The Alpha Daughter-in-Law's Whitewashing Journey in a Reality Show with Her Child (GL) - Chapter 5

A single stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Chu Siyun had a huge number of fans and was incredibly popular with the public, so the news exploded. No one had expected her to be the one.

This was because the returning Chu Siyun was too powerful. Her acting skills were superb, and she had a sharp eye for scripts, making her one of the key figures in bringing Chinese cinema to the international stage. When people talked about her, they only thought of her accomplishments and wouldn’t consider anything else. Besides, she was still young, only twenty-nine, not at an age where she was considered an old maid.

With the celebrity themselves responding, no one bothered to go back to Liu Qiang’s Weibo page. Chu Siyun’s Weibo, however, was buzzing with activity.

“Damn, sis, you’re the real deal.”

“A public announcement and a scoop at the same time? The probability of me getting into Tsinghua University is higher than this.”

“I’ve read it. The user above is indeed a Tsinghua student. I bow down to you.”

“I… I can’t accept this.”

“Who cares if you can’t accept it.”

“I wish you happiness.”

“Yeah, she’s an actress. Getting married and having a child doesn’t affect her amazing work. Just wish her well.”

Most netizens gradually went from shock to acceptance and sent their blessings.

But many of her fans from her early days as a pop star were heartbroken. Before Chu Siyun briefly left the industry, she was incredibly popular, with many male and female die-hard fans. Her fan base at the time was very strong and had never lost a battle against other fandoms. Many fans put a lot of time, effort, and even money into her, just to see her do well, but then she suddenly disappeared.

At the time, fans from rival groups who had lost battles mocked them. “Your idol is gone, and you’re still fawning over her?” Many of them continued to believe in Chu Siyun, ignoring the ridicule, and waited for news every day in her fan communities.

After a long time with no news, they began to lose hope. There was even one extreme male fan who threatened to jump off a building. The story went viral. After he was rescued, he became an anti-fan.

Later, a small wave of “hating on retired celebrity Chu Siyun” swept the internet. When Chu Siyun made her quiet comeback, not many people paid attention, but her first movie was heavily criticized. Fortunately, the quality of the work was excellent, and she managed to reverse the public opinion in a short time.

When the movie finished its run, Chu Siyun reposted the official account’s post with the caption, “I’m sorry.” Other actors would usually post a line from their character, and it was clear that Chu Siyun’s was as well. But others’ lines were always longer than two words, while Chu Siyun’s was only three characters long in Chinese.

Some said she was being ambiguous, while others said not to overanalyze it. Despite the controversy, those three words clearly had an effect. Many fans who had been waiting patiently for her jumped back into her fandom. Although they didn’t know what had happened, they felt their “older sister” was easy to follow. Some of the anti-fans also chose to make peace with themselves and with Chu Siyun. Why torture both sides?

Later, Chu Siyun’s studio would always send generous gifts to fans whenever a movie was released. Some fans saw this as compensation, believing that their “older sister” had always remembered them, which made them even more devoted.

Now, due to a paparazzo’s scoop, Chu Siyun had announced she had a wife and a daughter. What was she doing? When you did the math, she must have left the industry to have a child! At the time, she was a popular star who could afford to pay the huge fines from her partners. What other reason could there be?

The fact that she was able to leave the entertainment industry to have a baby and then, upon her return, get a top-tier script as an omega actress—a demographic that was on the industry’s blacklist—meant her wife’s background was definitely not simple. The photo showed a woman gently patting a child’s back while the child was probably drinking milk. It seemed that Chu Siyun’s wife was the one taking care of the child in their family of three, which meant Chu Siyun’s methods must be quite clever to have such a “sugar daddy” wrapped around her finger.

When the questions began to pour in, it was a prime time slot, and Weibo crashed. After the site was restored, fans who had recently gotten into Chu Siyun’s movies began to defend her. “Please focus on the actor’s work, not on their private lives. Slander and defamation are illegal.”

The fans who had experienced Chu Siyun’s disappearance were completely confused. What now? Should they still be her fans?

Some, in a fit of anger, cursed her out. “Chu Siyun, what the hell is wrong with you? You quit your career to have a baby? Are you completely obsessed with love?”

After cursing, they thought about it again. After her comeback, she was constantly on set, bringing home one Best Actress award after another. Where was the “love-obsessed” part?

Doesn’t matter, they thought. She was still wrong. She left the industry at the peak of her career. She had no ambition. But compared to her comeback, her previous career was nothing. What kind of “peak” was that? They couldn’t even curse her out properly. It was frustrating.

Whatever, let’s just keep being her fans. “A rare species of eight-year veteran fan of Chu Siyun.” How cool did that sound?

Some people shifted their focus and started to criticize Chu Siyun for letting down her fans. Someone immediately refuted them: “She never begged you to be her fan, and she never begged you to do things for her or spend money on her. How did she let you down? You want to boss around your idol? You’re too spoiled.”

