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Chapter 113 Gulnazar Adds Fuel to the Fire

At 7:30 in the morning, Lin Feng was woken up by the urge to urinate. He rubbed his eyes and reached for his phone. The screen lit up and was filled with a dense array of messages: more than 20 missed calls and 99 WeChat messages.

"What's going on?" he muttered as he tapped the phone. Li Yi's call came in again, and as soon as he answered, he heard her urgent voice: "President Lin! You're trending! #RaymondLinGuliNazha'sRVPhotosAreExploding!"

Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. He clicked on Weibo, and his name appeared in three of the top ten trending topics. Clicking on them, he saw that the photo of him in the RV had been magnified countless times, with increasingly sensational headlines: "Shocking! Lin Feng interfered in Guli Nazha's relationship, spending two hours alone in an RV" and "Zhang Han's cheating confirmed? Guli Nazha and Lin Feng chatted happily."

"Damn it!" Lin Feng cursed under his breath, so angry he wanted to throw his phone. "Are these people crazy? They just make things up from a lousy photo!" But then he thought, thankfully they didn't capture him going to Li Yitong's room, otherwise it would have been really hard to explain.

"Li Yi, I'll post a clarification on Weibo later," he took a deep breath to calm down, "You have the publicity team repost it and bring the situation back on track." This kind of "third party" scandal is disgusting and must be suppressed as soon as possible.

After hanging up the phone, he pulled out the photos he had taken yesterday: a group photo with Li Yitong, a photo of him shaking hands with Director Zhong, and a scene of handing out milk tea to the crew.

The editor posted on Weibo: "Yesterday I visited the set of 'Fighter of the Destiny' to see @LiYitong. Thank you to Director Zhong and the crew for their hospitality; everyone was very welcoming. The photos circulating online are from the crew's lunch break at @Gulinaza's RV, where Yitong was also present. This has been taken out of context. Thank you for your concern; please don't spread rumors."

The moment the send button was clicked, Li Yi immediately had his studio repost it with the caption: "A normal set visit, please don't overinterpret it."

The comment section exploded instantly: "I knew Feng Ge wasn't that kind of person! These marketing accounts are shameless for clicks!" —A devoted fan of Feng Ge. "What did Gulnazar say? Waiting for both sides' responses." —First-hand gossip. "I feel sorry for Feng Ge, he just broke 1 billion and got targeted like this. Fame brings trouble." —A movie enthusiast. At the same time, Gulnazar was woken up by a phone call in her hotel room. The name "Zhang Han" was flashing on the screen. She groggily answered and heard the other person's harsh rebuke: "What happened yesterday?! What were you doing with Lin Feng in the RV?"

"Huh?" Gulinazha was stunned. "What? What are you doing? We're just having a normal chat, Yitong is here too."

"Normal chatting? The photos are leaked! You two were laughing so happily!" Zhang Han's voice was angry. "I visited the set a few days ago, why weren't you laughing like this then?"

Gulinaza finally snapped out of her daze, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly grabbed her tablet to search for information. Seeing the photo and the countless rumors, she laughed angrily: "Zhang Han, are you crazy? It's just one photo, is it really that big of a deal?"

"Why would I?" Zhang Han sneered. "The whole internet is saying you two are having an affair. Shouldn't I, as your official boyfriend, ask?"

"Ask? You're interrogating me!" Gulinaza's temper flared up. "I only met him once, and we barely exchanged a few words. Believe it or not!" She hung up the phone, her chest heaving with anger.

Just as she was about to open WeChat to explain, she was bombarded with messages from her assistant and agent, all asking about the photos. She patiently replied, "It was just a normal visit to the set; it was taken out of context. Raymond Lam has already clarified."

While scrolling through netizens' comments, I saw someone say, "Honestly, Raymond Lam is much better than Zhang Han, right? He's young and promising, good-looking, and can even direct. What can Zhang Han do besides being a domineering CEO?" "If Naza really gets together with Raymond Lam, I'd be quite supportive. At least Raymond Lam doesn't have as many scandals."

Gulinaza felt a sudden pang in her heart. Zhang Han had indeed never really trusted her. A while ago, when she was cyberbullied by his ex-girlfriend's fans, she turned off comments on her Weibo account, and Zhang Han didn't say a word. But this time, he didn't even listen to her explanation before getting angry.

The agent called again: "Naza, Raymond Lam has clarified things, let's issue a statement too, just say it's normal interaction on set, thank you for visiting."

"Okay," Gulinaza said listlessly.

The studio quickly released a statement: "[Yesterday during lunchtime on set, I rested and chatted with @LinFeng and @LiYitong in the RV. I thank Lin Feng for visiting the set and bringing drinks to the crew. The interaction was friendly and normal. Please do not spread rumors.]"

The comments section became even more lively: "It was definitely taken out of context! May those marketing accounts die a horrible death!" — Naza's Guardian Angel "Aren't you all making a mountain out of a molehill? They were just having a normal chat." — Passerby A "I knew Naza wasn't that kind of person. Waiting for netizens to apologize." — Rational Fan Zhang Han Seeing the clarifications from both sides, his face turned pale and then red. His assistant advised, "Brother Han, why don't you call Sister Naza?"

