Li Jing’s ability to adjust her mode according to the character’s situation was incredibly powerful.
With Fu Lingchu’s current progress in his emotional storyline, her emotions naturally transitioned to the next stage—
On that taut, porcelain-white little face, there was now a layer of frost: Even a poor little white flower had her own unyielding dignity!
She had been maliciously misjudged and verbally abused by Fu Lingchu time and time again, and she could no longer bear it!
“Get out of my way!”
She pressed her lips together, refusing to let tears fall—strong people won’t even soften when they’re wronged.
If it had been Fu Lingchu with 20% favorability standing in front of her now, he would probably have continued to mock her for putting on airs, a fake pretending to be something she’s not?
But now, with his favorability boosted to 35%, Fu Lingchu was starting to get caught up in the melodramatic love affair with the substitute.
So much so that when Li Jing coldly pushed him away, Fu Lingchu actually stepped back, following her force—
“I…” Fu Lingchu’s eyes flickered, as if he wanted to say something.
But for a young CEO who had achieved success in his career but had a cold heart, the word “sorry” was not in his vocabulary.
Li Jing pushed him away, her lips pressed together, “—Don’t bother me.”
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Now she was going to brush up on the plot and develop a new field of leeks.
According to the current direction of the plot, this was the perfect opportunity for Du Jinghuai’s storyline to start developing—his toxic fans would notice her, and then they’d start causing trouble.
The biggest problem with the substitute female lead’s face is that it reminds people of Ye Yan—something that Du Jinghuai and the other two male leads wouldn’t allow.
After Ye Yan retired, she had been well protected by them. There was almost no discussion about her online, allowing Ye Yan to live freely and peacefully, recovering from her illness.
So Du Jinghuai would not hesitate to pull the substitute to take the blow for his White Moonlight, and there you have it, the third male lead’s heartbreaking storyline!
But the interesting thing was—the male leads didn’t know that Ye Yan herself was actually just playing the role of a frail, worldly-wise, and disdainful of fame and fortune, pure image, she didn’t really want to be forgotten by the public.
Even more interesting was—the male leads were being fed the same line with Li Jing: a poor, non-greedy, strong little white flower.
Li Jing held her head high, full of pride, and turned to get in the car without looking back, heading straight for Du Jinghuai’s film set.
Behind her, Fu Lingchu didn’t leave immediately, he actually watched her car drive away, his eyes were so complex that they could be made into a pie chart for analysis.
For a shrewd businessman like Fu Lingchu, whose views on love were twisted, the more he was caught up, the less willing he was to believe that he still had inner struggles. So Li Jing’s priority wasn’t him right now.
With Ye Yan’s level of skill, she definitely understood the art of using others to achieve her goals. Based on her grasp of the plot, the current plot point was to have Du Jinghuai’s fans educate her, telling her not to try to get close to Du Jinghuai—
Li Jing thought it was great.carpreads.pages.dev
Because—entertainment industry fans were big spenders!
She was filled with a loving yearning for this vast field of leeks.
-—–
Today, the fans outside the film city were still a sea of people, a testament to the Acting Emperor’s popularity.
A van pulled up to the entrance of the film city.
“Hey, there’s a picture of brother Du on that car! Is it a support vehicle?”
“The fan club didn’t organize to order a cake for brother Du, so it must be brother Du himself who ordered it for the crew, woohoo, so thoughtful!”
All the fans’ eyes were focused on the van, inside the window, a fair and beautiful profile was half-hidden under a dusty hat brim, and for a moment, it hadn’t been noticed by the fans.
Li Jing said to the system, “The first step in the battle against the White Moonlight from afar—”
The system asked expectantly, “What is it?”
Li Jing: “Entrapment.”
System: “???”
The van drove into the film city, and Li Jing got out.
Although she was wearing a staff uniform and a hat, the female lead’s aura was undeniable. After Li Jing stacked the cakes on the trolley, she pushed it towards the set, her slender and thin figure was quickly noticed by the fans—
“Why does the delivery person look like a woman?”
“She has a pretty good figure…”
“Damn, I wish I had gone to work at a cake shop, then I could have seen brother Du!!”
