The True Young Master's Metaphysical Road to Fame in Showbiz Ch. 45

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Which meant...

Song Yuzhi's chest ached. "Even that was a lie. He fooled me about everything."

His manager was both surprised and confused. He had no idea why Song Yuzhi was suddenly seeing the light, but hey—good news was good news.

So, he just went with it and smoothly transitioned into another topic. "Remember that thing I was going to talk to you about? Yeah, this is it. The way the Chi family is acting? Super suspicious. I mean, they're completely ignoring their real son while bending over backward for a fake one. You really think there's nothing weird going on?"

At this point, Song Yuzhi had been hit with so much truth that he was pretty much numb.

He sat there in silence for a long time, head lowered, before finally speaking in a hoarse voice. "I need to tell Feifei about this. I'll call her in a bit and fill her in on what's going on with the Chi family. And as for that deal I was trying to set up with them? Forget it. I don't want anything to do with them anymore."

While Song Yuzhi was drowning in heartbreak over his first love shattering before his eyes, Chi Qingning was completely oblivious.

He had just gotten his phone back from the production team and was anxiously dialing his older brother, Chi Xiaoyuan.

"Brother, did you watch today's livestream?" His voice was shaking so badly he could barely get the words out. "Didn't you think there was something off about Chi Qingzhou?"

"I was busy today. Didn't watch."

Chi Xiaoyuan was silent for about thirty seconds.

And then—completely catching Chi Qingning off guard—he asked,

"So... you finally found out?"

Chi Xiaoyuan's words sent Chi Qingning's thoughts spiraling.

For a few seconds, he almost blurted out—could it be that Chi Qingzhou, that country bumpkin, had threatened Mom and Dad? Was that why they took him back into the Chi family?

He even started wondering if Chi Qingzhou was still... well, human. What if some wandering ghost had already taken over his body?

Otherwise, how could Chi Qingzhou's shadow be so weird?

Chi Qingning licked his dry lips, convinced that his theory wasn't far-fetched at all.

The Chi family had always been into feng shui and mysticism. Growing up in that kind of environment, it was only natural that he believed in these things more than most people.

Chi Xiaoyuan, on the other hand, wasn't thinking that far.

He assumed Chi Qingning was talking about something else and casually said, "Since you already know, I won't hide it anymore. Mom and Dad found out a long time ago that you and Chi Qingzhou were switched at birth, but they didn't want you to suffer in some small town, so they never went looking for that family."

Chi Qingning froze.

This was the first time he'd heard about this. After a brief moment of shock, a wave of overwhelming joy washed over him.

So Mom and Dad really loved him that much.

Compared to him, that country bumpkin Chi Qingzhou meant absolutely nothing to them.

Chi Xiaoyuan continued, "Mom and Dad care about you a lot. They raised you all these years, so you should learn to understand their difficulties."

Chi Qingning quickly nodded. "I know! I'd never make Mom and Dad angry."

Chi Xiaoyuan hummed in response and went on, "After Chi Qingzhou came back, he somehow found out about what happened back then. He holds a grudge against you. If he targets you during the show, just endure it for now. The family still has a use for him."

Chi Qingning was momentarily speechless. The excitement he felt earlier from knowing his parents valued him more than Chi Qingzhou faded a little.

He had always known that his big brother prioritized benefits above all else, but Chi Xiaoyuan had always been good to him. Even when he was upset a while back, it was his big brother who took action to teach Chi Qingzhou a lesson.

All these things combined had made him believe that, at least in his brother's eyes, he was special.

But in the end, his brother only cared for him when it didn't interfere with his interests.

Maybe the reason Chi Xiaoyuan helped him before was simply because punishing Chi Qingzhou wouldn't affect the company.

Chi Qingning clenched his fingers, biting down on his lip.

For some reason, his thoughts drifted back to what happened that morning.

What he experienced wasn't just some petty targeting—his brother had no idea what kind of danger he had been in!

The blood drained from Chi Qingning's face. He swallowed hard and said, "Brother, that's not what I was talking about. I mean... don't you think there's something off about him? Like, he doesn't even seem... alive?"

He carefully explained what he saw that morning.

Chi Xiaoyuan was suddenly reminded of Chi Qingzhou's solo interview, and his expression slowly changed.

"Wait a sec, let me check today's episode first."

Before Chi Qingning could say anything, Chi Xiaoyuan hung up and clumsily searched for the playback video.

He replayed the scene Chi Qingning mentioned three times but didn't notice anything strange. Instead, what he did notice was that Chi Qingning had deliberately tried to get close to Song Yuzhi before.

The corners of his lips curled into a mocking smirk.

His little brother was clever, sure, but he always thought things were way simpler than they actually were.

But that wasn't a bad thing.

The simpler his little brother's mind was, the less he had to worry about the family fortune being split.

Chi Xiaoyuan placed the tablet face-down and called Chi Qingning back.

"I watched the replay. Didn't see anything unusual. Were you just too nervous and imagined it?"

Chi Qingning insisted, "No way! I definitely saw it!"

Chi Xiaoyuan sighed. "You're overthinking. Chi Qingzhou grew up in a small town. You've been there before—do you really think anyone from there knows anything about feng shui or mysticism?"

What could a bumpkin like Chi Qingzhou possibly know about the supernatural?

Chi Qingning bit his lip harder. "But what if he was possessed by some wandering ghost..."

Chi Xiaoyuan scoffed. "You think He Xing City is some haunted village? Sure, there are plenty of scammers here, but there are real experts too."

Hell, even a random alleyway might have a legit master hidden away.

Chi Qingning fell silent.

Chi Xiaoyuan had no patience to keep arguing with him. He just told him not to be so on edge—if Chi Qingzhou caused trouble, he should just put up with it for now. Then, with a sharp click, he hung up.

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