The Mad Beauty and the Sick Young Lady [Transmigration Novel] - Chapter 24

Su Li had been closely following the developments and noticed that the comment she liked had indeed drawn the attention of netizens. Many people flocked to see it, and the comic’s traffic increased unprecedentedly.

Some people even sent her private messages:

“Excuse me, blogger, are these things you drew real, or did you make them up?”

Su Li didn’t reply, mainly because there were too many similar questions, and she simply couldn’t get back to all of them.

The entire storyline of Su Li’s comic contained the progression of the whole event. Netizens could see at a glance that Miss Fei was the initial provocateur, and Miss Yezi had stood up for Miss Bing on several occasions. The scene where she threw the flowers was completely consistent with Miss Yezi’s usual behavior. Miss Fei was not a so-called fan instead, she was a self-assured Alpha who constantly harassed both Miss Bing and Miss Yezi.

While netizens were still arguing about the authenticity of the comic, a large amount of evidence released by Jiang Zhuoye instantly topped the trending searches, mutually corroborating the comic’s content.

This thoroughly clarified the entire matter. Simultaneously, Ying Feiyan’s identity was exposed, and the stock of the entire Ying Corporation plummeted.

After following such a complex and surprising twist, netizens were stunned. Many poured into Su Li’s Weibo to discuss their views on the matter.

The account “Miss Bing” also quickly made it onto the hot search list.

Su Li’s heart was beating fast when she received a message from her editor:

“Well done! Your popularity has now made you a top-tier author on the platform, and we can look into raising your revenue share. Also, I’m personally very curious… is the content of your comic really related to Jiang Zhuoye?”

The editor herself had a bet with her colleagues. They all believed that “Miss Bing” couldn’t possibly be related to Jiang Zhuoye, and it was probably just a coincidence. They urged the editor to contact the author to confirm.

Su Li hesitated for a long time before replying to the editor:

“This is my privacy. I hope the platform will not use Jiang Zhuoye’s name for promotion. Regardless of what netizens say, I will not actively admit it.”

The editor was disappointed. Since the author said so, she must have been just trying to ride the wave of popularity, and the editor lost her bet with her colleagues.

She had been fantasizing that if this author knew Jiang Zhuoye, wouldn’t her career as the author’s editor soar… But then she realized that anyone who knew Jiang Zhuoye would be wealthy and influential why would they have the spare time to serialize a comic online?

The editor now felt she hadn’t been thinking straight for a moment to believe that the Miss Yezi in Miss Bing’s Daily Life was actually Jiang Zhuoye.

It was just seeking publicity, so the editor lost interest, arranged a homepage recommendation according to procedure, and logged off.

Su Li sat on the bed, watching the steadily increasing number of fans and comments on her Weibo via her tablet, and suddenly felt anxious.

Strictly speaking, did drawing Miss Bing’s Daily Life infringe upon Jiang Zhuoye’s privacy?

It was precisely for this reason that she didn’t dare tell the editor that the story she drew was genuinely about Jiang Zhuoye’s life.

Celebrities generally keep their private lives very tightly under wraps. Su Li had also searched online and found that Jiang Zhuoye’s private life was almost completely blank, with virtually no reports. Jiang Zhuoye was top notch at evading paparazzi; few could capture her lifestyle unless she wanted them to.

So Su Li was currently on tenterhooks, afraid that if her comic became any more popular, she would receive a lawyer’s letter from Jiang Zhuoye’s studio.

Although, given her personal relationship with Jiang Zhuoye, it wouldn’t likely escalate to court, if Jiang Zhuoye developed a negative impression of her because of this, the gain would not be worth the loss.

Compared to the vague wish of becoming an internet celebrity and having a serialized comic on her bucket list, Su Li now felt that Jiang Zhuoye’s friendship was far more precious to her.

If Jiang Zhuoye didn’t like her exposing her privacy, Su Li could completely stop the comic without a moment’s hesitation.

She would always care more about Jiang Zhuoye’s feelings.

