Chapter 295: Hot Search

【There are some, but they don't really affect us.】

Wulongcha flipped through the plot, and according to that plot's description, the Plot points here are already in the later stage.

Guan Xianxian returned to the country with her prodigy son, outshining the circle's heiresses, and became Shi Yu's wife.

Besides the capital given to Guan Xianxian by people like the second and third male leads, she also discovered items in a secret passage while summering at the villa. Wulongcha guesses that this villa is the one Su Yu and her group just left.

However, in the plot, these items became Guan Xianxian's "dowry", which the Shi Family readily accepted. Everyone in the Shi Family says Guan Xianxian is especially fortunate!

While transporting the "dowry", Guan Xianxian, prompted by a male supporting character, noticed some anomalies near the villa. After she hired staff to survey, they discovered a gold mine!

When the insiders who own property here learned of the news, they banded together and secured mining rights! The participating factions made a fortune from the gold mine. Guan Xianxian also used this to cement her footing in the circle.

Wulongcha read through the plot, and Su Yu widened her eyes, 【Gold mine? You mean a gold mine?!】

【Yeah, it's a gold mine. Even if we discovered it, we can't get it.】

The state has intervened, so the gold mine's ownership definitely belongs to the nation. The chance for private parties to participate in extraction is extremely low. Moreover, the Su Family's recent major construction projects are Qingshan, new media development, and digitalization, leaving little energy to monitor a gold mine.

【If we can't get it, we can sell the info, Xie Xin Yi said; they have connections here!】

Wulongcha turned over, 【How did you tell your family that there's a gold mine over there?】

【That's a good question! Houses have been built here, people have lived for so many years; who would believe there's a gold mine nearby?】

【The plot will probably progress on its own, and someone will notice the anomaly. Sometimes the plot is quite stubborn, like how Qi Yinghao definitely won't marry Ji Xiaoling.】

Su Yu's eyes lit up, 【What's the gossip this time?】

Wulongcha hadn't spoken yet when Ji Yan's phone rang.

Ji Yan whispered, "Hello?"

【Who is it?】

Su Yu watched Ji Yan as she answered the call. She leaned her ear in and only caught Su Yi's voice; she couldn't make out everything he said. Listening to half of it was too torturous, so Su Yu pulled back to her spot and stopped listening!

【Why is Dad calling?】

Ji Yan held the phone up for about a minute before speaking, "She's asleep, hasn't woken up yet."

Su Yu looked at the sleeping Xie Xin Yi.

【Is Ye Shu asking?】

"Okay, bye!"

Ji Yan hung up, and Su Yu blinked her big eyes, whispering, "Mom, what's wrong?"

"Your dad discovered something."

【Sigh, it's something I can't hear again!】

Whenever there's something she can't hear, the family will brush her off with "some matter," "some info," or "some problem."

【Host, this is what I need to tell you. Qi Yinghao won't marry Ji Xiaoling. Qi Yinghao also has a true love who is a celebrity in the entertainment circle, this time a currently popular internet‑famous actress.】

【Then my mother won't also be harmed by Ji Xiaoling, right?】

Ji Yan hasn't left the entertainment circle yet; she won't also be labeled "plagiarist," will she? Her mother has never plagiarized!

Wulongcha was confident, 【With me here, it's impossible!】

Wulongcha gave a guarantee, and Su Yu felt a bit reassured. Ji Yan had no safety concerns, and Su Yu's mind shifted, spotting a blind spot, 【Dad also knows this info, which means the matter has blown up, right?】

【Yes, it's gone onto Hot Search. The woman is a popular internet‑famous actress; even a photo can hit Hot Search, let alone this solid scandal gossip.】

Su Yu stared intensely at Ji Yan's phone, "Mom, I want to play on the phone."

Ji Yan patted Su Yu's head, "Play at home; using the phone in the car might make you feel uncomfortable."

"Okay!"

Su Yu, brimming with excitement, waited to see the Hot Search.

【I don't know if our family's marketing accounts can capture this wave of traffic, release the past mess between Qi Yinghao and Ji Xiaoling, and rake in a big sum!】

……

Su Shi Building, Meng Xianle rushed into the office, "Quick, quick, quick, send them all out, send everything!"

Huge profit!

No worries about this month's bonuses!

"Clack-clack" keyboard sounds echoed through the entire office floor, #Qi Yinghao Zheng Yu Rong Romance#'s recently lowered heat began rising again, and Hot Search turned from "hot" to "explosive"!

The onlookers were overjoyed!

The marketing accounts were indeed effective; the news broke out in less than ten minutes, and the recap was already compiled for them!

Zheng Yu Rong sat in the nanny car, constantly refreshing Hot Search, and went almost crazy seeing all this!

"What on earth is happening? Didn't they say the money was in place?"

Zheng Yu Rong stared at the assistant, her gaze as if she could eat him! She directly spent a million! That's the effect of a million? The heat didn't drop at all; it actually surged!

The assistant was also surprised; Zheng Yu Rong was reluctant to spend money to withdraw directly, so she chose to lower the heat. Over there they said it drops one rank per minute, now it's been several minutes, and indeed there's no movement at all!

"Sis, I'll ask over there!"

