Everyone in the Entertainment Industry Thinks I’m a Flirty Diva [Entertainment Circle] - Chapter 76

Meanwhile, despite the empty room, the live-stream viewership of Charming You showed no signs of dropping. In fact, with the trending hashtag, the numbers were only growing.

Fans clutched their metaphorical melons, all aware that CEO Gu had gone in to comfort Chu Xi, who was hiding in embarrassment after her secret account was exposed.

Someone snickered suggestively:

[You think they might be… doing it in there?]

Nervous fans immediately snapped back:

[Shut up!]

[Look how flustered Xi Bao is already—stop teasing!]

[Jokes are fine, but don’t push it. What if she gets so embarrassed she stops sharing sweet moments with us?]

[Yeah, yeah, Xi Bao, please don’t delete your alt account! Keep feeding us sugar, yingyingying~]

After the outburst, the live chat fell silent again, everyone glued to the screen, not wanting to miss the moment the two reappeared.

The screen remained unchanged, but suddenly, the faint sound of a man’s voice could be heard.

“…I saw everything…”

“…Wasn’t it going well…?”

The audience: ?

What was that?

Then they suddenly realized that President Gu’s microphone was still on.

The previously relaxed fans immediately got excited again.

[OMG the mic is still on!!!]

[Quick, listen to what they’re saying inside!]

[This feels so sneaky but so thrilling, so damn thrilling!]

Perhaps Gu Mingjing himself didn’t remember he was still wearing the microphone. The mic had shifted position, but his words still came through partially. The fans turned up the volume to maximum, holding their breath and straining their ears. Based on these fragments, they managed to piece together the gist of the conversation.

To comfort Chu Xi after her alternate account was exposed, President Gu revealed he also had a secret account.

His account was mainly used to follow Chu Xi’s activities, and it seemed to be quite a high-level account.

President Gu was very bothered by Chu Xi’s previous complaint on her alternate account that there was a generation gap between them…

The earlier part had been sweet and touching, but the moment the “generation gap” was mentioned, everyone burst out laughing.

[HAHAHAHA a generation gap, what a hilarious generation gap HAHAHA]

[Xi Bao, how could you! Who says our President Gu doesn’t understand fan communities? He’s been voting and managing comments for you—how is that not understanding!]

[Oh my god, someone investigate what President Gu’s alternate account is!]

[President Gu actually uses an alternate account to follow Chu Xi’s activities. One uses an alternate account to show off their relationship, the other uses one to follow their partner. What kind of fairy-tale romance is this? So doting!]

[The best part is neither of them knows about the other’s alternate account HAHAHA]

[Xi Bao, you’re in trouble now. How dare you say there’s a generation gap with President Gu? Our President Gu isn’t even thirty yet—still in his prime!]

[President Gu is so aggrieved. He definitely needs a kiss from Xi Bao to feel better.]

[No sound now! They must be kissing!]

The livestream chat was filled with joy. A few minutes later, the door finally opened.

The main characters had emerged, and the excited crowd calmed down again.

President Gu led Chu Xi out by the hand, the latter now in fresh pajamas, her cheeks flushed as she avoided looking at the camera.

Chu Xi had been sleepy earlier and had already washed up. She would have been asleep by now if not for the sudden exposure of her alternate account. Clearly exhausted, Gu Mingjing carefully tucked her into bed and sat by her side, adjusting the blankets.

Chu Xi curled up obediently under the covers. Then, Gu Mingjing leaned down and gently kissed her forehead.

Finally, he stood up, adjusted the blankets once more, and walked over to the camera, covering the lens with a hat.

Everything happened so quietly and naturally—the way he tucked her in, the kiss on her forehead.

Only when the screen went black, the lens covered by Gu Mingjing’s hat, did the silent livestream audience finally stir again.

From the laughter after learning about Chu Xi’s “generation gap” comment, to watching the couple walk out hand in hand, to Gu Mingjing tucking Chu Xi into bed and covering the camera—it all happened in just fifteen minutes. Yet, watching through the screen, it felt as if they had experienced a love as sweet as honey alongside the couple.

There was no forced display of affection—just like the simple, natural words Chu Xi had written on her alternate account.

So sweet. So incredibly sweet.

If this is what they call a “generation gap,” then give me a dozen of them!