Rational people were jolted into reality by the curses. Being a fan was hard. From now on, they would just be movie lovers. If there was a movie, they’d go see it, because the quality was guaranteed. If not, they’d rewatch her old movies, since they were great “electronic pickles.”

The irrational ones couldn’t be reasoned with, but no one cared what they thought anyway.

There was another group of people who got right to the point. The child was innocent, so what was wrong with Chu Siyun’s alpha? Why didn’t she use protection? Why didn’t she consider her omega’s career and just make her go home to have a baby? This was a clear sign of disrespecting omegas and going against alpha ethics.

This topic was the most popular and the most heated.

Some people defended them: “It’s a normal pregnancy, and they chose to have the baby. What’s it to you? You’re just being busybodies.”

Others were filled with indignation: “So an omega should just abandon their career to have a baby? Is that how it’s supposed to be? Does an omega owe someone that?”

There were all kinds of voices. Many irrational people directed their anger at Chu Siyun’s wife, whose identity couldn’t be found. Some even went as far as to blame the child, saying she was born at the wrong time and harmed her own mother.

Bi Qiujun stepped in and tried her best to control public opinion, but the news was so sudden that a large portion was difficult to manage. Especially the people who were cursing Chu Siyun’s wife and child.

Chu Siyun woke up and, with her eyes still closed, fumbled around on the bed. She didn’t find anything. She opened her eyes and, sure enough, she was alone.

Seeing her awake, a little bundle ran to the side of the bed and called out, “Mom, you’re awake?”

Chu Siyun nodded and stretched on the bed.

Chu Xiao said, “Mom, get up quickly. Lunch is coming soon.”

Chu Siyun grabbed her phone and looked at the time. It was a little after eleven. She had to get up and get ready. She didn’t feel anything when she sat up, but as soon as her feet touched the floor, her waist and legs felt completely useless.

The faint sparkling water scent in the room was even fainter. Chu Siyun patted her daughter’s head and went to the bathroom. When she was cleaned up and sat down at the table to eat, she felt that Qin Shiyue’s look was off. While Qin Shiyue usually looked at her without any warmth, today was different. It seemed to have a hint of murderous intent. It was bone-chilling.

Since neither of her moms were talking, and Mommy had specifically told her not to talk while eating today, Chu Xiao also kept quiet. The family of three ate lunch in silence.

Qin Shiyue was the first to put down her chopsticks. She wiped her hands and said, “We’re going back this afternoon.”

Chu Siyun’s hand paused. Chu Xiao, who heard this, was shocked. “Mommy!”

Chu Siyun secretly didn’t want them to leave. She had just started to feel a sense of wanting to make up for lost time. If they didn’t see each other for another month, what if that feeling disappeared? How much would that hurt the child? She knew her words wouldn’t work on Qin Shiyue, so Chu Siyun pinned her hopes on Chu Xiao.

However, Qin Shiyue just gave Chu Xiao a cool look and said her name, “Chu Xiao, eat your food.” Her tone was as strict as it could be while still holding a lot of love.

Chu Xiao lowered her head and poked the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks.

Qin Shiyue was true to her word. After lunch, she took Chu Xiao and left. As they were leaving, Chu Siyun could see that Chu Xiao wanted to be close to her, but Qin Shiyue just picked her up and carried her away. It was cold-blooded.

Chu Siyun lay on the bed, fuming. Today was the day she went public! It was a real title. In a sense, it was almost as significant as getting married. What was wrong with Qin Shiyue? Did she do something to offend her? It was so strange.

Then again, she thought about when they first got their marriage certificate. Qin Shiyue didn’t even smile once. And at the wedding, she was even more serious, with a completely straight face the whole time. The master of ceremonies even tried to cover for her, saying she must have been nervous. What a bunch of nonsense. Qin Shiyue clearly had a problem with her, and it was a big one.

Calming down, Chu Siyun started to make excuses for Qin Shiyue. After going public, her actions would be limited. Even though no one could find any information on the identity of “Chu Siyun’s wife” right now, the truth would eventually come out. Qin Shiyue and the child had to be careful with their words and actions for what might happen in the future. Who would be happy after being “sent to prison”?

After processing her emotions, Chu Siyun used a burner account to check the direction of the public online. After a few hours of brewing, she was still high up on the trending topics, which wasn’t surprising. There were many topics, like “Chu Siyun’s Wife,” “Chu Siyun Secretly Married and Has a Daughter,” and “Chu Siyun on Paparazzi,” which were all the usual tropes.

Chu Siyun clicked on the most popular topic, “Chu Siyun’s Wife.” Before she went in, she expected it to be posts of people curious to dig into her wife’s life. Instead, she only had to scroll through two pages to find that it was all people cursing.

No wonder she was fine this morning, and then the person who made the public announcement so easily suddenly got angry in the afternoon.

So that was it. Chu Siyun suddenly understood. Who would be in a good mood after being cursed out?

It was a little after four now. Qin Shiyue should be getting home soon. As a wife, she had a duty to ask. As a mother, she had an even greater duty to ask.