My Wife Became a Top Star After I Came Back from Quick Transmigration - Chapter 76

Lin Mo and Zhang Rongyi came to a pleasant agreement. Zhang Rongyi even politely ordered a table of food.

As the dishes were served one by one, the four of them clinked glasses and were eating happily when Zhang Yin suddenly said, “Aha!” She trembled and pointed at Liu Nuannuan, shouting, “I remember you! You’re Nuannuan.”

Seeing that she couldn’t hide it, Liu Nuannuan wiped the corner of her eyes and said, “I’m so honored. I never thought Princess Yin would remember me. I’m so touched that tears are welling up! Boo hoo hoo~~~”

Zhang Yin: “…”

Her mother, Zhang Rongyi, heard this and looked at Lin Mo with a half-smile. “Miss Lin’s methods are quite something!”

Lin Mo also smiled. “Talent is worth nurturing. Nuannuan is quite gifted in talent and resource management.”

Zhang Rongyi: “…” Talent and resource management?

Zhang Yin was stunned. Then she turned to Liu Nuannuan and scolded her, “Did you expose my whereabouts? Now that I think about it, the day before I met Lin Mo, I was indeed drinking at your bar. How dare you, Nuannuan! You’re a spy.”

Liu Nuannuan looked up at the sky and whistled. “Princess, don’t talk nonsense. I have professional ethics. Shhh~~~”

Lin Mo: “…If you can’t whistle, then shut up.”

Liu Nuannuan: “Okay, boss!”

Zhang Yin: “…”

Liu Nuannuan had been working in a bar for many years and had a thick skin like a city wall. Even though everyone knew she had eavesdropped on Zhang Yin’s conversation and gave the information to Lin Mo, Liu Nuannuan’s thick skin allowed her to remain calm under Zhang Yin’s hateful gaze.

Zhang Rongyi listened to a few sentences and understood the whole story. The hotel where Liu Nuannuan worked was high-end in Haishi. Liu Nuannuan was cute and would occasionally be called by the manager to have a few drinks with big clients like Zhang Yin.

Liu Nuannuan was good at handling things, and her words were sweet. Most people liked her. In addition, because of her identity, no one would be on guard when chatting with her.

Over time, someone like Liu Nuannuan came to know about 70 to 80 percent of the stories of this generation of princes and princesses.

But no one cared about a small-fry like Liu Nuannuan. So what if she knows? What can she do? They wouldn’t reveal private things in front of her. The things they did reveal were just some small matters.

But it was this seemingly insignificant “bar girl” who was taken in by Lin Mo and used to the fullest.

Zhang Rongyi raised her glass to Lin Mo and said with a smile, “Miss Lin is good at using people.”

Sometimes, whether a knife is useful or not depends on whose hands it’s in. At the very least, the knives in Lin Mo’s hands were all very sharp.

Lin Mo also smiled in response. Although they didn’t say anything, everything was understood without words. They both drank their wine in one gulp.

Only Zhang Yin looked at the two of them in confusion. “???”

When they came out of the hotel, they even shook hands at the door. Zhang Rongyi smiled and patted Lin Mo’s shoulder, saying, “I have high hopes for you. I’ll wait for your call.”

Lin Mo nodded, saw her get into the car, and then got into the car with the driver Liu Nuannuan had called and left.

The next day, when Lin Mo woke up, the internet was in a frenzy again.

But Lin Mo didn’t care. The money Lin Mo wanted to make wasn’t a few hundred thousand or a few million. She wanted to make a lot more. The people she wanted to be in contact with wouldn’t care about entertainment news like this.

In the face of absolute power, all gossip and rumors were paper tigers.

Since Lin Mo hadn’t yet reached an agreement with the loan shark company, the lawsuit against her as a deadbeat hadn’t been withdrawn. Therefore, Lin Mo didn’t bother to clarify these things.

Compared to a clarification, paying off all debts was the most effective statement. But because she was connected to Su Qixi—although not tightly since their relationship wasn’t public—people would inevitably drag Su Qixi out to scold her when Lin Mo was being scolded.

After seeing the trending topics, Lin Mo went to the balcony to talk to the two debt collectors from before about paying back the money.

Meanwhile, Liu Nuannuan, who went out to buy breakfast, came back with her phone to monitor the internet for Lin Mo. She had received three months of salary, so she worked even harder.

