After the Harem Novel’s Female Lead was Spoiled by the Comments - Chapter 38

Through observation, Yan Qingwen made a preliminary judgment: the depth of Jiang Yunhan’s influence, and the influence of that unknown force behind him, on the “female leads” should be measured according to personal willpower and how much contact they had with him.

Because she could see the [Comments Section], she would not use herself as a reference. By comparing Su Jinyue and Liao Song, she could analyze it.

Su Jinyue had less contact with Jiang Yunhan, and the time she had gotten drunk and was about to kiss Jiang Yunhan, Wen Hebai had stopped her. After that, she had shown obvious disgust toward Jiang Yunhan, so the possibility of her becoming infatuated with him later was not high.

Liao Song, on the other hand, had once dated Jiang Yunhan. He was also her first love, and during her time studying abroad, she seemed not to have dated anyone else… Based on these reasons, as long as she had frequent contact with Jiang Yunhan, it would easily stir up that relationship again and cause her to fall once more.

To reduce the degree to which she was affected, perhaps there were two possible approaches. Either change the key “plot,” or reduce her contact with Jiang Yunhan.

Yan Qingwen could not often see the [Comments Section], and she did not know what the key plot point was. So she could only use the cooperation between the Yan and Liao families to give Liao Song some sense of crisis, making her focus on her career and leaving her no time to talk love with Jiang Yunhan.

Of course, she would only interfere this once. If Liao Song later fell for Jiang Yunhan again, she definitely would not meddle any further.

For now, it seemed Jiang Yunhan’s position in Liao Song’s heart was still not enough to surpass the Liao family’s career.

From the moment Liao Song and Yan Qingwen began discussing proper business, Wen Hebai, who had not interrupted at all, silently finished her breakfast and prepared to go record the show. Then she turned her head and saw Wang Qihuan walking toward them.

Wang Qihuan looked to be in a very bad mood. Her arms were crossed, and her face carried an expression that said “strangers keep away.”

She walked straight to the table and knocked on the tabletop in front of Liao Song, then asked condescendingly, “Is that lunatic your man? Keep an eye on him and don’t let him come out to disgust people!”

Liao Song froze. Following her gaze, she saw Jiang Yunhan.

Her expression changed slightly, and she said unhappily, “Don’t talk nonsense. He isn’t my man.”

Wen Hebai immediately became interested and asked Wang Qihuan, “How did he offend you?”

“He fantasized about me and slandered me!” Wang Qihuan looked deeply unlucky.

Liao Song was also very surprised. “How would he slander you? What did he slander you about?”

Considering that this was a public place and that her every move could easily be photographed and posted online, Wang Qihuan did not say it outright. She only said, “Other than scandals, what else could he slander me about?”

“I support Teacher Wang suing him,” Wen Hebai said, never afraid of making things livelier.

Wang Qihuan said, “I have no evidence, because he said it in his heart.”

Her tone was firm and certain, not at all like she was lying. If an ordinary person heard her say this, they would definitely think she was talking nonsense. But Yan Qingwen and Liao Song, who could also hear Jiang Yunhan’s inner thoughts, knew very well that what she said was very likely true.

Moreover, Yan Qingwen guessed that the content of the slander was probably Jiang Yunhan revealing things like Wang Qihuan being the Dragon King male lead’s woman, which made Wang Qihuan extremely displeased.

Since she could hear Jiang Yunhan’s inner thoughts, Wang Qihuan was most likely one of the female leads too.

Yan Qingwen had already grown used to this, but Liao Song fell into panic and confusion after discovering that she was not the only one who knew Jiang Yunhan’s special trait.

Compared with Yan Qingwen’s calm and Liao Song’s panic and confusion, Wen Hebai’s reaction was very real. With a “pfft,” she burst out laughing and collapsed into Yan Qingwen’s arms.

“What are you laughing at?!” Wang Qihuan glared at her. Because the occasion was not suitable, she deliberately lowered her voice, making it sound more like she was gritting her teeth.

Yan Qingwen patted Wen Hebai’s forehead. The latter immediately stopped laughing, sat up properly again, and asked, “Then did his heart say anything else?”

Wang Qihuan thought Wen Hebai was deliberately mocking her and was so angry that she turned and left.

Liao Song finally recovered from the shock of “besides me, there are other women who can hear Jiang Yunhan’s inner thoughts.” Without thinking, she chased after Wang Qihuan, wanting to confront her.

Yan Qingwen could roughly understand Liao Song’s feelings. If she had not seen the [Comments Section] and known that besides herself, many other “female leads” could hear Jiang Yunhan’s inner thoughts too, she might also have felt shocked in the face of such a situation.

Seeing Liao Song leave, Jiang Yunhan irritably ran a hand through his hair, then followed as well.

“Let’s go take a look too,” Yan Qingwen said to Wen Hebai.

Wen Hebai caught sight of Jiang Yunhan’s figure, then gave Yan Qingwen a sideways glance. “I need to prepare to record the show. If you’re curious, go by yourself.”

This sudden coldness, along with the obvious scent of jealousy overflowing from her, made Yan Qingwen realize something.

Yan Qingwen pursed her lips and said, “One of them is a top star in the entertainment industry with tens of millions of fans, and the other is a genius doctor from a medical family. If they start making a scene in public because of a playboy second-generation heir, how big do you think the impact will be?”