Chu Xi only realized the next morning after waking up that Gu Mingjing’s secret identity had also been exposed.

“………………”

Well, balance restored.

The “Surprise Couple” had both been unmasked—one secretly sharing daily snippets of their sweet life on a side account, the other obsessively boosting rankings and stats in fan communities. Who knew they’d be so in sync even in their secret online lives? The sweetness was overwhelming. The couple’s fanbase exploded, and the already popular show The Charming One gained even more viewers after Chu Xi’s unmasking trended. By the time their three-day, two-night trip ended, the Surprise Couple had become the second most talked-about pair since the legendary “Five-Minute Couple” that once dominated the charts.

Fu Bai, however, watched his artist’s runaway fandom with the mixed emotions of a father sending his daughter off to marriage. In the end, he could only sigh like a resigned dad.

Fine, fine. As long as their relationship is stable.

While the Surprise Couple’s popularity soared post-show, Chu Xi immediately dove into filming her new drama, Blood of the Mountains and Rivers, set in Haicheng. With their relationship public, there was no need to hide—Gu Mingjing frequently visited the set.

As the lead actress, with both status and acclaim, plus a wealthy, handsome boyfriend, Chu Xi’s treatment on set improved significantly.

Then she noticed something: Gu Mingjing seemed to get even better treatment in her crew than she did. →_→

Because every time he visited, he never came empty-handed.

Starbucks coffee for the entire crew, lunch boxes replaced with five-star hotel catering, followed by fresh fruit airlifted from the Philippines.

And by “entire crew,” he didn’t mean just the stingy definition of core staff—it was everyone, from the director and producers down to the drivers and cleaning ladies. Everyone got a share.

Eventually, the crew started celebrating like it was a holiday whenever they heard “President Gu is coming.”

Online, leaked photos of Gu Mingjing visiting Chu Xi on set and sweet behind-the-scenes gossip flooded the internet. Gu Mingjing returning to the hotel with Chu Xi, picking out the food she disliked, or getting a little jealous seeing her hold hands with the male lead.

Surprise Couple fans feasted on the sugar rush daily, already clamoring for marriage and babies.

Back in her hotel room after a long day of filming, Chu Xi puffed her cheeks as she saw yet another trending hashtag: Gu Mingjing’s latest visit to the set.

Just like before, these photos couldn’t be published by the media without Gu Mingjing’s permission. The fact that the set visit photos made it to the hot search list meant Gu Mingjing had turned a blind eye and allowed the media to operate this way.

This man visited the set far too frequently, and what’s more, the entire crew looked forward to his visits.

Chu Xi texted Gu Mingjing: “Can you not come this month? It’s hard for me to focus on acting when you’re here.”

Having her boyfriend visit naturally affected her immersion in the role. Chu Xi took this drama very seriously. After honing her skills in Misty Abyss, her acting had matured significantly. She was deeply grateful to her fans, who continued to support her even after she went public with her relationship with Gu Mingjing. The only way to repay them was to deliver better works.

Gu Mingjing replied within two minutes: “The crew has two days off at the end of the month. Come back to City B?”

Chu Xi smiled. “Okay.”

After ending the brief conversation with Gu Mingjing, Chu Xi took a shower, then sipped on a yogurt pouch while reviewing the script for the next day’s shoot. In the drama, she played a progressive student, and one of the filming locations was a university in Haishi.

The university had been founded during the Republic of China era—the same era as the character Chu Xi portrayed in the drama. A few old buildings on campus had been preserved, making them perfect for filming.

During breaks, Chu Xi wandered around the campus and was approached by many students asking for autographs and photos.

Watching them happily clutch their books and rush to class with their backpacks, she felt a pang of envy deep in her heart.

She would never forget the day she was forced to drop out. She had cried all night.

Lost in thought, Chu Xi stared blankly at the script until the ringing of her phone snapped her back to reality.

She tossed the empty yogurt pouch into the trash. The call seemed urgent, so she quickly answered. The caller ID showed Fu Bai.

A call this late at night must be important.

Chu Xi picked up. “Hello?”

Fu Bai’s voice was unusually tense—so much so that Chu Xi could even hear the tremor in his words.

“Chu Xi, don’t check the hot search!” he said.

But it was already too late. Holding her phone, Chu Xi glanced at her iPad just as a notification popped up.

“Chu Xi’s s*x tape leaked.”