The Seductive Villain Chases Me Everyday To Expose My Other Identities!

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Chapter 1: Transmigrating Into A Book

"As expected of a female celebrity, her figure and face are really top-notch!"

A man's obscene voice entered Shi Ran's ears, and her mind buzzed.

"I'll go first. I've never tasted a female celebrity before!"

His rough palm crept up her waist.

Shi Ran suddenly opened her eyes in confusion.

'What is this place?'

The next second, a cold glint appeared in her eyes.

She grabbed the man's hand, which was groping upward, and folded it in reverse. The crisp sound of bones cracking echoed in unison with the man's screams.

The man knelt on the floor, clutching his palms as cold sweat poured down his face.

She casually wrapped the white towel on the bed around her body and kicked the dumbfounded man beside her.

The man couldn't dodge in time and was kicked in the lower abdomen.

Then, with lightning speed, she grabbed the man's neck and threw him over her shoulder.

Shi Ran staggered and put her hands on the bed to steady herself. Her cheeks were flushed and her breathing had begun to quicken.

She had been drugged!

She was about to get up when her head throbbed. Unfamiliar memories that didn't belong to her began to flood in, hurting her nerves.

By the time she finished sorting out her memories, she was already lying on the bed exhausted.

She was originally the youngest Patriarch of the Imperial Alliance's number one combat family. She took office at the age of 19 and threw everything to her brother at the age of 26. She retired in glory and began to travel the world to enjoy life.

But unexpectedly, she perished in a plane crash on the way to an awards ceremony.

Shi Ran thought that she was dead, but in reality, she'd transmigrated into a book called "The Arrival of the Movie Queen, Young Master Zhou's Daily Pursuit of His Wife" that she had read before and took over the body of the book's supporting character who coincidentally had the same name, Shi Ran.

The original owner of this body was an 18th-tier female celebrity in the entertainment industry. However, due to her stupidity, she became embroiled in all kinds of scandals. Hence, she was not famous and had many anti-fans.

A while ago, it was even suddenly revealed that she was just an adopted daughter of the Shi Family.

She was not favored to begin with, and after that, she became a marginal figure.

On the other hand, the biological daughter was obedient and outstanding. Her acting skills were also praised by everyone in the entertainment industry.

In contrast, the original owner of this body had only graduated from high school and liked to dance in nightclubs, an act that was heavily criticized by netizens.

Of course, she was unwilling to be outdone like this, but she always failed when she tried.

As it was the night of the biological daughter's birthday, everyone came to celebrate.

Shi Ran was dressed to the nines but was still mocked and ridiculed for trying to steal the limelight. Everyone then seemed to have forgotten about her.

Looking at the harmonious families on stage, she could not help but feel down. Without thinking, she took the wine from the receptionist and drank it.

When she woke up again, she was already in the hotel. However, the soul in this body had already been swapped...

"Knock, knock—"

A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts.

It's a reporter!

In the book, the character Shi Ran was drugged and knocked out before she was gang-raped by three men. Reporters would then break in shortly after, causing her reputation to be ruined overnight.

After that day, the original owner of this body had no choice but to leave the entertainment industry. Her adoptive parents even began to threaten her, forcing her to hand over her shares.

In the end, they chased her out of the house like a dog which made her a trending topic again!

At that moment, a beautiful yet sad female voice came from outside the door.

It was her sister, the biological daughter, Shi Wenfei of the Shi family. She was also the real female lead in the book.

"I just got a call from my elder sister. She seemed to be in despair. She hung up before I could finish and she's in this room. Something must have happened! Can you please open the door for me?"

"No problem! Those of you who are strong come help me. We'll break the door down together."

Shi Ran's eyes narrowed as she glanced at the messy bed and the three unconscious men in the corner.

"I need a few more people to help."

The banging on the door grew louder.

Shi Ran frowned.

The door won't hold for long!

If a reporter broke in, she would never be able to explain what had happened even if she had three mouths.

'Bang—'

The door burst open.

"Where is she?"

People poured into the room, only to find it empty.

"My sister said that she was in this room. Is she hiding?" Shi Wenfei walked in, pretending to be worried.

Gritting her teeth to herself, she began to search the room until she found only the three men lying unconscious in the corner.

... .

Actually, Shi Ran had already found the exit the moment the reporters broke in. She had flipped over the balcony and entered the next room.

The drug was getting stronger. She could feel her consciousness slipping away.

She took a pen, pinned up her dark hair, opened the bathroom door and stepped inside.

In the bathtub was a man whose hair was wet and dripping water. His thin lips were pursed, and his eyes were fixed on her like a cheetah whose territory had been invaded. The clear water could not hide the man's strong figure.

Shi Ran pulled off her white towel and stepped into the bathtub.

The man's eyes darkened. He grabbed her arm and was about to throw her out of the tub.

In the next second, Shi Ran twisted her body to break free from the man's grasp and pressed a sharp and cold object against the man's neck. Her long black hair fell like a waterfall and her cheeks turned red, but her eyes were filled with ruthlessness.

"Third Young Master, are you alright?" The assistant's voice sounded outside the door.

The pen in Shi Ran's hand pressed harder against his neck and she threatened in a low voice, "Don't make a sound!"

The man looked up, those deep eyes meeting hers.

Drops of water from his hair fell onto the man's pink lips. His lips curled up as he leaned against the bathtub, looking quite pleased.

The water vapor in the bathroom condensed as the man placed his hands on both sides of the bathtub. His muscles were prominent, and his broad shoulders and narrow waist were even more shocking.

Especially that muscular waist, it looked very strong...

Shi Ran felt that her body was getting hotter and hotter, and the effect of the drug in her body could no longer be controlled.

Her grip loosened as her body leaned forward.

Before the man could react, her hot lips had landed on his slightly cold neck.

It was as if a lost traveler in the desert had finally found an oasis and was frantically gulping in water.

Chapter 2: Battle In The Shower

The man stiffened for a moment before pushing Shi Ran away.

His perfect hands that looked like a work of art, touched her fair neck and rested on the artery.

As his knuckles brushed across her skin, he whispered softly like a lover. "Tell me, who sent you here, huh?"

The man's hand slid over her beautiful collarbone and continued down around the shoulder, circling her smooth, tender arm.

Despite such a flirtatious gesture, his gaze still looked pure. Only his smile seemed to have widened.

His palm eventually stopped at her wrist. The man suddenly retracted his hand and grabbed her forcefully. His grip was so strong that it seemed like he wanted to crush her hand.

Then, he pulled her closer.

Panting, Shi Ran looked up.

The surrounding mist made the setting even more amorous as their eyes met.

However, the sharp pain in her wrist reminded her that this was not a scene of spring and autumn.

This man was extremely dangerous!

She regained her focus as she stabbed the tip of the pen into her thigh. The smell of blood started to spread through the water.

The man raised his eyebrows, looking surprised.

"I apologize for the accidental intrusion," she said hoarsely.

The man ran his fingers slowly over her wrist.

"Oh? Accidental intrusion?"

Shi Ran didn't want to explain.

The feeling of being stared at like this felt like having a knife held against her back. She had to leave now.

However, as soon as she got up, the man gripped her wrist even harder, not intending to let go.

She narrowed her eyes and leaned forward suddenly. Her eyes were like silk, and there was a hint of water in them which made them look sparkling and seductive.

"Sir, do you really not want me to leave?"

Her soft words brushed past the side of his ear.

And her fingertips tapped across his solid chest.

The man stiffened slightly.

In the next second, Shi Ran pulled out the pen and stabbed at him!

The man immediately backed away!

"Pa!"

Water splashed everywhere.

There was a bright flash as the man dodged to the side. When he looked up again, he could only see the corner of Yaoyao's clothes and the pen that had been pierced deeply into the wall.

The bathroom had become empty.

Chu Jinchen froze for a moment before the corners of his lips slowly curled up.

Interesting.

At that moment, there was another knock on the door.

"Third Young Master, Old Master is calling."

He got up, picked up the white bathrobe from the wall and wore it before stepping out.

Chu Jinchen had just stepped out of the door when his assistant handed over the phone with both hands. When he looked up, he could see the dark red mark on Chu Jinchen's neck.

The assistant's eyes widened in shock and immediately turned his head back towards the open bathroom. 'Was there a woman in there just now?'

After Chu Jinchen hung up the phone, he turned his black eyes to the balcony. He then walked over and examined the balcony next door. He could see extremely light footprints on the railings.

"Find out who lives next door," Chu Jinchen asked calmly, his hand on the railing.

"Next door? She's a female celebrity. She just became a trending topic."

"Third Young Master, this is the trending content." The assistant said as he handed him a tablet with the trending page on it.

Chu Jinchen quickly scanned the contents before landing on a name.

... .

Shi Ran was wearing a pure white custom-made shirt with a pair of black pants that she had taken conveniently earlier on. Her shirt was tucked into her Western-style pants, and the bottom of her pants was rolled up to her ankles which made the look pretty decent.

Shi Ran then opened the door of a black Volkswagen that was parked at the entrance of the hotel and got in.

She was wide awake by then. The lingering effect of the drug had worn off thanks to the pain.

Having survived the hellish training as the heir of her family in her previous life, this pain was child's play to her.

As soon as she entered the car, she could hear her manager mocking her before she even looked up. "Shi Ran, you're really something. You're always trending on the internet with some guy every other day."

The manager then threw the notebook in her hand at Shi Ran and said impatiently, "I'm sending you to a live interview show now. This is the script. Memorize it and don't make another mistake!"

Shi Ran casually flipped through the script, reading through quickly and sneering at the same time.

In the novel, the original owner of this body was photographed by reporters meeting three men in a hotel. After that, she was forced by her manager to participate in a live interview. After the interview ended, the character had once again become a trending topic. She was just like a street rat that everyone wanted to step on.

The manager led Shi Ran to the backstage dressing room. As soon as she entered, a cup flew towards her.

She waved the script in her hand and the cup soared back in the direction it was thrown from.

"Ah!" Shi Wenfei screamed as she stood up, her face white with fear.

The glass had exploded a few centimeters from her face. When she saw the culprit, Shi Wenfei's face twisted. "How dare you throw a glass at me!"

However, when she saw Shi Ran's manager, she immediately put on a pitiful look. "I was really frightened just now. Elder Sister, why did you throw a cup at me?"

Shi Ran sat down on the sofa in the dressing room and narrowed her eyes in satisfaction. "I merely slapped the flying cup out of my way."

Shi Wenfei suppressed her anger and smiled at the manager. "Sister Qing, I have something to tell you. You-"

"You two talk." The manager immediately knew better and retreated.

Only Shi Ran and Shi Wenfei were left in the lounge so Shi Wenfei stopped pretending.

"You!" Shi Wenfei pointed angrily at Shi Ran and demanded, "Where the hell did you go tonight?"

"You're not the one who had someone take me to my hotel room?" Shi Ran asked.

"You'd better not play any tricks. I'm the biological daughter of the Shi family. Now, you're just a dog raised by our family. Be sensible and don't covet what doesn't belong to you!"

With a scornful smile, she picked up the script on Shi Ran's lap and flipped through it. She raised her chin and looked down at her. "I suppose you haven't been in touch with your sickly brother for quite some time?"

Shi Ran's eyes narrowed.

The original owner of this body had a twin brother and they always depended on each other. When they were young, Old Master Shi had adopted both of them.

However, because her younger brother had leukemia, he had been sent overseas for treatment since he was young. The medical fees were expensive, and the Shi family had always been the one paying for it.

After Old Master Shi passed away, her younger brother's medical fees fell on her adoptive father.

Shi Wenfei had taken advantage of the fact that the original owner of this body cared about her younger brother and had threatened her many times with that.

Shi Wenfei sat opposite Shi Ran, crossed her legs, and fiddled with her red manicured nails as she said casually, "You'd better follow the script for the interview later and think before you speak. Otherwise, if that sickling dies because his medicine is stopped, you, as his sister, will be the one to blame."

Seeing that Shi Ran was silent, thinking that she was afraid, Shi Wenfei smiled even more smugly. Her laughter was sharp and ear-piercing. "You are afraid now? Then do as I say. Go along with whatever I say. What an idiot. Think of that sickly person. His life is in your hands!

The show is about to start, so you don't have to put on makeup. It's useless even if you do." Shi Wenfei's eyes were like knives as they swept across Shi Ran's bare yet beautiful face. However, she quickly revealed a sly smile.

So what if she was beautiful? After tonight, she would only be known as a rotten slut!

The show officially began with an audience already streaming the live broadcast. The bullet screen started to get lively, but this time it was different from usual.

[Damn it, how can this loser be on the same show with Wenfei?]

[Is the production team blind? They actually invited Shi Ran. What could this idiot celebrity know?]

[The standards of a good show like this have actually become so low. There's no man on this show either. Why is Shi Ran here? To ride on Feifei's popularity?]

Amidst the curses, the host finished his opening statement.

"Now let's welcome everyone's favorite Wenfei and Shi Ran!"

As soon as the two of them went on stage, the comments began to flood the screen.

[Feifei! Feifei is so beautiful!]

[Feifei is too beautiful! She's simply crushing everyone!]

[I'm not exaggerating. I think Shi Ran looks better than Wenfei.]

[Shi Ran bought bots to support her, right?]

Under the barrage of comments, Shi Wenfei and Shi Ran sat down on the soft white sofa one after another. Opposite them was the host, dressed in a trendy outfit.

The host first introduced Shi Wenfei and Shi Ran briefly before asking some questions. The entire time, he asked Shi Wenfei questions, ignoring Shi Ran like she was air.

Even though the comments were mostly praising Shi Wenfei, Shi Ran could not be bothered. She was just happily leaning back in her chair and even yawned lazily in front of the camera.

The scene was captured by the camera, and the bullet screen was filled with taunts again.

"Wenfei, many people say that you're a trending topic. You can be trending for almost anything. What do you think about this?"

Shi Wenfei sighed helplessly. "Frankly, I don't mind being on the hot search list to increase my popularity, but sometimes things can go wrong. Like the hot search the day before yesterday."

"Are you referring to the scandal between you and Young Master Zhou?"

"Right." Shi Wenfei nodded and looked at Shi Ran who was sitting beside her with a sweet smile.

"Although I was only acknowledged by the Shi Family and brought back later, my sister and I had hit it off at first sight. We're extremely close and I actually have a really pure relationship with my future brother-in-law. If you don't believe me, you can ask the person involved."

She pretended to be caring as she placed her arm on Shi Ran's shoulder and said coquettishly, "Big Sister, quickly tell everyone what's going on with Brother-in-law and me. I'm about to be scolded badly by the netizens!"

The sickling was still in her hands. Shi Ran would definitely not dare to resist her.

As long as Shi Ran helped her clarify, she would be able to put all the blame on Shi Ran according to her original plan and when that happens, she would never be able to turn things around.

At that time, not to mention the entertainment industry, even the Shi family would not allow this disgraceful Shi Ran to remain in the family!

Chapter 3: Helping Them Make It Public

[Feifei isn't interested in being a mistress.]

[Looks like Shi Ran can still be of use. Otherwise, I don't know how long Feifei will be criticized by those anti-fans.]

The camera panned to Shi Ran's face, reflecting her flawless skin. She pursed her lips and said nothing.

Shi Wenfei's expression on the other hand was ugly, but she had to maintain a smile because of the show.

She hid her hand behind her back and twisted the flesh on Shi Ran's arm fiercely, pretending to be concerned. "Big Sister, are you still sick? Have you taken your medicine? You can't stop taking your medicine."

[Is Shi Ran mute? Is she toying around with her? To think that Feifei cares so much about her!]

Shi Ran suddenly grabbed Shi Wenfei's hand that was pinching her back and swung it away hard.

Before Shi Wenfei could cry out in pain, she was already thrown to the ground. She looked up in disbelief.

"What do you want to hear, sister?" Shi Ran stood in front of her, looking down at her. "About how you seduced my fiancé and how you threatened me to lie through my teeth on stage?"

"It's a pity. I don't like to be a scapegoat." Shi Ran's lips curved, her red lips looking seductive. "The scumbag and the slut are tired of keeping their affair a secret, so I shall help them make it public."

[What the hell?! What's going on?!!]

[What the hell? Am I hearing this right?]

[What did I just hear? Wenfei got together with her brother-in-law?]

[Is this for real? A scandal between the younger sister and her brother-in-law?? Won't the livestream be stopped?]

Shi Wenfei slumped to the ground, her expression frozen. She took a step forward, her face turned black when out of the camera's view. She lowered her voice and questioned, "Shi Ran! Are you crazy? Don't forget you have a sickling brother!"

Shi Ran sneered without saying anything.

Shi Wenfei glared at Shi Ran's exquisite side profile, fists clenched by her side, hiding the ruthlessness in her eyes.

Shi Ran wouldn't think that just this would destroy her, did she? That would be too naive.

The thought made her turn her head and cover her mouth in disbelief. Tears were already glistening in her eyes and her voice was choked. "Elder sister, how... how can you say that?"

"You're the one who told me you wanted to clear my name and get me to take you on the show. I knew that it wasn't easy for you in the entertainment industry, and I wanted to help you, but I didn't expect you to not only lie about me, but also try to hit me like you did just now! What did I do wrong? How could you do this to me!"

Shi Wenfei cried.

Her acting skills made the netizens suspicious. Under the comments section, Shi Wenfei's fans began to comment about her again.

Seizing the opportunity, Shi Wenfei shot the host a look.

The host understood. "Evidence is important in everything. It's not appropriate to accuse someone without evidence."

"I have proof!" Shi Wenfei wiped the tears from her face and looked at Shi Ran. Pretending to look disappointed, she continued. "I have proof of my innocence. I didn't want to use it. After all, it's bad for my sister's reputation. However, I didn't expect her to do this to me!"

Then the screen flashed behind her and an image began to form.

The bar's explosive dance music blasted everyone's eardrums. On the stage, men and women were dancing passionately.

