Chapter 19 – Something Happened!

After finishing the last bite of her sandwich, Yue Su finally looked up at Jiang Wanting.

Because she didn’t receive a response, Jiang Wanting stood there for a long while, growing increasingly awkward.

Her fans were already losing their minds in the live stream, frantically attacking Yue Su.

Some were being so vile that Director Liang had already instructed the staff to start handling the situation.

But there were simply too many people; they couldn’t mute them fast enough.

“Why should I give you face?” Yue Su retorted.

With just one sentence, it was like throwing gasoline on a fire—the live chat completely exploded.

【Is she crazy? She’s really crazy, isn’t she?】

【So ungrateful—no wonder she flopped.】

【Titi is just too kind. Someone like Yue Su should be left to fend for herself. Dream on if she thinks she can make a comeback!】

【Ugh, can Yue Su just leave the show already? I really don’t want to see her.】

【Agreed. The production team never should have let her on in the first place. Boycott disgraceful celebrities!】

【Boycott disgraceful celebrities! Boycott disgraceful celebrities!】

Wang Qi kept scrolling through these comments, his brows tightly furrowed.

“Director Liang, what should we do now?”

Director Liang clutched his hair, his head pounding.

If he didn’t owe Gu Nan a favor, he really wouldn’t have let Yue Su join.

He couldn’t quite say whether Yue Su was good or bad, but she was a magnet for trending topics and controversies.

Big traffic always came with big trouble.

He just wanted to quietly produce a show—why was it so hard?

Looking at the endless barrage of “boycott disgraceful celebrities” comments in the live stream, Ling Cheng suggested, “Director Liang, how about replacing her?”

Wang Qi frowned, “Why should we replace her? Even if we wanted to, where would we find a guest to fill Yue Su’s spot right now?”

Ling Cheng sneered, “Without her, the show would be even better.”

Director Liang waved him off, “Let’s wait and see. Keep a close watch on the live chat. What I’m most worried about is the stream getting shut down.”

When a stream got too popular, it was easy to attract unwanted attention.

Shen Junzai shrugged. “Ms. Jiang, you don’t need to speak up for me. It’s my fault for not handling things properly back then, leading Yue Su to resent me. I understand your anger and blame, but there’s one thing I must say—you can’t harm my family. Better to tear down ten temples than break up one marriage.”

【President Shen is so manly! Lu Ying is so lucky; she definitely married the right man.】

Yue Su laughed mockingly. “It’s really surprising that President Shen can say something like that, considering how many families you’ve destroyed. Have you ever counted?”

Shen Junzai’s face stiffened, his expression darkening with fury.

“Hmph! No point in talking anymore. You’d better watch yourself.”

Jiang Wanting shook her head and sighed. “If you truly want to make a comeback, you should change your attitude. Offending President Shen won’t do you any good. Only because he’s patient has he tolerated you this long.”

Yue Su replied coolly, “Ms. Jiang, you’re pretty tolerant too. After holding back for so long, all you could manage was liking posts that spread my scandals online.”

Jiang Wanting froze, her jaw tightening sharply.

【I finally realize what felt off!】

【Jiang Wanting liked posts that smeared Yue Su, but now she’s pretending to be all magnanimous? Isn’t that hypocritical?】

【She obviously cares a lot about Yue Su. How can her fans praise her for being so forgiving?】

【Come on, it’s normal for Titi to dislike Yue Su. What’s wrong with that?】

【Guys, aren’t you missing the point? Weren’t we talking about President Shen’s scandals?】

Meanwhile, Lu Ying was still streaming live, flaunting her love story and condemning Yue Su, keeping her live room’s popularity soaring, with gifts and special effects flooding the screen.

Most of the money at home was in Shen Junzai’s hands, and she wasn’t exactly flush with cash herself.

Seeing all the gifts pouring in made her very, very happy.

She wished Yue Su would come out and pick a few more fights with her—bring her even more traffic.

