There are so many messages in the WeChat group that it's impossible to keep up with them all.

In order to maintain a good relationship with Jiang Yue, her usual girlfriends put on a mask of pretense again:

[Yueyue, I heard you're back on TV?]

This is so great!

[In our eyes, you are the absolute best host. They are all jealous of your youth, beauty, talent, and the wonderful husband you married.]

[Let's do our best in this episode's recording! Let's give them a good slap in the face and show these online trolls what's what!]

【You're a top student, who do they think they are? Ignore their sarcastic remarks.】

These are all lies, of course.

She absolutely must not study hard just because she's been criticized for being uncultured!

It would be best if he continued to embarrass himself on television!

However, when it comes to embarrassing themselves, Jiang Yue never disappoints them.

Jiang Yue casually glanced at the messages in the group chat, and could almost imagine how these people were gritting their teeth behind her back, yet had to pretend to be good people in front of her.

Tsk, the thought that even if they were filled with jealousy and their eyes were bleeding, they still had to praise her makes me feel inexplicably good.

Jiang Yue understood that they were trying to flatter her to her detriment.

There are many scheming concubines in the imperial harem who deliberately spoil the young princes they raise.

Jiang Yue smiled; she'd become quite adept at using emoticons by now: 【I definitely won't let you down (*?▽?*)】

I saw the few words she posted.

The "plastic best friends" felt uneasy and uncertain.

What does that expression of hers mean? It looks sarcastic and mocking.

No, no, no, that's impossible.

What could that idiot Jiang Yue possibly see? She can't distinguish right from wrong and blindly follows the crowd.

Lazy, stupid, and extremely arrogant and vain.

Okay, that's all for now, I'm going to study! (*?▽?*)

Seeing this made them feel even worse!

What is she going to study?

Please, please, don't let her study.

Wouldn't it be better to just remain illiterate?

After she went to learn from them, where would she find so many jokes to watch?

So annoying.

A few people huddled together and whispered among themselves, "Don't you guys think Jiang Yue seems to have gotten smarter?"

"No."

"She's still just a stupid pretty face."

"That's good, that's good."

"Just wait and see, this episode is still live, she's doomed again."

"Yes, yes, how could the Zhou family allow her to lose face like this again and again?"

The three of them exchanged glances and then laughed in unison.

After having dinner at the Zhou family's house, Jiang Yue planned to return to the villa. She took it for granted that she could order others around without any stage fright.

The driver then drove the car into the yard.

Jiang Yue was hugged by the boy, who was exquisitely handsome with dark, clean eyes that looked as if they had been washed with spring water. "Mother, are you leaving?"

The little boy's eyes seemed to be slightly red.

He dared not voice his reluctance.

It took a lot of courage for him to step forward and hug his mother's leg.

Zhou Zhengchu was prepared to be kicked away by his mother, but she didn't.

A flicker of excitement rekindled within him.

I couldn't help but have even more expectations because of this little detail.

Jiang Yue was held by the leg and couldn't move for a moment. She looked down at him and said, "Um, I want to go back to sleep."

Thanks to Zhou Ji, she'll be going to work tomorrow.

Zhou Zhengchu couldn't bear to part with his mother, couldn't bear to part with the tenderness she had shown him these past few days. "Mother, I want... I want to go back with you."

He stammered as he spoke.

He spoke the last few words in a lower and lower voice, showing no confidence whatsoever.

He was used to being abandoned by his mother. The boy lowered his head sullenly, staring at his toes, thinking that it didn't matter if he was abandoned again this time.

Maybe next time... maybe she'll be better.

"Alright." Jiang Yue wasn't particularly reluctant. Actually, if she brought the child back to the villa, she wouldn't need to support him.

The villa has servants, nannies, and a driver.

When Zhou Zhengchu heard the two words his mother said, his eyelashes trembled. He raised his delicate, fair face, and the usually tense little boy revealed a shy smile.

He thought to himself that he didn't care and it didn't matter.

He still longed for her to share even a little bit of his love.

Even if it's just a little bit.

Now, it seems like it really exists.

"Mother, I will be very obedient and will not cause you any trouble."

Jiang Yue had never seen such an obedient child; he was too well-behaved.

It's hard to imagine that this well-behaved child will one day torture her in prison until she's neither human nor ghost.

Jiang Yue nodded: "You'd better be."

She took his hand. "Let's go home."

The villa was filled with people left behind by Zhou Ji. Her every move could not escape Zhou Ji's eyes. After observing her for several days,

She seemed to have truly become honest and law-abiding, and never laid a hand on the child again behind his back.

Zhou Ji didn't take the child away. Since he was willing to stay with his mother, he let him be. If she was just putting on an act, it wouldn't be too late to take the child away later.

Zhou Ji returned to the villa halfway up the mountain more frequently than before.

I go back three times a week on average.

This frequency is higher than in the previous five years.

He felt that he seemed to find Jiang Yue much more agreeable now, to the point that he no longer loathed this vain and foolish woman as much as before.

Jiang Yue was thoroughly annoyed by her husband's inexplicable frequent visits home.

But right now, she's more annoyed by her job.

Despite being a princess, she actually has to go to work.

She was truly a phoenix fallen from grace, worse off than a chicken, a tiger fallen to the plains, bullied by dogs.

Upon returning to the television station, Jiang Yue remained calm and composed.

A rehearsal is required before the program is recorded.

Unfortunately, this time the guest is the same female celebrity who grabbed her hair and slapped her backstage last time.

The original owner was so angry that he slapped the other person.

It was because she saw the press release issued by the other party, which used a photo of her and Zhou Ji from behind at the banquet, taken from different angles, to create hype and boost their fame.

The original owner was so infatuated with the male lead that she became mad and, in a fit of anger, abused her power and beat him up in public.

The female celebrity gained immense fame and fortune, but also garnered sympathy from netizens.

Jiang Yue, on the contrary, lost all face, both in terms of her work and her reputation.

When they met again, the TV station staff were cautious and quietly surrounded Jiang Yue, just in case.

However, Jiang Yue was calmer than expected, nodding slightly and greeting him with composure.

The female celebrity's name is Ye Lan, and she is from a wealthy family.

The reason she was able to appear on the show is because she has a private museum at home.

She brought some of the museum's prized artifacts to the show, playing the female protagonist in a historical story.

The production team treated Ye Lan like a gold nugget, showing her great care and giving her top-notch treatment.

After all, Ye Lan is now considered a second-tier female celebrity.

And they brought them such a precious collection.

This great Buddha statue must be treated with utmost care.

Just before the show was about to start recording, Ye Lan calmly started to speak up, pointing out names: "If Jiang Yue goes on stage today, I won't go on stage."

She brought with her precious historical artifacts and collections worth hundreds of millions.

The director begged her to come on the show, and she was confident she could kick Jiang Yue out.

As for why you're only speaking up now?

Because she did it on purpose.

He deliberately made Jiang Yue make a wasted trip, making her think she had hope, only to watch that hope be shattered right before her eyes.

Jiang Yue was in the lounge, unaware that Ye Lan had already begun to sabotage her behind her back.

Her mind was filled with the gold-inlaid jade bead necklace she had just seen.

This piece of jewelry is indeed very precious.

But Ye Lan brought a fake.

How could she know so much?

The real item was in the storeroom of her princess's residence; it was a birthday gift from her mother to her tenth birthday.