And with that, the livestream came to an end.
The Weibo trending list was still thoroughly dominated by Shao Yuye—
#Shao Yuye and Shen Wanwan Are Biological Siblings#
#Shao Yuye’s Double Standards#
#Shao Yuye, the Ultimate Siscon#
#Shao Yuye Acting Cute#
#ON1E’s Cool Guy Shao Yuye#
…
Brother Li stared in disbelief as this enormous crisis was effortlessly resolved under Shen Wanwan’s guidance.
Not only had all of the accusations against Shao Yuye been cleared, but both he and Shen Wanwan had gained tremendous popularity from it.
The livestream had been exclusively licensed to Weibo.
Taking advantage of its exclusive first release, Weibo profited immensely, and the revenue split given to Shen Wanwan and Shao Yuye was correspondingly generous.
Brother Li hurriedly served Shen Wanwan a cup of hot tea.
Holding the teacup, Shen Wanwan lowered her head and took a sip before saying bluntly, “Your team is far too unprofessional.”
That single sentence immediately brought a cold sweat to Brother Li’s forehead.
She continued, “This kind of thing has already happened twice.”
Wiping away his sweat, Brother Li replied vaguely,
“I’ll make adjustments to the team from here on…”
The truth was simple.
They were short on money.
Unlike most celebrities, after terminating his contract with his unscrupulous agency, Shao Yuye had never signed with another company.
That meant everyone in his studio depended entirely on him for their salaries.
On top of that, as a top-tier celebrity, he couldn’t cut corners on clothing, styling, or public appearances. Being an artist required spending money in countless places…
Before Brother Li could finish speaking, Shen Wanwan interrupted calmly, “Brother Li, you’ve seriously neglected your duties.”
She was only a girl in her early twenties.
Yet under her unwavering gaze, Brother Li suddenly felt overwhelming pressure. Even his voice trembled.
“Y-Yes… It’s my fault…”
But Shen Wanwan soon cut off his self-reproach.
“I’ve already contacted most of the people. You just need to get in touch with them.”
She handed him a document.
Brother Li blinked.
“…?”
Completely confused, he opened the file.
Good lord!
Everything was inside—
From renowned lawyers to top-tier makeup artists.
Even the famously expensive PR team that boasted there was no public relations disaster they couldn’t handle was listed among them.
Setting down her teacup, Shen Wanwan said, “Thank you for taking care of my brother all these years.”
Brother Li’s thoughts became a tangled mess.
Those words…
They sounded almost like a farewell.
He knew his abilities weren’t exactly enough to support Shao Yuye anymore, but…
He sighed softly.
“So many things I want to say…”
Then Shen Wanwan added, “I’m still entrusting my brother to you from now on.”
Brother Li froze.
For a moment, he thought he’d misheard.
Did she mean…
She still wanted him to continue being Ah Ye’s manager?
Without even needing to guess what he was thinking, Shen Wanwan smiled at him for the first time.
“But something like this can’t happen again.”
“It won’t! Absolutely won’t!”
In just a few short minutes, Brother Li’s emotions had shot up and down like a roller coaster.
Clutching the document Shen Wanwan had given him, he was so moved he nearly burst into tears.
—Damn it…
—I’ve never fought a battle this well-prepared in my entire life!
Though already in his thirties, Brother Li suddenly felt his blood boiling with excitement.
One phrase, the same one fans had endlessly spammed the night before ON1E’s debut, echoed in his mind—
—[Ah Ye!
—[Let’s walk the road of success together from now on!]
At that moment, Shao Yuye walked out of the lounge.
The first thing he saw was Brother Li staring at him with eyes full of emotion.
“…?”
Stopping in his tracks, he asked curiously,
“Why are you looking at me so… sentimentally?”
Brother Li’s heart was still playing that emotional soundtrack.
—Ah Ye… from now on, let’s walk the road of—
Unable to stand the look any longer, Shao Yuye shuddered dramatically.
“Eww.”
He rubbed the goosebumps on his arms and complained,
“That’s seriously disgusting.”
Brother Li: “…”
—To hell with your road of success!
Meanwhile, Shen Wanwan was calling Qi Luozhou.
After several rings, the call connected.
“Wanwan.”
The man’s gentle, pleasant voice came through the receiver.
Shen Wanwan spoke sincerely.
“Thank you for last night.”
Had he not spoken to her one last time, she might never have noticed her brother’s emotional state.
Qi Luozhou simply chuckled softly.
“So… is there a tangible reward?”
“Of course.” Looking out the window, Shen Wanwan replied, “Once I’m done being busy for a while.”
“All right.”
They chatted briefly before Qi Luozhou ended the call.
The moment he hung up, the entire interview room had fallen into complete silence.
He was currently being interviewed by the magazine She/He/It.
The interviewer, Cheng Jingyi, sat across from him, staring in utter disbelief.
Qi Luozhou had an excellent reputation within the industry.
He was approachable, professional, and highly dedicated.
When the phone rang, he had been explaining his thought process behind portraying the protagonist Xia Dong in the film <Summer Winter>.
It was incredibly rare for him to interrupt work like this.
He had politely paused the interview and asked Cheng Jingyi for a moment to answer the call.
