TRYMBPIETM 156: Succession (5) END

Under that blog post, there were actually a few pictures attached.

In addition to a high-precision shot, there were two screenshots of multi-angle packaging photos of imported dog biscuits from a certain online marketplace, a close-up comparison picture with red highlights, and a statement full of text.

Fu Wenan probably feared that Chi Qingzhou would be dissatisfied, so he made the comparison picture extremely clear.

Not only did he zoom in on the biscuit box from the shot and compare it with the imported dog biscuits at the same angle, but he also restored the English text on the biscuit box in the photo and used a translation app.

The three lines of pinkish English read:

【Dental care】【Soft and shiny】【16 pieces pack】.

In the statement, Fu Wenan sincerely wrote:

【This was originally a very simple matter. The dog biscuit packaging box in the photo is so clear that with a simple search, the ridiculous rumors would have been easily debunked.】

【Of course, even without searching, the word ‘dog’ on the biscuit box already explains the truth.】

【But some people, for profit or so-called traffic, have fabricated lies about Second Brother’s improper behavior through purchasing fake accounts and releasing articles, ultimately causing immeasurable harm to Second Brother’s reputation.】

【Due to concerns about our elders discovering our relationship, neither Qingning nor I spoke up promptly to clarify the truth for Second Brother when this incident occurred. I sincerely apologize to Second Brother for my selfishness and inaction.】

【In the future, no matter what Second Brother requires, Qingning and I will respond promptly, quickly, and sincerely, ensuring that we no longer hold Second Brother back and never repeat similar mistakes.】

Fu Wenan used almost a thousand words to kneel and apologize, reflecting on his own mistakes throughout, and criticizing marketing accounts and certain people for doing wrong. It was obviously a normal matter, but they chose to use it to smear Chi Qingzhou.

He not only pledged to follow Chi Qingzhou’s lead but also stated he would sue the marketing accounts, fake accounts, and relevant personnel.

As for why Chi Qingzhou would send him dog biscuits?

Fu Wenan’s explanation was simple: Chi Qingzhou had to leave suddenly and asked him to feed the dog, but he was a cat person, so he firmly rejected it.

He wrote in a very matter-of-fact tone: 【I can’t understand why people who raise dogs have to buy imported teeth-cleaning biscuits for them. My cats are all free-range, and I make little fish treats for them.】

Guan Xihua: “……？？？”

It was hard to put into words.

There were too many things that couldn’t be said.

Not even considering the cat person vs. dog person issue, Fu Wenan’s kneeling apology, all while mentioning Chi Qingning’s name, almost confirmed that Chi Qingning had a problem with Chi Qingzhou.

Guan Xihua, feeling conflicted, flipped through the comments below and was surprised to see that hardly anyone brought up Chi Qingning. Instead, people were arguing about being cat or dog people, and some even questioned Fu Wenan’s explanation, saying they had never heard that Chi Qingzhou had a dog.

“？？？” This was getting more absurd.

He was speechless for a long time, but with Du Huan’s reminder, he flipped to a comment from a Chi Qingning fan and realized that not only Fu Wenan but Chi Qingning had also posted a long apology today.

In his own handwritten apology letter, he admitted his selfishness but refused to acknowledge his lack of respect for Chi Qingzhou.

He was very straightforward: 【I just didn’t dare to return to that home that should have been mine. Second Brother was able to grow up healthy in that home, even getting into a good university, and I will admire him for the rest of my life.】

【I believe that if I had been in that home, I might not have lived to adulthood.】

【In my eyes, Second Brother is omnipotent. If Second Brother tells me to go east, I will never go west; if Second Brother tells me to sing, I will never act.】

【Don’t ask me whether to listen to Dad, Big Brother, or Second Brother when they disagree. I listen to Second Brother. Second Brother will never be wrong. If he is wrong, it must be because we didn’t understand his true meaning. Thank you.】

Guan Xihua: “……” He couldn’t help it and glanced at Chi Qingzhou, who was drinking water on the side, “Is this the vibe Chi Qingning has now?”

So strange!

Chi Qingzhou blinked innocently and replied, “What’s wrong with that? His mind is much more normal now.”

