Ning Qiuxiu had been relieved after solving two issues within the production team, but when this trending topic came out, she nearly had a heart attack.

She needed her heart medication right away!

These people must think she can just donate her heart since they kept causing trouble for her again and again.

What made it worse was that she wouldn’t mind if her relationship with Zhan Qingyue was exposed, but the problem was that the photos online were all of Zhan Qingyuan!

—Zhan Qingyue himself was quite low-key, and after being in a coma for over two years, he was almost untraceable online. There weren’t any photos of him at all!

Qu Hua was also stunned by the news and was stumbling over his words when he spoke to Ning Qiuxiu: “Y-y-you and Zhan Qingyuan are together?”

“No,” Ning Qiuxiu said with a cold expression, “It’s the other Zhan.”

The other Zhan, which means…

Zhan Qingyue: Yes, it’s me.

Oh my god!

Qu Hua was shocked.

He never expected that Ning Qiuxiu’s mysterious boyfriend would be this person.

“Didn’t you just invest in his entertainment company? No, no, according to the timeline, you were together with your boyfriend first, and then invested later. So, he actually had you invest money?”

Ning Qiuxiu didn’t know how to explain the cause and effect, so she just stated the result: “…Actually, I didn’t invest any money.”

“Oh, that’s good,” Qu Hua sighed in relief. He was really worried that his artist had encountered a scumbag. “So, should we remove the trending topic?”

“Remove it!” Ning Qiuxiu said decisively. “Hurry up and remove it!”

If Zhan Qingyue found out, he’d be furious.

And Zhan Qingyue was indeed furious.

“Bro, this isn’t my fault! I have nothing to do with it! I’m also a victim here.” Zhan Qingyuan desperately tried to explain to his older brother.

He was really wronged, being unintentionally dragged into a scandal involving his sister-in-law.

That was bad enough, but what made it worse was that his brother was terrifyingly angry.

Zhan Qingyue was silent for a moment and then said, “…Why are there so many photos of you online?”

He had anticipated that people might mistake the head of Zhuosen for Zhan Qingyuan.

But since few people knew the true structure of the Zhan family, and they couldn’t distinguish between the two Zhan brothers, they only needed to know that the person pursuing Ning Qiuxiu had a powerful background.

However, he didn’t expect the netizens to dig so thoroughly, finding even Zhan Qingyuan’s photos.

Wait, he didn’t expect that Zhan Qingyuan, who should be managing his company, had so many photos online!

Zhan Qingyuan was even more wronged: “It’s from corporate promotions and some events I was invited to. They took photos of me there too.”

Zhan Qingyue joked, “Why don’t you just package yourself and debut in the center position?”

— It seems President Zhan has been exposed to entertainment industry terms and even knows about debuting in the center position.

Zhan Qingyuan: “…”

He really just took a few promotional photos.

Is that his fault?

Zhan Qingyuan felt very wronged, looking pitiful.

But he quickly came up with a reply: “Bro, you’re too low-key. That’s not good.

Think about it. If my wife becomes a big star in the future and her husband is completely unknown, with only my photo showing up when people search for the CEO of Zhuosen, the media and haters will definitely mock her for marrying someone… you know, right?”

Zhan Qingyue: “…”

Now that he said it, it actually made sense.

Coincidentally, “Famous Business Weekly” had been inviting him for an interview recently.

Maybe it’s time to show his face.

“Famous Business Weekly” is a prestigious magazine that interviews business celebrities.

It has high authority in the business world.

They had extended many invitations to Zhan Qingyue before, but he had never responded. Now…

Zhan Qingyue decided to be generous and let Zhan Qingyuan off.

Ning Qiuxiu was mentioned in two rumors in one day and was feeling a bit overwhelmed.

She couldn’t quite explain her mood, but it was definitely a “what the heck” feeling.

Her name seemed to fit the idiom “a time of many troubles,” with issues constantly popping up, especially with the drama “School Bully.”

Since the audition, there had been four or five problems.

If she could do it all over again, she would choose to be named Ning Taiping!

Although neither rumor was her intention, she still felt a bit uneasy in front of Zhan Qingyue.

After thinking for a while, she decided to test the waters with a cute message.

【Ning Qiuxiu: Mwah~ Mwah mwah~】

【Mutant Black Bean: After brother, dad, and father, now I’m ‘jiujiu’ too?】

Ning Qiuxiu: “……”

【Ning Qiuxiu: (shy) If you like it, I can call you that too.】

Yes, that’s how shameless she was!

Ning Qiuxiu understood a principle: in front of Zhan Qingyue, the upper limit could be low, but the lower limit had to be even lower.

Zhan Qingyue couldn’t do anything about her.

Hehe.

【Mutant Black Bean: Do you recognize the pinyin?】

Hmm?

Ning Qiuxiu saw this message and flipped back.

Was he not referring to “uncle”? From the context, it seemed he was referring to that.

【Ning Qiuxiu: I can barely recognize it.】

【Mutant Black Bean: How do you pronounce “laogong”? Send me a voice message of you saying it.】

Ning Qiuxiu: “……”

It turns out that what Zhan Qingyue wanted all along wasn’t for her to call him “dad” or “uncle,” but “husband.”

In your dreams!

Not only have they not registered their marriage, but she hasn’t even officially agreed to it yet!

Ning Qiuxiu sent him a voice message: “Wife—Is this how you say it?”

Zhan Qingyue’s response was a close-up photo of Miao Miao.

“???” Was he implying that her role as a wife was like Miao Miao, the dog?

Ning Qiuxiu wasn’t entirely wrong in her guess.

Zhan Qingyue regretted sending the photo and quickly tried to make up for it.

[Mutated Black Bean: Miao Miao thinks it’s fine too.]

Ning Qiuxiu: “……”

Mr. Zhan, you’ve lost your standards!

The two of them continued chatting playfully for a while.

Zhan Qingyue never brought up the trending topic, probably because he hadn’t seen it or it had been quickly removed.

Phew~ Ning Qiuxiu sighed in relief, completely unaware that the mastermind behind the scandal was actually the victim himself.

With the gossip temporarily settled, Ning Qiuxiu returned to filming.

As spring approached, half of the campus scenes for “Campus Bully” had been completed.

At the same time, Ning Qiuxiu received the first good news of the year: “Floating” had passed approval and was scheduled to air in the summer.

Finally… she would have a film work to her name.

Because of this, she had been mocked countless times.

No matter the news, someone would always ask: “Does Ning Qiuxiu have a project?”

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Zhan Qingyue, on the other hand, had done an interview with “Famous Business Weekly.”

The magazine quickly published the news on their official Weibo, featuring a prominent headline about the chairman of Zhuosen Group and a high-definition close-up photo of Zhan Qingyue in a suit, looking very handsome.

If beauty were rated on a scale of 10, he’d score 11, with an extra point for his pride.

“Famous Business Weekly” had long wanted to feature Zhan Qingyue but never managed to.

They took it very seriously and, with Zhan Qingyue’s permission, even bought trending topics.

This trending topic, combined with the previous gossip about Ning Qiuxiu’s classmate revealing Zhuosen’s pursuit, led to:

[Wow! So this is the head of Zhuosen? He’s even more handsome than the other one. He looks more like a star than a star!]

[He’s my favorite kind of domineering CEO. I’m a fan now!]

[Only kids make choices. I want both!]

[Aaaaah, they’re both handsome. I’ll just enjoy the lemons.]

Seeing the positive comments, Zhan Qingyue was finally satisfied.

He had some free time and decided to visit the set.