Shen Wencheng was known for his beautiful face, hard-working personality, and his career history as an extra.
The one time he was in a trending list was when a passerby saw his face, and they took a photo of him. At that time, he was still an extra. His photo went viral. Since then, he started to get important roles.
But now, the internet was busy discussing his scandal.
A sugar mommy. And a young, beautiful one to boot.
What a lucky man.
In the building of an entertainment agency, a young man gritted his teeth.
"Why? Why did they envy him? They should condemn him!" roared Li Zhuming in anger.
His agent frowned. "They said his sugar mommy was not only rich, but young and beautiful. They even asked Shen Wencheng where they could meet such a sugar mommy."
"Do something! The plan was to blacken him! Not increase his popularity!"
The agent called his acquaintances who work in a PR company.
In no time, many negative comments popped up, leading the netizens toward condemning Shen Wencheng.
Lu Zhiming looked at his phone in satisfaction. "Tomorrow, you should call Kazuki's assistant one more time. With this kind of scandal, they must be reconsidering working with Shen Wencheng."
"Okay." His agent put a reminder in his phone. "But, are you sure that the girl won't look for the source of the scandal?"
Lu Zhiming sneered. "I have met that kind of girl. They love showing off their trophy. She must be happy when people find out about their relationship. Just look at them, wandering around without wearing a mask or a hat."
"I see."
"That Shen Wencheng is so annoying. What kind of magic makes Kazuki want to work with him? If his collaboration with Kazuki goes viral, he will definitely get closer to being an A-lister. I can't let him just like that."
"Yeah. You both are the same age. The same persona. Debut at the same time. And from the same agency. If it's not because he hates connecting with big bosses, he wouldn't stay as an extra for two years." His agent lamented. If Shen Wencheng had played more since the beginning, he would be bigger and more famous than Li Zhuming.
What a weird person. Entering the entertainment industry but still trying to stay spotless.
But, turned out, Shen Wencheng's type was a rich little girl.
Now, he had a black material that could be used against that Shen Wencheng. It was hard on him, trying to blacken him all these years. He was so clean, he was almost questioning his own life.
The next morning, in the Shen's mansion, Shen Wencheng rubbed his forehead in annoyance. Some of the Shen family members who gathered in the living room, everyone were checking their phones with various expressions.
Shen Lingfeng laughed out loud on the sofa. His body almost fell on the floor.
Shen Yaochen smiled mockingly. "Such weird news. See? This is happening because you hide your background."
Shen Yaxi laughed with his son. "I envy you. When I published my relationship with my wife, it wasn't this big."
Lu Yutong patted her husband. "At that time, the internet wasn't this big yet."
"Ah, right."
Shen Xia smiled teasingly. "Uncle, if you published such news now, you would break the internet. Believe me."
"Really? I am happy to hear that," said Shen Yaxi, cheekily.
Shen Xia laughed in response. Lu Yutong shook her head while smiling.
Grandpa Shen sighed. "Little Wen, what are you going to do about this scandal?"
"Grandpa, I-"
Grandpa Shen cut Shen Wencheng's words. "You should know that your little sister tried to hide her other identity for a little longer, but because of this scandal, the Country C's wealthy circle must have realized about our Little Xia's other identity. You should apologize to Little Xia, okay? And you have to note down that I don't want Little Xia to have a bad reputation, do you understand this?"
"Yes, Grandpa."
Shen Xia coughed. "Thank you, Grandpa, for worrying about me. But, I'm fine. Actually, I'm happy that I can be in the same news as Brother Wencheng. Now, not many people will dare to do something to Brother Wencheng while they're thinking about his relation with me."
"But-" Grandpa Shen frowned.
A ringtone suddenly rang. Shen Xia apologized when she found out that it was her phone.
Grandpa Shen smiled dotingly. "It's okay."
Shen Xia stood up from her seat and walked toward the terrace. "Hello?"
"Princess!"
"It's rare for you to call me, Kazuki."
Kazuki laughed. "My assistant just got a call."
Shen Xia lifted her brows. "A call?"
"Yes. The other person asked my assistant about my collaboration with your brother. He talked about his scandal and his blackened reputation."
Shen Xia laughed mockingly. "And then?"
"They offered an actor with the same level and persona as your brother, and told us that he is a good and clean actor. They said I would be satisfied, and they had sent this actor's information to my assistant. They even said that they will agree with anything that I want."
"Funny." Shen Xia looked at her hand. Her free hand touched one of the flowers that bloomed on the terrace.
"Indeed, funny." Kazuki laughed in an unrestrained manner. "They probably didn't know that the reason I look for your brother is because of you, one of the main characters in the so-called scandal. Why should I care about such an unknown actor who loved playing behind the scenes?"
"Thank you for informing me about this, Kazuki."
"No worries. Actually, I want to inquire about your next step so that my action won't be opposite to yours."
