《I Got Divorced as Soon as I Transmigrated Into a Book!》 Chapter 1 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Noisy music. Flashing, sensual lights. Before Bai Yun could even size up her surroundings, her chin was grabbed by someone who tried to force a glass of wine down her throat. The astringent taste of alcohol was mixed with bitterness. Having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, Bai Yun was certain that there was something fishy about this wine. Not daring to take a single sip, Bai Yun¡¯s teeth were tightly clenched as they knocked on the edge of the glass. As the wine spilled on her collar, Bai Yun struggled a few times before realizing that her body was sore. Damn, she had swallowed some of that wine? A pair of hands moved up her waist. Her head was groggy from the drug, but her body¡¯s instincts were still there. She grabbed the groping hands with all her strength, retreated half a step, bent her back, and threw that person over her shoulder. The next moment, a thickset man crashed onto the glass table. The glass shattered with a clang. The fat man howled on the floor, and the private room fell silent. Following that, angry curses could be heard. ¡°Bai Yun, are you tired of living? Do you still want to see Yuan Cong?¡± The people in the private room finally reacted and went to help the fat man who was still rolling on the ground. Shouts of ¡°Director Yuan!¡± sounded in the private room. Shaking her head to maintain consciousness, Bai Yun pointed at the man who was scolding her and said clearly with a sneer, ¡°Who are you? What Director Yuan? No one dared to do this to me even back when I was 18. What¡¯s that about seeing Yuan Cong? He¡¯s only fit to carry my shoes. Why do I need to see him?¡± Please, she was Bai Yun, who had won the international Best Actress Award at the mere age of 23! But who was Yuan Cong? It sounded familiar. She swayed and was about to fall. The man who was pointing at her and cursing closed in on her, and the voices around her became distorted. It was impossible to catch any useful information. Bai Yun closed her eyes. No way, she was about to get ruined on such a good day? She didn¡¯t fall to the ground as expected, nor did she pounce on that man and hit him angrily. Instead, she fell into a solid embrace and the fresh smell of cedar entered her senses. With a heavy head, Bai Yun struggled to see the man against the light, but all she saw was his chiseled jaw. Before Bai Yun fainted, she thought to herself, ¡®Alright, this man¡¯s jaw is quite attractive. Maybe it¡¯s not such a loss to fall into his hands. But shouldn¡¯t I contact my assistant? It¡¯d be terrible if this were to make the headlines.¡¯ Bai Yun was woken up by the commotion. She woke up with a dry throat. She was about to raise her hand to shout for her assistant when the back of her hand stung. It was bruised and had a needle stuck in it. Bai Yun repeatedly sized up her current hands. No, that wasn¡¯t right. Because she had been filming martial arts scenes all year round, her hands kept getting injured, so there would inevitably be some small scars. There were also calluses on her fingertips and between her thumb and index finger. However, at this moment, her hands were slender and pale to the point that even her green veins could be vaguely seen. It was a delicacy that came from being pampered. As for her original hands, they were slightly plump, such that every time her hands appeared on screen, she would be mocked by her fans. Bai Yun stared at the ceiling. The disinfectant in the hospital stimulated her nerves and her head hurt. A moment ago, she had still been attending her celebration party, having won the international Best Actress Award at the mere age of 23. Half drunk, she had gone to the rooftop to take a breather and following that, lost consciousness. ¡°Are you awake? Sign your name if you are.¡± Realizing there was someone else in the room, Bai Yun sat up to take a look. A man was seated on the sofa. Tall and thin, he was smartly dressed in a suit and tie, plus glasses with thin gold frames. At least he was very particular about how he dressed. Just by sitting there, he exuded a noble aura. His hair was neatly combed, and his sideburns were beautifully trimmed. The eyes hidden behind the lenses were very deep, and the ends of his eyes were raised. Perhaps they were the fox eyes that most people liked. Also, there was a gorgeous black mole on his lower right eyelid, as clear as the cypress tree in her grandfather¡¯s courtyard. Bai Yun couldn¡¯t help but sigh. Looking around, her assistant was nowhere in sight in the unfamiliar ward. Even her body felt a little off. Bai Yun tried to remember what had happened after she lost consciousness on the rooftop. The blurry scenes from when she had been unconscious surged into her mind. Bai Yun, Director Yuan, Yuan Cong, and the familiar scene of the private room. Bai Yun¡¯s hands trembled as she called out tentatively, ¡°Chu Jiang?¡± His expression was unreadable due to the reflection of the lenses, and his hands were folded and pressed against his knees. With an unswerving gaze, he exuded a strongly oppressive vibe, like a natural-born ruler. He answered casually, ¡°Who else?¡± Chu Jiang! Chu Jiang!! Linking the fragmented information from last night to this man called Chu Jiang, wasn¡¯t this the plot and character name of the novel that her assistant had been talking about every day recently? In the silence, Bai Yun¡¯s mentality collapsed. Holding onto whatever remained of her upbringing and wanting to grasp the last bit of hope, she asked with a dead expression, ¡°Sign what?¡± ¡°The divorce papers. I think our marriage has caused a lot of trouble for both of us.¡± Chu Jiang sat leisurely on the sofa, as if the divorce papers were a casual contract. When she heard the words ¡°divorce papers¡±, Bai Yun could no longer hold back her expression. She had transmigrated into a novel! Moreover, she had transmigrated into the body of a D-list cannon fodder! No wonder those names and that scene in the private room had felt so strangely familiar! Wasn¡¯t it the plot of ¡°Runaway Sweetheart¡± that her assistant had been talking about in front of her?! Chapter 2 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The dispute between the female lead and the male lead was no different from the plot of the domineering CEO falling in love with the girl. The female lead was a commoner girl chasing her dreams in the entertainment industry, and the male lead was a famous president in the film industry. The plot was probably that of the commoner Cinderella contradicting the male protagonist, after which he smiled wickedly and thought to himself, ¡®Heh, interesting. You have my attention.¡¯ Thus began a love dispute. As for this man called Chu Jiang, he was her husband, uh, soon-to-be ex-husband. He was also the current Best Actor in the entertainment industry. At a young age, he had won the top three Best Actor awards in the country, and then won the international Best Actor Award with an international director. He was simply the male version of the real-life Bai Yun. However, the problem was that although the woman whose body she transmigrated into had the same name as her, her situation was very different. In the original novel¡¯s plot, in order to forcefully drag the female lead and Chu Jiang into a love line, the author had made the outstanding Best Actor become the supporting character, just so that the male and female leads could get together. The result was a ridiculous plot. How ridiculous, exactly? It was so ridiculous that Bai Yun and Chu Jiang actually didn¡¯t know each other before they got married. This was because Bai Yun¡¯s adoptive mother had signed an agreement for organ donation after death and saved Chu Jiang¡¯s mother. In order to repay her kindness, Chu Jiang married Bai Yun. Who would marry a woman they didn¡¯t know in this day and age? That wasn¡¯t all. After marriage, Chu Jiang maintained a polite and cold distance, leading Bai Yun to fall in love with the male lead after getting disappointed time and time again. In order to meet the male lead, Bai Yun believed her only good friend¡¯s suggestion. She went to the clubhouse yesterday because she heard that she could meet the male lead if she got close to Director Yuan. And this was also the meeting point between the female lead and the male supporting character! This was because the female lead was working many part-time jobs in order to pay off her debts as soon as possible, and this club was one of them. Kind by nature, the female lead knew that nothing good could come out of Bai Yun entering the private room. Therefore, when delivering the wine, she decided to save Bai Yun. While they were both being picked on, the male supporting character appeared. Yes, on this night, the male lead did not appear in this clubhouse, but Chu Jiang was there. He even watched as his wife entered the private room that others often said the unspoken rule took place. From then on, he became even more determined to get a divorce. In order to show the greatness of the female lead, the author made Chu Jiang watch the entire process from outside the private room. Compared to Bai Yun, he was completely attracted to the female lead. That night, he got his assistant to bring the divorce agreement to Bai Yun. Bai Yun, on the other hand, could not accept the fact that both the male lead and supporting character had fallen in love with the female lead. Relying on her notorious fame, she began to mess with the female lead¡¯s acting career. In the end, she suffered the consequences of her evil deeds and was exposed by the female lead¡¯s fans for climbing up the ranks by means of the unspoken rule. Unable to bear the cyberbullying, she committed suicide. She lasted less than three chapters in the novel. Bai Yun¡¯s greatest use in this book was to form a contrast with the female lead so that all the male supporting characters and male leads would discover what a rare gem the latter was. The ending of the male supporting character, Chu Jiang, could be considered tragic because he was at odds with the male lead and the author showed favoritism towards the latter. During a filming, his face was burned and his voice was ruined because of a mistake with a blasting prop. After that, in his drunken state, Chu Jiang got into a car accident on his way to look for the female lead and became paralyzed. In the end, he couldn¡¯t take the blow and chose to burn himself to death in his own home. Bai Yun existed in the novel to complement the female lead, while Chu Jiang was there to complement the male lead. What a pair of supporting characters. What a couple with a wretched ending. And now, the female lead and Chu Jiang¡¯s storyline was ruined by her over-the-shoulder throw yesterday. The female lead and Chu Jiang didn¡¯t meet. Also, the divorce agreement that should have been sent by the assistant was, instead, now placed in front of Chu Jiang. That meant the plot was changeable. Perhaps impatient due to the long silence, Chu Jiang got up and walked towards the bed. When he stood up, Bai Yun¡¯s attention fell on his lips. His lips were very pale. With his upper lip slightly curled, his lips looked like they were smiling. They were moist and looked very kissable. Bai Yun swallowed and touched her neck. ¡°Don¡¯t play games, Bai Yun. Isn¡¯t this what you¡¯ve been waiting for?¡± His voice was low and as clear as the scent of cedar on his body. Bai Yun lowered her head. After going through the plot, she roughly figured out her current situation. She had just transmigrated into this book, and many things were blurry and unclear. If she had a reliable backer, she could definitely turn Bai Yun¡¯s situation around in a short period of time. She sighed at the thought. In the original book, Bai Yun had elegant looks and was the perfect example of a beauty with pronounced and defined facial features. She was adept at making use of her strength. Bai Yun bit her lip, the tears in her eyes about to fall. In a slightly tearful voice, she said, ¡°I don¡¯t want a divorce, Chu Jiang.¡± She sniffled and hugged her knees, her nose red. ¡°You married me when I was at my most difficult. I don¡¯t know why, but you were the only light in my dark days.¡± She had originally relied on her acting skills to figure out the original Bai Yun¡¯s emotions, but at this moment, she really seemed to feel the original Bai Yun¡¯s suffocating emotions. ¡°If you don¡¯t love me, you shouldn¡¯t have married me. You shouldn¡¯t have treated me well, made me rely on you, then pushed me away.¡± Tears streamed down her face as she choked. ¡°You can¡¯t do this to me, Chu Jiang.