Xia Youqing has always been straightforward. After just finishing telling her agent that she wanted to publicly acknowledge her relationship with her son, she chatted for a bit and then casually picked up her phone to post on Weibo:

[Xia Youqing: [Image] This is my son, please take care of @Xie Yizun.]

The only picture accompanying this Weibo post was a photo taken with Xie Yizun when he was little.

The text was simple and direct.

The content was minimal, but full of information.

It was a non-working day, so most people got up late.

Xia Youqing posted on Weibo around eight in the morning.

But because of her immense popularity and influence in the entertainment industry, this Weibo post took less than twenty minutes.

#XiaYouqingSon# soared to the top of the trending list, marked with a striking black and red "Boom".

The internet was in an uproar—

[Goddess, is this your son? Why does he look like your younger brother?]

[The goddess is here to back her son!]

[Upon seeing my goddess’s post, I was curious to look up the young master, only to find the funniest gossip of the year!]

[The funniest gossip of the year, hahaha 666]

[Goddess, sorry, I was wrong, I shouldn’t have dared to underestimate your son]

[Anyone who dissed Young Master Xie should roll away]

[Hahaha, this was rumored to be untrue, and those who disbelieved about Xie Yizun are getting their faces slapped now?]

[Who dares to approach the goddess’s son?!]

[Xie Yizun is so pitiful, he just wants to show his talent in a contest, but antis are forcing him to rely on connections]

Especially Xia Youqing’s fans, who finally understood why she suddenly announced her son early this morning after catching up with the news.

Once they got it, Xia Youqing’s fans burst into laughter, happily building threads under her Weibo post.

Originally, Xie Yizun was a newcomer in the entertainment circle, known for his striking looks after "Life of a Salted Fish" aired, gaining some fame online.

What truly caused him to become notorious was yesterday’s two trending Weibo topics, though the attention was negative.

Early fans expressed great disappointment, scolding him under "Idol 6688" official account and his personal Weibo.

The new wave of fans who only knew him from the trending topic didn’t even bother to follow him, instead, they were active under "Idol 6688" and Lemon Entertainment’s statements.

Their opinions were consistently suggesting "Idol 6688" cancel Xie Yizun’s participation or urging Lemon Entertainment to choose carefully, lest a morally questionable person gets onto the stage.

Only a few insistently believed Xie Yizun was being targeted, but their voice was drowned out despite tirelessly speaking for him online.

For instance, the "Xie Yizun National Support Club Starlight Squad" dedicated a whole day apart from eating and working to clear his name, thinking a hired assistant and manager intervention would result in quick resolution, yet even removing posts had no effect, the topic stayed trending all day.

It wasn’t until afternoon when a squad member queried the assistant.

They received the message: "The young master has another plan."

They stopped wasting their energy battling critics but remained attentive to the situation.

Until Saturday morning, when a squad member who enjoyed morning runs first noticed the #XiaYouqingSon# trending topic, the Starlight Squad chat buzzed with excitement.

"The pretty brother’s mom is Xia Youqing—"

"So, my goddess is the mother of a big shot!?"

"Could you be more confident and drop the question mark!?"

"The goddess is the big shot’s mother—no, Summer Actress is the goddess’s mom—no, Summer Actress is the boss’s mom—not right, Xia Youqing is Ning’s mom, and Ning Yi..."

"Could you talk less?"

"Okay, the big shot’s parents are Xia Youqing and Ning Yi, got it!"

"I feel balanced now, no wonder our boss lady is so ethereal, so beautiful, it’s not just a genetic lottery win, it’s the whole family!"

"Speaking of genetic lottery, the pretty brother counts as winning one too."

"Thanks for the reminder, the pretty brother really could be considered one."

The entire internet knew that actress Xia Youqing is currently remarried, and her ex-husband was the famous director Ning Yi.

Now, with Xie Yizun’s relationship announced abruptly via her Weibo, Starlight company elites instantly knew who the pretty brother’s father is.

Honestly, actress Summer’s wealthy husband wasn’t exactly unattractive, but compared to Xia Youqing’s never-fading beauty and Nish Yi’s still-handsome looks, he was quite ordinary.

Having such a plain-looking dad.

Xie Yizun growing up with current top-tier gone beauty from a probability point of view, made elites think he surpassed his sister in attractiveness.

[Are we forgetting something important?]

[Aren’t we discussing it now?]

[The pretty brother is trending, shouldn’t we support him?]

[Oh, just finished supporting him, thank you.]

[...]

The elites who hadn’t yet supported the pretty brother quickly rushed to comment under Xie Yizun’s Weibo but found he hadn’t reposted his mom’s post, nor posted any comments.

What they did notice, however, was a rapid increase in followers, and his most recent post—

[Xie Yizun: Be the best me.] The comments exploded underneath.

That comment was posted a week ago, back when the episode of "Life of a Salted Fish" aired, and "Idol 6688" had its second public competition.

He was just starting to receive public attention online, at which time the audience was still kind, with praises and moderate likes and comments.

Xie Yizun occasionally responded to supportive fans in the comments.

But after yesterday’s negative news came out, the comments quickly soared, filled with people telling him to leave the industry.

Starlight elites felt heartbroken, puzzled as to why people were so hostile, as if the pretty brother had offended them personally.

Let alone the fact that the controversy was deliberately staged against the pretty brother.

Even if it weren’t, a teenager doesn’t deserve such harsh words.

At the time, everyone was worried the pretty brother couldn’t handle the pressure, even sending teammate Andy to comfort him. 1314