In fact, the morning chaos was because a paparazzi had parked a car across from the hotel entrance and used a dashcam to take pictures of her and Zhang Rongyi meeting secretly at the hotel.

Coupled with Lin Mo’s recent popularity, and the fact that the companies hadn’t let up, some reporter, despite the cold weather, had waited outside for Lin Mo for several hours to get this photo of a rich person keeping a pretty boy.

Although the photo only showed Zhang Rongyi patting Lin Mo’s shoulder, along with the reporter’s sensationalist claims, the seemingly false news became true.

The comments section was full of sarcasm and ridicule:

[Oh my, she just left the show and already found a new backer.]

[Her skills must be very good. Otherwise, this woman is the CEO of Red Star Group!]

[Hahahaha, Su Qixi must have broken up with her and found a new boss to take over her debts.]

[@Red Star Group Official do you know that Lin Mo is in debt?]

[@Su Qixi V did you break up with her? Good for you.]

[I beg you guys, please! Su Su was never in a relationship with her. It was all the couple fans’ fantasy. Are you guys couple fans too?]

[Whether they were dating or not, we’re not blind. They were just one step away from going public, right?]

[Exactly! Su Qixi was so obvious. They might as well skip the public announcement, right?]

[I’m so mad. I really liked Miss Pig, but now I feel like she’s so dirty.]

[Who knows how many people she’s slept with? How can you still ship ‘Qilin’?]

[‘Qilin’ without the ‘Lin’!]

[Speaking of which, Lin Mo is very capable! She always hooks up with such big names.]

[Is there something wrong with Lin Mo? She’s slept with so many people.]

[@Red Star Group Official did you help Lin Mo pay off her debts yet? Hurry up! Otherwise, she’ll have to take the train to go play with Actress Su again.]

[Hahahaha, that’s a killer burn.]

The comments became more and more explicit. Even Liu Nuannuan, who usually didn’t care about this, got angry.

In a fit of rage, she registered an account. The account name was Lin Mo’s Little Secretary. Then she posted: [I’m so grateful for your concern for my boss. My boss can make money on her own, okay? She’ll pay off her debts soon.]

[Hahaha, everyone come and see. There’s someone here who claims to be Lin Mo’s little secretary.]

[Post a picture of Lin Mo? Prove that you are indeed her secretary.]

Liu Nuannuan looked up at Lin Mo, who was on the phone on the balcony.

Liu Nuannuan walked over and asked her, “Boss, can I take a picture and post it on Weibo? I’ve registered an account. From now on, this account will be your secretary account.”

Lin Mo looked at her, blinked in confusion, and asked, “Why did you register this?”

Liu Nuannuan said, “The comments on the internet are too nasty. I want to prove that you’re not a moocher. You were able to get me out of the bar. Although you haven’t paid me for the past three months, you said you’d provide food and lodging, and you did. As soon as you got money, you paid me my salary right away. Since you’re so trustworthy, you can definitely pay off your debts.”

Lin Mo blinked again and said in a strange tone, “Is that what you really think of me?”

Liu Nuannuan nodded hard. “Of course! I’m working for you now. If you’re a moocher, what does that make me? Boss, you have to stand tall! Don’t worry, from now on, I’ll protect your reputation!!!”

When she got emotional, Liu Nuannuan even clenched her fists and shouted, filled with a sense of righteousness.

Lin Mo couldn’t bear to let her down. Right now, she was being cyber-bullied by the entire internet. Even with the title of “National Hero,” she couldn’t wash herself clean. Could Liu Nuannuan’s two sentences do anything? But seeing her in high spirits, Lin Mo could only nod and say, “Go ahead and take a picture.”

Lin Mo actually took the things on the internet very lightly, so she didn’t object.

“Okay!” Liu Nuannuan clenched her fist, then squatted on the balcony, found a particularly good angle, took a very artsy photo of Lin Mo, and quickly uploaded it to Weibo.

Lin Mo’s Little Secretary: [Hehe, see? I’m with my boss right now.]

In the photo, Lin Mo was sitting on a balcony. There were planters with green plants all around the balcony. In the middle of the balcony was a small round table and two small chairs. Lin Mo was sitting on one of the chairs. She was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and loose warm pants. She was holding a phone in her right hand, her expression was relaxed and carefree, and she had a faint smile on her face.

If it weren’t for the bad timing, and Lin Mo had already been live-streaming on the Douyin platform for a long time, she wouldn’t seem so mysterious.

Otherwise, this photo alone could have made her famous.