¡± As she looked up at Chu Jiang, tears fell from the corners of her eyes to her lips. Yes, the director had said that she was the most beautiful at this angle. As for Chu Jiang, he was still wearing that same nonchalant smile. He only lowered his eyes as he listened to her nonsense. Damn, she hated hypocritical men. Chapter 3 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Chu Jiang¡¯s gaze was fixed on his wife, whose thin frame was hidden in her loose hospital gown, curled up. With elegant and bright facial features, Bai Yun was indeed very beautiful. Especially with those eyes of hers, she would definitely be very popular on the big screen. For example, at this moment, she looked really pretty crying with the corners of her eyes reddened, exuding a fragileness. Chu Jiang looked at her appraisingly. He had always had a keen eye for beauty. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have been willing to marry her. He had always thought that Bai Yun¡¯s acting skills were poor, but now, it seemed that was not the case. ¡°Your acting skills seem to have improved recently, Bai Yun.¡± His words were slow and flat, and even carried a hint of admiration. Bai Yun looked up at him. Her neck was thin and long, and the tears in her eyes had yet to fall. ¡°Chu Jiang, you don¡¯t have to insult me like this.¡± Bai Yun calmly replied. In any case, she insisted that it was Chu Jiang¡¯s coldness that caused Bai Yun¡¯s current situation. She stared into his eyes and continued to act pitiful. ¡°I know you despise me. Everyone does. My mother was right¡ªI¡¯m someone who causes trouble for others. I shouldn¡¯t have been born.¡± Chu Jiang frowned slightly. He didn¡¯t know how much of what she said was true or false, but her hoarse and sobbing voice overwhelmed him. He didn¡¯t really know how to respond to such a woman. Women were too sensitive, and the usual Bai Yun was always obsequious. She even trembled when she spoke to him. As time passed, he was unwilling to get close to her and talk to her. But now he was happy to see what other drama Bai Yun could put on and say, so he did not interrupt and just looked at her leisurely. Bai Yun was a little unhappy. Since they were both actors, why didn¡¯t he respond accordingly? Biting her lip, she continued to play out the drama, wanting to at least get a satisfactory result. ¡°Chu Jiang, I love you. I don¡¯t want a divorce.¡± Chu Jiang¡¯s expression changed slightly, a hint of amusement forming on his face. Bai Yun had always been observant, so she immediately grasped this change and guessed what he meant. She said anxiously, ¡°Everything I did before, no matter what, was just to attract your attention and make you look at me.¡± As Chu Jiang listened to the lines that were even more intimate than in the movie scripts, he finally sighed. ¡°Bai Yun, I¡¯m an actor too. Do you need me to tell you why you went to the clubhouse?¡± He bent down and met her eyes. They were so close that their breath tangled. ¡°Bai Yun, Yuan Cong isn¡¯t that easy to get close to. I won¡¯t be so easily fooled either.¡± Bai Yun shrank back at his sudden approach and swallowed nervously. Yuan Cong was the male lead of this novel. Because her parents favored boys over girls, she had been sensitive and self-abased since she was young. After she got married to Chu Jiang, his politeness and alienation made her feel unloved. Just as she was feeling vexed and dazed, the male lead, Yuan Cong, passed by and handed her a tissue. After they exchanged a few words, the original Bai Yun immediately fell for him. Thereafter, she kept chasing after the male lead. Bai Yun had a headache when she thought about how the original owner of this body had tried to divorce Chu Jiang several times in order to bravely pursue love. However, the current situation did not allow her to divorce and lose her backer. Towards Chu Jiang¡¯s doubts, Bai Yun displayed the nature of an actress. She reacted quickly and refused to admit it. ¡°What does my visit to the clubhouse have to do with Yuan Cong? I heard that you were there and wanted to see you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re painting a pitiful picture of yourself using your family background, then claiming you love me to excuse your behavior.¡± Chu Jiang let out a muffled laugh and placed his palm on the back of Bai Yun¡¯s neck, forcing them to be close. ¡°Bai Yun, it¡¯s only been one night and you¡¯ve become very smart. Or have you been playing dumb all along?¡± Bai Yun could even see her reflection in Chu Jiang¡¯s eyes. She could feel his wide palm as he slowly rubbed her neck. Her breathing became very slow as she blinked. Knowing her acting skills would not have any effect at this moment, she simply played along and said, ¡°I won¡¯t correct anything else, but I really don¡¯t like Yuan Cong. I don¡¯t want a divorce either, at least not anytime soon.¡± Having gotten a satisfactory answer, Chu Jiang stood up. He did not want to investigate what had happened to Bai Yun, even though she had undergone such a huge transformation over one night. He was already tired of cleaning up after the troublesome Bai Yun. ¡°That¡¯s what you¡¯ve been fighting for. Don¡¯t regret your decision.¡± In a muffled voice, she tried to persuade him to stay one last time. ¡°But you¡¯re the one who came to my rescue today. I feel that you¡¯re the only person in the world who¡¯s ever treated me well. Chu Jiang, I really don¡¯t want a divorce.¡± She paused and then added, ¡°Why don¡¯t we get a divorce two weeks later?¡± Chapter 4 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Seeing that Chu Jiang was unmoved, Bai Yun pursed her lips and pulled her sleeve to wipe her tears. Knowing it was hopeless, she said, ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll sign it then.¡± Bai Yun took the well-prepared divorce agreement and flipped through it. Chu Jiang was really generous¡ªhe even left her a house and 10 million yuan. ¡°How generous, Chu Jiang.¡± ¡°A little compensation. After all, I¡¯m also responsible for the failure of this marriage. As for the house, you¡¯ve been living there anyway. It¡¯d be too much work to clean up.¡± Tsk, tsk, tsk. Bai Yun shook her head and signed her name. Even though Chu Jiang was so rich, generous and had great upbringing, the female lead actually took a fancy to the male lead who was rude and domineering. She really had poor taste. After signing the papers, the ward began to fall silent. Chu Jiang was reading the script on the sofa while Bai Yun held her stomach, which was still aching, and looked at the ceiling. In a while, Chu Jiang¡¯s assistant would come to pick up the divorce papers and settle the discharge procedures for her. If in silence one did not perish, one would explode. Bai Yun was not someone who could tolerate silence. She was about to speak when Chu Jiang¡¯s assistant knocked on the door and entered. Bai Yun snorted softly and turned over to pretend to sleep. Not minding Bai Yun¡¯s presence when they spoke, the assistant briefly reported the aftermath of last night¡¯s club incident, informing Chu Jiang that Director Yuan was still lying in the ward. His flesh injury was not serious, but he still needed to recuperate. Bai Yun originally thought that there would be some scenes involving the female lead, but there was no mention of the female lead in their conversation. It seemed that her shoulder throw had completely changed the meeting and love line between the female lead and Chu Jiang. It was a good sign. Bai Yun opened her eyes and looked at Chu Jiang, who was sitting on the sofa with his eyes lowered and reading a script. Even if he was just sitting, he still maintained his composure. She couldn¡¯t imagine such a proud person getting disfigured, then into a car accident, and finally suffer the pain of being burned alive because of the male and female leads. Meanwhile, the male and female leads would have a happy ending. Brainless author. How was Chu Jiang inferior to the male lead? In terms of family background, the male lead, Yuan Cong, was not bad. He was also the president of a film and television company that he had started from scratch. However, Chu Jiang was the son of a high-ranking official, and his parents were powerful characters in the political and business circles respectively. In terms of conduct, the series of crimes committed by the male lead to stand up for the female lead in the later stages were too many to be counted. As for Chu Jiang, he was polite and distant to everyone in the original novel, displaying the good upbringing of a gentleman. In terms of looks, please, he was a Best Actor with more than ten million fans! Perhaps because her gaze had lingered for too long, Chu Jiang sensed it and looked up. After taking off his glasses, he pinched his glabella and said, ¡°It¡¯s about time. Pack up and get discharged.¡± ¡°Are you sending me home?¡± Bai Yun asked him curiously. ¡°But we¡¯re divorced, Mr. Chu.¡± ¡°A man should not let a lady go home alone at night.¡± He asked his assistant to pack up the script for him and straightened the creases in his shirt from sitting too long. He enunciated the two words slowly, his tone amused. ¡°Miss Bai.¡± Bai Yun¡¯s heart itched from hearing him call her ¡®Miss Bai¡¯ in his deep voice. She jumped off the bed and put on her shoes. ¡°Sorry to trouble you.¡± Because Chu Jiang¡¯s identity was too conspicuous, he went down to the garage first while she and the assistant settled the discharge procedures before slowly descending the elevator. Bai Yun habitually wanted to pull open the back door, but after some thought, she went around to the front passenger seat. Chu Jiang didn¡¯t seem to like the original Bai Yun, so it was better not to squeeze into the back row with him. She was about to get into the car when Chu Jiang interrupted her. ¡°Come to the back.¡± Even though there was no immediate sense of command in those four words, she didn¡¯t quite dare disobey. After all, she had just accepted a house and 10 million yuan from him. She climbed into the back row dejectedly, and saw that there was an exquisite food box in the middle of the back row. Bai Yun was a person who was good at ignoring the atmosphere. Even though she had just gotten a divorce and had just been driven to the back seat, she was not embarrassed at all. ¡°Is this for me?¡± Clearly tired after the events of last night, Chu Jiang was resting with his eyes closed. Still, he answered her, ¡°Mom specially asked me to bring it for you.¡± Bai Yun opened the food box to reveal small and exquisite desserts decorated with a few white flowers. How exquisite. She took out a small cake and took a bite. It tasted good too and was perfect for comforting her ravaged stomach. ¡°Would you like one? Your mother¡¯s a good baker!¡± Chu Jiang finally opened his eyes at this moment. His mother had cooked for Bai Yun before, but for some reason, Bai Yun never touched those food boxes. Every time his mother asked about Bai Yun¡¯s preferences, he could only answer that she thought it was good. However, most of the food had actually gone into his mouth. As he watched Bai Yun eat heartily, he suddenly realized that all through three years of their marriage, he had never seemed to understand her, including that shoulder throw in the club¡¯s private room. Chapter 5 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Bai Yun was about to swallow another pastry when Chu Jiang grabbed her wrist. She was stunned to see him put the pastry into his mouth and chew slowly. ¡°Why did you snatch someone else¡¯s pastry? There are still so many slices in the food box!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be greedy. You can¡¯t eat too much now.¡± He swallowed the pastry before he added slowly. The light from the car window staggered the light and shadows in the car, making him look gentler. Bai Yun slowly nodded. She felt that Chu Jiang was simply the most wonderful person in this book. Perhaps she had really done right in blocking that meeting. By the time the car stopped steadily by the side of the road, only half of the pastries were left. Chu Jiang handed the food box to her. ¡°Bai Yun, the next time we meet, it will be a meeting between a junior and a senior.¡± Bai Yun was not stupid. She knew that their marriage needed to be kept a secret. She nodded and opened the car door to get out. ¡°I understand. Thank you for helping me today and for not letting me leave with nothing.¡± Chu Jiang smiled. ¡°What I gave you is pretty close to nothing to me.¡± Bai Yun: ¡®¡­ Fine, you¡¯re noble and virtuous.¡¯ Perhaps because it was very amusing to tease Bai Yun, he enjoyed it very much. In the end, he added, ¡°Bai Yun, don¡¯t trust Ge Fei too much.