Chapter 029

Xu Yangyang felt as if struck by lightning, and his expression froze.

Wu Liao was busy with other things and had no time to take care of Xu Yangyang.

Xu Yangyang was so scared that she grabbed the corner of Wu Liao's clothes, tears streaming down her face, "Boss Wu! I promise to be obedient in the future! "Leisure" has been officially announced, it will be bad to change the cast! Fans will definitely think that Xingyao is bullying me! Please, give me another chance!"

Wu Liao rudely shook off Xu Yangyang's hand, "With your popularity, how many fans can you have? Besides, don't you know your place? If you treat "Travel" as a resource, artists of your caliber wouldn't even be good enough to be your partners! Later, I gave you "Leisure" as compensation, but it was because you didn't cherish it!"

"Leisure Life" is already in its second season. With the popular first season as a foundation, the second season has a blockbuster configuration, and both the lineup and investment are S-level.

With this configuration, even if you arrange a pig as a guest, it can become famous.

Even so, Xu Yangyang was still not satisfied, and Wu Liao felt that she deserved it.

Wu Liao's eyes were cold, "Xu Yangyang, whether you were secretly photographed by accident or deliberately, I think you know better than me. Just taking back "Leisure" is already a kindness on my part!"

Xu Yangyang's eyes widened. How could Wu Liao find out that the paparazzi who took the photos was hired by her? No one should know about this!

Wu Liao snorted coldly, turned around and left.

Xu Yangyang stood there, his ten fingers clenched into fists, his nails digging deep into his flesh.

——

Like Xu Yangyang, Lin Ranran was also very unhappy.

There is wifi on international flights, so she can monitor the comments about Yan Xi on the Internet in real time.

Now all netizens believe that Yan Xi did not falsify her academic qualifications, nor did she bully her classmates. However, the account that spread the rumor that she bullied her classmates was dug up by netizens.

Countless netizens commented and sent private messages, demanding that Lin Ranran apologize.

[The blogger said Yan Xi bullied her classmates, where is the evidence? ]

[Without evidence, it's just a rumor. Yan Xi wasn't even called Yan Xi in high school! Shouldn't the blogger come out and apologize? ]

[An apology is necessary, the rumor-mongering dog is so disgusting! 】

[I guess he's a dark keyboard warrior who's jealous of Yan Xi! Now that Yan Xi's reputation has turned around, who knows where he's going crazy! ]

Lin Ranran was so angry that she went crazy. The stewardess came over with warm water. Lin Ranran threw the tray away violently, and the warm water in the tray spilled, and the liquid splashed onto the two of them.

"ah--!"

The stewardess took a step back out of habit. Lin Ranran's silk dress was soaked with water, and she jumped up from her seat nervously.

Lin Ranran was so angry that she yelled, "What are you doing? This is just the service!"

The flight attendant rushed over and used a tissue to wipe the water stains off Lin Ranran's body. "I'm sorry, Miss Lin. It was our fault!"

The stewardess felt very aggrieved, but her professionalism prevented her from refutation. Instead, she politely bowed to Lin Ranran and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Lin, I didn't hold the cup steady. I'll pour you another glass of warm water."

Lin Ranran glanced at the stewardess with disdain and said, "Hurry up!"

Lin's mother was sitting next to Lin Ranran. She opened her eyes impatiently, glanced at Lin Ranran, and then looked at the mobile phone that Lin Ranran had dropped to her feet because she was excited and couldn't hold it firmly.

Mother Lin picked up her phone.

Lin Ranran was terrified, but it was too late to stop it, and the sound was drowned in her throat.

Mother Lin looked at the words cursing Lin Ranran on the screen, and the contempt in her eyes grew stronger.

She threw the phone casually and Lin Ranran hurriedly caught it.

Lin's mother said coldly: "You are not worthy of being on the stage! With your current condition, you will never be able to surpass Lin Xi in your life!"

Lin Ranran was so angry that her face turned blue, but in front of Lin's mother, she could only pretend to be a harmless little sheep, "Mother, I understand, I will work hard to be a qualified daughter of the Lin family."

Mother Lin snorted again, put on the blindfold, and continued to take a nap.

Lin Ranran sat back in her seat, gripping the phone tightly until her knuckles turned white.

