Chapter 106: The Evil Stepmother in the Republic of China (Forty-one)
MISS Wu is a famous socialite in Beijing.
She and the young commander were childhood sweethearts, and they went abroad to study in Japan together when they grew up.
The elders of both families believed that the two were a couple and were waiting to arrange their marriage after they returned home.
MISS Wu also treated the young commander as her fiancé, and was filled with love and devoted to him.
The young commander seemed to be very good to her. During the years abroad, he took care of her and protected her. Many of her classmates also secretly sent their blessings.
Everything that was beautiful changed when the two of them were on the train returning home.
The young commander actually had an affair with a pregnant woman with bound feet! It was a bolt from the blue! Miss Wu simply couldn't believe such a ridiculous thing.
But, but the facts are right in front of us——
"Ayao, do you like her? She's divorced, she's had her feet bound, and she's even pregnant!"
"Miss Wu, don't say that about Qiu Yu. She's a victim too."
"You call me Miss Wu? You used to call me Rou'er!"
"It was the past. I treated you as the little sister next door. But now it's different. I have a lady I admire. We must keep a sense of propriety!"
“…You, you actually admitted it just like that!”
"Love is beautiful, love is sacred, I'm in love with Ms. Han Qiuyu, there's nothing wrong with admitting this."
"What about me? What should I do? Our parents, our friends, and our classmates all think we are a couple!"
"...Miss Wu, these are all misunderstandings. Don't worry, I will explain it to my parents and relatives."
MISS Wu's heart was deeply hurt by these words of "MISS Wu" that were deliberately trying to distance herself from the matter.
She had a love-hate relationship with the young commander-in-chief.
Miss Wu had nothing but hatred for the vixen who seduced her fiancé and made her a laughing stock.
She tried desperately to cause trouble for Han Qiuyu, but was always blocked by Han Qiuyu and the men around her.
Those men?
Yes! Han Qiuyu is a fickle bad woman. Not satisfied with seducing the young governor, she also hooked up with several blind and stupid men.
These men seemed to be fools. They ignored the young, beautiful, unmarried, childless daughters of rich families and celebrities around them, and instead hung around a country woman with bound feet and a big belly.
MISS Wu just felt that the world suddenly became very absurd.
Men have become abnormal.
MISS Wu refused to believe in evil, oh no, to be exact, she was unwilling to accept it.
She tried to sabotage and started chatting with the men in Han Qiuyu's group, trying to wake them up with words.
result--
"Miss Wu, what you said are superficial external factors, but what I appreciate is Qiu Yu's inner qualities."
Han Qiuyu's number one loyal dog, a teacher at a university in Beijing, is gentle and refined, but what he said almost made MISS Wu jump up.
What does this person mean? Is he saying that I am "superficial"? Miss Wu is different from the two sisters of the Chen family in the provincial capital. She is very smart and has studied hard after going abroad.
She is not a pretty face, but has some real talent.
So, she could understand the professor's underlying meaning.
"Connotation? What connotation can a country woman like her have?" MISS didn't believe it at all.
"...Miss Wu, don't look at people and things with inherent prejudice. Ms. Han Qiuyu is very talented!"
Talented? Oh! That’s right!
Miss remembered that the woman seemed to have published a martial arts novel in a tabloid! "What's the difference between writing a low-brow martial arts novel and those who write vulgar and poisonous things in tabloids?"
MISS Wu was somewhat disdainful.
Although she also loves reading novels, she prefers to read those that are new, profound and tasteful.
As for martial arts, with all the fighting and killing, what's so interesting about it?
"Miss Wu, have you seen The Legend of the Condor Heroes? If you have, you wouldn't say such things. If you haven't, I don't think you are qualified to judge!"
The professor was a little angry, but he didn't get angry. Instead, he suppressed his anger and continued to speak gently and reasonably.
Miss Wu felt that the Professor was lecturing her, and she became more and more anxious.
Moreover, MISS Wu also discovered that this man, like the young commander-in-chief, seemed to have been poisoned by Han Qiuyu and was completely beyond cure.
MISS Wu still didn't give up, and found Han Qiuyu's third protector, the young master of a bank.
The result, naturally, was nothing.
Since he could rank high next to Han Qiuyu, this young man had already been addicted to it.
Even his own parents couldn't persuade him, let alone an outsider.
Miss Wu suffered setbacks one after another, and she began to doubt her life.
Is Han Qiuyu so good? Is she some stunning beauty?
Or is she a peerless enchantress who can bewitch men's minds?
wrong!
Those men all said that they either valued Han Qiuyu's inner qualities, or were attracted by her unique temperament, or were intoxicated by her earth-shaking literary talent.
It has nothing to do with appearance, identity, or whether or not she has children! Although MISS Wu still feels it is absurd, she no longer gets angry or sabotages, but starts to look for the root cause.
