Chapter 22: Chapter 22: You Two Did Something Last Night, Right?

The "Noble Young Master," who had always shown a gentle face to the public, was tearing off his mask to threaten his female master’s other Beast Husband.

If this news got out, it would undoubtedly cause a massive uproar on the Star Network.

Qin Muye sneered to himself.

’Jiang Qingli left too soon. She should have stayed and gotten a good look at how this vixen is so two-faced!’

’And she could still bring herself to touch someone like that.’

’She’s never even touched my head—’

’Wait, stop. What am I even thinking?!’

Qin Muye forcibly cut off the strange thoughts in his head.

He snapped back to reality and sneered impatiently. "Do you really think everyone’s like you, spending all day thinking about how to hover around a female? If you’re so good at seducing, then why didn’t she choose you last night? Why did she sleep with me instead?"

The look in Baili Jing’s eyes turned even colder.

But soon, he curved his lips into a faint smile. "Last night, nothing happened between you two, did it?"

Qin Muye’s expression froze.

"I think your jealousy is so strong you’re starting to imagine things," Qin Muye snorted. "How pathetic."

With that, he strode quickly to his aircraft in the garage, slammed on the accelerator, and a cool blue flame shot out from the bottom of the vehicle as it instantly vanished from sight.

Once inside the vehicle, his terminal was ringing nonstop.

Master Lu - AAA Pipe Repair: [Did you go find her? Did she agree to soothe you?]

The image of Jiang Qingli touching Yi Nuo and then Baili Jing flashed through his mind.

Qin Muye clenched his jaw, his breathing growing heavy with anger.

’She uses the same trick on everyone.’

’You train dogs one-on-one, but Jiang Qingli has quite the appetite, taking them on one after another!’

Qin Muye: [I don’t need that kind of soothing from a female!]

Qin Muye: [Piss off!]

-

After the roar of the engine faded, Baili Jing was once again left alone in the garage.

He curled his lips into a smirk.

’As expected, nothing happened.’

’It makes sense. How could a vulgar piece of trash like him be worthy of climbing into her bed.’

Baili Jing gently bit into a milk candy. The thought of Jiang Qingli made him feel an unbearable craving.

’So sweet.’

’I want more.’

’When will she stop resisting me so much...?’

’Do I have to get rid of all those eyesores around her before she’ll finally see me?’

His terminal rang, interrupting his venomous thoughts.

Baili Jing glanced at the screen. It was his agent.

He answered the call, his voice gentle. "What is it?"

"Mr. Baili, are you sure you want to announce that you’re married?" his agent, Liu Wu, asked.

"Mhm," Baili Jing replied nonchalantly.

Liu Wu grew anxious. "But you’re at a critical point in your career right now! Announcing this will definitely upset your fans! And that Ling Qing guy found a backer somewhere and is digging up dirt on you every day, trying to take you down. He’ll definitely use this against you!"

"This is an award-contending film. If there’s negative press, then the year-end awards—"

"Liu Wu," Baili Jing said his name. "Announcing my marriage isn’t a discussion. It’s a notification."

His voice wasn’t loud, but it was filled with pressure.

Liu Wu immediately fell silent.

Others might not know about Baili Jing’s background, but as his agent, he knew it well.

The Baili family was the wealthiest in the Twelve Cities. Even if Baili Jing were a good-for-nothing, his family’s fortune was enough to squander for several lifetimes.

He didn’t need the salary from acting at all.

Liu Wu had always found it strange. Why would a rich young master from such a wealthy family enter the entertainment industry?

Other rich men slept with celebrities; he wanted to be one himself.

Then, at a celebration party three years ago, a drunk Baili Jing told him the truth.

Liu Wu still remembered it clearly. Baili Jing had been slumped over the table, slurring his words drunkenly, "...She said I was very photogenic. That if I became a star, she would watch my movies, she would follow me..."

