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◎“Your eyes are definitely not innocent!”◎
One hour ago, at Jinshui Bay.
Cen Meng made ample preparations before participating in the recording of the second episode.
She and her company had discussed their prepared statements and developed a complete set of responses to the previous controversy.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Cen Meng gave Qiao Yazhen a meaningful look.
Cen Meng knew that her mother had always looked down on her, regarding her as a burden on her remarriage.
But ever since I entered the entertainment industry, I have been giving my mother a sum of money every month and buying her gold and silver jewelry from time to time.
This made Qiao Yazhen stand tall in front of her relatives and friends, and she would often boast to people about her daughter's great abilities and how much money she could make.
Furthermore, her recent move to her luxury home in Golden Bay with her mother and stepfather has drastically changed her mother's attitude towards her, and even her stepfather, who used to be cold to her, has started to greet her with a smile.
She asked her mother to cooperate with her on a variety show and to follow her arrangements in everything, and her mother agreed without hesitation.
Cen Meng felt once again that money is omnipotent, even among family members.
Unexpectedly, the first episode went wrong, causing Qiao Yazhen to lose face in front of her relatives. She has been threatening to quit the show for the past two days.
Cen Meng could only temporarily transfer more money to Qiao Yazhen, reassuring her that as long as she persevered, she would receive even more after the entire program ended.
Upon seeing the extra 200,000 yuan in her bank account, Qiao Yazhen indeed stopped mentioning quitting and assured her that she would fully cooperate on the show.
At this moment, Qiao Yazhen saw Cen Meng give her a meaningful look and quickly understood.
On camera, Qiao Yazhen looked at her daughter with concern: "Mengmeng, are you tired? You haven't been in a good mood lately..."
Cen Meng feigned surprise as she looked at her mother: "Mom! Didn't I tell you not to talk about these things..."
Qiao Yazhen frowned: "But Mom is really worried about you."
Their conversation indeed broke the hearts of the fans in the live stream.
Cen Meng naturally addressed the camera with her prepared remarks: "I'm sorry, I didn't want my personal matters to affect the show, but there are some things I'd like to say to everyone who supports and likes me."
“The past week was the most difficult time of my life. But don’t worry, I have now completely said goodbye to my past relationship and am ready to move on to a new stage in my life. I believe that with the support of my family and you all, I will definitely get through this.”
When Cen Meng spoke these words, her gaze was firm and her voice was full of emotion, which immediately resonated with her fans.
At that time, the matter of Jinshuiwan and the Gu family was only circulating on a small scale and had not been fully exposed. Everyone in the live broadcast room was encouraging and comforting Cen Meng.
[Cheer up, Mengmeng! You didn't want to meet a jerk like that, we're all on your side!]
I understand you. Everyone encounters a few jerks in their life. Breaking up decisively is the right thing to do.
[Support! Support! Those netizens are brainless; you're clearly just a victim too.]
Not only fans, but also many ordinary spectators who came to watch the spectacle felt compassion.
After all, if Cen Meng was really deceived by a scumbag and chose to break up immediately after learning the truth, then she is indeed very wronged to be suffering so much abuse now.
However, after the owner of Jinshui Bay was exposed, all of Cen Meng's confident words turned out to be blatant lies.
Those who had previously sympathized with her now felt cheated and hated Cen Meng even more.
【Cen Meng, you clearly didn't break up, why did you lie to everyone? How can you face the netizens who genuinely sympathized with you?!】
[How disgusting! I even spoke up for you before, I never knew you were this kind of person!]
[She's a mistress who's taken over, living in a house given to her by a scumbag, and yet she's trying to portray herself as a shrewd and independent woman. Aren't you ashamed?]
Seeing the endless stream of questions in the live stream, Cen Meng struggled to speak: "I really don't understand what you're all talking about! I'm not lying to you all, this is my home, I've lived here for a long time!"
But netizens simply didn't believe it.
Come on, you think you can fool everyone once and then try again?
Do you really think netizens are idiots? Stop acting, someone has already dug up the sales records for this house.
Seeing that no one believed her, Cen Meng desperately looked to Qiao Yazhen and said, "Mom, say something! This is our home, isn't it?"
Qiao Yazhen was already nervous about participating in the show, and now she's completely terrified.
