The implication is that He Ci wants to find out who released the recording.

"Is there even a question?" The senior executive spread his hands. "He Ci, we don't need to play dumb."

“Cen Yu herself won’t release it, so Jiang Jueming can’t get your conversation with Cen Yu.”

"Who will benefit and who will be harmed after this is exposed?" he countered He Ci. "Besides Xie Jinshen, is there anyone else?"

He Ci remained silent, which was the worst possible answer; all he had wanted to do before was to try and struggle.

Xie Jinshen had been by Cen Yu's side for years, and could freely enter and leave hotel rooms, so it would have been incredibly easy for him to place such a listening device... The fact that he was able to release this recording, and incidentally reveal his identity as a major fan of the voting campaign, as well as the process of Cen Yu "using" him, only proved one thing.

He was determined to get Cen Yu out of the public eye.

This is also what truly gives Yunxing a headache.

He Ci leaned back in his chair, the cigarette still burning between his fingers... The conference room was almost filled with smoke because of dealing with Cen Yu's matter.

He looked at the message Cen Yu had sent him on his phone, then stubbed out his cigarette.

"I see."

"Do as the company says."

After the higher-ups left, He Ci turned to Yan Chongning and asked, "Who called you?"

Even with the phone muted during the meeting, He Ci could still see calls coming in on Yan Chongning's screen.

Yan Chongning simply turned off his phone. "Thank you, Jinshen."

"...He still has the nerve to make a phone call?" He Ci almost sneered.

Yan Chongning was also troubled. "Cen Yu has disappeared."

"Xie Jinshen asked me if I knew where Cen Yu went, and whether Cen Yu had contacted me." Yan Chongning said, looking at He Ci, "Didn't she call you?"

He seemed genuinely surprised that Cen Yu had disappeared, muttering to himself, "What if she really disappeared? Will she do something rash?"

He Ci smirked. Even if the whole world had gone crazy, Cen Yu wouldn't be so foolish.

But the other party was in cahoots with Xie Jinshen, or rather, Yunxing was originally dependent on the Xie family for survival, so he didn't say anything about Cen Yu contacting him. Instead, he sarcastically remarked, "That would be big news."

Yan Chongning clicked his tongue, "No way, you're that cold-blooded?!"

He Ci pushed back his chair and stood up. "Am I cold-blooded?"

He looked down at Yan Chongning and said, "Why don't you ask Xie Jinshen who's the worse one?"

...

The apartment He Ci provided was one he bought many years ago. After moving to a larger house, he left this apartment vacant to rent out.

Just before the Lunar New Year, the previous tenant moved out. He hadn't been short of money for years, so he didn't bother looking for a new tenant and temporarily vacated the space... which he then lent to Cen Yu.

Cen Yu entered the password and checked in immediately. He didn't bring much stuff; he planned to buy the rest online. After arriving at He Ci's apartment, he sent her a message, promising not to cause her any trouble.

[Grand Eunuch: ...]

[The Grand Eunuch: ...You've caused me enough trouble already.]

Cen Yu pretended not to see it.

After taking a shower and sitting on the sofa, Cen Yu finally had time to check the messages others had sent him. Both Mu Fengyin and Ji Hengyun had inquired about his condition. Gu Hanyin only sent one sentence, "Xie Jinshen is going crazy," and then said nothing more.

The rest was news about Jiang Jueming and others.

He first replied to Gu Hanyin—

[Yu: Let him go crazy.]

Then he replied to Mu Fengyin and Ji Hengyun respectively.

[Yu: I'm fine, I'm still alive. I'll rest for a bit.]

Finally, he replied to his poor teammates—

[Yu: I'm a jerk, I'm sorry, goodbye.]

As soon as he sent the message, Mu Fengyin's voice message popped up. Cen Yu hesitated for a second, but still answered the phone.

"Are you alright?" Mu Fengyin's tone was a little fast, and he sounded very anxious. "If you're still on set, try to get somewhere else first, all the reporters are rushing there."

“It’s alright, I left a long time ago,” Cen Yu said, then paused for a second, “You didn’t ask Gu Hanyin.”

"Gu Hanyin said she didn't know." Mu Fengyin's voice also sounded very unpleasant.

"He said he wasn't on set, that he'd already left, and that he didn't know where you were." Mu Fengyin seemed incredulous that the other party could be so cold-blooded, then he changed the subject, "Where are you?"

"I tried calling you before, but no one answered."

"On Earth," Cen Yu said after thinking for a moment.

"..." Mu Fengyin sighed. Perhaps knowing that Cen Yu did not want to reveal his location, he hesitated for a moment before speaking, "If you have nowhere to go, I have a vacant house in XX."

"..." How come everyone knows he has nowhere to go right now?

Cen Yu was curious, but still made up a story, "It's okay, I'm working on a construction site making cement, and they provide food and lodging here."

"Cen Yu!" Mu Fengyin felt that subtle, choked-up feeling again.

He truly hadn't expected that even in this situation, this person could still be so relaxed.

Cen Yu chuckled, "It's alright, I have somewhere to go."

"Thank you." He thought for a moment and said, "You don't need to speak up for me on Weibo. I brought this on myself."

Cen Yu knew, of course, that once his affair was exposed, Mu Fengyin, with whom he had a “good relationship,” would also become the target of others’ attention. He didn’t want to drag others into it; this was a matter between him and Xie Jinshen.

After hanging up the phone, he also saw several messages.

[Teacher Ji: I couldn't get through to you on the phone just now. I heard from Lao Gu that you left the set. If you have nowhere to go, you can stay here. The security here is good, and no paparazzi will get in.]

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