At the same time, someone was blending in with the crowd, taking a few pictures of that figure, and then quietly followed her.
Li Jing pushed the trolley to the set, familiar with the way, the script supervisor came up to her, not realizing what was going on at first, then she heard Du Jinghuai’s manager say a few words, and she immediately started shouting.
“Come on, come on, Teacher Du is treating everyone to cake!”
The whole crew was suddenly filled with a joyful atmosphere:
“Teacher Du is like a cold moon in the human world! Teacher Du is the best!”
“Thank you, my male god Du!”
Du Jinghuai held a cup of coffee, smiling faintly as he accepted the crew’s gratitude. Then his gaze swept over the crowd, landing on Li Jing, who was flustered.
Her attire was as ordinary as that day, and no one could tell what kind of face was hidden beneath the brim of her hat.
She seemed nervous about this situation, and she had never handled such a large volume of orders before. As she handed cakes to the endless stream of people, her slender white fingertips trembled slightly.
Du Jinghuai sipped his coffee, unconsciously watching her for a moment.
Ye Yan’s voice was still ringing in his ears from their recent phone call, but now Li Jing’s face was right in front of him. So very vivid.
Li Jing played the role of a poor, working-class college student while she bustled around her little cart. As long as she thought about how every penny from these cakes went into her pocket, she felt quite good.
—Labor is a glorious thing, labor is such a glorious thing!
With most of the cakes gone, she pushed her cart towards the trash can, her head lowered as she gathered the packaging boxes and paper bags.
Then, not surprisingly, she heard a cool voice above her head: “What about your dinner tonight?”
Li Jing quickly raised her head, and the moment she recognized him, her eyes shone with clear gratitude.
“Mr., Mr. Du—oh, thank you for your order!”
Although Du Jinghuai was a forced love, psycho-in-the-making, in the original plot, the original owner genuinely believed Du Jinghuai was a good person. After all, he wasn’t as cruel and ruthless as Fu Lingchu, nor as irritable and quick to anger as Feng Ce. Sometimes, he even made the original owner feel like she was being noticed by the great and mighty Acting Emperor.
But—
Du Jinghuai looked at the innocent, almost foolish expression on Li Jing’s face, but he knew very clearly in his heart that he was only looking at her for her face.
That large order, which was a significant amount of money for her, was just a small sum for him. Being able to call her to him and use her face to ease the longing in his heart was worth it.
—Of course, Li Jing was well aware of this.
After all, Du Jinghuai’s favorability rating was still below 10%.
So, the question was: Now that the favorability ratings of the first and second male leads were both approaching 40%, how could she quickly raise the third male lead’s favorability to a level where he could compete with them in the same arena of suffering?
For the female lead of a melodramatic novel, the answer was, of course, “suffering.”
And she needed to make the third male lead personally involved in “harming” her, using guilt to increase his pity.
They were standing in a deserted corner of the set, but hidden behind the bushes in the corner, a secret camera was flashing.
Du Jinghuai lowered his eyes and said softly, “It’s nothing.”
The girl in front of him was silent for a moment before saying, “I know, you feel sorry for me!”
Her lips were slightly pursed, perhaps due to malnutrition and hard work, her fair cheeks lacked color. The paleness of her face made her features even more delicate, her long, thick eyelashes were distinct, and her clear, watery eyes held a hint of determination.
Du Jinghuai was momentarily stunned.
Her demeanor was completely different from Ye Yan’s, yet he couldn’t look away.
—Du Jinghuai’s favorability +1%
But his gaze remained unchanged, still indifferent, “You don’t have to think that way.”
Li Jing shook her head, her loose hair brushing against her neck, “You helped me pay back the money, I have nothing to repay you with, but I don’t want you to spend more money because you feel sorry for me—”
Du Jinghuai instinctively said, “This money isn’t…”
Li Jing raised her head, her eyes sincere as she looked at him, “So, getting a membership card would be more cost-effective.”
The system’s thinking took a sharp turn, unable to keep up: “?? She’s starting again!”