A thousand autumns, no beauty, but a pleasant person. A beauty that can topple nations, startling to the people of the world.

Liu Nuannuan was a great photographer!

[F*ck, screen licking.]

[Don’t lick! She’s a deadbeat!]

[If you hang out with her, you’ll be scammed out of your pants one day.]

[But she’s really pretty o(╥﹏╥)o]

[Otherwise, how could she have all those backers?]

Lin Mo’s Little Secretary: [(○｀Д○) My boss will pay it off soon! She’s already paid back most of it, and those people will withdraw their lawsuits soon.]

[Oh, so she’s that amazing? Just two days ago, it was revealed that she was in debt and wouldn’t pay, and now she has money to pay it back?]

[So she’s always had money but just didn’t want to pay it back?]

[As expected of a deadbeat! But where did the money come from?]

[Actress Su gave it to her, right?]

[She probably slept with the CEO of Red Star Group last night, right?]

[Five million for one night? That’s too expensive!]

[Look at this photo. If I were a rich person, I’d be willing to give it to her. Hehe…]

Liu Nuannuan couldn’t win against the netizens. She yelled and threw her phone onto the bed. Seeing Lin Mo’s gaze, Liu Nuannuan asked her, “Boss, aren’t you mad? They secretly followed us and took a picture and are now scolding you.”

Lin Mo shook her head. She really is still a kid! She comforted Liu Nuannuan, “What’s there to be mad about? It doesn’t hurt. When I handle everything, it’ll be fine.”

Liu Nuannuan stared at her with wide eyes. Those comments were so dirty. She was angry just by looking at them. How could her boss be so calm?

Liu Nuannuan: “Boss, are you even human? I wanted to say this before. So many people were scolding you, but we had no money to pay them back. But now we’ve made five million!!! FIVE MILLION!!! How can you let people scold you like this?”

Lin Mo: “That’s why you’re still too young. You don’t understand human nature enough. Look, up until today, have you seen anyone else come out and say something for me?”

Liu Nuannuan shook her head. She hadn’t been working during this time. When she was in her rented room, she would watch her boss’s live stream.

In fact, from the live stream, the boss’s relationship with those people was very, very good.

But since the boss’s incident happened, no one had posted on Weibo to support her.

Lin Mo smiled. “In the adult world, rationally thinking about the consequences of every step is also a sign of growing up.”

Liu Nuannuan was unconvinced. She muttered, “I’m only five years younger than you.”

Lin Mo laughed. “So you just graduated from college?”

Liu Nuannuan was speechless. She had to drop out of school to work in a bar because she had no money. She had made a lot of money over the years and had seen the good and bad of the world. She should be different from a normal college graduate, right? But then she thought about it. Lin Mo was a person who could talk and laugh with the CEO of Red Star Group. Maybe the scenery in her eyes was different from what she saw.

What Lin Mo said was also true. Not a single person had come out to support her. Everyone had their own lives. Lin Mo’s situation wasn’t good right now. Supporting someone with such a bad reputation could put them on the watch list.

Everyone was bound by so many contracts. Once they had a negative label, they might even have to pay for a breach of contract.

Liu Nuannuan felt that she had figured it out. Her boss was indeed different. She was still too young.

Even the boss’s wife didn’t say anything online, right?

Liu Nuannuan nodded solemnly. “I know.”

Lin Mo smiled slightly.

“Ding dong”

“Ding dong”

Two “ding dong” sounds rang out in the room at the same time, from both Lin Mo’s and Liu Nuannuan’s phones. The two of them were stunned for a moment and looked at each other with confused expressions.

Liu Nuannuan looked down at the notification that popped up on her phone screen. First, she was confused, then shocked, and then she giggled. “Boss, you follow the boss’s wife, right?”

Lin Mo: “Ah!”

Liu Nuannuan proudly turned her phone screen to Lin Mo to show her. “She posted on Weibo.”

Lin Mo: “…”

Lin Mo silently hung up on the loan shark company.

The brother on the other end: “…” I’ve been waiting for you for so long, and you hung up on me?

Lin Mo looked at the Weibo post Su Qixi had made. She was first helpless, then she suddenly smiled.

Su Qixi V: [Thank you to the fans and netizens for your concern. Lin Mo and I have not broken up. Thank you. (^▽^)

Oh, and she was on a video call with me until 2 a.m. last night, so she didn’t have time to get all cozy with other people. (^▽^)

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The adult wisdom Liu Nuannuan had just figured out was instantly shattered by Su Qixi’s childlike method.