Guan Xihua: “……” Are you sure?

Chi Qingzhou didn’t quite understand: “What’s wrong with that?”

He took out his phone and called Chi Qingning directly.

Guan Xihua: “？？？ Wait a minute!”

Before he could stop him, Chi Qingning quickly answered the phone and immediately started apologizing and praising Chi Qingzhou sincerely.

Chi Qingzhou listened seriously and then repeated what he just said, stating that Chi Qingning’s mind was much more normal now.

Chi Qingning was shocked, and before Guan Xihua could facepalm, he excitedly said, “Thank you, Second Brother, for the compliment! I will continue to maintain it in the future!!”

Guan Xihua: “……?”

He watched as Chi Qingzhou happily said “good” and hung up the phone. Suddenly, he felt like he didn’t understand this world at all.

He hesitated for a moment but chose to stop arguing with his artist and changed the subject, “Although both of them posted clarifications, Qingzhou, you need to know, rumors are easy to spread, but clearing them up is hard work. Many people won’t believe the parties involved, only their own conspiracy theories…”

Guan Xihua flipped through the hot comments, and as expected, the first few were comments like “If you’re kidnapped, blink your eyes” and similar.

There were also people who thought that maybe Chi Qingning was truly listening to his Second Brother, but more people were still questioning the two posts. Some even suspected that Chi Qingzhou had threatened them.

Guan Xihua felt speechless: “The Fu family is powerful enough to be threatened? Wait, no—”

He paused halfway and suddenly realized his artist wasn’t an ordinary person. Without thinking, he turned his head and saw Chi Qingzhou showing a well-behaved smile.

Guan Xihua: “……”

He never expected that the netizens actually guessed right.

He started to get anxious.

If these two clarifications were indeed posted under Chi Qingzhou’s threat, would they change their minds in the future?

Even if Chi Qingzhou’s reputation was gradually improving, the impression people had of him when he debuted wasn’t so easy to change.

Should he do something to prevent it?

Guan Xihua didn’t think he could influence people from the Fu family, and for a moment, he felt like pulling his hair out.

Du Huan noticed and quickly reminded him: “Brother Guan, the police released a statement… Ah, I looked, and it’s a commendation for Brother Chi.”

Guan Xihua froze for a moment, and then he remembered what the official personnel had told him when he went to pick up Chi Qingzhou earlier.

He was overjoyed, searching for the relevant announcement while muttering: “This is such a coincidence, they released a commendation at this time. This should help suppress those doubts!”

“But why did the police release this announcement now?”

He found the official account, clicked on it, and saw that not only had they pinned the commendation for Chi Qingzhou, but they also shared a response to a criticism about him.

The critic said: 【Doesn’t his family have other people? How busy must he be, that he couldn’t even inform his family, but randomly asked someone to help feed the dog? And this person happened to be his brother’s fiancé. Don’t tell me he was rushing for an announcement. He is too busy to even make a phone call. Is he a super hero going to save the world?】

The official reply was quite straightforward: 【How do you know he wasn’t out saving the world?】

Guan Xihua: ?

He stared at the commendation in confusion.

“Hmm…” He didn’t understand most of it, but he clearly saw the parts about helping the police solve major cases, arresting suspects, and saving lives, “So the police mean that Qingzhou was out chasing criminals and saving people, and just casually grabbed someone to help feed his dog?”

No wonder his artist suddenly got a public welfare ad and some good biscuits—he earned it all with his hard work!

Guan Xihua thought for a moment, since Chi Qingzhou seemed to understand metaphysics, it wasn’t surprising that he could do all this.

With official backing, his artist’s image could absolutely be turned around!

He grinned and flipped through the comments, and as expected, the hot comments were full of admiration for Chi Qingzhou.

