Phoenix A has Gone Viral Across the Entire Internet! - Chapter 27

Shen Nian was rare in her thoughtfulness. Not only did she deliver the person safely to bed, but she also tucked the quilt tightly around her to prevent her from catching a cold.

Before preparing to leave, she noticed the remaining half glass of wine on the table.

This wine… Shen Nian only hesitated for three seconds before, upholding the principle of not letting things go to waste, she lifted it and drained it in one gulp.

She would not transform into a bird tonight. Since Jiang Zhiwan was already asleep anyway, she was going to walk back openly!

Despite thinking so grandly in her heart, Shen Nian still moved as lightly as possible when she walked out of the bedroom and closed the door, fearing she might wake the other woman.

Once she left, the sliver of light vanished. The Omega on the bed only knit her brows slightly before sinking back into a dark, deep sleep.

Jiang Zhiwan was not someone who dreamt often.

Perhaps due to the wine, her usual dreamless nights were met with an exception tonight.

In the dream, there seemed to be a blurry figure saying sharp words to her.

“Hey, I am talking to you. Are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for me? Why do you have to interfere in everything I do? If I play the lead, you play the lead. If I walk the red carpet, you walk the red carpet.”

“I am telling you, if you keep this up, I am going to start rumors that you have a secret crush on me!”

“That is not out of the question,” a cold female voice replied to that person.

Jiang Zhiwan was startled to find that this voice sounded incredibly familiar, as if it had once come from her own mouth.

“What do you mean ‘not out of the question’? Do you mean you are going to keep doing this? Or have you just not stepped out of character yet? Your words are so sour. I can’t be bothered with you.”

The figure seemed somewhat annoyed. Dropping a cold, blunt snort, she hurriedly walked away.

Jiang Zhiwan sensed that “she” instinctively took two steps forward to chase after her, but ultimately stopped herself with restraint, seemingly sighing softly. “You do not need to spread rumors.”

You do not need to spread rumors, because it was already true.

This dream was so hazy yet real that even after Jiang Zhiwan woke up, her emotions were still immersed in that feeling of unrequited love.

Who was that person in the dream?

Jiang Zhiwan originally felt a sense of loss, but after thinking about it, it was just a dream and she really should not dwell on it too much.

She picked up her phone to check the time. It was only 8:45 AM.

Director Yu had set the second audition for the role of “Ju Qu” for 2:00 PM this afternoon. Pei Qiyi had instructed earlier that she had to personally supervise Shen Nian at the scene.

After a simple wash, Jiang Zhiwan changed her clothes and prepared to go downstairs for breakfast.

When her gaze accidentally swept across the wine glass on the table, her eyes shifted.

Jiang Zhiwan’s memory was not bad. Even though she had drunk some wine last night, she was far from having a blackout.

She should not have finished that last glass of wine she poured, yet the glass was now empty.

At that time, only she and the little bird were in the room.

Did the little bird also have a taste for her wine?

Jiang Zhiwan picked up the empty glass. Upon bringing it closer, she noticed that for some reason, a faint scent of sweet orange remained on it.

She had just begun to harbor some suspicion when she heard two knocks on the door.

“Miss Jiang, are you up? Breakfast is ready.”

“Yes, I am coming down now.”

Wu Ma worked hard without complaint. After calling one person, she went next door to wake the other.

“Eldest Miss, it is time to get up.”

In contrast, Shen Nian proved much harder to wake. She only mumbled something softly, and then the bedroom went silent again.

Wu Ma was used to this but remembered that she had to get her up for breakfast no matter what.

“Eldest Miss, have you forgotten the family rules? You must eat in the morning. This was specifically instructed by Old Madame Shen.”

Wu Ma was only halfway through her sentence when she finally heard some movement inside. Accompanied by a series of chaotic clattering sounds, the doorknob turned, and Shen Nian poked her head out.

Wu Ma nodded with satisfaction. “Eldest Miss, for breakfast today, there are the beef pies you usually like.”

Shen Nian did not want to eat beef pies; Shen Nian wanted to go back to sleep.

But if she acted shamelessly and refused to go, Wu Ma would probably bring up the Old Madame to lecture her immediately.

Fine, fine. If you provoke me, I will naturally concede in a fluffy manner.

Forced to get up, Shen Nian followed behind Wu Ma and went downstairs. After letting out a small yawn, her laziness completely vanished the moment she saw the plate of golden-fried beef pies on the dining table.

The beef pies were very fragrant, with a crispy exterior and plenty of filling. They were made small and easy to eat. Shen Nian finished two in one go.

If Jiang Zhiwan had not mentioned the audition this afternoon, she probably would have eaten a few more.

Jiang Zhiwan looked up at her calmly. “Director Yu is very strict. How is your ability in terms of improvisation?”

As soon as those words left her mouth, she remembered that the person before her had always been called a “Vase Alpha”—good-looking but useless in the industry. She couldn’t help but feel the question was redundant.

Sensing the slight change in Jiang Zhiwan’s gaze, Shen Nian suddenly felt looked down upon.

She was so angry she dragged 432 out to vent. “I am a three-time Best Actress winner! How dare she doubt me! She is looking down on me!”

432 nodded frantically in agreement. “Exactly, exactly!”

