Chapter 51: Mom and Dad's Information Explosion! (Double Update Combined)...

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Ning Ye began to calmly handle everything.

First, ensure the plot follows the expected direction.

Amid the hustle and bustle of the New Year, Ning Ye sat calmly and for a long time at the table, staring at the huge computer screen in front of her.

At this moment, a photograph is being enlarged in the center of the screen.

She has realized something.

In this power struggle between parents, she has always been fighting against the plot and the female lead as a parent. Therefore, all her attention is focused on her own child, only caring about what will happen to Tao Tao, but almost ignoring another very important dimension.

—Gu Zixun.

They almost never considered things from Gu Zixun's perspective.

This boy, who is forced to become Tao Tao's twin brother, spoiled by the wrong education system, and somewhat pitiful, forms the other half of the story—the information he contains is completely ignored under the guidance of the plot.

Ning Ye looked at the table, where there was a group photo of Xia Lu's kindergarten class when she entered the school. Gu Zixun was standing next to Ning Zhitao.

The two children weren't particularly close. Gu Zixun held his chin high, his skin pale, but his demeanor arrogant. Ning Zhitao, on the other hand, held Zhang Sijie's hand, her smile round and innocent. The two children didn't resemble each other at all in terms of facial features or expressions, because they weren't actually related by blood, which wasn't the point.

When Ning Ye shifted her focus, she finally discovered a subtle and elusive feeling.

She looked at Gu Zixun's features and felt that they looked vaguely familiar.

It feels like...something I've seen before.

Ning Ye's heart stirred; a detailed and intricate plan had already taken shape.

How to break this deadlock completely?

When the other party has already reached into the secrets of her child, the most powerful counterattack is not to preemptively announce her relationship with Bian Xun, as that would only lead to a fight with the other party's fans and turn into a war of words in which she does not have the upper hand.

It also can't be about exposing Xu Lanyi's threats and her true colors in private, because that would not only lack strong evidence, but would also draw Tao Tao into the public eye.

She must not provoke the other party now; she needs to let the plot smoothly reach its climax.

At that moment, the most effective counterattack is to detonate something on the opponent—

The real, genuine, thunder zone.

Ning Ye stopped going out and spent almost the entire Spring Festival holiday in front of the computer, except for the time she spent playing with Tao Tao.

She knew perfectly well that she only needed to do one thing.

Fortunately, everything is preordained, and this intricate plan has the computational power to be implemented.

On the computer screen, the vast model was endlessly analyzing information. The varying shades of blue light reflected off Ning Ye's taut, porcelain-white face. At this moment, she dared not relax for a moment.

Before the climax arrives, everything seems to add some kind of invisible pressure, and the subtle flow in the air feels heavy.

She could clearly sense that although Bian Xun appeared calm and collected, his face was growing paler and paler.

The plot is reaching its climax, and it is binding him even more intensely.

The technical support for the large model saved Ning Ye a lot of time.

Now she has mastered the use of this tool. With the highest level of access, she applied several algorithms, inputting all the information she had meticulously compiled, cross-calculating it, and after repeated processing through big data algorithms, she obtained a list—the one she wanted.

The images on this list will be moved to the next round of facial data analysis.

Her goal was very clear.

She is looking for someone.

Upon closer examination, this is actually a very simple logic, but it has been deliberately buried by the plot.

Ning Ye exported the list, and a series of unfamiliar names appeared in her eyes.

What other information... what other information could she possibly get?

At this critical juncture, any information could potentially change the situation.

Ning Ye suddenly looked up, flipped through the Future Photo Album that she hadn't looked at for a few days, and refreshed it.

The reason why Bian Xun went to great lengths to deliver this information to them was undoubtedly to help them fight against the plot.

Ning Ye swiped the screen and saw that as time went by, a few more of her photos had been added to the album.

In the original timeline, she was now three months pregnant, and Bian Xun had taken photos of her every step of the process. At this point, her lower abdomen had begun to show a slight bulge.

They took photos from various angles, capturing almost every centimeter of change in her belly.

