Eight hours after Lin Qiu removed Lin Zhiluo from the trending topics list, he was woken up by a phone call from his assistant while he was in the arms of a woman.
He glanced at the time; it was already 11 p.m.
He answered the phone with a gloomy face. His assistant wouldn't have called him at this hour if it wasn't something really important.
Lin Qiu, with the beauty in his arms, said, "You'd better come to me if you need anything."
The assistant said anxiously, "Boss, are you at the Yunfan Hotel right now? You've been photographed by paparazzi, and you and... you and the person next to you are trending on social media, it's number one."
"We've already tried to remove the trending topic, but the other party also spent a lot of money to buy it, so we can't take it down," the assistant said quickly, afraid of being scolded by Lin Qiu.
"We've tried everything we could and contacted you immediately, but..." But Lin Qiu not only doesn't answer the phone, but the trending topic won't go down either, and now many people are calling him.
Lin Qiu immediately pushed the person in his arms away. He opened Weibo and saw that the hashtag #LinQiuCheating# immediately appeared as the number one trending topic.
He clicked on it and saw not only pictures but also images of him embracing and kissing women, and they were high-definition, not the blurry ones he used to see.
Lin Qiu saw the comments below.
[Many people may not know Lin Qiu, but they must know about the case in Beijing where many illegitimate children were brought home; that person was Lin Qiu.]
Oh! I had completely forgotten about that.
[My God, not much time has passed, and now another scandal has broken out. I really feel sorry for Lin Qiu's wife.]
Lin Qiu looked at the comments and was so angry he was panting heavily.
"I'll contact them myself." With that, he hung up the phone with his assistant.
He contacted a friend to try and get the trending topic removed, but the news he received was unexpected.
It's easy to remove a trending topic from a search list if you pay the right amount, but the other party can quickly buy it back. Many marketing accounts have this evidence now. Lin Qiu should either buy it all back, or it might be exposed again someday.
That friend also wanted to give Lin Qiu some face: "Mr. Lin, have you offended anyone? Think about it from a more serious perspective."
This is tantamount to telling Lin Qiu that the one who wants him to suffer is a powerful person.
He frowned. He had been out less these past few days because of family matters, and today he was just coming out to relax and didn't do anything unnecessary.
Wait a minute! Lin Qiu suddenly remembered something. He seemed to have done something today: he had someone remove the trending topics related to Lin Zhiluo. Could it be that Lin Zhiluo did it?
No! He retorted. He knew Lin Zhiluo's background—her orphanage background. Although she got into a good university, she later started doing live streaming, which was obviously a lie.
Even if she goes into the entertainment industry now, it's not a proper path, so he thinks Lin Zhiluo can gradually leave the entertainment industry and return to the Lin family to be a pampered heiress.
I imagine Qi Zhiyang would agree with his idea.
That's what he was thinking at the time. He's a man, so he understands what men are thinking.
But now he was a little uncertain. He tried to contact Qi Zhiyang, but Qi Zhiyang had already gone to bed by then.
Lin Qiu pushed away the woman who was trying to cling to him: "Our affair has been discovered. You'll stay in this room for the next few days. Someone will bring you food and drinks. Once this heatwave has passed, you can leave. I'll make it up to you properly."
After finishing speaking, Lin Qiu left through the VIP passage.
Qi Zhiyang looked at the message Cen Qi sent him and sneered inwardly, "Lin Qiu, are you just going to stay on the trending topics list?"
He knew Lin Qiu didn't like trending topics. Did he think that because he was from a wealthy family, Lin Zhiluo was just an actress and even wanted to suppress her? Well, he was determined to make Lin Qiu trend and become famous all over the country.
"Lin Qiu, you don't need to thank me too much. This is the retribution you deserve."
He put down his phone and continued working on the documents. Luo Luo had a night shoot tonight and didn't know when she would be able to sleep. He would wait until Lin Zhilu finished work before saying goodnight to her.
He never had any of Lin Qiu's thoughts. He knew he could protect Lin Zhiluo, and he also knew that Lin Zhiluo needed to work hard in her cultivation. They had already been honest with each other, and now the two of them were one.
On the path of cultivation, Lin Zhiluo needs merit and faith. Faith is easy to obtain at present, but he needs spiritual energy. He will need even more in the later stages of cultivation, and he will have to rely on Lin Zhiluo in the future.
When Lin Qiu returned home, the house was empty except for the living room light.
He frowned. Why were they so calm? In his mind, shouldn't they all be gathered together, waiting for him to come back so they could question him?
He walked to Li Ruorui's room and tried to push the door open, but it was already locked from the inside.
Since the birth of so many illegitimate children in the family, Li Ruorui has only been willing to put on a show with him, creating the illusion that they are still a loving couple in front of everyone.
But once they got home, their lives had long since diverged, otherwise he wouldn't have been unable to resist going out to find other women.
"Ruorui, open the door, can we talk this out?" He couldn't think of any good solutions right now, but with Li Ruorui around, she would definitely have a way.
Li Ruorui sneered from inside the room. Why would she help him? They might have been a loving couple before, but now she was just a joke in the circle of wealthy wives in Beijing.
None of them were forced by public opinion to bring their illegitimate children home, and there were so many of them.
It seems Lin Qiu has been quite busy these past few years.
Today, she was the first in the family to see Lin Qiu trending on social media. She immediately turned off her phone, finished her meal, and made an excuse that she wasn't feeling well to go back to her room to sleep.
Lin Qiu didn't even check what time it was. She turned over and hid under the covers to continue watching the commotion.
She no longer had feelings for Lin Qiu. If it weren't for her lingering resentment over the years, she would have married Lin Qiu long ago.
Seeing that Li Ruorui didn't speak, Lin Qiu wasn't sure if she was pretending not to know or if she was really asleep.
He could only go back to rest and sleep, but he couldn't fall asleep at all. All he could see on his phone were his scandalous news stories.
Besides the first news of his infidelity, his previous illegitimate child and other past incidents were also dug up.
It gave him goosebumps. He wanted to pay money to have the trending topic removed, but it was back on the trending list in less than half an hour.
He was so angry that he fainted and his vision went black. When he opened his eyes again, it was already 10 a.m. the next day.
He disregarded his own health and quickly got up, tidying himself up to look presentable.
As he passed through the living room, he asked the butler, "Where is Madam?"
The butler whispered, "Madam packed her clothes early this morning and took Miss Sijie back to her parents' home."
Lin Qiu's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that after dealing with the trending topic, he would have to go back to the Li family and coax the person back.
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