Unexpectedly, Su Ge secretly sent a message to Shang Yechu while they were talking. The manager was furious, confiscating her phone and stripping her of her right to follow celebrities on Weibo!

Shang Yechu's breathing quickened as she reviewed her conclusions, finding no logical flaws. This also explained why Qin Tianye's messages were never returned—the agent controlled Su Ge's phone and knew about Su Ge and Qin Tianye's relationship. Naturally, she would intercept Qin Tianye's messages immediately upon receiving them!

The more Shang Yechu thought about it, the clearer it became, but a faint sense of worry began to rise in her heart.

Su Ge is now completely unreachable. If the police are called, since she is not Su Ge's immediate family member, if Su Ge's parents tell the police that their daughter is alright, Shang Yechu will be the one caught in the middle.

Su Ge's message made her intentions clear: she wanted to leave the place where she was being held. But did she really expect Shang Yechu to rescue her? Or did she expect Shang Yechu to help her contact Qin Tianye? —Who did she think Shang Yechu was, James Bond or Sylvester Stallone?

The dazzling lights and shadows in the venue mirrored Shang Yechu's bewildered and uncertain heart.

Reason and the instinct for self-preservation mocked Su Ge: "Look at your connections! Your cheapskate father has you completely under his thumb; you can't find a single friend to help you, and you can only send a plea for help to an acquaintance who's not even a close friend. Why should I meddle in this? Mai Zhenye isn't someone to be trifled with. If I kidnapped his daughter, would I just wait for Meta Pictures to bombard Qingping Entertainment? Why didn't you ask that awkward idiot Qin Tianye to rescue you?"

This part of the voice was so loud, as if it were desperately trying to stop Shang Yechu from making a reckless decision.

But the emotional part kept reminding Shang Yechu: You should do something. Su Ge isn't your closest love or friend, but when Yechu was still an unknown nobody, she did take the initiative to reach out to you.

If Su Ge weren't Mai Zhenye's daughter, if the person who imprisoned Su Ge weren't her biological father, how wonderful that would be.

After a long internal struggle, Shang Yechu's eyes suddenly lit up: she would first check Su Ge's location, and then tell Qin Tianye, wouldn't that solve the problem? Let Qin Tianye go and fight for love!

In this way, even if Mai Zhenye gets angry, the only person he will target is Qin Tianye. However, Qin Tianye has already done so many foolish things for Su Ge, so he probably wouldn't care about sacrificing his acting career for Su Ge.

If Qin Tianye was unwilling to rescue Su Ge… Shang Yechu dismissed this speculation. Qin Tianye dared to defend Su Ge on Weibo during the height of the illegitimate child rumors, offending fans, and even went to Shang Yechu's side in public to whisper amongst themselves. Compared to all that, what was breaking into a hotel?

Qin Tianye is a good person. As long as Shang Yechu tells him not to betray him when she lets the cat out of the bag, he definitely won't let anything slip.

My God! She's a genius! She's true to her conscience and to her career. Shang Yechu is the most shrewd and skillful hero!

The heavy pressure in her heart immediately lifted, and Shang Yechu smiled and covered her mouth, saying, "Teacher Qin, don't worry, Su Ge is doing very well now. However..."

"The winner of this year's Xinghan Awards for Best Actress is Tao Xiang, for her role in 'The Legend of Hu Ji'!"

Shang Yechu and Qin Tianye quickly clapped again, as if they knew how.

While clapping, Shang Yechu whispered, "Let's talk about this later; it's not convenient here."

"Okay," Qin Tianye breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Ye Chu."

"It's nothing," Shang Yechu said with a hint of pride. She was still far from being a great hero like Li Yiming or Xiao Fengque, but perhaps she could already be considered a minor hero—the matter of rescuing Su Ge was still far from being settled, yet she was already getting smug, which wasn't good. She needed to change.

"Snap!"

"Snap!"

Numerous cameras flashed in, slightly dazzling Shang Yechu's eyes. Why were so many cameras suddenly focused on her face?

Qin Tianye was also a little confused, thinking that his expression was too ugly because he was worried about Su Ge, so he quickly smiled even more brightly.

Wait, wait.

Shang Yechu blinked.

What did she just hear?

