Marrying the Short-Lived, Maniacal Eldest Miss for Good Fortune 56

Chapter 56

“Old Zhao, this Jiang Wan, who is behind her?”

“How would I know? If I knew, would I have to run over here! I’m telling you, Mo Yaozu, today I don’t care if you kneel and kowtow or what, you must coax her well!”

“Yes, yes, please calm down. Try this special tea, from the Da Hong Pao mother tree. I just got a new box today… I didn’t know it would turn out like this. If I had known she was someone from above, I wouldn’t have dared to touch her.”

The man smiled fawningly. Smack, the blue and white porcelain cup was thrown on the table. The other person clearly did not appreciate it and said coldly:

“I don’t like tea. You should keep it for yourself.”

“Hey, Old Zhao, a little girl is easy to coax. You’re a senior. With a cough, who would dare not to give you face? I’ve already taken care of everything—”

Through a door, those little thoughts were almost overflowing from the crack.

Jiang Wan’s pricked ears twitched. She frowned and was about to say something when her shoulder was suddenly tapped lightly.

The newcomer was dressed simply and asked gently, “Are you alone? Why didn’t your new manager come with you?”

It was the award-winning actress, Zhong Xue.

The director, Mo Yaozu, had seen Zhong Xue speak up for Jiang Wan and had mistaken them for good friends. Now that something had happened, he had immediately contacted this one and only connection, mobilizing various parties to ask her to come to the appointment and help with the personal connections.

Who would have thought that this unknown 18th-tier little star would first have a surveillance video leaked by a hacker, then have an award-winning actress and a bunch of inexplicable passersby speak up for her, and finally even alarm Yanjing.

Old Zhao, who was behind Mo Yaozu, had extensive connections and had received a little warning message. He was so scared that he had flown to Z City overnight, trying to make a last-ditch struggle before the dust settled.

In the end, Jiang Wan had returned safely and had even created a wave of fame. She hadn’t suffered any loss at all.

Mo Yaozu thought it was a matter of course. He thought that Jiang Wan was probably some big shot’s illegitimate child or little lover, and couldn’t stand a little grievance, so she had gone home to make a fuss.

He himself had gotten his investment in the entertainment industry in the same way when he first started. There were also many pretty boys in the crew. He had long been used to it.

It was just those procedures, an exchange of interests, a promise of benefits, and an apology with a lowered face, and it would be over.

A duck will quack at anyone. When the light shines on a dirty eye, the whole world is reflected as dirty.

Mo Yaozu had even specially called over a few of the pretty boys from the show who had helped to make things difficult for Jiang Wan. They were all dressed up. When they took off their jackets, those with abs showed their abs, and those without wore a sexy Adam’s apple cover, and they practiced their “zi ze, ge ge~” with great enthusiasm.

They didn’t look like the arrogant people on the show at all.

They were humiliated in their hearts, but they were fawning on the surface, and secretly hoped that if they could climb up, it would be a chicken laying an egg, and today would be different from the past.

Zhong Xue had not wanted to come to such a smoky and foul-smelling gathering, but being in the industry, it was most difficult to escape personal connections. Even as an award-winning actress, she had to make some concessions.

But she was willing to come forward also because she was worried that this somewhat naive junior would be tricked again, and she could at least help to watch over her.

When she had spoken up for Jiang Wan without considering the consequences, she had not expected anything in return. She was surprised and relieved to learn that this stupid junior had someone protecting her.

“Hehe,” Jiang Wan giggled and held up the bag in her left hand. “Senior Zhong Xue, I came to see you.”

“See me?” Zhong Xue’s thick eyelashes blinked.

“Yes. Thank you for speaking up for me. I wanted to bring you some fruit to eat, but you didn’t reply to my message.”

A little pity appeared in Jiang Wan’s eyes, and she thoughtfully found a way out. “It must be a problem with the software. I can’t see a lot of messages.”

Zhong Xue’s slender eyebrows lowered a little. “I really didn’t receive a message. You… how did you send it?”

“I typed it with my hands, on Weibo.”

“…”

Zhong Xue silently looked around behind her and asked again, “Where are your manager and assistant?”