¡± Ge Fei. The original Bai Yun¡¯s self-proclaimed best friend, who was also the person who arranged the clubhouse meeting last night. Using Yuan Cong¡¯s name to trick the original Bai Yun into the clubhouse and send her to Director Yuan¡¯s bed, it was merely done as a favor to Director Yuan so that he could befriend him. It turned out that everyone knew that only the original Bai Yun believed this so-called good friend like a fool. Bai Yun smiled and waved her hand. ¡°I understand. I won¡¯t say ¡®See you again¡¯, Mr. Chu.¡± In any case, she didn¡¯t really want to see him again. ¡°Bye, Mr. Chu.¡± Chu Jiang watched the thin figure walk into the neighborhood before letting his assistant drive away. He closed his eyes in the backseat and thought about Bai Yun¡¯s carefree farewell. After yesterday¡¯s farce, Bai Yun seemed to have become a different person. Her eyes were no longer gloomy and resentful, and had now become very bright. When she smiled, those eyes really sparkled like the stars he had seen in the past. It was a shame. He was just beginning to take a little interest in his recently divorced partner. As Bai Yun stepped into the residential area, she realized that it was in a good location, and the security was also excellent. The apartment certainly didn¡¯t look cheap. She sighed again at Chu Jiang¡¯s generosity. This cuckold was really generous! Looking at the address on the divorce papers, she searched one building at a time. Though there was some distance between the entrance and the estate, it was quiet. Given her status as an actress, this was an ideal location to live. She opened the door. The living room was clean, but it was so clean that it didn¡¯t look like it had ever been inhabited. There was no sign of life at all. It seemed that the original Bai Yun didn¡¯t really love life. Before transmigrating, Bai Yun loved life. Therefore, even though she was filming outside all year round, her house would still be stocked with a lot of groceries and decorated with many things. As Bai Yun sized up the simple house, her attention landed on the photo frame on the coffee table in the living room. She picked it up and saw that it was Bai Yun. Other than the same name, even her appearance was identical. She started wondering if the author of this book was her anti-fan. However, the only difference was that the original Bai Yun did not have a mole at the corner of her eye, but the other Bai Yun did. When she was acting in the past, that mole was always praised by her fans, who said that the mole looked perfect right there. Seeing this photo, Bai Yun finally felt like she had transmigrated. She had transmigrated when she was at her most glorious and happiest. She wondered if she had passed away in her original world. If that were the case, what were her grandparents to do? They would have lost their children in their early years and their grandchildren in their later years. She really hoped that they would know that Bai Yun was still alive and well in another world. Bai Yun gave herself some time to adjust her emotions. She was always like this, habitually sorting out her emotions. No matter what, she had to work hard to survive. That way, she wouldn¡¯t waste any opportunity or hope. She sat for a moment, hugging the frame, until she caught a whiff of herself. The smell of cigarettes and alcohol was pungent, as was the damp smell from being smothered in a hospital bed. It was completely intolerable! Recalling Chu Jiang, whom she had sat in the back row with, she was rendered speechless. Ah, she remembered that Chu Jiang was a clean freak. There was no way he could tolerate this. However, Chu Jiang had not shown any discomfort throughout. Bai Yun bit her lip and rubbed her head regretfully. Why hadn¡¯t she remembered to manage her image? Bai Yun wailed for a long time before getting up to charge the original Bai Yun¡¯s phone. Then, she went to take a shower. When she walked into the bathroom, she glanced at the mirror. There was also a mole at the corner of her eye, just like the mole in her real life, but that mole was not in the original Bai Yun¡¯s photo. Chapter 6 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After taking a shower, the clean Bai Yun finally sorted out her thoughts. At the moment, Bai Yun¡¯s situation was far from ideal. Not only did she have poor professional competence, but her popularity also left much to be desired. She had even attempted to falsely create the impression that she was in a relationship with the male lead, Yuan Cong. Her reputation was terrible. Her only good friend seemed to be Ge Fei, who was proud of betraying his friends to gain connections for himself. After wiping her hair, Bai Yun decided to turn on her phone and search online to see just how bad her reputation was. The fully-charged phone turned on very quickly. The moment it was switched on, the ding-dong sound kept ringing, and many messages popped up. At one point, the phone froze for several seconds. When the ringing finally stopped, Ge Fei called before Bai Yun could read the messages. Looking at the name on the phone, Bai Yun¡¯s lips curled up in a lazy smile. The first step in her plan was to make sure Ge Fei got what he deserved! If it hadn¡¯t been for Chu Jiang¡¯s timely appearance, neither the original Bai Yun nor her would have had a good ending. At the thought of this, she picked up the phone. Immediately, she was greeted by a reprimanding voice, ¡°Bai Yun, is there something wrong with your brain? Why didn¡¯t you answer my call? Why did Chu Jiang send you to the hospital?¡± He spoke a lot and his voice was sharp, far different from the image of a campus senior that he had sculpted of himself on the Internet. Bai Yun held the receiver away from her ear and asked with a smile, ¡°Why should I answer your call? What has my relationship with Chu Jiang got to do with you?¡± Ge Fei was shocked to hear the usually-docile Bai Yun contradict him. ¡°What are you talking about? Bai Yun, I¡¯m just concerned about what happened to you. Do you want to come to the hospital to apologize to Director Yuan? You might even have a chance to see Yuan Cong.¡± Bai Yun rolled her eyes. Only the original owner of the body would believe such nonsense. However, thinking about the later scenes, she pretended to be surprised. ¡°Really? I can still see Yuan Cong? Then give me the address. I¡¯ll apologize to Director Yuan tomorrow.¡± With a belly full of bad ideas but no brains, Ge Fei was easy to trick. He rattled off a place name. ¡°Remember to come on time tomorrow. Director Yuan and I will be waiting for you.¡± Bai Yun responded softly and hung up the phone to browse the information. Among the hundreds of messages and missed calls, only her assistant, Du Qing, showed concern for her. She remembered that Du Qing was the only person in the original book who truly cared about Bai Yun. She made the call decisively. ¡°Du Qing, get me a bottle of wine and come to my house now. Don¡¯t ask so many questions. We¡¯ll go watch a show tomorrow.¡± Du Qing arrived very quickly. When she rang the doorbell, Bai Yun had just finished cleaning up and was eating egg noodles. Looking at the big villa in front of her, Du Qing was dumbfounded. ¡°Sister Yun, I never knew you live in such an expensive place. I thought¡­¡± She swallowed her words. After all, in the past, Bai Yun looked cowardly and gloomy, giving off the feeling that she came from unfortunate family circumstances. But this house in the middle of town was worth a lot of money. Could she be some rich young lady hiding her identity and entering the entertainment industry? That would be too pitiful. How did a rich young lady end up eating egg noodles? Bai Yun frowned when she saw the woman in front of her start to tear up. She was all too familiar with this expression. Her assistant in her previous life also had this expression when she started to make things up in her mind. She responded casually while eating her noodles. ¡°It¡¯s alright, I guess. Did you bring the wine I asked you to bring?¡± Du Qing took out a bottle of wine from her bag and curiously asked, ¡°Sister Yun, did you ask me to bring wine to celebrate something?¡± As Bai Yun¡¯s eyes landed on the bottle, she forced a smile. ¡°Sort of. To celebrate someone finally waking up and seeing the true colors of others.¡± She swallowed the last of the noodles, connected the computer she¡¯d just found to the Internet, and turned it on. Bai Yun needed to sort out the current public opinion. At the very least, she had to see clearly what her current criticisms were and what her so-called good friend Ge Fei had done on social media. After logging into Weibo, she entered the password wrongly a few times. It even showed that she was logged in from another location. Frowning, Bai Yun muttered to herself, ¡°Why can¡¯t I log into Weibo?¡± Looking at the Weibo interface, Du Qing scratched her head. ¡°You handed your Weibo account over to Ge Fei to manage previously. Maybe he changed the password.¡± When Bai Yun heard this, she almost fainted. The original owner of this body was really naive to have handed over her private account of the main public opinion venue in the entertainment industry. This level of naivety was both pitiful and hateful. She could only reset the password and bind the account. The light from the screen shone on Bai Yun¡¯s face. She couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you stop her¡­ me from handing over my account?¡± Chapter 7 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Du Qing felt a little aggrieved. ¡°I¡¯ve already advised you. Sister Yin has always left us to fend for ourselves. She didn¡¯t say anything even though she knew, so you simply took it as a tacit agreement.¡± Bai Yun logged into Weibo before taking a good look at Du Qing. She looked a year or two younger than Bai Yun. Slightly plump, she had some baby fat and freckles on her face. She looked like an unsophisticated child who had just graduated. At the mention of ¡®Sister Yin¡¯, Bai Yun recalled that she was the manager of the original Bai Yun in the novel¡ªYin Wei. Yin Wei had taken a fancy to Bai Yun completely because of her face. However, Bai Yun was completely clueless when she entered the industry. At first, Yin Wei treated the original Bai Yun with a nurturing mentality, spending a lot of money to hire people to teach her. However, the original Bai Yun was disappointing. No matter how good she was in private, she would show cowardice in front of the camera. Later on, Yin Wei lost patience with the original Bai Yun. When Ge Fei took the initiative to befriend the original Bai Yun, she acquiesced to their friendship despite knowing full well that Ge Fei was not a decent person. As for the person in front of her, Du Qing, she was an assistant that Yin Wei had casually assigned to Bai Yun after giving up on her. Although she was a little slow, she was dutiful towards the original Bai Yun. Unfortunately, no matter how hard she tried, she was no match for Ge Fei¡¯s glib tongue. Bai Yun sighed and looked at Du Qing very seriously. She sincerely thanked her on behalf of the original owner of this body. ¡°Thank you, Du Qing.¡± Thank you for not giving up on the original Bai Yun who wanted to give up on herself. Embarrassed by Bai Yun¡¯s serious tone, Du Qing quickly waved her hand. ¡°Sister Yun, you¡¯re too polite. I didn¡¯t do anything.¡± Bai Yun did not say anything else. She smiled gently and browsed the original Bai Yun¡¯s Weibo. Her profile page was filled with influence-binding1 and ¡®likes¡¯ of many dissing comments. Her comments section was an alliance of resistance from fans of various other artistes and was filled with all kinds of vicious curses. This Weibo account was completely ruined under Ge Fei¡¯s management. As for Ge Fei¡¯s Weibo account, it was really tranquil. There were even many industry insiders who praised him, and those who praised him were all celebrities that Bai Yun had more or less dissed or tried to influence-bind to. Bai Yun gradually tightened her grip on the mouse, determined to remove this stumbling block. Bai Yun spent the entire night reading her and Ge Fei¡¯s WeChat chat records. Du Qing filled her in with more details at the side, such as what happened after that chat and the aftermath. Bai Yun¡¯s expression darkened with each chat record read. The original Bai Yun¡¯s situation in the entertainment industry was far worse than she had imagined. It could even be said that she was surrounded by enemies on all sides. No one was on good terms with her, for she had offended everyone who could be associated with her. She couldn¡¯t help feeling irritated by this. Back in her old world, there had been a time when she¡¯d been discredited by groundless dirt. But those things had been made up by others. After she¡¯d chosen to go straight to court and appear on a national television legal show, the dirt had all disappeared. However, the original Bai Yun¡¯s situation could be said to be self-inflicted. She sighed. Fortunately, the original Bai Yun was not too stupid and had not told Ge Fei about her relationship with Chu Jiang. If she was exposed, she would be fine, but Chu Jiang would probably be pulled down from his pedestal. Bai Yun spent the entire night organizing her WeChat messages. At first, Du Qing accompanied her, but later, she couldn¡¯t take it anymore and fell asleep. When Du Qing woke up again, the sky was already bright. ¡°Sister Yun, it¡¯s dawn,¡± Du Qing said in a daze. Bai Yun moved her stiff neck. Her body had become stiff from facing the computer all night, but she was almost done tidying up. There would be a good show tonight. Bai Yun and Du Qing stayed at home until night. Bai Yun changed into a set of clothes that were not very eye-catching in the dark and put her mask and hat into her bag. After confirming that there was no problem with her disguise, she planned to go out. At this time, it was already close to the time of the appointment. Just as Bai Yun was about to leave, Du Qing, who had been silent, grabbed her arm. ¡°Sister Yun, we can¡¯t do anything illegal,¡± the child said in a trembling voice, seemingly having made up things in her mind. Bai Yun: ¡®¡­ I don¡¯t want to talk to a fool.