The True Young Master's Metaphysical Road to Fame in Showbiz Ch. 130

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However, what he didn't know was that not long after he left the villa, his personal livestream was inadvertently triggered by the lingering death energy and ghostly presence. It activated quietly, without him realizing, and his fans and some casual viewers were suddenly able to watch him.

[Is that Brother Xue? It's already dark, why isn't Brother Xue at the villa watching TV, and instead he's out here?]

[Is this really Xue Jinshi? What's he holding in his hand?]

[What is Brother Xue looking for?]

[Looks like he's at the place where they played games earlier. Maybe he left something here?]

[He's searching for something? Why isn't he asking the staff for help? It's pitch black, how can he see anything?]

The audience watched as Xue Jinshi wandered around the two rows of buildings, finally stopping at the door of a changing room. This was where he had changed earlier in the afternoon.

Xue Jinshi turned on his phone's flashlight, inspecting the doorframe. He noticed marks he had left earlier, his frown loosening as he confirmed the area.

He switched the plastic bag to his left hand, gripped the doorknob with his right, and pressed down firmly.

Click.

The lock made a dull sound, but the door didn't budge.

"Tsk." Xue Jinshi clicked his tongue, trying a couple more times. The lock was stuck, and he couldn't get it open.

His plan of entering through the front door was dashed. Letting go of the knob, he decided to walk around to the back of the changing room instead.

He wasn't going to look for a key.

When marking the room earlier in the afternoon, he had considered the possibility of the staff locking it and had returned to the house to unlock the window.

Looking back now, that decision had been a smart one.

Xue Jinshi silently congratulated himself for thinking ahead and quickly moved to the back of the building. Scanning the area, he found the right changing room—this one had a particularly noticeable window, the largest one among the several rooms.

Normally, if a changing room was on the first floor, even if there were a window, it wouldn't be very large.

But for some reason, whether it was a post-renovation feature or something else, this room had a fairly large sliding window on the back wall, big enough that even someone as tall as Xue Jinshi could easily slip through.

Because of this window, the guests had been reluctant to use this changing room in the afternoon.

Even though the window was frosted, everyone still felt uncomfortable and unsafe.

At that time, Xue Jinshi had swapped rooms with Zhong Lingshu, who had been assigned this one. Zhong Lingshu, being an established star, had thanked him for his consideration.

The livestream chat had erupted with comments when this happened. Little Jin Wu praised Xue Jinshi for being considerate, while some fans from the opposing side and a few random haters mocked him for trying to ingratiate himself.

What no one expected was that the real reason Xue Jinshi had chosen this particular changing room had nothing to do with Zhong Lingshu. He had simply found it easier to slip into later to stash something.

Xue Jinshi placed the plastic bag on the ground and tried pushing the window open.

It wasn't secured with a security grill, so it opened easily.

[???]

[What's going on? What is Xue Jinshi up to?]

[Ah, this is the changing room he used earlier in the afternoon. Looks like he really did leave something here!]

The audience was completely baffled by his actions and started discussing in the live chat. Even though his fans kept defending him, saying he probably left something behind in the changing room, the rest of the viewers weren't buying it.

[If there's something you forgot to take, why not just call the staff? It's pitch dark, what can he see?]

This question was too straightforward.

The little Jin Wu fandom watched as Xue Jinshi smoothly slipped into the changing room and immediately felt that this excuse didn't hold up.

However, their minds worked quickly, and when they remembered the title of Chi Qingzhou's livestream, they immediately started speaking confidently, claiming this was definitely a special task arranged by the director.

[Brother Xue's been working all day. If it wasn't for a special task, why would he not rest and run out at this hour?]

[Chi Qingzhou gets special tasks to grab the spotlight next door, does that mean my brother's any worse? As for results, my brother's not behind at all! Why should he get a special task and my brother can't?]

[We don't even need to talk about Brother Xue's achievements, right? With his brains, it's no surprise he'd find clues and trigger a few special tasks.]

A portion of the haters who had disliked Chi Qingzhou since the previous variety show also agreed.

Since Chi Qingning started hallucinating and exposed the true identity of the fake young master, they hadn't been able to gain any traction in Chi Qingzhou's livestreams.

The rumors lost their foundation, and with Chi Shuhong secretly backing off, even though they still held onto their defiance, every time they popped up, they were slammed by passersby and Chi Qingzhou's fans.

Once or twice, they could endure, but after a while, they couldn't take it anymore.

They came to vent their frustrations about reality online, not to get scolded!

Now that they saw the little golden crows expressing dissatisfaction with Chi Qingzhou, a few insulting remarks started to pop up in the livestream chat. Didn't the haters get overly excited like they found their long-lost family?

They didn't care about the truth—on the livestream, they were all about boosting one while trash-talking the other.

[Exactly! Is it only CQZ who's got brains? Xue Jinshi isn't bad, alright?]

[Really funny. If we're talking fame, Xue Jinshi is way more famous than CQZ. CQZ gets all this hype, but hasn't really done anything big, doesn't it make sense for the investors to bring in someone who can actually carry the weight?]

[Fans of CQZ, stop asking for trouble. As if only your brother is the smart one, Xue Jinshi's education isn't lacking, is it?]

They were jumping around happily, but not even the little Jin Wu fandom could help but feel a wave of indescribable awkwardness.

Though Xue Jinshi had formal training, had studied in an arts major at a top-tier university, and had scored 500 points in the college entrance exams, he couldn't compare to Chi Qingzhou in this regard!

Chi Qingzhou had graduated from Renmin University, a serious 985 school.

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