《Sir, Your Wife Left The World Breathless Again》 Chapter 1 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Shen Que¡¯s head ached as if it were about to split and she groaned softly. She squinted as she looked around and realized that she was in a resplendently decorated lavatory. Before her brain could start to work, she could not help but retch a few times. The person outside heard her voice and the knocks on the door became louder. A man¡¯s greasy voice sounded, ¡°Que Que, what¡¯s wrong? Let me go in and take a look, I¡¯m worried to death.¡± Shen Que did not respond. Unfamiliar memories were being received in her brain. She was now in the world of a book. She was really f*cking unlucky. One had to know that she had just entered the peak of her career. At the age of 23, she had won all the film and television awards in the country and abroad. She had become the youngest film queen to win all awards and had been evaluated as one of the best actresses in the world. Now, she had inexplicably become a supporting role with the same name in the world of a Princess and the Pauper book and was doomed to becoming cannon fodder. According to the contents of the book, although the female supporting role was the real ¡°Princess¡±, her biological and adoptive parents as well as her fianc¨¦, who should have been hers, preferred the fake ¡°Princess¡±, the female lead Yuan Ranran, and made things difficult for her. If she was not wrong, the plot of the story was now at the crucial point where ¡°she¡± was supposed to walk down a dead-end. Yuan Ranran had specially designed a cocktail party and snared her to the evil investor, Li Weiguo. In the following plot, ¡°she¡± would be forcibly taken away by Li Weiguo and lose her virginity. The paparazzi that followed them would take pictures of her in bed and blow up the story. The public would learn about it, and her reputation would be in tatters to the point she had no choice but to quit the entertainment industry. She would also be chased out of her home by the furious Yuan family and eventually die of depression. Shen Que let out a long sigh and wracked her brain for countermeasures while flustered. Suddenly, an inexplicable heat came from her lower abdomen. She was stunned for a moment. She stood up and looked in the mirror. The reflection showed a woman with rosy cheeks and watery eyes. She looked charming and amorous. Those people outside had actually put aphrodisiac in the wine! No wonder Li Weiguo was knocking on the door fearlessly. He must have expected her reaction. Shen Que bit her lower lip hard and regained consciousness thanks to the pain. She looked around, trying to find a suitable weapon. There was nothing hard in the huge lavatory. She thought for a moment and removed the black hair clip she used to tie her hair up, and hid it in her palm. She opened the door and walked out. Li Weiguo was waiting for his prey to appear at the door. When he saw Shen Que walk out, he smiled wretchedly and the fat on his face jiggled a few times, his face oily as it glistened under the light. Seeing that he was three times bigger than herself, Shen Que did not want to fight with him, so she smiled perfunctorily and said, ¡°Director Li, I¡¯m sorry. I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable. I might have to leave first.¡± After saying that, she took a few steps forward and wanted to pick up her bag that was beside the sofa and leave. Li Weiguo snorted coldly and grabbed her wrist. His tone was a little vicious. ¡°Que Que, think carefully. Are you really going to ruin everyone¡¯s mood?¡± The few men beside Li Weiguo saw that his face had darkened and quickly spoke up, ¡°Miss Shen, why are you leaving so soon? Everyone likes you so much. Are you not giving us face?¡± ¡°Are you not feeling well?¡± The person who said this scanned Shen Que¡¯s entire body. Seeing that she was holding her stomach, he raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°Are you on your period?¡± ¡°Even if you¡¯re on your period, there¡¯s nothing to be worried about. Director Li here is very familiar with the operations of covering his penis in blood.¡± The guys looked at each other meaningfully and laughed out loud. Hearing their conversation, Shen Que was extremely disgusted. She shook her wrist hard, trying to break free from Li Weiguo¡¯s control, but she could not shake him off no matter how hard she tried. Li Weiguo pulled Shen Que to his side. The fat pig put his arm around her waist, leaned forward, and asked in a relaxed tone, ¡°Are you really on your period? Here, let me help you rub your stomach.¡± Shen Que was so angry that her face was flushed like blood was about to drip out. She retreated a little and seeing that the person was still leaning towards her, she couldn¡¯t help but give him a slap. The crisp sound was like a switch. In an instant, the entire room was silent. Li Weiguo panted heavily, and the flesh on his face trembled. He squeezed the words out between his teeth, ¡°You dare to hit me?¡± As he spoke, he raised his hand, wanting to teach Shen Que a lesson. Shen Que cleverly squatted and dodged his attack. She took out the hair clip from her imprisoned hand and forcefully cut his arm. Li Weiguo let out a scream and immediately released his grip on Shen Que. Shen Que trotted to the door and attempted to pull it open, but found that she couldn¡¯t. Some nosy person had locked the door with malicious intentions. She turned her head and saw Li Weiguo striding toward her. Her heart sank and she gripped the hairpin tightly as she ran in the opposite direction. Before she could take a few steps, someone reached out and tripped her. She fell heavily to the ground and her face was buried in a stranger¡¯s strong thighs. She raised her head and could not help but take a glance at the stranger. All she saw was the man¡¯s sharp jaw and tightly pursed lips. Then, the man lowered his head and looked at her with disgust. Shen Que¡¯s heart raced. She recognized this person. This was her fianc¨¦¡¯s ninth uncle, the real head of the Fan Family, Fan Cheng.. He was here? Chapter 2 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Seeing Shen Que¡¯s entire upper body leaning against Fan Cheng¡¯s thigh, Li Weiguo stopped in his tracks. He smiled awkwardly, bowed, and apologized, ¡°Sir Nine, this little thing has caused your displeasure. I¡¯ll take her away immediately.¡± Hearing this, Shen Que immediately hugged Fan Cheng¡¯s calf tightly and looked up at him pitifully. ¡°Sir Nine.¡± She was not sure if Fan Cheng still remembered her. Fan Cheng had only met her once at the engagement party between Fan Junchen and the original Shen Que. During that party, Fan Junchen had ignored the awkward expressions of his parents and the discussions of the people around him and took the liberty of inviting Yuan Ranran to the opening dance, leaving the original Shen Que at the side. The original Shen Que was a brainless person. She threw a tantrum on the spot and made the situation difficult for everyone there. After the incident, the Fan Family¡¯s parents even dragged Fan Junchen and the original Shen Que to apologize to Fan Cheng. His cold gaze had made the original Shen Que shudder violently. That night, she had a nightmare. Fan Cheng and Shen Que looked at each other. In his impression, Shen Que was a rude and stupid woman. However, at this moment, her black hair flowed down her shoulders and it made her look even smaller. Her eyes were big and round, filled with tears. Even the tip of her nose was red, she looked so pitiful. Fan Cheng frowned slightly. His Adam¡¯s apple moved without a trace, and he said in a deep voice, ¡°Let go.¡± Seeing his reaction, Li Weiguo heaved a sigh of relief. Fan Cheng usually never participated in such banquets. Nobody knew what had gotten into him today. Fortunately, he did not seem to be interested in Shen Que. Otherwise, Li Weiguo would not have dared to snatch with him. Shen Que was not frightened by Fan Cheng¡¯s cold voice. She pouted and stood up slowly. Then, she sat on the man¡¯s lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. Fan Cheng¡¯s face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He grabbed Shen Que¡¯s arm and exerted some force, causing her to cry out in pain. Her skin felt like the most delicate and soft cotton, and Fan Cheng could not help but loosen his grip. Shen Que glanced at Li Weiguo¡¯s twisted and resentful expression out of the corner of her eyes. She moved closer to Fan Cheng¡¯s ear and whispered, ¡°Sir Nine, do you want to have sex with me?¡± Fan Cheng frowned. His eyes were dark that one couldn¡¯t see what he was really thinking. He stared at Shen Que and slowly said, ¡°You¡¯re drunk.¡± Shen Que¡¯s hand touched the skin behind his neck. It was cool and very comfortable to the touch. She moved her hand along his neck and touched Fan Cheng¡¯s face. Perhaps she felt that his face did not feel very nice to the touch, so her hands backtracked to rubbing his ears. She had been fed too much alcohol that was drugged and was no longer very much conscious. Still, she knew to retort, ¡°I¡¯m not drunk.¡± Fan Cheng took her hand down and took a deep breath. He stood up and carried her. Ignoring the small exclamations of the person in his arms, he nodded at the astonished crowd and said in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯ll be leaving first.¡± No one dared to stop him. Fan Cheng carried Shen Que to the luxurious suite on the top floor and threw her heavily onto the bed as if she was a hot potato. In the time he turned around to make a call to his assistant, Shen Que had already taken off all her clothes. When Fan Cheng turned around, what he saw was fair skin and black hair that was spread out on the bed like a waterfall. Black, white and red were the only colors on her entire body, and under the contrast of the dark red bedsheets, she looked as beautiful as a fairy who had just descended to the mortal world. Shen Que felt as if she was being roasted over a fire. She frowned uncomfortably and called out in a daze, ¡°Water¡­¡± Fan Cheng took out a bottle of mineral water and unscrewed the cap. Just as he was about to feed the water to her, perhaps because the pain intensified, Shen Que waved Fan Cheng¡¯s hand away and the water spilled all over her body. Shen Que opened her eyes slightly and looked at the man in front of her. Was he in pain? Disgusted? Or was he suppressing his urges? Shen Que blinked and tried to see the expression on the man¡¯s face. However, the drug made her moan. She reached out and grabbed Fan Cheng. With a sobbing tone, she said, ¡°Save me.¡± The man pressed down heavily and pinched her chin, asking, ¡°Who am I?¡± Shen Que blinked again, and a teardrop fell. She answered, ¡°Sir Nine, you¡¯re Sir Nine.¡± Fan Cheng said, ¡°Don¡¯t regret it.¡± They were so different. Soft and hard, small and strong, yet so compatible. Shen Que endured the long foreplay and finally waited for the giant thing that was as thick as a baby¡¯s arm to wedge into her body. When the object touched the hymen, Fan Cheng stopped. His voice was hoarse, and he asked in surprise, ¡°Is this your first time?¡± Shen Que did not even dare to breathe, afraid that the stick in her body would pierce through her entire body. She nodded her head haphazardly, and another string of tears fell. She reached out and wrapped her arms around the neck of the person in front of her, pressing her lips onto his. Her expression was innocent and eager as if she was a sacrifice. Fan Cheng did not avoid her kiss. Instead, he pressed down on the back of her head and deepened the kiss. At the same time, his lower body crashed into her. Shen Que¡¯s scream was completely blocked. A glimmer of clarity flashed through her mind, but soon, she was immersed in the passionate sex.. Chapter 3 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Shen Que and Fan Sheng had sex three times. By the third time, the effects of Shen Que¡¯s drugs had been neutralized. She cried and begged for mercy from the man in front of her, looking as if she had just been fished out of the water. The man stared at her with his deep eyes, his lower body going deeper and deeper each time. He even made Shen Que touch the bump on her belly with a wicked sense of humor. It was the bump he had propped up with his penis. Shen Que was so angry that her head was spinning. She screamed, ¡°You pervert!¡± It was useless to scold him, it was as if he was deaf. It was also useless to pretend to be pitiful. The man would tuck her hair behind her ears and kiss her gently but would not stop moving his lower body. If she scratched him or bit him, he would only get more excited. The moment Shen Que bit Fan Cheng¡¯s shoulder, that thing had thickened in the next second, scaring her so much that she quickly loosened her bite. When it was finally over, Shen Que could barely keep her eyes open. Half-asleep, she was carried by Fan Cheng to wash up. Shen Que sat on Fan Cheng in the bathtub. As they washed, Fan Cheng was erect again. Seeing Shen Que¡¯s dispirited look, he chuckled and could not help but put it in her again. This time, Fan Cheng¡¯s movements were very gentle. Shen Que woke up twice in the middle but soon fell asleep again. When she woke up again, the sky was already bright. Shen Que had a splitting headache. She let out a low moan, and when she heard her voice turn into a croaking voice, she immediately recalled everything that had happened before and sat up abruptly. Fan Cheng had long since woken up. He was currently sitting on the sofa in his suit, working. When he heard the movement on the bed, he only glanced at her briefly before lowering his head to look at the documents. Shen Que wrapped herself tightly in the blanket and curled her lips. ¡°Old pervert, why haven¡¯t you left yet?¡± Fan Cheng knew that she was still angry, so he didn¡¯t get angry with the way she addressed him. He stood up and handed her the clean clothes that his assistant had delivered. Shen Que hid under the blanket and put on her clothes. Every movement felt as if she had been run over by a truck. She grimaced in pain. Her anger grew. She could not help but ask, ¡°Sir Nine, do you know who I am?¡± Fan Cheng nodded. ¡°Shen Que.¡± Shen Que sneered. ¡°That¡¯s right. I¡¯m Shen Que, your niece-in-law. How do you feel after sleeping with me? Are you happy?¡± Fan Cheng frowned slightly. He did not answer Shen Que¡¯s sharp question. He merely said, ¡°You¡¯re not married yet.¡± ¡°We¡¯re already engaged,¡± Shen Que replied immediately. ¡°You were there at the engagement party too.¡± Fan Sheng pursed his lips, clearly unhappy. He said, ¡°Fan Junchen doesn¡¯t like you. I know he likes Yuan Ranran.¡± At the mention of Yuan Ranran, Shen Que was overcome with grief. Before she came into the world of the book, she was the only daughter of a real estate tycoon. She came from a wealthy family, was beautiful, and had a high IQ. Her life had been smooth sailing. She did not expect to be taken advantage of by a fat pig in less than five minutes after she came into the world of the book. She secretly clenched her fists ¡ª she was not the original Shen Que, and she would not end up like her. Fan Cheng heard her words and raised his eyebrows. ¡°You knew Fan Junchen likes someone else, and you still plan to marry him?¡± Of course not. Shen Que shook her head and glanced at Fan Cheng again. ¡°What does this have to do with you, Uncle Nine?¡± Fan Cheng handed her a black card and a bunch of keys and said in a low voice, ¡°If you want to pretend that nothing happened last night, here¡¯s 50 million and a house in the city. Consider it as compensation.¡± Shen Que looked at the keys and raised an eyebrow in surprise. She could not help but ask, ¡°What if I don¡¯t want them?¡± Fan Cheng was very patient, ¡°What do you want?¡± Shen Que slipped the keychain through her fingers and played with the keys as she scanned the man in front of her. This man was the real head of the Fan Family, and his status was beyond Fan Junchen¡¯s reach. As for his face, compared to Fan Junchen¡¯s thick brows, big eyes, and fair appearance, Fan Cheng¡¯s cold and aloof looks suited her taste better. As for his figure¡­ Shen Que thought back to last night and nodded in satisfaction. She was definitely going to break off the engagement with Fan Junchen. After breaking off the engagement, it seemed to be fine if she had a big shot to rely on? Fan Cheng was simply superior to Fan Junchen in every aspect. The only drawback was that he was older. However, she thought that it was fine since he was only older than her by 12 years. A 35-year-old man was more charming anyway. At this thought, Shen Que said, ¡°I want you to be my boyfriend.¡± Fan Cheng was taken aback. Shen Que was already fully dressed. She stood up, looked up at Fan Cheng, and blinked. ¡°Is that a no?¡± Fan Cheng¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple moved. ¡°Sure.¡± With her goal achieved, Shen Que¡¯s smile became even brighter. She had been nourished last night, and now, her eyes were filled with affection, like a beautiful rose. Shen Que wrapped her arms around fan Cheng¡¯s neck and said coquettishly, ¡°Then as your girlfriend, I want to be the female lead of Sun Yi¡¯s new movie. Is that too much to ask?¡± With that, she pulled Fan Cheng¡¯s head down and kissed him on the lips. Fan Cheng put his hand around her waist and agreed in a hoarse voice. ¡°I¡¯ll help you contact him.¡± Shen Que shook Fan Cheng¡¯s hand off and picked up the black card and keys. She blew a kiss at Fan Cheng. ¡°Then I¡¯ll be waiting for your good news.¡± With that, she turned around and left without hesitation.. Chapter 4 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Shen Que entered the house while humming. Yuan Ranran was sitting on the sofa in the living room. When she heard her voice, she immediately rushed to the door. Shen Que was changing out of her shoes. When she saw that someone was blocking her way, she rolled her eyes impatiently. Yuan Ranran was stunned. In her impression, Shen Que had always been timid. Her words and actions were rude, and she did not know how to dress up. Compared to her, Shen Que was like dirt. However, the Shen Que in front of her now was like a piece of polished jade. Her skin was fair and delicate, and her facial features were exquisite and lovely. Even her expression had a hint of liveliness and charm. She suddenly lost her imposing manner and stammered, ¡°Where did you go last night? Why didn¡¯t you come home?¡± Shen Que changed into her slippers and stood up. She was taller than Yuan Ranran and was now looking down at her slightly. She snorted and replied, ¡°I¡¯m not obliged to report to you, am I?¡± Yuan Ranran¡¯s eyes were filled with tears. ¡°I, I¡¯m just worried about you¡­¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to be,¡± Shen Que interrupted her. ¡°You don¡¯t have to act like a cat crying over a mouse.¡± After saying that, she did not even stay to watch Yuan Ranran¡¯s reaction and went straight upstairs to her room. Yuan Ranran stomped her feet angrily. She turned around and saw the maid looking at her with a worried expression. She quickly acted as if she was unconcerned and smiled before going upstairs as well. The maid returned to the kitchen and said to the person beside her in disbelief, ¡°Miss Shen is the one from the countryside, but compared to her, Miss Yuan is really petty.¡± The person pursed her lips and said, ¡°Don¡¯t you know that dragons will give birth to dragons, and phoenixes will give birth to phoenixes?¡± The maid shrugged. ¡°Master and Madam love this fake Princess the most. I think they may have been drugged.¡± The other maid lowered her voice. ¡°I¡¯ll tell you in secret. Miss Shen¡¯s fianc¨¦ is also having an affair with the fake Princess. I saw it last time¡­¡± Yuan Ranran did not know that the two servants downstairs were ¡°slandering¡± her innocence. She returned to her room and paced around anxiously, repeatedly recalling Shen Que¡¯s appearance just now. Did Li Weiguo succeed? If he did, would Shen Que come back so gloriously? If not, then how did she escape from this inescapable net? She could not help but contact Li Weiguo. The call was picked up after a long time. Yuan Ranran cleared her throat and said in a sweet voice, ¡°Director Li, yesterday¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t call me again.¡± Li Weiguo¡¯s exasperated voice came from the other end. He shouldn¡¯t have trusted Yuan Ranran, a young girl who had yet to experience the evils of the real world. Now, not only had he not gained anything, he was even in trouble. Shen Que was now Fan Cheng¡¯s. Who knew if she would take revenge on him? With that thought in mind, he couldn¡¯t be bothered to listen to the other party¡¯s excuses anymore. He hung up the phone. Yuan Ranran was at a loss. She didn¡¯t dare to call him again. Instead, she contacted the paparazzi outside the clubhouse. The paparazzi replied, ¡°We only took photos of Shen Que entering the clubhouse where Director Li¡¯s assistant went to pick her up. As for when they left the clubhouse, the two of them left separately.¡± Yuan Ranran gritted her teeth and said, ¡°Post the photos. I shouldn¡¯t be wrong.¡± Her hands and feet were cold. She knew that success or failure depended on this one move. She had never thought that she wasn¡¯t her parents¡¯ biological child. Shen Que¡¯s return had broken her perfect fairytale. If she didn¡¯t think of a way to get rid of this person, her parents, status, money, and fianc¨¦ would all be taken away. The paparazzi had already preheated the discussion on Weibo the night before. The moment the photos were posted, it immediately caused a discussion. [Who is this? I don¡¯t recognize her at all, is she some unknown celebrity?] [She¡¯s Shen Que, I know her. She participated in the 101 Talent Variety Show. She didn¡¯t manage to debut since she only got 10th place in the show. I think she has some background though because she can¡¯t sing, she can¡¯t dance, or she doesn¡¯t even look good. I¡¯ve never seen her fans around her. ] [The wife of Director Li is Chen Xuan, a great beauty. She¡¯s much prettier than Shen Que. Is Director Li tired of delicacies and turning to eat shit instead? Men are so unreliable.] [Mistresses must die. Get out of the entertainment industry!] Li Weiguo¡¯s wife was a Hong Kong film queen in her earlier years and was the childhood memory of many. Yuan Ranran had also bought a lot of internet trolls, and the intensity of the discussion about this matter instantly increased. This news quickly became the top trending topic. Shen Que was currently packing up her things, preparing to move. After Shen Que got the house key that he gave her, she immediately confirmed the fact that Fan Cheng was a good man. He must have found out about Yuan Ranran¡¯s plans in framing her, so he quietly gave her a place to stay. While she thought about all this, Shen Que looked around and found that there was not much for her to pack. She had just moved in. Mother Yuan had thrown all her clothes away, saying they were too cheap. The closet looked as if it was filled with a mountain of clothes, but in fact, they were all old clothes that Yuan Ranran did not like. Shen Que was 1.73 meters tall. Although she was thin, she had to wear an M size at least. Yuan Ranran was 1.6 meters tall, and her clothes were all XS and S sizes. Other than loose sportswear, she could not fit in the rest. Just as she had packed some necessities and was about to leave, her phone rang. The name that flashed on the screen was Big Brother Lin, her manager. Shen Que picked up the call.. The man¡¯s roar sounded from the other end of the phone, ¡°Shen Que, what have you done?!