And in the middle of the stage, a woman was dressed in a tight black dress with straps. Her face was covered in exquisite make up...

It was Shi Ran's face!

At that very moment, she was dancing intimately with a man. Her enchanting figure and hot dance moves made one salivate.

After that, the scene changed. Shi Ran and the man left the bar together and walked towards the hotel across the road. The video then stopped when their figures disappeared through the hotel door.

[666, I didn't expect Shi Ran to be so slutty!]

[Sure enough, she can't survive without a man and needs to hook up all over the entertainment industry.]

[She doesn't even let the men at the bar off. She's not picky indeed.]

[This woman is disgusting. She's clearly sleeping around with other men to make a cuckold of her fiancé, but she's still here to blame others.]

[It's tragic that Feifei has such a sister like her!]

Soon, the discussion became more and more heated. #SluttyShiRan# had actually begun to trend on the hot search.

In shock, the netizens all rushed to the live-stream to watch the show.

Shi Wenfei wiped the tears from her face and bit her lip stubbornly. "That day, my Brother-in-law saw you dancing with a man. He was sad and drunk. When his assistant found out, he called you, but you seemed to be busy and didn't answer the phone, so he called me."

I tried to reach you back then, but you said you weren't available. You asked me to take care of your brother-in-law, so I took him to the hotel with my assistant. That's how the reporters caught us. I thought you were really going to help me explain this time, but you tried to ruin me. How can you do that?"

Shi Wenfei's words ignited the anger of the netizens again. Everyone in the comments was scolding Shi Ran. There were all kinds of nasty words.

[Shit! How can there be such a disgusting person in the world! ]

[A person like her should be killed when she goes out. How can she live such an indecent life and still wants to frame Feifei.]

[Those who called Feifei a mistress just now, does your face hurt?]

[My heart aches for my Feifei!]

At this moment, they were at the center of attention. They could see comments rolling across the screen opposite them.

Even though Wenfei pretended to cover her face in sadness, her triumphant smile could still be seen.

She had originally planned to release this video by pretending that someone had swapped her video by accident.

However, she did not expect that this b*tch would dare to disobey her. Going with the flow, she decided to directly push everything to Shi Ran instead.

This time the b*tch could never explain herself and clear her name even if she had eight mouths!

Shi Ran was dead meat!

Chapter 4: Counterattack

The cursing on the Internet got worse and had even spread to the program's bullet screen, causing chaos at the scene.

The director gestured and the host immediately gave the closing speech. As soon as the last note fell, the screen immediately darkened. The staff were also preparing to clear the venue.

At such a chaotic moment, Shi Wenfei walked up to Shi Ran and raised her chin proudly. "Shi Ran, do you think you can turn the situation around with just a few words? Do you regret it now? Not only did you pay for your stupidity, but the cost of that sickly person's illness will also be on you now!"

Shi Ran leaned back on the sofa calmly and only gave her a glance.

That glance was nothing special, but it gave Shi Wenfei a bad feeling.

The staff member hurriedly ran over. "Director, the live-stream can't be turned off!"

The director's expression changed. "What's going on? Is there a problem with the backstage technology? Go get someone—"

Before he could finish, the big screen, which had been dark, suddenly lit up.

"Sister Qing, why did you lie to me that Yu Fan was at the bar? You even drugged me! Do you know that if I hadn't woken up halfway, I would have been raped by that man?! Why did you do that?" The woman's voice was sobbing and questioning. Although her pronunciation was soft, it sounded hoarse so one could tell that it was Shi Ran's voice.

The people at the scene looked at each other, completely unaware of what was happening.

Shi Wenfei's expression had changed. She turned to the director, wanting to question him and so she held back and forced a smile. "Director, what's going on?"

"I think our live broadcast room has been hacked. We're already looking for someone to fix it." The director didn't look happy either.

[No visuals but only sounds? What's going on?]

[This voice seems to be the voice of Shi Ran. Drugged?! Is it about the video just now?]

[Damn! What's going on?]

The voices continued.

"Shi Ran, I'm your manager so you better watch your attitude when you talk to me! Do you think you're still the eldest daughter of the Shi family?"

"Also, I'm just saying that Young Master Zhou might be at the bar. You were the one who insisted on going over. Besides, that man's family is considered rich. If you can marry him, you won't have to worry about the rest of your life. As for Young Master Zhou, is he someone you can fantasize about given your current status? I've already arranged an opportunity for you, but you were stupid enough to run away!"

"Sister Qing, what do you mean? Zhou Yu Fan is my fiancé!"

"Haha."

Cold laughter filled the studio and could be heard through the microphone.

"The biological daughter of the Shi family is Wenfei. She should be the one to marry Young Master Zhou. Let me tell you, I've already recorded the video of you dancing with a man last night. When it gets out, there's nothing you can do even if you don't want to end the engagement!"

Shi Wenfei panicked and turned to the director. "Since we can't solve the problem, let's just get someone to smash the sound equipment!"

The stereo was smashed and the sound disappeared, but the bullet screen's comment section was already in an uproar.

[This is the manager?!! Is this manager really Shi Ran's manager and not Wen Fei's?!]

[The manager drugged her own artist? What kind of operation is that?]

[Damn it! This Sister Qing is really something! How can such a person be a manager?]

[Don't tell me Wenfei and Shi Ran's fiancé really have something going on?]

Shi Wenfei caught her breath and forced herself to calm down.

The stereo had already been smashed. There wouldn't be any tricks now! The situation could still be salvaged. Don't panic...

However, in the next second, just when Shi Wenfei had calmed down, Shi Ran raised her eyebrows, took out her phone and tapped it a few times.

"You'd better not play any tricks. I'm the biological daughter of the Shi family. Now, you're just a dog raised by our family. Be sensible and don't covet what doesn't belong to you!"

The blood drained from Shi Wenfei's face upon hearing the sound. "What happened? Wasn't the stereo smashed?"

Feeling afraid, she reached out to snatch the phone from Shi Ran's hand.

Shi Ran immediately spun around, causing Shi Wenfei to miss and plunge into the sofa face first.

"You'd better follow the script for the interview later and think before you speak. Otherwise, if that sickling dies because his medicine is stopped, you, as his sister, will be the culprit!"

"It's fake!" Shi Wenfei panicked and blurted out, "It's all fake! You want to slander me! Staff, turn her phone off!"

A few male staff members rushed forward, but she managed to dodge them all, causing them to miss.

"You're afraid now? Then do as I say. Go along with whatever I say. What an idiot. Think of that sickly person. His life is in your hands!"

The recording then ended and Shi Ran kept her phone.

[!!!!]

[Isn't that Feifei's voice? She's actually so vicious!]

[The recording was faked, wasn't it? How could Feifei say something like that!]

[Is this the fairy the fans are talking about? She speaks so viciously. I've finally seen it for myself.]

Shi Wenfei slumped on the sofa, flustered and at a loss. She couldn't even care to settle the score with Shi Ran anymore.

This matter would definitely spread. If it trends... the anti-fans would definitely find an opportunity to cancel her. When that happens, she would really be finished!

Shi Wenfei's agent ran to her side. "Let's go. It won't be easy to leave when the reporters come."

Shi Wenfei was taken away by her manager. Before she left, she glared angrily at Shi Ran.

She had to make Shi Ran pay a high price for this!

Shi Residence.

Shi Wenfei had just stepped into the house when Mother Shi greeted her. "What's wrong, Feifei?"

"Mom, I'm so sad." Shi Wenfei hugged her mother. Tears streamed down her face and her mother's heart ached upon seeing her cry.

"Who bullied you?"

"All I did was get angry with my sister in the dressing room and say a few angry words. I didn't expect her to not only record it, but release it on the show! Now everyone's calling me a vicious woman. What am I going to do, Mom..."

Shi Wenfei cried even more pitifully.

At that moment, brakes squealed outside.

Soon, Zhou Yufan, who was dressed in a suit, walked in. When he saw Shi Wenfei's red eyes, his heart ached.

"Feifei, don't be anxious. I've seen the matter from the trending searches. I've already asked someone to minimize the exposure of this news. In addition, other news will be exposed to help cover it up. The only way now is to make Shi Ran admit that the recording is fake," Zhou Yufan said calmly.

Shi Wenfei bit her lip and carefully held Zhou Yufan's hand. "Yufan, do you also think that what I said was too much?"

"How can that be?" Zhou Yufan's heart ached for Shi Wenfei. "What you said is the truth. Don't be afraid. Leave it to me."

"How dare she!" Mother Shi had already found out about the entire matter through the hot search. She was so angry that her body was trembling. "I'll call her!"

Mother Shi then dialed a number which was picked up quickly. Before Shi Ran could speak, Mother Shi said angrily, "Shi Ran! Get back here now, or you'll never see that sickly person!"

Chapter 5: What's Wrong With Your Neck?

"What if I don't go back?" Shi Ran asked lazily.

"It seems that you really don't care if that sickling lives or dies!"

"Do you have a conscience? You, an adopted daughter, stole Feifei's life for so many years. Now that she's back, it's bad enough that you're hogging her shares, but you're framing her like this too? Now you're not even bothered about your brother?"

"Is it interesting to keep threatening me with dead people?" Shi Ran sneered.

'Dead people?'

Mother Shi choked and froze. Then she shuddered.

"You—"

"Why? Did you think you were hiding it well?"

"How did you know!" Mrs. Shi's tone was dull.

Shi Ran hung up the phone and slowly closed her eyes to hide the coldness in them.

In the book, Shi Ran's reputation was completely ruined after this interview and thus she could only leave the entertainment industry.

Those people had threatened the character with her younger brother again and again, forcing her to transfer 5% of the group's shares to Shi Wenfei before getting chased out of the house.

It was also at that time that Shi Wenfei revealed to her that after Old Master Shi passed away, the Shi family had stopped her brother's medicine. It was also then when her brother died.

Eventually, the original owner of this body had to live on the streets and was even mocked by netizens.

After that, she encountered a human trafficker and was sold to the mountains and valleys to become enslaved to a man. She had to work during the day and would get beaten up whenever she did not do well. At night, she would even be humiliated by the man .

Then when the man had died, she was given back to the human trafficker and so the cycle repeated...

The Shi Residence

"How dare she hang up on me?!" Mother Shi listened to the notification on the other end of the phone in disbelief, her expression turning extremely ugly.

Then she frowned again. "How did Shi Ran know that the sickling was dead? How did she know after all these years of hiding it?"

Shi Wenfei had a flash of inspiration. "Something very strange happened on the show today. The show was supposed to be over, but the live stream couldn't be turned off. The director said someone hacked the system backstage."

"You mean that Shi Ran found a computer expert to help? Then the news of her brother's death is very likely related to that person," Zhou Yufan said.

Thinking about tonight, Shi Wenfei's tears welled up again. "Yufan, what should I do? I always thought that after Sister broke off the engagement with you, I could hold your hand and tell everyone that you're mine."

As she spoke, Shi Wenfei buried her head in Zhou Yufan's arms. "But Sister isn't willing to let me off at all. Is it because I was brought back by Mom and Dad? Does Sister think that I stole her things? But I didn't do it on purpose..."

Seeing Shi Wenfei cry so sadly, Mother Shi and Zhou Yufan revealed pained expressions.

"Since Shi Ran knows that her brother is dead, we can make an issue out of this. Don't worry, I'll help you settle everything. Don't worry, I'm here," Zhou Yufan said gently.

Then he started calling his secretary and the PR team to arrange everything.

At this moment, his phone beeped with a new email.

He had recently been following up on a very large client, so the email was most likely from the other party.

He didn't dare to delay and so as he held Shi Wenfei's hand reassuringly, he opened the email.

Attached was a video.

The video was of him and Wen Fei kissing passionately in front of the hotel room six months ago.

The video seemed to have been technically processed. It was very high-definition, and one could clearly see his and Shi Wenfei's faces.

A message appeared at the top of the email.

[Young Master Zhou has always been generous. I'm sure you don't mind spending eight million to buy this video, right?

—Ray.]

When Shi Wenfei saw Zhou Yufan's ugly expression, she leaned over suspiciously. When she saw the video, her face turned pale.

"What... what's going on?" Shi Wenfei's tone was shaky, and she looked anxious.

What happened on the show tonight could not confirm her relationship with Yu Fan.

Even if that b*tch tried to label her as a mistress, she had a way to avoid it.

However, once this video was released, it would really be irrefutable!

How could she stay in the entertainment industry then!

"Who's Ray?" Shi Wenfei grabbed Zhou Yufan's arm, unable to think clearly due to fear.

"An international hacker." Zhou Yufan pondered for a moment before saying, "This person is very likely the computer expert who helped Shi Ran."

Shi Wenfei was on the verge of tears. "Then what are we going to do? If word gets out, not only will my acting career be gone, but the Zhou family's shares will also be affected. I don't have any connections, but I can't make things difficult for you in front of the Zhou family."

Zhou Yufan held Shi Wenfei's hand emotionally and said even more gently, "Don't be afraid. I'll get someone to investigate it now. I definitely won't let you be implicated."

... .

The Hotel's Presidential Suite

"Shi Ran confirmed on live-stream that her fiancé cheated on her with Shi Wenfei. Shi Wenfei took out a video of Shi Ran dancing with a man in a hotel to prove her innocence. Shi Wenfei released evidence that she was drugged by her manager. Shi Wenfei's true colors were exposed."

Qiu Yaohang looked at the trending searches on the tablet and read them one by one.

Hearing a familiar name, Chu Jinchen looked over.

"This is interesting. I always thought she was a brainless beauty," Qiu Yaohang said in surprise.

Chu Jinchen played with the glass of red wine in his hand and remained silent.

Qiu Yaohang on the other hand was like a cricket in a melon field, his fingertips sliding down the glass excitedly.

However, when he saw the photo of the live broadcast, he was stunned and his fingers paused.

He turned to Chu Jinchen in shock, then looked at the photo on the tablet. It was difficult not to notice it after checking a few times repeatedly.

"What is it that you noticed?" Chu Jinchen asked casually, resting his chin on his hand.

"No... nothing." Qiu Yaohang hurriedly shook his head and looked at the photo on the tablet again.

After contemplating for a while, he looked at Chu Jinchen with a confused expression. "If I remember correctly, the famous Italian designer, Ottavio, customized three sets of clothes for you. Each of them was embroidered with willow leaves inspired by the 'Chen' word in your name.

I recall that one of the shirts had willow leaves embroidered at the neckline. This embroidery is very special so no one can imitate it. Do you still have that shirt?"

Chu Jinchen said bluntly, "It was stolen."

"Stolen? Someone could steal from you?" Qiu Yaohang clearly did not believe him. He was filled with curiosity as he handed the tablet to Chu Jinchen and said cautiously, "Do you want to see this photo?"

Chu Jinchen lowered his head and swept his black eyes across the photo. He raised his eyebrows without surprise.

His slender fingers slid across the tablet as he flipped through the contents of the trending searches.

Qiu Yaohang glanced at him casually, but only to find himself in more shock. "Damn! What's wrong with your neck?"

He pointed at Chu Jinchen's neck where a dark mark could obviously be seen.

It was clearly a hickey!

Chapter 6: The Red Mark On The Neck Was A Mosquito Bite

"A mosquito bite," Chu Jinchen said unhurriedly.

Qiu Yaohang clearly did not believe him.

Chu Jinchen tapped the screen with his index finger and raised his eyebrows. "The live-stream was hacked?"

"I'm also surprised by this. It can't be a simple hacker to be able to hack into the television station's live broadcast room. I was thinking that Shi Ran had become smarter but It seems that someone else is behind this."

With that, Qiu Yaohang turned to Chu Jinchen. "Is there still no news from Ray?

At that moment, the assistant knocked and entered.

"Third Young Master, there's news of Ray."

Qiu Yaohang was stunned for a moment.

'Speak of the devil.'

"We discovered that the Zhou family's Zhou Yufan is investigating Ray's whereabouts. Following that, we discovered that Zhou Yufan received an email with Ray's signature tonight."

The Special Assistant handed over the contents of the email.

Qiu Yaohang stuck his head out curiously from behind Chu Jinchen, his expression clear, "So these two are really together. Seems like Shi Ran has been cheated on."

Only then did he realize that he had digressed.

"Ahem..." He gave a fake cough and rubbed his chin, pretending to be serious. "Is Ray in need of money lately?"

"Young Master Qiu, Third Young Master offered Ray 50 million back then," the assistant said silently.

What he meant was that it was impossible for Ray, who wasn't interested in 50 million, to be short of money.

"Then what was Ray doing it for? Helping Shi Ran?"

"It's not like him." Chu Jinchen narrowed his eyes. "Investigate all the information on Shi Ran and her connections. Put them on my desk tomorrow."

"Yes."

After the assistant closed the door, Qiu Yaohang blinked his left eye teasingly. "Yufei has been filming in the capital recently. Could the mark on your neck be..."

He teased, "The two of you have developed so quickly. If Old Master Chu finds out, he will be overjoyed."

Chu Jinchen leaned against the massage chair, his brows relaxed, and his fair fingertips rubbed the side of the glass.

Seeing that Chu Jinchen was not unhappy, Qiu Yaohang became even more excited.

"Didn't the old fortune-teller also say that if the two of you get married, you will definitely be able to lead the Chu family to greater heights? Yufei is indeed very outstanding and I think she's very trustworthy too."

While he was talking non-stop, Chu Jinchen took out his phone from somewhere and tapped on it casually.

Qiu Yaohang craned his neck to take a look and was instantly dumbfounded. "Why did you call the police?"

"Feudal superstition. Reasonable report," Chu Jinchen said lazily.

Qiu Yaohang was unconvinced. "Who can be as superstitious as your old man?"

"That's perfect. You can still help me take care of the old man when you get into prison."

Qiu Yaohang was speechless.

What a righteous move!

He looked at Chu Jinchen begrudgingly before landing his gaze on the other party's pure white bathrobe and that gave him an idea.

White ... shirt ... Willow ...