¡¯ Bai Yun had thought that she would need to take a taxi in order to arrive at the appointed time. After all, the original Bai Yun did not seem to be very popular in the company. However, the company still had a conscience and had given her a nanny van. Du Qing drove very steadily. Seeing as they were about to arrive at their destination, Bai Yun sent a message to Ge Fei. The cautious Ge Fei had chosen to meet in a well-concealed, dark alley that could easily have been missed if one did not look closely. Chapter 8 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Highly satisfied with the location, Bai Yun touched the wine bottle and phone hidden in her bag, then stretched her arms and legs. Tonight, she had to let this trash know who she was! Du Qing, who had a clear view of Bai Yun¡¯s actions from the rearview mirror, was a little afraid. ¡°Sister Yun, do we really not have to inform Sister Yin?¡± Bai Yun jumped out of the car and shook her head. ¡°No need. After today¡¯s matter is resolved, there are more important matters waiting for her to settle.¡± She turned around and smiled at Du Qing. ¡°Perform well, Du Qing.¡± After saying that, she handed the bottle of wine to Du Qing from her bag and carried her bag into the alley. As Du Qing watched the black shadow melt into the night, she hugged the bottle tightly and suddenly felt that the autumn wind in November wasn¡¯t that cold anymore. Bai Yun stood at the agreed place, waiting for Ge Fei. It didn¡¯t take long for Ge Fei to appear in the alley. He looked like he¡¯d just run out of a hospital room and smelled like disinfectant. When he saw Bai Yun, he immediately questioned her before even adjusting his breathing. ¡°Bai Yun, what are you going to do about Director Yuan? What¡¯s your relationship with Chu Jiang?¡± Bai Yun sneered. After not seeing her for a night, this so-called good friend of hers didn¡¯t even think of showing concern for her. He didn¡¯t even pretend to make a superficial effort. How much did the original owner of this body lack the care of others that she could even treat such a person as a good friend! ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to show some concern after what happened last night?¡± she asked, hiding her emotions. She sounded somewhat pitiful. ¡®Concern?¡¯ He was not in the mood to coax Bai Yun now. He only cared about the consequences of last night¡¯s incident! He had originally thought that he could send Bai Yun to Director Yuan¡¯s bed last night so that he could use his connections to get a good script. However, his plan was ruined by Bai Yun¡¯s shoulder throw and Chu Jiang¡¯s appearance. This caused him to cowardly hide in the ward for the past few days. Because of that incident, Director Yuan was greatly dissatisfied with him and kept picking on him. At the thought of the recent events, Ge Fei was furious. Bai Yun¡¯s weak appearance only annoyed him further. Mind filled with his own matters, he simply ignored what Bai Yun said and ordered, ¡°Bai Yun, you have to apologize to Director Yuan. If you don¡¯t want to apologize, fine. Go and ask Chu Jiang for help. Otherwise, you won¡¯t be able to survive in the entertainment industry.¡± Hearing Ge Fei¡¯s words, Bai Yun secretly mocked him for treating her like a fool. Still, she pretended to be weak and didn¡¯t address what he said. ¡°If Mr. Chu hadn¡¯t happened to pass by, would you have simply left me to fend for myself? Would you have let Director Yuan take me away just like that?¡± The mention of that night¡¯s incident made Ge Fei scratch his head in frustration. ¡°Didn¡¯t Chu Jiang appear? What¡¯s your relationship with him?¡± Until now, Ge Fei still had not said a word of concern. Instead, he kept talking about Chu Jiang. Even till this moment, he was still scheming to befriend Chu Jiang through Bai Yun. ¡®Bai Yun, oh Bai Yun. Fortunately, you¡¯re not stupid enough to have told him everything.¡¯ She watched coldly, but the drama on her face did not stop. She continued to sob and ask, ¡°Were you planning to get me drunk and present me to Director Yuan?¡± Seeing that the woman in front of him was still harping on this small matter instead of talking about the important stuff, Ge Fei lost his last bit of patience. He roared irritably, ¡°Aren¡¯t women like you born to be slept with?¡± Hearing what she wanted to hear, Bai Yun¡¯s lips curled up imperceptibly. She managed to get those words out of this brainless thing so easily. In spite of the disdain in her heart, Bai Yun trembled and took two steps back. In a shaky voice, she asked, ¡°Ge Fei, aren¡¯t you my only friend? How can you say that?¡± ¡°Friend?¡± Ge Fei sized up Bai Yun in disdain, his eyes filled with malice. ¡°Who wants to be friends with you? Back then, I saw that you had a good figure and wanted to sleep with you myself. But then I realized that you were very dumb and possessed great beauty. If I sold you to someone else to sleep with, I could get myself some benefits, don¡¯t you think?¡± Ge Fei pressed on. ¡°I thought it would take some more work. I didn¡¯t expect you to be so obedient and just do what you¡¯re told. You were so close yesterday. I was going to have some fun with you after Director Yuan, too. After all, I coaxed you for so long, didn¡¯t I?¡± Disgusted by his words, Bai Yun clenched her fists and resisted the urge to punch him. She even played along in the character of the original owner of this body. ¡°So everything was intentional, right?¡± Chapter 9 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios She looked at him with red-rimmed eyes. ¡°After you asked me to give you my Weibo account details, you went to ¡®like¡¯ the dissers and do influence-binding on those marketing accounts. Then you went to comfort those people and step on me to befriend them, didn¡¯t you? Using such means to get others to build a good reputation for you, is that it?¡± Stunned, Ge Fei hadn¡¯t expected the usually ignorant Bai Yun to point out his actions. But so what? No one would discover the conversation that had taken place in this dark alley. Hence, Ge Fei admitted it especially readily, as if he wanted to vent all the evil in his heart. ¡°So what if I did? With your reputation, who in the entertainment industry dares to believe you now? Look, the He Xi you offended two days ago just praised me for my acting skills and personality, and for being different from others in the industry.¡± He admitted it again. Bai Yun lowered her eyes in disdain, but she shed tears in front of him and spoke agitatedly, ¡°Ge Fei, how can you treat me like this when I treat you as my only good friend? If not for what happened yesterday, I wouldn¡¯t have been able to see your true colors even till now.¡± When she looked up, her face was calm, but tears were still falling. Voice quivering, she calmly pushed all the past mistakes onto him. ¡°You were the one who instigated me to do influence-binding1. It was also you who tricked me into going to the clubhouse to drink. You even tried to make it seem as though I was latching on to Yuan Cong, President Yuan and Chu Jiang. You will do whatever it takes to become famous, huh.¡± Seemingly having vented enough, Bai Yun¡¯s eyes were filled with tears as her voice calmed down. ¡°Now that things have come to this, I can only blame myself for being a poor judge of character. Let¡¯s part ways here. From now on, let¡¯s steer clear of each other¡¯s lives.¡± At this moment, Ge Fei finally realized that something was wrong. Bai Yun usually spoke very little, was timid, and had a gentle voice. However, right now, although she was crying, she was very eloquent and her eyes were filled with disdain. He felt stabbed by that look. In that moment, he felt as if he had been transported back to the days when he had been looked down upon. He¡¯d worked so hard for so many years to get rid of such gazes, but why? How could this woman look at him like that, as if she was born superior and he was born to live in a smelly ditch? Anger burned his sanity. He even stopped arguing about Yuan Cong and Chu Jiang. He raised his palm and slapped Bai Yun. Bai Yun did not dodge. The slap was very solid, making her ears buzz and causing her to fall to the ground. Ge Fei had thought that this slap would instill fear in Bai Yun and that she would beg him for mercy. However, Bai Yun only touched her cheek with her fingers. Then, she looked up, her face hidden in her long hair and shadows avoiding the surveillance cameras and camera. With a nonchalant smile, she mouthed silently, ¡°Trash!¡± The gentle and approachable persona that Ge Fei usually displayed on the screen was finally destroyed by this mouthing. His face became hateful, and his veins bulged. The darkness magnified the anger he had accumulated with Director Yuan earlier. ¡°What right do you have to look at me like that?¡± He squatted down and looked down at Bai Yun. Bai Yun was still smiling in the dim light, while Ge Fei¡¯s face was flushed from agitation. He grabbed Bai Yun¡¯s neck with a ferocious expression. ¡°A slut like you should be f*cked by a thousand people. Do you think you¡¯re so great?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you want to be famous? I¡¯m doing this to help you, aren¡¯t I? You should be thanking me. How could you have gotten such an opportunity without me? Let me tell you, as long as I¡¯m around, you can forget about making a comeback in the entertainment industry, ever.¡± His grip tightened. Bai Yun¡¯s face slowly turned red, but she only placed her hand on his palm without even struggling. Bai Yun¡¯s appearance of a lamb waiting to be slaughtered made Ge Fei completely lose his mind. He raised his hand and was about to tear Bai Yun¡¯s clothes. ¡°Since things have come to this, make yourself useful one last time and let me have a good time.¡± When Ge Fei touched her collar, Bai Yun¡¯s lips finally curled into a cold smile. She no longer hid in the dark corner and laughed extremely wantonly. ¡°Ge Fei, you¡¯re too pathetic. Some slight provocation and you lost your cool.¡± Bai Yun¡¯s attitude made Ge Fei¡¯s mind go blank. He could not tolerate this woman¡¯s disrespect. Anyone else could say that to him, but not her. Furious, Ge Fei casually grabbed the stone on the ground, his eyes bloodshot as he shouted, ¡°Die, Bai Yun!¡± He raised the stone and was about to strike Bai Yun¡¯s head. Bai Yun did not dodge, as if she was not at all afraid. In the next moment, there was a clang and the mellow smell of alcohol exploded in the air. Du Qing stood behind Ge Fei, still holding up the shattered bottle. Chapter 10 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After swaying a few times, Ge Fei felt a wet heat above his head. He first looked back at Du Qing, then at Bai Yun. Then, hee raised his fingers and opened his mouth, but ended up fainting without saying anything. Panting, Bai Yun gave a thumbs-up when she saw the tears in Du Qing¡¯s eyes. Well done! Du Qing¡¯s eyes filled with tears at the sound of the bottle shattering. When she saw Ge Fei sway and fall, she couldn¡¯t help but whimper. Bai Yun took off her jacket and covered Du Qing, who was squatting down and hugging herself while crying. She patiently patted Du Qing¡¯s back and comforted her, ¡°It¡¯s nothing serious. We were just defending ourselves. Besides, didn¡¯t we already record it?¡± Du Qing sobbed, unable to look at Ge Fei lying on the floor. ¡°Is he really all right?