Chapter 46

Of course, their young master had grown a lot too. When something happened, he no longer relied on yelling and shouting to vent his anger like before.

Looking at Ye Zexi curled up in his seat, he was like an injured kitten licking his fur alone.

The thought made Gao Shu's heart ache unbearably.

The driver kept the car moving slowly. As Ye Zexi scrolled through Weibo, he grew increasingly drowsy.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, Gao Shu's slightly choked-up voice came from the front seat. "Young Master, I'm sorry!"

Ye Zexi narrowed his beautiful peach blossom eyes, confused.

Gao Shu swallowed and continued, "This time, it was my fault. I didn't handle the online public opinion properly. Stop looking at your phone. It's okay—believe that the fans who support you will always support you."

"I contacted people about those slanderous posts, and they've already been deleted. Everyone who spread those rumors, I'll sue them one by one and make them pay the price they deserve!"

"So, Young Master, you..." Don't be sad anymore.

That last sentence was a little too mushy. Assistant Gao, a tough man standing over six feet tall, truly found it hard to say.

Just as Gao Shu was struggling over whether to speak, Ye Zexi lazily replied with one word, "Oh."

"But there's no need to sue them. There are plenty of things online that get distorted through repeated retelling. I didn't take it to heart." After saying that, Ye Zexi yawned. He was so sleepy that a sheen of moisture appeared at the corners of his eyes.

Gao Shu stared fixedly at the red marks at the corners of Ye Zexi's eyes, his teeth clenched tight.

Their young master's eyes were red from sadness!

And he was still speaking up for those netizens who had spread rumors.

Their young master was truly too kind!

Gao Shu took a deep breath. "Young Master, you don't need to worry about any of this. I'll handle it properly."

Those people—he was definitely suing them!

Ye Zexi was exhausted from sleepiness. He nodded perfunctorily, put down his phone, closed his eyes, and prepared to take a short nap.

Looking at his young master's peaceful sleeping face, Gao Shu couldn't bear to disturb him again. He turned around and began replanning Ye Zexi's career path in his mind.

Ye Zexi did not want to debut in a group, but that was fine.

There would be many matters to deal with after debuting in a group, and each member's development would differ as well. The opportunities they received would certainly be uneven.

Their young master already had excellent resources. Debuting in a group would instead limit Ye Zexi's development.

The more Gao Shu thought about it, the more he felt that not debuting in a group was quite good.

Ye Zexi had already decided to withdraw from the competition, so he definitely could not return to the filming villa.

Gao Shu had the driver take Ye Zexi back to Lakeside Villa. Ever since coming of age, Ye Zexi had lived here alone.

Lakeside Villa was well located and had even stricter security. Gao Shu felt at ease with Ye Zexi living here.

Seeing the villa before him, Ye Zexi was very satisfied.

Great, now he could save the money he would have spent buying a house.

"Then, Young Master, get some rest early today. Call me if anything comes up," Gao Shu said.

Ye Zexi smiled and nodded.

After seeing Assistant Gao off, Ye Zexi finally began touring the villa that belonged to him.

It was a large three-story villa with a game room, a board game room, a home theater, and an enormous swimming pool. Was this heaven?!

This was the life of the rich—so enviable!

Ah, no, that was wrong. He was now the enviable one!

The corners of Ye Zexi's mouth shot upward, and the sleepiness from earlier vanished completely under the power of money.

A thin layer of sweat had formed on his body. Ye Zexi first took a bath in the huge bathtub, then lay blissfully on the soft bed and happily rolled around twice.

Ah!

Comfortable!

Relaxing!

Amazing!

After rolling around twice more, Ye Zexi suddenly remembered something very important.

Since he had already decided to indulge in a life of luxury, he also needed to formally bid farewell to his past life.

Whether it was the Ye Zexi who had worked himself to death, the good-for-nothing Ye Zexi, or the Ye Zexi who had shone brilliantly onstage, all of them should come to a perfect end today!

Ye Zexi took out his phone and logged into Weibo again.

Two minutes later, a Weibo post was published, shocking the entire internet.

@Ye Zexi: "In life, we may not meet; in motion, we are like Orion and Antares."① "Era Idol" was, to me, both a starting point and the final destination.

If fate allows, we will meet again. May everything go well for everyone from now on.

"??? Does this mean what I think it means?"

"No way? Does this mean he's leaving the entertainment industry?"

The fans were somewhat dumbfounded.

Ye Zexi was in a rare good mood and actually replied to that fan, "That's right. Be good from now on."

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the fans instantly exploded.

"Brother, don't leave the entertainment industry!"

"Wuwuwu, Ye Zexi, you can't just leave the entertainment industry like this! We fans are still waiting for you!"

"Brother, you're so amazing. Why are you leaving the entertainment industry?"

"Fuck, I'm straight-up sobbing... Wuwuwu, that stupid asshole Cui Yi hasn't even left the entertainment industry yet. Brother, how can you abandon us?"

"I can't believe it! I don't believe it! Ye Zexi, unless you say it yourself! What kind of retirement statement is a Weibo post? I don't believe it!"

"I'm dead..."

But no matter how the fans tried to persuade him to stay, Ye Zexi logged off after replying to that fan and never came online again.

The fans grew more and more panicked. Quite a few of them began frantically sending private messages to Ye Zexi Studio, asking what exactly was going on.

Those private messages vanished like stones sinking into the sea, and the fans never received a reply.

One night passed, and the hashtag #YeZexiLeavesEntertainmentIndustry also reached the top of the trending searches.

More and more people were paying attention, and the wait grew ever longer. With no news forthcoming, both fans and netizens were nearly worried to death.

Until a Weibo post from He Jinyun appeared in everyone's view—

@He Jinyun: @Ye Zexi, kid, we still have a new movie to film. What are you doing?