Did Opening the Door for Him Somehow Wrong Him?

The production continued without being affected in the slightest. Everything proceeded as usual.

As for the conflict between Wen Chengze and Qiao Siyu, the production team did not take it to heart. After all, they were being filmed separately this time.

The trainees would film their portions first, then all the clips would be handed over to the production team for joint commentary. Even if something existed between the mentors and trainees, it would not affect the filming of the first half of the show.

But halfway through the trainees' filming, the internet exploded.

Photos posted by a major Weibo influencer shot straight to the trending searches, and the person at the center of them was none other than Qiao Siyu.

The girl long known in the industry as a pure and untarnished beauty was wearing a fawning smile in the photos as she clung to a man's arm. What made people's jaws drop was that the man in every photo was different. There were also plenty of photos of Qiao Siyu entering and leaving hotels with men.

Qiao Siyu was considered one of the more popular top-tier actresses at the moment. Such a massive scandal instantly blew up across the industry, and the trending topic was soon followed by the word "explosive."

People might not necessarily have cared if she had simply been kept by someone, but the remarkable thing was that those men had nearly all been involved during the same period. That changed the nature of things entirely. Within less than half an hour, countless marketing accounts began posting the information they had dug up.

A female celebrity like her definitely had no shortage of dirt hidden behind the scenes. Usually, people would not dare post it in case they got themselves into trouble, but things were different now.

That major influencer was practically the weather vane for marketing accounts. If they dared to post it, it meant the people behind Qiao Siyu were no longer protecting her. Or, to put it another way, someone even more powerful wanted to take her down.

That crowd had long learned how to read the situation, so without the slightest hesitation, they began piling onto the trend against her.

Qiao Siyu had been leisurely resting in the lounge when she saw her manager rush in, flustered and panicked.

"Siyu, what is this?" Her manager hurriedly showed Qiao Siyu the Weibo post.

Qiao Siyu glanced at it, her eyes widening as she collapsed into her chair. "How could anyone dare post this stuff?!"

Her manager pressed his lips together. "Call those bosses immediately. No matter why this was posted, as long as they have not abandoned you, there is still a chance to turn things around."

Her manager was panicking too, but he still understood the crux of the matter. As long as the people backing Qiao Siyu did not say they were abandoning her, this dirt would not have much of an effect on her.

Before Qiao Siyu could make a call, however, both her and her manager's phones began ringing one after another.

Seeing that it was one of her financial backers calling, Qiao Siyu did not dare put on airs and hurriedly answered.

Who knew that the moment she picked up, she would hear an enraged voice on the other end? "Qiao Siyu! I don't care if you're out there flirting around, but who the fuck did you offend that ruined several of my deals? I won't let you get away with this!"

Qiao Siyu did not even dare listen to the harsher words that followed and hastily hung up.

Yet that call was merely the beginning. One call after another came in, all repeating what the first caller had said. Then several brands called to terminate their contracts with her.

Qiao Siyu and her manager looked at each other, both wearing defeated expressions.

They truly had no idea how things had developed into this.

At the same time, someone knocked on the lounge door. "Sorry, Miss Qiao. The director said your segment has been canceled. Please leave now."

The trainees, who had been busy filming all night, had no idea what had happened. They only knew that after they finished filming, the mentor commentary segment was suddenly canceled, and everyone wrapped up early.

Only after they got their phones back did they learn how lively things had become online.

Wen Chengze was also somewhat surprised when he saw the news online.

He had not had anyone do this, and he was certain his older brother would not have either. After all, he had already said he would handle these matters himself.

After thinking it over and over, a name suddenly surfaced in Wen Chengze's mind.

But the more he thought about it, the more unbelievable it seemed.

This was a show he had planned. If such news broke out, it would affect the show too.

Wen Chengze had originally only wanted to force Qiao Siyu to withdraw from the program herself, but this was clearly meant to force her out of the industry.

After thinking for a long time, Wen Chengze finally decided to send Zhong Mohan a message.

[Was that you?]

Zhong Mohan replied instantly. [Which matter are you referring to?]

Wen Chengze raised a brow, now ninety percent certain Zhong Mohan was behind it. He just did not know whether Zhong Mohan had done anything else behind his back.

Wen Chengze pursed his lips. [What else did you do?]

[If you want to know, shouldn't you do something to please me?]

[...Tell me or don't.] Wen Chengze gave a soft snort and turned off his phone.

He was not particularly curious about what Zhong Mohan had done. He was only faintly worried about Zhong Mohan's intentions.

Thinking of what had happened between them in a muddled haze that night, Wen Chengze sighed.

It truly was a cursed entanglement.

The four boys were delighted one by one when they saw the news online, but when they saw that Wen Chengze did not seem very enthusiastic, they were all confused.

"Brother, aren't you happy?" one of them slowly edged closer to Wen Chengze and asked quietly.

"I'm fine. What's wrong?"

