Phoenix A has Gone Viral Across the Entire Internet! - Chapter 24

With that simple sentence, Jiang Zhiwan could hear that the other woman was forcibly suppressing her emotions.

This trending topic was difficult to suppress, and Pei Qiyi had likely been frantic with work for a long time. It was even possible that, to make her own artist look less embarrassing, she had tried to buy extra engagement for Jiang Yuanxing’s scandal.

Otherwise, given the netizens’ preference for gossip, the trending video of Shen Nian would have likely rushed to the top of the search terms long ago.

Thinking of this, the corners of Jiang Zhiwan’s lips curled upward slightly as she handed the phone to the Alpha across from her. Simultaneously, she said, “It is Zhuan-jie on the phone.”

Shen Nian did not think much of it and instinctively took the device. However, the moment she placed it to her ear, she heard a string of roars from the other side. “Shen Nian! You have certainly grown capable, have you not? You secretly poked such a huge hole in my plans, and yet you dare to ignore my calls!”

Wait? Did Zhuan-jie call?

Shen Nian instinctively looked down and quickly checked her phone. Sure enough, she found over a dozen missed calls in her call history. She gasped in shock and immediately began to offer a forced smile. “I did not hear it, I truly did not hear it. How could I purposefully ignore your calls, Zhuan-jie?”

“Stop with the polite ‘your’ and ‘you’ nonsense. Whenever you act this courteous, it usually means you have a guilty conscience.”

From the moment the trending topic exploded, Pei Qiyi had been searching for a team to handle public relations for Shen Nian. Until now, the more they tried to suppress it, the more uncontrollable it became. She could only find another way, taking the opportunity to gain some new popularity for Shen Nian instead. Seeing that the reaction was not bad, Pei Qiyi finally had the mind to call the person responsible to demand accountability.

She had come to terms with it. Popularity is a fleeting thing; as long as it is utilized well, it becomes the most immediate benefit. It was nothing more than the leaked material being a bit embarrassing, but surely that was better than a “Scum Alpha” collapsing due to a lack of integrity in their private life?

Despite comforting herself this way, Pei Qiyi still could not entirely suppress her fire. She felt that this Eldest Miss of the Shen family truly made her worry to death. “I have been too busy lately and did not think to manage you. I thought you had finally been honest for a while, but I did not expect you to be holding back such a big surprise for me! Come to the company tomorrow.”

After a pause, Pei Qiyi added a requirement to the person outside the Alpha’s immediate space. “Zhiwan, you personally watch her and make sure she comes!”

Jiang Zhiwan took back her phone and answered plainly, “Alright.”

When it came to work, Pei Qiyi was always someone who meant what she said. Even though Shen Nian was the young boss behind Yuemo Entertainment, since Pei Qiyi had been appointed to manage her, Shen Nian had to listen to her.

After ending the communication, Jiang Zhiwan checked the time. It was exactly eleven-thirty, which had already passed her usual rest time. She looked sideways toward Shen Nian and said softly, “At eight in the morning, I will wait for you in the dining room downstairs.”

After that, regardless of Shen Nian’s reaction, she went straight to the second floor and returned to her room.

After Jiang Zhiwan left, Shen Nian did not stay in the dining room much longer. She walked quickly back to her bedroom. The first thing she did after closing the door was take out her phone to see if the heat of the trending topic that had caused her social death had subsided.

The result was not what she wished. Not only had the topic not cooled down, but it had also jumped to the very top, occupying the number one spot on the trending list. A crowd of netizens was happily consuming gossip late into the night, appearing as though they had no intention of sleeping. The comments posted were even more varied:

Appreciation Class Representative: Hahahahaha, help me, I am dying of laughter. How can our Niannian sing like this?

Misinterpretation Not A Heartthrob: I will describe it in two words: Terrible. Three words: Oh my god. Four words: Save me, save me…

GHIP521: Tonight’s happiness was given by SN. I will repeatedly listen to those few minutes where she and that grandmother sang together during the climax.

