Popular Top Stream (11): How can he be my brother? He is just my nanny’s son.

Gu Juntian hugged Zhou Qinghao tightly, and thinking of the scene he had seen earlier, he felt a bit restless.

Zhou Qinghao really didn’t take care of himself; he didn’t even bother to dress properly after taking a shower!

Zhou Qinghao’s hair was still wet; he must dry it for him.

Various thoughts flashed through Gu Juntian’s mind, and it was at this moment that he heard a knock on the door. 

It was almost ten o’clock, why were people still looking for them?

Letting Zhou Qinghao lie down on the bed, Gu Juntian reluctantly opened the door.

He only opened a crack in the door and then saw Qiao Qiao.

It was Qiao Qiao again, this guy just wouldn’t quit!

Gu Juntian asked unhappily, “Is there something?”

Qiao Qiao said, “Brother, I have something to tell you.”

Gu Juntian quickly stepped out and, as usual, took Qiao Qiao to the storage room: “Speak quickly.”

Gu Juntian had really changed a lot. Qiao Qiao’s heart sank, and then he spoke earnestly and with deep emotion: “Brother, I really like you…”

This was a confession, but after Gu Juntian heard it, he only felt uncomfortable all over, as if he had been targeted by a snake.

“Brother, you’ve been particularly close to Zhou Qinghao these past two days, I… I…” Qiao Qiao’s eyes turned red: “Clearly, I liked you first…”

Qiao Qiao’s voice was very soft, ensuring that only Gu Juntian, who was standing opposite him, could hear his words.

And with red-rimmed eyes, on the verge of tears, he said a lot, roughly meaning that he had actually realized he liked Gu Juntian at the beginning of last year.

But they had been brothers for many years, and he always thought he was straight, so he couldn’t accept it at first.

Just at that moment, Zhou Qinghao appeared.

Zhou Qinghao liked Gu Juntian, and after some coercion and temptation, he momentarily didn’t think it through and ended up matchmaking Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao.

But he couldn’t control his feelings for Gu Juntian, so whenever Gu Juntian was on a date with Zhou Qinghao, he would always follow them, pretending it was a date between Gu Juntian and himself. 

Gu Juntian listened to Qiao Qiao’s tearful narration, utterly amazed.

Qiao Qiao really knew how to spin a tale; he could come up with such words.

However, in the original storyline, the original protagonist believed him.

In the original storyline, when the original protagonist got angry because of Qiao Qiao’s closeness with Qin Yanming, Qiao Qiao said some words that were almost identical, which made the original protagonist dislike Zhou Qinghao and then slander him during a live broadcast.

“Bro, I thought he truly loved you, but it turns out he didn’t…” Qiao Qiao took out his phone and showed Gu Juntian the dirt he had collected on Zhou Qinghao.

Zhou Qinghao was so famous that many people were watching him, paying attention to his every move. There were always paparazzi following him around.

Even if he got a little close to someone, it could be captured on camera.

Zhou Qinghao had made it through hard work and never took shortcuts, but because he was good-looking, many people with ulterior motives were interested in him.

In situations where he didn’t want it, those people didn’t dare to really do anything to him, but various forms of entanglement were unavoidable.

When the original owner first met Zhou Qinghao, Zhou Qinghao was already being entangled by a drunken investor.

The photos Qiao Qiao took out were almost the same.

There were rich women leaning against Zhou Qinghao, wealthy old men with their hands on Zhou Qinghao’s waist, and in the midst of the bright lights and the clinking of glasses, Zhou Qinghao was surrounded by people.

Actually, these photos didn’t prove anything.

Gu Juntian thought that this should be when Zhou Qinghao was attending a social event, encountered someone with impure intentions, and got taken advantage of, or it could simply be a case of misaligned shots.

After Qiao Qiao entered the entertainment industry, he was protected by the original owner and didn’t suffer any grievances at all, while Zhou Qinghao had to navigate the industry alone and probably endured a lot of bullying.

At this moment, Qiao Qiao was bullying him, using some photos to frame him.

Gu Juntian was angry.

Qiao Qiao had a good relationship with Gu Juntian, and he sensed the intense anger radiating from him.

