Chapter 49: Drawing the Line
As the night fell, the brightly lit city was bustling with noise, destined for a restless night.
The Su Group’s announcement was like a drop of water in hot oil, and with a sizzle, the big oil pan of Weibo completely boiled over.
The marketing account that had originally broken the news had confidently produced a photo of the paternity test, which even had the hospital’s official red seal, basically making it a solid piece of evidence.
But the new paternity test report issued by the Su Group was not just from one year, but from every year when the Su family had their physical examinations.
A total of twenty test results, each confirming the parent-child relationship between Su Chengjian and Su Chimian.
After reading it, the netizens all posted question marks in the comments section:
[The one given by the Su family is completely different from the one given by the marketing account, and they are both from the same hospital. I’m really confused.]
[I’m actually inclined to believe that they are related by blood. After all, they have blood tests every year. If they weren’t related, it would definitely be exposed, right?]
Many netizens were a little shaken after seeing this very confusing test result.
And if they weren’t related by blood, it was unlikely that they would be so protective of a fake son, right?
The Su family’s move had temporarily stabilized the situation. At least until the real solid evidence came out, Su Chimian’s position as a young master was still secure.
The Su family even posted on Weibo, saying that this was all their own family matter, and that the marketing account’s malicious rumors were a violation of the law.
The netizens still wanted to watch the fun, but the Su family withdrew very quickly, not giving them a chance.
[So were they switched at birth or not? Is it just going to end like this, all muddled up?]
[I feel like I’ve eaten this melon for nothing. Both sides have their own evidence. I don’t know who to believe.]
The online clamor had not yet completely subsided, and the noise in Chi Xiasheng’s ears had never stopped.
“Niannian, can you let your mouth rest for a while?”
Chi Xiasheng looked at Wen Nian, who was immersed in his game, and really wanted to clip his mouth shut.
From the moment he sat down here, Wen Nian’s trash-talking skills had not stopped.
Chi Xiasheng was playing a small game of tile-matching, but his ears were filled with Wen Nian’s noisy chatter, making him want to smash his phone on his face.
Wen Nian let out an “ah” and took off his headphones, his round, innocent eyes staring at Chi Xiasheng. “What’s wrong, Xiaxia? Can’t you play? I can. I’ll teach you?”
Chi Xiasheng looked at the “failure” effect flashing on his computer screen and waved his hand weakly.
“No need. I really don’t trust your skills.”
Wen Nian pouted unhappily. “What do you mean? I’ve already ranked up. I’m not the stubborn bronze I used to be.”
Chi Xiasheng thought to himself, How much better can silver be?
Don’t you still just go up and feed the enemy every time?
Wen Nian was not convinced and felt that he had to prove his strength today. So he pulled Chi Xiasheng to the computer. “What are you playing? I’ll clear it for you!”
Seeing his confident appearance, Chi Xiasheng emotionlessly opened the tile-matching game he was playing.
“Come on, clear it.”
Wen Nian snorted and started the game with great enthusiasm.
In the live stream, the netizens who were watching him saw the unexpected appearance of Chi Xiasheng and squealed with excitement.
[Ahhh, Chi Xiasheng! You have time to play games, but you don’t have time to record a clear version of “Deep Sea” for me?!]
[Go record a song, go record a song, go record a song…!]
The comments were a sea of people screaming for him to record a song, but Chi Xiasheng ignored them all.
It was not very likely that he would record it.
After his song became a hit, the original singer had directly withdrawn the copyright, not allowing other artists to cover it.
The condition the other party had given him was that he could cover it, but he had to pay a copyright fee of 500,000, and he had to give them half of the subsequent earnings.
Chi Xiasheng felt that the other party was treating him like a fool. He wasn’t stupid. Why would he pay so much money to them?
So, the two sides were at a stalemate, with neither willing to back down.
The original singer probably felt that Chi Xiasheng had become famous because of this and would not give up easily, so he would not change the conditions.
Chi Xiasheng, on the other hand, didn’t care at all. After all, as long as he had the strength, songs were secondary.
And his agent was now in contact with other music producers, planning to customize a new song for him this year.
But the netizens in the live stream seemed to have a considerable obsession with this song. Seeing the comments scrolling so fast, Chi Xiasheng took this opportunity to explain a little. “This song is a cover. It’s better for everyone to respect the original singer. There might be a new song before the end of the year.”
The netizens didn’t expect to get a response from him, so the comments scrolled even faster:
[Ahhh! A new song! You’ve finally changed careers! Crying with joy!]
[As long as you don’t act, I’m willing to buy a hundred albums of your new song!]
Chi Xiasheng looked at the netizens’ playful comments and shook his head with a laugh. He couldn’t help but be a little mischievous. “By the way, I have a new drama coming out soon. Please support it.”
After he said this, the comments clearly paused for a moment, and then they started to pour in like a fountain.
[No!!!]
