Xia Wanyuan had a large number of fans, and Su Yueran was not bad either. Regarding who had won the Best Actress award, the netizens discussed animatedly, each holding a word.

Because Su Yueran was favored by Director Charon, more viewers thought that Su Yueran could win the Best Actress Award.

[Actually, Xia Wanyuan is also very amazing. I think she acted quite well.]

[Hehe, it’s just a presentable movie. How dare she compete with others for the Best Actress?]

[ The person in front, shut up. The Best Actress evaluation doesn’t look at quantity, but quality. So what if it’s one? As long as your acting skills are good enough, it doesn’t matter even if there’s only one. ]

The fans were arguing non-stop. In the production team, Xia Wanyuan had just finished a scene and sat down to rest when Su Yueran, who had not appeared for a long time, came.

“Miss Xia.” Su Yueran had a smile on her face, looking gentle and elegant.

“What’s the matter?” Xia Wanyuan frowned slightly.

“I came to see you act. Your acting skills are good, so I should learn more from you.” Su Yueran sat on the chair beside Xia Wanyuan. “Actually, I think the winner of the Best Actress nomination will definitely be you. Your acting skills are much better than mine.”

Xia Wanyuan glanced at Su Yueran, then retracted her gaze. She stood up and left, too lazy to waste time with Su Yueran.

Whether it was Director Charon’s audition or the nomination of the Best Actress, Xia Wanyuan felt that there was no need to compete.

She was not interested in flattering each other with Su Yueran. Su Yueran was quite good herself, she had good acting skills, and had many outstanding works.

She wondered what was the point of pretending to flatter her here.

Watching Xia Wanyuan leave, the smile on Su Yueran’s lips froze. Her eyes darkened. Xia Wanyuan was really stubborn, as if she could not break through her. She was really difficult to deal with.

After leaving the production team, Xia Wanyuan went straight to the hotel where she had placed the little girl last night.

In the hotel, the little girl was curled up on the sofa watching a Star Wars movie. Hearing the door open, the little girl subconsciously shrank her neck. Only when she saw that it was Xia Wanyuan did she let down her guard. “Big Sister.”

Xia Wanyuan walked in. “Are you watching television?”

“Mm.” The little girl nodded.

Xia Wanyuan handed her the biscuit in her hand and sat on the sofa. “Your story is very good. Are you willing to work with me?”

The little girl had never been praised for writing a good story. Her eyes widened slightly. “Really?”

“Mm, I’ll give you money and send someone to guide you. You’ll be in charge of producing the story.” Xia Wanyuan felt that the little girl was quite spiritual.

“Okay.” The little girl knew that the beautiful big sister in front of her was very good, so she did not hesitate.

“Are you an adult?” From the looks of this little girl, she was probably only fourteen or fifteen years old. She was really too thin and weak. She had probably been malnourished for a long time.

“I’m an adult. I just turned eighteen.” To Xia Wanyuan’s surprise, the little girl nodded.

She had not eaten enough since she was young and her health was not good, so she looked much younger than ordinary children. However, in terms of age, she was already an adult.

“Alright, I’ll find someone to sign the contract with you then.” Xia Wanyuan was relieved. Since she was already an adult, she could bear legal responsibility herself and did not have to seek the permission of her guardian.

“Mm.” The little girl smiled at Xia Wanyuan. After washing away the dirt, one could tell that she was a beauty. Her big eyes were filled with gratitude and innocence.

For some reason, she looked a little like Lu Li.

“What’s your name?” Xia Wanyuan had forgotten that she still did not know the little girl’s name.

“Liu Ling.”

Xia Wanyuan stood up. “Okay, Liu Ling, I’ll leave first. Write well.”

“Mm.”

After Xia Wanyuan left, Liu Ling thought for a while and left.

Ever since she followed her parents to Beijing five years ago, she had been doing all sorts of odd jobs every day and knew the route to this city very well.

Along the way, Liu Ling rode a bike to a basement.

At the entrance of the basement, a middle-aged woman was washing clothes. Beside her lay a man smoking. Not far away, a little boy was playing with the toy plane in his hand.

This was her family.

Liu Ling walked forward. “Dad, Mom.”

The middle-aged woman looked up at her with disgust in her eyes. “Why are you back? Have you forgotten what I said? Get lost.”

“Mom, I can earn money now.” Liu Ling walked towards her parents.

However, the middle-aged man stood up, picked up the stool under his butt, and threw it at Liu Ling. “What a prodigal thing. We raised you for nothing.”

