The Host is Clearly A Scumbag (Quick Travel)

Mingting's guess was not wrong.

At first, Xiao Yu and Shi Yunyun indulged themselves for a few days.

Having regained their youth, with their bodies rejuvenated, teeth and health restored, the two went out every day to eat, drink, and have fun.

Even though they were often pointed at and gossiped about outside, it still didn't dampen their mood.

Summer insects can't comprehend ice! (T/N: It meant ignorant people can't understand profound matters.)

Xiao Yu, having returned from over thirty years in the future, looked at the people of this relatively backward era compared to the future with the disdain of a god looking down at ants.

Why bother getting angry with these poor fools who knew nothing?

It wasn't long before the money in their bank accounts dwindled to four digits, and Sun Ting started refusing Shi Yunyun's calls. Only then did the two begin to worry about their livelihood.

Shi Yunyun gathered the jewelry designs Gu Mingting had created in their past life and went to register them for copyright.

However, the staff at the copyright protection center informed her that these works had been registered not long ago, with the creator listed as Gu Mingting.

Hearing this news, Shi Yunyun was dumbfounded.

'How could Mingting get ahead of me again?'

"These are my works! Gu Mingting plagiarized them! You're covering for him, condoning plagiarism…"

Shi Yunyun slammed her hand on the registration counter in fury.

Thanks to her recent infamy, Shi Yunyun's face had been recognized the moment she walked in.

The bespectacled clerk behind the counter adjusted his glasses and looked at Shi Yunyun with disdain:

"Well, I've finally witnessed what it means for the thief to cry thief. Does God Gu even need to plagiarize? Who would believe that?"

"Shi Yunyun, if you want to prove yourself, it's very simple…go enter a design competition! But this time, please don't submit someone else's work. Let everyone see your real skills."

'Real skills...'

Shi Yunyun clenched the design drafts in her hand, crumpling them into a ball.

In her past life, Gu Mingting had always been her ghostdesigner.

The Xiao Corporation had risen to prominence in the jewelry industry by leeching off Gu Mingting's talent, winning design competitions repeatedly and building a reputation as a leader in the field.

All that fame and glory had ultimately fallen to Shi Yunyun.

Even after she announced her withdrawal from the design industry after marriage and no longer made a move, she was still called 'God Shi', and the jewelry she designed before was also auctioned for astronomical sums.

Having been praised for so long and having deluded herself for years, Shi Yunyun genuinely believed these achievements were hers, and she is really a design genius.

Now that she has been exposed so bluntly, Shi Yunyun felt no shame, only rage.

'Gu Mingting is nothing more than a lapdog she could summon or dismiss at will. Besides, we had been married… his things were mine, weren't they?!'

The incident at the copyright center was quickly shared online.

In the video, Shi Yunyun's shameless attitude once again refreshed netizens' perception of her.

She was the epitome of brazenness and shamelessness!

The person who posted the video also revealed that Mingting had registered a batch of jewelry designs from his student days just a few days prior.

When he came in, he mentioned that he had been close friends with Xiao Yu and Shi Yunyun in college and that his notebook, which contained these designs, had been borrowed by Shi Yunyun for a long time.

Given the recent events, Mingting was worried that his work might be plagiarized again, so he'd come to register the copyrights for them.

Now, netizens completely understand what is going on.

The one who had 'lost' the notebook was never Shi Yunyun… it was Mingting.

"It turns out that Shi Yunyun had copied Mingting's designs back in college, and this time, she'd tried to exploit a loophole and claim them as her own."

"If Mingting hadn't registered them first, her conspiracy would have succeeded!"

"Disgusting! Shameless!"

"Shi Yunyun is a habitual offender!"

"Get out of the design world!"

Looking at the netizens' scolding, Shi Yunyun, who was on the hot search again, found it impossible to defend herself.

'No one understood the truth. The one who lied was obviously Gu Mingting!'

Shi Yunyun collapsed into Xiao Yu's arms, sobbing.

She didn't understand, 'In our past life, it was Gu Mingting who had been hounded by netizens to the brink of depression. Why had the tables turned on me now?'

"A-Yu, what should we do? He came back to take revenge on us. How do we handle this?!"

Having grown accustomed to being the center of attention, adored by crowds for so many years, Shi Yunyun had never been subjected to such relentless public scorn.

Seeing her so heartbroken, Xiao Yu felt equally distressed.

However, because of this incident, Xiao Yu became even more certain that Mingting also had the opportunity to be reborn like them.

It's just that he'd been luckier and came back earlier than them.

"Don't worry, I'll help you vent your anger."

Xiao Yu then went to find Zhao Wanli, a business rival of the Gu Family.

The Zhao Family is also in the real estate business, though they are a tier below the Gu Family in influence.

In his past life, when Xiao Yu was dealing with the Mingyue Group, he had teamed up with Zhao Wanli and knew a thing or two about his temperament.

Zhao Wanli is highly ambitious and fiercely competitive. His lifelong dream was to crush the Gu Family and become the top player in the real estate industry.

Soon, Xiao Yu found Zhao Zhen, Zhao Wanli's son, at a bar the young man frequented.

Then, through him, Xiao Yu secured a meeting with Zhao Wanli.

"Are you telling the truth? Will Mingyue Group really bid for the west district?"

Zhao Wanli stared at Xiao Yu and couldn't believe that a young man could uncover the Mingyue Group's secrets.

Having been a domineering CEO for decades in his past life, Xiao Yu remained completely unfazed in the face of Zhao Wanli's skepticism.

After taking over the Gu Family's real estate business in his previous life, he had studied the industry meticulously, analyzing every decision the Gu Family had ever made. It can be said that he knew the Gu Family better than anyone.

Sure enough, after hearing Xiao Yu's analysis, Zhao Wanli couldn't help but look at him in a new light.

When the bidding started, Zhao Wanli became even more certain after he saw Gu Mingxuan appeared on-site.

In the original timeline, shortly after the Gu Family secured this land, the government announced plans to develop a new district, bringing in subway lines and commercial projects.

The land's value skyrocketed several times over, earning the Gu Family a fortune just from the appreciation.

Xiao Yu knew this and intended to sabotage their plans.

In the end, Zhao Wanli bought the land at a price 50 million more than the Gu Family.

When they came out, Zhao Wanli brought Xiao Yu to Gu Mingxuan, grinning so widely his eyes nearly disappeared.

"Mingxuan, thank you for letting me win this time!"

Gu Mingxuan didn't seem the least bit upset. He simply nodded and left in his car.

Zhao Wanli was thrilled, but Xiao Yu felt something was off about Gu Mingxuan's reaction.

Because of Gu Mingxuan's constant bidding, Zhao Wanli had ended up paying 300 million more than the original price in his previous life.

Don't underestimate these 300 million, as it also drastically increased the development costs.

Xiao Yu initially suspected Mingting had done something, but then he thought that Mingting was just a nerd who liked to draw.

While it was okay for Mingting to dabble in petty schemes, but he wouldn't understand major business decisions like this, so Xiao Yu didn't take it to heart.