Su Li had been sleeping a lot during the day these past two days and had little urge to sleep at night. She stayed up watching the public opinion ferment, and in the end, Jiang Zhuoye completely turned the tables, becoming the “poor female celebrity who was harassed by a rude, second generation wealthy Alpha.”

Although this persona was a bit different from the real Jiang Zhuoye… the matter had passed, and she also gained a wave of fans who admired her genuine character.

Su Li finally went to sleep in the latter half of the night. When she woke up the next day, Jiang Zhuoye was already waiting for her outside the door, as Aunt Zhang had called her awake on the internal phone.

Su Li hurriedly tried to wash up quickly but accidentally wet her hair, and consequently, washed her fringe too. Her pajamas were very wrinkled from the night before. She pulled open the wardrobe, selected a long dress, and changed into it. Seeing that twenty minutes had passed, she quickly ran to the door and opened it.

Jiang Zhuoye stood in the corridor like a figure from a painting, wearing a sweet smile and carrying a coat, dressed in a figure-hugging dark red velvet dress.

Su Li had always disliked the opulent golden wallpaper in her corridor, finding it somewhat nouveau riche. But now, she suddenly realized that this golden wallpaper, paired with the dark red velvet material of Jiang Zhuoye’s dress, was simply… stunning.

Su Li was stunned for a while, regretting that she couldn’t photograph the scene before her eyes. She could only desperately etch the image into her mind, intending to paint it later.

Jiang Zhuoye smiled slightly, her expression soft:

“What’s wrong, don’t you want to invite me in?”

Su Li awoke as if from a dream. When she came to her senses, her face was slightly flushed. She was so engrossed watching an Omega woman who was also her friend that it felt a little… too strange.

Jiang Zhuoye followed Su Li into the room and casually closed the door.

Su Li’s heart fluttered slightly again. She felt that Jiang Zhuoye’s expression today was meaningful, and she probably had something to say to her.

“Why are you here again today?”

“Are you feeling better?”

The two simultaneously spoke, then both paused and smiled at each other.

Su Li lowered her head, pursed her lips, and sat on the small sofa:

“I’m much better. This kind of gastroenteritis comes and goes quickly. I hardly feel anything now, except for a slight headache.”

Jiang Zhuoye nodded seriously:

“That’s wonderful. I came today to tell you something: Ying Feiyan has been jailed, and I will be filing a lawsuit against her.”

Su Li:

“!!!”

What was going on? Her eyes widened, almost popping out of their sockets. The situation had developed this fast after only one day apart!

Jiang Zhuoye still smiled gently and sweetly, the beautiful sweetheart in the eyes of thousands of fans, but her words were harsh:

“Last night, I was invited by Ying Feiyan to a restaurant. She suddenly released pheromones, causing chaos among many Alphas and Omegas inside and outside the restaurant. I immediately called the police, and they have taken her into custody. I will hire a lawyer to sue her for infringing on Omega rights and causing social disturbance. She will face a sentence of six months to a year.”

Su Li was dumbfounded. After a long time of processing, she finally spoke:

“I thought you wouldn’t have time to meet Ying Feiyan yesterday… I saw the hot search. You must have spent a lot of effort just contacting the criminal investigation V accounts and looking for former club employees, right? How did you manage to be so incredible and get Ying Feiyan into the police station directly?”

Jiang Zhuoye smiled complacently, leaning slightly against the armrest of Su Li’s chair, seemingly boneless. She reached out to touch Su Li’s cheek:

“My staff did all those things for me. I had something more important to do, for example…”

She stroked Su Li’s slightly red cheek. Su Li felt as if a thin piece of ice had grazed her face. While feeling dazed, she heard the other person continue:

“Deliberately provoking Ying Feiyan, making her act impulsively, disturbing social order, and causing serious consequences.”

After understanding the statement, Su Li was suddenly alarmed. She grabbed Jiang Zhuoye’s hand, widening her eyes as she asked:

“What serious consequences?”

