The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 32

Ji Mingxiao has been going out to have fun a lot recently, with all sorts of people. Although her life got busier after her thesis was published, she can still squeeze out time to play.

So, going out with Xi Ruan wasn’t a problem.

The two agreed to meet at 3 p.m. at the mall entrance.

From a distance, Xi Ruan saw the woman who seemed to have her own halo. As she walked by, two people stopped her to ask for her contact information.

Nan Yu was already good-looking, but now, with the confident aura of Ji Mingxiao, she was even more radiant.

“Why are you so early?” Ji Mingxiao’s smile became more genuine when she saw Xi Ruan.

“It’s not early,” Xi Ruan said, checking the time. “It’s 2:55.”

“We agreed to meet at three.” Ji Mingxiao handed Xi Ruan the milk tea she had bought. “I still remember your favorite flavor.”

“It’s not some complicated flavor,” Xi Ruan muttered under her breath.

Ji Mingxiao looked at Xi Ruan’s profile. “After the movie, want to go eat hot pot tonight? The extra spicy kind?”

Xi Ruan didn’t say anything, but her eyes lit up, and she nodded.

The two of them lined up together to buy popcorn.

Xi Ruan stared at the movie ticket and frowned. “You only said it was a sci-fi movie, but you didn’t say it was a horror film.”

“Really? I didn’t notice.” Ji Mingxiao looked at Xi Ruan, her expression showing a hint of surprise.

Xi Ruan narrowed her eyes. “I’ll believe that when pigs fly.”

Ji Mingxiao laughed, took the movie ticket, and put the popcorn in Xi Ruan’s hands, making her hold it with both. “It’s fine, I’m not scared. If you get scared, you can lean on me.”

“Dream on,” Xi Ruan rolled her eyes.

The two of them waited in the lobby.

Ji Mingxiao’s phone vibrated. She glanced at it; it was Su Mian.

“You still haven’t broken up with her?” Xi Ruan frowned.

“I haven’t been paying much attention to her lately.” Ji Mingxiao opened her phone, tapped on the chat, and held it out to Xi Ruan.

Xi Ruan was stunned for a moment, looking at Ji Mingxiao. “Why are you showing me?”

“I’m afraid you’ll misunderstand.”

Xi Ruan looked at Ji Mingxiao again. “What could I possibly misunderstand?”

Even though she said that, she still lowered her head and took a look.

“Su Mian is asking if you want to have dinner together tonight.”

“Help me reply. Just say I have plans tonight.”

“Just reply like that?” Xi Ruan looked at Ji Mingxiao.

“Yeah. I’m not afraid of her anymore.”

Ji Mingxiao took a sip of her milk tea, rested her chin on her hand, and chewed on the pearls, her cheeks puffing out.

Xi Ruan helped Ji Mingxiao reply.

“She’s asking if you have time recently.”

“No,” Ji Mingxiao yawned.

“Don’t you need to make an excuse?”

“Why should I?” Ji Mingxiao checked the time. “The movie’s starting. Let’s go in.”

When they entered the cinema, Ji Mingxiao directly turned off her phone.

Since it was a weekday, the cinema wasn’t very crowded.

The two of them went in and found random seats to sit in.

Xi Ruan lowered her voice. “If it’s really scary, I’m going to hit you.”

Ji Mingxiao: …

“I know. You’ve hit me before.”

“Oh, really?” Xi Ruan looked at Ji Mingxiao. “Then why would you still bring me to a horror movie? Do you like getting hit that much?”

“Only by you.” Ji Mingxiao leaned over and smiled at Xi Ruan.

Xi Ruan grabbed a handful of popcorn and stuffed it into Ji Mingxiao’s mouth, lowering her voice and looking ahead. “In the system, emotions are the most useless thing.”

“Just let it be. Don’t suppress it,” Ji Mingxiao leaned against her chair and turned her head to look at Xi Ruan. “If you want to reject me, you should look me in the eyes and say it, even though I won’t give up.”

Xi Ruan: …

“As long as your sexuality is the same as mine, I think I have a chance.”

Xi Ruan glared at Ji Mingxiao.

“Looks like it is.”

“I don’t know,” Xi Ruan pursed her lips and ate some popcorn. “I’ve never liked anyone. I don’t know what it’s like to be in love.”

“You can try to like me. Then you’ll know what it’s like.”

Xi Ruan: …

“I’ve found that your skin is not just thick, it’s impenetrable.”

“As a businesswoman, of course it is,” Ji Mingxiao raised an eyebrow.

The movie began.

The plot was great, and the horror elements were indeed terrifying. Ji Mingxiao just watched as Xi Ruan was so scared she froze, even forgetting to eat her popcorn.

Fearing she would spill the popcorn, Ji Mingxiao took the bucket from her.

And then she was hit.

Because Xi Ruan’s hands were finally free, she smacked Ji Mingxiao’s leg hard.

Someone nearby looked over at the two of them.

Ji Mingxiao smiled apologetically at the person next to her, and on Xi Ruan’s second attempt to strike, she grabbed her hand.

Xi Ruan was startled and glanced at Ji Mingxiao.

“You’re being too loud,” Ji Mingxiao leaned over and lowered her voice.

Xi Ruan pulled her hand away and pinched Ji Mingxiao.

To be honest, it didn’t hurt much.

The movie was two hours long. When they came out, Xi Ruan’s face was pale, and she glared at Ji Mingxiao several times.

“I’m so mad. I’m never going to the movies with you again,” Xi Ruan said, looking at the still-full popcorn bucket, and glaring at Ji Mingxiao again.

Ji Mingxiao just smiled.

“This is the ‘plans’ you had?”

Ji Mingxiao was stunned when she heard Su Mian’s voice. She looked up at her.

