Yes, NTR!

Why should I be afraid if the mountain won’t come to me? After all, rules are dead, but people are alive and adaptable.

Li Yisheng, known as “One-Eyed Dragon,” believed none of this was a real problem.

Since “Creative Capacity” had fallen out with “Great Enterprise Films,” they obviously needed new partners. And what better partner could there be than his own alma mater? Of course, in theory, his wife’s grandfather would be even closer and more supportive. But marriages can end in divorce, for any number of odd reasons. Unlike with a school, where if you want to get yourself expelled, it requires some skillful maneuvering.

“Wow, Brother Jie, the internet says the chairman of ‘Great Enterprise Films’ got his leg broken!” Su Mengyao called out from bed, scrolling through her tablet and sharing the latest gossip with Li Jie.

Someone on a local Luzhou forum had posted the news online. At first, “Kaihuang Group” tried to have the posts deleted, but couldn’t keep the lid on it. Others fanned the flames, adding close-ups of Yang Ying lying on a stretcher.

After his jaw was dislocated, Yang Ying looked like a Nile crocodile under anesthesia—unmistakably resembling the corpse of a “crooked-mouthed dragon king.”

“Damn, that’s wild. Wasn’t Young Master Yang stripped naked not long ago?”

“Spent a few days as the ‘flying streaker’—maybe he wants to stay trending.”

“What kind of decent person gets on the trending list looking like a fainting Samoyed?”

Someone even photoshopped a meme, and “Ahegao Yang” suddenly became an online sensation. With his crooked mouth, tongue hanging out, and whites of his eyes showing as he fainted, “Ahegao Second Young Master Yang” and “Ahegao Yang II” became hot search keywords.

There was no stopping it. Aside from advertisements, search keywords are pushed by the algorithm itself. Clearly, the masses who love gossip were especially captivated by the scandals of wealthy heirs.

Even more outrageous, the “Ahegao Yang II” trend resurrected the recently forgotten “flying streaker” incident. This guy had been stiffing migrant workers out of their hard-earned wages for years; his reputation was already in the gutter in Guangling. If he’d just lain low for a while, regular folks would have forgotten as they got back to their daily routines. But now, with a second round of trending and more covert promotion, he was back in the spotlight on every platform.

Not even the announcement of “Fairy Queen Wang” making Laba porridge on a holiday special could outdo the five characters of “Ahegao Yang II.” Even the much-anticipated new series “Dreams of the Green Tower,” premiering during the New Year, couldn’t compete with that phrase running wild online.

The popularity of “Ahegao Yang II” even surpassed “Dreams of the Green Tower.” The entire cast and crew were left speechless, and the fans were totally thrown off.

“Who’s so wicked? Don’t they know our queen’s new drama is premiering this month?”

“Get it off the trending list already! Isn’t this ‘Ahegao’ stuff a violation of public decency online?”

“What the hell, who wants to see this kind of thing?”

“It must be those ‘Masked Gourd Hero’ fans—they’re doing this on purpose to sabotage our queen. They’re the ones keeping it trending!”

Li Jie hadn’t even done anything, yet several of his internet accounts were swept up in a storm of abuse. The site’s maintenance guy even posted an announcement: “The trending topic about Great Enterprise Films’ chairman Yang Ying has nothing to do with Creative Capacity.”

It would have been better if he hadn’t said anything—after that, the poor maintenance guy was overwhelmed as a tidal wave of “Fairy Queen Wang” fans flooded in to hurl insults. The guy had no experience and didn’t know how tough things could be in this game, nor that the whole chain of “Crab Brother” accounts was nothing but trouble.

Soon, an “entertainment finance” media account broke the news that “Great Enterprise Films” and “Creative Capacity” had been negotiating for the Korean-language rights to “Masked Gourd Hero,” but talks had collapsed and the chairman’s assistant, Li Lingbo, had already returned to Luzhou.

Shortly after, another account revealed that “Great Enterprise Films’” strategic partner in Korea, “Kumgangsan Entertainment,” had signed a contract for the introduction of “Masked Gourd Hero: Crimson Power.” Though “Yongle Media” wasn’t mentioned, the scoop was accurate, and by the next day it was headline news across entertainment outlets in Sanjiang Province and Huating City.

After an interview with the provincial Cultural Affairs Bureau, the story was confirmed—they said it demonstrated the province’s commitment to exploring children’s cultural works.

Meanwhile, in the VIP ward of Luzhou’s Renshou Hospital, Second Young Master Yang hurled a twelve-inch remote at the giant 120-inch TV screen.

“Han Zitong—!”

Yang Ying roared, but the effort made his jaw ache, so he clutched his chin and let out a guttural howl.

Beep.

Click.

The door opened, and Han Zitong entered, bowing slightly. “Second Young Master, what are your orders?”

“I want that southern mongrel dead by tomorrow— No! I want to see him dead today! Today!!”

With his leg broken, Yang Ying couldn’t get out of bed for now. While the “Daxing Consortium” owned a low-temperature medical device that could quickly heal astronauts’ injuries in space, the full equipment was still orbiting above. To recreate a zero-gravity environment on Earth required a massive centrifuge, but his mother was afraid it would scramble his brains, so she insisted on a traditional bone-setting and immobilization.

He’d just have to heal the slow way.

“Second Young Master, Madam has ordered that you rest quietly for now and not concern yourself with other matters.”

“That mongrel is working with ‘Kumgangsan Entertainment’! With ‘Kumgangsan Entertainment!’ Don’t you understand? That’s the dog our Yang family raised in Korea! Our dog—!”

Yang Ying was nearly foaming at the mouth. It felt as if the maid he’d raised for years had suddenly gone above and beyond for some stray mutt. The ultimate NTR humiliation—and he’d never imagined such a plotline would happen to him.

Especially since he knew for certain that it was that damned mongrel who’d broken his leg!

What was this supposed to be?!

What the hell was this supposed to be?!

“Wow, so this ‘Kumgangsan Entertainment’ is actually backed by ‘Kaihuang Group’ in Korea?” In the vice principal’s office at Jianye, Li Jie listened as Li Yisheng recounted the company’s history and rise to prominence.

Upon hearing that the company importing “Masked Gourd Hero” had always been “Great Enterprise Films’” exclusive Korean partner, Li Jie was instantly thrilled.

Didn’t this mean that, compared to that idiot Yang Ying, he’d played the role of the ultimate third party? And Yang Ying… was now the one being cuckolded?

Perfect!

He couldn’t hide his glee, prompting Vice Principal Li Yisheng to remind him to manage his facial expressions.

“Originally, Yang Ying was supposed to step back from the East China cultural scene—rumor had it he was heading to Korea to expand operations, with ‘Kumgangsan Entertainment’ as a key asset,” explained Li Yisheng, popping a mint into his mouth. “But now his leg’s broken, so business is on hold for a while. ‘Kumgangsan Entertainment’ operates independently on the surface, so our cooperation is purely business. Besides, with ‘Yongle Media’ in between, ‘Great Enterprise Films’ can’t make much trouble.”

Every move had been calculated in advance.

“Broken bones take a hundred days to heal, Principal. Won’t that bastard Yang Ying just come back to bother me in three months?”

“What’s there to worry about? By then, ‘Masked Gourd Hero’ will have finished airing. As long as we’ve earned what we should, he can rage all he wants.”

“True.”

Li Jie nodded, agreeing with the principal, and then slyly pulled out his phone to post a cheeky update on the “New Wave” microblog: “I never expected ‘Kumgangsan Entertainment’ to be so enthusiastic and professional—truly an excellent experience.”