Liu Ling was so frightened that she hurriedly hid behind. “Dad, Mom, listen to my explanation.”

The middle-aged woman put down her clothes and looked up. “Let me be honest with you. You know that your health isn’t good and you can’t go out to work. We really can’t afford to raise you. You’re already an adult. Just treat it as if you don’t have us as your parents in the future.”

The middle-aged man looked at Liu Ling fiercely. “Aren’t you leaving?!”

Liu Ling’s eyes were filled with tears. Finally, she steeled her heart and turned to leave.

Looking at Liu Ling’s departing figure, the little boy playing with his toys suddenly chased after him. “Sister,” but he was stopped by his parents.

“You’re not allowed to go. We can’t afford to raise her anymore. We can only raise you. She’s not your sister. Don’t go over.” The middle-aged woman pressed down the little boy who had been struggling. “She’s sick. It’s none of her business if she dies in the future. Alright, good baby, stop crying. Mommy will buy you your favorite hamburger, okay?”

Hearing hamburger, the little boy stopped crying and obediently left with the middle-aged woman.

Her parents kept explaining, so Liu Ling could only return to the hotel. Thinking of Xia Wanyuan’s promise to give her money, she wiped her tears, picked up a pen and paper, and began to write a story seriously.

——

After completing her scenes with the production team, Xia Wanyuan had just left the production team when she met a large group of reporters.

“What do you think of Miss Su Yueran being nominated for the Best Actress Award like you?”

“How has An Rao been recently? Can you tell us?”

Xia Wanyuan replied simply, “No opinion.” “Pretty good.”

With that, she was about to leave when a reporter reached the microphone to her mouth. “Mrs. Jun, you have a good relationship with An Rao. You must know Bo Xiao, right? What do you think of Bo Xiao’s treason?”

When he said this, the surroundings fell silent. The other reporters were shocked that this colleague was so bold to ask such a sharp question.

As expected, the originally calm Xia Wanyuan suddenly stood tall. The reporters around her could not take it and took a step back.

“Who told you that Bo Xiao betrayed the country?” Xia Wanyuan looked coldly at the male reporter who asked the question.

“Isn’t that so? Otherwise, why would such a high-ranking general be arrested and sent to prison? According to our country’s laws, he must have committed an extremely serious crime to be punished like this.” The reporter braced himself and met Xia Wanyuan’s gaze.

“There will be an official evaluation of the truth. It won’t be you making wild guesses here.” With that, Xia Wanyuan got into the car, leaving the reporters looking at each other.

“Tsk,” the male reporter who asked the question looked disdainful.” She must be guilty and doesn’t dare to admit it. If Bo Xiao didn’t betray the country, how could he be captured? What kind of person is he?”

The others were silent. After all, it involved Bo Xiao’s level, so no one dared to say anything.

However, not talking nonsense did not mean that they did not hint at it while writing news.

To people who played with words, as long as they wrote that meaning, it did not matter if the table expressed their opinion.

Hence, that day, the news of Xia Wanyuan berating the reporter was spread everywhere.

The news hid Xia Wanyuan’s specific answer. The main point was that after Xia Wanyuan heard the reporter ask Bo Xiao a question, she scolded the reporter angrily.

[Um… Is this considered anger stemming from embarrassment?]

[I quite want to know what’s wrong with Bo Xiao. It’s been so long, but the officials haven’t given a specific response.]

[ Xia Wanyuan is so angry. Could Bo Xiao really have betrayed the country? As his wife, An Rao shouldn’t appear in the entertainment industry anymore. She’ll lead the children astray. ]

At the same time, everyone paid attention to the fact that Bo Xiao could be awarded as a chief at such a young age.

After all, to people in the military, it was already very capable to be a company commander in their lives. There were only a few chiefs in the country, let alone someone as young as Bo Xiao.

[ There’s no need to guess. If you ask me, there must be a conspiracy. According to rumors, Bo Xiao is valued by a certain military leader. They originally wanted him to be their son-in-law, so they nurtured him vigorously. In the end, after Bo Xiao became famous, he dumped the leader’s daughter. ]

[… The person in front, is that true?? Bo Xiao doesn’t look like that kind of person.]

[Hehe, why not? Otherwise, how do you explain how Bo Xiao became a chief in his twenties? What a joke. Furthermore, it’s an era of peace and there’s no war. Where would he get the credit?]

These words rendered everyone speechless. Hence, all the major forums, Tieba, and Weibo began to guess Bo Xiao’s identity.

