After the Harem Novel’s Female Lead was Spoiled by the Comments - Chapter 8

In the dead of night, while most people were fast asleep, the revelry online was just beginning.

After half a day of fermentation, the online discussions regarding Yan Qingwen and Wen Hebai had exceeded a billion views. Not only were netizens feasting on the gossip, but the social circles of K City’s elite were as well.

Aside from the two parties at the center of the storm, more and more insiders were being dragged in. Someone even leaked that the Yan family’s originally intended son-in-law was the third young master of the Jiang family, Jiang Yunhan—after all, his devotion to Yan Qingwen was witnessed by everyone.

The whistleblower attached a spreadsheet of the gifts and deeds Jiang Yunhan had done for Yan Qingwen over the years. This included, but was not limited to, sending an exquisite gift and a deep confession on every one of her birthdays. Furthermore, on Valentine’s Day, Qixi, and other romantic holidays, he would have people set up romantic venues to send her a surprise. Even when Yan Qingwen went abroad for business, he would follow her, acting as her “guardian.”

For seven whole years, he never missed a beat or stopped. The whistleblower claimed they had never seen such a long-term, affectionate man! Given the Jiang family’s status, he certainly didn’t lack beauties throwing themselves at him, yet he remained exclusively devoted to Yan Qingwen—a rare sight in wealthy circles.

Many netizens were moved by his sincerity, believing that compared to the rivalrous Wen Hebai, Jiang Yunhan was a much better match for Yan Qingwen.

Wen Hebai’s anti-fans seemed to have found a fresh angle for attack. They sympathized with Jiang Yunhan for chasing Yan Qingwen for seven years only to have Wen Hebai snatch her away just as things were reaching fruition. They condemned Wen Hebai as a “mistress”!

At this moment, a netizen with the ID “Insurance Seller Su Xiaoyue” commented under the post: “Hilarious. What ‘insider’? You must be that dog Mu Rong, right? Giving gifts is called ‘affectionate’? Is Sister Yan lacking his petty gifts? Sister Yan clearly rejected him; doesn’t he know his behavior caused her deep distress? When Sister Yan rejects him, you group of bad friends say she’s just being ‘aloof’ or leading him on. When she goes abroad for business and he follows, do you know what that’s called? It’s called stalking and harassment, which is illegal. Also, you and him are both big customers at the Ziyun Shanghuang club. Harassing Sister Yan while playing with young models—that’s your ‘affectionate’? Don’t disgust people.”

Inside a private booth at Ziyun Shanghuang, a man looking at the post spat out his wine and roared: “Crap! Su Jinyue, you stinking woman!”

Jiang Yunhan, who was holding a model next to him, looked over: “What’s wrong?”

Mu Rong felt a bit guilty: “Nothing, just got into an argument with that woman Su Jinyue.”

Jiang Yunhan looked at him with a strange expression, then cautioned after a moment: “Old Rong, take my advice—stay away from Su Jinyue. She’s a female lead.”

“What female lead?” Mu Rong didn’t understand.

Jiang Yunhan shook his head: “Don’t worry about it. Just don’t provoke her, or you’ll suffer for it.”

Mu Rong changed the subject indifferently: “Third Young Master, are you really giving up on the Eldest Miss Yan?”

Jiang Yunhan quickly distanced himself: “There is really nothing between us anymore. Setting aside the fact that she already registered with Wen Hebai, even if she hadn’t, I wouldn’t continue being her lapdog.”

“But I heard your family originally planned to arrange an engagement with the Yans?”

“I didn’t know about that. If I had, I would have been the first to object.”

Mu Rong was somewhat disappointed: “I actually wanted to see you reject her. After simping for her for so long, it’s not worth it if you don’t humiliate her back.”

“Old Rong, don’t say that kind of thing again. Who would dare humiliate her? Do I want to die?!” Jiang Yunhan pulled the beauty beside him closer. “How great is this? I’m so free now!”

He no longer worried about being killed by the “Dragon King” protagonist; he just wanted to play. Since he’d transmigrated into a wealthy young master, wouldn’t it be a waste of this opportunity if he didn’t squander it a bit?!

…

In Yan Qingwen’s villa.

Yan Qingwen, who was still processing emails sent by her assistant working overtime, received a call. After hanging up, her mood turned heavy.

She had sent people to watch Jiang Yunhan today to see if they could uncover his secrets. She hadn’t expected news so soon, or to receive such a crucial piece of information—Su Jinyue was also one of the so-called “female leads.”