Ning Ye subconsciously touched her lower abdomen. Tao Tao ran over with her paintbrush to draw her father. She felt a touch of tenderness amidst her tense emotions.

The saying "a mother's strength is real" doesn't actually mean being tough; rather, it refers to a soft and resilient state of mind.

Suddenly, Ning Ye noticed a different picture among the photos documenting her pregnant belly.

It was a news item, not a formal newspaper report, and it had the rough feel of a tabloid.

The report documented certain celebrities "partying and having fun," but the photos were very blurry, everyone's face was blurred, and their names were replaced with surnames and asterisks. It stated in a rambling manner that they had been sentenced to more than ten days of detention and fines, then went on to boast for a while before abruptly ending the report.

What's this?

It is certain that this is not Xu Lanyi's business.

But it's unlikely that Bianxun would have included this photo without a reason.

A sense of unease stirred within Ning Ye; her mind was exploding with information, but a spark was missing. She took the list of names and the photograph, got up, and went to the living room.

Bian Xun was sitting on the sofa, acting as a portrait model for Tao Tao.

His lips were pale, his expression became dazed, and his movements were much slower than usual. Tao Tao said that her father had been acting like a robot lately, and sometimes he would even short-circuit.

Neither parent exposed the child's innocent imagination.

Ning Ye knew what he was fighting against, and dared not relax for a second.

As the climax approaches, the control of the plot becomes stronger and stronger.

The man was dressed in simple loungewear, and a cold, taut line swept across his neck.

At this moment, his dark eyes also fell on that photo album. His black, messy hair was loosely pressed against his pale eyebrows, and his gaze was fixed on the photos of pregnant bellies in the album.

So this is what every little change in the process of waiting for life to arrive is like. If it weren't for the plot, they would have spent their time like this.

Hearing Ning Ye's light footsteps, Bian Xun looked up.

Their eyes met, and a knowing glint flashed in their gazes.

...

Yes, after that New Year's Eve, they confirmed the same thing.

How to detonate Xu Lanyi's minefield?

Prior to this, because the core of the plot had always revolved around the child, Ning Ye had also focused on the wrong thing.

But was the child that Xu Lanyi had been desperately hiding? No.

She doesn't actually care that the public knows she's married and has children. What she cares about is whether her marriage is prestigious and whether her life can inspire envy and jealousy in others, making her an eternally noble and perfect myth.

so.

What she had been desperately hiding all along was the child's biological father!

This is actually a very simple logic, but it has been intentionally or unintentionally hidden in the plot.

Throughout the entire original novel, with its numerous plot events, not a single word is mentioned about who Gu Zixun's real father is, as if everyone in the know has forgotten about it.

Who exactly is it? Xu Lanyi doesn't even dare to mention it.

Who exactly is it? The one who once made her passionately pursue love and secretly conceive, but now she's completely unpresentable?

Without a doubt, once this person is found and exposed, Xu Lanyi will be subjected to a complete collapse and ridicule, and her giving birth to a child for love will become a joke.

However, Ning Ye did not show any despicable satisfaction in her revenge; she was just thinking.

Is it really that simple?

It's an undeniable fact that Xu Lanyi looks down on her former "ex-husband," but the irony is that he has no idea that he and Xu Lanyi have a child together.

This is not simply because Xu Lanyi didn't tell him.

The reason she dared to be so high-profile and fearless in preparing to officially announce Gu Zixun's father online is because she has every reason to believe that the child's biological father will not realize that this is his son.

Why?

This is what Ning Ye truly needs to know.

If this ex-husband has now fallen to a level that Xu Lanyi looks down on, then logically, this biological father should be more eager to get involved with the popular actress.

However, absolutely not. Throughout the entire original work, this person seemed to consciously withdraw, causing Xu Lanyi not the slightest trouble whatsoever.

Ning Ye had been processing countless pieces of information intensively over the past few days, and she had a gut feeling that some crucial information had been hidden.

