CEO's Sweetheart is a Super Idol

Chapter 225 - 218 Why Love

Time is flying by.

There are only 4 days left until the second public performance.

All members of Yuwei’s group are standing in the practice room, listening to the dance instructor’s lesson.

"Yuwei, you need to exude a sense of dominance."

"You should use your gaze to kill the audience. When you’re standing there, you need to own the stage like you’re the queen of the world."

The youthful and handsome dance instructor excitedly waved his arms.

"Teacher, I checked myself on camera just now. Does my expression look too fierce?"

"After all, the camera captures every little change in my expressions clearly."

Yuwei was quite worried about her expression management, as the instructor’s requirements felt vastly different from what she had learned before.

"It’s great. Expressions should actually complement the makeup and the lighting."

Hearing the instructor say this, Yuwei couldn’t help but agree, since she had to respect the professionalism of the production team.

What these girls, sweating and striving for their debut, didn’t realize was: many of them were already famous outside this circle.

After working late at the office, Li Ke turned on his computer, intending to check the latest updates on Lv Fangxin.

However, when searching her name online, a headline popped up about Lv Fangxin being "kept."

Curious, he clicked on it and read carefully: "I didn’t expect Chen Yinghan’s background to be this powerful. The village flower has found a patron now."

Seeing two stunning beauties together, Li Ke felt his blood boiling.

One video posted by a night-shift investigator left him utterly captivated.

"What is this? ’Four Wealthy Socialites Spoiling the Village Flower’?!" Li Ke suddenly stumbled upon this headline: "Zhao Juke, Qi Ziyue, Wu Zixuan."

Along with the headline was a picture of Lv Fangxin centered between two gorgeous women.

Underneath the picture, there were all sorts of evidence pointing to the affluence of these four rich beauties. Many people, just like Li Ke, were thrilled for the village flower.

Although Li Ke was a man, he too harbored a secret dream of being "kept" by glamorous and wealthy women.

Already hopelessly obsessed with Fangxin, Li Ke began frantically searching online for any bits of information about her.

Xiao Du was also online, following the latest behind-the-scenes updates about Yuwei.

But when he came across a post on Weibo by a particular blogger, a surge of uncontrollable rage filled his heart.

"Yuwei’s background is actually quite tragic. When she was very young, her parents divorced.

She lived with her mother.

So she had to leave home, wander the streets, and was even assaulted by thugs...

Back then, her story caused quite a sensation in that little county."

Below the Weibo post, the blogger even smugly provided various "evidence," including a blurry police report and several ambiguous childhood photos of Yuwei.

Remarkably, the post had tens of thousands of comments below it.

"Her story was indeed pretty sensational at the time; our whole school was talking about it."

"I’m a Galaxy fan. Yuwei was kind of neurotic in Galaxy, always sneaking leftovers from the cafeteria back to the dorm. Turns out she had this kind of past."

Xiao Du was actually quite familiar with Yuwei’s past. To chase after her, he had personally gone to her hometown to investigate, so he knew all this was slander.

He searched online for more related posts and discovered many identical ones.

Clearly, there was an organized effort to defame Yuwei.

Moreover, some self-proclaimed Galaxy fans were openly spreading various "secrets" about Yuwei online. Of course, anonymous accounts of Galaxy trainees weren’t lacking either.

Any seasoned Galaxy fan could tell the stories were a mix of truth and lies.

Immediately, Xiao Du texted Mu Yunchu, forwarding links to all of these posts.

The two of them quickly organized fans in their group to fight back against the rumors. Xiao Du shared the real details of Yuwei’s background with the fan group.

After battling for 15 hours straight, Xiao Du cracked open his seventh can of Red Bull.

Under the waves of their collective efforts, the storm of online defamation gradually subsided.

Buzz Buzz!

Xiao Du looked at his phone. It was Mu Yunchu: "I’m outside your place with takeout."

Xiao Du sighed, grabbed the remote, and checked the monitor. Sure enough, Mu Yunchu was outside. He unlocked the electronic lock to let her into the villa.

"Sister Mu, sorry to trouble you with food delivery at such a late hour." Xiao Du offered a faint smile on his pale face.

Looking at Xiao Du’s condition, Mu Yunchu felt a mix of anger and heartache: "You worked so hard for Yezi today, so I came to reward you."

"Haha, it’s nothing. Everyone pitched in!" Xiao Du said as he helped unpack the various skewers Mu Yunchu had brought.

"Got any cold beer?" Mu Yunchu suddenly asked.

"Only wine and Maotai... Shall I go to the supermarket to get some beer?"

Xiao Du felt Mu Yunchu was acting a bit odd.

"White liquor would be even better!" Mu Yunchu tilted her head toward him.

Xiao Du turned to the liquor cabinet, grabbed two bottles of Maotai, and placed them on the table. Just as he was about to fetch glasses, Mu Yunchu stopped him: "Perfect, one bottle each. Let’s just drink it straight."

"...Alright then!" Xiao Du chuckled.

Soon, the room was filled with the aroma of skewers, and the two downed half a bottle of liquor each. Yet, they didn’t feel overheated due to the central air conditioning in the villa.

"Xiao Du, what do you like about Yezi?"

The question startled Xiao Du. He set down the bottle in his hand.

"My parents divorced when I was 9."

Xiao Du’s voice was raspy, laced with gloom and nostalgia.

Mu Yunchu listened quietly, gazing at Xiao Du’s eyes where melancholy cloaked a hidden fierceness.

Xiao Du forced a bitter smile and took another gulp of liquor.

"When I felt that life had lost all meaning, I watched Yezi’s performance and her livestreams on ’Pocket.’ It made me realize that I actually have more than enough."

Saying this, Xiao Du stood and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. Outside, the fresh breeze carried the fragrance of flowers and willows.

"This villa area is beautiful, but before it was built here, the place had a vibrant, down-to-earth feel. I’ve been to many similar places, and I’ve gained a lot from those experiences."

Standing beside him, Mu Yunchu’s eyes glimmered like stars: "So Yezi is your spiritual pillar, your life mentor!"

"Something like that. How about you? Why do you like her?"

"Me... I simply like her. There’s something about her that’s different from me."

The two fell into silence, as the wind outside tousled their hair.

"Xiao Du, have you ever liked someone in real life?"

"No, I’ve never found anyone interesting. I prefer quiet. Girlfriends are too much trouble."

"What if..."

"There’s no ’what if.’ If I truly like someone, I’ll pursue them. If I don’t like them, then I don’t. No amount of speculation changes that."

Xiao Du’s words pierced into Mu Yunchu like blades, leaving her heart aching.

She knew Xiao Du’s personality—direct, unapologetic, unfiltered.

"Let’s keep drinking! I feel like I’m in great shape tonight." Xiao Du smiled, his complexion growing ghostly pale.

"Alright! Let’s see who drops first." Mu Yunchu forced a smile.