93: Intensified

Yang Ge had been warned. The manager, fearing he might cause some trouble, kept a close eye on him. This idiot—the manager would replace him sooner or later.

With Su Jixing handling the situation, although the heat around Lu Qingyu's National College Entrance Exam was still high, at least there were no more negative reviews or cynical mockery.

But Lu Qingyu didn't care at all. People online could say whatever they wanted; he couldn't control their mouths anyway. Caring was useless, and sooner or later, he would prove himself with his results.

On the set of "destined lover," Lu Qingyu's identity hadn't been officially announced. Some people knew he was the boss of Qingcheng Entertainment, while others didn't.

Wang Ning was afraid Lu Qingyu would be mistreated on set because of the rumors. For the past two days, he practically lived at the filming site, keeping watch every single day.

Zhou Fang had also seen the news online. Fearing that Lu Qingyu's state of mind would affect his exam, he specifically came over at noon to show his concern.

When Zhou Fang arrived, Lu Qingyu was drinking soup—a walnut and pork bone soup that Su Jixing had specifically ordered from the hotel, saying it was good for the brain.

Seeing Zhou Fang approach, Lu Qingyu asked while drinking his soup, "Have you eaten? Do you want a bowl of soup?"

A few chopped green onions floated in the milky white soup. Zhou Fang could smell the fragrance of walnuts within it.

"No, thanks. I just ate quite a bit."

It seemed Zhou Fang had come to talk, so Lu Qingyu had someone bring over a small stool.

"Have a seat for a while."

Zhou Fang sat down, noticing that Lu Qingyu seemed to be in good spirits.

"Qingyu, you have your exam tomorrow. Do you really not need to take the day off to rest today?"

Lu Qingyu replied, "No need. I feel pretty good right now. I won't be finishing very late today anyway."

Zhou Fang said, "I saw the news online. Don't take it too much to heart."

"That's how it is for actors; every move is magnified. Them discussing us is just part of the nature of our job."

Lu Qingyu could tell that Zhou Fang had likely seen the online discourse and thought he would be affected, so he had come to comfort him.

"You're right, but really, don't worry about me. I won't be influenced by public opinion online."

Lu Qingyu's confident and composed manner didn't look like an act. Zhou Fang's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, settled a bit.

"I'm relieved to see you in such a good state."

The first scene in the afternoon featured both Zhou Fang and Lu Qingyu. Zhou Fang accompanied Lu Qingyu while he finished his soup, and after running through their lines for a bit, they began filming the afternoon session.

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. While Yang Ge was being watched by the manager and forbidden from causing trouble for Lu Qingyu—and just as things had quieted down with the manager still thinking of ways to contact Su Jixing to smooth things over—Xu Haokai started acting like a fool.

Xu Haokai had originally wanted to use Lu Qingyu to gain some popularity. Everything was going well until Su Jixing was so ruthless that he got slammed on the hot search topics because of his acting skills.

Having just been bullied, Xu Haokai was already very unhappy. When Yang Ge returned and told him they were temporarily stopping their plans, Xu Haokai couldn't swallow his anger.

"Yang Ge, what does this mean? Are we just going to let it go like this?"

Yang Ge didn't want to let it go either, but the manager was watching him. What could he do?

"Don't provoke them for the time being."

Xu Haokai got angry upon hearing this. Yang Ge might be a coward, but he wasn't. He could take anything except a loss.

According to the plan, they were supposed to first hype up the news of Lu Qingyu's National College Entrance Exam. Once the heat was up, they would release the university Lu Qingyu had pre-registered for, letting everyone see how arrogant he was.

In Dragon Nation, students can fill out their National College Entrance Exam preferences twice: once before the exam and once after the scores are released.

If they feel their score is sufficient for their dream university, they don't need to change it. If they aren't confident, they can change it once more.

Of course, most students don't fill out the pre-exam preferences. These are actually provided by major universities for top students and art students.

When Wang Ning was helping Lu Qingyu with the paperwork, he just asked in passing. Lu Qingyu answered, and he filled it in.

When Xu Haokai saw that Lu Qingyu had actually applied for Qingbei Finance, he almost burst out laughing.

Had Lu Qingyu lost his mind? It was one thing for an artist not to choose acting or music, but he actually dared to choose Qingbei.

That was Qingbei. Did he think he could get into Qingbei just by spending some money?

His Agent, Su Jixing, must have a hole in his head too for not stopping him.

Xu Haokai believed that if he leaked Lu Qingyu's preference, he would definitely be mocked by everyone. He could even use Lu Qingyu as a shield during this year's National College Entrance Exam to draw fire, and the heat on his own issues would die down.

Thinking of this, Xu Haokai called a familiar entertainment gossip influencer and sent over a photo of Lu Qingyu's preference form.

Thus, the heat that had just subsided slightly surged back up instantly.

This time, the views of the passersby were quite consistent: they thought Lu Qingyu was crazy.

"Qingbei? Don't even think about it without 650 points."

"I think Lu Qingyu choosing Qingbei is purely for hype."

"He's someone who hasn't even finished nine years of compulsory education, yet he's taking the exam for Qingbei. How am I, who studies until one in the morning every day, supposed to feel?"

"Even though the preference can be changed, this is just too reckless."

"Qingbei probably doesn't even know it's on the hot search topics because of this."

Seeing the heated discussion online, Su Jixing's eye twitched. The people on Xu Haokai's side were really ungrateful. He had already let them off the hook once, yet they were still so stubborn. Did they really need a massive beating to be satisfied?

To avoid wrongly accusing anyone, Su Jixing personally made inquiries. After gathering various bits of insider information, he discovered it was Xu Haokai's doing.

Fine, after the Agent finished, the artist himself stepped in. Is this the attitude of their company?

Since you like the spotlight so much, I'll send you to the hot search topics too. Su Jixing wasn't going to be polite anymore.

Su Jixing handed over the materials he had collected earlier to an entertainment influencer he frequently collaborated with. The influencer hadn't found any big scoops for nearly two months and was wondering who to investigate next. Being fed by Su Jixing, he felt so happy he could die.

After getting the information, the entertainment influencer suddenly released a bombshell in the circle, followed by a short post of about 200 words. Then, the number of gossip-seekers in the circle began to increase.

#Xu Haokai Scumbag#

#Ex-girlfriend Abortion#

#Owing Money and Not Paying Back#

All of Xu Haokai's hot search topics appeared. Xu Haokai was dating six girls at the same time and making them buy him luxury goods. Even though he could earn quite a bit from a single event, he always borrowed money from girls to buy things and never paid them back.

While everyone was enjoying the gossip, Xu Haokai thought he would see Lu Qingyu's miserable state. But when he went online, his heart almost stopped in terror. How did the chat logs between him and those women get out?