【？？ Is this Xiao Li’s memory?】

【Wait, the way that scene was presented earlier, combined with the current perspective, it looks more like a dream of Xiao Li’s, doesn’t it?】

【Nailed it! The theme this time is dreams and reality!】

【Yan Yue, you better give us a plot twist, or I’ll really unfollow you!】

【I have to admit, were we all a bit too harsh earlier? Doesn’t everyone know Yan Jie’s style by now? There’s definitely going to be a twist, so why don’t we just trust her? And why are you all saying Yan Jie is promoting her ship at the public’s expense? What if this time she’s deliberately mirroring reality to tell us some hidden truth? Let’s be rational, people! What’s wrong with you all?】

【Whoa, the person earlier made some valid points. Could it be that there’s something wrong with Yang Xin or Su Man Man…?】

As soon as the barrage mentioned the possibility of issues with Yang Xin and Su Man Man, their fans immediately drowned out the comments.

Today’s barrage was far from harmonious, so many viewers turned off the barrage and started watching the drama seriously.

Meanwhile, in the drama—

[Xiao Li had the same dream again.

In this dream, he was a supporting character in a novel.

It was a typical female protagonist novel, where he played the role of Su Ke Xin’s loyal childhood friend. No matter how much he devoted to her, Su Ke Xin never chose him. Instead, she chose a wealthy and influential man. In the process, the author conveniently made his family bankrupt early in the story, so he ended up living at Su Ke Xin’s house.

Despite how well Su Ke Xin’s family treated him, she was always the center of attention. He was just there to highlight her, a leaf overshadowed by her brilliance, a leaf that was never chosen by Su Ke Xin.

Later, Su Ke Xin got into the prestigious Mecha Design Academy, where her outstanding talent won her the admiration of countless professors. Her life became smooth sailing from there.

Everyone, men and women alike, were impressed by her excellence. Even her female classmates admired her! Everyone considered her the goddess of mecha, a legend.

In this legend, she eventually met the person she liked, the young CEO of XX Mecha Group.

As for the supporting leaf, he quietly exited the stage.

In the book, his role was reduced to being jealous of Su Ke Xin’s love interests and even went as far as sabotaging his own dreams in a fit of jealousy. When he first read about these events in the book, Xiao Li didn’t believe them. However, reality constantly reminded him that everything in the dream was his future. All of it would come true! He was destined to be a supporting character, destined to hide in Su Ke Xin’s shadow, and lead a life of mediocrity, wasting his potential.

He couldn’t accept that. How could he?

He had talent! He had dreams! He had ambitions! Why should he settle for being a supporting character? Worse, a supporting character for a woman?

But Su Ke Xin’s aura was simply too powerful, and he couldn’t outshine the darling of fate.

Until one day, he stumbled upon a blogger who claimed to be a member of some mysterious sect. He reached out to this blogger, and surprisingly, the blogger had some real abilities!

Following the blogger’s guidance, he gave Su Ke Xin a string of beads as a gift, and he also had one for himself!

Su Ke Xin trusted him and really liked the gift, wearing it almost every day…

However, it was this string of beads that changed everything about his future!]

Once viewers reached this point, they couldn’t stay calm anymore!!

【????】

【???? OMG!!】

【This plot twist is just too much!!!??】

【Yan Jie, I’m sorry! I admit I was too loud earlier. Please accept my sincere apology! This twist is unbelievable!】

【Escaping marriage, rebirth, and dreaming about the future with an ex? And it looks like Xiao Li and Su Ke Xin are still living in the world of the book! I can’t believe it! We can never keep up with Yan Jie’s imagination!】

【Yan Jie, how many more surprises do you have for us?!】

【Wait, could this string of beads be the problem?? If everything in Xiao Li’s dream is true, then could all his achievements be because of this string of beads? I remember him wearing it in the interview footage! OMG! Did he steal Su Ke Xin’s protagonist aura? Otherwise, based on the original book’s plot, Su Ke Xin should have been pursued by major mecha corporations by now, and even the interstellar government would have her making mechas for the interstellar military! But look, she’s still competing in mecha battles! Meanwhile, Xiao Li has become so successful!】

【If this is true, then the one who threatened Su Ke Xin at the beginning of the competition could be Xiao Li!! This competition is said to offer entry to a major corporation to the winner, right? So, could it be because he’s afraid Su Ke Xin will find out that he doesn’t want her to win the championship?】

【Help!!! This is terrifying! Even though Su Ke Xin in the original book seemed to rely heavily on her aura, but compared to Su Ke Xin, Xiao Li is the scarier one, right?】

【Uh… Does anyone still dare to say that Xiao Li and Su Ke Xin are mirroring Yang Xin and Su Man Man now? (timidly asking…)】

【I boldly join the conversation, if this drama really mirrors reality, I’ll be the first to unfollow… seriously, I can’t even imagine, if this kind of thing happened in real life… someone stealing someone else’s luck to maintain their own aura… such a person should be executed, and even that wouldn’t be enough to soothe the victim’s anger! This is scarier than robbing someone of their life!】

【But, in the original book, wasn’t Su Ke Xin, who relied on her aura for everything, not that impressive?】

【?? Is the person above in their right mind? From Xiao Li’s perspective in his dream, everyone except him is detestable, right? Moreover, based on his dream, what did Su Ke Xin do wrong? Su Ke Xin has always trusted him, she’s been wearing the gift he gave her almost every day, and even gave him water during a sports event. So, what exactly did Su Ke Xin do wrong? Just because she’s naturally gifted and talented, she deserves to have her luck stolen? What kind of values are these? I’m speechless!】

【I think I understand now, folks! On the cover, Xiao Li is holding a heart, right? That’s Su Ke Xin’s luck! He stole it from her!】

【What about Su Ke Xin? Could it be that she never noticed?】

Some viewers mentioned whether Su Ke Xin had noticed Xiao Li’s unusual behavior, but Yan Yue quickly provided an answer!

[At the end of Xiao Li’s dream, Su Ke Xin discovered the secret of him stealing her aura. Not just Su Ke Xin, everyone found out, his fans, his partners, everyone who admired him, they all abandoned him overnight!

Xiao Li woke up from the nightmare, drenched in sweat, gasping for breath. He didn’t calm down until he saw the string of beads was still there.

Holding his own string of beads, he reassured himself over and over again in his mind:

“Xiao Li, no one will find out, no one!”

“Even if Su Ke Xin knew a long time ago, what does it matter? I put a curse on her. She can never speak about all this! She won’t have a chance, never!”

“I didn’t steal her life, I’ve been so good to her since we were kids. I’ve taken care of her since childhood. Now I’m just taking some of her luck. It’s what I deserve!”

“Besides, with just a bit of luck, she still has a powerful aura, and she’s still excelling in competitions, right?”

“Excelling! She still has such good luck!”

He would make sure she had no chance to be near him! He would never give her the opportunity to take all his good fortune away! He wouldn’t!!

After Xiao Li fell asleep again, the camera switched to Su Ke Xin’s side.

Su Ke Xin was already asleep.

The camera entered Su Ke Xin’s mind in the same way.

This was Su Ke Xin’s dream.

In the dream, she grew up with Xiao Li as childhood friends, treating him as her closest companion. Wherever they went, they were inseparable.

One day, Xiao Li gave her a string of beads as a gift.

The beads were beautiful, and Su Ke Xin really liked them. She wore them almost every day. In return, she prepared a gift for Xiao Li, a small mecha she had designed herself. It was a mecha that Xiao Li had seen in an advertisement and had really wanted, but it was too expensive, so his parents couldn’t afford it. Su Ke Xin remembered this and specifically prepared a mecha that surpassed the one in the advertisement to give to Xiao Li.

