Chapter 5

Chapter 5

The scene fell instantly silent.

I think this was the first time I had ever openly mocked Bai Chen in public.

Bai Chen was stunned, unable to fathom why his loyal little lapdog had suddenly turned on him.

It took him a long moment to find his voice again.

“Weren’t you the one who was head over heels in love with me before?!”

“What kind of tantrum are you throwing now?”

I shot back with an amused question of my own:

“When did I ever say I loved you?

“Who do you think you are?”

Bai Chen racked his brain for a long time, only then realizing that I truly had never once said the words ‘I love you’ to him.

Though I had been forced by circumstances to chase after him, this so-called ‘romance’ was actually composed of 70% netizen speculation, 20% of Bai Chen’s own narcissism, and 10% pressure from Bai Chen’s parents.

Bai Chen, unwilling to let it go, pressed further:

“Then why have you been chasing me all this time?”

I brushed him off with a half-hearted excuse:

“Oh, it’s because you look like a McDonald’s hash brown.

“I just happen to be a fan of the food.”

Netizens immediately exploded:

[Hahaha, if you put it that way, it’s actually kind of understandable.]

[After all, who doesn’t love a hash brown?]

[Ren Jingjing should quit while she’s ahead. Why is she acting all high and mighty now?]

[Bai Chen is the one being a creep, okay?! He wants the family fortune but doesn’t dare to pursue true love.]

[Exactly! Besides, what’s wrong with our Sister Jing? Why should she have to lick his boots?!]

[Everyone quiet down, look at the top trending topic!]

My manager, Sister Wang, handed me her phone from the side, her voice trembling.

“Wait… you’re this rich, yet you still make me help you get discounts on Pinduoduo every day?!”

I immediately sensed something was wrong. I took the phone and looked-it was definitely wrong.

Some genius had apparently conducted a ‘deep-dive investigative report’ on me.

Not only did they tally up the assets currently under my name, but they had also collected several photos that had leaked from my previous missions.

There was even a photo of me with a Dubai Prince from back when I was hunting a witch in Dubai.

Even though it only showed his profile, you could still tell he was being very respectful toward me.

Ultimately, the netizens reached a conclusion:

Ren Jingjing only stays in hotels above five stars, only flies on private jets, and only rubs shoulders with the powerful and wealthy.

Either her family owns a gold mine, or she has some very powerful connections.

My mouth twitched as I looked at my nine-figure net worth, quickly calculating how many years of prison time that much money would earn me.

The Greed Maiden was still hard at work beside me, performing a folk dance around Bai Chen’s mother, her hips practically bumping into the woman’s face.

In the span of just three seconds, Bai Chen’s mother let out a shrill cry:

“Our family’s stocks are being sold off en masse!”

At the same time, I was selected by Time Magazine as the ‘Female Celebrity with the Most Commercial Potential.’

In an instant, my Weibo followers surged into the millions.

I shot a fierce glare at the Greed Maiden, but she simply acted like she hadn’t seen it.

I suddenly realized that I had to leave the entertainment industry.

The Greed Maiden’s seal had been broken, and she was like a wild horse off its leash.

In the highly transparent world of show business, my every word and action would be made public. Sooner or later, it would cause a sensation.

Just as I was about to announce my retirement, my phone rang.

A message from an unknown number popped up:

[Wait! Don’t quit the industry yet!]

Simultaneously, every piece of information about me on the internet was wiped clean in an instant.