The Female Lead Keeps Breaking Her Own Persona - Chapter 25

“Uh-huh, of course, it’s our heroine, Gu Jingyun,” Qu Anruo said, pointing at the screen. After finding the Weibo account that Wang Chu registered for Gu Jingyun, Qu Anruo casually created a burner account and followed Gu Jingyun.

She searched Weibo for news about Director Bai’s new movie, and found that Director Bai had started to release content related to the film piece by piece. The comments under Director Bai’s Weibo were all guessing who the female lead was.

Some guessed it was the currently popular young actress Xu Nanxi, and some guessed it was one of Director Bai’s friends no one would ever think of Gu Jingyun.

Suddenly, Qu Anruo’s phone chimed with a notification: a post from Director Bai.

Thank you to my leading lady Jingyun for participating in this film of mine. I have high hopes for her, you know~ @Gu Jingyun

Gu Jingyun’s Weibo was managed by Yuan Yuan. After Director Bai tagged Gu Jingyun, Yuan Yuan used official language to thank Director Bai.

Director Bai’s Weibo post also included Gu Jingyun’s publicity photos. Qu Anruo clicked on them and was greatly surprised. She looked too beautiful, and her attire was different from Gu Jingyun’s usual clothes. In the photo, Gu Jingyun was wearing a qipao and looked very alluring…

Before Qu Anruo had time to look closely, Director Bai sent her several photos of Gu Jingyun on WeChat.

[Director Bai]: How is it? Am I generous?

CEO Qu: Thank you, thank you!

Qu Anruo quickly saved the photos sent by Director Bai. Gu Jingyun was indeed the female lead; she was truly a feast for the eyes. Qu Anruo felt satisfied just by looking.

On the other side, after removing her makeup, Gu Jingyun took out her phone and sent a message to Qu Anruo.

[Sister]: I’m done shooting here, I’m heading back now.

Qu Anruo was about to hide her photos when Gu Jingyun sent the message, but before she could finish, the notification tone from Gu Jingyun startled her. She felt like she had been caught red handed doing something wrong.

After hiding the photos, Qu Anruo quickly got dressed to welcome Gu Jingyun. She had just reached the door when Gu Jingyun opened it.

Qu Anruo saw Gu Jingyun and blurted out, “What a coincidence, haha.” Seeing Qu Anruo’s unnatural expression, Gu Jingyun nodded and walked past her.

Qu Anruo breathed a sigh of relief and opened her phone to continue checking Weibo. In an instant, countless comments flooded under Gu Jingyun’s Weibo.

Who is this? Does anyone know?

Don’t know, never seen her.

Where did she come from? Our Xu Nanxi couldn’t even get the female lead, so how did this person we’ve never seen before get it?

There were also some excessive comments, saying that Gu Jingyun had gotten the role through improper means. Qu Anruo gnashed her teeth and fought with them using her burner account.

Gu Jingyun heard the commotion from Qu Anruo’s side and came up behind her. She saw the comments and took out her phone to search for news related to herself on Weibo. Many of the results were people insulting her.

Qu Anruo saw Gu Jingyun looking at the comments and snatched her phone away: “Sister, don’t look.” After saying that, she called Wang Chu.

“Sister Wang, start suppressing the comments. Give warnings to those who are making personal attacks.” After speaking, Qu Anruo put down her phone and began controlling the comments in Gu Jingyun’s comment section.

Qu Anruo found that a large portion of the malicious comments came from Xu Nanxi’s fans. Qu Anruo told Gu Jingyun not to open her phone, then asked Director Bai for Xu Nanxi’s phone number on WeChat.

“Miss Xu, aren’t you going to manage your fans?” Qu Anruo asked angrily.

Xu Nanxi applied nail polish, looked at it, and said, “What does it have to do with this big miss?” She then raised her eyelids: “CEO Qu is so protective of Gu Jingyun. Is it possible that the rumors are true?”

Hearing Xu Nanxi’s words, Qu Anruo immediately hung up the phone. “Sister Wang, contact Xu Nanxi’s manager directly.” Qu Anruo said and then returned to the room.

Gu Jingyun herself didn’t care much about what those people said, but seeing Qu Anruo’s anxious look, Gu Jingyun couldn’t help but ask, “What happened?”

Qu Anruo saw that the matter was still escalating. She went up to Gu Jingyun and said, “It’s nothing. Sister, don’t look at Weibo or online information during this time. I’ll handle it.”

Gu Jingyun was aware of the current online evaluation of her. She smiled as she looked at the exasperated Qu Anruo.

“Sister, why are you still smiling?” The people online were cursing Gu Jingyun without distinguishing right from wrong. Qu Anruo only felt wronged for Gu Jingyun, yet she didn’t seem to care at all.

Sensing Qu Anruo’s emotions constantly changing, and remembering the doctor’s instructions, Gu Jingyun soothed her: “Anruo, don’t lower yourself to their level.”

