Being the Diva’s Rumored Girlfriend [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 2

Mu Yunshu: @Mi Man Hi~

Mu Xiaoxiao’s eyes widened in shock as she let out a scream, “Mi Man, you—you you you you you…”

Still curled up in a tipsy daze, Mi Man frowned and grumbled, “What’s the matter???”

Mu Xiaoxiao grabbed Mi Man by the collar and shook her violently. “You’ve messed up big time!!!!#MuYunshuAnnouncesRelationship#
Within two minutes, these five words shot to the top of the trending list, accompanied by a glaring red explosive tag.

Mu Yunshu announces relationship with a rookie girl group member. She posted the announcement on Weibo at noon today, suggesting the two have known each other for a long time. No one knows why she suddenly decided to go public now…

Who was Mu Yunshu? A top-tier pop diva, drowning in awards every year, with film fees so high they were jaw-dropping. Even internationally, she was a household name.

Seeing herself trending, Mi Man was instantly jolted awake, her drunken haze completely gone as her mind raced at lightning speed.

Mi Man: “!!!!!!!!!!!”

She had tagged the wrong person!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

All color drained from Mi Man’s face as she clutched Mu Xiaoxiao’s hand tightly. “Isn’t your Weibo ID supposed to start with ‘Mu’ now?”

Mu Xiaoxiao whispered weakly, “I… I changed it a few days ago. It’s ‘Ouyang Tiedan Mu Xiaoxiao’ now…”

What the hell kind of name is Ouyang Tiedan?! Who names themselves “Iron Egg,” especially a girl?!

“What do we do now?!!!!”

Mi Man was on the verge of a breakdown. She had never really managed her Weibo account properly—most of the people she followed were added at the request of the production team to give fans the illusion she was active in the industry.

If only she had double-checked, she wouldn’t have tagged the wrong person!!!!

Was Mu Yunshu’s fanbase something a rookie idol like her could afford to provoke??? They could drown her in spit with just one comment each!!!!

And seriously, what was up with this diva? Why would she respond to a random stranger’s joke of a tag in the first place?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

Seeing Mi Man’s ashen expression, Mu Xiaoxiao understood the gravity of the situation and quickly suggested, “D-don’t panic. Let’s just delete it and pretend it never happened.”

Mi Man’s phone was already buzzing nonstop with a series of sharp “ding-ding-ding” notifications—no doubt, she was getting torn apart online.

Ignoring the flood of red notifications, Mi Man immediately located the post and deleted it.

Staring at Mu Yunshu’s repost of the now-deleted Weibo, Mi Man felt a wave of panic. How was she supposed to contact this woman and ask her to delete it too?

“Mi Man, Mi Man, MI MAN!!!!”

Mu Xiaoxiao, sitting beside her, looked horrified as she shook Mi Man’s shoulder and shoved her phone in her face like she’d seen a ghost. “You’re trending again!!!!”

#MuYunshuGirlfriendDeletesPost#

The news broke at noon, but the post was deleted in less than five minutes?

Too scared to own up to it, huh?

Did Mu Yunshu not discuss this with her girlfriend? Why delete the post?

Doesn’t this just confirm they’re actually together?

Damn, girls, gather round—this is the drama of the year!!

Meanwhile, Mu Yunshu’s belated fans began to stir up chaos—

“Deleting it won’t help, I’ve already screenshotted that little idol’s post!”

“No! NO!!! NOOOOOO!!!!”

“How could our Yunshu have a girlfriend? She’s so beautiful and elegant, how could she possibly have a girlfriend!!!”

“I’m already on the rooftop—tell me this isn’t true or I’ll jump!!!!”

“AHHHHHHH MY YUNSHU AHHHHHHHH!!!!”

Amidst the wailing and feather-ruffling chaos, Mi Man clutched her forehead and collapsed into Mu Xiaoxiao’s arms: “I… I need to disappear for a while…”

Mu Xiaoxiao: “Get a grip!!!”

Running away won’t solve anything!!!!!

At the same time.

Sitting on her home sofa, Mu Yunshu watched the lively activity on her phone, idly scratching the chubby orange cat beside her. Her meticulously manicured, slender fingers kneaded the cat’s cheeks, eliciting soft purrs of pleasure.

Her amber-like eyes sparkled brilliantly, with raven-black hair cascading loosely down her back, accentuating her porcelain-white skin.

A faint smile played on Mu Yunshu’s lips as she looked at the already-deleted Weibo post. “She deleted it quite quickly,” she remarked with amusement.

The orange cat squinted at her in incomprehension.

Mu Yunshu chuckled softly, “If only she reacted that fast in other situations.”

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In the living room, Mi Man hung her head low.

Wrapped tightly in a blanket as if trying to shrink herself, she apologized miserably: “I’m sorry, Xiaoxiao and I were just joking around. I really have no relationship with Mu Yunshu at all…”

Besides their manager, several other girl group members sat in the suite’s living room, all staring intently at Mi Man. The manager’s furious glare seemed capable of devouring her whole.

“Do you realize how big this scandal is? A joke? You think calling it a joke will make it go away?” The manager adjusted her black-framed glasses, fuming with rage.

“You pull this stunt right after debut—is this how you want to become famous?”

“If you can’t read properly, I suggest you go back to kindergarten. Since when could you casually tag someone like Mu Yunshu?”

Mi Man lowered her head even further.

Why was she the only one getting scolded? Mu Yunshu was the one who started this whole mess by responding! If she hadn’t replied, none of this would have happened!

The manager slammed the table. “Are you even listening?!”

Mi Man jumped in fright: “You’re absolutely right. Is it too late for me to enroll in kindergarten now?”

Dead silence fell over the room.

The manager’s face darkened further. “This is no time for jokes!!!”

The primary purpose of idol girl groups was to market beauty for public consumption—remaining single maximized commercial value. Their contracts explicitly forbade romantic rumors before age 30.

This scandal didn’t just threaten the entire group’s profitability, but could ruin the involved member’s career entirely.

Mi Man knew she’d taken the prank too far. Ultimately, this was her fault. If she got expelled from the group or blacklisted by the company, she had only herself to blame.

At least Mu Xiaoxiao wouldn’t be implicated—that was Mi Man’s only consolation.

The agent didn’t say anything. Her phone had long been bombarded with calls from company executives. She glanced at Mi Man, stood up and said, “Wait for further notice.”

With those words, she turned and left, leaving only a dark silhouette behind for Mi Man.

The girl group members exchanged bewildered looks, completely unaware of what could have happened in just one day.

While Cheng Jing’s official announcement might have been within their expectations, how did Mi Man—who always stood in the corner—get involved?

And with the currently popular young diva Mu Yunshu no less?

It was utterly baffling!

The girls gathered around Mi Man with sympathetic looks.

“Don’t panic, Mi Man. Sister Gu is just really angry right now—this is how she usually acts when she’s mad.”

“Yeah, even though she often says harsh things, she’s actually very kind-hearted. She’s definitely gone to the company to help find a solution for you.”

“That’s right, that’s right.”

Being girls in their late teens and early twenties, they couldn’t bear to see Mi Man in this state and all tried to comfort her.

Mi Man hadn’t felt much at first, but seeing everyone’s concern, tears began to flow uncontrollably.

“Wahhh…” Mi Man sobbed as she wiped her tears.

Why was she so useless? She couldn’t accomplish anything she wanted to do. The more she thought about it, the harder she cried!