And so Cheng Jingyi watched him speak to the person on the other end with remarkable gentleness and patience…
…even openly asking for a reward.
Already blessed with strikingly handsome features, Qi Luozhou’s naturally captivating peach blossom eyes seemed even more mesmerizing now.
Whatever the other person had said, it caused warm, watery laughter to bloom in those gentle eyes.
Cheng Jingyi was nearly transfixed.
Qi Luozhou put down his phone. Although it wasn’t obvious from his expression, Cheng Jingyi could clearly tell that he had become much happier.
He said, “Sorry. Where were we?”
Cheng Jingyi quickly replied, “Your creative approach!”
Qi Luozhou smiled softly. “Right. I think Xia Dong is someone who…”
He carried an aloof, detached aura, as though nothing in the world could truly catch his eye.
Yet he loved to smile, and his eyes were gentle and affectionate.
Now he had completely slipped back into work mode—focused and meticulous.
As though everything that had just happened had been nothing more than Cheng Jingyi’s imagination.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Wanwan finally turned her attention to Lin Shiran.
Now that all the rumors surrounding her had been cleared up, it was time for the mastermind behind everything to get a taste of the same treatment.
Lin Shiran’s disguise had fallen apart so quickly that Shen Wanwan almost found it disappointing.
Besides, digging up dirt on him was ridiculously easy. There was simply no challenge whatsoever.
She couldn’t even be bothered to expose everything bit by bit. On the fifth day, when the buzz surrounding her and Shao Yuye being biological siblings had finally started to die down, she instructed the paparazzi to dump all of Lin Shiran’s scandals at once.
Being kept by wealthy businessmen.
A promiscuous private life.
Secretly hooking up with fans.
Badmouthing his teammates behind their backs.
…There was far too much.
Even after all that dirt came out, the only trending topic it earned was #Lin Shiran Scandal#. It was obvious that his active fanbase and public recognition weren’t even in the same league as Shao Yuye’s.
Many casual onlookers had initially been reading the exposés just for entertainment.
But then they saw one particular revelation—
Lin Shiran had spent 100 million yuan to steal the male lead role from Shao Yuye. Had Shen Wanwan not intervened, the protagonist of <Last Shot> would have been Lin Shiran instead.
What?
How shameless could this guy be?
The readers continued scrolling.
Then they came across another bombshell—
Back then, it had actually been Shao Yuye who voluntarily terminated his contract with GML.
The reason?
GML had deliberately made things difficult for him, refusing to lend him the outfit that had already been promised, forcing him to scramble at the last minute to borrow clothing from another fashion brand.
After reading the entire exposé, everyone came away with the same impression—
Without any powerful backing, Shao Yuye had really suffered.
The ‘Yu Yu’s were absolutely furious after reading everything.
And when they found out that GML’s excuse had been based on the recent scandal involving Shao Yuye’s parents’ divorce and the public controversy with the mistress’s daughter, the fans completely exploded.
[Is GML insane?!]
[I’m boycotting this brand forever!!]
[Thank goodness CY stepped in and helped Brother Ye when he needed it most! Thank you, thank you!]
[Wait… who wore GML on the red carpet that day?]
[Hah. It was Lin Shiran.]
[What the hell is GML doing?]
[Damn… I smell an even bigger scandal brewing…]
[Holy crap, it’s confirmed! Lin Shiran stole Brother Ye’s outfit, stole his resources, and all these smear campaigns were orchestrated by him! Even that gossip blogger @UncleExposé, who wrote the long accusation post, chickened out and admitted it. Lin Shiran did all this to destroy Shao Yuye and steal his fanbase! The only thing he never anticipated was that Shen Wanwan turned out to be Shao Yuye’s biological younger sister!]
The ‘Yu Yu’s became even angrier.
[Is this guy crazy? We don’t just stan anyone, okay?!]
[Seriously? He thought if Brother Ye was ruined we’d automatically like him? That’s some next-level narcissism.]
[I just joined his fan group to take a look. This guy is unbelievably greasy. He keeps sending fans messages like “Goodnight, baby. I love you.” It made my skin crawl.]
The sudden flood of scandals caught Lin Shiran completely off guard.
Unlike Shao Yuye, he didn’t have a biological younger sister who could come forward to prove that certain photos were innocent.
And if he actually tried to explain every one of his past relationships…
His father would probably have enough children to field an entire soccer team.
Enraged, he contacted the paparazzi whom he’d already paid off and demanded an explanation.
The paparazzi looked just as aggrieved.
“But… she offered three times your price.
“And besides, we really did destroy all the original negatives from before. These are brand-new photos we took afterward…”
Three times.
Again, three times.
Lin Shiran nearly passed out from anger.
Shen Wanwan didn’t spare him another thought.
A clown like him wasn’t worth any more of her attention.
Meanwhile, final exam week arrived at C University.
This would be Shen Wanwan’s first public appearance after she and Shao Yuye had officially announced that they were siblings.
The students at C University were practically beside themselves with excitement.
After all, Shen Wanwan was a student in the university’s Acting Department.
She would almost certainly return to campus for her final exams.
And with Brother Ye being such an unapologetic siscon…
Would he show up at C University too just because his sister was there?!