Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 489 The Amazing Operation in Preparing Meng Ziyi's Hot Bar
"Come to think of it, this should be my first time here!"

Reba took off her sunglasses with a sigh and looked around the living room furnishings with curiosity.

Meng Ziyi glared at her angrily from the side: "Did you buy the trending search?"

"What trending topic? I still don't understand what you're talking about."

Reba, twirling the arm of her sunglasses, smiled and walked up to Meng Ziyi with her left beauty mark pointing upwards. Just as she was about to reach out, Meng Ziyi dodged her.

Meng Ziyi looked at the "female hooligan" warily, her lips pouting: "Didn't you see the news on Douyin?"

"No."

Dilraba pursed her lips and deliberately winked, trying to make herself seem more believable.

Although she didn't know what had happened, that didn't stop her from using this unknown matter to engage in a small game of wits with Meng Ziyi.

Meng Ziyi stared at Reba for a moment, and began to waver, believing that she really didn't know.

"Hmph! Dudu, tell her what happened."

"oh oh."

Chen Duling, who was engrossed in watching the show, responded slowly.

Reba glanced sideways, a smile spreading across her deep eyes, her interest instantly shifting from Meng Ziyi to Chen Duling.

She put her sunglasses in her pocket, played with her hair with her fingers, and casually asked, "Sister Meng, has Dudu been staying at your house lately?"

"Yes! What's wrong?"

"I'm just a little curious, how will she seduce Brother Xiu right under your nose..."

Reba's languid voice alerted both Meng Ziyi and Chen Duling.

They glanced at her first, then turned to her in unison, their eyes like knives, piercing straight into her.

"Don't talk nonsense, how could I..."

"Dudu didn't have any good ideas either, so she could only try to get close to the edge."

Reba and Chen Duling were taken aback, both surprised by these words.

Meng Ziyi said frankly, "Anyone can see that! Xiu-ge'er isn't interested in Dudu, mainly because their families know each other. If something were to happen, it would be very troublesome... Hey! Don't change the subject, Dudu, hurry up and find that short video."

"Oh, I found it."

Chen Duling quickly responded, but inwardly she felt a sudden realization.

No wonder Chen Xiu has always kept her distance from me, it turns out it's because of this... My mom misled me!!

She initially thought that being close to the family would give her an advantage, but instead, it aroused Chen Xiu's suspicion, and Tian Xinwei ended up getting ahead of her...

Chen Duling, still inwardly grumbling, handed the short video she had just shown to Meng Ziyi to Reba.

Reba looked down, and the smile on her lips gradually faded, while her two arched eyebrows subtly furrowed, and her eyes began to look distant.

"Dudu, can I see the comments?"

"sure."

Reba thanked him, took the phone, opened the comments, and carefully searched through them.

As expected, the situation she anticipated had already sparked a heated debate in the comments section.

After searching on her phone for a while, Reba suddenly took a breath, put down her phone, and looked at Meng Ziyi seriously.

"Sister Meng, something's happened."

"You admit you bought the trending topics..."

"No! I wouldn't do something so pointless."

"What happened?"

Without explaining, Reba went straight over and grabbed Meng Ziyi's arm, showing her what she had just searched for.

Meng Ziyi stared intently at her phone screen with clear eyes. The screen displayed the headline "Chen Xiu's Mysterious Girlfriend is Meng Ziyi!"

Then, a group of entertainment self-media outlets analyzed the evidence chain, including but not limited to: Meng Ziyi and Chen Xiu's collaboration on "Love O2O", Meng Ziyi's switch to Datang Pictures, Meng Ziyi's participation in "Back to Field" with Chen Xiu as a guest, and Meng Ziyi's Weibo posts with overseas location when Chen Xiu went abroad last year...

After watching the short video, Meng Ziyi parted her crimson lips slightly and turned to stare at Reba: "I didn't buy any trending topics!"

"Forget about the trending topics!"

Reba swore and lost control of her expression, showing that she was really anxious.

Meng Ziyi had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter, while Chen Duling had begun to feel increasingly panicked as she came to her senses.

Looking into Meng Ziyi's still innocent eyes, Reba could only think of a solution while explaining to her in words, and also help herself to sort out her thoughts.

"Now netizens are speculating that your boyfriend and I are Brother Xiu, and they've even listed evidence!"

"Yes! That's right, but you're the younger one..."

"Tsk, that's not the point. Have you ever thought that if netizens find out about the relationship between the three of us, Xiu Ge's career will collapse immediately?"

"Oh! That's right."

Meng finally realized what was going on.

Reba continued to explain: "I checked the video's popularity. It's only been a little over an hour since it was released, and the most popular video has already received over 10,000 likes. Many entertainment media outlets are still posting it, so the popularity can't be suppressed."

"What will happen?"

"If the episode where Brother Xiu is a guest airs, netizens will definitely say it's confirmed that we're being kept as a mistress."

"You'd better quickly post a clarification on Weibo and do some public relations!"

Meng Ziyi started to follow Reba's train of thought. Reba pouted slightly, a little unhappy, but after a moment's thought, she didn't let her little mood interfere with the important matter.

