DYUTVOBGA Chapter 48

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Qu Xiu’s heart tightened, and she subconsciously turned to look at the young man sitting diagonally across from her.

Jin Sui indeed had a very good-looking face, with a tall nose bridge and a slight bump in the middle. His hair was combed meticulously, and his top-tier bone structure made the light and shadow on his face seem like carefully drawn lines by the Creator.

The man’s appearance was cold and stern, yet it didn’t show sharp, aggressive offensiveness; all his sharpness was hidden behind thin glasses.

More impressive than his outstanding looks was his calm restraint, and the noble, dignified aura of a man in power.

Just looking at his appearance, one could never imagine that the earth-shattering “coming out rumors” from a few years ago had any connection to him.

If Jin Sui’s older brother wasn’t Qu Xiu’s brother-in-law, and if all the melons she ate didn’t come from her dear sister and were 100% authentic, Qu Xiu definitely wouldn’t believe those ridiculous rumors.

Qu Xiu’s parents were both company employees. Their family situation couldn’t be considered wealthy and noble, but they didn’t worry about food or drink.

Her life was originally peaceful and ordinary. Those heated and noisy gossip and rumors from wealthy circles were far from her. Her impression of rich people was still stuck in the domineering CEO literature from TV dramas: driving luxury cars, staying in presidential suites, throwing money around in bars to book the entire place.

If you asked her which famous rich second generations were in Yanhai City?

Umm….who cares? Anyway, their fame didn’t reach her.

The above was the Qu Xiu from six years ago, not yet corrupted by money.

Ever since six years ago, when Qu Xiu’s older sister, Qu Zhen, fell passionately in love with the eldest young master of the Jin family, completed the entire process of dating, engagement, marriage, registration, honeymoon, pregnancy, and having a child within a year, easily elevating the whole family’s social class, Qu Xiu was naturally spoiled by her sister into a white-rich-beauty who had everything she wanted.

Since she was a white-rich-beauty, it was hard not to come into contact with the young masters and misses of the new social circle. Just attending her sister’s wedding and various parties, afternoon teas, and birthday banquets required dealing with complicated social interactions from all directions.

Five years ago, Qu Xiu had just turned eighteen, hadn’t even graduated from high school, and her not-yet-fully-developed worldview was almost shattered on the spot by the extravagant, eccentric lives of the rich.

Fortunately, during her sister’s pregnancy, she loved eating melons whenever she had nothing to do, sharing gossip she heard about this family and that family with Qu Xiu all day long.

From the illegitimate children of so-and-so just born, to the nearly hundred-year-old patriarchs, everyone had “scandals and amusing anecdotes” behind them that people talked about with great relish and clicked their tongues in amazement.

Of course, most of them were worldview-shattering, messy affairs.

In short, under Qu Zhen’s day and night influence, Qu Xiu successfully washed away her filter for the rich and no longer doubted herself because of a few words from those around her.

Compared to those messy gossips, Jin Sui’s matter was far from outrageous, yet it received the most attention.

A favored son of heaven who was calculating, composed, and calm in the face of any adversity. This was Qu Xiu’s initial impression of Jin Sui.

But now, she felt she needed to add a few keywords to these descriptions.

An outstanding graduate of the male virtue training class, an ultimate love-brain, a specially produced infatuated fool from the Jin family.

At 27 years old, there were 0 scandals, 0 relationships, and 0 friends with benefits. He doesn’t smoke, doesn’t drink excessively, doesn’t frequent bars, doesn’t hang out in nightclubs. Every day from morning till night, he’s either working or on his way to work. His rare free time is spent on activities like morning runs, mountain climbing, skiing, surfing, etc.

It’s said he sleeps less than six hours a day, a typical high-energy individual, possessing all the standard attributes of a successful person.

Reasonably speaking, in the entire wealthy circle, Jin Sui was truly the only rich young master who could achieve this.

Even his older brother wasn’t as self-disciplined and energetic as him.

The two brothers from the main line of the Yanhai Jin family in power, one in politics and one in business, were both men in authority.

The eldest young master was a smiling tiger who appeared amiable and easy to get along with. What simple character could a 32-year-old departmental-level official be? No matter how gently he smiled, he carried an imposing aura.

But compared to his elder brother, who was a red figure in political circles, the second young master of the Jin family had an even more resounding reputation in wealthy circles.

The reason was simple: Second Young Master Jin was handsome, and Second Young Master Jin knew how to make money.

