Chapter 15: Cheng Cheng—Now You’re the Regular Army

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"Seeing the previous chat records really breaks my heart! Please don’t ever feel unloved or uncared for; you are not someone who can be tossed aside at any moment. Keep daring to love and hate boldly—your life is still long and full of brilliance!"

"Please don’t lose hope!"

"Be careful, I feel like he’s already lost his mind. I’m so worried he’ll take revenge!"

"Don’t get nervous, try to relax."

"Really, it’s nothing. There will be people in the future who love you from the bottom of their hearts."

"Stay strong, don’t lose hope. There’s no need to punish yourself just because someone else did wrong."

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The comments section was heartwarming, but unfortunately—

This was Zhang Jiao’s comment section.

Cheng Cheng felt a wave of physical nausea.

These hypocrites had gathered to create a facade of harmony and warmth. Were they truly standing for justice? Did they genuinely feel empathy?

No!

It was all about protecting their own backsides!

Their stance mattered more than right or wrong, and their interests overrode morality—it was all so vividly displayed before him.

Now, they lavished care and encouragement on a liar, praising her courage and effort, while ruthlessly attacking a victim. Yet who ever thought the original person had already been driven to death by Zhang Jiao! The original victim had been cyberbullied to death—silently, without a sound!

To be gentle and kind to a perpetrator but to heap abuse on a victim—how ironic!

Cheng Cheng understood perfectly well why they banded together for comfort and protection. It was simply because he had gone too far—he had exposed Zhang Jiao’s personal information. They feared that others would imitate him in writing their own “little essays,” so they had to launch an all-out assault on him, painting him as a heinous villain, shouting to punish him, seeming to thirst for his blood, to kill a chicken to warn the monkeys, so that no one else dared to follow his example.

But in truth, he was merely meting out justified retribution, merely acting in self-defense.

Why should Zhang Jiao be allowed to slander him, ruin his career, and drag him from the heights down into the mud, while he was forbidden from revealing the truth and letting Zhang Jiao feel the terror and pain of having her privacy exposed to the public?

Why?

No one is nobler than anyone else! No one is more remarkable!

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Since you have chosen to fight to the death, to leave no bottom line, why should I hold back and keep my composure?

The original person’s naivety lay right here: countless examples proved that grace and humility did not solve problems. The only thing that caused pain to the other side was ruthless biting after casting aside all pretenses of decency.

Still, Cheng Cheng understood that if he hadn’t lost his mind early on, public opinion would have been far more favorable to him. At least others wouldn’t have thought he was a madman. At least many of his former fans wouldn’t have left him en masse. At this moment, a large group would still stand by his side and raise their voices.

And if he hadn’t listed such a long string of lawsuits, he wouldn’t have made so many enemies or stirred such widespread anger.

But this was ultimately a false dilemma. From the moment he acquired the system, it was decided that Cheng Cheng must take risks.

Because the system’s point-earning conditions were too harsh: a thousand points to draw once, ten thousand points to draw ten times, and basically only the ten-draw could yield something good. That meant he had to gain enough exposure.

If he hadn’t gone crazy amidst this storm, but instead slowly cleared up the rumors, waiting for public opinion to turn before going wild, he might not have had any exposure at all. He might have had to wait a long time even for one ten-draw chance.

So, for Cheng Cheng, maximizing profit meant riding the wave of this nationwide event, losing his mind in time, and grabbing entertainment works first. No matter when, excellent entertainment works were his foundation.

Besides, if he didn’t go crazy, could he even leave Xianghua Entertainment?

He certainly didn’t want to make a wedding dress for Xianghua Entertainment.

And without losing his mind, he couldn’t shake off so many brainless fans or win over the haters.

To thrive in the entertainment industry, he needed a healthy fanbase structure to support his future path as a serious artist.

Consider it a fan cleansing.

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An hour later, fewer than a hundred people had truly apologized to Cheng Cheng. Most influencers and bloggers chose to use the momentum to stand with Zhang Jiao again, launching all kinds of harsh criticism against Cheng Cheng. Various brands also stepped forward, showing their determination not to be threatened by Cheng Cheng and to resolutely take the matter to court.

Zhang Jiao posted again, responding to Cheng Cheng. She claimed that the "two months of blocking and deleting" was her “endurance in not reaching out to him.” Her tearful reply, full of emotionally charged words, stirred sympathy from a portion of the crowd once more.

Online public opinion was interesting: most of Cheng Cheng’s supporters believed both sides were at fault. Zhang Jiao was proven to have made false accusations, but Cheng Cheng was not without blame—he shouldn’t have been in a relationship at all, nor described the senior so harshly. But it didn’t warrant such a total backlash or blacklisting; the punishment was disproportionate.

Zhang Jiao’s supporters, however, believed she was entirely blameless and that all was Cheng Cheng’s fault. They saw her as brave, strong, and a model of the new era. When challenged, they attacked like rabid dogs, wielding the classic line: “Are you accusing the victim?”

The haters were confused about how Zhang Jiao became the victim—there was still debate over who truly was the victim. From every angle, Cheng Cheng seemed more like one.

But Cheng Cheng’s response at least opened a rift, preventing the public opinion from being one-sided and invisibly reducing the risk of official blacklisting—this matter was not yet worthy of official attention.

Following that, Cheng Cheng posted two consecutive Weibo messages. In the first, he vowed to deliver on his promise—to bring every slanderer to court.

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In the second post, he attached several news reports of haters reporting others for slandering him, captioning it:

“Now, you are the regular army.”

The haters were ecstatic—they finally had their brother’s recognition! After all, it’s us haters you can rely on!

But more people mocked Cheng Cheng, deepening their perception of his madness.

Cheng Cheng no longer paid attention to the online storm. He knew this wouldn’t be resolved quickly. This was a protracted battle, likely to last a month, even two or three. Only when he sued and won could the matter be definitively settled.

That same day, he began contacting law firms. But upon learning the client was Cheng Cheng and that he truly intended to sue thirteen major domestic and international brands, including Fanghua Beauty, Xianghua Entertainment, as well as thousands of influencers and netizens, many law firms recoiled.

This money wasn’t a must-have anyway.

After all, lawyers surf the internet too, and for such a highly publicized social event, many firms feared offending public sentiment and inviting trouble—especially since Cheng Cheng was not on the “righteous” side.

Still, money moves hearts. Under Cheng Cheng’s financial pressure, some firms accepted his case.

The original person left Cheng Cheng a substantial inheritance: besides 30 million in cash, there was a 180-square-meter luxury apartment in Chaoyang District with a mortgage, a 4 million yuan car, and a 500,000 yuan car—totaling around 40 to 50 million.

That didn’t include the money to be paid to the brands. Once that was paid, who knew how much would remain? But Cheng Cheng had no plans to pay directly. If they wanted to sue, let them sue. Even if the court ruled against him, he would drag the case out in every way.

Not because he wouldn’t pay, but because he was reallocating the blame.

He wanted those scoundrels to fall into the pit they dug!

Among all the lawsuits, the most important was suing Zhang Jiao, followed by Xianghua Entertainment and the brands, then the influencers, and finally thousands of netizens.

Because of the sheer number of defendants, Cheng Cheng hired an entire law firm and even invited juniors from his alma mater to help. He was generous with money, instructing them to gather evidence and file lawsuits one by one.

Cheng Cheng intended to unleash a storm, letting those who slandered know: the internet is not a lawless place!

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