She thought Xiao Li would like it, but when they started dating in college, she couldn’t find that mecha at his house. She asked his parents, and his mother remembered and said with a smile, “Ah, you mean the small mecha that Xiao Li designed? He gave it to a friend who visited the school.”

Su Ke Xin couldn’t believe her ears, but after repeated confirmation, that mecha had indeed been given away by Xiao Li in his own name to a mecha university professor who had visited the school, and who was now Xiao Li’s mentor…

Because of this, Su Ke Xin wanted to question Xiao Li but suddenly fell seriously ill. The doctor who treated her at the time said her illness was very strange.

Doctor: “Although it’s a bit against medical ethics to say this, it really seems like there’s some evil energy inside you…”

Su Ke Xin thought the doctor was joking, but when she went back that night, she happened to see Xiao Li fiddling with his string of beads, and it was emitting a faint light. She overheard Xiao Li talking to someone, mentioning words like luck and transfer!

At that moment, Su Ke Xin felt like she had been struck by lightning!

She, who had always believed in science, never expected that she would one day encounter something supernatural!

She didn’t understand why Xiao Li did this and naively questioned him. What she got in return was Xiao Li, along with that person from the mystical sect, cursing her. She could never speak about anything related to aura ever again!

After that incident, she and Xiao Li broke up, which coincided with her family’s downfall. Rumors circulated outside that she broke up with Xiao Li because she didn’t want to drag him down…

And Xiao Li turned out to be even more ruthless than she imagined!!

He took away the design drawings of her mecha! And with one of the works, he rose to fame! Since then, his life had been like he had activated cheats, singing all the way!

As for herself, because her work had been stolen, she missed the university’s mecha design competition. From then on, she embarked on a completely different path from Xiao Li…]

After seeing Su Ke Xin’s perspective, viewers were almost fuming!

【Ahhhh, that damned Xiao Li deserves to die!】

【I felt a bit sorry for Xiao Li when I saw his perspective earlier, thinking he was just a bit pitiful. But now, he’s just pitiful! What did Su Ke Xin do wrong to deserve this treatment from him?】

【I think he’s simply jealous that Su Ke Xin is better than him! The stinky jerk can’t stand that Su Ke Xin is better than him! Did you hear the nonsense he was telling himself? What does he mean, he’s still a woman’s companion? Scum, if you can be Su Ke Xin’s companion, you should secretly enjoy it, what trash! It makes me sick!】

【So, Su Ke Xin can’t even speak up for herself now? After this piece of crap appears on the show, is he going to cause more trouble for Su Ke Xin?】

【I’m disgusted! Has this Xiao Li become addicted to being a thief? He stole Su Ke Xin’s luck and now her work too? Damn it!】

【Some people just refuse to admit that they’re simply not capable. :)】

【Thinking about Su Ke Xin having to meet him on the show makes me sick!! Damn it!! After all this, can Su Ke Xin still get her revenge and take back her luck and her work?】

【I can’t believe it! I only looked away from the progress bar for a moment, and now there’s less than ten minutes left? So, does this mean there’s no way for her to get revenge and take back her luck and her work? Shouldn’t Su Ke Xin go find that mystical sect too? Pay more money and make Xiao Li pay a painful price!】

【I support the earlier comments!】

【Did you forget that there’s also a CEO in this drama? I feel like the CEO will help Su Ke Xin.】

【Buddy, the CEO appeared in the dream, didn’t you notice?】

【I was angry a moment ago, but now I’m just laughing. So, the CEO only appears in dreams, right? It’s been fifty minutes already, a sixty-minute drama. I want to see how the CEO will play a role in the last ten minutes!】

However, reality struck them hard!

The so-called CEO in the title did indeed appear in the show –

[The CEO admired Su Ke Xin’s work and they got to know each other. Meanwhile, Xiao Li also showed signs of nostalgia for Su Ke Xin in the show, as if he wanted to make amends.

Viewers in the drama were cheering, but Su Ke Xin looked gloomy!

Until the very last second of the drama, Su Ke Xin encountered both the CEO who came to discuss cooperation and Xiao Li who came to reconcile!]

At this moment, the screen suddenly went black!

Then, four big characters appeared on the screen –

【To Be Continued】

Viewers seeing these four big characters: 【?】

Viewers: 【???】

Viewers: 【Wasn’t this supposed to be just one episode? What’s going on?!】

Everyone was puzzled and confused. Suddenly, a barrage of comments flooded the screen like locusts, spreading all over the screen in an instant –

【Holy crap, go check out Yan Yue’s account! It seems like Yan Yue is going after Yang Xin!!】

Author’s Note:

Yan Yue: To clarify, “To Be Continued” means that I’m going to expose that thief in real life!

However, a user named Shan Shan speculated about the plot and shared a detailed analysis:

“Guys, you’re all being shallow! How could Yan Sister write a simple love story? Let’s not talk about it, just look at this time’s cover!

Normally, Yan Sister’s covers are very bright and colorful, but this time it’s completely black. Look closely at the male lead on the left—what is he holding in his hand? I enlarged it several times and I’m sure, that’s a heart, definitely not a decoration! And look at the female lead in the middle. She looks normal, right? But check out the brainwave device on her wrist! The heart rate displayed is 0!

The brainwave device can display data, which means it’s working, but the heart rate is 0. Could it be that the female lead is already dead? But she looks like a normal person!

So, I boldly speculate that the male lead on the left is holding the heart of the female lead! He took her heart away!!

Now, let’s look at the male lead on the right. Does he look handsome with a good physique but not much else? Yes, you read it right, that’s how he looks! Hahaha.

And this time, the title of the drama seems different from Yan Sister’s previous ones.

Let’s not worry about all of this. Let’s analyze why the ex-boyfriend and the CEO are on a variety show together, and it’s a happy ending (HE) with the CEO, so it must be because the ex-boyfriend isn’t good enough.

So, look at the cover, and you’ll understand, right?

At this point, someone might say, ‘I get it! The male lead on the left, holding the female lead’s heart, is definitely the CEO who ends up with her because the CEO is a heart-stealer…’

But I want to say, my friend, I know you’re common, but don’t be that common!

Let’s think about Yan Sister’s previous three dramas and her view of love. How could she use this cover to express one person’s love for another? Besides, this cover is obviously a dark theme, so I dare to say that the one holding the female lead’s heart on the left is her ex-boyfriend, and the male lead on the right, who looks like he has nothing except being handsome, is the true CEO male lead this time!

Alright, that’s the analysis so far. I’m going to watch the drama now, and I’m ready for Yan Sister to come and slap me in the face at any time!”

Upon reading Shan Shan’s analysis, everyone became enlightened. However, considering the theme of dreams and reality for this round, Yan Yue’s title and cover didn’t seem to have these elements.

With that in mind, everyone’s anticipation for the actual episode grew stronger, and they were eagerly waiting for Yan Yue’s new drama!

Meanwhile, on the other side of things, after being eliminated in the previous round, An Xiaoyu received an invitation from a decent film and television company and officially became a special screenwriter for their company.

Today was the day when Su Manman and the others’ works were released. An Xiaoyu had come out of her creative warehouse early and was waiting for everyone’s works.

Just like last time, she decided to start by watching Yan Yue’s work.

Don’t ask her why; it’s because who can resist a melodramatic drama?

However, An Xiaoyu couldn’t help but feel that Yan Yue had changed her style this time.

As she started to watch Yan Yue’s drama, her younger sister, An Xiaoxue, came in with her pillow. “Sis, are you asleep?”

An Xiaoyu chuckled. “Come in.”

An Xiaoxue entered and saw her sister watching Yan Yue’s new drama. She immediately crawled into her sister’s bed, sat down beside her, and watched the drama together with her.