——

At 10pm, the live broadcast ended and the guests returned to their rooms. The night enveloped the entire city of Li, and the stars twinkled in the inky sky.

[Ding! Stop Xu Yangyang from obtaining Star Glory resources, Zhou Qingyu's luck value increases by 0.1 points]

[Ding! Dajiajun's house collapsed, Zhou Qingyu's luck value increased by 1 point, and the current luck value is 12.1 points]

Yan Xi was warming milk in the kitchen when a ball of light in her sea of ​​consciousness popped up: [Host, this is amazing! It was you who was slandered, but in the end it was Zhou Qingyu's luck that increased! ]

The system originally thought that even if Yan Xi clarified the matter of false academic qualifications, it had nothing to do with Zhou Qingyu.

Yan Xi added a spoonful of sugar to two glasses of milk. "Why do you think I didn't clarify this matter in the beginning?"

When in the supermarket, the system had already informed Yan Xi that Da Jiajun had spread rumors about her, but Yan Xi ignored it.

In fact, Yan Xi’s phone contained scanned copies of all her certificates, including her student ID, education certificate, degree certificate, and the document showing that she had changed her name at the police station.

I want to clarify, it only takes a few minutes.

System: [You are deliberately dragging it out, are you trying to use the heat of this incident to help Zhou Qingyu? ]

"Of course," Yan Xi said frankly, "Don't you remember? Da Jiajun is a character who appeared in the novel!"

Although there is little mention of Da Jiajun in the novel, Yan Xi has always had a good memory.

After Zhou Yanci's sudden death, Zhou's father was hospitalized due to cerebral infarction caused by excessive grief, and the burden of Zhou Group fell on Zhou Qingyu.

Zhou Qingyu has no business acumen, as can be seen from the negative profits of Xingyao Entertainment every year, so the Zhou Group has been deteriorating under Zhou Qingyu's management.

The losses were too great, and Zhou Qingyu realized that she had no talent for management, so she decided to hand over the Zhou Group to a professional manager. But at this time, Da Jiajun exposed Zhou Qingyu for carrying a fake bag, implying that the Zhou Group was on the decline and was already an empty shell, and there was nothing to worry about.

This is a complete rumor. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

Besides, even if Miss Zhou has no money, she has many bags in her closet. She hasn’t even started selling bags, so how could she buy a fake bag?

However, this incident dealt a heavy blow to the Zhou family, and indirectly caused the partner companies to express doubts about the situation of the Zhou Group and refuse to cooperate.

Da Jiajun was not the direct cause of the demise of the Zhou Group, but he still added fuel to the fire. Now that he has run into trouble, Yan Xi will certainly not give him the opportunity to harm Zhou Qingyu in the future.

It is easy to prove one's academic qualifications, but it will not have any impact on Da Jiajun. At most, he will kneel down and apologize, and then continue to be successful on the Internet in two days.

Yan Xi wanted him to never be able to get up and never have the chance to hurt Zhou Qingyu.

Wu Liao’s appearance just happened to help Yan Xi.

——Yan Xi couldn’t find the people who had been harmed by Da Jiajun in the past, but Wu Liao could.

Yan Xi kept Wu Liao busy for three hours while eating hot pot and playing poker. She was also scolded online for three hours. When she finally received a WeChat message from Wu Liao confirming that she had collected enough evidence, Yan Xi deliberately said the number "70%".

This number is exactly contrary to Ye Luoyi's "card counting" conclusion.

With Ye Luoyi's white lotus temperament, she will definitely take the opportunity to expose her; and Qin Li, who is behind the scenes, will not let Yan Xi go either.

There is a high probability that they will bring up the issue of "falsified academic qualifications".

In fact, the two did not disappoint Yan Xi.

Even if these two people were not there, with Jiang Tao's emotional intelligence, he would probably be able to expose this matter.

Then if he slaps Da Jia Jun in the face on a variety show and lets Wu Liao expose those who have been harmed by Da Jia Jun, Da Jia Jun's reputation will be completely ruined and he will no longer be able to continue in this industry.

The system's eyes sparkled: [Smart! Dajia-kun will harm Zhou Qingyu in the future, so we can destroy him first! ]

This was Yan Xi's idea, but being able to increase Zhou Qingyu's luck through this was also an unexpected surprise.

