The Film Queen Is Cold and Ruthless, Only Sends Money - Chapter 34.2

Su Yun blinked, making sure she hadn’t misheard.

Seeing the usually sly and clever eyes now looking somewhat dazed, Jiang Zhi chuckled softly and reassured her, “Accidentally liking something once or twice is no big deal.”

Though when she saw the title of that article, she could vaguely guess its content.

Recalling how flustered Su Yun had been the day before, she felt she might have found the answer. So naturally, she didn’t suspect Su Yun’s “accidental like” was just an excuse.

“I’m glad you believe me!” Su Yun let out a long sigh of relief and lamented, “I’m never going online with my main account again!”

Five minutes of curiosity could traumatize her for life.

Su Yun wasn’t just saying it, she meant it.

From then on, she strictly used her alternate account. Even when reposting the show’s official posts, she had her manager do it for her, eliminating any chance of another “accidental like.”

[Has anyone noticed that Su Yun hasn’t been online at all since reading that fanfic?!]

[During the second episode of Dear Them, the other guests @-ed her, but Su Yun’s account replied in such a generic way clearly her manager was handling it.]

[Hahahahaha!! Cut her some slack! If I were the one who ended up trending like that, I wouldn’t show my face online for a year!]

[+1, honestly, out of everyone involved the fanfic author, the shippers, the most awkward one has to be Su Yun!]

[But I went and read that fanfic out of curiosity, and wow, it was so good! The author really knows how to write great plot, great spice, absolutely amazing!]

[+1, actually, Su Yun staying offline is a relief for us shippers! We can enjoy our meals without any reservations!]

[Agreed. Who knew the saying “stars should stay out of fans’ lives” would come true like this? In a way, Su Yun is really spoiling her fans!]

[What a weird take! But I love it. Already waiting for Teacher Pumpkin to drop that new cultivation AU fic!]

Reading these comments on her alternate account, Su Yun felt a mix of emotions.

Why was it that other fans wanted their idols to interact more, while hers were celebrating her absence? No posts, no activity and somehow that counted as spoiling them?!

She deliberately ignored mentions of “spice” and “Teacher Pumpkin’s new fic,” suppressing her curiosity and vowing never to click into their shipping tag again.

–

In the days that followed, Su Yun had no other work commitments.

Her daily routine consisted of experimenting with recipes with Aunt Liu or going out to enjoy the scenery.

Of course, that was assuming her phone would stay quiet.

After the first episode wrapped up, the female guests exchanged contact info and even created their own group chat. The group name went through several changes before finally settling on the one Su Yun came up with,”Share the Joy, Leave the Drama (8).”

It perfectly captured the dynamic between them.

[Xue’er: As expected of you, even the group name is so clever!]

【Su Yun: Thanks for the compliment! If I hadn’t recorded the show with you all, I probably wouldn’t have come up with this group name either.】

Wisdom truly comes from life, she had poured her genuine feelings into naming it.

Sure enough, she received a string of ellipses from everyone in response.

【Liu Yangran: What’s everyone up to now? I just finished recording another show, and it feels kinda boring. You guys are way more fun…】

Even scripted variety shows rely on the guests’ performances. If the acting is too forced, it just comes off as awkward rather than funny.

Fresh out of such an awkward experience, Liu Yangran found herself missing the comfort of just being herself on Dear Ladies.

【Lin Yan: I’m reviewing the final cut right now, and it’s equally boring… But going back to filming? No thanks, too exhausting!】

【Su Yun: +1, let’s just enjoy our free time while we can!】

【Su Yun: [Photo], Like right now soaking up some sun!】

【Zhaozhao: [Photo], I’m recording a song! Gotta thank Su Yun for her help earlier. I’ll let you all hear it once it’s done!】

The song Jing Zhaozhao mentioned was the one she had composed during the show, inspired by her own creativity. Su Yun’s feedback had given her a lot of insight.

After the first episode wrapped, she kept refining and adjusting it, and now it was getting closer and closer to her vision.

【Xu Zhi: Can’t wait! We’ll definitely cheer you on when it’s out!】

【Ye Ying: +1, we’ll be waiting with our little stools ready!】

Su Yun thought of her own theme song and seized the chance to promote it in the group. If it didn’t get much love later, at least the group could help boost the numbers.

【Su Yun: And don’t forget to check out my theme song too! I’ll let you know when it’s ready!】

【Jiang Zhi: Okay.】

【Lin Yan: ??? I thought you never looked at your phone, Jiang Zhi? Why the sudden reply?!】

【Liu Yangran: Wow, the legendary Jiang Zhi replies so fast, I didn’t even get to send my message in time!】

【Zhaozhao: [Excited.jpg]】

【Ye Ying: Seems like Jiang Zhi’s gone again… I feel like I just witnessed some subtle flirting…】

【Xu Zhi: Subtle flirting +1】

【Su Yun: [Shy.jpg]】

She hadn’t sung on the show, so the ones who knew her voice best were Jing Zhaozhao and Lin Yan, who had heard her sing before.