Before the assistant could ask, she received a refund notice; after reading it, she scrolled Hot Search, "Sis, we probably can't lower this anymore; it's Mr. Qi and Ji Xiaoling's problem!"

The assistant tremblingly handed the phone to Zheng Yu Rong; the screen displayed a lengthy explanatory short article about Qi Yinghao and Ji Xiaoling's love‑hate saga.

That short piece read like a novel: Qi Yinghao is the male lead, Zheng Yu Rong the female lead, and Ji Xiaoling the primary antagonistic supporting female.

A very clichéd plot: the domineering male lead, who dislikes arranged marriages, falls for the pure, unpretentious female lead; the antagonistic supporting female, leveraging her family background, tries to split them, using every means to trap the protagonists.

The author who posted this short piece was a petty thief; their writing was decent, but the plot was hackneyed, so they paired it with an edited short video.

Seeing the short piece and its accompanying video, the author must have a team behind them!

The most infuriating part is that the author of this short piece used Zheng Yu Rong's fan name and fan avatar!

"Which fan did it? Why not contact them to take it down?"

"Sis, that's not our people; it's probably some troll army, maybe targeting Ji Xiaoling. Look, there are several more behind, all portraying you on the side of justice and Ji Xiaoling as the antagonistic supporting female."

After Zheng Yurong finished reading, she gritted her teeth and sent the news here to Qi Yinghao. This typical short article of the novel has already made their relationship crystal clear.

On the surface she is the female lead, Ji Xiaoling is the villainous supporting female, but most netizens would call her a homewrecker. She slanders Qi Yinghao, claiming she was innocently deceived?

Zheng Yurong doesn't dare!

When she first met Qi Yinghao, the Agent had warned her that Qi Yinghao wasn't single; an engagement within that circle is equivalent to a marriage outside it. They have family backing; she does not. She originally wanted to give up, but the Ji Family ran into trouble!

Ji Yan's family fell out with Ji Xiaoling's family!

Even though the Agent told her that Ji Xiaoling's family is "a skinny dead camel larger than a horse," she remains unyielding and insists on trying!

She gets along well with Qi Yinghao's illegitimate children. If she marries into the Qi family, she could use "for the sake of the two kids" as an excuse not to have more children. With the Qi family behind her, even if her career transition in the circle fails, she won't worry about lacking work. Qi Yinghao has recently been arranging a position for her!

But once the news of this romance broke, no one would believe she got in on genuine merit! Fans and other netizens tear her apart, leaving her insecure!

Zheng Yurong only hopes that Qi Yinghao's side can help suppress the heat. As soon as Qi Yinghao acts and "Blue Ocean" is launched, no matter how much face she loses this time, insiders won't mock her; they'll think her position is solid and that she truly has a chance to marry into the Qi family. Some discerning directors will even hand her scripts. This mistake's impact on her career can be minimized!

Qi Yinghao hasn't seen the message Zheng Yurong sent; he is discussing the matter here with his parents. The Qi family has relatives working here, and he wants to learn the news as soon as possible and also profit from it!

Behind the Su Family and Ye Family are the Xu family and Qin family. Recently they have some conflicts with the Xu and Qin families, and they can't let those two families seize the advantage!

Moreover, if he does well this time, perhaps he can, through his own effort, make a comeback and obtain the heir's position!

He has tolerated Ji Xiaoling for a long time!

Clearly Ji Xiaoling is ambiguous with a male star outside, yet she domineeringly wants to control him! She keeps saying his status in the Qi family depends on her. Now he wants to prove that he can also secure the heir's position on his own; the only difference is whether he wants it!

Unable to get through to Qi Yinghao, Ji Xiaoling smashed her phone!

"You damn thing! A dog can't stop eating shit!"

Ji Xiaoling thought of those messages labeled as "concern" but actually mocking, and her heart felt as if it were soaked in bitter water!

"I told you not to want him!"

Ji Xiaoling regretted it to death!

Her grandfather no longer has the power to choose!

Does she really have to marry such a piece of trash?

"You know our family's situation; if you don't marry, there's nothing better. If you want to blame someone, blame your younger uncle. If your younger uncle hadn't messed around, you two would now be a famous loving couple in the circle!"

Ji Xiaoling was provoked by her mother's words, retorting, "If you hadn't been so timid with the drugs, I would have inherited my younger uncle's everything long ago!"

Ji Xiaoling truly hates!

Ji Yan, as soon as she returned, snatched everything from her! Her uncle is also a useless greedy scoundrel! He wants to squeeze the Ji family members, but he lacks the brains!

It caused her suffering!

"Online netizens support you; why not open an account and make some money, Mom's out of cash!"

"Do you think I'm not embarrassed enough?"

Ji Xiaoling resolutely refused, slamming the door with a 'Bang', ignoring the outside clamor!

Therefore, Su Yu returned home and saw the Hot Search still pinned at number one.

She scrolled through several video posts and finally learned how the two were discovered.

Thanks, darlings, for the votes~

I'll try to update normally today; the previous backlog will be made up in a day or two, and I'll mention when I can catch up in the comments.

Blue Ocean is a method to control commentary and lower heat; I won't explain in detail for fear of spoiling the story.

Good night, darlings, I'm going to sleep; you don't have to wait for an update tonight.