Arc 2
【Shocking! Popular Young Actress Yan Ji and Best Actor Xue Yang Break Up!】
【The Entertainment Industry’s Model Couple Has Actually Split Up!】
【Why Did Actress Yan and Movie King Xue Break Up? Was There a Third Party Involved?】
The news of popular actress Yan Ji and award-winning actor Xue Yang’s breakup had only just been released, yet it instantly swept across the top ten trending searches on Weibo, nearly crashing the servers.
Fans from both sides, alongside heartbroken CP fans, flooded the comments section. The traffic was rising at a terrifying speed. Simultaneously, rumors and scandals about Yan Ji’s supposedly chaotic private life spread everywhere like a tidal wave.
In an instant, Yan Ji’s Weibo page was overrun by haters.
【I’ve always said Yan Ji wasn’t any good. Just look at that seductive, slutty face of hers. She definitely slept her way to the top.】
【I already thought it was strange before. Her acting wasn’t even that good, yet she somehow became famous overnight and even hooked up with Xue Yang. Now I finally understand.】
【I’ve got the files.】
【Upstairs, DM me the link!】
……
When Yan Ji entered this world, a sudden wave of coldness made her shiver. Before she even had time to assess her situation, she opened her eyes, and the sight before her stunned her.
Blinding white light filled her vision. Not far away, there appeared to be a mirror. The person in the reflection lay completely naked inside a white, water-filled tub, surrounded by all sorts of strange, unfamiliar objects.
“052.” Yan Ji quickly called out in her mind.
052 understood her thoughts immediately and explained, 〖This world is different from the ones you’ve experienced before. Once you absorb the memories, you’ll understand. You need to get used to it. Most future missions will be like this.〗
Yan Ji offered a soft murmur of assent. Following 052’s instructions, she grabbed a towel from the rack, wrapped it around herself, and stepped out of the bathtub filled with freezing water.
Barefoot, she walked into the bedroom, leaving a trail of wet footprints behind her.
In this unfamiliar world where she knew absolutely nothing, Yan Ji felt an overwhelming lack of security. Sitting down on the bed, she immediately closed her eyes and began receiving the memories of this body.
The original owner had come from an impoverished family. Along the way, she had relied solely on the kindness of others and school scholarships just to barely scrape her way into university. During her college years, she caught the eye of the famous director Lin He and starred in one of his films, becoming famous overnight as a renowned ‘Lin Girl’.
Later, she signed with an entertainment agency. Under the company’s aggressive promotion, her popularity skyrocketed at an unimaginable speed, gaining her countless fans and an endless stream of film offers.
While filming a drama, Yan Ji met the immensely popular actor, Xue Yang. They quickly went public with their relationship, becoming widely celebrated as the entertainment industry’s model couple.
Afterward, she clinched the title of Best Actress for her debut film. Following her peak, Yan Ji married Xue Yang and gradually faded from the public eye, settling into the life of a devoted wife and mother.
Originally, that was meant to be the grand fate of this world’s daughter of destiny.
Unfortunately, she crossed paths with a notorious enchantress from a cultivation world.
That enchantress, Qin Yu, had committed countless transgressions before finally being hunted down and executed by orthodox cultivators. However, her soul managed to slip through their grasp, fleeing into a spatial rift. Ultimately, she arrived in this world and possessed the body of an obscure, eighteenth-tier actress who conveniently shared her name.
Hailing from the Hehuan Sect[1]a morally gray cultivation faction that weaponized dual cultivation, using intimacy and sexual energy to boost spiritual power jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2454168_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2454168_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });, Qin Yu’s specialty was draining the vital essence of male cultivators. Even after crossing dimensions, her insatiable appetite for juggling men remained unchanged. Any man who caught her eye was as good as trapped.
And Xue Yang was one of her targets.
Stealing another woman’s boyfriend wasn’t enough for Qin Yu. She relentlessly targeted Yan Ji, burying her under an avalanche of fabricated scandals, slander, and malicious rumors until Yan Ji’s reputation was utterly ruined, making her the most hated figure on the internet.
Worse still, Xue Yang himself had played a hand in her downfall.
In the altered timeline, Yan Ji’s ultimate demise was nothing short of tragic.