After the incident with Ye Tianming last time, An Xiaoxue had received psychological counseling for some time. Now she was much better. At the same time, she felt grateful to her sister and her sister’s friends for boldly exposing the darkness of the Ye family through their works, especially Yan Yue, whom she admired greatly!

So, the two sisters sat in the same bed, watching the drama together.

It started with the familiar opening, followed by the sight of a mecha design competition. The host was announcing the rankings for this round.

[Host: “Let’s congratulate the winner of this round’s competition—Su Kexin!”]

The camera followed the host’s voice and focused on Su Kexin, the first-place winner.

Su Kexin couldn’t hide her excitement as she received the trophy and delivered her winning speech.

Then, the host announced another piece of good news! In the next round, the top mecha designer, Xiao Li, will be present in person!

Upon hearing Xiao Li’s name, the audience fell silent for a few seconds, followed by an explosive cheer!

“Oh my god! The show actually managed to invite Xiao Li!”

“Ah ah ah, Xiao Li is coming to the scene? I had other plans for next week, but now that Xiao Li is coming, where else would I go! I must get tickets for the next round’s competition!!”

“Ah ah ah, the show’s team is amazing! They actually got my husband! I declare that from today on, I’ll be living outside the competition venue! I must be the first one to meet my husband!”

“No, why are you all so excited? Who is Xiao Li? Is he very powerful?”

“?? What? You don’t know Xiao Li? My goodness! Xiao Li is the most powerful mecha designer in the entire star system! The mechas used by the border generals are all designed by Xiao Li! He’s undoubtedly the mecha god! You actually don’t know him? Are you sure you’re from the star system?”

“I’m speechless. With all the contributions Xiao Li’s mechas have made to the border’s battlefield this year, there are still people who don’t know him. You’re really uninformed.”

In the drama, as the enthusiastic fans of Xiao Li were giving speeches, the audience outside the drama also learned who Xiao Li really was.

An Xiaoyu, while sipping on energy water, summarized, “Xiao Li is like the real-life Yang, right?”

She nodded in agreement. This setup indeed resembled Yang Xin…

However, for now, An Xiao Yu didn’t take it seriously, after all, the plot had just begun.

At this moment, many viewers also found that the character Xiao Li in the drama had a high resemblance to Yang Xin in real life. However, like An Xiao Yu, they refrained from making wild speculations, especially considering that Xiao Li was a mech designer while Yang Xin was a top-tier screenwriter. Their careers were quite different.

Inside the drama, after the fans finished explaining about Xiao Li, the camera shifted its focus to Su Ke Xin. It was evident that Su Ke Xin had an odd expression upon hearing about Xiao Li’s arrival, although the viewers inside the drama didn’t notice this, and they continued discussing Xiao Li’s appearance with great enthusiasm.

[At this point, Suo Yi, who had won third place in the mech design competition, noticed that Su Ke Xin’s expression was not right. She approached her and inquired. Su Ke Xin shook her head and said it was nothing. Suo Yi didn’t press further.

However, at that moment, Suo Yi’s light brain suddenly vibrated. Anxious, she returned to her resting area and checked her light brain. An invitation to a private space popped up. She accepted it and, in the blink of an eye, found herself in a dark, empty space.

Then, a male voice sounded, “Why haven’t you completed the task I assigned to you?”

The voice was filled with sternness, making Suo Yi shiver uncontrollably. She was afraid and said, “I can’t do that. Ke Xin has helped me a lot on the show. I can’t repay her with harm… ”

The man coldly chuckled, “So, you want to repay me with harm? Suo Yi, have you forgotten who helped you when you were in your most difficult times, giving you a chance to enter this competition? Have you also forgotten that you promised to help me with anything back then?”

Suo Yi couldn’t help but sob, “I’m sorry, I really can’t do it. I know you’ve helped me a lot, and after this competition, I’ll give you all the prize money! Consider it my repayment, or if you want anything else as a reward, I can do it. But I really can’t do that to Ke Xin…”

The man suddenly burst into laughter. However, his laughter sent shivers down her spine. “Well, of course, you don’t have to do it.”

His words seemed to give Suo Yi hope, and her eyes lit up for a moment. But the next second, the man crushed that glimmer of hope mercilessly, just like he crushed Suo Yi herself, into pieces.

He said, “Do you know what happens to useless people in my world? Furthermore, now that you know my secret…”

The man’s threat, combined with the fact that only Suo Yi was visible on screen while the man’s face remained hidden, created a terrifying atmosphere. The background music intensified this feeling, with Suo Yi’s nervous and irregular breathing and heartbeat adding to the tension.

The tension escalated to its peak, causing even An Xiao Yu and An Xiao Xue to unconsciously hold their breath. An Xiao Xue clung to her sister’s arm in fear!

The viewers were similarly frightened by the sudden change in atmosphere, and the barrage of comments reflected their anxiety:]

【Don’t panic, everyone, don’t panic. I’ll protect you all!!】

【What’s going on? Why is it so intense right from the start?? Who is this guy? He’s really scaring us!】

【Mom!! Someone wants to kill me, wuwuwu…】

【Before clicking, I thought it was a romantic drama. But now that I’ve clicked, you’re telling me it’s a horror film!】

【Isn’t it a bit unnecessary for Sister Yan to change the style every episode? Revenge last time, a comedy last episode, and now straight-up horror. I’m so scared, guys! Let’s send more comments!!】

【No way, is this guy really going to kill Suo Yi? Is another outlaw being added to the story?】

The viewers were terrified, but the feared event did not occur. The mysterious man did not harm Suo Yi further. Instead, he offered her another chance. If Suo Yi didn’t want to harm Su Ke Xin, then she should win the final victory in this competition herself. In return, he would help her enter the prestigious XX Mech Group, a dream for all mech designers in the entire galaxy.

Upon hearing this, Suo Yi immediately agreed.

However, the mysterious man quickly delivered a blow to her.

[The man laughed lightly, his words coming out casually but chilling.

He said, “If you don’t win the final victory in this competition…”

“I told you just now, people who know too much in my world shouldn’t exist.”

“Do you understand?”

With a “smack,” the screen darkened, and when it lit up again, Suo Yi opened her eyes, her gaze filled with terror…

Right now, she only had one path to take…

At this point, the camera shifted back to Su Ke Xin.

Su Ke Xin, at this moment, was watching an interview video.]

According to the video’s upload time and title, the audience quickly figured out:

[Wow! This is Xiao Li!]

[This interview video was just released, meaning Xiao Li had just finished the interview.]

【This Xiao Li seems to be the male lead on the left side of the cover! I read Shan Shan’s analysis post, and according to her, Xiao Li is the former boyfriend of the female lead, Su Ke Xin.】

【Oh my! When the main stage host mentioned Xiao Li coming to the show earlier, Su Ke Xin’s expression turned ugly. If Xiao Li is Su Ke Xin’s ex-boyfriend, her reaction makes sense.】

【So, if we look at it this way, they probably had an unpleasant breakup before. But if you listen to Xiao Li’s words in the interview video, he keeps talking about coming to the show for a long-lost acquaintance. Doesn’t that mean he’s here for Su Ke Xin?】

【Ah? It might not have been an unpleasant breakup, though. Su Ke Xin is watching the video right now, and her eyes are red. Clearly, she hasn’t forgotten Xiao Li. Isn’t this a possible reconciliation?】

【Wow! Isn’t this like a real-life version of Yang Xin and Su Man Man? People, I’ve got my popcorn ready!】

【It really does seem a bit like Yang Xin and Su Man Man! Yang Xin also came to the show for Su Man Man. The way they looked at each other on the main stage, it’s like…! What they call “soulful gazes”! That’s it!! Yang Xin’s gaze at Su Man Man at the time… I’m crying, he was so in love!】

【Ah, didn’t expect to find fellow fans of Yang and Man Man here!! I seriously suspect that Yan Jie is not pure, she might be a fan of Yang and Man Man like us. We should thoroughly investigate if she has any other CP videos of Yang and Man Man in her light brain!】

The direction of the barrage gradually took a strange turn. Many people began to draw parallels between Xiao Li and Su Ke Xin and Yang Xin and Su Man Man. The upcoming plot developments left these fans ecstatic:

[When the host asked about Xiao Li’s personal life, he smiled slightly at the camera and said, “I’m currently on my way to meet someone I like…”]

The host immediately got curious and asked if the person Xiao Li was talking about was the recent popular contestant from “Mech Battle.”