She exclaimed, “Ah!” and asked Lin Mo, “Is this a public announcement?”

Lin Mo looked up at her in confusion. “???”

At this moment, Xiong Jingjing was even more confused than Lin Mo.

Xiong Jingjing: “????????”

The news spread at an extremely fast rate. Su Qixi had her own popularity, and in three minutes, she went straight to the top trending topic.

After all, no matter how ambiguous she and Lin Mo were before, as long as they didn’t explicitly admit it, it could be said to be a misunderstanding. After all, people who kissed on the street in the news could eventually say they were just drunk.

What’s more, their ambiguity on the show could be said to be a contract for a publicity stunt. Who could say it wasn’t?

Therefore, even though their ambiguity on the show was to the point of being caught in bed, their relationship had always been vague. Because of this, even when the news of Lin Mo being a deadbeat came out, Su Qixi wasn’t affected as much.

But now…

Every time Liu Nuannuan refreshed the page, she saw the likes, retweets, and comments increase by tens of thousands. In less than ten minutes, Weibo crashed.

She immediately switched to the Douyin live-streaming platform and couldn’t even get into the live stream room.

Since it was daytime, Su Qixi should still be live-streaming. Lin Mo could only sigh and say, “She’s still just a kid.”

Liu Nuannuan looked at her in shock and retorted loudly, “What do you mean, a kid? I think the boss’s wife is so cool!!!”

Lin Mo knew this wasn’t right. Su Qixi shouldn’t have made such a choice at this time, but she was happy in her heart.

“Yes, she’s so cool.”

Lin Mo looked up at the sky. It was a clear, cloudless day. It was a good day!

Meanwhile, everyone in the Home Inn felt their phones vibrate in their pockets at the same time.

Su Qixi had already picked up the coffee from the bar and was heading to the dining room. Her hands were still trembling from being angry after secretly reading the comments just now.

The collision between the coffee cup and the saucer on the tray made a crisp sound.

Su Qixi’s mood still hadn’t calmed down. How dare they insult Lin Mo like that!!! The person she treasured in her heart and placed at the highest position. Those terrible comments…

Su Qixi suppressed her anger and remembered what Xiong Jingjing had said: “We can help her in an indirect way.”

And what Yimei’er had said: “She’s capable of handling it herself. Don’t get involved.”

Li Xinling had also said: “She ignored you for eight years. This punishment is what she deserves!”

Lin Mo had also said with a smile: “You film well. I’ll handle it.”

Rationally, she knew that a cold approach was the best way to handle the current situation. Many of those comments were from bots guiding the public.

But when Liu Nuannuan stood up to support Lin Mo, the last string in Su Qixi’s mind suddenly snapped. A secretary can stand up and protect her boss. What about me, her partner?

She stumbled and grew up under Lin Mo’s protection. She worked hard in college to make herself strong, only to watch her beloved be insulted without doing anything?

Why did I grow up? Why did I become strong? Why did I need her to protect me over and over again?

Did I forget my original intention of wanting to grow up and climb to a high position?

Lin Mo, I’ve grown up.

Lin Mo, this time, it’s my turn to protect you.

At this moment, the fans in the dining room also heard their phones “ding dong.” At that moment, the sounds of “ding dong” came one after another in the dining room.

Everyone clicked into Weibo to take a look.

Immediately, they were all so shocked that they coughed repeatedly. Some even spat out the coffee in their mouths.

The other staff members saw the shocking reactions in the front hall and immediately realized that something must have happened. They looked at each other and then took out their phones.

The messages were all from their own managers: [Su Qixi went public with her relationship!!!!!!!!!]

At that moment, the entire Home Inn was silent. Only the sound of Su Qixi walking to the second table by the window with her coffee was heard. She placed the tray on the table and put the two cups of coffee in front of the two guests.

She smiled faintly and said, “Here’s your coffee.”

“Th-thank you, Su Su,” the person stammered.

Su Qixi smiled slightly. “You’re welcome.”

She turned to leave, then suddenly stopped and turned back to the girl. “By the way, please like my new Weibo post for me.”

The girl’s eyes widened. She… she was a loyal fan of Su Su!

Everyone clicked into Weibo. Although Weibo had already crashed, other news apps had already screenshotted the post.

Looking at the screenshot, everyone’s hearts were filled with only one word: Badass!!!