I Was Taken by the Female Lead After Transmigrating into a Book - Chapter 29

[Including me? What does that mean?]

[Ah, is it what I think it is? Huo Wu is helping Bai Feifei sponsor orphans? I did hear that Huo Wu has been doing charity work, but she doesn’t use it for marketing.]

[I feel like something’s not right. Didn’t some industry insiders say that Huo Wu is the Ling family’s long-lost second daughter?]

[The Ling family whose child was stolen by a nanny for revenge? Didn’t they say the nanny was caught a long time ago? What about the child?]

[The child must be Huo Wu. The case caused a huge sensation back then! The nanny only said she threw the child away. She was already mentally unstable when she was caught. Who knows where she threw the child!]

[Huo Wu is the Ling family’s second daughter +1. After that rumor, I heard her resources were crazy good.]

[Judging by what you guys are saying, could it be that Huo Wu was one of the orphans sponsored by Bai Feifei? And she’s been doing charity for 19 years? How old was she then? You’re kidding, right?!]

[Upstairs, don’t be so disbelieving. The evidence is out. There are pictures and receipts from the orphanage. Bai Feifei has been doing this since she was a child, 19 years ago.]

#Bai Feifei sponsored orphans for 19 years receipts#

#Bai Feifei sponsored over 100 people and has receipts of all the transfers#

#Huo Wu is one of the people Bai Feifei sponsored#

#Bai Feifei Huo Wu#

One trending topic after another, they flood the internet with various keywords.

Huo Wu watches the comments section change from a wave of insults to a wave of disbelief. Then, as the irrefutable evidence is revealed, people are in shock, followed by a sense of hesitant belief. Now, the internet is flooded with people cursing the people who slandered Bai Feifei and hoping they have no descendants.

In just one day, the person who was once ridiculed finally received the long-awaited kindness and apology.

Huo Wu lowers her gaze and turns off her phone. The last trending topic has changed to #Truth may be late, but it will never be absent#.

She doesn’t know if this result is good or bad for Bai Feifei. This time, Yang Sha and Guo Kuan tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice they were going to cook it with. They unintentionally helped Bai Feifei clear her name, but at the same time, there are still a lot of people who are blindly negative.

From her perspective, she would rather Bai Feifei progress steadily and rely on her work and strength to get famous. Time can always dilute everything, and she wouldn’t have to suffer so much.

She doesn’t say anything, but she’s enduring everything.

Her phone suddenly vibrates. Huo Wu’s thoughts are pulled back. The raffle is working very well. A group of “spontaneous followers” are voluntarily controlling the comments under all of Bai Feifei’s trending topics. What Huo Wu didn’t expect was that this Weibo post’s popularity was unprecedentedly high.

She subconsciously searches for herself and finds that her side account is also trending.

[I don’t want money. I want justice for Bai Feifei.]

[Why does such a good girl have to go through this? Why can a fabricated video convict someone? Why did no one care about Bai Feifei’s 19 years of donations, but she was cursed by millions for being slandered? Why? I don’t want money. I want justice. Haven’t we had enough of these absurd things?]

[Repost and get this to the top! Let people see! Why is such a good girl like Bai Feifei being treated this way?!]

[Support the lawsuit! None of the people behind the slander will get away with it! Spreading rumors is a crime!!]

The time is right. Huo Wu opens Xi Rong’s Weibo and finds that a statement has indeed been issued. The list of people to be sued is dozens long. The charges are clearly listed, and the crimes are undeniable. She searches for a few of the IDs. Many of them have been deleted, and some marketing accounts and self-media bloggers have posted apology statements.

Then, she sees a new message notification from Xi Rong.

Xi Rong: All evidence has been saved. Deleting your accounts is useless. Feifei is a child I watched grow up with my own two eyes. I know her character better than anyone. I will see her matter through to the end, good or bad. I’m proud of her good deeds, and I will not tolerate her mistakes, but I will not tolerate others slandering her. We will go to court, fairly and publicly. No one should be afraid of anyone. Let’s fight face-to-face. If you’re not convinced, feel free to hire a lawyer to argue. PS: Please be mindful of the language you use in the comments section to avoid getting yourself into trouble. Lawyers are never afraid of too many cases.

Huo Wu feels a sense of relief and satisfaction looking at the comments section under this Weibo post. She doesn’t even realize that her lips are curled up into a smile. She uses her side account to like Xi Rong’s post and then reposts it.

The no-emotion-just-wants-to-be-happy raffle account: Repost Lawyer Xi Rong’s Weibo post. I will randomly choose 100 people to split 1 million yuan. The conditions are the same as the previous post. The draw will be held after sentencing.

Now, netizens are going crazy.

[Two million in two days? Is this the legendary rich lady?!]

[This rich lady has already given away more than 10 million in the past few days! She draws a winner when she’s happy and when she’s not happy! It’s ridiculous!]

[One of her raffles was on the day Bai Feifei trended on social media…]

[?!]

[Is this how rich people follow their favorite stars? Why don’t they spend the money on promoting her? Wouldn’t it be more satisfying to spend it on your daughter!]

