Chapter 7: The Fool
In his past life, most of Ming Qian’s trending searches during his debut period were bought by Yin Chengjue.
Even when Ming Qian didn’t appear in the first episode, Yin Chengjue still bought him a trending search praising his looks to boost his exposure. But this time, Yin Chengjue didn’t lift a finger for Ming Qian, yet Ming Qian still made it to the top.
And it was blatantly obvious that the trending spot was bought.
Now, Yin Chengjue understood everything. That whole act of being a helpless, background-less pitiful soul? Fake, all fake. Ming Qian definitely had a team behind him—it was just that in his past life, Yin Chengjue had been blind and couldn’t see it.
Not only that, but the team seemed to think that just hyping his looks wasn’t enough, so they dragged Rong Yu, who happened to be sitting next to Ming Qian in the audience, into it.
The blogger who posted the content cropped out just the two of them, blurred the surroundings, adjusted the lighting, and added a line of text over the image of them both smiling:
Back in those youthful days, your smile was my light.
The comments below were flooded with screams, and many also dug up information on Ming Qian, who hadn’t appeared in the first episode.
Watching Ming Qian’s Weibo follower count skyrocket, Yin Chengjue couldn’t help but sneer.
If Ming Qian’s team was the one who initially tied the two of them together, then in his past life, when Ming Qian often complained to him about Rong Yu trying to cling to him for fame, it all seemed utterly ridiculous now.
Or should he say, hypocritical?
Yin Chengjue took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Brother Guan, help me look into something."
The next day, Yin Chengjue received a message from Assistant Guan.
Turns out, the one who bought Ming Qian’s trending spot was none other than that illegitimate son.
If he hadn’t investigated, he wouldn’t have known—Ming Qian had actually known the illegitimate son for a long time. They had graduated from the same middle school, though Ming Qian was two grades ahead.
Ming Qian’s academic performance wasn’t great, so after middle school, he went to an arts academy, while the illegitimate son followed by attending a high school in the same city. The two frequently met in private. At first, Ming Qian rented a small apartment, and the illegitimate son often stayed over.
Later, when Feng Chengda bought the illegitimate son an apartment close to the school, Ming Qian immediately moved in with him.
So now, Ming Qian was joining a show, trying to shoot to fame overnight, while the illegitimate son spent money lavishly to support him, acting as his strongest backer—it all made perfect sense.
Great! Just great!
So they had been in love all along, and Yin Chengjue was just the fool who barged in halfway, not only throwing money and resources at them for free but also becoming the villain who stood in the way of their happy ending?
No wonder Ming Qian never let him touch him—he was already devoted to someone else, guarding his chastity for his beloved!
But looking back now, Yin Chengjue was grateful for Ming Qian’s “purity,” because just the thought of Ming Qian’s face made him sick to his stomach.
Yin Chengjue had no intention of stopping the illegitimate son’s schemes. Propping up a talentless, incompetent nobody and pushing him to debut required a ridiculous amount of money—something Yin Chengjue knew all too well.
Right now, the illegitimate son was still a student relying on Feng Chengda’s allowance. If he dared to spend this much, Feng Chengda would definitely notice.
No matter how much Feng Chengda doted on his illegitimate son, he wouldn’t let him blow a fortune on some nobody, much less allow him to keep Ming Qian as a sugar baby.
All Yin Chengjue had to do was send Feng Chengda evidence of the illegitimate son’s secret relationship with Ming Qian, and even if Feng Chengda didn’t fly into a rage, he would definitely tear the lovebirds apart in anger.
As for him? He just needed to sit back and enjoy the show.
Hmm
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