Chapter 56

"Did Lu Bai really put Cheng Hui up to murder?"

"I can't believe I was a fan!"

"If Lu Bai really becomes a murderer, that's a whole new way for a celebrity to fall from grace."

Against the faint sound of reading came some very loud "whispers."

"Holy shit! Check the trending topics!"

"A paparazzo leaked screenshots of Lu Bai's assistant chatting with Cheng Hui!"

In the messages, Lu Bai's assistant made his dislike of Xie Tingsi plain and told Cheng Hui to make him suffer.

Perhaps he thought their messages would never be found because they were using alternate accounts. The assistant even complained that Lu Bai kept pressing him for updates.

If Cheng Hui wouldn't do it, they would find someone else.

Cheng Hui hesitated for a minute, then agreed.

Released alongside the messages was a recording of a three-minute call between Lu Bai and Cheng Hui. Lu Bai spent it complaining about Xie Tingsi before hinting that Cheng Hui should teach him a lesson—preferably by injuring an arm or a leg.

Cheng Hui had probably recorded the call in secret to threaten Lu Bai. Somehow, it had ended up in the hands of a "well-connected" paparazzo, who made it public.

The messages might have left people unsure what to believe, but the recording was conclusive proof that Lu Bai had plotted to harm Xie Tingsi.

Lu Bai's voice was distinctive, a rich voice recognizable as his alone. It had even earned him an invitation to voice the lead in a popular anime, causing a sensation for a while.

No one had expected the voice that captivated the internet to become the thing that brought him down.

Of the two male voices in the recording, one was unmistakably Lu Bai's. His voice still sounded wonderful, but the words