After Divorcing the Beautiful Richest Woman, She Fell in Love (GL) - Chapter 36

Ever since that night Yan Shan saw Lin Feiruo chasing the car outside the theater, her mind had become active again. She had always wanted the endorsement for the Jian Group’s new brand. The original plan was to use the hype from Ambience to market herself aggressively, and then, once her popularity and market data were optimized, have Lin Feiruo ask Jian Xiyan for a personal favor.

When she was fishing for the role in Ambience, she didn’t tell Lin Feiruo about this plan—not because she didn’t trust her, but because she knew Lin Feiruo’s personality too well. Lin Feiruo was absolutely sincere toward her; if she asked, Lin Feiruo would try to pluck the stars from the sky for her.

If Lin Feiruo knew she wanted to endorse a brand under the Jian Group, she definitely wouldn’t be able to keep the secret and would turn around to tell Jian Xiyan immediately. Yan Shan wasn’t stupid; Lin Feiruo was easy to manipulate, but that didn’t mean Jian Xiyan was. The woman standing at the peak of wealth was only two years older than her, but she looked far more ruthless.

No matter how well Lin Feiruo could coax or lie to Jian Xiyan, asking for too many one-time favors would certainly trigger suspicion. If Jian Xiyan actually investigated, wouldn’t she be playing with fire?

Yan Shan’s principle had always been: she wanted the benefits, but she didn’t dare, nor want to, provoke Jian Xiyan. So she held back the idea, waiting for the right moment to incite Lin Feiruo to negotiate.

To her surprise, things turned out completely different from her expectations. Not only did the promised 6 million fail to arrive, but Lin Feiruo had admitted to her face that she’d had a change of heart. This caught Yan Shan off guard; she had planned for many scenarios, but she never factored in the possibility of Lin Feiruo suddenly turning cold and refusing to recognize her.

Lately, she had been filming while frantically trying to clean up the mess she’d started. She didn’t dare go too far with marketing; if the funds couldn’t keep up, she’d be easily trampled by her rivals. Li Yu and Ding Chunlu were already watching her like hawks.

Knowing that Lin Feiruo still had her in her heart, Yan Shan was instantly energized. This time, she had to grip Lin Feiruo tightly! She never wanted to go back to those days of having no way to get ahead; it was truly exhausting without Lin Feiruo’s help.

“Cut, cut, cut!” Yang Yuqun was furious again in front of the monitor, watching the distracted Yan Shan with a sense of utter powerlessness.

“My dear auntie, do you even want to stay in this crew?” Director Yang didn’t even bother to rush over to her; he sat there banging his script.

Yan Shan had been scolded by him constantly lately—he said she couldn’t act, said she didn’t memorize her script, said she looked bad on screen. Yan Shan had endured it all, but today, her confidence was back.

“Director Yang, your requirements for me are a bit too harsh.”

Yang Yuqun froze, as did everyone else on set.

“I’m harsh? Why don’t you ask everyone else how your performance actually is?”

Yan Shan was too lazy to argue. These people were either sycophants for Jiang Wanru or flattery-seekers for the director. Besides, Yang Yuqun particularly loved to fawningly praise Jiang Wanru; Yan Shan had noticed it long ago. Whenever Jiang Wanru finished a scene, he’d crowd around her with non-stop compliments, calling her “divine” and “breath-taking.”

And Jiang Wanru only ever gave a faint, polite smile in return—he wasn’t doing much better than herself! Yan Shan plotted that once she got Lin Feiruo back, she’d use Jian Xiyan’s power to teach this irritable middle-aged man a lesson.

“You’re always comparing me to Teacher Jiang; of course I can’t beat her. If I could, wouldn’t I have a few Best Actress awards too, Director Yang?”

Yang Yuqun hadn’t expected Yan Shan to talk back today. He laughed in anger: “Comparing you to Jiang Wanru? Who do you think you are? Best Actress?”

He turned to the assistant director and stagehands next to him: “With this level of skill, she actually has the nerve to want to be a Best Actress.”

Jiang Wanru had just come from the dressing room. Yan Shan’s group scene was finished, and she was up next. Yan Shan couldn’t really hold her own in scenes with Jiang Wanru, so Yang Yuqun had the writer temporarily adjust the script, turning them into group scenes as much as possible. This way, Yan Shan’s screen time was preserved without her dragging the production down too obviously.

