Chapter 432 A Guilty Conscience

It took Yun Youna several minutes to process the "facts" that Ye Wanxi had revealed, leaving her dazed and surprised.

"You mean, a bad guy did a lot of bad things when he was young, and now he's getting his comeuppance and comes to you for help. You weren't willing to help, so he showed his true colors and got into a conflict with you? In the end, you called the police and also reported a bunch of other people, and now they've all been arrested and may even face legal sanctions?"

This was the explanation that Ye Wanxi and Xiao Jihui had agreed upon. It concealed Qi Xiaolian's existence and took into account Ye Wanxi's public identity. This was the best and most reasonable explanation.

As for whether this announcement would affect Ye Wanxi's side business, Ye Wanxi didn't care at all.

If someone is afraid to ask her for help because of this, doesn't that just show that the person has a guilty conscience and has done something immoral?

Even if someone like that were willing to come, Ye Wanxi wouldn't be happy to help.

"Yeah, that's it."

Yun Youna breathed a sigh of relief, then became excited again: "So that's how it is! I knew it. Powerful people don't necessarily go astray. Your character and temperament are obvious to all. How could you possibly do something that crosses the line? But what do you plan to do about this? It's all over the internet now, they're practically sealing your fate, saying you've been arrested and blacklisted."

"Don't worry about it." Ye Wanxi took a bite of the tripe that Feng Tianyu had given her and said indifferently, "They will issue a statement once they have confirmed the truth of the matter. At that time, the truth will be clear, and we can just focus on filming."

Seeing that she truly understood the situation, Yun Youna felt a little relieved. With regret and envy for Ye Wanxi's hotpot restaurant, she reluctantly hung up the phone.

After ending the call, even though she already knew roughly what had happened, Ye Wanxi still logged into her account out of curiosity to check the news online.

Similar to what Yun Youna said, the media spread rumors that she had taken a risky approach and ruined her public image, and a group of people followed suit and mocked her relentlessly, believing that she was definitely in big trouble this time and couldn't escape it.

Among them are some so-called "rational" people who are sarcastic and condescending, with an air of superiority as if they had expected this all along, full of malice yet carrying a subtle sense of superiority that they are the only ones who are sober while everyone else is drunk.

[I knew it was just a persona. These days, there are still fans who treat a persona as reality? Wake up, it's all fake.]

[If you're going to create a persona, just create one. Wouldn't it be better to be a foodie or a straightforward persona? Why drag in metaphysics? If you don't crash and burn, who will?]

[There's nothing we can do, their fans are just too stupid. It's laughable. Can you just casually create a mystical persona? If you don't have the ability, you'll inevitably crash and burn sooner or later. And to have the ability and still be so high-profile about it is just asking for trouble. And the fans are even proud of it! It's truly a case of both the celebrity and the fans being stupid.]

【Isn't that right? Even now, some brainless fans are still trying to defend her, saying they won't unfollow her until the matter is concluded! If you ask me, she brought this all on herself. It was one thing to create some dubious paranormal phenomena to piggyback on a good-natured persona before. But she was greedy, got carried away as soon as she became famous, and started thinking she was a master after being praised a few times. Now that someone has died, shouldn't people make an example of her? She needs to be shut down immediately!】

[We just want her to fade into obscurity, but her fans want her dead! They still dare to cause trouble? Do they really think the higher-ups are pushovers? It would be best if they were all arrested, so the fans could sink with their idol—that would be a beautiful story.]

Ye Wanxi didn't care about their attacks on her, but she couldn't stand them attacking her fans, and her face darkened instantly.

As Feng Tianyu was adding food to her plate, his gaze swept across her phone screen and he happened to see these messages. His expression turned somewhat cold.

"Do you need any help?"

Ye Wanxi shook her head and said meaningfully, "No need, I've remembered them."

While listening to the orchestra, I thought my boss would persist, or at least not give up so easily.

Unexpectedly, Feng Tianyu didn't react at all after hearing this, just nodded slightly and continued feeding Da Ye.

During the orchestral performance: "..." That's it?!

Seemingly sensing his inner doubts, Feng Tianyu quickly scooped up the few remaining slices of beef from the pot and said casually, "There are only two kinds of people that Yuanyuan will remember: one is extremely lucky, and the other... is extremely unlucky."

He froze during the orchestral performance, suddenly feeling a chill run down his spine.

Judging from their online comments, it's easy to guess which category these people fall into: extremely lucky or extremely unlucky.

Guan Xuan paused for a moment, then silently buried his face in the bowl, transforming into a heartless, passive person, minimizing his presence.

Fortunately, although he disapproved of his boss being so bewitched by the little vixen, resembling a king bewitched by a concubine and destined for ruin, he hadn't actually done anything bad to her.

Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have become one of the unlucky ones long ago!

Rumors of Ye Wanxi's arrest circulated online overnight, but Ye Wanxi's own account remained silent, and her agency did not respond.

This made those anti-fans and online trolls who were eager to see Ye Wanxi make a fool of herself even more certain, convinced that she was absolutely doomed this time.

Little did they know, Ye Wanxi had only been moving house for a day, and went to bed early that evening after having hot pot.

The next day, feeling refreshed, she went to the film set and found that although the way people looked at her was subtle, they didn't seem to have much doubt or curiosity.

With just one glance, Ye Wanxi knew that she had achieved her goal. The reason she had spoken so detailedly to Yun Yuna yesterday was because she knew that this person was a big mouth and couldn't keep secrets.

One night is enough time for her to spread her message, so she won't have to bother explaining herself when she comes today.

"You're here?" Director Jiao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ye Wanxi arrive on time. "Go get your makeup and change clothes. You have quite a few scenes to film today."

Ye Wanxi nodded with a faint smile and turned to walk into the dressing room.

When she entered, she found four or five actors sitting inside. Besides Yun Yuna, whom she was quite familiar with, there were several young actors, both male and female.

Several people's expressions changed involuntarily when they saw Ye Wanxi enter unexpectedly.

Just then, their makeup was almost finished, and the makeup artist didn't need to rush them. They all jumped up as if they had been pricked by something, buried their heads, and ran outside, as if something terrible was chasing them.

Ye Wanxi had a feeling they were avoiding her, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with them?"

"What else could it be? She's done too many wicked things, so she's feeling guilty." Sister Yao snorted coldly, walked over and pressed Ye Wanxi in front of the makeup mirror, and skillfully began to apply makeup to her.

"Didn't there be news reports yesterday that you were involved in a murder case and had been arrested? The media that broke the story described it so vividly, as if they had seen it with their own eyes. Some people didn't believe it, some were half-believing, and some completely believed it and brazenly engaged in petty tricks."

(End of this chapter)