Xu Lanyi's willingness to give birth to a child for love indicates the intensity of her feelings for him. However, the fact that she didn't reveal a single word to him after giving birth suggests not only a fading of affection but also a hidden meaning…

It was as if they harbored a deep-seated hatred, a hatred that would last until death.

It's like a form of retaliation.

Why?

Finding someone who is deliberately hidden within the plot is not easy.

However, Ning Ye once manually deduced that Xu Lanyi spent eight months recovering from her injury and giving birth during her postpartum period. The reason why she kept it a secret in China was because she actually gave birth to the child during the two months she spent in the United States seeking medical treatment.

This information doesn't have a precise starting point online, but coincidentally—

When Xu Lanyi first met Bian Xun, she boasted to her about their meeting in the United States, even mentioning that the location was specific.

Her time is mysterious and ambiguous.

However, the search time is known.

This timeline allows us to precisely deduce her pregnancy date. Even more remarkably, she was still actively engaged in celebrity activities at the time; all casting calls, co-stars, directors, events she attended, and staff she encountered were all traceable. Her fans, fan site administrators, and paparazzi documented her daily schedule.

Xu Lanyi was convinced that if she buried this matter deep in her heart, without a single trace of information, it would be impossible to find out. But this actually only required a simple, persistent logic: integrate all the people in the industry who had ever been in contact with Xu Lanyi, even those who were now more successful than before, and those with whom she still had dealings—

Big data, let's draw a line.

It's this list in her hand.

From the very beginning, from the moment Ning Ye picked up the grapes, she had said that.

She's not afraid of trouble.

Now that they've reached this point, they need to move on to the next step—

Ning Ye looked at the man on the sofa.

In front of the child, Bian Xun didn't show much abnormality. He simply reached out and pulled her to sit down with him. His voice was undetectable as he whispered in her ear, "The large-scale model technology has been perfected and upgraded. We can now import faces."

Step two.

Cross-age, same-kinship, and facial comparison algorithms —

This algorithm is able to capture the similarity of genetic traits.

The significance of Wujiang Technology's leading position was fully revealed at this moment—this social value, which Ning Ye had heard about before and which was one of the reasons she chose to join Wujiang, became a weapon in her hands at this moment.

Use technology for screening and "paternity testing" to define the scope.

Anchor points are scattered along this line drawn by big data to take care of Zixun's facial features—

As fate would have it, Ning Ye discovered her mother's whereabouts through Wujiang, and now she is using Wujiang's power to protect her daughter.

All of this is precisely what Bianxun was looking for, and it is precisely because of Bianxun that he was looking for something.

Ning Ye gripped his hand tightly, her eyes clear, and nodded emphatically.

"Today we need to keep the story going."

Bian Xun didn't let her notice anything amiss, and his tone remained normal as he said, "Okay."

His back remained stiff. He had grown accustomed to the electric current emanating from the back of the electronic watch face. The plot unfolded with a control far exceeding that of before, as if the closer they got to the climax, the closer they were to a black hole, generating a strong gravitational pull.

He no longer cared about the enormous amount of money draining from his bank account every second; he cashed it out, lost it, and it vanished.

Bian Xun's drooping eyelashes obscured his dark vision, landing on the digital watch. Just as Ning Ye was engrossed in the data, he added two extra safety precautions for himself—

Firstly, just in case.

Second, it's a desperate gamble.

If everything collapses, he can obtain absolute autonomy in the most absolute way.

That was his ultimate insurance.

We can't let her lose, we won't let her lose.

…

That day, in the familiar setting of a nearby supermarket, the dialogue from the original story unfolded as usual.

Xu Lanyi bumped into Bian Xun while pushing her shopping cart. She smiled elegantly in front of the shelf and said, "You see, my life is just like this, simple and ordinary, like firewood, rice, oil, and salt."

She looked at the aloof, noble, and extraordinary man.

“Bian Xun, everyone has secrets. I won’t reveal Tao Tao’s secret; that would be too cruel. But since your daughter can’t prove her origins, and my son has no home either, how about… we let these two poor children become siblings, and together we can give them a bright future, okay?”