Shen Nian continued to vent, “Back when I made my debut in acting, she didn’t even know where she was staying!”

432 echoed like a parrot, “That’s right, that’s right!”

No matter what Shen Nian said, 432 sided with her completely, focusing on providing maximum emotional value.

This prevented Shen Nian from pulling a long face at the dinner table, though the force with which she chewed her beef pies increased significantly.

Unexpectedly, even though the expression on the Alpha’s face had not changed, Jiang Zhiwan could keenly perceive that the other person was suddenly sulking.

Why was she angry? Was it because of the doubt she showed regarding her acting ability?

Jiang Zhiwan knit her brows slightly and unconsciously began to stir the bowl of white porridge beside her.

Shen Nian stole a glance and instinctively handed the plate of small pickles near her to the other woman.

This instinctive act of thoughtfulness caused both people at the table to freeze for a moment.

Jiang Zhiwan’s eyes flickered, but she naturally accepted the kindness.

After thinking for a while, she shared her understanding of the character “Ju Qu” with the Alpha.

To bring a character to “life,” having a correct understanding and positioning of them is undoubtedly crucial.

Since Shen Nian had indirectly helped her retrieve the birthday ring given by her mother, she would tell her these things as a reward, and they could consider themselves even.

When it came to her professional work, Shen Nian was always exceptionally interested.

Therefore, she listened intently while Jiang Zhiwan spoke. After arriving at the audition site and combining the given script fragments, she felt she had grasped several layers of the character’s personality.

With a signal from the clapperboard, Shen Nian’s audition performance officially began.

Unlike the situation during Jiang Zhiwan’s audition, the actors for various roles in the Ju Qu group had already been decided, so they could act alongside her during the audition.

This meant that in addition to inspecting the auditioning actor’s skills on the spot, they would also focus on observing how well they coordinated with the other actors.

The scene Shen Nian drew for her performance was a part of the story after the Third Princess, Yuan Luo, officially entered the State of Shang.

Yuan Luo had come to Shang as a hostage in place of Yuan Qi. Initially, she was not summoned directly into the palace but was sent to a side courtyard of the Princess’s Manor to stay for a while.

On her first day in the Princess’s Manor, she encountered two guards teaming up to bully a little kitchen maid, trying to snatch her purse to get some silver to spend.

Seeing the little kitchen maid weeping piteously, Yuan Luo—who knew she should follow the principle of not interfering—ultimately softened her heart and asked her accompanying guards to drive the two men away.

Unaware of who this group was, the two guards arrogantly told them to mind their own business, and the atmosphere became tense.

Just as the situation reached a stalemate, two small pebbles suddenly fell from above, hitting the two guards on their heads and causing them to cry out in pain.

They were about to curse, but both fell silent upon seeing the person in the tree. They offered a casual apology to the kitchen maid and hurried away.

Yuan Luo looked up and saw a young woman dressed in black with ink-black hair and cinnabar lips.

The woman was currently leaning against a large tree branch, playing with a few other pebbles in her hand. From her high vantage point, she scrutinized them without restraint.

Even though she was there as a hostage, Yuan Luo still represented the Princess of Ming Yuan.

Such blatant scrutiny was undoubtedly an extremely rude behavior.

“What kind of servant are you, to be so lack—” Gui Yuan was about to speak words of reprimand when Yuan Luo stopped her directly, signaling her to stand behind her.

The black-clad woman in the tree arched an eyebrow at this and lazily changed her posture. Her tone was languid as she asked, “Who are you? Being newcomers, you dare to interfere in the internal affairs of our Princess’s Manor. Are you not afraid the Eldest Princess will punish you?”

Yuan Luo looked up at her slightly, her answer neither humble nor arrogant. “I have heard that the Eldest Princess is virtuous and possesses a heart that embraces all. Correcting the injustices within the manor for the Princess should be met with praise. Why would she easily lay blame?”

Sophistry.

But quite clever.

Ju Qu defined the other person this way in her heart.

She tossed the pebbles in her hand casually and then landed lightly on the ground, standing in front of Yuan Luo.

“I am called A Ling, a head guard in this Princess’s Manor.”

“Looking at your group, you must be the people from Ming Yuan… the ones Her Highness mentioned previously?”

“I apologize for the offense just now. If you need anything in the manor in the future, you can come find me.”

Gui Yuan could not keep things to herself. After following Yuan Luo to the side courtyard where they would temporarily reside, she spoke about the guard they had seen earlier.

“That person was quite strange. I don’t even know when she jumped up into that tree.”

Yuan Luo shook her head, disagreeing. “Her brow naturally carries authority. She is no ordinary guard of the Princess’s Manor.”

Gui Yuan was puzzled. “Then she…”

Yuan Luo lowered her eyes and softly spoke the other’s name. “She must be that Young Lord of the State of Shang, Ju Qu.”

“Good! Cut!”

“Good work, everyone. The emotions in this segment were spot on!”

After watching several performances, Li Mengying and Yu Wanyu had felt that something was missing, but they hadn’t expected Shen Nian to have the ability to make their eyes light up.

It seemed the rumors were not to be believed. This Alpha was actually not as people said—she was not all skin and no skill.

As the two of them looked at each other and smiled, they already had a verdict on the result of this audition.

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