Chapter 34: The Little One Can Hide Cigarettes Now!

Before Chuxiu left, she had asked Liu Wu about the situation. However, Liu Wu told them to try their best to protect themselves and not get involved in these matters for the time being.

So, they could only comfort everyone by saying that a counterattack and clarification would definitely come. They didn’t believe for a second that Yu Mozhi was that kind of person. Even the so-called most damning piece of evidence was merely Yu Mozhi allegedly breaching a contract — just a single photo.

“So what is Mr. Yu planning to do next? Terminate his contract with the company?”

“He definitely has to terminate it, right? Maybe start his own studio? But that seems a bit risky. Liuguang Years is still a large-scale company, and Jiang Nianyue has close ties to them. He might end up being attacked by Jiang Nianyue’s brain-dead fans again.”

“Holy crap, did you all take a good look?? Back then, Fuli Tanghuang begged Mr. Yu to accept the endorsement, acting all humble and low-profile. And now? It’s only been a few days and the endorsement has gone to Jiang Nianyue?!”

“I’m so pissed, I could explode. I wish I were Jiang Nianyue’s dad, so I could give him a proper lesson.”

“No need for that, sis. No need to go for such an extreme one-for-one exchange…”

“Hey, sisters, I got some inside news. Not sure if it’s true, okay? I have a side account that snuck into a black fan group. They said they’ve dug up a huge scandal that’ll definitely destroy Mr. Yu. They plan to release it in a few days after sorting out the full details.”

“What kind of scandal? Let’s be real — Mr. Yu is already blackened to coal. There’s basically no rumor we haven’t already been hit with in this industry. Unless someone accuses him of giving birth, everything else has already been fabricated about him. Just look at those female celebrities who once worked with Mr. Yu — now they’re all trying to leech off the heat with shady remarks. What more could possibly be made up?”

“Now that you mention it, I really can’t think of what else could be made up…”

Looking at the group chat, Chuxiu frowned and decided to screenshot it and send it to Liu Wu. Even if much of it sounded like hearsay, it was better to be prepared.

When Liu Wu received the screenshot, he felt a chill run down his spine and his confidence wavered. Right now, the only thing that could truly harm Yu Mozhi was the little one they had just taken in a few days ago. Although the little girl wasn’t actually Yu Mozhi’s biological child, in the current situation, trying to explain that would be extremely difficult.

Those gossip accounts were flooding the internet, and with money backing them, no one really cared about the truth. Most people were just rubberneckers, eager to see the drama unfold. The bigger the mess, the better the show.

Liu Wu was overwhelmed, his head pounding. He absentmindedly rejected yet another call from the company — who knew how many times they had called. Taking a deep breath, he tried to calm himself: Stay cool, stay cool, stay cool!

Then — ding! — his phone chimed again. It was his private email inbox.

Liu Wu looked down, saw the email content, and gasped sharply.

“Holy sh*t!?”

At that moment, after being lovingly cared for by the little one for the past few days, Yu Mozhi had finally recovered from his cold. They hadn’t gone out much lately — at most, just strolled around the neighborhood. But even in just a few days, a surprising number of people in the community had become familiar with the little one.

She had become the neighborhood’s tiny celebrity. Wherever she went, elderly uncles and aunties would call out “Baby! Baby!”

When Yu Mozhi received a phone call, he happened to be fishing out his cigarette box from inside the sofa cushion. The little one was sneaking glances at him nervously, and every time he looked her way, she would turn and stare innocently in another direction.

(End of Chapter)