Maggot-Infested Crocodile: Report! I have a question! The grandmother was so close to SN, yet she could still maintain a normal expression. Did she not hear that SN had already drifted off-key to her grandmother’s house?

AAA Lonely Sister Zhao: Guess what? According to the whistleblower, the grandmother is old and hard of hearing.

As she scrolled further down the phone screen, the uniform “Hahahaha” appeared exceptionally noisy.

Shen Nian no longer blamed the misunderstanding-filled phone call from Ji Xicheng. If she could choose, she would rather be misunderstood by Jiang Zhiwan as a Scum Alpha. That would be better than the current situation where her innocence was preserved but her dignity was completely lost.

Actually, Shen Nian herself did not quite understand why, as a phoenix—the best singer among the Hundred Birds clan—the result was like this after she transformed into a human.

Because her heart was so embarrassed that her toes wanted to dig a hole in the floor, Shen Nian experienced a rare bout of insomnia, tossing and turning in bed. No, I cannot be the only one who cannot sleep.

After rolling around on the bed once more, Shen Nian simply transformed back into a small ink-wash bird. She flew stealthily into Jiang Zhiwan’s room, maliciously intending to cause some trouble. Along the way, she wanted to prove that her singing was clearly very beautiful.

However, before the evil plan could be implemented, the little bird’s attention was drawn to a plate of strawberry pudding placed neatly on the bedside table. The pudding was well-made, looking bouncy and sweet, radiating the fragrance of strawberries. Consequently, the little bird immediately changed her mind, deciding to switch to a different method of mischief.

The pudding was soft and almost melted in the mouth. After the little bird quietly ate it all, she habitually fluttered her wings twice and then left the room without looking back. Her main theme was to do a bad deed and remain anonymous.

After stealing the pudding made by the Omega, Shen Nian felt refreshed and lay down in her blankets with satisfaction. Before falling into a hazy sleep, she thought that the strawberry pudding Jiang Zhiwan made was delicious. She wondered if the other woman would make it again next time.

The next morning, the internal biological clock woke Jiang Zhiwan on time. After waking, she habitually checked the time. Seven-thirty; washing up, changing clothes, and going downstairs would fit the schedule perfectly.

The Omega was sharp. When she rose from the bed, a casual glance revealed a small change on the bedside table. The plate that had originally held the strawberry pudding was now empty. No, something had been left behind.

Picking up a small tuft of downy feathers that had fallen by the table, Jiang Zhiwan knew clearly that a certain ungrateful little bird had indeed paid a secret visit last night. Furthermore, it was the type that ate and then ran away.

Upon realizing this, Jiang Zhiwan could not help but raise an eyebrow slightly, and the corners of her lips even curled up a bit. The little bird was quite helpful; even without a meeting, it was enough to bring Jiang Zhiwan a full day of good mood.

Compared to the physically and mentally pleased Omega, Shen Nian, who was forced to wake up earlier than usual, was not as happy. Although she did not have “morning crankiness,” she could not shake off that sense of exhaustion. As a result, her consciousness remained hazy until the internal short meeting to be held by her manager, Zhuan-jie.

The name “Zhuan-jie” (Sister Profit) actually had an origin. Previously, Pei Qiyi did not like hearing people call her “Pei-jie” (Sister Pei), as it sounded like “losing money.” In contrast, “Zhuan-jie” sounded much more pleasant to the ear. Over time, everyone in the circle who knew her started calling her that.

Pei Qiyi rarely gathered the artists under her command for a short meeting like this. While it was called a meeting, everyone knew in their hearts that Pei Qiyi wanted to give a lecture regarding everyone’s recent performance. Once this happened, it usually meant someone had caused trouble outside, making her anxious and angry, so she was determined to give them all a collective warning.

Because she knew some of her artists were lazy, Pei Qiyi blocked the doorway as soon as the time passed eight o’clock, wanting to catch exactly who was so bold.