¡± Bai Yun rummaged in her pocket and found a clean tissue. After wiping Du Qing¡¯s face, she kicked the unconscious Ge Fei on the ground. ¡°He¡¯s really fine. Why would I lie to you? If you¡¯d hit him with the force I taught you, he¡¯ll only have superficial injuries at most. He fainted purely from agitation and shock. It has nothing to do with you.¡± Bai Yun was still panting softly when she spoke. As the original Bai Yun¡¯s physique was a little weak, even some intense movements would make her feel tired. It seemed that the next step was to properly train the original Bai Yun¡¯s body. Bai Yun formulated a new plan for herself and waited patiently for Du Qing to adjust her emotions. After Du Qing was done crying, she stood up and asked worriedly, ¡°Sister Yun, what should we do next?¡± Bai Yun patted the dust off her body and looked at the mess. After the wine bottle shattered, the red wine spilled all over the ground, making this place look like the scene of a terrifying murder. Bai Yun grimaced as she eased her numb feet. ¡°Call the police and let them handle it. Only then will we have credibility.¡± Du Qing did not understand what credibility was, but since she wasn¡¯t one with much opinion to begin with, she just followed Sister Yun¡¯s instructions. The police arrived quickly. Within five or six minutes, a police car arrived in front of them, flashing red and blue lights. Perhaps due to the blaring sirens, Ge Fei woke up at that moment. When he opened his eyes, his memory was still stuck at the moment when he was struck. This made him immediately pounce on Bai Yun when he saw her. Because he was filled with hatred, he even cursed loudly. The police officer who had just arrived happened to see this. Before Ge Fei could hit her, the police officer pinned him against the wall with his hands behind his back. No matter how he struggled, it was useless. Ge Fei opened his mouth to yell, ¡°Officer, I¡¯m the victim here! I got that head wound from those two women.¡± When the police heard this, they turned to look at Bai Yun. Wrapped in a coat, Bai Yun looked especially weak. In addition to her soft voice, she did not at all look like someone who was capable of this. ¡°Officer, we were acting in self-defense. You can check the surveillance footage if you don¡¯t believe me. He started it.¡± Bai Yun smiled as she looked at Ge Fei. Before she came, she had already observed her surroundings. Ge Fei probably had not expected her to orchestrate such a scene today. He had been so agitated by Bai Yun that he had lost his mind and failed to notice that his every move was being monitored. That was why Bai Yun had succeeded. Bai Yun was certain that Ge Fei wouldn¡¯t want to make a big deal out of this and be sent to the police station. Sure enough, after hearing that there was surveillance footage, his face turned from dark to pale and then back to dark again. In the end, he gritted his teeth and admitted that it was just an argument and there was no need to go to the police station. After signing the incident report handed to her by the police and obtaining Ge Fei¡¯s admission that it was an argument between friends, Bai Yun was satisfied. After settling the matter with the police, Ge Fei turned around and went to the hospital alone. Before he left, he glanced at Bai Yun sinisterly. Seated in the nanny van, Bai Yun returned a smile as the door slowly closed. In the dark car, Bai Yun¡¯s eyes were filled with smiles. ¡°Du Qing, we¡¯re ready to counterattack.¡± Hearing this, Du Qing instantly perked up and straightened her back. ¡°I¡¯m ready!¡± The next morning, three trending topics suddenly emerged: ¡°Ge Fei is hospitalized¡±, ¡°Ge Fei was beaten up¡±, and ¡°Bai Yun beat someone up¡±. When Bai Yun got up, Du Qing was arguing with the anti-fans on Bai Yun¡¯s alternate Weibo account. Her fingers were dancing so fast that they almost left afterimages. Bai Yun was amazed by the speed at which she typed. She poured herself a glass of water and sat down next to Du Qing. After the setup last night, Bai Yun had already guessed that there would be a bloodbath today, so she was already prepared to face the negative comments online. However, when Bai Yun turned on her computer and logged into Weibo, the vicious curses in her private message inbox still stunned her. Chapter 11 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Both in the book and in reality, such tricks and the vexing act of cursing irritated her. Bai Yun skipped the private messages and browsed the Weibo comments and trending list. A video recorded by Ge Fei¡¯s fan was trending. It looked like it was secretly recorded, but in fact, the audio quality of the video was so clear it looked like someone had recorded this professionally. The image was not shaky, and not at all blurry. In the video, the fan asked anxiously about the situation upon bumping into the bandaged Ge Fei in the hospital. With his eyes lowered, there was a hint of helplessness and bitterness on Ge Fei¡¯s handsome face. He was like the tragic second male lead in an idol drama, making people completely immersed in his act. ¡°This is all my fault. I should have talked to Ah Yun properly.¡± His words were directed at Bai Yun. Then, under the questioning of that fan, he recounted his acquaintance with Bai Yun in a nostalgic tone. He expressed that he had found Bai Yun to be really pitiful and introverted back then. Coupled with the fact that Bai Yun had taken the initiative to add him as a friend and ask him out for meals, he felt sympathetic and became good friends with Bai Yun. Later on, he also rendered Bai Yun plenty of help in the entertainment industry and pulled strings for her to obtain considerable resources. However, in order to become famous, Bai Yun began to implicate others and every time, she would ask him to clean up the mess for her. In the video, he even listed out the celebrities that the original Bai Yun had dissed one by one. In the end, he even expressed sadly that he had tried to talk her out of it but failed. Bai Yun even became even more determined to get involved with Yuan Cong and Chu Jiang. In the video, Ge Fei looked fragile and innocent. His eyes were red, and he put on a convincing act of being genuine. After the video ended, he even sincerely wished Bai Yun a bright future ahead. Then the video went dark. That fan who claimed to have secretly taken the video began to type out a string of black subtitles. Bai Yun skimmed through the many words, the gist of which was that Bai Yun was heartless. Never mind the fact that she did not listen to advice, but she even hit Ge Fei. Nevertheless, Ge Fei still thought that Bai Yun was just obsessed and considered her his good friend in spite of all that. However, this fan felt that Bai Yun was not worthy of being his friend, much less an artiste. This video had already been forwarded over 10,000 times and Ge Fei¡¯s fans were spamming the phrase ¡°Bai Yun, get out of the entertainment industry¡±. The fans of the celebrities mentioned in the video even went straight to Bai Yun¡¯s Weibo page. At first, Bai Yun still had a few fans speak up for her, but there were too many critical voices, and Bai Yun¡¯s fans were no match for them. Soon, her Weibo page was flooded with curses. After Bai Yun finished browsing, the corners of her lips twitched. She felt that Ge Fei had really done a good job. He did not mention her fault throughout, but every word was about her insensibility. On one hand, he established himself as a sincere good friend. On the other hand, he portrayed Bai Yun as a two-faced, unreasonable, extremely ruthless, and vain woman. One had to admit, with such abilities, it would be a shame for him not to be a screenwriter and director. After Bai Yun finished watching this scene, she stretched and patted Du Qing, who was still arguing with the other celebrities¡¯ fans. ¡°Now that the hype has fermented enough, it¡¯s about time. Get your contact to get to work now.¡± Although Du Qing was prone to procrastination, she was very efficient in her work. She¡¯d spent some money on sorting out the chat records and editing last night¡¯s video before sending to the major marketing accounts in one shot. In less than ten minutes, the entertainment industry¡¯s ¡®Melon Eater¡¯ marketing account posted a video. Soon, the words ¡°The truth behind Bai Yun beating someone¡±, ¡°Ge Fei called her a slut and humiliated her¡±, and ¡°Ge Fei deserved it¡± were pushed up in the trending ranking. As for the video that was posted, it was the entire process that Bai Yun had secretly recorded last night. Moreover, the conversation between the two of them was very clearly recorded. The video only ended when Bai Yun was strangled and her clothes were about to be taken off by Ge Fei. Ge Fei¡¯s claim in the fan¡¯s video that Bai Yun had taken the initiative to befriend him was also debunked by relevant WeChat chat records, on other marketing accounts and bloggers¡¯ posts. The records were entirely contrary to what Ge Fei had said. He was the one who took the initiative to add her as a friend and kept asking about her well-being. It was always Ge Fei who asked her out for a meal, while Bai Yun always rejected him. It was only when they gradually became familiar with each other on WeChat that the two of them went out for a meal a few times. In addition to these, the posted chat records also included how Ge Fei taught Bai Yun how to piggyback on others¡¯ hype, do influence-binding1, and diss others to look good. Bai Yun¡¯s hesitation was evident in the chat records, which clearly showed how Ge Fei had changed from comforting Bai Yun to eventually coercing her to hand over her Weibo password. After that period of time, Bai Yun no longer posted any new posts on Weibo. Instead, her profile page became filled with all that so-called accidental ¡®likes¡¯ of the diss posts and influence-binding. Chapter 12 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In the end, the police station also posted a notice regarding Bai Yun¡¯s assault case, pointing out that it was an argument. At the same time, the marketing accounts also posted the police station¡¯s dispatch record and report record, showing that Bai Yun was the one who called the police. The fake image created by the video secretly taken by that so-called fan was shattered bit by bit. With the change in online opinion, netizens turned their guns of justice towards Ge Fei. Within a day, Ge Fei¡¯s comments section had completely flipped, and calls for his boycott flooded the comments section. The netizens even began to use public opinion to force the brands he was endorsing to terminate their contract with him. Bai Yun browsed through the comments one by one, extremely satisfied with the storm of public opinion. Having cleared up Chu Jiang and Yuan Cong¡¯s relationship with her, she figured she should be able to temporarily break away from the plot line that was to come. As long as she avoided the main and supporting characters, she thought that many things would not happen. As for her current predicament, she was capable of changing it. On Weibo, the hype of this matter did not die down. Instead, it only intensified. Some of the less famous girls who had been hurt by Ge Fei in the past spoke up, including Ge Fei¡¯s fans and some D-list celebrities like Bai Yun. The posted chat records were even worse¡ªsexual harassment, booty calls, and slut-shaming when he finally got tired of the girl. He even took nude photos as leverage, leaving the girls no choice but to swallow their pride. As this series of scandals came to light, there was no turning back for Ge Fei. At this moment, Ge Fei, who was recuperating in the ward, nearly fainted from anger reading the online comments. He had thought that this public opinion battle would definitely catch Bai Yun off guard. Furthermore, after Bai Yun reminded him last night, he had specially gotten someone to delete the surveillance camera footage. He had not expected that Bai Yun, this b*tch, would actually have a trick up her sleeve and actually get someone to secretly record what happened last night. Red-faced with rage, Ge Fei smashed everything in the ward that he could. His agent, Huang Yu, was currently in a terrible fix dealing with the follow-up problems. Because of Ge Fei¡¯s scandal, the sponsors and brands called up to terminate their contract with him one after the other. There was nothing he could do except let the company¡¯s legal department handle this. After hanging up the last call, Huang Yu stared at the furious man in front of him with his slightly hot phone in hand. For the first time, he felt that his judgment was terrible. He usually hated it when others used despicable methods to harm others, and he would never allow such an artiste to be under his management. In the end, the artiste whom he had felt most reassured about actually gave him such a big ¡°surprise¡±! Looking at the crazed Ge Fei, he said with a cold face, ¡°Go to the office at nine o¡¯clock tomorrow morning to sign the termination agreement.