It was indeed because of that little bastard again. Gu Qing only felt that there was a breath of anger stuck in her heart. She was a Film Empress who had both beauty and success in her career, yet she could not even compare to that willful and ferocious youth in Gu Cheng’s eyes?

Very well, since Gu Cheng dared to abandon her like this, then he can’t blame her for smearing dirt on the Gu family.

“Also, whatever is going on between you and Yan Yishen, I already knew of it ten years ago.”

This sentence that came from the other end immediately plunged the fuming Gu Qing into icy waters.

Gu Cheng knew? He knew since 10 years ago? Then, how much of her blackmail material does he have in his grasp?

No wonder Gu Cheng’s attitude towards her changed so much over the past few years. How could Gu Cheng be tolerant of this? What was he planning? Don’t tell her he planned to completely destroy her career?

No, Gu Qing will definitely not allow that to happen!

“Cheng-ge, listen to me, Yan Yishen and I are just……”

Before Gu Qing could finish speaking, the other side had already hung up.

Panic immediately surged in Gu Qing’s heart. If Gu Cheng released the evidence that she was together with Yan Yishen since 10 years ago, then how would she, an orphan who was adopted by the Gu family and was always praised as “remaining true to her original aspirations”, be mocked by others?

Before long, she would be seen as a sl*t who, while leveraging the title of Gu’s fiancée to make her way in the world, was also having an illicit affair with Yan Yishen.

Gu Qing’s carefully cultivated reputation over the past 10+ years would probably be destroyed in an instant.

Gu Qing almost crushed the phone in her hand. No, she absolutely could not let Gu Cheng do that. With that thought in mind, she made a phone call: “Hello, still remember the orphanage I asked you to investigate earlier? Contact all of the major media outlets and have them release this news for me. It would drag me into the mess too? No problem, because I am the best witness! Also, keep an eye on any recent news related to me, and buy off whatever you can.”

After hanging up, Gu Qing had already calmed down.

Strike first and gain the upper hand; she had to thoroughly destroy the Gu family’s reputation before Gu Cheng released any of her dirt. By then, everyone would be sympathising with her, an orphan adopted by the Gu family, and consider all of Gu Cheng’s words to be nothing but nonsense.

On the other end, Yan Linhao did not enter the school compounds obediently like what Qing Yun thought.

In an alley beside the school, he was squeezing the neck of a man wearing a baseball cap, and snatched the camera in the man’s hands with one hand.

This person had been following Qing Yun for the past two days, and he finally seized the opportunity to catch him.

“H-help me……” The man struggled and tried to cry for help, but he could only make hoarse gasps.

He looked at the tall young man in front of him in horror. This person had lifted him, a large man, up by the neck with only one hand, while his other hand was busy checking the photos he had taken with the camera.

Seeing that he didn’t take any photos that could tarnish QIng Yun’s reputation, Yan Linhao turned to the man to ask: “Who sent you here?”

Over the years, he had caught many people like this behind Qing Yun’s back, including private investigators and paparazzi. All of them were threatened by him to delete their photos to end the matter. Because Qing Yun had many enemies in the business world and even had obsessed women chasing him crazily, Yan Linhao never bothered to ask further.

But this time, for some reason, Yan Linhao asked him.

The man refused to talk and kept his mouth shut.

Upon seeing this, Yan Linhao cruelly grinned and pointed to a corner of the alley: “If you don’t talk, I’ll hand you over to them to play with. How about that?”

In that corner, there were several menacing-looking people sitting scattered about, clearly not the kind of people one would mess with. From the way they sized the man up and down, he could already tell what intentions they had, and he immediately told the truth: “I’ll talk, I’ll talk! I was sent by the manager of that Film Empress who just came back, Gu Qing. He asked me to take photos of Gu Cheng being intimate with other women and send them to him.”

Gu Qing? Yan Yishen frowned deeply.

