Hanging up, Tan Mobao took some time to regain her composure before sending her hubby a message using her sock puppet.

ShengYe’s_SecretLover005: Hubby, I am going to the talent show. We will be reunited when I make it! @JiangJiusheng V

Sheng_4ever to ShengYe’s_SecretLover005: Have some self-respect.

Self-respect? That infuriated Mo_Baby!

Sheng_4ever to ShengYe’s_SecretLover005 @reply Sheng_4ever: Stay out of it! I’m sharing sweet nothings with my hubby!

Enter—send!

A message appeared on-screen: Your account is showing abnormal activity and will be temporarily shut down for further investigation.

Tan Mobao was speechless. She suspected that her IP address had been detected by a hacker, a secret fan with good technical skills.

Shocked by her own discovery, Tan Mobao immediately left her Sheng Ye a message.

ShengYe’s_SecretLover006: @JiangJiusheng V Hubby, be warned, I have uncovered a secret fan! This is their ID, a secret fan with good technical skills! @Sheng_4ever

Jiang Jiusheng stared long and hard at the message before responding.

JiangJiusheng V: Really? @Sheng_4ever

Sheng_4ever: Not true @JiangJiusheng V

After a long interval, Sheng_4ever sent another message.

Sheng_4ever: I am your ShengHubbyFan @JiangJiusheng V

Jiang Jiusheng couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

On the other end, Shi Jin shut down the screen and thought for a long time before picking up the phone.

“Sir?”

With his side profile hidden in the shadow of the backlight and eyes half-closed, Shi Jin ordered, “That IP address that I had sent you; I don’t want it to appear ever again in Sheng’s Weibo.”

“Umm,” came the reply from the other end. “That… That might be a tad challenging.”

At that instant, there was a loud crash as the call was abruptly cut off. The mobile phone lay in pieces on the floor.

I was doing so well. Keeping calm and cool…

Taking a deep breath, Shi Jin muttered, “I mustn’t get angry. Sheng hates that.”

A gust of wind blew in through the open window, rustling the papers on the desk, among which was a page of notes.

Sheng hates violence and conflict.

She loves mint, yellow peach, polite gentlemen, and the snowy white Pomeranian.

She hates hospitals but likes the white-coated surgeon because he’s good-looking and suave. She likes guitars and the cello, but the cello is too heavy and bulky.

Never, ever deny her anything.

Give her everything she wants.

Don’t practice violence when she’s around, and never let her wait alone in the dark.

Sheng loves beautiful hands…

Barely 30 minutes after the announcement of the TheNine concert on the official Weibo account, keywords like TheNine Concert, Liu Xu Is Out, Jiang Jiusheng Liu Xu, etc., became the most searched topics on the net.

Following Jiang Jiusheng, both Zhan Fanglin and Li Ranran also forwarded to their respective accounts. Like Jiang Jiusheng, Zhan Fanglin did not make any additional remarks. However, Li Ranran did upload a happy face to reflect her opinion.

As for Zhang Nai, he was persona non grata. That evening, armed with a fruit basket, he visited Jiang Jiusheng at the hospital. His first words were, “Sheng, did you have to push Xiao Xu to the limit?”

What kind of spell did Liu Xu cast on this guy? Rolling her eyes, Li Ranran was about to react when Zhan Fanglin stopped her.

Leaning against her pillows, Jiang Jiusheng gently tipped her lower jaw at him. “Why? Do you want to fight her corner?”

“We’ve known one another for three years. Surely that stands for something?” Zhang Nai had turned a bit green and sounded accusatory. “She knows that she has done wrong, so can’t you just give her a chance for old times’ sake?”

As usual, he tried to take the moral high ground by stating the facts and expressing a sense of justice.

It was a pity that a great guy like Zhang Nai was too blind to realize that he had been holding on to an unreachable star that belonged only in the vast universe. Or perhaps he had made the conscious decision to be used. After all, love was a mysterious force.

“She went to you?”

Zhang Nai acknowledged silently.

Jiang Jiusheng had not seen Liu Xu since her departure from Qin’s club, preferring to leave all matters regarding contract termination to the lawyers. Jian Chengzhong had his own problems to deal with, so Liu Xu would have been left out in the cold. Her scheme had backfired badly, leaving her in debt. That’s why Zhang Nai had to step in to help, since she could not have had the means to pay the hefty penalty fee for contract termination.

Suddenly, it became clear to Jiang Jiusheng.

“Looks like Jian Chengzhong has broken his promise of investment in Liu Xu.”

“What investment?” Zhang Nai wanted an answer but did not wait for Jiang Jiusheng to respond. Instead, he attempted to explain on Liu Xu’s behalf. “It’s all a misunderstanding. Sheng, give her another chance and let her come back. I guarantee that she will not be manipulated again to cause trouble.”

Manipulated? Only Zhang Nai would have been duped by such a lame excuse.

“There is no way she could come back,” Jiang Jiusheng declared firmly.

Red-eyed, Zhang Nai pleaded: “Sheng—”

“Zhang Nai.” Jiang Jiusheng cut in.

Her usual patience tested by Zhang Nai’s misguided righteousness; Jiang Jiusheng raised her voice and made her point: “I do not want to hear any mention of Liu Xu again, ever. If you cannot do that, and you still feel that we have done her wrong, then I can give you a way out.”

Zhang Nai looked at Jiang Jiusheng, confused.

Calmly, she said, “Stay and be quiet, or leave with her. I will pay you three times the termination fee. More than enough for you to play the hero rescuing his love.”

Not expecting this, Zhang Nai was speechless.

“Think about it and call Mo Bing. You have until before the concert.”

That said, Jang Jiusheng picked up her cigarettes and left the room.

This was her last act of kindness for her bandmates of three years.