The Villainess Awakens After Marrying the Male Lead’s Brother - Chapter 53

Chapter 53

Time rewinds three hours.

Wen Yu asked Sister Liu for help, and with the assistance of the legal affairs department at Jiangshang Entertainment, the work overtime became much simpler with professionals involved.

Even though the hot search might have been pushed to the top, despite the reported videos, many had already watched it, so it didn’t take long for a new unedited video of the scene of the accident to emerge.

As soon as this video came out, the content previously posted by that marketing account became untenable.

Following that, the actual rear-ender himself posted the police-issued responsibility determination report online, proving himself to be the unfortunate rear-ending vehicle. The owner of the luxury car didn’t even ask for compensation, only intending to go through insurance.

The two individuals who clashed online were actually from the car that changed lanes randomly.

A group of misled netizens chased and cursed at him, yet the person remained arrogant, refusing to delete the Weibo post, and even said something about the power of money and capital.

As the situation escalated, some people actually believed the accusations and turned to criticize the later video release as fake.

Both sides engaged in a brawl: [Manipulated editing, malicious editing, you’re the one who will face consequences sooner or later.]

[Some people only worship money, lick the boots of the powerful. Your video is the one that’s edited, shifting the blame onto that poor couple, right?]

[A perfectly good family, ruined because of this collision. You keyboard warriors will face consequences.]

[You’re the keyboard warrior, you lunatic! Recklessly changing lanes regardless of others’ lives, why should the victim care about your life?]

Late at night, with no recent scandals, suddenly, an informed person popped up and said: [Damn, why do the people here look so familiar? Isn’t this my neighbor? His wife just gave birth three months ago. It doesn’t match the scene in the video.]

There’s a scandal here!

Apologies for the confusion. Here’s the translated text with space between paragraphs:

A group of netizens immediately pursued further questions, conducting various investigations, wanting to know the truth.

Although Wen Yu had already guessed everything when he faced these two people at the time, seeing them exposed online, he was also quite curious, so he opened a dummy account and followed along to watch the show.

Netizens are indeed resourceful, and soon various detailed information was dug out.

The middle-aged man in this situation indeed has a wife who gave birth just three months ago, but his wife is not the one seen fighting with him in the video of the car accident.

This man and his wife earned quite a bit of money from running a stall in previous years. They bought a house next to Jing City, opened a shop, and lived a comfortable life. However, he was not satisfied and wanted a son, so he had his wife, who is already over forty, become pregnant again. She has only given birth three months ago and is still recuperating at home.

Because of this, the man took care of the shop’s business, and his wife had not been involved for a long time.

Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, they would see their own husband with a young and beautiful woman, claiming to be a couple online?

Immediately after, friends claiming to be acquaintances of the middle-aged man revealed that he has a bad habit of driving recklessly. He usually likes to fool around with his lover while driving. Three months ago, it was because of this…

Three months ago, just like this, I collided with a multi-million-dollar luxury car, and after a lot of persuasion, I managed to talk them out of asking for compensation.

Who would have thought the same thing would happen again today?

And even more surprising, the luxury car three months ago and the one today have the same owner!

One twist after another, truly astonishing!

Now, netizens are satisfied, and they’re happy to see justice served: « The owner of the luxury car is really unfortunate. He did a good deed once, and yet he’s being morally coerced. »

« Should we say this person is lucky? He collided with the same luxury car owner twice! »

« Ah, handsome guys really have kind hearts! I’m a fan, I’m a fan! »

« This is so satisfying! But how is that ‘high-profile’ marketing account still alive?! »

Seeing this, Wen Yu’s anger subsided.

With the truth revealed, even if that ‘high-profile’ marketing account tried to stir up trouble again, they wouldn’t be able to achieve anything. Moreover, because of the commotion caused by their actions, all the blame could be pinned on them. Without stripping them of everything they had, Jiangshang Entertainment Legal Department would feel embarrassed to take their money!

