Rich Side Character Goes Viral for Gossiping on a Laid-Back Reality Show Ch. 43

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Still a little surprised by how readily they believed her, Yu Qianxia raised an eyebrow. "You guys trust me that much?"

Si Churao nodded without hesitation. "Duh. You're the Yu family heiress—you've got that money power. What can't you dig up in this industry?"

In fact, online, a lot of people had been speculating the same thing—how did Yu Qianxia know so many juicy secrets about celebrities?

One netizen even summed it up perfectly:

[Come on, she's the Yu family's daughter. What's wrong with hiring a private investigator to snoop around a bit?]

Si Churao was firmly in that camp—especially since Yu Qianxia had somehow figured out that she used to be one of her black fans. That kind of buried dirt? Definitely not something a regular person could find. But if you were backed by the resources of the Yu family, well... that was child's play.

Yu Qianxia's expression shifted into an enlightened "ah, so that's how they see me" kind of look.

Soon, 8 PM arrived, and Ruan Zhiyao's concert officially began.

Yu Qianxia, Si Churao, and Ji Minghan sat in the front row of the inner arena. Soft music started flowing from the speakers, filling the space.

Then, Ruan Zhiyao appeared onstage from a lift platform, dressed in a fresh, elegant outfit that instantly sent the crowd into a frenzy.

With glowsticks waving like waves in the sea, Yu Qianxia listened as a sweet, ethereal female voice drifted from all directions.

On stage, Ruan Zhiyao held the mic with practiced grace. Her mouth moved in sync, every word crisp, her tone smooth and beautiful.

Ji Minghan, listening closely, began to frown. Wait... is this really lipsyncing?

Just as he turned to ask Yu Qianxia what was going on, she beat him to it:

"Ji Minghan, you're a professional singer too—listen carefully. Is she lipsyncing?"

Ji Minghan: ????

After a long pause, he gave her a very conflicted look. "Uh, Siste Yu... are you sure she's faking it? 'Cause no matter how I listen, I can't tell."

"And... isn't she even talking to her fans mid-song?"

That's right. In the middle of singing, Ruan Zhiyao would lower her mic to chat with fans, then casually pick it back up and continue right where she left off.

Her enunciation, her breathing—everything sounded flawless. Like she was genuinely performing live.

Yu Qianxia's brows furrowed deeply.

At that moment, the long-disconnected system suddenly reconnected, and Yu Qianxia felt the power that had been controlling her finally disappear.

System: [Aaaaah host!! I'm back!!]

Yu Qianxia quickly asked: [Tell me now, how is Ruan Zhiyao lip-syncing?]

She reconnected with the system, and Yu Qianxia immediately checked her fortune value—it had definitely dropped a lot.

It had fallen from 17 to 10.

Yu Qianxia felt a pang of heartache. She knew the internet was dragging her for "spreading fake info." She already had plenty of dirt on her, and her rep was pretty bad. Even though people had started to warm up to her a bit over the past two episodes...

Just the tiniest slip-up, and her image would tank again. It couldn't withstand any sort of scrutiny.

If she didn't clear up the "fake news" rumor soon, her fortune value was only gonna keep sinking.

Her gaze landed on Ruan Zhiyao, who was performing her heart out on stage. The crowd around her was bursting with hype and fan screams, the whole arena buzzing with electric energy.

Yu Qianxia still hadn't experienced what it felt like to be truly loved by fans—but she knew. If Ruan Zhiyao's fans ever found out she debuted by lip-syncing, that it had all been one big lie from the start, they'd be devastated. Furious.

The system spoke up in a low, faint tone.
[Host, don't you think it's weird? Ruan Zhiyao sings live, but there's no trace of lip-syncing?]

Yu Qianxia hummed in agreement, frowning slightly.
[With the way half-open mics work nowadays, it's super easy to tell. She can't possibly be using a straight-up studio track.]

Her confusion didn't last long. The system dropped the answer right away.
[It's actually really simple. She's got a dedicated vocal double.]

[A vocal double?] Yu Qianxia's brow relaxed as realization hit.
[Ah, so that's how it is.]

[Exactly!] the system replied confidently.
[Whenever there's a live performance, the vocal double is the one actually singing backstage. Ruan Zhiyao just lip-syncs onstage. Back when she was in that girl group survival show, this was her usual routine. Plus, she had a sugar daddy protecting her the whole time, so nothing ever slipped through.]

[This kind of fake singing tricked everyone, letting Ruan Zhiyao debut smoothly and become one of the hottest singers out there.]

The system clicked its tongue twice, clearly full of disdain.
[And after she debuted, she was dubbed "the most angelic voice in history." Total scam. She raked in the hype, charged sky-high ticket prices for her concerts, sold overpriced albums with dirt-cheap production. Robbing her fans blind, seriously. I can't even feel bad for them.]

[She's got a sponsor backing her with all these resources, and she's still not satisfied. She wants to climb even higher and marry into a rich family.]

[Oh right, host, have you guessed who Ruan Zhiyao's rich boyfriend is yet?]

Yu Qianxia replied coolly,
[If I had to guess, it's probably Song Mubai?]

The system let out a happy chirp.
[Bingo! Host, you're amazing! Even without me, you managed to dig up the gossip. So smart!]

[Ruan Zhiyao's rich boyfriend is Song Mubai—the second son of the powerful Song family in A City. He's head over heels for her. It all started when he went to one of her concerts by chance and got "moved" by that so-called angelic voice. He was totally smitten, and started chasing her in private.]

[Ruan Zhiyao was kinda hesitant at first, but the moment she found out about his background, she agreed without a second thought. Too bad things with Zha Yanhong weren't officially over yet, so she had to juggle both sides. Tsk tsk, dancing between two guys—Ruan Zhiyao's got serious skills.]

After eating up all that juicy gossip about Ruan Zhiyao and Song Mubai, her "Awake Time" got extended by 36 hours.

Yu Qianxia glanced to her left and right, the corners of her lips curving up slightly. "Wanna catch some drama live?"

Si Churou and Ji Minghan's eyes lit up. The two of them answered in perfect sync, "Heck yes!"

Yu Qianxia patted both their shoulders and motioned for them to follow.

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