Connotation? Temperament? These are too abstract and highly subjective.
But literary talent and the like are easier to judge.
MISS Wu ordered people to collect all the newspapers that serialized "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and began to read them carefully.
At first, she was also a little surprised.
She has some real talent and has published some articles and poems in newspapers.
She is considered an expert in the literary world.
So, after reading tens of thousands of words, she found that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was indeed good.
It was not the vulgar literature she had imagined. It had historical background, patriotism, and the growth of ordinary people.
It has connotation and is refreshing, and is definitely appealing to both the elite and the masses, and suitable for all ages.
There is also the sentence "The greatest hero serves his country and his people", which instantly elevates the entire work to a higher level.
“…It’s really well written!”
MISS Wu was very reluctant, but she had to admit the excellence of this novel.
But soon, Miss Wu discovered the "flaw" of this novel -
The theme, plot and general framework are excellent.
However, the specific scene descriptions, character portrayals, and dialogues are a bit lackluster.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Some of those details are not worthy of this grand world background.
"Plagiarism? Or is there a ghostwriter?"
Such speculation popped up in MISS Wu's mind.
At this time, people in newspapers and literary circles gradually began to question it.
MISS Wu heard the same voice and became more certain of her guess.
However, MISS Wu had previous experience negotiating with several men and knew the importance of "evidence".
She began to send people to investigate Han Qiuyu's past.
She had always been questioning: a country woman with bound feet, even her husband despised her as a feudal dregs, could she really be so talented? However, that was basically the information Miss Wu had found.
She couldn't find more convincing "ironclad evidence".
At this time, Han Qiuyu wrote "Deep Courtyard" in order to fight back against those criticisms.
The delicate words, the melodramatic plot, the dark reality and ugly human nature revealed behind the words, etc., instantly raised Han Qiuyu's fame again.
The "water army" hired by Han Qiuyu began to set the pace.
The "prototype story" of "Deep Courtyard" was deliberately introduced to divert the attention of readers and the world to the speculation and exploration of many prototypes.
What’s even more interesting is that the “evil stepmother” in “Deep Courtyard” is actually a “socialite” in the provincial capital.
The plot of the novel seemed to have a dreamlike connection with real people, and the public's enthusiasm for gossip was growing.
The direction of the topic was shifted, and the comments about Han Qiuyu plagiarizing and hiring a ghostwriter were suppressed.
Except for a few unwilling people, everyone seemed to be more concerned about the grievances between Han Qiuyu and her step-mother-in-law, Ms. Gu.
Miss Wu is one of those few people. "I don't believe it! Even if she wrote a relatively good work like "Deep Courtyard", what does it matter?"
"In fact, the words and sentences in Yuan Si Shen, to some extent, further prove that something is wrong with The Legend of the Condor Heroes!"
MISS Wu has read "The Deep Courtyard" repeatedly, and she has a feeling -
This is Han Qiuyu's true level.
This is also the text mode she is good at.
The structure and grand sentiment of The Legend of the Condor Heroes are obviously inconsistent with the small love stories she is good at! "There must be something fishy!"
MISS Wu thought firmly.
But she has no evidence.
Just when MISS was feeling very upset, she received an anonymous letter.
"This so-called 'insider' said that Han Qiuyu just heard the general plots of novels such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes from somewhere, and then filled in a novel based on these frameworks?"
MISS Wu held the letter in her hand and muttered to herself.
Logically, she shouldn't believe such an anonymous letter with unknown origin and hidden purpose.
But what people wrote in the letter makes a lot of sense.
The "insider" also made a suggestion: "Find a way to get to Han Qiuyu's house and see if there is a 'notebook'."
"She won't just write one work. There should be a sister work to The Legend of the Condor Heroes!"
This person spoke with certainty, as if it were true.
Miss Wu was enlightened, "That's right! Why didn't I think of this! Why should I check Han Qiuyu's past? I should have looked for evidence directly in her house!"
Be it plagiarism or hiring a ghostwriter, as long as it is done, it will leave traces.
What MISS Wu has to do is to find out these traces and make them public.
At this stage, MISS Wu no longer just sees Han Qiuyu as a love rival.
Han Qiuyu's talent and fame have become MISS Wu's irresistible obsession.
"Expose her! I must tear off her mask!"
MISS Wu clenched her fists tightly, her eyes full of determination.
…
Huoshui: ...Executor, how could you collude with the vicious female supporting role?
You have to know that MISS Wu is the number one vicious female supporting role in this novel. Relying on her family background, she has always been plotting against the heroine Han Qiuyu.
Of course, according to the routine of the novel, vicious female supporting characters never have a good ending, and MISS Wu is no exception!
Not only did she ruin her own reputation, but she also implicated her parents and family.
This kind of person who was destined to be a "cannon fodder" was actually contacted by her own executor.
Huoshui fell into an inexplicable melancholy...
(End of this chapter)
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