He gritted his teeth, dialed Gulinaza's number, and said in a curt tone, "Fine, I understand. I misunderstood." He didn't even say "I'm sorry."

Gulinaza, already holding his breath, became even angrier upon hearing this attitude: "Is that all? Zhang Han, let's calm down for a while."

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"What do you mean?" Zhang Han's voice suddenly rose. "You really have feelings for him?"

"It's none of your business who I'm interested in!" Gulinaza laughed in anger. "I've only known him for less than an hour. Can you stop being so childish?" She hung up immediately and blocked his number.

Fueled by anger, she flipped to a photo of the three of them in her album and impulsively posted it on Weibo: "[I met my idol @RaymondLam yesterday, so happy! I've seen all his work, he's really amazing, I want to learn from him~ [cute]]"

This Weibo post was like a spark falling into a pile of dry tinder, instantly reigniting the trending topics that had just cooled down—#Gulnazar says Raymond Lam is her idol# jumped straight to second place.

Lin Feng, who was packing his luggage, almost dropped what he was holding when he saw this: "Damn! Does this woman not have a brain?" He had almost cleared things up, but this time she was just handing someone a knife.

The comment section went completely crazy: "??? Idol? Is this a clarification or a tacit admission of having feelings for each other?" — "Zhang Han: I'm going to buy a green hat right now." — Funny netizen "She said she'd only known him for less than an hour, and now he's her idol? That's a bit unbelievable —" — Logical weirdo "I bet five cents there's something going on between these two! Otherwise, why would Nazha post this?" — Sherlock Holmes himself "Am I the only one who noticed Nazha said she'd seen all his works? 'Fame and Fortune' is indeed good!" — Movie buff Li Yi called again, her voice breaking: "President Lin, Gulnazar posted on Weibo! What do we do now? Should we respond again?"

Lin Feng rubbed his temples, his head spinning: "What the hell is there to respond to! The more you respond, the more chaotic it gets! Just let it cool down on its own!" He finally understood that Gulinaza was either brainless or doing it on purpose, using his popularity to create hype.

Raymond Lam sat by the window in the hotel restaurant. He had just finished a phone call with Li Yitong. He had originally planned to go to the film set in the morning to say goodbye to her, but now it seemed impossible. The trending topic hadn't died down yet, and the paparazzi were definitely waiting on set to take pictures of them together. Going there would only make things more troublesome.

"Boss, I'm going to film now?" Li Yitong's voice sounded a little aggrieved on the phone.

"Okay, film well. I'll celebrate with you when you wrap up." Lin Feng tried to keep his tone light. "Don't worry about things here, I'll handle it."

After hanging up the phone, he messaged Li Yi: "Check if Fengxing Studio was behind this. The trial is in mid-October, and they're trying every possible way to create dirt on us."

Li Yi replied instantly: 【Okay, Mr. Lin, I'll check right away.】

Raymond Lam put down his phone, looking out the window with a frustrated feeling. What was supposed to be a happy visit to the set had been ruined by a lousy photo, and now Guli Nazha's "idol" Weibo post had only added fuel to the fire. It was really unlucky.

"Mr. Lin, the paparazzi are still following us outside," the bodyguard said in a low voice as he walked in.

"Got it." Lin Feng rubbed his temples. "Book a flight back to Beijing this afternoon, the sooner the better." He didn't want to stay any longer; every second he stayed felt awful.

"it is good."

At the same time, in the break room on the set of "Fighter of the Destiny," Guli Nazha was pouring out her grievances to Li Yitong. "—Do you think Zhang Han is crazy? Just one photo, and he's insisting I have something going on with Raymond Lam, refusing to listen to any explanation!"

She slammed the script on the chair, fuming. "He didn't care when his ex-girlfriend's fans attacked me like that the other day, but now he's acting all high and mighty!"

Li Yitong handed her a bottle of water and whispered comfortingly, "Don't be upset, it's normal for couples to argue." But in her heart, she was thinking, "If you hadn't posted that 'idol' Weibo post later, things wouldn't have turned out like this."

"Normal?" Gulinaza rolled her eyes. "Is that what he called arguing? That's called interrogation!" She suddenly leaned closer to Li Yitong, winked, and asked, "By the way, does your boss—Lin Feng—have a girlfriend?"

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Li Yitong's alarm bells went off; he was definitely up to no good! She calmly replied, "I don't know, I've never heard him mention it."

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"What type does he like?" Gulinaza pressed on relentlessly.

"I have no idea about that either," Li Yitong said, feigning ignorance. "I never dared to ask these questions when I was an assistant. My boss keeps his personal matters very separate." She wouldn't be foolish enough to give Gulinaza a free pass.

Gulinaza pouted and didn't press the matter, but her heart was even more itchy. She always felt that a young, promising, and composed man like Lin Feng was far superior to someone like Zhang Han. If only she could be with him—

Looking at her expression, Li Yitong sighed inwardly. She was indeed "all looks and no brains," already thinking about all sorts of things after only meeting her once.