"I see. As you probably know, I won't let anyone who hurts my family or friends get away easily."
"Okay. What should I tell them?"
Shen Xia grinned mischievously. "Just tell them the truth. I bet they will be so angry. Ah, I wish to see that with my own eyes."
Kazuki laughed out loud. "What a mischievous princess. Okay, I will do what you want."
"When will you arrive in Country C?"
"Around next week. Will you still be in Country C?"
"Yes. Noah said that his team had gathered the evidence. Although they will handle the rest, I will stay for a few more days to handle things that need my presence.
Kazuki sighed. "Good luck."
"Thanks."
Shen Xia closed the call and went back to the living room.
Shen Wencheng nodded. "I have told my agent that I want to post about you being my sister."
"Okay."
"I will also post about my background as a member of the Shen family."
"Why? Didn't you say to me that you want to reach the peak without using Shen's name?" Shen Xia frowned. "I am okay tho. This kind of scandal does nothing to me. The people in our circle also know about our real relationship. I wish I could see you reach that peak, Brother."
Shen Wencheng stared at Shen Xia with unreadable eyes. He lowered his eyes and smiled. "Thank you, Little Xia."
Shen Yaochen sighed. He felt that Shen Xia was spoiling Shen Wencheng too much. He realized for a long time how Shen Xia liked to stare at Shen Wencheng's face.
What a face-con!
"Are you sure, Little Xia?" asked Grandpa Shen, not liking the conclusion.
"Yes," Shen Xia approached Grandpa Shen and wrapped her arms around his hand. "Thank you for worrying about me, Grandpa."
Grandpa Shen sighed in defeat. He looked at Shen Xia's smiling face. He really can't oppose this beloved little lady.
"Fine."
"He-he."
That morning, Shen Wencheng's account posted a clarification that he and Stella Aldridge were in a sibling relationship.
Many netizens didn't believe it, but some of Shen Wencheng's fans believe him. After all, this actor had a clean reputation before. And the photo didn't have any intimate action in it.
An hour after that clarification, many gossip accounts posted a hot melon about Li Zhuming at the same time with various catchy headlines. The internet turned upside down.
Shen Wencheng's shared photos were of only a man and a woman shopping together and accompanying each other in the shooting studio. But Li Zhuming's shared photos were ones that couldn't be seen by the underage. A lot of intimate action and with various people, young and old, male and female.
That day, the netizen was feeling full from this hot melon of Li Zhuming.
The entertainment industry itself was in uproar.
This was definitely a revenge.
Everyone knew Shen Wencheng's rival was Li Zhuming.
Now, it was obvious who had started the scandal the previous day.
And this big operation was so ruthless that Li Zhuming could definitely not stay in the entertainment industry anymore.
At the end of the day, Shen Wencheng entered the list of people who shouldn't be messed with. Many agents warned their artists to stay away from Shen Wencheng, but some advised their artists to get close to Shen Wencheng. Maybe, they could get a little lucky splash.
In a huge apartment close to the city center, Li Zhuming scrolled through his phone in a daze.
A lot of his patrons cut ties with him. His friends blocked him. His agents sent him a lot of updates regarding his job; most of it was the talk of penalties.
Li Zhuming's face turned pale.
What went wrong?
He didn't know.
Shouldn't Shen Wencheng be the one being black list?
Why did it become him?
Shouldn't that rich girl thank him for sharing their relationship with others?
Once, he was a boyfriend of a rich girl too, and that rich girl asked him so many times to broadcast their relationship. But he refused because his persona was a beautiful man who ignored love.
Why was Shen Wencheng's girl different?
And... Where did those photos come from?
Li Zhuming started to feel scared.
He still wanted to be in the entertainment industry.
He didn't want to be frozen.
Li Zhuming wanted to vomit.
He regretted it.
Why did he start that scandal?
He regretted it so much.
Could he turn back time?
Please.
On the other side of the city, in Cheng's mansion, Cheng An stared at the article that was sent by one of her followers.
Shen Wencheng's sugar mommy's real identity.
Cheng An rubbed her eyes many times. But the content of the article didn't change.
Stella Aldridge. The owner of Summer Star Tech., one of the big technology companies in the world. She also had entered Forbeez and was famous as the number one businesswoman in the technology field.
Cheng An remembered how, sometimes, that village girl could be so composed in front of the insults and curses that were thrown at her. She also stayed calm when Father Cheng belittled her.
And, when she remembered how Zhao Jingfeng was close to that village girl from the start, if that village girl was actually a company owner, then everything would make sense.
Cheng An laughed maniacally. Her face twisted into something scary.
What kind of funny truth was this?
No way in hell that village girl was better than her!
She can't accept it!
SHE CAN'T!!!
She was the winner!
SHE WAS AND WILL ALWAYS BE!!!