Pimping Him Out to a Rich Woman's Bed

Hearing Cao Ying's imperious words, Chu Tian frowned in discomfort.

"Apologize for what?" Chu Tian snapped at him impatiently. "What he did, and whether he should apologize, is for me to decide."

Cao Ying was the type to bully the weak and fear the strong. His expression changed when Chu Tian embarrassed him like that, but he did not dare retort and could only force a smile. "Yes, yes, the young master is right to reprimand me."

Cao Ying bowed and scraped, his smile ingratiating. No one knew what he was cursing in his heart.

Chu Tian turned his gaze toward his agent. Catching the signal, Wu Hui immediately held his phone out to Chu Tian, motioning for him to take a look first.

It turned out that after the program's recording had ended, a post had suddenly appeared on social media digging into the relationship between Chu Tian and Gu Shiyan. It insinuated that they were not truly dating, but were putting on an act to exploit the benefits of the new policy and fool the public.

It included, but was not limited to, the fact that the two had not followed each other on Weibo or other social media platforms; that certain instinctive interactions on the show had seemed distant and unfamiliar; and that the sweet moments clipped and shared by fans looked more like manufactured, artificial romance.

What was more, the poster had not merely made empty claims. They had edited together several clips with accompanying captions as evidence, making the allegations seem highly credible.

An analysis post like this alone would not have seemed like much of a problem. The problem was that within a single hour, several marketing accounts had reposted it, and paid commenters had been deployed. The trending feed was full of insults aimed at Gu Shiyan.

"Why is everyone cursing Gu Shiyan?" Chu Tian asked in confusion. "Didn't they say the two of us were deliberately pretending to be gay? Why aren't they cursing me too?"

Wu Hui: "..." Young Master, were you focusing on the wrong thing?

Gu Shiyan let out a brief laugh. When Chu Tian looked over at the sound, he said with a straight face, "Probably because they don't dare offend you, given your status."

Chu Tian was, after all, the young master of the Chu family. His reputation as an arrogant, profligate rich kid was well known. Wary of the Chu family behind him, they found Gu Shiyan—whose family had been ruined and who was now all alone—far easier to target.

The moment he saw someone smearing him, Chu Tian had immediately suspected Qian Feihe.

But such an organized and clearly targeted smear campaign did not seem rational enough to be Qian Feihe's work.

"This looks very familiar, like Qian Feihe's agent's handiwork," Wu Hui analyzed. "He's best at making posts like this, selectively editing clips and maliciously twisting the facts, then sending paid commenters in to steer the narrative. Later, he'll cooperate with so-called insiders to release real or fabricated revelations and achieve the goal of smearing someone. Qian Feihe might not have the brains for it, but his agent does."

Chu Tian understood.

If they had acted according to that brain-dead Qian Feihe's wishes, he disliked both Chu Tian and Gu Shiyan. If he wanted to smear someone, he would definitely smear them both.

But his agent was clearly no fool. After looking into Chu Tian's background and realizing he could not afford to offend him, he had directed all the firepower at Gu Shiyan.

The agent's real reason for indulging Qian Feihe's nonsense was not merely a personal grudge. He had seen Gu Shiyan's potential to become wildly popular, and this was also a way of suppressing him before he could rise.

If an artist on the verge of becoming hugely popular could not be controlled, then it was better to destroy him outright.

Chu Tian immediately sat up straight. "How do you need me to cooperate?"

Cao Ying opened his mouth as though he wanted to say something, but Gu Shiyan cut him off before he could. "Add each other first."

Only then did Chu Tian belatedly remember that they had already signed a dating contract, yet he had not even gotten Gu Shiyan's contact information.

He hurriedly took out his phone and exchanged contact details with Gu Shiyan. Then, in one go, he followed every one of Gu Shiyan's social media accounts.

The instant the two followed each other, netizens immediately noticed the activity.

They were currently at the center of a storm, and every move they made was being closely watched. Even the haters and paid commenters were lying in wait.

The moment they noticed the change, the paid commenters immediately changed their tune, claiming that the two had only followed each other now as a futile attempt to patch things up after being exposed.

The purpose of both agents coming over was to discuss a solution together.

Chu Tian thought about it and felt there did not seem to be anything to solve.

Their contract relationship was a fact. Their understanding of each other was still only superficial, so the more they said, the more likely they were to make mistakes. Rather than scramble to make amends afterward, it was better not to say anything.

The more they explained, the more guilty they would look.

To put it bluntly, dating was a matter between two people. What was there to prove?

Wu Hui had been specially arranged as Chu Tian's agent by his older brother, Chu Maoming. Aside from being highly capable, his most important trait was knowing when to adapt. He would not forcefully go against Chu Tian's wishes and make him listen.

Especially when what Chu Tian said made sense.

Gu Shiyan had no objections either. The only person present who seemed to have other ideas was Cao Ying.

"If enough people say it, the truth will become false," Cao Ying tried to persuade Chu Tian. "Your popularity has only just started to rise. You can't let the public keep maliciously speculating like this. It won't be good for your future development."

"But..." Chu Tian looked at Cao Ying in confusion. "Weren't we fake to begin with?"

Cao Ying: "..."

Cao Ying did not dare demand that Chu Tian do anything, so he could only keep signaling to Gu Shiyan with his eyes.

He knew that young master Chu was utterly infatuated with Gu Shiyan. As long as Gu Shiyan stated his position, the young master would definitely...

Gu Shiyan shot Chu Tian a complicated glance. "He's right."

Cao Ying: "..."

Fine, fine, you both have plenty of ideas of your own. So this agent of yours was completely useless? Then why the hell did you call me here to solve anything?

Cao Ying's face twisted with rage, but he did not dare vent it at Chu Tian. He could only glare furiously at Gu Shiyan to show his displeasure.

Unfortunately, Gu Shiyan did not even look at him. His attention remained fixed on Chu Tian instead.

Seeing this, Wu Hui found an excuse to take Cao Ying away first, leaving Gu Shiyan and Chu Tian staring at each other.

"Um..." Chu Tian seemed to want to say something, but found it difficult to voice.

Gu Shiyan's heart stirred, but he did not urge him and simply waited quietly.

After hesitating for a moment, Chu Tian seemed to steel himself before finally gathering the courage to speak. "Cao Ying isn't a qualified agent. When you get the chance, you should change agents."

"..." Gu Shiyan was so exasperated that he laughed. "You agonized over it for so long just to tell me that?"

Chu Tian looked blank. "N-no, what else would it be?"

Gu Shiyan took a deep breath and looked at Chu Tian with a complicated expression. "Forget it."

But Chu Tian had clearly misunderstood something.

Huh? I was only suggesting that Gu Shiyan consider changing agents. Why was he reacting so strongly? Cao Ying was relentlessly profit-driven. He would do anything for money, constantly squeezing Gu Shiyan for every bit of value, and had even wanted to pimp Gu Shiyan out to a rich woman's bed... Could Cao Ying have saved his life?

Gu Shiyan: "...?" Exploiting him was one thing, but what did she mean by "pimping him out to a rich woman's bed"?

The veins at Gu Shiyan's temple throbbed violently, and he had no choice but to interrupt Chu Tian's absurd train of thought. "I signed an agency contract with him to pay off my debts. Until the contract is fulfilled, I can't terminate it."