The sheer volume of profits he generates is always several times more shocking than the low-key government oriented elder brother.

Moreover, Jin Sui started his own business right after graduating high school, step by step building Wanming Media to the top position in the industry. Every year there were hit dramas dominating hot searches. Nearly half of the top ten domestic box office records in film history were movies sponsored and invested by Wanming.

Every year when the company financial reports came out, countless industry peers were envious and jealous, and their hearts bubbled with sourness. Who is making money in this damn film and television winter?!

Huh? Wanming again???

Oh, hehehe, never mind then.

If not for Jin Sui’s inherently low-key nature, and his publicly listed personal forum account being completely barren, he would probably have gotten the title of a tens-of-millions-level online celebrity.

But to be honest, looking across the country, the phenomenon of two brothers entering politics and business respectively and rising to high positions in the same time period was very rare, because such combinations often attracted gossip.

Whispers of collusion between officials and businessmen, bending the law for personal gain and the like were always hard to avoid.

Fortunately, the Jin family’s family conduct was upright through generations. Jin Zhen was indeed a good official, and Jin Sui was indeed a conscientious entrepreneur.

Both were orthodox young masters of an old family who were upright and unafraid of shadows. Those suspicious and speculative comments never received even a fraction of their attention.

Five years ago, Jin Zhen was already taken, happily married to his beloved Qu Ling. So, the picky gaze of wealthy wives looking for sons-in-law naturally shifted to the then 22-year-old, freshly graduated Jin Sui.

However, not even two months later, Jin Sui brightly came out at a family banquet attended by his own relatives and friends.

At the time, everyone thought this was an excuse made up by Jin Sui to reject the increasing number of “social, but actually matchmaking” banquet invitations…saying he likes men was one thing, but he even had to fabricate a white moonlight he had secretly loved for many years! Was he filming a melodramatic short drama? How fake!

But regardless of whether Jin Sui was talking nonsense or not, after this family banquet, the number of wealthy wives eyeing him sharply decreased.

Who would push their precious daughter into a fire pit for the sake of a marriage alliance?

They might as well observe for a while longer and see if this young man was truly gay or just pretending.

As a result… while observing and observing, Jin Sui turned 27.

He went from a young and promising university student to a wealthy CEO who could turn his hand to cover the clouds and rain, keeping himself clean to the point where people couldn’t help but suspect he was still a virgin.

27 years old wasn’t considered old to begin with, and coupled with his family background and personal wealth, if it weren’t for the fact that his preference for men was known by all the wealthy families in Yanhai City, this second young master would absolutely be the top choice for marriage alliances with daughters of prestigious families.

Unfortunately, he had now been reduced to the top gossip topic.

After all, he had remained single for so many years amidst a life of luxury, either he truly had a white moonlight he could not forget…

Or, he suffered from an unspeakable hidden illness.

Most people preferred to believe the latter.

Who in their right mind would believe that a wealthy, powerful adult man with a great future would guard his body like jade for so many years for a “white moonlight” without a trace? It was too absurd!

Qu Xiu originally didn’t believe it either.

But her sister, as the most leisurely and happy rich sister-in-law in the Jin main residence, had been entrusted with an important task by the parents of the Jin brothers, hoping she could help persuade a certain university student “deeply lost in confusion”.

Thus, Qu Xiu indirectly learned from her sister that Jin Sui and his white moonlight had known each other since childhood, then became separated. During high school, as love first blossomed, he realized his complex feelings for the white moonlight, and from then on it was out of control.

Wow, what a story of childhood friends’ feelings turning into love!

The details were rich, so it didn’t seem fake.

The two Qu sisters discussed this in depth. As they chatted, their topic shifted from “Is this real or fake?” to “How charming must that white moonlight be?”

He managed to confuse and daze the young Jin Sui, making him anxious, lovesick and unable to obtain what he desired, and with a click, bent him completely. It was simply the real-life version of “just left the beginner village and encountered a max-level succubus”!

But gossiping privately was one thing; regardless of its truth, family matters were not convenient to share with outsiders.

Over the years, many had asked her about Jin Sui, and she always responded with a smile and a claim of knowing nothing.

Even though Qu Xiu had a good relationship with Jiang Ke, she didn’t plan to tell the other party the secrets her sister had revealed to her. Besides, she was currently sitting in the same car as the subject of the gossip!

Qu Xiu skillfully changed the subject: “Where did you hear this news?”