She had no idea how she got the house; she only knew that one day her daughter suddenly asked her and her husband to move there.
Qiao Yazhen panicked and didn't know what to do, she just kept shaking her head: "I...I don't know anything!"
Seeing Cen Meng's mother like this, netizens are even more convinced that the rumors are true.
If Cen Meng had truly been wronged, Qiao Yazhen's reaction would have been anger and confusion, or she would have immediately spoken out for her daughter, not the way she is now.
The insults became even more intense.
Seeing Qiao Yazhen only shaking her head, Cen Meng felt even more desperate.
However, she had already learned her lesson from a previous live stream incident; the video of her fainting in front of a large audience is still circulating online and has become a joke.
Cen Meng knew that she had to hold on no matter what, at least to give everyone an explanation, otherwise the matter would be considered closed.
From an angle out of the camera's view, Cen Meng pinched Qiao Yazhen's arm hard, forcing her mother to look at her.
"Mom," Cen Meng said through gritted teeth, "If you're not feeling well, go back and rest. Leave things here to me."
In this situation, her mother will only be a burden to her.
Qiao Yazhen was already extremely flustered, and upon hearing this, she nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, then I'll go first..."
Only Cen Meng remained in front of the live stream camera.
Seeing that Cen Meng had no intention of ending the live broadcast, the production team did not take immediate action.
The number of viewers in the live stream was increasing every second, and since Cen Mengxiang continued to respond, they were naturally happy to see it happen.
Cen Meng took a deep breath, trying her best to ignore the insults in the comments.
"Thank you all for your concern." Cen Meng's voice trembled slightly, "but I really don't know what you mean. There must be some misunderstanding..."
What misunderstanding could there be? Doesn't this house belong to Gu Yunhao?
So, did you break up with Gu Yunhao or not? If you did, why are you still living in his house?
Cen Meng did not respond to any of these questions.
In a live broadcast, once she says something wrong, there's no going back.
Cen Meng vaguely denied it: "I really don't know what happened. This house... was rented for me by the staff. Please believe me, I will find out the details as soon as possible, but it's definitely not what you think!"
[Hilarious! Now they're trying to shift the blame onto the staff!]
Why are you afraid to respond to the rumors about Gu Yunhao? Is it all true?
As originally planned, the audience interaction segment was to last a total of twenty minutes.
Amidst the chaos, two-thirds of the time had already passed.
Cen Meng was also about to break down. After once again stating that she knew nothing, she asked the staff for help.
She forced herself to remain calm and said, "I'm sorry for this unexpected incident. Could we end today's live broadcast early? I... I need to deal with this emergency, find out the truth, and give everyone an explanation."
The staff member hesitated and said, "Let me ask the director."
Cen Meng pursed her lips and nodded.
She had already done her best to deny the rumors, and the next step was to immediately contact Gu Yunhao and find a way to get him to cooperate with her in public relations.
If the Gu family can help prove that the house has been rented to her, then she still has a chance to turn things around.
Before the production team could make a decision, there was a knock on the villa door.
"Hello, property management!" a gruff male voice called out. "Please open the door, we're here on behalf of the homeowner to handle a problem!"
Upon hearing this, Cen Meng trembled in fright.
Why would the property management staff suddenly come over?
This is one of the most luxurious residential communities in the north of the city; the property management would never come to your door without a reason.
The door was pounded on again: "Open the door! The homeowner has given us authorization. If you don't open the door, we're going to force our way in."
Hey, did you hear that? It sounds like someone's banging on the door!
[Help! This is terrifying! Someone is suddenly banging on the door so hard, what's going on?]
[How did things get so out of control? What's next, an action movie or a legal drama?]
The production crew members looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Ms. Cen Meng..." the staff member asked, "Should we open the door?"
Otherwise, if outsiders were to force their way in, it could cause a live broadcast accident.
Cen Meng was completely at a loss.
She thought she would only face questions from netizens, and that at most, they would just criticize her from behind a screen.
But now, the person outside the door could very well be walking into her house at any moment.
Cen Meng's voice trembled: "Then... open it, you guys go open it?"
After the staff opened the door, a group of people dressed in formal attire walked in.
The man in the lead looked at the staff: "You're doing a live stream, right?"
After receiving an affirmative answer, the man took out his work ID from his pocket and showed it to the staff and the camera for a few seconds.
