Only after Shi An left did General Manager Jin say to the public relations manager, "Go and deal with the online public opinion. Beixing can't withstand this impact, especially since we've already kicked Shi An out."
"Won't the fans online be even more dissatisfied?"
The public relations manager asked somewhat nervously.
Mr. Jin's expression turned somewhat grim: "Then push it onto the Ruan family. We've already made concessions."
President Jin had completely given up and slammed his hand on the table.
Meanwhile, inside the fully furnished apartment.
Ruan Qingan was lying on the soft sofa, hugging a fluffy pillow, his leaden eyes staring at his phone.
037 couldn't help but ask: "My goodness, if you're trying to hook the male lead like this, will he really come? And you even made Li Xin do that kind of thing, it's easy to go too far. What if the male lead finds out it's you—"
"He now believes I'm the mastermind behind everything."
Ruan Qing'an said casually, "After all, among the Ruan family members who appeared in front of him, only I was the one, so he naturally thought it was me."
037: [But it's you, my ancestor...]
"Who said it was me? It was clearly Li Xin and Ruan Qingling who were trying to blacklist Shi An before. Of course I won't take the blame for this. Besides, they're using their names this time. What does it have to do with me?"
037 is so worried that the code is about to go haywire.
[But the male lead thinks it's yours, ancestor.]
“Once he comes, that will explain everything.”
As Ruan Qing'an lay prone, her legs swayed slowly. Last night, when Shi An went to take a shower, she slipped her contact information into Shi An's pocket.
Just then, a phone call came in. Ruan Qing'an answered, his voice lazy: "Hello, who is it?"
On the other end of the phone, Shi An was sitting in the driver's seat, his long arm resting on the steering wheel, a cigarette between his lips, the flickering embers unable to ignite the coldness in his eyes.
The girl's lazy voice echoed the image of her looking pitiful and contemplating her mistakes last night.
A smile involuntarily crept into Shi An's dark eyes.
But when he recalled what had happened today, Shi An lowered his eyes and said, "It's me, Shi An."
"Shi Shi Shi—Shi An?!"
Accompanied by a girl's almost terrified, coquettish voice.
Immediately following was a flurry of activity, as if someone had accidentally fallen off the sofa. Shi An frowned and couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"
"No, I didn't expect you to call me. Although I wrote down my phone number for you, I didn't expect you to actually call. I've been wanting to apologize for what happened last night—"
Before Shi An could speak, Ruan Qing'an on the other end had already started rambling on and on, as if nothing had happened that day.
His eyes darkened slightly: "I came to find you."
"Okay, I'll send you the address."
...
The online public opinion storm changed rapidly. In no time, the focus had shifted to the Ruan family, and the public opinion was fermenting more and more seriously. Soon, the Ruan family began to take measures to control the situation.
However, it undeniably caused a stir.
Ruan Qing'an sat cross-legged on the sofa, waiting for Shi An's arrival right by the door, feeling somewhat like he was waiting for someone to come to him. However—before Shi An arrived, the phone rang first.
Li Xin called suddenly, and as soon as the call connected, a flustered explanation came from the other end.
"I'm sorry, Miss, I didn't expect the public opinion to involve the Ruan family. This shouldn't be happening. I'm sure I didn't do anything wrong. I'll take care of it right away!"
Why did you tell me?
Ruan Qing'an looked at her deep red manicure and said slowly, "The Ruan family is in trouble, so naturally my sister, who is the general manager, is more worried. What do I have to be afraid of?"
"Wh-what?"
Li Xin paused, while Ruan Qing'an's smile deepened: "Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, it was I who dragged the Ruan family into this media storm. Otherwise, who would dare?"
Li Xin was stunned: "Ruan Qing'an, what exactly are you trying to do!"
"Nothing much, just a surprise for you and Ruan Qingling. While Ruan Qingling was focused on winning over my dad and working overtime at the company, you successfully plunged the Ruan family into a public relations crisis."
Ruan Qing'an paused: "Guess what you'll do now that you almost made Ruan Qingling's efforts go to waste?"
"Ruan Qing'an, aren't you afraid I'll tell her?!"
Li Xin was furious. She never expected that she had been prepared to help Ruan Qing'an, but in the end, she was almost betrayed and killed by him!
But Li Xin never considered that if she hadn't taken Ruan Qingling's money and come to the original owner's side, becoming an accomplice to evil, how could she have ended up in a place where she pleases neither side?
Ruan Qing'an hung up the phone immediately. In the original story, these two had completely ruined the original owner of the body. If she had arrived any later, she would have been the one who got screwed over.
Moreover, since it involves the inheritance rights of the Ruan family, even if Ruan Qing'an temporarily avoids the limelight, Ruan Qingling will still not let her go.
037: [If Li Xin tells Ruan Qingling, Ancestor, won't you be in trouble?]
"No, Ruan Qingling never respected the original owner of this body."
Ruan Qing'an offered a casual explanation without elaborating, because at that moment, the tightly closed door was knocked on. She peered through the peephole and saw a tall figure.
She quickly opened the door, and standing there was none other than Shi An.
Shi An was dressed in a black leather jacket, slim-fit jeans, and high-top Martin boots. He held a cigarette with a flickering flame between his long fingers and looked down at her with indifferent eyes.
Ruan Qing'an was slightly taken aback, stepped aside to make way for him, and said, "The Baidu character introduction didn't mention that you smoke."
"..."
Shi An glanced at her and walked straight over.
But that fleeting glance clearly said—"Are you stupid from looking at Baidu? Which celebrity would reveal everything?"
Ruan Qingan muttered, "Fine, never mind."
After inviting Shi An to sit down in the living room, Ruan Qing'an turned around and went back to her room first. Shi An, sitting on the sofa, took a look at the layout of the living room.
She doesn't act like the extravagant rich heiresses I imagined.
The living room is simply and elegantly decorated, exuding a refined, bourgeois charm, and conveying a sense of warmth and cleanliness.
Shi An paused, stubbed out his cigarette, and threw it into the trash can.
A moment later, Ruan Qing'an ran out carrying a white shirt and a black marker, eagerly handing it to Shi An.
She squatted down, holding a marker and a shirt, looking up at Shi An, her leaden eyes filled with longing.
"Shi An, could you sign your name?"
"you……"
Shi An was stunned, but when he looked down, all he could see was Ruan Qing'an's pleading, soft-spoken expression. He fell silent for a moment before taking the things from her hands.
He found it all rather baffling; this kid wanted to blacklist him, yet also wanted his autograph—what was going on...?
At that moment, Ruan Qing'an, who was squatting down to look at his autograph, casually said, "By the way, Shi'an, when is your new movie 'No Return' going to be released? If you need to arrange a release date, I can help you adjust it. You can release it whenever you want."
"Oh, by the way, let me know when it's released, and I'll book several theaters to boost the box office for you. But since you're a good actor and you choose good scripts, you might not need to do that."
Just like last night, she kept rambling on and on.
Ke Shi'an's hand suddenly paused, and he looked up: "You didn't do the role-changing?"
"What did you say?"
Ruan Qingan was also taken aback, blinking his leaden-gray eyes.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the living room became somewhat tense.
037: [It felt so numb, I almost believed it!]
Logically speaking, no normal person would think that a fan who likes them a lot, is looking forward to the movie release, and is also a little lustful about them would blacklist them, right?
But Nguyen Thanh An actually dared to do it!
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