The moment Jiang Wanru arrived, the laughter on set stopped. Yan Shan’s face looked terrible. Seeing her arrive, Yan Shan composed herself slightly, but not as promptly as she had in previous days.

She was truly sick of being suppressed by Jiang Wanru and the others! These people were just bullying her because she had no background!

“Director Yang, what happened?” Jiang Wanru asked calmly.

Yang Yuqun hurried over: “Nothing, there was a flaw in the last scene.”

“Should we reshoot?”

“No, no need. It would be a waste of your time to wait. We’ll just use a fill-in shot for the flawed part later, or cut it out entirely if we have to.”

Cutting scenes again? Yan Shan exploded!

“Director Yang, you’ve already cut several of my scenes. If you keep cutting, will my ‘Special Appearance’ even count for anything?”

Everyone knew her role was a result of connections. Fang Qiyuan hadn’t said whose favor it was, and Boss Fang hadn’t checked in since filming started. The people in the crew were indeed snobbish; even people with connections were judged on how strong their backing was. Someone like Yan Shan was just there to get her face known; no one really wanted to spend big money to promote her.

Jiang Wanru watched her with interest, making no comment. However, she had some thoughts about Yan Shan’s suddenly abnormal behavior. It seemed like her frequent visits to the producer’s room a few days ago were yielding results?

Not long ago, people from the investment side came to visit the set and check on progress, staying for two nights. Jiang Wanru, returning to her room after a late night of filming, accidentally spotted Yan Shan being sneaky in the hallway. She saw her knock on the producer’s door. As for what happened next, Jiang Wanru had no heart to investigate.

She looked down most on those who relied on selling their looks to move up—especially those who didn’t attend to their duties, couldn’t even memorize their scripts, yet still dared to call themselves actors.

She suddenly remembered the advice she’d overheard while smoking behind the crumbling wall. That person had told Yan Shan to focus on her acting and that she wouldn’t become a good actor through connections.

It seemed she hadn’t listened at all. No wonder that person had a change of heart. Who would like someone with such impure motives? That girl surnamed Lin seemed like a normal person after all.

Jiang Wanru’s lips curved slightly.

The others naturally assumed Jiang Wanru was mocking Yan Shan, but no one thought she was out of line. Yan Shan had indeed dragged them down quite a bit. It was a sign of her good upbringing that Jiang Wanru hadn’t scolded her to her face.

Yang Yuqun ignored Yan Shan’s question directly, smiling at Jiang Wanru: “Get ready, we’ll start immediately.”

Yan Shan’s face flushed red and white, but she could only obediently clear the way for Jiang Wanru. The center of the camera would always be the Best Actress Jiang. Standing aside with eyes full of envy, Yan Shan made a firm resolution: I’ll go all out to coax Lin Feiruo back!

Jian Xiyan was discharged from the hospital and returned to He Garden. The renovations at Pear Orchard were truly an eyesore; usually, she could tolerate it, but now with her injuries, she didn’t want her mood to be further dampened. Coincidentally, Lin Feiruo didn’t want to go back to Pear Orchard either—beyond the visual offense, she was mainly afraid of blowing her cover.

She wasn’t the original owner; although she had the memories, many details would eventually be exposed. He Garden was different; like herself, the original owner hadn’t been familiar with it, so it felt more authentic.

Caring for a patient was hard enough; having to constantly remind herself to act made it even more exhausting. Lin Feiruo was more determined than Jian Xiyan to go to He Garden.

Because part of the house needed remodeling to accommodate Jian Xiyan’s wheelchair access, Lin Feiruo took a very firm stance when discussing whether to remodel Pear Orchard or He Garden: “We must go back to He Garden. Both the environment and life habits are more suitable for Xiyan.”

Jian Xiyan curved her lips and smiled at her, thanking her for her understanding and support.

Jian Xiaomin was deeply moved: “Sister Feiruo, you’re so good—proactively making concessions to accompany my sister back to He Garden. Love really makes a person tolerant of everything.”

In the past, Jian Xiyan had accommodated Lin Feiruo by living in Pear Orchard; now Lin Feiruo was proactively accompanying Jian Xiyan back to He Garden. In the eyes of the Jian family, this was powerful evidence of “love following wherever it goes.”

On the day they officially moved back to He Garden, Jian Shenyao didn’t go to the office and personally oversaw the move. Although Lin Feiruo had agreed to move back, as the elder of the Jian family, he felt he had to back Jian Xiyan up and put a little pressure on Lin Feiruo. Jian Xiyan was currently injured; people outside couldn’t see what happened behind closed doors. If Lin Feiruo was reckless or inconsiderate, Jian Xiyan would be the one to suffer for it.