¡± Chapter 5 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Shen Que moved her phone a little further away. She frowned and put him on speakerphone. She asked, ¡°What did I do?¡± Big Brother Lin panted a few times and squeezed the words out through the gaps between his teeth. ¡°Go and look at Weibo. You¡¯re the number one trending topic now.¡± Shen Que casually opened Weibo and saw a row of bright words on it: Shen Que and Chen Xuan¡¯s husband, Li Weiguo, were photographed having an affair. Seeing that there was no reaction from the other side, Big Brother Lin asked, ¡°Don¡¯t you have anything to explain?¡± ¡°What do I have to explain?¡± Shen Que was very calm. ¡°How do you want me to explain something that I haven¡¯t done?¡± Big Brother Lin was extremely angry. ¡°How could you have been photographed if you haven¡¯t done it? Shen Que, do you take me for a fool?¡± He said earnestly, ¡°I understand that you want to be famous, but can you be more careful? Can¡¯t you pick your targets properly?¡± Li Weiguo was famous for being stingy and ruthless. He had crippled quite a few freshly-debuted young girls, the news had spread throughout the industry. ¡°You signed a C-class contract, and your public relations quota is only a few thousand dollars. Even if you want to redeem your reputation now, you can¡¯t.¡± Hearing Big Brother Lin¡¯s words, Shen Que narrowed her eyes. ¡°My contract is C-class. What about Yuan Ranran?¡± ¡°Why do you have to compete with an A-class like Yuan Ranran?¡± Big Brother Lin felt like his head was about to explode. Shen Que sneered. She and Yuan Ranran were in the same entertainment company, owned by Fan Junchen. The original Shen Que was brainless. She thought that her fianc¨¦ wouldn¡¯t lie to her and had signed the contract without even looking at it. ¡°Is there a class lower than mine?¡± Shen Que asked. Big Brother Lin was furious and replied grumpily, ¡°No, you¡¯re at the lowest class.¡± Shen Que snorted coldly and hung up the phone. The next second, Big Brother Lin¡¯s voice message popped up on WeChat, ¡°Shen Que, you dare to hang up on me? I¡¯m not going to care about you anymore, just you wait for your tragic end.¡± Shen Que shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly. Just as she was about to leave, there was a knock on the door. Before Shen Que could react, the maid opened her door and said, ¡°Miss Shen, it¡¯s time for dinner.¡± Shen Que nodded and carried her bag out of the door. She walked to the maid¡¯s side and the maid said softly to her, ¡°Master and Madam seem to have seen some news and are very angry.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Shen Que smiled at the maid. ¡°Thank you.¡± The maid was mesmerized by this smile. After a few seconds of being dazed, Shen Que had already walked down the stairs with her long legs. When she arrived at the dining room, before she could sit down, Father Yuan saw her and slammed his hands on the table heavily. ¡°You vile daughter!¡± Shen Que chose to not sit down and stood where she was to watch the show. Mother Yuan patted Father Yuan¡¯s chest while she glared at Shen Que with resentment. ¡°Look at how angry you¡¯ve made your father!¡± Shen Que sounded a little surprised. ¡°What are you angry about? I didn¡¯t do anything.¡± ¡°At such a young age, you slept with those rich people and you¡¯re still saying you didn¡¯t do anything?¡± Mother Yuan raised her voice when she heard Shen Que¡¯s words. Yuan Ranran who was at the side said softly, ¡°Shen Que, father and mother already know about what you¡¯ve done. Don¡¯t hide it anymore. Hurry up and admit your mistakes.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything. What¡¯s there to hide?¡± Shen Que raised her eyebrows and looked at them. ¡°Is there any evidence to prove that Li Weiguo and I are together? We aren¡¯t even in the same photo together.¡± ¡°His assistant went to pick you up, yet you still want to quibble?¡± Father Yuan had carried out business with Li Weiguo before and could confirm the identity of the man in the photos at a glance. ¡°Can¡¯t I go to normal social functions? You didn¡¯t even ask, and you think of the dirtiest answer possible, slandering the innocence of your daughter for no reason?¡± Shen Que asked calmly. ¡°The photos are all here.¡± Mother Yuan pointed at her phone and asked with a trembling voice, ¡°What evidence do you have to prove that nothing happened between you and Director Li?¡± ¡°Whoever claimed that such a thing happened should be the one to provide the evidence.¡± Shen Que blinked her eyes. ¡°If there¡¯s any benefit of the doubt about the evidence, I¡¯m innocent.¡± She looked strikingly similar to Mother Yuan. When Mother Yuan saw her vivid expression, she was stunned for a moment and was at a loss for words. Father Yuan snorted coldly. ¡°What do you mean there¡¯s the benefit of the doubt and you¡¯re innocent? I think you¡¯re just resorting to sophistry. You shameless woman, get out of the Yuan Family!¡± When Mother Yuan heard this, she was a little anxious. ¡°Hubby, what if she didn¡¯t¡­¡± Father Yuan¡¯s expression turned dark and waved his hand to stop her. ¡°Stop talking.¡± Mother Yuan shut her mouth unwillingly. Shen Que said, ¡°Since you don¡¯t believe me, then there¡¯s nothing more to say. It just so happens that my surname hasn¡¯t been changed, and my registered residence is still in my original home. Why don¡¯t all of us just pretend that nothing happened and you can continue to treat Yuan Ranran as your biological daughter?¡± Father Yuan nodded. ¡°Then get lost. Don¡¯t be an eyesore in front of me.¡± Shen Que did as he said and carried her bag, wanting to finally leave. Yuan Ranran stood up and said, ¡°Wait, Shen Que, what¡¯s in your bag?¡± Receiving Yuan Ranran¡¯s gaze, Mother Yuan stood up as well, walking towards Shen Que. Father Yuan said with disdain, ¡°You probably stole something valuable from our house and want to sell it for money..¡± Chapter 6 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Shen Que was angered to the point she was amused by the whole family. She handed the backpack to Mother Yuan, who immediately unzipped it. A few bottles fell out. Shen Que squatted to pick them up and put them on the dining table. ¡°I just took some skincare products and cosmetics.¡± As she said that, she showed the items in the bag one=by-one to the three people in front of her. Yuan Ranran¡¯s face turned black. The things Shen Que took added up to less than 5,000 dollars, which made it even more obvious that she had a petty heart. Shen Que looked at Father Yuan and said, ¡°I might as well leave everything here. You guys can keep it for yourselves.¡± After saying that, she ignored Father Yuan¡¯s heaving chest and raised her hands to ask, ¡°If you¡¯re afraid that I¡¯m stealing things, do you want to conduct a body search on me? What if I put something in my pocket? I¡¯ll say this first though, I bought the clothes I¡¯m wearing now. Don¡¯t expect me to take them off and return them to you.¡± Father Yuan was so angry that he couldn¡¯t make a sound. Mother Yuan said with tears in her eyes, ¡°Xiao Que, don¡¯t anger your father anymore.¡± Shen Que shrugged and turned around to leave. She went straight to the address Fan Cheng gave her and opened the door with the keys. She found that he was really generous to his women. He had given her a 500-square feet apartment that was in the center of the city. The one-floor apartment came with a lift that led straight to the house¡¯s entrance. The apartment was furnished. Shen Que leaned against the leather sofa that cost about 10 digits, exhaled slowly, and opened Weibo. She had control over her Weibo account. Because there were too many messages, her phone buffered for 10 minutes and was hot to the touch. When she could finally enter Weibo and look at the post, the millions of likes and comments still shocked her. Needless to say, the netizens were all scolding her. She sighed and changed the password first to prevent the company from using her account to blindly post anything. Then, she posted: [All rumors. This matter will be passed to a lawyer.] The netizens had been refreshing her Weibo repeatedly. When they saw that she had posted something, they started commenting. [I don¡¯t believe you.] [You¡¯re just a b*tch who destroys other people¡¯s families.] [You¡¯ve been keeping us waiting for such a long time and this is what you came up with? Look at the words she used, ¡°Will be passed to a lawyer¡±, this means she hasn¡¯t even found a lawyer to handle the matter. If I were framed, I would¡¯ve gone to the police immediately. She¡¯s only full of bravado after dragging it out for so long. Whether this news is real or fake, everyone knows.] [She doesn¡¯t even have a lawyer¡¯s letter. Even if she did sue the instigator for rumors, she would only dare to sue for reputation rights and not slander. If she sued for reputation rights, even if the news is real, because it did damage her reputation, she would win. ] [Mistress, get out of the entertainment industry.] In just a few minutes, the top comments that scolded her had received tens of thousands of likes. Shen Que was a little surprised. Was she that popular? She clicked on the top comments to take a look at the accounts that left them. As expected, they were all low-quality troll accounts. It seemed that her existence was an eyesore to someone else! Before she could reply, she suddenly saw that all the new comments were saying that the situation had been reversed. She quickly clicked on the trending rankings. The previous number 1 trending about her had long disappeared without a trace. Now, the current first trending was a familiar name ¡ª [Chen Xuan Divorce]. The name in the second trending was even more familiar ¡ª [Li Weiguo Sends Lawyer Letter]. The third on the trending ranking was an advertisement. Shen Que scrolled down and found that [Shen Que Clarification] was ranked at 10th and was moving up at a very fast speed. She clicked on the first two trendings to take a look. The first was Chen Xuan¡¯s post, saying that she and Li Weiguo had divorced amicably a long time ago. The second was that Li Weiguo announced that he was going to sue for defamation. In the lawyer¡¯s letter, not only did he name the paparazzi account that published the news, but he also included a series of netizens¡¯ accounts that spread the rumors and stirred up trouble, which caused the following series of discussions. [His attitude seems tough. It can¡¯t be it¡¯s really fake news, right?] [It¡¯s fine even if they¡¯re together. Look at the date on Chen Xuan¡¯s divorce certificate. They divorced five years ago. Even if Shen Que is in a relationship with Li Weiguo, she¡¯s not a mistress either.] [It¡¯s disgusting if they¡¯re really dating. Li Weiguo could be her father at that age.] [I suppose it¡¯s all for marrying into a rich family. After all, one will be able to gain benefits if one can go all out.] Seeing that they had started discussing, the author of the original post quickly commented, [Please delete your comments, I don¡¯t want to be sued.] Shen Que watched as the incident quickly calmed down. She was stunned for a moment and immediately realized that it was Fan Cheng¡¯s doing. She had made Li Weiguo lose face the night before. He couldn¡¯t possibly take the initiative to help her. As for Chen Xuan, she had been hiding her divorce for five years. And now she suddenly had the conscience to help an unknown celebrity clear up the scandal? It was impossible even if she used her butt to think! Shen Que found the phone number Fan Cheng had given her and dialed it. She wanted to thank him, but the call was answered by an unfamiliar male voice. The man explained, ¡°Miss Shen, I¡¯m Mr. Fan¡¯s assistant. A guest just came to visit, and he left his phone with me. I¡¯ll send it to him right away. Please wait a moment.¡± Shen Que nodded. ¡°Okay.¡± She quietly listened to the footsteps of the leather shoes on the marble floor. Then, she heard the sound of the door opening. A man¡¯s angry voice reached her ears: ¡°Fan Cheng, there¡¯s no way I¡¯m giving my movie to some lover who sleeps with you! No way!¡± Chapter 7 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Fan Sheng was having a headache from Sun Yi¡¯s noisiness. When he saw his assistant enter, he nodded and asked him to come over. At the same time, he said to Sun Yi, ¡°I¡¯ll increase the investment by an additional 100 million.¡± Sun Yi clearly hesitated for a moment, then uphold his spirit of dedication to art and said, ¡°That won¡¯t do either. Do you know that a bad female lead will ruin the entire movie?¡± Fan Sheng took the phone from his assistant and said, ¡°I¡¯ll add 200 million.¡± Sun Yi straightened his neck. ¡°No means no. No matter how much you add, it won¡¯t work.¡± The assistant leaned close to Fan Sheng¡¯s ear and whispered, ¡°Miss Shen just called. I¡¯ve picked it up.¡± Fan Sheng lowered his head. Seeing that the call was getting longer by the minute, he couldn¡¯t help but rub his temples. He sighed deeply and put the phone to his ear. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Shen Que listened to his deep voice and her heart involuntarily beat faster. She said in a gentle voice, ¡°I originally wanted to thank you for helping me clarify the matter with Li Weiguo¡­¡± Fan Cheng replied, ¡°No need to thank me. Is there anything else?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Shen Que pursed her lips. ¡°Is Director Sun Yi at your place?¡± Her question was very tactful. Fan Cheng glanced at the man in front of him and replied with an ¡°Mm¡±. Shen Que pressed on, ¡°Is he refusing to let me join his film crew?¡± Fan Cheng replied, ¡°No.¡± ¡®No, my ass.¡¯ Shen Que rolled her eyes. She had heard everything, alright? Thinking about how Sun Yi could resist Fan Cheng¡¯s money attack, Shen Que could not help but give him a thumbs up in her heart. She then asked, ¡°Has his new female lead been decided?¡± Hearing this, Fan Cheng relayed her question to Sun Yi. Sun Yi shook his head. Shen Que then asked Fan Cheng to put her on speakerphone. Following this, a determined female voice sounded from the phone, ¡°If the female lead hasn¡¯t been decided yet, can you give me a chance for an interview? I believe that my performance will not disappoint Director Sun Yi.¡± Hearing this, Sun Yi rubbed his chin with interest and nodded. ¡°Sure. Come to Huansheng Entertainment at two in the afternoon tomorrow and ask for me.¡± After hanging up the call, Sun Yi tilted his head and looked at Fan Cheng with a look of shock. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you, a thousand-year-old iron tree, to have such good taste once it blooms.¡± Fan Cheng ignored him. Sun Yi could not help but ask, ¡°If your little lover really passes the interview, does the 200 million investment still count?¡± Fan Cheng focused on reading the documents. Sun Yi lay on the documents on his desk and said pitifully, ¡°100 million, 100 million is fine too¡­¡± Fan Cheng said bluntly, ¡°Scram.¡± On the other end, Shen Que had just hung up when Mother Yuan called. After Shen Que picked up the call, the other party immediately began to question, ¡°Xiao Que, who were you on the phone with just now? Mom was on hold the whole time.¡± Shen Que did not answer. She only asked, ¡°Is there something you want?¡± Mother Yuan cleared her throat. ¡°Mom saw the news about your clarification and knows that you¡¯re innocent. Come back.¡± Shen Que said, ¡°There¡¯s no need.¡± Mother Yuan said, ¡°I called your adoptive parents and they said that you didn¡¯t go back to theirs. Where are you now?¡± Shen Que replied, ¡°I have my own place to stay.¡± Mother Yuan laughed as she said, ¡°Oh, I know, are you with President Li? I saw his divorce announcement with Chen Xuan. He has a big business, you¡¯ve got to hold on to him tight!¡± Shen Que frowned and interrupted her nagging. ¡°I¡¯ve already said that I have nothing to do with President Li. What exactly do you want?¡± Mother Yuan laughed awkwardly and said, ¡°When this matter came out, the Fan Family was very angry. Your Uncle Fan personally called and said that he wanted to break off the engagement. After repeated persuasion from your father and I, they finally agreed to break off Fan Juncheng¡¯s engagement with you and he¡¯ll be engaged to Ranran instead.¡± Shen Que asked, ¡°So?¡± ¡°Ranran has a stable future now. We are worried that you won¡¯t have anyone to take care of you.¡± When mother Yuan said this, she sobbed a few times, ¡°Originally, my plan was that if you and President Li were dating, the news would be public by now and we can set a date on the marriage. It just so happens that your father¡¯s company has a big business deal to discuss with President Li¡¯s company. If you get married to him, it will be a double blessing.¡± Shen Que sneered, ¡°Well I¡¯m sorry, your plan is about to be ruined.¡± Mother Yuan hurriedly said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if you¡¯re not in a relationship with President Li. However, you¡¯re already old. In a few more years, no one will want you anymore. I¡¯m worried that you won¡¯t be able to make a good decision on marriage living on your own. In the end, you¡¯ll become a spinster and die at home without anyone knowing.¡± ¡°So?¡± Shen Que raised an eyebrow. ¡°You want me to go back for a blind date?¡± Just as she finished her sentence, Shen Que suddenly caught sight of a black shadow from the corner of her eyes. She jumped in fright and hurriedly stood up, then saw Fan Cheng¡¯s cold face. Mother Yuan was still chattering on the other end of the phone. Shen Que hurriedly hung up the call and stood up straight like a primary school student. Fan Sheng changed his shoes and walked over to her.. He said expressionlessly, ¡°Blind date?¡± Chapter 8 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Hearing the man¡¯s question, Shen Que knew that he must be angry. She quickly explained, ¡°It¡¯s not what you think. They wanted me to go back, but I refused.¡± As she said this, Shen Que took the initiative to pull the man to the sofa. Fan Cheng¡¯s expression gradually softened as he said, ¡°Are you going to listen to them and go back for the blind date?¡± Sensing the increasing strength of the hand on her waist, Shen Que dodged to the back. However, Fan Cheng did not give her a chance to escape. With a gentle push, Shen Que returned to Fan Cheng¡¯s embrace. ¡°No, I promise I won¡¯t go on a blind date. This is all their idea. They should just ask Yuan Ranran to go on the blind date if they want someone to do it.¡± She was also disdainful of what Mother Yuan and Father Yuan were doing. They had never treated her like a real daughter before. With a hint of a smile on his face, Fan Cheng¡¯s magnetic voice rang in Shen Que¡¯s ear. ¡°Really?¡± Feeling an itch in her ear, Shen Que retreated a little and smiled charmingly. ¡°Of course.¡± As she spoke, she picked up her phone and blocked her Mother Yuan¡¯s Wechat frankly in front of Fan Cheng. Since they had kicked her out, she did not want to be a member of the Yuan Family either. Fan Cheng stroked Shen Que¡¯s head in satisfaction and lowered his head to kiss her on the lips. He deepened the kiss. This woman seemed to have an unknown charm over him. His mind had been filled with her face and her sweet and soft body for the whole day. After the kiss ended, Fan Cheng finally left Shen Que¡¯s rosy lips. Looking at her slightly open mouth and blushing face, he smiled wickedly. Hugging Fan Cheng¡¯s neck, Shen Que said gently, ¡°I like you. If I have to find someone to be with, I hope that person is you.¡± This man had easily solved her problem. Shen Que was clearly aware of the fact that this man in front of her was the only one she could rely on. She did not know what the future would be like, but at least for now, this was the case. Hearing this, Fan Cheng was very pleased. Feeling the softness in his arms, he said, ¡°You said it yourself. Don¡¯t even think about running away from me in the future.¡± As he spoke, he kissed the woman¡¯s lips again. Shen Que responded obediently, and Fan Cheng no longer restrained himself. His hand gradually slid down. Feeling her skirt was lifted, Shen Que felt a chill. She hurriedly pressed down on the man¡¯s hand and moved away slightly. She panted and said, ¡°Don¡¯t do it here¡­¡± Fan Cheng, who was in a good mood, naturally did not make things difficult for Shen Que. He carried her directly into the bedroom. After they entered, Fan Cheng gently placed the woman on the soft bed. He reached out to remove his tie and unbuttoned her shirt while he pressed down on the woman¡¯s soft and delicate body. Feeling the strong body above, Shen Que could clearly feel the man¡¯s passion. The two of them were immersed in this passionate entanglement. In the end, Shen Que could no longer moan. She could only coquettishly moan with her hoarse voice following Fan Cheng¡¯s ramming. Looking at the little woman¡¯s dazed expression, Fan Cheng worked even harder. The both of them fell into incomparable joy. When everything was over, Shen Que had fallen into a deep sleep. It was Fan Cheng who had carried her affectionately into the bathroom and carefully helped her clean up. By the time he was done, the sky was gray outside and the sun was rising. Fan Cheng hugged Shen Que and looked at her sleeping face. He gently kissed her on the forehead. The woman mumbled and waved her hand, trying to get rid of the itch on her head. Fan Cheng did not continue pestering her. He curled his lips and fell asleep with Shen Que in his arms.. Chapter 9 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Early the next morning, Shen Que got up feeling her whole body aching. She frowned and propped up her upper body. Although she felt uncomfortable, her body was very clean. Fan Cheng must have helped her clean up last night. Just as she was thinking of him, the bedroom door opened. She saw the man walking in with breakfast in his hand. ¡°You¡¯re up. Come have some breakfast first,¡± Fan Cheng said as he placed the breakfast on the bedside table. He carefully opened the bag and took out the food he bought one by one. Shen Que took the breakfast from Fan Cheng and said slightly surprised, ¡°You didn¡¯t leave? When I woke up and saw that you weren¡¯t around, I thought you¡¯d left.¡± ¡°I went for a run. I bought breakfast for you while I was at it,¡± Fan Cheng said with a smile. The two of them had breakfast in the bedroom. Shen Que felt much better, but was wondering ¡°wasn¡¯t he very busy? Why didn¡¯t he have any intention of leaving?¡± However, Shen Que didn¡¯t ask him. This place was his anyway. There was no need for her to question him about these things. Fan Cheng sat on the sofa and worked. After tidying herself up, Shen Que walked over and sat next to him. She pointed at the computer and said, ¡°Can I use your computer?