The Jiang family villa.
The private doctor examined Jiang Ke's head and left after confirming it was nothing serious.
Jiang Mingle sat beside the bed with red eyes, beside himself with regret and guilt.
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't wanted to go on the show with Xiaoxi and get along better with him, things wouldn't have ended up like this."
As Jiang Mingle spoke, tears rolled down his face.
Jiang Ke's heart nearly broke.
"Don't cry. This has nothing to do with you. You know perfectly well he has no upbringing."
At the thought that the bastard Jiang Mingxi had actually dared to hit him with a cup, fury blazed in Jiang Ke's eyes.
He snatched up his phone and called his secretary. "Cancel Jiang Mingxi's private car to the production team tomorrow!"
The secretary looked at the news already causing an uproar on her phone.
She took a deep breath.
"President Jiang, Jiang Mingxi has made his parentage public."
Jiang Ke's fingers tightened around his phone, furious disbelief appearing on his face. "What?"
Jiang Mingle was sitting right beside Jiang Ke.
He heard every word the secretary said.
He froze.
Then he hurriedly pulled out his own phone and opened Weibo.
The top trending topic was-
[Jiang Mingxi is Jiang Ke's biological younger brother!]
A purplish-red "Explosive" tag followed it.
Jiang Mingle's heart clenched, and he hurriedly tapped it.
#@Tianli Group Jiang Ke~ Big brother, I'm your biological younger brother! People are saying I'm clout-chasing off you. Aren't you going to respond?#
Reading Jiang Mingxi's post, Jiang Mingle bit his lip and looked at Jiang Ke, his face full of grievance.
Jiang Ke looked at the phone Jiang Mingle held out.
His fury erupted instantly.
"That bastard! What does he think he's doing?!
"He actually dared to announce something this important without my permission! Does he have any idea how serious the consequences are?!"
Jiang Ke roared.
Jiang Mingle swiped down to read the comments.
[Is this real? Jiang Mingxi is Jiang Ke's biological younger brother?]
[Absolutely impossible. If he really were his biological younger brother, why didn't Jiang Ke say anything when the whole internet was calling Jiang Mingxi a simp and accusing him of clout-chasing off him?]
[If Jiang Mingxi is Jiang Ke's biological younger brother, I'll livestream myself eating shit!]
[Does this clout-chasing bitch have no shame? Can someone call the police and have him arrested? He's so fucking annoying!]
His tense expression relaxed a little. Jiang Mingle backed out of the post and saw the topic right beneath the top trend-
[Jiang Mingxi clout-chases off Song Lan]
His gaze paused. Jiang Mingle turned to Jiang Ke, looking at him with eyes still red from crying.
"Could Xiaoxi be upset about what happened with Best Actor Song? Maybe he announced your relationship in a fit of anger.
"Big brother, how about I leave the entertainment industry?
"You could take this opportunity to announce Xiaoxi's identity officially. It would count as comforting him and apologizing, so he can calm down."
Jiang Ke nearly exploded with rage.
"Me, apologize to him? Who the hell does he think he is?!
"Just go on your show and don't worry about him. I'll handle this!"
Jiang Mingle bit his lip, looking as though he wanted to speak but couldn't. After hesitating for a long moment, he said, "But the show starts tomorrow. If the other guests ask me what his relationship with you really is, how should I answer?"
Seeing Jiang Mingle's troubled expression, Jiang Ke wanted to strangle that bastard Jiang Mingxi.
What the hell was he making trouble for all day long?!
Couldn't he just settle down?!
Gripping his phone, he instructed his secretary, "Reply to Jiang Mingxi using the company account. Tell him to behave himself and focus on his work instead of biting everyone like a mad dog all day!"
In the taxi.
Jiang Mingxi browsed Weibo with great interest.
[Hahahaha, this is so satisfying! Jiang Ke's company's official account replied. Does your face hurt, you clout-chasing bitch?]
[Would a clout-chasing bitch care about getting slapped in the face? All a clout-chasing bitch wants is traffic!]
[Damn it, the clout-chasing bitch got what he wanted again. He actually got an official reply from Tianli Group!]
[Jiang Ke's biological younger brother Jiang Mingle is going on tomorrow's variety show too. If I were Jiang Mingxi, I'd just off myself on the spot!]
Heeheehee.
Hahaha.
The swallow wore a colorful coat.
Jiang Mingxi took a screenshot of Tianli Group's official reply, then moved his precious fingers and posted on Weibo again.
#@Tianli Group Jiang Ke~ Big brother, was your account hacked? Should I call the police for you?#
The first image was the official reply from just now.
The second image was a DNA test report for Jiang Mingxi, Jiang Ke, and Jiang Mingle.
The third image was a meme that read: [There are dumbasses every year, but there are especially many today.]
The matter had already attracted plenty of attention.
The reply from Tianli Group's official account had pushed that attention to an unprecedented, unsurpassable peak.
Now.
Jiang Mingxi threw out those three images, and "unsurpassable" instantly realized: there was no most outrageous, only more outrageous!
Even the purplish-red "Explosive" tag felt unworthy of the buzz surrounding Jiang Mingxi's three images.
The Jiang family villa.
Jiang Ke's head, which had been fine before, was now throbbing.
Beside himself with rage, he hurled his phone onto the floor.
"What the hell does he want?!
"Does he have a death wish?!"
Fury churned across his livid face.
Jiang Mingle's face was also pale and drawn.
Now the entire internet was discussing how Jiang Mingxi was the Jiang family's real young master, while he was a fake.
Previously, gossip accounts had used a photo of Jiang Mingxi and Jiang Ke together to smear Jiang Mingxi for ages.
They had called him a shameless simp trying to cling to Jiang Ke's coattails.
They had accused him of wanting to sell his body for resources.
Now-
The DNA report was right there, clear as day.
All that earlier slander had come back like a boomerang slap and struck Jiang Mingle himself.
Because back then, Jiang Mingle had replied online about the matter, saying, [Big brother doesn't really have anything to do with Jiang Mingxi. Please don't speculate.]
At the time, everyone had praised him for being kind and magnanimous, telling him to stay away from a bitch like Jiang Mingxi.
Now...
"Big brother, I don't want to go on that show tomorrow," Jiang Mingle said through tears. "With things like this, I'm definitely going to get attacked."
Jiang Ke's heart ached terribly.
He was also nearly dying of anger.
He simply couldn't understand what had happened to Jiang Mingxi, who had always been so docile and obedient, who could only secretly bottle up any nasty schemes he had.
Had he eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's gall?
He actually dared to oppose him so openly.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Ke bent down, picked up the phone he had smashed onto the floor, and called Jiang Mingxi-
"Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable..."
The automated voice sounded mercilessly.
Jiang Ke stared at his phone in disbelief.
Jiang Mingxi had blocked him?
Fury shot straight to the top of his skull. Jiang Ke immediately called Jiang Mingxi's manager.
The call connected within a second.
Jiang Ke ordered coldly, "Delete that Weibo post and write a new apology to me and Lele. Otherwise, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"