Lin Yan’s strongest impression of Su Yun’s singing was that it was “not good.” Beyond that, she had no other memories of it.

But she was much more tolerant of Su Yun now, no more cold shoulders like their first meeting. She replied in the group:

【Lin Yan: Don’t worry, I’ll share it the second it’s out. Even if it’s terrible, I’ll hype it up like it’s the best thing ever!】

【Su Yun: ?】

【Zhaozhao: ? Su Yun’s singing isn’t bad.】

Jing Zhaozhao kept it brief, but as a professional musician, her opinion carried far more weight than Lin Yan’s. Instantly, the group switched sides, rallying behind Su Yun.

【Ye Ying: If Zhaozhao says so, then I’m even more excited now.】

【Xue’er: Me too, hehe!】

Before they could finish their messages, a system notification popped up.

[Group owner Jiang Zhi has recalled a member’s message.]

The recalled message was, of course, Lin Yan’s earlier comment.

【Lin Yan: ??? My bad, I’ll never do it again!】

Why on earth had she agreed to the group’s suggestion back then, letting Jiang Zhi become the group admin, thinking she wouldn’t abuse her power for personal gain!

[Su Yun: @Jiang Zhi, [Cat kissing.jpg]]

[Jiang Zhi: [Cat patting head.jpg]]

[Su Xue: @Lin Yan, Alright, one dose of dog food wasn’t enough, now here’s another!]

–

Their group chat was lively, with conversations happening almost daily. Su Yun, backed by the group admin Jiang Zhi, acted completely unrestrained.

However, after her appearance on the trending searches, she had been lying low everywhere, even reducing her activity in the group chat.

[Lin Yan: Have you guys noticed that Su Yun hasn’t been around lately?]

[Zhao Zhao: Maybe she’s busy with work?]

There was a full two-week gap between their two program recordings, and most of them had additional work to do. For instance, Liu Yangran was also participating in another variety show.

[Liu Yangran: Is it the theme song she mentioned last time? Didn’t she bring it up in the chat before?]

[Lin Yan: Oh, that’s right. I remember her saying she wasn’t too busy during our last chat.]

Su Yun saw their discussion but remained silent, lurking without sending any messages.

Still, she nodded approvingly at Zhao Zhao’s words.

Yes, keep guessing in that direction.

After a week, once everyone had forgotten about her trending search and she was sure none of them would see it, she could safely reappear in the group.

After Lin Yan asked her question, the others moved on to other topics, and Su Yun relaxed.

Just as she was about to put her phone down, however, she saw Su Xue, who had been absent earlier suddenly share a link in the group.

[Su Xue: Remember to open this with your burner account! Don’t log in with your main one!]

Mention of burner and main accounts made Su Yun extremely wary. She cautiously clicked on the link.

Sure enough… it was about her visiting the CP fan page.

Within thirty seconds, Su Yun’s screen was flooded with “HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.”

Su Yun: “…”

Xue’er…

[Lin Yan: No wonder Su Yun hasn’t been around, it’s because of this!]

[Ye Ying: HAHAHAHAHA! Su Yun is so unlucky, even her own fans saw her!]

[Liu Yangran: Su Xue, where did you find this? I didn’t even see this trending topic!]

[Su Xue: I’ve been pretty free lately, surfing the web. I checked out all your fan pages and just happened to stumble upon this post~]

[Lin Yan: @Su Yun, You there? @Su Yun, You there? How could you go read fanfics about you and Jiang Zhi, HAHAHAHA!]

[Su Xue: Actually, there are fanfics about all of you. I read a few they’re pretty interesting! Want me to send them to you?]

[Lin Yan: …]

[Zhao Zhao: …]

[………………]

Reading Su Xue’s explanation, Su Yun silently thought:

Maybe she should contact Su Xue’s teacher and suggest assigning her more homework.

Otherwise, how did Su Xue still have time to browse all their fan pages?!

And what happened to “friends stick together through thick and thin”?

She had been utterly betrayed!

So,

After a long silence in the group, Su Yun finally sent two messages.

The first one was:

[Su Yun: @Jiang Zhi, They’re bullying me [Cat crying.jpg]]

The second message read:

[Su Yun: @Jiang Zhi, let’s have pizza for dinner tonight! [Cat waving.jpg]]

In less than a minute, the system chimed with notifications one after another.

[Group Owner Jiang Zhi has muted Su Xue for 24 hours.]

[Group Owner Jiang Zhi has muted Liu Yangran for 24 hours.]

[Group Owner Jiang Zhi has muted Jing Zhaozhao for 24 hours.]

[…]

Whether they had spoken earlier or not, everyone in the group was muted by Jiang Zhi except for Su Yun.

Only after silencing them all did Jiang Zhi finally ask in the group chat.

[Jiang Zhi: Why pizza all of a sudden?]

[Su Yun: Because pizza only comes in six or eight slices never in deceit!]

And certainly never in betrayal.

Su Xue, who was clearly being shaded: “…”

The muted crowd in the group: “…”

Jiang Zhi, upon seeing the message: “Eat. You can eat whatever you want.”

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