Chapter 28: Increasing Favorability

[Sister Youran is so sweet!]

[Wow, Sister Youran agrees with Yan Yueqing?]

[Agree? As if! Did you watch the livestream? Yan Yueqing is indeed the ‘most dedicated’ person! She’s sucking up to Tang Tang so much it’s almost giving Tang Tang psychological issues!]

[I like and support Sister Youran for daring to speak the truth!]

[Director Tang must know what Yan Yueqing did. Even the usually gentle Youran couldn’t help but reveal the truth. Don’t you understand what kind of person Yan Yueqing is yet?]

Qin Youran looked at the comments, feeling extremely pleased. Online public opinion works like this – you just need to post some praise! Leave the rest of the interpretation to the netizens!

These keyboard warriors can even count how many seeds are in a tomato, let alone play a game of guessing hearts. Many people don’t care about facts; they just interpret and attack according to their own ideas. Even if they’re wrong in the end, it doesn’t matter.

Which of Qin Youran’s words wasn’t good for Yan Yueqing? If the netizens want to overthink it, what does that have to do with her? In any case, this move not only allows Director Tang to see her sincerity but also accelerates the cyberbullying against Yan Yueqing.

So what if she revealed her son in advance? As long as Yan Yueqing follows the same path to ruin as in her previous life, it makes no difference to her!

Qin Youran quietly watched as the rapidly increasing comments grew more heated. The taste of enjoying the fruits of victory alone was slightly regrettable, but her heart was full of pride!

Now… Yan Yueqing must be panicking, right?

***

Ren’ai Hospital.

Yan Yueqing sat on a chair outside the ward, watching these netizens jump up and down, finding it somewhat amusing. Today’s young people are still a bit too idle! They should be given more homework!

Facing the verbal attacks online, she didn’t care at all. Why? People were cursing the original owner, what did it have to do with her?

Although she shared the same name as the original owner, it must be said… given the original’s brainless actions, if given a keyboard, she could criticize even more viciously than the netizens! However, in the end, the original was just there to highlight Qin Youran’s existence. If the author wanted to write it that way, what could she do?

The netizens’ current cursing accumulates countless personal emotions. But the worst outcome would merely be, as written in the book, forcing her to quit the entertainment circle. Isn’t that exactly what she wants?! Perfect!

Yan Yueqing even hoped they would be a bit more vicious! Eating her own melon ^[1]enjoying the drama or gossip about herself, she couldn’t be happier! It wasn’t until she saw Qin Youran’s repost that she slightly restrained the smile at the corner of her lips.

Oh my! The little green tea^[2][“Little Green Tea” (小绿茶) is a Chinese internet slang term. It typically refers to a young woman who appears innocent and pure on the surface, but is actually manipulative and … Continue reading couldn’t resist making a move?

In the book, Qin Youran had many similar operations, seemingly speaking up to help, but actually fanning the flames! Unfortunately, due to the female lead’s halo, fans cheered in approval. But this trick might work on the original owner, not on her.

Yan Yueqing quickly reposted Qin Youran’s Weibo.

@Yan Yueqing: 「I’m not as dedicated as Sister Youran yet, I’ll have to work hard to learn from you in the future!」

The humble words shifted the main battlefield of the internet directly.

[Damn! Yan the bitch is trying to ride on Youran’s coattails?]

[Who are you being sarcastic to?]

[Wow, you guys are too much! Director Tang praised Yueqing for being dedicated, Youran also praised Yueqing for being dedicated. She’s just politely replying that she still needs to learn, why are you all acting like she hit a nerve?]

[That’s enough, even when criticizing, you need to follow basic rules! They’re clearly just complimenting each other in the crew, but in your eyes, it’s like some palace intrigue!]

[If we have to say it, Qin Youran is indeed more dedicated, right? Yan Yueqing is only dedicated to Tang Tang, but Qin Youran is very dedicated to every child, treating everyone equally…]

[I wanted to say this since the first episode, is there really such a perfect character as Qin Youran?]

[Also in the third episode when she talked about her tragic childhood, wow… you know, it’s like selling misery on a talent show, it gave me goosebumps all over.]

[At least Yan Yueqing dares to publicly admit she has a child, that kind of courage is not something ordinary people have! Stop forcing your criticism.]

[I’m standing right here, let’s see who dares to point fingers at Sister Youran.]

On the hospital bed, a hint of smile suddenly appeared in Yan Wang’s cold, dark eyes. He had been scrolling through a tablet, his little face tense, as if pondering how to control the netizens’ comments. The next second, mom posted on Weibo herself.

Learning from Qin Youran’s tone, politely replying? Haha! If netizens praise Qin Youran, wouldn’t they have to praise mom’s good attitude along with it? If they insist on attacking mom… Isn’t Qin Youran’s sarcastic manner more deserving of criticism? This move is brilliant!

Using one’s own methods against them…

Yan Wang looked up, glancing at the silhouette of the woman sitting quietly outside the glass. His eyes suddenly warmed slightly.

[System notification:

Yan Wang’s favorability +5.

Current favorability: -40.]

Yan Yueqing was on the phone with Director Tang when she was suddenly confused by the system’s prompt. What happened? Why did the favorability suddenly increase for no reason? She quickly looked back.

Yan Wang lowered his eyelashes, casually scrolling through the tablet. The cold light from the screen shone on his delicate little face, making him look even more fair and cold.

“My son is so handsome!” Yan Yueqing couldn’t help but exclaim. In her mind, she suddenly thought of Jun Yan’s little iceberg. These two children had identical ethereal auras. Beautiful, yet chilling!

Although she didn’t know why her son’s favorability suddenly increased, well… who would complain about having more points? Yan Yueqing held her phone and continued to dial Director Tang’s number.

“The number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable, please try again later…”

Online, things about her were fermenting quickly. Director Tang and Qin Youran’s reposts undoubtedly hit a nerve with netizens, who seemed to be using all their strength to drive her out of the circle!

Yan Yueqing was overjoyed. As long as she doesn’t have to pay a contract termination fee, she can say goodbye to Zhongxing immediately. However, Director Tang is, after all, a major shareholder of Zhongxing, so for a subordinate wanting to resign… she should still give him a heads up.

His phone was busy, probably occupied, so Yan Yueqing thought for a moment and politely sent a text message: 「Director Tang, if I want to terminate my contract with Zhongxing, how much compensation would I need to pay?」

Hmm… First, test his attitude.

In the office, Director Tang and Chairman Yang were still arguing. Chairman Yang was an old shareholder, while Director Tang was a new director. Although their shareholding ratios were similar, there was still quite a gap between them in the company.

It’s simple – Chairman Yang’s years of accumulated connections and influence couldn’t be shaken by a newly appointed shareholder like Director Tang. However, by the same logic, Chairman Yang couldn’t do anything about what Director Tang wanted to do!

Back then, when Chairman Yang wanted to promote Li Manman, everyone in the company had to give some face, picking good scripts and reality shows for her. It was only when they tried to send her into Director Tang’s crew that they met with strong rejection, causing the two to become enemies!

Now, seeing Director Tang speak up for Yan Yueqing, Chairman Yang was naturally full of sarcasm.

“Brother Tang, that Yan Yueqing is just a liar. Initially, she claimed to be the second young lady of C City’s richest family, and even colluded with a so-called butler to trick Zhongxing into signing a contract. What happened? Not a penny of the promised investment arrived, she was picky about the arranged appearances, and in the end… wasn’t she just slapped in the face by the Yan family’s official statement?”