Netizens: 【With Chi Qingzhou’s achievements, I’d believe his main job is saving the world, and being an artist is just his side gig.】

Netizens: 【Look at him, then look at me. I really feel like I came into this world just to be a statistic.】

Netizens: 【And to be honest, with CQZ’s frequency of merit, I’d believe his real identity is Superman.】

Netizen: 【After reading this commendation, I feel like there’s a huge problem. Chi Qingzhou has worked so hard, so what’s wrong with his brother-in-law helping to feed the dog? That Fu, who refuses to help just because he’s a cat person, @Chi Qingning, should such a person who lacks awareness still be kept around for New Year?】

Netizen: 【↑ You bring up breaking up in this situation. The absurdity of this generation of netizens, I have no doubt about it.】

……

Meanwhile, Guan Xihua was so happy that his face almost split with joy, while on the other side, Chi Jianming, who still didn’t know that Fan Tao had already gotten into trouble, was in a rage.

Chi Qingzhou not listening to him was no longer a surprise, but when Chi Qingning suddenly jumped out to apologize to Chi Qingzhou, it truly caught him off guard.

Of course, what Chi Jianming cared about wasn’t the apology itself, but the fact that during the apology, Chi Qingning and Fu Wenan admitted their relationship and even mentioned that the Fu family did not approve of it.

They both appeared so open and honest, as if they were turning over a new leaf, but didn’t consider what the Fu family’s reaction would be once they found out.

The Fu matriarch disliked having family matters aired publicly and absolutely didn’t want a scandal involving a grandson and brothers within the same family entangled in this way.

Originally, they had agreed to let Chi Qingzhou take over the engagement, but now, with this drama caused by Chi Qingning and Fu Wenan, the Fu matriarch might just directly cancel the engagement with the Chi family!

Who didn’t know that the Fu matriarch didn’t think much of Chi Qingning?

If the marriage alliance could only be with Chi Qingning, she might just give up on the union entirely.

If that happened, what would they do about the family business?

Thinking about the current state of the company, Chi Jianming felt utterly helpless.

Ever since the incident at the Song family’s company, a few influential CEOs in the business association had been slandering him, accusing him of being vicious and hypocritical, most adept at repaying kindness with enmity. As a result, many companies that were initially interested began to hesitate.

He had to give up a lot of benefits, hoping just to maintain the current collaborations and prevent the company from sinking into complete turmoil.

The large concessions had slightly halted the company’s decline, but to truly revive it, that alone was far from enough.

What they needed most now was the Fu family’s help, but Chi Qingning, after living a comfortable life in the Chi family for all these years, not only couldn’t help, but also stirred up such a mess.

Chi Jianming was so angry that his liver hurt, his face twisted in fury.

“Sure enough, if it’s not your own flesh and blood, you can’t raise it properly. This ungrateful wolf, once I deal with this matter, I won’t let him off!”

He thought about the luck concentrated on Chi Qingning, feeling a pang of regret, but by now, there was no other choice.

“When the company wasn’t in trouble, that little brat’s good luck brought in a lot of benefits, but now, at this point, it’s useless. Since that’s the case, might as well use it all up at once.”

Chi Jianming paced around the office, recalling where Chi Qingning’s fortune had come from and speculating on what kind of good fortune he might encounter, though he couldn’t help but regret that his wife wasn’t around.

“Fan Tao knows this best. If she hadn’t gone back to her hometown, I wouldn’t have to worry so much. What was the method for using up all the fortune at once…?”

After thinking for a long time, Chi Jianming couldn’t remember how the fortune had been infused into Chi Qingning.

It should be related to Chi Qingzhou, right?

His youngest son had been very lucky recently—his black history was cleared up, his reputation rose, and perhaps the company could benefit from that too?

But how had they stolen the fortune three years ago?

How should that fortune be released?

Chi Jianming pondered and pondered, his head aching, but still couldn’t figure it out.

With no way out, he pulled out his phone and prepared to call Fan Tao.

Just as he dialed the number, urgent footsteps echoed from the corridor outside.

Someone ran quickly to the office door and slammed it forcefully.

Chi Jianming frowned instinctively.

Chi Xiaoyuan’s anxious voice came from outside the door: “Dad! There’s trouble! Two partners are demanding to terminate the cooperation!”

Chi Jianming froze, his fingers gripping the phone stiffly.

Chi Xiaoyuan knocked two more times, but seeing no response, he pushed the door open and walked in.

His father was standing by the desk, holding his phone, seemingly lost in thought.

