Lin Muci calmed herself after returning.
She discussed the matter of being a guest performer at Ling Qianhe's concert with Aurora and the others.
They readily agreed, of course.
"An opportunity like this? Of course, we have to go! He hasn't held a concert in ages, we must go! He's the eternal god on stage!"
"He's a senior, and we can learn a lot of valuable experience from him!"
"Huh? Little Ci, why don't you seem very happy?"
Lin Muci sighed.
"I just feel a bit stressed."
Aurora and the others chuckled and comforted Lin Muci.
"Don't worry, Little Ci, you performed so perfectly, how could you possibly make a mistake!"
"Your skills are the strongest! Little Ci, you definitely won't make a mistake!"
Everyone was comforting Lin Muci, while Lin Muci could only offer a wry smile.
"Let's hope so."
The matter of attending Ling Qianhe's concert was thus decided.
When her phone rang again, she was still doing practice problems to prepare for an exam. Glancing at the news alert on her phone, her expression gradually turned solemn.
"What... is this?"
The system hummed in her mind.
"It seems Ling Qianhe is in trouble ahead of schedule."
...
Inside the car, Ling Qianhe lowered his head to look at his phone.
The new push notifications were all about him.
His private photos had been leaked.
Chen Fei felt as if she was about to break.
"How could these photos be leaked?"
"Who did this... Don't paparazzi just want money? Why would they release these photos and videos without sending a message?"
Ling Qianhe didn't look up.
"The paparazzi sent an email. They're demanding ten million."
Chen Fei was frantic.
"Qianhe, why didn't you tell me? I could have handled it. I guarantee I could have suppressed this matter, handled it perfectly, and no one would have seen these photos... Qianhe, if you had told me, this set of photos and videos would absolutely not have appeared in the public eye!"
Chen Fei's voice was filled with urgency.
But Ling Qianhe continued to scroll through his phone, watching videos.
His voice was clear and cool.
"I don't yield to threats from paparazzi."
"Besides, I actually deliberately let them release this set of pictures."
In the photos,
In the dim light, it was the television station's practice room.
He held the girl and passionately kissed her lips.
His kissing skills were excellent, to the extent that it would make young girls blush and their hearts race. In the video, Ling Qianhe lowered his head to kiss her, his lips lingering around hers.
It was a face so handsome it was breathtaking.
But his eyes were only on the girl in front of him.
It was precisely because of this that his passionate demeanor made him even more maddeningly captivating.
He reached out and held the back of her head, revealing only half of her face.
But in the dim light, one could feel their breaths mingling.
It was as aesthetic as a scene from an idol drama.
His kiss was incredibly seductive and alluring.
Exceptionally forceful.
He looked as if he could devour her whole in the next second.
If there had been a bed in the practice room, one would have believed he could have carried her onto it.
This was a video from nearly half a year ago, from when Ling Qianhe was participating in a dance competition. It was taken in the backstage practice room of the show, where he was wantonly kissing his then-assistant.
This set of photos, along with the video, was secretly uploaded online, causing an uproar!
【Ahhhhh! I'm going crazy, it's really Qianhe, he's so good at kissing,呜呜呜, I can feel his charm, that girl he's kissing must be ecstatic, right?】
【What is this, a behind-the-scenes filming clip?】
【Am I going to have a fandom collapse?】
These were the fans who realized it belatedly.
But a wave of girlfriend fans had already exploded.
【Who is this girl?】
【Her face is obscured by her hair... This place looks like Qianhe's dance studio, and this girl seems to be... seems to be Qianhe's assistant?】
【Oh my god, it's actually Qianhe's assistant, truly people are not what they seem. I always wondered why Qianhe suddenly got a new assistant back then, turns out it was for secret rendezvous.**】
【Why does she get to have Qianhe? She doesn't seem that great.**】
【Bitch, I hope you get torn to pieces.**】
There were also anti-fans wading into the chaos.
【Ling Qianhe is such a player! This is definitely not the first girl he's kissed, nor will it be his first girlfriend.**】
【He actually brought his girlfriend in front of you all and even participated in a show with his girlfriend. Don't you feel it's ridiculous to be deceived like this by him?**】
【Ling Qianhe is a great liar with a chaotic private life, you've all been deceived by his appearance!**】
【Scumbag!**】
These photos, along with the kissing video, rapidly trended on hot search.
Chen Fei frantically called people to have the trending topics removed.
But it was too late.
The photos clearly showed Ling Qianhe kissing a girl passionately.
Ling Qianhe himself seemed quite satisfied.
Hmm.
He had kissed very well back then.
Sister must have felt very comfortable and satisfied back then too.
Chen Fei watched him with his indifferent expression, she was almost driven crazy with worry, unable to understand why Ling Qianhe was so calm.
"Qianhe, do you know the consequences of these photos getting out?"
"Qianhe, how could you have laid hands on your assistant? I said before, why did you insist on hiring a girl with no work experience and an unknown background as your assistant."
"But she's no longer your assistant."
"This greatly affects your career."
Ling Qianhe remained very calm.
"The height of my career now, exposing my girlfriend shouldn't have too much of an impact."
His status was high enough, his works were outstanding enough, and his international connections had already been established.
Indeed, he didn't need to fear the exposure of a girlfriend like ordinary idols.
"But—"
"Aren't you afraid your current girlfriend will be jealous?"
Chen Fei closed her eyes in resignation.
"Or is it that Qianhe, you're just playing with her, just satisfying your desires?"
"Qianhe, you're twenty years old. I know you've worked very hard these past few years and need to vent. But why does it have to be someone in the industry? If you must find someone... please hide it better, okay?"
"You've finally become an international superstar, with so many eyes watching you."
"Dating is fine, but please don't cheat."
Ling Qianhe chuckled.
Chen Fei couldn't understand how he could still laugh.
Then Chen Fei heard Ling Qianhe's voice, filled with certainty.
"She won't be jealous."
"She should also be... very pleased."
Chen Fei was stunned.
What did this mean?
Qianhe didn't understand girls at all. Who could accept photos of the person they liked being intimate with another girl?
Qianhe was courting disaster by relying on his looks.
If he were to be dumped by a girl, she wouldn't be surprised!
...
Lin Muci was not pleased at all.
When she saw the photos, she gasped, feeling as though she wanted to kill Ling Qianhe with a knife!
Lin Muci knew very well that if Ling Qianhe didn't want it, none of these photos would have appeared.
He had the ability to block the media.
Therefore, he did it deliberately!
Lin Muci gritted her teeth, she was so angry she felt like she was going to spit blood.
What was his intention?
To show her how forcefully he had kissed her back then?
How deeply affectionate and focused?
She snorted coldly, bastard, Ling Qianhe was a complete scoundrel.
The system, on the other hand, adopted a schadenfreude attitude, beaming with joy.
"Ling Qianhe is really brave, he's not afraid of his popularity declining. But it's a pity, he only released photos of you kissing passionately in the dance studio after you were revived from the puppet..."
"Others can't connect it to your current self."
"Wuwuwu, if your relationship with him were really exposed, so many people would be shipping it!"
The system was actually lamenting this, but Lin Muci discerned something unusual.
The alarm bells in her heart instantly began to ring frantically.
"Wait a moment, what do you mean by that?"
"Don't tell me, Ling Qianhe, or the paparazzi, have other photos!"
"He wouldn't be trying to cause some big news, would he?"
The system immediately covered up in a second.
"No, no. I didn't say anything."
"Ling Qianhe definitely didn't secretly save your photos."
Lin Muci was almost speechless with anger at the system.
This system, was it definitely hers?
Hadn't Ling Qianhe bribed it with money?