Chapter 036
Xu Jingning had never been so speechless.
No, Yan Xun really only had a fever once, right? Why did he look so different?
Xu Jingning wished she could hit herself with a stick and go back to two days ago. Although there was still some distance between them then, at least it wasn't as difficult to deal with as it is now.
Seeing that people were beginning to feel uncomfortable, Yan Xun smiled and said, "It's customary to exchange gifts. I'll prepare a gift for you as well. Ningning, make a wish?"
Xu Jingning: “…”
It feels like someone is pushing their feet.
If this continues, he may have to move back to his original community.
In order to prevent some strange developments, he quickly rejected it: "No, I'm a little sleepy now, I'm going to rest first!"
After finally escaping from the somewhat ambiguous atmosphere, Xu Jingning returned to the guest room and locked the door quickly. He rubbed his hot neck while forcing himself to do his business.
It was six o'clock in the afternoon. He sent messages to several girls and then confirmed the location of 2874.
2874: "Ning Ning, I'm here!"
2874: "I think what you said hit the nail on the head for Zhong Yue. He hung the doll on the balcony. From this angle, I can take a clear picture of the entire living room."
2874: "Ohhhhhh he's back!"
After saying that, the system fell silent and began to broadcast the live broadcast to Xu Jingning.
In the picture, Zhong Yue is walking out of the bedroom with his arms around a girl who has an innocent look but is dressed sexy. The two are so intimate that it is obvious at first glance that they have a close relationship.
The girl was petite and cute, and from Zhong Yue's perspective he could only see the top of her head, but from 2874's side, the entire process of the girl rolling her eyes was clearly broadcast.
It seemed as if it was stained with something dirty, but after a moment it disappeared and then returned to its affectionate look.
The next second, she hooked her arm around the man's arm again, and asked coquettishly, "Brother Zhong, let me stay here with you tonight~"
Zhong Yue was obviously very fond of this. Although he was not very willing on the surface, he became elated after being coaxed by the girl's words: "Okay, just for one night. You know I'm too busy."
The girl naturally responded softly.
So the two of them spent some time together affectionately, until Zhong Yue received a message on his phone. A look of joy appeared on his brows, and he immediately left the girl and started chatting with the person on the other end of the phone.
The girl didn't get angry, she leaned against him and asked, "Brother Zhong, what good news did you receive?"
"It's about the new job..." Zhong Yue realized something halfway through his speech. His face froze. He touched his nose and coaxed, "Baby, my assistant will be here to deliver the script later. I can't accompany you tonight. How about you go back by yourself first?"
“No, you’ve already agreed, how can you go against my will!” The girl started to act petty, and when she saw Zhong Yue’s expression gradually turn cold, she changed her tone to one of grievance, “Besides, I learned a few new dishes, and I wanted to show them off to you today, and also to celebrate your new job…”
The girl's charming appearance and flattering words obviously made Zhong Yue very happy. He hesitated and said, "Then... leave after dinner?"
The girl immediately smiled and said, "Okay! I understand. I won't disturb my work!"
Zhong Yue was very satisfied with her understanding and immediately sent a message back.
Two minutes later, the phone vibrated repeatedly. Xu Jingning opened the anonymous group chat and saw several messages sent by two people.
One of them said that he had made an appointment with Zhong Yue to meet at nine o'clock in the evening, while the other was ready and could start at any time.
Xu Jingning curled his lips.
So, at 9 o'clock in the evening, a newly registered Weibo account started a live broadcast. The live broadcast room that no one noticed had an extremely attractive title:
【Click to watch the top male star’s online scandal】
The live broadcast appeared very suddenly, and not many people stopped to watch it even if the title was attractive. However, this time was the rush hour after get off work, and everyone was checking their phones. As more people came to watch the fun, this live broadcast was pushed to the bottom of the entertainment list.
[What is this? Top male star, which top male star? ]
[Is this angle of view from a balcony? It’s not a good idea to shoot directly at someone’s room…]
[Let me see which good person who punishes evil and promotes good has installed cameras in people's homes. Is this considered an invasion? ]
[Uh, the layout of this room... can I say it? It looks like a neighborhood where some famous artists gather. I just don't know which top star lives there.]