When Chi Xiaoyuan saw this, his head began to ache.

He helplessly said: “Dad, are you calling the Chi Qingning? There’s no point in scolding him now. I already tried negotiating with the partners in the secretariat, but no matter how we tried, they refused to change their minds. Dad, what should we do now?”

Chi Jianming snapped back to his senses, fell silent for two seconds, and asked with difficulty: “How many companies are demanding to terminate the cooperation?”

Chi Xiaoyuan answered: “Two.”

Two companies.

Two.

Chi Jianming felt like he couldn’t breathe.

In these days, he had done everything he could to save three partners, but now, two were gone?

He felt dizzy and staggered back, leaning against the desk to steady himself.

His brain froze in blank confusion, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.

Chi Xiaoyuan asked a few more times, but seeing his father’s lack of reaction, he furrowed his brows.

His father had become senile. Not only could he not resolve the company’s problems, but he was also adding to his trouble every day.

If it weren’t for his father causing a mess at the Song family’s company, they wouldn’t have so much trouble now.

Chi Xiaoyuan couldn’t help but feel a bit frustrated and dissatisfied.

He was about to mock his father when the secretary, who had rushed in like the wind, interrupted his thoughts.

“It’s bad, Mr. Chi, Mr. Xiao Chi, Xing Lan also wants to terminate the cooperation with us! I’ve tried talking to them, but—ah!!”

Before the secretary could finish, Chi Jianming, already unwell, suddenly collapsed, falling face-first to the ground.

“Dad!” Chi Xiaoyuan was startled and quickly took a few steps back.

With a dull thud, Chi Jianming, with no one to assist him, hit his head on the floor. His eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

Chi Xiaoyuan felt embarrassed, exchanging a glance with the secretary, both silently pretending the incident never happened. He stepped forward to try to lift Chi Jianming.

The next moment, a cacophony of noise filled the corridor.

Chi Xiaoyuan and the secretary, who had just bent down, looked up to see several police officers in uniform walking into the office, flashing their badges.

“Are you Chi Xiaoyuan? We suspect you and your father Chi Jianming are involved in a criminal case. Please come with us.”

Chi Xiaoyuan froze, instinctively letting go of his father’s hand, and with a thud, Chi Jianming, still unconscious, moaned in pain.

He was pulled back to reality by his father’s voice, opening his mouth in frustration, wishing he could faint too.

……

That evening, the news that Chi Jianming and Chi Xiaoyuan were taken away for investigation reached Chi Qingzhou and Chi Qingning’s ears.

Chi Qingzhou wasn’t surprised at all.

Whether it was their forceful act of transferring someone else’s fortune to Chi Qingning or some of the methods they had used to develop their company, it was enough to catch the attention of the Paranormal Control Bureau.

Chi Qingning, who never participated in the management of the company, was startled when he heard about his father and older brother’s arrest.

As for how much affection he had for these two, that was absolutely impossible.

Ever since recalling everything these two had done, he had lost all trust in them.

His anxiety and hesitation were entirely out of concern for his career and future.

As an artist, when his family members got into trouble, it would inevitably affect him.

The more this happened, the more he envied Chi Qingzhou.

Not to mention Chi Qingzhou’s shocking abilities, the fact that Chi Qingzhou wouldn’t be affected by Chi Jianming and Chi Xiaoyuan was enough to make him long for it.

Unfortunately, he didn’t have the ability to receive official commendation.

Chi Qingning was envious, sighing with regret. That night, he didn’t dare go back to his own place and reluctantly dragged a somewhat unwilling Fu Wenan to stay at Chi Qingzhou’s house.

Chi Qingzhou was very kind and allowed him to stay for the night. Before going to bed, he even talked to him about his feelings.

Having a heart-to-heart with Chi Qingzhou was quite terrifying to Chi Qingning.

Fortunately, Chi Qingzhou didn’t really engage in small talk with him. Instead, he got straight to the point and asked what his opinion was about the Chi family.

What opinion did Chi Qingning have?

He just found his father and older brother annoying.

After stammering for a while without giving a clear answer, Chi Qingzhou just smiled.