Qiu Yaohang looked shocked. "Don't tell me your hickey is related to Shi Ran?"

... .

At that moment, Shi Ran was getting a ride home.

After tonight, the Shi family would probably not be able to tolerate her. She might as well move out.

However, all her clothes were at the Shi family's house, so she still had to go back.

Shi Ran walked slowly towards the Shi family's house. Just as she reached the door, she stopped.

In front of her toes was a black lace bra and a matching panty.

Further ahead was a messy pile of wrinkled clothes which were strewn around like trash. There were also undergarments scattered around.

She narrowed her eyes and walked around the clothes on the floor without flinching.

She went to the door for facial recognition, only to be told a second later that it had failed.

So the Shi family had deleted her facial information.

"It's late. The Shi family doesn't take visitors." The security guard stepped out.

Pretending that he had just recognized Shi Ran's face, he slapped his head in frustration. "My eyes! I can't believe I didn't even recognize our Miss Shi Ran. I deserve a beating."

Despite the flattering words, his inverted triangular eyes showed disdain.

Seeing that Shi Ran did not speak, he became even more arrogant. He then rubbed the soles of his shoes against the white clothes at his feet a few times.

When he saw black marks that were difficult to erase had appeared, he revealed a despicable smile.

"Master and Madam have given the word that your room has been cleared for Miss Feifei to stay in."

"You have two choices now, Miss. You can either move out on your own or—"

The security guard pointed to the small garden. "There's still room in Lucky's kennel so you can pack up the clothes on the ground and move in, Miss."

Lucky was a dog owned by the Shi family.

"You're a security guard?" Shi Ran's lips curled into a sneer.

"Yeah." The security guard took a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and pulled one out, twirling the old-fashioned lighter in his other hand.

"Miss, is it that you feel humiliated by a security guard like me? Well, who asked you to be a stray dog now?"

As he spoke, the security guard looked Shi Ran up and down.

Shi Ran was still wearing the shirt and pants she had taken from Chu Jinchen.

Although she was covered tightly, her beautiful face was even more beautiful under the illumination of the streetlamp.

He smiled lecherously and took a few steps forward. "Actually, if you want to return to the Shi family, there's a way."

"Oh?" Shi Ran raised his eyebrows as if she was interested.

However, her eyes were cold, even colder than the night breeze.

The security guard was still hot headed and did not realize the seriousness of the problem.

He held out his hand to Shi Ran and smiled even more wretchedly. "As long as you're willing to come to the security room with me and make me comfortable, I can do anything for you."

Those dark, rough hands were about to touch Shi Ran's face.

Shi Ran's eyes turned cold before she raised her foot and kicked the security guard's face without hesitation right in the chin.

The security guard fell back instantly with a loud crack.

The cigarette that had fallen from the security guard's hand spun several times in the air before dropping to the floor.

Yet the lighter was being steadily held in Shi Ran's hand.

She stepped forward and stepped on the security guard's abdomen, crushing it hard, the same way he had just crushed her clothes.

The security guard held his shattered jaw, his pupils dilated, his face aghast.

She stood with her back to the light and her face shrouded in night. "Who gave you the courage to seek death in front of me?"

A soft voice exploded in the security guard's ears, like the King of Hell coming to claim his life.

He wanted to scream but could not make a sound. He stared at Shi Ran with his eyes wide open, no longer looking as arrogant as before.

Shi Ran pulled back her foot and played with the old-fashioned lighter in her hand. She ran her thumb across the wheel and a small spark jumped up.

Holding up the firelight, she smiled slowly, her catlike eyes falling on the rumpled pile of clothes.

The security guard's eyes widened as she tossed her lighter into the pile of clothes.

Boom.

Sparks burst through the fabric and ignited, illuminating the night. Even the streetlights looked dimmed in comparison.

Wisps of smoke rose slowly, steadily upward, until they disappeared into the endless night.

The Shi Family Living Room

"Mom, is this really ok? That's Sister's room after all. Where will Sister live after I move in?" Shi Wenfei grabbed the hem of her sleeping dress and looked at Mother Shi awkwardly.

"She should have thought of the consequences before having the guts to treat you like that today! If I don't teach her a lesson, she'll really think that she's the eldest daughter of the Shi family!"

"But..." Shi Wenfei bit her lip. "I'm also grateful that Sister has been by Mom and Dad's side all these years, fulfilling filial piety in my place."

"Feifei." Mother Shi held Shi Wenfei's hand in gratitude, her eyes red.

Father Shi sighed, his dignified face touched. "Feifei, these things have nothing to do with you. It's Shi Ran who doesn't know what's good for her! You don't have to feel guilty."

As they were talking, a servant ran in with a panicked expression. "Master and Madam, bad news! There's a fire outside!"

Chapter 7: Everyone's Malice

By the time Father Shi and the other two arrived, the fire had been extinguished, leaving only a pile of burned-out ashes which was later scattered by a gust of wind.

The servants were standing on one side with water still dripping from their empty buckets.

Not far from them was another security guard lying on the ground nearby, groaning in pain.

Father Shi felt his blood boil. He looked at the culprit with burning eyes. "Why are you acting like a lunatic?!"

Shi Wenfei glanced at Shi Ran and sniggered.

Could it be that this b*tch thought that she could make my parents change their minds?

'That's stupid!'

Despite her silent criticism, she stepped forward.

Frowning in disapproval, Shi Wenfei chimed in. "Sister, what are you doing? Even if you're unhappy, you shouldn't set fire to the house. What if you burn it down? There are so many people in the house! You're too willful!"

"You're the one who had my clothes dumped at the door and suggested for me to live in a kennel?" Shi Ran turned to Shi Wenfei and asked directly.

Shi Wenfei gritted her teeth while her expression showed a mixture of grievance and anger. "Sister, why are you always so mean to me?!"

"I know my return troubled you, but I've never felt my parents' love since I was a child."

"I also want to get along with you and be good sisters. Why aren't you willing to give me this chance? Am I really that bad?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a few tears fell from Shi Wenfei's eyes.

Seeing this, Mother Shi's heart ached.

She stepped forward at once, her well-manicured face twisted with anger.

She pointed at Shi Ran, her voice sharp and powerful. "Shi Ran! You ingrate! If Feifei hadn't gone missing back then, do you think we would have adopted you?"

"All these years, your rich life should have belonged to Feifei! Even when she's back, we were willing to keep you in the Shi family, but you just kept bullying Feifei!"

Mother Shi said almost every word through gritted teeth.

"That's right! Miss Feifei is the real Missy. What else is Miss Shi Ran not satisfied with?"

"I prefer Miss Feifei. She's so beautiful and kind. Unlike Miss Shi Ran, she'll only embarrass the Shi family!"

The servants whispered among themselves. Almost everyone felt that Shi Ran did not know better.

All the malice surged towards Shi Ran at that moment as leaves rustled in the wind behind her.

Under the illumination of the streetlamp, her figure looked so slender it was as if she would collapse when the wind blew.

"Haha." Her soft laughter mixed with the sound of the wind sounded ear piercing in the still night.

Shi Ran stared cynically at everyone standing opposite her.

When her gaze finally landed on Mother Shi, she said, "Grandpa was the one who adopted me back then. You were the one who lost your daughter, and you were also the ones who wanted to adopt me. Everyone knows your motive for adopting me back then.

I don't have to take any responsibility for the hard life she's had over the years. It's not a reason for her to steal my fiancé or be a mistress. It's not an excuse for you to accuse me here!"

Her crisp voice was sharp.

Shi Wenfei gripped the corner of her dress, her expression darkening.

Shi Ran, that bitch!

"I'm your mother! I have the right to accuse you!" Mother Shi's face had turned red with anger.

Shi Ran was delighted to hear this. "Now you call yourself my mother?

When you knew that your daughter was a mistress and still defended her, even to the point of using my brother to threaten me, did you ever think of yourself as my mother?"

"You!" Mother Shi was furious.

She raised her hand that had a large jade ring on it and moved to slap Shi Ran's face.

Her wrist froze in midair.

Mother Shi subconsciously wanted to struggle, but she just could not move.

She looked up reluctantly, only to meet a pair of eyes that were deadly cold.

The blood immediately drained from her face as she stiffened, afraid to move.

Shi Ran then swung her arm aside indifferently.

"Ah!"

Mother Shi could not withstand the force and fell to the ground.

Her hand was smashed against the rough stone of the ground causing her to cry out in pain.

Everyone was shocked by the sight.

Father Shi then hurried forward to help Mother Shi up.

"Shi Ran! You better scram!" Father Shi's turbid eyes were fixed on Shiran and filled with disgust.

Shi Ran did not intend to stay long or take on any more anger.

When she left, her footsteps were brisk, making people even more angry.

"Are you all right, Mom? Does it hurt? Let me blow on it for you."

Shi Wenfei held her mother's right hand. It was already swollen and bleeding. Her heart ached as she cried. Her tone was choked. "Elder sister was really too much."

Mother Shi's anger was appeased. She hugged Shi Wenfei. "It's my fault. I've let you down."

"Mom ..."

The scene of mother and child being loving moved the people surrounding them.

The family then returned to the house.

After dismissing the servants, Mother Shi said angrily, "I don't know how Shi Ran found out that that sickly person is dead but I do know she's getting more and more unrestrained now. We can't let her continue like this!"

Father Shi pondered for a moment before saying, "We can't force her into a corner for the time being. She still has 5% of the corporation's shares. It will be troublesome if they fall into the hands of my younger brother."

"Then what should we do? Those shares should have belonged to Feifei in the first place!" Mother Shi said anxiously.

Shi Wenfei also looked eagerly at Father Shi.

"She's just relying on the fact that she's working in the entertainment industry now so she thinks she can do whatever she wants. As long as she can't stay in the entertainment industry, she'll naturally have to come back."

Father Shi narrowed his eyes, looking determined. He already had an idea.

The next morning.

Shi Wenfei publicly stated that Shi Ran's brother had died five years ago.

This is to show that there's no way Shi Wenfei would use the brother to threaten Shi Ran.

It was further explained that the recording had been faked or that someone had been hired to do a voiceover to frame Shi Wenfei.

Immediately after, Father and Mother Shi also stood up for Shi Wenfei via their personal platforms.

[This recording is a fake after all! I wondered how Feifei could be that kind of person!]

[Shi Ran is really willing to do anything to frame Feifei. I'm really convinced. Can this kind of idiot just die? Why must she harm people here!]

[Then the manager is innocent. Shemust have planned and acted out the drug incident herself. She's not very famous, but she sure is a lot of trouble.]

[I've already watched that video twenty times last night. It's really sexy and she has a good figure. I hate that I'm not that man!]

[User of the previous comment , can your taste get any worse? Are your eyes smeared with shit?]

Shi Ran's reputation was already bad, so everyone was naturally more willing to believe Shi Wenfei, who had always been known as a 'little fairy' in the industry.

Coupled with the fact that the parents stood up for her, it was only natural for everyone to believe Shi Wenfei's statement.

Netizens ran to Shi Ran's Weibo and cursed.

Shi Ran's latest Weibo post was posted a month ago.

It was a set of photos. Originally, there were only a little more than a hundred comments. Now, it has surged to more than 100,000.

The comments were almost all scolding her. There was even talk of ordering a wreath for her upcoming funeral.

The style was consistent, as if there were bots used to make negative comments.

Shi Wenfei's Work Studio

"Shi Ran's Weibo has fallen. Whether it's your fans or passers-by, they all ran to her Weibo to scold her," Shi Wenfei's manager said with a smile as she scrolled through her phone.

Shi Wenfei, who was closing her eyes to let the makeup artist do her makeup, smiled smugly.

Her parents and Yufan were all on her side. How could Shi Ran fight her alone?

The agent's smug look didn't last long. Soon she froze.

She leaned closer in disbelief and her expression darkened. She turned to Shi Wenfei. "She posted something on Weibo."

Chapter 8: Reversal And Reversal

Shi Wenfei opened her eyes right away. She reached out to her assistant with a frown. "Give me my phone!"

She couldn't wait to open her Weibo and check what was happening.

[Shi Ran]: Drugged and defamed. The police have been called. The authenticity of the recording will be determined by the police.

There was also a picture of the police report attached.

These were the few words Shi Ran had posted after one month.

However, the number of reposts and comments was more than that of all the previous Weibo posts combined.

[The police are now involved. Then it can't be false, can it?]

[From Shi Wenfei's point of view, she must insist that the recording was fake. Otherwise, could she tell the netizens that she was actually lying?]

[Anyway, I'm sure Feifei isn't that kind of person. Aren't there plenty of celebrities who like to involve the police nowadays?]

[Believe no one. Wait for the evidence.]

"This Weibo post's exposure has already surpassed ours and topped the trending searches." The manager frowned.

The more Shi Wenfei read the comments, the more frustrated she became. She decided not to read them and threw the phone aside.

The manager immediately consoled, "Shi Ran is just struggling on her deathbed. Young Master Zhou has already gotten their public relations team to take over this matter."

"In addition, President Shi has already arranged everything. How can she defeat you when she's alone?"

Shi Wenfei immediately felt better.

"Just wait and see," the manager said with a smile.

In just half an hour, Shi Ran had already become the top trending topic.

More and more netizens commented, but there were only a few who firmly believed in Shi Ran.

Many people ran to Shi Wenfei's Weibo to ask her to clarify.

At that moment, the trending searches refreshed again. A Weibo account named "Disco Player" was pushed to the top.

[Disco Player]: I was the one who danced with Shi Ran in the disco that night. My friend told me this morning that I was accused of being an accomplice in the drugging incident.

I would like to say here that I did not know that the woman was Shi Ran. Although she was dancing sexily, she definitely was not drugged!

Having casual relationships is normal. I just didn't expect her to have a fiancé. If I'd known that, I would never have booked a room with her.

Playing around is fine, but I will never break my moral bottom line!

The paragraph was not long, but it sure caused a thousand ripples.

[Class Representative's summary: Shi Ran wasn't drugged. She was the one who took the initiative to seduce this guy and cuckold her fiancé. Then, she deliberately framed Feifei and her fiancé.]

[What a f*cking whore!]

[Even prostitutes are more reserved than she is.]

[Ever since Feifei found her biological parents, she has been constantly framed. Shi Ran is too capable of causing trouble!]

[Those trolls who called Feifei a mistress, do your faces hurt now?]

Someone said, "Leave the entertainment industry now." Everyone immediately echoed enthusiastically.

The netizens were united like never before.

Soon, the trending searches became #Time to Get Out of the Entertainment Industry# , #Vicious Shi Ran#, #Heartache for Feifei# .

Shi Wenfei scanned the contents with an irrepressible smile.

"I didn't expect Young Master Zhou to find this person. Now that the person involved has confirmed it, there's no turning back." The manager looked confident.

Then she picked up her phone again. "I'll have our people keep the pace up. We absolutely can't give her any breathing room."

However, just as she finished speaking, she realized that the direction of Weibo had changed again.

Seeing her manager's expression, Shi Wenfei's face darkened and she quickly turned on her phone again.

"What's going on? Get someone to lower the attention on the post first!" Her expression had turned extremely ugly.

The manager immediately began calling someone.

After hanging up, she said with a solemn expression, "It can't be lowered. The technicians over there said that this trending topic was suddenly pushed up and they're also trying to handle it."

Shi Wenfei gripped the phone tightly, her eyes fixed on it like glue.

In just ten minutes, the man who had confidently posted that Shi Ran had seduced him suddenly changed his mind.

[Disco Player]: I'm sorry, everyone. I'm sorry. I was blinded by money. Someone bribed me to frame Shi Ran.

The truth is that Shi Ran's manager had arranged to meet me at the bar that night, saying that it was a surprise. When I saw Shi Ran, she had indeed already been drugged.

Then I took her to the hotel and when it came time to undress her, she sobered up, injured me, and ran away. This is the truth of this matter.

Then, the man attached a screenshot of the message that showed someone had contacted him last night to bribe him to frame Shi Ran.

The screenshot showed a conversation between the man and another person.

The Weibo post that the man had posted previously was a copy of what the other party wanted him to say.

In addition to the screenshot, there was also a clear record of the money transfered.

The transfer records were not censored. The account numbers were clear.

[Damn! You've said everything. Does OP want to be famous so badly that he's deliberately hyping it up?]

[Tables turned and turned again. At this moment, I'm like a quail jumping around in a melon field.]

[Since you've been bribed, why did you decide to tell the truth now? Who knows if you've been bribed by Shi Ran again?]

[Oh, a double agent? OP, don't hide it. Let's earn money together!]

[Previous comment +1]

Shi Wenfei was relieved to see the comments.

Fortunately, no one believed the man.

However, at the next moment, a netizen suddenly uploaded a photo of their neighborhood.

The netizen seemed to be standing on a high floor, and two police cars were shown to have parked below the block.

Two cops were pushing a woman into a police car.

The photo clearly captured the woman's face. Someone immediately recognized her as Shi Ran's manager.

The wind immediately changed direction.

[Oh my God! Shi Ran's manager was arrested?? So she really drugged her? The recording wasn't faked!!]

[Damn, so Wenfei and Shi Ran's fiancé really got together?]

[User of the previous comment, the fact that the manager was caught only proves that her part of the recording wasn't faked. It doesn't mean that the part about Feifei is real.]

This netizen had just finished speaking when he was slapped in the face.

A netizen named "I'm Invincible" posted on Weibo.

[I'm Invincible]: Aiyaya, since I have nothing to do, I intercepted the recording that Shi Wenfei posted yesterday. I compared it to Shi Wenfei's voice. My confused friends, please take a look for yourselves.

In order to prove its authenticity, the netizens released a video.

It shows the audio he'd intercepted and the result when comparing the voices.

The results showed a ninety-nine percent overlap between the two voices.

It proved that the voices came from the same person.

[Damn! Sure enough, we need professionals!]

[So the recording is real! To be able to say such vicious words, Shi Wenfei still has the cheek to call herself a fairy?]

