Chapter 1062 - 629: Exposed Romance, "Dumped" Fourth Master? (3)

Chapter 1062: Chapter 629: Exposed Romance, "Dumped" Fourth Master? (3)

"Perhaps we’re overthinking it. It’s best if there’s nothing wrong. You can help handle it and build some goodwill."

"I’ll head over right away."

Right after Qi Zeyan finished speaking, another call came in from Xiaozhu. He frowned and pressed the answer button, "Don’t tell me, something happened to the company?"

He was just about to play the hero, and if something happened to the company, it would not be a mere coincidence.

"No, it’s you who has an issue."

"Me?"

"Someone exposed your relationship."

"Screech—" A sharp braking sound. Qi Zeyan hurriedly pulled over. "What are you talking about?"

"Your relationship with Xiaoruan has been exposed, but Xiaoruan’s face is all pixelated. People who aren’t familiar wouldn’t be able to recognize her. I’ve already sought someone to perform damage control to remove the photos, but they’ve been widely reposted. Everyone’s speculating about who this person is!"

"What the hell!"

Qi Zeyan grabbed his phone and started searching for news. Because the related information had been removed, he searched his own name’s abbreviation to find the photos.

It showed him and Ruan Mengxi having dinner, watching movies, and even entering and exiting the same apartment building together. The main clues, like the building number and license plates, were all pixelated. But if someone wanted to dig deeper, Ruan Mengxi couldn’t stay hidden.

He gritted his teeth, cursed, and swore.

"Boss, how should we handle this now?"

"Suppress it a little. I’ll deal with what’s at hand first."

Ruan Mengxi had just gone to the club, and then the relationship was outed. Too much of a coincidence.

If she was with the Jiang Family, she would surely be safe. At the club, though, you never know who’s there.

If someone wanted to cause trouble, it would be too easy.

Since Ruan Mengxi’s face was pixelated, no one recognized her at first, and she hadn’t been following the news.

But since she and Qi Zeyan entered and exited the apartment complex together, and each complex has its own unique markers, digging deeper was too easy.

The gossip-loving netizens were already in an uproar.

If it were any playboy having a scandal, they wouldn’t be as enthusiastic. But Qi Zeyan had always been so reserved. His only previous scandal was with a man.

However, suddenly he was exposed dining and watching a movie with a woman; the netizens were overly intrigued.

"She shouldn’t be a celebrity, right? From the looks of it, Qi shows a lot of affection towards her, even protecting her on snowy roads."

"Oh my gosh, is my alternative ship sinking? What about my dear Siye?"

"This apartment complex looks so familiar, it seems like my own."

"The person above, where do you live?"

...

The Jiang Family wasn’t big on gossip. By the time the news reached them, it had already fermented online. Tang Wan and Jiang Jinsang were the first to know the inside details.

Though Ruan Mengxi’s face was pixelated, people familiar with her recognized her immediately—especially her parents.

But at the moment, those two were still playing with their kids. People at their age seldom follow entertainment gossip, so they naturally wouldn’t notice it right away.

"Brother Five, someone did this on purpose, right?" It was too coincidental that, just after Ruan Mengxi left, the scandal broke.

"Yes." Jiang Jinsang nodded, "This person’s quite skilled..."

"Very skilled indeed." Tang Wan was getting restless. She had no idea what Ruan Mengxi might encounter at the club, and was feeling anxious.

"They deliberately pixelated her face because her identity being uncovered was inevitable. The pixelation was to give the news time to ferment."

"Once the news reached a certain level of buzz, it would only take netizens’ efforts to uncover her."

"The matter would instantly reach a new high point, and that’s the art of hype."

Tang Wan frowned, "You still have the heart to discuss this with me? She’s gone to the club alone. I predict something’s going to happen."

"I’ll go check; don’t worry."

Jiang Jinsang found a casual excuse and left.

When he headed to the club, the news about Qi Zeyan’s relationship had already rapidly fermented online.

There were very few rumors about Qi Zeyan, and he never got too close to women. Such photos were almost undeniable evidence.

Jiang Chengsi, the first to be indirectly affected, was asleep and unaware of the chaos outside. Little did he know, the entire internet thought he was heartbroken, and even a [Heartache for Jiang Chengsi] tag had climbed the trending list.

Someone was still at home, sleeping soundly.