Jiang Zhuoye’s expression slightly sobered:

“Two passing Omegas were attracted and went into heat. Five Alphas lost control and tried to snatch the Omegas in heat, chasing and fighting each other in the restaurant, injuring one waiter and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage to the restaurant. All of this will be blamed on Ying Feiyan.”

Su Li frowned:

“How innocent those two Omegas were.”

Jiang Zhuoye, however, let out a cold laugh, her eyes distant:

“They weren’t injured; at most, they were just startled. Blame it on their bad luck.”

Su Li narrowed her eyes at Jiang Zhuoye, a chill running through her heart. She was trembling all over.

She had never expected Jiang Zhuoye to be this kind of person, letting others fall into danger just to execute her plan.

Su Li muttered:

“You could have arranged to meet in a secluded place, or rented out the venue…”

Jiang Zhuoye also frowned, her expression complicated, lost in thought.

After a while, she let out a somewhat weak, cold laugh:

“I’m just a selfish person, Su Li, don’t you understand? This is my nature.”

Su Li did not get angry or condemn her, as Jiang Zhuoye had anticipated. Instead, she raised her beautiful, peach-blossom-shaped eyes, looking at Jiang Zhuoye gently and harmlessly, and said softly:

“I don’t think so. The you I know is not like this. You are clearly very gentle. Even when you are impatient with your fans, you never use back doors to avoid them. Even though you don’t like green onions, ginger, or garlic, you didn’t say anything when you took me to eat at a street stall, just to avoid spoiling my fun. You clearly dislike being touched by strangers, yet you can link arms with my mom… I always thought you were a gentle and thoughtful person. I saw all of this.”

Jiang Zhuoye was completely stunned, her eyelashes trembling slightly, her lips tightly pressed together, and even her skin seemed to turn pale.

Su Li smiled softly, finally summarizing:

“Although I am inferior to you in every way, I always feel that deep down, you are just as soft and sensitive as I am. For this incident, I am willing to believe it was an unintentional mistake. It’s good that it didn’t cause a major impact. However… could you please give me the information of the Omegas, Alphas, and the waiter who were affected?”

Jiang Zhuoye instinctively recoiled, sinking halfway into the chair, losing her usual composure. Her voice trembled:

“You… what are you going to do?”

Su Li thought as she spoke:

“I want to apologize to them anonymously and send them some gifts.”

Jiang Zhuoye was completely speechless.

Her entire soul was profoundly shaken. For a moment, she couldn’t even think only shock resonated in her heart.

How could this be?

Su Li was so perceptive, or perhaps, so imaginative, creating a persona for her based on her imagination?

The details Su Li mentioned were indeed things Jiang Zhuoye had done.

But Jiang Zhuoye’s original intention was definitely not to be gentle and considerate. She just wanted to use a better facade to woo Su Li, and not using the back door was because her manager wouldn’t allow it.

Jiang Zhuoye had always believed herself to be cold, selfish, and ruthless. To get Ying Feiyan into prison, she definitely had to find some sacrifices, and she herself would never sacrifice anything. The logic was very clear, and she genuinely just thought the passersby were unlucky.

She hadn’t expected Su Li to care so much about this. In her own mind, this was just a minor detail, a necessary sacrifice to achieve her goal.

Su Li and she were truly like people from two different worlds, with such different ways of thinking.

But… it was this difference that radiated light, attracting Jiang Zhuoye to constantly explore, like digging up a treasure of unknown contents.

Jiang Zhuoye carefully looked into Su Li’s eyes and realized that Su Li was telling the truth.

Su Li even took out her tablet, ready to record the information of those people, while muttering to herself, as if calculating how much compensation she could offer.

Jiang Zhuoye felt like a tree enduring a fierce storm, her roots feeling unstable. She quickly took a deep breath and replied:

“I don’t think that’s necessary. They should seek compensation from Ying Feiyan herself.”