[The public image of entertainers cannot be trusted!]

[I became an anti-fan straight away. Damn, what kind of person have I been supporting?]

[Shi Ran has been wronged too much. The entire world was on Shi Wenfei's side. Even her adoptive parents are on Shi Wenfei's side. How tragic.]

[I was wondering why Shi Ran's fiancé didn't step forward. It turns out that he cheated!]

[It should be this adulterous couple who should get out of the entertainment industry.]

Chapter 9: Ultimate Face Slap

"What's going on?!" Shi Wenfei lost control.

She got up abruptly and pushed the makeup artist away, slamming her into the wall without a care.

She then picked up her phone and called Zhou Yufan with trembling hands.

"Yufan..." Shi Wenfei sounded like she was about to cry.

"This issue is quite difficult. That man might have been bribed by Shi Ran, and the exposure of this incident hasn't decreased. The technicians on Weibo can't do anything either." Zhou Yufan's voice sounded a little tired.

Shi Wenfei gripped the arm of the sofa and asked uneasily, "Could it be the hacker from last night?"

"I looked up Ray. He's the number one hacker in the world. He asks for more than eight million per mission so I suspect someone was just using his name."

"Is it possible that it was Shi Ran?" Shi Wenfei's heart skipped a beat.

"No way. If it was her, she'd have posted it online. She wouldn't have gone to the trouble of dealing with us."

"So... so what do we do now?"

Zhou Yufan pondered for a moment. "I've contacted Uncle Shi. Now, I can only use another matter to suppress the popularity. Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

"Yufan..." Touched, Shi Wenfei wiped the tears from her face. "Thank you."

"Silly girl."

After receiving Zhou Yufan's reply, Shi Wenfei and her manager decided to wait for news on their phones.

"It's here!" the manager said excitedly.

The netizens were still surfing. They were discussing the morning's incident enthusiastically and they all had their own opinions.

Just as everyone thought that this matter was over, another video swept across the Internet.

It was a surveillance video with the Shi family's house in the background at night.

The beginning of the video showed Shi Ran stepping on the security guard and then setting fire to the clothes at the door.

What followed was the scene of Shi Ran confronting the Shi family.

Mother Shi could be seen saying something before raising her hand angrily. In the end, she grabbed Mother Shi's hand and flung her aside.

Finally, there was the scene of Father Shi angrily telling Shi to get lost.

The editing of the video was not obvious. After watching it, netizens called him an expert.

[She's really lawless. Now we know why no one is on Shi Ran's side!]

[How unfortunate to have raised such an ingrate.]

[To think I just changed my mind about her!]

[I've been doing post-production work for many years. It's obvious that this video has been edited.]

[Stepping on people, setting fires, and hitting her foster mother! F*ck! What kind of person is she?]

[The person who said that Shi Ran was pitiful please come to take a look. Do you still think she's pitiful?]

[Compared to this kind of person, Feifei's recording was just some angry words. Besides, she wasn't wrong to have said that.]

[I have a feeling that there will be more reversals. Shall wait quietly for Shi Ran's explanation.]

[A crooked building. Why is there a pile of clothes in front of the Shi Residence?]

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was on the Internet, Shi Wenfei made a statement.

[Shi Wenfei]: I'm sorry. That recording was indeed my voice. I thought about stepping forward and admitting it, but it wasn't something I could decide alone.

The recording had taken place backstage on yesterday's talk show, when my sister and I were arguing. I had said those words in exasperation.

And I did not expect it to be recorded. The recording only captured a few lines and did not show what happened before and after.

As I do not have the full recording I cannot prove my innocence.

However, it's true that those words on the recording did come from me, and as a public figure, I apologize.

Shi Wenfei's fans also immediately began to comment.

[My heart aches for Feifei. What's there to apologize for? It's obvious that Shi Ran deliberately edited the recording!]

[The wicked will be punished by the wicked. Carry our Feifei away.]

[To make Feifei lose her composure, Shi Ran must have said something very overboard!]

"I suppose there's no other way this time, is there?" the manager said worriedly.

"Only the Shi family has this surveillance video. Since she's been kicked out of the Shi family, she won't be able to get the footage," Shi Wenfei said.

However, after everything that had happened today, she wasn't too sure either.

With that in mind, she picked up her phone and dialed her father's number.

"I'm really grateful to Dad for what happened. I don't know why my sister picked on me like that. She wasn't like this in the past."

"It's okay, Feifei. She is in the wrong this time. It's a lesson for her." Father Shi's voice sounded gentler.

"Sister seems to have made a new friend. Yufan said that he asked the technicians on Weibo. They reported that there was a problem with the data and that someone was secretly manipulating it."

"This really doesn't seem like something she could do," Father Shi said quietly.

"So was the interview last night. Yufan said that Sister must have met a friend with good computer skills."

Shi Wenfei bit her lip and continued, "I don't want to continue arguing with Sister like this, but I'm worried that if Sister gets the complete surveillance video, this will continue endlessly."

"Dad, why don't I just take responsibility for everything? After all, Sister has been taking care of you guys for so long. I..."

"Don't talk nonsense," Father Shi interrupted sharply. "You're our biological daughter. It's Shi Ran who has become more and more reckless over the years!"

"Don't worry. I had the original footage formatted this morning. She won't be able to get the full footage. Just focus on your work and don't let your imagination run wild."

Father Shi's words gave Shi Wenfei's confidence a booster shot.

Her call was actually meant to confirm whether the surveillance footage had been destroyed or not.

With this affirmative answer, she felt completely relieved.

"Anything from Shi Ran?" Shi Wenfei asked.

"No. She's probably in her head and doesn't know what to do." The manager smiled smugly.

"The surveillance has been destroyed. What can she do?" Shi Wenfei returned to the makeup table, pleased.

The makeup artist immediately stepped forward in silence to apply makeup to Shi Wenfei.

"In the end, all this has done is add to your popularity." The manager scrolled through the tablet.

Shi Wenfei's eyes were closed. The makeup brush swept across her face as her lips curved into a smile.

"Director Guo is preparing for his new drama. I was worried that you wouldn't be popular enough. Now that this matter has blown up, no one is now as popular as you."

"Director Guo?" Shi Wenfei looked surprised.

One can call Director Guo a first-rate director in the industry.

So far, he had filmed a total of three period dramas, and almost every one of them had won great awards.

Back then, it is exactly because of his period drama that Movie Queen Wen became popular and won the Best Actress Award.

"I've read the script and it fits your image. Moreover, with the help of Shi Ran this time, I'm eighty percent confident you will do well."

"Wonderful." Shi Wenfei beamed.

She took out her phone. "Of course I have to thank my good sister for this opportunity."

That b*tch Shi Ran!

'I thought she would have improved by now.

In the end, she could only be an aide to me.

However, just as she turned on her phone, messages started popping up on her Weibo.

Netizens were frantically tagging her.

Instantly, she could sense something bad had happened.

At that moment, her manager received a call that destroyed her earlier confidence.

With a heavy face and gritted teeth, she asked. "How did Shiran get the complete surveillance video footage?"

Chapter 10: This Is Not Shi Ran's Handwriting

A netizen on Weibo had posted the complete surveillance video online.

It showed what had happened within a total of half an hour, from Shi Ran's appearance at the Shi family's door to when she left.

[This indeed is a reversal of the situation!]

[Was today's hot search dominated by Shi Ran and Shi Wenfei?]

[This security guard is so disgusting. She was being merciful to only kick him.]

[Am I the only one who thinks Shi Ran's kick is very cool? Cool sister, please give me a chance.]

[I was wondering why there was a pile of clothes at the door. It turns out that the Shi family threw the clothes at the door.]

[To be honest, I think Shi Ran really is innocent. She didn't have the right to make any decisions since she was adopted. Plus, all the love and care were suddenly taken away from her when the biological daughter returned so I can understand how she feels.]

[Why are you still in love with this woman? Do you need me to remind you of the dirt on Shi Ran?]

[No matter what the truth of the matter is, the previous video was maliciously edited. It's obvious that its purpose was to defame Shi Ran.]

[The person who edited the video wasn't arranged by Shi Wenfei, was he?]

Shi Ran stretched her back.

She had been busy on her computer since she got up in the morning.

After returning last night, she had hacked into the Shi family's security system and obtained the complete surveillance video.

Initially, it was just for precautionary measures as she did not expect the Shi family to really make an issue out of it.

She picked up the glass of water from the table, got up, and headed for the kitchen.

She now lived in an apartment of about eighty square feet.

Her grandfather had given it to her on her twelfth birthday.

The original owner had never lived here, and the Shi couple did not know about it.

Shi Ran returned to the study after pouring herself some water.

Shi Wenfei's side had also responded.

It was nothing more than salvaging herself and putting the blame on her anti-fans.

Shi Wenfei's fans were also well-trained and began to set the pace.

Shi Ran scanned it twice, her lips curling in disdain. "Stupid."

Then, the Penguin symbol in the lower right-hand corner blinked a few times.

The notification was from Shi Ran's newly registered account.

[Disco Player]: Brother, I've already clarified it according to what you said. Can you delete that document NOW?

This person was the man who had been bribed to frame Shi Ran on Weibo.

At that time, Shi Ran had hacked into the other party's computer and obtained a document.

It was a video of a man raping various girls. There were as many as fifty of these videos.

Shi Ran sneered and blocked the other party.

Then she opened her email and sent the document, along with all the information about the man, to the police anonymously.

There's a price to pay for breaking the law.

... .

KT Group President's Office

"This is big news!" Qiu Yaohang barged into Chu Jinchen's office excitedly.

Chu Jinchen looked up from the document with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his handsome face.

The top button of his white shirt was undone, revealing his collarbone.

The smile on his face widened. "Star City Entertainment closed down?"

Qiu Yaohang was speechless.

If he wanted to roast him for slacking off, he could have just said so but why did he have to say that his company had collapsed!

Vicious tongue!

Qiu Yaohang pulled out the chair opposite Chu Jinchen and sat down.

"I'm telling you, this morning was spectacular. I've learned what it means to fight using the Internet."

Chu Jinchen closed the document and raised his eyebrows.

Even a simple action like this added to his charm.

Even Qiu Yaohang, who had known Chu Jinchen for many years, found it difficult to resist this face.

"Ahem." Qiu Yaohang coughed and looked away slightly.

After that, he vividly recounted the battle between Shi Ran and Shi Wenfei on Weibo in the morning.

He then added at the end, "I never expected Shi Ran to make such a move. No, I should say so many moves. It's amazing!."

Chu Jinchen tapped his slender index finger on the table, eyes filled with interest.

"However this is very strange. From the beginning to the end, the only thing Shi Ran did was announcing that she had called the police."

The parts where the man changed his statement, followed by the agent getting arrested due to the vocal cords forensics analysis and the revelation of the surveillance camera footage were all not done by her personally. However, it would be too much of a coincidence to call it a coincidence."

As Qiu Yaohang spoke, he looked at Chu Jinchen. "Didn't you get someone to check on Shi Ran? How is it?"

Chu Jinchen took out a document from the stack of documents beside him and threw it in front of Qiu Yaohang.

Qiu Yaohang flipped through it curiously.

The content of the information was simple. In a few minutes, Qiu Yaohang closed the document.

"How strange."

That was Qiu Yaohang's first thought after reading it.

"How does someone that stupid suddenly get smart? And she's rising so fast. I think it has to do with the hacker hiding behind her."

"Those coincidences everyone assumed were also presumably the work of that hacker."

"One thing puzzles me, though. Why didn't they just release the video and instead asked for eight million?"

"Mind you, that video explains things a lot easier than navigating through this fiasco."

Chu Jinchen supported his chin and waited for Qiu Yaohang to finish before slowly saying, "How much is the termination fee for Shi Ran?"

"Eight million..." Then Qiu Yaohang was enlightened. "You mean she did it to terminate the contract?!"

Now it all made sense.

He was just wondering why Shi Ran didn't release the video directly. It turned out that they were planning to use the eight million to terminate the contract with Zhou Yufan's company.

"Then isn't Zhou Yufan just taking money out of his left pocket to put into his right pocket?" Qiu Yaohang gloated.

But soon he had other ideas.

"Why don't I poach Shi Ran over? Shi Ran's face and figure are born for this. If she hadn't been stupid in her early years, she might be even more popular than that person in your family now."

As he spoke, Qiu Yaohang winked at Chu Jinchen teasingly.

"Oh?" Chu Jinchen met Qiu Yaohang's gaze and smirked.

Qiu Yaohang trembled and admitted defeat. "I was joking. I was joking."

"You can try." Chu Jinchen twirled the black fountain pen in his hand.

The black fountain pen made his well-defined knuckles look as white as jade.

Qiu Yaohang's reaction was three beats slower. "You mean we can try poaching Shi Ran?"

"Yes," Chu Jinchen replied patiently.

"Hehe." Qiu Yaohang smiled slyly, his gaze landing on the mark on Chu Jinchen's neck. "When the time comes, Yufei and Shi Ran will be in the same company, new love and old love..."

"Looks like Star City is going to close down." Chu Jinchen leaned back in his chair and smiled contentedly.

"Don't! I'm just joking." Qiu Yaohang immediately begged for mercy.

At that moment, the special assistant knocked and entered, carrying a white gift bag.

"Third Master, a young lady handed this to the front desk and said it was your outfit. I confirmed that it was one of the three casual outfits Ottavio had custom-made for you."

Upon hearing the word Ottavio, Qiu Yaohang immediately thought of the shirt Shi Ran had been wearing during the live interview.

He was extremely curious, but he did not dare to act rashly in front of Chu Jinchen.

He could only watch as Chu Jinchen slowly took the gift bag.

Then he took out a white card.

Qiu Yaohang immediately looked over and saw the words "Thank you" written in black on the white card.

The strokes were bold and powerful, making the words look majestic.

"Did Shi Ran send this over? I didn't expect her to write so well," Qiu Yaohang praised.

Unexpectedly, Chu Jinchen casually put the card aside and said in a deep voice, "This isn't Shi Ran's handwriting."

Chapter 11: A Handsome Man With A Mouth

Ding!

The computer beeped.

Shi Ran opened it and saw there was a new email.

[I can buy the video, but I don't want to see it anywhere else. Besides, I need confirmation of your purpose in doing this. Ray, the international hacker, doesn't seem like the kind who will need this eight million.

—Zhou Yufan.]

Shi Ran raised her eyebrows.

She'd merely picked a random name. She didn't expect it to be the name of an international hacker.

The character in this book had previously entered the entertainment industry for Zhou Yufan, so she was naturally working for the Zhou Corporation's Tianxin Entertainment Company.

At that time, Zhou Yufan and Shi Wenfei were already together, so it was naturally impossible for them to support Shi Ran.

It shouldn't have been difficult for the character to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry with her looks.

But in the end, not only did she not become famous, but she was also embroiled in all kinds of scandals.

Zhou Yufan and Shi Wenfei were naturally involved in them.

Shi Ran rested her chin on her hand as she gazed into the distance.

In her previous life, she had died in a plane crash on her way to the award ceremony.

Hence she hadn't been able to get the Best Actress Award herself.

Having been reborn, she wanted to make up for the regrets of her previous life.

Therefore, she definitely can't stay in Zhou Yufan's company anymore.

However, there were still three years left in the contract. The termination fee was eight million yuan.

Hence, there was no reason for her to spare the lamb that had come crawling to her doorstep and offered itself for slaughter.

Her expression darkened as she typed on the keyboard.

[You don't need to care who I am. Eight million in the account. Then, I can guarantee that no one but you has this video.]

About two hours later, her phone beeped.

The edges of her lips curved upwards.

Eight million had been transferred into the account.

The next step was to terminate the contract.

For the time being, she did not intend to let Zhou Yufan associate her with the person who sent the email.

Therefore, she could not directly suggest terminating the contract.

Just as she was thinking about how to terminate the contract, an unfamiliar call came in.

"Hello." Her voice was casual and lazy.

"Hello, Shi Ran. I'm the president of Star City Entertainment, Qiu Yaohang."

"I've followed the news online. I think you don't intend to stay in Tianxin anymore, right? Why don't you consider our Star City?"

The invitation from Star City Entertainment surprised Shi Ran.

After all, with her current reputation, it was difficult for any company to want to sign her over.

Moreover, Star City was a top entertainment company in the country.

She felt suspicious, but she agreed to meet them.

After hanging up, the other party sent the time and place directly.

[3.30 p.m. KT Group. Just tell the front desk you have an appointment with me.]

'The KT Group?'

The name was not unfamiliar.

In ordinary novels, in order to show the loyalty and strength of the male and female leads, one or even more villains would be arranged.

And the KT Group was the company of the biggest villain in the book, Chu Jinchen.

In this book, Chu Jinchen was a business genius and the future heir of the number one family in the capital, the Chu family.

The KT Group was the Chu family's business.

There was once when the female lead, Shi Wenfei, unintentionally offended a villain. The villain was vengeful and made the female lead suffer many times.

The male lead, Zhou Yufan, felt sorry for his lover, so he naturally went against the villain.

In the end, Zhou Yufan won.

However, this victory had nothing to do with Zhou Yufan's strength.

It was because Chu Jinchen was dead.

That's right, Chu Jinchen died at the age of thirty.

The reason was unclear as the book did not mention that much.

After Chu Jinchen passed away, Old Master Chu mourned too much and also left the world.

A great family thus gradually declined and was eventually swallowed up by the male protagonist, forming the male protagonist's business empire.

Shi Ran couldn't help but sigh.

According to the date and time, Chu Jinchen was 28 years old this year.

That meant there was only two years left for him to live.

... .

KT Group President's Office

"What do you think of my outfit? Do I look like a womanizer?"

Qiu Yaohang stood in front of the full-length mirror, wearing a dark green floral shirt.

He deliberately unbuttoned the top few buttons, revealing his smooth and muscular chest.

He had also changed his casual shorts into straight black pants.

His hair was also sprayed with gel, revealing a full forehead.