¡± He moved the computer to the front of Shen Que generously. Looking at the woman¡¯s beautiful face, Fan Cheng said softly, ¡°Are you going for the interview this afternoon?¡± ¡°Yes. I¡¯d like to see the information about Sun Yi¡¯s new movie first.¡± Shen Que opened the browser and typed in the words ¡°Sun Yi¡¯s new movie.¡±. Soon, a bunch of information about the new movie appeared on the interface. Shen Que filtered out the useless information and began to study it seriously. Fan Cheng did not disturb her and continued to work beside her. The new movie this time was a war epic. The entire movie was set during the anti-Japanese war. It was about a prostitute who was once despised by others. During the war, she had bravely sacrificed herself to save the female students. Such a theme was very popular nowadays. Everyone was very concerned about the interests of the nation. As long as the movie was broadcasted and she could act in it, Shen Que believed that she would definitely be more popular than Yuan Ranran! Similarly, such a movie tested one¡¯s acting skills. As Shen Que read the story, she was pondering about how she should act in this movie. Unknowingly, the morning passed just like that. Until Shen Que¡¯s stomach rumbled, only then did Fan Cheng turn his head and look at her with amusement. ¡°Are you hungry?¡± Looking at Fan Cheng with some embarrassment, Shen Que nodded lightly. ¡°Yes. I didn¡¯t notice the time. It¡¯s already noon.¡± He reached out and stroked her head. Fan Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Go on. Clean up. Let¡¯s go out and eat.¡± She felt as if Fan Cheng was stroking her head like he was stroking a kitten. Shen Que suppressed her displeasure and pouted. She got up and went to her room to clean up. She had read through enough of the information on the new movie anyway. Besides, she was a film queen in her previous life. With her acting skills, she would definitely be able to get the role. She quickly tidied herself up. When she came out of the bedroom, Fan Cheng was already sitting there waiting for her. ¡°Let¡¯s go. What do you want to eat?¡± ¡°Mm, anything. I¡¯m not picky,¡± Shen Que replied happily. Fan Cheng drove the car with Shen Que next to him and took a few turns before arriving at an old-fashioned restaurant. Shen Que could tell from the gold decorations on the door that this place was not something an ordinary person could afford. After following Fan Cheng in, a waiter quickly came over and respectfully said, ¡°Sir Nine, you¡¯re here. The Tianzi private room has always been reserved for you. Please come in.¡± Nodding at the waiter, Fan Cheng took a step forward and gently wrapped his arm around Shen Que¡¯s waist. Letting her walk in front of him, the two of them walked upstairs together. The waiter could not help but widen his eyes and secretly glanced at Shen Que¡¯s face.. After all, Sir Nine had never had a woman by his side, let alone someone who he took care of so considerately! Who was this girl? Chapter 10 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Soon, someone who looked like a manager came over and said fawningly, ¡°Sir Nine, you should¡¯ve told us in advance before you graced us with your presence. Please forgive us if we have not provided you with satisfactory service. What would you like to have?¡± As he spoke, the manager handed the menu in his hands to Fan Cheng. Fan Cheng did not take it. Instead, he looked at Shen que and asked, ¡°What do you want?¡± The manager had come into contact with all sorts of people. He was a worldly-wise man. He immediately passed the menu to Shen Que and introduced enthusiastically, ¡°Miss, these are all our specialties. You can take a look.¡± As expected, the dishes that the manager was referring to were all very exquisite. Just looking at photos of them made one¡¯s appetite soar. Of course, the price was also extremely expensive. A single dish was equivalent to an average person¡¯s annual salary. Shen Que chose a few meat dishes. For a person like her who would not get fat from eating, eating meat was the way to go. Fan Cheng looked at Shen Que dotingly. He did not expect this little woman to be a meatatarian when she looked so thin and weak. He added a few more vegetables and a soup to the order before returning the menu to the manager. ¡°Sir Nine, please wait for a moment. Your dishes will be served soon.¡± With that, the manager left the private room. Fan Cheng was a man of few words, to begin with, so the two of them sat at the table in silence. Fortunately, the dishes were served soon. Shen Que was so hungry that she felt her chest could press against her back. She picked up her chopsticks and gobbled down the food. Fan Cheng, on the other hand, had his food slowly and elegantly. In the meantime, he kept piling food onto Shen Que¡¯s bowl. Looking at the mountain-like pile of food in her bowl, Shen Que looked up in embarrassment. ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about me. Hurry up and eat.¡± ¡°Okay, eat more,¡± Fan Cheng said with a smile, his eyes full of affection. He realized that watching this little woman eat was a form of enjoyment. The two of them soon ended their battle with food. Fan Cheng drove her to the interview, and on the way, Shen Que was a little absent-minded. In her previous life, she had been a film queen, but she was now inexplicably nervous. Perhaps it was because this was her first time auditioning for a leading role after gaining consciousness from coming into the world of the book, or perhaps it was because she did not want to embarrass Fan Cheng. The car soon arrived at the destination. Shen Que opened the door and was about to get out when Fan Cheng reached over to pull her and gently kissed her forehead. He encouraged her, ¡°Come on, don¡¯t be nervous. Relax. You can do it.¡± Although it was only a short sentence, it seemed to calm Shen Que¡¯s anxiety. ¡°Okay.¡± With that, Shen Que got out of the car and walked straight into Huansheng Entertainment. The moment she entered the building, the director¡¯s assistant came over and asked, ¡°Hello, are you Miss Shen Que?¡± ¡°Hello, yes, that¡¯s me.¡± Shen que replied politely. ¡°Come this way, please.¡± The director¡¯s assistant led Shen Que into a room. In the interview room, there were already more than a dozen actresses preparing for the audition. Among them, there was no lack of popular actresses and strong actresses. When everyone saw Shen Que being led in by the director¡¯s assistant, they all whispered to each other. ¡°Who is she? Why haven¡¯t I seen her before?¡± ¡°Humph, she must be some unknown celebrity who hooked up with some big shot to have the opportunity to participate in the audition.¡± ¡°Oh my, any kind of person can just sneak in here?¡± Shen Que did not pay attention to the unfriendly comments from the crowd. This was the way of the industry anyway. They would fawn over the popular celebrities and give snide remarks to the unpopular ones. She walked to a corner and sat down, taking no notice of everyone¡¯s gaze. She knew that nothing she said now would be of any use. Only by standing in a higher position than them could she win everyone¡¯s respect.. Otherwise, she would only be trampled under their feet! Chapter 11 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Very soon, it was Shen Que¡¯s turn to audition. The director¡¯s assistant came over and said, ¡°Miss Shen, you need to audition a part of the female lead¡¯s part. Please go and get your makeup and clothes done first.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± As she said that, Shen Que stood up and followed the director¡¯s assistant towards the dressing room. When the crowd heard that Shen Que was auditioning as the female lead, they naturally felt disdain. They felt that they were already lucky to be able to get a third or fourth female role. ¡°Hehe, who does she think she is? She¡¯s thinking too highly of herself to audition for the female lead.¡± ¡°Is she even capable of acting? I¡¯m speechless.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s just watch her cry after being scolded by the director.¡± Shen que did not mind the ridicule from the crowd at all. She was very confident in her acting skills. After all, the title of ¡°Grand Slam Film Queen¡± did not come for nothing. When she entered the dressing room, a stylist quickly came over to help with her makeup. After the stylist finished Shen Que¡¯s makeup swiftly, Shen Que went to change into a cheongsam. When the stylist was doing the finishing touch-ups, her gaze could not help but focus on Shen Que¡¯s face, because she was simply too beautiful. Her beauty was to the extent that the stylist herself could not believe that this makeup was her doing! As expected, the moment Shen Que walked into the audition hall, everyone¡¯s eyes were unconsciously attracted to her. Her hair was tied up into a bun, coupled with her exquisite little face, and her curvaceous figure that was encased within a cheongsam, they only felt that Shen Que was like a classic beauty who had walked out of a painting. ¡°This is great! This is the person we¡¯ve been looking for!¡± The screenwriter could not help but clap his hands in admiration. Feeling the familiar gaze, Shen Que looked up and was surprised to find that Fan Cheng was also one of the interviewers. This man had not told her about this matter. As soon as Shen Que entered, Fan Cheng felt his breath stop. The way she looked in the cheongsam reminded him of how this little woman had moaned under him last night. Their gazes met in mid-air. Shen Que could see in Fan Cheng¡¯s eyes that he was stunned by her beauty. She could not help but shift her gaze away and focus on her role. This time, she was playing the part where the female lead cut her hair and acted as a female student to save the female students from the clutches of the Japanese. Shen Que immersed herself into the role as if everything around her had returned to that era. Her eyes were filled with determination. She let her hair loose, picked up a pair of scissors, and cut at her hair resolutely. Her hair was strewn all over the place. The people watching were all moved by this scene. Some of the more sentimental girls even started to cry. When the scene ended, thunderous applause erupted from the crowd. Everyone was praising Shen Que¡¯s acting skills. Sun Yi even decided on the spot to choose Shen Que as the female lead for this movie. Even Fan Cheng looked at Shen que with amazement in his eyes. This woman had given him too many surprises. There were originally still some who were waiting to audition for the female lead, but the director¡¯s assistant directly came to announce that Sun Yi had chosen Shen Que as the female lead, indicating that they could leave now. When this news came out, everyone was shocked. They did not understand why Sun Yi had chosen Shen Que as the female lead. The film queen that had come stood up immediately, saying unhappily, ¡°Why did you choose her directly? Don¡¯t tell me that a film queen like me is not worthy of acting in Director Sun Yi¡¯s movie?¡± Faced with the film queen¡¯s question, the director¡¯s assistant smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°But Miss Shen¡¯s acting is really good, and she fits the image of the female lead very well.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care. Ask your director to give me an explanation,¡± The film queen said angrily. She had read the script this time. The content of the movie was very good, and it catered to the public¡¯s tastes. If she could act in it, she would definitely be able to attract a wave of popularity. At that time, it was not impossible for her to get another film queen award. The director¡¯s assistant had no choice but to lead the film queen to Sun Yi. Such a big celebrity was not someone that people like them could afford to offend.. Chapter 12 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The director¡¯s assistant led the film queen, Gu Xiaoxiao, into the audition hall. Gu Xiaoxiao went up to Sun Yi and questioned grumpily, ¡°It can¡¯t be that her acting is better than mine, right? Why did you choose her directly?¡± ¡°Director Sun, she insisted on coming over, I¡­¡± The director¡¯s assistant said awkwardly. Sun Yi waved his hand at him and looked at Gu Xiaoxiao. ¡°Do you think you can act better than Shen Que?¡± Sun Yi returned the question to Gu Xiaoxiao. He asked someone to play the video of Shen Que¡¯s performance to the film queen on the spot. Initially, Gu Xiaoxiao was very disdainful. However, as the video played, Gu Xiaoxiao¡¯s eyes gradually became serious. In the end, her gaze was filled with shock! Even she was moved by Shen Que¡¯s performance. She had to admit that Shen Que had brought the role to life. It was as if she was the character Gu Man herself. She had shown the sorrow of that era and the bravery of a prostitute. It was only a short scene, but Gu Xiaoxiao felt that Shen Que¡¯s acting was really good. She even felt inferior to her. After watching it, all she could do was remain silent. The storm ended just like that. Soon, the official Weibo account of the movie announced its cast. This news once again caused a huge uproar. Everyone made malicious comments and speculations as to why the female lead was Shen Que, while the film queen, Gu Xiaoxiao, was willing to act as the second female lead. ¡°How can such a person be the female lead? Could it be that she slept with some big-shot?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Last time, it was also revealed that she was a mistress. Although someone came out to clarify, this time she had become the female lead ahead of the film queen. Who would believe that she¡¯s innocent?¡± ¡°I strongly appeal for the female lead to be changed. Otherwise, we won¡¯t watch this movie.¡± Many netizens commented under the movie¡¯s official Weibo account. News that Shen Que had a backer or had slept with others to get the role was rampant. However, the movie¡¯s official Weibo account quickly released a video of Shen Que¡¯s audition. Because this clip was very touching, the voices of the crowd gradually changed, only then did this matter come to an end. There were even many people who became fans of Shen Que because of the clip. They urged the production team to hurry up and start shooting the movie. When it was out, they would definitely watch it. After all, the most convincing clarification of an actor was their acting skills! This matter indirectly helped the movie to increase its popularity. Therefore, Sun Yi was even more satisfied with Shen Que. He had really chosen the right person this time. After all, in this era, a topic for the people to discuss meant popularity. The more there was to discuss about Shen Que, and the more the number of people supporting her would go. As the movie started filming, the actors entered the set one after another. Yuan Ranran had also relied on Fan Junchen¡¯s connections to get the role of the seventh female supporting role. Although there were only a few lines, it was a rare opportunity for Yuan Ranran. As long as one could act in Sun Yi¡¯s movie, one could become popular. However, when she saw Shen Que on the set, she felt very indignant ¡ª how could Shen Que, who was not as popular as herself, be able to act as the first female lead, and she was only the seventh female supporting role? When she watched Shen Que filming, Yuan Ranran was so angry that she gritted her teeth. During the intermission, Shen Que sat in a corner and drank some water to rest. She did not join in the fun with everyone since she felt that doing so would be a waste of energy. Yuan Ranran seized the opportunity and walked over. She arrogantly said to Shen Que, ¡°Humph, you got the role by sleeping with men. Shen Que, you are really embarrassing the Yuan Family.¡± Faced with Yuan Ranran¡¯s provocation, Shen Que said indifferently, ¡°At least I can be the female lead. You seduced someone else¡¯s fianc¨¦, yet you can only act as the seventh female supporting role.¡± Shen Que did not intend to respond to this woman from the beginning. Yuan Ranran had always acted as if she cared about her in front of everyone else but would show her true colors when there was no one else around. ¡°What nonsense are you talking about? Fan Junchen has always loved me, you b*tch.¡± Yuan Ranran scolded angrily. Shen Que couldn¡¯t be bothered by Yuan Ranran. Just so it was time for her to start filming her scene, so she ignored yuan Ranran and directly walked over.. However, Yuan Ranran was not willing to give up just like that! Chapter 13 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Seeing how perfunctory Shen Que was to her, Yuan Ranran became even angrier. She decided that she had to avenge herself. To get revenge on Shen Que, she contacted the boss of the internet troll service. When the call went through, the man on the other side of the phone laughed wretchedly as he said, ¡°Yo, why did you think of giving me a call?¡± ¡°Stop talking nonsense. Get me some people to defame Shen Que.¡± ¡°Oh? You¡¯re talking about that Shen Que who¡¯s currently in the limelight? But she has done nothing,¡± The man said as if he was in a difficult position. ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense. If I ask you to do it, just do it,¡± Yuan Ranran said fiercely. No matter what, she didn¡¯t want to let Shen Que be in the limelight like this. It was best if she could defame her to the point she would never be able to become popular. ¡°Alright. It¡¯s just that this matter is a little difficult to handle¡­ The money¡­¡± ¡°Just do as I say. I¡¯ll transfer 100,000 dollars to your card tomorrow.¡± With this, Yuan Ranran hung up the phone. To her, this was just a small amount of money as long as she could defame Shen Que. It would be best if Shen Que was kicked out of the set because of this matter. The man acted quickly. The next morning, he viciously insulted Shen Que¡¯s appearance in the photo taken when the set started production on the Internet. ¡°Where did this woman come from? Why is she so ugly?¡± ¡°I won¡¯t watch this movie when it comes out.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. I¡¯ve never heard of this person before.¡± The malicious comments on the internet came wave after wave. People who slandered Shen Que were everywhere. But this time, the ordinary netizens did not fall for it. They were not blind, how could they not tell if she was good-looking or not? Shen Que was tall and fair, and her features were typically beautiful. When one looked at her features as a whole, she looked even more charming and exquisite. The ordinary netizens only felt that the people dragging Shen Que for her looks were probably some ugly people who were jealous of Shen Que¡¯s beauty. Hence, they all left comments at the bottom of the post and stood on Shen Que¡¯s side, refuting the internet troll service¡¯s words. ¡°Who¡¯s spreading all this fake news? Although Xiao Que¡¯er is a new little celebrity, it¡¯s not too much for me to say that her acting skills are superb, right? Just with one scene, she made my heart break.¡± ¡°Yeah, and the female lead is very good-looking. She¡¯s charming but not bewitching. Her looks are like a femme fatale, my favorite type.¡± ¡°Right, right, right. No matter what, I¡¯m her fan now.¡± Everyone was very supportive of Shen Que. Almost everyone was speaking up for her, so this incident did not affect her at all. On the contrary, it helped her gain a wave of fans. Shen Que did not pay attention to these matters in the outside world. She was completely focused on acting, almost devoting all her energy to it. Fan Sheng, however, was different. He had always been protective of his people and could not bear to see others say anything bad about Shen Que. That was why he often followed her news. If the media dared to write nonsense about her, he would definitely let them know how to spell the word ¡°fear¡±! Fan Sheng had always been arrogant and overbearing in his way of doing things. Naturally, he showed no mercy when dealing with these malicious internet trolls. He immediately issued a statement and sued these internet trolls, making those who slandered Shen Que pay the price. After receiving a lawyer¡¯s letter twice in a row, the boss of the internet troll service was dumbfounded. He did not expect that this time he had placed himself in trouble by defaming Shen Que. Not only would they have to pay compensation, but they might even have to go to jail! When he thought about how all this was because of Yuan Ranran, the boss of the internet troll service would naturally not let Yuan Ranran off. In any case, he would not allow his efforts to go down the drain. This time, he had to let Yuan Ranran make it up to him. Seeing that Shen Que was lucky enough to escape again this time, Yuan Ranran refused to accept the outcome. How could Shen Que have such a good life? Not only did she get the female lead, but she also gained more fans. By doing this, didn¡¯t she help her become more popular instead? Yuan Ranran was so angry that she smashed everything in her room. She just did not understand why.. Not only did this woman snatch what belonged to her, how could she still have such good luck? In such a short period of time, how could Shen Que be even more famous than her?! Chapter 14 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio While she was venting her dissatisfaction, Yuan Ranran received a call from the boss of the internet troll service. She was already very angry with him because she felt that he had not done a good job, thus her tone was naturally very bad, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? What do you want?¡± ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you? I just finished what you asked me to do, and you¡¯re going to turn your back on me now?¡± The man on the other side of the phone questioned. He had done what she had told him to but had been rewarded with such a result. Now that he saw Yuan Ranran¡¯s attitude towards him, the boss of the internet troll service felt that he was already nice enough to not seek revenge on her. Why should he be bullied by Yuan Ranran like this? ¡°You can¡¯t even handle such a small matter. What else do you have to say?¡± Yuan Ranran said exasperatedly. ¡°But I¡¯ve already done what you asked me to do. Now, I¡¯m also troubled by this matter. Not only do I have to pay compensation, but I also have to be detained. What do you think I should do? Or should I just hand you over to the police?¡± Facing the man¡¯s threat, a trace of annoyance flashed past in Yuan Ranran¡¯s heart. Not only had this man failed to do his job well, but now he was even threatening her. ¡°Ha.¡± Yuan Ranran sneered, and she unconsciously raised her voice. ¡°Fine, sure, you can tell the police that I¡¯m behind all this, you don¡¯t have any evidence about it anyway. Be careful that I don¡¯t accuse you of slander.¡± She didn¡¯t expect the boss of the internet troll service to return her words to her in the same manner. ¡°Who said I don¡¯t have any evidence? Our phone calls are all recorded. I also have the records of you wanting me to hire the internet trolls. Give me ten million, or I¡¯ll expose you.¡± Hearing this, Yuan Ranran tightened her grip on the phone. She didn¡¯t expect that this person would leave a backdoor open for himself. If other people knew that she was the one who instigated all this, her career would be ruined in the future. Therefore, she couldn¡¯t let such a thing happen no matter what. ¡°You¡¯re asking for too much. How can I have so much money?