“Brother, do you want to stay on this sinking ship known as the Chi family?”

“Is this because you think you’ve lived enough and want to die?”

Chi Qingning shook his head subconsciously, and then froze. 

Chi Qingzhou said in a flat tone: “If you don’t want to, you’d better make the cut as soon as possible.” 

His light-colored pupils seemed to turn slightly red, and the shadow under his feet violated common sense and posed a completely different posture from him, as if he was curious about what choice Chi Qingning would make.

Chi Qingning was just stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously: ” i don’t want to, I don’t want to ! I’ll do as second brother says!” 

Chi Qingzhou narrowed his eyes, and the blood color flowing in his pupils was instantly covered up. 

“Then from today on, you and I are both victims of the Chi family. If necessary, you will be a witness, right?” 

Chi Qingning nodded vigorously: “No problem, I will definitely testify! I will cooperate with the police – huh?” 

He said halfway and finally reacted, “Victim? Do I need to sue Dad and eldest brother?” 

Chi Qingzhou said leisurely: “Aren’t you? When they made you a lick vessel , they didn’t consider whether you would suffer from backlash or not.” 

Chi Qingning was silent for a few seconds, and finally, he nodded vigorously: “Second brother is right! I will always listen to second brother!”

….

Chi Qingning made the decision very timely. 

At noon the next day, his opponents bought a lot of press releases questioning him, and secretly implied that Chi Qingzhou’s achievements were obtained by reporting his family members. 

Most netizens did not believe that he had stayed in the Chi family for so many years and had no idea about the Chi family’s illegal activities. They easily believed what was said in the press release. Even his agent looked at him with strange eyes. 

If it weren’t for the conversation last night, Chi Qingning probably wouldn’t be able to refute this question, but now…

He rolled his eyes at his agent: “Don’t look at me like that, I’m one of the victims.” 

The agent was stunned: “Victim? Oh, they were taken away for investigation, is it related to you?” 

Chi Qingning asked back: “What do you think?” 

The agent frowned immediately: “You reported them? No matter what, they are your father and brother. It is the right thing to do to sacrifice your relatives for the sake of justice? It seems a bit cold-blooded. Don’t you want to be in this industry anymore? Look at what those people say about Chi Qingzhou, you should have an idea in your mind.” 

Chi Qingning: “…” He gave the agent a strange look, “Then do you still think I should cover up for them?” 

The agent blamed: “How can this be called covering up? It’s just mutual support between relatives. Besides, if the Chi family really falls, what good will it do you? I think you are the same as Chi Qingzhou, you are just arrogant-” 

Chi Qingning interrupted him unceremoniously: “Come on! It’s okay if you say I’m arrogant, but you dare to say that my second brother is arrogant?” 

Is he looking for death because he is tired of living? 

The agent’s gaze became even more subtle.

He always felt that Chi Qingning seemed to have learned something bad from Chi Qingzhou.

The old Chi Qingning would never have done something so unwise.

Although Chi Qingning already had an impatient look on his face, the agent thought for a moment and continued trying to dissuade his artist from doing anything that would harm Chi Jianming and Chi Xiaoyuan.

“After all, they’re your father and your brother. Think about it—if people find out you’re so ruthless even to your family, who in the industry would dare work with you? And if something goes wrong, no one will help you!”

Chi Qingning: “…”

He suddenly felt that maybe he should find a new agent.

The agent lectured for a long time, but seeing no response from Chi Qingning, he raised his head and saw that Chi Qingning was actually in a daze, which made him even more furious.

“Chi Qingning! Can you be a little more serious?” the agent snapped. “If you keep acting like this, don’t expect me to consider your situation anymore!”

Chi Qingning rolled his eyes and was about to speak when a laughing voice suddenly came from outside the break room.

“That’s fine. My younger brother is already an adult. It’s time for him to make his own decisions.”

The agent was startled, turned around, and saw Chi Qingzhou standing at the office door, wearing a gentle smile.

Behind him, a man and a woman dressed casually but with a unique temperament had just stopped and pulled out their identification cards from their clothes’ pockets.

“We have a case that requires your cooperation for an investigation. Please come with us now.”