Xiao Li neither confirmed nor denied it, but in the host’s eyes, that was as good as confirmation!

The host continued, “I recall that there were netizens who said you had a deeply meaningful relationship during your university days. Is this person your first love?”

This time, Xiao Li answered directly, “Yes.”

The interview ended there, and this video, as expected, shot up to the top of the trending charts.

Beneath all the gossip online, someone quickly uncovered Xiao Li’s mentioned first love. Not only did they discover the identity of his first love, but they also found out that Xiao Li and this first love had been childhood friends!

Viewers outside the drama: !!!

【What the heck!! Is Yan Jie really promoting her own ship, Yang and Man Man, even here? Her personal bias is too heavy!】

【Although I’m a fan of Yang and Man Man too, seeing Yan Jie promoting her ship so blatantly feels strange…】

【Yan Jie, my Yan Jie, it’s fine if you indulge in private, but this is a competition, and what you’re doing… I can’t really say it’s right.】

【The guy before, I’ll be frank, I’ve lost respect for him…】

At this moment, a barrage comment stood out amidst the crowd criticizing Yan Jie’s promotion:

【Is it possible that Yan Jie is only using real-life comparisons to tell us something?】

This comment was quickly drowned out.

Later, the viewers saw that the past relationship between Xiao Li and Su Ke Xin, which the fans inside the drama had dug up, was almost identical to the relationship between Yang Xin and Su Man Man in real life!

Those who originally didn’t believe that Yan Yue would boldly promote her favorite CP during the competition were now completely convinced otherwise.

Whether they were regular viewers or hardcore shippers, they could ship their favorite CP privately, but when a legitimate screenwriter, who was currently competing, directly brought her favorite real-life CP into the public eye, trying to make everyone ship it with her? Sorry, they declined this kind of promotion!

As a result, after half an hour of the drama airing, the barrage was filled with curses against Yan Yue, as if they had returned to the time not long ago when Xiao You was eliminated, and Yan Yue was deeply embroiled in public opinion…

At this point, An Xiao Xue was undeniably a loyal supporter of Yan Yue! As for An Xiao Yu, it goes without saying. She knew Yan Yue’s character better than anyone else. Yan Yue was definitely not someone who couldn’t distinguish between personal and professional matters. She must have a reason for writing this drama!

Seeing more and more barrage comments attacking Yan Yue, An Xiao Xue couldn’t take it anymore. She rolled up her sleeves, ready to argue with these non-independent-thinking haters. She vented her anger while speaking to her sister, “Sis, believe me, there’s definitely going to be a plot twist later! What’s wrong with these people? Clearly, in all of Yan Jie’s three previous dramas, there were twists, turns, and more twists, making it impossible to guess her thought process. How come this time, everyone is blindly questioning her based on the early plot without any independent thinking?”

An Xiao Xue spoke with increasing frustration but didn’t hear her sister’s response. She thought her sister was also questioning Yan Yue’s promotion of real-life CP like these people. An Xiao Xue felt sorry for Yan Yue’s plight and was about to educate her sister. However, when she turned her head, she saw her sister’s fingers flying across the light keyboard, typing furiously. Then, she glanced at what her sister had typed!

An Xiao Xue: “!!!”

Forgive me, forgive me!

To argue with the haters, and it turns out the person defending herself is the scriptwriter!

The two sisters were fervently defending Yan Yue. Just as they were getting ready for a major plot twist, the camera suddenly shifted to Xiao Li’s sleeping face. The next moment, the camera “swooshed” into Xiao Li’s “mind”!

The two sisters: Here comes the twist!

Other viewers: What just happened??】

As the camera entered Xiao Li’s “mind,” a filter specific to Yan Yue’s memory scenes was applied.

Let’s go back in time to last Saturday.

Yang Xin’s popularity was indeed soaring. His appearance had sent the show to its peak. Just on that Saturday, during a simple live broadcast, when he showed up, the barrage in the main stage space was filled with screams. The barrage was so dense that even those without trypophobia (fear of closely packed holes) would involuntarily get goosebumps!

It was an exaggeration to say the least!

To put it in more concrete terms, it was like the appearance of the F4 boy band in a Mary Sue novel or a popular female lead in a TV series. To be more vivid, it was like a top-tier idol group’s fan meeting, where fans swarmed their idols, and there was an ocean of people, countless screams and cheers. Some fans even fainted on the spot from being overwhelmed by their idol’s divine presence…

In any case, when they saw Yang Xin, Yan Yue got to experience firsthand what it was like to be at a top-tier fan meeting.

Even someone as composed as Fang Ji couldn’t help but be drawn to Yang Xin. This tall man, over 1.8 meters tall, was so excited that his face turned red. He didn’t care about the ongoing live show and approached Yang Xin to ask for an autograph.

The host was no exception. He stuck close to Yang Xin throughout the show, with most of the topics revolving around him. He was afraid that others wouldn’t recognize him as a die-hard fan of Yang Xin.

That day, Su Manman was the only one who seemed somewhat normal.

She wasn’t drawn in by Yang Xin’s unusual halo because she wasn’t originally from this world. As long as she didn’t actively do something foolish, she wouldn’t be affected by any protagonist halo in this world.

As for why Su Manman wasn’t affected, Yan Yue currently had two theories.

The first theory was that Su Manman was the protagonist of this world. Most of the stories in this world revolved around her, so naturally, she wouldn’t be influenced by someone else’s abnormal halo.

The second possibility was that Su Manman and Yang Xin’s past relationship had hidden details. When Su Manman saw Yang Xin, she didn’t show any joy at seeing an old acquaintance, nor did she appear moved by the fact that her former partner was appearing on the show for her, as if the person who had been discussing elopement plotlines with her just a few days ago was not the same person.

This reaction even made 666 say, “That’s so strange.” That day, Yan Yue’s attention was split between Yang Xin, the audience, and the show’s staff, and the other half was focused on Su Manman.

It wasn’t until Yan Yue spotted a seemingly inconspicuous ring on Yang Xin’s hand that she saw something shocking!

After the shock passed, Yan Yue suddenly realized something and quickly pieced it together.

After the live broadcast of the show, she didn’t rush to find Su Manman but instead waited for Yang Xin to approach and remind her.

Her guess was correct. Yang Xin acted quite swiftly. Just five minutes after she left the show’s group, Yang Xin sent her an invitation. Without hesitation, she clicked confirm and entered Yang Xin’s self-created mental space.

When she opened her eyes again, it was pitch black all around, and she couldn’t see her hand in front of her face. The next second, she heard a “click,” and a beam of light illuminated the area where she was standing.

The feeling of being forcibly focused by the spotlight was like being watched from the shadows, making Yan Yue somewhat uncomfortable. She furrowed her brows, and her vigilance grew stronger.

Soon, she heard faint movements around her. Her instincts, honed across countless worlds as a hunter, made her keenly aware that someone was approaching her. She remained outwardly composed but had already tensed her back. Only 666, who often accompanied Yan Yue, knew that at this moment, Yan Yue could take out her opponent one second before they could launch a sneak attack.

