Rich Side Character Goes Viral for Gossiping on a Laid-Back Reality Show Ch. 44

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The door to the safety tunnel opened and closed again, and the three of them disappeared into the huge stadium.

Using the clues the system gave her, Yu Qianxia slipped through the safety tunnel and made her way from backstage to the area just behind the stage—right where the action was closest.

The lighting around them was dim, with a few structural beams providing cover—nobody would've noticed this shadowy corner.

But right there in that corner, a small, slim figure was holding a mic, singing with deep emotion. Her voice was exactly the same as the soft, beautiful vocals coming from the stage above.

Si Churou and Ji Minghan locked eyes, shock written all over their faces. Wait, people could actually pull something like this?

Ji Minghan quickly whipped out his phone, aimed the camera at the scene, and hit record.

Si Churou shot Yu Qianxia a look, lifting her chin in excitement. "Qianxia, don't bother getting your hands dirty—leave this kind of shady business to me!"

Yu Qianxia chuckled, clearly amused, but didn't kill her vibe. "Alright, it's all yours."

Du Ying was a pretty ordinary girl. Average looks, quiet personality—she was the type who could easily disappear into a crowd.

But she had a dream that felt impossible, even in her wildest fantasies.

She loved singing. But at home, she had a bedridden, frail mother to care for, plus a younger sister who not only had poor health but also a disability.

She had too many burdens on her shoulders. There was no spare money to chase after some dream.

But her desire to sing was too strong. So Du Ying secretly signed up for the My Girls idol competition.

She'd barely made it past the preliminary round when she was summoned by a higher-up to a private room—where a contract for a vocal double gig was laid out in front of her.

On one side was the uncertain future of the competition: maybe she'd get through, maybe she'd be cut early, and that would be the end of the road. On the other side was a big payout—no risks, no loose ends.

In the end, Du Ying picked the latter. As much as she wanted to chase her dream, she needed the money more.

The moment she became Ruan Zhiyao's vocal double, Du Ying had doubts, she struggled—but eventually, she gave in.

She even convinced herself maybe this was fate's way of giving her the dream she couldn't reach any other way.

Hidden in the dark, she sang her heart out, losing herself in the music, soaking in the cheers and applause that echoed faintly from the stage.

That was her glory—even if nobody knew it was hers.

She was so lost in the moment, eyes closed, emotions flowing through every note, that she didn't even notice someone slowly approaching.

Then, suddenly, someone grabbed the mic in her hand.

Du Ying gasped and opened her eyes wide in shock.

The singing stopped cold.

Si Churou switched off the mic she was holding. At the same time, the singing from the stage cut off too—everything went dead silent.

Du Ying froze, eyes wide with panic.

Ruan Zhiyao had gone all out to scrub the "lip-syncing" rumors. She'd spent serious money—flown in her backup musicians on the fastest flight, negotiated a premium booking with the Z City stadium, even lined up tons of media to be there live.

She'd prepped PR articles in advance, all singing her praises.

Everything had been set perfectly. That was the only reason she'd dared to "sing live" this time.

On stage, Ruan Zhiyao had been performing with emotion, already dreaming of the skyrocketing popularity and glowing reviews she'd get after this concert.

During the breaks in the music, she kept interacting with fans, and then would raise her mic to "sing" again—flawless transitions, so natural it even convinced herself that she was really this good.

But just as she was hitting her stride, high on confidence and emotion, a harsh screech buzzed in her earpiece—like the mic had glitched, a loud ringing cutting through.

Ruan Zhiyao didn't register it right away. She kept moving her lips with the backing track, miming along like always.

She kept mouthing the lyrics for a while before it suddenly hit her—
there was no sound at all.

No one was singing?!

The audience froze on the spot.

Ruan Zhiyao's mind buzzed as her body went rigid. Above the stage, the backing track played on, sounding hollow and lonely. Gripping her mic tightly, goosebumps crawled all over her skin.

Then someone in the crowd shouted, "Sing! Why'd you stop singing?"

"Yeah, what happened? You were doing fine just now!"

"What's going on? Don't tell me it was lip-syncing? I saw her mouthing the words for ages!"

The words lip-syncing hit Ruan Zhiyao like a slap. She jolted and started trembling.

Her manager rushed up to cover for her, quickly saying, "Sorry, the mic had a technical issue."

After a burst of confusion, the band stopped playing. The entire stage was suddenly swallowed by silence.

With a group of staff guiding her, Ruan Zhiyao stepped down from the stage.

Soon after, a staff member came out and addressed the audience, "Apologies, there's been a technical malfunction. Miss Ruan won't be able to continue performing tonight. She's gone to rest—please exit the venue in an orderly manner."

Even though people were full of questions, they had no choice but to leave the stadium for now.

But at that very moment, a breaking trending topic exploded online:

#Ruan Zhiyao Lip Sync Double Exposed#

The tag shot up like a rocket and was soon marked Hot.

Curious netizens clicked on a video attached to a Weibo post. It was a secretly recorded clip, clearly backstage at the stadium. In a dim corner, a plain-looking girl was singing—and her voice sounded exactly like Ruan Zhiyao's.

The video went viral, stunning the entire internet.

[!!! OMG! My whole family's in shock! Ruan Zhiyao was using a vocal double to lip-sync!!]

[This is INSANE behavior! Is this even allowed? She's done so many live shows—how did no one ever catch this?]

[So wait... she actually can't sing? And she's been using a voice double this whole time?? Since debut???]

[The more I think about it, the scarier it gets. There's no way this happened without big money backing her!]

[I'm losing my mind. I've stanned her for three years—genuinely thought she'd never let me down. Guess what? She did. FAST.]

[Her concerts and albums are the most expensive among female singers! I once spent over ten thousand just to get a ticket. Who's the clown now? Oh right, it's ME.]

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