Lu Ying sat before the camera, talking at length about how wonderful her marriage was and how good a husband and father Shen Junzai was.

Suddenly, the live chat was flooded with negative comments.

【Stop hyping yourself up. Go check the internet.】

【Disperse, disperse—Shen Junzai’s scandal just broke, and you’re still boasting here.】

【Stepping on Yue Su just to cash in—do you think netizens are idiots?】

【No surprise. Public displays of affection always end badly. Good thing I never shipped this couple.】

Lu Ying’s brows furrowed. She called over her assistant. “Mute and block all those people!”

“Got it.”

But similar comments kept popping up, quickly overwhelming the screen.

Lu Ying snapped, her voice cold, “What are you guys doing? Kick them all out now!”

She was so angry her face turned pale. “It must be Yue Su who bought an army of trolls. Does she think I’ll be scared?”

Just then, another assistant came rushing over, whispering frantically in her ear, “Ma’am, you’d better end the stream. Something big just happened!”

Lu Ying, annoyed, snapped, “What could possibly have happened?”

The assistant looked troubled and handed her a phone showing the latest trending search.

Lu Ying’s face changed dramatically. Without even saying goodbye, she immediately shut off the live stream.

“What the hell is going on? Who leaked the video? What is the PR department doing? Get on it, now!”

During her stream, a video of Shen Junzai and Lu Qing being overly intimate had been exposed.

Although the video wasn’t high-definition, it was clear enough for everyone to recognize their faces.

Netizens also figured out the video was shot right outside Lu Qing’s dormitory—it was probably taken by a student from the neighboring building.

【Holy crap, Lu Qing was our department beauty! I knew she had a boyfriend, but I didn’t know it was her brother-in-law!】

【This is so shameless. I remember Lu Ying being so good to her. Otherwise, how could a kid like her afford all those brand-name clothes?】

【So Shen Junzai just conveniently vanished now, huh?】

【I really misjudged. I’ve followed Lu Ying for six years—I never thought my favorite couple would collapse like this!】

【The real victim here is Yue Su, right? She’s been dragged through the mud so badly.】

【Yue Su must’ve known what Shen Junzai was like from the start, yet she ended up being smeared by both Lu Ying and Shen Junzai.】

【LOL, Lu Ying even said Yue Su tried to seduce Shen Junzai and was slandering him out of jealousy.】

【Trash belongs in the trash can. Yue Su isn’t anyone’s trash collector.】

The situation suddenly reversed so dramatically that even Director Liang was stunned.

After all, Shen Junzai had built his “good husband” image for years—no one expected it to collapse like this.

Wang Qi watched the video over and over, finally spitting in disgust.

“Ugh, scumbag!”

Li Tao kept an eye on the live stream. The number of viewers online was skyrocketing, and the comments were full of curses.

“The server is about to crash, Director Liang. Should we temporarily suspend the stream?”

Director Liang wiped his face. “Let’s wait and see how Starlight handles it. Let the bullets fly for a while.”

As the president of Starlight, Shen Junzai’s ruined image would seriously impact the company. Starlight couldn’t afford to ignore this.

Yue Su, meanwhile, was quietly chatting with Gu Nan, having already seen Shen Junzai trending.

Her expression remained completely calm, not a ripple of emotion.

The reason she had left Starlight back then was because Shen Junzai had tried to prey on her. She fell out with the company, and even if she didn’t terminate her contract, she would have been frozen out.

Thanks to Gu Nan’s help, she managed to escape.

However, when she later reported the incident to the police, all evidence had been wiped clean. With no proof, no one believed her.

Especially since she was already embroiled in scandals involving Fu Xijin at the time and was mentally exhausted, her public image was terrible.

Lu Ying and Shen Junzai easily smeared her further.

Adding to that, Fang Tong’s betrayal made her realize she wasn’t cut out for the entertainment industry, leading her to choose retirement.

Now that she thought about it, her brief moment of fame had been nothing but a fleeting dream.