However, it seemed that Yang Xin had only come to remind her not to forget their original agreement. Yan Yue showed a slight surprise, pretending that she didn’t know this “friend” was Yang Xin. Although she had already shattered the original character of Yang Xin through her attitude, it wasn’t entirely destroyed yet. She needed to salvage it a bit, and it wasn’t time to completely break ties with him.

At the end of their conversation, Yang Xin left her with a reminder: “Don’t worry, I won’t go back on my word.”

Yan Yue casually responded, and then she left Yang Xin’s space.

Afterward, she stretched the muscles that hadn’t been used earlier, and asked 666, “Did you record everything?”

Yang Xin probably didn’t trust the original character, so when Yan Yue was pulled into his main space, the main space activated an interference system. Electronic devices like light brains couldn’t function inside it.

However, Yang Xin probably couldn’t have imagined that Yan Yue had this external tool – 666.

666 confirmed, “I recorded everything! Once your competition piece is online, I’ll crush him with a thunderbolt!”

Yan Yue shook her head with a serious expression. “We might need to destroy something from him. Otherwise, no matter how hard we hit, it will be like scratching an itch for him and won’t affect him in the slightest.”

666 instantly understood. “I see! But where did he get that thing?”

Yan Yue had a guess in her mind but only said to 666, “Later, investigate Su Manman thoroughly.”

666 was surprised. “Do you mean…?”

Yan Yue nodded, and 666 burst out angrily, “How dare that * do this! But he didn’t expect that you have me as your external tool! Stupid *! I’m throwing down the gauntlet today! He’s done for! He’s finished this time!”

Yan Yue couldn’t help but laugh at 666’s excitement. She didn’t find it annoying this time. Little Six was like her spokesperson!

However, it was normal for Yang Xin not to trust the original character; their relationship was based on mutual exploitation.

At that time, the original character was desperate on B62 Star, and she had finally found the audition for “The Strongest Screenwriter.” However, when she arrived at the show’s venue, she realized that there were tens of thousands of applicants, and it was like taking a public exam in person.

The original character barely made it through the first few rounds, but her resources were limited, and she couldn’t compete with other contestants who had private creative warehouses. Others had the opportunity to experiment, but she didn’t.

In another round of the audition, the original character barely made it through, and she could see her chances dwindling. What would she do after she was eliminated? Continue wandering without a home?

Having seen the world of the upper class, and with just a little more to reach her dream life, how could she possibly accept that fate?

So, the originally somewhat unlikable character took a wrong turn from that moment on and embarked on a path of no return as a rogue outlaw who would eventually end up behind bars…

Yan Yue didn’t feel sorry for the original character. Everything she had experienced was her own choice, and if she took the wrong path, she would have to pay the price.

But now, she was here, making the right turn for the original character at the crossroads…

Taking a deep breath, Yan Yue searched for Yang Xin on the Emperor Entertainment website. She had watched his debut work, “Ask the Heart,” when she first arrived in this world. At that time, her evaluation was that with Yang Xin, Su Manman, and Xiao You, these three people’s ability to arrange and deploy in their works, they could all be commanders if they went into battle.

However, just now, when Yan Yue caught a glimpse of the ring on Yang Xin’s hand on the main stage, she couldn’t help but think of her impression when she watched “Ask the Heart” and Su Manman’s works. How should she put it? Their styles were somewhat similar, but apart from that, there didn’t seem to be much else. However, the abnormal aura around Yang Xin made her start to doubt whether everything, from his works to the adoration of everyone, truly belonged to him.

She rewatched “Ask the Heart,” and her suspicions grew stronger. She checked the time; it had been nearly two hours. Even if Yang Xin wanted to catch up with Su Manman, it should have been over by now.

Yan Yue sent a message to Su Manman to confirm that she was alone and then went to find her.

Su Manman had just seen Yang Xin, and her eyes were as red as a rabbit’s.

In her mind, Yan Yue called out to 666, and 666 immediately went online to complete the task she had given.

Yan Yue, in a seemingly casual manner, began to talk about Yang Xin again.

Su Manman seemed reluctant to discuss this topic. Whenever Yan Yue asked about her past with Yang Xin, Su Manman seemed at a loss for words, as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t.

Finally, Yan Yue brought up Yang Xin’s debut work again, saying, “I just watched Yang Bian’s ‘Ask the Heart’ again, and it’s indeed an outstanding work…”

As Yan Yue praised him, she kept an eye on Su Manman’s expression. When Su Manman heard “Ask the Heart,” her pupils visibly dilated, and Yan Yue’s expression darkened.

At that moment, 666 exclaimed, “Oh *! Boss, you were right! It really has to do with the female lead!”

Meanwhile, Su Manman was sinking into despair. It was just as he had said; no one would ever see through all of this, right?

She had thought that he wouldn’t appear in front of her again now that he had taken everything from her. So why was he here? Why did he have to appear just as she was about to achieve her dream? Wasn’t what he took from her enough?

But she had no choice, and she didn’t know what to do anymore.

Tears welled up in her eyes, and Su Manman didn’t even realize that she was crying.

She felt utterly helpless now, so different from the Su Manman who freely constructed grand worlds in her creative warehouse. It was like two different people.

But at that moment, someone gently wiped away the tears from the corner of her eye.

In an instant, Su Manman’s gaze returned, and she looked at Yan Yue in astonishment. Yan Yue smiled brightly at her, radiant and dazzling. She said, “Manman, would you like to play the role of the female lead in my melodramatic drama?”

Su Manman’s bewildered expression gradually turned into astonishment, and she looked at Yan Yue incredulously. Finally, she was able to speak.

It was as if she had seen a savior, and she said excitedly, “Yes!”

…

On this Saturday, the semi-final works of “The Strongest Screenwriter” from three contestants were scheduled to be released at 8 PM sharp!

Starting from 7:30 PM, various forums and top trending topics were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this round’s works!

With Yang Xin as the judge for this round, the show’s attention had reached its peak!

So much so that when the works were released at 8 PM, the show’s website experienced its first-ever page freeze. Many people couldn’t access the contestant’s channel. Fortunately, the issue was quickly resolved by the show’s team, but it still took seven minutes for viewers to finally see the true face of this round’s three contestants’ works!

The long-time viewers immediately rushed to see Yan Yue’s theme and cover for this round. When they saw it, they couldn’t help but exclaim that this time, the title was still unique, but it seemed a bit different from Yan Yue’s previous works.

The discussion in the prediction area began to heat up.

Chen Linsan quickly completed Su Manman and Fang Ji’s works and then eagerly started typing on the light and shadow keyboard!

Two minutes later, there were new replies in the thread about Yan Yue’s latest work. Shan Shan was guessing the plot. At this point, the thread had already received over ten thousand replies!

There was no way around it; regardless of whether it was the title or the cover, Yan Yue’s work seemed to have a unique and indescribable feeling compared to her previous works. However, this was Yan Yue’s modern perspective; people from this low-end star system understandably knew very little about ancient poetry and literature.

This time, the theme was about dreams and reality. Coincidentally, Yan Yue wanted to choose a song titled “Awakening from a Dream” for Yang Xin, and this theme was just right. It was time for him to awaken from his delusional dream!

To make matters even more coincidental, this time’s work was limited to just one episode. Yan Yue didn’t want to drag it out for too long, giving someone an opportunity to react. One episode was just perfect. She could act before he had a chance to retaliate!

Since this work involved Su Manman and herself, Yan Yue took extra care. She also postponed the upload of the animated series by a week. She informed Chu Mo that she would be busy for a while and couldn’t take on more orders. Chu Mo was understanding and didn’t rush her.

Everything was set, and Yan Yue drank a bottle of nutritional supplement to replenish her energy. She then connected to her creative warehouse…

On Saturday, the semi-final works of “The Strongest Screenwriter” from three contestants were scheduled to be released at 8 PM sharp!

