DO NOT VOTE!!
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Chapter 611: Is She Avoiding Me?
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Zhai Yunsheng did not know what Jian Yiling was thinking.
After Jian Yiling entered her room last night, he spent his entire night in the study room.
He didn't sleep for the entire night.
The next morning, when he heard the sound of Jian Yiling's door opening, he came out of the study room.
"Good morning."
Zhai Yunsheng's voice had a hint of tiredness and nervousness.
"Morning," Jian Yiling replied. However, she did not dare to look Zhai Yunsheng in the eyes.
Then, she quickly scampered away after she greeted him.
She didn't even eat breakfast. Instead, she immediately left the apartment.
For the first time in almost a month, Zhai Yunsheng did not eat breakfast that was prepared by Jian Yiling. She had left before she even made breakfast.
And thus, Zhai Yunsheng's housekeeper brought him breakfast.
Although breakfast was decent, it still did not taste as good as Jian Yiling's cooking.
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Later in the day, Zhai Yunsheng discovered that Jian Yiling was avoiding him.
Although the two of them did not usually hang out during the day, it was still obvious that Jian Yiling was avoiding him today.
She avoided him in the morning. She had left the apartment without even eating breakfast.
Then, later at night, she had moved her luggage and belongings into Jian Yichen's apartment.
Upon discovering this, Zhai Yunsheng gritted his teeth. However, he still knocked on Jian Yichen's door.
Jian Yichen smilingly opened the door for Zhai Yunsheng.
"Oh! What a rare guest! I'm surprised that you have time to come over to my place today!" Jian Yichen smiled cheekily. In Zhai Yunsheng's eyes, Jian Yichen's smile was infuriating as ever.
If it weren't for the fact that he was Jian Yiling's brother, Zhai Yunsheng would have already pushed Jian Yichen's face into the floorboards.
However, Zhai Yunsheng decided to ignore Jian Yichen. He didn't want to speak to this androgynous person. Yet, he right now, he had to get past Jian Yichen to get into the apartment:
"I'm here to look for Yiling."
"Yiling is currently cooking! Don't worry, she said that she will give you your food in a while," Jian Yichen continued with a complacent voice. His voice was taunting Zhai Yunsheng.
Typically, Jian Yichen went over to freeload. Back then, Zhai Yunsheng would throw him the dirtiest of looks.
However, he was thick-skinned. He did not care about Zhai Yunsheng at all.
How the times have changed. It seemed as though the fortunes could rise and fall.
Zhai Yunsheng quickly stepped forward.
Jian Yichen reached out to stop him.
However, he did not expect Zhai Yunsheng's speed.
In fact, Zhai Yunsheng's actions were fast and direct. He was not fooling around at all.
Jian Yichen had only encountered this situation with his older brother.
What was this situation?
Why was Zhai Yunsheng so agile and speedy?
How was this possible? Didn't he have a heart disease? Wasn't he the type that could die at any moment?
If that was the case, shouldn't his body be sickly?
Jian Yichen stared at Zhai Yunsheng for a while. After a moment, he closed the door of his apartment.
Then, he followed Zhai Yunsheng into the kitchen. He did not want to give his sister and Zhai Yunsheng time to spend alone.
"Yiling~ What soup are we having today?" Jian Yichen asked as he moved closer to Jian Yiling. He happily asked about dinner.
"Creamy white crucian carp soup."
Fish soup was especially good for people with broken bones.
Thus, it was evident that Jian Yiling had specially prepared the creamy white crucian carp soup for Jian Yichen. He was still recovering from his injuries.
"I love you so much~ Your cooking is the best! It's delicious~"
Jian Yichen continued to flatter Jian Yiling.
It was obvious that Jian Yichen was a massive fan of Jian Yiling's cooking.
Zhai Yunsheng stood by the side. He could not add anything to the conversation.
As Jian Yiling continued to cook, she glanced at Zhai Yunsheng from the corner of her eye.
However, when she saw that Zhai Yunsheng was watching her, she quickly retracted her gaze.
Zhai Yunsheng caught onto Jian Yiling's gaze.
Now, he was even more certain that Jian Yiling was avoiding him.
Did his words last night scare her?
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Chapter 612: Hot News Topic
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
And thus, Zhai Yunsheng wanted to find a suitable time to talk to Jian Yiling. However, Jian Yichen did not give him the opportunity to do so.
When Jian Yiling headed to the kitchen, Jian Yichen followed her;
When Jian Yiling walked into the living room, Jian Yichen followed her as well. He wouldn't step out of the living room until Jian Yiling moved.
As for the places where it was not convenient for Jian Yichen to follow, Zhai Yunsheng couldn't follow Jian Yiling in those places either.
