After Transmigrating as the Vicious Female Supporting Character, I Ran Away While Pregnant - Chapter 20

The recording backstage at Mango TV was a mess of activity. Originally, the female lead and several supporting actors of Feng Zhi were scheduled to participate in the promotion today. The male lead had a high status in the circle and a tight schedule, so he had rejected the program team’s invitation early on.

However, a temporary notice arrived today: the male lead, Guan Anru, intended to come.

The crew was naturally happy to have both the male and female leads together, but Mango TV was a bit overwhelmed by the sudden change; even so, they didn’t dare utter a single complaint.

Among the four famous prominent families of F Province, the Guan family ranked second, and Guan Anru was the eldest grandson of the family—the future head of the Guan household.

Few in the business world dared to provoke him, and the same was true in the entertainment industry; all major powers pampered him.

Rumor had it that this young lord was an acting enthusiast. He wasn’t interested in his family’s billions in assets, preferring to experience life in the entertainment circle. He had wealth, power, and good looks—and as it happened, his acting skills were also top-notch.

Last year, while collaborating with Mo Yueshuang on Feng Zhi, rumors circulated that Mo Yueshuang was trying to climb the social ladder by using Guan Anru’s bed as a stepping stone to success, but that gossip only surfaced for one night before being suppressed.

Now, Mo Yueshuang had been “blackened into honeycomb coal” just a few days ago, yet the wind direction shifted early this morning. Furthermore, Young Master Guan—who had said last year he had no time for variety shows—actually graced the scene in person today.

The reasons behind this inevitably invited speculation.

Mo Yueshuang’s impression of Guan Anru was actually quite good. He was a gentle person with no airs toward his colleagues on set, and he would challenge himself to complete difficult scenes. He was like the “Jade-like gentleman, unparalleled in the world” described in books.

Having him play the role of a noble young master was truly a case of “playing himself.”

Li Sheng took a call while at the amusement park with Ranran, rubbing her temples with some exhaustion.

Li Sheng: “I owe you for this matter. When are you free? I’ll treat you to dinner.”

“Don’t be in such a hurry to treat me. To be honest, if I hadn’t come out to start my own business and was still relying on the old man’s reputation, none of those media outlets would have dared to refuse me. But when I set out to establish my own house, the old man said he wouldn’t help me, and he really hasn’t. I sent people to negotiate with those media outlets, but it didn’t work.”

“My company hasn’t been established for long, and few people in the circle know about our Jiawei Media Entertainment. This really wasn’t my doing.”

“There’s someone else?” Li Sheng was somewhat curious. She knew Chen Yue’s capabilities; settling those media outlets in such a short time would have been too much of a challenge for her.

Yu Jiawei: “I looked into it. Word came from the Guan family; they stepped in to handle it.”

So it was the Guan family. No wonder it was handled so quickly—the apology statements were written with utter sincerity. The media outlets that were incredibly arrogant before were now tucking their tails and saying they realized their mistakes with tears in their eyes.

The trouble surrounding Mo Yueshuang had subsided, but Li Sheng’s mood gradually turned somewhat displeased. Ever since she started suspecting Mo Yueshuang was Ranran’s mother, her view of Mo Yueshuang had changed.

Her daughter’s mother was in trouble, and someone actually beat her to the punch in settling things.

“Li Sheng, why are you paying attention to that actress’s business? Although the circle is a mess and some news shouldn’t be believed, many things aren’t without basis. If you suddenly want to try something fresh, I can introduce you to some obedient and sensible ones. Let’s stay out of Mo Yueshuang’s muddy waters. After all, you’ve left home and I’m out here fighting for myself; we can’t compete with the Guan family’s darling, Guan Anru.”

Yu Jiawei had already constructed an elaborate mental drama involving Li Sheng and Guan Anru fighting over an actress. The circle is truly messy; back then, there were rumors that the Li heiress and the Guan eldest son were to be engaged, but then Ji Ruodong appeared, followed by Chi Yunman. People thought those four were going to have a love-hate war and the four families would face a shake-up. Who knew that five years later, Guan Anru and Li Sheng—the two original subjects of the scandal—would be at odds over an actress who is rumored to be President Ji’s mistress.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. This circle is truly messy.