Wen Yu felt relieved and readily sent the money.

This whole commotion had cost her quite a bit of money. Removing the trending topic was expensive, not to mention the additional expense of dealing with the entertainment company that tried to overshadow her. But for once, Wen Yu didn’t feel the sting of spending money.

After all, Jiang Yunyan had taken such good care of her, she had to repay him in some way, right?

But should she let him know about this incident?

Wen Yu was a bit conflicted.

If she told him, would he be upset?

And she didn’t do this with the intention of seeking reward; she simply didn’t want Jiang Yunyan to be bullied. If she mentioned it, would he think she was trying to earn his favor, thus tainting the purity of their relationship?

Wen Yu was torn, but she soon realized that Jiang Yunyan hadn’t returned yet.

He was still at work.

She felt both angry and amused for a moment, and eventually fell asleep.

—

When Jiang Yunyan came in, this was the scene he saw.

He was speechless, suppressing the emotions churning in his eyes, standing by the bed. He glanced at the sweetly sleeping girl for a while before quietly going to wash up.

Half an hour later.

A fresh-looking man emerged from the bathroom. As he passed by the wardrobe, he hesitated for a moment before continuing forward.

Now, there was only one blanket on the bed.

The room was warm, and the blanket was thin. The girl was sleeping tightly wrapped in it, but because she was petite, there was still a small portion left hanging off the bed.

He gently lay down, pulling a corner of the blanket over himself, covering himself slowly.

However, this movement seemed to disturb the girl beside him.

She turned over to face him, causing the blanket to loosen.

Seeing this, the man quickly grabbed more of the blanket and covered her.

The thin blanket settled on her body, carrying the warmth of the person next to her. His eyes softened slightly, and he tilted his head slightly. They were already very close to each other, and now, with this slight movement, their heads were even closer.

Her lower lip was still slightly swollen, her mouth slightly pursed, her tightly closed eyes hiding the lively eyes she had during the day. Her long eyelashes formed two small fans on her lower eyelids, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, indicating some discomfort.

« Is something bothering you here? » he asked softly, his slender fingers gently brushing her lower lip.

The girl seemed to feel a slight itch on her lips. After being touched, she immediately pursed her lips. However, her lips were already cracked, and when she pursed them, her teeth scraped against her lower lip, causing her to flinch slightly.

She opened her eyes slightly, only to see a handsome face focused on her from such a close distance.

The soft yellow light of the night lamp added a hint of haze to the scene.

Wen Yu was still half-asleep and didn’t realize she was already awake. She mumbled drowsily, « Big brother? »

Wen Yu, in a daze, didn’t realize she was already awake, mumbled, « Big brother? »

« En, » Jiang Yunyan softly responded, then revealed a faint smile. His usually stern and austere countenance appeared exceptionally gentle at this moment, and his deep voice was even more alluring: « Thank you, Xiaoyu, for helping me remove the hot search. »

Wen Yu became even more certain that she was in a dream.

How could Jiang Yunyan, who was awake, know about this? She hadn’t even decided whether to tell him or not yet. And he was being so gentle, something was off!

More importantly—she glanced and immediately noticed that they were both under the same blanket.

She must be too greedy, dreaming.

With a bit more courage, Wen Yu leaned closer, hugged his arm, patted his chest with one hand, and subtly touched him, her still sleepy voice soft: « It’s okay, don’t be sad. They don’t know the truth, but now they’re all helping you. »

Through the thin pajamas, Jiang Yunyan keenly felt her touch, stiffened for a moment, then tilted his head back slightly, his Adam’s apple moving unnaturally before gradually calming down, his voice hoarse: « En, not sad. »

In fact, he had no idea what those people had said.

He only knew that she had removed the hot search for him.

And emphasized that no matter how much money.

Wen Yu blinked her tired eyes twice. Why did she still hear sadness in his voice? She whispered, « I don’t believe it. »

« Really. » Jiang Yunyan turned his head to look at her again.