He then walked up to Cen Meng and said coldly, "Ms. Cen, we are from Jinshuiwan Property Management. The owner of this house is aware of your illegal intrusion and has entrusted us to handle this matter. Please leave immediately."
Cen Meng was terrified: "W-what did you say?"
The man repeated impatiently, "Please leave here with your family right now, or we will call the police immediately."
As he spoke, the man waved his hand, and the remaining people surrounded him.
Cen Meng was completely unprepared and was suddenly surrounded by a group of men with unfriendly expressions, which almost scared her out of her wits.
She blurted out, "You can't do this! Gu... he wouldn't want to kick me out!"
In the moment of crisis, Cen Meng retained her last shred of rationality and remembered not to utter the name "Gu Yunhao".
But the recording equipment of the program team was so good that many people heard the word "Gu".
[Holy crap! Did you hear that? Cen Meng admitted that the house belongs to the Gu family!]
[This is like a self-destructing truck! Cen Meng is still with that scumbag surnamed Gu, and this house was given to her by him!]
[Wait a minute, if this house was a gift from her boyfriend, why is he suddenly kicking her out?]
[Wait, I'm a little confused too. From what I've heard, it seems the Gu family only just found out Cen Meng lives here?]
[That person seemed to be referring to Cen Meng illegally entering a residence? Does that mean Cen Meng moved in secretly, and the Gu family was unaware beforehand?]
It's been a long time since we've seen such a lively scene on a TV show; netizens are having a great time discussing it.
Seeing that Cen Meng showed no intention of moving, the leader spoke again: "Miss Cen, I'm giving you one last warning. Please leave immediately. Otherwise, it won't be us taking you away, but the police."
Cen Meng didn't not want to leave; her legs were already weak.
What happened with Ning Yuxuan before was just a romantic dispute, but if she really gets taken away by the police in the live stream...
Thinking of this, Cen Meng nodded repeatedly: "I heard you, I heard you! I'll leave right now, I'll leave right now!"
As she spoke, she stood up, supporting herself on the armrest of the chair, and stumbled slightly because her legs were weak.
Seeing this, the production crew dared not continue the live broadcast.
Everyone has been kicked out, so the show definitely can't be recorded.
After hastily apologizing to the viewers, the live stream was abruptly cut off.
Netizens shifted their focus from the live stream to Weibo, and several topics suddenly appeared on the trending searches.
#Cen Meng trespasses on private property#
#Cen Meng evicted from her luxury home in Jinshui Bay#
#Cen Meng Gu Yunhao#
#CenMengLies#
The recording of Cen Meng being forcibly taken out of the villa during the live stream quickly spread across the entire internet.
The last mistress scandal had barely ended and the hype had just died down when this new one broke out.
Two scandals broke out in just one week, and netizens' ridicule was overwhelming.
This time, even Cen Meng's longtime fans began to waver.
After all, they could blame Ning Yuxuan for what happened before, but this time, they couldn't shift the blame onto anyone.
When Cen Meng left, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that she was terrified, afraid that the other party would really call the police and arrest her.
Clearly, that mansion did not belong to Cen Meng.
Add to that the word "Gu" that she blurted out, and no fan with a modicum of rationality could fool themselves.
People gradually left Cen Meng's fan group, leaving only the most stubborn die-hard fans who continued to brainwash themselves and others.
...
At this moment, Gu Yunhao was kneeling in front of his mother, Wang Yahui, in the Gu family.
It was Wang Ya Hui who made the decision to send people to Jinshui Bay to drive Cen Meng out.
After seeing the rumors circulating online about her son and Cen Meng, Wang Ya Hui immediately guessed that it must be because her good-for-nothing son disobeyed her and drove Cen Meng away.
It was not appropriate for the Gu family to handle this personally, so Wang Ya Hui immediately contacted the people in Jinshui Bay and asked them to bring people to drive Cen Meng out of the house.
Regardless of what netizens speculated, the Gu family insisted that Cen Meng had trespassed on their property, and that it was only due to a management oversight that Cen Meng had the opportunity.
This way, her son wouldn't be implicated too much, and the Gu family's reputation could be somewhat preserved.
Only after dealing with all of this did Wang Ya Hui have time to scold her son.
