Half an hour later.

After their conversation, Yan Yue and Wei Chen Xu concluded their talk. Before leaving, Yan Yue hesitated for a moment and gave a small reminder, “I wonder if President Wei frequents the gossip forums on Emperor Entertainment Network?”

Wei Chen Xu, who had originally thought he was going to leave with nothing, froze at her words!

A few seconds later, he stood up and politely thanked Yan Yue for her reminder. Then he smiled slightly, “Also, your work is very unique and bold. I greatly admire it.”

Yan Yue immediately responded with courtesy, “Being admired by someone of President Wei’s stature is an honor.”

Finally, she added with a smile, “I hope President Wei finds his wife soon.”

Wei Chen Xu was determined, “I will definitely find her!”

When Yan Yue finally emerged from the room, the staff member breathed a sigh of relief. He had been overwhelmed by President Wei’s aura, and the assistant had led him astray. Leaving Yan Yue alone in the room was his mistake. With yesterday’s incident involving Ye Tianming, people were becoming more cautious. They were afraid that there might be other hidden beasts like him around. Even though President Wei didn’t seem like that kind of person, he was still worried. If something happened to Yan Yue, it would be his fault!

Fortunately, Yan Yue was safe and sound.

As the staff member escorted Yan Yue back, he didn’t pry into what Yan Yue and President Wei had talked about. He only apologized to Yan Yue for his negligence.

Yan Yue didn’t expect everyone to be so on edge now. After reassuring the staff member a few times, she returned to Shui Shui’s rest area.

As soon as she returned, a group of people surrounded her, chattering away—

“What’s going on? Why did President Wei look for you?”

“We just searched online and found that Wei’s family had posted a missing person notice years ago, saying that President Wei’s wife had disappeared! Could it be—”

“Could it be that you’re that Mrs. Wei, Moon Moon!” Shui Shui’s imagination ran wild.

Others: “…”

Their mother tongue was speechlessness.

Fang Ji sighed, “It shouldn’t be possible. Yan Yue is too young, her age doesn’t match. This might be related to ‘Interstellar Temptation,’ right?”

Finally, someone hit the nail on the head. Yan Yue nodded and recalled her conversation with Wei Chen Xu earlier. She had nothing to hide, so she explained everything to Su Manman and the others.

After hearing Yan Yue’s account, Su Manman and her group were left with their jaws dropped!

Despite having guessed and mentally prepared for it to some extent, hearing it directly from Yan Yue’s mouth left them utterly astonished!

Su Manman exclaimed, “So, he’s really a real-life President He!”

Shui Shui started to piece her thoughts together, “So, President Wei watched ‘Interstellar Temptation’ and noticed the similarities between the story of He Linfeng and Bingxin and his own story with his wife. He suspected that you might be his missing wife or that you might know her, so he specifically came to the show to confirm?”

Yan Yue nodded.

An Xiaoyu asked, “If that’s the case, did you ask President Wei if he knows Ye Tianming?”

In the drama, He Linfeng, Gu Chen, and Bingxin were all college classmates.

So, if the real-life President He had appeared and there was now a real-life “Gu Chen” who was even scarier than the one in the drama, and if these two actually knew each other…

An Xiaoyu shuddered!

It was hard to imagine!

But Yan Yue had actually asked.

The answer was—

Yan Yue: “Ye Tianming not only knows President Wei but was also his college classmate.”

Everyone: “!!!”

Oh my god!

That’s why Yan Yue reminded Wei Chen Xu to check the forum’s thread before leaving. If there really was a story like “Interstellar Temptation” in real life, then President Wei’s wife might indeed be on Planet B62, and it might even be related to Ye Tianming!

In Shui Shui’s rest area, there was a moment of silence.

No one had expected that when the real-life version of President He appeared, it would be followed by the possibility that real-life Bingxin, Bing Shang, and even Yu Ling-like victims might actually exist…

Such a plot, even in a drama, felt oppressive and heart-wrenching. If it happened in real life, how did these “main characters” manage to survive so strongly?

For a while, everyone’s mood was quite complex.

Then, Yan Yue’s brain implant received a notification. She lowered her head to check and saw that Wu Hua had sent a link:

Wu Hua: 【Oh my god, quick, Moon Moon, take a look!】

At the same time, Su Manman and the others also received the link from Wu Hua!

They all looked at each other and opened the link together.

Inside, they found it was Anna’s live stream!

Anna was live streaming again!