Wangtu Entertainment had signed Jiang Wan and had paid the sky-high breach of contract fee to the original company in cash.

Bundles and bundles of red were dazzling. They were carried over by several bodyguards in a transparent box, earning several hot searches.

Jiang Wan had originally been very guilty about this money, but Wang Hejun had immediately given her an endorsement fee for an advertisement on the spot and had her count it, one by one.

Only by counting the money clearly and counting her own desires clearly could she know where she wanted to climb in the future.

For a potential stock, Wang Hejun had always been very generous. The treatment she gave Jiang Wan was directly on par with a first-tier star, and she was led by the best manager.

The manager with eight hundred tricks was more like a fox than Jiang Wan. When he smiled, he always reminded Jiang Wan of her third grandaunt.

“It’s the weekend. I don’t want to disturb them. Anyway, I’ll leave after a quick look. There’s no need for them to accompany me for overtime.”

As Jiang Wan spoke, she stuffed the snakeskin bag into Zhong Xue’s hands. “My grandma grew these. Eating them can prolong your life. Don’t be polite.”

Zhong Xue took the bag and was staggered by its surprising weight. The proper smile on her lips twitched, and she couldn’t help but persuade this simple and stupid girl:

“Alright, I’ve received it. But you’d better go back first and have your manager come and talk…”

Jiang Wan blinked. “Aren’t they going to kowtow and apologize to me? It’s fine if I come myself.”

“…”

Jiang Wan said it so righteously that for a moment, Zhong Xue couldn’t tell if she was really stupid or just pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger.

The main door was pushed open. Mo Yaozu, who had just been calling her “little girl,” immediately changed his face, offered a glass of grape juice, and repeatedly called her “Sister Jiang.”

Looking at this old man with one-third of his foot in the grave, Jiang Wan waved her hand politely. “Director, don’t call me that.”

Mo Yaozu’s face lit up. He thought, how troublesome could a polite little girl be? But the next second, Jiang Wan’s voice fell very lightly on the floor:

“You look older and will die sooner. Isn’t calling me ‘sister’ taking advantage of me?”

Mo Yaozu’s lips moved awkwardly. He smiled fawningly and invited Jiang Wan in.

Seeing that the newcomer was a straightforward and beautiful little girl, the half-white-haired man at the head of the table stood up, still with the air of a leader, and said with a smile, “This little girl really has personality.”

At first glance, he looked quite kind, with a layer of refined and easygoing skin. After a series of title introductions from Mo Yaozu, he raised his head slightly.

Jiang Wan didn’t know him, nor did she know what he was pretending to be here for.

The man took the initiative to extend an olive branch, his eyes half-closed. “What are the little girl’s plans for the future?”

“I think your image is very good. Director Cao happens to have a few new works on hand. The main character is quite suitable for you. They are all big productions that are expected to win awards. Do you have any thoughts?”

The few male stars who were there to create an atmosphere immediately chimed in, praising Jiang Wan to the skies.

“I know.”

Faced with their flattery, Jiang Wan blinked, not understanding why these people had to repeat what she already knew.

“For work matters, you can contact my company directly,” Jiang Wan said, pushing away the grape juice that the pretty boy had handed her, feeling that his fake shoulder pads were about to poke her.

A brilliant smile appeared on her overly bright face. “When are you going to apologize to me?”

Her goal was very clear.

Mo Yaozu gritted his teeth, put down his chopsticks, walked in front of Jiang Wan, and bowed humiliatingly. “I’m sorry, Miss Jiang. I was possessed for a moment. I didn’t really want to make things difficult for you.”

Jiang Wan rested her chin on her hand. “And then?”

“And then, please be magnanimous and let me go like a fart. If there are any good resources in the future, I will definitely save them for you first.”

Mo Yaozu squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying. Under Jiang Wan’s bright smile, his waist bent lower and lower, and he pleaded, “I have an old mother and a young child. My whole family of five depends on me. The pressure is great. My youngest son has just started kindergarten…”

Jiang Wan pouted in boredom.