With the addition of an elevator and access ramps, Jian Xiyan’s wheelchair was mostly able to move freely. Aside from needing external help to transfer from the wheelchair to the bed, things were relatively convenient.

Jian Shenyao looked around He Garden and was generally satisfied. He instructed Shu Wanxia: “Xiyan’s mobility is limited; you must be more attentive than before.”

“We will definitely do our utmost to take good care of the Young Mistress.”

“Also, be careful with your wording when you speak. Some things you could say in the past, you should think about now.”

Shu Wanxia knew he didn’t want Jian Xiyan to be stimulated by any sense of contrast and nodded repeatedly.

From the hospital to He Garden, Lin Feiruo was almost always the one responsible for pushing the wheelchair. It wasn’t because she pushed the best, but because she had to set an example in her role.

The complexion of Jian Xiyan in the wheelchair was better than when she was confined to the hospital bed. Her lips had some color again and were no longer deathly pale. Her gaze was stronger than before, though it still lacked the sharpness she had before the accident. She had indeed been severely drained of energy and needed proper conditioning. Lin Feiruo felt a subtle sensation in her heart as she watched her improve day by day. It was like a wounded kitten she was raising, slowly recovering and becoming stronger.

Pushing Jian Xiyan into the newly remodeled master bedroom, Lin Feiruo noticed the sofa was gone, replaced by a single bed.

Eh? Nice! No more curling up her legs. Lin Feiruo felt a secret joy.

Jian Shenyao was standing nearby. He saw Lin Feiruo staring at the single bed for a while, and his gaze darkened slightly. Jian Xiyan also saw the single bed and thought it was a good idea; at least Lin Feiruo wouldn’t have a hard time sleeping.

“Feiruo, come here for a moment.” Jian Shenyao called Lin Feiruo aside while the private caregiver accompanied Jian Xiyan to the bathroom. He looked around quite cautiously.

Lin Feiruo thought he was going to test her again and pulled herself together.

Jian Shenyao lowered his voice: “Feiruo, although Xiyan has been discharged, her injuries aren’t healed. She’s far from a full recovery.”

Lin Feiruo nodded: “I know.” During these days, Dr. Jiang had been blunt about the condition with Jian Xiyan, so Lin Feiruo had been following along as well.

“Ahem, that’s why a single bed was arranged for you.”

The single bed is great, much better than the sofa, Lin Feiruo thought.

Seeing her calm expression and lack of dissatisfaction, Jian Shenyao continued: “So, I hope you will be moderate during this time and try not to have too much intimate contact with Xiyan.”

Lin Feiruo understood from his suggestive look—he was basically saying no “married life.”

She was caught between laughter and tears, but she had to hold it in! In the eyes of outsiders, they were indeed an affectionate couple. Living in the same room for several months, it was impossible for there not to be some emotional fluctuations.

Lin Feiruo just hadn’t expected the single bed to be for that reason. She wondered if the Second Uncle was projecting a man’s mindset onto everyone else. Love is important, desire is important, but humanity is more important. What kind of person without a heart would want to do “this and that” to Jian Xiyan while she was injured like this! Even if they were a real couple, Lin Feiruo wouldn’t consider it at all.

Wait, that’s not right. Why am I even entertaining this hypothesis? Lin Feiruo quickly cut off the association, feeling that she had been led astray by Jian Shenyao.

Jian Shenyao saw her silence and thought she had an objection. He said earnestly: “As an elder, I shouldn’t say much about these things, but Xiyan’s situation is special. I hope you understand. As long as you can endure for these three months, I’ll give you an extra 1 million. How about it?”

This was the first time since the wedding that Jian Shenyao had proactively offered money, and so much at once. Even the original owner hadn’t enjoyed this kind of treatment.

Lin Feiruo knew he wasn’t a good person and naturally wouldn’t take the money. If she took it, her hand would be “shortened” (compromised); what if he used it to blackmail her later?

“Second Uncle, I will take good care of Xiyan. Her health is the priority. As for the money, I don’t need it.”

By now, Jian Xiyan had been pushed out by the caregiver. Likely not seeing Lin Feiruo, she was looking for her.

Jian Shenyao smiled: “Xiyan can’t bear to be away from you for a moment now. Go on over.”