[But...] The system was confused again, [I remember when you contacted Wu Liao, you only asked him to investigate the paparazzi who took the photos, and you didn't say you wanted to take back the resources given to Xu Yangyang. Why would Wu Liao do this?]

The system light ball floated beside Yan Xi. Yan Xi knocked on the system ball's head and said, "Are you stupid? If I didn't want Wu Liao to take back the resources given to Xu Yangyang, would I have told him that the secret filming might have been done by Xu Yangyang himself?"

"Let me ask you, if you gave your subordinate a huge benefit, but before the benefit took effect, your subordinate stabbed you in the back, would you still give her this benefit?"

The system was filled with indignation: [That definitely won’t happen! ]

"So," Yan Xi spread her hands, "some things don't need to be explained so clearly."

Since Wu Liao was able to find Yan Xi, Yan Xi concluded that he was a smart man and should understand it immediately.

Dealing with Da Jiajun was something Yan Xi did on purpose.

But dealing with Xu Yangyang was just a matter of convenience.

It would only take a few hours of clarification to get rid of these two people, so why not do it?

[Host, you didn’t see how people on the Internet scolded you before the clarification! ]

[A normal person would definitely not want to be scolded like this! ]

【You are so nice to Zhou Qingyu! 】

Yan Xi went upstairs with hot milk and stopped when she heard the words.

The hot milk in the cup swayed slightly due to inertia, and a layer of faint ripples appeared on the surface.

Yan Xi looked towards the room.

After a long while, she said calmly, "Because it's worth it."

Then, Yan Xi smiled, her eyes were gentle, "Don't you think Qingqing is better to me?"

This is also something that has troubled the system for a long time. It can only see what is happening now, or know what happened in the novel, and it is difficult to trace what happened in the past.

Yan Xi is nice to Zhou Qingyu, probably because of the real and fake daughter incident that year, when Zhou Qingyu lent Yan Xi 10 million yuan.

But why is Zhou Qingyu so nice to Yan Xi?

[Did you save Zhou Qingyu's life back then?] The system was curious, [Otherwise it would be hard for me to imagine that Zhou Qingyu is not a good-tempered person!]

"It's because of a bouquet of flowers." Yan Xi said.

【What? 】The system doesn’t understand.

"Ten years ago, I went to sweep my mother's grave and saw Qingqing alone. The flowers I had prepared had withered for some reason and were covered in dust. The sky was gray and it was raining. Qingqing forgot to bring her wallet and had no money to buy a new bouquet, so she cried in the rain."

"Then I gave her a bouquet of flowers."

The system was stunned. [That's it? Just a bouquet of flowers?]

"Yes," Yan Xi nodded, "just a bouquet of flowers."

Yan Xi didn’t know whether others would remember the kindness of a bouquet of flowers for five years.

But Zhou Qingyu can.

Obviously, it was just a bunch of lilies in the flower shop that cost less than 100 yuan. But five years later, when everyone mocked Yan Xi for being a fake daughter and taking over the man's nest, only Zhou Qingyu was willing to speak up for her.

In the dream, everyone said that Zhou Qingyu was vicious, domineering, and had a bad temper.

But only Yan Xi knows that Zhou Qingyu is a very good person.

——

B&B third floor balcony

The moonlight was hazy, and the silvery moonlight poured onto the balcony. There was a small rocking chair next to the guardrail. Zhou Qingyu sat quietly on the rocking chair, and her beautiful facial features looked even more stunning under the moonlight.

This scene is quiet and beautiful.

It’s just that Zhou Qingyu was in a somewhat irritable mood.

"Who the hell is that Dajia-kun? How dare he bully my people! Doesn't Xingyao have navy? He will incite his navy to curse Yan Xi, but I won't?"

"And what is Xu Yangyang doing? She said she was recovering from a sprained ankle, but she was still being secretly photographed?"

"Whoever spread the rumor about Yan Xi Ba Ling, send him a lawyer's letter! Let him know the price of spreading rumors!"

Zhou Qingyu barked out orders in a rapid succession, and Qiao Yan felt as if her eardrums were being hit hard by a hammer, and she could hardly hold on.

She rubbed her temples and said, "Miss, Da Jiajun has already dealt with it. As for Xu Yangyang, we have removed all her announcements. As for the account that spread the rumors... the other party bought a smurf account, so we can't find out who it is for now."

