After the Harem Novel’s Female Lead was Spoiled by the Comments - Chapter 29

At a scenic area in western Hunan, Wen Hebai was searching through various shops for clues to obtain mission props when she suddenly saw Lu Tie holding up her phone and mouthing something.

After understanding that it was a call from Yan Qingwen, Wen Hebai weighed for one second in front of the camera whether to answer the call or continue looking for clues.

Half a second later, she decisively greeted the director and ran out of frame to answer the phone. “Wife~~”

Her teammates, who had discovered she had fallen behind, stared at her with resentful gazes.

As the group’s strategist, she had run off halfway through searching for clues. What were those of them with no ideas supposed to do?

Besides, the show was still being recorded. If she ran off, that meant her screen time would decrease. Did she not care?

In reality, as long as it did not delay the show’s recording, Wen Hebai did not care much about how much screen time she had. Moreover, with her there, the ratings would be higher. Even if she had fewer shots in this segment, the production team would definitely make it up to her in another part.

Who knew what Yan Qingwen said, but Wen Hebai suddenly exaggerated, “What? You want to take wedding photos? Okay, when I get back, let’s plan it properly.”

There was big gossip! The director and guests, who were walking at the front line of melon-eating, immediately pricked up their ears.

That was right. Everyone only knew that Wen Hebai had posted her marriage certificate with Yan Qingwen, but they had not taken wedding photos or held a wedding yet! Now that they were saying they wanted to take wedding photos, did that mean the wedding was close?

On the other end of the phone, Yan Qingwen was choked speechless by Wen Hebai’s words.

Who said she wanted to take wedding photos with her?

But after thinking carefully, there seemed to be no photo together that could better prove their marriage than wedding photos.

The wedding could be set aside for now, but wedding photos seemed like they could be taken first?

The thought flashed through her mind, and Yan Qingwen quickly made a decision. She gave an “Mm.”

Wen Hebai, who had deliberately turned “photo together” into “wedding photos” to test Yan Qingwen’s reaction, widened her eyes in surprise. Instead, she became flustered. “Th-then I’ll record the show first. Once I finish recording, I can go back.”

After ending the call, she immediately found the director. “Director Wang, we wasted too much time earlier. Let’s work overtime and finish recording the show!”

Because of various reasons, some of the earlier recording plans had changed. Correspondingly, the recording time had also been extended. The guests were anxious, and the director was worried too. Now that a guest had taken the initiative to suggest speeding up the recording, the director could not ask for more. But on the surface, he still had to put on a show. “But it’ll be dark soon.”

“It’s exactly because it’ll be dark soon that we should finish recording in one go. Otherwise, when the episode airs, the audience will see that the lighting outside is wrong and definitely think we have a script. Besides, if we split the recording over several days, it’ll also affect the merchants’ business.”

The director thought for a moment and said, “I have to discuss it with the other guests.”

Some of the guests had tight schedules too. Although they were a little tired after recording for a full day, they also wanted to wrap up early while the performance fee remained unchanged. As for some less famous guests, they were afraid of offending others and did not dare refuse.

As for the production crew, staying up all night was normal. They had long since gotten used to it.

Fortunately, there were no intense physical activities next. Basically, they just had to go to the shops in the scenic area to find clues. Once they found the clues and obtained the mission props, today’s filming task would be over.

Only one flying guest raised an objection. “Why should we listen to Wen Hebai’s arrangements?”

The scene the director had both anticipated and worried about most had arrived.

There was no other reason. This guest, among all the flying guests on the show, had the biggest presence aside from Wen Hebai.

Her name was Wang Qihuan. At the age of twenty, she had debuted as an amateur through a talent show. Since her debut, resources had continuously flowed to her, and there had once been rumors that she had several major financial backers behind her. It was only later, when paparazzi dug out that her parents were high-ranking officials, that the rumors of her being kept gradually died down.

As her resources increased, her fame grew higher and higher, and in just a few years, she became one of the entertainment industry’s top traffic stars.

Although her resources were good, her acting skills were not especially strong. Therefore, year after year, she merely accompanied the race for the Golden Pear Award for Best Actress.

This year, she had finally been nominated, but Wen Hebai had taken the award. The most intriguing part was that when Wen Hebai went onstage to receive the award, the broadcast director deliberately cut the camera to Wang Qihuan and held it there for more than thirty seconds, full of implication.

By the way, the hater who had prepared to attack Wen Hebai with rotten eggs at the Yan family entrance was one of Wang Qihuan’s toxic solo fans.

The production team had originally invited Wang Qihuan and Wen Hebai as flying guests at the same time because they wanted to use the rumors of their discord to ignite buzz. This was a common hype and marketing tactic used by many programs.

The production team hoped they would clash, but the director was somewhat worried that if they tore into each other, innocent people would be implicated. After all, one had the Wen family behind her, while the other had political backing.

Their fans were also extremely combative. They often fought from afar and even ran to each other’s public squares to flood the page. It was only during this period, because of Wen Hebai’s marriage, that she had lost more than a hundred thousand fans. Along with the rise of CP fans, everyone was busy shipping the couple and had not bothered with rival fans.

Now that the actual people involved had entered the battlefield, wouldn’t the fans tear each other apart like crazy?!

The director said nothing, quietly waiting for the situation to develop.

Wen Hebai’s attitude was proper. “Teacher Wang wants to record according to the original plan?”

Wang Qihuan lifted her chin, extremely arrogant. “Of course!”

Wen Hebai clapped her hands. “Good thing I’m not in the same group as you. If you want to record according to the original plan, then go back first with the guests in your group. Our group will continue recording.”

Wang Qihuan froze.