He flipped through the photos in the camera all the way to the last photo, and he saw an intimate photo of Gu Qing with another man. Although he hadn’t seen that man’s face for many years, Yan Linhao could still recognise the man at a glance.

This was the son of his second uncle, Yan Yishen, who was precisely the leader of the Yan family today.

“How did this photo come about?” Yan Yishen asked, his anger towards Gu Qing rising again.

From this picture he could see clearly that Gu Qing and Yan Yishen were obviously in a romantic relationship. How could this woman, who was already engaged to Gu Cheng, still fool around with other men?

If that was the case, then that’s fine. Yan Linhao would be extremely glad if this woman stayed as far away from Gu Cheng as possible. But how could Gu Qing dare to call herself Gu Cheng’s fiancée after returning to the country?

“I accidentally took these photos and I figured I could sell them for some money. But in reality, this probably won’t affect that Film Empress Gu Qing……’ The man couldn’t figure out whether the young man in front of him did this because of Gu Cheng, or if he was a fan of Gu Qing, so he spoke carefully and tried not to offend either side.

“Send me a copy of that photo, then delete all your photos related to Gu Cheng, including the backup files.” Yan Linhao commanded with a serious expression.

The man could only painfully delete all the photos. Although he was being threatened by a third year high school student, one look at the young man’s eyes was enough to make him feel a chill in his heart, and he didn’t dare to try anything funny.

After obtaining Gu Qing’s dirt, Yan Linhao walked towards the school feeling quite pleased.

Qing Yun had personally driven him here today, and if he ran back, his brother would probably be angry for real.                                                                                                                                          

Yan Linhao had never wanted to make Qing Yun angry. Sometimes, even when he saw his brother furrow his brow over work, his heart ached for him. Similarly, he still had to find a way to let his brother know about Gu Qing’s situation without making him sad.

Yan Linhao flipped through the photos in his hands when suddenly he stopped.

Did gege…… really not know about Gu Qing and Yan Yishen’s relationship?

In Yan Yishen’s eyes. Qing Yun knew everything because he had total control over all of the people and things around him. The only thing he did not know about was probably the feelings Yan Linhao had towards him.

Once he thought of this, Yan Linhao’s steps slowed down and his gaze at the photos in his hands turned grave.

What if…… what if gege already found out about Gu Qing’s matter, and had still set his heart on waiting for her for ten years?

This thought made Yan Linhao’s head spin. He knew of Qing Yun’s arrogance and he also knew of Qing Yun’s power. Hence, he would certainly have up to hundreds of that photo a no-name investigator managed to take.

But even so, Qing Yun still allowed Gu Qing to return to the Gu home, and still discussed with her the matter of their engagement in his study.

Could it be that for Gu Qing…… even this was acceptable?

Rage and panic mixed together in Yan Linhao’s eyes, eventually turning into extreme pain and repression. Step by step, he finally entered his classroom with a darkened expression, causing his classmates, who knew his temper well, to quiet down.

But Yan Linhao didn’t notice that in the farthest corner from his seat, Zhang Yun, the kid of the Zhang family who had been beaten up black and blue by him years ago, was secretly observing him.

He glanced at Yan Linhao and then lowered his head to examine an old photo taken on his phone, carefully comparing him to the man in the picture.

Similar, way too similar.

The guy in their class named Yan Linhao looked just like the former head of his aunt’s family, the Yan family.

Looking at Yan Linhao, who was now lost in his thoughts, Zhang Yun thought for a moment and then tiptoed out of the classroom. He ran to the restroom and called Yan Yishen, the current head of the Yan family.

“Hello? Cousin, do you still remember the classmate I mentioned two days ago, who looked very similar to my uncle’s dead older brother? It’s true! They are basically identical!”

“What’s his name? He’s an orphan, surnamed Gu, called Gu Linhao. He seems to have some connection to the Gu family.”

“Yes, it’s that Gu family of Gu Cheng’s……”