After Li Jing finished speaking, as if to confirm what she said, she quickly added, “Feng, Feng Ce also got a card—” and even topped it up with 30,000 yuan! Male lead number three, get on board!
Du Jinghuai’s eyebrows twitched slightly, the name Feng Ce tugged at a certain nerve in his heart.
The pursuers around Ye Yan all knew that she was a moon they could never truly possess, so they had reached a kind of balance.
Li Jing was just a reflection of the moon, but at this moment, she made Du Jinghuai feel a subtle sense of displeasure, as if someone had gotten there first.
By the time he realized it, his cool voice had already uttered an “okay.”
Li Jing’s eyes lit up, as if she was very satisfied with being able to help him a little. She reached out her small hand, fumbled in the pocket of her employee uniform, and pulled out a small card with her employee QR code printed on it.
Li Jing: Carry it with you, make money anytime.
System: “Can you even harvest this???”
Li Jing: “What are you talking about, I’m here to follow the plot.”
Du Jinghuai seemed to be charmed by her innocent naivety, a hint of helpless amusement flashing in his eyes, “Thank you.”
After scanning the code, Li Jing had laid the groundwork for this plot point, so she took a slight step back.
The girl’s slender, flexible body tensed into a beautiful line, her expression innocent and bright. “Then, goodbye!”
Du Jinghuai’s eyes, slightly tinged with melancholy, held no discernible emotion as they rested on Li Jing. “Mm. Goodbye.”
In an inconspicuous corner, a camera silently clicked, capturing the entire scene.
The system asked Li Jing, “Host, the favorability rating of Male Lead number 3 hasn’t gone up yet. What should we do?”
Li Jing left calmly, smiling as she passed by the throng of Du Jinghuai’s fans. “It’s fine, let the leeks and the plot develop on their own.”
That night.
Several stolen photos appeared on the largest forum, revealing a possible romance between the famous Acting Emperor and someone else?
The post exploded.
The first in the wealthy circle to notice this news was Jiang Ziming. After betting with Feng Ce on chasing Li Jing with an Hermès bag, he had kept a low profile for a while, so he was surfing the internet at 5G speed every day.
Jiang Ziming stared at the profile in the photo for a long time, finding it increasingly familiar.
Du Jinghuai’s massive number of toxic solo fans went crazy. How could their idol be in a relationship?
Holy crap, I saw this person today!
It must be a private affair! Brother Du said he’s focusing on his career and not dating!
Holy crap, stay away from my idol! Who is this? Has anyone dug up any information about them?
……
Wait, I think I know this person?
Jiang Ziming thought it was Li Jing, because few people were as beautiful as her, with a side profile that could instantly outshine many others.
As he hesitated whether to type Li Jing’s name, the comments below were already updating.
I know this person! Li Jing from the xx department of Yinggui University!
Jiang Ziming: “Holy crap, who’s so ruthless?”
Li Jing: ^_^
Li Jing: You guess.
The forum content was updating at a speed of tens of posts per second, quickly spreading to Weibo, Douban, and other platforms. The name of the rumored female lead was out, her school name was out, and digging up photos became effortless.
Li Jing’s meal card photo from the Yinggui University campus beauty contest was directly posted. Looking at that face, the situation took a different turn—
This face looks familiar… I can’t remember but I’ve definitely seen it.
Holy crap, is that… that actress?
The one who retired a few years ago?
Ye Yan’s name was on everyone’s lips.
“Brother Du, the PR team is already working on it.”
Du Jinghuai’s cool demeanor turned somber.
The Acting Emperor’s management team was very professional. They had been closely monitoring the situation since the news broke. If it was just a relationship clarification, it would be fine, but it involved Du Jinghuai’s White Moonlight, a person he couldn’t bear to be touched upon…
Du Jinghuai’s expression was cold.
He knew Li Jing was completely the victim.
She was a simple, impoverished student. Although beautiful, she was independent and hardworking, working part-time to pay for her studies. She was even reluctant to let others spend extra money on her, and she wanted to help him get a discount, even offering to get him a ridiculous membership card, doing everything she could to save him the little money he didn’t need to save.