[You’re acting?! You’re not singing, you’re acting!]
[I’m putting it out there today, I will definitely not watch your new drama! Unless you bribe me with a new song!]
The netizens were very heartbroken by Chi Xiasheng’s act of wasting his talent and even planned to avoid this new drama in advance.
Chi Xiasheng looked at the netizens’ playful comments and thought to himself, My acting isn’t that bad, is it?
“This drama of mine is very good. It definitely won’t disappoint you.”
Chi Xiasheng was helpless and could only try to defend himself.
A few days ago, Director Bo Wenye had also asked him to forward the stills of that xianxia drama on Weibo, or to mention it in an interview, to create some buzz for its release.
But now, there was buzz, but it seemed to be completely contrary to his original intention.
Wen Nian, on the side, seemed to have been lost in the world of tile-matching. Seeing this, the netizens simply started chatting with Chi Xiasheng, all advising him to position himself properly and try to go down the path of a singer.
Chi Xiasheng naturally accepted the netizens’ goodwill. He was not a stubborn person and also had to eat, so he would naturally not refuse their advice.
He chatted with the netizens off and on. After a while, he saw a comment in the stream asking about the trending topic on Weibo:
[Damn, you and Su Chimian are not biological brothers?]
Most of the other viewers in the live stream hadn’t had time to look at Weibo and were puzzled for a moment when they saw this comment.
How could they not be biological brothers? The Su Group had confirmed it before, and it’s also written on the encyclopedia, right?
Although the two brothers were already like strangers, and couldn’t stand the sight of each other.
More and more netizens came back from other apps, expressing their shock and saying their three views were about to be shattered.
It was only then that the netizens in the live stream understood what had happened. They turned their heads and saw the Weibo post from the Su Group, and their curiosity about this confusing plot reached its peak.
Seeing the netizens’ reaction, the smile on Chi Xiasheng’s lips instantly disappeared. He lowered his eyes and checked the trending topics on Weibo.
After reading it, he couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh.
The Su family was really sparing no effort to protect Su Chimian.
No matter how unfavorable the trending topic was for the Su family’s image, Su Chengjian still stood behind Su Chimian at the first moment, not letting the rumors hurt his little son.
Thinking of how he had once had expectations for Su Chengjian, Chi Xiasheng couldn’t help but want to laugh.
He really was a good father, but unfortunately, the object of his affection would never be him.
Chi Xiasheng held his phone, his expression as cold as the ice on an Antarctic iceberg.
[I believe you! Chi Xiasheng, you have to cheer up!]
Many of the people who had become his fans because of his singing quickly spammed the comments, saying that no matter what happened, they would always stand behind him.
Wen Nian, who had also failed several times at tile-matching, didn’t understand what had happened. Seeing Chi Xiasheng’s downcast appearance, he also sighed sadly. “The world of heroes is always full of hardships. Xiaxia, you don’t have to worry about me. I will eventually clear this game.”
The comments were all speechless, disliking Wen Nian’s big heart.
But with Wen Nian’s interruption, Chi Xiasheng’s depressed mood quickly dissipated. He rubbed his head and logged back into Weibo.
The netizens in the live stream didn’t see his actions clearly. It wasn’t until another netizen who had come from Weibo let out a cry of surprise.
[You’re so bold!! I admire you, I admire you!]
So, the curious netizens immediately exited the live stream and ran to Weibo to see what had happened.
After logging into Weibo, Chi Xiasheng didn’t explain much about the matter of the real and fake young masters. After all, in his eyes, it didn’t matter if it was true or not anymore.
He directly announced that he and the Su family would be strangers from now on, with no connection:
Chi Xiasheng V: [In the short year I was with the Su family, what I thought was not what I thought. Since we have to draw a line sooner or later, it’s better to make a clean break today.
My surname has been Chi for the first twenty years, and it will only be Chi for the next few decades. The Su family has never raised or educated me. I don’t think I owe you anything. It doesn’t matter if it’s true or false. I don’t care for it, and I don’t want it. Let’s just go our separate ways.]
A long time ago, when he had left the Su family, he had wanted to distance himself from them like this.
Unfortunately, the timing was not good then. He probably wouldn’t even have had a chance to post it.
Now, to be able to make a clean break with the Su family in front of tens of thousands of netizens, Chi Xiasheng couldn’t be happier.
In fact, from the Su family’s perspective, it didn’t matter which son they doted on. After all, it was their own business.
Even if they wanted to leave all their family property to Su Chimian, Chi Xiasheng had no reason or right to interfere.
The mistake was that they wanted to cover up the truth. They were clearly not good people, yet they had to pretend to be sorry and deceive him, making him have unrealistic expectations for them, only to be disappointed in the end.
Chi Xiasheng looked at the renewed discussion on Weibo and squinted his eyes in satisfaction.
Come on, this time I’ll let Su Chimian have a taste of being slandered.
