Before Tang Shi and Lu Hengzhi even noticed this round of publicity hype, their homeroom teacher, Old Yu, had already called Lu Hengzhi into his office with a stern face. After delivering an impassioned, earnest lecture about the dangers of puppy love, he finally dismissed the thoroughly baffled Lu Hengzhi.
After leaving Old Yu's office, Lu Hengzhi, his face dark, dragged Tang Shi to search through the entertainment gossip section they had not checked in ages. The very first headline was that blurry photograph.
In the photo, Lu Hengzhi lounged idly on the sofa, his head tilted as he gazed gently ahead. Song Jialin sat beside him with her head tilted, smiling sweetly as she whispered into his ear. The lighting was dim and the image blurry overall, but the ambiguous intimacy between them was unmistakable.
The headline accompanying the photo was even more shocking—
"Rising young star and Lu Holdings chairman's only son Lu Hengzhi falls in love with young actress Song Jialin through their drama. Fake romance becomes real as their secret relationship is exposed."
Lu Hengzhi's face turned livid at once.
Whether this was publicity deliberately orchestrated by the company or a unilateral move by Song Jialin's management team, it had crossed Lu Hengzhi's bottom line. What Lu Hengzhi hated most was people forcibly arranging his life without his consent!
Author's note: Mini-theater—
Tang Shi (→_→): "I heard you really hate it when other people arrange your life?"
Little Top Lu (eagerly): "No, no, how could that be? I love having people arrange things for me. Wife, just tell me what you want me to do—water the flowers or kneel on the floor~~"
Chapter 53
The moment he learned of the scandal, Lu Hengzhi first called Emperor Entertainment—or, more precisely, his manager Wei Feng.
At the time,