A few meters away, a cold-looking man was holding a wristwatch that seemed to be subjected to a 100,000-volt high voltage. Wave after wave of voltage hit him, causing his back to twitch slightly. He forced himself to remain absolutely clear-headed in the story and nodded.

"OK."

On the same day, Ning Ye's large-scale model produced the genetic characteristic screening results, initially screening out ten people from countless individuals who were worthy of further review.

When these faces are lined up in a row, that vague sense of familiarity becomes even more pronounced.

She had a premonition, like one from her mother, that they were getting closer and closer to the truth.

Next, to break through the information cocoon of the plot and find the right information, a lot of time will be needed to reach a conclusion.

Even so, looking at the screen, Ning Ye saw that every man there was a toad, an insignificant far cry from being a movie queen by today's standards.

Some of them were once famous actors, but now they have no online following and are desperately trying to sell products through live streaming on short video platforms.

Some were once bigwigs in film and television companies, but went bankrupt after failed investments. Now they are starting new businesses selling spicy hot pot in the United States.

Their life experiences are all different, but what they have in common is that each of them, as they age, develops the greasiness, worldliness, and mediocrity of approaching middle age.

Ning Ye calmly crossed her arms and looked at the information.

If any one of these people were revealed to be the biological father of Xu Lanyi's son, it would be enough to trigger a collapse.

Ning Ye always felt that it was still a little short.

At this time, Xu Lanyi finally made a high-profile official announcement.

The foreseeable plot has come to a perfect end, and she is already in a state of ecstasy, having achieved her wish. She has begun to give various interviews to women and to give lectures.

"From my teenage years when I entered the industry until now, I've weathered nearly twenty years of ups and downs. This year is the most special one of them. I have some heartfelt words to say to my friends who have always supported and accompanied me, and I also have some important and wonderful news to announce. On [date], my farewell concert will be held at [venue name]. At that time, you will see a happy, sincere, and light-hearted Lan Yi..."

Suddenly, everyone in the world became Xu Lanyi's onlookers.

Whether it's sending children back to kindergarten after winter break or overhearing colleagues talking at work, everyone is talking about Xu Lanyi's life, as if she is the central focus of the world.

Is it finally time for Actress Xu to officially announce the powerful figure behind her?

"What kind of man could possibly be worthy of a woman like her, someone she would be willing to have a child with?"

"It must be him, right?!"

"Ahhh, a prestigious family relationship, a perfect match! I'm totally shipping them!"

At the company, Sister Zhou couldn't help but look at Ning Ye countless times throughout the morning, not out of gossip, but because she was genuinely worried.

Although they knew about Ning Ye and President Bian's past relationship, they had never truly reconciled.

In the eyes of ordinary people, although Xu Lanyi's reputation fluctuates, she is, after all, a film queen without any major scandals and with three Golden Horse Awards. How can ordinary people compete with her?

A woman like Xu Yinghou wouldn't even look at the young master of the Gu family at Fengyu Pharmaceuticals. The kind of man she could be interested in would definitely be someone like President Bian.

But it's good, Sister Zhou has always felt that divorced men with children are no good. If President Bian really makes it official, then Xiao Jiang will have a chance.

Ning Ye was waiting for information and didn't notice Zhou Jie's overly complex thoughts and expressions.

The final step was to manually screen all the candidates. A whole team of Wujiang security personnel conducted an in-depth investigation into the lives of the ten people, like countless waves beginning to recede.

Ning Ye glanced at her watch, got up, and headed to the kindergarten.

With the start of the spring semester, today is another day for kindergarten vaccinations.

She has another important thing to do.

This morning, Ning Ye had forcibly ordered Bian Xun not to show himself. One reason was that, given the current plot developments, it was no longer appropriate for them to appear together. The second reason was that Bian Xun looked even paler than a child about to receive a shot.

Jiang Xinghe also continued to help San Dian Shui Hospital, but Bian Xun's absence deepened the hidden worry between his clear and gentle brows.

