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Chapter 52: Oh?

Gu Wei thought he had reacted pretty quickly, but he didn't know how much Jiang Ying had heard.

Jiang Ying froze for a split second, then glanced at Gu Wei's cell phone. Then, as though he hadn't paid Gu Wei any attention at all, he turned away and fixed his gaze to the roof of the car instead.

Gu Wei quickly turned to his assistant and had a frantic conversation with her, using only the panicked looks in their eyes.

How much do you think he heard? Gu Wei's eyes said.

I don't know, Mu Yue's expression answered. Maybe nothing. Maybe everything.

Then, Mu Yue added, "I have a question."

"Go ahead," Gu Wei said.

"Does your rival know about what's going on between you and Jiang Xun?" Mu Yue was starting to feel like the entertainment industry was even more chaotic than she knew.

"I don't know if he knows," Gu Wei said, "but… I don't think he does."

Gu Wei looked back over at his rival. He had to admit this was an impressive twist for the show. Jiang Ying obviously knew Gu Wei was a regular guest on the show, but Gu Wei didn't know in advance that Jiang Ying would be the special guest. And it really felt like Jiang Ying had come here today for the express purpose of starting some shit.

"Manager Zhao told me to get along well with the special guest," Gu Wei whispered back to his assistant.

Mu Yue looked over at Jiang Ying and gave him a thorough onceover. "That plan's down the toilet. Look at him. He's here to stir up some drama. He even dyed his hair and chose an outfit to look like you."

Her assessment was absolutely correct. Jiang Ying had indeed come for the sole purpose of starting some shit.

Gu Wei was pretty sure this show had it out for him. First, they invited Jiang Enyuan, with whom Gu Wei had some bad blood. That was bad enough by itself, and now the show had gone and outright invited Gu Wei's nemesis.

The showrunners of Wandering With You used hot topics to drive up the show's popularity, without a care in the world for how those topics affected their guests. Gu Wei's history with Jiang Enyuan, Gu Wei's hapless mistakes on previous episodes, and Gu Wei's encounter with Jiang Xun in northern Europe—the showrunners used it all to their advantage, as long as it brought in more viewers.

And this was surely something they intended to use as well. Lately, Gu Wei's little hedgehogs and Jiang Ying's shadow soldiers had been feuding more than usual online. The Wandering With You showrunners probably counted on them butting heads during the recording, which would cause their fans to clash again when the episode aired, ultimately sending the show straight up the trending topics list.

A few days ago, the magazine Gu Wei had done a cover shoot for had finally been released. Since Jiang Ying had done a cover for that same magazine, some tabloid put their two covers together. It was as good as pouring gasoline on a raging fire. Instantly, the hedgehogs and the shadows were at one another's throats on Weibo, raising hell on earth—

@Forever Shadowing Gege: It's the same style, but Jiang Ying's whole vibe is just way more on point. His expression, his pose. Sisters, does anyone have a high-def unwatermarked copy of this cover? I want to use it as my cover, ahhhhhhhhh~

@Little Hedgehog's Lemon: WOW!!! Gu Wei looks amazing, I can't believe we didn't know this was coming! He's gorgeous! Someone send me the link to this magazine, I want to buy a dozen copies!

@CathyKANI: Compared to Jiang Ying, Gu Wei really can't pull off this look. Plus! Jiang Xun's exclusive interview was published in Jiang Ying's issue, and that interview confirmed they're the legendary actor Jiang Zheng's sons! This family is seriously way too awesome.