Those narrow peach blossom eyes were emitting electricity at his reflection in the mirror.

Seeing that Chu Jinchen did not answer him, Qiu Yaohang did not care and continued talking to himself.

"No woman would dislike handsome men. Although I'm very sure that she'll join Star City, my good looks will also make our negotiation process more enjoyable."

"Apart from anything else, a beauty of Shi Ran's caliber is worthy of my deliberate grooming."

"What do you think? Handsome enough?"

Qiu Yaohang brushed his hair back behind his forehead and looked flirtatiously at Chu Jinchen on the sofa.

Chu Jinchen sat casually. The combination of a white shirt and black pants made his shoulders look wide and his waist look narrow.

Together with the gold-framed glasses, his look made him look more like a 'Gentlemen'.

In fact he looked like an elegant European noble prince.

His thin lips parted slightly. "Yes, like the top male host of the Jade Hunter nightclub."

The Jade Hunter Nightclub was a famous male hostess club in the capital.

Qiu Yaohang was speechless.

Sigh!

Why did such a handsome man have to have a mouth?

Qiu Yaohang sat back on the sofa and took a sip of tea from the table.

"Why did you make me arrange to meet Shi Ran here?"

After caring about his look, Qiu Yaohang returned to gossiping.

Chu Jinchen held his head up and narrowed his black eyes under his glasses.

His lips curved, and his voice was coy. "To hold her responsible, of course."

Qiu Yaohang's eyes widened in shock.

Before he could ask further, the special assistant reported that Shi Ran had arrived.

Shi Ran walked in.

Although she was meeting the heads of other companies, she was still dressed in casual sportswear.

Compared to the elites walking in and out of the building who were all dressed in formal attire, she seemed out of place.

She looked around before meeting a pair of interested black eyes.

The man leaned against the black leather sofa limply. His skin was fairer and smoother than most girls.

The extreme contrast between black and white was even more impactful than the naked appearance in the bathtub last time.

So he's Chu Jinchen?

Shi Ran narrowed her eyes.

So the man in the bathroom was the villain with a short longevity in the book.

Still maintaining her composure under the stares of the two men, she sat directly across from them.

"Get Miss Shi a cup of coffee," Chu Jinchen instructed his special assistant lazily.

Shi Ran did not react much.

Instead, Qiu Yaohang started glancing at Chu Jinchen suspiciously.

Shi Ran was said to dislike coffee the most according to the information they had collected about her.

Presumably, Jinchen was deliberately probing to see if it's true.

To avoid suspicion, he spoke first. "Miss Shi is in the limelight today. There's something I'm curious about."

Shi Ran looked straight at Qiu Yaohang with a calm expression.

Qiu Yaohang had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Miss Shi's crisis management skills seem pretty good so why were you criticized so badly previously?"

"After all, we might be working together in the future so I have to understand this clearly."

He added another sentence.

"Even rabbits bite when they're anxious," Shi Ran said.

"Actually, with Miss Shi's appearance, it's definitely a gift from the heavens. Signing you will definitely not be a loss.

But Miss Shi's current reputation and popularity are not enough for Star City Entertainment to solve the problem of the termination fee.

But we can provide a lawyer for you. Miss Shi, do you have your termination fee ready?"

Shi Ran crossed her long legs and smiled.

She smiled seductively. "Doesn't CEO Qiu already know?"

Chapter 12: Don't You Have To Be Responsible For Me?

Before Shi Ran arrived at Star City Entertainment, she had already done her research on that company.

As the leader of the entertainment industry, the CEO of Star City Entertainment was naturally not someone simple.

With her current reputation and status in the industry, she did not think that she was qualified to be personally invited by the president of Star City.

Clearly, there was something else about her that drew him to her.

All she could think of was this incident.

The reason why Zhou Yufan didn't think that she was the one who had sent the email asking for eight million must be because the original owner of this body had left a deep impression on him.

However, the two people in front of her were not easy to deal with. They must have guessed it long ago.

"How so?" Qiu Yaohang asked, feigning ignorance.

"CEO Qiu's acting skills... can be improved," she said after some thought.

Qiu Yaohang was speechless.

At this moment, Shi Ran was just as difficult to deal with as Chu Jinchen!

"Then I'll get straight to the point. Do you know Ray?"

Seeing that he had been exposed, Qiu Yaohang did not hide it further and asked directly.

Realization flashed across Shi Ran's eyes.

So they were after Ray.

"Is that why you're really looking for me?" she asked, but it was directed at the man who hadn't spoken.

Chu Jinchen sat there. Sunlight shone through the long windows, casting a layer of white light behind him.

She restrained her facial expression as her gaze swept across the face that seemed to have been carved by God till it went down and landed on the dazzling red spot on his fair neck.

Shi Ran immediately felt a little guilty.

If she remembered correctly, she had left that last night.

The next moment, the hickey was covered and replaced by hands as perfect as an artist's.

She looked up and her gaze was met with a pair of smiling eyes.

Chu Jinchen tilted his head slightly and grinned a little devilishly. His voice was low and charming, "Is it nice?"

Putting her hand on her forehead, Shi Ran replied helplessly. "Sorry."

The man in front of her was definitely not easy to deal with.

In the book, the original female protagonist was put in a difficult position just because she dirtied the man's clothes.

On the other hand, she had almost slept with him and had even left such an obvious mark on him!

Given the other party's vengeful personality, it was better for her to apologize.

Chu Jinchen raised his eyebrows, his eyes sparkling.

"I was drugged that night so I was behaving deliriously."

Shi Ran still felt the need to explain.

Qiu Yaohang looked at Shi Ran in shock, then turned to Chu Jinchen.

So the woman that night was really Shi Ran!

'Drugged?'

His lips gradually curved upwards.

So Jinchen was forced?

This girl's courage was commendable!

"So?" Chu Jinchen glanced at Shi Ran and asked casually.

"Pardon?" Shi Ran was puzzled.

"Don't you have to be responsible for me?"

That seductive voice seemed to carry a little grievance in it.

Shi Ran: "!!!"

Qiu Yaohang: "!!!"

It was truly an awkward situation!

"How do you want me to... take responsibility?" The words forcefully came out of Shi Ran's mouth.

At first, she was indeed a little frightened.

However, with this villain's unpredictable personality, it shouldn't be what she thought it meant.

Sure enough, the man spoke lazily a second later.

'Tell me about your relationship with Ray.'

Qiu Yaohang's face darkened. "Is that what you call taking responsibility?"

Why was the plot developing differently from what he had imagined?

'What happened to the idol drama he was expecting?'

Shi Ran breathed a silent sigh of relief and confessed, 'I don't know him.'

After that, Chu Jinchen did not say anything shocking. It was as if he expected her answer to be a way of taking responsibility for what she had done.

Shi Ran and Qiu Yaohang then chatted briefly for a while before she left.

Qiu looked at the untouched cup of coffee on the table and shrugged. "She didn't drink it."

Chu Jinchen narrowed his eyes and remained silent. He seemed to be in deep thoughts.

The next day, Shi Ran received a call from Zhou Yufan.

"I've already discussed the termination of the contract with your lawyer," Zhou Yufan said coldly.

"So?" She yawned wearily.

'He called her just to say that?'

"Shi Ran, I initially thought you came up with the courage and money to terminate our contract yourself but it seems like it's because you've hooked up with someone from KT Group."

Shi Ran's mind cleared up a little.

'KT?'

'Shouldn't it be Star City Entertainment?'

"To be able to mobilize the KT Group's chief lawyer, it seems that the people on your side aren't simple either. Have you fallen so low that you're going to be someone's mistress?"

"The termination fee is one yuan. You really didn't forget to humiliate me even when you are leaving!"

'One yuan? Isn't it eight million yuan?'

Shi Ran was stunned for a moment.

"Don't you dare think that you can humiliate me just because you have the backing of KT. I'm warning you—"

Couldn't be bothered to listen to Zhou Yufan's nagging, Shi Ran decided to hang up on him.

She was fully awake by then.

Picking up her phone, she found Qiu Yaohang's WeChat account that she had added yesterday.

[Shi Ran]: Zhou Yufan said that KT's lawyer was the one who terminated my contract today?

Qiu Yaohang replied quickly.

[Qiu Yaohang] Yes, KT's chief lawyer, Zhang Lu. Jinchen had instructed him to do so yesterday.

[Shi Ran]: Help me convey my gratitude. I'll treat you both to a meal next time.

Then, she found Zhou Yufan's WeChat in her contact list.

She opened the chat box.

Then, she transferred one yuan to him with the words "Contract Termination" written in the note.

Immediately after, she proceeded to block him on WeChat.

Meanwhile, Qiu Yaohang was excitedly sending a message to Chu Jinchen.

[Qiu Yaohang]: It's a pity that I couldn't be there personally today. I really want to see Zhou Yufan's expression when Zhang Lu talked about the termination fee.

Chu Jinchen only replied after about half an hour.

[Chu Jinchen]: Star City Entertainment has closed down?

Qiu Yaohang was speechless.

[Qiu Yaohang]: Miss Shi Ran asked me to convey her gratitude and said that she would treat us to a meal next time.

[Chu Jinchen]: Gratitude can be conveyed just like this?

Qiu Yaohang's mouth twitched slightly.

[Qiu Yaohang]: I'll send your WeChat contact to her and let her thank you herself.

Qiu Yaohang quickly sent Chu Jinchen's WeChat contact info to Shi Ran.

Then, he returned to Chu Jinchen's chat box.

[Qiu Yaohang]: I have a question for you.

Half an hour passed and there was no reply.

[Qiu Yaohang]: Shi Ran joining Star City is already a done deal, but I'm still hesitating about who to assign as her manager.

[Chu Jinchen]: Tell me about it.

Qiu Yaohang was speechless.

At the mention of Shi Ran he replied instantly?

Coincidence, right?

'It's a coincidence, isn't it?'

[Qiu Yaohang]: I plan to choose Yufei's manager. What do you think?

[Chu Jinchen]: She has many artists under her. Many of them are famous and have valuable resources.

[Qiu Yaohang]: That's true. If Shi Ran goes to her place, there's probably no way out for her.

Chu Jinchen: Ji Wenfeng is not back yet?

[Qiu Yaohang]: That guy is still traveling. Don't tell me you want Ji Wenfeng to manage Shi Ran?

[Qiu Yaohang]: It's not like you don't know. Ever since that incident, he has no intention of managing anyone.

[Chu Jinchen]: Send him Shi Ran's information.

[Qiu Yaohang]: Who doesn't know this guy's personality? Anyone who becomes his artist will complain. Are you sure you want Shi Ran under him? Don't tell me you're deliberately taking revenge?

[Qiu Yaohang]: Moreover, he won't agree, right? Although he likes good-looking artists, it's probably difficult for him to return to the entertainment industry just because of Shi Ran's face.

Chu Jinchen did not reply after Qiu Yaohang sent the message.

Guessing that Chu Jinchen was busy with work, he did not send anymore messages.

But in reality, Chu Jinchen, who he thought was 'busy with work', was still holding his phone.

The phone interface displayed a WeChat chat. On the chat box, two words were flashing.

Shi Ran.

Chapter 13: A Hero Saving A Beauty

Shi Ran: Thanks for the lawyer.

Chu Jinchen's lips curled up.

He twirled the phone in his hand like he was in no hurry to reply.

After about half an hour later, he then took his time to reply with two words.

[Chu Jinchen]: No need.

One week later.

Shi Ran arrived at Star City Entertainment dressed casually.

That day was the day she was signing with Star City.

"Oh my God! Sister Jia, your dress..."

As soon as she stepped into the front hall, a woman's compliment exploded in her ears.

She then followed the voice.

There was chaos at the elevator doors.

A woman was standing in the middle, wearing a set of Chanel outfit and a pair of sunglasses.

At that moment, a conspicuous dark brown mark could be seen on the middle of her white skirt.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" The sweet-looking baby-faced girl apologized while holding a paper cup. There was brown liquid dripping down the white paper cup while she panicked.

"Pa!"

An assistant stepped forward and slapped the girl in the face angrily.

The young girl's face turned to the side as it quickly turned red.

She bit her lip and could only keep bowing and apologizing.

"Don't you have eyes? Do you know how much Sister Jia's clothes cost? Can you afford it?" The assistant became even more mean.

"I'm really sorry. I can wash... I'll help clean it." The doll-faced girl was on the verge of tears.

"Sister Jia's outfit is custom-made from overseas. It's worth more than 100,000 yuan. How are you going to wash them with your dirty hands?"

The woman in sunglasses frowned while her sharp eyes were still fixated on the baby-faced girl.

Even though she said nothing, her eyes showed that she clearly wanted to kill the baby-faced girl.

"Sister Jia, I'm really sorry! I really didn't mean it. I can take it to the dry cleaner to wash," the baby-faced girl said hurriedly.

"Pay up," the woman in the sunglasses said, her tone as firm as can be.

"I... I don't have money. I can't afford..." The baby-faced girl was out of her wits. She looked around at the people around her for help.

However, no one was willing to help. Everyone lowered their heads and pretended to not see her.

"Looks like you won't know your place until you see the coffin."

With that, the assistant strode forward and rudely snatched the paper cup from the girl's hand.

The brown liquid inside sloshed, and some of it spilled out.

The assistant smiled sinisterly and proceeded to pour the remaining liquid on the girl.

"Ah—" The doll-faced girl covered her face in fear.

The next moment she felt a grip on her hand.

As she spun to the side, the brown liquid splashed onto the gray tiles on the floor instead.

The baby-faced girl looked up with lingering fear and met a pair of beautiful dark brown eyes.

"Who are you?!" The assistant looked angrily at Shi Ran, who had suddenly barged in to save the baby-faced girl.

Shi Ran glanced at the marks on the woman's skirt and said, "You can take it for dry cleaning."

"Not only did she dirty Sister Jia's clothes, but she also delayed her trip. Is it something that can be solved by just washing her clothes?"

"If you didn't pester her here, your trip wouldn't have been delayed," Shi Ran said calmly.

"This has nothing to do with you. You better mind your own business," the woman in the sunglasses said unhappily.

Shi Ran looked down at the girl who was shivering like a little rabbit in her arms.

She had not intended to meddle.

But this girl resembled a friend from her previous life.

She couldn't simply sit back and do nothing.

Shi Ran sighed silently and looked up at the person opposite her. "How much is it? I'll pay."

It just so happened that she had cheated Zhou Yufan of eight million yuan previously.

"You..." The doll-faced girl tried to stop her, but a look from Shi Ran stopped her.

"Two hundred thousand," said the woman in sunglasses.

Shi Ran narrowed her eyes and scanned the woman in sunglasses like a radar.

"Your Chanel outfit is from five years ago so it should only be worth tens of thousands of yuan now. Judging from the wear and tear of the fabric, you've worn it many times, right?"

"I said 200,000. If you can't afford it, fine. Kneel down and apologize for her!" the woman in sunglasses said arrogantly.

"No!" the doll-faced girl immediately stopped her. "I dirtied this. If anyone should kneel, it should be me!"

The girl bent her knees in humiliation and was about to kneel when she was quickly lifted up.

When Shi Ran met the girl's puzzled gaze, she rubbed her head comfortingly.

She looked at the woman in the sunglasses and said. "I'll give you two hundred thousand to buy this outfit."

"Sure," the woman in the sunglasses agreed readily.

Shi Ran then transferred the two hundred thousand to the other party's account.

The woman in the sunglasses smiled in satisfaction and said arrogantly, "I'll let you go this time. Let's go."

With that, she arrogantly prepared to leave.

Just then a fair skinned arm stretched out in front of her.

She looked impatiently at Shi Ran, who had stopped her. "What else do you want?"

Shi Ran said calmly, 'Take your clothes off.'

"Are you crazy?!"

"This outfit belongs to me now, so take it off!" Shi Ran's eyes sharpened.

The woman in the sunglasses immediately lost her bravado. "How... how do I take it off now?"

"That is a problem for you to solve."

"Do you know who our Sister Jia is? How dare you ask her to take off her clothes?!" The assistant immediately stood up and scolded.

Shi Ran sneered. "I don't care who she is. Just don't make me do it."

"You!" The woman in the sunglasses gritted her teeth in anger.

However, seeing Shi Ran's murderous look, she did not dare to say anything. She could only say angrily, "Just you wait!"

After that, she turned and went into the reception room.

She had changed into a large black coat when she came out. The coat covered her entire body, but she still grabbed the sleeves on both sides uneasily, looking humiliated.

The assistant then threw the outfit that the woman in sunglasses had taken off at Shi Ran's face.

Shi Ran simply sidestepped and the outfit fell to the ground.

"You'll see!" said the woman as she left.

She was covering herself with both hands the entire time with her back hunched. Her sneaky look from before was completely gone by then.

The baby-faced girl hurriedly bent down to pick up the clothes on the ground while rubbing her fingers uneasily.

"Um... thank you so much. Can I pay you in installments for the two hundred thousand yuan?"

Shi Ran turned to look at her.

At such a close distance, that innocent face resembled a friend from Shi Ran's previous life even more.

"It's fine. I have a lot of money. I'll deal with the clothes myself." Shi Ran said while patting the girl's shoulder.

Just then, the elevator arrived and she entered it.

She glanced at her phone.

Her appointment with Qiu Yaohang was set at ten o'clock but it was already ten-fifteen at that time.

Finally, she had reached Qiu Yaohang's office.

"You're quite early."

As soon as she entered, she heard Qiu Yaohang's sarcastic tone.

"Sorry, something came up."

Qiu Yaohang didn't seem to mind.

The two of them quickly finalized their intention to work together and signed the contract.

After the contract was signed, Qiu Yaohang closed the folder. "Your manager is almost here. You shall meet him first."

They waited for almost ten minutes before the office door was pushed open.

Shi Ran raised her eyebrows.

The man who entered was in his thirties. His skin was a healthy bronze color. He wore a white tank top with a floral shirt and floral shorts.

