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[Obviously fake. I absolutely don't believe it. Did Jinbai Entertainment buy this trending topic for Xu Yuqing?]

Then, the blogger People Can't Live Without Conscience made another post.

--[The video is here. Watch it and see who really has no conscience. Also, after Xu Yuqing got into trouble, whose hands did the resources that originally belonged to him end up in? For example, endorsements for Brand XX and Company XX...]

There really was evidence?!

The video was right below, and every netizen who saw it clicked in.

Chapter 16

[This was surveillance footage from a hallway. The video was fast-forwarded at first, only returning to normal speed when Xu Yuqing appeared. It could be seen that Xu Yuqing was walking with someone and seemed to be leaving.]

Though the video quality was not particularly clear, the people in it could still be recognized. They were none other than Xu Yuqing and Liang Yi.

Who was Liang Yi? He had debuted alongside Xu Yuqing, but neither his height nor looks could compare to Xu Yuqing's. He usually played the second or third male lead in TV dramas, with middling popularity. Back then, he and Xu Yuqing had not been on the same level at all.

But after Xu Yuqing was shelved by Star Universe Entertainment, the resources that had originally belonged to Xu Yuqing all went to Liang Yi. Star Universe Entertainment had promoted him over the past three years, and he was now fairly popular, practically the go-to male lead for idol dramas.

The bystanders could not help raising their brows at this. This really did seem... suspicious. Keep watching.

[Xu Yuqing and Liang Yi were talking as they walked when a staggering figure suddenly ran toward them. She wore a conspicuous red dress, her hair hanging loose, and she clearly seemed to be in trouble. She supported herself against the wall as she ran, and Xu Yuqing and Liang Yi immediately helped her up when they noticed.]

[Then, she lifted her head and revealed her profile. She was also an artist under Star Universe Entertainment: Mu Xiaoying, then a rookie actress. She had since become famous, starring as the female lead in major TV dramas, or at least playing highly important roles. She had countless fans and was even more popular than Liang Yi.]

Two people—two of them!

The bystanders' eyes widened as they watched even more carefully.

Could these be the two disgusting people People Can't Live Without Conscience had mentioned?

One had stolen Xu Yuqing's resources? The other had stabbed her own benefactor in the back?

Wow, what a shocking scoop! There was more drama to come!

Some sharp-eyed netizens had already caught on and quickly saved the video, lest it disappear before they had even finished watching it.

[Mu Xiaoying was clearly saying something to Xu Yuqing and Liang Yi. Her hair was disheveled, she looked miserable, and something was clearly wrong with her. Xu Yuqing and Liang Yi first looked shocked. Xu Yuqing then furrowed his brows, while Liang Yi looked troubled.]

[But before Mu Xiaoying could say anything else, another group of people suddenly appeared. They grabbed Mu Xiaoying by the arms and forcibly dragged her away. Their arrogance and overbearing manner could be felt clearly even through the screen. They were utterly lawless, and when Xu Yuqing tried to stop them, they even raised their fists and threatened him with haughty expressions.]

[Afterward, Mu Xiaoying was taken away by that group. Xu Yuqing wanted to chase after them, but Liang Yi held him back. The two seemed to disagree, and after talking for a while, Xu Yuqing ran in the direction Mu Xiaoying had been dragged away, while Liang Yi turned and left. They headed in completely opposite directions.]

[The video then fast-forwarded again. When Xu Yuqing reappeared, he had taken off his jacket and draped it over the person he was supporting. That person was Mu Xiaoying. Her head hung low, but her face could vaguely be seen looking unwell. She was still wearing that red dress.]

[The two left the surveillance footage, but the video was not over. It fast-forwarded once more, and at last, Gao Chi and his group appeared, fleeing in panic...]

Only then did the video finish playing.

The sheer amount of information left the bystanders so stunned they could barely hold on to their popcorn.

Holy shit, was this the truth?!

Back then, Xu Yuqing had not attended Gao Chi's party at all. He had clearly gone to save someone!

And Xu Yuqing had clearly been about to leave with Liang Yi when they ran into Mu Xiaoying asking for help. Xu Yuqing went to save her, while Liang Yi turned a blind eye. Damn, Liang Yi had not said a single word for Xu Yuqing afterward either. No, that was not right—he had said one thing.

[Didn't a reporter interview Liang Yi back then and ask whether Xu Yuqing knew Gao Chi? What did Liang Yi say?]

[I know this! Liang Yi said at the time—"I'm not very clear about this, but Yuqing did tell me that he had a good relationship with Boss Gao."]

[Holy shit, that's "not very clear"? That's crystal clear! That wasn't being vague—it was insinuating and leading people on! Wasn't he implying that Xu Yuqing knew the Gao family? If he knew Boss Gao, then he knew Boss Gao's younger brother, Gao Chi. And if he had a good relationship with Boss Gao, didn't that mean Xu Yuqing also had a good relationship with Gao Chi? That's why rumors started spreading from who knew where that Xu Yuqing and Gao Chi were friends, that Xu Yuqing had attended Gao Chi's party, and that even if he had not taken drugs this time, he would eventually be unable to resist. That he and Gao Chi were birds of a feather, both rotten people.]

