Chapter 16: I'm Not as Flamboyant as You

He Suyan glanced at her and decided to tell the truth.

"The Su Family is interested in a project under Chengtian Group, and I gave them an opportunity to cooperate."

"What else?" Su Yuqing arched her eyebrows.

"I knew I couldn't fool you, Su Jinglin offended my sister."

Su Jinglin, the youngest son of the Su Family, unlike his older brother Su Jingting, was constantly embroiled in scandals and indulged in a life of pleasure.

How could he possibly have offended He Yunjin?

He Yunjin is He Suyan's older sister, who had been married for over twenty years, belonging to the same generation as Ou Yulan, how could she get involved with Su Jinglin?

Su Yuqing was about to ask when someone from the program team entered.

"Miss Su, your sister wants to see you."

Su Chengxi still had the energy to worry about her at this time? Weren't the things on the internet enough to keep her busy?

Su Yuqing smiled, "I'm sorry, it's not convenient for me."

She must have known about the termination of her contract.

"...All right." The staff hesitated, then went out and closed the door.

Next came the final segment of announcing the vote count.

There was no need to return to the stage, as cameras in the resting rooms were switched on, and footage from each room was broadcasted live.

Su Yuqing had already removed her makeup, presenting a bare face, as she sat next to He Suyan.

They looked naturally harmonious together.

"Let's congratulate tonight's most popular team—Team God He!" Qi Ming announced excitedly.

Applause filled the air, enthusiastic and warm.

This was the result almost everyone had anticipated.

"Next up, the popularity king. Guess who will be tonight's popularity king? The winner will have a special privilege in the next episode!"

"God He! God He!"

"God He—"

"Xie Shiyun! Xie Shiyun!"

The live audience shouted various names, but the most called out was He Suyan's.

"Okay, now let's reveal the popularity king!" Qi Ming turned around, "Please look at the big screen!"

Numbers and names began scrolling instantly on the big screen behind him.

Everyone in the resting rooms tensed up, each harboring their own expectations.

After about twenty seconds, the scrolling stopped, and He Suyan's name hung high on the screen, with the striking figures of six hundred seventy showing behind it!

Out of one thousand audience members, more than six hundred had voted for him!

This made many people accept the outcome wholeheartedly.

God He's popularity was incomparable.

"Congratulations to God He for becoming tonight's popularity king!" The host announced loudly, and the feed from He Suyan's resting room suddenly filled the screen!

Simultaneously, the live chat exploded with messages.

...

After all the votes were announced, Xie Shiyun looked at his score of over eighty votes, and his face darkened.

Then he saw Su Yuqing had even two more votes than him, which was somewhat unacceptable to him.

Not only him, but other artists also found it hard to accept.

They had been outdone by Su Yuqing.

At this moment, Xia Chuwie's face twisted, "A hypocritical bitch!"

Su Yuqing was actually good at singing and dancing, usually pretending to be a simpleton, making her lower her guard.

Bitch!

"Keep it down." Xia Chuwie's manager had been on the phone, turned around, and frowned upon hearing her.

Xia Chuwie reluctantly closed her mouth.

...

The live broadcast ended, and Su Yuqing changed back into her own clothes.

The second live broadcast would be in half a month, and neither the location nor the theme had been decided yet.

These two weeks could be used to edit footage from the resting rooms and other clips for broadcast, giving both the audience and the performers a buffer period.

Having agreed with He Suyan, Su Yuqing returned to her room to re-sign the contract in Capital City.

After taking a shower and slipping into a comfortable dress, she turned on her phone.

There was a plethora of messages as usual, and she furrowed her brows, blacklisting some people deemed unnecessary.

Like the agents and assistants from Huatai.

Having just dealt with them, a phone call came through. Seeing the caller ID, Su Yuqing's lips curled into a smile as she pressed the answer button.

"Su Yuqing, have you lost your mind? You actually blocklisted me!" Ou Yulan's voice roared, "You've grown wings, thinking you can kick the Su Family aside since you're clinging to He Suyan. Let me tell you, you're dreaming..."

Click!

Su Yuqing couldn't bother to listen and simply hung up, but she did not add this number to the blacklist.

It was Su Jinglin's number.

As expected, the phone rang again within a minute. However, this time, the person on the other end did not start off with insults.

Just a heavy breath, apparently very angry.

Su Yuqing revealed a content smile, "Madam Ou, why aren't you cursing?"

"You think I'm like you? Disowning your kin over a man, you yourself are acting shamefully by clinging to a rich backer. Don't assume others are like you, after all... I'm not as sleazy as you!" Su Yuqing's voice was mocking and icy.

Ou Yulan on the other end was struck as by lightning!

Sleazy?!

"Su Yuqing, I am your own mother!" she gritted her teeth, as if she could taste the rust in her mouth.

With a tip-touch of her tongue against her cheek, Su Yuqing said, "Oh, and what of it?"

She tapped the armrest of the sofa with her finger, suddenly feeling rather pleased.

The Truth System... was kind of exhilarating.

"Talk business or else I'm hanging up."

Ou Yulan on the other end was so furious her chest heaved dramatically. She took a deep breath and squeezed a few words through clenched teeth, "Come home tomorrow, I have something to tell you!"

Ancheng wasn't far from Capital City; the place where they were recording the show was just under a two-hour flight away.

"Sure, I hope you won't regret it," Su Yuqing readily agreed.

A return to the Su Family was definitely on the cards.

She still carried the title of the Su Family's stepdaughter, and the most important thing was, apart from her identity card, all her belongings were still there.

Without giving the other side a chance to speak, she hung up.

Ou Yulan was indeed pissed again.

Su Yuqing fiddled with her phone, thinking about Ou Yulan.

A moment later, she suddenly sneered, scorn flashing in her eyes.

"Host, you're feeling the benefits of telling the truth, right? Isn't it exhilarating?" the System interjected opportunely.

"Shut up. Can you handle the consequences if it's so exhilarating?"

The System...

It desperately wanted to say that in this world, the host is the protagonist, and in the end, everything will turn out to be beneficial for the host.

Su Yuqing's phone suddenly vibrated, and she checked it to find a WeChat message.

It was from He Suyan, a transfer message for one hundred thousand, with the note saying it was the price for the photo.

A gleam sparked in Su Yuqing's eyes; nothing provided a sense of security quite like money.

She quickly accepted the transfer and replied with an emoji, "Thanks, boss."

He Suyan on the other side of the phone chuckled.

The photo had sold, and there was still a video.

Su Yuqing hurriedly opened Weibo to check the progress of the situation.

The entertainment hot search was filled with the Reverse Draft, along with numerous entries related to Jiang Chenan's group affair.

Even she had made it to the hot search.

Upon clicking in, she saw a video edited by netizens from the first day of the live broadcast.

And Su Chengxi was completely absent from it.

On Jiang Family's end, He Suyan was keeping it restrained, unable to withdraw from the hot search. On the Su Family's side...

The corners of Su Yuqing's mouth curled up, and she opened the video that Director Lin had someone send her.

Fu Jin had uploaded another angle of this video online at He Suyan's request, but it was quickly taken down. When Su Yuqing learned of it, she asked him not to worry about it for now.

She had a better idea in mind.