Chapter 3: Their Destinies Are Indeed Intertwined

Logically speaking, Su Yuqing should not have ended up in this situation just by being signed, but Huatai Entertainment has shares from the Su Family.

As the drag-along child brought into the Su Family by Madam Su, Su Yuqing's status in the family was awkward.

Ever since she was young, she was the clown behind Su Chengxi, made to look like nothing but dregs by comparison.

Always taking the fall, the internet was full of nothing but curses against her.

All of this, was the result of Su Chengxi's manipulations.

This time, she had directly dug a grave for Su Yuqing!

Now that she was here, of course, she would seek justice. No rush, she would take her time.

Su Yuqing picked up the tablet next to her and logged into Weibo.

#SuYuqingExpose#EntertainmentIndustryGames#JiangChenanThreeSecondMan#JiangChenanSwingsBothWays#ReverseDraftLiveCatch#DidSuChengxiAndJiangChenan'PlayGames'#ReverseDraftWinnerIsInsane#

Without any exaggeration, the top ten trending searches were all about them.

Su Yuqing glanced at the comments; there was the water army, onlookers, and fans of Jiang Chenan and Su Chengxi.

However, soon the fans' comments were drowned out by the rubbernecking crowd.

Even the empty bottles were useless.

Su Yuqing let out a light laugh, opened her own Weibo, and saw her followers had skyrocketed by almost two million. Originally, she only had five hundred thousand followers and that included a large number of zombie and anti-fans.

"..."

As expected, her Weibo had been thoroughly raided by fans of Su Chengxi and Jiang Chenan.

A massive number of private messages and @mentions, nearly causing a bug from the influx.

She ignored them all and began changing her password.

Having been in the entertainment industry in her past life, and even as the Seven time Golden Actress, Su Yuqing had grown accustomed to such situations.

Her journey hadn't been smooth sailing either, having also experienced being universally despised online.

She had long since developed a 'Heart of Iron' with the philosophy of 'out of sight, out of mind'.

An artist's Weibo is usually managed by the company, and even though she was a nobody, she still had an agent.

Just five minutes after Su Yuqing had changed her password, people began relentlessly trying to log into her Weibo account.

At the same time, the hot searches about Su Chengxi and Jiang Chenan were being steadily suppressed.

She estimated it wouldn't be long before they were taken down.

In their place, there were accusations of Su Yuqing pushing Su Chengxi into the flesh trade, along with blurrily angled videos released by marketing accounts.

In the next room over, He Suyan came out wrapped in a towel, his smooth abdominal muscles and distinct eight-pack, the powerful arms all exuding a hormonal strength.

"How are things online?" He grabbed a towel and began to wipe his hair, asking Fu Jin, who was sitting on the couch.

Fu Jin, a golden agent in the entertainment industry, served only He Suyan, his childhood friend.

He too came from a prominent family.

"See for yourself." He handed over the tablet he was holding.

He Suyan glanced through the trending searches and comments, a slight frown forming, "Tell the public relations team to stop the Su and Jiang Families from pulling the hot searches. Contact Director Lin and release a video from another angle."

Fu Jin almost bit off his tongue; He Suyan personally diving into the sea to save someone had already shocked him.

"Are you planning to protect that girl Su Yuqing?"

"Why not?" He Suyan raised his eyebrows. "Consider it compensation for my sister."

It was partly his fault that Su Yuqing got involved in the Reverse Draft.

His sister, who had found a fortune-teller from who knows where, insisted that his fate was tied with that of the Su Family's adopted daughter.

To test this theory, she set a trap for the Su Family, and as expected, Su Yuqing was pushed forward, burdened with a sky-high contract and left with no choice but to participate in a Reverse Draft where she was sure to be eliminated.

He Suyan had not anticipated that his fate would indeed become impossibly 'tied' to Su Yuqing's.

"Alright then." Fu Jin looked at him deeply, seemingly resigned to follow whatever he said.

