After Transmigrating, I Fell in Love with a Top-Tier Movie Queen - Chapter 98

A mistress?

Lin Xin gripped her fist. Last winter, when the snow was falling, Zheng Lanwen had come to see her. In the days while Ye Linghua was away, Lin Xin sat in the courtyard and chatted with Zheng Lanwen for a while.

Lin Xin was not unprepared, nor was she purely an emotional simpleton with the leisure to indulge in melancholy with her.

In fact, she had subtly led Zheng Lanwen to discuss the past incident.

And she succeeded. Zheng Lanwen did talk about what happened back then: how they broke up and how she approached Lin Xin to get married.

At the time, Lin Xin had cameras hidden around the area. She thought that by recording this conversation, she could permanently condemn Lin Wan and Zheng Lanwen.

But Meng Keling rejected the idea. In Meng Keling’s words: “This is just a conversation between you and Zheng Lanwen. Zheng Lanwen is a fickle person who sways with the wind. When Zheng Lanwen was with you, Lin Wan’s fans called her a heartless man. Now that Zheng Lanwen is back with Lin Wan, your fans call her an ungrateful wolf.”

Lin Xin was confused then, not understanding why, even though she had recorded Zheng Lanwen’s personal admission, they couldn’t nail these two “three-lifetimes-of-love” women to the pillar of shame.

Meng Keling explained: “In the netizens’ minds, Zheng Lanwen is seen as a fickle person. How credible are her words, then? Lin Wan’s fans, and even general netizens, will assume this is just a short video recorded with your cooperation for the purpose of clearing your name. The room for manipulation is too large! Unless absolutely necessary or with complete preparation, it’s best to hold onto this video for now. It will come in handy someday.”

They kept holding onto it, yet nothing happened, and Lin Xin had practically given up on clearing up the past incident.

Now, Ye Linghua suddenly declared she wanted to explain the past clearly. How could she possibly explain it clearly?

Lin Xin initially thought Ye Linghua was joking, but seeing her seriousness, a warmth spread through Lin Xin’s heart. Regardless of the final outcome, Lin Xin was delighted.

In fact, after Dusk, coupled with the frequent filming recently, Lin Xin’s reputation had already recovered 70-80%.

The ambiguity of that past incident had gradually lessened to a negligible point in terms of its current impact on Lin Xin. It was for this reason that Meng Keling had suggested that since the situation wasn’t severe, they should temporarily refrain from provoking those two women.

Over time, even Meng Keling stopped mentioning how long Lin Xin would have to bear the title of “mistress.”

Only Ye Linghua remembered that the misfortune of the past had left Lin Xin bruised and battered, leaving an ugly scar that carried the scent of decay and occasionally throbbed with pain.

It wasn’t fatal, but it was an unforgettable wound.

Only by digging out the dead flesh could the wound truly heal.

On the screen, Lin Wan’s single word, “mistress,” wouldn’t lead to a resurgence of the online abuse Lin Xin faced before. But the harsh word still caused the netizens to pause.

Lin Wan felt a surge of satisfaction seeing Lin Xin’s distressed expression on the screen.

Even if this act of revenge came at the cost of self-destruction.

She spoke with wicked delight, asking Ye Linghua: 【Have you seen how she pursued Zheng Lanwen back then?】

Lin Xin paused, her eyes instantly freezing over. Zheng Lanwen was clearly a thorn between her and Ye Linghua; how dare Lin Wan bring her up?

Ye Linghua, however, smiled gently, choosing not to engage in that fight. Instead, she asked Lin Wan: “Miss Lin, I’ve always known that when a person deceives the entire world, they often deceive themselves as well. I just didn’t expect you to have completely forgotten the past. So, have you even forgotten the two years you spent dating Zheng Lanwen?”

Lin Wan paused, a look of confusion even appearing on her face.

Just as Ye Linghua said, she had successfully deceived herself into forgetting the truth.

As a result, her memories of dating Zheng Lanwen over the past two years had become hazy.

