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| Zhang Yuxi’s Old Wounds Resurface: Bullied for Rejecting Love, Then Again on TV Show |
Zhang Yuxi might be all glam and grace on-screen, but turns out her teenage years were far from the fairytale. The Love and Redemption actress, now making waves on Ride the Wind 2024, casually dropped a bombshell during a livestream—and netizens are still reeling.
With her porcelain features and delicate looks, Zhang’s often praised for having the ultimate "drama heroine face." But behind the sweet image is a memory that left fans emotional and furious in equal measure.
In the livestream, Zhang shared a disturbing incident from her high school days. She had turned down a boy’s love confession—something any teen girl should be able to do without consequence. But instead of moving on, the boy decided to retaliate in the ugliest way possible.
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“He gathered a group of boys and waited for me outside the school gates,” Zhang Yuxi recalled. “They surrounded me and took turns kicking my legs. The white trousers I wore that day were covered in dirt and footprints.”
The most jaw-dropping part? Zhang told the story with a strangely calm, even cheeky tone. “I didn’t fight back. I just fell down on purpose hoping they’d stop,” she explained with a laugh. “Maybe I was too pretty—that’s why they bullied me!” she joked.
She went on to throw some light shade at her attackers, questioning how far their emotional intelligence was going to get them in life. “With that kind of mindset, good luck finding a wife,” she said bluntly.
Luckily, a nearby shopkeeper saw the attack and stepped in—threatening to call the police. The group scattered, but the emotional damage had already been done.
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While Zhang Yuxi may have laughed it off, fans definitely didn’t. “She told it with a smile, but we were crying listening to it,” one comment read. Others were shocked that something so violent could be brushed off like nothing. “Rejecting someone isn’t a crime. No one deserves that,” another wrote. “Pretty or not, that was straight-up school bullying.”
The livestream also dragged up another unsettling moment from her past—back in 2015, during the reality show Grade One (一年級). A male contestant confessed to her on-air. Zhang Yuxi rejected him, but he wouldn’t back down, reportedly making her so uncomfortable that she eventually left the show altogether. Looking back, fans say it was a public rerun of the same dynamic she faced at school—pressure, pursuit, and punishment just for saying no.
Now, Zhang Yuxi’s story is sparking fresh convos online about school bullying, gendered expectations, and how young women are still punished just for setting boundaries. Many are praising her for her bravery in opening up—especially with such a light-hearted spin that clearly masks a painful memory.
“She might be smiling,” one fan wrote, “but we need to talk about how common and unacceptable this is. Girls shouldn’t be scared of saying no.” From silent scars to public strength, Zhang Yuxi’s story is a harsh reminder that behind every perfect drama face is a real-life battle most of us never see.