m going to—”
Before he could finish the last word, Liu Kaiwei, overwhelmed by a surge of rage and desperation, blacked out and collapsed on his hospital bed, unconscious.
Seeing this, his agent, who had been waiting by the door, realized something was terribly wrong. He quickly called for doctors and nurses, and Liu Kaiwei was rushed into the emergency room.
And on the other side,
the scenario Liu Kaiwei had imagined really was happening.
Like Uncle on the sidelines, nodding knowingly: what you love is your life.