Less than twelve hours had passed since her last live stream. The incident with Ye Tianming last night was still a hot topic online. In this crucial moment, Anna actually started another live stream? What was even more perplexing was that Ye Tianming was also appearing in the live stream! Clearly, the two of them were streaming together!

Yan Yue and the others exchanged glances. They were utterly baffled by what kind of act this engaged couple was playing now.

The online viewers were equally puzzled. The barrage in the live chat was so overwhelming that it was nearly impossible to read Anna and Ye Tianming’s faces—

【???】

【?????????】

【Guys, here’s a message for you two: Respect and blessings: )】

【Anna, are you crazy?!! Ye Tianming is a pervert. Wake up!】

【What are you doing now? Does the Ye family just ignore the law and disregard others? After everything that’s happened, if you don’t want to be condemned, you should just play dead properly. How dare you still do a live stream? I see you’re just a beast! Everyone, let’s increase our firepower and attack this dead pervert!】

【Ye Tianming, go to hell!】

【Perverted freak deserves to die!!】

【Eye-protecting squad, assemble! Reject the pervert, starting with me!】

The barrage was fierce, and if each comment was a grenade, Ye Tianming would have been blown to ashes long ago.

Meanwhile, in the live stream, Anna seemed to have blocked the barrage. She and Ye Tianming appeared unperturbed by any external factors. They held hands and strolled in the backyard of the Ye residence. Anna even introduced the Ye family’s spiritual plant room to the audience while revealing a bombshell piece of news.

Anna clung to Ye Tianming’s arm, her face radiant with happiness. She smiled up at Ye Tianming and swayed his arm gently, saying playfully, “Oh my, Tianming, why don’t you tell them? Everyone misunderstood you yesterday. Today’s good news should be shared by you.”

Ye Tianming’s expression seemed off, as if he were lost in thought. After about half a minute, he seemed to realize what he should do. He reached over and affectionately brushed a strand of hair behind Anna’s ear, looking at her with a deep, almost infatuated gaze. He said tenderly to Anna, “Let’s get married.”

As Ye Tianming’s words faded, Anna threw herself into his arms, appearing overjoyed.

Immediately after, Anna turned to the audience and said, “We’re live streaming today to share—”

Before she could finish her sentence, something suddenly flew into the frame during the live stream!

Unlike modern live streams, which had a limited camera range, the cameras used in interstellar live streams not only provided high-definition quality that made viewers feel like they were present, but their scope also covered a full 360 degrees, leaving no blind spots. The camera angles were just like those used by modern directors in films.

Anna’s live stream was like this, with a wide coverage area. The viewers quickly realized what had suddenly flown into the frame—

【Spirit beasts?!】
【They are spirit beasts!!】
【And they’re rare eagles! Damn! The Ye family can even afford to keep eagles?】
【Not just eagles, I also saw a python! Oh my! These spirit beasts look like they’ve gone mad! Anna, be careful!】

The online viewers were nearly fainting. These spirit beasts were charging straight towards Anna and the others, crashing into them with reckless abandon. They were getting closer and closer!

Suddenly, the spirit beasts made an abrupt turn and charged straight towards Ye Tianming!

A rare eagle, as large as an adult, swooped down from the sky. Its speed was so fast that nobody had time to react. The rare eagle aimed straight for Ye Tianming’s face!

Viewers could only hear a painful roar that seemed to rip through the sky. The next moment, the eagle flapped its wings, its head held high as it flew away. It seemed to be holding something in its mouth. Looking closer, in the live stream, Ye Tianming’s hands were pressed against his right eye, and blood was oozing from his face and the hand covering his eye, a gruesome and chilling sight.

But it didn’t end there. A rare silver python-like spirit beast swooshed towards Ye Tianming!

Anna had been scared unconscious, and Ye Tianming, who had been wounded by the eagle’s beak in his right eye, let out a painful scream. He completely failed to notice that the household’s python spirit beast was also charging toward him. It was only when the python completely coiled around him and opened its massive mouth, aiming for his head, that the household’s beast tamer rushed in, trying to control the python. But even so, during the process of being restrained, the python managed to bite off one of Ye Tianming’s arms!

This sudden turn of events left everyone in shock!

The live chat, initially filled with spirit beasts, was now filled with comments condemning Ye Tianming. Even though Anna’s live stream had been banned due to its overly bloody and violent content, the room was still buzzing. Soon, someone had compiled the footage of Ye Tianming being attacked by his own spirit beasts into a video and shared it online for everyone to see.