While there was no change on the screen, everyone started chatting in the barrage. After a while, a woman with a thick mosaic on her face but wearing a sexy suspender came out.
Her voice was also blurred, but it was not difficult to hear what she said: "Brother Zhong, do you really not want me to help you wash the dishes?"
[Brother Zhong? Which Zhong? Could it be the one I think of? ]
[Fuck, the title is called Top Male Star. Although I don’t quite agree with it, he deserves it for being so shameless that he stays on the hot search list and refuses to come down? ]
[Hmm? ? Is the dog-skin plaster finally going to collapse? ]
[Don’t make random guesses! Zhong Yue is not in a relationship. This was clarified during the live broadcast today. Don’t make random guesses just because of a name! ]
Seeing that the speculations in the comments were becoming more and more consistent, Zhong Yue's fans quickly began to take control of the situation.
However, the next moment, their brother came out and slapped them in the face.
Zhong Yue slowly walked into the picture. His high-definition facial features formed a sharp contrast with the mosaic on the side. Most importantly, his shiny face, which was rarely seen without makeup, looked so radiant at first glance.
[This is... Zhong Yue? It's hard to describe her without makeup.]
[Damn, what a greasy man. Is this what you call a star? ]
[He has more acne on his face than my teenage cousin...]
At this time, Zhong Yue had a smile on his face, but his words were impatient to drive him away: "Well, no, there is housekeeping, I can't bear to let you get wet by yourself."
The girl giggled at his words, then walked up to him and hugged him in an intimate manner, and there were also some sounds that were absolutely impossible not to think of as wrong. At this point, no matter how much the fans wanted to defend themselves, they were powerless to refute.
The barrage of comments was silent for a full second, and then it filled the entire screen.
[What the hell? What the hell? Why didn’t I find Zhong Yue so disgusting before? ]
[Fuck, I'm going to yue, what did he say??? What's the relationship between this person and him???]
[Fuck, all the casual fans have completely run away. I thought he looked honest and decent before, but he turned out to be just this honest? ]
But fans are still insisting that it must be a close relative or something like that.
Until the girl nestled in Zhong Yue's arms, she asked half aggrievedly and half reluctantly: "I don't want to leave, Brother Zhong, I love you so much, when will you officially announce our relationship to everyone?"
Although part of the mosaic was applied to Zhong Yue's face to protect the amateurs, it still couldn't cover up his choked hesitation: "Wait a little longer, my career is not completely stable yet."
The girl seemed dissatisfied: "Then tell me yourself, who am I to you?"
Zhong Yue immediately took over the stage: "Baby is of course my most beloved wife!"
It has come to this point, the hammer has been hammered thoroughly, some fans have been driven away by anger, while others who are still watching the live broadcast are silent and dare not show their heads.
[Hey, why aren't the fans here? Didn't they say your brother was still clarifying things this afternoon? ]
Most people were just watching the fun, and some of them had some connections to take advantage of the situation. This well-received live broadcast of a car accident successfully put Zhong Yue in the top ten hot searches.
Some black fans even joked that this was the first time that Zhong Yue made it into the top ten by relying on his own popularity.
On the other hand, after learning that a certain black live broadcast was related to his own artist, Zhong Yue's agent rushed to suppress the heat. However, due to the existence of the live broadcast room, word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, with more and more people actively pouring in. As soon as one entry was deleted, a new one would take its place.
But the agent couldn't get in touch with Zhong Yue himself.
In a hurry, he had to call his assistant: "Hello, Xie Ying, where are you now?"
The girl who was called Xie Ying paused for a moment and replied: "On the way to Zhong Yue's house."
The agent was stunned for a moment, then asked cautiously: "What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to deliver the script. Didn't you ask me to go?" Xie Ying asked with a hint of doubt in her tone, "What happened?"
"No, no! I was just worried that you'd forgotten." Realizing that she hadn't had time to check Weibo, her manager hurriedly urged her, "The sooner the better. It's not safe for a girl like you to be out there this late..."
"It's okay. At worst, I can just live with Zhong Yue." Xie Ying looked nonchalant. "This isn't the first time I've had a relationship with him."
When she heard that she was about to enter the house and the live broadcast on her phone showed no sign of ending, her agent became even more anxious: "Don't! Don't go in!"
