Five days later, the official Weibo account of Feng Ning released the character stills that had been photographed a few days prior.
The male lead was named Qi Yan, and the female lead was Xu Man—both were top-tier A-list actors.
Then came the second female lead. She was stunningly beautiful, but unfamiliar.
Feng Ning was a major IP adapted from a novel, with a large base of original book fans and a great deal of attention. Everyone felt that each actor fit the original character descriptions perfectly.
The official Weibo account tagged Wen Ting, and all at once, because of her face, Wen Ting’s Weibo followers grew by several hundred.
Wen Ting didn’t pay much attention. Waking up early in the morning, she picked up her phone and saw that her mother, Wen Ran, had made it to the hot search.
The sweet couple, who had been basking in the sun in the Maldives the day before, had been photographed by reporters.
Wen Ran, now in her mid-forties, had maintained herself well. She and Father Gu were sitting on the beach with their arms around each other’s waists—very romantic. The comments below were also quite harmonious.
But there were always a few sour grapes saying:
[Tsk tsk, marrying into wealth really makes a difference!]
[Yeah, yeah! She doesn’t even pursue her career anymore. Her fans must be so disappointed.]
[Why bother with a career? Just keeping the man happy in bed is enough. By the way, Wen Ran definitely got plastic surgery again! Her face doesn’t look the same as before.]
Wen Ting was a mama’s girl. She frowned, picked up her phone, and typed away furiously, going on a rampage.
[Sour grapes! If you can’t stand it, call the police!]
[Disappointed my ass? The fans didn’t ask some hater like you to bark around here!]
[I don’t know if Ran Ran got surgery, but you should go get some done yourself! With a face like that, no man would want to sleep with you!]
[A bunch of sour grapes, go work in a factory or something! Earn some money and get your stinky mouths cleaned at the dentist.]
Wen Ting snorted.
I’m raising the flag for my mom! Who dares to stand against her!
She tossed her phone aside and got out of bed to wash up. After dressing herself up nicely, she returned to her room, and her phone started ringing.
It was Xu Li calling.
Wen Ting answered leisurely.
“Li…” sis.
“Wen Ting! What the hell did you comment on Weibo?!”
A harsh, piercing voice came through. Wen Ting felt her ears were about to explode and asked in confusion, “What comment?”
Just as she finished asking, she realized what it was.
“How did you know?”
“How did I know? It’s all over the hot search! Go delete those comments right now! And send me your Weibo account password—I’ll keep it for you from now on.”
“No.”
Absolutely not.
Xu Li cursed a few times in a fury before hanging up. Wen Ting opened Weibo and finally understood what had happened.
The Feng Ning official account had bought bots today. Both the male and female leads had made it to the hot search. Originally, Wen Ting wasn’t famous, and the production team didn’t plan to use her for hype.
But who would have thought—after she clapped back at some haters under Wen Ran’s news, and with the production team having just tagged Wen Ting, the haters dug up her identity, and the name Wen Ting shot straight to the hot search.
Wen Ting fell silent.
Clapping back at haters wasn’t a big deal, but the things Wen Ting had said were just too harsh.
The haters were all attacking Wen Ting, saying she was using her fan status to leech off Wen Ran’s fame.
In the family group chat, Gu Nanshen sent a string of mocking messages. Wen Ran also found it quite amusing and sent a voice message.
[My darling daughter, you’re someone important now. Don’t pay attention to what those haters say. Just focus on your acting, got it?]
Wen Ting obediently typed a reply: [Got it, Mom. I’ll go make a burner account right now.]
Wen Ran: “…”
The whole family: “…”
The production team was also somewhat displeased with Wen Ting’s actions, but unexpectedly, she ended up gaining quite a few of Wen Ran’s fans.
All in all, the situation wasn’t too awkward. Xu Li sent another message, reminding Wen Ting to be more cautious in her every move from now on.
Meanwhile.
Shi Xing Group.
Li Jin, as a shareholder of the company, attended meetings every Tuesday.
After the meeting ended, he was in Fu Shichu’s office, the two discussing work matters. Before long, Lu Jue came looking for them.
The moment he opened the door, he looked at Fu Shichu with great enthusiasm.
“Brother Chu, that Wen Ting from your company—hurry and pull up her file for me. I want her contact information.”
After drinking that day, Lu Jue had already forgotten about Wen Ting, but today he saw her trending again. That face, that personality—he liked it!
Fu Shichu didn’t refuse and pulled up Wen Ting’s file.
Lu Jue took it and sat down beside Li Jin.
Shi Xing had strict requirements for signing artists, and their family backgrounds were always thoroughly investigated.
Lu Jue read as he spoke: “Studied abroad for three years, parents are professors at Huaqing! I thought someone with such a fiery personality would be some rich young miss.”
Hearing this, Li Jin, sitting nearby, narrowed his eyes slightly.
He now had a new understanding of Wen Ting.
A Mercedes and a Ferrari, luxury brands head to toe—yet her family background was truly this ordinary.
A spoiled yet vain woman.
Good.
He disliked her even more.
Lu Jue added Wen Ting on WeChat using her phone number, a confident smile on his face: “With such an ordinary background, if I go after her, she’ll definitely be mine within three days. What do you two think?”
Fu Shichu said nothing.
Li Jin, however, let out a mocking laugh: “I don’t think so.”
Lu Jue’s expression immediately shifted. “I’m the young master of the Lu family! What? Not good enough for her?”
“Her appetite is bigger than you think.”
With those words, Li Jin left the office.
Lu Jue and Fu Shichu were both baffled.
What the hell?
Did Li Jin know Wen Ting?
Wen Ting had no idea she’d lost more favor in Li Jin’s eyes. Since childhood, whenever she filled out parental information, she’d used her uncle’s family.
After Wen Ran debuted, her family background had been well concealed for years.
No one had ever connected Wen Ran and Wen Ting.
At the moment, Wen Ting was sunbathing on the balcony, pondering how to get closer to Li Jin. After thinking it over, she decided she should find a way to get his contact information first.
How though?
Just then, her WeChat notification sounded—a friend request.
Wen Ting found it strange. Who could it be?
When she saw the WeChat name, she froze!
【LJ】
Li Jin!
Holy crap!
Was it him?
Wen Ting shot up from her seat. Tsk, tsk, men. He’d acted all aloof and indifferent toward her earlier, and now he was the one adding her on WeChat.
After accepting, Wen Ting quietly waited for him to message her.
But after waiting two hours without hearing from this Li Jin, Wen Ting couldn’t sit still anymore. Fine, fine—since he’d taken the initiative to add her, she’d be a little proactive too. Opening the chat window, she sent him a message.
【Want to have dinner together tonight?】
On Lu Jue’s end, after leaving Shi Xing, his father had called him to discuss a business deal. When that was done, he received Wen Ting’s message.
He was completely stunned!
What the hell?
Could it be that Brother Chu had told Wen Ting about his intention to pursue her?
She took the initiative to ask him out for a meal? Tsk tsk, too easy to reel in!
Lu Jue didn’t overthink it and immediately booked a high-end restaurant, sending the location to Wen Ting.
After receiving the message, Wen Ting was overjoyed. She put away her phone and headed to the walk-in closet to pick out an outfit, then meticulously dolled herself up.
Before heading out, she didn’t forget to send a message in the three-person group chat with Gu Ye and Gu Nanshen.
[Li Jin is about to be won over by me!]
Gu Ye: [??]
Gu Nanshen: [Dreaming before it’s even nightfall?]
[Li Jin asked me out to dinner!]
The two clearly didn’t believe her.
Wen Ting snorted. Just wait—she’d take a photo later and shove it in their faces!