…

Chi Qingning and his agent went to the police station. After returning, the agent, who had been severely shaken, resigned.

He didn’t really understand what crimes the Chi family members had committed, but his attempt to stop Chi Qingning from revealing the truth had already raised suspicions with the police and the Paranormal Control Bureau.

After being questioned for several hours, the agent could no longer bear the psychological pressure and confessed to all the bad deeds he had done since childhood.

Of course, he wasn’t an especially vicious person. Although his actions were far from righteous, he hadn’t done anything so terrible to warrant being sent to jail, so he was eventually released.

Even so, he dared not continue working in the industry.

After the agent unhesitatingly submitted his resignation, He Fan consulted with Chi Qingning and handed him over to Guan Xihua.

Guan Xihua was speechless but had no choice but to accept. His first task upon assuming the role was to manage the public opinion surrounding Chi Qingning.

It was of course impossible to suppress everything, but with Chi Qingning having the identity of a victim, the impact was somewhat lessened.

After ten chaotic days, Guan Xihua finally managed to bury the incident. Chi Jianming and Chi Xiaoyuan were also sent to court.

This trial wasn’t public, and neither Chi Qingzhou nor Chi Qingning participated. After the trial ended, the Chi family’s company quietly closed down, and the rest of the Chi family was also arrested. Many were sentenced to death.

Chi Jianming and Chi Xiaoyuan weren’t law-abiding people, and they had many charges against them. Chi Jianming also had close ties with the deaths in Linxi Village, so he was sentenced to death, while Chi Xiaoyuan received a life sentence.

At the moment of the verdict, Chi Jianming collapsed to the ground, while Chi Xiaoyuan, after briefly being unable to accept it, immediately avoided his father’s gaze.

He felt his sentence was harsh, but compared to Chi Jianming’s death sentence, he could accept life imprisonment.

Chi Jianming, already disillusioned and unwilling to speak, suddenly became enraged upon seeing his eldest son’s reaction.

He thought about his missing wife and had completely given up hope for his own future.

Fan Tao was probably already gone.

He knew that Fan Tao was a descendant of Linxi Village and wasn’t like ordinary people.

Chi Jianming glanced at his eldest son with a sinister look.

Although his wife wasn’t a good mother and had never treated his younger son as a human, plotted against their adopted son, she had truly treated the eldest son well.

Now that he was about to leave this world with his wife, how could he leave the eldest son alone?

His wife had loved the eldest son so much, and their family of three should leave together.

With this thought in mind, during the second trial involving the mystical arts, Chi Jianming mercilessly pointed out that his eldest son had attempted to hire a hitman.

At first, he wasn’t sure about his eldest son’s specific actions, but later he investigated and found enough evidence to confirm it.

Chi Xiaoyuan, who had initially felt relieved, panicked upon hearing this.

He vehemently denied it, but he couldn’t resist the overwhelming evidence. Bei Shen, who barely survived, confessed to protect himself.

In the end, this father and son duo walked down the path of ruin.

Chi Xiaoyuan collapsed emotionally in court, but Chi Jianming revealed a twisted, smug smile.

The summer sunlight was particularly bright.

The two were escorted out of the courtroom by the police, and their gazes met, both filled with hatred.

Their death sentences wouldn’t be carried out immediately, but this only made them feel more fear and oppression.

If they were executed directly, at least they could die swiftly. The postponement of the sentence meant they would have to live in constant fear, with death looming over them, pushing them closer to madness.

At this point, they began to envy the other Chi family members who had been executed.

At least they wouldn’t have to endure this unspoken, suffocating pressure.

Chi Jianming lowered his head and stopped looking at his eldest son’s face, slowly murmuring Fan Tao’s name. Cold sweat mixed with tears, soaking his weary face.

…

The Chi family’s trial was completed quietly.

The outside world only knew the Chi family had collapsed but was unaware of the details. After a few days of heated discussions, new rumors shifted the public’s attention.

Within the industry, there were still people mocking Chi Qingzhou and Chi Qingning, but the next day, the company’s boss was called in for a “chat,” and after returning, he exploded in anger toward the artists.