¡± Stunned by the news, Ge Fei seemed to feel his blood freeze. ¡°What do you mean? The company is abandoning me? I made so much money for the company! The company can¡¯t do that to me, Brother Huang!¡± ¡°With your current situation, keeping you will only cause the company to suffer losses. Take care of yourself!¡± After saying this, Huang Yu left the ward without hesitation. He had more than one artiste in his hands, so there was no need to stay here and waste time. Huang Yu¡¯s departure made the ward feel empty all of a sudden. Looking at the empty ward, Ge Fei grabbed the ringing phone and hurled it at the floor, smashing it. He smiled sinisterly and gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with hatred. ¡°Bai Yun, just you wait. You will definitely suffer retribution.¡± Chu Jiang filmed two major night scenes in a row. Even though filming was about to wrap up, his filming schedule was still very packed. After two long nights, the aged senior acting opposite Chu Jiang did not look too good. Worried that the actor would not be able to take it, the director specially arranged for two days of leave. In the past, when he was on leave, he would bring Bai Yun to the Chu family to go through the motions. However, now that they were divorced, he had yet to think of an explanation to the old lady at home. He decided to hide in his apartment to avoid being bombarded. Chu Jiang did not have much of a life outside of his job. He was discovered in a talent show. When he first entered the industry, he hid his identity and took on all kinds of roles, including extras. He had even acted in Mary Sue melodrama. Fortunately, he was talented. Without relying on his family, he achieved everything he had today solely through his own abilities. Therefore, he looked down on those despicable methods and steered clear of them. Chapter 13 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios It was precisely because of this that he sometimes did not understand much about his wife-in-name. Or rather, his ex-wife. In order to be on the trending list, she used all sorts of tricks to do influence-binding and diss others to make herself look good. There were many people scolding her on Weibo, but she trusted her good friend without a doubt. She fell for that guy¡¯s poor acting skills and schemes that only served to ruin her reputation. He knew that if Bai Yun should completely fall into the crisis of public opinion, his mother would feel terrible. For the sake of his mother¡¯s health, he always had to suppress the bad news when Bai Yun¡¯s mind was not clear. It couldn¡¯t be helped, since his mother thought rather highly of Bai Yun. Merely marrying Bai Yun wasn¡¯t enough to repay that debt of kindness. He still needed to put on a blissful front and make their marriage seem real. Only then could he reduce his mother¡¯s guilt. However, the Bai Yun he interacted with in the ward this time seemed to be different. In the past, Bai Yun had not dared to look at him directly, but the Bai Yun in the ward had a scorching gaze. She did not shy from looking at him and outright stared at his lips. Chu Jiang pulled off his tie and poured himself a glass of water to moisten his throat. His lips instantly turned watery. When he swallowed, his Adam¡¯s apple throbbed, making him look exceptionally sexy. Chuckling, he wiped the moisture from his lips with his finger. ¡®Lusty woman.¡¯ When his assistant, Yan Sui, came in, he saw his Best Actor chuckling. He couldn¡¯t help but find it strange. Although Chu Jiang usually had a gentle temper, after working overnight, he still couldn¡¯t help but feel frustrated and couldn¡¯t snap out of his acting role. But he seemed to be in a good mood today? In that case, it didn¡¯t seem so difficult to bring up this trending topic. ¡°Mr. Chu,¡± he began. Chu Jiang turned the glass in his hand and raised his eyes lazily. ¡°Yes?¡± Yan Sui handed over his phone. ¡°Madam, uh¡­¡± After a momentary pause, he decided to change the way he addressed her. ¡°Miss Bai is in a bit of a fix.¡± Chu Jiang frowned and snorted. He had just praised that she seemed different, but now it turned out she was still the same? ¡°Who is she involved with this time? Is it troublesome?¡± ¡°No, nothing happened to Miss Bai this time. It¡¯s Ge Fei. He claimed he was beaten by Miss Bai.¡± Chu Jiang¡¯s lazy expression finally disappeared. Interest piqued, he sat up straight. He took the phone and skimmed through the trending list. Ge Fei had always had a bad reputation in the industry. Chu Jiang had not paid much attention to him at first, until he noticed that he often appeared beside Bai Yun. After he appeared, Bai Yun¡¯s methods also increased. Chu Jiang became suspicious of Ge Fei and secretly instructed Yan Sui to investigate. Ge Fei used as many dirty tricks as there were in the entertainment industry¡ªsleeping around, quid pro quo sexual harassment, exploiting unspoken rules, to name a few. Chu Jiang had asked Yan Sui to hint Bai Yun a few times, but unfortunately, Bai Yun seemed to trust this friend very much. That aside, she was perhaps being rebellious¡ªthe more he didn¡¯t want her to do it, the more she wanted to do it. In the end, Chu Jiang could only give up persuading Bai Yun. Occasionally, he would get Yan Sui to keep an eye on Ge Fei. As long as nothing serious happened, he would just clean up after her. Fortunately, Ge Fei seemed to have other motives and did not do anything too extreme. However, Chu Jiang found today¡¯s trending topic interesting. A pure white rabbit had turned around and bitten a disgusting wolf to death. His eyelids lowered as he sped read through the article recounting the drama. He couldn¡¯t help but be impressed by how vicious she was. At least she was a smart girl who knew how to read people¡¯s emotions. Chu Jiang smiled in satisfaction. ¡°Give this a little boost. At least don¡¯t let Ge Fei end this topic so easily.¡± After drinking the last of his water, Chu Jiang closed his eyes with his fingers upon his lips. He recalled how she had, on the night he sent her back to her residence, smiled like a spring daisy. She was cute and lively. Seeing that admiring and doting smile on Chu Jiang¡¯s face, Yan Sui shivered slightly. ¡°Mr. Chu, are you rekindling things with your ex?¡± Chu Jiang¡¯s smile froze on his lips. He slowly opened his eyes and denied expressionlessly, ¡°What ex? Anyone will do, but definitely not her.¡± After a night of trending on Weibo, the result was that Ge Fei got terminated by his management company and various brands endorsed by him. Things ended badly for Ge Fei, who issued a statement announcing his leaving the entertainment industry. Because of this matter, Bai Yun¡¯s Weibo fans increased by 50,000 to 60,000. In just one day, her Weibo page transformed from a sea of endless abuse to becoming flooded with apologies. Chapter 14 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Of course, not all the comments were apologetic. Occasionally, there were comments blaming the victim. Bai Yun bit into the whole wheat bread as she browsed the comments. Although the original Bai Yun was plagued with scandals, she still had a certain number of fans because of her pretty face. Though, it could not compare to He Xi and Ge Fei¡¯s. Before the clarification, a few fans defended her at the risk of getting scolded. However, the formation was scattered and they were all fighting their own battles, so these fans were scolded badly. Knowing full well that celebrities relied on their fans for a living, Bai Yun specially paid attention to those fans to let them know that she had been paying attention to them. ¡°Xiao Qing, remember to contact the president of the fan club after setting up the fan club. At the very least, we have to regulate the fans from the beginning to prevent them from doing anything extreme.¡± Originally, these were things that the manager should worry about. However, after the incident yesterday, other than questioning and a few words of concern, Yin Wei did not do anything else. It was obvious she had no intention of making plans for Bai Yun. Therefore, Bai Yun could only bring her assistant along and do it herself. However, after seeing the hype today, she persistently called Bai Yun many times. Bai Yun only picked up Yin Wei¡¯s call after she more or less settled her matters. As if she hadn¡¯t expected the call to go through, the other end of the line was silent for a moment before saying, ¡°Bai Yun.¡± ¡°It¡¯s me, Sister Yin.¡± Yin Wei became even angrier when she heard the leisure in Bai Yun¡¯s words. She questioned, ¡°Have your wings hardened? Why didn¡¯t you discuss such an important matter with the company first?¡± Discuss? Bai Yun sneered. In the past, the original owner of this body had reported almost everything to Yin Wei but the latter did not care at all. Once something went wrong, she would draw a line between her artiste and herself more clearly than anyone else. She would even publish a statement to diss said artiste to piggyback on the hype. She wasn¡¯t the original Bai Yun. She wasn¡¯t stupid. Bai Yun¡¯s tone was cold. ¡°Sister Yin, so far, I haven¡¯t seen the company warn Ge Fei in response to the rumors spread by him.¡± This invoked some guilt in Yin Wei. She indeed had no intention to stop the situation from fermenting because the company needed buzz, and so did the artistes under her. To her, Bai Yun was just a pawn that she could discard at any time. Though, Bai Yun could only blame herself for being disappointing. At first, she really thought highly of Bai Yun. After all, it was her first movie in the industry. Before the company even sourced for a script for her, the production team that Chu Jiang was filming in already offered an olive branch. Although it was only a supporting role, a newcomer like her would definitely be able to make a name for herself if she performed well in it. Especially since Bai Yun had one of the prettiest faces in the entertainment industry. Unfortunately, Bai Yun could not be helped up. Chu Jiang¡¯s acting skills and production team couldn¡¯t help her, either. Never mind her wooden acting skills, it was already not bad if she could finish a line. Yet, even though Bai Yun had lousy acting skills, poor professional competence and awful interpersonal relationships, good scripts were still presented to her one after another. For a time, Yin Wei and the higher-ups thought that Bai Yun had a backer. However, the scripts that Bai Yun received gradually became increasingly worse, and the data was not promising. The company simply gave up on nurturing Bai Yun. Though, they felt that there was still some hype surrounding her, and this could create some value for their other artistes in the future. Moreover, Bai Yun was also easy to manipulate. In the past, she didn¡¯t even dare to speak loudly and simply allowed the company to lean on her to suck away the last of her popularity. Unlike now, she was a tad scary and guilt-invoking through the phone. Yin Wei stopped being overbearing. ¡°It¡¯s just that the topic was still hot yesterday, and things were mostly clarified online. Considering our company is a small one, our response had to depend on the reaction of Ge Fei¡¯s management company. Now that Xinglan has made an announcement, I¡¯ll get public relations to handle it now.¡± Bai Yun tapped her fingers on the back of the phone a few times. Yin Wei softened her tone and probed, ¡°Did someone pay to get you on the trending list?¡± Bai Yun raised her eyebrows. She did have money now, but she wanted to spend it on something useful, so she didn¡¯t touch it at all. ¡°Sister Yin, don¡¯t you know the number one spot on Weibo¡¯s trending list can¡¯t be purchased??¡± She deliberately emphasized the word ¡°you¡± with more sarcasm. ¡°This hype has arisen from many sources. Though I¡¯m not sure who Ge Fei has offended in the circle, shouldn¡¯t you know full well?¡± Chapter 15 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Yin Wei listened as Bai Yun, who usually did not even dare to breathe loudly, suddenly became eloquent. Bai Yun had even guessed that she had no intention of stopping Ge Fei from getting close to her. Seeing as Bai Yun was about to overpower her in terms of aura, she could only change the topic. ¡°Is Du Qing with you?¡± Bai Yun¡¯s gaze landed on Du Qing, who was setting up the fan club. ¡°She¡¯s at my place. She¡¯s too busy dealing with public opinion to speak on the phone. I was indeed inconsiderate about this. Apologies.