The other party uses a small account and there is no other content on the homepage, so it is difficult to find out his identity. What Xingyao can do is similar to what it is now.

Zhou Qingyu took a deep breath, "Is anyone curious about why Yan Xi changed her last name?"

This was what she was most worried about. Yan Xi had changed her surname in order to separate herself from the Lin family. Once her original name was brought up, the matter between Yan Xi and the Lin family would be easily exposed.

Qiao Yan: "Some people are indeed curious, and some have begun to dig deeper into Lin Xi's past."

Zhou Qingyu frowned, "Contact the platform and delete all these comments!"

Qiao Yan was embarrassed. "Miss, with the cooperation between us and the platform, deleting some trending search terms is enough. Banning the entire network... that is something that only President Zhou can do."

You know, a few days ago Zhou Qingyu was mocked by the whole network for slapping Ye Luoyi. Xingyao was able to remove the trending search, but it could not stop those netizens from continuing to mock her with homophones.

If one wants to control the platform and completely erase all traces of a person's past... only Zhou, who controls the platform's shares, can do it.

But Zhou Qingyu was unwilling to ask Zhou Yanci for help even when she was being hacked, let alone Yan Xi?

Qiao Yan didn't think about it that way at all.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Qingyu sat alone on the rocking chair on the balcony.

The summer night in Licheng is not hot, but a little cool. The breeze blows gently through the streets, bringing the faint scent of grass from the garden.

Zhou Qingyu slowly flipped through the WeChat chat interface and scrolled down to the end. The name "Zhou Yanci" was displayed on the interface. The last time the two chatted was a week ago.

The topic of the conversation was the ownership of the Royal Hotel in the European market, and the two eventually parted unhappily.

Zhou Qingyu hasn't contacted Zhou Yanci for a long time. Even if she contacted him, it was probably to compete for Zhou's projects and then have a big fight.

Not to mention asking Zhou Yanci for help.

Zhou Qingyu held the phone, struggling for a long time, and finally made a voice call.

——

Zhou Yanci finished his day's work and returned to the presidential suite of the Royal Hotel.

This time he came to Licheng, he not only had to deal with Zhou Group's overseas projects, but also had to deal with Meng's work.

Meng family is the company of Zhou Yanci’s maternal clan.

Meng's company mainly deals in luxury goods and has a branch in Licheng. Recently, Licheng Fashion Week started, and her mother invited Zhou Yanci to come to Licheng to help her negotiate a project.

Zhou Yanci was so busy that he had no time to rest until just now when he had his first meal of the day.

His brow was furrowed, his eating habits were irregular, and his stomach problems were acting up again.

Special Assistant Sun took out the medical kit and said, "Mr. Zhou, you don't have any shares in Meng's company, and Meng's projects have nothing to do with you. Why bother working so hard..."

This project was supposed to be negotiated by Zhou Yanci's uncle, but he failed miserably and left a very bad impression on the partners. For this, Mr. Meng scolded his uncle.

Mother Meng Yingrong felt sorry for her uncle, so she asked Zhou Yanci for help.

Zhou Yanci gently pressed his stomach and took the water and stomach medicine from Special Assistant Sun. "It's just a piece of cake."

Special Assistant Sun muttered unhappily, "What easy things to do? Haven't you done enough easy things for the Meng family? Meng Xuanyu is a good-for-nothing, but Madam Meng pampers him and sucks your blood to feed her precious brother..."

"That's enough,"

Zhou Yanci interrupted Special Assistant Sun.

The phone rang. It was Zhou Qingyu's voice call.

Zhou Yanci was stunned for two seconds. He remembered that the group had no major projects recently, and Zhou Qingyu should not have contacted him at this time.

But Zhou Yanci still answered the phone.

Zhou Qingyu on the other end of the phone was silent for a full minute, so long that Zhou Yanci thought she had made a mistake and was about to hang up the call. Zhou Qingyu finally spoke, "Do me a favor."

Zhou Yanci's eyelids twitched, and he had the urge to rush into his phone and pull Zhou Qingyu out to see if she was possessed by some strange thing.

"What's the matter?" Zhou Yanci showed no surprise and his tone remained calm.

"Zhou's Public Relations Department lent it to me. I need to take care of something."