Su Li blinked matter of factly:

“Ying Feiyan should compensate, but I also want to take a portion of my own income to give to them, mainly to ease my own conscience. Don’t worry, I will remain anonymous, ensuring they absolutely can’t trace it back to me.”

Jiang Zhuoye:

“It’s not about being anonymous…”

She felt a slight headache, reaching out to support her exquisite face, and sighed softly:

“Even if there is compensation, there’s no way I would use your money.”

Su Li insisted:

“No, let me do it. You getting Ying Feiyan into prison is a form of revenge for me. To repay you, I want to provide this compensation.”

Jiang Zhuoye let out a wry laugh:

“You’re quite good at your little calculations. Fine, I’ll go with what you want. I’ll have my manager look into it.”

She secretly decided that she must send Su Li a big gift later to make up for this money. This delicate little girl was truly soft hearted and sweet, but just too single minded.

If things continued this way, Jiang Zhuoye felt that her path to conquest was becoming increasingly difficult.

Su Li’s inner self was not as fragile and indecisive as she appeared. Her own values were almost unshakable, and as she became closer to Jiang Zhuoye, she even seemed to have a tendency to influence Jiang Zhuoye in return.

For instance, right now, Jiang Zhuoye actually couldn’t change her mind and agreed to her preposterous request.

Su Li pursed her lips and smiled, looking shy, lovely, and innocent. Jiang Zhuoye looked at her and sighed deeply.

Su Li asked doubtfully:

“Why are you sighing? Are you feeling unwell? Oh, right, were you affected when Ying Feiyan released pheromones yesterday? Did you go to the hospital?”

Jiang Zhuoye’s smile was enigmatic. Suddenly, she rested both hands on the armrest of Su Li’s sofa chair, looking up at Su Li’s face from below.

From this angle, Jiang Zhuoye’s face was delicate, and her eyes were bright, like a handsome young girl, making Su Li’s heart flutter a little, and her heart felt somewhat tender.

“Take a good look at me.”

Jiang Zhuoye’s voice was as soft as silk, and her eyes were brighter than the stars. Although she was joking, there was a hint of seriousness in her eyes.

“I… I’m looking at you…”

Su Li stared at Jiang Zhuoye’s face. As she watched, her own face flushed completely.

“Am I pretty?”

Jiang Zhuoye curled her lips into a pure and innocent smile.

“Very… exceptionally pretty.”

Su Li licked her lips, feeling hot all over, her throat a bit dry.

“Then next time you update, draw me a little prettier, okay, Miss Bing.”

A sly glint flickered in Jiang Zhuoye’s eyes. After speaking, she reached out a hand, intentionally adjusting Su Li’s collar.

Su Li’s entire body stiffened: she knew! She knew she had secretly drawn her into the comic! How embarrassing!

“That… that comic… I just… record life…”

Jiang Zhuoye’s fingers rested on the neckline of Su Li’s dress, slowly caressing it, and she chuckled softly:

“I finished reading it.”

Su Li was so nervous that her entire body was trembling, even the hairs on her head seemed to stand up. She asked cautiously:

“Then… what do you think?”

Jiang Zhuoye’s fingers were as flexible as a snake, moving along Su Li’s collar toward the back of her neck, smiling:

“I like it very much.”

Her fingers rested on the back of Su Li’s neck, gently stroking the stray hairs at the nape of her neck.

“I… I didn’t get your permission… I’m, I’m sorry…”

Su Li was afraid that Jiang Zhuoye would be angry. She only felt coldness on the back of her neck, and a large area of her skin was tingling.

“No need to apologize… I should be the one thanking you.”

Jiang Zhuoye said gently, finally moving her hand away from Su Li’s neck and placing it on her back over her clothes, patting her shoulder like a good friend.

“Thank you for being willing to record the moments of life with me. Does this mean that, in your heart, I am a little bit special?”

Su Li looked down.

Jiang Zhuoye’s gaze was piercing, like two clusters of burning flames, with anticipation and some other more complex, deeper emotions.

Su Li was a little scared. She let out a breath and whispered:

“Of course. You are definitely special.”