Rejected by Blood, Embraced by Love: All-Round Star Goes Viral

At the same time, a private Weibo post by a staff member of the scenic area quickly went viral, drawing widespread attention:

Little Camel in the Desert: I work at the Mingsha Mountain Scenic Area and am also the caretaker of the camel Xiao Wu. I've raised Xiao Wu since it was young, and I never imagined it would go through something like this! Since the afternoon race involving a certain A-list actress Gu Yiyi, Xiao Wu hasn't been acting normally. It's still in a state of panic and anger, with varying degrees of injuries on its body, thighs, and hind hooves. Lacerations from whip lashes have left it bleeding along the way, with a total of 79 whip wounds/cry! As Xiao Wu's caretaker, I'm truly heartbroken and regret agreeing to let them use Xiao Wu for the race, subjecting it to such inhumane treatment/cry/cry.

The caretaker's Weibo contained pictures of Xiao Wu's backside and thighs, whipped to the point of laceration, vividly bleeding and shocking.

It also had photos of a frightened Xiao Wu, along with images of its fractured hind hooves.

Soon after, updates on several other camels were also posted.

Little Camel in the Desert: This is Xiangzi, another camel ridden by a guest director, with a total of 32 whip wounds and 6 gashes, currently also receiving treatment. [Images][Images]

Little Camel in the Desert: This is Tangyuan, the camel ridden by guest Gu Zhi. It wasn't harmed at all and even seemed to enjoy itself. It just lay down, cuddling the blanket Gu Zhi used to sleep on. @Gu Zhi, Tangyuan really likes you and hopes you can visit it more often if possible/cry/rose. [Images][Images]

The curious netizens quickly compared the camels she posted with those in the video and confirmed they were indeed the ones used by Gu Yiyi, Qi Yunlin, and Gu Zhi for the race.

When they saw Xiao Wu's injuries, the originally curious netizens became enraged to the extreme.

"79 whip wounds? Unbelievable! @Gu Yiyi, is this what you call a few lashes?"

"My God, it breaks my heart. Such a large area of wounds, and sand got in them too. Won't it get infected/cry? How pained must the caretaker be?"

"Compared to the camel's injuries, can Gu Yiyi even call hers injuries? I can only say she didn't fall hard enough. @Gu Yiyi, go to hell/smile."

"Gu Yiyi and Qi Yunlin whipped the camel like that, but Gu Zhi didn't. The camel even likes her, their characters truly stand apart/cry. Yet some people still try to slander Gu Zhi."

"Zhi Zhi has always been such a warm person. Seeing her loving interaction with the camel Tangyuan at the scenic area, I'm actually jealous of a camel/cry!"

"@Gu Yiyi @Qi Yunlin, you beastly couple, either apologize or leave the industry. Shouldn't those propaganda accounts slandering Gu Zhi also apologize!?"

In no time, the netizens' anger reached its peak, and they couldn't help but flood Gu Yiyi and Qi Yunlin's Weibo.

Even the animal protection organization couldn't hold back and issued an advocacy letter for animal protection, strongly condemning the actions of Gu Yiyi and Qi Yunlin.

Soon, the original public opinion trend reversed in an instant.

Those who were once fooled by Gu Yiyi became even angrier, turning to attack Gu Yiyi with even greater force.

The power of the masses was enormous, and soon the topics #GuYiyiWhipsCamel# and #GuYiyiQiYunlinAnimalAbuse# were trending at the top of the hot search list.

Gu Yiyi hadn't put down her phone since she replied, but she never expected that the staff at the scenic area would dare to post photos online for clout!

At this moment, her phone was bombarded with private messages and comment notifications.

Her agent also made numerous calls, and after discussing for half a day, they couldn't come up with a solution, only advising her to use her phone less and not to respond further.

After all, with the animal protection association involved, the consequences would be unimaginable if it continued to escalate!

Gu Yiyi was so frustrated she almost threw her phone. Then she couldn't help but call Gu Wenlin dozens of times, but he didn't answer a single call!

Gu Yiyi was utterly helpless and could only turn to Gu Mu, pleading, "Mom, what do we do now? The internet is full of Gu Zhi's paid trolls attacking me. Even the animal association got involved! Call dad, call the company's PR, and have them suppress this matter!"

Right now, only the Gu Group could help her resolve this!

Gu Mu, equally frustrated and overwhelmed, was inexplicably angry.

"What can I do now? Your dad is still under investigation and hasn't come out; how can he help you? Why did you cause such a huge mess!?"

"I..." Gu Yiyi was at a loss for words, her gaze turning a bit cold, "Then pressure the show's production team and the scenic area to delete the Weibo posts! The Gu Family is at least one of the investors; if this keeps developing, I won't be able to stay in the entertainment industry!"

Gu Mu looked at her helplessly, feeling even more irritable inside, "If we could pressure the production team, wouldn't we have gotten rid of Gu Zhi back then!?"

If it weren't for the fact that Gu Zhi participated in this show, none of these things would have happened afterward!

But since the first episode, the Gu Family hasn't been the major investor in this program, and removing Gu Zhi would depend on the attitude of other investors!

Even if Gu Zhi wasn't removed, Yiyi had made too many mistakes in the recent episodes!

Gu Mu's face was grim, unwilling to speak further, while Gu Yiyi was even more anxious. Just as she was about to ask Qi Yunlin for help on her phone, she saw a Weibo notification that the scenic area's official account had posted:

Mingsha Mountain Scenic Area V: Regarding the camel race filming of @Dear Family V in our scenic area, we have been following up in real-time. After investigation, it is true that actress @Gu Yiyi and director @Qi Yunlin used whips to harm the camels within the scenic area. Camels have provided millennia of convenience for people, and are the best friends and family to desert dwellers. We abhor any behavior that harms or punishes animals and urge all netizens and visitors to protect all animals, as it's everyone's responsibility. As for actress @Gu Yiyi's current unapologetic stance and tactic of slandering the scenic area, we hereby punish @Gu Yiyi by banning her from ever entering Mingsha Mountain Scenic Area. The desert does not welcome any tourist who does not respect animals.

Once this Weibo post was released, the internet exploded even more.

No one expected the scenic area would actually come out with such a response!

And they blacklisted Gu Yiyi for life!

This is from the official scenic area account! In all the time we've been observing, it's the first time seeing a celebrity blacklisted by a scenic area!

"Justice served!!! Wow, I never expected so many twists in this scandal, even the official scenic area got involved!"

"It's truly satisfying. Gu Yiyi didn't care for the animals, and her fans called others beasts. @Qi Yunlin @Gu Yiyi, they're the real beasts!"