Rich Side Character Goes Viral for Gossiping on a Laid-Back Reality Show Ch. 12

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Leaning casually against a tree, her short hair swayed in the night breeze. She took her sweet time, speaking in an unhurried tone. "Jiang Shasha's lover doesn't have a son, but she wanted to give him one. To make sure it was a boy, they decided to go for IVF. But then she got cast in Peach Blossom Fate, so she came up with the idea of surrogacy instead."

Even though the previous scene inside the nanny van was blurred out, netizens had already done their thing—digging up the identity of Jiang Shasha's mystery lover.

Turned out, it was none other than Qu Tongji—the CEO of Meiji Beauty, the first brand sponsor of this very show.

At the same time, gossip accounts had already uncovered his background. Qu Tongji and his wife only had one daughter. After giving birth, his wife's health took a hit, so they never had another child.

[Qu Tongji is disgusting! What's wrong with having a daughter?! Why can't she inherit the family business?! How much longer are we gonna put up with this sexist BS?]

[I knew it the moment I heard it was a boy! Ugh, I hate this whole "sons over daughters" mindset! Why can't this world just treat men and women equally?!]

[Wait... so did Qu Tongji purposely push Jiang Shasha to marry Qi Yuanzhou? But why?]

Yu Qianxia tucked her wind-blown hair behind her ear, revealing her sleek, elegant neckline. She continued, "Jiang Shasha originally planned to disguise her child as an orphan and have her lover adopt him. That way, he could raise the boy openly without suspicion. But his family wasn't on board with the plan. So, to give the child a legitimate identity for school and everything, she had no choice but to marry another man first. Once the child got older, they'd figure out the rest."

Director Qian's face lit up with realization. "So that's how it is!"

Then, quickly following up, he asked, "But if she had the baby through surrogacy, how did she manage to fool Qi Yuanzhou?"

Yu Qianxia arched a brow, let out a soft laugh, and said, "After arranging the surrogacy with her manager, she deliberately got close to Qi Yuanzhou. She staged a one-night stand scenario to trick him into believing she was pregnant. Then, she used a fake silicone belly to pretend she was expecting—and somehow, Qi Yuanzhou fell for it."

Director Qian was flabbergasted. "Wait, that actually worked?! Damn, Qi Yuanzhou was way too naïve."

[This is INSANE!]

[Qi Yuanzhou is honestly so pitiful... Got tricked into marriage, played for a fool, and spent five years raising someone else's kid. Bro's living the saddest storyline ever.]

[Surrogacy is terrifying. Turning childbirth into a business like this... Women's wombs are literally being treated as commodities. Authorities seriously need to look into Jiang Shasha's surrogacy case.]

[Ugh, none of them are decent people. Now that this is all exposed, Qu Tongji can kiss his illegitimate son's household registration goodbye.]

With the chaos finally settling down, the show had to go on.

With Jiang Shasha and Qi Yuanzhou gone, Director Qian told everyone to just focus on cooking with the ingredients they got.

Back in the kitchen, Yu Qianxia suddenly felt the strange force controlling her words disappear—just like that.

The system that had mysteriously disappeared earlier suddenly came back online, screaming inside Yu Qianxia's head.

[Aaaahhh! Host! What just happened?! Why did I suddenly lose contact with you?!]

Yu Qianxia frowned. [I was about to ask you the same thing. Didn't I just earn three days of clarity after eating the gossip about Jiang Shasha? Then why did I completely lose control just now and spill everything?]

The system was just as shocked. [You couldn't control yourself and just blurted out the truth? Huh? That's super weird... Could there be something wrong with my system? Let me run a check.]

A short moment later, the system muttered to itself, [Strange... No errors on my end. Everything's running smoothly, no bugs or glitches. So why did you suddenly start spilling all the gossips?]

Yu Qianxia's frown deepened. [If even you can't figure it out, how am I supposed to know?]

The system hesitated before making a bold guess. [Could it be... that the author of this novel gave you some kind of OP cheat skill? Look at what happened today—you literally exposed every single secret. I just checked, and your anti-fans have dropped by a ton. Oh, and all the cheating rumors about you? Completely cleared up.]

[Oh, and get this—your luck level just shot up to 8! This effect is insane!]

Yu Qianxia fell into deep thought. [A cheat skill? But if I hadn't been fully conscious or hadn't eaten the gossip, wouldn't this have just turned me into a walking self-destruct button? Are you sure this isn't actually a trap?]

The system froze for a moment. It was great at munching on drama, but deep philosophical questions like this were way out of its league. After thinking for a long time, it still couldn't come up with an answer.

Yu Qianxia decided to leave it be for now.

Following the recipe, Yu Qianxia finished making Squirrel Fish, pouring the sweet and sour sauce over it before placing it on the table to wait for the others.

Yan Zhirou plated her Biluo Shrimp, then Liu Chuyang placed his Beggar's Chicken on the table.

Lastly, Lu Jianchen brought over a bowl of Yangchun Noodles.

Everyone sat down and started eating their own dishes. But aside from Yu Qianxia, the other three looked beyond uncomfortable, and the whole meal was filled with an awkward silence.

Meanwhile, the internet was still going crazy over Jiang Shasha's scandal. Most of the audience had left the livestream to flock to Weibo, which was practically crashing from all the traffic.

Director Qian knew there was no point in continuing the recording now—the first episode already had more than enough content. Without hesitation, he had the staff cancel the villa reservation and wrapped up filming earlier than planned.

As soon as the livestream ended, Yu Qianxia got into the nanny van.

The moment she sat down, Sister Rong hugged her tightly, looking like she had just survived a heart attack. "Oh my god, you scared me half to death! How did you have the guts to say all that?!"

Yu Qianxia had spent too long trapped under a fake persona, suffocating from the restrictions. But now, with the Melon-Eating System on her side, there was something oddly satisfying about spilling all the melons after gathering enough info. It felt like getting instant payback in real-time.

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