[What I don't get is, if Xu Yuqing and Gao Chi were friends, why did Star Universe Entertainment target him so viciously and shelve him for three years?]

[Because everyone was saying at the time that Star Universe Entertainment was putting justice before family...]

[Justice my ass. Star Universe Entertainment was covering for Gao Chi! Now that this video has surfaced, the truth is obvious. Xu Yuqing had clearly gone to save Mu Xiaoying! Look at Gao Chi's group at the end—some of them were the same people who dragged Mu Xiaoying away. What were they trying to do?! Mu Xiaoying had clearly been drugged, right? Could they have been trying to...]

[Fuck, that's disgusting. So damn vile. The entertainment industry really is dark.]

[No wonder the blogger said Gao Chi's sentence would be increased... His crimes weren't just about letting others take drugs. There was also rape. I hope the police thoroughly investigate this matter @S City Public Security Bureau.]

[Right, clear Xu Yuqing's name. And @Liang Yi @Mu Xiaoying, what do you two have to say?]

The netizens who loved watching chaos directly tagged the two of them.

For a time, many netizens who had finished watching the video flooded into their Weibo accounts.

Cai Jinbai curled his lips into a faint smile, set down his tablet, and picked up a forkful of watermelon.

Xuan Yu said, "If you hadn't met us, Xu Yuqing's life would have been ruined."

Because that footage had been completely destroyed back then. There had not even been a backup, so it could not be recovered.

And the reason the footage had reappeared now was because of Cai Jinbao.

—He had followed the Wealth Aura to trace back the events of that day, then reconstructed them into a video. It was something human effort could not accomplish.

Cai Jinbai smiled at that. "Yes, all thanks to Jinbao."

"Hehe, Master, you're too kind." Little golden flowers floated all around the chubby Golden Ingot.

Xuan Yu glanced at it. This Fat Gold Ingot was so easily pleased. Just one compliment and it was already this happy. Tsk.

"Jinbai, it wasn't Gao Su who hired the paid commenters and marketing accounts to smear Xu Yuqing and Chen Chengrong, was it?" Xuan Yu asked.

Cai Jinbai said, "Mm. Why do you think that?"

Xuan Yu said, "Gao Su isn't stupid. He knows how to weigh the situation. Once he learned about our strength and background, and even hired a lawyer for Xu Yuqing so he could successfully terminate his contract, he should have known that we value Xu Yuqing. Why would he bring up what happened back then at a time like this?"

"Even if they smeared Xu Yuqing to the end, at most it would add one nonfatal scandal to his name. It still wouldn't force him out of the entertainment industry. Failing to suppress him completely while offending people in the process would not be worth it."

As long as they handled it coldly, this wave of attention would eventually pass.

Once Xu Yuqing returned to the screen through Jinbai Entertainment and let his work speak for itself, the old news would gradually be buried. New fans who did not know about it would always come to like Xu Yuqing, and even if the matter were dredged up again, its impact would be greatly reduced.

Time would take everything away.

In the end, this scandal would accomplish nothing. It would be nothing more than venting frustration.

Cai Jinbai said, "It wasn't Gao Su. It was Gao Su's mother."

"Even though you're not interested in these matters, Xuan, you still figured it out. You're quite smart."

"Hmph, I was never stupid." At Cai Jinbai's praise, Xuan Yu's lips also visibly curved into a smile.

Cai Jinbao secretly sighed, Master Xuan gets so happy whenever Master praises him. Hehe, Jinbao does too~

At the Gao Family residence.

Gao Su returned at once. When he saw his mother, he asked, "Mom, were you the one who hired the marketing accounts and paid commenters?"

"Do you know they might have been waiting for you to smear Xu Yuqing so they could use this wave to clear his name? Look at what the internet is like now!"

Gao Su looked extremely grim, his tone sharp with reproach.

Mother Gao, who had initially felt a little guilty, immediately became dissatisfied. "Why are you yelling? So what if it was me? He was the one who got Gao Chi thrown into prison. Can't I deal with him?!"

"When it comes down to it, why did you let him terminate his contract? If you had kept him at Starlight, couldn't you have tortured him however you wanted? Gao Chi told us not to let him off lightly. Have you forgotten all that? You're Gao Chi's brother!"

"Besides, hadn't that video been completely destroyed? How was I supposed to know it would appear again... Your people must not have done a clean job back then. If everything had been destroyed, it wouldn't have been exposed now."

The more Mother Gao spoke, the more self-righteous she became. "Why don't you hurry up and have someone make the video disappear again, then suppress all the trending topics?"

"As long as the video is gone and the trending topics disappear, won't everything be fine? We can just put out a statement later. It's not a big deal."

By the end, Mother Gao's tone had become relaxed.

But Gao Su did not look optimistic at all. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his face was dark as he said, "Do you think I didn't try to take the video down the moment it appeared? It was useless! It's strange—the video can't be deleted at all! Even the trending topics can't be suppressed!"