Inside the hotel, Luo Ning slowly opened her eyes and raised a hand to massage her aching head. Looking around, she found herself in a strange yet familiar setting! She supported herself and stood up to see empty wine bottles scattered all over the floor. When she saw the dishes on the table in front of her, with a cake in the centre, she finally remembered why this scene felt familiar. She really came back.
Luo Ning’s gaze stopped on the candle with the number “1” inserted into the cake, and a seemingly long and distant memory clearly replayed in her mind. She remembered that it was to celebrate the first anniversary with Ji Xingheng. She had borrowed the hotel kitchen, baked the cake herself, and made a table of dishes, but it was a pity that the other person never showed up.
She then turned around and walked quickly to the bathroom, staring fixedly at the person in the mirror. The person in the mirror was young and beautiful. Not only had she returned, but she had returned to a time when everything could still be saved.
Suddenly, a ringtone rang and Luo Ning went out to pick up the phone. When she saw the name “Brother Yan” on the caller screen, her eyes turned cold.
After connecting, the other party spoke first, “Luo1Literally he’s calling her Little Luo but I thought it didn’t fit here, did you see today’s trending topic?”
Luo Ning had only just returned and didn’t look at the trending searches, but how could she forget that memorable event.
She was silent for a moment, and then said, “Yes.”
Yan Qiuping spoke in a deliberate manner, “Last night, Bo Xiangxiang had an accident and ended up being called to the police station. Xingheng and her are in the same filming crew right now, so he couldn’t just leave the matter alone and went to help her. That’s why he didn’t have time to have dinner with you.”
Luo Ning sneered, and said in a slightly sarcastic tone, “So you called to help Ji Xingheng explain why he didn’t show up last night? Then there is no need. It’s not the first time he has stood me up.”
Yan Qiuping was shocked into silence for a moment. He hadn’t expected Luo Ning’s tone to be so aggressive today. He suppressed his displeasure and spoke again. “It was a sudden matter, he didn’t mean it.”
“I have something to discuss with you.” He decided to get straight to the point.
Luo Ning asked coldly, “What is it?”
“When Xingheng went to the police station to pick her up last night, he was photographed by the paparazzi, but Bo Xiangxiang’s appearance was not captured. Now everyone is guessing who it is, so I hope you will take the initiative to admit that the person in the trending topic photo is you,” Yan Qiuping said in a reasonable tone.
Luo Ning asked coldly, “She had an accident and was photographed, why should I be the one to admit to it?”
“Of course, it’s because Xingheng is afraid that a scandal will break out after she is exposed. After all, you are his girlfriend.”
Yan Qiuping continued, “Although your relationship has not been made public, you and he are both my stars. If it was you who had an accident and had to go to the police station, it would make sense for Xingheng to help you as well.”
He knew how much Luo Ning cared for Ji Xingheng, so he knew what to say to make her agree without hesitation. She would definitely not be willing to see her boyfriend in a scandal with other women.
“By pushing me out, I’ll be the one to take the fall for whatever negative things happened at the police station. Ji Xingheng’s fans will also blame me, so you’re basically turning all the firepower towards me. You really care about Bo Xiangxiang, don’t you?” Luo Ning’s voice dipped even colder.
Bo Xiangxiang was only a C-lister at this time, but Ji Xingheng was an A-lister. His girlfriend and wife2Fans who take themselves to be the idol/celebrity’s wife/girlfriend fans were huge in number. If she was exposed, she would be torn apart, and it would affect her future career.
It was the same in her previous life when Yan Qiuping called her. Since Ji Xingheng was her boyfriend, she didn’t want him to have a scandal with Bo Xiangxiang, so she took the initiative to say on Weibo that the woman in the photo was herself. On the same day, she was reprimanded by Ji Xingheng’s fans and became a trending topic. The fans told her not to drag their man down, saying she had a bad character and liked to stir up trouble. Going to the police station also became a negative point. Even when she went to participate in the reality show, she was reprimanded and oppressed from the very first episode, which greatly affected her mood and performance.
