The Whole World Is Waiting for Them to Divorce [Transmigration Into a Book] - Chapter 24

The one knocking was assistant Xiao Xia.

“Why are you dressed like that?” Xiao Xia looked at the half skirt on her lower body and the tightly wrapped shirt over her upper body, always feeling the combination did not match. Innocently, she asked, “Are you cold?”

Si Yu gestured for her to come in first, closed the door, then took off the shirt, revealing the complete sexy camisole nightdress underneath.

So it was used to cover herself. Xiao Xia understood.

“Does it look good?”

“Good!” Xiao Xia thought she was asking about the dress, so she touched the fabric, her eyes shining as she said, “This is from Brand C, right? It must be expensive?”

“Just a few thousand.” Si Yu said it casually, then spun around and asked again, “Do I look good?”

Si Yu was very thin, but she was not the kind of skinny, shriveled thinness that was all skin and bones. The flesh was exactly where it should be. Her front curved out and her back curved up, her bone structure even, her proportions practically perfect.

Even Xiao Xia, another woman, felt a little moved seeing her figure. She swallowed and said enviously, “You look good! Xiao Yu, you’re the prettiest female celebrity I’ve ever seen! And your figure is amazing!”

Yet Si Yu, who had been praised, did not look happy at all. She looked dispirited. “Really?”

“Really! I’m not lying to you. You should have a little more confidence in yourself.”

Si Yu had actually been quite confident before, but just now, she had suffered a blow and no longer dared to be narcissistic. Looking troubled, she said, “But someone said I looked unbearable.”

Xiao Xia half understood, half didn’t. “Who said you looked unbearable? If even someone like you is unbearable to look at, then who can still be looked at? That person must be blind.”

Si Yu covered Xiao Xia’s mouth at once and said seriously, “Stop talking. If you keep going, I’m afraid you’ll be fired.”

Xiao Xia: “???”

A few minutes earlier, Si Yu said she wanted to end the video call, but Lu Xi stopped her and reminded her to put on a jacket before opening the door.

Si Yu had indulged in wishful thinking and assumed Lu Xi was worried that her sexy and enchanting appearance would be seen by someone else. Secretly delighted, she puffed out her chest and said sweetly, “Do I not look good like this? Why do I still have to put on a jacket?”

Lu Xi’s expression changed slightly. She looked away and refused to look at Si Yu, stiffly tossing out three words. “Unbearable to look at.”

What???!!!

Her proud figure had actually been called unbearable to look at. Si Yu instantly became unhappy. With one hand on her waist, she deliberately argued against her. “Hmph, I like dressing like this. Who asked you to care!”

Lu Xi’s eyes darkened slightly. She directly replied with, “Suit yourself,” then hung up the video without even saying goodbye.

Si Yu puffed up in anger like a pufferfish.

So what if Lu Xi had a peerlessly beautiful face? She would never video call that cold, heartless, sharp-tongued woman again! Si Yu silently swore in her heart.

Because of her outstanding performance yesterday, the attitudes of those who had previously questioned Si Yu’s acting had changed, and people began coming over to talk to her one after another.

The girls playing Si Yu’s girlfriends in the drama saw that she did not put on airs and gradually relaxed. They became more and more unrestrained when speaking.

One girl directly asked, “People say you got into Guangying through the back door. Is that true?”

“What do you think?” Si Yu did not answer directly and threw the question back at her.

The girl looked at her beauty, then at her acting skills, thought about it, and said, “I don’t think it’s true.”

Si Yu smiled and did not explain.

The sun was high in the sky, and it was the hottest and most oppressive time of day. It was lunch break, and they could rest for an hour.

More and more people put aside their prejudice against Si Yu and became willing to communicate with her. Liang Yufei watched this, her heart twisting as she thought: She’s clearly a vicious female supporting character, but she’s pretending to be a good person here to trick people!

Seeing Si Yu become more and more familiar with the other people in the crew, Liang Yufei felt both hateful and anxious.

How could she let these people know Si Yu’s true face and make them hate Si Yu again?

If she went around telling them one by one, they definitely would not believe her. They would even think she was gossiping behind someone’s back.

It had to be effective, and it had to leave no trace. She had to think of a method.

After Liang Yufei returned from the restroom, the sun had made her mouth dry and her tongue parched. She wanted to drink water, but she could not find her assistant.

The staff member beside her pointed. “She’s over there.”

Liang Yufei looked over and saw a group of people standing under the shade of a tree. Her assistant was chatting enthusiastically with Si Yu, and anger immediately burned inside her.

Xiao Yan turned her head and saw her. She hurried back eagerly and took out a small fan to fan her.

Liang Yufei worked hard to suppress her anger and asked, “What were you doing over there?”