After he came in, he walked to the coffee table and poured himself a glass of water. Without saying a word, he raised his head and drank it all.

He acted casually as if he had entered his own office.

"Ji Wenfeng! Can't you take care of your image?" Qiu Yaohang held his forehead helplessly.

Ji Wenfeng then put down the cup before landing his deep eyes on Shi Ran.

He rubbed the green stubble on his chin and looked around in circles. His eyes seemed to glow green.

"Where did you find such a good seedling? Why would such a good thing happen to me?"

Chapter 14: New Company, New Manager.

"Have I not arranged such opportunities for you before? You were the one who didn't want it!" Qiu Yaohang retorted.

Ji Wenfeng stared at Shi Ran with his burning gaze, as if his soul had been hooked. He was not listening to Qiu Yaohang at all.

Qiu Yaohang was also aware of this guy's obsession with looks.

But in the next moment Ji Wenfeng couldn't help himself.

"What's your name?" Ji Wenfeng asked enthusiastically.

Qiu Yaohang was speechless. "Ji Wenfeng! Don't tell me you rushed back without even looking at the information I sent you?"

He knew this guy too well!

Ji Wenfeng would definitely do such a thing.

Ji Wenfeng frowned, not feeling guilty at all. "I didn't have time to look through."

"Then read it now. You can decide whether to be her manager or not after reading it." Qiu Yaohang then took out a document and threw it to Ji Wenfeng.

Ji Wenfeng took the document with his gaze still glued to Shi Ran.

Shi Ran was sitting on the sofa, looking calm.

Of course, that wasn't how she was really feeling at that moment.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party's eyes looked pure and innocent, she would have punched him.

"Can you stop acting like a fool?" Qiu Yaohang felt like he was about to lose all his face.

Ji Wenfeng reluctantly looked away and finally opened the document to read.

While Ji Wenfeng was looking at the documents, Qiu Yaohang remembered to introduce them.

"His name is Ji Wenfeng. He was our company's top manager three years ago. Yufei... Wen Yufei, the Best Actress, was managed by him previously."

"After that, this guy decided to leave the industry, so Wen Yufei had to change to her current manager."

"It can be said that Wen Yufei's current achievements are largely thanks to him."

**Pa!**

Ji Wenfeng closed the file.

With a puzzled face he asked. "Your fiancé chose an ordinary woman over a beautiful woman like you?"

Shi Ran was speechless.

Why did he focus on that?

Moreover, although Shi Wenfei was not a peerless beauty, her appearance was not average either.

"He's obsessed with looks. In his eyes, when there is a best looking person, the rest could only be considered as ordinary looking," Qiu Yaohang explained.

As if afraid of frightening Shi Ran, he added, "He tends to act a little abnormal only during the first meeting. He'll be fine after that."

"Alright." Shi Ran nodded.

Ji Wenfeng contemplated for a while before saying seriously, "You had too many scandals and anti-fans before so it won't be easy for you to become famous."

"Of course, I can help you. But the road will be bitter. I have high expectations so you can refuse if you think you won't be able to hit them."

"Let's sign then." Shi Ran agreed without hesitation.

Ji Wenfeng.

The book had mentioned this person.

Even the female lead in the book had thoughts of poaching him, but she was rejected.

However, judging from the few words in the book, Ji Wenfeng indeed seemed like an outstanding manager, just like Qiu Yaohang had said.

"Where's my office?" Ji Wenfeng asked Qiu Yaohang.

"The same one as before. I already got someone to clean it up for you."

Hearing this, Ji Wenfeng stood up and said to Shi Ran. "Let's go to my office."

He seemed to be much more normal than before.

Shi Ran followed Ji Wenfeng to his office.

Ji Wenfeng's office matched his appearance. It had a simple and masculine vibe.

"Your previous manager didn't want to manage you seriously, did she? Or did she deliberately want to destroy you?" Ji Wenfeng asked directly.

"Yeah." Shi Ran nodded.

"I've read the information. A lot of your scandals were actually easy to cover up through public relations, and yet your previous studio had always released statements to acknowledge them."

"With your current reputation, it might seem hard to get it right for some, but not for me."

"I saw a clip of your acting before I came here. To be honest, it's very bad. Not only is your acting bad, but your camera sense is also bad. What a complete waste of this face."

"I wasn't going to sign you initially, but with that face and that body... I have a feeling you'll go viral under my care."

"Therefore, I'm going to train you in all areas. It's going to be tough. Are you ready?"

Ji Wenfeng's business-like tone was completely different from that of the infatuated man she first met.

Shi Ran smirked. "Ready."

Upon seeing the beauty's smirk, Ji Wenfeng could no longer put on a serious face.

After all, he was still a man with an obsession with looks.

When noon came, Ji Wenfeng brought Shi Ran out for a meal. Then in the afternoon, he dragged Shi Ran to participate in the company's training.

It was already half past nine in the evening when Shi Ran left Star City Entertainment.

Standing at the entrance, she was about to hail a cab when her phone buzzed and vibrated.

She clicked on a notification.

It was a video sent by a man named Liao Feng.

The video seems to be filmed in a private room with many bright and colorful spotlights.

A man was shown to be kneeling in the center of the private room.

The man had his head down. His dark hair was dripping wet.

The white shirt he wore was stained with yellow and red fluid, causing the shirt to become slightly transparent.

There were shards of glass on the floor too. When he reached down to pick up the glass, the glass shards cut his hands. Even when the glass was stained with blood, he had no complaints.

A second later a man with dyed red hair appeared, holding a bottle of whiskey.

He walked up to the man and smiled nastily.

He tilted his hand and the liquid from the bottle spilled onto the man's head. It ran down his black hair, across his milky neck, and finally into his shirt.

The man looked up. His face, as delicate as a porcelain doll's, looked unfazed.

Coupled with the surroundings, the scene was especially heart wrenching.

Then, the video stopped abruptly.

[Liao Feng]: I heard that this is your old flame? VIP box number 4 of the Jade Hunter Nightclub. Do you want to meet there and party together?

Shi Ran tightened her grip and a cold glint flashed across her eyes.

"Why aren't you leaving?" When Ji Wenfeng came out, he saw Shi Ran still standing at the gate.

"I'm about to leave." Shi Ran replied while putting away her phone calmly.

"Let me drive you."

Shi Ran wanted to say no, but then she realized that it would be difficult to get a taxi there.

"Can you send me to the Jade Hunter nightclub?"

"The Jade Hunter Nightclub?" Ji Wenfeng looked at Shi Ran suspiciously.

After all, it was a famous Male Hostess Club.

"Yeah."

"Let's go." Ji said without asking more questions.

After getting into the car, he took something from a box and threw it to Shi Ran.

Shi Ran looked down.

It was a mask.

"I'm not restricting your freedom, but you're a public figure. It's not good to be photographed going in and out of places like this."

"Thank you."

Shi Ran thanked him before putting the mask on.

After pondering for a while, Shi Ran explained, "I'm not going there to party."

Since Ji Wenfeng had just become her manager, it was better for her to be honest.

"It's fine. It's fine to party. Just don't be recognized. I'll take care of it," Ji Wenfeng said casually.

He picked up his phone and sent a message to Qiu Yaohang.

Ji Wenfeng: "I'll send my artiste to the Jade Hunter first. You guys gather first."

Then he tossed the phone aside.

No matter how his phone rang, he did not pick it up again.

Jade Hunter Nightclub

Ji Wenfeng pulled into the parking lot.

"Alighting at the entrance is too ostentatious. The parking lot is more secluded."

"Sorry to trouble you," Shi Ran said sincerely.

After getting out of the car, she walked towards the elevator without any hesitation.

Ji Wenfeng picked up his phone and realized that Qiu Yaohang had sent him more than ten messages.

And the last message showed.

[Qiu Yaohang]: The venue of the gathering has changed. It's been changed to VIP box number 3 at the Jade Hunter. Come over directly.

Chapter 15: Ex Lover

VIP Box Number 4

The man's shirt had become torn and dirty.

Standing in front of him was a blonde-haired man holding a piece of broken glass.

The kneeling man didn't react even when the piece of cold glass was pressed against his arm.

Seeing that, the blonde man gave a sick grin and applied more force.

Sharp glass sliced across tender skin and bright red blood flowed.

Bright red blood then ran down his smooth fair skin in a beautiful yet sadistic manner.

The blonde man smiled even more happily at the sight and used the glass in his hand to make more cuts across the man's skin.

Before long, the man's arm was covered in blood.

The blood drained from the man's face, and his lips began to pale, but there was no expression on his face.

Like a broken doll, he looked de-sensitized to what was happening to him.

The blonde-haired man licked his lips with the tip of his tongue before standing up to unbuckle his belt. "As expected of the top host of the Jade Hunter. You won't even make a sound?"

"What are you doing? You're not so thirsty that you won't even let a man off, are you?" The people around him started to tease him.

The blonde man's movements were hasty while his breath was heavy with excitement.

"I'd like to see him pee all over his face. We shall see if he reacts then."

"You indeed know how to play!"

Instead of stopping the blonde-haired man, the others egged him on excitedly.

The blonde man then pulled his belt free and looked at it with a nasty smile.

Raising his belt, he proceeded to whip at the man.

"Pa!"

The belt lashed the man's arm and the color of his skin instantly darkened due to bruising.

The man shuddered, but he remained silent.

The blonde man's eyes were red with excitement.

The belt landed on the man again and again.

Liao Feng sat on the sofa, swirling the wine in his wine glass.

The pleasant sound of a belt slapping someone's skin filled his ears, and he closed his eyes to fascinate.

When Shi Ran entered VIP box number 4, she was greeted with the gruesome scene.

Her pupils instantly dilated. The man was on his knees, his white shirt stained with blood.

The color of blood stung her eyes.

Her cold gaze fell on the blonde man.

Murderous intent surfaced.

She rushed forward and gripped the yellow-haired man's hand before he could swing his belt at the kneeling man.

Kacha!

"Ah!"

The sound of bones cracking and screams followed.

It happened so fast the people in the box could not react in time.

The yellow-haired man's wrist had been broken by Shi Ran just like that.

Liao Feng's eyes snapped open.

Although the woman broke in while wearing a mask, he could still recognize her.

At that moment, Shi Ran had grabbed the blonde-haired man's collar like a death angel.

Next, she flashed a twisted smile.

She then pulled his collar in a downward direction and used her leg to trip him before letting go of her grasp.

The blonde man thus fell to the floor, landing right on top of the broken glass shards, causing them to pierce his flesh.

Awful screams could be heard throughout the entire building.

Yet there was a dead silence in the box.

All eyes were on one person.

The colorful ball of light was still flickering, reflecting off her dark brown pupils, making her eyes look even colder.

While the blonde man was screaming in pain, Shi Ran took a step forward and squatted in front of the man.

The man looked up, his eyes empty.

But she could still feel him staring into her eyes.

She said hoarsely, "I'm sorry, Qi Le. I've implicated you."

Qi Le was the top host of the Jade Hunter nightclub.

Previously, the original owner of this body would come to the Jade Hunter almost every other week and would pick Qi Le as the host every time.

Qi Le was a handsome young man of few words.

Every time the original owner of this body came, this young man would not smile at her. He looked so numb that he seemed to have no emotions at all.

Liao Feng on the other hand, was a fan of Shi Wenfei.

He had always been instructed by Shi Wenfei to bully the original owner of this body

This time, Liao Feng must be creating trouble for her because of the recording incident.

She just hadn't expected to implicate Qi Le.

Seeing Qi Le covered in blood, she seemed to be affected by the emotions of the original owner of the body. Her heart ached so much that she could not breathe.

"Wait for me," Shi Ran whispered.

Still nothing from Qi Le.

She got up and picked up the belt the blonde man had dropped.

Her sharp gaze swept over everyone that was present.

She raised her hand and her belt cut through the air like a knife.

"Pa!"

"Ah!"

The blonde man curled in pain.

The belt continued to lash at him. Due to the pain, he rolled on the ground which caused the broken glass in his belly to penetrate deeper.

In pain, he looked at his friend, who was still stunned.

"What are you waiting for? Catch this bitch! Can't a group of men defeat one woman?"

Only then did the people in the box wake up.

"Shi Ran, I didn't expect you to really dare to come and seek death." Because they had the advantage in terms of numbers, Liao Feng's confidence rose.

"How can I kill you if I don't come?" Her tone was cold. "If you like being a bootlicker so much, don't be a human in your next life."

Shi Ran swung the belt again.

Liao Feng's face twisted. "Take down this b*tch. We'll let you have a good time then, b*tch!"

"Sure thing!"

The lecherous gazes of the other men in the private room swept across Shi Ran's entire body. They smiled wretchedly and approached her step by step.

Shi Ran narrowed her eyes and sneered.

How dare they overestimate themselves.

She charged forward.

... .

Ji Wenfeng spinned the car key with his index finger. Passing by the VIP box number 4, he could hear the screams inside.

He stopped in his tracks, but he did not think of it much after a while.

Many of the guests who came to the Jade Hunter were not easy to deal with anyway.

It was common for male hosts to be beaten up when they encountered psychopaths.

Jade Hunter provided this kind of service, so it was not surprising that there were screams.

He passed and pushed open the door to VIP box number 3.

"You sure took your time getting here. Where's Shi Ran? Didn't you say you were bringing her here?"

Qiu Yaohang asked curiously when he saw that Ji Wenfeng was alone.

"She left before me." Ji Wenfeng picked up the wine on the table and downed it in one gulp.

He knocked his wine glass on the table and looked at Qiu Yaohang. "Why are you suddenly here? Which one of you likes this kind of service?"

Qiu Yaohang silently shifted his gaze to the man drinking lazily in the middle of the sofa.

Chu Jinchen was wearing a blue striped shirt with his wrists rolled up. In the darkness, he looked like a sleeping leopard.

Ji Wenfeng was surprised, but he did not want to implore further.

"Why did Shi Ran come here? Or did you send her here? What happened?" Qiu Yaohang continued to ask.

"Why are you paying so much attention to my artiste?" Ji Wenfeng stared at Qiu Yaohang warily.

Qiu Yaohang was speechless. "What do you mean by your artiste? That's also my artiste, okay? Is it strange for a boss to care about his artiste?"

"Besides, I'm not the only one who wants to know." Qiu Yaohang glanced sideways at Chu Jinchen.

Chu Jinchen sat there quietly. He clearly did not speak, but his powerful aura made it impossible to ignore his presence.

Ji Wenfeng and Qiu Yaohang exchanged a look.

After a while, he said, "She said she didn't come here for fun. I think she had something urgent to attend to."

"Urgent matter?" Qiu rubbed his chin.

His brain jolted with excitement and he clapped his hands. "I remember now! Didn't Shi Ran's information say that she had an ex lover in the Jade Hunter?"

"An old flame?" Ji Wenfeng was puzzled.

There was no mention of old flames in the information he read.

"Shi Ran used to come to the Jade Hunter every week and pick the same host. I think he's called Qi Le or something. He's just an old flame."

With that, Qiu Yaohang looked at Chu Jinchen again. "You were the one who gave me the information booklet, right?"

"Yes," Chu Jinchen replied, his meaning unclear.

Qiu Yaohang immediately called the club manager in.

"I'd like to have the top host, Qi Le here" Qiu Yaohang said without beating around the bush.

Chapter 16: Who Is Shi Ran?

"Young Master Qiu, I'm really sorry. Qi Le is serving other VIP guests now. That guest ordered an overnight service."

"Booked for the night?" Qiu Yaohang's eyes widened.

Chu Jinchen stopped swirling his wine glass and smiled. "Your artiste management is quite good."

Qiu Yaohang rubbed his nose.

This was definitely not a compliment!

Definitely not!!

"Who's the VIP guest?" Qiu Yaohang asked curiously.

"I'm sorry, Young Master Qiu, but we have rules against disclosing customer information," the manager said apologetically.

"You don't need to tell me who it is. Just tell me which box it is."

The manager seemed to be in a difficult position, but when he met Chu Jinchen's unfathomable black eyes, his body trembled and he immediately said, "In VIP room 4."

"VIP room 4?" Ji Wenfeng frowned.

"What's wrong with it?"

"I passed VIP room 4 on my way here and heard screams and moans," Ji Wenfeng said.

"Screams and moans?" Qiu Yaohang raised his eyebrows. "So Shi Ran is into that kind of thing?"

"No." Ji Wenfeng shook his head. "There were other voices inside as well. At least two men."

"Two men?" Surprised, Qiu Yaohang turned to the club manager. "Who are the guests of VIP room 4?"

Seeing that the manager did not say anything, Qiu Yaohang said, "I can find out even if you don't tell me. Why don't you save me some effort? I won't sell you out either."

"Tell me about it," Chu Jinchen said calmly.

The manager did not dare to remain silent after hearing this. "It's the young master of the Chenfeng Group, Young Master Liao."

"Liao Feng? Why is it this guy?" Qiu Yaohang curled his lips in disdain.

Liao Feng was famous for being a good-for-nothing.

It was common for a few people to have fun together.

But he despised rich second-generation heirs who took advantage of their family background and did whatever they wanted.

"Why did he come to the Jade Hunter to ask about a man instead of finding his Shi Wenfei?" A puzzled Qiu Yaohang asked.

"Shi Wenfei?" Chu Jinchen whispered.

"That's right. She's the one who fought with Shi Ran on Weibo previously. She's the biological daughter of the Shi family. Liao Feng is her fan and is crazy about Shi Wenfei."

"In the past, Liao Feng had always tried to find trouble with Shi Ran because of Shi Wenfei..."

"Wait!" Qiu Yaohang immediately felt that something was wrong after saying that. He looked at Ji Wenfeng. "Did you just say that Shi Ran came here in a hurry?"

This time, Ji Wenfeng also had some realization.

He rose immediately. "I'll go check it out."

Qiu Yaohang immediately followed suit.

Shi Ran was also considered his artiste after all so there's no way he could leave this matter alone.