Moreover, this matter would be deliberately exposed in the future. When the woman in the photo was revealed, she would become a shameless scheming girl who deliberately took advantage of Ji Xingheng’s popularity to go viral. It would also become a fuse for her to be completely blacklisted on the entire Internet in the future.
A surprised expression appeared on Yan Qiuping’s face, as he obviously did not expect Luo Ning to say such a thing.
With a frown, he replied, “Luo Ning, I know you’re not happy with what happened last night, but I made this arrangement for the good of both Xingheng and you.”
“I won’t admit it. If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up,” Luo Ning said coldly.
She was back. There was no way in hell she would be nice to those who had betrayed her.
Yan Qiuping was Ji Xingheng’s manager. When she entered the entertainment circle, she signed with the same company, and he became her manager as well. It was a pity, however, that this guy valued Bo Xiangxiang now, and had already hooked up with her in private. That woman would soon move to the same company, and she would become the one who was abandoned.
Luo Ning closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them again, pushing down the overwhelming feelings inside of her. She would pay those people back double for the way they treated her back then.
It was the first time Yan Qiuping had ever heard Luo Ning reject him, and his brows furrowed even more, “This is what Xingheng wants, are you sure you want to refuse?”
Luo Ning asked with a half-smile, “Is this really what Ji Xingheng wants, not what you and Bo Xiangxiang want?”
She knew that this was something that was discussed between Yan Qiuping and Bo Xiangxiang, but after she agreed, Ji Xingheng didn’t raise any objections. She didn’t know this until she read the contents of that book after she died.
After her death in the previous life, her soul suddenly entered a system space. It was there that she discovered that she was just a cannon fodder supporting character in a book. She was nothing more than a stepping stone for the female lead to absorb luck from and get to the top, and Bo Xiangxiang was the female lead in the book.
She was furious at the time, and then a system came out. It told her that as long as she went to various small worlds to fulfill the wishes of the cannon fodder characters, and accumulated enough points, she could exchange them for the reward of returning to her original world. In addition, the power that bound the world before would also disappear completely, turning it into a real world.
And so she agreed. She traveled to various small worlds to complete the tasks. Today, she finally earned enough points to exchange for the reward. After being released from the system, she was sent back.
She had also discovered that the power that bound her all the time in the previous life, and even made her do things she couldn’t control, had really disappeared. She now felt completely at ease.
Yan Qiuping’s heart skipped a beat, why did Luo Ning ask such a question? Did she know something?
“I’m your manager as well as Xingheng’s. I just want to find a way to minimize the impact of the trending topic. What does that have to do with Bo Xiangxiang? Don’t get angry about what happened last night.”
He intentionally explained as if he was just adding something extra, “There’s really nothing going on between Xingheng and Bo Xiangxiang, don’t misunderstand.”
“I made this decision for the sake of exposing the relationship between you and Xingheng in the future. After all, this matter can be used as a kind of precursor to hype things up. What do you think?” he persuaded.
Luo Ning resolutely refused, “I don’t agree, and there will be no exposure of any relationship in the future, that’s all.”
She had debuted for a year, and although she had become popular with an online drama and good looks, and was currently more popular than Bo Xiangxiang, if she were to pair up with an A-lister for the sake of hype, the blacklisting would be even worse. It would also make Ji Xingheng’s fans and non-fans hate her even more. She would not do anything stupid for love again.
After speaking, she hung up the phone directly. She couldn’t be bothered to talk nonsense with the other party. When she opened the browser, sure enough, she saw that the trending topic ” Top Young Celebrity Meets Mysterious Woman at Night” occupied the first spot.
After clicking on it, there were two photos inside. Ji Xingheng’s face was completely captured from the front and side. The woman next to him had her head down and was wearing a cap and a mask, so her face couldn’t be seen clearly.
According to the plot in the book, this was originally planned by Bo Xiangxiang. First, she wanted to prevent Ji Xingheng from coming to celebrate the anniversary with her last night, so as to create a bigger misunderstanding between them. Second, she wanted Luo Ning to be blacklisted and drag her down step by step.
