Chapter 775 - 385: Shattered Hearts, Each Still Deeply Affectionate

Chapter 775: Chapter 385: Shattered Hearts, Each Still Deeply Affectionate

A couple once spent 20 million to push another celebrity’s academic fraud scandal to the top of the headlines, just to bury their own story.

But 5 million, combined with a bombshell like the downfall of a star of Luo Xiaozhu’s caliber, was more than enough.

If someone was going to mess with him, he would utterly destroy them.

Then, Sun Ji added, "Ms. Zhou has already announced the fashion brand’s runway show collaboration with Miss Ximeng."

Chen Jincheng nodded. "Make sure this show is done well. I’ll see if I can get Xue Qian and Eldest Young Master Wang to invite some people to attend."

This was, of course, all part of his plan. It was to make an example of Luo Xiaozhu, letting everyone know that he was the one who had taken him down. From now on, anyone who thought about provoking him had better consider the consequences.

As for the collaboration he had promised Ms. Zhou, there were other matters besides the runway show. However, he didn’t need to worry about them; Sun Ji would take care of everything.

Sun Ji replied, "Yes, I know. Sister Hong and I are already making arrangements. A lot of the influencers at our company have modeling backgrounds."

Chen Jincheng grew more and more satisfied with Sun Ji. His capabilities were undeniable. In the other world, the man had managed to keep the LeTV Film and Television division afloat—and even profitable—all without a boss. That was true skill.

Most importantly, he was incredibly smooth and experienced in his work. For matters like this, at least, having him around was wonderfully reassuring.

"Come on, everyone, a toast. Let’s celebrate securing the rights to *All is Well* tomorrow," Chen Jincheng said, raising his glass.

Although Sun Ji and the others didn’t know why their boss was so bullish on *All is Well*, they knew that not spoiling the mood was a basic requirement for getting along with your superiors. One by one, they all raised their glasses.

Meanwhile, on the set of a variety show, Master Yu was also following the news online. He had been thrilled when the story about Chen Jincheng first broke, but his joy was short-lived. Who would have guessed Chen Jincheng would turn the whole thing around?

His assistant reminded him, "Boss, Luo Xiaozhu is finished. All signs indicate that Chen Jincheng’s people are behind it. He had it coming. Why would he target Chen Jincheng for no reason? Boss, thank god you didn’t do something that stupid."

"Do I look that fucking stupid? Go get me a glass of water." Master Yu barked at his assistant. After the assistant left, he secretly pulled up a burner account and swiftly deleted it.

Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.

...

Time passed, and by the next day, the internet was completely dominated by news about Chen Jincheng and Luo Xiaozhu.

You could say the two of them had the internet’s attention split right down the middle.

However, so many twists and reversals had occurred overnight that many people still hadn’t processed it all.

After all, not everyone is glued to the internet 24/7; people have their own lives to lead.

Lin Hao was one of those people.

When he arrived at the office with Teacher San Shang and saw the day’s trending news, he was a bit stunned. ’Did Lao Cheng have such a wild night?’

He read through the whole sequence of events and couldn’t help but sigh. ’Luo Xiaozhu sure knows how to play with fire. Wasn’t he just asking for trouble?’

Teacher San Shang, however, was confused. "Daddy, why is it that both Mr. Chen and this other celebrity like to play around so much, but this celebrity is being attacked by everyone and seems to be finished, while Mr. Chen is completely fine?"

Lin Hao couldn’t help but laugh. "Baby, it’s like this: there are a lot of your ’instructional films’ online right now, and plenty of people still watch them. Have any of them come to curse you out? But if any other female influencer or celebrity released a similar video—even if it were secretly recorded and leaked—she would be flamed into retirement immediately."

Teacher San Shang didn’t seem to fully grasp what he was saying, but as she looked into her boyfriend’s eyes, she seemed to have an epiphany.

As Lin Hao scrolled through the news, he came across a video comparing Chen Jincheng and Luo Xiaozhu.

One vlogger’s commentary was particularly interesting:

"Woke up bright and early, and I’m sure you’ve all seen this massive scoop, right? It’s absolutely spectacular. Luo Xiaozhu started out as just an onlooker, happily eating his popcorn and fanning the flames, but he never expected to become the main event himself."

"So today, I’m doing a comparison of Chen Jincheng and Luo Xiaozhu. Simply put, both of them are wild players. The difference is, Luo Xiaozhu kept it under wraps, so nobody knew. Chen Jincheng, on the other hand, doesn’t even bother to hide it. He’s basically branded himself as the ’Number One Scumbag on the Internet.’ Even though there’s no hard evidence, everyone knows the deal. He claims to be single all the time, but nobody believes him."

"And yet, Chen Jincheng has been fine all this time, while Luo Xiaozhu’s image shattered overnight. This actually makes perfect sense. First, Chen Jincheng never markets himself as some pure, innocent saint. He also doesn’t try to project a persona of living some high-class, noble life."

"I mean, when I’m out and about and hear my friends say things like, ’You’re such a player, you think you’re Chen Jincheng?’ or ’That bastard Chen Jincheng is so damn lucky, scoring another girl,’ I don’t even bat an eye. All I think is, ’Well, isn’t that just business as usual for him?’"

"I’m sure many of you feel the same. But when the news about Luo Xiaozhu came out, it was a completely different reaction. It was an immediate, ’Pah! Scumbag! So vulgar! A public figure like that deserves to be canceled!’"

"If you feel the same way I do, drop a ’1’ in the comments section!"

Lin Hao glanced at the comment section.

It was a dense wall of "1"s.

Clearly, everyone agreed.

’I’m so envious,’ he thought. ’How could I not be? Lao Cheng’s behavior has become so normalized it’s like an unwritten rule. It’s completely absurd.’

’If it were me... my public-facing girlfriend is Teacher San Shang, but I also have the girlfriend from the matchmaking event, the one I’m supposed to marry. Even though we agreed I couldn’t bring Teacher San Shang home after we’re married, I would never dare let any of this get out.’