As he spoke, he heard the sound of someone getting out of the car and locking the door, and sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Brother Zhou, what's wrong with you?" Although Xie Ying expressed her doubts, she walked towards the elevator without hesitation. "Although I am Zhong Yue's assistant, I am also his girlfriend. What are you worried about? Is there someone hiding in his house?"
There are indeed people hiding...
The agent choked dryly, looked up and saw that the girl had left the live broadcast, then he slowly breathed a sigh of relief and made an excuse: "Well... the production team just notified me that there are some problems with the script, so I'm anxious. Don't let him be lazy, call him to the company, and I'll talk to him in detail."
This excuse was quite reasonable, so Xie Ying didn't suspect anything and readily agreed.
The agent also let out a sigh of relief and went to find the public relations officer with a gloomy face.
He only knew that Zhong Yue liked to play, but this circle was not clean to begin with, so how many people didn't play? As long as it didn't cause any trouble, he would turn a blind eye.
Who knew that Zhong Yue would be so bold as to directly confirm a series of romantic relationships without reporting to him! Now that something like this had happened, they had no time to respond.
Therefore, in the fifteenth minute after the black live broadcast started, Zhong Yue Studio urgently issued a statement.
The statement said that Zhong Yue was indeed in a relationship, but due to family reasons his relationship with his girlfriend was not stable, so they had not announced their relationship for the time being.
A lawyer's letter has been sent to those who maliciously filmed and live-streamed the event, and they will be severely punished once discovered.
The statement was issued quickly and was clearly targeted. Most passers-by accepted this statement, but there were still a small number of people who were not afraid of trouble and fanned the flames in the comment section:
[Didn’t your family urge you to get married? You’re already kissing, hugging, and calling each other baby, but you still say the relationship is unstable. Didn’t the girls run away speechlessly when you were choosing a concubine during the blind date? ]
[Hey, I know that Zhong Yue is still a scumbag at heart]
[Hey, the live broadcast is still on, it seems someone else is here]
[Fuck, come and watch the fun! This time, Zhong Yue, the scumbag, has been hammered to death! ]
The agent was monitoring the direction of public opinion in real time and noticed that netizens' reactions were not right. He turned pale and hurried back to watch the live broadcast.
Only a few minutes had passed, and because of the studio's statement, a small number of netizens thought that the gossip was over, but more people were attracted by the statement and found that the live broadcast was not closed but there were new movements. The popularity of the room reached a new climax.
Another woman appeared in the screen. She was wearing a casual suit but it couldn't hide her slender legs and fair skin, making her look like a beauty. Her face and voice were still processed. From the conversation, it can be inferred that she was the assistant who came to deliver the script to Zhong Yue.
[Is anyone as curious as I am? Which big shot did it? He protected the amateurs so completely, leaving only Zhong Yue exposed without even a piece of underwear. This is a live broadcast!!!]
Originally, everyone was just curious about the sequel, as the script involved too many secrets and all the relevant content was censored. However, the content started to go off track after two sentences.
"Brother Zhou said he wants to discuss some details of the script with you, so we have to go to the company."
That being said, at this moment the beautiful assistant was sitting on the sofa with Zhong Yue. The two were very close to each other. The assistant's long legs were bent, showing off her advantages. Not to mention that Zhong Yue was distracted, netizens were all staring with their eyes wide open.
Zhong Yue's hand began to become restless and slowly rubbed against the assistant's thigh.
[What the hell! What the hell! What the hell! Is this something we can watch? ]
[Ahhhhhhhhh Zhong Yue, stop it! Let go of the beautiful sister! This is considered workplace sexual harassment! ]
[Ahhhh please don’t close the live broadcast room, I still want to watch the show! ! ! ]
Fortunately, the assistant quickly slapped his hand away: "What are you doing?"
Seeing that Xie Ying's tone didn't seem to be so resistant, Zhong Yue smiled and pressed on: "It's been a long time since I've been alone with you, my wife."
【??? What is he shouting? What is he barking like a dog?】
[The little sister who was said to be his girlfriend just now...these two have completely different body shapes, right? ]
[Um, well, didn’t Zhong Yue’s studio just release a statement saying that he has a girlfriend? Does that mean he has several girlfriends?]