“If the Old Man knew you started a business in the entertainment industry just to become a pimp, he’d fly back from abroad overnight to beat you.”

“Hey! Li Sheng, I’m doing this for your own good, sister. How can you be so unappreciative?”

“What? You want to go sell me out to the Old Man?”

“Open your video chat! I’ll show you the suffering I’ve endured these past few days. I’ll show you the dark circles I got from staying up to suppress that actress’s scandals, and the haggard face from being busy for her for days. Open it, let me show you!”

Li Sheng couldn’t help but laugh. “Alright, I need to take Ranran to lunch. Hanging up now.”

Yu Jiawei had met Li Sheng while studying abroad several years ago. Although the Yu family was part of the upper-class elite in F Province, they couldn’t compare to the four major families. When she met Li Sheng, she found her familiar but didn’t realize she was the Li heiress. Later, when Yu Jiawei got into some trouble, Li Sheng stepped up to help her for the sake of being fellow Huaxia compatriots. Yu Jiawei stuck to Li Sheng for a long time and even helped her look after the child during holidays; over time, the two became close.

Yu Jiawei liked women and had a girlfriend abroad, but the Old Man found out and had her kidnapped back home overnight.

Shortly after she returned, a draft proposal for the legalization of same-sex marriage was introduced domestically. Internal news suggested the proposal was already a “done deal,” and the announcement was only to gradually help the public accept it.

Yu Jiawei was released after a few days in the “dark room.” At a party, she saw one of Li Sheng’s former “plastic sisters” and saw a youthful photo of Li Sheng from years ago. Only then did she realize she had been clinging to the leg of the daughter of the nation’s richest man while abroad. She called Li Sheng overnight to interrogate her; Li Sheng didn’t say anything, but Guan Tai, who was nearby, confirmed it.

Though only two years had passed, it felt like half a lifetime. The Yu family accepted Yu Jiawei’s sexual orientation, but even so, as a wealthy heiress, her marriage could not be her own choice; it all depended on family arrangements.

In a fit of rage, Yu Jiawei chose to leave home and start her own business. Her parents disagreed, but the elder Mr. Yu doted on his granddaughter and gave her a sum of money to try her luck. However, he only gave her five years; after five years, unless her industry could rival the Yu family’s, she would have to come back obediently and wait for a political marriage.

Yu Jiawei did not let this sole opportunity go. Shortly after returning, she founded this media company, and Guan Tai worked for her.

Li Sheng hung up the phone and received a short video on WeChat.

It was from Yu Jiawei. In the video, she was sitting in her office, pointing at her own face: “Li Sheng, look! Look at how exhausted I am from all this work!”

Li Sheng glanced at it; she did indeed look quite tired.

Casting for Director Wen’s crew had finished, and the filming schedule was set. The opening ceremony would be on September 5th, followed by the official start of work.

Coincidentally, Ranran was starting kindergarten on September 3rd. After Li Sheng got Ranran settled, Bai Jing called to tell her that the paternity test results were out.

Li Sheng rushed to the hospital without stopping. Bai Jing handed her the results. It was still working hours; although Bai Jing was dying to know the gossip behind these results, Li Sheng clearly wasn’t going to tell, so she didn’t pry.

Li Sheng sat in the car and took several deep breaths before opening the report. The results showed that Mo Yueshuang was indeed Ranran’s mother, while Ji Ruodong had absolutely no relation to Ranran.

Li Sheng stared at the report in a daze. After a long while, she fished another report from her bag—this was a test she had commissioned from a different agency out of caution, and the results had come back yesterday. It was a test between her and Ranran, and the result showed that Ranran was indeed her biological daughter.

“Mo Yueshuang and I… have a child.”

Author’s Note:

Li Sheng: “This is too fucking exciting. I actually had a baby with a woman. Looking at the situation, it seems I’m the one ‘on the bottom’ in bed.”