And thus, under Jian Yichen's intentional interference, Zhai Yunsheng did not have an opportunity to talk to Jian Yiling.
In the end, he could only return to his own apartment.
As he left, he saw Jian Yiling looking at him. When Jian Yiling's eyes met with Zhai Yunsheng's, she hurriedly diverted her gaze again.
Ahhh, it really seemed as though he had scared her.
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After Mo Shiyun and Ryan started dating, Ryan wanted to help Mo Shiyun achieve her dreams. And thus, he went to ask his uncle for help.
In the end, his uncle agreed to help Mo Shiyun out.
This was not a difficult job as Mo Shiyun had already accumulated quite a bit of popularity through her short videos. Furthermore, the post about her and Qin Chuan had gained her a fair amount of attention as well.
As a result, it was quite easy for Mo Shiyun to become a rising star in the entertainment industry.
Then, she attended a show called "Reveal Your Inner Thoughts." This show was known for its truthfulness. The show revealed the difficult stories behind the glamour of celebrities.
On the show, the host and the guest would sit together on a sofa to have a conversation. The conversation would be centered on the heartbreaking efforts that the guest put in to achieve their current situation.
On the show, Mo Shiyun talked about her life. She talked about her unfortunate encounters and mentioned that her mother had worked as a maid in someone's house. However, unpleasant things had happened to them.
As soon as the show aired, it sparked a hot debate.
Mo Shiyun's fans all felt heartbroken for her.
[Mo Shiyun's path to get here was incredibly difficult.]
[Don't worry Shiyun, we will be here for you. We will always be with you. It doesn't matter if you're popular or not, the Mo army will always be here!]
[Sending hugs to you!]
And thus, the hashtag #Poor_MoShiyun became popular on the Internet.
At this moment, someone posted something on the Internet.
That account announced that the family that Mo Shiyun mentioned in her interview was J10's family. This was the same girl who was currently playing in the Zerg Invasion tournament.
Furthermore, that account even revealed Jian Yiling's real name. In addition, they posted screenshots of the posts that were on the campus forum of Shenghua High School. Those screenshots revealed the conflict between Mo Shiyun and Jian Yiling.
In the interview, Mo Shiyun had been very vague about her past. However, the account that announced this news clearly stated that Mo Shiyun's mother had been scammed out of her wages. In addition, the account stated that the Mo family had been kicked out of the Jian Residence in the middle of the night.
In addition, the account said that the Jian family continued to bully the Mo family for these three years. In fact, the account also claimed that Mo Shiyun's disappearance from fame was also due to the intentional suppression of news by the Jian family.
Upon hearing this, all the netizens were shocked.
Numerous fans of Mo Shiyun went to Jian Yumin's Weibo to leave comments.
Some of them posted angry comments whilst others verbally attacked him.
However, although Jian Yumin had announced his retirement in the entertainment industry, his fans were still there.
When they saw their favorite idol in such a predicament, Jian Yumin's fans were furious as well.
Jian Yumin's fans also loved Jian Yiling. After all, in the past, Jian Yiling had attended a reality show with Jian Yumin.
And thus, Jian Yumin's fans verbally attacked Mo Shiyun's fans as well.
[So someone's accusing her again? Why is she always a victim? Where is the evidence? It's just words upon words. There's no evidence at all!]
[I feel like someone is still harboring hard feelings for what happened in the reality show a few years ago! Upon finally becoming popular again, she's deliberately trying to blacken the Jian family's name!]
[How can you even become popular off this news? She's intentionally setting this up and then she's going to scam people! We don't want any of this!]
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Chapter 613: Army to Protect Yiling (1)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
All of a sudden, Jian Yumin's Weibo was filled with comments.
Right now, Mo Shiyun was a rising star in the entertainment world. She had returned to her former peak of popularity.
Furthermore, although Jian Yiling was not considered to be part of the entertainment industry, she was still considered a public figure. This was because she was the runner-up of the Zerg Invasion tournament three years ago.
Therefore, one of them was a popular actress whilst the other was a once well-known esports player.
By the time Jian Yumin saw the news, the news topic had already reached the headlines.
If it was three years ago, Jian Yumin would have immediately replied to the account that posted the news. He would have said that they were spreading nonsense.
However, he was now much more mature. He knew that doing such a thing would not solve the problem nor achieve anything. In fact, it could even make the matter worse.
Despite this, he was still incredibly worried about Jian Yiling.
He was worried that Jian Yiling would be sad and upset after seeing the news online.
And thus, Jian Yumin hurriedly sent a message to Jian Yiling.
[Yiling, don't worry about it. I will deal with everything.]