He thought Gu Juntian was angry at Zhou Qinghao.

“Brother, you know your identity is not a secret… Zhou Qinghao is very good at acting, I’m afraid he deceived you,” Qiao Qiao said.

“Where did you get these photos?” Gu Juntian asked.

Qiao Qiao said, “Someone gave it to me.”

Gu Juntian wanted to get these photos from Qiao Qiao, but he quickly realized that with Qiao Qiao’s cunning, there would definitely be a backup.

It would be useless to ask for them, so he simply decided not to: “I have other matters to attend to, I’ll head back first.”

After saying this, Gu Juntian left.

Seeing Gu Juntian storm back into the room, Qiao Qiao couldn’t help but laugh.

He understood Gu Juntian; Gu Juntian hated those stars who took shortcuts in the entertainment industry and clung to wealthy people the most.

After Gu Yinghou’s divorce, he had dated a few young men who were after Gu Yinghou’s resources or money.

Gu Yinghou didn’t mind those men’s impure intentions, but Gu Juntian cared a lot.

Now, Zhou Qinghao had become the kind of person that Gu Juntian hated the most, and Gu Juntian would definitely despise Zhou Qinghao.

Qiao Qiao stood at the door of Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao’s room for a while, but unfortunately, he didn’t hear anything.

He left feeling both excited and disappointed.

As soon as Gu Juntian entered the room, he saw Zhou Qinghao lying on the bed. Although he was covered with a blanket, his fair shoulder was exposed, and his lazy demeanor was full of temptation.

Zhou Qinghao was flirting with him, and Gu Juntian had already realized it.

Zhou Qinghao’s behavior couldn’t be considered wrong; he was Zhou Qinghao’s boyfriend, and Zhou Qinghao wanted to get close to him, how could that be wrong?

But if he was with Zhou Qinghao, Zhou Qinghao’s career would be ruined.

Gu Juntian stepped forward a few paces, pulled the blanket up on Zhou Qinghao, and skillfully took the hairdryer to dry Zhou Qinghao’s hair.

Zhou Qinghao was at a loss for words, but he couldn’t help feeling a bit sweet inside.

He really liked how Gu Juntian took care of him like this.

At this moment, he even felt like he and Gu Juntian were an old married couple.

Just as Zhou Qinghao was lost in this sweetness, Gu Juntian had already finished blow-drying his hair.

Glancing at the door, Gu Juntian said softly, “Qiao Qiao just called me outside and showed me some of your photos.”

Zhou Qinghao was taken aback.

Gu Juntian described the photos he saw and then asked Zhou Qinghao, “If these photos are posted online, do you have a way to deal with it?”

Zhou Qinghao replied, “Those photos are fake. After they approached me, I would immediately step back…”

Gu Juntian said, “I know those are fake, but I’m afraid the netizens might misunderstand.”

Zhou Qinghao then calmed down, “There are a few photos on my side that have follow-up photos, which can clarify things. As long as we clear up a few of them, the netizens won’t believe the other photos.”

“From my understanding of Qiao Qiao, he will definitely try to smear you online. You need to prepare your team” Gu Juntian said.

“I know” Zhou Qinghao replied seriously.

Seeing this, Gu Juntian urged Zhou Qinghao, “Contact your agent immediately.”

Zhou Qinghao glanced at Gu Juntian, opened his phone, and started discussing with his agent.

Afraid that the sound would carry outside, and with Gu Juntian nearby, Zhou Qinghao spoke very softly.

Zhou Qinghao’s manager was quite unaccustomed to this, but didn’t ask more questions.

Zhou Qinghao might be making the call from the bathroom, so he had to keep his voice down.

Gu Juntian kept watching Zhou Qinghao make the call, and seeing Zhou Qinghao methodically arrange everything, he finally felt relieved.

It seemed that Zhou Qinghao and his team were quite reliable now. How did they perform so poorly in the original plot?

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, Gu Juntian realized something.

He had overlooked the person Zhou Qinghao.

Zhou Qinghao was infatuated with love. In the original plot, he was probably so heartbroken that he didn’t even want to resist and chose to quit the entertainment industry directly.

Love-struck brains are indeed the greatest enemy of a career!

