Chapter 185: Reclaiming All Skills

Anyone who dares to touch my boss must not be allowed to stay in this world. Destroy her!

Yi Huansheng’s face darkened. Instead of contacting Yun Fu, he gave an order to his subordinates: "That female celebrity named Xi Rou'er, finish her off for me!"

Two hours after the uproar on the internet, sensitive individuals began to sense that something was wrong—it felt like the calm before the storm.

The storm had arrived.

Taking the brunt of it was Yun Fu’s studio. Qiao An posted a Weibo update featuring almost undeniable proof that Xi Rou'er had orchestrated a self-directed suicide attempt to frame Yun Fu.

The post didn't contain much, just a few screenshots. They showed Xi Rou'er’s deleted chat history with her manager.

Xi Rou'er: [Sister Wen, you don't need to worry. I'll make the cut shallow this time, just play along with me.]

[Fine, be careful.]

Xi Rou'er: [Don't worry, I've arranged everything. Yun Fu won't be able to escape this time!]

[Good, I'll contact Director Cheng Yijia for you later. That role will definitely be yours.]

Xi Rou'er: [Of course it's mine. How could that Yun Fu be worthy! After this, let's see who dares to help her!]

If chat logs could be fabricated, the audio clip that followed was definitive proof beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Her manager's voice could be heard clearly saying: "Things are already blowing up outside, when should we add fuel to the fire?"

Then came Xi Rou'er’s gloomy voice: "No rush, I want to make sure she never rises again!"

The former gentle goddess and her flawless image instantly shattered like a bubble at the slightest touch.

And this was only the beginning.

Following Qiao An's post, the Lian Corporation stepped up immediately.

Lian Group: [Representing solely the Lian Group, we decline any and all cooperation associated with @Xi Rou'er.
@Miss Yun Fu, stay true to your original aspiration, looking forward to even more perfect works.]

They only spoke for the Lian Group; as for what others chose to do, it was none of their business.

However, since the supreme titan of the business world had spoken, how could mere underlings dare to offend the Lian family? Besides, Xi Rou'er was simply not worth provoking the Lians.

Following the Lians came the Gu family, the Su family, the Qin family... These business giants successively stepped into the fray to boycott Xi Rou'er. In particular, the Qin family's Shengshi Entertainment Group, a powerhouse in the entertainment industry, personally issued a ban against Xi Rou'er.

Not only that, but the political sector also intervened—an unprecedented occurrence.

Official accounts of the Ministry of Justice, the Publicity Department, China Television, and S City simultaneously released statements: [Entertainment is permitted, but it must be kept within bounds. We are committed to building a harmonious and loving society.]

Blacklisted by official authorities, Xi Rou'er’s path in China was thoroughly and completely severed.

Meanwhile, both the Kong family and the He family were shrouded in dark clouds.

Kong Yiwei was dealt a fierce slap across the face by his own father. "How many times did I warn you not to get involved with that woman! You wouldn't listen! You cried to me that I was slandering her! Well, open your eyes and look properly now—was I slandering her?
Because of you, because of that woman, decades of our family's legacy have been destroyed in an instant this time!"

Kneeling on the ground, Kong Yiwei stared blankly at the news on his phone, looking at the despair-laden faces of his family members.

How could he have imagined that by simply helping Xi Rou'er a little, his entire family would be driven out of S City? His father and grandfather had fought for a lifetime, only for everything to be ruined by his hands.

And the gentle goddess he had so firmly believed in turned out to be a vicious, venomous shrew who framed others!

Kong Yiwei completely vanished from Xi Rou'er’s world, and the Kong family completely vanished from S City.

The He family faced an identical fate. He Yuan’s eldest uncle was on the verge of his most crucial promotion period, but because of He Yuan, their political careers stopped dead right there.

The Mu family, the Lan family, and the Shen family simultaneously applied pressure. With the three ruling families of S City striking at the same time, the He family had no room to resist.

He Yuan was jolted awake by a harsh reality check. He was more rational and smarter than Kong Yiwei, and he understood instantly that he had been dragged down by Xi Rou'er.

Therefore, acting with ruthless decisiveness, he instantly severed all ties with Xi Rou'er.

As for Li Zaihe, who lacked any substantial background or status, he was promptly recalled by his agency and put into deep freeze.

What good was having a multitude of fans? Ordinary people stood no chance against even a single one of those families that had taken action, let alone all of them combined.

Once Li Zaihe was recalled, his agency exposed all his past scandals in one go, awaiting only the dissipation of the current storm to bring his starry career to a permanent end.

There were rumblings overseas as well.

The Like Group publicly threw its weight behind the backlash against Xi Rou'er, declaring that it would refuse any level of cooperation with her, applying the exact same treatment to anyone claiming to be her friend.

In a thoroughly domineering sweep, they sank the entire boat with a single stroke—a boat carrying Xi Rou'er and all her associates.

Meanwhile, the heir to the Caratlin family openly liked these Weibo posts. Though nothing was said, the stance was crystal clear.

At this moment, Xi Rou'er, who was still feigning illness in the hospital, had no idea how grave the situation had become.

It was the system that alerted her.

[Warning! Warning! Target affection/攻略 values are dropping simultaneously, plummeting to the absolute minimum!]

[Warning! Mission completion rate has reset to zero, host's influence has plummeted severely, all skills are being revoked. Please restart the攻略 process!]

[If the target mission fails once more, the system will forcibly detach!]

Xi Rou'er listened numbly to the system's voice echoing in her mind.

Instantly, she felt the changes in her own body. First, her skin lost its luster and turned dull; second, her hair became completely devoid of shine; and then came her face...

Panic struck Xi Rou'er. Rushing into the restroom, she stared at the dim, lackluster face staring back from the mirror and let out a piercing shriek!

"No! System, no, there must be some mistake! I'll go win them over again, don't take these abilities away!"

[If the host continues the攻略 process, they will naturally be restored once your points are sufficient for redemption!]

"No!" Xi Rou'er clutched her face in a complete breakdown. How was she supposed to face people now, how was she supposed to continue her missions, how was she even going to survive?

At this moment, she finally realized how heavily she had relied on the system.

Her skincare and body management hadn't required the discipline of a real celebrity because she had the system. Her acting skills hadn't needed painstaking refinement because she had the system. Her social interactions hadn't required any genuine thought because she had the system.

But now, when the system stripped everything away, she was reduced to nothing more than an utterly mediocre face in the crowd.

Xi Rou'er collapsed onto the bathroom floor, staring blankly at her hands, which had grown noticeably chubbier and darker.

She patted herself—the skin on her body no longer possessed its previous smoothness and delicacy; instead, it was rough and sallow.

This wasn't her! She was Xi Rou'er!

Amidst the uproar caused by all these heavyweights, Director Cheng Yijia's earlier Weibo post had been pushed aside into a corner.

Even so, he had expressed his indignation forcefully, stating that his choice of Yun Fu was entirely due to her strong acting skills for the role of Wu Zetian and her perfect suitability for it—not because of any backing or patronage as claimed by a certain slanderous individual.

Furthermore, he announced that from this day forward, he refused any and all cooperation with Xi Rou'er.