【Holy cow, what a huge scoop!】

【No way? Did that really happen? Lin Xin and Zheng Lanwen only divorced last April.】

Similarly, the audience was stunned, and the guests were confused, all staring at Ye Linghua. This gossip is too delicious!

Lin Wan: 【Ye Linghua!!!】

Everyone could practically hear Lin Wan’s screaming voice at that moment. Who would have thought that the person who knew the most would be this outsider?

Ye Linghua chuckled: “Since you brought up the past, let’s discuss it thoroughly. The matter of you abandoning Zheng Lanwen and going abroad because you couldn’t handle the setback of your failing career.”

【Didn’t she say she was forced to go abroad?】

【She said in her own interview that she was forced to go abroad, implicitly blaming Lin Xin.】

【No way?】

“Also, Zheng Lanwen couldn’t handle the shock of your departure, so she sought out Lin Xin, who still had feelings for her at the time, and deceived her into marriage.” Ye Linghua’s voice was soft, yet every word struck the hearts of everyone present.

Lin Wan took a deep breath: 【What evidence do you have?】

In that moment, her first reaction was that Zheng Lanwen had betrayed her. Did she leave me and then pursue Lin Xin, only to sell me out? Don’t be ridiculous!

Lin Wan preemptively attacked: 【If Zheng Lanwen told you this, then I’m very sorry, but her words cannot be used as evidence. Isn’t it obvious that she’s been openly pursuing Lin Xin lately? Anything she says out of affection for Lin Xin has low credibility.】

Ye Linghua nodded: “I agree. So, what if you were the one who said these things to Zheng Lanwen? Does that have high credibility?”

Lin Wan paused: “…What?”

Did I say those things? Lin Wan’s heart clenched. She quickly typed: 【How could I have said those things?】

Ye Linghua’s phone was once again aimed at the camera. The sight of her phone instantly made Lin Wan uneasy. Her heart tightened, and she almost started swearing.

The audience, too, held their breath. They were exposed to Lin Wan’s secondary account when they saw Ye Linghua’s phone just now.

What would it be this time?

Ye Linghua displayed one of the photos: a picture of Zheng Lanwen and Lin Wan watching fireworks together. They were standing intimately, heads touching. It would be a stretch to call them just friends.

Lin Wan breathed a sigh of relief: 【Is that all?】

Ye Linghua: “Of course not.”

Lin Wan: “…”

Ye Linghua chuckled: “Didn’t you ever wonder where I got this photo from?”

Lin Wan: 【???】

Ye Linghua smiled, satisfying her curiosity: “From a paparazzi, of course! The paparazzi has the entire set of photos, as well as a voice recording of your conversation with Zheng Lanwen that night. Would you like to hear it?”

Lin Wan: 【???】

Ye Linghua: “It seems you do. Then I’ll play it for you.”

Following that, she swiped the photo away, and a video appeared beneath it. The camera was shaky and didn’t capture anything useful.

However, the sound recording was crystal clear.

Immediately, everyone in the live stream and on the set heard the following conversation:

Lin Wan: “Does Lin Xin know you’re here?”

Zheng Lanwen’s worried voice softly replied: “I didn’t tell her.”

Lin Wan sighed: “We really let her down.”

Zheng Lanwen scoffed: “Let her down? She did it voluntarily…” Zheng Lanwen sighed, presumably embracing Lin Wan, and said: “Wanwan, your departure was too sudden back then. I was impulsive and went to find her. Although I proposed marriage, she didn’t refuse. But I’ve never loved her in my heart.”

Lin Wan chuckled, probably hugging Zheng Lanwen’s waist in return, and sweetly replied to Zheng Lanwen: “I know. Of course, I know you must love me. You must have struggled these past years with her. I’m sorry. I was too self-willed when I left back then. I only thought of leaving when my career stalled, and I hurt you. I’m truly sorry.”

Zheng Lanwen: “I failed to notice your mental state, which is why you endured so much pain without me knowing. I wasn’t good enough. Wait for me. When I go back this time, I will definitely divorce her.”