After handling these matters, Gu Juntian went online to take a look.

It was now ten o’clock at night, and the internet was buzzing with activity, with countless people discussing Qiao Qiao.

The more they discussed, the more it confirmed that Qiao Qiao was his younger brother.

You should know, in those previous years, the original owner was always chasing after Qiao Qiao!

When Qiao Qiao was studying, the original owner took great care of him.

“I was Qiao Qiao’s middle school classmate. When Qiao Qiao was in middle school, Gu Juntian came to find him. Gu Juntian was really handsome, and I even took a photo at that time.”

“I once filmed a movie with Qiao Qiao in the same crew, and Gu Juntian came to the set to see Qiao Qiao.”

“Last year, when Qiao Qiao and Zhou Qinghao were filming a fantasy drama together, Gu Juntian often came to see Qiao Qiao.”

……

There were many photos of Qiao Qiao and Gu Juntian standing together online.

From the photos, they seemed to have a good relationship.

“So Qiao Qiao is really Gu Juntian’s younger brother?”

“Definitely, Qiao Qiao’s elementary school classmates have come out and said that Gu Juntian sometimes comes to pick up and drop off Qiao Qiao.”

“Their relationship used to look pretty good, so why is it so bad during the livestream?”

“Had a falling out? Gu Juntian never gave Qiao Qiao a good look during the livestream.”

“It’s normal for brothers to have disagreements.”

“I’ve never watched a livestream before, but I definitely have to check it out tomorrow!”

……

This news had overshadowed the hype about Qin Yanming faking his injury.

Moreover, there was an even hotter topic about Zhou Qinghao’s background, so fewer and fewer people were discussing Qin Yanming.

Qin Yanming secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then went to look through old photos of Qiao Qiao.

Qiao Qiao was quite cute when he was little.

And naturally, this incident also startled Gu Yinghou.

Ever since she found out that her son didn’t say anything bad about her on the variety show, Gu Yinghou’s mood has improved a lot.

She had her team monitor the variety show and online opinions, ready to help Gu Juntian clear any negative comments about him.

In this situation, when Qiao Qiao called “brother,” she knew about it immediately.

After finding out, Gu Yinghou felt as if she had swallowed a fly.

She truly despised Aunt Qiao and her son.

Qiao Qiao’s mother was the nanny she chose. At first, everything seemed fine, but later, this person started talking nonsense in front of Gu Juntian, causing Gu Juntian, who was very close to her in his childhood, to have an increasingly poor attitude towards her.

Qiao Qiao even managed to win over his son, to the point where he no longer recognized her as his mother.

Now, Qiao Qiao was even being considered as her son’s biological brother…

Gu Yinghou was extremely upset.

But Qiao Qiao’s fans were in a frenzy.

Previously, they kept telling everyone that Qiao Qiao was a rich second generation, but many people didn’t believe it.

Now, those people had no choice but to believe it!

Qiao Qiao was Gu Juntian’s younger brother!

“I told you long ago, Qiao Qiao is a rich second generation!”

“Qiao Qiao isn’t just your average rich second generation; his family is really wealthy!”

“With Qiao Qiao’s background, how could he not be doing well?”

“Qiao Qiao is really great. He comes from such a background, but he has never tried to grab resources and has always honestly played small roles.”

……

In the eyes of his fans, Qiao Qiao had become a person who, despite having a strong background, worked very hard on set, being diligent and dedicated.

“Our Qiao Qiao, if he doesn’t become famous, will have to go back to take over the family business!”

“Everyone must support Qiao Qiao!”

“Those who say Qiao Qiao is acting up… his upbringing is different from ordinary people, isn’t it okay for him to live this kind of life?”

……

The director and staff of the program secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the news online.

Fortunately, they hadn’t neglected Qiao Qiao.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao went downstairs at 7:50 as usual. As soon as they got downstairs, they saw Hu Bingshan and Zhao Li looking at them curiously.

“Little brother, did you grow up with Qiao Qiao?” Hu Bingshan asked Gu Juntian.

Gu Juntian said, “I guess so.”

Hu Bingshan wanted to ask something else, but Qiao Qiao and Qin Yanming came out.

