It has almost been a year since Barbie Hsu and Wang Xiaofei divorced.
She has moved on (moved back?) to her first love South Korean DJ Koo Jun-yup and married him, while Wang Xiaofei has found himself a new paramour in the actress Zhang Yingying.
It seems like the estranged couple have completely closed the chapter where they shared their lives together, once upon a time.
To the netizens’ surprise, however, they discovered that Wang Xiaofei was using Barbie Hsu to promote his food products on Douyin (China’s TikTok).
In the newest video, the caption read: “Barbie Hsu Pregnant For Three Months, Broke Her Bottom Line For Koo Jun-yup”, following that, the next line was, “Wang Xiaofei: I feel distressed for myself, [so] I bought sour and spicy noodles”.
Hence, netizens are rightfully suspicious that Wang Xiaofei is playing the victim card so he can increase his sales.
Perhaps contrary to what he wants people to believe, his food company isn’t doing well at all.
The Douyin account “Sister Lan’s Recommendations”, which is responsible for these indirect methods of advertisement has a peculiar bio description too.
According to One Ping News Network, their bio description thanks users for following their account and promises to share positive and inspiring clips. It also mentions Wang Xiaofei’s new food and beverage company “Ma Liu Ji” (麻六记) by name twice.
Most of the videos on the Douyin are dedicated to promoting products from Ma Liu Ji, even going as far as providing links to the product page.
Moreover, Sister Lan frequently reposts livestreams of Wang Xiaofei’s mother Zhang Lan, in an obvious attempt to show that she has a good relationship between the mother and son.
Here’s a small taster of the other captions on Sister Lan’s videos:
- Wang Xiaofei (汪小菲) never thought that after leaving Barbie Hsu (大S), his business career would soar, more than 5000 of Ma Liu Ji’s picked fish sold, Wang Xiaofei leads the anxious factory
- Barbie Hsu reveals that [her] children call Koo Jun-yup father, Wang Xiaofei never thought that Ma Liu Ji would be chosen by Educator Yu Minghong, sour and spicy noodles have sold more than 100,000 packets
- Barbie Hsu Pregnant For Three Months, Broke Her Bottom Line For Koo Jun-yup (具俊晔), Wang Xiaofei: I feel distressed for myself, [so] I bought sour and spicy noodles, Netizens: feel saddened for Wang Xiaofei
Yes, the captions are really that long, unhinged and illogical.
Notably, most of the videos feature images of Barbie Hsu and Koo Jun-yup at the front.
The caption about Barbie Hsu’s supposed pregnancy has numerous variations too.
Rumours of Pregnancy Are Greatly Exaggerated
Now that Sister Lan’s Recommendations is claiming that Barbie Hsu is genuinely pregnant, the netizens could no longer stand it.
The comment sections of the videos are filled with comments criticising Wang Xiaofei for using his ex-wife’s popularity to promote his own product.
One netizen wrote, “Shameful to death, using your ex-wife’s popularity even though you’re divorced.”
Another Douyin user asked, “Why are you constantly dragging in your ex-wife when you’re selling your own products?”
Others beg Wang Xiaofei to let Barbie Hsu off the hook, since she is already married for the second time.
As a matter of fact, the news of Barbie Hsu’s third pregnancy is greatly exaggerated, and they have been floating around the internet since July.
The initial rumour started out with gossip rags alleging that Barbie Hsu was more than two months pregnant, and Koo Jun-yup’s mother was so happy that she needed to take some medicine to calm her heart.
Afterwards, Barbie Hsu’s mother had to step forward to refute these rumours.
Questioning the authenticity of the rumours, Hsu’s mother asked “how is that even possible”, even revealing that another pregnancy isn’t healthy for her daughter at all, considering the Taiwanese actress’ current age and past medical history.
Although Barbie Hsu, now 45, had two children with her ex-husband, those two pregnancies hadn’t been easy on her body. Moreover, she previously terminated her third baby because her doctor found that the foetus was underdeveloped.
Seriously though, using your ex-wife’s clout when you were the one who cheated on her first…
Wang Xiaofei, is your skin as thick as the Great Wall of China?
Featured Image: Douyin