Lin Wan was surprised and delighted, asking: “Ah? Really?”

Zheng Lanwen confirmed: “Of course, it’s true. I don’t like her at all. I like you; you know that, right?”

Lin Wan’s vanity was satisfied. She leaned against Zheng Lanwen’s chest and said slowly: “Of course, I know. Okay, then I’ll return to China too. When I get back, I’ll face everything with you.”

“As for Lin Xin…”

Lin Wan and Zheng Lanwen both said in unison: “We can only be sorry to her.”

Ye Linghua’s long, slender finger tapped the screen, and the playback sound abruptly stopped.

Whether in the live stream, on the set, or even Lin Wan and her manager, everyone remained silent.

No one spoke. At this moment, words couldn’t describe the shock in everyone’s hearts.

Ye Linghua exited the photo album and turned off the screen. She operated the phone quietly throughout, and only after placing it safely on the table did she suddenly turn her gaze to the camera.

She wore no smile, nor did she show anger.

Only a cold, icy demeanor, and her voice, now slightly lower, became cold and firm.

She asked Lin Wan one word at a time: “Lin Wan, if Zheng Lanwen’s words alone are not evidence, then do the words you said while embracing her under the fireworks count as evidence?”

Lin Wan: “…”

Ye Linghua curved her lips into a smile, cold and merciless: “It doesn’t matter if you don’t admit it. But I believe justice lies in the hearts of the people.”

This was not a courtroom; it didn’t require irrefutable evidence. Just as Lin Wan and Zheng Lanwen needed no proof to falsely accuse Lin Xin, Ye Linghua believed what she provided was enough to drag them both into the mud.

Adultery is a matter of poor morality, but deceiving someone into marriage and framing them to bear the blame is more than just a moral issue.

A black and vicious heart is the real weapon of mass destruction.

Lin Wan was trembling all over, from anger and fear.

If her initial insults and jealousy towards all the top stars could be excused as human nature, then this conversation between her and Zheng Lanwen was purely evil.

Lin Wan’s mind was blank; she didn’t know how to react. But Ye Linghua wasn’t done with her. She even flashed a smile and asked Lin Wan: “Are you scared?” Without getting a response from Lin Wan, Ye Linghua chuckled softly: “If you are scared, then that’s right. This is the consequence of your malicious nature!”

【Aaaah! What kind of disgusting scoop is this! It makes me want to vomit.】

【Aaaah! As a Star (fan), I feel so heartbroken. I used to scold Zheng Lanwen for being an ungrateful wolf, but I was too lenient.】

【These two people are absolutely terrible!!! They found someone to marry themselves but then treated them with such disdain after the marriage.】

【Eating from the bowl and cursing the one who filled it, right? So vile! So vile! So vile!!!】

【And the most important thing, the most important thing!!! These two knew they found someone else to marry after she broke up and ran abroad. But—and this is key! But!!! Lin Wan still ambiguously suggested everywhere that she was single and her girlfriend was stolen, leading to misunderstandings!】

【She found someone to marry, and Lin Xin properly managed the marriage and even provided resources to Zheng Lanwen. But what did she do? She turned around and cyberbullied her! ￣︶￣, just imagining this makes me so angry. My heart hurts from anger o】

【So heartbroken! Xin Bao is truly miserable.】

【Lin Xin is truly tragic.】

【Seriously, those two are so shameless, I’m crying from anger!

【Just get lost! Zheng Lanwen, Lin Wan, those two sluts should just lock themselves away and get out of the entertainment circle!】

The guests on the set, having heard the entire story, were utterly disgusted. This behavior is truly repulsive.

And on the trending searches:

【Lin Xin’s Lifelong Tragic Encounter】 and 【Fortunately, They Met】 both exploded.

【Zheng Lanwen Lin Wan Cheated in Marriage】, 【Zheng Lanwen Proposed First】, 【Lin Wan Broke Up and Went Abroad】 and other topics also went up.

This day was destined to cause the entire Weibo platform to crash for Lin Xin…