After the Harem Novel’s Female Lead was Spoiled by the Comments - Chapter 1

Inside a private manor with beautiful surroundings and luxurious décor, prominent figures from every circle in K City had gathered together.

Today was the golden wedding anniversary of Yan Liangchen, the head of the Yan family—the foremost of K City’s three great families—and his wife, Tu Sihua.

Yan Liangchen had built himself up from nothing and laid a solid foundation for the Yan family’s current business empire. He had always been one of the most prestigious figures in K City. Those who could attend his and Tu Sihua’s golden wedding anniversary were either rich or noble, and an invitation from him was worth its weight in gold.

Everyone on the guest list attached great importance to this banquet. Many had even begun preparing their formalwear a month in advance, determined to appear in their most dazzling image so as not to embarrass their family.

And yet, in such a solemn and elegant setting, a man who was completely out of place appeared.

The man wore a cheap round-neck T-shirt, with a denim jacket stained with egg yolk over it. Below, he had on a pair of filthy black casual pants and a pair of canvas shoes.

The moment he entered the manor’s banquet hall, everyone within a radius of more than ten meters around him turned their gazes toward him. At first, there was curiosity in their eyes, but once they saw his attire clearly, only disgust remained.

“Where did this beggar come from? How did he get in? Where are the Yan family’s security guards?” Voices of discussion rang out, gradually growing louder.

The man heard the criticism around him, and a sinister look flashed across his face.

These ants dare to gossip about me? If I didn’t want to reveal my identity as the First Young Master of the Divine Mechanism Sect and attract my enemies, these ants wouldn’t even be worthy of licking my shoes!

The sound of high heels clicking against the expensive floor rang out. Everyone’s attention was instantly drawn to that beautiful and noble figure.

“It’s President Yan! President Yan is back!”

No one knew who spoke first, but the prominent guests around them quickly ignored the out-of-place man and moved toward the focus of the entire venue—President Yan, Yan Liangchen’s granddaughter, Yan Qingwen, who had taken over the Yan family’s business empire at only twenty-five years old.

Yan Qingwen was tall and slender. She wore a white silk blouse custom-made for her by the world-famous designer Allen, paired with a gray fitted blazer. It displayed her fashionable and elegant taste while also bringing out her mature and beautiful charm to the fullest.

With a graceful and appropriate smile on her face, Yan Qingwen returned the greetings of the guests from all walks of life who came forward to speak to her.

When the man saw her, a hint of brightness flashed through his eyes, along with a determination to obtain her no matter what.

“Miss Yan!”

The man did not care about the gazes of others at all and walked straight toward Yan Qingwen.

When Yan Qingwen saw him, she frowned.

Seeing this, her bodyguard stepped forward and stopped him.

“President Yan, this is some beggar from who knows where. Just give him something to eat and send him away!” a guest beside her said mockingly.

The fury in the man’s eyes was almost impossible to suppress. He lowered his eyes and put on a pitiful expression, as though waiting for Yan Qingwen’s decision—would she choose to help him slap those ants in the face, or would she choose to humiliate him together with them?

Yan Qingwen said, “Didn’t I have someone take you to change clothes? Why are you…”

As soon as she said this, the shock on the guests’ faces could no longer be concealed. The guests who had insulted the man looked especially embarrassed.

“Could he be President Yan’s guest?”

The corners of the man’s lips lifted.

As expected, any woman he had his eye on would not be a blind fool!

He had just curved his lips, facing the gazes of the guests with the attitude of a victor, when the Yan family’s butler hurried over and reported to Yan Qingwen, “Eldest Miss, the commotion at the entrance has already been handled.”

After saying this, he explained to the guests, “Miss Wen arrived earlier and was being interviewed outside. Because the media and fans were too enthusiastic, the scene became very chaotic. Someone took advantage of the disorder to throw rotten eggs at her. Eldest Miss happened to pass by, and this…”

He paused, turned to look at the man, and asked, “Sir, may I know your surname?”

The man’s expression stiffened. Then he looked at Yan Qingwen with deep affection and said, “…My name is Zhuang Yi.”

“This Mr. Zhuang Yi blocked those eggs. Eldest Miss then asked me to arrange for someone to take him to clean up and change clothes.”

With the butler’s explanation, the way everyone looked at Zhuang Yi was no longer the way they would look at a beggar. However, Zhuang Yi clearly looked like an ordinary person. In the end, he was not from the same class as them. Their contempt for him had never lessened; they simply did not show it anymore out of respect for Yan Qingwen.

Zhuang Yi clenched his fists and secretly swore that sooner or later, he would make these people pay back the humiliation they had brought him twice over!

Yan Qingwen did not quite understand. Someone who should have been changing clothes in the rear courtyard had somehow run all the way to the manor’s banquet hall. Did he not understand the principle of not entering without an invitation?

At that moment, she heard a teasing voice coming from within the crowd:

【A classic hero-saves-the-beauty scene. The female lead is definitely going to fall for him! Sigh, these cannon fodder characters have no idea who they’ve offended. If they don’t end up being retaliated against until their families are ruined, then that wouldn’t be the style of a Dragon King male lead!】

Yan Qingwen’s brows furrowed tightly. She was just about to ask who had spoken when she observed the reactions of the people around her. They all seemed as though they had not heard those words at all.