Starting from 7:30 PM, various forums and top trending topics were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this round’s works!

With Yang Xin as the judge for this round, the show’s attention had reached its peak!

So much so that when the works were released at 8 PM, the show’s website experienced its first-ever page freeze. Many people couldn’t access the contestant’s channel. Fortunately, the issue was quickly resolved by the show’s team, but it still took seven minutes for viewers to finally see the true face of this round’s three contestants’ works!

The long-time viewers immediately rushed to see Yan Yue’s theme and cover for this round. When they saw it, they couldn’t help but exclaim that this time, the title was still unique, but it seemed a bit different from Yan Yue’s previous works.

The discussion in the prediction area began to heat up.

Chen Linsan quickly completed Su Manman and Fang Ji’s works and then eagerly started typing on the light and shadow keyboard!

Two minutes later, there were new replies in the thread about Yan Yue’s latest work. Shan Shan was guessing the plot. At this point, the thread had already received over ten thousand replies!

There was no way around it; regardless of whether it was the title or the cover, Yan Yue’s work seemed to have a unique and indescribable feeling compared to her previous works.

The previous comments were mostly speculating that Yan Yue’s new work this time might lean towards a romance drama, possibly involving a showdown between an ex-lover and a CEO. Other than that, there wasn’t much more information.

Based on Yan Yue’s conversations with Yang Xin, she leaned more toward the last possibility. As for the specific reasons, she might need to ask one of the parties involved…

So, Yan Yue went to find Su Manman, intending to gather some information from her.

However, as soon as she met Su Manman, their brain-computers started vibrating incessantly. Not only hers but also Su Manman’s.

The two exchanged glances and each opened their brain-computers, only to see that Wu Hua was shouting like crazy in the group chat, and every message was mentioning Su Manman!

Su Manman, looking baffled, replied with a question mark.

Wu Hua, in a voice message, exclaimed, “Manman, what’s going on? Are we still good sisters? How could you hide something like this from us?”

Su Manman replied: 【What happened?】

Wu Hua: 【Don’t pretend! The digging group has exposed everything. They say that Yang Bian is coming to the show for his ex-girlfriend, who he broke up with years ago! The digging group even claims that Yang Bian has remained chaste for his ex-girlfriend all these years and now he’s coming on the show to win her back! So, guess who they say this ex-girlfriend is?!】

Upon hearing Wu Hua’s words, Yan Yue understood. It seemed that someone had leaked information that Yang Xin was coming to the show to pursue his ex-girlfriend. This made Yang Xin’s busy schedule for appearing on the show seem much more reasonable.

Despite the numerous episodes of the show that had aired so far, there had been no hint of Yang Xin being Su Manman’s ex-boyfriend. This sudden revelation was most likely deliberately released by Yang Xin himself.

It appeared that Yang Xin’s appearance on the show had a dual purpose: to send a warning and to achieve another goal.

Yan Yue raised her gaze and looked at the other protagonist of this incident, Su Manman. She noticed a momentary paleness in Su Manman’s face, but Su Manman replied in the group with a simple statement: 【It’s all in the past.】

This response followed the classic trope of rekindling a lost love, but Yan Yue couldn’t help but find Su Manman’s reaction strange. She casually asked about Su Manman’s past with Yang Xin, but Su Manman hesitated, appearing as though she wanted to say something but couldn’t bring herself to. In the end, she just shook her head in response.

This situation became increasingly peculiar. Yan Yue returned to her creative chamber and had 666 retrieve the original novel of this world. She read it word by word, hoping to find some clues.

Unfortunately, the novel only covered Yang Xin’s pursuit of Su Manman in the later stages, and there was no detailed information about their past. The story began with Yang Xin already being a famous scriptwriter, pursuing Su Manman, and encountering competition from the CEO of Emperor Entertainment Network.

However, there were occasional flashbacks to Yang Xin and Su Manman’s earlier days. These flashbacks portrayed a mix of sweetness and heartbreak. They had been childhood friends, growing up together. Despite the pressures life threw at them, they had always protected each other. The heartbreak came when Su Manman’s family fell on hard times, and Yang Xin’s debut work, “Asking the Heart,” became a sensation. Su Manman, not wanting to be a stain in Yang Xin’s life, chose to break up with him.

On the day they broke up, it was raining heavily. Su Manman had resolutely told Yang Xin that she no longer loved him. Yang Xin couldn’t believe it, so Su Manman had someone pretend to be her boyfriend and openly displayed affection in front of Yang Xin, causing him great emotional distress. They eventually parted ways.

In the end, Yang Xin regretted his actions after learning about Su Manman’s difficulties.

It followed the typical Jinjiang trope of pursuing a lost love.

But was this really the whole story?

If Yang Xin loved Su Manman so much, why would he go to such lengths to prevent her from winning the competition? Was this some kind of new “love-hate” plot?

And then there was Su Manman. When she heard about her past relationship with Yang Xin being exposed, her face turned pale. If the memories were accurate, Su Manman’s reaction didn’t seem fitting.

There were too many uncertainties in this situation. Yan Yue decided to meet with Yang Xin the next day. Perhaps a face-to-face conversation would shed light on everything.

While Yan Yue was analyzing the plot of the original novel, Yang Xin and his ex-girlfriend were becoming the hottest topic on Emperor Entertainment Network’s forum.

Through careful investigation by internet users, they quickly identified Su Manman as the “ex-girlfriend” mentioned in the rumors.

Wu Hua, who had seen this development, rushed into the group chat to share the news.

At this moment, a user named “Die if you don’t ship CP” emerged and dropped a bombshell, pushing the “Yang Xin and Su Manman actually dated” topic to another peak:

【Die if you don’t ship CP: Ahhh, everyone, I just heard from a friend that Yang Xin and Su Manman were childhood sweethearts!!

My friend was a classmate of Su Manman and Yang Xin since kindergarten. They were in the same class from kindergarten to elementary school, the same high school, and even entered the same university.

I know you’re all curious who made the first move, right?

It was Yang Bian, sob sob sob! This guy is really romantic. He confessed to Su Manman on their graduation day. It’s just that Yang Bian was quite low-key about it back then. My friend saw someone post about Yang Bian’s confession on their university forum later!

You guys don’t know, when my friend told me, I was so into it! I can’t resist people who have childhood sweethearts!

But they broke up less than two years later. The specific reasons are still up for debate. Some say Su Manman found a new boyfriend at the time, but I don’t really believe that. Su Manman doesn’t seem like the type to cheat. They say you can judge a person by their work, and looking at Su Manman’s work from the competition till now, she doesn’t seem like someone who would cheat. Moreover, if Su Manman had cheated, why would Yang Bian come on the show now? Shouldn’t he want to avoid the woman who betrayed him for the rest of his life?

Of course, there are also rumors that it was because Yang Bian was on the rise in his career at the time, and Su Manman didn’t want to be a burden, so she initiated the breakup…

In any case, opinions vary, but one thing was unanimous: in college, these two were the school’s recognized sweetest campus couple!

Regardless of whether you ship them or not, I’m already aboard this ship!

What are these two called now?

After years apart, they meet at the pinnacle!

He, who stands at the top of the pyramid, learned that she was coming and took the initiative to descend from the top, ready to welcome his beloved! She, having climbed to this point, finally glimpses the sky and meets the person she loves!

After they meet, they look at each other, their eyes filled with longing, and together they say, “Long time no see.”

Ahhh, everyone!! I’m telling you, how can you not ship this! I can only say if you don’t ship it, you’re out of luck!!】

To make her revelation more credible, this blogger attached a photo of Su Manman and Yang Xin from their high school days.

