Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle

Chapter 251 - 251 250 Breaking Out

?Chapter 251: Chapter 250: Breaking Out Chapter 251: Chapter 250: Breaking Out Huo Rui felt that Luo Ning had a keen eye.

When he started dating Yu Wen, she was gentle, considerate, and virtuous, though occasionally willful, making him take time out to go shopping or join her friends for meals.

None of that really mattered, and as a boyfriend, he naturally obliged.

But in recent months, she’d often hinted or explicitly said that he should take more care of her family’s company.

Even continuing to request favors for her family members, asking for his help repeatedly.

Those weren’t significant issues, so he obliged.

Little did he know that the Yu family’s appetite was growing, and Yu Wen, lacking restraint, became more and more justified in asking him to help her family.

And over time, he realized that Yu Wen was heavily brainwashed by the Yu family.

She was someone without much personal conviction, influenced heavily by her family.

The Yu family also favored males over females, including Yu Wen’s parents who thought they’d have to rely on the only male in the family after they died, thus focusing on nurturing their nephew.

Shockingly, Yu Wen held the same view, indulging her despicable cousin and often cleaning up his messes.

In fact, Yu Fei’s despicable character was also a product of the Yu family’s enabling.

It’s these issues that reveal themselves after being together for a long time.

If they were to continue like this, their relationship surely wouldn’t last long, let alone get to marriage.

He said, “Miss Luo sees things very clearly, indeed.”

He couldn’t help but marvel, Luo Ning was truly impressive, no wonder his brother trusted her so much.

Huo Ye’s focus was clearly different, “As long as there’s no ‘peach blossom calamity’, it’s fine.”

Huo Rui knew exactly why his brother felt that way, and patted him on the shoulder.

“There are plenty of good women in this world, don’t let it cast a shadow over you.”

He didn’t want his brother to end up single for life because of the scars left by some crazy woman.

Huo Ye smirked, “Maybe.”

Short-term at least, he had no intention of getting a girlfriend.

He asked, “Brother, will you still look for a girlfriend?”

Huo Rui was speechless, “Of course, I’m not planning to become a monk.”

“Besides, our family is pressing hard, you know that.”

“I’ll certainly be more careful next time,” he added.

Perhaps it was also because he lacked relationship experience that he had misjudged people.

Previously, he had been solely focused on his studies and career, without time or energy for romantic relationships.

Only when his family started pushing did he feel it was time to find someone to marry.

He tended to be assertive externally, so he originally wanted a gentle, virtuous woman who lacked strong personal opinions.

Previously, he thought highly independent women might be exploited and become liabilities.

That’s how he ended up dating Yu Wen, her personality fitting that very archetype, and he accepted her advances.

Now, it seemed he was wrong before.

In the future, he would definitely seek someone smart and decisive; otherwise, influence from her natal family or others would truly be a hindrance.

Huo Rui didn’t want to continue discussing this topic, so he changed the subject.

He said to Luo Ning, “Miss Luo, I would like you to be the spokesperson for my watch company, what do you think?”

Having gotten to know Luo Ning, he had come to appreciate such independent and autonomous women.

With his company releasing a new watch themed around independence and autonomy, he felt Luo Ning was very suitable.

Luo Ning was aware that Huo Rui’s watch company was among the top international luxury brands.

Advertisement endorsements are naturally a coveted prize for celebrities, representing not only substantial fees but also a boost in their popularity.

No top-tier brand would hire an unknown minor star for endorsements.

Those who obtain endorsements are invariably popular or highly promising celebrities with significant recognition.

Most are either Best Actors, Best Actresses, top influencers, or popular rising stars.

The celebrity endorsing the men’s watches for Huo Rui’s watch company is Lu Xun, the youngest top actor currently in the limelight.

For female celebrities, the previous endorser was a popular young actress, but she left to get married and have a child, leaving the endorsement vacant.

Recently, news that they were looking for a female celebrity endorser had been released, and as Brother Fang had mentioned earlier, top actresses and trending female stars had their eyes on it.

Brother Fang also wanted to vie for it, but he didn’t think it was very likely.

Luo Ning hadn’t expected Huo Rui to personally invite her, but she wasn’t going to pretentiously decline.

“Sure, but I’m not in charge of these matters. I’ll have my agent and assistant coordinate with your people.”

Huo Rui nodded, “Okay!”

“You can give your assistant my phone number. If there are any issues, they can contact me directly.”

Luo Ning nodded, “Okay, my assistant is Xi Shu. I’ll let her know.”

Lu Xun drove Luo Ning home first, then dropped off the Huo brothers.

After returning home, Luo Ning and her mother got the email address from the private detective.

She then picked a dozen photos from the email that showed Old Man Gou and Gou Zhenmei in particularly suggestive poses and posted them online using an anonymous account.

Honestly, looking at these photos, Gou Zhenmei really seemed to be playfully seductive.

It’s possible Gou Zhenmei didn’t intend to get physically involved with Old Man Gou, but her interactions weren’t exactly innocent either, and her flirty demeanor surely made the old man treat her better.

The headline she put online was sure to attract attention, “Shock: Stepfather and Stepdaughter’s Secret Relationship Exposed.”

Indeed, such a sensational headline quickly drew curiosity, and the post rapidly gained traction.

Some netizens even dug up the identities of the stepfather and stepdaughter mentioned in the post.

Without Luo Ning having to use another anonymous account, people began exposing how they had driven their biological daughter away.

The story of how Gou Zhenmei seduced and stole her stepsister’s fiancé to marry into a wealthy family also surfaced.

Seeing that the post was getting a lot of attention, Luo Ning uploaded more pictures.

All were of Gou Zhenmei over the years with different men.

Although there were no explicit photos, it was unclear whether it was the angle the private detective used or if there was an inherent issue.

From various angles in the photos, Gou Zhenmei’s expressions and gazes with these men were suggestive and tempting.

It definitely seemed suspicious.

Below the post, people were shouting that their moral foundations were shattered, followed by all sorts of curses.

Once people realized the old man was the chairman of the Gou Group, they started going to the Gou Group’s official website, hurling insults like calling Old Man Gou degenerate.

Then they targeted the Feng Family’s official website, harshly criticizing Gou Zhenmei’s shamelessness.

Some even urged Feng Yanbai to control his wife, or they mocked and ridiculed him for being unaware of how many times he had been cuckolded, suggesting his head was probably covered in grass by now.

Luo Ning also used some hacker tricks to push the post further up, instantly boosting its popularity.

After all, people love a juicy scandal involving the wealthy.

Unsurprisingly, the post made it to the trending searches.

It also spread throughout the circles of the wealthy.

Initially, some people from the auction who had gossiped about it were somewhat skeptical of any affair between Old Man Gou and Gou Zhenmei, but the photos in the post made them believers.

Soon, Old Man Gou and the Gou family women not only had a bad reputation in elite circles but also among the general public.

This was indeed a scandal that broke out in an unusual way.