Even though all her physical indicators were perfectly normal, Mu Yanxi was still forced to stay in the hospital for a few days.
Yi Wulan came to the hospital every day, rain or shine. After spending a few days together, Mu Yanxi gradually figured out Yi Wulan’s temperament.
Yi Wulan’s words and actions were tinged with coldness towards her, and she would scold her if she got even a little too close.
But if she really wanted to do something, as long as it wasn’t too excessive, Yi Wulan would eventually give in.
During the day, Mu Yanxi would send flirtatious WeChat messages to Yi Wulan. Although most of the time, she would send several messages before Yi Wulan replied with just a few words.
But Mu Yanxi didn’t need to see it to know the way Yi Wulan would furrow her brows upon receiving those messages.
When Yi Wulan came to the hospital at night, Mu Yanxi would use the excuse of giving her a massage to secretly transfer her special abilities to her.
After a few days, Yi Wulan’s sleep at night grew longer, and her complexion improved noticeably.
Life in the hospital was peaceful and quiet, but outside, storms were brewing.
When her manager, Ling Yi, made a video call, Mu Yanxi didn’t wait for her to state her purpose and brought up the marriage registration first: “By the way, Sister Ling, I went and got a certificate a couple of days ago. When you have a moment, please help me change my profile card to ‘married’.”
Mu Yanxi had been engaged since she came of age. She had entered the entertainment industry while hiding her family background.
To avoid causing trouble for her future partner, she had clearly stated in interviews since her debut that she was not single.
Her manager didn’t have much of an opinion on this, but she did feel it was a pity for her artist.
Being not single put Mu Yanxi at a considerable disadvantage in film and television. Even when the team tried to hype up an on-screen couple, it was highly likely the fans wouldn’t buy it.
Besides, Mu Yanxi had been in the industry for so long, yet her other half had never once shown any concern or visited her on set. It was clear as day that he was a scumbag.
And now, Mu Yanxi was even getting married young… The manager felt more and more that it was a waste for her artist.
The manager sighed and finally got to the purpose of her call:
“The investors sent me a notice. They said the ending of You Are Like the Boundless Stars will be edited to pair Guan Zhou and Chi An together. Your character’s story will be considered over from the point she goes abroad to study.
Having a powerful backer really makes a difference. We agreed to be a bundled CP for hype, but then he turned around and went public with his real girlfriend, and now they’re even forcing a change to the drama’s ending.
I think while your CP with Guan Zhou still has some heat, it’s more important to convert your CP fans into your solo fans as soon as possible. You absolutely must not…”
As the manager spoke, she saw the Weibo page Mu Yanxi had open on her screen through the video call and abruptly fell silent.
It was the official relationship announcement from Guan Zhou and Chi An from the day before.
She had been in the entertainment industry for nearly ten years and had managed several A-list stars, but she had never met anyone like Mu Yanxi.
Say she had a good temper, but if you didn’t watch her, she’d use her main account to argue with anti-fans. Say she had a bad temper, yet she always completed the work arranged for her with quality and quantity, even gritting her teeth and pushing through illness several times.
Actually, Mu Yanxi’s entry into the entertainment industry was also a coincidence. On a fine, sunny day, a female star under her management terminated her contract to marry into a wealthy family. Just as she stepped onto the street, she spotted Mu Yanxi at a glance.
So, she used all her persuasive powers and wore Mu Yanxi down for a whole month before finally signing her. She had thought that with Mu Yanxi’s looks, she could quickly create another new star.
But Mu Yanxi seemed to have a natural constitution for attracting scandals, deeply loved by contrarians.
After debuting for two years, she was still the number one “vase” in the domestic entertainment industry.
With her god-given beauty, she stood out from the crowd, carving a bloody path through the entertainment industry and attracting countless anti-fans.
And now, this. Mu Yanxi and Guan Zhou were originally the male and female leads of the campus web drama You Are Like the Boundless Stars. When promotional materials were released, their CP became a minor hit even before filming began, thanks to the original novel’s fans approving of their looks.
With popularity, it naturally had to be utilized. For over half a year, both teams had attended events together almost every month to generate hype for the drama.
Who would have known that just a few days after the drama premiered, Guan Zhou would, without any discussion, directly announce his official girlfriend, Chi An, on Weibo.
And Chi An was none other than the second female lead in You Are Like the Boundless Stars.
To be precise, due to the manipulations of Chi An’s backer, Chi An directly took over Mu Yanxi’s billing and had all of Mu Yanxi’s later scenes deleted, successfully promoting herself to become the female lead of You Are Like the Boundless Stars.
Not only was all the hype Mu Yanxi had cooperated in creating now void, but the CP swap also brought out a new topic.
The topic’s popularity on Weibo remained high. Guan Zhou earned the reputation of a good man who dares to act and take responsibility, Chi An became the newly happy, pampered young wife, and Mu Yanxi was “happily bestowed” the derogatory nickname of “homewrecker.”
Furthermore, Chi An had a gentle and lovely appearance, and she had often used Mu Yanxi to boost her own marketing during filming.
Compared to Mu Yanxi’s bewitching and “vicious female supporting character” looks, it was easy for Chi An to gain goodwill and make people side with her, a perfect, innocent, and pure “little white flower.”
Seeing that Mu Yanxi was still looking at all this, the manager worried it would shatter her artist’s fragile glass heart and advised, “Just stay off the internet for a while. Taking care of your health is what’s important.”
