The Fake Heiress's Inner Thoughts Were Heard by Her Entire Family

Shen Huaichu successfully sent Jing Yi home, but he didn't see any news about her until late at night.

What went wrong?

Later, he learned from his assistant about Jing Zeqian's actions.

"…I see."

Holding his phone, Shen Huaichu sank into deep thought. Jing Zeqian truly was his lifelong nemesis.

Still, he had to make the call, just in case.

"Brother Jing."

"Shen Huaichu, good evening!" The voice on the other end sounded cheerful. "What's the matter? Calling me so late?"

Shen Huaichu remained expressionless. "Brother Jing, I heard something of mine got intercepted by Startrack?"

"Oh, yes, there was such a thing." And then? Wasn't he supposed to explain?

Shen Huaichu resigned himself and pressed further, "I was wondering if you could, uh, not, intercept, it."

"Oh? How could that be?! This is a matter of your reputation, Shen Huaichu. How could I not help you stop it?"

If the voice on the other end wasn't so smug, maybe he would have believed it.

"Brother Jing, have you ever thought that I did all this just to gain some reputation?"

He was just an unknown nobody! Now he was just trying to make some effort, yet Jing Zeqian had to be an obstacle?

"Ah! Your reputation is already very good, Shen Huaichu. You don't need any more!"

Jing Zeqian wasn't about to let Shen Huaichu have his way so easily.

Shen Huaichu pulled a face. "Well, thank you for the compliment, Jing Zeqian!"

"But Jing Zeqian, instead of blocking my news, why don't you focus more on managing your artists?"

Like that one still trending on the hot list, Lu Yichi, the singer-dancer under Startrack, Jing Zeqian's company.

"Oh, Shen Huaichu! Don't be so petty. I've asked around, it was just an accident. Lu Yichi was just expressing gratitude to Jing Yi; there's no other meaning."

Shen Huaichu frowned. Where did this middle-aged uncle vibe come from?

And the other side just kept talking, "I know, young people care about these things, but really, what's the big deal? It's just playing along with the scene. Besides, I'm Jing Yi's brother, don't I know what she's thinking?"

Shen Huaichu: …Then why don't you take down those trending hashtags!

The more he listened, the more his head hurt. Finally, when Jing Zeqian seemed to be done, just as Shen Huaichu was about to speak, the other party said one more sentence before hanging up.

He said, "By the way, Shen Huaichu, don't worry. For your reputation, I'll definitely help you block similar news!"

Shen Huaichu stared at the disconnected call and couldn't help but laugh.

Very well, there was no "just in case." Jing Zeqian was indeed his lifelong nemesis!

…

The online buzz didn't catch Jing Yi's attention, but the rest of the Jing family did hear about it, from Jing Zeqian's gleeful mouth.

It wasn't exactly a secret, but under Jing Zeqian's intentional concealment, Jing Yi remained unaware. Plus, she was busy practicing driving and didn't have time to think about these things.

Shen Tu, however, took notice.

Shen Huaichu looked at his happy-go-lucky aunt and said helplessly, "Auntie, you don't have to go rank-boosting, do you?"

He didn't even have a proper title yet, and his dear aunt was busy rank-boosting for his girlfriend's CP. Who could he even talk to about this?

Shen Tu didn't even look up. "Oh, don't worry. It's just for fun online. Besides, Jing Yi doesn't even know about it, and even if she did, she wouldn't take it seriously. It's all just fleeting buzz!"

She was very clear about it. These were just netizens having fun, and her reason for rank-boosting was simple: she couldn't let that male star and Jing Yi dominate the scene!

Using a less popular hashtag could attract attention to the opposing one.

Shen Huaichu: …Thanks, but I'm not comforted.

Shen Huaichu glanced over and saw that his aunt's favorite CP was Jing Yi and Li Chengsheng.

Li Chengsheng, the son of luxury brand L.

Great, his girlfriend's brother was pushing Lu Yichi, and his own aunt was pushing the red-haired rich kid.

And he, the actual boyfriend, was still an unknown nobody without even a hashtag.

"…Auntie, even if you rank-boost every day, this hashtag won't make it to the trending list." Should be said, none of them would.

Shen Tu was not pleased. She had already said it was just fleeting buzz, so why was her nephew still being so sour?

"It's just a hashtag, why are you being so serious?"

Shen Huaichu was helpless. Who was being serious here? Who was staying up until the early hours to be the first to rank-boost? Who watched every 'fandom' video every day? Who boosted the hashtag's heat every day?

Even rallying Gu Lin and others in the group to do the same. Was this really his aunt?

Well, it was her. Shen Tu was a bit guilty but still stood her ground. "I'm just treating it like a virtual game! And who am I doing this for? Isn't it to pull down those other hashtags?"

Seeing her nephew's expressionless face, she added, "Or, should I create one for you and Jing Yi?" Though using her nephew and Jing Yi's hashtag to attract attention might be a bit tough.

What's the point of creating one? He was just an unknown nobody, so forget it.

Shen Tu rolled her eyes at Shen Huaichu and muttered, "Pretentious, you obviously want it." She continued boosting the hashtag's heat. "I'd like to ship you and Jing Yi, but you have to bring her to me first!"

How long had they been dating, and she still hadn't seen even half of Jing Yi. Those who knew thought they were dating, those who didn't might think her nephew had delusions.

Shen Huaichu casually said, "She has an important competition coming up, so we might have to wait until it's over to meet."

Competition? A racing competition?

Shen Tu paused and stopped rank-boosting. "Are you… okay?"

Shen Huaichu looked calm and composed, taking a sip from his water glass. "Of course, what could be wrong with me?" He was fine, and he could even often visit Jing Yi during her training.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Shen Tu stared at the red-haired guy in the screen, a bit lost in thought. Rank-boosting was just to tease her nephew, who always didn't bring Jing Yi to visit her.

She thought, maybe hobbies could be transcended, and they could completely have different ones.

"Huaichu, do you know you've been a bit off lately?"

Shen Huaichu was at the Gu family today because Shen Tu had called him over. Otherwise, he would have been at Huarui Group handling work.

Shen Huaichu remained calm. "Did Gu Lin tell you?" Shen Tu shook her head.

Gu Lin's odd behavior was one thing, and Shen Huaichu's was another.

Though not obvious, how could she not notice that Shen Huaichu had been increasingly distracted lately?

"You're overthinking it. I'm fine."

Shen Tu sighed, shaking her head helplessly. Hopefully, it really was just her overthinking.