Wen Hebai thought for three seconds before finally saying carelessly, “Fine. Then let’s go take a look.”

When they found Wang Qihuan, Liao Song, and Jiang Yunhan, the three of them were by the hotel pool. There were not many people at the pool at this time, so Wang Qihuan and Liao Song did not deliberately lower their voices while speaking.

Probably because Jiang Yunhan was present, neither of them mentioned being able to hear his inner thoughts. Instead, they turned their guns toward him. “What did you come over for?”

Jiang Yunhan frowned and thought:

【I saw you rushing off so urgently and thought something had happened to you, so I came to take a look. Sigh, good intentions really get treated like donkey liver and lungs!】

Out loud, his tone was rather cold. “I came out to breathe some fresh air. What does it have to do with you?”

If this had been before, Liao Song would probably have felt as sweet as honey after hearing his inner thoughts. But at this moment, when she thought of Wang Qihuan also being able to hear those words, she immediately turned her gaze toward Wang Qihuan.

Wang Qihuan crossed her arms, looking impatient. “If you two want to flirt, go somewhere else. Did you really have to stop me specifically and show off your affection in front of me?”

Jiang Yunhan did not understand what she meant by that, but Liao Song did. She drove Jiang Yunhan away. “There are too many people here, and the air is murky. Go somewhere else to breathe fresh air.”

Jiang Yunhan: “?”

He could not figure out why Liao Song’s attitude had suddenly become so distant.

【Forget it. There shouldn’t be any danger here. I’ll go farther away.】

With that inner thought, Jiang Yunhan left.

For one instant, Liao Song was moved by that thought until her heart softened. But as he walked farther away, she quickly regained her reason.

“You—” She opened her mouth, wanting to ask Wang Qihuan about being able to hear Jiang Yunhan’s inner thoughts, but realized she did not know how to say it.

Wang Qihuan urged, “I’m very busy. Say what you need to say.”

Liao Song asked, “You said you heard him slandering you in his heart?”

Wang Qihuan thought she had come to defend Jiang Yunhan, and the expression on her face became even colder. “Believe it or not, up to you.”

As she spoke, she turned to leave. In her urgency, Liao Song grabbed her wrist and blurted out, “I-I believe you.”

Wang Qihuan froze, then touched Liao Song’s forehead, looking at her with an expression full of concern for a mentally disabled child. “Is there something wrong with your brain?”

“I’m a doctor.” Liao Song wordlessly slapped her hand away. Everyone said Wang Qihuan only had a cold and arrogant personality. She had never heard that Wang Qihuan was this good at insulting people!

“Healers cannot heal themselves.”

Liao Song could not hold back anymore and said, “You’re the one who said you could hear his inner thoughts, and you’re also the one turning around to say there’s something wrong with my brain. You’re the one with something wrong with your brain!”

“Because when a normal person hears what I said, they would all think there’s something wrong with me. But you believe me, which means there’s something wrong with you too.”

Liao Song’s head hurt. She stopped her. “Enough. Neither of us should diagnose whether the other has something wrong with her brain. The reason I believe you is because I also—”

She stopped halfway through, which hooked Wang Qihuan’s curiosity. “You also what?”

“Forget it. I still haven’t figured out what exactly is going on. Once I think it through, I’ll come tell you.” Liao Song herself was a doctor. Back when she first heard Jiang Yunhan’s inner thoughts, she had not thought about it carefully. But now that she carefully considered it, the first thing she should question was whether she had a tumor in her brain compressing her nerves and causing auditory hallucinations.

If pathological causes could be ruled out, then she should investigate more deeply why she could hear Jiang Yunhan’s inner thoughts, rather than plunging headfirst into his contradictory sweet words.

She left with a heavy heart, leaving Wang Qihuan standing in place, utterly speechless. What even was this? Had she forgotten to check the almanac before going out today? Why was she only running into these strange people?

After witnessing the whole process, Yan Qingwen suddenly turned her head and asked Wen Hebai, “What do you think about this matter?”

Wen Hebai pinched her chin and thought for a while before saying seriously, “I suggest they get a brain CT scan. The sooner the better. Otherwise, if it reaches the late stage, there’ll be no cure.”

Yan Qingwen: “…”

In the end, she swallowed back the words she wanted to complain with, grabbed Wen Hebai’s hand, and said, “Let’s go.”

Now it seemed that without her interfering, Liao Song should soon discover the problem herself.

Wen Hebai froze for a moment, her gaze falling on their intertwined hands.

In her impression, this was the first time in seven years that Yan Qingwen had taken the initiative to hold her hand—the time at the Yan family banquet did not count, because Yan Qingwen had only been forced to hold her hand out of the need to use her as a shield. This time, there did not seem to be any situation forcing Yan Qingwen to take the initiative to hold her hand.

The irritation and displeasure that had arisen because she thought Yan Qingwen had followed out of concern for Jiang Yunhan instantly vanished again.

Wen Puppy: very easy to coax.

Sister Wang of society plays cards completely outside the usual routine.

Known information:

Female Lead No. 1: Yan Qingwen, President of Yan Corporation.

Female Lead No. 2: Su Jinyue, daughter of the insurance king.

Female Lead No. 3: Liao Song, granddaughter of a medical tycoon, overseas-returned surgeon.

Female Lead No. 4: Qi Zange, commercial spy.

Female Lead No. 5: Wang Qihuan, top star in the entertainment industry.