“But how can they be like this?” The commenters were randomly insulting Gu Jingyun without knowing the facts. Did they not care about other people’s feelings?

Gu Jingyun smiled and shook her head. Qu Anruo was still too young after all. “Don’t be sad. I finished shooting the publicity photos, do you want to see them?”

Although Qu Anruo had already seen them, she still nodded when Gu Jingyun offered.

Wang Chu was very efficient. In just a moment, the malicious comments in the comment section were suppressed. The section was now mostly filled with people praising Gu Jingyun’s looks.

Where is my secretary, President! Present this woman’s information within one minute!

Ahhh! This woman surnamed Gu is too beautiful!

The comments were all very familiar and casual. After reading them, Qu Anruo felt she had been too reserved. Qu Anruo immediately used her burner account to comment below.

Gu Jingyun has a wife, and it’s me!

As a result, a bunch of people followed suit and replied the same way. Qu Anruo simply deleted her comment to put it out of sight and out of mind. Are people like this nowadays? Just calling someone “wife” right off the bat? Qu Anruo thought.

Checking the time, it was almost evening. Gu Jingyun said to Qu Anruo, “There’s a dinner party later. Anruo, don’t accidentally drink alcohol this time.” Qu Anruo nodded in agreement.

The phone rang. It was Zhao Lan’an. Qu Anruo guessed that Zhao Lan’an was calling after seeing the official publicity photos for the movie. Sure enough, Zhao Lan’an immediately started praising how beautiful Gu Jingyun was.

“Thank you, Auntie.”

Hearing Gu Jingyun’s voice, Zhao Lan’an became even more enthusiastic: “Jingyun, when the movie is released, I’ll have all my sisters book out screenings for you.” She said happily. Without waiting for Gu Jingyun to speak, she made the decision.

The voice on the phone suddenly disappeared. Qu Anruo looked at Gu Jingyun with some embarrassment: “That’s just my mom… Sister, please don’t mind her.”

“It’s fine, Auntie is very amusing.”

In the evening, the area outside the hotel was very lively. Qu Anruo approached Director Bai to join the fun and unexpectedly spotted Su Haodang.

【Why is Su Haodang here?】 Because she hadn’t been harassed by Su Haodang for many days, Qu Anruo had almost forgotten about him.

【He’s the male lead, so he must constantly display his charm in front of the female lead.】 666 said, signaling Qu Anruo to look at Su Haodang.

After Su Haodang shook hands with Director Bai, he saw Qu Anruo and glanced at her with contempt before looking away.

【666… don’t tell me the Su family is the biggest investor in this movie.】 Qu Anruo thought back and suddenly realized that Su’s name was indeed at the top of the contract she had put away.

【The Su family is indeed the largest investor, but I’ll try my best to keep the male lead away from the female lead.】 666 couldn’t help but feel sympathy for Qu Anruo, seeing her so pitiful. Qu Anruo was such a coward that she couldn’t win over her wife, and now with another troublesome person around, who knows when she’ll succeed.

As Qu Anruo’s good partner, 666 decided to help her!

Su Haodang, looking quite respectable, asked Director Bai next to him, “Director Bai, what time is our start-of-shoot ceremony tomorrow?”

“Six in the morning. Is CEO Su planning to attend?” Su Haodang nodded after hearing this and told his assistant next to him, “Notify me at six tomorrow morning.” After saying that, he was escorted upstairs by a group of people.

“Have a safe trip, CEO Su,” Director Bai said behind him. After Director Bai finished speaking, she pulled Qu Anruo aside to a less crowded area: “Are you and CEO Su at odds?” Director Bai’s keen eye immediately spotted the tension between the two.

“Director Bai, you should be careful. He’s joining the crew with designs on Gu Jingyun.” Qu Anruo said mysteriously to Director Bai. Upon hearing this, Director Bai realized she had done something wrong.

Director Bai suddenly remembered that both of them were Alphas and asked, “But aren’t CEO Su and Jingyun both Alphas?” Qu Anruo gave a look that implied, “You don’t know this, do you?” and Director Bai suddenly understood.

She whispered, “I’ll keep an eye on things for you and won’t let Su Haodang get near Jingyun.” After saying that, Director Bai patted Qu Anruo’s shoulder.

The person she liked was being targeted by such a pervert, and that pervert could approach the person she liked for a legitimate reason. Thinking about this, Director Bai felt great sympathy for Qu Anruo.

Just then, Gu Jingyun came looking for Qu Anruo. Director Bai left when she saw Gu Jingyun approaching.

“Anruo, why are you here alone?” There were very few lights where Qu Anruo was. If Yuan Yuan hadn’t told her Qu Anruo’s location, she wouldn’t have been able to find her.

“Looking at the view,” Qu Anruo said, glancing around, but the surroundings were pitch black.

