After the Harem Novel’s Female Lead was Spoiled by the Comments - Chapter 2
Although Yan Qingwen did not usually read novels, she had read scripts adapted from novels.
As for why the busy president of a large corporation would read scripts, that had to start with the grievances between her and her sworn enemy, Wen Hebai.
When Yan Qingwen took over the Yan Group, she had set her eyes on the future prospects of the entertainment industry and prepared to enter the field.
The entertainment industry had always been one of the Wen family’s main businesses, and it was personally managed by the Wen family’s youngest daughter, Wen Hebai. Yan Qingwen’s move was seen by Wen Hebai as a challenge to the Wen family, and so the two sides began a back-and-forth battle.
During that period, in order to make a strong first move into the entertainment industry, Yan Qingwen placed great importance on the first film and television drama produced by a company under the Yan Group, which had been adapted from a major IP. She even personally read the script and learned about the original work, thereby gaining some knowledge related to novels.
So at this very moment, after combining Jiang Yunhan’s inner thoughts with the spoilers from the [Comments Section], she finally sorted out what exactly was going on.
To put it simply, this was the world of a novel called After Transmigrating into a Cannon Fodder Rich Young Master, I Understood Everything.
The male lead of this novel was Jiang Yunhan, but not the Third Young Master Jiang she knew. Instead, it was a strange man who had taken over Third Young Master Jiang’s body and also happened to be named “Jiang Yunhan.”
If matters ended there, it would still have been relatively simple.
The problem was that to this Jiang Yunhan, this world was not his original world either. Rather, it was the world of a Dragon King power-fantasy novel he had read, called The Dragon King Returns: The Strongest Live-In Son-in-Law in History.
The male lead of the “Dragon King novel” was Zhuang Yi. He had originally been the young master of a major force in C City down south, and everyone had assumed he would become the successor. Unexpectedly, when he was eighteen, his father publicly announced that his older sister—whom he had never once taken seriously—would be appointed as the heir, and then exiled him abroad.
A woman who would eventually marry out had taken everything that should have belonged to him. This made him deeply hate the people who had orchestrated everything. Whether it was his biological sister or his father, he swore that he would make them pay for what they had done that day!
He spent several years overseas. Later, he broke free from his “enemies’” surveillance, secretly returned to the country, and began plotting in the shadows to take everything back.
First, he approached “Yan Qingwen,” the only daughter of the Yan family, the foremost of K City’s three great families. Then, relying on his outstanding appearance and unique masculine charm, he conquered “Yan Qingwen” and became the Yan family’s live-in son-in-law.
But everyone looked down on their marriage, so they crazily targeted him. In turn, he crazily slapped these people in the face, and with “Yan Qingwen’s” full support, he established himself firmly in K City.
Aside from “Yan Qingwen,” his official wife, he also skillfully moved among many women, successively attracting numerous proud daughters of heaven who had money, power, and beauty. They threw themselves at him one after another and poured all their strength into supporting his career.
In the end, he returned to C City, defeated his “enemies,” and took back everything.
As for Third Young Master Jiang, in this “Dragon King novel,” he served as the cannon fodder character who competed with the male lead over women.
After Jiang Yunhan transmigrated into Third Young Master Jiang’s body, in order to avoid becoming cannon fodder and having the male lead retaliate against him until his family was destroyed, he decisively kept a respectful distance from all the female leads.
But what he did not know was that he had also become the protagonist of a novel.
In the novel where he was the protagonist, After Transmigrating into a Cannon Fodder Rich Young Master, I Understood Everything, he came with a cheat: he could make the female leads of the “Dragon King novel” hear his inner thoughts.
By wildly roasting the male and female leads and acting as if he could not avoid them fast enough, the contrast between this and his original character setup attracted the attention of every female lead.
The female leads discovered that Zhuang Yi was no longer appealing. Instead, they became extremely interested in Jiang Yunhan.
