I Became Famous After I Became a Parrot in the Movie Star's House - Chapter 145

Like a drop of water falling into the sea, the topic passed without causing any ripples.

It didn’t stir much attention; instead, it amused fans and casual readers alike.

Still, someone replied:

【Ah?? Did they only get together then?】

【Wait, I thought they got together after filming. So early?】

【They really got together, huh… I knew it!】

The photos in the post were of Li Pu and Xiaobai in Las Vegas.

In the dark and serious set, the man and the boy had been sitting very close, their scarves intertwined; in the brightly lit bar, the white-haired boy had been blushing and laughing foolishly, while the man had worn a helpless expression; in a corner of the casino, the man had stood against the wall, blocking most of the boy’s figure, leaving much to the imagination.

The content in the photos had been sweet and lovely, and the topic on forums and Weibo had a harmonious tone, with everyone enjoying the sweetness and the closeness.

The only discordant voice had come from the poster: 【Based on the timeline, they’d been together for a while, secretly behind the fans’ backs. Honestly, they’re only getting away with it because they have so many fans. If this were another celebrity, they’d be getting scolded endlessly. What’s the difference between people like this and con artists in the entertainment industry?】

The poster had likely expected agreement since idols often faced heavy criticism when their relationships were exposed. However, the forum’s response had gone in a completely different direction:

【Uh…sis? Or bro? Are you okay?】

【Your comment sounds like Li Pu dating is a problem for you. I’m just afraid he’ll stay single forever [whispers).】

【He’s an actor, not an idol. Dating is totally normal~ It’s just that I didn’t expect it to be this early~】

【Why so emotional? Are you playing the villain here?】

【”Sisters, don’t bother arguing. I checked — this account was just created [picture]. No previous posts either. And posting this kind of thread now… you know what’s going on.】

【Damn, I almost fell for it. I even typed out some harsh words and deleted them. Tomorrow’s the premiere of Casino, huh? Gotta stir up drama today, right?】

Once the suspicion had been raised, a few users hopping between forums and apps had found new issues.

【Look what I found, is today a day for haters to team up? [Picture][Picture]】

Similar posts had started popping up across various websites — clearly coordinated.

Everyone wasn’t a fool—after surfing the web every day, they’d seen their share of things. They had immediately begun digging through these posts.

【Check this out】 Someone had posted a screenshot, 【These accounts have the same IP addresses】

【Hey, this account has a post history. Turns out it’s from Jincheng?】

【Quick, who here is from or travelling to Jincheng?】

【…】

These posts had been quickly mocked and exposed by fans as coming from trolls trying to cause trouble. The situation hadn’t escalated much, but just as everyone had thought it was no big deal, a hot search topic had suddenly shot up.

…

At that very moment, Lei Li had been looking gravely at the new trending topic.

At first, she had thought it was just some gimmick cooked up by fans shipping the couple, but it turned out this was more serious than she had expected.

With the help of paid commenters, phrases like 【A certain male star surnamed L’s image has collapsed】 and 【I can’t believe Li Pu is like this — seems I was a fan of the wrong person】 had flooded comment sections, creating a wave of negativity against Li Pu.

Clearly, someone had been manipulating the situation.

Discussions about Li Pu and Xiaobai’s relationship had actually been going on for a while among shippers.

Most people had just been indulging in sweet moments, while a small group of fans had been earnestly digging for clues, trying to find evidence that they were really dating.

The company hadn’t clarified the “rumor” about the two, partly because most netizens had been accepting of it and the company had been aligning with a gradual public reveal; partly because it implicitly acknowledged that they were indeed a couple.

In the past, their usual stance had been: 【Li Pu should focus on his acting career. Please pay more attention to his work】

So, why now — right before the movie release — had someone deliberately stirred things up?

Lei Li had calmly clicked through and checked the accounts that had left negative comments. They had been small, inconsequential accounts—common tools used by people in the industry to spread negative rumors. They had been clumsy but effective. These comments would quickly influence public opinion. The average person, seeing such a chaotic situation, would instinctively feel disgusted or curious. And once they were curious, they could easily be swept along by the narrative, not seeing the truth.

