Rich Side Character Goes Viral for Gossiping on a Laid-Back Reality Show Ch. 46

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The girl had not only posted a video to clear things up, she'd also uploaded her disability certificate and old medical records showing treatment for her vocal loss, just to prove that she really was mute.

"If she was just faking it, that's one thing. But there's no way all those records are fake. So if she really can't talk, then what the hell did I hear last night?" Ji Minghan rubbed his arms, breaking out in goosebumps. "Was that... like, a ghost or something?"

Si Churou shivered too. "Yeah, that's seriously creepy."

Yu Qianxia stared at the girl in the video. From her features to her build and vibe—she looked exactly like the girl who was doing the voice double job last night, hiding in the corner of the stadium.

Suddenly, a wild idea popped into her head. She called out to the system in her mind:
[Hey, system. Come out—I need to eat some drama.]

The system quickly bubbled up:
[Here I am~ What kind of drama do you want today, host?]

Yu Qianxia: [Give me the melon on Ruan Zhiyao's voice double.]

[Sure thing! One sec~]

While Ji Minghan and Si Churou kept tossing around weird theories about what had happened, they didn't come to any solid conclusions. In the end, they chalked it up to a supernatural incident.

"Yeah, seriously. We must've seen a ghost or something last night."

After saying that, they looked at each other, their faces blank with disbelief.

Not long after, the system delivered all the piping hot tea. Yu Qianxia's lips curled into a knowing smile. Just as she thought.

"Don't question your life right now," she said. "There's no such thing as ghosts. What we've got here is someone pulling the strings."

The two of them grabbed her arm, wide-eyed. "What? You know something? What actually happened?!"

After a few clever moves behind the scenes, public opinion flipped again, and Ruan Zhiyao managed to salvage her reputation.

Now, she was riding high—both smug and thrilled.

So what if Yu Qianxia tried to mess with her? In the end, she still turned it around.

She whipped out her phone and cheerfully sent a WeChat message to Zha Yanrong.

Then she grabbed her second phone and messaged Song Mubai to let him know she was okay.

Song Mubai had been super worried about her. The second he saw her message, he immediately called her.

Ruan Zhiyao answered, her voice soft and sweet. "Hello, Mubai~"

"That whole thing scared the hell out of me," Song Mubai said. "Who would come up with something so nasty to take you down? It's unbelievable."

Still, even as he said that, he couldn't shake the weird feeling that lingered ever since he saw that video accusing her of faking her singing.

"It's all good now. I cleared everything up," Ruan Zhiyao soothed him.

He gave a quiet "mm," and just like always, they stayed on the phone, chatting all lovey-dovey for a long time before finally hanging up.

Not even two minutes later, Ruan Zhiyao's other phone rang. It was a call from Zha Yanrong.

As soon as she picked up, the man said, "Come out. Let's meet."

She couldn't afford to upset her sponsor. He'd helped a lot with the whole "clarification" plan. Ruan Zhiyao immediately agreed. "Okay, I'll come find you."

Ruan Zhiyao disguised herself well and happily went out for her meetup.

It had been a while since she last saw Zha Yanrong, and the moment they met, things got hot and heavy right away.

There was no way it was wrapping up in just an hour or two.

Ruan Zhiyao was completely immersed in her own little slice of happiness, totally unaware that ever since she'd left her house, a paparazzo had been secretly tailing her from behind.

Meanwhile, Song Mubai sat down after hanging up with her, weighed down with thoughts. His whole figure was swallowed by the dim shadows in the room, his brows tightly furrowed the entire time.

He absentmindedly moved his fingers and lit up his phone again. For some reason he couldn't explain, he tapped back into that video—the one accusing Ruan Zhiyao of lip-syncing.

A flawless a cappella voice flowed through the video once more.

Song Mubai didn't know what was wrong with him. Yu Qianxia's words kept looping in his head—

"If Ruan Zhiyao was lip-syncing, and she's actually tone-deaf and can't carry a tune, that means she's been lying to you from the start. Would you still like her then?"

Just then, his phone dinged with a new notification.

He glanced up and saw a new email appear at the top of his screen. Without thinking much of it, he tapped in.

But the moment the email opened, his whole body went stiff, a look of stunned disbelief flashing across his face.

In the attached photo, a woman was completely covered up—even her eyes were hidden behind oversized sunglasses. Most fans probably wouldn't recognize her at all. But Song Mubai, who knew her too well, instantly recognized that familiar silhouette.

It was Ruan Zhiyao.

And she was with Zha Yanrong?

The man in the photo wasn't as careful with hiding his identity. When the car door opened, the camera caught a blurry shot of his side profile—clear enough to recognize.

Song Mubai's pupils contracted, his heart trembling in his chest.

Then—ding. Another notification popped up.

This time, it was a trending post on Weibo.

His fingers trembled as he tapped it open, and when he read what was inside, whatever hope he had left in his heart completely shattered.

The final bombshell about Ruan Zhiyao had just been dropped—by Yu Qianxia herself, through her personal gossip Weibo account. It was short, direct, brutal, and right on target.

Yu Qianxia (Melon Edition) V:
Come one, come all, time to snack on this new melon. Ruan Zhiyao didn't lip-sync? That voice double never existed? Well, then maybe it's time you all met these "sisters" again...

Attached below the post was a photo.

And in that photo were—twin sisters.

[!!!!!!!!!!]

[Ahhh! What does this mean?!]

[These two look the same! Are they twins?!]

[Wait?! So the voice double really exists! But it's just that Ruan Zhiyao had the mute girl come out to cover for her!]

[Oh my god! This is such an explosive move!]

After posting on Weibo, Yu Qianxia's inbox was instantly flooded with various private messages, and her phone lagged.

After a moment, she finally logged back in.

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