¡± She spoke unhurriedly, and her apology even carried a hint of nonchalance. ¡°Are you guys rebelling?¡± Now that she found an out, Yin Wei craftily seized it. She coughed and casually lectured them. The lecture was mostly about how they should be reporting everything to the company. Seeing that Bai Yun did not respond, she simply explained the reason for her call. ¡°President Li wants to meet you to discuss his plans with you.¡± As Bai Yun still had to rely on the company to build her future, she did not turn down this meeting. Moreover, right now, she was the one with all the hype and could bring benefits to the company. Although the original Bai Yun didn¡¯t bring in much business for the company, she was still an artiste with some popularity at the moment. Notorious fame was still fame, after all. The original Bai Yun¡¯s current company, YJ Entertainment, was an unpolished company. After the owner became an upstart from making a killing in real estate development, he targeted the entertainment industry. In the era of entertainment, the boss quickly and accurately selected a few high-quality trainees to participate in talent shows. After gaining popularity in the various talent shows, they brought a lot of benefits to the company. With that, the company established a foothold in the industry. However, YJ Entertainment¡¯s current situation was not optimistic, either. Due to the fast-food culture nature of talent shows, trainees would usually reach their peak when they debuted and no one would care about them after that. Therefore, in order to bring continuous benefits and income to the company, the company could only regularly promote new talent show trainees. However, according to the original book, the idol industry was still bleak and only made up a small slice of the domestic market share. In the past few years, because the talent shows were too crazy, the film and television authorities had already issued relevant documents to ban the emergence of talent shows. The hot market for talent shows was also facing a cold winter. The current condition of YJ Entertainment was neither good nor bad. It was in an awkward phase and desperately needed a transformation, so it invested in a training course for actors with other companies of various sizes. By the time she finished sorting out the company situation, the car would be arriving downstairs shortly. Yin Wei came to pick her up downstairs. When she saw her, her expression was not too good. She walked in a hurry as she called out in a sharp voice, ¡°Bai Yun!¡± Passersby mostly looked at Bai Yun with gloating eyes, waiting to watch a show. Bai Yun took off her sunglasses. She had specially put on makeup before leaving the house today. The winged eyeliner at the end of her eyes made her eyes look extremely deep and sharp. She tapped her chin reservedly as she spoke. ¡°Sister Yin.¡± Yin Wei slowed down and her expression did not ease for a moment. In the end, she could only nod stiffly. ¡°Talk to President Li properly later. Don¡¯t do anything that doesn¡¯t befit the occasion.¡± Bai Yun raised her eyelids and took a closer look before responding softly. Meanwhile, everyone was still stunned by her sudden change. The people in the company more or less understood Bai Yun¡¯s personality and knew that she was timid and stupid. When they met again today, her temperament suddenly became stern and even faintly suppressed Yin Wei¡¯s aura. Was that still Bai Yun? Everyone¡¯s gaze landed on Bai Yun. When the elevator was about to close, Bai Yun looked up and took in their expressions. She thought to herself, ¡®It seems that almost everyone in the company knows that the original Bai Yun is easy to manipulate. The situation is really bad.¡¯ The ding of the elevator reaching the floor snapped her out of her thoughts. She and Yin Wei walked into the boss¡¯s office. With a round head, President Li had a very amiable appearance. He narrowed his eyes as Bai Yun entered the office and took a slow sip of tea. ¡°Little Bai.¡± Bai Yun was speechless for a moment, wondering if she had come to the wrong set, but she still nodded reservedly. ¡°Hello, President Li.¡± President Li didn¡¯t seem inclined to make things difficult for her. ¡°What¡¯s next?¡± Bai Yun sized up the smiling president in front of her, trying to capture some useful information from his expression. Unfortunately, although the other party was not an actor, he was still a businessman who could navigate the business world with ease. His expression was also unreadable. Bai Yun pondered for a moment. ¡°I¡¯ll be resuming work completely next, but I have a few requests.¡± She looked at President Li and, seeing that he still had a gentle expression on his face, continued, ¡°I don¡¯t accept lousy variety shows, lousy advertisements, or lousy dramas. I have to go through all the scripts. Otherwise, I won¡¯t accept any of them. I need the company to give me some resources.¡± Chapter 16 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios It had been her principle all along when she was the Best Actress Bai Yun. Since her debut, she hadn¡¯t been involved in a single drama or variety show that could make the audience criticize her. On the other hand, the original Bai Yun already had a bad starting point. From now on, everything had to be planned. Yin Wei glared at her. ¡°Bai Yun, are you aware of your current situation? If you¡¯re so picky, do you think you can receive a good script?¡± Bai Yun did not mind Yin Wei¡¯s question. After all, it was the boss who was negotiating with her. President Li calmly took a sip of strong tea and smacked his lips. ¡°If you simply refuse to accept this and that and still want the company to provide you with resources, there has to be some results for us to see, right?¡± Bai Yun felt that it was understandable that he based all his decisions on benefits. After all, he was a businessman. She was confident that she could turn the situation around. ¡°President Li, the current situation of the company and the market doesn¡¯t allow the company to nurture talent show artistes anymore, right? The hype cycle is too short, and it costs a lot of resources to nurture them. My goal¡­¡± She paused and glanced at the office staff, before saying in a light but firm tone, ¡°Is never a momentary popularity. If I want to do it, I have to stand at the top. I¡¯m willing to sign a bet with the company.¡± Shocked by the word ¡®bet¡¯, Yin Wei¡¯s gaze landed on the extremely attractive face. Bai Yun was born gorgeous, but because of her personality, that beautiful face of hers had always appeared a little dispirited. However, at this moment, she looked indescribably beautiful with the corners of her eyelined eyes raised, revealing a hint of decisiveness. ¡®That¡¯s right. That face should go with that expression.¡¯ President Li absent-mindedly set his cup on the table and clasped his hands together. ¡°Three years, 100 million yuan.¡± Bai Yun raised her eyebrows. Though he had underestimated her, she accepted it. ¡°Deal. If I don¡¯t achieve that, I¡¯m willing to pay the company ten times the breach of contract fee.¡± Standing behind her, Du Qing was stunned by these words. At present, Bai Yun¡¯s penalty for breach of contract was 10 million yuan. Ten times that was an astronomical sum. It wouldn¡¯t be an exaggeration to say that she would go bankrupt! This condition made President Li smile until his eyes curved. He immediately agreed and said, ¡°Next, the company will be collaborating on a script with a famous director. Although it¡¯s a third female lead, the scenes are outstanding. If you can get good results in this acting training class, this audition opportunity will be yours.¡± Yin Wei¡¯s expression darkened, understanding that she had completely lost control of Bai Yun. Bai Yun smiled. ¡°President Li, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m confident.¡± It was definitely not just confidence in this role. Having settled the matter of resources, Bai Yun came out of the office feeling refreshed. Everything was going well and the original Bai Yun¡¯s trajectory had completely changed. Now, it was time to realize her ambitions. What Bai Yun had achieved in reality at the age of 23, she was also confident of accomplishing it here. Looking at the straight-backed Bai Yun, Du Qing couldn¡¯t help but admire her. Sister Yun had told her that she had had a dream. After waking up from it, she realized that many things should be very simple, and that she shouldn¡¯t waste time and energy on things that weren¡¯t worthwhile. She had to have a goal and climb her way up step by step. She wouldn¡¯t count on anyone. When she spoke, she sounded a tad lonely and brave. Even Du Qing subconsciously yearned for the peak that Bai Yun had mentioned. ¡®She would definitely succeed,¡¯ Du Qing thought. However, the reality was that Bai Yun, who had drunk too much water, was desperately looking for the bathroom. Du Qing: ¡°¡­¡± Although her fantasy was shattered, Du Qing still brought Bai Yun to the washroom. She stood outside the cubicle and played with her phone. Just as she was playing happily, she saw a group of people walking towards the washroom from the corner of her eye. At the sight of the leader, Du Qing¡¯s head began to ache. Coincidentally, the cubicle door behind her opened then. Before Du Qing could think, she quickly pushed Bai Yun back in. Bai Yun: ¡°???¡± Du Qing tugged at Bai Yun¡¯s sleeve and whispered, ¡°Sister Yun, there are many people in your training class in the washroom. They harbor great malice towards you.¡± Tilting her ear to listen for footsteps, there were indeed quite a number of people. In the past, when she was in her original world, though she disdained to be entangled with such cliques, she never hid. However, considering her current situation, she decided it was better to keep a low profile. The group of artistes probably came in to touch up their makeup. After a long silence, a slightly pretentious voice sounded, ¡°Have you seen the trending list?¡± She paused for a moment and only continued after hearing the others agree. ¡°This Bai Yun is really stupid. Only she will fancy someone like Ge Fei.¡± Chapter 17 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The other girls with her were also snickering and flattering her. ¡°That¡¯s right. Back then, before Bai Yun came, Ge Fei tried so hard to curry favor with our Sister Lin Qu, but she didn¡¯t even give him the time of day. Only Bai Yun will pick up what our Sister Lin Qu didn¡¯t want.¡± Hearing this name, realization dawned on Du Qing. She lowered her voice and introduced the situation to Bai Yun. ¡°Lin Qu is a popular artiste under Sister Yin, but many of her resources were originally yours, Sister Yun. Sister Yin gave them all to her.¡± Bai Yun sneered in response. She crossed her arms and continued to listen to their discussion. ¡°I heard from the video that Ge Fei hasn¡¯t slept with Bai Yun yet. Tsk tsk, this deal is really a loss for him.¡± Lin Qu snorted with laughter. ¡°He only said that he didn¡¯t get to sleep with her. It¡¯s hard to say if anyone else did or if she climbed into someone else¡¯s bed.¡± The sarcasm was unmistakable. ¡°That¡¯s right. If I were Bai Yun, I¡¯d announce my withdrawal from the industry. How can I still have the face to stay in the industry if I¡¯m so stupid?¡± ¡°That¡¯s a pity. No matter how stupid I am, I¡¯m still more popular than the few of you.¡± Bai Yun opened the door of the cubicle and walked to the sink. As she washed her hands, she slowly raised her eyes to look at the group of people in the mirror. Bai Yun sized up the group of them through the mirror. The person in the middle was tall, voluptuous, and had average looks by the entertainment industry standards. She should be the Lin Qu that Du Qing had mentioned. ¡°Lin Qu, right?¡± Bai Yun turned off the tap. Her hands were wet, but she was in no hurry to wipe them. Instead, she turned around and walked towards Lin Qu. To begin with, she was taller than ordinary girls. At this moment, in high heels, she was clearly half a head taller than Lin Qu. Bai Yun raised her hands at Lin Qu. Shocked by her different aura today, the latter subconsciously took half a step back. Bai Yun let out a low laugh and flicked the water droplets on Lin Qu¡¯s face. ¡°What are you afraid of? I won¡¯t hit you. I won¡¯t do something as immoral as hitting a woman.¡± She spoke lightly, but Lin Qu¡¯s face turned red from her actions and nonchalance. She screamed, ¡°Bai Yun! I just got my makeup done! Apologize to me!¡± Bai Yun leaned against the sink, the cold marble light making her look even fairer. She looked casually at the small team who were looking at each other. ¡°Apologize? For what? For hearing others curse and speculate about me when I was just using the bathroom? Or for not having slept around as you say?