Zhou Yanci pinched his nose irritably, "Father won't agree."

Zhou's father was against Zhou Qingyu's involvement in the entertainment industry and wished she would return and continue to be the daughter of a wealthy family. Allowing her to bring disaster to Xingyao was already the biggest concession Zhou's father had made.

"It's not my business," Zhou Qingyu said calmly, "I just asked them to delete the posts on the platform about the real and fake daughter of the Lin family and Yan Xi's past."

Zhou Yanci paused as he was rubbing his nose.

Zhou Qingyu continued, "Your kindness is not in vain. I will not compete with you for the Royal Hotel's share in the European market in the future. I will give it to you."

Zhou Yanci's expression finally became serious.

The Royal Hotel European market is a large part of the Zhou Group’s business territory. This project has been underway for a long time since its inception. Zhou Qingyu has no idea how long she has been arguing with Zhou Yanci about it.

If one wants to eventually gain control of the Zhou Group, this territory is very important.

But now, Zhou Qingyu was willing to hand over the project to him just by deleting the news on the Internet.

Zhou Yanci paused, "You don't plan to fight with me anymore?"

Zhou Qingyu sneered, "Zhou Yanci, you wish for it! Just for this matter, I will not give up the next Zijin Garden project to you!"

Zhou Yanci showed some helplessness in his eyes, but still said, "Okay."

Half an hour later, a big scandal broke out in the Chinese entertainment industry: a top male star was caught soliciting prostitution, and paparazzi at the scene took photos of him wearing pink boxer briefs with floral patterns.

Dingliu was terrified as he was forced out of the club by the police. His whole body was covered in white flesh, but his pink boxer briefs were particularly eye-catching.

For a while, all netizens were eating the top gossip. Prostitution was just the beginning. Soon, a series of scandals such as tax evasion, sleeping with fans... came out.

The entertainment industry was shaken by this, and social platforms such as Douban, Weibo, and Tik Tok were filled with posts discussing the incident.

Most of the people who once paid attention to Yan Xi's past have had their attention diverted, and posts discussing her past have been quietly deleted.

——

In the room, Ye Luoyi was talking on the phone with Pei Yubai.

"Zhou broke the news? Does Zhou Yanci know Zu Jiayan?"

Zu Jiayan is the top male star whose scandal broke out recently.

The news of "Zu Jiayan soliciting prostitution" became an instant hit on the Internet as soon as it was released, and within a few minutes it topped the trending searches on many social platforms. It is now late at night in Licheng, but it is evening in China, and many people are eating this melon just after getting off work.

As an insider, Ye Luoyi knew very well that if a paparazzi took photos of a celebrity soliciting prostitution, the first thing they would do would be to contact the company behind him, rather than exposing it.

No paparazzi would give up a business that could earn millions.

"Tianhui also has connections with various major platforms. They told me," Pei Yubai said calmly, "It was the Zhou Group that took action. I don't know how Zu Jiayan offended Zhou Yanci."

Ye Luoyi thought about it silently.

Zu Jiayan is an idol who debuted through a talent show two years ago. He is extremely popular and has many female fans. Judging from all his endorsements... he and Zhou Yanci have no intersection.

People in the industry are now very confused. No one understands how Zu Jiayan offended the Zhou Group. Moreover, Zu Jiayan is about to star in a fairy tale drama, which is invested by Xingyao. He should have a good relationship with the Zhou Group.

Is it because he participated in the Xingyao project that Zhou Yanci targeted him?

Not really?

Soon, Ye Luoyi thought of another possibility.

——Yan Xi.

Today, Yan Xi slapped Da Jiajun in the face, which led to the fact that she changed her surname. Many netizens are curious about why Yan Xi changed her surname. Following this clue, some people began to dig into Yan Xi's past.

It was only a matter of time before the matter of the real daughter was revealed.

The best way to suppress a piece of news is to cover it with another piece of news that is more explosive.

Ye Luoyi suspected that this was Zhou Yanci's idea.

"It's not impossible," Pei Yubai thought for a while, "In order to help Yan Xi get rid of the Lin family, Zhou Yanci spent 10 million."

Ye Luoyi was slightly startled, bitterness overflowing from her eyes, "Zhou Yanci knows Yan Xi?"

