Chapter 130: Winning the Oscar Best Actress Award

The general manager in the public relations department had an ugly expression: "I don't know why, but countless passersby are attacking us."

"They seem particularly furious, and it's impossible to suppress at all."

"We used money to remove the trending topic, but it went right back up."

Chu Xuanming pressed his lips tightly, his face ashen; as it concerned Sheng's reputation, he had to call Qin Shu immediately.

Chu Sheng absolutely could not be labeled a mistress; otherwise, she would never be able to wash that off for the rest of her life.

Chu Xuanming had spent so much money cultivating her, not for her to bear these insults.

The wealthy wives of high society detested mistresses the most; they would ostracize and look down upon them.

If she wanted to step into top-tier social circles in the future, Chu Sheng absolutely could not be someone who rose to power as a mistress, branded with such a shameful label.

Chu Xuanming made several calls that didn't go through; he almost threw his phone in anger, feeling that Qin Shu was deliberately not answering!

He immediately sent a message to Qin Shu: "Now, immediately, right now, go and clarify for me, say that you have no relationship with Gu Tingyan, and that Chu Sheng never interfered in your marriage!"

"If you want to see your son in the future, do as I say, otherwise, you will never see your son again!"

As long as Qin Shu clarified, she could restore Chu Sheng's innocence.

When the time came, the Chu Group and the Gu Group could issue a joint announcement saying those two videos were AI-edited, and by spending some money to hire internet trolls to restore Sheng's innocence, this storm could be resolved and calmed.

Chu Xuanming sent the message out, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea; there was still no response from the other side.

Chu Xuanming did not receive a reply from Qin Shu, and he felt a strange panic rising in his heart.

Why wasn't Qin Shu replying to his messages?

He opened Weibo again; it had updated. Reporters had arrived at the scene very quickly—they had gone as soon as they received the first news—and had photographed the traces left after the car burned.

In the driver's seat, there were no longer any traces of anyone having been alive; the carbonized corpse was in pieces, completely impossible to piece together into the victim's former appearance. The death was extremely tragic.

Morning Light News latest report: Regrettably, the person was not saved. The victim was female, aged 23. Reliable sources indicate that the identity of this victim is the popular entertainment industry star Qin Shu...

Chu Xuanming froze for a moment upon seeing the news, his hands and feet suddenly turning cold. Qin Shu was dead?

Had she really just died like that?

Qin Zhiyun's only daughter was dead.

The connection between him and Qin Zhiyun was also completely severed.

For some reason, Chu Xuanming should have felt satisfied and vengeful; Qin Shu was not his biological daughter, and this had always been his shame.

He had known when Qin Zhiyun was pregnant and went to the hospital for a check-up that it was a daughter; Chu Xuanming had been so happy he couldn't sleep for several nights.

He thought that the daughter in Qin Zhiyun's womb would surely look like her when born, and he would give their baby the best things in the world.

He would spoil his daughter into the happiest little princess in the world.

But things went against his wishes; she was not his biological daughter after all.

Chu Xuanming hadn't dared to believe it at the time, that Qin Shu wasn't his biological daughter. He had done countless DNA tests, and all of them showed that there was no blood relationship between him and Qin Shu.

Chu Xuanming had hated Qin Shu, wishing she would die early; her existence was a stain on his life.

Seeing her endure all kinds of hardships and yet still maintain the number one rank in her grades every year, while Chu Sheng, despite all the resources he poured into her, could never even enter the top twenty in her grade.

Chu Xuanming had been filled with a burning rage at the time; he had a high IQ, so why was the daughter he produced not even as good as a bastard?

It seemed as if Qin Shu couldn't be killed no matter how she was beaten; every time she was near death, she could miraculously survive.

Even Chu Xuanming himself felt that Qin Shu's life was too tough.

She had cursed her own mother to death, and then cursed her maternal grandparents to death.

Now, Qin Shu had actually died too.

The phone in Chu Xuanming's hand dropped onto the desk, his face pale, his brain in a state of chaos. He should have been happy; the Qin family was all dead.

But for some reason, he couldn't seem to feel happy.

Chu Xuanming touched his heart, not understanding why his heart hurt so much now that Qin Shu was dead.

It wasn't his daughter who died, so why was he in pain?

"Chairman, what should we do now? The negative news outside is causing a huge uproar, and it's impossible to suppress."

Chu Xuanming looked at the person who entered and waved his hand irritably: "Forget it, don't worry about it."

"Netizens believe whatever they hear; let them vent their anger."

"After a while, they naturally won't be interested in paying attention to this anymore."

"Tell Sheng, have her stay off the internet, and don't post anything; keep silent." Chu Xuanming said in a low voice: "Absolutely do not issue a statement."

At a critical moment like this, not issuing a statement was the best way. If the netizens cursed, it would pass; seeing Chu Sheng not making a sound, remaining silent, they would find it boring.

After a while, they could release some articles to clear her name. Qin Shu was dead, and as time passed, no one would remember her.

Chu Sheng saw the internet flooded with people calling her a mistress and paced around her room in anger: "Qin Shu should have died long ago."

"She had to drag me down with her before she died!"

Seeing her assistant enter, she hurriedly asked: "What did my father say?"

"Chairman Chu said not to worry about what is being said online; as time passes, they will forget, and no one will remember who Qin Shu is."

The assistant glanced at Chu Sheng and said tentatively: "It's just that news has come from the Gu Family, saying that your engagement with Mr. Gu is temporarily canceled."

She said cautiously: "Today, Qin Shu even won the Oscar Best Actress award."

The Oscar Best Actress award had the highest gold content in the entertainment industry; it was of world-class weight and had a very prominent international influence. If Qin Shu hadn't died, starting from today, she would have ushered in the most glorious moment of her life.

"Qin Shu is dead, and you have been exposed as a mistress; the matter has blown up too big."

"The heat online is too high; the Gu Family said to delay the engagement for now."

"Qin Shu won an award, so what about me?" Chu Sheng's mouth twitched.

The assistant was silent. Although Chu Sheng hadn't won, she was still very impressive, having received a nomination for an Oscar Best Actress.

How many actors never get a single Oscar Best Actress or Best Actor nomination in their entire lives?

Chu Sheng's nails dug into her flesh, her exquisite face twisting. She raised her hand and smashed the vase nearby, screaming like a madwoman: "Qin Shu, Qin Shu, why is it always Qin Shu!"

"Why won't she let me go even after she's dead!"

"Bitch! Bitch! She should have died long ago!"

Chu Sheng truly did not understand why it was always Qin Shu; back in school, she had been one step ahead of her, and even after she had finally managed to climb up to Gu Tingyan, the person Gu Tingyan liked was still her!

Now that she was dead, she still had to implicate her!

She had lived her entire life in the shadow of Qin Shu.