Without revealing anything, she searched with her gaze. That voice continued speaking to itself:

【The female lead definitely doesn’t know that the Dragon King male lead’s so-called hero-saving-the-beauty scene was actually a setup he designed. His goal was to create an opportunity to get close to her, win her favor, make her fall in love with him, and then use her to establish himself in K City…】

Yan Qingwen raised a brow.

Those words revealed far too much information.

However, she did not care at all whether Zhuang Yi had originally planned some hero-saving-the-beauty act.

In her view, her bodyguards were perfectly capable of blocking those eggs for her. Besides, protecting her personal safety was the bodyguards’ job. Zhuang Yi’s appearance had merely helped the bodyguards share some of their work. The ones who should thank him were her bodyguards, not her. She would not develop any favorable impression of Zhuang Yi because of this matter either.

Also, why did she feel that this voice sounded more and more familiar?

Very quickly, among the many people watching the development of the situation, she locked onto one person.

A man who annoyed her.

His name was Jiang Yunhan. He was a young master from the second branch of the Jiang family, one of the three great families. Ranked third in his generation, he was known as “Third Young Master Jiang.”

For the past seven years, Jiang Yunhan had taken marriage with her as his goal and had pursued her fiercely. To put it plainly, he had harassed her for seven years. He was like a plaster that could not be shaken off. He could not understand rejection, yet still thought himself deeply devoted. At night, he would frequent high-end clubs while holding young models introduced to him by pimps, all while telling everyone how much he loved her.

It was absolutely disgusting.

Unfortunately, in the eyes of the Jiang family and her pair of love-brained parents, he was a deeply devoted simp. If she refused to accept him, then she was the one who failed to recognize what was good. Therefore, they were very happy to see him pursue her, and even actively tried to matchmake them.

She had guessed he would come. If today had not been her grandparents’ important anniversary, she would not have planned to come back at all.

【Why is she looking at me? I have no intention of inheriting the original owner’s will and continuing to be a simp. The original owner was her simp for seven years, and she never even looked at him properly. That shows how arrogant and heartless this woman is. But how could the original owner have known that she’s the female lead? Aside from the Dragon King male lead, no one can make her heart move!】 Jiang Yunhan “said” again.

After observing him for a while, Yan Qingwen discovered that Jiang Yunhan had not opened his mouth at all. Moreover, there was quite a distance between them. Logically speaking, there was no way those words could have entered her ears so clearly.

Could it be…

She walked over.

She was already the center of attention in the venue. Once she moved, she drew everyone’s gazes along with her.

“President Yan actually went to find Jiang Yunhan? Doesn’t she look down on Jiang Yunhan the most?” someone in the crowd whispered.

【Why is she coming over? Doesn’t she see that the Dragon King male lead is looking at me like he wants to swallow me alive?!】 Jiang Yunhan’s inner thoughts rang out, sounding as if he could not wait to avoid her.

Yan Qingwen subconsciously glanced back at Zhuang Yi.

After listening to Jiang Yunhan for so long, she had more or less figured it out. Zhuang Yi was the “Dragon King male lead” Jiang Yunhan was talking about.

She did not understand what a “Dragon King male lead” was, but that was not the main point for now.

Because she had confirmed one thing: she could hear Jiang Yunhan’s inner thoughts.

What was this? A special ability? Yan Qingwen stopped walking and lowered her eyes in thought.

Of course, she did not miss Zhuang Yi’s ferocious expression either. It was as though some rare treasure that belonged solely to him was being coveted by someone else. His eyes were filled with possessiveness toward her.

Just then, a transparent panel appeared before her eyes. Words were scrolling upward across it.

Because the speed was very fast, she only had time to clearly see one or two lines—

[Another harem novel.]

[Waiting and watching. The more Female Lead No. 1 hates the male lead now, the harder she’ll simp for him later!]

Perhaps it was the price she paid for trying to see those words clearly, but Yan Qingwen’s eyes suddenly stung. She could not help raising a hand to rub her eyelids.

Jiang Yunhan’s noisy inner thoughts reached her ears again:

【Damn, what does the female lead mean by crying in front of me? Is she setting me up? The Dragon King male lead will definitely think I bullied her, then take insane revenge on me. I’m doomed!】

Yan Qingwen had no time right now to care about what this special ability was, nor why she could only hear Jiang Yunhan’s inner thoughts and not anyone else’s. She opened her eyes after the stinging had eased, turned to look at the butler, and said, “I’ve been reading documents for too long, so my eyes are a little sore. Go get me a bottle of eye drops.”

The butler said, “Yes, Eldest Miss.”

Turning back around, Yan Qingwen did not even look at Jiang Yunhan. She directly passed by his side and walked over to sit down on the sofa in the lounge area.

Behind her came the sound of Jiang Yunhan letting out a sigh of relief.

Unsurprisingly, the transparent panel called [Comments Section] appeared before Yan Qingwen’s eyes again. It seemed that no one except her could see this panel. Otherwise, their expressions would not be as calm as they were now.

[Female Lead No. 1’s impression of the male lead has changed. She probably took the initiative to explain why she was crying because she didn’t want the Dragon King to misunderstand the male lead!]

Yan Qingwen’s expression darkened slightly.

Were the people typing these words behind the scenes not being a little too self-important?

She held her forehead and looked at the [Comments Section] for quite a while. Finally, she understood what exactly was going on with everything that had happened today.