On one hand, he thought the rumors about the other person and Xie Jinshen were nonsense, just like the online claim that Cen Yu was his sister-in-law, which was purely a joke. On the other hand, Xie Jinshen's omnipresence and possessiveness did indeed make him suspicious.

They were suspicious of the other person's identity, wondering if Xie Jinshen was really just Cen Yu's assistant and a friend from university.

He used this high-sounding excuse just to get a positive answer from Cen Yu.

However, Cen Yu remained surprisingly calm when questioned by Mu Fengyin.

He pulled out Qian Aige's cigarettes from his pants pocket, then took one out. "What if I said... it's true?"

He took out a one-yuan plastic lighter prepared by the props team, lit the cigarette in his mouth, and without looking at Mu Fengyin's expression, he simply said to him, "What's being said online is all true."

"I did date Xie Jinshen."

He didn't hear Mu Fengyin's voice, so he turned to look at the other person's expression.

Mu Fengyin's expression was stiff, as if he hadn't expected this to be Cen Yu's answer.

Cen Yu found it amusing. "Teacher Mu."

“Xie Jinshen is not only my boyfriend, but he also spent a lot of money voting for me.” He held a cigarette between his fingers. “I told him to shut up and not to tell anyone about our relationship. I made him my assistant to monitor his speech.”

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Teacher Mu."

“I’m not some champion of justice, nor am I a good person.” He looked at Mu Fengyin’s expression through the grayish-white smoke. “So I have nothing to refute. What’s said online is all true.”

"I'm a lousy person."

"He's not the kind of good person you imagine, the one who stands up for you and gives you evidence to deal with your agency."

Mu Fengyin stood still without moving. Cen Yu smiled and said, "Let's go, Teacher Mu."

"It's time to go back."

...

Mu Fengyin stood still, watching Cen Yu's retreating figure.

The other person was wearing Qian Aige's costume, and his clothes were a little dirty from the scene he had just filmed... The words Cen Yu had just said kept flashing through his mind, and the other person had spoken to him clearly and directly.

Both he and Xie Jinshen are real.

It's even true that Xie Jinshen voted for him, which helped him succeed in the talent show.

In the past, this would have been the most intolerable thing for Mu Fengyin...

Even regarding his act of bravery in the restroom, Cen Yu said he wasn't a champion of justice, nor was he a good person who liked to do good deeds... Mu Fengyin just stood there, watching Cen Yu's back without turning around.

The filming location chosen by Gu Hanyin was cleared beforehand, and there were no onlookers nearby.

To protect his voice, Mu Fengyin rarely smoked or drank alcohol, and his occasional indulgences only occurred when he was struggling to make a decision.

He recalled the time he and Cen Yu were smoking face-to-face in the courtyard of the villa during the recording of the variety show.

And what the other person said during the chat with Cen Yu—

He realized he really didn't understand Cen Yu. If he really wanted to become famous, he should have been very cautious. But when faced with provocations from Duan Zhou or others, he had his own set of logic and code of conduct.

He should criticize the other party's attitude, but now Mu Fengyin can't say anything.

The wind by the riverbank was so strong, it seemed to blow away all the thoughts in his head. Although Mu Fengyin never said that his life had been smooth sailing, it was hard to say that it had been full of hardships.

He achieved success right from his debut, and apart from the unpleasantness with his agency when he terminated his contract, his life has been almost smooth sailing.

"...Teacher Mu?"

Seemingly because he had been standing there without moving, the new agent eventually came over.

Mu Fengyin turned to look at her.

"Let's go back."

Mu Fengyin said, "I'm packing my bags; I have to film tomorrow." He was meticulous, just as he had been countless times before. Being a good artist and doing his job well was everything.

The agent guessed that his boss's conversation with Cen Yu had not been pleasant.

After all, even though Mu Fengyin tried his best to hide it before arriving at the film set, his almost undisguised excitement was still so obvious.

But now Mu Fengyin just stands there, his expression unchanged, no different from before. He is the perfect idol in the eyes of the world, the Mu Fengyin who never makes a mistake, but his manager feels that there are still some changes.

...

Cen Yu was well aware of the "blow" his words would inflict on Mu Fengyin.

In the original work, Mu Fengyin is a meticulous person, at least when it comes to his identity as an artist. He even criticized Xie Jinshen for being distracted by a "scumbag" and unable to concentrate on his work.

Although the object of his affections has changed, Cen Yu doesn't think Mu Fengyin's personality will undergo a major transformation.

"What is Xiao Mu doing standing there?" Ji Hengyun asked, half-jokingly. "What did you say that hurt him?"

While listening to Ji Hengyun's question, Cen Yu looked at Xie Jinshen beside her and said, "We didn't talk about anything."

"He asked me about my recent scandals, wanting to see how He Ci would handle them."

Ji Hengyun then revealed a look of sudden realization, "Even Xiao Mu knows...it seems this matter has spread quite widely."

He clearly knew the relationship between Xie Jinshen and Cen Yu, yet he still asked Cen Yu, "Didn't He Ci discuss this with you?"

Cen Yu found it amusing.

Everyone present, including Gu Hanyin, clearly knew what kind of relationship Xie Jinshen had with her, but they pretended to know nothing at all.

Cen Yu ignored Ji Hengyun's probing and simply shrugged, "He's probably too busy to care about me right now."

"Director Gu, is there something you need?"

Gu Hanyin simply stated the upcoming filming arrangements in a businesslike manner.

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