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I clicked on the Trending topics. The number one spot was still #TheCrushDiary.
Next to it was a dark red "Viral" tag!
The public outcry was getting more and more intense.
A large portion of netizens were ready to ship the sweet CP and find out the truth behind the romantic story.
Meanwhile, another group of netizens started to attack me, accusing me of shamelessly chasing clout and saying I wasn't worthy of Leo Lyons.
Reading the netizens' comments, I was filled with a sense of helplessness.
'The netizens have it all wrong. The guy from The Crush Diary did go to the same school as me back then, but it really wasn't Leo Lyons…'
This whole situation seemed to be spiraling further and further out of control. I didn't know how to handle it; my mind was a complete mess.
'It's one thing for The Crush Diary to be dug up and publicly shamed, but for it to drag a top-tier celebrity into the mix…'
Even though I was a nobody, I knew how damaging the fallout from this could be.
I felt genuinely sorry for the trouble I was causing Leo Lyons.
Netizens had even started a poll about it.
Who is the male lead in the crush story?
And in the poll, Leo Lyons was officially in first place by a long shot.
'He has nothing to do with me, yet he's being forcibly linked to me. Leo Lyons must be absolutely fuming right now.'
It seemed like I had no better way to solve this, so my only option was to post a clarification on Pulse first.
"The crush story was just something I wrote for fun. It has nothing to do with anyone else and is purely fictional. I hope everyone can approach this rationally and not cause trouble for others. Thank you all."
I thought my clarification would at least have some effect, but after I posted it on Pulse, it disappeared without a trace.
Some netizens even commented directly under my post.
"This is such a classic case of protesting too much. Do you really think we'd believe you?"
"Just who is the male lead in your story? We're so curious."
"Can't you give us a little hint?"
"You were so specific about the location. Everything seems so real, how could it possibly be fictional?"
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