“Chatting with them.” Xiao Yan smiled shyly and said, “Guangying’s batch of trainees this year is really high quality. A few of them are super handsome. I heard they’re about to participate in a competition show, and only the one who gets the center position can debut. While they haven’t become popular yet, I asked them for autographs and photos first.”

Liang Yufei was not interested in handsome men. She said sourly, “I saw you chatting very happily with Si Yu.”

Xiao Yan said with a grin, “Yeah. At the opening banquet, I saw she didn’t talk much and thought she was very cold and aloof. I didn’t expect her to be so easy to talk to… Why does your face look so bad? Are you having heatstroke?”

Her assistant was siding with outsiders and speaking well of the enemy. Liang Yufei was so angry she nearly exploded, yet she still had to act tolerant and magnanimous. With a fake smile, she said, “I’m fine. I’m just a little hot.”

“Then let’s go over there. It’s cooler under the tree.” Xiao Yan pointed toward the place she had just run back from.

Si Yu was also over there.

Liang Yufei hesitated slightly, then said, “Okay.”

With the original heroine’s perfect character setting of being “sweet, lovable, and loved by everyone,” the moment Liang Yufei went over, everyone welcomed her with smiling faces. Each of them enthusiastically began chatting with her, and even the trainees most familiar with Si Yu surrounded her.

Looking at Si Yu, who had been “left out” on the side, Liang Yufei felt the pleasure of revenge rise in her heart.

A female supporting character was a female supporting character. Cannon fodder, that was all. What did she have to compare with the heroine in popularity?

She was simply dreaming!

Si Yu did not care what petty schemes Liang Yufei had in mind. She yawned and asked Xiao Xia, “How much time is left?”

Xiao Xia said, “Twenty minutes. Do you want to nap for a bit?”

Si Yu waved a hand. Her gaze swept around once, and when she saw the director standing by the equipment smoking with the cameraman, she walked over under the blazing sun.

Chen Shuang was a very complicated character, one who made people both love and hate her. In high school, she was a female bully who bullied classmates—mainly the female lead, Yu Su—got into fights, and was ignorant and incompetent. Because of her family situation, Chen Shuang could not attend university and went to work at a bar. From a liquor-pushing girl, she became a bar owner, which could be considered a salted fish turning itself over. It was just that she refused to run her business honestly, sold fake liquor, and was caught, nearly causing the bar to be shut down. Looking at Chen Shuang’s first thirty years, one could say she was full of bad deeds. But in the end, she turned over a new leaf, went undercover for the police, and helped them capture a major drug lord. Because of this, she even lost sight in one eye.

Although Chen Shuang was the second female lead and only had half as many scenes as the female lead, this character was the hardest in the entire drama to act.

In the latter half, Chen Shuang almost always had a cigarette in hand. Si Yu did not know how to smoke. In the past, she had filmed scenes involving smoking and had almost choked to death. She did not know whether she was allergic to tobacco, but after that shoot, her pharyngitis flared up.

When Si Yu said she wanted to play Chen Shuang, she had not read the script at all and had no idea there were so many smoking scenes. But since she had accepted the role, she had to act it well.

Seeing the director and the others puffing away, Si Yu went over to ask for advice.

“Director Qian, can you give me one?”

Qian Lei half joked, “Sure. I’ll give you one so you can practice first.”

Si Yu choked after only one puff, coughing so hard it felt like her lungs were about to come out, tears streaming down her face.

Qian Lei had not expected her reaction to be this big and quickly told her to stop smoking. “This kind doesn’t suit you. You should smoke women’s cigarettes instead.”

Afterward, Si Yu had Xiao Xia help her buy a pack of women’s cigarettes. When she had nothing to do, she hid away and smoked, wanting to make herself adapt to that choking tobacco smell as quickly as possible so she would not hold everyone back when they filmed.

She did this entirely for the role, but unexpectedly, someone with ulterior motives used it against her, and she went on trending searches again.

While the internet was in an uproar, Si Yu was filming a group scene with everyone. The male lead, Zhang Yang, had offended a school bully from a neighboring school, and the two sides had agreed to fight. As a female bully as famous as Zhang Yang, as well as Zhang Yang’s good bro and admirer, Chen Shuang naturally participated. When the two groups clashed, the female lead, Yu Su, suddenly appeared, and Zhang Yang was injured while protecting Yu Su. Chen Shuang was both heartbroken and furious and cursed Yu Su harshly.

Group scenes were very difficult to shoot, and adding action scenes made it even harder. This scene was filmed from eight in the evening until midnight before ending. After filming, everyone’s physical strength was drained.

Si Yu’s face and clothes were covered in fake blood. She was tired and dirty, and all she wanted was to go back to the hotel and shower immediately.