Yan Yue was also amazed. The scene in Anna’s live stream where the spirit beasts attacked was like advanced special effects in modern movies, even in naked-eye 4D. It had startled her so much that she reflexively leaned back.

After calming down, Yan Yue couldn’t help but curl the corners of her lips. She had a bold guess now…

However, before she could share this guess with Su Manman and the others, the black screen of Anna’s live stream suddenly received a flood of notifications: 【Breaking News! Ye Dog Has Been Arrested!】

Yan Yue and the others: “?!?!”

Yan Yue immediately exited the live stream and searched for keywords on Emperor Entertainment’s website. When the page loaded, she saw a bloodied and mangled Ye Tianming being carried away on a stretcher by the police!

The scene was somewhat comical.

An Xiaoyu looked baffled, “What’s going on now?”

Ye Tianming, who had just been attacked by his own spirit beasts and was barely clinging to life, was suddenly arrested by the police without any warning. Wasn’t he acquitted just yesterday? What had happened in the past twelve hours?

Everyone was puzzled by how Ye Tianming could be arrested so abruptly without any signs. What was going on?

At that moment, the “Luxury Gate Gossip” appeared once again. This gossip account brought its own fanbase and quickly drew attention with its new post.

The content of this post was even more sensational than any of the previous ones:

【Luxury Gate Gossip: Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!!! Everyone, I’ve got the latest news from the frontlines! The girl who asked for sick leave for two days from school in the photo has been found! But it’s not just one girl, there are other girls too! These people’s ages range from sixteen to twenty-five, totaling eight individuals!

I can’t believe it. How did Ye Tianming manage to quietly imprison these eight women?! It’s terrifying! He’s scarier than Gu Dog! When I think about this kind of lawless thug being arrested just now, I want to tear him apart with my own hands! He’s truly inhuman!

And the crucial part is, this scum even drugged these girls! He made them drink energy water laced with hallucinogens every so often! Yesterday, someone questioned whether the girl in the photo was doing this willingly. What about now? Do you still think those girls were willing? I’ve got a countless number of foul words on the tip of my tongue, but I won’t curse in this post to prevent it from being deleted!

As for whether these girls are substitutes or whose substitutes they are, this gossip account isn’t clear. However, based on the firsthand information provided by the whistleblower, some of these girls have similar noses, and some have similar eyes. What can be confirmed is that Ye Dog has been keeping substitutes! Moreover, the whistleblower says that Anna is also a substitute kept by Ye Tianming, the one that most resembles the moonlight in his heart!

I truly have immense compassion for these girls. Fortunately, they are all safe, so no need to worry. The police have located Ye Tianming’s hideout and rescued these girls.

And then, I heard that Ye Dog had just been pecked blind by his own spirit beast and had his arm bitten off. I swear I nearly flew off the ground in excitement! A heartfelt “Thank You” to the spirit beasts! He deserves it; this kind of person really isn’t worth a second thought!

Finally, since Ye Dog has been arrested, I hope the police will conduct a thorough and fair investigation! We have countless pairs of eyes watching!

Unlike the previous times when Luxury Gate Gossip was playing coy and showcasing its own methods of writing exposés, this time it was straightforward. The account immediately revealed the information and couldn’t stop cursing Ye Tianming in the post. It seemed that the account was truly incensed, and the anger was evident in every word.

Yan Yue’s expression darkened when she saw the mention of “hallucinogens.”

Indeed, it was just as she suspected. She had questioned the odd reactions of the girls in the photo and An Xiaoyu’s sister earlier. It seemed they had fallen for Ye Tianming’s schemes, but she lacked evidence…

Seeing the truth now, even though Yan Yue knew this was a fictional world and the people here were just characters on paper, she still couldn’t help her blood boiling.

It was often said that there’s all sorts of people in the world, but she truly hoped that there weren’t any “birds” as twisted as Ye Tianming…

At this moment, everyone’s mood was heavy, all because of the sight of those innocent girls who had suffered.

Perhaps the only thing worth celebrating was that these eight girls were all safe.

And just at this moment, Luxury Gate Gossip posted again, with a very conspicuous title:

【”Shocking News!! Someone Has Seen the Real-Life Version of General He!!”】

Seeing this post, Yan Yue sighed with relief.

Good, things were getting colder, and it seemed the Ye family’s downfall was imminent!

Author’s Note:

Anna: Brother-in-law, you’re a bit late. I’ve already messed up the person and sent him to the police station.

General Wei: …

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