The True Young Master's Metaphysical Road to Fame in Showbiz Ch. 66

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[Why does it feel like CQN's eyes look kinda off? Like he accidentally ate some poisonous mushrooms and started hallucinating or something.]

[Is he sure he didn't run into something... unclean?]

[Holy crap, this is terrifying! Chi Qingning doesn't look like he's acting—he seriously looks like he thinks someone's sitting across from him!!]

[Maybe he really did eat the wrong mushrooms? Didn't they say yesterday they cooked some wild mushrooms themselves? Are we sure they were cooked all the way through?]

[I remember like, the day before yesterday or something, one of the cast members ran into a venomous snake and it was trending? What if Chi Qingning actually got bitten?]

A lot of viewers were seriously getting goosebumps. Some of the more spiritually sensitive ones even swore they saw a white mist in the livestream.

Not that many people believed it, of course—and neither did Chi Xiaoyuan.

He'd actually seen a metaphysical practitioner in person before, so he knew firsthand just how out-of-the-ordinary they were.

But because of that, he also knew something regular folks didn't: no matter how powerful a practitioner was, their influence had limits. There was no way someone could cause that many people to see illusions through a livestream.

Most likely just nonsense.

Still, it reminded Chi Xiaoyuan that something was definitely off with Chi Qingning—he really did seem like he was under some kind of spell.

Could a small village like Yinping Village really have a metaphysical practitioner?

Chi Qingning's question from last night popped back into his head, and he switched over to Chi Qingzhou's livestream room to take a look.

Chi Qingzhou had just split up with Song Yuzhi and was off exploring a forest. No matter how he looked at him, he didn't give off the vibe of someone with mystical abilities.

Chi Xiaoyuan shook his head. Chi Qingning was just too sensitive and overthinking things again.

Ever since his adopted younger brother graduated college, he'd been jumpy and easily spooked—not nearly as calm as he used to be.

Guess that's what happened when he got the blood of those two nobodies running through his veins.

He switched back to Chi Qingning's livestream and started thinking. If necessary, when their family or business partners asked, he could just say Chi Qingning got mushroom poisoning or accidentally crossed paths with something dirty.

As Chi Xiaoyuan was weighing how to spin the story, his phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at the screen—surprisingly, it was a call from Fu Wennan.

Fu Wennan was the heir to the Fu family in the capital. According to the agreement between the two matriarchs, he was originally supposed to be Chi Qingzhou's fiancé.

But thanks to some complicated history, he'd been close to Chi Qingning since they were kids. When it came to the engagement, Fu Wennan only recognized Chi Qingning as his future partner.

Even though the Fu family's old lady had made her stance clear and refused to acknowledge Chi Qingning as anything more than a squatter taking someone else's place, the Chi parents, considering Fu Wennan's feelings, had always turned a blind eye and quietly allowed the engagement to stand.

Neither side dared let Old Madam Fu catch wind of this, so they kept things under wraps with a silent mutual understanding, carefully controlling how far the rumors spread.

Now Chi Qingning suddenly went and pulled such a reckless stunt, and Fu Wennan coming over to raise hell—Chi Xiaoyuan could understand that. But even so, he wasn't exactly thrilled about it.

Chi Qingning's out there messing around like it's a game, and in the end, he always has to be the one to clean up the mess!

He muttered another curse under his breath about Chi Qingning, then finally picked up the call, putting on a nice and friendly tone for Fu Wennan.

To his surprise, Fu Wennan didn't come in hot or pick a fight. Instead, he got straight to the point:

"You saw the trending topic, right? This could seriously mess with Qingning's reputation. Got any plans to fix it?"

Chi Xiaoyuan was a little stunned. Fu Wennan actually cared this much about Chi Qingning? His first concern in this situation was... his rep?

But the more he thought about it, the more he realized this was actually great news for the Chi family. At least it meant Fu Wennan was taking the matter seriously.

He responded with a few calm and reassuring words, then smoothly changed the tone, acting like he was in a bit of a tough spot. "I do have some ideas, but you know how my parents are with my little brother..."

Fu Wennan's voice instantly turned cold, "They're not young anymore. No need to bother them over something this small. Since it's tricky on your end, I'll just handle it from my side. You don't need to worry about it."

Chi Xiaoyuan quickly said, "Wennan, don't rush. Let's just—"

Click. Fu Wennan hung up on him without another word.

Chi Xiaoyuan stared at the now-dark phone screen and let out a small chuckle.

He knew that by letting Fu Wennan take over, there was a chance the guy would use some tactics that might put their parents in an awkward spot.

But so what?

It was not like his parents had never made him feel completely humiliated before.

Sometimes, it really felt like he wasn't the heir they'd carefully raised at all.

They gave him the best education, but he never once felt like they truly expected anything from him.

They kept saying everything in the Chi family would be his, that Chi Qingning couldn't take it, and neither could Chi Qingzhou—but all he ever heard in their voices was indifference.

They proudly introduced him to every business partner, handed him big projects to gain experience, even gave up the CEO seat early for him—but none of it ever felt like real trust or value.

It was contradictory. It was weird.

And that weirdness left a constant unease in his heart, made it impossible for him to truly accept Chi Qingzhou, the one who had been found and brought back.

It also made it harder and harder for him to keep pretending his parents' reputation mattered to him.

Chi Xiaoyuan glanced at his computer one last time, then quickly grabbed his suit jacket from the side, pushed back his chair, and headed downstairs.

The fact that Fu Wennan had called meant that pretty much everyone in their social circle's younger generation already knew what was going on.

If he didn't get out of here now, what was he supposed to do—just wait around the office for everyone else to show up and laugh at their family's drama?

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