Although he had retired from the entertainment industry, Jian Yumin still had contacts and connections within the industry. As a result, he could help deal with such matters.
Jian Yiling learned about the news after Jian Yumin. Typically, she did not pay much attention to the news in the entertainment industry.
As a result, she only learned about what had happened after she read the message that Jian Yumin sent her.
Then, she carefully read through the things that the account had posted.
Half of the statements were true whilst the other half was false.
For example, Mo Shiyun's mother's salary had indeed been deducted. However, it was only deducted in the last month. Furthermore, the only part deducted was the bonus. The Jian family had the right to not pay the bonus.
Another example would be that the Mo family was indeed kicked out by the Jian family.
However, the account that posted the news did not mention the reason behind such an action.
An example of something that was false was regarding the posts on the Shenghua High School campus forum. The account twisted the story to state that Jian Yiling had caused the conflict. However, in reality, this was not the case.
Furthermore, Mo Shiyun had mentioned in her interview that she and her mother knew some of the things that had happened in that family.
Here, in the news article, the account stated that the Jian family did disgusting things. These things were not to be known by outsiders. And thus, this was one of the main reasons why the Jian family had been suppressing Mo Shiyun's fame for the past few years. Furthermore, the account emphasized that these things were related to Jian Yiling.
However, the account stated this in a very cryptic way. As a result, the Internet began to speculate.
However, the story made it sound like Jian Yiling was jealous of Mo Shiyun's excellence. And thus, Jian Yiling repeatedly tried to cause trouble for Mo Shiyun. The news article even suggested that Jian Yiling used her family background to suppress Mo Shiyun's career.
This script was incredibly familiar to Jian Yiling. In fact, it was the script of the original novel.
Therefore, in Jian Yiling's eyes, even though she had changed a lot of things, it seemed as though she still could not ultimately change the arrangement made for her by fate.
She still ended up in the same position.
At the very least, in Mo Shiyun's eyes, she was still the same sort of existence.
A message alert interrupted Jian Yiling's thoughts.
The message came from a person called [Pretty Lady Boss.]
[Darling, do you have evidence of what happened back then?]
Deleting such a post would achieve nothing. In fact, if they deleted the post, more commotion would arise.
Therefore, it would be best to not delete the post.
The best thing for them to do right now was to come up with evidence. Evidence would counter everything that the account had posted.
In fact, even if there was no evidence, they still had to direct the attention of the netizens to somewhere else.
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Chapter 614: Army to Protect Yiling (2)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Before Jian Yiling had a chance to send a reply, [Pretty Lady Boss] sent another message over:
[Ahh, I guess it will be difficult to find evidence. No one would really keep track of these things. Furthermore, the post was very ambiguous on certain things. It will be difficult to counter those statements.]
The post had been vague and ambiguous on certain statements. Furthermore, the Jian family did not really want to mention what happened to the public unless it was absolutely necessary.
After all, the other person who did something wrong was Jian Yunnao.
[It's okay. I'll handle it.] Jian Yiling replied.
[Alright, I believe you. As for Mo Shiyun, you don't have to worry about her. I will ensure that no one helps her in the future! She will have no chance in the entertainment industry!]
Long Yuetian could not help Jian Yiling find evidence.
However, she could help Jian Yiling when it came to achieving things in the entertainment industry.
[Thank you.]
[Why are you thanking me already? I haven't done anything yet!]
After Jian Yiling finished texting Long Yuetian, a call from Jian Yuncheng came through to her phone.
Jian Yiling answered the phone. She heard Jian Yuncheng's reassuring voice:
"Don't worry. Your brothers are here to help you deal with the situation. You don't need to listen to their malicious words and speculations. I won't let them hurt you again."
Again.
Jian Yuncheng mentioned this word as he knew that Jian Yiling had once been hurt by these words over the Internet.
Jian Yiling held her phone in her hand. However, she was silent.
She did not know what to say to Jian Yuncheng in such a situation.
Jian Yuncheng was okay with Jian Yiling not replying to him. He continued to speak: "Mother and father are incredibly worried about you. If you're upset, you can come back to us. We will always be here for you."
Jian Yuncheng did not know how much harm this post would cause Jian Yiling.
However, these words that were only a few lines on the screen could become a murderous weapon.
This weapon could poke holes in a person's heart. It could drain a person's life force away.
"I'm okay," Jian Yiling replied. After a pause, she added: "Please. Please don't worry."
Upon hearing the last few words, Jian Yuncheng paused as well. He tightened his grip on his phone.
"Okay. I understand."
"Mhmm."
Then, the two of them were silent for a while.
"There's nothing else that I want to say. You can end the call," Jian Yuncheng said eventually.
He kept holding the phone until Jian Yiling hung up. After hearing a beep, he took out his earphones.