¡± Yuan Ranran screamed. ¡°Don¡¯t think of lying to me. You¡¯re such a big star. You can earn hundreds of thousands just by acting in a movie. How can you not have a mere 10 million?¡± The man said shamelessly. He had taken on so many risks just for helping her, he felt that it was only natural that Yuan Ranran should compensate him for his loss. Yuan Ranran suppressed the anger in her heart and said in a low voice, ¡°All my money has been used for investment, I can¡¯t get that much out with such short notice. At least give me some time.¡± ¡°Sure, I will give you some time. In three days, if the 10 million is not transferred to my account, just wait to be exposed,¡± The man said with satisfaction and hung up the phone. Hearing that the phone was hung up, Yuan Ranran threw the phone on the ground in a fit of rage. This time, she had thrown the helve after the hatchet. Not only did she succeed in tarnishing Shen Que¡¯s reputation, but she was also being blackmailed by the boss of the internet troll service. In her mind, Yuan Ranran once again held Shen Que accountable for all her sufferings. To prevent the matter from being exposed, Yuan Ranran could only prepare the money to shut the man¡¯s mouth. However, he had asked for 10 million, thus she could only take out all of her savings. To her, this money was not a small sum. Unfortunately, that man did not give her the chance to bargain at all. Regardless of all else, Yuan Ranran was determined to make Shen Que pay the price. How could that woman become the female lead and still be able to get that many fans? Yuan Ranran began to check all the money she had on her hands. The boss of the internet troll service had only given her three days, but she had placed most of her money in financial management and the bank. It would take some time for her to be able to withdraw it.. She could only speed up her actions and solve the matter at hand now before she could continue to deal with Shen Que! Chapter 15 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After some operations, Yuan Ranran finally managed to gather 10 million dollars in three days. Every time she remembered that she was suffering all this because of Shen Que, even her teeth itched with anger. She did not believe that this woman would be so lucky every time. Every day when she saw Shen Que acting smug on the set, Yuan Ranran was so angry that she would almost go crazy. She was thinking that since the internet troll service did not succeed, she would do it herself. She simply couldn¡¯t see why everyone was saying that Shen Que¡¯s acting skills were good. In her eyes, Shen Que was clearly a whore who relied on sleeping with men to get to the top. Why should she be her supporting role? As she thought as such, Yuan Ranran had her assistant secretly take photos of her and Shen Que while they were filming. After filming at night, Yuan Ranran watched the video that her assistant had recorded. Yuan Ranran felt a wave of pride in her heart. This time, she would not allow Shen Que to be so smug no matter what. She would let everyone see Shen Que¡¯s true acting skills and everyone would be criticizing Shen Que. When the time came, she did not believe that Sun Yi could sit still and not be worried that the movie would be ruined and continue using Shen Que as his female lead. Her finger gently tapped on the phone screen. As she watched the progress bar slowly load, the smile on Yuan Ranran¡¯s face grew wider. She seemed to have seen the party on the internet where Shen Que was being scolded by everyone. Looking at the words ¡®successfully posted¡¯ on her phone, Yuan Ranran could not wait to see everyone¡¯s reaction. She turned off her phone, lay on the bed, and fell into a sweet sleep. She should¡¯ve just acted on her own in the beginning. It would¡¯ve saved her the trouble of looking for someone to do the job for her. Moreover, not only did that someone not succeed, but she also lost 10 million dollars because of this. Thinking about it now, Yuan Ranran felt extremely regretful. However, the next morning, Yuan Ranran, who had a good night¡¯s sleep, excitedly took her phone and was expecting to see Shen Que make a fool of herself. What she did not expect was the moment she scrolled through her post, Yuan Ranran was completely stunned. Why were things so different from what she had thought? She looked at the comments section of the video and saw that the netizens were all praising Shen Que. ¡°Wow, Miss Shen Que¡¯s acting skills are indeed good.¡± ¡°Yeah, yeah, she¡¯s really good at acting.¡± ¡°What is that female supporting actress doing? She can¡¯t compare to Shen Que at all.¡± Seeing that under her video, everyone was praising Shen Que while many were mocking her acting skills, Yuan Ranran fell into disbelief. How was this possible? With deep disbelief, she clicked on the current trending search term, and found her name to be trending! Feeling delighted, Yuan Ranran quickly clicked on it, only to see a certain female celebrity¡¯s article that was titled ¡°A Female Celebrity Relies on Her Connections to Get a Role Without an Interview.¡±. The entire article was full of accusations against her. Yuan Ranran wished she could smash her phone. Where did this person come from? Taking advantage of the timing when she was being scolded on the internet, this unknown female celebrity had actually exposed the fact that she got a role without auditioning. When the netizens saw this, they all commented under the article. Looking at the unfriendly comments, Yuan Ranran was completely flustered. Her phone suddenly rang. Seeing that it was a call from her manager, Yuan Ranran picked up the phone nervously. Her manager¡¯s voice came from the other side, ¡°Ranran, have you seen the news? You were too careless. How can you allow such a thing to be exposed?¡± Faced with her manager¡¯s questioning, Yuan Ranran was momentarily at a loss for words. She did not know how to explain this matter. ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°Alright, just go home for now. Don¡¯t come out. Wait for our public relations to settle this matter before you continue filming.¡± Her manager did not waste any more words and directly hung up the phone. The series of events made Yuan Ranran hate Shen Que even more. She clenched her fists tightly and her long nails pierced into her flesh, but she didn¡¯t seem to feel any pain. Shen Que seemed to be able to avoid whatever she threw at her. Yuan Ranran just could not understand where Shen Que got this kind of luck? Chapter 16 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Yuan Ranran, who had gone for wool and come home shorn, quietly left the production crew. She did not want others to see her as a joke. Sitting in the car, Yuan Ranran scrolled through Weibo. It was full of people who were leaving negative comments about her. With her head lowered, there was no expression on her face. She hated Shen Que from the bottom of her heart. After getting out of the car, Yuan Ranran sped up and returned to the Yuan Family. As soon as she entered, seeing that she had returned, her parents were quite delighted. They were not aware of what had happened on the internet. They had always been very satisfied with this daughter of theirs. Although she was not their biological daughter, she was gentle and lovely. Nothing wrong could be said of her. In contrast, Shen Que was not like a lady from a prestigious family at all. Therefore, they liked Yuan Ranran more. ¡°Ranran, why do you have time to come back today?¡± Mother Yuan greeted her warmly and asked considerately. As soon as she saw Mother Yuan, Yuan Ranran immediately shed tears and threw herself into Mother Yuan¡¯s arms. Seeing the extremely sad Yuan Ranran, Mother Yuan was very worried and hurriedly patted Yuan Ranran on the back to comfort her. While comforting her, she also asked, ¡°Ranran, what happened? What grievances did you suffer? Tell daddy and mommy.¡± ¡°Mommy, Shen Que found someone to defame me on the internet. Now everyone is scolding me, so my manager asked me to come back and show myself in public for some time.¡± Yuan Ranran could not stop sobbing. Mother Yuan had always loved this daughter of hers, and her heart ached when she saw Yuan Ranran in such a sobbing state. Thus when she heard Yuan Ranran¡¯s words, she felt even more displeased with Shen Que. ¡°What? How can she be so excessive?¡± Mother Yuan cried out in surprise. While comforting Yuan Ranran, she turned to Father Yuan and said, ¡°Look at what Shen Que has done. They¡¯re sisters, yet she¡¯s bullying Ranran like this.¡± ¡°That¡¯s enough. Hurry up and call Shen Que back. How could she treat Ranran like this?¡± Father Yuan said sternly. He originally was not fond of Shen Que anyway. Looking at Yuan Ranran¡¯s pitiful look, he only wanted to help her vent her anger. ¡°Alright, don¡¯t be sad. Mom will call her back now to uphold justice for you.¡± As she said this, Mother Yuan took out her phone and called Shen Que twice. Both calls ended with busy tones indicating the other party was in the middle of a call. Only then did they realize that Shen Que had blocked their numbers. Seeing that Shen Que had done as such, Father and Mother Yuan were even more determined to teach Shen Que a lesson. ¡°She actually blocked our numbers,¡± Mother Yuan complained. ¡°Well, hurry up and get a hold of her!¡± Father Yuan scolded loudly. Mother Yuan felt wronged. Shen Que was quite a capable person in the sense that ever since she came back, so many things had happened at home. However, Shen Que seemed to be determined to sever ties with them. The whole family could not get a hold of Shen Que no matter what they did, so Mother Yuan had no choice but to borrow the maid¡¯s phone. After Shen Que answered, Mother Yuan preemptively said, ¡°Xiao Que, how could you have blocked our numbers? You even bullied Ranran. Apologize to Ranran this instant.¡± Hearing Mother Yuan¡¯s accusations, Shen Que felt extremely annoyed. She had already left the Yuan Family, so what right did they have to try to control her? Besides, what did this matter have to do with her? Yuan Ranran was clearly the one who had attempted to slander her, it was not her fault that she had gone for wool and came home shorn. Now, Yuan Ranran was putting the blame on her instead, without distinguishing white from black. Shen Que swore she had never encountered such a stupid and evil person. ¡°What does this matter have to do with me? I didn¡¯t do it,¡± Shen Que said nonchalantly over the phone. Recently, she had been focused on filming, so she wasn¡¯t too concerned about whatever was happening in the outside world. When Fan Cheng mentioned this matter to her, she had only taken a glance at it and didn¡¯t pay too much attention to it. Now that they had come knocking on her door and were criticizing her without even asking why, Shen Que was somewhat disappointed.. Chapter 17 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Seeing Yuan Ranran¡¯s red eyes, Mother Yuan¡¯s heart ached, but there was nothing she could do about Shen Que. She could only continue to persuade Shen Que, saying, ¡°Xiao Que, regardless of everything, you and Ranran are sisters. No matter what, you shouldn¡¯t frame her like this. If you apologize to her and go online to clarify things for Ranran now, we will forgive you.¡± Faced with Mother Yuan¡¯s earnest advice, Shen Que felt extremely amused, ¡°I didn¡¯t do it. It¡¯s useless for you to come looking for me to bear the responsibility.¡± ¡°How great, now you dare to talk to us like this. Do you have any manners?¡± Father Yuan took a step forward, grabbed the phone, and scolded loudly. Hearing Father Yuan¡¯s words, Shen Que only felt annoyed and hung up the phone with a snap. She simply did not have the heart nor the energy to be bothered by Yuan Ranran¡¯s accusations as well as Father and Mother Yuan¡¯s favoritism. She was not the original Shen Que anyway, and she did not have any feelings for the Yuan Family. She simply wanted to live her life the way she wanted. As for the rest, it was not within her consideration. Facing Shen Que¡¯s refusal to acknowledge their calls or their scoldings, Father and Mother Yuan could do nothing else but continue consoling Yuan Ranran. After returning to her room, Yuan Ranran stomped her feet angrily and smashed many things before she sat on the bed. Her phone rang just as she did that. When she saw that it was Fan Junchen calling, she adjusted her breathing and picked up the call. ¡°Ranran, how could this happen? Do you know that if you don¡¯t handle it well, your career will be ruined in the future?¡± Fan Junchen said immediately. Sensing Fan Junchen¡¯s reproach, Yuan Ranran faked a sobbing tone and said as if she was choked with tears, ¡°Junchen, it¡¯s not my fault. It was Shen Que who set me up. She found someone to slander me online. That¡¯s why these things happened. She wants to destroy me.¡± Hearing Yuan Ranran¡¯s weak and gentle voice, Fan Junchen naturally believed her without a doubt. To begin with, he didn¡¯t like Shen Que anyway. So at this moment, he was even more annoyed with Shen Que for bullying Yuan Ranran in front of him. No matter what, he could not stand and watch as such a thing was going on. He comforted her over the phone, ¡°Ranran, don¡¯t worry. Everything will be fine.¡± After hanging up the phone, Yuan Ranran was secretly pleased. Fan Junchen would definitely avenge her. When that time came, she wanted to see how arrogant Shen Que could be! Shen Que and Yuan Ranran had contracts with Fan Junchen¡¯s company. Now that such a thing had happened, Fan Junchen went straight to the set. When he reached the set, Shen Que was in the middle of filming, so he did not call her. He just stood quietly at the side and watched Shen Que act out the scene. For a moment, he was in a daze. Looking at Shen Que¡¯s serious look, he suddenly realized that Shen Que was not the same as before. Because the actors were immersed in the scene, the filming went very smoothly. During the intermission, Shen Que noticed Fan Junchen at a glance. She was not fond of him and did not intend on giving any attention to Fan Junchen. She planned to pretend that she did not know him and walk past him. However, how could Fan Junchen let her go? Just as she walked past him, he suddenly reached out and grabbed Shen Que¡¯s arm. There were quite a few people on the set. When they saw this scene, all of them looked at the two of them as if they were watching a show. When Shen Que saw the gossipy looks from the people around, she turned to Fan Junchen and said coldly, ¡°May I ask what matters you have with me?¡± ¡°Shen Que, how can you frame Ranran? I want you to go online and clarify this matter this instant. Tell everyone that Ranran is innocent.¡± ¡°Here¡¯s another person who came to help Yuan Ranran vent her anger,¡± Shen Que thought speechlessly. Faced with Fan Junchen¡¯s unreasonable request, Shen Que only felt that all this was like a clown show.. What did all this have to do with them? And what did all this have to do with her? Rather, what did they have to do with her? Why were they here demanding her to do this and do that? Chapter 18 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Seeing Fan Junchen grabbing onto her arm with exasperation, Shen Que fiercely shook off his hand. ¡°This matter has nothing to do with me. If there¡¯s anything, you should go to Yuan Ranran.¡± A hint of annoyance flashed in Fan Junchen¡¯s eyes. As expected, this woman still wanted to use this method to attract his attention. ¡°I know about what happened to Ranran. You were the one who found the internet troll service to defame Ranran. The two of you are sisters. No matter what, you shouldn¡¯t have done this!¡± Fan Junchen rebuked. ¡°What you said is really funny. What evidence do you have to say that I was the one who did this?¡± Shen Que asked. Seeing Shen Que¡¯s disdainful look and remembering Yuan Ranran¡¯s usual gentleness, Fan Junchen naturally chose to believe in Ranran. ¡°Shen Que, I know you like me, but no matter what, you shouldn¡¯t have used such despicable methods to suppress Ranran. To be with me, you actually did something like this. Don¡¯t you know that it would only make me feel disgusted?¡± His narcissism probably surpassed Narcissus himself! From the beginning, not one had Shen Que said that she liked. Moreover, towards this ex-fianc¨¦, Shen Que only felt disgusted. She had never thought of getting close to him. This time, he was the one who had suddenly appeared and blocked her way. She seriously wondered where he got his confidence from. Why did he think that she liked him to the point that she would use such despicable methods? Shen Que¡¯s face was full of smiles. She did not feel any discomfort because of Fan Junchen¡¯s words. Instead, there was even a hint of sarcasm in her eyes. Looking at Fan Junchen who was in front of her, Shen Que suddenly remembered that she and Yuan Ranran were both celebrities under contracts with his company. If she did not terminate the contract, she would have to be controlled by him. ¡°Since you¡¯re here, why don¡¯t we talk about terminating the contract?¡± Shen Que dished out her thoughts of terminating the contract. In a company with both Yuan Ranran and Fan Junchen, she had no way to refute whatever they wanted to do. Fan Junchen felt that Shen Que was no longer the same person he thought she was. She was so obedient back then, but now she was not as easy to control. For no reason, he felt a sense of panic which made him fiercely refuse, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it. You signed a contract. If you unlawfully terminate the contract, you¡¯ll have to pay a huge penalty for breaching the contract.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t agree? How much is the penalty for breaching the contract?¡± Shen Que asked again. She did not understand why Fan Junchen still wanted to keep her in his company if he felt so much disdain for her. She could not figure out the logic of this person¡¯s mind. However, she had already made up her mind to terminate the contract. She did not want to continue staying in the same company as Yuan Ranran. Similarly, she did not want to continue being tied down by them and not being able to do anything. Right now, she was focused on building a career for herself. The first step to doing so was to leave her current company. Otherwise, there was no chance for her to stand out at all. Hearing Shen Que ask him about the penalty as if she could afford it, Fan Junchen laughed as if he had heard a joke. Could it be that if he said it out loud, Shen Que would be able to get rich and pay the huge penalty for breach of contract? He did not believe that a person from the countryside would have so much money and be able to pay such a huge amount of liquidated damages. ¡°When we signed the contract back then, you were aware as well that if you wanted to terminate the contract one-sidedly, you would have to compensate the company with 100 million liquidated damages to make up for the company¡¯s losses,¡± Fan Junchen said. He believed that when Shen Que heard that she would have to pay such an amount as compensation for breach of contract, she would definitely be afraid and would not dare to mention terminating the contract ever again.. Chapter 19 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°I got it.¡± Shen Que understood what he meant and did not continue pestering him. She looked at him with contempt in her eyes, ¡°By the way, can you be less narcissistic? From the beginning to the end, the person I liked was not you. Even if there was a marriage contract between us, it¡¯s all in the past.¡± The moment she finished saying this, Shen Que turned around and wanted to leave. When she saw the gossipy eyes of the people on set, she had no intentions of satisfying their appetite for gossip and becoming the topic of conversation of others. Therefore, deliberately using a voice that everyone could hear, she emphasized, ¡°There¡¯s one more thing. You and Yuan Ranran are a match made in heaven. You¡¯re both equally annoying. Please don¡¯t ever appear in front of me in the future. Otherwise, my boyfriend will be unhappy.¡± When he heard Shen Que¡¯s words, Fan Junchen¡¯s face turned green and white with anger and embarrassment. He felt that everyone around was laughing at him. He stomped his feet in exasperation and left the set dejectedly. He did not expect Shen Que to treat him this way. That night, after filming for an entire day and cleaning up, Shen Que took out the contract from the original Shen Que had signed and scrutinized it. She wondered if there were any loopholes when she signed the contract back then. If there were any, it would be perfectly justifiable for her to terminate the contract. However, after flipping through it a few times, she found that the contract was very formal and abide by the law. Even the amount of liquidated damages that Fan Junchen had told her was not wrong. If she terminated the contract according to its terms, where would she come up with so much money? All this time, she had been suppressed. She wasn¡¯t very popular in the entertainment industry, and it wasn¡¯t easy for her to get the role she had now. She even had to pay a large percentage of commission. It seemed that from the beginning, Fan Junchen and Yuan Ranran had been on guard against her, which was why they had prepared a contract that was equivalent to selling her off. After thinking hard for half the night, she finally gave up because she couldn¡¯t find any way to reasonably terminate the contract with Fan Junchen. If she wanted to do so, there was only one way, which was to pay a huge amount of compensation. She definitely could not afford to pay such a large amount of money, but this contract was legally binding. She could not privately terminate the contract, and at the moment, she really could not find a loophole that was beneficial to her. The more Shen Que thought about it, the more frustrated she got¡­ On the other hand, because she had gone for wool and came home shorn, Yuan Ranran was so ashamed that she had returned to hide in the Yuan Family. However, the progress of the filming couldn¡¯t be delayed just because of her. So that night, someone from the filming crew called her and urged her to come to the set for work the next day. But every time Yuan Ranran thought of Shen Que, she wished she could find a hole to hide in. She racked her brains and did come up with a bad idea, which was to make Shen Que experience social death with her! In her impression, the person who could make Shen Que feel the most unhappy was Fan Junchen, whom she had snatched from her! Hence, she hurriedly called Fan Junchen to go to the set with her. Faced with Yuan Ranran¡¯s delicate and pitiful look, Fan Junchen naturally could not bear to refuse. That night, after Fan Junchen picked up Yuan Ranran in his car, the two of them returned to the production team together. Yuan Ranran had left stealthily, and when she returned, she did not alarm anyone as well. When she met Fan Junchen, Yuan Ranran asked about Shen Que. Fan Junchen was naturally embarrassed to say that he had not succeeded in demanding an apology from apologizing to Shen Que last time, so he could only perfunctorily answer Yuan Ranran. Yuan Ranran was naturally not satisfied with such an outcome, but she could not lose her temper at Fan Junchen, so she pretended to be even more aggrieved. When Fan Junchen saw this, his heart ached for her even more. He could only continue to comfort Yuan Ranran and promise that he would definitely get Shen Que to apologize to her in public! Knowing that fan Junchen would be annoyed if she continued to make such a fuss, Yuan Ranran did not continue to pester him. She only stated her belief in Fan Junchen and his ability to seek justice for her.. Chapter 20 - Sir Nine Visits the Set Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio During the time Shen Que was filming, she and Fan Cheng hardly spent any time on the phone. All her attention was on the movie. Every time Fan Cheng finished his work, he would think of this ungrateful little woman and gnash his teeth in anger. She had promised to be his girlfriend, but ever since she joined the set, this woman had never come to see him again. She even rarely called him. Fan Cheng really wanted to get a hold of this little woman and see if she had a heart. Was he even in her heart?! He was angry with Shen Que, so naturally, when he was at work, he let all his anger out, making everyone around him miserable. They didn¡¯t understand why their boss was so angry. They were afraid of offending Fan Cheng to the point they didn¡¯t even dare to breathe loudly, afraid that they would make him lose his temper. Fan Cheng sat in his seat and looked at the documents his assistant had brought in. The assistant stood in front of his desk, trying his best to control his breathing. His boss¡¯s aura was too strong, especially when he was angry. The surrounding pressure was so low that it made people shiver. ¡°Mm, do it this way then,¡± Fan Cheng said coldly. ¡°Yes, Sir Nine,¡± The assistant hurriedly stepped forward and replied, afraid that if his reaction was too slow, he would offend Fan Sheng. ¡°By the way, how¡¯s that little girl doing recently?