In the photo, both of them looked very young, but among the students wearing school uniforms, they undoubtedly stood out!

Just based on their looks, many people couldn’t help but exclaim that they were a perfect match!

With this photo as evidence, everyone now fully believed that Yang Xin had come to the show as a flying guest for the sake of Su Manman. He had done all this just to say to the girl he had loved and still couldn’t forget, “I’ve waited for you for a long time.”

CP fans are always the best at imagination. As long as their OTP (One True Pairing) is seen together, they assume the two are in a relationship. If the OTP makes eye contact, it’s considered a sign of their “ship” sailing, and if there’s physical contact, well, they must have “done it” the night before!

So, when this post came up, fans of this potential couple’s ship went wild with their imaginations. They understood! They finally got it!

Before, they didn’t understand why, if these two had been in a relationship, there was no news about it. But now it made sense. Yang Xin was probably still upset about the breakup, but even so, he couldn’t resist coming on the show to see his ex-girlfriend. As for Su Manman, her reason was even simpler. She probably didn’t want to trouble Yang Xin, so she never mentioned him in the show.

Look, she didn’t even try to suck Yang Xin’s blood, which meant she was the ultimate good sister-in-law!

He may not have publicly revealed their past, but after all these years, he had been keeping himself pure for her. If that’s not love, what is it? He must have kept it a secret to protect her from the fans trying to pair them up. Where else can you find such a good ex-boyfriend who doesn’t capitalize on his former girlfriend?

These two were simply a perfect match, the top-tier heavenly couple!

Ship them to the ends of the earth!

As for the bystanders, they also thought that this pair seemed quite compatible. In their eyes, as long as there was a sense of destiny between a man and a woman, along with a beautiful love story, and they looked good together, why not ship them? Especially when one of them was Yang Xin and the other was Su Manman, they were indeed a perfect match.

It seemed like the entire internet was rooting for this couple, and everyone was eagerly awaiting their first meeting in years during the live broadcast of the show.

This situation reminded Yan Yue of a popular theme on Jinjiang (a Chinese online literature platform) for a while:

“Everyone in the World Wants Us to Be Together.”

The “XXX” type that followed was not limited.

Su Manman and Yang Xin seemed to fall into the category of “Everyone in the World Wants Them to Get Back Together.”

Online discussions were overwhelmingly positive, and even 666 could sense something unusual, though most fans, including Wu Hua and others, were ecstatic.

That night, Yan Yue couldn’t sleep.

From her writing to the reality, and now this heartthrob Yang Xin, everything made her feel uneasy.

Yan Yue asked 666, “Is there still no news from headquarters?”

666 replied, “None.”

Yan Yue nodded and said, “Is it possible that something is wrong with the Space-Time Order department?”

666 responded, “I don’t know… We’ve never encountered such a situation before.”

Yan Yue rubbed her slightly painful forehead and sighed, “Try to contact headquarters more frequently. It’s possible that there’s a bug in the Space-Time Order department causing multiple worlds to merge.”

666 acknowledged, “You should get some rest, boss. There’s a show tomorrow.”

Yan Yue closed her eyes once more.

The next morning at 9:00 AM, Yan Yue accepted the invitation to enter the main stage space of the show.

When she finally saw Yang Xin, the protagonist of the rumors, she finally understood!

She finally understood why Yang Xin had been acting so strangely!

At the same time, when Yan Yue saw the theme of the show this time, she made a major decision!

Since her stories could manifest in reality, why couldn’t she use the same method to wake up all those who were infatuated with Yang Xin and bring them back to reality?

So, another Saturday arrived, and viewers noticed that Yan Yue’s new story this time was a bit different from the previous ones. They couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was different, perhaps it was just not as easy to remember?

Viewers opened the book: “After Going on a Variety Show with My Ex-Boyfriend, I Ended Up with the CEO – Happy Ending.”

Closed the book: “After Going on a Variety Show with the CEO, I Ended Up with My Ex-Boyfriend – Happy Ending.”

Took another look at the book: Wait, it’s not that, it’s “After Going on a Variety Show with My Ex-Boyfriend, I Ended Up with the CEO”! It must be this! If it’s not, I’ll go poop in front of the publishing company’s door tomorrow!

Author’s Note:

Yan Jie says—

The previous stories: Some random stuff.

This time’s story: Jinjiang material.

Yan Yue’s lips slowly straightened, and her expression became serious.

The investigation results clearly exceeded 666’s expectations. It was so unexpected that 666 reported with righteous indignation: “You made me crack that account, and finally, I did it. But can you guess who this person is? Boss, you’ll never believe it!”

666 grumbled and complained for a while before finally telling Yan Yue who the person in the original host’s virtual friend list was. The answer was indeed surprising to Yan Yue, as this person was completely outside her expectations. It seemed that the original host had triggered a hidden thread not explicitly explained in the original novel.

In the original novel, after the female lead, Su Manman, went through hardships and secured the first place in the competition to enter the Imperial Entertainment Network’s special editing department, the author seemingly remembered that they were writing a romance channel, not a no-couple (無cp) one. So, in the end, the author hastily added two romance threads to create a thrilling and unexpected twist for readers.

Yes, there were originally two romance threads in the original novel. The author, driven by current trends, combined them, resulting in one thread being the female lead with the overbearing president and the other being a reunion with the female lead’s ex-boyfriend, creating a chaotic and exciting climax for the readers.

Before entering the book world, 666 summarized the world based on reader ratings:

In terms of career: Brainlessly beating face.

In terms of relationships: Better off without them.

And now, the discovered hidden thread was related to one of the male leads from the romance threads. Although Yan Yue didn’t understand why this person was doing this, his intentions were clear.

This “friend” didn’t want Su Manman to win.

Now, this hidden thread was even involving the original host. Yan Yue was forced to get involved and deal with this so-called “friend.”

While Yan Yue was pondering how to handle this situation, her prey seemed to have voluntarily presented itself…

Perhaps this “friend” was also very surprised. He didn’t expect Yan Yue to reach the semi-finals without his “help.” Furthermore, he probably didn’t anticipate that Yan Yue, seemingly uncontrolled, would act like a prophet, bringing the drama’s plot into reality. Yan Yue not only boosted her work’s popularity but also significantly increased her personal visibility on the show. Now, she was clearly the most talked-about contestant on “The Strongest Scriptwriter.” Eight out of ten trending topics about the show were related to her!

For this “friend,” this meant that Yan Yue’s chances of winning had gone from almost nil to fifty percent. This was undoubtedly a good thing for him. However, every advantage came with a disadvantage. Yan Yue’s current popularity was not something he had given to her. He feared that Yan Yue might soar to great heights because of this and forget about him, the “benefactor” who had once helped her get into the top twelve, and more importantly, she might forget their initial “agreement.”

So, after the broadcast of “逃婚,” he took the initiative to send a message to congratulate her, and Yan Yue responded.

She replied: 【1】

Him: ?

He felt that their conversations had become strange since the incident where he provided her with Su Manman’s identity card. He scrolled through their chat history and found:

Him: 【You’re doing well.】

Yan Yue: 【…】

Him: 【Don’t let your guard down. Remember your goal.】

Yan Yue: 【…】

Him: 【I didn’t expect you to know about the Ye family’s matters. Well, I underestimated you.】

Yan Yue: 【.】

Him: 【I didn’t expect you to actually make it to the semi-finals. I knew I didn’t make a mistake.】

Yan Yue: 【1】

After reviewing the chat history, he murmured, “…”

He hadn’t paid much attention before because he rarely took Yan Yue’s responses seriously. What she replied didn’t matter; all that mattered was if she could complete the tasks he assigned to her. In his eyes, he didn’t really care about Yan Yue. Moreover, if Yan Yue didn’t perform well, he had other plans. As an insider in this matter, if she couldn’t work for him, he would find another way to deal with her.