But… she looked too much like Ye Yan.
Du Jinghuai couldn’t let her drag Ye Yan into this.
“Don’t let Ye Yan’s name appear on the trending list—”
Du Jinghuai’s expression was complex. After a moment of contemplation, he said calmly to his manager, “Just block Ye Yan’s name.”
The manager thought, then, all the discussions—even the insults—would be directed at Li Jing.
He glanced at Du Jinghuai’s profile. His bone structure was incredibly beautiful, and his eyes were even called “deeply affectionate even when looking at a dog” by the industry. But now, they revealed an innate, inherent condescending coldness.
He knew what this would bring to the ordinary person named Li Jing, but he still chose to do it, just to protect the person in his heart.
“Okay, brother Du, I understand.”
At the same time, the other two forces protecting Ye Yan were also keeping her name completely hidden.
Fu Group, Fu Lingchu’s eyes were pitch black.
Feng family mansion, Feng Ce was also furious.
—Ye Yan’s health had been poor lately, and she couldn’t be subjected to any stress!
The male leads of lines one, two, and three achieved their first joint action at this plot point.
Thus.
Li Jing, facing the faint blue light of her computer, successfully saw the hashtag #Li Jing trending.
She said to the system with relief, “Look, my name.”
The system was quite nervous: “Yes, Host, the real-time public platform is full of people cursing you. The fan circle’s fighting power is terrifying!”
“Mhm,” Li Jing said, “It’s just at number 17 on the trending list now. We need to figure out a way to push it up!”
System: “？”
System: “As expected of you!” This mental fortitude is unlike any other host!
The small flip phone in Li Jing’s hand lit up and went dark, lit up and went dark.
Fu Lingchu and Feng Ce’s calls were coming in alternately.
Li Jing glanced at them and tossed them aside.
Go ahead and call, favorability 35% and 38%, let them call, let them call ^_^
-—–
At this time, across the vast ocean.
Ye Yan gently closed her laptop, her gentle, bright eyes curving upwards.
Under the protection of those people, her world remained calm and peaceful.
—But that fake’s world was different.
At a critical moment, her importance was self-evident. A fake was a fake, it would never shake her position.
Right now, that Li Jing must be trembling in fear.
Ye Yan leisurely brewed a pot of flower tea, casually took a photo, seemingly unintentionally revealing her fair, delicate back of her hand and her elegant, slender fingers.
She was going to send this photo to Fu Lingchu, Feng Ce, and Du Jinghuai.
When you can’t see someone, these little glimpses are the most likely to evoke memories and imagination.
Ye Yan thought this, a serene smile lingering on her lips.
The three of them hadn’t called her back yet, Ye Yan knew they must be dealing with the online situation for her. They were always like this, they wouldn’t let her be disturbed or hurt.
How could she not express her fear in a timely manner?
So Ye Yan called Fu Lingchu first——
Busy.
The smile on Ye Yan’s lips faltered.
At this time, Fu Lingchu was on the phone, angrily scolding his bodyguards.
“What did I pay you for? Three of you can’t even watch over one little girl?”
President Fu’s anger was something no one could bear, the bodyguards on the other end of the phone didn’t even dare to speak.
They really were following Miss Li, but they didn’t know why, in the blink of an eye, she disappeared, it was like she had learned counter-surveillance!
The restlessness in Fu Lingchu’s eyes churned, a complex emotion he couldn’t explain made him restless.
Protecting Ye Yan was certainly not wrong, but what had Li Jing done wrong?
Even today, when she went to the film set, it was just to get more orders for his cake shop.
It was for him, Fu Lingchu.
-—–
It took Ye Yan a long time to regain her smile, she re-evaluated the situation for a moment, then called Feng Ce——
His phone was off.
The smile on her lips completely disappeared.
At this time, Feng Ce had just picked up his smashed phone.
After calling Li Jing’s flip phone ten times without an answer, he smashed his phone in anger.
Li Jing, someone who had never seen the world, could she handle all this online abuse? Feng Ce remembered the last time she was maliciously voted to the top of the school pet rankings during the campus election——
What was Li Jing like then? Her eyes were red, but she still forced herself to be strong, saying it was okay.