Chu Jinchen was the last to get up. He strolled out of the room calmly.

The door opened.

Qiu Yaohang and Ji Wenfeng froze at the door of VIP room 4 like stone statues.

Wails sounded continuously from the room.

Chu Jinchen then looked past the two of them and finally saw what was going on in VIP room 4.

Shi Ran was standing under the disco ball.

With her standing at the center, a few men were lying on the ground around her, either holding their chests or their lower bodies. The expressions on their faces looked extremely painful.

Shi Ran was like the God of Death. She stepped over the person on the ground with a cold expression and walked up to the handsome young man in white who was covered in blood.

She crouched, her expression softening as she held out her hand to the pretty boy. "Can you stand?"

"This... this is Shi Ran?!"

Qiu Yaohang's thoughts were already in a mess by then.

Ji Wenfeng too, was stunned on the spot. His eyes were fixated on Shi Ran, and the surprise in his eyes gradually turned into passion.

"Shi Ran! Damn it, you bitch! When I go back, I'll definitely get someone to kill you! No! I'll make your life a living hell!" Liao Feng lay on the ground and cursed.

His face was swollen like a pig's. There were even marks from the belt whipping.

"Liao Feng, one day you will fall miserably." Qiu Yaohang walked in, not hiding his gloating expression.

"Qiu Yaohang, what does my matter have to do with you?" Liao Feng spat on the ground.

"Shi Ran is my artiste. Since you want to attack her, it now has something to do with me!"

"When did that b*tch become your... ugh..." Before Liao Feng could finish, a black leather shoe was already crushing his mouth.

He made a helpless sound as humiliation and anger made him want to tear apart whoever was stepping on him.

Since his head was held down by the owner of the shoe, he could not move. He could only move his eyes to try to see who it was.

However, when he saw the person who stepped on him, his anger was instantly replaced by fear.

"Third... Third Young Master..."

Liao Feng trembled and could not speak properly.

"Watch your mouth, eh?"

The voice hovered above his head.

He was clearly smiling, but his eyes were filled with coldness.

Afraid to resist, Liao Feng quickly nodded.

Chu Jinchen then slowly retracted his foot.

As if disgusted, he rubbed the sole of his shoe against the ground a few times after that.

Liao Feng did not dare to have any complaints and only asked carefully, "Third Young Master, you know Shi Ran?"

If Third Young Master Chu knew Shi Ran, he would really have dug his own grave.

Third Young Master was famous for being protective and vengeful. He would probably not live to see tomorrow after bullying Third Young Master's people.

Liao Feng waited anxiously for a reply.

Chu Jinchen's gaze landed on Shi Ran.

Without waiting for Qi Le to speak, Shi Ran bent over and lifted the bloodstained Qi Le with her arms.

The young man's blood stained Shi Ran's white T-shirt.

But Shi Ran did not mind at all. She gently placed him on the sofa and began to examine Qi Le's wound.

Her movements were gentle and careful.

The two of them formed a magnetic field that separated the people and things around them.

Chu Jinchen's black eyes turned cold. He retracted his gaze and smiled devilishly before replying. "Who is Shi Ran?"

Liao Feng heaved a sigh of relief.

It seemed that Third Young Master did not know Shi Ran. He had probably just come along with Qiu Yaohang.

"He's seriously injured. He needs to go to the hospital," Ji Wenfeng said in a deep voice as he stepped behind Shi Ran.

Hearing the word 'hospital', the initially numb Qi Le trembled with fear. "No hospital."

The young man's voice was clear and pleasant to the ears. Coupled with his injuries and expression, it made one's heart ache even more.

"Shall I bandage it for you then?" Shi Ran softened her voice.

Qi Le's clear eyes finally met Shi Ran's. After hesitating for a long time, he nodded his head slowly.

"It's not convenient here. Let's go to our private room." Ji Wenfeng looked at Qi Le's injuries with a face full of empathy.

As someone with an obsession with good looks, it was hard for him to ignore someone so beautiful.

"Okay." Shi Ran nodded.

She was just about to carry Qi Le.

"I can walk by myself," Qi Le said again.

Knowing what he meant, Shi Ran helped Qi Le up and handed him to Ji Wenfeng. "Help me take care of him. I'll clean up the scene."

"Clean up the scene? Sister Shi Ran, why do you make it sound like you just killed someone?" Qiu Yaohang rubbed his arms and shivered.

The Shi Ran he knew looked so scary today!

Could it be because of the fact that he was an ex lover?

Shi Ran picked up a wine bottle and casually smashed it against the wall, causing the bottle to shatter.

All that was left in Shi Ran's hand was the mouth of the bottle and a section of the bottle that was as sharp as a steel claw.

She knelt down on one knee and pressed the sharp glass against Liao Feng's neck.

Liao Feng's body stiffened, not daring to move.

"Who told you to find Qi Le?"

Shi Ran was wearing a mask, revealing only a pair of deep eyes, which sent a chill down Liao Feng's spine.

Chapter 17: I'll Send Her Back

"Shi Ran, I... Let me tell you, if you dare to do anything to me, our family will definitely not let you off. I advise you to... Ah..."

The sharp glass sank into his flesh, causing Liao Feng to roll his eyes in pain.

"Don't make me ask twice."

Liao Feng looked at Chu Jinchen in front of him for help. "Third Young Master, save me! Please save me! This woman is crazy!"

Shi Ran looked up at Chu Jinchen gloomily.

Chu Jinchen smiled coldly. "I don't like to interfere with other people's business."

Shi Ran looked away as the glass in her hand pressed another inch deeper. "Seems like you don't care about your life."

"Wait, wait, wait!" Liao Feng shouted out in panic.

"I asked someone to look into it myself. I found out that you often come to the Jade Hunter for this guy. But it wasn't me who attacked him just now."

With a disaster imminent, Liao Feng couldn't care less about brotherhood.

Moreover, those people were just hooligans he had hired to humiliate Shi Ran.

The blonde-haired man, who had done the beating, started to tremble upon hearing that, especially when Shi Ran looked over.

An unpleasant stench spread.

"Damn! He peed his pants!" Qiu Yaohang covered his nose in disgust.

After dealing with the blonde-haired man, Shi Ran left VIP room 4 together with Qi Le.

Murder was against the law so she certainly couldn't kill anyone.

But she wouldn't be soft when it comes to a person who deserved a lesson either.

When they reached VIP room 3, Qiu Yaohang peeked at Shi Ran from the corner of his eye.

It was hard to imagine how these thin arms and legs had just broken a person's limbs.

The blonde-haired man's scream seemed to be ringing in his ears still. Qiu Yaohang sighed.

'Appearances can be deceiving!'

When they arrived at Chu Jinchen's private room, the club manager had already got someone to deliver the medical kit.

Qi Le did not want to go to the hospital, so Shi Ran could only personally bandage his wounds.

As soon as she opened the medical box, Chu Jinchen's voice sounded, "Wenfeng has learned nursing before. It's better for the professional to do it."

Ji Wenfeng, who was suddenly called out, was stunned.

"Let me do it." Ji Wenfeng got up and walked to Shi Ran's side.

Shi Ran nodded in agreement.

Although she knew a little, most of the time she could only bandage it roughly. Her bandaging skills could not be compared to that of a professional.

"So Sister Shiran, you're here because Liao Feng forced you to come using your ex lover?" Qiu Yaohang rubbed his chin.

Shi Ran pursed her lips but she didn't deny it either.

"Liao Feng suffered a loss at your hands this time. He won't let you off easily. Although this person has the aura of a hooligan, he's still the crown prince of the Chenfeng Group."

"I'm afraid that when the time comes, he won't be able to do anything to you and will vent his anger on your lover instead."

Shi Ran looked at Qi Le.

He remained silent and allowed Ji Wenfeng to apply the medicine on him.

Ji Wenfeng had a tough face, but his movements were surprisingly gentle.

"Have you thought of resigning, Qi Le?" Shi Ran asked.

In Jade Hunter, a situation like today's was actually not uncommon.

Many male hosts were likely to have suffered even worse when they had encountered perverted guests.

Qi Le's numb gaze loosened. He shook his head slowly.

Qiu Yaohang explained, "Although the Jade Hunter is not a place of high morals, the money earned in a day is more than the annual income of an ordinary working family."

"A lot of people who come to the Jade Hunter to be male hosts are in need of money. If not, who else would want to suffer such humiliation?"

Shi Ran's fists on her sides clenched and unclenched.

In her previous life, she had offended someone and as a result, her subordinates were captured and tortured to death.

It was what she hated most.

She was not going to allow the tragedy of the past to happen again.

Putting aside the effect the original owner of this body's emotions had on her,

She knew she had indeed implicated Qi Le this time.

"Qi Le," Shi Ran whispered.

Qi Le turned his head.

"You—"

She opened her mouth, wanting to tell him that she could give him money should he need it.

The words were already on her lips.

She suddenly smiled. "I'll deal with Liao Feng. I won't let him affect your work."

Qi Le's pupils quivered slightly.

He nodded gently and turned his attention back to the hand holding the gauze.

After Ji Wenfeng bandaged Qi Le's wound, the manager came over and called Qi Le away.

Qi Le did not speak much from beginning to end. He was like a puppet on a string, lifeless on its own.

After Qi Le left, Qiu Yaohang asked Shi Ran, "What are you going to do?"

Seeing Shi Ran looking over, he added excitedly, "Liao Feng is famous for being a mad dog. Five years ago, the young master of the Chen family offended him. Guess what happened?"

Qiu Yaohang kept them in suspense and Shi Ran couldn't help but express her curiosity.

"Young Master Chen's girlfriend was sold to the mountains by Liao Feng's people. Everyone initially thought that she was studying abroad and they only found out the truth when she escaped last year."

'Sold to the mountains?'

Shi Ran regained her focus.

In the book, the original owner of this body had been sold to the mountains.

So Liao Feng was the one who had done it.

"Don't worry. You're my artiste, and Qiu Yaohang is your boss. We won't leave you to fight alone."

Thinking that Shi Ran was afraid, Ji Wenfeng comforted her.

"Huh?" Qiu Yaohang, who was suddenly dragged into the water, looked stunned.

However, he quickly reacted. "It's best if you stay with Ji Wenfeng these few days. He's learned karate before and can protect you..."

Qiu Yaohang then suddenly paused.

What happened in the VIP room 4 just now was still vivid in his mind.

'But it looked like you won't need our protection either.'

Shi Ran glanced at the time and got up. "I still have to thank you all. It's getting late. I'll go back first."

She had to resolve Liao Feng's matter as soon as possible.

Ji Wenfeng picked up his car keys, ready to send Shi Ran off. "I'll send..."

"I'll send her back." Chu Jinchen got up and walked straight out.

Ji Wenfeng paused and secretly exchanged glances with Qiu Yaohang.

'Surely Third Young Master doesn't have any interest in Shi Ran, right?'

Hurry up and stop him!

Qiu Yaohang quickly made an 'ok' gesture.

He turned only to meet those fathomless black eyes.

His heart stopped.

Qiu Yaohang then said in all seriousness, "We still don't know what Liao Feng is up to. It's indeed safer for Jinchen to send Shi Ran back."

Ji Wenfeng glared furiously.

Damn it, that coward Qiu Yaohang!

"What do you think, Wenfeng?" Qiu Yaohang smiled at Ji Wenfeng.

Ji Wenfeng too was speechless.

Chu Jinchen glanced over.

Ji Wenfeng immediately revealed his eight white teeth. "I have no objections!"

The scene was really hilarious.

Shi Ran laughed and shook her head. She looked at Chu Jinchen and said with a smile, "Then I'll have to trouble Third Young Master Chu."

Chu Jinchen smiled and replied, "My pleasure."

Then, the two left the place side by side.

"Third Young Master knows my goddess?" Ji Wenfeng bumped Qiu Yaohang's shoulder without holding back.

Qiu Yaohang staggered. "Damn it, can you be gentler to me? Also, why is your goddess changed again?"

"I just felt like it."

"If you had come back a week earlier, you might have been able to see something interesting. Unfortunately, the traces have disappeared by now." Qiu Yaohang shook his head regretfully.

"F*ck, Qiu Yaohang! Stop talking in riddles and just cut straight to the point." Ji Wenfeng kicked him.

Qiu Yaohang dodged the question. "What do you care about their relationship? They can't be together anyway."

Ji Wenfeng immediately understood. "You're right. With Old Master Chu around, the position of Young Madam Chu will only belong to Wen Yufei."

When Qiu Yaohang saw the look of relief on this fellow's face, he immediately teased, "You don't have any ill ideas about Shi Ran right?"

"Get lost!" Ji Wenfeng kicked him again.

Then, he said seriously, "Old Master Chu won't let any woman other than Wen Yufei enter the family. If Third Young Master really likes Shi Ran, I'm afraid Shi Ran will be targeted."

"Actually, I think our worries are quite unnecessary. It's impossible for him to like Shi Ran. To put it bluntly, I don't think Jinchen even has the seven emotions and six desires."

At this moment, Chu Jinchen, someone without emotions and desires, was approaching step by step, trapping Shi Ran in his embrace.

Chapter 18: Leave One On Your Neck

Shi Ran's back was pressed against the car door.

Chu Jinchen's right arm was stretched out, his hand pressing against the car window beside her.

She glanced up.

The lighting in the car was dim, but she could still see his smiling black eyes.

Her lips parted slightly. Just as she was about to speak, Chu Jinchen reached out with his other hand.

She turned her face away to avoid it.

But there was too little room to move so there was no avoiding it.

Shi Ran pursed her lips and moved her hand at her side.

Just as she was about to make a move, he placed his slightly cold palm on the side of her neck and rubbed the artery with his thumb till she felt some tingling and numbness.

She stiffened.

When they first met, Chu Jinchen had done something similar in the bathtub.

He had almost crushed her wrist then.

'And now...?'

Shi Ran's body tensed up warily.

If Chu Jinchen moved again, she would fight back.

The stroking stopped.

Her gaze sharpened.

In the next moment, Chu Jinchen retracted his hand.

Shi Ran looked over, puzzled.

All she could see was his thumb which had turned red.

It was blood.

"You didn't even see the blood on your neck?" Chu Jinchen raised his eyebrows and said casually.

Suddenly, he laughed and said teasingly. "What did you think I was going to do?"

"Nothing," Shi Ran said while maintaining her usual expression.

"Oh?" Chu Jinchen raised his voice, his obsidian black eyes landing back on Shi Ran's fair neck.

He continued in his deep voice. "You left a mark on my neck last time. Courtesy demands reciprocity. Should I leave one for you, too?"

Of course, Shi Ran wanted to refuse.

If this was the period of the Supreme Alliance, she would have punched him and taught him a lesson.

But this was in the book.

This man was the biggest villain in the book. He had a powerful background and was petty and vengeful.

She could not afford to offend him now.

As her thoughts raced, she suddenly turned around and exposed her neck to Chu Jinchen. "You can leave one."

Her attitude was so forthright that it would have raised the eyebrows of some people.

As Chu Jinchen approached, his warm breath landed on her tender neck, causing it to tingle.

The temperature in the car rose. The heat spread from her neck and stained her snow-white earlobes red.

His breath got closer and closer.

Shi Ran's eyes flickered as she secretly grabbed the corner of her clothes. Actually, she was not as calm as she appeared.

When she was in the Supreme Alliance, it was not that no one wanted to introduce men to her, but it was simply because she had no interest then.

Therefore, the only time she had been so close to a man was when they were fighting.

What happened last time in the bathtub was merely an accident. At that time, she was drugged so her mind was muddled.

But now...

Her nose was filled with the mint scent of the man.

The man's soft black hair brushed against her chin from time to time, tickling her.

The man's breath was already on her neck so his lips would be on her skin any second.

"Haha."

A muffled laugh escaped Chu Jinchen's throat.

He pulled away suddenly and returned to his seat, his eyes filled with amusement.

Shi Ran frowned slightly.

Chu Jinchen was deliberately teasing her.

Realizing this, Shi Ran actually felt relieved.

Chu Jinchen rested on his driving wheel, his hand supporting his chin as the street lamp outside the window shone on his face, revealing a faint smile on his face.

"There are no more than fifty top hosts in the Jade Hunter Nightclub and they've all signed indentures so even if they die, they can only die in the Jade Hunter Nightclub. They simply can't leave."

Shi Ran was surprised.

Chu Jinchen actually knew what she was thinking.

She had originally thought of bringing Qi Le away from the Jade Hunter.

'Isn't it just about money? It's not like I don't have any.'

But when she looked into Qi Le's eyes, she could not say it.

It would have been the ultimate insult to Qi Le if she'd said anything about financially supporting him or giving him money.

"Liao Feng is nothing compared to the boss behind the Jade Hunter Nightclub. With your abilities, dealing with Liao Feng won't be a problem. But the boss of the Jade Hunter... not for the time being."

'For the time being?'

Chu Jinchen sure had confidence in her.

The words seemed to remind her, but...

'Drunk men have ulterior motives.'

"I might not be able to defeat Liao Feng. Even if I'm still in the Shi family, the Shi family and the Chenfeng Group still have differences in their level, like that of ants and elephants." Shi Ran shrugged.

"Is that so?" Chu Jinchen raised his eyebrows, then nodded in agreement, "The old Shi Ran indeed would not be able to win."

Shi Ran felt a chill inside, but the confused her still asked. "What do you mean?"

"You've succeeded in your metamorphosis now, haven't you?"

Chu Jinchen's words did not sound wrong at first.

However, she knew very well that Chu Jinchen was suspecting her!

Her personality was indeed very different from the original owner of this body, including how she acted the last time she fought with Shi Wenfei on Weibo.

The original owner of this body had no relationship with Chu Jinchen.

Yet, Chu Jinchen was actually able to determine that she was not the original owner of this body based on the information on paper.

Even the Shi family, who were familiar with the original Shi Ran, did not realize that she was different. They all thought that she had found someone to back her.

Shi Ran's eyes met Chu Jinchen's black eyes.