[My daughter doesn’t have a way for me to spend money on her! I hate this!]

Huo Wu suddenly pauses. This comment gives her an idea. She opens the group chat.

[Have you guys come up with a way to clarify that photo?]

[We’re still thinking. We’re currently planning to say it was for a photo shoot and was just part of the costume design.]

[Contact Bai Xue and have her release a photo album. The cover will be a big picture. I’ll use my connections to get it done. I want it fast. I want to see the physical and digital copies within a week.]

[Understood.]

[Copy that.]

Huo Wu finally puts her phone away, feeling satisfied.

She holds Bai Feifei’s wrist again. Bai Feifei has a small frame. Her wrist is very thin and looks fragile. Huo Wu can hold it with one hand. Bai Feifei squirms uncomfortably and purses her lips, as if she’s eating something delicious. Then, she falls back into a peaceful sleep.

Huo Wu finds this amusing and can’t help but tease her again. Bai Feifei pouts in her sleep, her hands moving around restlessly. When Huo Wu sees that she’s about to wake up, she reluctantly pulls her hand back and opens WeChat, which has been buzzing again.

[Li Ke: What’s going on?]

[Li Ke: Are you close to Bai Feifei?]

[Li Ke: Your Weibo is blowing up.]

[Li Ke: Did you know that a lot of your fans are telling me to support Bai Feifei for the role of Fusang?]

[Li Ke: What’s up? Are you playing favorites?]

These messages were sent a few minutes ago, with only a few seconds in between each one. It’s clear how fast Li Ke types and how angry he is. Huo Wu was busy measuring Bai Feifei’s white wrist and didn’t have time to deal with him. She saw the messages but pretended she didn’t. She knows that Li Ke has a quick temper, and it goes away just as quickly. If she gives him some time to calm down, he’ll come to his senses.

Sure enough, after a while, his messages change completely.

[Li Ke: Oh, I see. Even old Xi is vouching for her? This girl is not bad.]

[Li Ke: I’ve looked at it again. The girl really has it tough.]

[Li Ke: Actually, I’m glad you’re playing favorites. That young guy you played favorites for last time helped my movie get so popular and even made me a famous director. I’ve been wondering when you’d play favorites again.]

Huo Wu picks up her phone and types a reply.

[Huo Wu: Your choices don’t have to be influenced by these things. I believe you’re a mature and steady director.]

[Li Ke: Forget mature and steady. You’re deliberately insulting me. So what do you want to do? It would be a shame not to use this girl, Bai Feifei. She doesn’t have a bad history anymore. How about…]

Huo Wu raises an eyebrow.

[Huo Wu: Didn’t you say you wouldn’t use anyone with a bad history? You’re the one who turned her down. What does that have to do with me?]

Li Ke doesn’t reply. After a while, a voice call comes in. Huo Wu quickly mutes her phone. Bai Feifei is sleeping soundly and isn’t woken up by the sudden ringing. She answers the call and walks toward the door as she speaks softly.

Li Ke starts complaining loudly on the other end. “You know what those girls I auditioned the other day were like! They’re all the same! Their faces all look like they were carved from the same mold! The same style, the same makeup, the same double eyelids! How am I supposed to choose?! Not a single one is better than Bai Feifei!”

Huo Wu listens to Li Ke ramble on. She grabs a bottle of water from the dispenser, twists it open, takes a sip, and says calmly, “Mhm.”

Li Ke frowns like a husky. “That’s all you’re going to say to me?”

Huo Wu: “Ah.”

Li Ke is silent. He says nonchalantly, “Well, if you have no objections, that’s fine. I was biased before. You know me, I always say what’s on my mind. I told you from the beginning that I was against that photo. I let her audition for your sake. She really is talented. But my requirement was also clear from the beginning: no bad history. The misunderstanding has been cleared up—I’ll treat the girl and her team to dinner as an apology.”

“That’s not necessary,” Huo Wu says. She sees someone coming and chuckles. She says in a tone of amusement, “Do you know what her team is like? And you’re going to treat her to dinner?”

Li Ke scoffs proudly. “Can they be that impressive? Are they harder to please than you? You have the Ling family and Beidou as your backing. You don’t even care about me. Why should I be afraid of a little actress with no work?”

Huo Wu looks at the person getting closer and turns on the speakerphone. She says to the person across from her, “Sister Bai Xue.” The person on the other end, who was just bragging, falls silent.

Bai Xue is carrying a food container. She’s just arrived and looks tired from staying up all night, but she seems to be in good spirits. She even has a subtle glow. “How is she? Did Feifei wake up? Did you stay here all night?”

They walk into the room as they talk. Huo Wu says, “She woke up once. I slept for a while, and I’ve been busy with some things until now.” When she walks in, she looks down and sees that the call is still ongoing. But Li Ke hasn’t said a word. The dog-like Li Ke is indeed silent.

Huo Wu gives a cold smile and continues to type slowly:

[Huo Wu: You don’t even care about me. Why would you be afraid of a little actress with no work?]

[Li Ke: I’ll talk to you later.]