Chapter 146: Why Does No One Know That Gu Ci Is My Sister?

Gu Jinyan’s brow twitched several times. “Let go!”

Wu Fan held tightly onto Gu Jinyan’s pant leg. “Brother! Brother… my ancestor! I beg you, please don’t act impulsively! A famous Best Actor throwing a tantrum and beating someone up at their doorstep without reason—do you really think that kind of trending topic looks good?”

“Who knows it’s me? When have I ever shown my real face in my acting?” Gu Jinyan snorted twice, once again convinced for the 108th time that never revealing his true face while filming was the wisest decision he had ever made.

In the entertainment industry, Gu Jinyan was an enigma. Aside from acting and releasing songs, he never appeared on variety shows or did commercials. Moreover, whenever he acted, he preferred to tailor his makeup to match the character’s persona, so he looked nothing like his real self. When releasing songs, he never revealed his face at all.

His fans described him as a cold, aloof male idol who devoted himself purely to portraying lives on screen and capturing the myriad moods in his music.

Though… Wu Fan, observing Gu Jinyan’s usual irritable demeanor, could never see where the “cold and aloof” came from…

Yet the fans were unwavering in their belief.

In short, even now, his fans didn’t really know what he looked like.

Typically, stars who never showed their faces would have faded away long ago.

But Gu Jinyan seemed to possess some kind of magic. His fans—whether music lovers, appearance enthusiasts, acting admirers, or casual onlookers—could each imagine 108 divine images of him in their minds, firmly convinced that their idol avoided showing his face because revealing it would be so stunning it might cause a mass emergency.

This phenomenon created the myth of Gu Jinyan: an unknown visage, shrouded in mystery, yet with an unshakably loyal and ever-growing fanbase, allowing him to maintain his position as a top celebrity in the entertainment world year after year.

“My ancestor! Your fans might not know, but doesn’t everyone in the industry know what you look like? And if those photos of you hitting someone go up on Weibo, won’t people start guessing it’s you? You’re wearing makeup on set, not changing your face. This is definitely going to cause trouble!”

Gu Jinyan rolled up his sleeves, visibly agitated.

“Trending topic or not, so what if I get scolded? Today, I’m going to teach that Akashi a lesson!” He also planned to find out who that bastard had taken money from to assemble an army of trolls to bully his sister.

With that, he shook off Wu Fan’s grip, strode forward, and kicked the door open, ready to step outside.

Wu Fan, thinking quickly, called out, “Ancestor! But if people find out you beat someone up for your sister, won’t they turn around and blame your sister? You don’t want that, do you?”

Wu Fan was nearly frantic inside. When this ancestor got angry, he was truly fierce and unstoppable—ten bulls couldn’t drag him back once he decided on something.

He wasn’t sure if these words would stop him from going through with this dangerous idea…

Gu Jinyan paused, then smirked, “No one knows Gu Ci is my sister.”

After a moment, Gu Jinyan suddenly exploded in anger. “Alright! Nobody knows Gu Ci is my sister?!”

At that moment, Gu Jinyan felt as if he had just stumbled upon a great treasure.

He was ecstatic, thinking the whole world knew, only to discover that apart from himself, no one else knew he had such a treasure…

After much persuasion, Wu Fan finally managed to pull Gu Jinyan back.

This time, Wu Fan changed tactics.

“Look… if you go out there showing your face and beating up that Akashi, people will definitely dig up that you’re Gu Ci’s older brother, right? They’ll know you did it for our sister. Once this matter calms down, if you make a scene like this, won’t our sister be pushed right into the spotlight again?”

Gu Jinyan shot Wu Fan an annoyed glance. “What are you saying?”

“That’s my sister, not yours!”

“Alright, alright. Your sister, your sister.” Wu Fan wiped an imaginary cold sweat from his face and continued carefully analyzing the situation for him.

“Here’s one possibility: if you’re not recognized as the Best Actor Yan Jin, then both you and our… your sister will get scolded, right? Another possibility: if you’re recognized as Best Actor Yan Jin and your identity is exposed, your cover blown, you’ll end up trending on social media, and your sister will get scolded even worse, right?”

After all, besides running his own troll army and engaging in shady dealings, Akashi also managed several influential accounts. Recently, one of his posts dealt with Gu Ci’s case.

So if people dig a little, they’ll connect the attack on him to Gu Ci, which would indirectly bring negative attention to her.

Gu Jinyan patted the seat beside him, signaling Wu Fan to sit down. His expression shifted constantly.

In this thoughtful, pensive demeanor, he truly looked like a mysterious Best Actor.

But Wu Fan didn’t dare relax even a little…