The More Tragic I Act, the Stronger I Get — My Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing Off My Roles-Chapter 173: Do We Need to Manage the Comments on This Scandal?

"Stop guessing, the clues have been there all along. Let's look at the resumes of Gu Huai, Su Qingying, and Jiang Ci together."

The title of this long post carried a sense of settled certainty, as if the dust had finally settled.

The publisher, "Industry Sherlock Holmes," was a niche entertainment analysis blogger with a follower count barely reaching one hundred thousand.

But at this moment, as the official announcement storm swept across the internet, his Weibo post instantly exploded.

The first part of the article was direct and to the point.

The blogger posted a meticulously crafted chart, sourced from the official promotional materials for *Palace Conspiracy*.

The chart clearly displayed the complex character relationships within the drama.

At its very core, two names were connected by a bright red dotted line.

The Young General "Gu Qingfeng," portrayed by: Jiang Ci.

The Princess "Li Qingyue," portrayed by: Su Qingying.

Small text next to them annotated their relationship: confidants, lovers, White Moonlight, the pinnacle of Bad Ending Aesthetics.

"Industry Sherlock Holmes" wrote in bold font: "Look clearly. In *Palace Conspiracy*, Jiang Ci and Su Qingying play a tragic couple who love but cannot be together. They are one of the most anticipated secondary CPs in the drama. They aren't strangers; they are in a deep collaborative relationship."

This discovery instantly silenced half the comment section.

Immediately following was the second part of the article.

A group photo from the Opening Ceremony of *Three Lifetimes Tribulation*.

In the photo, the male lead Gu Huai, wearing the crew's culture shirt, stood in the Center Position.

Two rows behind him, a young man also wearing a black trench coat, but with an extremely low-key presence, stood quietly.

It was precisely Jiang Ci.

The blogger circled the two of them with a large red circle.

"Now look at this one. *Three Lifetimes Tribulation*. Gu Huai is the male lead, Jiang Ci is the fourth male lead, Chu Wuchen. They stayed in the same production crew for over three months."

The third part of the article contained information everyone knew, yet only now was being strung together.

"Finally, as everyone knows, Gu Huai and Su Qingying both belong to Daylight Entertainment. They are widely recognized within the industry as senior brother and junior sister, with a very close relationship."

When these three seemingly independent pieces of information were integrated together.

An incredibly clear relationship chain surfaced before all the netizens.

Jiang Ci and Su Qingying played life-and-death lovers in *Palace Conspiracy*.

Jiang Ci and Gu Huai were colleagues on the *Three Lifetimes Tribulation* set.

Gu Huai and Su Qingying were fellow disciples from the same company.

A perfect closed loop.

At the end of the article, "Industry Sherlock Holmes" drew a conclusion.

"Therefore, Gu Huai's phrase 'Quietly awaiting the return of an old friend'—the person he's waiting for is a junior actor he has collaborated with and greatly admires. Perfectly reasonable, perfectly logical."

This long post spread like wildfire across the entire internet.

All the previous conspiracy theories about "capital forcing their way in" or "having sky-high connections" appeared utterly fragile and unconvincing in the face of this logically clear chain of evidence.

"Holy shit! So that's how it is!"

"I get it! I completely get it! Mapping out these relationships, it's completely normal for Jiang Ci to get this role!"

"I knew it! What kind of people are Gu Huai and Su Qingying? How could they casually endorse some nobody! Turns out they all knew each other already!"

"Damn, got all excited for nothing. Thought it was some epic, legendary romance, turns out it's just a professional network."

"Scatter, scatter, the melon's been eaten. Turns out it was an internal referral from an acquaintance."

The entire internet was immersed in an "oh, so that's it" moment of sudden realization.

The acceptance level of Jiang Ci obtaining the role was forcibly raised to an unprecedented height within just half an hour.

Just as netizens thought the matter had finally settled.

Another batch of more meticulous, or perhaps more gossip-hungry "Leeuwenhoeks," entered the fray.

They were not satisfied with this bland "colleague relationship" explanation.

They firmly believed things were not that simple.

