At this moment, a post appeared in the group—

[Breaking news!!! A popular celebrity has a girlfriend!]

Perhaps because the title was too sensational, many people immediately clicked on the post to see what the poster had made up this time.

The poster then said...

[OP: I'm posting this anonymously from my alternate account. I'm just a working-class guy in the entertainment industry, and I've only recently discovered that a lot of guys have wives. Like those male celebrities with lots of fans in your group, it's hilarious! And they even seem to love going to the same place for dates!]

[OP: I bet everyone in the industry knows this place; it's a privately-run hot pot restaurant.]

[OP: I just heard some juicy gossip today. A popular celebrity took his two wives to this hot pot restaurant.]

[I only eat, I don't wash dishes: ? ? Hmm? A popular celebrity? Who? MFY, SHT, or QHR?!]

[Your dad's here: Two sisters-in-law?! OMG, any fans, come claim them!]

[momo: No way, you guys believe that?! Where's the original poster's self-proof?]

[OP: Believe it or not, I just couldn't hold it in anymore and had to vent!]

This group is primarily an entertainment group, and as soon as this message came out, it was immediately screenshotted and reposted by multiple marketing accounts. For a time, almost everyone was speculating about who the popular celebrity the poster was referring to was.

Of course, no one will come forward to claim it.

The fans of each group were fighting amongst themselves, constantly shifting the blame to others.

...

"Depend on!"

When Ran Xuan saw the exposé his agent had forwarded to him in a private room at the hot pot restaurant, he cursed under his breath.

"Who the hell is so crazy as to leak this information?!"

The agent's message was very simple, just three words—

[It's been resolved.]

The two girls he brought along also saw the news. They were models and knew Ran Xuan through work. Ran Xuan had originally invited them out to play an escape room game today, but when they arrived, he said that the temporary car team couldn't be assembled, and since they were already there, they should have dinner together.

I never expected that this would be exposed.

Moreover, the original poster's target was quite clear, referring to "popular celebrities" in two words—

In fact, Ran Xuan is a complete idiot when it comes to popularity; at most, he's a third-tier actor. The biggest role he's ever played is the second male lead in a period drama. However, he has a regular variety show appearance, and coupled with his good image, he has a decent audience appeal and a loyal fanbase.

Even if there was nothing between him and these two girls, the fact that a celebrity was having an affair with a popular internet celebrity was a huge scandal. Ran Xuan understood this, of course. He stared at his phone screen, thinking about whether there was any way to turn things around.

He then discovered that his agent had sent him another message—

[The paparazzi just said they photographed you entering a hot pot restaurant with two beautiful women.]

Upon seeing these words, Ran Xuan's face turned ashen; it was clear this was an attempt at extortion.

They said they'd give me a price and promise not to tell anyone.

[There's another piece of good news, the paparazzi told me.]

"What?" Ran Xuan was too lazy to argue with his manager and immediately sent a voice message.

The agent seemed a bit angry, his voice very stern on the voice message, "Do you know how much they want?"

"Never mind that, just tell me the good news," Ran Xuan said impatiently.

"The good news is that Cen Yu is also at this hot pot restaurant," the agent said. "The paparazzi got a picture of him."

Cen Yu? Ran Xuan certainly knew this person.

The fact that he and Mu Fengyin followed each other on social media was trending on social media a while ago... Although the company behind them is Yunxing, Ran Xuan's company is not bad either. Besides, anyone can see that Yunxing and He Ci don't really care about the members of this team.

Perhaps this can be used to clear their name and shift the blame to Cen Yu.

What is he doing at the hot pot restaurant?

Ran Xuan maliciously speculated, "Could it be that they're here to meet their sugar daddy?"

"Buy that paparazzi photo too, and then spread the word that it was him." He didn't mention Cen Yu's name, but he knew that the two people next to him would most likely not reveal this unless they wanted to break ties with him.

The agent wasn't surprised by Ran Xuan's decision; that was his initial purpose when he told the other party that.

So after Ran Xuan hung up the phone, he immediately contacted the paparazzi.

...

Cen Yu was still eating hot pot, carefully observing the beef slices, afraid that the beef, which was more precious than his life, would be overcooked, when he saw Mu Fengyin answer a phone call.

It seemed like they initially didn't want to answer, but after looking at the contact information, they answered anyway.

However, after answering the call, he noticed that Mu Fengyin's previously warm expression had turned rather unpleasant.

Cen Yu scooped the beef out of the water and was about to put it in his mouth when he noticed that He Ci had called him.

"..." Cen Yu glanced at the contact on the phone, then stuffed the beef slices into his mouth before answering He Ci's call.

"You're with Mu Fengyin?"

“?” Cen Yu chewed on a slice of meat, wondering if He Ci had amnesia? Didn’t he just chat with him about having hot pot with Mu Fengyin?

"Hmm." He chewed a few times and swallowed before speaking, "Yes, I'm with Teacher Mu."

"You've been photographed."

"So what if I was photographed?" Cen Yu didn't understand; he hadn't done anything wrong.

He Ci probably felt that it couldn't be explained in a few words, so he said, "I'll send you a message."

He hung up the phone after saying that.

Cen Yu lowered his head and waited for He Ci to send him an invitation.

Then I discovered that marketing accounts were all forwarding screenshots from a forum, which captured all of the original poster's revelations and highlighted the key points.

A two-word phrase that has become a hot topic.

But that wasn't the end of it. Just as everyone was speculating about who this person was...

A profile picture of Cen Yu entering a hot pot restaurant with his head down appeared in the post.

The people below exclaimed in surprise, "???" "Holy crap? Cen Yu?!" "Wait, is Cen Yu a popular celebrity?"

The person didn't say anything, just posted a photo and ran away, which made it seem like the matter was real—otherwise, why would they just post a photo and run away? They were probably worried about being discovered and reported by Cen Yu.

Cen Yu took a photo—

[Yu: The person opposite me is Mu Fengyin, not the internet celebrity beauty and her sister-in-law.]

[Grand Eunuch: ...I know!]

[The Grand Eunuch: Never mind, let me think of a way.]