Jiang Ke was surprised: “Does this need to be deliberately inquired about? Hasn’t it spread everywhere? Who doesn’t know Jin Sui likes men? That matter back then made all the male escorts in Yanhai City’s high-end clubs dream about hugging his thigh…”

“Who’s talking about that!” Qu Xiu lowered her voice, “I mean the later part, the one of being secretly in love for many years and all that… How do you know so clearly?”

“This ah…”

Jiang Ke pondered for two seconds: “Hmm…You know Xu Yan and the others are very interested in Jin Sui’s life, right? It’s the same for the rich second generations from the main and branch families of the Yao, Huang, Fang families and others, those around Jin Sui’s age.”

Not everyone could start their own successful business under the pressure of an excellent elder brother. Look at those second-generation young masters who aren’t family heirs, each was more wasteful than the last, all were overshadowed by their elder heir and are unable to lift their heads. Jin Sui’s existence was practically a slap right across their faces.

“After all, before graduating university, the Second Young Master Jin was the perfect, flawless ‘other people’s child’, suppressing his peers completely. Finally, they came up with ‘homosexuality’ as a living target… Do you think those idiot playboys who don’t do serious things would easily let it go?”

Jiang Ke giggled as if watching a spectacle: “Xiu Xiu, you still haven’t had much contact. You don’t know how outrageous the rumors about Jin Sui are outside. Ah, looking at it this way, the Second Young Master’s stormy, drama-prone constitution is actually quite suitable for the entertainment industry.”

Qu Xiu pouted: “Hah, I can’t be bothered to care what they say. Only losers keep yapping all day long.”

“You seem to quite believe in Jin Sui…Ah!”

Jiang Ke suddenly stood up, slung her camera bag over her shoulder and quickly ran in a certain direction, speaking rapidly: “The bus is here! I need to go wait for my Quentin! I won’t chat anymore, I’m hanging up now Xiu Xiu, mua~!”

Qu Xiu looked at the suddenly blacked-out call interface, her mouth pouting high: “Hmph, forgetting friends for the sake of love.”

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“Excuse me…please make way, thank you sister~”

Jiang Ke squeezed into the front row blocked by security personnel, smiling and nodding greetings to the girls around her, while sharply assessing the proportion of fans for each contestant in the crowd.

The four mentors were not entering through this door, so the audience waiting here for the bus were basically all fans of the trainees.

Judging from light boards, hand banners, peripheral accessories, etc., Quentin, Qi Yang, and Wen Xinyi divided half the territory among themselves.

Besides them, Yan Qiao and Cheng Shaozhi’s fans were surprisingly numerous, especially Yan Qiao. Their BKL initial stage performance dance segment was quite viral, and his personal dancing ability attracted a large wave of fans.

Currently, the number one in voting data on the Qingchun TV official website was Qi Yang, with 4,726,542 votes.

Quentin ranked second, with 4,589,871 votes.

The top two were neck and neck. Third place was Wen Xinyi, with 3,675,439 votes.

Following closely behind, Yan Qiao’s vote count was 3,043,572.

In short, the ranking battle was fierce, and the forum was full of gunpowder smoke.

There was still one week until the first voting deadline. These four fanbases were all giving it their all, swearing to send their own idol to the top position for the first elimination round promotion.

And whether from an objective standpoint or through a fan filter, Jiang Ke felt that Quentin was the one who most deserved the top spot!

So what if Qi Yang’s fanbase was larger? His singing and dancing skills weren’t up to par. Unless you were a face-con, no matter how much idol-show fans indulged their idols, they couldn’t accept one who was completely lacking in vocal, dance, and rap.

If you were a face-con, that was even better. No face-con could escape Quentin’s charm, ok?

Look at those beautiful green eyes, then look at those abs that make people gasp and drool. It was simply heaven for face fans and body fans!

Jiang Ke stared at the bus parked by the roadside, nervously swallowed her saliva and repeatedly confirmed that the camera in her hand was turned on, ready to press the shutter and capture photos at any moment.

‘Huu…’

‘Deep breath…’

She could finally see a living, breathing QT ahhh!!!

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The author has something to say:

This chapter seized the opportunity to pull Second Young Master Jin out for a cameo appearance [😎]. In fact, the gong appeared very early on…not sure if any babies noticed…but whether you noticed or not doesn’t matter, it’ll be revealed sooner or later anyway [fighting spirit].