On the way to the kindergarten, Jiang Xinghe hesitated and looked at Ning Ye several times before finally asking.

"Will those rumors about Boss Bian hurt you?"

Ning Ye snapped out of her daze, turned her head and smiled, "Even you've started reading gossip."

Jiang Xing pursed his lips, somewhat embarrassed. He had also hesitated about whether he should say such a thing, as it seemed like he was trying to sow discord between the two.

But right now, Xu Lanyi's quotes can be seen everywhere. After experiencing ups and downs, she has now become a role model for women who advocate for the right to make their own choices in life, and Xu Lanyi's fans have increased countless times in a short period of time.

Women have the right not to give birth, and they also have the right to give birth. Most importantly, it is a decision she makes herself and something she believes is worthwhile.

As long as you turn on the TV, you can see the product slogan endorsed by Xu Lanyi.

Girls, you deserve the best!

It quickly became the motto of countless fans.

With such a large and enthusiastic fanbase, how could Ning Ye possibly handle it if she got involved?

What will happen to her and her child?

From Jiang Xinghe's perspective, he could see clearly that Ning Ye's child belonged to President Bian, but Xu Lanyi's various actions seemed to be a way of completely revealing her and her child's relationship with President Bian, which was a case of a cuckoo taking over someone else's nest.

But when he looked at the slender girl standing alone beside him, he saw that she had such a private relationship with Bian Xun, yet she had never asked for any special privileges at the company. She worked diligently every day, trying her best to balance her career and family, and raising her child so well.

The slogan says girls deserve the best, but what if the best is taken from someone else? Is that okay?

Feeling the concern in her friends' eyes, Ning Ye felt warm inside, but she took a deep breath, looked at the kindergarten gate not far away, and smiled at Jiang Xinghe.

"Teacher Jiang, I'm going to take something away later, just pretend you didn't see it."

Jiang Xing and Wei Wei were taken aback, but they still nodded.

In the kindergarten, the children lined up in a row. Behind Ning Zhitao was Zhang Sijie, and in front of her was Gu Zixun.

Ning Ye walked over to the children.

Just like last time, Gu Zixun was not afraid of injections at all. With a maturity rarely seen in children his age, he patted Ning Zhitao on the shoulder.

"What's there to be afraid of when getting a shot? Look at me."

Mom said that Ning Zhitao will be his sister from now on, but his family will still prioritize him.

Gu Zixun can accept it.

Gu Zixun's nanny squatted down beside him and clapped, "Zixun is such a great older brother!"

Ning Zhitao clapped her hands in confusion. Gu Zixun was indeed great in this respect, but it wasn't a bad thing that she and Sijie were afraid of injections, was it?

Concealing her figure, Ning Ye slid a sealed bag out of her sleeve, caught the used syringe the instant it was thrown, sealed it, and put it back into her sleeve.

Just then, she turned around and saw Gu Zixun covering the cotton swab on his arm with one hand. Winter clothes are thick, and when getting a shot, you need to take off your coat and peel off one shoulder, which caused his clothes to tilt up and expose part of his back.

Ning Ye's gaze swept over them, then suddenly paused.

Following her gaze, Jiang Xing, who had been watching nearby, also saw something and suddenly paused.

Ning Ye's mind raced, as if she had grasped something, but it was all jumbled and confused by the overwhelming amount of information.

On Gu Zixun's pale back and spine, there was a pinhole.

Jiang Xinghe's gaze confirmed Ning Ye's suspicions; she had seen correctly.

It looked like the puncture mark from some kind of needle prick.

This information.

It never appeared in the original work.

She really wanted to call Bian Xun, but Ning Ye held back, stayed with Tao Tao until she finished her injection, and didn't let the child notice anything unusual.

Ning Ye left the kindergarten and walked through the streets amidst countless thoughts, each step feeling like a sign of destiny.

Information is accumulating.

Just then, she received a call from Le Shiqing.

Being in the entertainment industry, the other party couldn't stand Xu Lanyi's recent actions. After receiving a definite response, Xu Lanyi retaliated even more severely against those who had previously kicked her while she was down, leaving Le Shiqing in a terrible predicament.