“Clarification and public relations can only be used when there is no evidence. This year’s netizens are so capable that they have dug up the timeline of evidence. If we try to clarify, it will only make us look guilty.”

Meng Ziyi gasped, trying to calm herself down quickly, and then asked herself: If it were Chen Xiu, how would he handle this situation...?

"How about we talk to Brother Xiu about it?"

"No! He's out at work, he has something very important to do, we can't disturb him!"

Meng waved his hand to reject Reba's suggestion, and started to get a feel for things.

Reba frowned slightly in surprise, also feeling that the meaning of the character "Meng" had suddenly changed.

"Hmm~~"

After a moment's hesitation, Meng Ziyi put his hands behind his back and said in a pretentious tone, "Let's do a live stream to clarify! You and I will both go live and clear Xiu Ge'er out of the picture, saying that our boyfriends are someone else..."

"Netizens aren't stupid; they can tell we're covering something up. Otherwise, why would we go live together to clarify? Besides, I don't want to fabricate a fictitious boyfriend."

"Do you think I wanted this?!"

Meng Ziyi said, exasperated and helpless, "There's nothing I can do about it."

"that……"

A cautious voice suddenly joined in. Meng Ziyi and Reba turned around and saw Chen Duling awkwardly raising her hand, indicating that she had something to say.

Chen Duling met their gazes, her cheeks slightly flushed, and said hesitantly, "How about I make a sacrifice and say that I am Chen Xiu's girlfriend, and you two are with someone else?"

"..."*2
Meng Ziyi and Reba's expressions shifted from surprise to disdain, both thinking: "You've got a really good plan! You really think I'm a fool!"

Chen Duling reluctantly lowered her hand: "This is the only way! Your two fans have already started fighting, and the evidence chain is so strong. No matter who comes out to clarify, the other fan group will not give up, and the matter will still not be resolved."

"I don't need your help. I can just ask Xiaotian!"

Reba thoughtfully secured benefits for Tian Xinwei, but adopted a strict approach to guarding against Chen Duling.

Chen Duling retorted, "Even if you find Xiaotian, how are you two going to clarify things? You're just making things worse and worse, turning Chenxiu into ruins."

Reba was speechless and pouted, indicating that she had no solution.

Meng Ziyi, based on the existing conditions, began her own brainstorming session.

"The current situation is that netizens have discovered my relationship with Xiu Ge'er and his relationship with Reba, but there is no solid evidence."

"If I and Dilraba go on a live stream to clarify and make up a fictional boyfriend, netizens definitely won't believe it, and neither of us would want to."

"If we let Dudu and Xiaotian in, it will only make things more chaotic, so we need to keep things within the three of us and not let them escalate."

"We can't let this affect Xiu Ge'er. It would be best if Reba and I went to resolve this."

"I'll go with Reba to resolve this..."

Perhaps it came from being influenced by Chen Xiu over a long period of time, or perhaps Meng Ziyi himself was a genius.

Just as she was meticulously sorting out the situation, a flash of inspiration suddenly burst forth from these preconditions, dissolving all the difficulties and paving the way for a solution.

Meng Ziyi's eyelids snapped open, her eyes lighting up. She grabbed Reba and whispered in her ear.

"I've come up with a brilliant idea, we can do it like this..."

"Ok??"

Reba leaned back, his eyes wide, staring intently at Meng Ziyi, thinking: Could you really be a genius?!
Chen Duling was very suspicious and asked proactively, "Mengmeng, what method?"

Feeling that his thoughts were becoming clearer, Meng Ziyi happily shared his insights with Chen Duling.

"Let's do it this way first... then we'll do it that way..."

Chen Duling's reaction to this was exactly the same as Reba's.

Seeing their reactions, Meng Ziyi said smugly, "How about it! This idea is pretty good!"

Hot Bar: "Absolutely stunning."

Chen Duling: "I was very surprised."

Meng Ziyi became dissatisfied upon hearing their words, which were neither quite sarcastic nor quite respectful.

"Tell me, is there anything wrong with doing it this way?"

"No, no!" *2
"Wouldn't this solve the problem once and for all?"

"Yes, yes." *2
Reba and Chen Duling are like bots.

However, Meng Ziyi had already gotten the answer she wanted, so she immediately put her hand on Reba's shoulder and gestured with her chin toward the stairwell.

"Then let's not waste any more time and get this over with quickly. Xiu-ge'er needs to come back for dinner tonight!"

"I'm a pretty good cook too."

"Really, Dudu cooks very well too. Why don't you two cook together later?"

"Are you asking me to stay tonight?"

"Since you're already here, we can't just let you leave."

Watching the two of them go upstairs side by side, singing in harmony, Chen Duling, who was still in the living room, turned her gaze to Meng Ziyi's face.

Bathed in the light streaming through the window, Meng Ziyi's face appeared exceptionally radiant. Every smile and frown exuded elegance and grace. The randomly swirling dust particles in the light further enhanced the atmosphere of the scene.

When the two went up to the second floor, Chen Duling didn't follow. Instead, she sat in the living room and silently pondered her own affairs.

Therefore, my biggest obstacle is actually getting to know each other...

(End of this chapter)