Chapter 29 Waiting Online, It’s Urgent

Chapter 29: Waiting Online—It's Urgent!

The director raised his megaphone, "Is Gu Qingyin really Huo Xinghai's real mom? Please answer and explain!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the entire venue fell silent. Fu Zimo barely hid his glee in his eyes.

The Lin siblings locked eyes, both shocked and expectant—they were also very curious about this question!

Huo Xinghai stared expressionlessly at the director. Someone who was usually always smiling became downright terrifying when their face turned cold.

The director was sweating bullets under his gaze and let out a nervous chuckle, explaining, "This is a question of particular interest to netizens. The questions for the other two families were also proposed by netizens. We only chose one of them..."

They were already playing it safe! Because if some of the other questions had been asked, their livestream would have definitely been flamed into oblivion.

Huo Xinghai continued staring at the director without a word, already regretting his decision to bring Gu Qingyin to the show. Perhaps it had been a mistake.

"Can we start answering now?" Gu Qingyin asked in her usual tone.

She had braced for a grilling, but this was it? These netizens weren’t shit.

Huo Xinghai lowered his gaze and silently raised his whiteboard, pausing slightly before starting to write.

Gu Qingyin also began answering, looking far more relaxed than outsiders would have expected.

The director quietly exhaled. When Huo Xinghai’s face turned cold, his aura was suffocating, like the Huo family patriarch’s.

Before long, the mother and son simultaneously raised their answer boards.

Their answers were surprisingly identical—four bold characters sprawled across the boards: "Buzz off!"

The director and guests on-site: "..."

Netizens in the livestream: "..."

Holy shit, they went nuclear. No matter how hard they racked their brains, they never expected such an answer. Giving zero fucks, they refused to indulge anyone.

While it seemed infuriating, especially to the netizens who had asked the question, no one could say it was unreasonable. Because the right to answer belonged to Huo Xinghai and Gu Qingyin—whether they answered was their choice, and how they answered was entirely their freedom.

No one had an obligation to satisfy others’ curiosity, not even celebrities.

A flicker of frustration crossed the Lin siblings’ eyes. Wait, you could *do* that?! They had been too honest!

Meanwhile, the Fu mother and son also felt frustration but voiced their objections.

"This counts as dodging the question and shouldn’t be valid!" Fu Zimo dug in his heels. "Either answer properly or it doesn’t count."

"Says who?" Gu Qingyin turned to the director. "Isn’t this game called ‘Compatibility Q&A’? Our answers were in freakish sync—isn’t that proof enough of our compatibility?"

Huo Xinghai nodded in agreement. "The game never said we had to write the correct answer. As long as my mom and I gave the same answer, doesn’t that count?"

"But you didn’t address the question directly. It can only be considered a dodge," Mrs. Fu said with pious disapproval. "We must be honest with netizens and not betray our fans’ trust."

Gu Qingyin laughed and countered, "Do you know why Little Ming’s grandpa lived to be ninety-nine?" Without waiting for a response, she shot back, "Because his grandpa never meddled in others’ business."

Mrs. Fu gaped like a fish. She felt Gu Qingyin was calling her a busybody while also cursing her to an early death. She wanted to refute both points, but her brain short-circuited.

"Besides," Gu Qingyin said with wide-eyed innocence, "I was being completely honest." She lifted her answer board and tapped the board for emphasis. "This was my genuine thought at the time."

Huo Xinghai nodded in agreement. "Same here." He smiled. "I’m the most honest person—I don’t do bullshit."

Three-year veteran fan of Hai Baoer here! This is real! Our Hai Baoer’s been brutally honest since day one!

Who else remembers when Hai Baoer nearly got canceled fresh out the gate because he spoke too bluntly? Shouldn’t nobody forget that, right?

Why should netizens even care? What does it matter to you whether they're mother and son or not?

Worry about yourself first. You grinding hard? Get that raise yet?

The trolls came out swinging too.

They’re totally busted! No doubt!

Isn’t this question easy to answer? Why dodge it?

Sketchy as hell! No way this adds up!

Both sides held their ground, and soon, arguments erupted.

The online chaos didn’t affect the live recording. After a discussion, the crew was like, "Points for hustle!"

Glitches are fair game—finders keepers.

Momma Fu and her kid fumed but shut their traps as the game continued.

The following questions were much simpler, something any real mom and kid could nail in their sleep.

Yet, Gu Qingyin and Huo Xinghai managed to get four wrong.

Even fans couldn’t help but doubt—were they really fake? Was the show pulling a "real vs. fake family" stunt?

Trolls lost it, spamming the internet with claims that Huo Xinghai had hired someone to compete with Fu Zimo and faceplanted hard.

"Sorry." Huo Xinghai was dejected. He blanked on Gu Qingyin’s birthday—even though he’d had every chance to ask recently.

Gu Qingyin waved it off, smiling reassuringly. "It’s a unique situation. We’ll have plenty of time to learn about each other later."

The cameras ate this up and blasted it live.

The internet lost its damn mind.

Was this a confession? An admission that they weren’t close at all? Not knowing a birthday could be excused, but this screamed "we just met!"

Meanwhile, in the Huo Corporation’s CEO office, Xue Ning was updating Huo Xingye on the dumpster fire online.

Huo Xingye listened, nodding unsurprised. "Drop a press release. Notify the legal department to gather evidence and sue the rumor-mongers."

"Understood." Xue Ning turned and headed straight to the legal department. With so many clowns to sue this time, he had to oversee things personally—not a single clown gets away.

So, just as the guests were choosing their accommodations, the official Huo Corporation account released a clarification.

Huo Corporation V: Our Madam’s got killer genes. Keyboard warriors, tread lightly. [Image]

Netizens clicked open the image—it was a DNA test result, with the names Huo Xinghai and Gu Qingyin listed.

That’s right. Gu Qingyin had taken another paternity test.

Because Huo Xinghai threw a fit until he got his turn, jealous that Huo Xingye got to take one with their mom.

Of course, Gu Qingyin agreed—no skin off her back. The triplets demanded equal airtime!

When the authentication results came back, Gu Qingyin gave Huo Xinghai a protective jade pendant as a gift. This was not only a welcoming present but also carried a mother's blessings and love.

The Huo Group didn’t have many fans initially, so when the Weibo post was first published, very few people saw it. However, with its deep pockets, the Huo Group directly bought a spot on the Weibo hot search ranking, ensuring everyone following the matter saw it immediately.

After a brief silence, a new wave of reactions erupted.

Netizens no longer had doubts about Gu Qingyin’s identity, but they became even more curious about her skincare secrets! How on earth did she maintain herself so well that she looked like she was the same age as her son?

Need answers ASAP!