Qiao Qiao looked at Gu Juntian, still with a hesitant expression.

Seeing this, Zhou Qinghao took the initiative to talk to Gu Juntian before Qiao Qiao could speak: “I’m hungry, and I don’t know what to eat for breakfast today.”

Without thinking, Gu Juntian took out a pack of beef jerky: “You’re hungry? Want to eat something to fill your stomach?”

Zhou Qinghao smiled: “Sure.”

Gu Juntian, upon hearing this, started to open the beef jerky: “This beef jerky has very clean ingredients, eating more of it is fine, you won’t get fat…”

After opening it and handing it to Zhou Qinghao, Gu Juntian couldn’t help but complain: “The production team is really something, starting the live broadcast at eight is fine, but how can they only serve breakfast at eight?”

It was already eight o’clock by this time.

As the audience flooded into the live stream, they saw Gu Juntian feeding Zhou Qinghao while complaining about the production team.

In Gu Juntian’s livestream, some CP shippers were extremely excited.

However, fearing backlash from Zhou Qinghao’s fans, they only dared to make a few subtle comments, not bold enough to be overt.

Qiao Qiao’s fans, on the other hand, were very angry: “Gu Juntian is really something. Qiao Qiao is his younger brother, but he completely ignores Qiao Qiao and only focuses on Zhou Qinghao.”

“Zhou Qinghao is also so frustrating. He used to do everything himself, but now he can’t even open a pack of beef jerky without Gu Juntian doing it for him.”

“Qiao Qiao looks so wronged.”

“Gu Juntian has been ignoring Qiao Qiao all along, it’s too much!”

……

The bullet comments said everything, and the number of people watching the livestream had reached a historic high.

Many people opened the livestream early in the morning because Qiao Qiao and Gu Juntian were brothers and also rich second-generation heirs.

“Come watch the rich second-generation!”

“The rich second-generation livestream is quite interesting.”

“Aren’t these two supposed to have grown up together? Why is Gu Juntian ignoring Qiao Qiao?”

……

While the audience was curious, the director told the six guests that breakfast was ready and invited them to eat.

Yesterday, due to the negligence of the production team, Qin Yanming’s persona collapsed.

Because of this incident, the director was scolded by many people.

Fearing to offend the guests, he specially had a lavish breakfast prepared for them today.

On the table, there were zongzi, soup dumplings, tofu pudding, fried dough sticks, wontons, and many other dishes.

Zhou Qinghao handed a zongzi to Gu Juntian.

Gu Juntian squinted his eyes when he saw the zongzi.

He liked eating zongzi, especially meat zongzi; it could provide a lot of calories and fill him up!

“Teacher Zhou, my brother doesn’t like eating zongzi,” Qiao Qiao reminded.

Zhou Qinghao hadn’t had a chance to speak yet when Gu Juntian said, “Who said I don’t like eating zongzi? I love zongzi the most.”

“Our family used to not eat zongzi,” Qiao Qiao said.

“Wasn’t it because you didn’t eat them?” Gu Juntian replied irritably. Qiao Qiao couldn’t digest food made with glutinous rice, so the original owner followed suit and didn’t eat zongzi. It was simply ridiculous!

Hearing this, Qiao Qiao looked guilty and said, “Sorry, brother, it’s all my fault…”

“I’ve told you several times, don’t call me brother,” Gu Juntian said.

Seeing Gu Juntian reprimanding Qiao Qiao like this, Qin Yanming was somewhat dissatisfied and stood up for Qiao Qiao: “Gu Juntian, Qiao Qiao is your younger brother. Isn’t it a bit inappropriate for you to say that? As an older brother, you should take care of your younger brother.”

Gu Juntian replied, “How is he my younger brother? He’s just the son of my Nanny. Movie Emperor Qin, do you let your nanny’s son call you brother? Do you also take care of your nanny’s son?”

Gu Juntian repeatedly said “the nanny’s son” in one breath, and for a moment, the table fell silent.

The live stream audience stopped talking, feeling a deep sense of embarrassment on behalf of Qiao Qiao.

Qiao Qiao kept calling him “brother,” but in the end, he was just the nanny’s son of Gu Juntian?