She had just gotten into the nanny van and had not even caught her breath when she heard Zhu Qi say, “You’ve been slandered again.”

The driver suddenly started the car, and Si Yu’s body leaned back with the inertia. Her brain had not caught up. “What do you mean I’ve been slandered again?”

With a grave expression, Zhu Qi handed her the phone. The screen showed the Weibo trending page.

Si Yu focused and saw the second trending search: #SiYuSmoking#. Beside it was a conspicuous “Hot,” with more than ten million reads.

Three hours earlier, a certain marketing account had uploaded a video to Weibo. In the video, Si Yu was holding a women’s cigarette between her fingers and smoking. After a few puffs, she tossed the cigarette away and left, ignoring the ashes scattered on the ground.

The vast number of netizens, especially those so-called righteous netizens who had already disliked Si Yu before, exploded.

【Throwing cigarette butts around? Si Yu’s manners are way too low.】

【Tsk, tsk. This Si Yu really has a lot of dirt. Back door, no acting skills, role-stealing, and now we can add littering and no manners. I don’t understand how Guangying could sign this kind of artist.】

【The way she smokes looks really practiced. She probably smoked a lot before. Why does she feel like a female delinquent…】

【Female delinquent +1. I’ve disliked this Si Yu for ages. She has such a mean-looking face, yet there are actually people praising her beauty. Vomit.】

【Can someone say one thing fairly? Si Yu throwing cigarette butts around really is low quality, but there’s no need to attack her looks just for the sake of slandering her.】

【I really can’t stand people who throw cigarette butts around. And she’s even a public figure. She’s simply bringing down social morals. I suggest the entertainment industry blacklist this kind of person.】

…

The nanny van sped all the way. Si Yu’s heart churned a few times, then returned to calm.

The driver was afraid she was too tired, so he deliberately did not turn on the lights, wanting her to rest. The glow from the phone screen shone on Si Yu’s fake-blood-stained face, making her look eerie like a ghost.

Si Yu only read the first few hot comments, then exited that Weibo post and returned to the trending list. She revealed a beautiful, moving smile and said, “Last time, I think I was third. This time, I’ve rushed to second. Tell me, next time, will I go straight to number one?”

Zhu Qi’s face was full of worry. “You still have the mood to joke?”

“If I don’t laugh, am I supposed to cry?” Si Yu returned the phone to her. Her face chilled, and she said darkly, “Some people really are kindhearted. They stare at me every day, wanting to help me become popular.”

“You know who’s targeting you?” Zhu Qi hurriedly asked.

“I don’t.” Si Yu leaned her head back and looked through the windshield at the scenery rushing past outside. Her entire body was drained as she said, “When I was smoking, I didn’t pay attention to who was around. Who knows who secretly filmed me?”

Zhu Qi frowned and said thoughtfully, “There were staff members at the filming site, other actors, extras, and some passersby watching. All of them are possible. Why did you throw the cigarette butt?”

Before Si Yu could say anything, Xiao Xia could not help interrupting. “It wasn’t like that! Xiao Yu specifically found a place with few people to practice smoking. The cigarette fell because she didn’t hold it properly. She didn’t mean to throw it away. Then the director called her over to film. She was afraid of delaying time, so she asked me to clean it up and left. I picked it up! I even used tissues to wipe the ashes on the ground clean. The person secretly filming just didn’t record that part!”

“From the looks of it, someone really is deliberately trying to target you.” Zhu Qi lowered her voice. “Have you offended anyone?”

Si Yu crossed her arms and sneered. Not caring that the driver was there, she said, “Liang Yufei.”

“…What?” Zhu Qi thought she had misheard. “When did you offend her?”

“Before I signed with Guangying. Some private grievances.” Since it involved Lu Xi, Si Yu was unwilling to go into detail. Even if she wanted to explain, she could not. She could not very well say Liang Yufei was a transmigrator, and her mission might be to steal Si Yu’s wife, right?

Zhu Qi was temporarily speechless.

At first, after guessing Si Yu’s identity, Zhu Qi thought she would be very easy to manage. She had not expected various black materials to appear in just one short month.

Zhu Qi sighed. “I went to look at the place where you smoked. There are a few cameras around, and the surveillance should all be working. It’s just that the school is on holiday now, so we can’t access the surveillance footage during this period.”

In short, there was currently no way to help her clear her name.

The darkness released the exhaustion in Si Yu’s body. She closed her eyes to doze, her tone lazy as she said, “Then we’ll wait until school starts to wash me clean. I have plenty of time. I’m not afraid of waiting.”

Zhu Qi was a little worried. She turned to Xiao Xia and said, “Keep an eye on her during this period. Don’t let her go on Weibo and read those upsetting comments.”

