She Outshines 278
Chapter 278
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In the morning, Andrew was having a sweet dream of bing a top celebrity, securing luxury
endorsements, and getting flooded with top-tier web drama offers when the urgent ringtone of his
phone woke him up.
Without opening his eyes, hezily extended his hand from under the nket, grabbed the phone,
and said impatiently, “Who is it, making such a racket so early in the morning…”
His boss’s booming voice came through the phone. “Andrew, why didn’t you tell thepany that
you’re in a rtionship? Also, thepany has warned you repeatedly not to be in a rtionship.
Why didn’t you take thepany’s request seriously?”
Andrew instantly became fully awake. He opened his eyes, sat up straight, and stammered, “Mr.
Gilbert, what happened? I- I’m not in a rtionship…”
“It has gone viral on Twitter!” Aaron Gilbert scolded. “Go and take a look yourself, and then exin
to me what’s going on! Until ourpany figures out how to handle this, keep your mouth shut,
don’t say anything, and don’t go out, lest you add fuel to the fire and ruin your future.”
With that said, he hung up.
Andrew stared at the phone for a few more seconds before finally recovering from his shock and
opening Twitter.
Right after that, a series of trending topics with the hashtags [explosive], [sensational], and [popr]
grabbed his attention with an intense impact, thoroughly scaring him.
The top trending topic was [Andrew’s rtionship exposed, kissing a mysterious beautyte at night
outside the airport].
Another trending topic was [Andrew’s girlfriend is a 19-year-old rich beauty from Kitmore City. A
student at Kitmore University].
[Exposing the background of Andrew’s rich girlfriend. Her family’s medical aesthetic clinic was once
involved in a fakewsuit.]
[Andrew imed to only be in a rtionship with work, but secretly traveled to Serbane for a week
with his girlfriend.] Andrew’s fingers trembled as he tapped on the tweet with the word ‘explosive’.
There was a surveince video attached to the tweet, and its view count had already surpassed ten
million.
He watched the video as if he was watching a horror movie. He widened his eyes, his mind went
nk, and his entire body trembled.
Although the surveince video was taken at midnight, the airport’s interior and exit were all brightly
lit, allowingizens to clearly see him and Zoe embracing as they walked out of the airport, even
kissing from time to time.
The video even zoomed in on his face…
He thought, ‘It’s over! Really over! For rising stars, having their rtionships exposed is a disaster.
What should I do? How can I keep all my millions of female fans?’
Below these trending topics, fans were angrily criticizing..
I just started appreciating Andrew’s looks and acting skills. Howe he messed up so badly?]
[While I was watching his dramast night, I cried my heart out seeing how devoted he was to the
female lead. Unexpectedly, I found out he has a girlfriend after I woke up. I can’t watch this drama
anymore…]
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[In an interviewst month, he said he had never kissed a girl in real life. But in the video, he’s
kissing like there’s no tomorrow…]
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[His flight details with his girlfriend have been posted. The two even stayed in the presidential suite
in Serbane. They’ve done everything, so stop ying innocent…]
His phone suddenly rang, startling him into another shiver.
Fortunately, it was Zoe calling…
He swiped the answer button.
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Zoe sounded considerate as she said, “You’ve seen the trending topics, right? How does your
company intend to deal with it
Before she finished talking, Andrew shouted nervously, “We absolutely can’t admit it! We absolutely
cannot admit that we are lovers! Otherwise, my fans will leave, and my opportunities will be
downgraded.”
Zoe did not make a fuss. She just said calmly, “I’ll do as you say. How do you want to handle it?”
Andrew bit his nails. “The management of thepany is discussing it, and they told me not to say
anything. Zoe, don’t go out for the next few days, and don’t bring up our rtionship to anyone. I’ll
let you know if thepany has any demands…”
Zoe said calmly, “Alright. I won’t say anything.”
Then, she hung up the phone and looked at the trending topics with a grim expression.
Someone had leaked her personal information.
[This woman’s name is Zoe. She’s the well-known perennial second-ce finisher at Kitmore City
School, always losing to the same person in every exam andpetition, from middle school to
high school.]
[The eternal first-ce finisher she could never surpass is Athena, the younger sister of the tough
guy Zayn who became famous this summer.]