This movement brought them even closer.

Their breaths faintly intertwined.

Wen Yu’s throat tightened, and her gaze involuntarily stuck to him.

After thinking about it so many times before, now in the dream, why not give it a try?

Thinking so, with no outsiders around this time, she leaned forward slightly.

Their lips touched instantly, soft and warm.

But the man she kissed directly froze completely. His usually calm eyes suddenly contracted, the unexpected tenderness making his breath slightly quicken. Unable to bear it, he whispered, « Xiaoyu… »

The trembling of his voice brought a slight tingling sensation. Irritated, Wen Yu bit him with her teeth, but felt no pain at all.

Sure enough, it was a dream.

But this dream felt a bit too real!

Satisfied, she withdrew slightly. Well, her neck felt a bit tired in the dream.

But then she saw the man directly following her. Her breath caught, but soon she couldn’t help but push him away: « Ouch! It hurts…wuwuwu, it hurts so much… »

The man paused for a moment, then retreated, burying his head in her neck, his heavy breath hitting her neck, his increasingly hoarse voice revealing a strong sense of suppression: « Alright, no more kissing. »

« En… » Wen Yu replied softly, and soon her breath became steady again.

Wen Yu woke up, already unable to see any trace of Jiang Yunyan’s presence.

There was only the imprint of a blanket on the bed.

Scratching her head, did Jiang Yunyan come back and sleep last night?

She couldn’t remember.

Gotta give props to Jiang Yunyan, this roommate of hers is really good, doesn’t disturb people’s sleep at all.

Come to think of it, she seemed to have had a rather bold dream last night, but she couldn’t quite remember the specifics.

Giving up on trying to recall, Wen Yu went online first to check. The marketing account from yesterday was still arrogant before she went to bed, but now, it’s been taken down, with related Weibo posts deleted, and a handwritten apology statement posted, every word seemed tearful, and there seemed to be traces of dried tears on the paper.

Both implicitly and explicitly, it was all about how tough life is; he has elderly parents to care for and young children to support, hoping not to be reported. He received a subpoena from the court this morning and could barely keep it together.

But considering his arrogance last night, netizens weren’t buying it, so he went crazy again, causing quite a scene.

But all information about Jiang Yunyan has been wiped clean.

Wen Yu watched with satisfaction, got up to wash up, the electric toothbrush grazed her lower lip, causing her to wince in pain, quickly removing the toothbrush, suddenly realizing something, she touched her mouth in confusion.

Did she actually kiss Jiang Yunyan in her dream?

Surprisingly, the taste was quite good.

Soft, like jelly.

Exceptionally real.

Just hope she didn’t talk in her sleep when Jiang Yunyan came back to sleep last night, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

Coming out of the bathroom, Wen Yu changed her clothes, only to find a note on her bedside table – [Xiaoyu, I expect to be away on a business trip for a month, there’s no one there to take care of things, so just stay at home].

Wen Yu: « ??? »

She hadn’t decided whether to tell him that she had secretly helped him a big favor!

He actually ran away?

And for so long?!

Wen Yu’s good mood from her dream was completely ruined!

Too much!

Wen Yu looked unhappy until she went downstairs for breakfast, where she smiled again when facing Jiang Mama. After brunch, Wen Yu said goodbye to Jiang Mama.

She did want to stay here.

But it’s more appropriate to livestream over there.

Tonight’s livestream, this is her first time, Sister Liu attaches great importance to it, planning to supervise it personally, so any accidents can be dealt with promptly.

But after the livestream, she still plans to come back the next day.

Otherwise, eating takeout every day would be boring.

Jiang Mama sent her off happily, seemingly casually saying as she left, « The three of you are so busy now. If Xiaoyu gets famous soon, she’ll be even busier. Ah, when the eldest left this morning, those dark circles under his eyes, it really breaks my heart. »

Wen Yu’s face changed slightly, dark circles?

