Rich Side Character Goes Viral for Gossiping on a Laid-Back Reality Show Ch. 73

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Chu Group was currently co-run by Madam Chu and her husband, but the company's subsidiaries were all managed by their three sons. Only the fourth, Chu Hanxun, was known to be the least capable. On the show, Yan Zhirou clearly didn't take him seriously, so he could be ruled out right away.

That left the other three: Chu eldest son, Chu second son, and Chu third son.

But the signature was Ming?

That meant there was only one possibility.

The Chu family's eldest son.

Yu Qianxia had once read some gossip about the Chu family.

Back in the day, the head of the Chu family only had one daughter. They didn't want her marrying out and letting the family business fall into the hands of greedy relatives, so they brought in a live-in son-in-law and had him run the business with their daughter.

In the end, they picked the Ming family, which had a slightly less impressive background.

That's how the Chu and Ming families became related by marriage.

Later, when the first child of the Chu-Ming couple was born, the Ming family made a huge fuss. They insisted the child had to take the father's surname—otherwise, the Ming side would have zero say in the Chu family. It turned into a major fight. Eventually, the Chu family gave in.

So the firstborn took the father's last name.

Which meant the Chu family's eldest son had his father's surname and was called Ming Chuxuan.

Ming Chuxuan was in charge of Chu Group's real estate sector and had held real power in the company for years. If he was involved with Yan Zhirou and became her backer, then yeah, he totally could've helped her pull strings all over the entertainment industry.

So... the person Yan Zhirou went to see tonight—was it Ming Chuxuan?

The system listened to Yu Qianxia's theory and asked, [Host, are you really ready to dig into Ming Chuxuan's drama?]

She had already used two gossip chances today, with only one left. Yu Qianxia didn't rush to a decision. She needed more proof.

She searched online again for info on Ming Chuxuan and found out that he was still single—no public girlfriend to date.

She followed the trail and clicked into Ming Chuxuan's Weibo, hoping to dig up something useful.

That's when a brand-new post, just one minute old, instantly caught her eye.

Yu Qianxia's pupils shrank, and her finger froze mid-swipe on the screen.

The system noticed her expression and quickly asked, [What's wrong, Host?]

Yu Qianxia held her breath. She stared at the location tagged on Ming Chuxuan's latest Weibo post—the address was: Capital City.

Ming Chuxuan was in Capital City right now!

He wasn't in H City at all!

Which meant the one who arranged to meet Yan Zhirou in the presidential suite—wasn't Ming Chuxuan!

As expected of a gossip system, it caught on fast too. It shouted in disbelief, [No way! It's not Ming Chuxuan?! He's on a business trip in Capital City? He's not even in H City?]

[Then who the heck is in the presidential suite?]

Yu Qianxia's gaze turned cold, and in a flash, a bold idea struck her.

The surname Ming. Held real power in Chu Group.

But it wasn't just Ming Chuxuan.

There was also his father—Ming Jingrong.

Ming Jingrong held 30% of the shares in Chu Group.

And he was the one managing Chu Group's entertainment sector—Xingmang Entertainment's current CEO had once been his assistant.

All the clues pointed to one truth.

The one backing Yan Zhirou from the shadows—was Ming Jingrong.

The Chu family's live-in son-in-law. Madam Chu's husband.

A married man.

A flicker of cold sarcasm flashed in Yu Qianxia's eyes.

Yan Zhirou, the one so trusted by Yu Guangyi—this was how you played the game?

The system asked, [Host! Are we eating the melons on Ming Jingrong now?]

Yu Qianxia didn't hesitate, [Yes!]

The moon was especially bright tonight. Its soft light poured down like dust, glowing gently across the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Inside the presidential suite, Yan Zhirou had just finished a soak in the hot spring and was feeling completely relaxed.

She stepped out in a silk Chinese-style bathrobe, then looked up at the man sitting on the sofa.

He was older, with faint lines at the corners of his forehead, but his features were still sharp.

Those few wrinkles didn't take away from his charm at all. It wasn't hard to imagine how handsome he must've been in his youth.

Yan Zhirou walked over with a smile. "Director Ming, thank you for the invite tonight. The hot spring was amazing."

Yu Qianxia stood up and poured herself a glass of warm water from the table. She held the glass and stared at the seaside night view not far away, her pupils as black and deep as the darkness around her.

She had just finished her water and set the glass down when the system spoke up:
[Host! I've dug up the melons on Ming Jingrong!]
[But any melon tying him to Yan Zhirou definitely isn't reliable.]

Yu Qianxia: [No worries—go ahead and tell me, I'll see if I can pull out some clues.]

System: [Got it!]

[Ming Jingrong was the eldest son of the Ming family in A City. He was handsome and capable, and when he was young, lots of girls liked him. But at a party he'd accidentally met his first love—and from that moment on, he was head over heels with her.]

[Unfortunately, his first love was just a girl from an ordinary family. When Ming Jingrong wanted to marry her, his family strongly opposed it!]

[In the end, under family pressure, Ming Jingrong gave up his first love and agreed to an arranged marriage with the Chu family!]

[But Ming Jingrong still didn't know that when they broke up, his first love had actually been pregnant!]

Yu Qianxia: [So that means Ming Jingrong has an illegitimate child out there.]

But none of this had anything to do with Yan Zhirou.

The system went on and on about Ming Jingrong's role in Chu Group:
[This Ming Jingrong held thirty percent of the shares and had always nursed ambitions to seize power from within. But Madame Chu wasn't one to be underestimated—she'd always kept him in check. You could say Ming Jingrong would never expand his influence in the Chu family; Madame Chu was the real boss.]

Yu Qianxia listened and nodded thoughtfully.

Then the system suddenly perked up:
[Wow! Found something!]
[Ming Jingrong really does have a connection to Yan Zhirou.]

Yu Qianxia's expression went serious. [What kind of connection?]

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