〖Main Mission: Change the original owner’s tragic fate.〗
〖Side Mission: Seduce every man Qin Yu targets, and give her a taste of her own medicine.〗
Having fully integrated the memories, Yan Ji slowly opened her eyes. She licked her lips, a feline smile spreading across her face as a spark of genuine amusement lit up her peach-blossom eyes.
Standing up, she let the towel slip to the floor and stepped in front of the full-length mirror, meticulously assessing the woman in the reflection. Her skin was as flawless as fresh snow, her silhouette curved in all the right places, and her face was exquisitely breathtaking without a hint of vulgarity.
She was, by all definitions, a peerless beauty.
Yan Ji was thoroughly satisfied with her new vessel. She arched a brow, a lazy, intoxicating charm pooling in the corners of her eyes.
“Seducing men?” Yan Ji murmured softly, her voice dripping with tender, lingering affection. “Why, I am the absolute master of that craft……”
……
“My little ancestor, you finally picked up! What on earth happened between you and Movie King Xue? Why the sudden breakup?”
The voice blasting through the phone was frantic, sounding as if the speaker was ready to drop to his knees right then and there.
Yan Ji was currently curled up on the sofa watching television. She casually picked up a handful of melon seeds from the coffee table, cracking them open one by one. To her, every piece of modern technology in this world was incredibly novel.
The caller was Yan Ji’s manager, Zhang Tong. He was losing his mind trying to comprehend how a couple so deeply in love just a few days ago could suddenly break up.
“My little ancestor, don’t just stay silent! And where did all those sudden scandals come from?!”
Finishing the last seed in her hand, Yan Ji replied unhurriedly, “What’s the panic? When people get tired of playing house, they break up. Is that really worth such a fuss?”
Her voice carried a seductive cadence that felt like a low-voltage current, leaving a numb, tingling sensation in the listener’s chest.
However, Zhang Tong was far too panicked to notice the sudden shift in his artist’s demeanor. Upon hearing her words, his voice skyrocketed a full octave as he shouted in sheer disbelief, “What?! Xue Yang was just playing with you?! That absolute bastard!”
“Correction.” Yan Ji slowly tore open a bag of potato chips on the sofa and took a crisp bite. The distinct crunch echoed clearly through the line into Zhang Tong’s ears. “I got tired of him. Not the other way around. Understand?”
“That absolute bas—” His tirade ground to a screeching halt. Zhang Tong could hardly believe his ears. Anyone with eyes could see just how deeply infatuated Yan Ji had been with Xue Yang.
And now she was claiming she got bored of him? Who was she trying to fool? A toddler?
However, thanks to Yan Ji’s baffling interruption, Zhang Tong finally managed to cool his head. The most urgent matter at hand wasn’t dissecting the anatomy of their breakup, but containing the wildfire of scandals threatening to consume her.
Taking a deep breath, he said in a weary but firm tone, “Little ancestor, I don’t care who dumped whom right now. Just behave yourself for the next few days. You still have to attend the Golden Osmanthus Awards ceremony in a couple of days. Take care of your health, and leave the damage control to the agency. Do not touch Weibo.”
“Alright.” Yan Ji agreed smoothly.
Zhang Tong let out a long sigh of relief and hung up the phone.
The very second the call ended, however, Yan Ji grabbed her phone, snapped a quick selfie, and happily uploaded it straight to Weibo while humming a cheerful little tune.
Netizens and anti-fans who were camping out on Yan Ji’s account instantly received the notification. They swarmed the new post like a pack of starving wolves, eagerly waiting to witness a messy, tearful breakdown.
Instead, the page refreshed to reveal a crystal-clear, high-definition selfie.
In the photo, Yan Ji wore a casual white top that dipped slightly, exposing a single, flawless shoulder. She wasn’t wearing a single drop of makeup, yet her bare skin was astonishingly radiant. Her striking peach-blossom eyes tilted upward with a lazy, indescribable magnetism that practically leaped off the screen.
Judging by her vibrant appearance, she looked better than she ever had before.
The gossiping crowd was left completely dumbfounded.
This radiant woman didn’t look like someone who had just suffered a devastating, public breakup at all!
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