With Jiang Zhiwan leading her, Shen Nian managed not to be late for once. She simply found a corner to sit in and nodded off, feeling drowsy. By the time she startled herself awake once, Pei Qiyi had already caught the only person who was late and was standing with her hands on her hips, demanding accountability.

The latecomer, Qu Jie, was clever and called Pei Qiyi “Zhuan-jie” with a sweet voice, fully intending to gloss over the issue. Pei Qiyi rolled her eyes at her. “What ‘Zhuan-jie’? Which ‘Zhuan-jie’? Do you even have a sister in your eyes?”

Seeing the other woman’s expression soften slightly, Qu Jie smiled craftily and hurried to push further. “I have been staying up late composing music recently, please be understanding!”

Pei Qiyi naturally did not believe her nonsense, but she did not actually intend to pursue it further, so she followed the conversation to give her a way out. “Do not let it happen again. Find a place to sit.”

After hearing this, Qu Jie raised her right hand and gave a cool salute. “Thank you, Zhuan-jie!”

Now that everyone was finally present, Pei Qiyi sat in the boss’s chair facing the group. She shifted her attitude and began the lecture mode of this short meeting. In her half-awake state, Shen Nian seemed to hear her name being mentioned constantly.

“Look at these few artists in my hands. One is Qu Jie, the other is Shen Nian. Usually, you are late for no reason. It is fine to be late for my meetings, but being late to the film set will get you exposed for acting like a big shot, do you understand?”

“And also, one is AHU, the other is Shen Nian. You certainly are capable; each of you got me on the trending list once this month. I even had to wake people up in the middle of the night to clean up your messes…”

“Furthermore, one is Yuan Yixu, the other is Shen Nian. Count on your fingers how long it has been since you have been active. Have you forgotten that you are still artists?”

…

This method of using her name like a comma while lecturing caused Shen Nian’s eyes to widen slightly. Fine, fine; now anyone could see that Zhuan-jie had been harboring a long-standing grievance against her.

After hearing someone snickering below, Pei Qiyi immediately frowned and shouted, “What are you laughing at? Did I not mention you while talking about them?”

Now, no one dared to provoke her anger again. After Pei Qiyi finished her lecture, she could not help but sigh. “You few, can you not learn more from Zhiwan? If even one of you could be half like her, I would not have to worry this much.”

Shen Nian glanced at Jiang Zhiwan sitting not far away and thought to herself: Here it comes, the classic ‘other person’s child’ comparison.

Pei Qiyi had wanted to hold such a meeting for a long time. By the time she announced the end of the meeting, she realized that more than two hours had already passed. Shen Nian was afraid of being left behind by Pei Qiyi and wanted to slip away after the meeting, but she was still a step too late.

Pei Qiyi had been paying attention to Shen Nian’s movements. Seeing her moving toward the door with the others, she spoke almost immediately. “Shen Nian, stop right there! Where else do you think you are running to?!”

After being called back, Shen Nian could not help but feel dejected, regretting that she had failed to slip away. However, it was not just her; Jiang Zhiwan was also temporarily kept behind.

Pei Qiyi looked at Shen Nian first with a face full of grief and indignation. “Tell me yourself, how long have you been resting? Shen Nian? Was it not you who said it in the beginning? If you did not become a popular star in the entertainment industry, you would have to go back and inherit the family business as the extravagant Eldest Miss of the Shen family. I truly believed your nonsense!”

Thinking that the things “she” had said were indeed all lies, Shen Nian only looked at the floor, not daring to speak.

Seeing that her attitude was acceptable, Pei Qiyi rubbed her forehead with a headache and finally made a summary. “I see that you have been too idle lately. I should find something for you to do; it is better than you going out to cause trouble. Since Jiang Yuanxing has collapsed, the role of ‘Juqu’ in the movie Juqu which was originally set for her has become vacant.”

Regarding this movie that everyone was fighting to act in, Pei Qiyi began to appoint someone without a second thought. “Shen Nian, I have signed you up. Remember not to be late on the day of the audition.”

“Huh? Who did you say should go? Me?”

Shen Nian began to doubt her own ears.

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