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Chapter 689 - 691: The Third Party (6)
Chapter 689 - 691: The Third Party (6)
Chapter 689: Chapter 691: The Third Party (6)
However, it didn’t take long for someone to suspect this was all a publicity stunt: was this all done on purpose?
After all, this whole scheme reeks of manipulation. Xue Feifei, a rather obscure figure, unexpectedly snatches the co-star role that the top female celebrities were vying for, in a major production helmed by a renowned director. And now, she’s even linked to Huang Mi, suddenly bringing her name to the public eye.
Meanwhile, Du Sui faced no doubt—she had fully prepared for this before the release. After midnight, with no apology or contact from Huang Mi, she was prepared to pull no punches. She posted a message, tagged @Huang Mi, then contacted her company to push the post to the top of the feed.
Huang Mi, being already quite popular, soon became viral after trending. Initially, people thought it was all fake, jokingly questioning if it was a ploy to refute the recent rumors about Huang Mi being gay. A shocking reveal to prove that he’s super straight, beyond the orbit of Earth.
Others suspected it was the production company, or someone trying to rise to fame by latching onto him. After all, Huang Mi is currently one of the top young male stars in the country.
However, information about Du Sui’s real identity soon surfaced: the only daughter of the Steel Group tycoon, worth tens of billions.
The word of such a heiress naturally carries weight. Everyone believed that they were once lovers, but their relationship ended disgracefully. But who’s the third wheel? Is it really Xue Feifei?
Even if what Du Sui said was true, wouldn’t it be possible that Xue Feifei intentionally rode Huang Mi’s coattails for publicity?
Indeed, hard evidence emerged. Someone fearless, yet greedy, circulated a photo showing Xue Feifei being slapped by Du Sui during an argument. It was a good thing that Lu Weixi and Qin Zhiyou hadn’t arrived on the scene yet, otherwise there would have been even more characters involved.
As soon as the photo was released, all arrows immediately pointed toward Xue Feifei.
On second thought, it seemed reasonable. Xue Feifei was a barely known figure, so how could she suddenly get such an opportunity? To say she is good-looking and skilled, aren’t there many in the entertainment circle? How could she secure these resources without any backing?
After a series of arguments and debates, the final conclusion was drawn. Xue Feifei was exposed and instantly jumped to third place on the trending list. The hot search list from first to tenth, besides one paid placement, was all about Huang Mi’s incident.
Xue Feifei was stunned. She hadn’t expected her name to become known because of this. Moreover, if she really had an affair with Huang Mi, that would’ve been fine. The problem was, she was shouldering this infamous title for no reason, she had absolutely nothing to do with Huang Mi, it was utterly absurd!
She didn’t dare to check her microblog, but the notification kept popping up relentlessly.
This was the first time she had made the trending list. In her five years in the industry, she had never seen such attention. Her assistant was inexperienced, and her manager, assigned by Yu Sixing, had plenty of PR experience but was bound by Yu Sixing’s orders.
Should they seize the moment for publicity, or lay low and feign ignorance?
While facing backlash, being linked to Huang Mi was generally more beneficial than detrimental for someone as unassuming as Xue Feifei. At the very least, she was getting attention now. Plus, Huang Mi wasn’t married, a mistress may be scorned, but she wouldn’t be classified as a scandalous entertainer. There were many ways to clear her name later. What mattered most was the initial popularity she could gain.
At that moment, the doorbell rang again, “Open up, it’s me, Huang Mi.”