Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

Two days later, at Bali International Airport.

In first class, Shi Ran nestled in the soft seat and opened Weibo.

The top trending topic is still the same: #JiangWanwan staged her own private photos to defame the world.

It was followed by a dark red "Explosion" character.

This topic has been trending for two days, and its popularity shows no signs of waning.

The most popular video when you click on it is the one exposing the paparazzi's claims.

In the video, he recounted from beginning to end how Jiang Wanwan's team took the initiative to contact him, how they guided him step by step to sneak into the resort, carefully filmed him from different angles, and even asked him to "make the filming more sexy."

The screenshots and transfer records he showed in the video were crystal clear, providing irrefutable evidence.

The tide in the comments section has completely turned. A few fans who stubbornly tried to control the narrative were quickly ridiculed by passersby, forcing them to delete their comments.

"Holy crap, this is the biggest drama of the year! They're creating this hype themselves and then blaming it on hotel security? That's outrageous!"

"Where are those brainless fans who were so enthusiastically criticizing Huanyu before? Don't they feel ashamed?"

"Isn't this considered commercial defamation? I suggest Universal Music take a full legal action! This kind of artist should be blacklisted immediately!"

"Am I the only one wondering why Jiang Wanwan would do something so reckless? Just to create a CP (couple pairing)?"

"[Replying to the comment above] Maybe he wanted to get attention because the CEO of Huanyu was too handsome? He ended up going too far, hahaha!"

As for Jiang Wanwan, the latest news is that she has been taken away by the police to assist in the investigation.

Meanwhile, Huanyu Group, which was at the center of the storm, officially announced a project in cooperation with Southeast Asian governments at the height of public opinion. Its stock price not only completely recovered its losses, but also hit the daily limit.

Shi Ran closed Weibo with satisfaction.

The matter has finally come to a satisfactory conclusion, a close call without any real danger.

He glanced at Gu Chen beside him, then leaned closer with a smile, "So, Mr. Gu slept in my room that night because he knew there were paparazzi staking out the place, and deliberately gave him material. What a brilliant plan!"

Gu Chen glanced at him indifferently, then looked back at his phone screen.

No, I just wanted to sleep with you.

And on his phone at that moment were even more explicit private photos recovered from that paparazzi's hard drive.

The technician was so frightened by the first image that he quickly closed it and sent all of them in a package.

In the photo, Gu Chen is wearing pajamas and standing in front of a room in the resort corridor.

The door behind him was half open, and someone was clinging to him like a koala, clutching the front of his pajamas and kissing him passionately.

He held the person in his arms with one hand, while slightly bowing his head to cooperate.

Even with the poor image quality, you can clearly see the faint smile on his face and the indulgence that almost overflows in his eyes.

And the person hanging on him...

Gu Chen touched the wound on the corner of his mouth that hadn't fully healed yet.

He looked at Shi Ran and said coldly, "You really are... very sharp-tongued."

Shi Ran: ? ? ?

Bro, what the hell did I do to offend you again?

Can you please stop swearing and yelling at people every day?

Just then, Wang Cheng came over and said, "The group photo is out! Hey, why are you all blocked except for your eyes?"

The group photo was taken before the project team left Bali. Someone suggested taking a group photo at the entrance of the resort, as it's a precious memory.

Shi Ran happened to be next to Gu Chen at the time, squeezed into the last row.

The moment he was taking the photo, he tried to stand on tiptoe and make a peace sign, but he lost his balance and almost fell headfirst into Gu Chen's arms.

The result was that the person in front of me completely blocked my view when I took the photo, leaving only a pair of smiling, crescent-shaped eyes visible.

Shi Ran waved his hand dismissively, skillfully flattering, "It's alright, I'm not important. As long as our CEO Gu does his job perfectly! The project is a complete success, he's the star!"

Unbeknownst to him, the group photo was posted on WeChat Moments by a colleague, with the caption: "So I've been involved in a project worth hundreds of millions~ [hehe]"

A few minutes later, Cheng Ye, who was idly scrolling through his phone, swiped past this post on WeChat Moments.

His fingers had already slid up, but suddenly stopped.

He seemed to have been struck by something, and quickly slid back!

He clicked on the large image, zoomed in and zoomed in again, his breathing becoming rapid.

He stared intently at the last row of the photos, at the person whose eyes were the only part of the face visible.

Even with only half a face visible, those eyes… he wouldn't mistake them!

It's He Yi! It's definitely him!

Cheng Ye immediately called his agent and asked, "Brother, I want to ask around about someone in the Huanyu project team that's coming to Bali this time. Could you ask someone for me?"

The agent on the other end of the phone sounded confused: "What's wrong, Yezi? What's her name? I'll try to find out for you..."

"How easy is it?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. "Why are you doing this again..."

The name "He Yi" has almost become a curse for Cheng Ye over the past two years.

He repeatedly mentioned it, using all the connections he could to search frantically, but the result was always the same—no such person could be found.

This person seems to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace of their life, no social media presence, and not even a clear photograph.

It was precisely because of this almost obsessive search that his agent suspected he was under too much pressure and was hallucinating, so he used both gentle persuasion and firm pressure to send him to see a psychologist.

Now that he's brought up that name again, the agent just feels a headache coming on.

"Yezi, we have a shoot this afternoon. The car is already waiting downstairs. Let's go first..."

"I'm not in the mood to care about any magazines anymore."

Cheng Ye interrupted him, his tone unusually insistent, "Investigate now."

The agent knew he couldn't persuade him otherwise, so he sighed and said, "Fine, fine, I'll ask around... but promise me you won't get your hopes up too high."

Soon, a list was sent to Cheng Ye's WeChat.

His fingers flew across the screen, scanning the names one by one—

No.

There aren't even any homophones.

Hope deflates quickly, like a balloon punctured by a needle.

But he still wouldn't give up. "He's not on the list. Could you ask the guy in the last row of their group photo, the one whose eyes are the only part of his face... what's his name?"

The agent became even more wary: "No, what exactly do you want? Asking about someone's staff isn't proper..."

"All I need to know is his name, bro!"

"How can I bring this up..."

"Just ask him for me, is his name He Yi?! I promise, this is the last time... If he really isn't, I'll never mention him again, okay?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end before a reply came: "I just asked, and they don't even have the surname He, and they're an omega. They're completely unrelated."

Cheng Ye's fingers, which were holding the phone, gradually lost their strength and drooped.

"It's always like this...it's always the same..."

The tiny, elusive hope that had been so hard to grasp had once again vanished.

Similar scenarios have played out far too many times in the past two years.

A blurry silhouette, a similar voice, a detail that matches my memory.

Each time, he pounced on it like it was a lifeline, but each time, the result only proved that he was just a ridiculous madman.

He raised his hand and pressed hard on his throbbing temples.

"Maybe... they're right."

He Yi doesn't exist at all.