After killing Venus a few times, Sacred TempleメCloud Top felt somewhat embarra.s.sed. After all, he was the gang boss of the Sacred Temple. It was really awkward for him to hunt down a female doctor every day. Although he usually did everything Saori asked from him, he did not want to make a fuss about such a trifle anymore.

　　Because of this incident, Venus was pitied by nearly all the players on Watery South, and many male players even volunteered to protect her. They encouraged her to continue competing in the beauty contest, as they did not want the crazy Saori to win the t.i.tle "Beauty Queen of s.h.i.+ny Sky".

　　As the matter did not concern herself, Zheng Xiaoguang did not pay much attention to it until one day when some gossip about Venus and herself suddenly spread across Watery South. Rumor had it that Bluegreen-Clad, gang boss of the League of Strong Families, had once planned to marry Venus, but Blooming Pear Tree, gang boss of the Matchless, forced him to marry his sister Flowing Light.

　　Many players believed that Bluegreen-Clad must have bitterly regretted his decision to marry Flowing Light after seeing Venus' photo.

　　Some of them sincerely felt sorry for Bluegreen-Clad, some of them sympathized with Flowing Light, and the others just waited to see what would happen next. The rumors got increasingly exaggerated as they spread.

　　As Venus went viral, everyone became interested in her past, especially the love triangle among Bluegreen-Clad, Flowing Light and her.

　　Perhaps someone just wanted to satisfy everyone's curiosity or keep up the hype and thus posted a thread on the official forum. The t.i.tle of the thread was "The Beautiful Girl and the B*tchy Girl".

　　The post deliberately distorted the facts to whitewash Venus' image. It accused Flowing Light of being b*tchy and coming between Bluegreen-Clad and the beautiful and kind Venus. It even commented that it was just a piece of cake for Venus, who was going to become "Beauty Queen of s.h.i.+ny Sky", to get Bluegreen-Clad back.

　　Gossipers enjoyed reading this thread and posted numerous replies to it. Venus was highly praised for her kindness by the commenters. Flowing Light was called shameless, and some commenters even asked her to quit the game as soon as possible. Some of the commenters also pointed out that Bluegreen-Clad had really bad judgment in choosing a wife. They urged him to divorce the b*tchy Flowing Light and marry the beautiful Venus.

　　Upon seeing this thread, Zheng Xiaoguang thought of something that Han Meimei had said before. She sent a message to Han Meimei. "You're right. This world is indeed obsessed with appearances."

　　>_

　　As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend! As Sacred TempleメCloud Top refused to hunt down Venus for her, Saori turned to Flowing Light.

　　[Private Chat] Saori: Hey, first lady of the League of Strong Families, it's time for you to teach that b*tchy Venus a lesson. I've read the thread on the forum. Don't you think that it must've been posted by one of your gang members? That person clearly knows a lot about your gang. Maybe, it was that b.i.t.c.h herself posted it. Aren't you angry with that?

　　[Private Chat] Flowing Light: = =

　　[Private Chat] Saori: Forgive me for being blunt. I hate that Venus. I'm sorry that I offended you before. Now we'd better work together to make that b.i.t.c.h disappear.

　　[Private Chat] Saori: Well, I admit that I just don't want her to take the t.i.tle "Beauty Queen of s.h.i.+ny Sky" away from me. I think that you can see that this Venus is interested in your husband. I want to remind you that guys always feel attractive to pretty girls. Even my Sacred TempleメCloud Top seems to like her now. Do you really believe that your Bluegreen-Clad is not interested in her at all? That b.i.t.c.h posted a thread on the forum, telling everyone that she was going to hold a contest to pick a husband for herself. If you continue to be indulgent toward her behaviors, you'll definitely lose your husband someday!

　　As Flowing Light did not reply to any of her messages, Saori decided to go straight to the point.

　　[Private Chat] Saori: Just think about my proposal. Even if you're too cowardly to accept it, I'll continue acting against this Venus by myself. If your gang gets involved in this, you'd better not hold me back.

　　She never really expected Flowing Light to help her. She just wanted to make sure that the League of Strong Families would not back Venus up in the future.

　　After reading Saori's messages, Zheng Xiaoguang thought, "Although this Saori is quite annoying, she's actually a very straightforward and simple girl. Compared to her, Venus, who always pretends to be innocent, is much more crafty. It's just impossible for her to outwit Venus."

　　Zheng Xiaoguang knew that the thread on the forum probably had something to do with Venus without Saori telling her. She just decided to ignore this thread while thinking, "Out of sight, out of mind. I won't feel annoyed if I don't go to read it."

　　Han Meimei had told her before that there was absolutely nothing between Venus and Bluegreen-Clad. According to Han Meimei, they even seldom talked with each other. Given this, Zheng Xiaoguang thought that she really had no reason to distrust Bluegreen-Clad and paid no attention to the thread.

　　Gradually, when players on Watery South began to talk about this thread everywhere, she felt annoyed. She even dared not to use her alternate account to go to the market, because she found the gossips there very intolerable.

　　[Nearby] Venus' Fan 1: Don't you think that Flowing Light is exceptionally shameless? Now everyone knows that she stole Venus' fiance. How can she continue to play on this server?

　　[Nearby] Venus' Fan 2: Yeah. You know what. I heard that Venus and the G.o.d-like Bluegreen-Clad were happy together before, and members of the League of Strong Families all referred to Venus as the future first lady of the gang. They were mean for each other, but this Flowing Light suddenly popped out and seduced Bluegreen-Clad. How b*tchy she is!

　　[Nearby] Venus' Fan 3: Yeah, who knows how she hooked up with the G.o.d-like Bluegreen-Clad? Have you seen any photo of her? Saori, the first lady of the Sacred Temple, used to urge her to upload a photo to the website, but she apparently did not have the courage to do so. She must be ugly. Why did such an ugly girl marry a G.o.d-like player like Bluegreen-Clad? This is ridiculous. If I were Bluegreen-Clad, I would divorce her and get Venus back.

　　Upon seeing that, Zheng Xiaoguang thought, "Well, this girl seems to feel unfair. She's probably wondering, 'Why didn't I get the chance to marry such a G.o.d-like player, when he was blind and cared nothing about his wife's appearance.'"

　　She could not remain calm while seeing these players say how much Venus and Bluegreen-Clad were meant for each other and how she, a scheming and ugly b.i.t.c.h, came between such a couple.

　　Nevertheless, she thought that she had no reason to talk back. She wondered, "Did Bluegreen-Clad ever tell me that he likes me? Did he ever say that he wants to have a relations.h.i.+p with me in the real world?

　　"No, he didn't."

　　In Zheng Xiaoguang's eyes, the thread "The Beautiful Girl and the B*tchy Girl" distorted many facts, but it was right about one thing—Bluegreen-Clad did marry her to enhance the alliance between the Matchless and the League of Strong Families.

　　She comforted herself by thinking, "It's alright if Bluegreen-Clad really wants to divorce me and marry a pretty girl. After all, it's just a game. People can get married and divorced in the game as much as they want. It's not a big deal."

　　Nevertheless, she could not deny that this idea made her feel somewhat sad.