The wind in the evening was a bit chilly, and Qu Anruo’s hair was already messy. Gu Jingyun looked at Qu Anruo, who was shivering slightly: “Then Anruo has quite a unique taste.”

As soon as Gu Jingyun finished speaking, Qu Anruo sneezed.

【Pfft.】 666 accidentally laughed out loud. Qu Anruo blushed and desperately tried to hide her embarrassment in the darkness after being seen in such a state.

Gu Jingyun took off her jacket and draped it over Qu Anruo: “Let’s go, time for dinner.” Seeing this, Qu Anruo followed behind Gu Jingyun, quietly holding onto the corner of her clothing.

Seeing Qu Anruo, Yuan Yuan approached her, bent down, and said, “CEO Qu, CEO Su was just asking about Sister Jingyun’s information.”

Qu Anruo clenched her fist. Su Haodang was truly persistent. It seemed she needed to find something for him to do.

After dinner, Qu Anruo didn’t cling to Gu Jingyun anymore and returned to her room. She had a premonition that Su Haoyan would contact her tonight.

Su Haoyan’s call indeed came. Qu Anruo put on her earphones, sat leisurely on the sofa, and started drinking juice.

“I’ve thought it through. I agree to cooperate with CEO Qu.” Su Haoyan knew that he was no match for Su Haodang right now, and he could only rely on the Qu family’s power to pull Su Haodang down from the company’s pedestal.

“Mm, I’ll let you know if I have any news.” With that, Qu Anruo hung up the phone.

Su Haodang’s personal presence with Director Bai on behalf of the Su family also meant that the Su family had decided to delegate authority to Su Haodang. No wonder Su Haoyan agreed so quickly, and his tone just now sounded a little urgent.

【Ah, 666. Time to start working tomorrow.】 Qu Anruo said, stretching.

666 had been waiting impatiently to see Qu Anruo show off her skills.

After sending Gu Jingyun a goodnight message, Qu Anruo went to bed early. She had to get up early tomorrow morning. She had to arrive at the film set before Su Haodang and stick close to Gu Jingyun.

Gu Jingyun turned off her phone and went to sleep after receiving Qu Anruo’s message. When she woke up in the morning, she got ready and went to wake Qu Anruo up.

Gu Jingyun went to Qu Anruo’s bedside and opened the curtains. It was still dark outside. Qu Anruo pulled the blanket over her head. Gu Jingyun could only let her lie down a little longer.

About twenty minutes later, Gu Jingyun nudged Qu Anruo on the bed. Qu Anruo groggily got up. She pulled up the pajama top that had slipped off her shoulder and naturally walked into the bathroom in her slippers to wash up.

Gu Jingyun lowered her head, deliberately avoiding looking at Qu Anruo. She felt that her feelings for Qu Anruo were strange, but weren’t they just friends?

Just then, Qu Anruo came out of the bathroom and stood behind Gu Jingyun, saying, “I’m ready, let’s go.” Gu Jingyun followed behind Qu Anruo out the door, thinking about something. Her arm accidentally brushed against Xu Nanxi.

Xu Nanxi’s assistant, looking unfriendly, blocked their path. She folded her arms and said to Gu Jingyun, “Hey, what’s wrong with you?”

“I apologize,” Gu Jingyun said to Xu Nanxi. Xu Nanxi didn’t really mind and nodded. But the assistant still relentlessly held Gu Jingyun accountable.

Xu Nanxi was unhappy to see her assistant making a scene in her name and gave her a look. Xiao Qi, another assistant who had been with Xu Nanxi for a long time, was observant. Sensing Xu Nanxi’s displeasure, she quickly pulled away the person who was still chattering non-stop.

“It’s nothing, Teacher Gu. You two go ahead,” Xiao Qi said, waving her hand at the two.

When Qu Anruo and Gu Jingyun went downstairs to the lobby, Yuan Yuan was waiting for them there. Su Haodang, who was by her side, left when he saw the two approaching.

“Were you just talking to Su Haodang?” Yuan Yuan nodded: “He was asking about Sister Jingyun’s information again, but I managed to fool him.” Qu Anruo looked at Yuan Yuan approvingly after hearing this.

“Is everyone here?” Director Bai’s voice came from not far away. She said this while counting the number of people. Xu Nanxi appeared at the last moment. Director Bai didn’t say much and had the crew members prepare for the start of shoot ceremony.

Many reporters had already slipped into the area outside the set, waiting for interviews. The security guards kept holding them back until Director Bai had everything ready, and then they started letting people in.

“Miss Gu, what are your thoughts on the online comments about you?”

“Thank you all for your affection for me,” Gu Jingyun said, following the prepared script Wang Chu had given her.

Seeing Gu Jingyun’s evasive answer, the reporter pressed on: “Many people online are saying you got the female lead through improper means, are you…”