The man was frighteningly intelligent and alert.

How could such a man be dead at the age of 30?

Other than natural disasters or illness, she could not think of anyone who could kill this man.

She leaned back in her seat and said nothing more.

The more she said, the more mistakes she would make.

Moreover, she could tell that although Chu Jinchen suspected her, he did not intend to probe further.

"Your handwriting has changed a lot. It's different from Shi Ran's," Chu Jinchen suddenly said.

Shi Ran glanced coldly at Chu Jinchen. "Caring too much might decrease one's longevity."

She could tell the man was just teasing her.

'Such bad taste. No wonder he died young.'

Chu Jinchen lowered his head and laughed as if pleasure was pouring out of his mouth.

Shi Ran was speechless.

How could he be happy even when someone said he could die young.

He was definitely a pervert!

As soon as the car arrived at the entrance of Shi Ran's apartment, she couldn't wait to get out of the car and left without even saying goodbye.

Chu Jinchen sat in the car and waited for her figure to disappear from sight before saying calmly, "To the ancestral mansion."

When Shi Ran returned home, she finally could relax completely.

She glanced at the document Ji Wenfeng had sent her.

It was about the training schedule for the following week.

As expected, the lineup was full.

The time soon came to a week later.

Throughout the week, Shi Ran had been going out at eight in the morning to start training at the company at nine and leaving the company only at nine-thirty in the evening.

Training included all aspects. They were all compulsory training courses for artistes.

One day, Shi Ran was called into Ji Wenfeng's office when she had just completed her afternoon training.

"Your training these days has been going well. You've improved very quickly. I can't even tell that you were so useless back then," Ji Wenfeng said with satisfaction.

In his working state, he did not show any obsession with looks like he had when they first met.

Shi Ran sat down in the chair opposite Ji Wenfeng.

She was not surprised by Ji Wenfeng's praise.

Since she had been an actress in her previous life, acting wasn't difficult for her. Hence, it's only natural for her acting to be different from the original Shi Ran's.

"We can stop with the training for now. You've worked hard these past few days so I've prepared a gift for you."

With that, Ji Wenfeng took something out of the drawer and handed it to Shi Ran.

It was a script.

Although it was called a script, it had actually just a few pages.

'The Chained Palace?'

Shi Ran rubbed the dry paper with her fingertips.

In the original book, the female lead character, Shi Wenfei, had relied on this drama to win an award and successfully become an A-list actress.

At that time, the original owner of this body, the original Shi Ran, had already been sold as a slave. Hence, the female lead's career was at its peak.

Seeing that Shi Ran was silent, Ji Wenfeng thought that she felt that she had too few scenes.

"Although it's a small role, this is Director Guo's television drama. You should know Director Guo Baokang, right?" Ji Wenfeng asked.

Chapter 19: The Princess Of The Western Regions

"Yeah." Shi Ran nodded, flipping through the script.

"Director Guo does best with ancient dramas. Over the years, all the dramas he has filmed have become popular. But this drama is very different."

"This is Director Guo's first female lead drama. The Zhou Corporation alone has invested 60 million yuan."

'The Zhou Corporation?'

Shi Ran raised her eyebrows.

In the original book, this drama was indeed invested by the Zhou Corporation.

With this drama, the Zhou Corporation made a lot of money, and Zhou Yufan also stabilized his position in the Zhou family.

"Even though what you've got is a small part, I think it suits you. If you play it right, you might shine."

Shi Ran closed the script.

The drama depicts that when the battle for the throne ended, the Emperor stabilized the court, the country was prosperous, and the people were at peace. However in the harem, the Empress and the Consort were still battling for power.

Through a talent show, newcomers from the harem flooded in, and more forces were involved in this battle.

When the Emperor expanded his territory, the small western countries resisted, but in the end, they were no match for him and eventually became a vassal state of Li.

And Shi Ran's role, the Princess of a small Western Region, was also sent to the palace that same year.

The love of the Princess of the Western Regions had died in battle, so in order to take revenge, she danced the best she could at the banquet to attract the Emperor's attention. Then she became Concubine Yan and served him that night.

On the Emperor's bed, the Princess of the Western Region charmed the emperor.

While the Emperor was obsessed with her beauty, the Princess of the Western Regions took out a dagger and tried to stab him. However, she was captured by the emperor and eventually committed suicide.

In the original book, when "The Chained Palace" was broadcasted, the character was constantly scolded because the actress did not play it well.

It could be said that the role and the actor were scolded for as long as The Chained Palace had been popular.

It was a very difficult role.

"At that time, Director Guo and I were complaining that we couldn't find a suitable role for the Princess of the Western Regions but after I read the script, I immediately thought of you."

Ji Wenfeng placed a cup of hot tea in front of Shi Ran and continued, "Although there aren't many scenes, it's a test of acting skills. How is it? Are you confident?"

"Of course." Shi Ran smiled confidently.

"But I still have to tell you that the female lead in this series is Shi Wenfei. The investor is also your fiancé's company."

"So?" Shi Ran did not care at all.

Ji Wenfeng smiled in satisfaction. "This drama has already been shooting for a few days. I'll take you to see Director Guo tomorrow."

"Okay."

... .

The Backroom for the Cast of The Chained Palace

"After the news of you appearing in 'The Chained Palace' was released, the popularity of this drama has become comparable to some top dramas. Director Guo has always been good at casting so this is a great affirmation of your acting skills."

The manager flipped through the netizens' comments and smiled comfortably.

"Back then, when Movie Queen Wen acted as the female lead in 'Splendid Imperial City' as a newcomer, she had been scolded from the start to the end."

"What I didn't expect was that when that drama aired, the netizens changed the topic and were all convinced by Movie Queen Wen's acting skills. She also relied on this drama to enter the B-list and is now even an A-list actress."

"Now that you're starring in 'The Chained Palace', you might be able to advance to the A-list with this show."

Sitting on the sofa reading her script, Shi Wenfei looked hopeful upon hearing those words.

Then, she smiled disdainfully. "Shi Ran thinks that she can destroy me with just a recording and video. How naive."

The agent couldn't help but smile. "She'll probably be furious when she sees your news. She's provided you with popularity for nothing. Now your career is in full swing, but what about her? Netizens have long forgotten about her."

"Now that she's got backing, and the fact that she's been so quiet these days, I'm afraid she's up to something big." Shi Wenfei still felt worried deep in her heart.

After the previous incident, she felt that something was different about Shi Ran.

She hadn't expected Shi Ran to be tangled with the KT Group, so no wonder she could cause her so much trouble.

"With her current reputation, she'd be a hot potato in any agent's hands. And yet, I haven't heard from her since she terminated her contract. She's probably left the industry."

"Besides, so what if she's still in showbiz? What you've achieved so far is something she'll never catch up to."

"She won't be able to enter the production team even if she offers herself for free. She's nothing to be afraid of."

The agent was sarcastic, completely disregarding Shi Ran.

Shi Wenfei also felt that it made sense after hearing it. Her initial worries instantly disappeared.

The next day

Ji Wenfeng's white Mercedes was parked outside Shi Ran's apartment.

He was still dressed casually and flamboyantly. Wearing sunglasses and leaning against the car with a sexy stubble and bronze skin, he looked like an international male model.

He glanced at his watch. When he looked up again, he looked stunned.

When he took off his sunglasses, his vision got brighter and clearer.

In order to fit the role, Shi Ran was wearing a red checkered leather dress.

Red has always been a difficult color to wear. If one was not careful, it would appear old fashioned.

But when this color was worn on Shi Ran, it made her skin look as fair as snow, and her face even more charming.

Her long black curls were scattered around her waist, fluttering with her movements.

She had deliberately put on peach blossom makeup today, making her look less cold than before.

The mole on the tip of her nose looked even more charming under this makeup.

The leather skirt was a tight design. Her waist was slender, and her long fair legs were matched with silver-tipped high heels.

Ji Wenfeng felt that his eyes had been baptized.

Even though Shi Ran looked beautiful without makeup, she had always worn thick makeup which made her aura seem unapproachable.

However, in the current situation...

He felt that the Princess of the West had jumped out of the script and landed in front of him.

Every move of hers was beautiful and charming.

"Da—"

Ji Wenfeng snapped his fingers and suddenly came back to his senses.

He had almost fallen into a daze again.

His nose felt warm.

He immediately rubbed his nose.

Fortunately, it was not as humiliating as a nosebleed.

Ji Wenfeng's heart stopped when he got into the car. His eyes met those cat-like eyes through the rearview mirror.

'Please, stop looking at her.'

If it was already so exciting early in the morning, then he really might not be able to afford the excitement that was going to come!

After calming himself down, Ji Wenfeng said, "Although the role has been decided, I still want you to meet Director Guo when you've gotten more into character."

"I actually had already made an appointment with a stylist. I didn't think you and I would think of the same thing. Director Guo is very strict so it's better for you to be prepared."

"Huh?" Shi Ran looked up, and even her questioning tone sounded seductive.

However, her eyes were innocent and filled with doubt.

This pure yet seductive appearance was simply the prototype of the Princess of the Western Region.

At this moment, the crew of The Chained Palace was filming.

"Cut!" Director Guo's voice rang out, and the actor playing opposite stopped.

"Not bad." Guo nodded in satisfaction as he watched the replay on the monitor.

Seeing Wenfei walk over, Director Guo was not stingy with his praise. "You acted well in that scene just now."

Shi Wenfei smiled shyly. "Thank you, Director Guo."

At this moment, Director Guo received a call. Then, he waved at the staff beside him. "Ji Wenfeng is here. Help me bring them over from outside."

Ji Wenfeng!

Shi Wenfei looked shocked at the name.

That was one of the top agents in the country who had created countless legends.

'But I thought he'd left the entertainment industry?'

Guessing what Shi Wenfei was thinking, Director Guo smiled and said, "He recently made a comeback because of a newcomer. He's also joining the crew in two days. Look, he brought his artiste to find me."

Chapter 20: Fighting Back With One's Abilities (1)

This time, not only Shi Wenfei, but the others who heard it were also shocked.

"Back then, Ji Wenfeng's retirement from the industry was a big deal. This time, he's actually brought a newcomer back? Who is this newcomer?"

"To be able to make Ji Wenfeng make a comeback, she must be of excellent material. She might even be more talented than Movie Queen Wen back then."

Everyone stayed where they were, wanting to see which newcomer was so lucky to be chosen by Ji Wenfeng.

Shi Wenfei didn't bother to touch up her makeup as she was also curious.

"This way, Brother Feng."

As the staff spoke, Ji Wenfeng, who was wearing sunglasses, appeared in everyone's line of sight.

Everyone's attention was focused on the person behind him. They all wanted to see who the favored one was.

However, that person was walking right behind Ji Wenfeng and thus, was blocked by his figure. One could only see a red skirt and dazzling fair skin.

"Director Guo," Ji Wenfeng greeted him. The two of them hugged in a friendly manner.

Only at this time was everyone able to see the person behind Ji Wenfeng.

"Hiss-"

Everyone immediately gasped in amazement.

Shi Wenfei's face stiffened. Her eyes widened in disbelief.

Shi Ran?!

How could it be Shi Ran?!

She stared at Shi Ran's face with jealousy and hatred, wishing she could go up and scratch that face.

"She... She's so beautiful!" Someone was so stunned that she could not help but gasp out loud.

"It's hard not to blush, isn't it? She has such a good figure and her skin is so fair too!"

"My God, so beautiful! She is way too beautiful."

"Friend, watch your saliva."

Ji Wenfeng exchanged a few pleasantries with Director Guo and then brought Shi Ran to his side. "This is my artiste. How is it? I didn't disappoint you, did I?"

Director Guo scanned Shi Ran up and down, not hiding the surprise in his eyes.

"The other characters in The Chained Palace have basically been set. I've been hesitant about the role of the Princess of the Western Regions because I didn't have a general image in my mind."

"But now that I've seen your artiste, the image of the Princess of the Western Regions is instantly clear. Yes! Amazing!"

Director Guo was full of praise.

Anyone could see that Director Guo was satisfied.

"What's your artiste's name?" Director Guo asked belatedly.

"Shi Ran."

Shi Ran?!!!

Everyone was shocked.

The name was not unfamiliar to them.

At that time, the recording incident on the Internet had caused an uproar. Everyone knew about the plastic sisters, Shi Ran and Shi Wenfei.

But because Shi Wenfei was more famous, everyone paid more attention to her.

As for Shi Ran, there was no news after that.

Unexpectedly, after only half a month, Shi Ran appeared again as Ji Wenfeng's artiste!

"Sister, I haven't seen you since you terminated your contract with Tianxin. I didn't expect you to go to Star City. I'm still very happy for you."

Shi Wenfei was still wearing her costume. Her role for the drama was a kind and innocent young lady. Now that she smiled, she looked even more innocent and beautiful.

In contrast, Shi Ran gave Shi Wenfei a neutral glance. There was no extra expression.

This scene however was easily misunderstood in the eyes of others.

"Wen Fei is already so friendly. Look at Shi Ran's face. Who is she showing it too?"

"Looks like the analysis post on the Internet was right. Wenfei was set up!"

"It's obvious when you think about it. A biological daughter suddenly appeared, causing her rich life and love to be snatched away. It would be strange if she didn't target Wenfei. Besides, Wenfei is so innocent."

These words entered Shi Wenfei's ears, making her feel even more carefree.

However, when she saw Ji Wenfeng beside Shi Ran, she was so jealous that she was about to go crazy.

What kind of dogshit luck did Shi Ran have to actually catch Ji Wenfeng's eye!

"You brat, I was worried that you had really withdrawn completely. Fortunately, you came back and even brought me such a big surprise." Director Guo punched Ji Wenfeng in the chest.

Ji Wenfeng smiled back.

Shi Wenfei looked at Ji Wenfeng and suddenly remembered something.

She smiled warmly at Shi Ran. "Sister, I'm really happy that you can work with Agent Ji! When you terminated the contract, I really thought you were going to leave the industry."

"That's right. Feifei knew that you wanted to terminate the contract and was afraid that you wouldn't be able to pay the termination fee. She even wanted to give you the money she had saved. Fortunately, the termination fee only cost one yuan in the end," Shi Wenfei's manager added.

"One yuan?" someone wondered out loud.

"I was also very surprised at that time. Later, I heard that it was because the lawyer who came was from the KT Group. CEO Zhou also wanted to fulfill his wish, so he agreed." The manager said as if it was true.

"KT Group? Aren't KT Group lawyers exclusively for KT? How does Shi Ran know KT Group lawyers?"

"Didn't you notice a problem? How did Ji Wenfeng take a fancy to Shi Ran's lousy acting skills and bad reputation?"

"I remember that Ji Wenfeng used to be an employee of KT Group. Later on, Third Young Master transferred him to be Movie Queen Wen's manager. Could it be that Third Young Master also invited him this time?"

"Are you crazy? Are you trying to say that Third Young Master is the sugar daddy behind Shi Ran? How can Shi Ran compare to Movie Queen Wen? Why would he abandon such a beautiful and outstanding fiancée for Shi Ran?"

"You're right. So what's with the KT Group lawyer?"

"Who knows, she might have hooked up with one of KT's higher-ups. Zhou Yufan is really a cuckold."

The people around them discussed among themselves, and those words reached the ears of the people involved.

Shi Ran did not react.

Gossip didn't bother her.

However, Ji Wenfeng's face darkened. He looked at Shi Wenfei's manager. "If you want to say that we have a sugar daddy, just say it. There's no need to beat around the bush."

The manager did not expect Ji Wenfeng to bring up the topic and was immediately embarrassed.

"Don't you know how Tianxin treated Shi Ran? I can't bear to see her being ruined like this, so I begged CEO Qiu. Is there a problem?"

Ji Wenfeng's words were quite provocative. He directly told the other party why Shi Ran could hire a lawyer from KT Group.

After all, everyone knew that CEO Qiu of Star City and Third Young Master Chu were friends and had always been very close.

"Ahem." Director Guo coughed a few times. "Okay, okay. The next scene is about to start. Get ready."

After the crowd dispersed, Director Guo looked at Ji Wenfeng and teased, "Your personality hasn't changed. Back then, you suffered a lot because of your personality. Have you forgotten?"

"I can't help it. It's an old habit," Ji Wenfeng said, throwing up his hands.

"Aren't you afraid of scaring your artiste?" Guo laughed.

"No." Ji Wenfeng said with absolute certainty.

'Would someone who could break a man's limbs with her bare hands be scared off by him so easily?'

'What a joke!'

After that, Ji Wenfeng brought Shi Ran to watch the filming.

"The acting is mostly good, just a little fake when it comes to the acting kind and innocent part." Ji Wenfeng curled his lips and said mockingly.

Shi Ran looked at him and smiled back.

... .

The next morning, Ji Wenfeng brought Shi Ran to the set.

As her scenes weren't that many, she could wrap them up that day.

Because there was a dance scene, Shi Ran followed the dance teacher to learn dance after she arrived.

In the afternoon, they were preparing for Shi Ran's scenes and the set was already being set up.

Director Guo sat on a wooden stool, his expression grave.

Previously, Ji Wenfeng had never told him who the artiste was. He only said that she was compatible with the role of the Princess of the Western Region. Out of trust, he gave the role to Shi Ran without thinking.

However, when he checked Shi Ran's past acting videos last night, he realized that her acting skills were really unsightly. What was the use of such acting skills even if she had such a face?

"Director Guo." A voice interrupted Director Guo's thoughts. He looked up and saw that it was the male lead of the show, Zhu Lei.

Zhu Lei was a middle-aged actor. He was handsome and had outstanding acting skills.

"What is it?" Guo asked.

"I heard that the Princess of the Western Regions is going to be played by Shi Ran?"

"Right." Guo nodded.

"I've read about her. Her acting skills... I hope Director Guo will reconsider. It's not hard to find actresses who are beautiful and skilled in the entertainment industry. I don't think Shi Ran can handle the role."