He didn’t actually stay up all night, did he?

Then is it not good to be angry here?

But soon, Wen Yu convinced herself again. She wasn’t the understanding type anyway. She had such a miserable life in the last life, so what’s wrong with being a bit wilful in this life?

I apologize for the oversight. Here’s the translated text with space between paragraphs:

Temper is something that can’t be restrained.

She was clear about the saying, « Retreat for a step, breast hyperplasia; advance for a step, broad sea and sky. »

So when she was sitting in the car, looking at the new incoming call on her phone from « Jiang Yunyan, » she directly hung up.

After a while, the phone rang again.

Wen Yu hung up again.

After several attempts, Jiang Yunyan seemed to compromise and switched to sending messages: [Why are you upset?]

Wen Yu: [Aren’t you busy with your business trip? How come you have time to send messages?]

He actually just left a note and left.

Her tone wasn’t very good, and she didn’t send the usual accompanying emojis, just a line of text.

Seeing the man on the other end raise his eyebrows slightly, showing a puzzled expression, but still honestly saying: [Transiting on the plane, resting]

Wen Yu: [Oh]

It seemed like he could tell she was still upset, so quickly sent over a bunch of transfers, starting from a hundred thousand, directly flooding the screen.

Wen Yu: […]

She had to admit, this trick worked well on her.

After receiving it all, she was indeed not as angry, but it didn’t mean the anger had dissipated.

Just thinking that Jiang Yunyan was at least out there making money, whatever the matter was, they could figure it out after making money!

She replied kindly: [Alright, big brother, rest well, don’t tire yourself out too much]

Jiang Yunyan: [Mm]

Wen Yu: …

Getting angry again.

Who taught him to chat with just one word?!

But this time, Wen Yu didn’t say anything more. Soon, she arrived at her destination. Liao Jie and Xiao Yu, who rushed over in time, were waiting downstairs. The three of them went upstairs together. Liao Jie had a smile on her face: « The contract for ‘Phoenix Rising’ has been signed too. It was very straightforward, but your current popularity is still not enough, so the remuneration is not high, only ten million. The male lead has not been determined yet, but it definitely won’t be a bad choice… »

After Liao Jie finished speaking, Xiao Yu also excitedly said, « It’s only noon, and the final episode of ‘Become You’ is already trending! Many people know about it! Everyone is looking forward to it! »

Wen Yu: « I’m looking forward to it too! »

Except for the last two episodes’ plot, she was more interested in seeing what would happen after this drama officially ended.

The situation in the drama was already worlds apart from reality. Originally, this drama wasn’t called by this name, because there was no money for promotion, and it quietly aired. It struggled to gain traction, but before it could truly make a name for itself, it was taken down.

Now, it’s completely silent. All the promotion for « Jiangnan Spring, » which was suppressed by it before, has disappeared. The app’s homepage promotion has long been replaced by « Become You. »

This dazzling achievement is enough to elevate all the actors.

Sure, here it is with spaces between the paragraphs:

Seven thirty.

The live broadcast officially begins.

Wen Yu entered the live broadcast room and was stunned by the large influx of viewers.

The number of online viewers in the upper left corner went from tens of thousands to over a hundred thousand in the blink of an eye, then to over two hundred thousand. The popularity soared, and the other actors were also pleasantly surprised.

Although it had been about half a month, they were indeed very popular.

But the time was too short to be truly certain.

I didn’t expect the live broadcast to be so lively.

Wen Yu was not the protagonist, nor did he interrupt. The host of the live broadcast was responsible for the process, occasionally asking a small question for the guests to answer, such as interesting anecdotes during filming, or the most memorable scene.

Occasionally, they would also chat about seemingly more private questions.

Like, in real life, do you like this type of person? Who is your ideal type?

Wen Yu also enjoyed gossiping with netizens about relationships, suddenly the host asked, « May I ask Little Fish, what is your ideal type? »

How did the gossip turn to him?!