To solve this, the right entry point needed to be found.

As for the “enemy” Li Pu had recently made…

Lei Li had raised an eyebrow, already having a guess in her mind. She had picked up the phone.

“Check the source of those posts,” she had instructed. “And… look into Paohui Entertainment.”

Meanwhile, Bai Gaoxing had also seen the various screenshots in the trending topic.

The malicious comments hadn’t caught his attention at all. His focus was entirely on those photos.

The photos in the post, both in terms of angle and distance, had clearly been taken without his and Li Pu’s knowledge.

Who would do something like this…?

Bai Gaoxing looked at Li Pu, who indeed furrowed his brows, likely recalling the details overlooked on set.

He turned his head again and cast his gaze back to the photos. Actually… he already had a vague answer in his heart but wasn’t certain about the possibility.

If he remembered correctly, the incidents in these photos had occurred before Park Jiahui was kicked out of the crew.

But hadn’t that person already been locked up?

Bai Gaoxing remembered clearly that after returning to the country, he had seen the news about the actor with the surname Park being detained. However, at that time, he hadn’t been in the mood to examine it closely and had just skimmed over it.

Each location in the photos had been carefully chosen to capture many actors around, likely to confuse the viewer and make it hard to identify the true photographer.

But… after the prop accident, wouldn’t it have been hard to hide?

Or… had this been their last-ditch effort?

Sure enough, some people online had already started speculating that this had been the work of Paohui Entertainment.

【Wait, I just realized this is new material. I’ve never seen it before. So the question is, how did the poster get these images that have never been seen in public?】

【Upstairs, you’ve noticed the key point! This is hilarious. After Teacher Li got injured, I was wondering if there was a follow-up plan, and after seeing Park Jiahui being arrested, I thought it was finally over, but… who would’ve thought~~】

【Jincheng… isn’t that where Paohui Entertainment’s headquarters is located?】

The deeper they dug, the more suspicious things seemed. Soon, people began questioning Paohui Entertainment directly under their official account. Almost immediately, the company responded.

@PaohuiEntertainment: 【Please do not believe rumors. Paohui Entertainment has always respected and cared for every actor, encouraging them to grow and improve through their own abilities in the entertainment industry】

As soon as this statement was made, it was met with mockery.

【If you’d said this a year ago, I might’ve believed you. But now… what about the artists you blacklisted? Forgotten about the joint letter?】

【Wow, that was fast. Didn’t you hide last time something happened?】

【This is hilarious. Wasn’t it you guys who got scared and pushed all the blame onto Park Jiahui? That announcement last year had nothing to do with him, yet somehow he had a ‘backer’?】

This time, even the hired commenters couldn’t suppress it, and the majority of comments ridiculed Paohui Entertainment.

At that moment, inside Paohui Entertainment’s Jincheng office, the noise from outside practically seeped through the walls.

“Didn’t you say the photos Park Jiahui took would be useful? We waited until before their movie promotion before posting them— how did things turn out like this!?”

The person responsible for releasing the photos deeply regretted it.

It was over, completely over. If they had stayed silent, even though last year’s incident had been huge, they had successfully shifted the blame to Park Jiahui. After the storm had passed, the company could still introduce new talent. But now, Paohui Entertainment’s reputation was completely shattered. No other company would want to collaborate with them, and their standing in the entertainment industry was doomed…

…

“What should we do?” Bai Gaoxing was a little worried. “The premiere is tomorrow, and this is happening now…”

Buzz—

His phone vibrated — it was their agent, sounding unusually stern yet oddly amused.

“Don’t worry,” Lei Li said with a sneer. “Don’t stress over this mess. They want attention, right? Perfect. Tomorrow, we’ll use the Casino premiere to make sure they get it.”

“What?” Bai Gaoxing was startled by the sudden serious atmosphere, feeling goosebumps all over but still didn’t understand her intention. “What do you mean?”