[She often brags that her boyfriend is handsome, rich, and loves her very much, but Andrew publicly
ims to be single and has never admitted to being with her…]
She looked at these revtions and mockeries, clenching her teeth so hard that they might almost
break.
Girls like her had many rivals.
As soon as they got the chance, they mocked her for being the perennial second-ce finisher.
She had grown up under the taunts of being the “perennial second-ce finisher”. As a result, she
developed psychological ws.
This time, her rtionship with Andrew was exposed. It would be fine if Andrew admitted that she
was his girlfriend, but if he denied it, she would be aughingstock again.
As shey in bed, she tossed and turned, feeling extremely annoyed.
An hourter, Andrew called and told her, “Thepany’s solution is that I’ll make a statement first,
saying that you’re a good friend of my sister. I fell sick a week ago, and you took good care of me.
Only then did we start our romantic rtionship.”
Zoe said indifferently, “Is that it? There’s more, right?”
Andrew said sincerely, “Zoe, you’re so smart. Thepany’s idea is that I’ll first use my Twitter
ount to post a statement,
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admitting the rtionship and creating an image of someone who is brave enough to admit the
rtionship and take responsibility for his girlfriend. Then, you’ll post a statement on your Twitter
ount, saying that you’re just an ordinary person, and after the rtionship was exposed, you
faced enormous pressure, so you decided to go from being lovers back to being friends…”
He spoke endlessly, but Zoe’s facial features were distorted, nearly wanting to yell at the phone by
calling him a jerk, an idiot, a wimp, and a useless thing.
She thought, ‘But what good would it do if I cursed at him? I knew from the start that Andrew looks
good on the outside butcks substance. Apart from his looks, he has no other strengths
She then smiled indifferently. “Alright. I’ll go along with this act.”
“Thank you, Zoe,” Andrew said happily. “I knew you would understand me-”
Zoe interrupted him. “My dad is here to see me. I’ll hang up now.”
She hung up, threw herself onto the bed, and pounded the bed angrily with her fists, saying, “This
idiot! I’m about to have enough of him! Gia is reopening her studio, and the Kennedy family is
preparing to develop thatnd in the eastern part of the city. Let’s see if they can seed. If they
can’t, the Kennedy family will be finished, and I’ll dump him.”
In the afternoon of the same day, Andrew posted a statement on his Twitter ount, which was just
as he had told Zoe. His words revealed a boldness to take responsibility, admit to the rtionship,N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.
and protect his girlfriend.
A significant number of fans reacted in thement section dramatically. [Andrew is so awesome.
He’s so responsible. I love such a man!]
[Although it hurts me that he has a girlfriend, at least he is responsible and owns up to it, which is
better than those scumbags who dump their girlfriends after bing famous.]
[I can ept that his girlfriend is a rich beauty and a study champ…]
Although thement section was full of these kinds ofments, Andrew’s follower count still
dropped by over one hundred thousand.
Although losing over one hundred thousand followers from a total of over twenty million followers
did not sound like much, the ones lost were all real followers who were actively involved in engaging
with his posts.
With so many active followers gone, the number of his true fans was now in question.
The number of paid shills and bot followers among those whomented dramatically that they
would continue supporting him also came into question.
The next day, “Charming Beauty”, which was a Twitter ount suspected to belong to Andrew’s
girlfriend, reposted Andrew’s tweet, saying that she was just an ordinary person and could not
withstand so much pressure, so she decided to break up with Andrew.
She also stated that this short rtionship was her first love with Andrew and that Andrew was a
good guy. The breakup saddened both of them, and she wished Andrew happiness.
She was a top student with impressive writing skills. The short essay she posted was sincere and
touching, and it moved manyizens and fans.
Andrew also reposted her tweet, stating that it was all his fault. He mentioned that he had entered
into a rtionship before his career was stable and hadn’t been able to protect her properly. He
mentioned that he would focus on his work moving forward and would no longer be distracted by
romance.
Many fans were touched and expressed or understanding and support for him.
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From a public opinion perspective, it seemed like he had weathered the crisis.
But in reality, his opportunities were downgraded again, and he couldn’t rise up anymore.
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His agent told him, “Because your rtionship was exposed, your lead role in the A-list drama is
gone. Now, you can either act as a viin in a top-tier drama, the second male lead in an A-list
drama, or the male lead in a B-list drama. Pick one.”
Andrew cried and said, “I don’t want any of it…”