The more he ignored them and avoided them, the more uncomfortable they felt. They eagerly approached him, then crazily threw themselves at him. In order to avoid losing face through jealousy and fighting over him, they very tacitly decided to serve him together.
“…”
In short, this was a trash story about one stud male stealing another stud male’s opportunities, women, and everything else.
Why did Yan Qingwen call it a trash story?
Because she did not believe she would ever become love-brained.
Not to mention that she would never fall for Zhuang Yi. Even if she did, her dignity would never allow her to fight with so many women over one man—especially a man who had nothing and could only gain a foothold by living off her.
Furthermore, the Yan Group was a business empire built by three generations of the Yan family over several decades. Only if there was something wrong with her brain would she hand it over to some man living off her.
As for the “inner-thoughts novel,” where she turned around and fell for Jiang Yunhan, willingly becoming part of his harem, she completely failed to understand the logic behind it. Just because she could hear Jiang Yunhan’s inner thoughts, she would think this man was so special and charming?
To be honest, after learning that Jiang Yunhan came with a cheat, her first thought was to send him to a research institution and have people properly study the secrets on his body. She wanted to know whether what she heard was truly inner thoughts he was unintentionally revealing, or whether it was a suspicious virus disguised as inner thoughts but actually meant to brainwash her.
If she had not been infected by a virus, how could she possibly become obsessed with him?
“Eldest Miss, I’ve brought the eye drops,” the butler’s voice rang out, interrupting Yan Qingwen’s thoughts.
Yan Qingwen took the eye drops from him and was just about to use them when she noticed that Zhuang Yi was still in the banquet hall. She said, “What’s going on? Didn’t I tell you to arrange for someone to take him to change clothes?”
The butler immediately gave the nearby servers a meaningful look, and they walked toward Zhuang Yi.
Zhuang Yi seemed somewhat unwilling, because he knew that once he left, he would no longer have any reason to return here.
He looked at Yan Qingwen with a gaze full of deep affection.
Yan Qingwen’s brows knitted tightly. Her excellent upbringing of more than twenty years nearly failed to stop her from suppressing the anger inside her.
Suddenly, a soft laugh came from beside her.
At the same time, the sofa beside her sank slightly as a woman in a black evening gown sat down.
She had a bewitchingly beautiful face capable of ruining nations. Her makeup was bold, and her bright red lips made her look even more alluring. The gown she wore had been personally designed by a Swedish fashion master. Thin shoulder straps crisscrossed over her body, while the hollowed-out design at the center of her chest highlighted her impressive figure. Behind her was a large expanse of exposed skin, and the first thing people saw was her delicate shoulder blades.
Her entrance was dazzling. Everyone present was drawn to her.
This was none other than Wen Hebai, who had just won the Best Actress title at this year’s Golden Pear Awards.
Facing her sworn enemy, Yan Qingwen showed no courtesy. “What are you laughing at?”
“I’m laughing because you’re charming,” Wen Hebai said meaningfully, her gaze sweeping over Zhuang Yi, who was being led away by the servers, and Jiang Yunhan, who was quietly watching the development of the situation from the side.
Instead of getting angry, Yan Qingwen smiled. “Speaking of which, that Mr. Zhuang only ended up in this situation because you attracted a batch of haters. Shouldn’t you express something?”
Wen Hebai raised a hand and took a glass of champagne from a passing server. She brought it to her lips and took a sip before saying without the slightest psychological burden, “Should I express my deepest sympathy?”
After fighting with her for many years, Yan Qingwen knew very well that this person was extremely thick-skinned. Trading verbal jabs with her was useless. The best way to handle her was to ignore her.
However, while Yan Qingwen stopped talking, Wen Hebai became interested. She leaned close to Yan Qingwen and whispered, “I heard you and Jiang Yunhan are preparing to get engaged today?”
Yan Qingwen’s eyes turned slightly cold. “Who’s spreading rumors?”