System A: !!!

“Yes,” Ji Mingxiao looked at Su Mian. “Can’t I go out and have fun with a friend?”

Su Mian looked at Xi Ruan again, narrowing her eyes. “That nurse.”

“Is there a problem?”

“You like her.” Su Mian clenched her fists, her expression extremely grim.

Ji Mingxiao looked at her expressionlessly, stepping in front of Xi Ruan.

Before Xi Ruan could say anything, she saw herself transform from an ordinary supporting character into an important supporting character.

Xi Ruan: I have 800 insults in my heart and don’t know if I should say them.

“Nan Yu, you said those things on purpose back then, didn’t you? You’ve already been hooking up with her?”

“Su Mian, not everyone is as disgusting as you,” Ji Mingxiao said, a sarcastic smile on her face.

Su Mian looked at Ji Mingxiao, who seemed like a completely different person, and understood everything.

“Because you’re filthy, you think everyone else is, too. Looks like you have a problem with your mindset,” Ji Mingxiao glanced at the people nearby and lowered her voice. “Su Mian, are you sure you want them to stand here and watch the show? To be honest, I’m not scared, after all, I have video and audio of your little lover coming to find me.”

“I finally managed to get a date with this person,” Ji Mingxiao continued. “Please don’t disturb us, thank you.”

Su Mian looked at Xi Ruan. “What’s so great about her?”

“Her heart is clean.”

“Heh.”

“My taste is better than yours,” Ji Mingxiao smiled. “I wouldn’t fall for a fake white lotus.”

“Then you’d better watch out for her,” Su Mian smiled ominously. “I can take care of my little lover, and I can take care of yours too.”

Ji Mingxiao was taken aback.

“‘Take care of’?”

Su Mian didn’t say anything more, just gave Xi Ruan a deep look.

Xi Ruan directly hid behind Ji Mingxiao.

“Will she really do something?” Xi Ruan was a little flustered. It was the first time she had encountered something like this.

She really should have stayed away from the main plot. She was just an innocent NPC, so why had she ended up like this?

“You’ll be fine,” Ji Mingxiao smiled at Xi Ruan. “Let’s go eat hot pot.”

“Still eating?”

“Why not? The table’s already booked.”

Xi Ruan sighed. “She’s so scary. By the way, ‘taken care of’ doesn’t mean what I think it means, right?”

“Most likely,” Ji Mingxiao messaged Nan Cheng, asking him to look into You Shi’s situation.

Then she found a gossip account.

She wanted to get her story out first and preempt Su Mian.

Clarifying things afterward was too passive, even if she could clear her name.

By the time the two were sitting in the hot pot restaurant, news of Su Mian’s cheating was trending.

Recordings, videos, and a series of photos—it was all irrefutable evidence.

There was also a complete timeline.

When Nan Yu and Su Mian got married, it was a trending topic. Now it was again, and the number of people watching the drama was much higher than before.

Everyone loves to see a spectacle.

Soon after, Ji Mingxiao posted on Weibo.

It was a collection of photos she had taken recently while out having fun, with a group of people and also with just two people, both male and female.

【Nan Yu: Thank you for being by my side during the most difficult times.】

This explained her outing with Xi Ruan today.

“You are so fast.”

“I’ve been prepared for a long time. I was planning to wait, but I didn’t expect Su Mian to find out,” Ji Mingxiao looked at Xi Ruan. She had wanted to spend more time with her, but who knew it would turn out like this?

How annoying.

Su Mian wanted to fight back, but the evidence Ji Mingxiao provided was flawless, blocking every possible loophole.

Those photos were clearly taken while following her for a long time.

Su Mian swept everything on the table to the floor.

This woman had been acting all along. The love, the affection—it was all just a ploy to get a handle on her and get a divorce.

Su Mian then had someone expose Ji Mingxiao for having an affair, with Xi Ruan as the other party.

The truth and lies were a bit complicated, but many people discovered that Ji Mingxiao had met Xi Ruan after Su Mian had already started cheating. And what’s more, the public had not paid much attention to Ji Mingxiao’s injury, but now they all did.

Xi Ruan came forward and posted a timeline, ending with the observation that Su Mian had been too busy with work to visit Ji Mingxiao and had only come to see her on Saturday after Xi Ruan reminded her.

Netizens matched the timeline and realized that Su Mian wasn’t busy with work; she was with her mistress.

And Ji Mingxiao usually spent most of her time in the lab and didn’t even use her phone. Everyone knew she went out to have fun, so she didn’t have much of a chance to have an affair.

The three SCI papers Nan Yu had published were also revealed, and many people already had a better impression of researchers than businesspeople. Now, they were even more supportive of Ji Mingxiao.

Netizens asked Su Mian to show her proof.

But she couldn’t.

She wanted to get the cinema’s surveillance footage, but she found that the only thing captured from that angle was her own distorted face.

Su Mian was on the hot search for three days.

She didn’t dare to check Weibo, as it was filled with nothing but insults. She tried to remove the hot search, but as soon as she did, someone else would buy a spot for it.

Nan Cheng had been a thorn in Su Mian’s side for a while, and now that he had a chance, he wasn’t going to let it go.

Furthermore, there were too many people who disliked the Su family, and many wanted to seize this opportunity to step on them and gain some benefits.

Su Mian was furious. Everyone sympathized with Ji Mingxiao, thinking she was simple and pitiful, but this woman was clearly a pure, black-hearted manipulator.

Because of Su Mian’s scandal, the Su family’s stock price plummeted.

With Ji Mingxiao’s manipulation, the flaws in several of the company’s projects also began to surface.

Su Mian’s younger brother, with the shares Ji Mingxiao had sold him, entered the company at this time, ready to challenge Su Mian head-on.

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