A Substitute Bride With Multiple Identities
Chapter 349: Gossip Clarification, Family Relations

Chapter 349: Chapter 349: Gossip Clarification, Family Relations

The shipwreck came so unexpectedly that Yu Jiao was only focused on surviving and naturally didn’t notice her phone had fallen to the ground, picked up by someone.

After the event, she was actually relieved that the phone was lost, hoping it had fallen into the sea, and that her chat records with the marketing account were gone, and then she planned to cancel that overseas SIM card.

Even if Shen Yanhe wanted to investigate, he wouldn’t be able to trace it back to her.

Who could have guessed that her phone would be preserved intact.

Yu Jiao’s eyes widened as she saw the phone in Si Fang’s hand, a chill creeping up her spine.

When she met Fu Yanhe’s gaze, she shivered violently and said through clenched teeth, "The things about Shen Yanhe and Qi Zeyi that were posted online, it’s true that I was the one who posted them, but I didn’t mean to take Shen Yanhe’s life, and it wasn’t me who pushed Song Shiwei either."

Her eyes were slightly red, looking rather pitiful as she gazed at Fu Yanhe, "Song Shiwei fell by herself, and it was the crew who steered the ship, it has nothing to do with me! You’ve arrested the wrong person!"

Fu Yanhe didn’t say a word, he took the evidence bag from Si Fang, opened the phone, and looked down at the chat records.

The atmosphere around him became tense, the sense of oppression emanating from him grew even heavier.

It was a while before he tossed the phone back to Si Fang and spoke calmly, "Take everything out of the box."

That short sentence made Yu Jiao’s blood freeze in an instant.

The thing she feared most in her life was snakes.

If she had to stay in a place with so many snakes, she would lose her mind!

She scrambled towards Fu Yanhe, reaching out to grab his trouser leg, "No! Listen to me, I really didn’t—"

Yu Jiao hadn’t even touched Fu Yanhe when Si Fang, standing beside him, kicked her away.

Fu Yanhe didn’t even spare her a glance as he turned and left.

The door behind him closed slowly, Si Fang pressed his earpiece, murmured a few instructions to the person on the other end, and stood by the door.

At the same time, the boxes in the room opened one by one. Most of these snakes had mild venom; they could bite a person without being lethal.

But for Yu Jiao, who was extremely afraid of snakes, these snakes could take her life.

The snakes wriggling and entangling inside the boxes slowly crawled out, making their way toward Yu Jiao.

Yu Jiao screamed in terror, furiously pounding on the door, "Madmen! You’re all madmen! Let me out! Let me out! What you’re doing is illegal!"

The louder the noise she made, the more it attracted the interest of the snakes, and countless snakes climbed towards her.

Yu Jiao, on the verge of a breakdown, jumped on the spot, tossing the snakes crawling towards her aside, shrieking, "Get away! Get back!"

This action utterly enraged the snakes in the room; they all began to lash out at Yu Jiao, hissing and biting at her bare ankles and winding around her hands.

The cold, slithery contact on her skin drove Yu Jiao into further despair; she grabbed the snakes and threw them aside heedlessly, stumbling towards the door.

But she was tripped up by the snakes winding around her feet and fell to the ground.

More snakes crawled over her; some had already wrapped around her neck, tightening like a noose...

As the air grew thinner and thinner, Yu Jiao’s heart was filled with despair; when she thought she would die like this, the tightly shut door was opened from the outside.

The young man who had been guarding the door threw off the snake that was coiled tight around her neck.

Yu Jiao coughed frantically, thinking she was saved, when that same young man coldly and ruthlessly shut the door again, and a new round of torment began...

-

In a hospital in town.

When Qi Zeyi heard the news that Shen Yanhe had been taken away by Fu Yanhe, he felt relieved and stayed in the hospital rooms of Song Shiwei and Lin Hao.

Both of them were still unconscious.

The still shaken staff member returned Qi Zeyi’s phone that he had been keeping safe, "Mr. Qi, here’s your phone. Your fans must be worried sick. Go reassure them."

Qi Zeyi coughed twice, his voice hoarse, "Thank you."

He turned on the phone and saw numerous missed calls and messages from friends anxiously asking if he was safe.

Before he could reply, his phone rang again.

He answered the call, "Hello?"

"Zeyi bro, are you okay?" His friend’s voice came through, fraught with concern, "I just saw the news about the boat accident. How is everyone? Are there any casualties?"

"Everyone’s fine, don’t worry," Qi Zeyi reassured him.

"That’s a relief," his friend sighed. Then he added, "By the way, you should check the internet. There’s suddenly a rumor about you and Guzhou."

Qi Zeyi frowned, "What rumor?"

He had just come back with the rescue team from the sea, and had been in the hospital ever since, not having the chance to catch up on any online news.

His friend checked Weibo and said, "It’s saying that you proposed to Guzhou, that you and Guzhou have been together for a while, and are a couple."

Qi Zeyi: "..."

"Ridiculous," Qi Zeyi massaged his furrowed brow, looking indescribable, "How could I and Guzhou be anything but clear and clean with each other? How could she possibly be my partner?"

Without waiting for his friend to respond, Qi Zeyi said, "I’m hanging up now to clarify things on Weibo."

He hung up and logged onto Weibo.

On Weibo, his fans were all praying for the safety of the show’s crew and guests.

[[Praying][Praying] Guzhou god must be safe.]

[What’s the situation now? Why hasn’t the production team updated us yet?]

[Is there anyone from the town? Come out and tell us, are the guests okay?]

[I just found out that Guzhou god and Mr. Qi are a couple, and now they are BE’d. Is this a double death in love?]

[Get your head out of your romance fantasies, previous poster!]

Qi Zeyi’s gaze landed on that comment, his mouth twitching, then he found the marketing account’s rumor post about Guzhou and gave it a look.

The marketing account had posted two photos.

From the angle of the photos, the small box he handed to Shen Yanhe did indeed look like a ring, and the two of them appeared to be very close and intimate.

He pondered for a moment and then composed a Weibo post.

[@QiZeyiV: Sorry for the concern. The staff and guests of the show have been safely rescued. The director and some guests are currently in the hospital and haven’t had the time to look at their phones. I am here to reassure everyone and also to clarify the rumor about me and Guzhou.

First, Guzhou and I are not in a romantic relationship. Guzhou is spoken for; she’s my niece by marriage. My real name is actually Fu Zeyi, not Qi.

Secondly, the small box I gave to her in the photo is a gift for our first meeting, not a ring, but a bracelet.

Lastly, the content disseminated by this marketing account constitutes the crime of rumor-mongering and libel, and I will take legal action according to the law.]

In the Weibo post, he also included an image of the receipt for the bracelet purchase.

With Qi Zeyi stepping in to clarify, the fans believed him, and some even found a critical clue.

[Glad you’re safe, I believe in Mr. Qi.]

[Guess what I just found in the super-topic? #HeheCouple#, isn’t this super-topic for Guzhou and her husband? Guzhou has been married for a while, which scumbag started this rumor?]

[Wait a minute... Mr. Qi said his real last name is Fu, could it be... he’s related to Fu Yanhe, the Chief Director of FY Group?]