¡± Lin Qu was shocked by her questions. Bai Yun, who was usually meek and easily bullied by anyone, suddenly exuded such a different aura that she was rendered speechless for a moment. She was so angry that her chest was heaving up and down. After shouting ¡°Slut!¡± a few times in a quivering voice, she quickly stabilized her voice and retorted angrily, ¡°Am I wrong? Who knows if a slut like you actually did that? Haven¡¯t you heard that flies don¡¯t bite seamless eggs? Why don¡¯t you reflect on yourself?¡± Instead of getting mad, Bai Yun smiled, revealing her canine teeth. She swiped open her phone and opened the interface where she was talking to Yin Wei. ¡°Sister Yin, you heard it too. Your artistes are spreading rumors about their batchmate like this. One of them even repeatedly used the word ¡®slut¡¯. Look, this acting training class did nothing for her cultivation.¡± The air in the room was silent. Still smiling, Bai Yun¡¯s gaze landed on the pale-faced Lin Qu who didn¡¯t even dare to breathe loudly. ¡°Sister Yin, what do you think we should do now? I don¡¯t mind telling President Li or the media about this.¡± On the other end, Yin Wei immediately exclaimed ¡°Don¡¯t! Don¡¯t! Don¡¯t!¡±. The next moment, she appeared in the washroom. Even though she had rushed over, she did not manage to cover Lin Qu¡¯s mouth! When the others saw that even Yin Wei had rushed over, they lowered their heads to avoid her gaze. Yin Wei smiled and tugged at Bai Yun. ¡°Bai Yun, since we¡¯re all from the same company, live and let live. I¡¯ll get Lin Qu to apologize to you. Let this matter rest, okay?¡± Lin Qu¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief as she shouted in grievance, ¡°Sister Yin!¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Yin Wei snapped. It was obvious that she was furious. With Bai Yun at her peak right now, they couldn¡¯t have picked a worse time to cause trouble. Not only was the president of the company paying attention, netizens outside were also watching her keenly. What good would it do to provoke Bai Yun at this time? Moreover, Bai Yun¡¯s momentum was just right. If managed well during this period, they would probably have a lot of resources. When that happened, wouldn¡¯t they be the ones to benefit? Chapter 18 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Yet, these people were too dumb to read the situation. Yin Wei was so angry that her head was dizzy, but she still had to show her attitude. She reprimanded, ¡°Lin Qu, is this how I usually teach you? I think you girls don¡¯t have to participate in this week¡¯s actor training graduation class anymore. You will graduate when you learn to shut up. Apologize to Bai Yun immediately!¡± Lin Qu¡¯s eyes brimmed with tears from the scolding. Though unwilling, for Yin Wei¡¯s sake, she could only apologize to Bai Yun in a muffled voice. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I shouldn¡¯t have spread rumors.¡± There were scattered apologies, but Bai Yun did not even spare them a glance. Instead, she nodded at Yin Wei. ¡°It¡¯s been hard on you, Sister Yin. After going back, I¡¯ll tidy up today, and work on my acting skills over the next few days. See you in the training class.¡± Yin Wei nodded coldly, not wanting to indulge the pampered behavior of her artistes. However, with Bai Yun¡¯s current situation, she didn¡¯t quite dare to mess with her. As long as the hype of the trending list did not die down, she would still be the most hyped artiste in YJ Entertainment. Moreover, seeing such a large-scale crusade, she did not believe that Bai Yun had no backer. She looked at Bai Yun¡¯s departing figure. In the past, Bai Yun looked like an easy target for bullying, for she would always shrug her shoulders and lower her head. But now, she walked tall and straight in her high heels, her bearing even much better than many young female celebrities. Yin Wei narrowed her eyes. That image of a pushover turned out to be only a facade. When she turned back to face these letdowns who liked to play tricks, anger surged within her. Lin Qu had wanted to lean forward and pretend to be pitiful, but just as the tears reached her eyes and were about to fall, Yin Wei pointed at her. ¡°Hold back your tears.¡± ¡°Only you idiots who just care about forming cliques all day long can¡¯t read the current situation.¡± She frowned, expecting better from them. ¡°With the unprecedented hype surrounding Bai Yun, as long as we take advantage of the opportunities going forward, won¡¯t all the resources in her hands be yours?¡± ¡°Instead, you guys choose to court death!¡± It had been a long time since she had reprimanded this group of artistes like this, especially Lin Qu. Bent on promoting Lin Qu, she wanted to use Bai Yun¡¯s popularity to pave the way for Lin Qu. Yet, Lin Qu too stupid to see the pros and cons. After calming herself down, Yin Wei chased the group of troublesome fellows out, leaving Lin Qu alone with her. She instructed meaningfully, ¡°Lin Qu, build a good relationship with her and you don¡¯t have to worry about the future.¡± Meanwhile, Bai Yun was brought away by Du Qing from the underground garage. This time, the clarification was only done by the marketing accounts. However, Bai Yun¡¯s Weibo and management company were as silent as stagnant water. In order to seize the hype, the paparazzi could only follow her to the company and surround it. After all, if the person involved personally spoke at this time, it would bring about a huge buzz. No one wanted to miss it. Seated in the back seat of the nanny van, as Bai Yun moved away from the group of media, the flashing lights could still be seen through the glass window from afar. Bai Yun chuckled softly. She really had to thank Ge Fei for resuscitating the original Bai Yun¡¯s dying popularity. Driving in front, when Du Qing heard her chuckle, she congratulated Bai Yun. ¡°Sister Yun, from now on, we¡¯ve turned things around!¡± The company¡¯s resources would be tilted under absolute hype. With the hype, there was no need to worry about resources. She also firmly believed that Bai Yun would grow as an artiste in a short period of time and would definitely complete a perfect counterattack. Looking at Du Qing in the rearview mirror, Bai Yun¡¯s eyes darkened slightly. Du Qing¡¯s personality was very similar to her new assistant in reality, making her subconsciously think about the real world. Now that she had an established plot in the book, she wondered what would happen to her grandparents and the people in her studio outside the novel. Sighing at the thought, she pushed the window down to get a breather. Bai Yun narrowed her eyes and looked out. The building not far from the company was changing its advertisement billboard for the new season. Bai Yun stared at the building in the distance, curious about which artiste would be popular now. In the next moment, the LED screen turned from dark to bright, revealing a handsome and noble face with deep eyes. He raised his eyelids and stared ahead indifferently. He was as light as fog, like a cluster of green bamboo.^ When the fog dissipated, his name was revealed. ¡°Chu Jiang,¡± Bai Yun read the name in the corner. He was really handsome. The author favored the female lead very much, so as long as a character fancied the female lead, the author would definitely give him an excellent appearance. Noticing that Bai Yun¡¯s gaze was fixed on the billboard, Du Qing followed her gaze from the rearview mirror. ¡°Sister Yun, don¡¯t tell me you really like Best Actor Chu?¡± Chapter 19 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios When Bai Yun heard this, she closed the car window again. She leaned her head against the car window and patted Du Qing¡¯s seat. ¡°This is called an appreciation of beauty. I just wanted to take a look because he¡¯s good-looking, that¡¯s all.¡± She sounded anxious. Bai Yun seemed to see Chu Jiang¡¯s mischievous smile in the ward reappear, mocking her for becoming dazed looking at an advertisement. Driving in front, Du Qing did not notice this detail. ¡°Actually, there¡¯s nothing wrong with liking Best Actor Chu. After all, he¡¯s handsome, has good acting skills, and isn¡¯t involved in any scandals. It¡¯s said that his family background is also excellent. Such a persona only exists in novels.¡± Stunned to hear this, Bai Yun responded softly with an ¡°Mm.¡±. He was indeed the sort of character that existed in a novel. With his preordained destiny, he was fated to fall in love with the female lead and suffer a tragic ending. Bai Yun looked away and stopped looking at the huge advertisement billboards. She secretly made up her mind to stay away from the main characters. To change her ¡®cannon fodder¡¯ fate, she decided she just had to focus on herself. After sending Bai Yun home, Du Qing wanted to rush home. She smiled shyly and said, ¡°I¡¯ve been with you for the past two days. My boyfriend is a bit angry, so I have to go back and coax him tonight.¡± Seeing Du Qing¡¯s sweet expression at the mention of her boyfriend, Bai Yun waved her hand and let her go. She looked at Du Qing, who was bouncing up and down, and suddenly felt that all this was real. What she had come into contact with was no longer a character briefly mentioned in a book, but someone who was just as vivid as she was. Someone whose flaws and freckles she could even see clearly. She lay back on the sofa and started reviewing the female lead¡¯s career and relationships. Bai Yun¡¯s appearance had interrupted Chu Jiang and the female lead¡¯s first meeting. The original plot was that after Chu Jiang saved the female lead in the clubhouse, in order to repay the female lead for saving Bai Yun, Chu Jiang handed her a script. Relying on that supporting role and love line with Chu Jiang, the female lead shot to fame in the industry. Although she was only a supporting actress, she even faintly outshone the female lead of the drama. Sigh, the female lead¡¯s good-luck buff was really stacked full. Bai Yun wondered where their main storyline was going now. Bai Yun turned around and her gaze landed on the script on the table. It was the script for the acting training class graduation. At the very least, her acting skills had to be good before President Li would give her the so-called audition opportunity. Bai Yun flipped over and flipped to the first page of the script. It was a youthful drama, set in a high school campus. She rarely came into contact with such scripts. It was fine when she first debuted, but as she grew older, her temperament became brighter and more flamboyant. As a result, it was no longer suitable for her to play such a young role. This time, the script was set in a campus. It was also a good thing that the script this time wasn¡¯t about youthful romance. Instead, it was about school violence, and her character was an abuser. The segment of the performance was about her pushing the victim down the stairs during a noisy break in class. There being no lines, it was all physical. Also, it was a one-man show. Bai Yun faced the mirror and stared coldly, trying to figure out the character¡¯s emotions. What kind of background would a person who had been committing campus violence for a long time have? What kind of emotions? Weak moral base, ego, indifference. And perhaps a shadowy environment. As a rough silhouette slowly formed in her mind, her reflection gradually became bland. But there was nothing in those weary and calm eyes of hers¡ªno rules, no nothing. She gradually got into character. But all of a sudden, she was forced out of character by the vibration of her phone. Bai Yun gritted her teeth and reached for her phone. It wasn¡¯t easy for her to get into the mood, so her ¡°hello¡± was still a little impatient. The other end of the phone was strangely calm. Hearing no response, Bai Yun looked at the phone screen in confusion. Seeing that the caller had no caller id, she frowned and asked again in a softened voice this time, ¡°Hello, who is this?¡± After a few seconds of silence, someone sighed. ¡°It¡¯s me.¡± The clear voice came through the phone receiver, making Bai Yun¡¯s heart itch. She seemed to have heard this pleasant voice somewhere before, but where? The caller seemed to have guessed that Bai Yun had yet to recognize him. ¡°¡­ Chu Jiang.¡± Realizing who it was, Bai Yun let out a long ¡°Oh¡­ the ex-husband!¡± Chu Jiang rubbed his glabella, feeling a little annoyed. They had indeed had very little interaction during their marriage. Still, they were not so unfamiliar with each other that the other party wouldn¡¯t recognize his voice. However, he held in his annoyance and went straight to the point. ¡°Are you free tomorrow?¡±