Xiao Xia nodded heavily. “I promise to complete the mission!”

Si Yu opened her eyes and saw the two of them looking as if they were facing a great enemy. She smiled helplessly. “It’s just one false black material. Why are you so nervous? I don’t care.”

The streetlights fell on her face. She was calm and composed, her eyes firm. Zhu Qi examined her for several seconds and said, “You really don’t look like an entertainment industry newcomer at all. You look more like an old fox who has been around for many years.”

Si Yu winked at her and pretended to be angry. “What old fox? I’m a fox. No, remove the word old. After all, I’m still so young and as beautiful as a flower~”

Zhu Qi and Xiao Xia were successfully amused by her narcissistic appearance.

A topic that had originally been very heavy instantly became lighter after she joked around.

It was too late today, so Si Yu did not video call Old Madam Lu. She did not even look at her phone. After showering, she fell onto the bed and slept, still wearing that camisole nightdress that someone had said was unbearable to look at.

Guangying building.

It was almost mealtime when Chen Yan knocked and entered, asking Lu Xi, who was still buried in work, “President Lu, are you going out to eat today, or should I order delivery for you?”

There were still several emails left to handle. Without raising her head, Lu Xi said, “I’ll eat at the cafeteria.”

Guangying’s employee meals were comparable to five-star hotel set meals. When Lu Xi was busy with work, she often ate at the cafeteria. It was just that she did not like crowds, and she worried that the other employees would feel restrained if she was there, so the cafeteria had specially set up a private dining area for her, blocked by folding screens, able to prevent certain people with ulterior motives from peeking.

Although Guangying employees were already used to the CEO coming to the cafeteria to eat, every time they saw Lu Xi personally getting her own food, they were still very surprised.

Someone quietly whispered.

“Why do I feel like President Lu gets more beautiful every time I see her?”

“How many times have you even seen President Lu?”

“Four times!”

“Tch, I’ve seen her thirteen times in total.”

“President Lu’s hands are so beautiful too. I really want to go over and carry her tray for her.”

“I advise you to abandon that dangerous thought.”

“Why?”

“President Lu hates people being attentive to her for no reason the most. Last time, there was someone in the secretary department named Zhang Manni. I heard she kept stealing the assistants’ work every day to help President Lu make coffee, and then she got fired!”

“Wow, President Lu is that scary?”

“Don’t listen to her nonsense. Zhang Manni was fired because she tried to seduce President Lu.”

Naturally, Lu Xi could not hear these voices. After getting her food, she walked straight toward her private dining area without looking sideways. Halfway there, she heard two girls at a table chatting about gossip.

Lu Xi never cared about gossip. But suddenly hearing Si Yu’s name, her steps paused slightly.

The two girls were holding their phones and chatting happily, not noticing that the big boss had stopped beside them. Lu Xi heard them mention things like “Si Yu,” “trending search,” “smoking,” and “black material.” It was all vague and cloudy, and she did not understand what it meant.

Chen Yan noticed Lu Xi stop and asked in confusion, “What is it, President Lu?”

The two girls chatting about gossip were startled. They abruptly raised their heads, saw Lu Xi, and both went dumb.

Lu Xi left behind, “Enjoy your meal,” then stepped forward and continued walking.

“Holy crap, was President Lu talking to us?”

“Ahhhh, President Lu was standing right beside me just now, and I was so blind I didn’t see her. I feel like I missed out on a hundred million!”

Lu Xi returned to her private dining area. Thinking of the gossip she had just heard, she asked Chen Yan, “Si Yu was slandered again?”

“Huh? I don’t know.” Chen Yan looked bewildered. But as a special assistant, she absolutely could not allow a situation where the boss asked a question and she could not answer. Her expression straightened as she said, “Please wait. I’ll check Weibo.”

Seeing Chen Yan put down her chopsticks and immediately prepare to take out her phone, Lu Xi’s brows moved slightly. “Tell me later. Eat first.”

Chen Yan could only pick up her chopsticks again.

Lu Xi had a small appetite and had only taken a little food. She finished eating before Chen Yan.

Chen Yan sped up her eating. When she lowered her head, from the corner of her eye she caught sight of Lu Xi picking up her phone. She thought Lu Xi was bored and wanted to play for a while.

Then she suddenly heard Lu Xi ask, “What’s my Weibo account and password?”

Chen Yan’s hand shook, and the piece of potato she was about to put into her mouth fell into her tray with a thud.

She quickly adjusted her emotions and said calmly, unshaken by events, “It’s written in that notebook of mine. After… after we go back, I’ll find it for you.”

It was written down several years ago. It should still be findable, right?