Su Jinyue was the second daughter of the Su family. The Sus had made their fortune in insurance, and currently, their financial and insurance business covered the whole country, making them the industry leader.

Since the Yan and Su families were old family friends, Yan Qingwen and Su Jinyue were childhood friends. Su Jinyue was three years younger than her; as a child, she always followed Yan and Wen Hebai around calling them “Sister.” Even after growing up, she hated Jiang Yunhan because of her relationship with Yan.

Yan Qingwen found it hard to believe that a “female lead” like Su Jinyue would fall for Jiang Yunhan as the [Comments Section] described.

With this in mind, Yan Qingwen called Su Jinyue.

Su Jinyue, who was currently surfing the web and leaking info to prove Yan and Wen were true love, shuddered in fright. She answered the phone tremblingly: “Sister Yan, not asleep yet?”

Hearing that her voice wasn’t as lively as usual, Yan Qingwen asked: “What are you doing?”

The guilty Su Jinyue thought her internet activities had been discovered by the person involved and immediately admitted her mistake: “Sister Yan, I was wrong! I shouldn’t have exposed your and Sister Bai’s private affairs.”

Yan Qingwen was startled and followed her lead: “Where did you expose it?”

Su Jinyue instantly realized she had confessed without being questioned: Oh right, Sister Yan doesn’t even browse gossip forums. How would she know I’m surfing the web?!

Since she was already exposed, it was better to confess than to be interrogated later.

After listening, Yan Qingwen remained silent for a moment. Instead of dwelling on it, she asked: “Are you at home lately?”

“Sister Yan, did you forget? I graduated this year. My dad made me go to work at the company… I’ve been working for half a month.” Su Jinyue worried at the thought. Her dad wouldn’t let her reveal her identity; she had to start from the bottom as an insurance salesperson. As the second Miss Su, how could she save face?! So after half a month, she hadn’t made a single sale and was criticized by her team leader every day.

Thinking of her business, she perked up: “Sister Yan, want to buy insurance?”

Yan Qingwen: “…”

She reminded her: “The Yan Group’s insurance is signed directly with Uncle Su.”

Su Jinyue said: “Didn’t you just get a Panamera last month? Compulsory insurance is paid, but what about commercial insurance?”

Yan Qingwen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. When she buys a car, someone naturally handles everything for her; there was no need for her to worry.

However, she was worried that if Su Jinyue couldn’t make sales, it would be easy for Zhuang Yi or Jiang Yunhan to find an opening to approach her. After thinking it over, she said: “I’ll ask your Sister Bai for you.”

Su Jinyue got excited: “Yes, yes! Sister Bai has so many gigs and flies all over the world; she definitely needs lots of insurance!”

Speaking of which, she added: “Sister Yan, I haven’t congratulated you and Sister Bai on your marriage yet! Oh right, tonight is your… I won’t disturb you! Contact me if you need insurance!”

With that, she tactfully hung up the phone.

Yan Qingwen was silent for a moment, then went to the door of Wen Hebai’s room.

Light leaked from under the door. Knowing Wen Hebai wasn’t asleep, Yan Qingwen knocked confidently. After a moment, Wen Hebai appeared before her.

Having just showered and applied a face mask, she was preparing to apply body lotion and was dressed very lightly and sexily. Her black lace ice-silk slip dress barely covered her hips.

She was barefoot, stepping on the cold floor as she opened the door. Leaning against the doorframe with a lazy expression, she looked like an elegant yet wild Bengal cat.

Wen Hebai didn’t ask what she was there for; she simply stuffed a bottle into her hand and said: “You came at the right time. Apply body lotion for me.”

Yan Qingwen was about to refuse when Wen Hebai raised a meaningful question: “You coming over this late… surely isn’t because you have something you need my help with, right?”

Yan Qingwen: “…”

This was a blatant threat. If she didn’t help apply the lotion, Wen wouldn’t help.

It wasn’t that Yan Qingwen absolutely had to have Wen Hebai’s help, but there weren’t many people around her who could get close to Su Jinyue without alerting the forces behind Jiang Yunhan. Conveniently, Su Jinyue also trusted Wen Hebai deeply, so after much consideration, Wen Hebai was the best candidate.

Yan Qingwen snapped out of it and told herself: We bathed together when we were kids, it’s just applying lotion. What is there to be shy about?!

While she was thinking, Wen Hebai had already laid down on the bed and beckoned her with a finger: “Come.”