The Heiress's Game

In the fifth episode of "Heartbeat Countdown," the production team finally went too far and locked Randy and Shen Wei in a separate "Heartbeat House."

The two of them just sit on the sofa, and without doing anything, just by looking at each other, the screen is flooded with "get married" comments.

Randy is one of the most popular male celebrities in the past two years. He has a face that makes countless girls' hearts break, but he was completely dominated by a female executive who was not a celebrity on the show.

Shen Wei is three years older than him and comes from an investment banking background. She exudes an aura of immense power when she stands there.

Randy behaved like a golden retriever in front of her, calling her "sister" this and "sister" that, his eyes full of undisguised thoughts.

The whole internet is shipping them, and the hashtag ranking once reached number one, which made the fans of the top idol Shulin next door very angry. They said, "Why should a dating reality show couple be superior to our brother?"

On Friday night, Lin Zhi finished watching the latest preview for the fifth episode of "Heartbeat Countdown" and was about to go to the super topic to get some new sweet moments for tonight when her finger habitually swiped down and a breaking news item refreshed the homepage, making her stop abruptly.

The post was made by the entertainment account "Quannei Bage" with a shocking title: "Exclusive: A certain top male celebrity with the surname L was taken away by the police for allegedly soliciting prostitution, and his recording of a popular variety show may be canceled."

Lin Zhi's first reaction was to scoff.

This is another one of those low-brow revelations. She's seen plenty of them over the years; nine out of ten are just rumors.

The last one was a smear article bought by a rival, which she didn't even bother to click on. She casually scrolled down to the comments section, wanting to see which unlucky person had been framed this time.

Then she saw the top-rated comments at the front of the page.

"Surname L, recording a popular variety show, top celebrity... isn't the implication too obvious?"

"Randy??? No way, don't scare me..."

"Don't stir up trouble upstairs. Randy Studios just released a statement five minutes ago denying it."

Lin Zhi's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly clicked on Randy Studio's homepage.

Sure enough, a strongly worded statement was prominently displayed at the top: "Regarding the false rumors circulating online targeting Mr. Randy, this studio hereby solemnly declares:"

This is purely malicious fabrication. We have commissioned a legal team to collect evidence and will pursue the legal responsibility of the person who fabricated the rumor in accordance with the law.

Mr. Randy is currently working normally. We urge everyone not to believe or spread rumors.

She breathed a long sigh of relief. She knew it! How could that be?

Randy has been in the industry for eight years and has an exceptionally good reputation.

Many female celebrities have tried to create scandals with him, but he has coldly denied them all. For a man like this to go to a prostitute? It's an insult to her intelligence.

Lin Zhi switched back to the comments section of "Insider Gossip" and found that it had been completely overrun.

Randy's fans flooded in like a tidal wave, cursing the blogger's ancestors for eighteen generations.

The fighting power of the CP fans is even more astonishing, with some directly posting screenshots of Randy and Shen Wei from the fifth episode.

In the video, Randy has his head slightly lowered, the tips of his ears are flushed, and he is listening to Shen Ruowei tell the story of her first IPO project. His eyes are as gentle as a pool of spring water.

The caption was only four words: "Was he really that serious?"

This comment received over 30,000 likes and immediately became the top-rated comment.

Lin Zhi gave it a thumbs up without hesitation, and then continued to contribute with the rest of the group.

She typed incredibly fast, sending out seven or eight replies in a row, hurling her grievances with great gusto.

The girls in the supertopic are all in battle mode, and some are already digging into the background of this "insider gossip".

It was discovered that he was just a new account that had been running for less than half a year, and none of the previous revelations he made were accurate; he was just making a living by reposting secondhand information.

"That's it? You dare to mess with Randy?" Lin Zhi forwarded this battle report to the CP group, and the group immediately erupted in cheers.

However, no one expected that this "insider gossip," who was being bombarded with insults, would not delete his posts and pretend to be dead like other marketing accounts. Instead, after being attacked for nearly forty minutes, he posted a new update.

"Randy Studio, do you dare say 'purely fabricated' again? I have CCTV footage of your artist entering and leaving a certain club. Do you want me to release it for netizens to verify?"

He set the comment section of this post to be open only to his followers, but the repost section exploded instantly.

The fans, of course, didn't buy it, and even more people flooded in, hurling even fiercer insults.

Some people directly threatened to dox him, find out his real name and address, and see if he could still be so stubborn.

Lin Zhi also reposted this post, adding the caption: "Idiot."

The other party is too arrogant, so arrogant that they don't seem like a pure rumor-monger.

Is it worth it for a small marketing account that has only been around for six months to go head-to-head with the studio of a top celebrity?

Even if it's just for the sake of gaining traffic, the cost is too high—if he loses the case, the compensation would be enough to bankrupt him.

Lin Zhi opened her phone's photo album and found a screenshot.

That was a scene from the fourth episode of "Heartbeat Countdown," where Randy and Shen Ruowei walked side by side on the seaside boardwalk, the setting sun casting long shadows of the two of them.

This picture is the one thing she's most reluctant to delete from her entire phone.

If even a look can be faked, then what in this world is real?

Lin Zhi turned off her phone screen, turned over, and closed her eyes.

She chose to believe Randy, the man whose ears turned red in front of the camera, and those incredibly tender eyes when he looked at Shen Ruowei.

After all, she had been pursuing Randy for eight years; eight years was enough time for her to see him clearly.

The entertainment account showed no sign of backing down and posted another update in the early hours of the morning, with an even more arrogant tone than before.

"I have read the statement and received the lawyer's letter."

I'm making this clear today: I take full legal responsibility for every word in this exposé.

Some people's fans don't need to chase after me to curse, let alone threaten to dox me.

Since I dared to post this, I'm not afraid of you making a fuss.

"Once the announcement in blue text on a white background comes out, look back at what you said today, and don't forget to come and apologize then."