Rich Side Character Goes Viral for Gossiping on a Laid-Back Reality Show Ch. 127

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It was now ten o'clock at night.

On the stage in the distance, a familiar name suddenly rang out.

"Let's welcome the winner of the Golden Star Award for Best Actress—Yu Qianxia! Her representative work: Starlight!"

Thunderous applause erupted from the audience, echoing through the entire broadcast hall.

The girl, dressed to the nines, stepped into the spotlight, her figure glowing under the refracted lights.

The presenter handed her the golden trophy—an emblem of her new title as Best Actress.

Yu Qianxia's emotions surged. Her eyes were already glistening red as she accepted the heavy trophy. Her gaze swept across the audience, landing on the familiar faces below the stage.

In the guest seats were Si Churao, Ji Hanming, Ye Yanshuang, Lin Yu, and Lin Anni—along with so many peers and seniors she had come to know throughout her career.

Her friends were on their feet, cheering passionately, shouting her name:
"Yu Qianxia! Yu Qianxia!"

From somewhere outside the venue, she could faintly hear her fans' support chants as well.

Overcome with emotion, Yu Qianxia couldn't hold back her tears anymore.

Her eyes finally landed on the front row. She smiled at her father, who had always loved her.

Yu Guangyi was clapping wildly, already too choked up to speak. On camera, his expression was flushed with excitement, unable to keep it together.

Yu Qianxia let out a laugh through her tears and turned to a familiar silhouette in the crowd—his dark eyes were filled with nothing but her.

Yu Muqiu's lips curled up in a soft smile. He didn't say a word, but in his gaze, Yu Qianxia saw it:

Pride.
He was proud of her.

Yu Qianxia tilted her head back slightly, closed her eyes, and listened to the waves of cheers around her.

Mom, is this what you wanted?

It's so, so good.

Her lips curled gently, and she placed a reverent kiss on the golden trophy.

Mom—
She did it.

And from now on, she was going to do even better.

Just then, her system popped back in:
[Waaaah, host, you're amazing! You finally achieved your dream! Congrats!]

[Host, I have to go now...]

A pang of reluctance surged in Yu Qianxia's chest. They had to say goodbye eventually, and for a moment, a thousand words welled up inside her.
[System, meeting you was my luck. Thank you for staying with me.]

[I wish you and Yu Muqiu a long, happy life together—always joyful, always smiling.]

Yu Qianxia answered with certainty:
[Mm, we will.]

[Goodbye, host.]

As the system's voice faded, Yu Qianxia felt a sudden lightness, like something gently leaving her body.

She instinctively tried calling it again in her mind—but there was no response.

Goodbye, Melon-Eating System.

The award ceremony ended.

When Yu Qianxia came out from backstage, Yu Muqiu was already waiting for her at the entrance.

She held the trophy in her arms and hurried over, wrapping herself around his arm.

Yu Qianxia smiled and said, "Come on—let's go home."

Moonlight spilled across their figures, stretching their shadows far, far ahead.

Just like their future—stretching on for a long, long time.

By the time Yu Muqiu drove home from the company, it was already late at night. The moonlight was faint tonight, and the five or six osmanthus trees planted outside the villa were tall and lush, blocking out most of the light and the view, making it hard for outsiders to see the layout inside.

After parking the car in the garage, Yu Muqiu went up to the second floor and, out of habit, headed straight to the balcony.

His gaze quietly shifted toward the neighboring balcony, just three or four meters away. The doors and windows were tightly shut, swallowed up in the darkness.

There was no one there—no trace of the familiar presence.

By right, she should've been home today.

But it had already been three weeks.

She hadn't come back once.

The man lowered his eyes, forcing down the disappointment that swept over him. His heart felt painfully hollow.

It wasn't until the next morning that Yu Muqiu finally heard news about her.

Grandma Yu picked up her chopsticks with a sigh and said, "Sigh... that girl from next door, Qianxia, had a fight with her dad. She moved out to live alone in A City. Stubborn girl, always doing things her own way..."

Yu Muqiu didn't even register the rest of her words. His mind was stuck on one thing:
She moved to A City...

"Grandma, how could she just leave like that?" His fingers clenched slightly as he asked.

Grandma Yu glanced at him and said slowly, "I heard she wants to go into showbiz and become an actress, but Yu Guangyi wouldn't let her. The two of them got into a fight, and the girl just packed up and left. Aiya, Yu Guangyi still thinks the old-fashioned way. Nowadays young people have their own dreams, it's not a bad thing... If she wants to go into entertainment, let her go, it's not the end of the world..."

Her voice gradually faded into a ramble, while Yu Muqiu lowered his eyes and sank into deep thought.

He went straight to the company and called for an emergency meeting, pushing all the work plans for the second half of the year forward. After more than two months of overtime, he finally wrapped up all of the company's major projects.

Then, he made a major decision.

When his assistant heard it, their face was full of shock. "Huh?!"

"President Yu, are you saying... you're entering the entertainment industry?"

Yu Muqiu gave a calm "mm," not feeling at all like he had just dropped a bombshell.

Grandma was just as shocked and couldn't understand why he made such a decision. Later, he brushed her off with a vague excuse about work stress, and she didn't ask much more.

After that, everything unfolded naturally—Yu Muqiu moved to A City.

He saw Yu Qianxia again after forming his own management team.

It was at an award ceremony, and her name was on the guest list. He knew she would show up, so he waited there on purpose.

Not long after, he spotted her from a distance in the crowd—the girl he'd been thinking about constantly.

His vision went a little hazy. The slightly impatient look in her brows snapped him back to reality. Had it really been that long since he saw her? He actually felt a touch of unfamiliarity.

Yu Qianxia didn't notice him. Her gaze swept across the air and quickly landed on a figure on the stage.

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