Xie Ying, who “didn’t know” about the live broadcast, still responded calmly: “Brother Zhou is in a hurry, go and do your work first, I’ll have plenty of time to accompany you after that, be obedient.”
Afterwards, netizens were speechless as they watched Zhong Yue, who was known as a "sunny boy", show a reluctant expression, but still extended his hand to the beautiful assistant: "Okay, let me kiss you for a while..."
Just as the beauty was about to be tortured by the pig, the door to the living room suddenly opened, and her cheerful voice came in before the suspender girl: "Brother Zhong! I left my coat here with you, did you see it?"
Then, the three of them met in the living room, and the scene was still for a while.
[Fuck Shura Field! Let’s fight! ]
[Ahhhhh, go to your Shura field! I want to see two beautiful women beat up a scumbag in mixed doubles! ]
Zhong Yue's face flashed with panic. He hastily pushed away Xie Ying's half-removed coat and said without thinking: "What are you doing back here?"
The girl in suspenders stretched out her hands and trembled slightly: "Zhong Yue, who is she?"
Xie Ying was very calm: "I'm his girlfriend, who are you?"
Seeing the two women confronting each other, Zhong Yue tried to run away, but was caught by Xie Ying, who was quick-witted and swift-handed: "Zhong Yue, don't you want to give an explanation?"
The hot-tempered girl in suspenders threw her bag at him: "Zhong Yue, how dare you cheat on me!"
The shrill voice became sweeter and softer after processing, but the uncontrollable anger made the netizens outside the screen tremble.
[Fuck, my sister is so fierce! ]
【Ahhh, good job! Hit me harder!】
This was probably the first time that Zhong Yue was beaten by a woman. His guilty conscience and inability to react in time led to the opponent's one-sided trend. He even forgot to fight back. Seeing that the girl had dealt with it well, Xie Ying just watched coldly without intervening.
But when the girl was tired of beating him, he handed her a rolling pin from the kitchen and said, "Hit her with this. Don't hurt your hands."
[The assistant made good use of the knife hhhh]
[This is the right attitude towards a scumbag! ]
[Is Zhong Yue stupid and doesn't know how to fight back? ]
[Well, he would be stupid if he fought back. Does he care about his reputation if he hits a woman?]
[Makotoku, you're saying it as if cheating still has a reputation.]
The girl in suspenders grabbed the rolling pin and turned towards the frightened Zhong Yue who was standing aside with a fierce look. Just as she was about to step forward, a horn suddenly sounded outside the balcony.
"Zhong Yue, the scumbag, cheated people for money and sex, he deserves a bad death!"
"Zhong Yue, the scumbag, cheated people for money and sex, he deserves a bad death!"
The sound of horns kept circulating in the community, sometimes close and sometimes far away, but from Zhong Yue's unstoppable expression, it could be seen that this was probably the fact.
[Wow? Five sisters? No, where does Zhong Yue get such great charm? 】
[Fuck, I'm really sick to my stomach. He's also a liar who cheats people for money and sex?! ]
[How can I rely on this bad artist not to ban him and keep him for the New Year? 】
[Ys better not let me down, quickly terminate the contract with this bastard and put him on ice! He has not made any name for himself in all these years, and I don’t know how he got to the top.]
[Don't hide it, it would be great if you could just die socially, hahahaha]
The main reason why Zhong Yue's community is well hidden is that most of the surrounding areas are old communities in Pingjiang. These elderly Pingjiang natives pay great attention to protecting their personal privacy and are keen to gossip about other people. If the paparazzi does not have some real evidence, they will basically be caught by the uncles and aunts if they cannot get any information about the artist.
Therefore, after such broadcast and publicity, everyone around knew that there was a scumbag named Zhong Yue living in this community.
Many people came out and gathered, watching the radio car running around the community, whispering to each other, and everyone squatted to listen to jokes.
Xu Jingning, who had already entered the community in advance, was walking up the stairs leisurely and making a phone call.
"Hello, is this the police station? I'd like to report that someone in Linhai District is suspected of hiding a large amount of addictive drugs."
At this time, it was rare for everyone to come out to watch the fun, but they were dispersed by the police officers who rushed out for duty after a while. The live broadcast on the Internet was also urgently cut off when three other mosaic beauties rushed into the living room to join in the abuse. Although they were still not satisfied, at least everyone had a good watch and immediately ran to various related entries for heated discussions.