¡±Fan Cheng threw the document on the table and rubbed the space between his eyebrows. He really missed that little girl. Every night after work, he would think of her sweet and soft body. The assistant pondered for a long time before he realized who Fan Cheng was talking about. The only girl he remembered to be by Fan Cheng¡¯s side was Shen Que. In that instant, the assistant seemed to have reached a sudden realization. He finally understood why his boss had been so grumpy recently. ¡°Sir Nine, please wait a moment. I¡¯ll check it out right away,¡± The assistant said hurriedly. Fan Cheng was expressionless. He really hated this little woman who had thrown him to the back of her mind after using him. If he could, he wanted to rush into the set right now and press this woman under his body. He wanted to bully her so badly that she would cry and beg for mercy. However, when he thought about how this woman had not taken the initiative to look for him, he felt that he could not take the initiative to look for her either. In less than two minutes, the assistant walked in again after knocking on the door again. He said, ¡°Sir Nine, Miss Shen has been focused on filming recently. There¡¯s nothing else on her schedule. However, the day after tomorrow is Miss Shen¡¯s birthday,¡± The assistant told him whatever he had found out, and stole a glance at fan Cheng¡¯s expression. ¡°Birthday?¡± Fan Cheng muttered softly. ¡°Sir Nine, how about you take this opportunity to give Miss Shen a birthday celebration? Besides, Miss Shen is on set. No one will celebrate her birthday,¡± The assistant took the opportunity to say. Although the assistant did not know what exactly Shen Que had done to offend Fan Cheng, didn¡¯t they all say that young couples would be fighting at the head of the bed and would make peace at the tail of the bed? If they met, Fan Cheng would no longer be angry, and the rest of them would have an easier life. It seemed that they had to be careful when they met Shen Que in the future. Otherwise, if they offended Shen Que, the punishment that waited for them was unknown. Hearing his assistant¡¯s suggestion, Fan Cheng felt that he should indeed go over. He wanted to celebrate his little woman¡¯s birthday and punish this ungrateful little woman at the same time. ¡°Alright, go get ready. We¡¯ll head to the set tomorrow,¡± Fan Sheng said. ¡°Yes, Sir Nine,¡± His assistant replied briskly. The assistant could not help but thank God that he got it right. ¡°Our days of suffering are finally over¡±, his assistant thought to himself. He quickened his pace and left to make arrangements.. Chapter 21 - I Miss You Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After all that had happened, Yuan Ranran had calmed down. Even Shen que did not dare to provoke her. Shen que was now focused on canceling her contract with Fan Junchen. In addition, she was focused on filming, so she did not want to bother with Yuan Ranran. The two of them were fine. While waiting for the show to begin, Shen que was resting when she saw an uproar in the distance. She looked towards the middle of the crowd and saw the familiar man, Fan Cheng. Since fan Cheng was the biggest investor in the show, everyone was naturally on his back, afraid that they would offend the investor if they did not treat him well. Fan Cheng¡¯s heart skipped a beat when he saw the woman that had been appearing in his mind all this time. However, there were more people around him, so he did not walk toward Shen Que. He was perfunctorily dealing with the people around him. Fan Cheng¡¯s mind was completely focused on Shen Que. He was here this time because Shen Que¡¯s birthday was the next day. It was also because of his assistant¡¯s reminder that Fan Cheng had thought of coming over personally to celebrate his little woman¡¯s birthday. Everyone in the production crew thought that Fan Cheng was here to inspect, so the scriptwriter and the others surrounded Fan Cheng, afraid that they would not be able to greet him properly. Those who were quick-witted had already called the two male and female leads over to greet fan Cheng. When the male lead came over, he naturally flattered fan cheng. However, when he arrived at Shen Que¡¯s place, he was very calm when he saw Fan Cheng. Director Sun Yi had long known about the relationship between Shen que and Fan Cheng, but he did not spread the news. This was a matter between the two of them, so there was no need for him to say anything. ¡°How are you? Are You Tired?¡±Fan Cheng asked in a low voice. Shen que shook her head, indicating that she was not tired and did not want to say anything more. There were so many people here, and when they saw fan Cheng greeting shen que, they all widened their eyes. They all wanted to know what kind of relationship she had with Fan Cheng. Seeing Shen Que¡¯s well-mannered response, Fan Cheng raised an eyebrow. Did this woman not want others to know about their relationship? He gazed at Shen que affectionately. When he saw Shen que reach out her hand with her hair hanging at the side of her face, he naturally reached out and tucked it behind her ear. Everyone on set was taken aback. From where they were standing, it was fan Cheng who had reached out and caressed Shen Que¡¯s face. They could clearly sense a hint of intimacy between the two of them. ¡°Little que, you don¡¯t seem to want to talk to me?¡±Fan Cheng said in a low voice. There was a hint of confusion in his tone. Seeing the man in front of her acting as if he was afraid that others would not know about their relationship, Shen que rolled her eyes at Fan Cheng. ¡°No.¡±In reality, her face was filled with reluctance. Did he not know how to keep a low profile? ¡°Oh?¡±Fan Cheng said with a triumphant smile. He inched closer to Shen Que¡¯s ear. ¡°But do you know how much I Miss You?¡±He wanted others to know that Shen que was his. Keep a low profile? There was no such thing. Shen que blushed. This man was simply too handsome. Especially when he smiled, it was as if everything had come alive. He even dared to flirt with her so brazenly. How could shen que have expected fan cheng to have such a side to him. ¡°There are many people who miss me. Who Are You?¡±Shen que said in an unfriendly tone. She stood up and was about to leave. She did not like this sort of thing. After all, she was not famous now. If others found out, most people would probably think that she got the role by relying on Fan Cheng. Fan Cheng looked at the little woman who had escaped with a smile on his face. The smile on his face grew even brighter. He liked Shen Que¡¯s arrogant look. It made him especially want to see a different expression on her face. At that moment, when Yuan Ranran and fan Junchen heard the news of Fan Cheng¡¯s arrival, they thought that he was here to look for them. They excitedly crowded around him and competed with each other to express themselves, as if they were afraid that others would not know about their relationship, after all, to everyone in the cast and crew, Fan Sheng was not only the biggest investor in the show, but also the real head of the fan family.. He was the ninth master who could change the course of their lives with the flick of a finger! Chapter 22 - A Perfect Match Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Who Wouldn¡¯t fear Master Nine¡¯s strength? Who wouldn¡¯t yearn for his favor? He held the lifeblood of the global economy in his hands. His words were more useful than an ordinary person¡¯s life of hard work, so fan Junchen naturally wanted to show off in front of Fan Cheng. ¡°Uncle Nine, why are you here? Let me show you around.¡±Fan Junchen had a flattering smile on his face. ¡°No need. I just want to watch them shoot,¡±Fan Cheng rejected. He did not have much of a good impression of fan Junchen. The two of them did not get to know each other much. The only contact they had was probably that Shen que was once fan Junchen¡¯s fianc¨¦e. Of course, that was only in the past. Shen que now belonged to him alone. ¡°Yes, okay, okay.¡±Fan Junchen did not dare to say anything even though he had been slapped in the face by Fan Cheng¡¯s merciless rejection. He could only say what he had to say, but his smile froze on his face. Yuan Ranran even tried to show off in front of Fan Cheng. She wanted to attract fan Cheng¡¯s attention. If Fan Cheng could pay for her to be the female lead, then her future would be bright. Fan Cheng did not even need to guess what these two were thinking. However, he did not bother with them. His only purpose for coming here this time was to look at Shen Que. He missed this little woman. The scene took a few hours to finish. However, this was already very fast for them. Of course, this was all thanks to Shen Que¡¯s acting skills. After Shen que finished filming, she found a corner and sat down to rest. She did not move closer to Fan Cheng. There were too many people around him. She did not want to join in the fun. All the actions that had happened this afternoon made everyone think that there was something going on between him and Shen Que. At this time, Shen que did not step forward and everyone secretly denied their thoughts. When they saw that Shen que did not approach master nine to strike up a conversation like the rest of them, or even avoid him in time, all of them secretly thought that Shen que was just pretending to be aloof. The screenwriters and the rest of the crew were all fawning over Fan Cheng and strongly inviting him to dinner. Fan Cheng inadvertently glanced at the woman who was resting in the distance. Seeing that the little woman was pretending not to know him,. Fan Cheng averted his gaze meaningfully. At this time, the movie queen, Gu Xiaoxiao, walked over. The two of them had known each other since a long time ago. Gu Xiaoxiao greeted fan cheng and said, ¡°Ninth Master, you¡¯ve voted for the right show. When it airs, it will definitely sell well at the box office.¡± In the face of Gu Xiaoxiao¡¯s praise, Fan Cheng accepted it calmly. ¡°Yes, you¡¯ll definitely be popular as well if you act in this show.¡± The two of them had known each other for a long time. Fan Cheng felt that Gu Xiaoxiao was not like other women, who always tried to attract his attention whenever they saw him. Thus, he did not dislike Gu Xiaoxiao at all. All of this was seen by Shen Que. Seeing that Fan Cheng did not treat Gu Xiaoxiao perfunctorily like how he treated others, and that the two of them were conversing intimately, Fan Cheng could not help but feel bitter in his heart. Someone beside them saw Gu Xiaoxiao and fan cheng conversing intimately. The two of them stood together. The woman was beautiful, and the man was handsome. They were like a pair of golden lovers, both calling the two of them a perfect match. These words were also heard by Shen Que. She tried her best to suppress the bitterness in her heart. Shen que stood up and patted the dust off her body, as if she wanted to vent her emotions. She didn¡¯t want to continue watching the two people¡¯s actions and those harsh words. She turned around and left the place. She didn¡¯t want to be provoked anymore, so she simply returned to her room.. Chapter 23 - Shen Que Was Jealous Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Fan Cheng could clearly see her movements and her departure. Although she was talking to Gu Xiaoxiao, she had been observing Shen Que¡¯s movements from the corner of her eyes. Upon seeing her leave, she hurriedly ended the conversation with Gu Xiaoxiao. The others had stopped fan Cheng from inviting him to dinner, but he had also gotten his assistant to reject them. His boss had something important to do. How could he possibly have dinner with them? The assistant thought in amusement. After getting rid of these people, she hurried to catch up with her boss. Shen que returned to her room and sat on the bed in a fit of pique. She could not get that scene out of her mind. This man was flirting with her right in front of her. Initially, when she saw Fan Cheng today, she thought that he was here to see her. In the end, the two of them did not interact much, and she even saw him talking to Gu Xiaoxiao intimately. He really did not take her seriously! The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Shen que casually grabbed the pillow and used it as Fan Sheng, slapping the pillow twice. However, after venting her anger, Shen que felt that what she did was too childish and meaningless. No, she was a woman of the new era. She had to focus on her career and obtain the achievements of her previous life. Therefore, she should not be bothered by these romantic affairs. Shen que comforted herself by picking up her pajamas and going to the bathroom to wash up. After taking a shower, Shen que walked out while drying her hair. When she heard a knock on the door, she draped a towel over her shoulders and went to open the door. Seeing that it was the man who had made her angry, Shen que did not want to talk to him at all. She did not close the door either. She turned around and went back into the room. She sat on the bed and continued to dry her hair. Fan Cheng noticed that Shen que was clearly ignoring him, and his cheerful smile faded. He did not know why Shen Que was throwing a tantrum at him, so he walked straight into the room, he saw Shen que sitting there, wiping her hair absentmindedly. She had just taken a shower, and her whole body was emitting a refreshing fragrance. The water from her hair brushed past her delicate collarbone, making fan Cheng Feel a little restless. Ever since fan Cheng entered, his gaze had never left Shen Que. He gulped and sat down beside her. He looked down from Shen Que¡¯s delicate neck¡­ feeling her burning gaze, Shen que could not ignore fan cheng even if she wanted to. Unable to bear it any longer, she turned around to face fan cheng, her eyes flashing with anger. ¡°What on Earth are you doing? Why aren¡¯t you saying anything even when you¡¯re here? You¡¯ve been sitting here the whole time,¡±Shen que said, glaring at fan Cheng. One second, this man was flirting with another woman. The next, he was looking at fan Cheng with such deep affection. What was he trying to do? ¡°You were the one who ignored me,¡±Fan Cheng said. He raised his hand and gently caressed Shen Que¡¯s exposed shoulder, feeling the smooth and delicate skin beneath his hand. For some reason, Shen que felt that fan Cheng¡¯s aggrieved look was quite cute. ¡°Weren¡¯t you chatting happily?¡±Shen que pouted. She just couldn¡¯t stand fan Cheng speaking to another woman in that tone. ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Are you angry?¡±Fan Cheng asked, a hint of a smile in his tone. Not to mention, he liked to see Shen que being jealous of him. Shen que did not say anything. She felt that she had already acted straightforwardly, yet fan Cheng was still asking her this. He was clearly teasing her on purpose.. Chapter 24 - Fan Cheng Was in Shen Ques Room Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°I won¡¯t talk to others like that in the future,¡± Fan Cheng coaxed in a good-natured manner. He could not bear to see this little woman unhappy in the slightest. Upon hearing this, only then did Shen Que curl her lips up in satisfaction. Fan Cheng reached out and hugged this little woman whom he had missed for many days. Looking at the little woman¡¯s charming appearance, Fan Cheng aimed at Shen Que¡¯s little red lips and kissed her. Feeling Fan Cheng¡¯s powerful kiss, Shen Que also responded enthusiastically. However, before the two of them could continue with the next step, there was another knock on Shen Que¡¯s door. Fan Cheng was carefully tasting the little woman that he had been thinking about day and night, so how could he bear to let her leave? Thus, he had no intentions of answering the floor at all. However, Shen Que was afraid that the production crew had something urgent to discuss with her, so she struggled to push Fan Cheng away. Seeing that he didn¡¯t have a choice, Fan Cheng let go of the little woman in his arms and allowed Shen Que to calm her breathing down while sitting by the bed. Looking at Fan Cheng¡¯s darkened face, Shen Que gave him an apologetic look and got up to open the door. When she saw the annoying man through the crack in the floor, she frowned. Why was Fan Junchen looking for her at this time? Fan Junchen was initially with Yuan Ranran, but Yuan Ranran had been pestering him to solve the incident on the internet. He was so annoyed that he came to Shen Que¡¯s rooms to resolve this matter once and for all. Shen Que¡¯s contract was still under his company, if she dared to disobey him, he would use the contract to pressure Shen Que into paying a huge sum of liquidated damages! Looking at the man in front of her who was wearing an unfriendly expression, Shen Que only felt quite annoyed. She stared at Fan Junchen coldly and asked in the same cold voice, ¡°Do you have something you need with me?¡± Shen Que blocked the door and asked impatiently. Seeing that this woman had no intention of letting him in, Fan Junchen¡¯s expression became uglier. The purpose of his visit this time was to threaten Shen Que to go online and help Yuan Ranran clarify the misunderstandings. ¡°Shen Que, no matter what, both you and Ranran are bound to the contract under my company. Now that something like this has happened to Ranran, you should be more magnanimous and go clarify things!¡± Fan Junchen did put things too bluntly, but the meaning behind his words was apparent. Shen Que was bound by contract, and if Shen Que did not do what he asked her to, she would have to bear the consequences. Shen Que raised her eyebrows and looked at the man in amusement. She did not understand what magic Yuan Ranran had to actually make Fan Junchen go to such extents for her. ¡°I wasn¡¯t the one who spread the rumors, why are you making me admit it? If I admit to this matter, will there be any chance for me to make a comeback in this industry?¡± Shen Que did not give Fan Junchen a chance at all and rejected him frankly. ¡°You.¡± Fan Junchen pointed at Shen Que angrily and wanted to say something else. Just then, the screenwriter happened to pass by the corridor and saw Fan Junchen and Shen Que talking at the doorway. Being a person who loved gossip, the screenwriter came over. However, seeing that Shen Que was blocking the doorway, the screenwriter said carelessly, ¡°Why are the two of you talking at the doorway? Let¡¯s go into your room and talk together!¡± His original intention was to get some new gossip, so he squeezed into the room past Shen Que. However, the moment he entered, the scriptwriter was dumbfounded. When he saw the dark-faced man on Shen Que¡¯s bed, he took two steps back in fear. Seeing that the screenwriter had already entered, Fan Junchen naturally followed after him and entered as well. This woman did not give him any face at all. He was still her boss, yet she had blocked him outside the door. As soon as he walked in, he froze on the spot like the scriptwriter ¡ª Was he hallucinating? Why was Fan Cheng in Shen Que¡¯s room? A terrifying thought arose in his mind. Fan Junchen had to rely on his extremely tenacious willpower to remain calm. Perhaps he was overthinking things. How could Uncle Nine have anything to do with a woman like Shen Que? He must have misunderstood! Fan Junchen comforted himself.. Chapter 25 - Fortunately Youre Not Blind Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Fan Junchen saw Fan Cheng¡¯s dark expression, but he didn¡¯t dare to leave. He greeted Fan Cheng obediently. ¡°Uncle Nine.¡± ¡°Fortunately you¡¯re not blind,¡± Fan Cheng replied coldly. He wasn¡¯t happy to be disturbed by these people. ¡°What are you doing here so late?¡± Fan Junchen was dumbfounded. He was full of questions, but before he managed to ask even one of them, Uncle Nine¡¯s proactive question came first, and he trembled, fearful because he could not justify his actions. What if Uncle Nine was related to this woman? Wouldn¡¯t he be caught in the net if he said the truth now? He merely managed to squeeze out a sentence after much thought, ¡°It¡¯s about some work matters, which is why the screenwriter is here as well.¡± As he said that, he stood behind the screenwriter and to stop him from leaving. Finding himself in an awkward position, the screenwriter looked at Fan Cheng with an embarrassed smile. ¡°Uncle Nine, why are you here?¡± Fan Junchen asked cautiously. However, when he saw Fan Cheng¡¯s expression, he regretted asking the question at all. Why did he say so much? If Uncle Nine was really bewitched by this woman, wasn¡¯t his actions just like pulling a tiger¡¯s whiskers? ¡°Hm, I came over to see Xiao Que,¡± Fan Cheng answered perfunctorily. He had no intention to interact further with Fan Junchen. Fan Junchen was someone who knew how to read the mood. Seeing Fan Cheng¡¯s attitude, he knew that he would only incur Fan Cheng¡¯s dislike if he continued to stay here. Thus, he quickly said, ¡°Since Uncle Nine is here, I won¡¯t disturb you.