This celebrity became even more popular after being exposed of having multiple girlfriends
Chapter 306 - 267: Did Her Sponsor Go Through Drug Rehab?

Chapter 306: Chapter 267: Did Her Sponsor Go Through Drug Rehab?

Tsukishima Chizuru hadn’t felt that she had any chance to win against Wu Mu.

More than that, she was more curious.

"Is Wu Mu-san’s family situation not so good?"

She whispered to her music partner beside her.

Although as a singer she knew that it was often not appropriate to directly associate the content of songs with the singer themselves.

But the song Wu Mu had just sung was just too emotional, it was hard for her not to think along those lines.

Her music partner hesitated a little, "It shouldn’t be too good, I guess."

Everyone, through various details, had long been suspecting that Wu Mu’s family situation wasn’t good.

It wasn’t as if nobody had specifically dug into it, but this person really never discussed his personal family matters, be it on the show or in various interviews, never answering any questions related to his family situation.

No useful information came from his own programs.

Regarding external exposures, it was as if this person had absolutely no friends except for photos taken by passersby, capturing him walking alone with his head down.

Up to now, no one had even been able to leak a photo of him with someone from his past.

As for his family situation, it was all speculation, varying from him being an orphan, to being adopted and having a wicked stepmother, to his parents being killed together during a home robbery.

In short, none were credible.

Though there was no information from the past, there was some after he became famous. The music partner whispered, "Wu Mu had gone through a failed relationship before, abandoned by a bad woman."

Tsukishima Chizuru was shocked, abandoned by Wu Mu-san?

Really?

Looking so handsome that just watching him could lift one’s spirits, and probably causing anyone kissing him to dream bubbly pink dreams — could someone actually bear to abandon him?

And he also seemed to have such a good character!

Although she hadn’t interacted with him deeply, from the intervals of recording and rehearsing for the show, seeing him happily gaming on his phone and playfully messing around with his music partner, it was clear to her that his character couldn’t possibly be bad.

Tsukishima Chizuru was completely unable to understand, and she was greatly shocked.

It wasn’t just her who couldn’t understand; on the live comments, people were discussing it, totally unable to fathom it.

"The more I watch Wu’s show, the less I understand. What kind of family did his former benefactor have, to be able to let go of someone like Wu?"

"Right, when Wu’s house first collapsed, and he was abandoned, I laughed at him for being tossed aside after his benefactor got bored of him. Now... that benefactor must have undergone detox, right?"

"hhhh, although I curse him every day, I also know that a star like him will never have any real interaction with me. If in reality he was my boyfriend... I don’t think I’d ever want to leave the house, I’d just want to snuggle in his arms every day and not let go."

They truly couldn’t understand.

Why would someone like Wu Mu be abandoned? Even if you had a husband, you’d think he’d be cajoled and fooled into being kept around.

It wouldn’t be like the leaked chat logs that surfaced before, being hot and cold and indifferent.

A long time ago, in a singer-songwriter show, Wu Mu joked during his antics that he wasn’t a "lickdog," he was playing around.

Everyone thought he was a clown then, that he would say anything without thinking just to get attention.

Now... they were really starting to have doubts. For Wu Mu to be fawning over someone to that extent, it must have been some kind of goddess descending to earth.

Tsukishima Chizuru was greatly shocked and took the stage.

She was also singing an English song.

It was a well-known anime theme song, and she played a trick, acting as a voice actor and changing her voice to that of the anime character, singing the entire song in that voice.

She performed brilliantly if it were any normal time, she reckoned she could compete with Yi Junxi after his bonus points.

Unfortunately, she followed Wu Mu’s Bohemian Rhapsody.

After she finished singing and waited for the audience’s votes, the final score came in.

Yue Li 752, even lower than the last episode, and she ended up in the last place again.

But she wasn’t the only one affected.

Cai Wanhai 769.

He Jie 788.

Li Zhengxun 790.

Tsukishima Chizuru 799.

The scores were all a notch lower than the last time, not even a single one above eight hundred.

Everyone seemed to have calibrated their scoring standard to Wu Mu’s, so their scores inevitably faced harsher scrutiny.

In the end, it was Yi Junxi, who had already scored in advance, who ended up with a score of 836 after the bonus points.

And Wu Mu’s 906 points, undoubtedly, clinched first place.

Watching the announcement of the first place, Wu Mu smiled slightly but also felt a bit regretful as he said to Mo Mo below the stage, "It’s a pity Teacher Mo Mo isn’t in the program; otherwise, I could have satisfied your little regret."

Mo Mo’s eyes were smiling; he still remembered.

Of course, he remembered!

Mo Mo had mocked him twice, and the fact that he had been intentionally scored low was already noted in his little book!

This time, Yue Li and Cai Wanhai were at the bottom, but since both challengers lost this round, neither had to be eliminated.

Yue Li, who had already braced herself for going home this time, started to mutter in her heart.

This... it feels like she could still hang in there for a few more episodes at this rate.

Yeah, as long as the next challenger is stubborn enough to challenge Wu Mu again.

With the singing over and the rankings announced, this episode was pretty much at an end.

Hearing the host’s closing speech, everyone was somewhat reluctant to get up.

This episode was so thrilling that no one wanted to leave just yet.

Not only were all the performances strong, but there was also Wu’s showmanship – cussing and diving into the crowd to get everyone hyped up.

There were so many highlights; there was never a dull moment.

The audience left reluctantly, but in the contestants’ rest room after the exit, the atmosphere turned a bit awkward.

Just moments ago on camera, even if they had thoughts, they had to keep up appearances and act like nothing was wrong.

Now there were no cameras...

Everyone’s attention was on Wu Mu and Li Zhengxun, especially Li Zhengxun, who was mentally preparing in case a fight broke out, so they could quickly intervene.

Li Zhengxun’s face looked awful, and no one could feel good after being publicly insulted.

Truthfully, if Wu Mu had cursed him privately, like how he did at a private dinner, he would probably just curse back a bit and not take it to heart.

But to be insulted on the show, in front of everyone... he felt as if everyone’s gaze on him was filled with mockery.

As if they were silently ridiculing him for being a soft persimmon who got cussed out on the show and didn’t dare to fight back.

But to actually fight this guy... he truly didn’t dare!

It wasn’t about fearing he couldn’t win; there were so many people around, they would definitely stop it.

He feared that if a real fight broke out, this guy might just slap him on the show next time...

A celebrity with a normal mind wouldn’t worry so much... but this guy, his mind really seemed to be off.

No normal celebrity would do what he did.

Publicly countering his private dinner plans on the show had shocked him quite a bit.

And he couldn’t understand, what for?

A moment of satisfaction from verbal retaliation, then facing the storm and controversy afterward, the consequences were utterly disproportionate to the gain.

Li Zhengxun felt frustrated; he didn’t want to self-destruct alongside someone with a warped mind.

But to act as if nothing happened, he couldn’t swallow his pride, and he had to make a public response.

Later on, he would ask the show’s producers to give him some explanation, and if there were none, he planned to quit the competition.

He’d come to understand the show by now, and if he continued, he feared he would remain a mere foil.

Li Zhengxun pondered.

Alongside, Shi Wu, who had always acted as the agent, said helplessly in a low voice, "Boss, you were a bit impulsive this time."

Wu Mu laughed and spread his hands, "Not too bad, right? I only retaliated because he cursed me first, didn’t I?"

"You say that, but boss, it’s still not great that you responded to him publicly on the show..."

The audience who knew the context might understand, but to those unaware, they might be swayed into thinking Wu Mu was the one cursing publicly.

And such occurrences, the producers would definitely not appreciate.

(To be continued)