Wen Hebai said to the director, “It’s not like we’re competing on the same stage. There’s no need to determine who wins or loses. Since it’s not a competition, it’s normal for Group A and Group B to have different recording progress! It’s the same principle as filming. Some groups shoot at the film studio, while others go to real locations. Everyone films their own part without affecting one another.”

After all, they had already finished recording the earlier segment where everyone met up and needed to interact.

Director: “…”

Guests: “…”

Wang Qihuan’s face immediately darkened. She turned back to ask the opinions of the guests in her group.

The guests looked left and right and talked around the subject.

She understood. These people all agreed with Wen Hebai’s suggestion.

Although she was somewhat annoyed, she could not go against the majority, so she could only yield.

Wen Hebai did not want to offend her too badly, so she smiled cheekily and said, “Aiya, don’t be angry. After filming, how about I treat you to a midnight snack?”

Wang Qihuan rolled her eyes. Who cared about your midnight snack?!

However, since Wen Hebai had taken the initiative to hand her a ladder, did that mean she was backing down?

Thinking of this, Wang Qihuan proudly lifted her head and said arrogantly, “Hmph, who cares about your midnight snack? But since you brought it up, I’ll reluctantly accept.”

When the director heard this, he immediately announced that recording would begin.

After ten at night, the group of guests finally finished filming and returned to the hotel one after another.

Wang Qihuan sat in her nanny van, applying a face mask while waiting for something.

After a long while, she asked impatiently, “Where’s Wen Hebai?”

She had said she would treat her to a midnight snack. Don’t tell her she was going back on her word!

Her assistant carefully followed instructions and called Wen Hebai, but unfortunately, the line was busy. She could only call Assistant Lu Tie instead.

“Sister Huan… Teacher Wen’s assistant said the midnight snack has already been delivered back to the hotel. They were even wondering why you hadn’t gone back yet.”

Wang Qihuan: “???”

No, wasn’t treating her to midnight snack supposed to mean taking her out to eat? Why was it ordering takeout to the hotel?

When Wang Qihuan returned to the hotel, she discovered that it was not just her. All the other guests had also received a midnight snack. Her face instantly darkened like the bottom of a pot.

Damn it, she had been played by Wen Hebai!

In the hotel’s luxury suite, Lu Tie came in and said, “Sister, I heard Wang Qihuan got angry. She thought when you said you’d treat her to a midnight snack, you meant only her.”

Wen Hebai was preparing to remove her makeup and shower. Hearing this, she said without caring at all, “Everyone worked hard because we rushed the recording. How could I only treat her alone?”

Not only the guests, even the production crew staff received her midnight snack consolation.

Lu Tie added, “Also, she asked why you didn’t go out to eat.”

“After recording for an entire day, even if someone treats them to midnight snack, everyone would rather go back to the hotel and eat. Since everyone else isn’t going, am I supposed to go with Wang Qihuan alone?” Wen Hebai looked up at Lu Tie. “Xiao Lu, I’m a married woman. I have to keep my distance from them.”

Lu Tie suddenly understood. If everyone went out for midnight snack together, no one might say anything. But if Wen Hebai and Wang Qihuan went out for midnight snack alone, by tomorrow morning, the news “Wen Hebai cheats with Wang Qihuan” would definitely be flying everywhere.

“You should go rest early too!”

After sending Lu Tie away, Wen Hebai took a shower. Then she glanced at the time and guessed that Yan Qingwen was still handling official documents, so she called her.

Yan Qingwen was not surprised by Wen Hebai’s call at all. After all, recently, Wen Hebai had taken the initiative to call her every night. Sometimes she reported the recording progress, and sometimes she shared gossip.

When Yan Qingwen asked why she was telling her all this, she answered, “I didn’t tell you before because we weren’t married. Now that we’re married, it wouldn’t be appropriate for me to share these things with anyone else. Wife, am I right?”

Yan Qingwen: “…”

For now, let’s say you’re right!

Thus, Yan Qingwen turned on speakerphone, handling official documents while listening to her speak and occasionally multitasking to respond.

Each call lasted anywhere from half an hour to an hour, depending on when Yan Qingwen finished her work.

And the total length of their calls over these past few nights had already exceeded the total length of their calls over the past year.

In the past few nights, Yan Qingwen’s replies had always been somewhat perfunctory. But tonight, she suddenly became interested. “Wang Qihuan is recording the same show as you?”

“Yes. She and I are both flying guests for these two episodes.”

Yan Qingwen immediately guessed the production team’s intentions. She asked, “Then did the two of you… face off?”

She had originally wanted to say “tear into each other,” but that phrase was too crude. President Yan, who had excellent upbringing, could not say it.

Wen Hebai lowered her eyes and smiled faintly. “Mm? Since when did our serious and proper President Yan start taking the initiative to gossip?”

Yan Qingwen felt somewhat uncomfortable after being teased by her. She turned her chair, stood up, and looked at the moon hanging high outside the floor-to-ceiling window. “I was just asking casually. If you don’t want to say it, forget it.”

Wen Hebai laughed softly and replied, “Since you asked, how could I be unwilling to say it? I’ll tell you anything you want to know, my dear wife.”

Perhaps the moonlight was too enchanting, or perhaps Wen Hebai’s tone was too tender and lingering. Invisible, it was as though a red thread followed the signal of the call, winding its way over from a thousand miles away. Silently, it wrapped around Yan Qingwen’s heart, then suddenly tugged.

The corners of her lips curved, and she granted an enormous amount of patience.

“Then speak. I’m listening.”

After President Yan got used to Wen Puppy calling her “wife” every day, one day, Wen Puppy stopped calling her that.

President Yan’s face turned cold, and she was in a very bad mood.

Wen Puppy: What’s wrong with you?

President Yan: Do you have another dog outside?

Wen Puppy: ?