“I heard it myself.” Wen Hebai smiled extremely recklessly. “Just now, I borrowed your family’s lounge. When I passed by the sitting room, I heard Uncle and Auntie discussing it with the Jiang family head and Jiang Yunhan’s parents. They decided to announce the marriage alliance between the two families at today’s banquet.”
Yan Qingwen’s heart sank.
She abruptly stood up, preparing to find the two families and make things clear. No one could even think of interfering in her marriage.
However, her grandfather, Yan Liangchen, and her grandmother, Tu Sihua, had already finished their makeup and walked out hand in hand.
Her parents and the Jiang family also followed behind them, appearing before everyone with smiles on their faces.
Upon seeing them, some guests began guessing, “I heard the Yan family and the Jiang family want to form a marriage alliance. Have they reached an agreement? Are they going to announce it later?”
Some people’s gazes fell on Yan Qingwen and Jiang Yunhan.
Yan Qingwen once again heard Jiang Yunhan’s inner thoughts.
【Damn it, don’t drag me into this. This is going to kill me!】
He had even already begun calculating how he should publicly refuse this marriage alliance later, all to let Zhuang Yi know that he truly did not want to compete with him over a woman!
Yan Qingwen, who had originally been furious, suddenly calmed down.
She lowered her eyes and thought for a long time, until Yan Liangchen finished his speech thanking the guests for attending their golden wedding anniversary.
At that moment, her father, Yan Aotian, walked up to the microphone and prepared to announce the marriage alliance with the Jiang family in high spirits.
“Taking advantage of today’s joyous occasion, I also have a piece of good news to announce—”
Yan Qingwen saw the right moment and stepped forward.
Yan Aotian’s words were interrupted by her sudden appearance. He looked at her in slight surprise. “Qingwen…”
Yan Qingwen smiled at him, but the smile did not reach her eyes. “Dad, before you announce your good news, there’s also something I want everyone to know.”
Yan Aotian had been proud all his life, but in front of his daughter, his doting-father persona never collapsed. Thus, he took a step back and gave the microphone to her.
Yan Qingwen stood before the gathered guests. She knew very well that once she made this decision, it would inevitably cause a major earthquake in K City’s stock market.
But she did not want to become a puppet on strings. She wanted to stay clear-headed and be herself, even if she had to pay a price!
First, she congratulated her grandparents on fifty years of happiness in their golden marriage. Then, using this as an opening, she moved to the main topic.
“Grandpa and Grandma made me understand what happiness is. They also made me feel the desire to walk hand in hand with the person I like, together for a lifetime.”
Hearing this, Yan Qingwen’s parents and the Jiang family thought Jiang Yunhan’s years of relentless devotion had finally moved Yan Qingwen. She had finally recognized her own heart and decided to accept him!
The guests also thought this marriage alliance had Yan Qingwen’s approval, so they all applauded politely. The entire banquet hall was instantly filled with thunderous applause.
Jiang Yunhan seemed detached from the matter, but the voice in his heart revealed his true feelings.
【Here it comes. The female lead is definitely going to announce that she’s fallen for the Dragon King male lead. Then, to preserve their reputation, the Yan family will decide to recruit the male lead as their live-in son-in-law…】
When Yan Qingwen heard this inner thought, she paused slightly, then continued announcing without changing her expression.
“In the past, I buried this feeling deep in my heart, because I knew it had not come at the right time, and because it was destined to be met with many strange looks. But today, I’ve made my decision. I want to bravely express my feelings. I want to tell everyone that I like someone—”
Her gaze passed over the crowd and landed on Wen Hebai.
However, everyone thought she was looking at Jiang Yunhan, who stood diagonally behind Wen Hebai. As for Jiang Yunhan himself, he saw Zhuang Yi, who had just finished changing clothes and returned.
For an instant, Jiang Yunhan’s heart skipped a beat.
The next moment, they all heard Yan Qingwen’s voice.
“Wen Hebai, I like you.”
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