"There are so many things in the world that capture her attention, but only in a movie theater would she focus on me for ninety minutes..."

Liu Wu was shocked. To think such an incredibly wealthy family could produce such a romantic fool.

Just who was this female, to have a superstar adored by millions so utterly infatuated?

"She must have treated you very well, right?" Liu Wu had asked at the time.

Baili Jing had laughed. "She was awful to me. She left without a word, without any warning, without telling me where she was going. All I could do was wait..."

He was smiling, but his face was filled with sorrow.

Seeing this, Liu Wu felt a sense of regret. That "white moonlight" of his had most likely passed away.

’Poor Mr. Baili, he’ll have to live like a widower from now on.’

Who would have thought that today, three years later, Baili Jing would announce he was married?!

’Is this even possible?!’

’It can’t be!’

Liu Wu didn’t dare ask too much, so he only inquired cautiously, "Is she back?"

"Mhm." Baili Jing smiled, the frost in his eyes melting like a spring thaw. "She’s back."

’So the boss’s white moonlight wasn’t dead!’

Liu Wu was happy for him and asked nosily, "In that case, can I be gossipy for a second and ask who your female master is? Is she a celebrity or a noble lady?"

"She’s very famous," Baili Jing said, a rare hint of pride in his voice. "Her name is Jiang Qingli."

Liu Wu: "Oh, so it’s Jiang..."

Wait a minute?!

What?!

Jiang Qingli?!

That... that Jiang Qingli? The "Wicked Female" who threw herself at five Beast Husbands only to be despised by them all, who’d been featured in "818" magazine multiple times, and who was an unrepentant bully to her classmates!

She was famous, alright, but in the most disgraceful way possible!

Liu Wu’s mind was completely blown.

By the time he came to his senses, Baili Jing had already hung up.

In disbelief, he tentatively asked Baili Jing again and received an affirmative response.

Liu Wu was having an internal breakdown, but he still went ahead and officially announced the news of Baili Jing’s marriage through the company’s official account.

Baili Jing was the top celebrity in the entire interstellar space.

Just a few minutes after the announcement was posted, the comments section exploded.

[??? What’s going on? It’s not April Fools’ Day?!]

[Is it with that white moonlight from before? I always thought the white moonlight was just an excuse. Was it actually real...?]

[There are rumors that after getting married, Brother Jing will focus on his family and stop working... Is that true, gege? @Baili Jing]

[Hey @Sili Pictures, you dogs, get out here and respond! Who did he marry! Are you trying to shelve our gege?!]

[Please keep making movies after you get married @Baili Jing, this devout fan is willing to go both carnivore and vegetarian to wish my gege and sister-in-law a happy and loving life!]

The feed refreshed endlessly, even causing the network to crash several times.

A huge number of people tried to dig up the identity of Baili Jing’s white moonlight, but he had hidden her so well that there were no leads.

News outlets staked out the company building for a scoop, and all the major headlines were buzzing.

-

Jiang Qingli had no idea what a massive uproar her single sentence had caused on the Star Network.

After getting out of the aircraft at the academy’s side entrance, she turned to say goodbye to Yi Nuo.

Yi Nuo looked at her, hesitating before he spoke. "Young Miss..."

"What’s wrong?" Jiang Qingli asked.

"If it’s convenient for you..." The usually taciturn Yi Nuo seemed unsure how to express himself. Seeing Jiang Qingli walk toward him, he immediately stopped talking. "Please don’t be angry..."

Jiang Qingli said, "I’m not angry. Go ahead, tell me what’s wrong."

"The Eldest Young Master contacted me." Yi Nuo carefully watched the girl’s expression. "He hopes... that you’ll take him off your blacklist..."

Jiang Qingli froze.

’The Eldest Young Master? Jiang Youchen?’

’The original owner’s biological brother?’

’The one from the original novel. Villain number two, who almost killed the female lead for the sake of his sister.’