¡± With that, Fan Junchen turned around and left the room. When the screenwriter, who had not said a word from beginning to end, saw that Fan Junchen had left, he hurriedly followed behind Fan Junchen and left as well. The room finally quieted down. Shen Que closed the door and turned around to look at the man on the bed. His face was still cold. She did not understand what was wrong with this man. Although those people had disturbed the two of them, they had left now, why was he still giving her such a dirty look? However, she felt fortunate that this door-god was here. Otherwise, that idiot Fan Junchen would have made some outrageous demands. Fan Junchen, who did not manage to make any demands, returned to his room with a heavy heart. He could not understand why Fan Cheng was in Shen Que¡¯s room. What was the relationship between them? What if Shen Que latched onto Fan Cheng and retaliated against him? Fan Junchen¡¯s thoughts were in a complete mess. He could not believe that the high and mighty Fan Cheng would fall for Shen Que, a countryside bumpkin. In his eyes, Shen Que had always been useless and even a little stupid. Seeing Fan Junchen sitting on the sofa dejectedly after he returned, Yuan Ranran quickly went up to him. She put her delicate little hand on Fan Junchen¡¯s hand and asked gently, ¡°Junchen, how is it? Did Shen que agree?¡± Fan Junchen was irritated. He only shooked his head in response to Yuan Ranran¡¯s question. Yuan Ranran had been together with Fan Junchen for a long time, thus she could naturally tell that Fan Junchen was not in a good mood at the moment, so she did not dare to continue pressing. She merely said with some grievance, ¡°It¡¯s alright, Junchen. I believe that you will help me.¡± Seeing Yuan Ranran¡¯s pitiful look, Fan Junchen¡¯s heart softened. Feeling that he had gone too far to treat her coldly, he reached out and pulled the woman into his arms. ¡°Ranran, do you know who I saw when I went there just now? Fan Cheng was in Shen Que¡¯s room!¡± Fan Junchen recounted what he had seen to Yuan Ranran. Hearing what Fan Junchen had seen and heard, Yuan Ranran exclaimed, ¡°How is that possible? She hasn¡¯t had any contact with outsiders since she came back. How could she know someone as important as Fan Cheng?¡± Seeing Yuan Ranran¡¯s reaction, Fan Junchen was actually thinking the same thing. However, he could not help thinking about what he had just seen. After all, he could not guess what Fan Cheng was thinking. He could only say, ¡°But I did see Fan Cheng, and Fan Cheng said he was here to see Shen Que.¡± Yuan Ranran could no longer maintain her composure. If Shen Que managed to cling to Fan Cheng, what would happen to her in the future? This woman wanted to snatch her everything, but if Fan Cheng was on Shen Que¡¯s side, she would not even have the chance to resist.. Chapter 26 - Fan Chengs Rage Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Maybe Fan Cheng is just playing around with Shen Que,¡± Yuan Ranran said uncertainly. She knew that she was only saying this to make themselves feel better. She could not give Shen Que any chance to take revenge on her, so even though she was in Fan Junchen¡¯s arms, her mind was not on Fan Junchen at all. Yuan Ranran decided in her heart that she must get rid of the uncertain factors and not give Shen Que any chance. The two of them were hugging each other, but both had their own axes to grind. They were both shocked by what Fan Junchen had seen that night. Fan Junchen suppressed the uneasy thoughts in his heart. He reached out and lifted Yuan Ranran¡¯s chin to kiss her¡­ Yuan Ranran had relied on everything that Fan Junchen had given her to be able to survive in the entertainment industry until now, thus, she responded meekly to Fan Junchen¡¯s demands. What they did not expect was that this matter had already spread throughout the production crew. This was because as soon as the screenwriter returned, he told most of the crew what he had seen and heard that night, expressing his shock. None of them had expected that not only Shen Que had good acting skills, but she also had a relationship with Fan Cheng, the biggest investor in the movie. Seeing Fan Cheng sitting on the bed with a cold expression on his face, Shen Que had no idea what was wrong with this man. It was not her fault if others disturbed them, so why was he throwing a tantrum at her? Shen Que sat back on the bed and continued to dry her hair. She ignored fan Cheng and left him to sulk. Fan Cheng looked at this carefree little woman and could not help but get angrier. Fan Junchen had come knocking on her door in the middle of the night. Didn¡¯t she know to ask who it was before opening the door? Furthermore, Fan Junchen was once her fianc¨¦. With these thoughts in mind, the more Fan Cheng thought about it, the angrier he got. He reached out and grabbed Shen Que¡¯s hand while she was drying her hair. There was a faint hint of anger in Fan Cheng¡¯s voice. ¡°It¡¯s so late, yet you¡¯re opening the door without even asking who¡¯s outside?¡± Shen Que looked at fan Cheng with some bafflement. Wasn¡¯t he being too controlling? ¡°How would I know who it is? What if there¡¯s something urgent?¡± Shen Que explained casually. Fan Cheng pressed Shen Que under his body. ¡°You mean you¡¯ll open the door whenever someone knocks on it? And you¡¯re very happy that your ex-fianc¨¦ came looking for you, aren¡¯t you?¡± Hearing this, Shen Que glared at the handsome face that was right in front of her. She felt that Fan Cheng was losing his mind. ¡°What does it have to do with me? He was the one who came looking for me. So what if he¡¯s my ex-fianc¨¦? I¡¯ve got nothing to do with him!¡± She was already annoyed with Fan Junchen, wasn¡¯t Fan Cheng deliberately picking a fight with her? Seeing that Fan Junchen had come looking for Shen Que in the middle of the night, Fan Cheng only felt a fit of stifling anger in his heart. He had never felt this kind of bitterness all his life. Moreover, didn¡¯t this woman know how to protect herself? What if the person at the door was a bad person? ¡°So, as long as you¡¯re not the one who took the initiative to look for him, no matter what time Fan Junchen comes looking for you, you¡¯ll meet him, right?¡± Hearing Fan Cheng¡¯s harsh criticism, Shen Que was frustrated. This man had just been chatting intimately with another woman during the day, and now he was questioning her. On top of that, his jealousy came without rhyme or reason. Even if she had a relationship with Fan Junchen in the past, she had nothing to do with him now, yet this man was bringing this matter up at this time. Both of them were suppressing their anger towards each other, so naturally, they did not speak in a good tone with each other. Fan Cheng could not deny that he was jealous. Although his jealousy was without rhyme or reason, he simply hated to know or to see Shen Que meeting with Fan Junchen.. Chapter 27 - Birthday Present Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Turning his anger into motivation, Fan Cheng lowered his head and kissed Shen Que. On the other hand, Shen Que bite her teeth together and refused to let Fan Cheng have his way. Fan Cheng was in a fit of anger, so it was a given he would not care about her refusal. He grabbed Shen Que¡¯s moving hands and pinned them above her head, then he bit her lips, which made Shen Que open her mouth to cry from the pain. With this, Fan Cheng immediately swept her tongue away and indulged her in a french kiss. Knowing that she could not fight and win against Fan Cheng, Shen Que had no choice but to allow Fan Cheng to bring her sexual desire to its peak. Both of them were burning with rage and neither of them was willing to lower their heads first. Feeling chilly, Shen Que took the initiative to extend her legs and hook them around Fan Cheng¡¯s waist. Feeling the man¡¯s heat, Shen Que hugged the man around his neck with both of her hands. Under Fan Cheng¡¯s heavier and heavier ramming, she moaned and panted. Shen Que¡¯s long fingers scratched at the man¡¯s back, leaving messy marks. Fan Cheng did not want to be outdone either. He lowered his head and left countless love bites on Shen Que¡¯s body. The intense entanglement lasted for an hour. Shen Que felt as if her entire body was falling apart. She let the man bury his head on her shoulder as he panted slightly. Compared to their past sexual experiences, both of them were filled with anger this time. Unexpectedly, they felt a different sense of pleasure and a stronger sense of joy. After the sex ended, Fan Cheng took the initiative to carry Shen Que to clean up. He was somewhat amused. His intention in coming here was to celebrate her birthday, but in the end, they had inexplicably quarreled and somehow made up. He hugged Shen Que as he lay on the bed. Neither of them mentioned the quarrel again as if everything just now was just a dream. Glancing at the clock on the wall, it was past midnight. Fan Cheng got up, put on his bathrobe, opened the door, and walked out. Seeing Fan Cheng leave without saying anything, Shen Que thought he had gone back to his room next door and thus sat on the bed feeling a little gloomy. Two minutes later, her door was opened again. Fan Cheng entered with a smile on his face, pushing an exquisite cart. It was a two-layer cart. The first layer was filled with exquisite cakes and flowers, and the second layer was a box half the height of a person. Shen Que came to a sudden realization. Was it her birthday today? She had just arrived in this world, so she had no idea what her birthday was. Now that she thought about it, it was today. Could it be that this man had rushed over specifically to celebrate her birthday for her? But she had been blaming him all this time. Shen Que was instantly touched. Not only did this man remember her birthday, but he had also silently done so much for her. She walked up to Fan Cheng with tears in her eyes. Even her biological parents here did not remember her birthday. This was the first time she felt warmth after coming here. ¡°Xiao Que, happy birthday.¡± Fan Cheng lifted the flowers from the cart and said to Shen Que. ¡°Thank you.¡± Shen Que was touched. She took the flowers and held them in her arms, reluctant to put them down. ¡°Come and open my gift for you and see if you like it.¡± Fan Cheng smiled and took Shen Que¡¯s hand. He took the flowers and put them back on the cart. The expression on his face was gentle and loving. This was a gift that he had prepared meticulously, and he was eager to see the Shen Que¡¯s cheerful expression. Shen Que opened the box on the second layer of the cart. Other than the raffia grass, there were several small gift boxes inside. Shen Que took them out and opened them one by one. She was pleasantly surprised when she saw that not only were there the latest electronic devices in the gift boxes but there were also branded cosmetics and a set of expensive jewelry. She had left everything behind when she left the Yuan Family, but which girl wouldn¡¯t like cosmetics and jewelry? She didn¡¯t expect Fan Cheng to notice her predicament. He even noticed that the phone she was using was too shabby and had prepared all the latest electronic devices for her.. Chapter 28 - Malicious Thoughts Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Shen Que¡¯s heart throbbed for Fan Cheng¡¯s thoughtfulness. The man she had chosen for herself truly loved her and doted on her. Fan Cheng accurately captured Shen Que¡¯s reactions and memorized them in his heart. Thinking of how easily this little girl was moved, he decided that he had to prepare more gifts for her in the future. ¡°Thank you. I really like your gifts. Thank you for coming all the way here to celebrate my birthday.¡± Shen Que placed the gifts back into the box and turned around to express her gratitude. Fan Cheng hugged Shen Que gently and whispered into her ear. ¡°Don¡¯t say thank you. Anything you want, you will have.¡± Hearing Fan Cheng¡¯s words of confession, Shen Que hugged him tightly to express how moved she was. After Shen Que made ar wish, Fan Cheng ate some cake with her and had some fun with her for a while before returning to bed. After this matter, Shen Que knew that she had chosen the right person. Thus, she felt more at ease to leave herself to Fan Cheng. The atmosphere between the two of them became even sweeter. On the other hand, Fan Cheng had seen the person he wanted to see the most and was now in an even more jovial mood than the birthday girl Shen Que. Especially when he had Shen Que in his arms, for some reason, he had the feeling that he was hugging his whole world. Accompanied by the sweet scent of the woman in his arms, the two of them fell into a deep sleep. He had gone through much trouble to come to see Shen Que, thus the next day, Fan Cheng did not leave either. When Shen Que was filming, he sat by the side and watched her film. As the biggest investor of the movie, everyone naturally served Fan Cheng well. His heart was filled with the woman and his eyes were glued on her. Fan Cheng felt that Shen Que was a natural-born actress. Every move she made brought out the soul of the role. This little woman had always acted out of his expectations. Not only had she gotten the role by auditioning for it, but now she had brought out the best in the role. He felt that no one would be more suitable for the role than Shen Que. Yuan Ranran, who was standing at the side, saw the way Fan Cheng was looking at Shen Que and felt even more unsettled. She had not expected Fan Junchen to be telling the truth. Moreover, seeing Fan Cheng¡¯s expression, Yuan Ranran knew he wouldn¡¯t be able to have that expression if he was only playing and wasn¡¯t truly in love. Although she did not know what Fan Cheng saw in Shen Que, she had to admit that the truth was right in front of her eyes. Thinking of the explosion scene in the afternoon, and the fact that everyone¡¯s attention was focused on the current scene and no one was paying any attention to the explosives, a malicious thought welled up in Yuan Ranran¡¯s mind ¡ª since Shen Que was so good at hooking up with men, she wondered if Fan Cheng would still want her if Shen Que was disfigured? She called her assistant over and whispered in her ear, ¡°Go to the props department and increase the amount of gunpowder in the explosives Shen Que will be using for her scene in the afternoon.¡± The assistant widened her eyes in horror. She did not expect Yuan Ranran to be so ruthless. The explosives they used for their movie were all real. It was just that the props master had strictly controlled the amount of gunpowder in the explosives so that the actors would not be hurt. If they increased the amount of gunpowder in the explosives without permission, it was very likely that there would be irreparable consequences! ¡°Big sister Ranran, won¡¯t something bad happen if we do this?¡± The assistant said fearfully. ¡°Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and go,¡± Yuan Ranran said impatiently. The assistant was extremely scared, but she also knew Yuan Ranran¡¯s temper. If she refused, it would be hard to say what Yuan Ranran would do to her! The assistant had no choice but to say submissively, ¡°I understand, big sister Ranran.¡± After saying that, the assistant turned around and left with heavy steps. ¡°Increase the amount of gunpowder by five times. If you add too little, I¡¯m afraid it won¡¯t have much power.¡± Yuan Ranran secretly instructed her assistant as such. This time, she must see what kind of ending Shen Que would end up with! Having let Shen Que escape so many times, Yuan Ranran had long lost her patience. She did not want to see Shen Que continue showing off in front of her.. Chapter 29 - Iinjured Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The assistant nodded. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, she quietly left and walked towards the props. She walked very quickly for fear of being seen by others. No one would have thought that someone would steal and tamper with such important things as the props, thus there was no one guarding them. The assistant sneakily went forward, and following Yuan Ranran¡¯s instructions, took five times the amount of explosive props that was originally needed. However, when she was adding gunpowder to the props, she suddenly thought, what if someone died because of her actions? She was timid, to begin with. She knew that if she really did as Yuan Ranran told her to, she would have to bear legal responsibility if Shen Que was killed by the explosion. But on the other hand, she did not dare to disobey Yuan Ranran¡¯s orders. After thinking for a while, she chose to double the amount of gunpowder in the props and not quintuple, then she left. Seeing that the assistant who had left not long ago had returned so quickly, Yuan Ranran used her eyes to silently question the assistant, who then nodded slightly in Yuan Ranran¡¯s direction, indicating that the things she had instructed her to do had been done. Yuan Ranran looked at Shen Que, who was currently filming. A smug smile appeared on her face. This time, she would definitely make Shen Que pay the price! This woman had repeatedly escaped her traps. She did not believe that Shen Que would still be lucky and remained unharmed this time. Once her face was disfigured, she would definitely be despised by Fan Cheng. When that time came, she would have a chance. If she could attract Fan Cheng¡¯s attention, then she would not be far from becoming famous. In the afternoon, the director¡¯s assistant repeatedly confirmed the setting of the explosives with the prop master. The prop master promised solemnly that he had already controlled the amount of gunpowder in the explosives and that nothing would happen. The main scene they had to shoot in the afternoon was about Shen Que and Gu Xiaoxiao being bombarded by the enemy in their attempts to avoid the Japanese. Everyone attached great importance to this scene because this was a relatively outstanding part of the entire movie. As such, the requirements towards the actors were also higher. As film queens, the cooperation between Gu Xiaoxiao and Shen Que went smoothly. Yuan Ranran looked at Shen Que from the side, her eyes flashing with viciousness. Her wish was about to come true. As soon as the explosives were ignited, Shen Que realized that the fuse was abnormally bright, and the amount of smoke coming out was also not right. She subconsciously felt that if the explosives really exploded, both she and Gu Xiaoxiao would be injured! She knew this because she had filmed many movies in her previous life, and she was very familiar with such scenes. The moment she saw the ignited explosives, she knew that something was wrong. ¡°Xiaoxiao, dodge!¡± Shen Que said nervously. However, it was too late. With a loud bang, Shen Que only had time to dodge to the side before she was knocked down by the shockwave of the explosives and fell to the ground. Gu Xiaoxiao was not so lucky. To begin with, she was closer to the explosives than Shen Que. As soon as the explosives went off, Gu Xiaoxiao was sent flying! All one could hear was Gu Xiaoxiao¡¯s scream as the set that had been set up collapsed instantly! Everyone in the film crew was shocked by the horrifying scene and ran towards Shen Que and Gu Xiaoxiao. Fan Cheng was the first to arrive beside Shen Que. The moment that little woman had fallen to the ground, his heart was doing somersaults as well. He helped the dazed little woman up and carefully examined Shen Que¡¯s body, relieved to find Shen Que fine. Thanks to her fast reaction speed, Shen Que only suffered some scratches when she fell to the ground. Other than that, she was fine, so she forced a smile at Fan Cheng, who was hugging her, to reassure him. However, Gu Xiaoxiao was in a much worse situation because she had been sent flying. Her entire arm was badly mutilated.. Chapter 30 - Would Never Let Her Off the Hook Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Many people gathered around Gu Xiaoxiao. Someone reached out and helped her up to check on her condition. Sun Yi hurriedly asked someone to send Gu Xiaoxiao and Shen Que to the hospital, but Shen Que refused to go. She felt that she was fine and had just been frightened. Thus, Gu Xiaoxiao was sent to the hospital with haste while Fan Cheng held Shen Que and comforted her the entire time. Under normal circumstances, although the explosives would explode, it was only there for the sound effect. The thick smoke created by the props team would be thicker, but it would not threaten the lives of the actors. However, such a thing had happened now. ¡°Xiao Que, don¡¯t worry. I will definitely investigate this matter,¡± Fan Cheng said solemnly from the side. He had a feeling that this matter was not that simple. Shen Que leaned against Fan Cheng¡¯s chest. Although she was traumatized by what had just happened, it was fortunate that she was not in any danger, unlike Gu Xiaoxiao. When she saw Gu Xiaoxiao¡¯s state just now, she was afraid that Gu Xiaoxiao would not be able to act in the remaining scenes. Moreover, the injury on her arm looked so serious, and the exact diagnosis and prognosis were still unknown. Based on her knowledge in these matters, she knew for a fact that a normal explosive would not have such great power. Shen Que raised her head to look at Fan Cheng weakly as she said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid this matter will not be as simple as we thought.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. If someone is behind this, then he won¡¯t be able to escape the responsibility that he should bear,¡± Fan Cheng said in a louder voice, deliberately making it so everyone in the production team could hear him. The production team was in a mess. After sending Gu Xiaoxiao on her way to the hospital, the team¡¯s medical staff soon brought over a medical kit to help Shen Que treat the abrasions on her body. Shen Que did not leave. It was not only because her injuries weren¡¯t serious, but also because she felt that there was something wrong with the amount of gunpowder in the explosives. Someone must be behind all this and she wanted to stay here to investigate. At this moment, the crew was gradually dealing with the chaos on the set in an orderly manner. The props master also came over to personally check the explosives. With the occurrence of such a thing, the first person who was responsible was the props master. To reduce his liability, the props master was especially meticulous when he checked the explosives. He clearly remembered that when he prepared the explosives yesterday, the amount of gunpowder within had been precisely distributed. The props master reached out and grabbed the residue that had already been blown to ash. He ran the residue through his fingers, and seeing that there was so much powder left, he concluded that these explosives had been tampered with by increasing the amount of gunpowder inside. The props master, the scriptwriter, and Sun Yi walked over together. When Sun Yi saw the abrasions on Shen Que¡¯s body, he felt somewhat guilty. ¡°Sir Nie, someone tampered with these explosives and increased the amount of gunpowder within. That¡¯s why they were so powerful after they exploded.