When the agent finally received Zhong Yue's call, even though he knew the situation was irreversible, he still greeted him with a pale face: "Zhong Yue, you bastard, what a stupid thing you did! Did you know that someone has installed surveillance cameras in your house!"
Then, there was silence on the other end for a second, and a strange male voice responded: "Hello, are you Zhong Yue's agent?"
Hearing that something was not right over there, the agent's face turned pale and he immediately changed his tone: "Yes, I am... Can I ask how Zhong Yue is doing first?"
"He cheated five girls out of a large sum of money, more than 300,000 yuan. It's not a small amount. It will take at least ten years to do it."
The policeman on the other side spoke in a steady voice: "Please go to Linhai Police Station and cooperate with the investigation."
The agent's lips turned pale, but he still nodded in agreement.
After hanging up the phone, he pinched his palm viciously. He didn't even care about public relations and just wanted to solve the problem here as soon as possible.
The studio remained silent after being slapped in the face, and many people speculated whether Zhong Yue had been completely abandoned.
The internet was enjoying the melon, not just netizens but other people as well. As soon as the live broadcast ended, the official of "Interpretation of New Generation" quickly released a termination statement.
Fortunately, he was just a guest, so his departure wouldn’t be a big deal. Besides, there were many people in the program crew waiting for him to leave.
Then, within just two hours, many brands came out to announce that they had contacted Zhong Yue's studio to terminate their contracts.
The most famous of them is the brand ambassador of the Epura men's fragrance series.
"They have come over here to ask if we have any intention to sign a contract."
On the phone, Xu Xingcheng laughed heartily: "Oh, I never thought in my dreams that in the end it would be Epura who personally sent it to you for your signature."
Xu Jingning tapped the phone case with her fingers. She waited until her sister finished speaking before she smiled and said, "This is just a contact. Everything is uncertain."
"You came right after I terminated my contract. That shows how much I value you." At this moment, Xu Xingcheng was so happy that he dared to dream anything. "Be more confident. You will be the next top star!"
After chatting with his sister, Xu Jingning hung up the phone. The police who had been waiting for a long time knocked on the door and asked, "Are you done, Mr. Xu?"
Xu Jingning smiled obediently: "Well, police comrade, do you have anything else to ask?"
"No, no, thank you very much for your enthusiastic report." Although the whole matter was handled extremely smoothly, so smoothly that it seemed as if Xu Jingning had specially brought it up, how could the young policeman dare to detain this enthusiastic citizen?
What's more, looking at Xu Jingning's kind-hearted smiling face, I feel that he is not a bad person.
The young policeman usually likes to read some entertainment news. Knowing Xu Jingning's identity, he placed him in an office after taking his statement, and sent him tea and midnight snacks, fearing that he had not entertained him well enough.
Thinking of how he tried hard to suppress his nervousness and cooperate seriously when taking the statement, the young policeman also sighed.
"Nothing, I just may need your cooperation in the next few days, so please pay attention to the recent phone messages."
"Oh, and there's that camera," the policeman reminded earnestly, "Although it's done with good intentions, this kind of behavior that violates other people's privacy is not advisable. More legal channels and means should be adopted..."
Xu Jingning nodded in understanding: "You are right, I will remember it!"
It is said that celebrities look three times better in real life than they do in front of the camera. Xu Jingning's pretty face showed a serious expression and looked at him with sincere gratitude. The young policeman suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
I seem to understand why my sister likes Xu Jingning so much.
While I was distracted, the other party asked again: "When can those ladies leave?"
The young policeman quickly came back to his senses and replied: "It involves intentional injury, so we will have to question him for a few more days."
Xu Jingning immediately frowned and looked ashamed: "I asked them to go, but they were detained and I just walked away... I feel bad about it."
Seeing Xu Jingning's eyes slightly drooping and moistened with a little crystal, the policeman couldn't bear to reveal: "It's okay, the rule is that the dead are alive, as long as the injury is not serious, it doesn't necessarily..."
Halfway through his speech, he realized that it was inappropriate for him to say such things given his status, so he stopped abruptly and scratched his head embarrassedly.
At first glance, he is a junior police officer who has just joined the job not long ago.