"Of course," Pei Yubai shrugged. "With Zhou Qingyu as their relationship, how could they not know each other? Yan Xi has a contract with Zhou's company and will work there after graduation."

These were all told to Pei Yubai by Zhou Qingyu. This was an internal matter of the Zhou Group and not many people knew about it.

Ye Luoyi was from Hangzhou and had been living in Haicheng since she entered the entertainment industry. She was not familiar with the situation of the wealthy families in Haicheng. As for the grievances between Yan Xi and the Lin family, she had just learned about it from Su Lingling.

Ye Luoyi sighed, "I didn't expect that Yan Xi and the Zhou family had such a past!"

Pei Yubai sneered, "Without her status as a rich family's daughter, Yan Xi sticks to Zhou Qingyu just for money? There's nothing to be afraid of if it's something that's not presentable!"

After hanging up the phone, Ye Luoyi sat alone by the window, recalling the conversation she had just had with Pei Yubai.

Can't you get on stage?

Yes, Yan Xi, a poor fake daughter, is just like a bug in a ditch, and is indeed not worthy of being in public.

But his degree from Ocean University and his top ten college entrance examination scores in the city...all these things made Ye Luoyi doubt whether Yan Xi was stupid.

Not only is she not stupid, she is also very smart.

It is because of her presence that Zhou Qingyu shines and shines on the variety show, making her and Su Lingling seem dull and boring.

Becoming popular is a mystery and depends a lot on luck.

Perhaps even Yan Xi herself did not realize that her interaction with Zhou Qingyu could become popular.

But the fact is, because they became famous and more popular, he and Su Lingling became a boring contrast.

——

On the way back to the room with the milk, the system mentioned Zhou Yanci's situation to Yan Xi, saying that he had been busy all day and was still working overtime at the Royal Hotel.

Yan Xi then took time out of her free hands to send two chicken soup articles to Zhou Yanci, reminding him to go to bed early and not to work too hard.

Yan Xi didn't know what the point of such a reminder was, but it was better than nothing.

Maybe one day when Zhou Yanci is staying up late to work overtime, he will think of her reminder and suddenly decide to go to bed early?

Dreams come true! Water drips through stones.

Zhou Qingyu came down from the third-floor balcony and happened to meet Yan Xi.

She took the hot milk from Yan Xi and took a sip. "It's sweet. Did you add sugar?"

“Sugar substitute, no calories!”

Zhou Qingyu felt relieved and gulped down half a cup. Drinking milk before bed helps sleep, Zhou Qingyu drinks a cup every night, Yan Xi remembers her habit.

Zhou Qingyu looked at the empty milk cup and sighed, "Tell me, why are there people who are lactose intolerant and can't even drink fresh milk? It's so miserable!"

Yan Xi, with milk foam still on the corners of her mouth, held the milk cup and asked, "Who is it?"

Zhou Qingyu: "Zhou Yanci, I shared my fresh milk ice cream with him when he was a child, but he ended up vomiting and having diarrhea and ended up in the hospital. His mother still hates me now!"

Yan Xi was stunned, "...Ah?"

For several seconds, Yan Xi didn't come back to her senses from the fact that Zhou Yanci was lactose intolerant. When she finally woke up, she asked the light ball in her head in fear, "Tongzi, Zhou Yanci is lactose intolerant, and I advised him to drink milk before going to bed to help him sleep... What would he think of me?"

The system was silent for a moment, [Maybe it thinks you want to poison him? ]

Yan Xi:!

Then, the system added, [But Zhou Yanci probably doesn't think you have a grudge against him, so he might think you were instructed by the eldest lady to poison him? ]

Yan Xi: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very good, a glass of milk makes the already crumbling relationship between brother and sister even worse!

"Xixi? Xixi?"

Noticing that Yan Xi was distracted, Zhou Qingyu poked her and said, "What are you doing standing there? It's time to go back to your room."

Yan Xi shrank her neck in fear and hesitated for a while, but did not tell Zhou Qingyu that she had "poisoned" Zhou Yanci.

"Maybe next time, I should just give Zhou Yanci sleeping pills!"

Yan Xi clenched her fists and told the system her thoughts in her mind.

System: [……]

Doesn't it seem more like poisoning? Suddenly I feel that Zhou Yanci may not have died suddenly in this life, but was poisoned?