But she found it very interesting to watch someone play the victim. The trembling wrinkles, the unwillingly clasped fingers, were all so detailed that they could be included in an acting textbook.

The smile on her lips deepened, as if she were watching an episode of a TV series in advance. She asked with a smile, “And then?”

Just two simple words, but they made the man’s legs go weak. As if he were under great pressure and humiliation, he knelt down with a thud.

“Please be merciful and let me go. I was also very unlucky that night. The door was broken, and I was locked in with a strange man. I, I’ve already been punished. Isn’t that enough!”

“They all withdrew their investment. The funds can’t be turned over. I want to jump off a building every day when I open my eyes. But I’m a man, a father. I also have a daughter about your age, still in school. I sincerely repent and hope to compensate you…”

Mo Yaozu cried with snot and tears, and knelt down to pull at Jiang Wan’s pants.

Old Zhao on the side also stood up, patted Mo Yaozu heavily, and played the good cop.

“Little Mo has said and done wrong things in the past, but that doesn’t mean he’s a bad person.”

“He was just joking. You are magnanimous. Forgive him where you can. You have to know that in this industry, many things are not simply right or wrong.”

“This circle is very small. Once many things are exposed, everyone knows. You are very smart. If you continue to make a fuss, you may not get any benefits.”

He simply attributed Jiang Wan’s behavior to “making a fuss,” even though she hadn’t done anything yet.

“You’ve been in the industry for many years, right? You’ve been lukewarm. You should also look for the reason in yourself.”

“How long can your benefactor help you? If she really wanted to help you, she would definitely not do it in such an offensive way.”

Old Zhao glanced at the girl up and down and continued to threaten, “And I really want to help you, to show you a clear path.”

“Your only capital is your youth, but you’re not that young anymore. You should think more about the future and figure out what benefits you can grasp.”

“No one likes entangled troubles. You are that trouble. Don’t look at the loud voices on the internet. In fact, not many people really like you.”

Old Zhao saw that Jiang Wan was dressed simply, and her whole body was probably not worth as much as his belt. He treated her as a little girl who had never seen the world. With a little threat and inducement, he could always make her compromise.

In her twenties, with no one to rely on, what could she know?

He smiled again and pretended to mediate. “There must be some misunderstanding. As long as you are willing to talk to the person behind you, we can sit down and clear up the misunderstanding. We will join hands to help you. Then what resources won’t you have?”

Jiang Wan’s head was bowed, her shoulders trembling.

Zhong Xue, on the side, frowned in worry, couldn’t bear it anymore, and said coldly, “Old Zhao, this is not interesting.”

“No, no, I think it’s very interesting,” Jiang Wan laughed and raised her hand to pull Zhong Xue.

She ignored all of Old Zhao’s lectures and asked very abruptly, “Which of you men has a better butt?”

Zhong Xue: ?

Everyone: ???

Old Zhao, who had just been painstakingly giving a long speech, his face instantly turned green. He couldn’t believe that after all he had said, this little girl hadn’t listened to a single word.

And she had started with such a harassing sentence.

Old Zhao had lived for so long, especially in his carefree later life. Where had he ever encountered such a thing?

Usually, he was the one who treated others like this at will, and he never felt that there was anything wrong.

But now, in his rage, he even felt a hint of shameful fear.

Jiang Wan’s gaze lingered on them, a direct and undisguised contempt, as if she were choosing pork at a market, ready to cut a piece at any time and sell it by the pound.

Jiang Wan was an actress. Although she was not famous, she had also specialized in acting classes.

Her narrowed eyes were very similar to Mo Yaozu’s from before. She deliberately imitated him so deliberately, looking them up and down nonchalantly, and finally settled on their faces, smiling ambiguously.

“Although you’re not good-looking, you’re not too disgusting. You must have spent a lot of time dressing up. Did you do it at home by yourself?”

She was even praising them.

But all the men present began to feel uneasy, looking at each other, with an indescribable feeling in their hearts.

When the tilted scale was smashed on the ground, faced with this abnormality, they subconsciously retreated, and no one dared to speak.

Mo Yaozu was still kneeling on the ground. Old Zhao was so angry that his vision turned black. He, who had always been known for being eloquent, could not say a single word now.

