Everyone in the Entertainment Industry Thinks I’m a Flirty Diva [Entertainment Circle] - Chapter 49

Chu Xi was first puzzled, then utterly bewildered by Gu Mingjing’s question, before finally settling on speechlessness.

Could he… actually believe it?

She thought it was entirely possible—not for any particular reason, but because Gu Mingjing usually paid no attention to the entertainment industry, let alone fan circles. He was the type of outsider most likely to take baseless rumors at face value.

But considering his self-proclaimed status as a devoted fan who even bought endorsements, he wasn’t exactly an uninvolved outsider anymore. So another possibility was that, as a fan, seeing news about his idol had made him too emotional to think straight.

Well, those gossip hunters had practically used microscopes to scrutinize her and Yan Zhun—matching shoes, longing gazes—as if breathing the same air meant they were dating.

Chu Xi seemed about to say something but held back. Instead, she let out a cold laugh and shot back, “How many men do you think I have?”

Gu Mingjing was taken aback by her question, momentarily stunned.

Chu Xi huffed and pulled her wrist free from his grasp, slipping into her slippers as she got out of bed. “How many there are has nothing to do with you.”

Fu Bai was still negotiating with Yan Zhun’s agency about how to respond, while online gossip had already evolved from #ChuXiYanZhunRomanceExposed to #HeartbrokenForBossGu, and then escalated to #YanZhunVsGuMingjing: The Ultimate Showdown Between the Official Boyfriend and the Boyfriend Fan.

Some even started a poll asking who people supported—the official boyfriend or the boyfriend fan—with the votes neck and neck, the competition heating up in an instant.

From Boss Gu being publicly humiliated and then embracing his identity as a boyfriend fan, to splurging 200,000 on endorsements and making donations in her name, Gu Mingjing had firmly established himself as Chu Xi’s most devoted boyfriend fan. Aside from Chu Xi’s own fans, countless onlookers were eagerly waiting for the day she would be moved by his gestures and he would officially upgrade from fan to boyfriend. But no one expected Yan Zhun to swoop in and steal the spotlight.

Gu Mingjing, after all, was a man who effortlessly amassed ten million followers without even trying—a financial tycoon turned famous fanboy. Now, watching his idol being linked romantically to another man, he instantly garnered waves of sympathy from bystanders. Fans of other celebrities empathized, as if their own idols had suddenly been exposed in a relationship. Many began rallying behind him, with some even compiling photos of Gu Mingjing openly declaring himself a boyfriend fan and accompanying Chu Xi in charity work, captioning it: All these years of love and time—was it all for nothing?

When Gu Mingjing saw that “all for nothing” collage, his eyebrow twitched.

His long-dormant Weibo account, which had only ever posted once, was now flooded with comments:

[Boss Gu, how do you feel right now?]

[Your idol was exposed in a relationship—are you unstanning?]

[Unstan! Unstan! Unstan!]

[Don’t cry, Boss Gu! In terms of family background and looks, what do you lack compared to Yan Zhun? Why should Chu Xi let him get there first? Go fight for her!]

[Hello, Boss Gu. I’m a fan of Yan Zhun. I know you must be heartbroken—I was too when I heard about Yan Zhun and Chu Xi. So, could you please interfere in their relationship and steal her away? Give Yan Zhun back his single status.]

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In the entertainment industry, it wasn’t uncommon for celebrities to have their relationships exposed. For those with even a moderate following, the aftermath usually involved a massive loss of fans—after all, no fan wanted to see their idol already “claimed” by someone else. Some would turn hostile, while others would directly attack their idol’s partner. When Lu Lincheng announced his marriage, his fans had viciously targeted Liang Yan—just one example of this phenomenon.

But in the case of Chu Xi’s relationship scandal, all eyes were on the wealthiest boyfriend fan in fandom—Gu Mingjing—and how he would react. Some were practically itching for him to confront Yan Zhun head-on, vicariously venting their frustration through him over the audacity of their hard-earned idols daring to date.

Gu Mingjing frowned at the comment urging him to “interfere and steal her away,” his expression resembling the classic “old man squinting at phone” meme.

Interfere? Steal her away? He was the one who had been with Chu Xi last night, wasn’t he?

Chu Xi emerged from the bathroom after freshening up, her bare face in the morning looking exceptionally fresh and charming.

Gu Mingjing leaned against the doorframe. Seeing her come out, he immediately put away his phone and lowered his head slightly. “All of that was fake.”

Chu Xi snorted and shot him a glare.

As if it could be real?

He seemed like he wanted to say more, but Chu Xi’s phone rang just then—Fu Bai was calling.

She answered the call right in front of Gu Mingjing, who could faintly hear Fu Bai’s voice through the receiver.

Halfway through his discussion with Yan Zhun’s agent, Fu Bai suddenly realized—if it wasn’t Yan Zhun, then there had to be someone else involved.

His accusatory tone was like a parent catching their daughter in an early romance: “The person in last night’s photos wasn’t Yan Zhun, so who was it? Whose house were you even at?”

Chu Xi glanced at Gu Mingjing beside her. “A friend’s place.”

Fu Bai: “A friend? Which friend? A regular friend or a secret boyfriend?”

He grew agitated: “Did you get yourself a dog behind my back?!”

Chu Xi: “……………… No, just a regular friend.”

Gu Mingjing pressed his lips together.

Hearing it was just a regular friend, Fu Bai’s tone softened slightly. “Who? Do I know them?”

Chu Xi hesitated but answered anyway. “Gu Mingjing.”

Fu Bai exploded: “That guy is a dog!”