Chapter 31

At the time, Murong Feng did not even know how he made it down the mountain.

By the time that system reminded him, a violent pain had already mercilessly invaded the patch of skin on his body that Shu Minglan had touched. Before Murong Feng even had time to react, it had gradually spread outward, until it corroded every two inches of his nerves.

After living for so many years, this was only the second time Murong Feng had felt that such inconceivable pain could exist. At first, it was tingling and numb with a burning sting, like countless ants beginning to gnaw at his back. Later, it felt as if an electric current had directly pierced through him. He wanted to turn back and question Shu Minglan about what she had done to him, but when he saw her innocent gaze, he suddenly lost his momentum.

That woman’s acting was very good. In the eyes of everyone else, she had merely rested her hand on his shoulder. Not to mention, Murong Feng had been the one who first took the initiative to approach her. At the time, he only felt something cold touch his skin twice. That thing was quickly withdrawn by Shu Minglan, and there was no time at all for it to leave evidence.

After that, nearly his entire upper body was numb, and he moved stiffly like a zombie. Seeing that mountain rain was about to arrive, everyone strode back before the rain could fall. Only he fell behind, unable to keep up with the group.

Because lightning was flashing in the sky, he did not dare hide beneath the trees either. He could only stumble all the way back. By the time he returned to the warm, dry room, he saw a group of people sitting around drinking tea and chatting. Only he looked like a drowned chicken soaked by the rain, drenched from head to toe.

Murong Feng frowned and looked toward Shu Minglan. Shu Minglan looked as if she did not understand. She only raised her head and met his gaze with a face full of innocent confusion and not the slightest guilt, which instead left Murong Feng with no temper. After saying something to the director, he returned to his room to shower and change clothes. The plan he had prepared had also gone completely down the drain.

He Lingxing quietly looked at Shu Minglan twice with great interest. She really had not expected that such a gentle-looking woman would actually use a small trick like stabbing acupuncture points with a needle—something that left the victim suffering but unable to speak of it. The latter secretly raised her brows at her, and the smile disappeared at the corner of her lips, faint enough that no third person could notice.

The rain in the mountains came quickly and left quickly. Less than half an hour after they returned to the lodging, it gradually stopped.

After filming her scene that evening, He Lingxing got her phone. The crew planned to release the official makeup stills today. Among them, He Lingxing was an amateur acting for the first time, and before the official announcement, everything had been kept completely confidential. However, to prevent any special circumstances ​unauthorized copy​from appearing, the crew had long since contacted all major platforms and was prepared at any time to suppress negative trending searches.

This time, the process went like this—

The King of the Jungle crew would first release pictures of the two female leads and important supporting characters. He Lingxing’s would be a silhouette, first raising the heat and preparing the audience. After that, Shu Minglan would repost the crew’s official Weibo. The other three main supporting characters, Murong Feng, Nian Xiaoyu, and Lan Yin, would repost in order and tag one another.

Finally, amid everyone’s guesses, the King of the Jungle crew would officially release the official makeup stills for the second female lead, Yingluo, tagging He Lingxing alone. At the same time, the others would continue reposting and say a few official words for business.

In recent years, the yuri market had been opening again and again. King of the Jungle had long since stirred up many people’s curiosity because of its unique editing, colors, light, and shadow, and its popularity often remained high. The moment the crew posted, it quickly climbed onto trending searches. In particular, He Lingxing’s silhouette picture stirred up heated discussion among many people.

【With this figure, I bet it’s Shen Yujia, the most A female Alpha in the entertainment industry!】

【Didn’t Shen Yujia go film The Secret in the Wind some time ago? Sister Yoga wouldn’t double-book dramas, so it definitely isn’t her. The schedule doesn’t match.】

【Ahhhh, I’m so looking forward to this. Sister’s silhouette alone is already amazing.】

【Someone dug it up. It probably isn’t syj. It might be dhk or lx.】

【The body-type difference with Minglan is absolutely incredible. It isn’t huge, but she has such an especially top-like aura! I really want to see her real face. The crew is too evil.】

【Holy crap, the official announcement is here!】

【??? I’m stunned. This flourishing beauty. [Repost: #King of the Jungle Crew V: The shadow of the bright moon falls upon the other shore. Let us welcome the actress playing Yingluo, @HeLingxingStar! [Image] [Image] [Image]#]】

【Damn, I clicked into the Weibo and looked. She’s actually Yaoxing’s president. Too wild.】

【Do entertainment company presidents need this much visual appeal too? [laughing-crying/] But does she really have acting skills? @King of the Jungle Crew V, don’t tell us you just grabbed a random beauty to replace her. If it really won’t work, we can wait for Wen Ying to come back too. [laughing-crying/]】

After He Lingxing’s photos were released, the direction of the comments became half-and-half. Some directly shouted, “Sister, I can!” Some questioned her acting skills. Some suspected that she had entered the crew through connections and pushed Wen Ying out. Conspiracy theories began flying everywhere.

However, Wen Ying’s side had already discussed this long ago and immediately reposted the Weibo with blessings. Before her fans could tear anyone apart, they saw their own idol’s update clearly pointing toward peace, so aside from a very small number of irrational extreme fans, they all quieted down.

Inside a villa in Jiangcheng, the woman sitting on the sofa looking at today’s stock investments suddenly received a Weibo notification. Seeing that it was entertainment industry matters again, she let out a long breath.

She still did not know what the child in her stomach would differentiate into, but after discovering that He Lingxing had actually blocked both of their phone numbers, Zhou Lan had angrily decided to give up on this daughter as well.

This He Lingxing was completely an ungrateful fool. Back then, if Zhou Lan had not bought her from human traffickers, a child as delicate and pretty as her might have been sent far away into the mountains to be someone’s child bride, then grow up and marry an old man decades older than her.

After they brought the child home, their family had done a test and estimation. It was predicted that He Lingxing would differentiate into an Alpha. But when she truly differentiated, the result had been extremely disappointing. After all these years, Zhou Lan had never told He Lingxing her true identity. That already counted as giving her face. She had not expected this heartless thing to dare treat her like this after stealing the IP Yu Fanhui wanted to buy…

Now, Yu Fanhui had probably already told He Lingxing the truth. But whatever that girl wanted to do had nothing to do with her. As for matters in the circle, it was fine to turn a blind eye. Now, she no longer regarded He Lingxing ​Read on BaiLianTales​as her daughter, and whether the other party’s company lived or died was completely unrelated to her.

What their family needed was an obedient and powerful Alpha, not an Omega with “very strong opinions.”

Zhou Lan lightly snorted twice. As she smoothed the poorly fitted face mask on her face, she opened Weibo as usual to look at the trending searches. When the topic #ShuMinglanHeLingxing# jumped into her eyes, she felt even more that they were shallow-sighted. Buying trending searches was one thing, but the two of them had actually gone up together.

The woman opened the trending topic full of disdain.

【@ShuMinglanV: [Image] A top-tier Alpha and top-tier Omega with 100% restoration. The “Moonfall” combination with ultra-high compatibility—are you ready?】