Spilling the Tea on the Movie Star Who Won't Leave Me Alone - Chapter 10

Xu Chi felt that he had been in the spotlight far too much lately. Since the new production began, he had hit the Weibo trending searches and headlines one after another.

Some people in the crew were now looking at him with strange expressions. Quite a few had even come up to ask if the rumors about his relationship were true, only to say “I wish you two happiness” before he even had a chance to respond.

Xu Chi was stuck between tears and laughter. He thought to himself, If you aren’t going to listen to my explanation, why bother asking me in the first place?

Gu Jingxuan looked around but couldn’t find Xu Chi anywhere. Finally, he spotted him in the rest area, squatting by the space heater.

Xu Chi’s small face was flushed red by the glow of the heater. His cheeks were slightly puffed out, and his long eyelashes cast soft shadows under his eyes. He looked exactly like a grumpy pufferfish.

“Why is the little pufferfish squatting here?” Gu Jingxuan mimicked Xu Chi’s posture and squatted down beside him. “Let me guess, is it because of the scandal?”

Gu Jingxuan had seen everything clearly from behind Xu Chi that day. Initially, he thought Lu Qing was just trying to suck up to him, but he never imagined she would actually hire paparazzi to take secret photos and deliberately manufacture a scandal.

Xu Chi had always been as clean as a blank sheet of paper, never having been involved in a single piece of negative news. Now that a story like this had broken, the media was clinging to it and refusing to let go.

Hearing Gu Jingxuan’s words, Xu Chi let out a sigh. He had hoped that Gu Jingxuan wouldn’t have time to check his phone over the past few days, assuming the storm would blow over before he ever found out.

He desperately didn’t want to leave any bad impressions in Gu Jingxuan’s heart, even if it was a baseless rumor.

The two remained squatting by the heater. Outside the studio, the snow fell in heavy swirls, covering the world in a coat of silver. Not even the sound of a bird could be heard. While Director Jiang’s scolding occasionally drifted over from the workspace, it was surprisingly quiet where the two of them sat.

However, Weibo had descended into chaos once again. The cause was a post that Gu Jingxuan had just published.

[Gu Jingxuan_Official]: Actually, I was the one feeding @XuChi_Xu. Are you going to start a scandal about the two of us now? [Doggo face] [Doggo face] [Doggo face]. The production clearly stated that no paparazzi or media are allowed; it is obvious who brought these people in. Furthermore, I was right there when Lu Qing approached Little Chi. A girl should really do less of this “forcing things on people” act in the future. [Smile] [Smile] [Smile].

Attached to the post was a photo showing Xu Chi pushing away the box Lu Qing had offered him.

As soon as Gu Jingxuan spoke up, the online bickering ceased instantly. The Movie Star’s words were explicit, and the photo provided was crystal clear. It was now painfully obvious who had been behaving shamelessly.

[Xu Chi True Fan]: Ahhh! I think Movie Star Gu and Chi-Chi are such a cute pair! Who needs a leading lady? Please just get together!

[Xu Chi True Fan 2]: Agreed!

[Brother Gu Diehard Fan]: Agreed +10086!

[Random Passerby]: You two can just get married on the spot.

By the time Lin Tao notified Xu Chi to check Weibo, a “Jin-Chi CP” (Gu Jingxuan x Xu Chi) super-topic had already been created, and fan-fiction posts were popping up in countless numbers.

“What is… this?” Xu Chi looked in horror at a post he had randomly clicked on. He was being pinned down by Brother Gu? Moaning in a husky voice? Seven times in one night?

Xu Chi slammed his phone shut immediately. The heat in his face continued to rise as his mind turned the words he had just read into vivid scenes. He even felt, embarrassingly, that he might be getting a little damp down there.

“Brother Gu… you… you didn’t actually feed me…” Xu Chi looked at the post Gu Jingxuan had made, a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

You should actually feed me for real next time. I’ll definitely make sure someone takes a picture of that!