Unexpectedly, Li Pu suddenly grabbed his phone and said to Lei Li, “No need to wait until tomorrow, let’s start today.”

Bai Gaoxing watched helplessly as Li Pu clicked ‘send’ on Weibo, with a sentence already typed out.

@LiPu: 【Let me introduce you again. This is my love @White [picture]】

The picture showed two hands intertwined — one broader and slightly tanned, the other fairer and slender. On that delicate hand, a silver ring gleamed brightly.

Weibo was silent for a moment.

The next second, it erupted like a volcano.

【Ahhhhhhhhhh!!】

【Mom, the CP I shipped is real!! Ahhhhhh!!】

【Holy crap, they really were together before? AHHHHHHH!!】

【Is this the official announcement? This is the official announcement, right!! Teacher Li, you’re so bold!!!】

The number of comments skyrocketed at a visible pace, with towering stacks of posts filled with cries of “ahhhh” and “woooo” — just reading between the lines, you could feel the fans’ excitement.

Fans had suspected that the two might already be together — those casual closeness and sweet glances that had made everyone exclaim how adorable they were, the instinctive care for each other, and even the way they dressed similarly, had all pointed to a relationship that wasn’t just a casual one.

They had also thought the two might keep it hidden for their careers or that this was just a figment of their imagination, but what they had never expected was that they would choose to go public at this moment!

It had been too thrilling, too dramatic, too unexpected.

Words couldn’t capture the excitement — only the increasingly loud cries of “Ahhhhh!” could express the fans’ feelings.

The fans had been like this, and the people involved were even more overwhelmed.

While everyone was shouting for Teacher Li and Xiaobai to come out and speak, Bai Gaoxing had already been at the editing interface, but his hands were trembling. He couldn’t even hold the phone properly as it slipped from his grip multiple times while typing. Even typing a short line of text had felt impossible — in the end, it had been Li Pu who steadied his hand and helped him finish.

@White: 【Let me introduce, this is my partner @LiPu.】

Bai Gaoxing’s eyes had turned red with emotion, and his dark eyes had glistened. His voice had been hoarse as he muttered, “Didn’t we agree to post this later? It’ll be a hassle for me to go to school or even go out now…”

But there had been no trace of real complaint in his tone.

“I was planning to wait,” Li Pu had smiled, “but I didn’t want to wait anymore.”

Bai Gaoxing’s head had buzzed, and without thinking, he had thrown his phone aside and kissed Li Pu on the lips. Li Pu had immediately cupped his hand behind Bai Gaoxing’s head, the other hand tightly holding his waist.

When the kiss had finally broken, both of them had been breathless.

Bai Gaoxing had asked: “Then… what about tomorrow?”

He had been referring to the premiere — the sudden buzz might distract netizens and affect attendance.

To his surprise, Li Pu had said, “We’ll get the certificate tomorrow.”

Bai Gaoxing: “?…Huh?”

…

Early the next morning, the trending topics list had been dominated by multiple headlines marked [Explosive], leaving those just waking up struggling to process what had happened.

#4 trending: After investigation, Paohui Entertainment had been found guilty of illegal activities. Their assets had been frozen and they were likely to be sealed off.

#3 trending: A previously hidden star spoke out, pointing to the illegal actions of Paohui Entertainment.

#2 trending: Artists within Paohui Entertainment had been so determined to break contracts, they’d been willing to pay breach of contract fees.

This swift wave of karma had netizens exclaiming in awe — yet even these shocking headlines couldn’t shake the top on the trending list.

At #1, the word [Explosive] had stood out, brighter and bolder than the rest. Somehow, just looking at it had felt… especially pleasing to read.

#HappyMarriageWishingTeacherLiandXiaobaialifetimeofhappiness!#

Clicking in had revealed a brand-new post from Li Pu, shared just five minutes earlier.

Two overlapping, bright red marriage certificates, with two shiny rings placed on top.