"We just think it's incredibly satisfying. She was always bullying you, after all. And it looks like she might have tax issues too. There could be even bigger interests involved behind it all. This might have solved a huge problem in one go."

The four boys worked hard to earn Zhong Mohan some extra points in Wen Chengze's eyes.

They had only gotten such a good opportunity because of this connection in the first place. Besides, Zhong Mohan was the idol of countless people, and Brother Wen was so good-looking. Standing together, they were the very definition of a perfect match!

So setting those two up would bring them nothing but benefits.

"Mm, that's true. But what does that have to do with me?"

The four boys choked. This was not how the script was supposed to go! Why did Brother Wen not have even the slightest excitement at being saved by a hero? Even if it was not enough for him to offer himself in return, he should at least react a little. This made them seem like country bumpkins who had never seen the world.

Wen Chengze ignored them and turned to return to his room.

It was better not to let the four boys know what Zhong Mohan's real intentions were. Otherwise, it might easily shatter their worldview.

Filming for the show was temporarily suspended. They needed to contact new celebrity guests and find a way to make up for the issues with the first two episodes, so all the trainees were given a short break.

Wen Chengze had originally planned to go straight home, but remembering the message Zhong Mohan had sent him last night, he texted his family's driver and told him not to pick him up.

Instead, Wen Chengze waited near the production team for Zhong Mohan's car.

Zhong Sirui walked out of the building surrounded by people, dragging his suitcase behind him, when he happened to spot Wen Chengze.

Knowing that this was the young master of the Wen Household—and a stunning beauty, at that—he had never found a suitable chance to greet him before because of their respective identities and various other concerns.

After thinking it over, Zhong Sirui decided to walk directly over to Wen Chengze.

Wen Chengze stood quietly by the wall with his suitcase, when a shadow suddenly fell before him. Looking up, he saw Zhong Sirui.

"Chengze." Zhong Sirui flashed a charming smile. He knew very well how to make use of his own advantages.

He was the sunny-boy type. Whenever he smiled, girls loved it. In their words, he had the air of a campus heartthrob.

Wen Chengze did not react much and lazily greeted him, "Mr. Zhong."

Zhong Sirui acted as though they were already close. "We've met before. Don't be so formal. Just call me Sirui."

"Do you mean that time you knocked my milk tea over at the mall?"

Zhong Sirui coughed awkwardly. "That was an accident, really." This beauty was so gorgeous, so why did he speak as chokingly as Zhong Sirui's brother?

Wen Chengze had some reservations when facing Zhong Mohan, but he did not need to show even half that courtesy to Zhong Sirui.

Zhong Sirui said several things to him, but Wen Chengze only responded lazily.

Why was Zhong Mohan's younger brother such a chatterbox?

Zhong Sirui had a weakness for beautiful people. Especially when a beauty ignored him, he only wanted to provoke them more. The assistant beside him knew that his old habit was acting up again and did not bother trying to stop him. It was not the first time, anyway.

But faced with someone on Wen Chengze's level, even Zhong Sirui felt powerless. Was this beauty born unable to smile?

Zhong Sirui refused to give up and wanted to keep talking to Wen Chengze, but his assistant suddenly tugged on his sleeve. "Brother Rui, that looks like Brother Zhong's car."

Following the direction his assistant pointed, Zhong Sirui indeed saw his brother's car. It was not the business vehicle he used for work, but his everyday private car.

"My brother came to pick me up today?" Zhong Sirui's eyes lit up. He had only casually mentioned yesterday that he would be resting today, and his brother had come! Sure enough, his brother still loved him.

Zhong Sirui strode toward the car, only to find that the beauty beside him was walking over too.

"Did your family come for you too?"

Wen Chengze glanced at Zhong Sirui but did not answer his question.

Then, under Zhong Sirui's shocked gaze, he walked over to Zhong Mohan's car.

Zhong Sirui stood there stupidly, watching the great actor Zhong—who normally only bullied him—get out of the car, take Wen Chengze's suitcase, and naturally open the car door for him.

Zhong Sirui froze in place for three seconds before hurrying after them. "Brother, didn't you come to pick me up?" His tone was aggrieved, like an abandoned little mutt.

Zhong Mohan closed the car door for Wen Chengze, as though afraid he would get cold if he were even a second too slow.

"Do you not have hands or feet? Why would I need to pick you up?"

In that instant, Zhong Sirui heard the sound of his heart breaking. He turned to look at Wen Chengze in the car, then knocked on the window.

Wen Chengze rolled down the window and looked at Zhong Sirui.

"You're just letting him open the car door for you so calmly?" The attentive way he had served him just now had nearly made Zhong Sirui think Zhong Mohan had been possessed!

Wen Chengze gave a cold laugh and rolled the window back up.

I'm practically delivering myself to his bed. What's wrong with letting him open a car door for me? Does that somehow wrong him?!