The artists were unclear about Chi Qingzhou’s background. After a few scoldings, they no longer dared to be arrogant in front of him.

They felt an inexplicable sense of grievance, believing Chi Qingzhou wasn’t following the rules.

All the artists in the industry were in the same business, so wasn’t it normal to blackmail each other and buy fake news?

Why was Chi Qingzhou so exceptional, directly reporting to the authorities?

Was the government his father? Why did they keep intervening for him?

So unfair, way too unfair!

Filled with grievances, the artists secretly hoped for Chi Qingzhou to fall, lose fans, or fail terribly.

However, what they didn’t expect was that Chi Qingzhou never really had any devoted fans.

A significant portion of his fans were either from other artists or out of sympathy and admiration. They didn’t care whether he was in a relationship.

Moreover, Chi Qingzhou had never marketed himself as an idol, and when the paparazzi released intimate photos, the result was “the house may have collapsed, but no one really cares whether it did.”

The artists were speechless: “…”

They felt that the paparazzi were truly useless.

They could take photos of two people being very intimate, but why not focus on a rich sponsor?

The artists thought the paparazzi had suddenly become very stupid, but they didn’t know that the paparazzi were also frustrated!

Didn’t they want to create explosive content?

With Chi Qingzhou’s ability, who can take a picture of him unless he wants to?

Some paparazzi, after years of work, had never encountered such a tough target.

With previous scandals about fake young masters and the later collapse of a rich family, didn’t they want to ride the heat?

But many of them, when following Chi Qingzhou, couldn’t even catch a glimpse of him.

As for how the relationship was exposed?

If Chi Qingzhou didn’t want it to be public, the paparazzi would have never gotten a chance to snap photos.

Of course, after getting the photos, the paparazzi were ecstatic, their minds racing with titles like “C-surname young master and the rich sponsor’s late-night intimacy,” but before they could release the article filled with speculation, they were summoned for a “chat,” and it wasn’t just one place calling them in.

Under repeated warnings, they dared not speak recklessly, and the final gossip was a bland “mysterious man sent C-surname male star home late at night, suspected relationship exposed.”

The paparazzi posted blandly, the fans reacted mildly, and by the time it reached the public, the impact was naturally even more diluted.

Many people’s impression of Chi Qingzhou was “the actor who has accomplished a lot,” and they thought highly of him. When they saw he was in a relationship, they didn’t mock him; they wished him well.

Some artists, seeing all the comments wishing for “a hundred years of happiness,” had their features twisted with jealousy.

How come they couldn’t encounter such good things?

Some of the artists following Chi Qingzhou sighed and envied him, not knowing that amidst the peaceful comments, a few strange ones were emerging.

【Well, first of all, I wish cqz and his boyfriend a happy marriage. Secondly, I want to ask, what is that dark shadow peeking out in the photo? Can any sister see clearly? 】

【shadow? What shadow? 】

【It’s that big area on the wall, don’t you see it? 】

【No, you must be dazzled. 】

【↑That shouldn’t be the case. I saw it too. It feels like vines or branches, one by one. 】

【It’s not a vine or branch, there is something like an eye on the shadow, didn’t you notice? 】

【？ ? ? Where is it? I didn’t see it. 】

【Ah, after reading the comments above, I realized that there really are eyes. What is that, special effects? 】

【…, I looked for a long time but didn’t see anything. Could you please stop scaring me! 】

【Playing tricks, I’m reporting you 】

【There really are eye-like patterns on the forks of each shadow! It seems like those eyes are really looking at people, so scary! 】

【Is the paparazzi who took the photos at that time okay? Will you really not have nightmares in the middle of the night after seeing this thing? 】

【Although I don’t see the eyes, if the paparazzi saw it and were scared, then this is their blessing! 】

【There are really a lot of eyes, and they have an inhuman feel. Even a timid person like me feels creepy when looking at them. 】

【Actually, it’s quite unique. 】

【No, why are you all paying attention to your eyes? Didn’t anyone notice that the end of the shadow was actually connected to cqz’s feet? In other words, that shadow is most likely…】

【? ? ? 】

【？ ? ? ? ? 】

【…What the hell? ! 】