Rich Side Character Goes Viral for Gossiping on a Laid-Back Reality Show Ch. 65

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If it weren't for the gossip system, she would still be under the control of the original book's plot, jealous of Yan Zhirou on the show, causing trouble, getting blacked out by the entire internet, her fortune running dry, and eventually meeting the book's inevitable tragic end.

[Could she be the author of this book?] Yu Qianxia boldly speculated.

Only the author could control the characters in the book!

System: [The Host is almost right.]

[Actually, we've all been deceived by Yan Zhirou.]

Yu Qianxia's eyes flashed with confusion, [What exactly is going on?]

System: [Because there's no original book plot at all!]

Yu Qianxia's face showed surprise, [No original book plot? What do you mean?]

System: [Actually, Host, you're not a character from the book.]

Yu Qianxia froze for a moment, then suddenly understood. She quickly realized Yan Zhirou's true intention. A chill ran down her spine, and her eyes gradually turned sharp. [So, Yan Zhirou wanted to turn me into a character from the book, give me an inevitable tragic end, using the system's convenience to avoid legal consequences, quietly kill me, and make it look like an accident.]

The system paused for a few seconds, its tone turning heavy, [Yes.]

The terrifying part of the Fortune-Stealing System was that the binder could turn people into paper characters, and then the binder could write their ending. Once someone became a paper character, their fortune would slowly deplete.

When the fortune was exhausted, the ending would trigger automatically, making the death seem like a reasonable accident.

No one would ever know that this had been a long-planned conspiracy.

At this point, the system's voice gradually became weaker, [Host, I used up all my energy to uncover this big scoop. Next... I'll be in hibernation for a while...]

Yu Qianxia snapped back to her senses, her voice returning to its usual cool tone, [You've worked hard...]

System: [Wuwu, Host, I don't have much time left, so let me make this brief. I've already stopped the truth-telling punishment for you, and you won't be controlled by it anymore... but I currently don't have enough energy to transfer the punishment back to Yan Zhirou.]

[Also, I found out that Yan Zhirou hasn't just turned you into a paper character, but there's someone else too. But I didn't have enough energy to find out who...]

Just after the system said this, Yu Qianxia suddenly heard a snap sound in her mind, and the system's voice disappeared without a trace. She tried calling out, but there was no response.

Yu Qianxia sighed deeply, gazing out at the vast seaside. Her eyes darkened.

Another person?

Who could it be?

Although the system was in hibernation, Yu Qianxia could still access the interface to check her wake time and fortune value. Since the system had uncovered the big scoop about Yan Zhirou, her wake time had been extended by another week.

Moreover, her fortune value had skyrocketed due to the public attention on Yan Zhirou, helping her clear up a lot of past scandals. Her fortune value shot up and stopped only when it reached 80.

Meanwhile, the trending topics about Yan Zhirou still hadn't died down after a whole night of fermenting.

Yan Zhirou's name remained active in the public eye, facing various doubts and criticism from all sides.

The next day, during the recording, Yan Zhirou and Chu Hanxun were absent, and Lu Jianchen was taken by the police for questioning, probably facing punishment.

With those three missing, the live broadcast of the show continued as usual.

Ji Minghan had rested for the night and was fully recovered. After a good night's sleep, he walked out of his room feeling refreshed.

Director Qian gave them today's task.

They were to draw the scenery of H City.

After receiving the art supplies, Yu Qianxia went to the seaside outside the villa. She set up her easel and prepared to paint the ocean.

Si Churao had no interest in doing tasks. She was more curious about whether Yan Zhirou would quit the show. She tried asking Director Qián several times, but that old fox didn't reveal a thing, which made Si Churao a little angry.

As long as Yan Zhirou didn't quit, it felt like a thorn in her throat.

She really didn't want to continue recording the show with such an unpleasant person!

But what Si Churao wanted deep down didn't happen.

Later in the evening, a video suddenly surfaced online.

The video was tagged with the topic #Lu Jianchen Clarification#

Curious, the netizens clicked to open the video, and it slowly revealed the figure of Lu Jianchen.

What's going on?

Lu Jianchen appeared in the video, looking serious and expressionless.

He gazed at the camera with dull eyes, almost like a puppet being controlled.

He slowly spoke, "Sorry, I apologize to everyone."

The barrage of comments quickly flooded the screen—

[Apologize? What are you apologizing for?]

[Are you apologizing to Ji Minghan?]

Just as the barrage questioned, Lu Jianchen continued, "I apologize to Yan Zhirou. Everything I said last night was slander."

[??????]

[Big brother, what are you talking about?]

[How was it slander?]

[Lu Jianchen, were you kidnapped?]

[If you were kidnapped, blink!]

Lu Jianchen swallowed and clenched his jaw for a moment. "Everything I said last night was fabricated. Yan Zhirou didn't do any of those things. The lead female role in 'The Journey of Wind and Moon' was earned by her talent, not bought by me."

"I deliberately staged the encounter with Yu Qianxia and smeared her as a mistress. It was all my doing because I wanted the publicity. I wanted the public's attention, so I intentionally hyped it up."

"And about the second episode of recording, I deliberately didn't provide proof because Yu Qianxia exposed me in the first episode. I didn't like it, so I didn't help her. As for whether Yan Zhirou deliberately smeared Yu Qianxia, she clarified at the time that it was a misunderstanding due to her makeup and styling, which was mistaken by the paparazzi."

"The last incident, Yu Qianxia's partner, the wire rope broke—this wasn't something I did. I completely made this up, intentionally turning it into a story. In reality, it was just an accident caused by safety hazards."

Lu Jianchen said, then smirked, "That's the truth behind everything. It's because I wasn't willing to accept it, so I deliberately created public opinion to smear Yan Zhirou."

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