He began clearing up the mess online.

Meanwhile, Su Yuqing, who had taken her medicine, had already drifted into a deep sleep.

When she woke up again, it was the next day.

Upon turning on her phone, a deluge of missed calls and messages hit her—some from the company, some from the Su Family, and others from various people.

She decided not to reply to any of them for the time being.

Su Yuqing found the video sent by Director Lin, clicked, and saved it.

After getting up and washing up, she felt a slight burn in her stomach, having not eaten dinner the night before.

She picked out a set of clothes and went to take a shower.

Looking at the strange yet familiar face in the mirror, Su Yuqing smiled.

An eighteen-year-old girl, so tender she seemed like water could be wrung from her cheeks, pure and luminous as jade, like autumn chrysanthemums under frost, serene as pines in a deserted valley, with eyes as dark as spots of lacquer, spirited and captivating. As her gaze shifted, hidden sharpness emerged, but upon closer inspection, that sharpness was fully concealed.

She gently tapped her chin, 'I've taken over your body, and I will obtain justice for you.'

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The Reverse Draft was a live broadcast every two weeks, spanning three days each time. Once the live broadcast ended, online voting would commence, allowing the public to vote for who they wanted out of the entertainment industry.

The top seven in the final rankings would be unconditionally and permanently expelled from the entertainment industry.

Yesterday was the first day of the first live broadcast of the show.

The show's producers chose Ancheng, an island, as the location for the first live broadcast, extravagantly booking an entire star-rated hotel.

At eight o'clock, Su Yuqing appeared on time in the hotel lobby, which had been converted to accommodate thirty-one spots.

"Su Yuqing is here." Someone murmured, prompting silence to fall over the crowd.

All eyes turned toward the entering girl.

Dressed simply in shorts, a tank top, and sneakers, her flaxen hair was pulled up into a bun, revealing a smooth, full forehead, exuding youth and beauty.

The spectators' eyes brightened; they already knew Su Yuqing was attractive, but she seemed even more so today.

"Hello, everyone," Su Yuqing greeted with a just-right smile.

If she was to continue mixing in the entertainment industry for the time being, it wouldn't do to be too unconventional.

"Hello."

"Good morning."

One does not strike a smiling face, and coupled with her explosive revelations from yesterday, a few people greeted her in turn.

Su Yuqing looked around and then sat down in an empty spot nearby.

Su Chengxi and Jiang Chenan, because of yesterday's incident, temporarily withdrew from the recording.

"Switch the camera over to Su Yuqing," instructed Director Lin into his walkie-talkie.

"...It's early in the morning, there shouldn't be any juicy footage," the assistant director commented from the side.

"No worries, that face alone can attract attention."

"..." An apparent case of superficiality.

Each installment of the Reverse Draft had its location chosen randomly, and this edition's theme was 'freedom.'

The first day's filming was supposed to take place aboard a cruise ship, but it got disrupted before it even began.

As for the situation on the second day, that remained unknown.

Su Yuqing knew there were two camera angles fixed on her, and she adjusted herself subtly and effortlessly, managing to seem both casual and impeccable.

"Miss Su, was it really your sister who pushed you down yesterday?" Suddenly, a voice, neither loud nor soft, questioned her.

Su Yuqing tilted her head.

Xia Chuwei, a member of a girl group that debuted last summer after a hit talent show.

"Host, lying will be automatically corrected," the system warned.

Su Yuqing's eyes narrowed slightly, "If you want to know, you can ask her."

Thwarted, Xia Chuwei's smile faded slightly, "Everyone online says that you sisters share a deep bond."

It seems it's not the case after all.

"I can't compare with Miss Xia, from the Imperial Family; even sisters must step aside for her," Su Yuqing retorted.

Xia Chuwei's expression shifted slightly, "Miss Su really has quite the sense of humor."

Su Yuqing gave her a meaningful look.