The True Young Master's Metaphysical Road to Fame in Showbiz Ch. 65

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[Exactly! He clearly knew all along that Chi Qingzhou was the real young master. Not only did he stay in the family, but he also just sat back and watched while the internet went wild. Why didn't he say anything?]

[Oh wow, so are we calling this "biting the hand that feeds you" now?]

[Right? What kind of parent would be okay with their biological son being called an illegitimate child?!]

[And the most ridiculous part? Mr. Lao Chi somehow got roped into this mess, and now everyone thinks he had a mistress. Wonder how many times he's had to kneel on a washboard at home.]

The more they thought about it, the more absurd it seemed. Soon, the chat was flooded with the same question being copied and pasted over and over again:

[So where the hell did this rumor even start from???]

As the battle between the viewers and the Little Sweet Plums escalated, the controversy quickly spread beyond the livestream.

The previous trending topic, #Ghost Wall On Scenery Along the Way, hadn't even cooled down yet, and now new hashtags were popping up: #Real And Fake Young Masters On Scenery Along the Way, #Chi Qingzhou Is The Real Chi Heir, #Real Life Switched At Birth, #Messed Up For 19 Years...

More and more curious bystanders got sucked into the drama, driving the discussion to an all-time high.

Crowds of gossip-hungry viewers flooded the various livestreams, eager to watch Chi Qingning's one-man show against thin air.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away at Chi Corporation, an employee was casually slacking off at his desk, scrolling through his phone, when he suddenly realized—

Wait. This was about his own company.

He let out an uncontrollable "Holy sh*t!" right then and there.

A cold voice rang out behind him. "What are you doing?"

He nearly jumped out of his skin, almost dropping his phone.

Turning around in a panic, he came face-to-face with none other than Young Master Chi himself.

Awkward as hell, he stammered out a bunch of apologies.

Chi Xiaoyuan had zero patience for slacking employees. Even though work hours hadn't technically started yet, he still gave the guy a brutal scolding in front of everyone—and docked three months' worth of his bonus while he was at it.

Before leaving, Chi Xiaoyuan's gaze swept over the phone screen, which was still lit up.

His expression instantly darkened.

After dismissing his assistant, who had just arrived with coffee, he sat down at his desk and pulled up the trending topics.

The moment he realized what Chi Qingning had done, his anger exploded. He slammed his mouse onto the desk with a loud bang.

"That useless idiot couldn't even keep this under wraps?!"

Furious, he kicked the desk hard, his eyes cold and calculating.

"If this gets out, it's gonna be a complete disaster. I need to get ahead of this—now."

Chi Xiaoyuan had never expected Chi Qingning to be this incompetent.

After all, he was the one who let the rumor slip in the first place.

It had happened casually, one night over drinks with friends. He had no intention of anyone tracing it back to him.

At the time, Chi Qingzhou had just been brought back home. Chi Xiaoyuan saw how easily his younger brother had abandoned his adoptive parents and instantly pegged him as an opportunist.

He didn't want anyone fighting him for the family inheritance. And on top of that, he just couldn't stand how... inelegant his brother was.

So, in a drunken haze at a bar, he had laughed and thrown out an offhand comment—"Chi Qingzhou is even lower than a bastard child."

His equally tipsy friends had roared with laughter.

And that was all it took.

The next day, after sobering up, his friends vaguely recalled the conversation. And bit by bit, that single joke morphed into a full-blown rumor—that Chi Qingzhou was an illegitimate child, but not the usual kind. That maybe his birth had involved something even more underhanded.

At the time, Chi Xiaoyuan had been wary of his own full-blooded younger brother. He'd been so caught up in his paranoia that instead of shutting the rumors down, he'd fanned the flames.

And the rumor spread like wildfire.

It got so big that even his parents caught wind of it.

But to his surprise, they hadn't done anything to squash it.

Instead, they'd used the situation to make some arrangements of their own.

And when Chi Qingzhou finally graduated from college, this one rumor was enough to blacklist him from nearly every decent company in the industry.

His job applications never got any responses. For months, he ran around looking for work, only to hit dead ends at every turn. In the end, he had no choice but to accept his parents' arrangement—entering the entertainment industry as a small-time celebrity.

Chi Xiaoyuan had been perfectly satisfied with that outcome.

If Chi Qingzhou couldn't break into the business world, he wouldn't be a threat.

Entertainment was even better. Let him waste his life chasing fame—how could a mere celebrity ever hope to inherit the family business?

But now, Chi Xiaoyuan was pissed.

For some reason, everything about Chi Qingzhou's return home felt hazy in his memory, like it was wrapped in a fog. The only thing crystal clear was the frustration gnawing at his chest.

And now, the whole industry was about to find out his little brother's true identity.

Worse, people were bound to come asking questions. His family could even become a joke.

His vision darkened at the thought. He clenched his fists, itching to slap some sense into Chi Qingning.

"That useless idiot. If he dares say one more word he shouldn't, I swear—"

Gritting his teeth, Chi Xiaoyuan grabbed his phone and dialed a number.

"I heard the Scenery Along the Way crew is still trapped up in the mountains?" His voice was low and sharp. "I need you to handle something for me."

"Relax—once this is done, we'll be square."

Chi Xiaoyuan ended the call and opened the livestream room for Scenery Along the Way to check in for a bit. Although Chi Qingning kept repeating the things Chi Qingzhou did the day he was brought back home, he never actually said anything he wasn't supposed to.

A ton of viewers flooded into the livestream, and as they watched Chi Qingning mumble to himself over and over again, their reactions slowly shifted—from watching for drama to getting seriously confused and creeped out.

A bunch of people couldn't help but drop comments in the livestream chat:

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