Mu Yanxi hummed in agreement. In her past life, after she left with Yi Jingming, she hadn’t experienced any of these things. The internet could be in an uproar, but it had nothing to do with her back then.
Being reborn, she didn’t expect to be unable to avoid this matter, but it felt quite novel. She asked casually, “Sister Ling, they’re both popular celebrities. How come none of their solo fans unfollowed them after they announced their relationship?”
“Haven’t you noticed they’ve all unanimously aimed their fire at you?” The manager seemed to remember something and quickly added, “You’re not browsing Weibo on your main account again, are you? You absolutely must not ‘accidentally’ like anything again, you hear me?”
Mu Yanxi’s hand, which was already hovering over the like button, suddenly paused. “Okay.”
Seeing Mu Yanxi’s perfunctory response, the manager grew more anxious:
“Do you remember last time when you ‘accidentally’ liked that post about your looks being number one in the domestic entertainment industry? Do you know how many celebrity fanbases besieged us that night? Xiao Longnü and Yang Guo at least kept half their lives in the Valley of Lovelessness, but we were on the verge of shutting down for good!”
“I didn’t make a mistake.” Mu Yanxi leaned back lazily, the fluffy pillow obediently sinking beneath her. She adjusted her phone screen to the best viewing angle and smiled, her lips curling. “I was just expressing my agreement with their aesthetic judgment.”
Manager: …
If it weren’t for the two years of sentiment she’d developed, she really would want to switch artists.
Who would the anti-fans flame if not you?
Serves you right.
“Alright, alright, I won’t nag you anymore. Actually…” Having finished her lecture, the manager was about to offer some comfort when her gaze fell on Mu Yanxi’s tablet, and she was suddenly choked up.
“Actually what?” Mu Yanxi didn’t even lift her head. Sucking on the straw of her milk tea, she started scrolling through Weibo again.
On the tablet was another piece of gossip, the headline written in a large font that she could see clearly even through the screen: 【Gossip Quick Look: A certain web drama’s second female lead surpasses the female lead to take the top spot. Is it because of her backer…】
Mu Yanxi asked casually, “Hey, do you know who’s behind Chi An? To be able to re-edit and re-assign billing after the drama has already premiered, the person behind her must be pretty powerful.”
“How did this photo get dug up again?” The manager had clearly heard the rumors and explained, “I heard the other party is the President of Rongjia. The news was suppressed when it was first exposed, and not long after, Chi An was signed to Rongjia Entertainment.”
Mu Yanxi slowly sat up straight, enlarged the photo again, and stared at it for a long time.
She said meaningfully, “So it’s Rongjia.”
As if afraid Mu Yanxi didn’t understand, her manager began to fill her in:
“You should know about Rongjia Group, right? They’re an internet giant in recent years. Their company is also involved in the entertainment industry, and backed by the parent company, everyone gives them some face.”
Guan Zhou and Chi An’s relationship announcement had been making huge waves these past two days, likely getting in the way of other popular celebrities. Naturally, someone would try to release scandalous material to muddy the waters.
This news about Chi An and her sugar daddy stirred up a storm on Weibo. For a time, several factions on Weibo were moving with undercurrents, their swords implicitly drawn.
But Mu Yanxi was in no mood to care about how many celebrity fanbases would jointly attack Chi An. Her attention was entirely focused on that blurry photo.
The woman in the photo was tall and slender, dressed in a white suit, with long hair cascading down her back. Her every move exuded an air of nobility and cold indifference.
Very good. It was a side of her she had never seen.
The manager chatted idly, “Do you think this Chi An is really being kept?”
Mu Yanxi froze, bit down on the paper straw, and almost bit the whole thing off.
She didn’t know if Chi An was being kept.
But the sugar daddy in the photo was indeed the President of Rongjia.
Her wife, whom she had registered her marriage with less than a week ago.
Mu Yanxi threw the milk tea she had barely touched into the trash with a “thud,” but her face remained expressionless.
After hanging up the video call, Mu Yanxi looked at the photo over and over again by herself, then opened a photo editing app and carefully cropped out the part with Chi An.
Leaving only the part with Yi Wulan.
She didn’t have the gossipy mentality of the netizens on Weibo, nor did she misunderstand that there was something going on between Yi Wulan and Chi An.
With Yi Wulan’s imperturbable, work-is-my-lover, celibate personality, how could she be conquered by a mere Chi An?
She was just a little angry. Angry that Yi Wulan was so much older than her, angry that she hadn’t been able to see Yi Wulan’s once perfect and flawless appearance sooner.
When their engagement was arranged, she was just a college student who had just entered campus, while Yi Wulan was already a formidable figure in the business world. By the time she finally graduated, Yi Wulan had gotten into a car accident.
In two lifetimes, she had never had a good look at Yi Wulan standing up. The thought of it made her feel a little resentful.
But on second thought, so what if Chi An had met the former Yi Wulan?
Now, the only one who could flirt with Yi Wulan was her.
With this thought, Mu Yanxi instantly felt much better. She couldn’t resist switching the page to WeChat and starting her daily marital business:
【Yi Wulan, when are you coming to see me? (littlepuppypeeking.jpg)】
【I’ve been thinking about you all day. Thinking about your stunning face, thinking about your extraordinary presence. The moment I think of you, I can’t help but want to fly to your side】
【The moment I think of you, I become a little unwanted hawthorn berry, blushing and heartbroken. Only a hug from Elder Sister will make it better.】