The fist he had slammed on the table began to tremble, and he couldn’t tell if he was angry or scared.

Why did Jiang Wan suddenly become like this? Wasn’t she very timid and polite before?! What on earth is she trying to do?

Jiang Wan blinked. “I was just joking.”

Mo Yaozu immediately crawled forward a few steps and said with a fawning smile, “Ah, yes, it was a joke, a joke!”

“Yes. What I meant by joking is that it’s actually still very disgusting.”

Jiang Wan shook her head and sighed softly. “Forget it. That’s it. My fan was right. I’m still too kind.”

“Then, then you’re not blaming us?” Mo Yaozu squeezed out a fawning smile. “I knew it. A beautiful woman like you must be very magnanimous and naturally kind…”

“Naturally.”

Jiang Wan repeated this word, and then, in Mo Yaozu’s expectation, she gave a sincere smile. “If I were to follow my nature, I would bite your necks off.”

She smiled with sincere earnestness, and her upturned eyes even carried a different kind of charm.

But no one present dared to misinterpret her meaning, because they could clearly sense the malice and killing intent that Jiang Wan was radiating at this moment.

Bite their necks off, and the dirty blood can be used to water the flowers. The annoying fat can be thrown to the hyenas and vultures on the wasteland.

To her, it was just a small effort.

But in the end, Jiang Wan did not do so.

She was a demigod with a believer, and was looking for the possibility of cultivating divinity in humanity.

Although she was still not sure what divinity was.

Was it restraint, forgiveness, or indifferent killing?

Jiang Wan had been in the industry for as many years as she had been scolded. Of course, she had also doubted more than once whether she had chosen the wrong path.

But it wasn’t that no one liked her.

When the whole world was scolding and denying her, even if only one person could see her efforts and those emotions on the verge of collapse, one was enough.

She had a believer, such a big, such a good believer.

A small wooden stick supported a collapsing building. When the building realized that there was someone behind it, it would get up by itself.

Although some of Fang Yi’s information was old-fashioned and wooden, she could feel her sincerity, warm and bright yellow, like a light spot floating up.

It was only much later that Jiang Wan knew that this kind of thing was called wish power, and that a person’s energy particles could be seen.

At that time, she was standing in the center of the stage she had dreamed of, and tens of thousands of pairs of eyes were shining at the same time. The endless light spots connected into one, brilliant and dazzling.

And at the beginning of this galaxy was just that flashing initial avatar ID.

[Go Jiang Wan]

**

That night.

Fang Yi was racking her brains, thinking about what to wear to meet Lin Shuxing’s biological mother. It couldn’t be too casual, nor too serious. It would be best if it could also appear a little more friendly and kind.

After all, the first time they had met, she had seemed to have acted like a hooligan, forcefully dragging away the man who had been causing trouble at the school gate. She hoped she hadn’t scared Ms. Lin Xinyou.

Her phone lit up. A message came from He Shuanghua.

Old Zhao had been taken away for investigation for leaving Beijing without permission. Mo Yaozu’s many scandals were also exposed, including harassment, bullying, and some unpatriotic remarks. After being banned from the entire internet, his fragile self-esteem had completely shattered, and he had committed suicide by jumping off a building.

An unexpected gain was that the divorce process that his wife had been dragging on for three years was finally no longer necessary.

In an interview, the woman tearfully had a lawyer take over all the property transfer, emphasizing that Mo Yaozu had had mental illness for a long time, and that this suicide was also his wish.

Fang Yi was a little curious how Li Xianqing had done it, but the process was not important. The result was always good.

He had died cleanly and neatly. Congratulations.

Ding—

[Side Mission – Jiang Wan’s Request: Wants the bad people who bullied me to be punished. Completed.]

[Completion Reward: 1 point.]

[Reward to be claimed: Item ‘Fox’s Window’.]

[Point Balance: -468.]

Fox’s Window? To be claimed?

Fang Yi put down her clothes and only then noticed this thing in the reward column. She clicked on it, and the description was very short, with only one line of small words:

After use, one can see the deceased with whom one has an unbroken bond.