¡± The props master did not dare to look at Fan Cheng. He kept his head lowered when he reported the information that he had discovered during his inspection. ¡°As I expected. Sun Yi, report this matter to the police. After what happened in your production team, it¡¯s apparent you can¡¯t even protect the safety of your actors. We¡¯ll have to hand it over to the police,¡± Fan Cheng said with a solemn face. ¡°Yes, yes, yes. I¡¯ll call the police right away. Since something like this has happened on the set, the person who did this won¡¯t be able to escape!¡± Sun Yi said hatefully. He scanned his surroundings, his face showing an unprecedented coldness. To think that someone among these people dared to tamper with his set! Even if Fan Cheng wanted to let the mastermind behind the scenes off the hook, he, as the director, would never agree to it! Hearing the conversation between Fan Cheng and Sun Yi, Yuan Ranran, who was hiding behind the crowd was extremely flustered. She did not expect things to turn out this way.. Shen Que had only suffered a small scratch! Chapter 31 - Hidden Camera Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After Sun Yi had people call the police, the police arrived on set in a jiffy. Some of the police surveyed the scene while some of them focused on taking statements from the props master. The props master was adamant that he had double-checked countless times when he was preparing the explosives, and others could testify his statement, thus the props master was temporarily ruled out as a suspect. Following this, the police questioned the relevant personnel of the production team, and everyone took the accident seriously. The procedure was much simpler for Shen Que because she was the victim. The police only carried out a simple inquiry and did not disturb Shen Que¡¯s rest. After a round of questioning, they did not discover anything of significance. Towards the end, it was the director¡¯s assistant who suddenly provided a clue: because today was Shen Que¡¯s birthday, in order to surprise Shen Que, they had secretly prepared a hidden camera! When the accident had just happened, everyone was in a daze, plus the scene of the explosion was very chaotic. For a moment, no one thought about the camera. ¡°Where¡¯s the camera?¡± The police and the director were both pleasantly surprised. Sun Yi directly heaved a sigh of relief and instructed, ¡°There should be a video backup on the terminal device. Hurry up and pull it up.¡± The director¡¯s assistant quickly handed the video backup of the hidden camera to the police. The police directly used the production team¡¯s equipment to watch the contents of the video. Shen Que was also curious as to who was trying to harm her, so she watched the video together with Fan Cheng, Sun Yi, and other important staff in the production team. There was nothing unusual at the beginning of the video. Everyone was doing their own things. After about ten minutes, a figure sneakily ran to the props. Seeing that there was no one around, the person walked straight to the explosives that the props master had prepared beforehand, and added a lot of gunpowder into the explosives¡­ After they finished watching it, not only did Sun Yi¡¯s face turn ugly, but Fan Sheng¡¯s face was even darker. The person in the video did not know that there was a hidden camera, so she did not cover her face. Everyone could see at a glance that the person who did this was Yuan Ranran¡¯s assistant. ¡°It has something to do with this Yuan Ranran again!¡± Sun Yi was furious. Yuan Ranran was not very popular on the internet recently, but because she was not an important role, Sun Yi did not replace her. However, what Sun Yi never would¡¯ve expected was that Yuan Ranran would actually do such a thing! This was simply murder! ¡°Go and call Yuan Ranran and her assistant over,¡± Sun Yi turned around and said to the director¡¯s assistant beside him. Yuan Ranran was not at the scene at the moment. She had long hidden herself! Originally, she had planned all this to harm Shen Que, but she did not expect Shen Que to be fine and the person injured was the film queen Gu Xiaoxiao instead. One had to know that Gu Xiaoxiao and Shen Que¡¯s statuses were not on the same level. She dared to deal with Shen Que unscrupulously because she had Fan Junchen backing her up, but she did not dare to do anything to Gu Xiaoxiao. If anything really happened to Gu Xiaoxiao, even ten Fan Junchens would not be able to solve it! Seeing that the police had arrived, Yuan Ranran was already afraid. She was only relieved after repeatedly confirming with her assistant that no outsiders had seen her do this. To prevent others from noticing her abnormality, she returned to her room to rest. It was just so that because of the incident on set, other than the staff handling the mess at the scene, everyone else was ordered by the director to return to their rooms. Hearing a knock on the door, Yuan Ranran walked over to open the door. When she saw that it was the director¡¯s assistant, she asked gently, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Thinking of the content of the video just now, the director¡¯s assistant looked at the gentle Yuan Ranran in front of him and just couldn¡¯t imagine that such a gentle and kind-hearted person on the surface would actually do such a thing! He sighed again in his heart. Indeed, it was hard to predict people¡¯s hearts. ¡°Director Sun asked you and your assistant to go over. He has something to tell you,¡± The director¡¯s assistant said after choosing his words carefully. He couldn¡¯t directly tell Yuan Ranran about the contents of the video. What if Yuan Ranran ran away? The director¡¯s assistant felt that Yuan Ranran had no bottom line at all. She was capable of doing anything to get what she wanted. From the bottom of his heart, he felt disgusted with Yuan Ranran. ¡°Oh, do you know why Director Sun wants me to go over?¡± Yuan Ranran couldn¡¯t help but ask because of was well aware of what she had done.. Chapter 32 - Let the Assistant Take the Blame For Her Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The director¡¯s assistant was stoic as he said perfunctorily, ¡°I don¡¯t know what happened either. I guess it¡¯s about the progress of the movie?¡± ¡°Oh, okay. Alright, I¡¯ll go over now.¡± Yuan Ranran maintained a gentle smile on her face. She called her assistant over and the two of them followed behind the director¡¯s assistant to go see Sun Yi. On the way, Yuan Ranran had a lot on her mind. Although her assistant had repeatedly told her that no one had seen whatever she had asked her to do, Yuan Ranran couldn¡¯t help but consider all the possible situations due to her fear of being found out. They weren¡¯t very far from where the director was and soon arrived. The moment Yuan Ranran entered the room, she saw that not only Sun Yi, Shen Que, and the others were there, but also the police. Her heart was even more flustered. She walked to Sun Yi with a gentle and harmless smile on her face and said softly, ¡°Director Sun, why are you looking for me?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you know why I¡¯m looking for you? Since you don¡¯t know, see for yourself,¡± Sun Yi said sternly, his eyes filled with disgust. All because of this woman, not only had the progress of the production team been delayed, now Gu Xiaoxiao had even been injured. The news would definitely cause a great uproar on the internet. Moreover, Gu Xiaoxiao¡¯s injuries were very serious, so her scenes could only be postponed until she had recovered. Yuan Ranran felt her heart beating wildly, as if it was about to jump out of her chest. However, she still maintained an aggrieved expression on her face, as if she was about to cry. The director¡¯s assistant reached out and played the video, directly pulling the progress bar to the scene with Yuan Ranran¡¯s assistant. In the video, it showed beyond reasonable doubt how Yuan Ranran¡¯s assistant had increased the amount of gunpowder in the explosives! Seeing this, Yuan Ranran¡¯s assistant was so scared that she cried. She stood at the side, trembling, and didn¡¯t dare to say anything. Yuan Ranran secretly cursed the assistant in her heart for being so stupid that she didn¡¯t even know she was caught on camera red-handed. However, under such circumstances, she knew that she couldn¡¯t admit to having anything to do with all this. If she admitted, she would have to be punished according to the law ¡ª the penalty for attempted murder was not light! Therefore, after watching the video, Yuan Ranran immediately stood up and reached out to slap her assistant. She said fiercely, ¡°How can you be so vicious? You actually did such a thing behind my back!¡± The assistant was already so scared that she could not even speak clearly. Added by Yuan Ranran¡¯s slap, she became increasingly dazed. ¡°Director Sun, I really didn¡¯t know about this matter. It was all her own idea.¡± After scolding the assistant, Yuan Ranran turned around and said to Sun Yi with grievance. To avoid responsibility, Yuan Ranran blamed all the wrong on her assistant, making her assistant take the blame. Unfortunately, the police did only see the figure of Yuan Ranran¡¯s assistant in the video. There was no evidence to prove that Yuan Ranran had anything to do with this matter, thus, they could only bring the assistant back for interrogation in the police station for the time being. After the assistant was removed, only a few people in the crew, Fan Cheng and Shen Que were left in the room. ¡°She¡¯s your assistant. How could you say you didn¡¯t know she did this?¡± Sun Yi roared. Shen Que, who was leaning against Fan Cheng¡¯s chest, knew that Yuan Ranran must have instigated this. She must have wanted to cause her harm, but Yuan Ranran probably didn¡¯t expect that she would notice the danger beforehand and avoid disaster. In her heart, Shen Que couldn¡¯t help but feel that this person was stupid and vicious at the same time. After all, she and Gu Xiaoxiao were filming this scene together. By doing such a thing, Yuan Ranran was also putting Gu Xiaoxiao in harm¡¯s way. ¡°Director Sun, I really didn¡¯t do it. I¡¯ve been resting in the hotel and I don¡¯t know anything. Perhaps it was because Shen Que had offended my assistant in some way that she did such a thing with a grudge? I don¡¯t know. I really don¡¯t know¡­¡± Things had already reached such a point, yet Yuan Ranran was still trying to turn put the blame on Shen Que. She would never admit to this matter. If she did, her life would be ruined.. Moreover, she had not appeared in the video from beginning to end, thus Yuan Ranran insisted that she did not know what her assistant had done! Chapter 33 - Get Out of the Set! Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Holding the frail little woman in his arms, since the beginning of the incident, Fan Cheng¡¯s expression had never turned better. Watching Yuan Ranran pitifully explain that she was unaware of all this, his expression turned colder and colder. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that he never hit women, this disgusting thing would have died at least 10,000 times! How could she become an actress with such poor excuses and acting skills? Glaring at Yuan Ranran, Fan Cheng said coldly, ¡°What do you mean it has nothing to do with you? Weren¡¯t you the one who brought her to the set?¡± ¡°I, I¡­¡± Yuan Ranran¡¯s eyes were filled with tears and her face was pale. She looked so weak that it didn¡¯t seem like she could withstand a single blow. Ignoring Yuan Ranran¡¯s pleas for mercy, Fan Cheng looked at Sun Yi and said coldly, ¡°A person like this will only cause trouble if she stays on set. I don¡¯t want to see her here again.¡± With one sentence, Yuan Ranran¡¯s ending was determined. Yuan Ranran, who was listening at the side, wanted to open her mouth to beg for mercy countless times, but she was so intimidated by Fan Cheng that she didn¡¯t dare to say anything. As for the others, even if they wanted to speak up for Yuan Ranran, they didn¡¯t dare to say anything because it was Fan Cheng¡¯s decision. Sun Yi didn¡¯t like Yuan Ranran from the bottom of his heart either. He had a keen intuition that this matter was related to Yuan Ranran. Thus, he pointed at Yuan Ranran and said solemnly to his assistant, ¡°Go and watch her pack her things. Get out of the set now.¡± Yuan Ranran knew that it was already embarrassing enough for her to be kicked out of the set like this. If she continued to make a scene, things would only get worse. That was because the way Fan Cheng looked at her was as if he wanted to cut her into a thousand pieces! Knowing that she had embarrassed herself quite enough, she did not dare to cause trouble in front of Fan Cheng. She could only wait for the matter to pass before going to Fan Junchen and asking him to get her back on set. After Yuan Ranran left, Sun Yi walked up to Shen Que, who had been silent the whole time, and said, ¡°I¡¯m really sorry about this matter. You should rest well, we¡¯re not in a rush to finish filming.¡± Now that the matter had been resolved to this extent, it had nothing much to do with them anymore. The police would naturally handle the rest of the matters. Shen Que didn¡¯t think that there was anything wrong with handling it this way. ¡°Yes, thank you. I¡¯m fine. I won¡¯t delay the filming progress,¡± Shen Que said with a smile. She knew that Gu Xiaoxiao¡¯s incident was already troubling Sun Yi enough. There was no need for her to add any more trouble to him. Moreover, she was well aware of her health. Other than a few bruises, there were no other injuries. She just needed to rest for a few days. Fan Cheng felt a little displeased as he watched the two converse. He hugged Shen Que possessively and said to Sun Yi, ¡°I don¡¯t want something like this to happen again.¡±After saying that, he did not wait for Sun Yi¡¯s reply, and carried Shen Que princess-style while leaving the room. Fan Cheng carried Shen Que all the way back to her room and gently placed her on the bed, afraid that any pressure would be applied to the bruises on Shen Que¡¯s body. Looking at Fan Cheng¡¯s careful movements, Shen Que¡¯s heart bloomed with joy once again. She was very much enjoying the feeling of being pampered by Fan Cheng. Fan Cheng sat by the bed and looked at the scratches on Shen Que¡¯s arm that had slightly bled. He said with heartache, ¡°You¡¯re still smiling. If something like this happens again in the future, I won¡¯t let you film anymore.¡± Shen Que grinned as she waved her hand. ¡°Okay. Look, I¡¯m fine.¡± Fan Sheng reached out and gently tapped Shen Que¡¯s forehead. ¡°Either way, if there¡¯s such a thing again, you can try and see what I¡¯ll do to you.¡± Due to Shen Que¡¯s injuries, the two of them were increasingly loving. After Yuan Ranran was kicked out of the production team, she could only return to the Yuan Family dejectedly. The news of what happened on set was soon spread online. Some of the reporters had received inside information and had sneakily waited for Yuna Ranran near the set. Some of them even took photos of Yuan Ranran walking out of the set with her luggage. Public discussions were everywhere on the internet, and everyone was speculating that this incident had something to do with Yuan Ranran. For a moment, Yuan Ranran was once again the focus of discussion.. Chapter 34 - You Should Know Where the Line Lies Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio When Mother Yuan saw Yuan Ranran come back alone with a suitcase and crying while looking particularly haggard, she quickly went forward and sit Yuan Ranran on the sofa. She grabbed Yuan Ranran¡¯s hand and asked while her heart ached for her daughter, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? What happened?¡± Raising her hand to wipe away the tears on her face, Yuan Ranran could not stop her sobs. She could not believe that she had been chased out of the set just like that. ¡°Mom, I¡¯m fine.¡± Yuan Ranran was unwilling to tell Mother Yuan about what had happened on the set. However, seeing her beloved daughter crying so miserably, how could Mother Yuan be at ease? She simply said gently once more, ¡°Ranran, what happened? Tell mom. Mom and dad will help you.¡± Seeing that Mother Yuan persisted in her questioning, Yuan Ranran knew that it was impossible to hide it from Mother Yuan, thus she might as well tell her version of the matter. ¡°Mom, my assistant tampered with the explosives. There was an explosion on set, and the director kicked me out. But I didn¡¯t even know about all this,¡± Yuan Ranran said aggrievedly, and her tears fell again. She would never admit to having instigated all this. Other than that, she suddenly had a thought. If she told Father Yuan and Mother Yuan about this matter, they would call Shen Que, and Shen Que would probably let her off the hook for good old relative¡¯s sake. ¡°Ranran, how can they be so unreasonable? What about Xiao Que? Didn¡¯t Xiao Que speak up for you?¡± Mother Yuan said resentfully. Looking at Mother Yuan¡¯s eyes, Yuan Ranran sobbed as she said, ¡°Shen Que happened to be on the scene when the explosion happened. She was slightly injured, but nothing else. However, she just watched me being driven out.¡± Hearing Yuan Ranran¡¯s complaint, Mother Yuan said unhappily, ¡°How can this child do things like this?¡± She reached out and gently patted Yuan Ranran¡¯s hand twice, comforting Yuan Ranran gently, ¡°Ranran, don¡¯t worry. Mom and dad will talk to her. You go upstairs and rest for a while.¡± Yuan Ranran wiped her tears and nodded. She picked up the suitcase next to her and went upstairs. Seeing Yuan Ranran go upstairs, Mother Yuan stood up and went straight to Father Yuan¡¯s study. She told Father Yuan the whole story. The two of them were already dissatisfied with what Shen Que had done recently, thus when they heard that she didn¡¯t plead for Yuan Ranran, they got even angrier at her and were ranting about their dissatisfaction. ¡°Well, it¡¯s useless to scold her now. We have to help Ranran!¡± Mother Yuan said. ¡°Alright, give her a call now,¡± Father Yuan said coldly, his face full of impatience. To him, Yuan Ranran was the best daughter he could ever have, someone like Shen Que was not even worth mentioning. The two of them took someone else¡¯s phone to call Shen Que. Although Shen Que answered the call, she was fully aware that Father Yuan and Mother Yuan wouldn¡¯t have anything nice to say. Sure enough, the moment Mother Yuan spoke, her words were: ¡°Xiao Que, such a thing happened to Ranran on set. You¡¯re her sister, help her!¡± ¡°My words don¡¯t have much weight either. Besides, she brought this upon herself. I can¡¯t help her.¡± Shen Que directly refused. As soon as these words were said, Shen Que could clearly hear Father Yuan scolding her in the background and her face turned cold. This so-called biological father of hers had never had any good words for her. It was clearly their daughter who had plotted to kill her! How could they be so indifferent as to ask her for help? Did they not know where the line lies?! ¡°Xiao Que, for the sake of mom and dad, help her this time! Besides, Ranran already told me that it was her assistant who did all this. She doesn¡¯t know anything,¡± Mother Yuan pleaded again. ¡°This is the director¡¯s decision. I think you¡¯ve found the wrong person.¡± After saying this, Shen Que directly hung up the phone. She didn¡¯t want to listen to any more of Mother Yuan¡¯s words. She felt bitterly disappointed by the actions of these two people.. Chapter 35 - I Beg of You Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Shen Que had mercilessly hung up the phone again. Father Yuan was furious while Mother Yuan felt wronged. They were the ones asking Shen Que for help, but Father Yuan did not stop scolding Shen Que at the side. It was no wonder that Shen Que was unwilling to help. However, for Yuan Ranran, Mother Yuan had no choice but to call Shen Que again. She called twice but did no one picked up the phone. Mother Yuan could only say helplessly to Father Yuan, ¡°She¡¯s not picking up the phone. It seems that we can¡¯t help Ranran with this matter. We can only go to Shen Que¡¯s adoptive parents. Perhaps she still has some feelings for them since she grew up there.¡± Father Yuan slammed his hand on the table, and the teacup on the table trembled. ¡°Shen Que has no manners at all. She even dares to not pick up her parents¡¯ call! Alright, we¡¯ll do as you say!¡± Although he did not like Shen Que, he had no choice but to do so for Yuan Ranran¡¯s sake. The two of them called Father and Mother Shen and told them everything that had happened. Although Father and Mother Shen had watched Shen Que grow up, they didn¡¯t like her. Compared to Shen Que, the two of them felt that Yuan Ranran was gentle and kind, thus they liked Yuan Ranran more. Hearing this, the two of them were also dissatisfied that Shen Que didn¡¯t help Yuan Ranran, so they agreed to Father and Mother Yuan¡¯s suggestion without hesitation. Shen Que was alone in her room since Fan Cheng had some work to attend to. He did not want to disturb Shen Que¡¯s rest, so he went back to his room for a video conference. Seeing that the phone in her hand had finally stopped ringing, Shen Que¡¯s heart gradually calmed down. She really did not have a good impression of her so-called biological parents. However, before she could enjoy the peace and quiet for five minutes, the phone rang again. Looking at the familiar name on the phone, Shen Que could not help but feel a headache coming. She did not expect that Father and Mother Yuan would actually tell her adoptive parents about this matter. Although she had grown up by her adoptive parents¡¯ side, they did not treat her very well. This was because both of them preferred Yuan Ranran over Shen Que by quite a margin. Shen Que had no choice but to pick up the phone. The minute the call went through, Mother Shen¡¯s voice came from the other end of the phone, ¡°Xiao Que, I heard that something happened to Ranran. The two of you are on the same set. Why didn¡¯t you help her?¡± The words Mother Shen said were more straightforward than Mother Yuan. ¡°I can¡¯t help her with this matter! It¡¯s the director¡¯s decision,¡± Shen Que explained somewhat irritably. There was a hint of anger in her tone. ¡°Why can¡¯t you help her? I heard that you were the victim. I don¡¯t believe that the director would ignore your words.¡± Mother Shen said unyieldingly. Shen Que¡¯s face turned cold. Did Mother Shen mean that she should use her injuries in exchange for Yuan Ranran¡¯s return? Even if Sun Yi was willing to agree to this request, she would never do it. Shen Que knew for a fact that Yuan Ranran was the one who had instructed her assistant to do all this. Shen Que was silent. The sounds of things rustling sounded from the phone, and in the next second, Father Shen had the phone. ¡°Xiao Que, mom and dad are begging you, please help Ranran this time.¡± Compared to Mother Shen¡¯s direct request, Father Shen made it sound nicer. However, the words that came out of his mouth had the same intention of forcing Shen Que to plead for Yuan Ranran. ¡°Anything you say is useless. There¡¯s nothing I can do in this matter.