Then, Jian Yuncheng turned around to stare at Huo Yu. Currently, Huo Yu was furiously typing away at his keyboard.
"When will you be done?" Jian Yuncheng asked.
"Don't be anxious! I'm trying, ain't I?" Huo Yu replied as he continued to type. His fingers did not stop for a single moment.
He was following Jian Yuncheng's instructions to trace down the information of the person who posted the news.
There was no problem in figuring out the identity of the account's owner.
However, the original owner of the account had lent their account to someone else. The other person had paid them a large sum of money.
As the original owner of the account was greedy for money, he decided to lend out his account that was connected with his actual identity.
It was as though he was not afraid that the other person would post something illegal on his account.
And thus, right now, Huo Yu was trying to find the actual person who posted the news.
However, this person was very sly. His landing address was in another country. Furthermore, that person used anti-surveillance tools as well. As a result, it was difficult to track the person's IP address.
"Oh my god! Don't let me catch you! If I catch you, I will hack all the things on your computer!" Huo Yu cursed out in frustration as he continued to type away at his keyboard.
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Chapter 615: Army to Protect Yiling (3)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
The next person to contact Jian Yiling was Jian Yunmo.
Jian Yunmo was currently overseas. Therefore, his time zones were completely different. As a result, he learned about the matter a bit later than the others.
After Jian Yiling answered the phone, Jian Yunmo did not mention anything regarding the news. However, it was evident that he was calling for this matter.
In the call, Jian Yunmo's voice was soft and gentle: "Yiling, my gift for you will arrive tomorrow. Remember to accept the parcel. Furthermore, it's getting cold in Beijing. Remember to wear more clothes. Try not to freeze yourself. Having a runny nose is incredibly uncomfortable."
"Mhmm."
"Also, have you missed me? Or were you heartless again?"
"I missed you," Jian Yiling hurriedly replied.
Then, a clear and bright laugh could be heard from Jian Yunmo over the phone.
"Be a good girl. Your brother will only arrive a day later than your gift."
Although Jian Yunmo did not mention the incident, he was still determined to return to Beijing.
"Don't worry," Jian Yiling replied. "I can handle it. I'm not upset or afraid."
On the other end of the phone, Jian Yunmo was silent for a while.
Then, Jian Yunmo chose to believe in Jian Yiling's words.
"Okay, I will listen to you."
"Mhmm."
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There was an unexpected person who sent a message to Jian Yiling.
It was Qin Yufan.
At such a time, Qin Yufan actually sent a message of concern to Jian Yiling.
Qin Yufan: [Are you okay?]
Qin Yufan seemed to be a little worried about Jian Yiling. She was worried about how public opinion would affect Jian Yiling.
Jian Yiling: [I'm okay.]
Qin Yufan: [Do you need me to help you?]
Jian Yiling: [No need. Thank you.]
Qin Yufan: [You don't have to be polite. I owe you anyway. I should help you.]
Jian Yiling: [Nah, please don't worry about it.]
Qin Yufan: [Well, there's definitely something that I can help you with. Don't be polite. I don't like to owe others.]
Jian Yiling: [You can help me in the future.]
Qin Yufan: [You're not cute at all!]
Jian Yiling: [Mhmm.]
Qin Yufan: [Why are you saying mhmm? You're a big-headed demon!]
Jian Yiling: [I don't have a big head.]
Qin Yufan: [Well, I don't care about that. I'm going to help out.]
Qin Yufan decided to help Jian Yiling. It did not matter whether Jian Yiling appreciated her help or not.
After messaging Qin Yufan, Jian Yiling contacted someone on her friends list.
She wanted to look into individuals that could be potentially involved with these matters.
For someone to reveal that much information, the person would definitely be connected to the Jian family.
Then, Jian Yiling wanted to look into Mo Shiyun's side.
The contents of the news story were beneficial to Mo Shiyun. In such a situation, it was unreasonable to assume that she was just a bystander.
Typically, it would not be simple to look into these things. However, Jian Yiling had quite a lot of contacts. Ordinary people would not have these contacts to help them.
Superintendent Ruan had already provided Jian Yiling with a lot of useful information.
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When Jian Yichen looked at the news story on his computer screen, his entire face darkened.
There was a man who stood in front of him. It was the same man who previously was in the KTV.
When the man saw Jian Yichen's expression, he said with trepidation: "Young Master Yichen, please don't be upset. The person who gave Mo Shiyun help is from another country. They do not know about the things you said."
"I'm not asking about this matter! I'm asking about the news post! What the hell is all this garbage?!"
Jian Yichen had a fierce and frightening look on his face when he was angry. It was completely different from his usual smiling look.