The two met at a nearby coffee shop. Le Shiqing was furious. "She snatched my spot at that 'Time' event the day after tomorrow, she literally stole it! Before, even if we were rivals, she'd at least pretend, but now she's quitting and won't even act anymore, she's acting like a big sister. She even told me to watch myself, that Bian Yang is just a powerless junior in the Bian family, as long as she and President Bian..."

Le Shiqing thought President Bian was blind, but she didn't dare say it. She just felt sorry for Ning Ye, saying, "It's okay, Xiao Ye. Bian's family is causing you a lot of trouble. You're a lucky girl who shouldn't be married off! What good is something that can be taken away? I'll find you more high-quality handsome guys in the entertainment industry to be our Tao Tao's stepfather. I have a lot of connections in the industry..."

As they were talking, a tall, thin man walked in from behind her, brought Le Shiqing a coat, and then went out to wait.

Seeing Ning Ye's gaze fixed on the man, Le Shiqing chuckled, playfully tapped her, and whispered, "Hey, you said you were looking for a man for you, but you don't have to lower your standards this much, do you? This is my assistant—"

Le Shiqing probably realized her tone was a bit too condescending, and thinking about how her assistant was also her manager, she quickly added, "But my assistant used to do quite well; he's a classically trained artist and even a director, while I'm not! I can only complain about Xu Lanyi to him, but unfortunately, he won't join me in venting..."

Ning Ye withdrew her astonished gaze.

This man was among those ten.

Ning Ye finally understood where that feeling of déjà vu came from.

She had seen this person at Le Shiqing and Bian Yang's wedding.

A wave suddenly surged in Ning Ye's heart, like a stone falling into a lake and suddenly hearing a "thump".

What relationship could there be? It's even less related to me than the staff of the rival actress.

Ning Ye calmly picked up her phone, preparing to mobilize all available manpower to focus on investigating this one person.

However, Jiang Xinghe's phone rang first.

Ning Ye's fingertips trembled slightly, a vague premonition of an overwhelming information gap looming over her.

She bid farewell to Le Shiqing and walked steadily to a secluded spot to answer the phone.

"Ning Ye, I just mentioned it casually, you can just take it as a casual remark."

Jiang Xinghe's voice was very gentle.

Ning Ye understood what he meant, "Okay."

"Today, while our hospital was giving injections to children at a nearby kindergarten, I noticed a little boy with a puncture mark on his back. There's a high probability that it was from a bone marrow aspiration. After checking the hospital records, I found that during the entrance physical exam for this class last year, one little boy's blood test was indeed abnormal..."

"The hemoglobin level was below the normal range for children, but it was generally under control. I recall the bone marrow aspiration site of that child, and it is very likely that the child had acute leukemia, but the cure rate was extremely high, and the child had basically achieved clinical cure. This kind of disease is mostly caused by genetic factors, exposure to high radiation or chemicals, or viral infections."

"The latter two are unlikely. The child's condition is more likely to be inherited from the father or mother, but according to my search, there is no publicly available information about the child's mother indicating that she has a history of this genetic disease, so..."

In that instant, all the chaotic flow of information suddenly froze in Ning Ye's mind.

They began to connect and form a knot, transforming into a luminous thread in Ning Ye's mind, clearly visible.

The biological father who must be kept secret.

A retaliation without any prior knowledge.

Scandals in the future photo album...

I'll rack my brains to find a good father for my child.

Everything seemed disconnected, but if you approached it with the boldest ideas, it suddenly took on an extremely absurd explanation.

Why can't it be made public under any circumstances? Besides being ridiculed, is there any other absolutely unacceptable reason?

Why was that report included in the future photo album? What exactly was that scandal? Why was the wording so vague?

Although the punishment was accepted, neither the name nor the specific behavior was disclosed in writing; the news could only be found in scraps of newspapers.

Whoever suppressed it holds this handle.

Ning Ye stood in the corner where light and shadow intertwined, trembling slightly as she called Bian Xun.