"Gu Yunhao, Gu Yunhao, you really are my good son." Wang Ya Hui laughed angrily, "You've grown wings, haven't you? You've learned to lie to me now?"
Gu Yunhao lowered his head: "I was wrong, Mother."
Wang Ya Hui looked at her son kneeling in front of her with a cold smile, listing his crimes: "What did you tell me when I asked you last time? We've broken up, and he's moved out. Huh? When did you learn to lie without thinking? I guess I haven't hit you in a while, and you're going to rebel, aren't you?"
Gu Yunhao dared not utter a single word in rebuttal, and as he had done countless times before, he silently listened to his mother's scolding, occasionally admitting his mistake.
His mother only had one son, so even if she was angry, she would eventually calm down.
Sure enough, Wang Ya Hui got tired after cursing for a while.
She was already busy helping her husband socialize with business associates, and now she had to temporarily step away to deal with the unexpected situation because of her son's foolishness.
Wang Ya Hui slowly exhaled, looking at her good-for-nothing son: "I've already sent someone to drive that woman away. The keys to Jinshui Bay are with me; don't even think about touching them again. As for what you need to do, I don't need to tell you, do I?"
Gu Yunhao stammered, "I promise I'll never see her again, Mom."
Wang Ya Hui waved wearily.
Shortly after, the Gu family's official account issued a statement: The Gu family has no relationship with Cen Meng, and Gu Yunhao and Cen Meng have never been boyfriend and girlfriend. Someone within the group accepted bribes and privately allowed Cen Meng to reside in a property under the Gu family's name; the employee involved has been dismissed.
Most netizens don't believe this explanation. All kinds of evidence indicate that Gu Yunhao and Cen Meng definitely have an extraordinary relationship.
Many netizens criticized Gu Yunhao as a scumbag, saying he tried to distance himself from the situation after things went wrong.
But Gu Yunhao wasn't in the entertainment industry after all, and didn't even have a public Weibo account, so most of the criticism was focused on Cen Meng.
The incident in Cen Meng's live stream has also affected Ning Yuxuan and Jiang Ning'an.
In both live stream rooms, many viewers were talking about Cen Meng.
The original plan for the program was for the three groups of guests to leave their homes this evening and then gather together again.
However, given Cen Meng's condition, it was naturally impossible for her to continue participating in today's recording.
After an emergency meeting, the production team decided to end all live broadcasts early and resume the program tomorrow morning.
The audience who didn't care about Cen Meng and just wanted to watch the other two groups of guests were wailing in despair.
[Waaah, why is it over already? I thought I'd be seeing Ning Shiyue all afternoon!]
[Cen Meng is such a black sheep; will the entire show be canceled because of her?]
[Nooooo! Can the production team please make Cen Meng leave? I just want to see the Ning family's daily life!]
The live stream ended early, and all the staff left.
Ning Yuxuan was in a good mood: "I thought we were going to record until the evening, but it's over so early now. How about we go get something nice to eat?"
Ning Fei was quite happy that her son and daughter were both there today: "Okay."
Ning Shiyue crossed his arms and looked at Ning Yuxuan: "I'm telling you, aren't you curious?"
Ning Yuxuan blinked: "What are you curious about?"
Ning Shiyue: "Aren't you surprised by what Cen Meng did to cause the entire show to end prematurely?"
The production team just said that there was a problem with Cen Meng's side, which caused the show to end early, but they didn't say why.
Ning Yuxuan said "Oh" casually, "I don't really care about that. I only know that we don't have to record a show today, and we can still get our appearance fee as usual."
Ning Shiyue was amused by her: "You really are heartless."
On second thought, this is for the best. At least it shows that Ning Yuxuan no longer cares about Gu Yunhao, otherwise she wouldn't be so indifferent to Gu Yunhao's girlfriend.
Ning Yuxuan steered the conversation back on track: "Alright, let's quickly discuss what to eat tonight! I'm starving!"
...
On the internet, besides Cen Meng being kicked out of the villa, Ning Yuxuan's educational background has also sparked a lot of discussion.
The developments on Cen Meng's side were so dramatic that Ning Yuxuan's graduation from A University didn't seem so surprising anymore.
However, many netizens are still curious about the authenticity of this matter.
Before long, they actually found evidence.