¡± The moment she finished saying these words, she hung up the phone again. Even if Shen Que originally had a trace of affection for Father and Mother Shen, it had vanished into thin air at this moment. No one in this world truly cared for her, except for Fan Cheng. Shen Que sighed and thought to herself, so long as her relationship with Fan Cheng was fine, anything that happened to anyone else was none of her business Afraid that they would call again, she simply turned off her cell phone and threw it on the bedside table.. Chapter 36 - Turning into a Fan Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio While being brought to the police station, Yuan Ranran¡¯s assistant remembered how Yuan Ranran had pushed all the blame onto her to avoid responsibility. When faced with the police¡¯s interrogation, she could not help but break down in fear and cry a few times. She intermittently told the police the truth about what Yuan Ranran had instructed her to do. However, other than the video evidence, there was no evidence to prove that Yuan Ranran had instigated the incident. Therefore, even if there was the assistant¡¯s statement, the police could only question Yuan Ranran, who maintained her innocence. Furthermore, with Fan Junchen¡¯s guarantee, the result was that Yuan Ranran did not face any legal liability. Although she had escaped legal liability, for the time being, this incident had already attracted the attention of the entire internet. From the moment Yuan Ranran was taken away by the police until she was released, the reporters were standing by the side. Not only did they take photos, but they also reported the incident. This incident had a very bad impact on Yuan Ranran. Many netizens criticized Yuan Ranran, and her reputation collapsed into a complete mess. In Fan Junchen¡¯s office, Yuan Ranran sat on the sofa, constantly wiping her tears. Her face was extremely haggard. She had just been released by the police. To avoid the media, Fan Junchen had brought her here. Now, the public opinion on the internet towards her was very hostile. Everyone was criticizing her. Many of her fans had decided to stop supporting her, and many haters directly insulted her under her Weibo posts. Fan Junchen looked at Yuan Ranran with a slight headache. However, seeing the woman he loved to have lost a lot of weight, and seeing her puffy eyes from the crying as well as her haggard look, he did not have the heart to criticize her anymore. He could only go up and hug Yuan Ranran in his arms. He gently patted her back and comforted her. ¡°It¡¯s alright, don¡¯t worry. Don¡¯t cry anymore. Everything will be fine. I will stand by your side,¡± Fan Junchen comforted her gently. He gently used his fingers to wipe the tears off Yuan Ranran¡¯s face. ¡°Junchen, there are so many people attacking me on the internet now. How am I going to turn things around?¡± Yuan Ranran wept. ¡°It¡¯s fine. I will get the company to issue a statement,¡± Fan Junchen said. The development and solution of this matter depended on who could act faster, thus Fan Junchen quickly got the company to issue a statement, stating that this matter had nothing to do with Yuan Ranran and the company was on Yuan Ranran¡¯s side. On top of that, the company¡¯s statement also stated that if anyone were to slander Yuan Ranran on the internet and post unfriendly comments, they would take legal measures to protect Yuan Ranran¡¯s reputation. As soon as this statement was released, although there were still a lot of people who had nothing nice to say about Yuan Ranran, no one went to her Weibo posts to leave snide comments. The situation was much better than before. After Shen Que learned about this matter, she figured with how the company was strongly supporting Yuan Ranran, it was very likely that they would throw her out as cannon fodder when the timing was right. However, her contract was with Fan Junchen¡¯s company, so if she didn¡¯t want to follow his orders, she would probably have to bear a large amount of compensation. If she had no choice but to compensate Fan Junchen, she would rather use the money to terminate the contract. Thus, Shen Que quickly announced on Weibo that she was terminating her contract with Fan Junchen¡¯s company! During this period, there were many Yuan Ranran¡¯s haters as well as haters of Yuan Ranran¡¯s company who were attacking Fan Junchen¡¯s company on the internet. The moment they saw Shen Que¡¯s announcement regarding the termination of her contract, they all sided with Shen Que and supported Shen Que¡¯s decision. In an instant, Shen Que¡¯s reputation soared. Many netizens already had a good impression of Shen Que, thus with this, Shen Que attracted a large number of new fans. The termination of her contract became a trending topic on Weibo, and the film crew benefited from this as well.. Chapter 37 - Make Shen Que Famous Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Seeing the public opinion on the internet, Fan Junchen was naturally unwilling to give up the contract with Shen Que. No matter what, he would not let Shen Que leave so easily. Shen Que was enraged when she saw that Fan Junchen actually rejected her request to terminate the contract. She had already decided to pay the huge amount of compensation for breaching the contract, but Fan Junchen still refused to let her go. What did this man want? Faced with Fan Junchen¡¯s unruly behavior, for a moment, Shen Que was at a loss for what to do. The contract was in Fan Junchen¡¯s hands, and it wasn¡¯t like she could just snatch it from him. So, even though the announcement had been made, the contract was not terminated yet. As for Fan Cheng, although he had returned to work, he was still very much concerned about Shen Que¡¯s wellbeing. Not only did he ask Shen Que to call him every day to report on her schedule, but he also asked his assistant to keep an eye on Shen Que. The moment Fan Cheng found out that Shen Que wanted to terminate the contract with Fan Junchen, he immediately gave Shen Que the sum of liquidated damages she had to pay. The money was a drop in the bucket for him anyway. He was very busy with work. By the time Fan Cheng got around to asking Shen Que about the progress of her contract termination, a few days had already passed. After Shen Que finished telling him about her schedule for the day, Fan Cheng brought up the matter of the contract, curious as to how it was going. ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about this. Fan Junchen still hasn¡¯t agreed to terminate the contract, so this matter has been delayed until now and hasn¡¯t been completed yet,¡± Shen Que said helplessly. His slender fingers gently tapped on the table. Fan Cheng could imagine Shen Que¡¯s helpless look and couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°Why? Are you unhappy because of this matter? If he doesn¡¯t agree, why didn¡¯t you come to me?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect him to be so difficult to deal with,¡± Shen Que said weakly. She did think of going to Fan Cheng for help, but when she thought of how Fan Cheng was the one who had paid for the termination of the contract, Shen Que was too embarrassed to ask for more, even though she knew that Fan Cheng would definitely help her if she did ask. ¡°Tomorrow,¡± Fan Cheng¡¯s tone had a hint of a smile as he spat out the word. ¡°Huh? What?¡± Shen Que asked in confusion. ¡°Tomorrow, Fan Junchen will agree to terminate the contract,¡± Fan Cheng said. He solved Shen Que¡¯s problem with a single sentence. ¡°That fast?¡± Shen Que asked uncertainly. As she expected, when Fan Cheng made a move, things could be done at an unusually fast pace. The two of them chatted for a while before hanging up. The next day, when Shen Que was on set, she received news that Fan Junchen¡¯s company had finally terminated her contract. Not only did Fan Cheng step in to pressure Fan Junchen, he even directly paid the penalty for breaching the contract. When Shen Que found out, it was after everything had been settled and her previous contract was presented to her. Just as Shen Que was feeling joyous over this matter, Sun Yi came over to look for her. Seeing Sun Yi take out a document bag and place it in front of her, Shen Que looked at him in confusion. ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± Sun Yi opened the folder, took out a new contract, and pushed it over. ¡°Didn¡¯t you terminate your contract with Fan Junchen? Come and join Huanheng Entertainment then! You¡¯ll be the most famous female celebrity in the entertainment industry in the future.¡± ¡°Your movements are fast,¡± Shen Que couldn¡¯t help but smile. She had just terminated her contract and Sun Yi had already received the news. It was obvious that Fan Cheng was the one behind all this. ¡°Someone cares about your life wholeheartedly, so of course I have to hurry,¡± Sun Yi replied with a smile. Shen Que had worked with Sun Yi for quite some time now. She did feel that Huansheng Entertainment was a very good choice. Moreover, with Fan Cheng as her back, Sun Yi would not dare to trick her, thus she agreed on the spot. The two of them signed the contract frankly. Sun Yi once again promised that he would make Shen Que famous in the entertainment industry in the future.. Chapter 38 - Fail in Using Public Opinion Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Everything was going smoothly on Shen Que¡¯s side. Unfortunately, Yuan Ranran was not as lucky as she was. Recently, the internet news about Yuan Ranran was all negative, thus everywhere on the internet, she was being scolded. Let alone filming, even the endorsements and advertisements that she had previously got were all lost. She could not even get a role in the unpopular scripts that she had previously looked down on. That being said, Fan Junchen was extremely good to Yuan Ranran. Even though Yuan Ranran was at such a place in her career, he still used all the power of the company to help Yuan Ranran. To resolve this matter, the company¡¯s public relations had come up with a way. They asked Yuan Ranran to release a statement which contents were to tearfully complain that everything that had happened recently was related to the cast and crew of ¡°Jinling¡¯s Past¡±. Yuan Ranran did as she was told. Not only did she push the blame on the cast and crew, but she also reprimanded the cast and crew for using their power to bully others. Between the lines of her words, she was talking trash about Shen Que, saying that there was a mysterious big shot behind Shen Que. That was why the cast and crew had been supporting Shen Que and blaming everything on her. Initially, the netizens maintained a dubious attitude and did not quite believe Yuan Ranran¡¯s words. However, Yuan Ranran was fair-skinned, and although she was not very tall, because she was thin, she appeared very petite, if she acted pitifully in front of the media, it was very easy for viewers to feel sympathy for her. When they saw Yuan Ranran¡¯s tears of grievance, some thought that there was something wrong with the production team. The reason why they would think this way was that they believed that such a cute girl would never do such a vicious thing. Moreover, no one in their right mind would choose to use the explosives on set to harm their colleagues! It must be the production team that framed her. With this line of thought, many people stood on Yuan Ranran¡¯s side and argued for Yuan Ranran. ¡°I just feel that Ranran is innocent.¡± ¡°Is Shen Que so unreasonable because she¡¯s used to being someone with a huge background? Since she¡¯s bullied someone to this extent, she shouldn¡¯t act as if don¡¯t she¡¯s the only clear-headed person in the world!¡± ¡°The production team has gone too far. A group of men pushed a girl out to take the blame.¡± The netizens¡¯ attention and arguments about this matter were unprecedented. The two groups of people started throwing profanities at each other and neither of the parties was willing to give in. However, such an occurrence could be considered to have resolved Yuan Ranran¡¯s crisis. That being said, the production team did not give Yuan Ranran a chance to catch her breath before they retaliated against her. In the face of Yuan Ranran¡¯s slander, Sun Yi flew into a rage. He did not expect that this woman would actually blame the production team in order to get rid of her bad reputation. Not only that, although she did not dare mention Fan Cheng¡¯s name, she had implicated that Shen Que had a sugar daddy, and was slandering her instead. He had just gotten Shen Que, a rising star, to join his company. He could not let her suffer even the slightest, Sun Yi thought. He immediately instructed someone to release a statement and the video on the official Weibo of the production crew, using strong evidence to fight back against Yuan Ranran¡¯s accusations! With this, those who supported Yuan Ranran realized that they had been deceived by Yuan Ranran and instantly ceased supporting her. There were even people who scolded Yuan Ranran on the Internet. ¡°How can this woman be such a person?¡± ¡°Oh my God, she¡¯s so shameless just to become famous.¡± ¡°She even slandered my goddess, how dare she?¡± Everyone hated Yuan Ranran¡¯s deception, so they all ran to her Weibo to leave comments. This was also the first time that the netizens were united on the same front. No one spoke up for Yuan Ranran anymore. Faced with the powerful counterattack of the film crew, Fan Junchen could not think of any solutions, so the company Weibo and Yuan Ranran¡¯s personal Weibo remained silent. Seeing that the netizens were scolding Yuan Ranran, only did Sun Yi feel that he had vented his anger. He did not continue to pursue Yuan Ranran¡¯s responsibility. The situation had reversed too quickly. It was so fast that Yuan Ranran and fan Junchen did not have time to react at all. They could only watch as the negative public opinion developed. Yuan Ranran¡¯s actions had indirectly helped the movie to get another round of publicity. Everyone was looking forward to ¡°Jinling¡¯s Past¡± even more.. Chapter 39 - I Miss You and Want to Have Sex With You Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Yuan Ranran¡¯s expulsion from the production team was a foregone conclusion. To ensure that the progress of the filming would not be delayed, Sun Yi found another female star to replace Yuan Ranran. This female star was already outdated, but she was once very popular. Her acting skills were also very good, and she was also very easy-going on set. She was unlike Yuan Ranran from before, who had caused much trouble when her acting skills were not even good. Thus, everyone got along very well with the new female star. Shen Que was also quite fond of the new female supporting actress. After what happened last time, everyone could see that Shen Que held a lot of weight in Fan Cheng¡¯s heart. On this day, Shen Que was reading through the following scenes. She would study every scene before filming and putting herself in the role. Just as she felt that life on set was much quieter after Fan Cheng returned and was considering whether to send him a message, someone knocked on the door. Shen Que put down the script and slowly walked over to open the door. She didn¡¯t even need to think to know who was outside the door. Indeed, it was the stage manager, Xiao Chen. The moment Shen Que opened the door, he started saying flattering words, ¡°Big sister Shen Que, everyone asked me to come over and review your schedule for tomorrow. The production planner has arranged for your scenes to be in the day so that you don¡¯t have to stay up late at night.¡± Shen Que nodded indifferently. Ever since the crew saw her and Fan Cheng together, they had been especially polite to her. Shen Que was already used to it. Since she had no manager after her contract was terminated, everyone came to her personally to discuss everything. This made Shen Que a little irritated at times. She wanted to take a break after filming, but they came to her one by one, she could not even finish meeting them all. Everyone could see Shen Que¡¯s reluctance, thus Sun Yi asked the crew to leave matters concerning Shen Que to Xiao Chen. Only then did Shen Que have a chance to catch her breath. After listening to Xiao Chen¡¯s introduction of the arrangements for the next day, Shen Que smiled and nodded. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s do that.¡± ¡°Great, then I won¡¯t disturb your rest.¡± Xiao Chen quickly got up and left. Waving at Xiao Chen, Shen Que thought to herself, as expected, after everyone found out about her relationship with Fan Cheng, they all wanted to please her and ask her to put in a good word for them in front of Fan Cheng. Thinking of Fan Cheng, a hint of sweetness rose in Shen Que¡¯s heart. That man was really good to her. ¡°I¡¯d better send him a message,¡± With that thought in mind, she took a selfie and sent it to him. Fan Cheng replied very quickly, but in a very frivolous manner. ¡°I miss you. I want to have sex with you.¡± Shen Que rolled her eyes and did not reply. Fan Cheng, however, seemed to have guessed her reaction as he quickly added, ¡°If you dare to roll your eyes in my face, I¡¯ll definitely fuck you until you can¡¯t get out of bed for three days.¡± Why was this person like this? Shen Que replied with an ellipsis, expressing her speechlessness. She then playfully said, ¡°Come on and do it then.¡± Fan Cheng could not leave for the time being, but that did not mean that he could not do anything about Shen Que¡¯s provocation. When Shen Que came out of the shower, she saw that Fan Cheng had taken a selfie of his neat and beautiful eight-pack abs as well as his erect genitals. His sexual desire was greeting her through the screen. ¡°Hooligan.¡± Shen Que blocked Fan Cheng. Fan Cheng noticed that the woman he put at the tip of his heart had not replied to his message for a long time, so he asked tentatively, ¡°Are you angry?¡± The moment he sent this message, he saw a huge red exclamation mark. She had blocked him! He could not help but laugh. He had never been treated like this before. It seemed that he had to settle the matters at hand quickly so that he could go to the production team and catch her to teach her a good lesson. Shen Que did not care about what Fan Cheng was thinking. She just wanted to focus on filming. As for Yuan Ranran, who was in a complete mess, her life had been turned upside-down recently. She did not even dare to leave the house. When her parents saw her in such a state, they could only sigh. To make Yuan Ranran feel better, Father Yuan decided to hold a banquet for her. He wanted to use this to tell Yuan Ranran that even if she was no longer in the entertainment industry, she was still the little princess of the Yuan family. ¡°Ranran, eat something. Don¡¯t think about the things on the internet for now. Your father has decided to hold a banquet for you to make you happy. We will do it grandly and you will definitely be able to beat Shen Que, okay?¡± Mother Yuan carried dinner to Yuan Ranran¡¯s room to comfort her. Mother Yuan¡¯s eyes were filled with deep heartache towards Yuan Ranran¡¯s depression and sadness.. When she thought about how all of this was thanks to Shen Que, she wanted to tear that insensible troublemaker into pieces! Chapter 40 - Fuck You Till You Cry Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Yuan Ranran leaned against the bed and looked at Mother Yuan, who was sitting by the bed. She felt a little proud. So what if Shen Que was doing well in the entertainment industry? At least Mother Yuan and Father Yuan were on her side. Thinking of this, she grabbed Mother Yuan¡¯s hand and looked at Mother Yuan pitifully. ¡°Mom, will Shen Que come? It¡¯s not very good to do it like this, right?¡± Mother Yuan smiled and stroked Yuan Ranran¡¯s head with a kind smile on her face, something that she had never done to Shen Que before. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, she will come. Moreover, you¡¯re her sister yet she won¡¯t even help you, why are you still looking out for her? My dear daughter, you are just too kind.¡± Speaking of Shen Que, Mother Yuan¡¯s face was full of disdain. Were they not good enough to her? They had brought her back from the countryside to let her be the daughter of a rich family, yet look at how she treated their precious daughter. ¡°Mom, I¡¯m really sad. I really didn¡¯t expect her to treat me like this,¡± Yuan Ranran said as she threw herself into Mother Yuan¡¯s arms. Her tone was full of sadness, but where Mother Yuan couldn¡¯t see, there was an extremely vicious smile on her face. Finally finding something that made Yuan Ranran happy, Father and Mother Yuan didn¡¯t delay in contacting the hotel that very day and notified all the important figures from all walks of life to attend the banquet. Most importantly, Father and Mother Yuan were quite anxious looking at Yuan Ranran¡¯s decadent state. They hoped that they could use this opportunity to help Yuan Ranran get to know some big directors and return to the entertainment industry. Shen Que tossed the invitation aside when she received it. She was speechless at Father and Mother Yuan¡¯s behavior. Their actions of backing one daughter while stepping on the other were just menial. She had not planned on attending the banquet since it was specially held for Yuan Ranran. If she went, she could only watch Yuan Ranran make a name for herself. However, Fan Cheng had also received the invitation and specifically called her to ask if she wanted to go. From Fan Cheng¡¯s words, it seemed that something very interesting would happen at the banquet. Sensing the interest in Fan Cheng¡¯s words, Shen Que recalled that she had not seen this man for a long time. He was not angry when she had blacklisted him the last time and was even taking this opportunity to make peace with her. Thus, Shen Que thought of giving him a chance and decided that she would go with him. On the day of the banquet, Fan Cheng brought a group of people over to help with Shen Que¡¯s makeup and hair. Looking at the various gowns in their hands, Shen Que could not help but secretly click her tongue in amazement. The gowns, regardless of their workmanship or style, were all top-notch dresses of high-end brands. Each would cost at least a few million dollars. She thought to herself, ¡°At least Fan Cheng has a conscience. He knows that only by dressing me up beautifully will my mood be better.¡± The makeup artist brought several gowns over for Shen Que to choose from. In the end, Shen Que chose a figure-hugging blue mermaid-style dress with an off-shoulder design that revealed her beautiful collarbone. She wore a pair of 10-cm crystal blue high heels with it, and the whole look revealed Shen Que¡¯s perfect figure. Fan Cheng leaned against the sofa with his legs crossed as he waited. When he saw Shen Que come out, his eyes flashed with amazement. This woman was simply a gift from the heavens. With just some makeup and dress-up, she was so perfect that one could not take their eyes off her. Looking at Fan Cheng who was staring straight at her, Shen Que thought of what he had said in their conversation that day and that straightforward yet sexy photo. His beautiful abs flashed before her eyes. Shen Que subconsciously pursed her lips, and her heartbeat quickened. ¡°I don¡¯t feel like going anymore,¡± Fan Cheng whispered in her ear. ¡°Right now, I just want to f*ck you till you cry.¡± As he said this, he rubbed his palm on her slender waist with some force, then pressed the seductive little woman into his embrace and hugged her tightly, letting her feel his surging desire at that moment..