Rich Side Character Goes Viral for Gossiping on a Laid-Back Reality Show Ch. 78

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"Madame Chu, the relationship between Director Ming and me—it's not what you think. Please let me explain..." Yan Zhirou said, trying to catch her breath after running.

Madame Chu smirked. "What exactly are you trying to explain? That you're not lovers, but actually father and daughter?"

Both Yan Zhirou and Ming Jingrong froze.

Ming Jingrong blinked in shock. "You knew?"

Madame Chu sneered, gritting her teeth. "Ming Jingrong, did you really think I'd accept your bastard daughter?"

Ming Jingrong pressed his lips together and said in a low voice, "Zhirou is the child I had with my first love—she was born before I married you. I only just found out myself. She has nothing to do with the Chu family."

Madame Chu let out a cold laugh. "Maybe she doesn't—but I don't tolerate trash in my sight."

"I will never acknowledge this illegitimate daughter! From now on, she has nothing to do with you, either!"

"Ming Jingrong, let me remind you—you're a live-in husband of the Chu family! You are not allowed even a hint of betrayal!"

Madame Chu was the definition of a double standard. She and Ming Jingrong had no real affection between them—she fooled around as much as she liked behind closed doors. But Ming Jingrong? He had to stay loyal to her. No affairs. No mistresses.

And this random illegitimate daughter?

Absolutely not.

Right now, she wished Yan Zhirou would vanish off the face of the earth.

With a wave of her hand, Madame Chu ordered her bodyguards to force Yan Zhirou away, driving her straight out of the underground parking lot.

Ming Jingrong stood there watching, a deep sense of helplessness swelling inside him.

Maybe the moment he chose to abandon Yan Yanhua and marry into the Chu family... this outcome had already been set in stone.

He glanced one last time in the direction Yan Zhirou had gone, then got into the car.

The sleek black luxury car soon disappeared into the brightening morning light.

Yu Qianxia had slept like a baby, and when she woke up the next day, her system gave her a juicy follow-up report.

System: [Latest melon on Ming Jingrong, Yan Yanhua, and Madame Chu!]

[Just like you predicted, host—Madame Chu couldn't stand the idea of Yan Zhirou being a love child. The moment she got the anonymous tip you leaked, she shut the whole thing down! Scrubbed the announcement Yan Yanhua was planning to release clean!]

[Ming Jingrong didn't dare go against the Chu family. He couldn't help Yan Zhirou at all. In the end, he gave up on her too.]

[Who would've thought the fact that Yan Zhirou is his illegitimate daughter would end up a secret that can never go public!]

[Hahaha! She's totally ruined now! Let's see how she crawls her way out of this mess!]

The system sounded giddy with excitement, but Yu Qianxia wasn't surprised. This outcome was exactly what she'd expected.

Then the system added, [Whoa! Big news incoming!]

[Madame Chu's going all out—she just started a campaign to blacklist Yan Zhirou!]

[First up: Xingmang Entertainment is terminating her contract!]

Yu Qianxia raised her eyebrows slightly, a faint, icy smile tugging at her lips.
[Well, now that's good news.]

Chu Hanxun didn't see the trending topic until the next morning.

Overnight, the world outside had completely flipped.

When he saw the scandal involving the girl he liked and his own dad, he nearly exploded on the spot.

Still, Chu Hanxun wasn't ready to give up. He'd been chasing Yan Zhirou for so long, and she hadn't even looked his way once. And now what—he was supposed to believe she fell for his dad?! A middle-aged man over a young, hot guy like him?

He just couldn't accept that.

No. He needed to hear it straight from Yan Zhirou.

So he shot her a WeChat message:
[Zhirou, is the stuff online real?]

Yan Zhirou replied almost instantly:
[Fake! The photos were edited!]

Chu Hanxun breathed a huge sigh of relief. He knew it. There was no way his dad had that kind of pull to make a girl like Yan Zhirou fall for him.

He flipped his bangs and got fired up again.
[If it's fake, then that's easy—I'll help you clear your name!]

Yan Zhirou was in full-on panic mode. She didn't know how to respond. Her manager, Sister Zhao, had completely vanished—no replies, no calls back, like she dropped off the face of the earth.

If she did nothing now, the scandal would destroy her. If it came to that, her career in the spotlight would be completely over.

Chu Hanxun's offer came like a lifeline. She nearly burst into tears.
[That's amazing, thank you so much, Chu Hanxun!]

Chu Hanxun was thrilled—he'd never gotten such a warm reply from her before. Giddy with excitement, he immediately reached out to Xingmang Entertainment's higher-ups.

But before he could even get a response from them, his mom called.

Chu Hanxun blinked in surprise. Madame Chu was an absolute authority, both at home and at the company. He never dared step out of line in front of her. He quickly picked up.
"Hello? Mom? What's up?"

Madame Chu's voice was cold.
"If I hadn't called, you were about to do something incredibly stupid."

Chu Hanxun was totally confused.
"Mom, why are you scolding me right off the bat?"

Madame Chu let out a dry laugh.
"You're still trying to help Yan Zhirou clear her name?"

"Yeah," Chu Hanxun said like it was obvious. "The photos are fake. Zhirou's not that kind of girl. She doesn't have any kind of relationship with Dad!"

Madame Chu sneered.
"No relationship? What if I told you—the girl you like is actually your half-sister?"

"...Huh?" Chu Hanxun froze, his voice filled with disbelief.
"What did you just say?"

Madame Chu laid out the facts simply.

And just like that, Chu Hanxun looked like he'd just been hit by a truck.

No way.
The girl he'd been crushing on for so long... was actually his biological sister?!

...complete mental breakdown.jpg

Meanwhile, Yan Zhirou was still anxiously waiting for a message from Chu Hanxun.

But she waited and waited—and he just ghosted her completely.

Same with Sister Zhao.

The hate online was getting worse by the minute, and her system kept popping up with alerts about her plummeting luck stats.

It felt like the whole world had turned against her.

In the end, no one came to help.

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