Rich Side Character Goes Viral for Gossiping on a Laid-Back Reality Show Ch. 128

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Suddenly, her face lit up with eagerness and admiration.

A bad feeling crept over him. Yu Muqiu's heart clenched tight, overtaken by a wave of panic and helplessness.

You can't hide it—the way someone looks when they like someone.

Yu Muqiu could clearly see her eyes locked onto that person, the smile tugging at her lips, and the warmth and affection spilling out from her gaze.

She liked someone else.

Yu Muqiu's gaze flickered and landed on the stage. Just then, the big screen displayed the man's name and his award-winning work.

—Congratulations to Lu Jianchen, Peach Blossom Spring, for ranking #1 in annual viewership.

—Congratulations to Lu Jianchen for winning Best Actor in a Drama Series.

In his ear, it was as if he heard that all-too-familiar voice—full of restrained excitement and joy:
"He's amazing! He's seriously so good!"

It was such a familiar voice, yet at that moment, it sounded utterly foreign.

Yu Muqiu didn't look back again. Once the award ceremony ended, he told his team to reach out to the director.

He hid his true identity and entered the entertainment industry as a complete unknown. After rounds of selection and screening, his looks caught the director's eye. The next step was a screen test—something he had already prepared for in advance, since he had no formal acting training.

The male lead in the film was a pilot. So beforehand, he went to a flight base and experienced firsthand a pilot's daily life and work routine.

By the time of the screen test, he was able to immerse himself in the role quickly. He fully embodied the character, and both his demeanor and delivery impressed the director.

After six months of filming, the movie finally wrapped.

Yu Muqiu couldn't wait to return to A City. During these six months, Yu Qianxia's situation hadn't been great. One day, her identity as the daughter of the Yu family was suddenly exposed, and then came an onslaught of negative rumors.

The label of "capital-backed celebrity" stuck to her like glue.

Yu Muqiu had looked into it in secret. Most of it came from paparazzi or gossip accounts deliberately stirring up drama. He knew this couldn't just be the work of random individuals. No matter what kind of relationship Yu Qianxia had with the Yu family, she still represented their public image to some degree.

Who would risk going up against that kind of power without a solid reason?

There had to be someone orchestrating it all behind the scenes.

But strangely, no matter how deep he dug, he kept hitting d**d ends—broken security cameras, leads that vanished right when they reached a certain person.

He couldn't find who was behind it.

It was driving Yu Muqiu crazy.

And it wasn't just the rumors. Some obsessive haters even started stalking her from time to time.

Thankfully, Yu Guangyi hadn't completely abandoned her. He secretly assigned a bodyguard to protect her.

Yu Muqiu rushed back to A City from the filming location. It was already late at night when he got home. He headed straight to the bathroom for a shower.

After changing into clean, comfortable sleepwear, he walked out to the balcony. The night wind blew through his damp hair as his dark eyes slowly shifted to the building across from his.

The girl was standing on her balcony, talking on the phone. Her expression shifted constantly—happy one moment, anxious the next, then frustrated. She looked nothing like the calm, cheerful girl he remembered.

So... is that what happens when you fall in love with someone? You lose yourself?

As Yu Muqiu stared, he drifted back into old memories.

A strange pressure clogged his chest. It had been there for a while now—hard to describe, hard to get rid of.

The following year, the film he starred in was finally released.

He made a rare post on his social feed to mark the occasion.

That night, the comments section buzzed with activity—congrats from industry peers and shareholders from the Yu Group.

He waited the whole night, but her like never came.

Yu Muqiu turned off his phone. That night, he couldn't sleep at all.

He kept wondering—he'd already stepped into the entertainment world, so why hadn't she noticed him? On the contrary, it felt like the distance between them only kept growing.

Maybe one day, they wouldn't even count as regular friends anymore.

The rumors about her never seemed to stop. Yu Muqiu instructed his team to take the most direct route—buy off every single piece of negative content as soon as it appeared and wipe it clean.

But that was just putting out fires.

You could never delete all of it. Not really.

His assistant tried to persuade him. "President Yu, you really don't need to keep wasting your efforts on this. Miss Yu doesn't even care herself. What difference can you make?"

There was something else the assistant didn't say aloud—Yu Qianxia had been chasing after Lu Jianchen nonstop, and a lot of the scandals were clearly things she brought on herself.

Yu Muqiu lowered his eyes. Deep down, he knew the only person who could truly clear her name was Yu Qianxia herself.

But she had been chasing after Lu Jianchen for three years now. Was that really going to change?

Another six months flew by. By the end of the year, his debut film became a breakout hit—a dark horse that took the entire industry by storm.

With his stunning appearance and natural acting talent, he took home the Best Actor award.

He became the first male actor in the industry to win that title with his very first film.

For a while, the internet was flooded with news about his win. His follower count shot past ten million, and he became one of the most sought-after stars in the industry.

He posted a photo of his trophy on social media. He waited another whole night.

Still no message from her.

Later, one day, he ran into her by chance in their residential complex. She was walking with her manager and assistant.

The manager suddenly brought up his name, and Yu Muqiu, hiding in the shadows, felt a strange nervous flutter in his chest.

He really wanted to know what Yu Qianxia thought of him.

He couldn't help but hope—just a little—that maybe she would speak about him with that bright, excited tone, genuinely praise him, say he was amazing... incredible, even.

But in the very next second, the soft light in Yu Muqiu's eyes dimmed.

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