The news broke so suddenly that no one saw it coming.
At just past six in the morning, when many people were waking up or commuting while scrolling through their phones, the hashtag #ChenYizunCheatingWithSunYu had barely hit the trending list before it was seen by countless real netizens.
[Holy crap! Explosive!!]
[Calling it now—Chen Yizun and Sun Yu are going to claim they were “discussing the script.”]
[How dare Chen Yizun?! His wife is a member of the Xu family.]
[Oh my god, if even Chen Yizun cheats, is there anyone left in the entertainment industry we can actually trust?]
[@XuJiayi, your husband is cheating while you’re abroad. Come back quick!!]
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Chen Yizun had always maintained his public image too well, so the revelation of his scandal was a massive shock.
The evidence was overwhelming. Apart from his brainwashed fans who insisted the video was fake, every clear-thinking person took a firm stance.
As soon as the trending topic broke, netizens started digging and one by one uncovered many corroborating details.
#ChenYizunFlirtingWithSunYuOnSet#, #ChenYizunAndSunYuPhotoDetails#, #ChenYizunNotJustWithSunYu#…
Although Chen Yizun was extremely careful with his disguises, a person’s actions always leave traces. All it took was one spark, and everything exploded.
By the time Chen Yizun’s team realized something was wrong, things were already spiraling out of control.
What’s more, the Xu family—his wealthy heiress wife’s family—had also learned of the trending topic quickly. Upon being notified, Xu Jiayi immediately chartered a private jet and flew back to the country.
The Xu family also obtained the unedited raw footage from the paparazzi team.
Chen Yizun had gained a great deal of connections and resources through the Xu family, enjoying a near-untouchable status in the entertainment industry. Once it was confirmed that the person in the video was indeed him, setting aside the overwhelming public outcry, the Xu family would be the first to make sure he didn’t get away with it.
Chen Yizun had no scenes to shoot in the morning, which was why he made plans with Sun Yu the night before.
He lingered too long with Sun Yu at the hotel, and after leaving Hailan Hotel, he went back to his own apartment to rest.
But less than half an hour later, he was woken up by a barrage of calls from his agent. When he found out that his affair had hit the trending list, he broke out in a cold sweat.
Chen Yizun truly hadn’t expected that, despite his careful secrecy, the whole thing would still be exposed.
Before his agent even hung up, Xu Jiayi’s international call came through. His mind went blank, and he instinctively answered. Her cold voice came from the other end.
“You have half an hour. My brother is waiting for you at the villa.”
With that, she hung up, showing no desire to hear any explanation.
Chen Yizun’s hands trembled as he opened the trending list. His affair had already taken the number one spot.
Unless the Xu family stepped in, Weibo would absolutely not help limit or redirect traffic for him.
It was over.
At the same time, most of the people who had once entered the Gossip Manhua livestream also saw the trending news. Many of them hadn’t watched the second or third chapters of the manhua. Only after learning that Chen Yizun’s affair was true did they remember the livestream.
But they searched through their browsing history in vain—there was no trace of where that livestream had popped up from.
Only then did they begin to regret not clicking into the livestream when it had popped up again later.
The only ones still in the livestream were those few gossip lovers who had followed it from start to finish. A handful of them, having also seen the trending news, were now communicating through the barrage.
【Holy crap! I wanted so badly to know whether this scandal was real that I reached out to a paparazzi team. I never thought they’d actually dig it up!! Looks like the gossip manhua Yu Jiaojiao and that mysterious person put out is all true!】
【To the person above, I salute you!!!】
【A friend of mine said she also entered this livestream before, but after she left, she couldn’t find any record of it. This livestream is really strange!】
【Someone already suspected before that Yu Jiaojiao and that mysterious person had no idea this livestream existed. Now I believe it’s true.】
【So what’s the deal with this livestream anyway?】
【Whatever it is, I’m sticking with this gossip no matter what.】
【Why isn’t Yu Jiaojiao online yet? Please update chapter four! I need to know what happens next!】
【Even the production team’s donkey wouldn’t dare rest this long. Yu Jiaojiao, get online!!】
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Yu Jiaojiao had no idea that the manhua the system had shared with her was being seen by so many gossip-loving netizens, sparking such a chain of events.
While the people in the livestream were frantically urging her to come online, she was fast asleep in her two-meter-wide bed.
A little past seven, Yu Jiaojiao woke up naturally and got out of bed, with 101 trailing closely behind her.
After washing up, she went downstairs to the large breakfast spread prepared by the chef team, sampling a few dishes based on her mood.
The second episode of “Extreme Challenge” was scheduled for tomorrow. She had no plans for today, so she headed to the music room to practice some sheet music.
Just as she was about to head upstairs, Sister Wang suddenly called her.
“Jiaojiao…” Sister Wang sounded a bit hesitant. “About that thing on the trending list… was that you?”
“What thing?”
“The thing about Chen Yizun cheating with Sun Yu.” She had only said yesterday that she disliked Chen Yizun and Sun Yu, and today news of their affair exploded on the trending list. Who would believe it had nothing to do with her?
Yu Jiaojiao: “?”
Yu Jiaojiao looked at the system.
101 was also dumbfounded. It quickly connected to the internet to check the trending list and saw that news of Chen Yizun’s affair with Sun Yu had indeed blown up!
“Huh? Chen Yizun’s affair really got exposed!!”
“The fourth chapter of the manhua is out! Host, you have a new mission—humiliate the new guest in the second episode of ‘Extreme Challenge.’”
Yu Jiaojiao didn’t care about the mission at all. But at least she now knew that Chen Yizun—the man who wanted to kick her off the show—had run into trouble.
“So, does this mean I don’t need to spend my money to drive him out of the entertainment industry?”
She asked both Sister Wang and the system at the same time.
The cat-shaped system nodded. “Of course not!”
Sister Wang, on the other hand, sounded a bit helpless. “If this is true, the Xu family will make Chen Yizun pay a heavy price. Dropping out of the entertainment industry would be the least of it.”
Yu Jiaojiao felt no empathy whatsoever for someone who had tried to harm her. She was just a little disappointed. “I didn’t even get to spend my money.”
She had really wanted to know exactly how much it would cost to force him out of the industry.
Sister Wang: “…”
The system: “…”
The Livestream barrage: “…”