Someone found a video of the undergraduate graduation ceremony of the School of Management at University A from a few years ago on the official video account of University A, and found a clip of Ning Yuxuan in it.
In the video, Ning Yuxuan wore the same graduation gown as everyone else, but her tall figure and fair skin still stood out.
Someone specifically cut out the part where Ning Yuxuan appeared and uploaded it to social media.
Wow! Ning Yuxuan actually graduated from A University! I thought she was just making it up!
I remember the School of Management was University A's flagship school, with very high admission scores!
[This is a true talented woman... The previous Cen Meng was all talk and no action. She always said she loved reading, but her college entrance exam score wasn't that high.]
Ning Yuxuan is so beautiful! It's definitely an advantage to be born with a beautiful face; you won't be unrecognizable if you dig up videos from several years ago.
[Haha, I strongly suspect you're subtly criticizing certain celebrities, saying they have to be sent back for repairs every year, and they look different every year.]
Some people have rather peculiar points of interest.
[Look at the guy behind Ning Yuxuan, he's pretty handsome! And he keeps looking at Ning Yuxuan, doesn't he?]
[Really! I watched it in slow motion, and that boy's eyes never left Ning Yuxuan.]
[I actually found myself shipping this couple from such a slightly blurry video; the chemistry between them is truly mysterious!]
[This boy definitely likes Ning Yuxuan; his gaze is definitely not innocent!]
...
Having worked in the entertainment industry for many years, Ning Fei has developed a habit of controlling her appetite and has never had high demands for food.
Ning Shiyue also said that he didn't care, so the choice of what to eat for dinner was left to Ning Yuxuan.
Ning Yuxuan remembered that she had just gotten a pimple today, so she chose a restaurant serving light stir-fries.
The three arrived at the restaurant, and while waiting for the food to be served, Ning Shiyue picked up his phone and started scrolling.
Compared to Ning Yuxuan, Ning Shiyue is more concerned about public opinion on the internet.
He just wanted to know how that annoying Cen Meng had messed up.
Ning Shiyue was scrolling down the trending topics list when his finger suddenly stopped.
#The look in the boys' eyes at Ning Yuxuan's graduation ceremony#
What kind of trending topic is this?
The more Ning Shi clicked on the entry, the more her eyebrows furrowed.
It wasn't until Ning Yuxuan and Ning Fei finished chatting that she noticed something was wrong with Ning Shiyue: "What are you looking at? Your face is all scrunched up?"
Ning Shiyue raised her head and accused, "They actually said you and Shen Chipeng are a couple, that's utter nonsense!"
He remembered the man in the video; he was Ning Yuxuan's college classmate, also from Beicheng, and would always invite him to play ball together during holidays.
Later, Ning Shiyue discovered that Shen Chipeng would shamelessly come to his house after each game and would always find opportunities to talk to Ning Yuxuan.
Ning Shiyue felt a little annoyed at the time and never accepted the other party's invitation again.
After listening to Ning Shiyue's words, Ning Yuxuan and Ning Fei exchanged a glance and spoke at the same time.
Ning Fei: "Who said that?"
Ning Yuxuan: "Who is Shen Chipeng?"
Ning Shiyue: "..."
Suddenly, Ning Shiyue felt less annoyed.
.
Inside a private residence in Beicheng, Xie Zhiyan had just finished replying to his last email of the day.
Hengjiang is still in a period of rapid development, and even on weekends, there are still many things that need his attention.
After finishing his work, the man closed his eyes and rested for a few seconds in his office chair.
My phone vibrated twice on the table; it was a message from Jiang Shao:
【I'm going back to China tomorrow. Thank you so much for lending me your car these past few days. I'll send you the invitations once the wedding date is set!】
Xie Zhiyan replied: 【Mm.】
Jiang Shao sent another message: "[Sometimes I feel like time really flies. Before I know it, I'm getting married. Zhiyan, you better work harder!]"
This person is still the same as always, always making sentimental remarks.
Xie Zhiyan didn't reply to him, but a certain figure appeared in his mind.
He remembered that today was the day the program was broadcast live, but at this time, it should have already ended.
For once, Xie Zhiyan opened Weibo, a platform he hadn't used in a long time.
The name "Ning Yuxuan" jumped into his eyes.
Xie Zhiyan frowned.
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