Feng Ce didn’t know why he was so irritable.
He didn’t even want to delve deeper.
At this moment, both Fu Lingchu and Feng Ce were thinking, had Li Jing been driven into hiding by all those online insults?
Was she crying?
—At this time, a woman who did not wish to disclose her name, with assets exceeding twenty million, was sitting comfortably on the sofa in the luxurious private room of the internet cafe.
Li Jing leisurely watched the computer, and even ordered a glass of iced Coke with satisfaction.
Then she heard the first male lead and the second male lead climb up 2% in favorability.
Getting rid of Fu Lingchu’s bodyguard was a piece of cake. Once she went out, she could easily disguise herself as a fragile little white flower who had cried all night in a deserted place.
The only bad thing was that she had to pay for internet access.
Forget it. She wouldn’t ask anyone to pay for her when she was doing something bad. She could afford it ^_^
But just when she felt that sitting alone in the private room made her look a little autistic, the door behind her was gently knocked.
“Your Coke.”
The voice was extremely pleasant.
Li Jing opened the door and saw a flawless face. Under the shining silver hair, those light-colored pupils looked over, instantly like distant alpine glaciers, yet they diffused a close, oriental woody fragrance around her.
Very charming.
Although Lu Mian was worried about Li Jing’s “Sea King” attribute and hadn’t figured out a solution yet, there had been many cases in the past where employees had suffered psychological breakdowns in the transmigration worlds.
He placed the Coke on Li Jing’s computer desk. The webpage was still updating in real time, filled with her name, and there were hardly any nice words.
It was a test of one’s mental fortitude.
Lu Mian turned his gaze to Li Jing and asked, “Are you unhappy?”
Li Jing: No. But.
Li Jing blinked: “Cry cry.”
There wasn’t a single tear in her eyes, but her long eyelashes trembled, and her gaze was too bright and watery. When she looked at someone like that, she could melt them.
The young god’s breath hitched.
The god’s rationality was analyzing:
Being able to effortlessly charm him while being attacked by the entire internet, is this what a “Sea King” is?
The god’s emotions made a judgment:
Cute.
So the young god couldn’t resist. He reached out and added a whole cup of ice to her iced Coke, then turned and left.
Li Jing watched him leave with a smile.
Very good. She was one step closer to becoming rich and living out her days with a silver-haired hottie.
Looking at the income statement, there was a new entry in the backend.
“Let me see who’s so filial… Oh, it’s Ye Yan.”
The White Moonlight had paid 500,000 yuan in marketing fees for her trending search, which smoothly went into her account.
Looking again, there were indeed signs of water army on Weibo. Her name had climbed to the top three thanks to the water army’s trending search!
Li Jing was overwhelmed with emotion: My dear little leeks are so good!
As the situation escalated, Li Jing’s little flip phone was about to be bombarded.
Fu Lingchu was still calling, and there were two unknown numbers. One was Feng Ce’s new phone number, and the other… could be Du Jinghuai, who was probably overwhelmed with guilt.
The male leads on lines one, two, and three were now connected to her.
The emotions were pretty much at their peak.
Li Jing picked up her brick-like phone and sent three messages:
[I’m fine, really]
Then she quickly turned off her phone to prevent anyone from seeing her shattered strength.
Leaving the little white flower alone to bear the unbearable pain, imagining her being battered by the wind and rain in some corner of the city.
The more miserable the tragic heroine of the melodramatic novel was, the faster the progress of the love line.
—Fu Lingchu’s favorability +1%
—Feng Ce’s favorability +2%
—Du Jinghuai’s favorability +7%
System: “You’ve really mastered this melodramatic stuff!”
Li Jing finished all this, raised her ice-cold drink, which was just the right temperature, and took a sip. She looked at the new updates popping up on Weibo.
I have real evidence of Li Jing’s dark secrets. If you want to see it, type 1 and I’ll send it privately.
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Using her name was like giving her money. This vast field of leeks was lush and green.
Li Jing looked touched and typed quickly:
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