Soon, the first piece of "ironclad evidence" was dug up.

It was a Weibo screenshot.

A film critic had posted a Weibo highly praising Jiang Ci's remarks about character interpretation during the *Three Lifetimes Tribulation* Opening Ceremony.

And in the likes list of that Weibo post, a gold-V verified ID was prominently displayed.

Su Qingying.

"Sisters! Look here! Last year, Su Qingying already liked a Weibo praising Jiang Ci! Back then, Jiang Ci was just a newly debuted Invisible Person!"

"It's just a like. Could be a slip of the finger, or maybe just simple appreciation for a junior?"

"Yeah, this doesn't prove anything."

However, the second and most fatal piece of "ironclad evidence" was thrown out immediately afterward.

The screenshot's content was from the comment section of Mother Jiang's clarifying Weibo post during the earlier #Jiang Ci's Tragic World# incident.

Amidst countless "hahahaha" and "heartache for gege" comments.

One comment, pushed to the very top, stood out glaringly.

Gold-V verified Su Qingying had left a simple greeting.

"Hello, Auntie. [Rose]"

Furthermore, she had also liked this Weibo post full of "silly son's embarrassing history."

If the first like could still be explained away as "appreciating a junior."

Then what about this time?

Leaving a greeting for a colleague's mother?

And liking the other party's embarrassing moments?

These two seemingly casual interactions, now placed under the spotlight for re-examination, were instantly imbued with endlessly suggestive meaning.

This was no longer ordinary senior appreciation for a junior.

This was personal, warm attention.

"Holy fuck! I'm going crazy! This 'Hello, Auntie,' looking back now, is so sweet it makes my teeth ache!"

"She wasn't just appreciating a junior; she was paying attention to a 'person'!"

"So her liking Gu Huai's 'Quietly awaiting the return of an old friend' wasn't some polite gesture between colleagues at all; she really *was* waiting for him!"

"I'm shipping it, sorry, I'm really shipping it! Iceberg Best Actress and her treasure rookie younger brother! What kind of heavenly plot is this!"

The direction of public opinion underwent a second earth-shattering reversal within just a few minutes.

The previous "oh, so they're colleagues" realization was completely replaced by a more thrilling spirit of gossip.

The entire internet's focus of discussion had completely veered off course.

From "why can he play Ye Chen," it transformed at lightning speed into an even more explosive topic.

"What exactly is their relationship?"

Inside the hotel room.

Sun Zhou stood holding his phone, his entire body frozen in place.

He felt his brain had completely crashed.

"Bro..."

He turned towards the quiet figure on the carpet.

"A... a huge problem has come up..."

Jiang Ci closed his tablet and looked up at Sun Zhou, his face filled with inquiry and seriousness.

"Has that research report, the quantitative analysis of audience emotional feedback, reached any preliminary conclusions?"

Sun Zhou: "..."

He rushed over in one swift step and shoved the phone right in front of Jiang Ci's face.

"Forget the report! Look at this!"

On the screen, the Weibo trending chart was refreshing at a terrifying speed.

A brand new hashtag, tinged with ambiguity and voyeuristic color, was silently climbing up from the bottom of the chart all the way to the top.

#Su Qingying Jiang Ci Relationship#

Jiang Ci looked at that glaring hashtag.

He wasn't panicked and flustered like Sun Zhou.

His brain instantly switched into another mode.

Celebrity gossip would trigger huge fluctuations in public opinion.

These fluctuations would inevitably affect the audience's mindset when watching the work.

So the question arose.

Watching a tragedy where the male and female leads love but cannot be together, suffering life-and-death separation, with the preset that "they might be a couple in real life"...

Ultimately, would the sweetness of reality weaken the pain of the tragedy, leading to a decrease in Heartbreak Value production?

Or would the stark contrast between reality and the plot intensify the feeling of Unresolved Injustice, causing Heartbreak Value production to skyrocket?

Jiang Ci's brows lightly furrowed.

This concerned his life-extension efficiency.

It had to be treated seriously.

He looked at the still-rising trending hashtag and sank into deeper contemplation.

This piece of gossip... does it need public opinion control?