The call was answered instantly, and Bian Xun's low, cold voice was as usual, "Yes."

"Bian Xun".

Ning Ye looked up. In the distance, the LED screen of the shopping mall was playing an advertisement featuring Xu Lanyi, radiant and captivating. It seemed as if she could embody all the beauty in the world. Ning Ye made sure her voice sounded calm enough, "Go check if any of the ten people selected have any criminal records..."

Bian Xun looked at the report from the future photo album beside him and answered.

"They checked everything."

Bian Xun told her the answer directly.

"There was a once very talented executive director who used to smoke marijuana."

Ning Ye heard a loud bang in her ears.

At that moment, she seemed to hear a distant explosion and knew where the road ahead led.

This is the real reason hidden in the plot!

The father of Xu Lanyi's child was not just someone who cheated or betrayed her emotionally. It was only after the child was older that Xu Lanyi realized that passionate affairs were risky, and that behind the intoxicating romance and talent lay such a hidden poison.

Even more tragically, the genes damaged by the poison in the man became a natural disease in her child because of bloodline transmission. So, filled with hatred and resentment that the whole world owed her, she used the news to suppress him, making him disappear completely from her life and preventing any possibility of the news from being made public.

Because it would destroy everything she had.

This is the source of her depression.

That's why she had to find a father for her child to cover up all her mistakes.

And the world actually operates for such a reason, controlling them to pay for other people's mistakes.

That means the world is wrong.

Her child is very pitiful.

What did my child do wrong?

At that moment, Ning Ye finally grasped the fuse that would detonate the minefield.

With just a spark, the entire plot could be destroyed at the climax.

"Hmm... I don't really care what my partner is like."

Xu Lanyi's interview clips were still playing on the large screen in the business district.

She maintains her perfection, and even as a leading lady, she has a happy little side. "As for my other half, I don't care about his net worth, family background, or career. I think the most important thing is mutual appreciation and seeing each other as equals. We women should also take control of our lives and not depend on anyone."

The crowd stopped to watch and discuss the scene.

"Amazing, Sister Xu has such a strong moral compass."

"Am I the only one shipping them? Qiangqiang is so sweet!"

"I'm even more excited for the official announcement of the man behind the Best Actress award!!"

Xu Lanyi looked gracefully and calmly ahead through the camera, as if gazing at someone, saying, "To all girls, may you find a future that matches yourselves. I wish you happiness~"

Ning Ye withdrew her gaze.

It turns out that the man behind Xu Lanyi is even less capable than those who do live-streaming e-commerce or sell spicy hot pot.

It might even be a poisonous insect.

She let out a long breath, the anxiety of the past few days like layers of ocean water washing over her head and falling behind her, her chest and abdomen still slightly swollen from pregnancy.

She also believes she can be happy.

Turning around, I saw Bian Xun striding towards me.

As night fell, he was dressed in thin clothes, his figure nimble and upright, but every step felt like an electric shock as he gritted his teeth and walked up to her.

According to the plot, he should now stop in the crowd at the intersection, watch the short film on the big screen together, and then, amidst the praise and anticipation of a group of NPCs, smile knowingly.

But Bian Xun, stepping on the gold coins scattered all over the ground, insisted on walking up to Ning Ye, just as she had found the exit after navigating through turbulent waters.

“Bian Xun…” Ning Ye looked up and opened her mouth, only to find that her voice was already hoarse.

"Um."

Bian Xun wrapped his arms around her, forcibly controlling himself, and lowered his head to kiss her slightly dry lips, finally revealing a sinister smile.

All information is in place.

Damn this plot, I want her dead.

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Author's Note: I'm late, everyone! Here's a 200 RMB red envelope for you all. I'll make sure to write a huge chapter next time!

I've been revising and cutting several thousand words since last night, so it's been slow. Sorry, I haven't taken a break in a month, please understand. ToT If I can manage a short update tonight, it'll be at midnight; if the story is long, it'll be tomorrow noon.

I can't wait to write the rest! Ahhhhhh!