Xu Jingning still expressed his gratitude to him.
As soon as he left the police station, he quickly knocked on 2874: "Tongtong, can the extent of Zhong Yue's injury be changed?"
2874 scanned for a while and replied: "Don't worry, I don't need to do anything. Xiaoyou may seem to be ruthless, but the damage she inflicted is hidden damage. They will probably just go through the process and give her a few words of education and everything will be fine."
Upon hearing this result, Xu Jingning showed a rare hint of surprise.
He knew the identities of the girls who were deceived. Except Xiaoyou, who was an artist from the same company as Zhong Yue and was preparing to debut, and Xie Ying, who was his personal assistant, the other three were ordinary students. They were young and naive. They took advantage of Zhong Yue's face with makeup and the novelty of being in love with a celebrity to deceive them.
When Xu Jingning proposed to punish the scumbag, Xiaoyou said generously that she had learned some martial arts and happened to be an actress, so it would be perfect for her to do it.
"I've long looked down on this guy. Anyone with some connections in the company knows that he has run out of resources. Now he's just known as a fake top star." Xiaoyou sneered, "If he hadn't helped me get into YS and got me a spot in that popular talent show, I wouldn't have been fooled by him."
In fact, as a young girl, Xiaoyou was almost deceived by the "affection" of this time management master and was willing to have a relationship with him. Fortunately, Xu Jingning delivered the message in time, which made her wake up.
As for Xie Ying, on the surface she was in a romantic relationship with Zhong Yue, but in reality she was forced to accept the relationship due to long-term sexual harassment and subtle PUA.
What surprised Xu Jingning was that Xie Ying took the initiative to tell her the deep reason why Zhong Yue was tied to her.
"Actually, all of this was arranged by Zhong Yue's agent. He threatened my family and used me to feed Zhong Yue some addictive drugs so that he could control the artists." Xie Ying attached a request when she sent the information, "There is nothing wrong with the company. It's this guy named Zhou who covets the reputation of the top agent. I need your help to bring him down."
"Zhong Yue had some real acting skills in his early years. He can't get work now, not only because of his agent, but also because he took too many drugs and became distracted. He can no longer find his previous acting skills."
For an actor without acting skills, no matter how famous he is, it will only become a stumbling block that he dare not take.
After thinking about it, Xu Jingning agreed to her request.
So when the police officer notified Zhong Yue's agent, he specifically reminded him not to disclose the fact that Zhong Yue had hidden the medicine.
As for some unexpected surprises, after investigation, the police discovered that the purity of the so-called addictive drugs met the drug standards. Because they acted quickly enough, they pulled out a series of dirt and wiped out the trading chain in time.
After the last time of accompanying Xu Jingning to collect the transcript, the police respectfully escorted Xu Jingning to the door and said, "The authorities will issue a formal notice next. Zhong Yue will be completely banned. We will also issue Mr. Xu's enthusiastic report. At that time, you must pay more attention to protecting your privacy and security."
After all, he is a public figure, and such an announcement is equivalent to revealing Xu Jingning's address.
The police had good intentions when they reminded him to change his address in time.
So Xu Jingning once again fell into the situation of worrying about the house.
"Thank you for your hard work during this period. You can leave now."
After saying goodbye to the police, Xu Jingning first returned to his original neighborhood, packed his luggage, and ran somewhere without hesitation.
So when he returned home that night, before he could even enter the house, Yan Xun discovered that there was an extra person at the door.
The porch light came on, and a well-behaved and pretty person sat on a suitcase and leaned against the door, nodding his head and almost falling.
Yan Xun quickly pulled him up and asked in surprise: "Ningning? Didn't you go back to live?"
He was full of energy along the way, but he didn't expect that the consequence of being too energetic was that he became even more sleepy. Xu Jingning rubbed his eyes and was still a little dazed, but it did not prevent him from subconsciously grabbing Yan Xun.
His sleeves were tightly pinched, and Yan Xun smiled and teased him: "What's wrong, do you want to move back?"
Who knew Xu Jingning would actually respond.
"Um."
He raised his head, his eyes still covered with a layer of mist, but it couldn't hide the smile that was leaping with joy on his face.
"Yan Xun, can you keep me here for a while longer?"
"This time I may have to take him in... for a very long time."
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