Who won Best Actress?

Qin Tianye also realized what was happening and was quite surprised. He had thought the winner would be Ye Chu.

Xu Hanwen's expression was very unpleasant, but there was someone else whose expression was even more unpleasant.

"Old Qin, may I borrow your light?"

A stiff voice rang out. Shang Yechu looked up and saw that it was Zheng Bohan returning from the bathroom.

Zheng Bohan, with a long face, walked past Qin Tianye, casually picked up the trophy and threw it on the ground, then plopped down next to Shang Yechu.

From the reporters' perspective, all they could see was Ye Chu applauding Tao Xiang when Zheng Bohan walked in and casually tossed the trophy aside. Ye Chu, who was clapping, turned her head and looked at her teacher with some surprise.

That's a perfectly normal reaction. Zheng Bohan's actions do indeed resemble a medical episode.

Shang Yechu swallowed hard, glanced at Zheng Bohan, and whispered, "Teacher, where did the trophy go? I can hold it for you..."

Zheng Bohan snorted coldly: "What are you going to do with it? What valuable stuff is it!"

The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for the people around to hear. The celebrities who unfortunately heard it desperately tried to control their expressions, making sure their eyes or chins didn't leave their faces.

Shang Yechu nodded, smiled, and turned her face to face the awards stage.

However, unbeknownst to everyone, her back was completely soaked.

Fortunately, Shang Yechu had just been distracted by Su Ge's matter!

Last night, the organizing committee clearly informed her that Ye Chu was the winner of this year's Best Actress award. Until just now, Shang Ye Chu had believed it too. But when the winner was announced, it was Tao Xiang, the lead actress in "The Legend of Hu Ji."

Most suspiciously, the moment the presenter uttered Tao Xiang's name, many reporters in the room did not point their cameras at Tao Xiang, but instead, as if they knew something in advance, they all turned their cameras towards Shang Yechu!

If Shang Yechu showed any excessive surprise, astonishment, blankness, or anger when she announced her name, one can imagine how much these media outlets would have to write about!

Connections, pillow talk, pre-arranged bonuses, half-party champagne, clown, unable to sell himself for a high price, pillow talk wasted... Countless titles will snowflake down, relentlessly showering Ye Chu with insults. This moment will become an eternal black mark on Ye Chu's career, one that can never be washed away, no matter how far he goes.

Don't underestimate the ability of the Chinese entertainment industry to spread rumors, indulge in fantasy, and escalate stories. With just a fleeting expression, coupled with a few dubious chat screenshots, "insider" revelations, online posts from Green Leaf, comments from Red Sweet Potato, frame-by-frame analysis from Pi Station, hiring a few online trolls, and buying trending topics, Shang Yechu can be instantly burdened with countless accusations. The reach and destructive power of these lewd rumors are unimaginable.

These things, while not enough to ruin Shang Yechu, are more than enough to give her a hard time.

It's no exaggeration to say that Shang Yechu was sweating bullets. An artist can have scandals, but they absolutely cannot be low-class. Losing mystery and prestige in the eyes of the audience and fans is the most terrifying thing.

"I was so sure I would win the award, but I didn't, and I broke down during the award ceremony"—what could be more pathetic than that?

Even Shang Yechu herself couldn't guarantee what her expression would have been if she hadn't been distracted by Su Ge's matter when she heard Tao Xiang's name. For such a large and official organization as the Xinghan Awards to go back on its word, even the usually composed Shang Yechu couldn't help but lose her composure for a moment.

It can only be said that she was blessed by heaven and happened to be distracted at that moment.

The media, who were excitedly capturing Ye Chu's subtle expressions, were disappointed. Ye Chu remained composed throughout, showing no signs of losing her composure. She was only slightly surprised when she saw Zheng Bohan. But this hardly constituted a scandal, as the celebrities surrounding Zheng Bohan all looked like they were about to have a bowel movement; Ye Chu's surprise was quite subtle.

Tao Xiang, who was being ignored, was clearly more surprised and incoherent in her speech on stage, even stuttering a bit.

Shang Yechu looked at Tao Xiang with a smile from below the stage, but her heart was ice-cold.

Those reporters were clearly well-prepared and must have received prior arrangements.

Who exactly is plotting against her?