The most popular post was “What’s wrong with our society? What’s wrong with relying on connections to become a high-ranking general? In the end, such a person even colluded with the enemy. What kind of vermin have we raised?”

Many people who did not know the truth were agitated by this pile of posts and were furious.

In the apartment, An Rao lay on the sofa and looked at her phone as usual. Then, she saw the news on Weibo. After casually flipping through it, An Rao threw her phone aside angrily. “What kind of person is this?”

Bo Xiao came over with a plate of sour plums. “What’s wrong?” As he spoke, he was about to pick up An Rao’s phone.

An Rao reacted and shouted, “Don’t touch my phone!”

Bo Xiao was stunned. “Petty. Alright, I won’t move. I’ll give you plums.”

“Mm.” An Rao extended her arm to Bo Xiao. “Come and accompany me.”

Bo Xiao could only sit beside her. However, An Rao, who had been extremely greedy just now, had no appetite.

Bo Xiao was a smart person. He could guess what was wrong with An Rao’s expression. He knocked An Rao’s head. “Don’t think nonsense. I won’t care what others say.”

An Rao carefully looked at Bo Xiao’s expression and pulled his hand to her stomach. “Do you hear it?”

“Hear what?” Bo Xiao laughed.

“Baby said that Daddy is the most amazing hero.” An Rao pursed her lips. She knew that Bo Xiao had a strong mentality, but no matter who it was, how could they not be sad to be questioned and mocked by the people she protected?

“Got it.” Bo Xiao patted the back of An Rao’s hand. “Eat first. I’ll go out and buy something.”

“Yes.”

Bo Xiao left home but did not go to the supermarket. Instead, he walked to the backyard of the neighborhood and sat on the bench.

He took out his phone and swiped it casually. A large amount of news about him surged over.

“What else does Bo Xiao have other than his face?”

“Bo Xiao is ungrateful. He relied on his face to climb up the ranks and even married a female celebrity in the entertainment industry to hype himself up. Shameless.”

“What high-ranking general? He obtained a rank through shady means and actually colluded with the enemy to betray the country. How disgusting.”

…..

The large number of eye-catching comments made Bo Xiao’s expression turn cold.

He was also someone who had seen great storms and climbed out of bullets, but now, he felt that…

Rumors and evil words were sometimes more hurtful than thousands of troops on the battlefield.

Even someone as mentally strong as him would be sad because of these comments.

Bo Xiao took out a cigarette from his pocket and was about to light it when he thought of An Rao. He put the lighter back and only held the cigarette in his mouth. He looked into the distance quietly, thinking about something.

In a corner that he did not notice, An Rao looked over worriedly as she touched her stomach.

——

Ever since the production team of “Leisurely Life” announced that Jiang Kui and Zou Man would join the variety show, their fans had increased.

Other than urging the broadcast to start every day, the most important thing for a large number of netizens was to ask the production team if they had invited Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan.

[Wait and wait. Today is also the day I crazily request Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan to appear on the variety show together.]

[Although the hope is slim, I still want to squat here and wait for a miracle to appear.]

In the manor, Xia Wanyuan had just finished her homework with Xiao Bao when she received a call from Chen Yun.

“Wanyuan, you know Jiang Kui and Zou Man, right?”

“Yes, what’s wrong?” Xia Wanyuan took a pen and wrote on the paper.

“The two of them are going to participate in a variety show. It’s a little similar to the love variety show you and CEO Jun went to last time. The production team sent an invitation. I just want to ask you if you’re willing to participate.” Chen Yun felt that with Xia Wanyuan’s personality, she probably wouldn’t be willing to participate in such a competition.

However, to his surprise, Xia Wanyuan actually agreed. “Sure, take it.”

“Huh? Oh, okay. Then I’ll reply to the production team.”

“Mm.”

After hanging up the phone, Xia Wanyuan wrote on the paper.

Xia Wanyuan knew very well that the Jiang family must be behind the production team’s invitation.

Since the Jiang family wanted to use the power of public opinion to suppress the Jun family, she might as well go with the flow and see who would suppress who in the end.

After so many years of cooperation, the Jiang family and the Jun family had reached the point where only one could stay. Neither could tolerate the other.

When the production team received Chen Yun’s reply, they thought it was fake. The production team’s director waved his hand. “The liars nowadays are too good at seizing every opportunity. They’re quite good at grasping the direction of the wind. They even lied to me. Did the liar say that he wanted the deposit to be sent first?”