However, the current situation was a bit tricky. He gradually sensed that Yan Yue was becoming uncontrollable, and her performance on the show was genuinely outstanding. What’s more, he heard that she had formed a close bond with Su Manman and her group. Given these circumstances, Yan Yue might betray him!

After considering various factors, he realized that merely pressuring Yan Yue through the internet was no longer effective. He needed to remind her in person and ensure that she didn’t forget their original agreement! If she truly intended to turn against him, he had no qualms about discarding this pawn. Moreover, he could take this opportunity, before Su Manman likely entered the special editing department, to make Yan Yue withdraw voluntarily.

After carefully planning, he contacted the production team of “The Strongest Scriptwriter”…

So, on this Friday, “The Strongest Scriptwriter” released an advance teaser for the upcoming episode, announcing a mysterious guest!

The production team provided a silhouette image of the mysterious guest, and the internet exploded upon seeing it!

【Am I seeing things correctly?? Is my husband going to be a guest on “The Strongest Scriptwriter” as a flying guest???】

【Ah! It’s my Yang Bian! I could recognize him even if he turned into ashes!】

【What?!! The production team actually managed to get Yang Xin? Even though he’s a special scriptwriter for Emperor Entertainment Network, it’s still difficult to schedule him, right? Maybe the CEO of Emperor Entertainment Network personally invited Yang Xin to appear on the show, hahaha. After all, it’s really hard to book him!】

【Yang Bian only writes one drama a year! But that one drama can sustain him for several lifetimes! His debut work, “Asking the Heart,” still hasn’t been surpassed by anyone, right? It’s the only perfect score work in the film and television industry!】

【I got into the “Asking the Heart” fandom. Yang Bian is in a league of his own in the scriptwriting world. He’s been imitated but never surpassed. His debut work made him a legend, and his subsequent works have only risen in quality. It’s safe to say he’s a genius scriptwriter!】

【Folks, you see his works, but I only see the beauty of my husband! Yang Bian is not only incredibly talented, but he also has an amazing face! I even suspect that when Yan Jie created Gu Ze in “Interstellar Temptation,” she modeled him after Yang Bian, hahaha. When I saw Gu Ze for the first time, my immediate reaction was: Wow! Husband, what are you doing here?! He really looks like him! Yan Jie, you should come clean. Are you also a fan of Yang Bian? @Yan Yue】

【Hahaha, it’s normal for Yan Jie to be a fan of Yang Bian. Haven’t you seen the interviews with students from the Film and Television Academy’s scriptwriting department? Many of them are Yang Bian’s fans! His talent is an absolute halo, combined with Yang Bian’s personal charm and his clean image, it’s really hard not to love him!】

In the comments section of the production team’s official announcement of the mysterious guest, almost everyone immediately recognized the figure in the poster as the current top scriptwriter in the industry, Yang Xin, who was a special scriptwriter for Emperor Entertainment Network’s most popular scriptwriting department!

Yang Xin has been in the industry for five years now, rising to fame with his debut work, “Asking the Heart.” His life has been like a fairy tale since then, with all his works becoming box office hits and his personal life full of interesting encounters.

Yan Yue also joined in on the excitement and went to the post. She couldn’t help but notice that Yang Xin’s life seemed almost too perfect. If Su Manman weren’t the female lead in this world, she would have thought that Yang Xin was the “big female lead” of this world.

“Debuting with ‘Asking the Heart’ and instantly becoming a legend, then being invited as a special scriptwriter by Emperor Entertainment Network. Not long after that, many bio-android companies approached him for collaboration, including the CEO of the famous XX Bio-Android Group personally visiting him. After the bio-android incident, numerous advertisers also extended olive branches to Yang Xin. However, our husband remained focused on his writing and turned down all advertisers. Seeing this, the advertisers not only didn’t get angry but publicly praised our husband for his integrity. The CEO of XX Advertising even said in an interview that businessmen with a tinge of copper smell like him were not worthy of collaborating with someone as noble as Yang Bian…”

Yan Yue read out loud the content that Yang Xin’s fans had compiled in the post. To prove their claims, they even posted an interview with the advertising company.

After reading the interview, even 666 fell silent…

666: 【Boss, this Yang Xin seems a lot like Emperor Aotian from “Escape 99 Times,” doesn’t he?】

It felt like people who got close to him were inexplicably having their IQs lowered…

Yan Yue furrowed her brows and continued reading. The more she read, the more she felt that Yang Xin’s luck was unbelievably good!

Given this kind of luck, he was like the typical Mary Sue protagonist. However, in the original novel, Yang Xin was just an ex-boyfriend who was pulled into the story to create a romantic plot twist at the very end.

Now, she had triggered an undisclosed subplot related to Yang Xin in this world. The question was, why did Yang Xin use the original host’s hand to plot against Su Manman?

In the original novel, he had a romantic storyline with Su Manman, and in the grand finale, he pursued her in a heartbreaking scene that left readers in tears. People who bought his stock were nearly equal to those who bought Emperor Aotian’s stock. If that was the case, why didn’t he want Su Manman to win in this hidden subplot? Did they have some misunderstanding before their breakup? Or did Yang Xin have some hidden agenda? Or… was Yang Xin afraid? Afraid that Su Manman would enter Emperor Entertainment Network and become a special scriptwriter?

As of now, compared to the previous two dramas, the real-life story of the runaway plot had just begun. It wasn’t as progressed as the real-life Overbearing Son-in-Law, which already had a sequel, nor was it like the real-life Return to the Star System Temptation, which had happened many years ago.

This situation led to some of the people involved in the drama trying to prevent certain events from happening, effectively using the drama to foresee the future.

Like the blogger named “Yaya,” who had sent her a private message, she was likely inspired after watching the runaway plot.

In this way, the real “Huangfu Hansheng” in the story wouldn’t meet the “Nangong Youzi” who accidentally intruded into his world during the runaway. But regardless of whether they would meet or not, now that the story’s antagonists had been arrested, everyone could have their own wonderful lives.

Perhaps in the future, the real “Huangfu Hansheng” would meet “Nangong Youzi,” or maybe they would never meet. But no matter what, the story within the drama had concluded, and their wonderful real-life lives had just begun…

Yan Yue saw that even the scriptwriting group was discussing this real-life CP, so she replied with: “Let it be natural.”

Su Manman: “Yue Yue is right, no need to force it.”

Xiao You: “The drama is the drama, and reality is reality. Even if the drama’s plot happens in real life, it doesn’t mean everything has to follow the story in the drama. We’re all adults, and a bit of sugar for the CP fans won’t hurt!”

Wu Hua: “Oh, pity us CP fans. There’s so little sugar in the drama, and we can’t get any in real life either. It’s really annoying!”

Shui Shui: “Hasn’t our wife posted any fanfiction yet? It’s been two days already! Is our wife going to forget about editing fanfiction like last time when she gets too caught up in the drama?”

An Xiaoyu: “@Yan Yue, it’s you who hasn’t posted any fanfiction!”

Fang Ji: “@Yan Yue, I like ignition-style fanfiction. Can we have more of that this time? My rewards are itching to be spent, Madam Chu Mo!”

Xiao You: “@Yan Yue, even though you say that, I still want some sugar for the older husband-younger wife CP! We’re all adults, what’s wrong with a little sugar for the CP fans!”

Wu Hua: “@Yan Yue, wifey, I’m hungry, I want food!”

Yan Yue: “…”

Weren’t they the ones asking her to enjoy the drama?

And besides! What difference does it make if she uses this account or not? Previously, Xiao You topped up for her fanfiction, and later, Anna and Wei Chen shared the top-up. Now, everyone in the scriptwriting group was openly urging her to update…

Yan Yue choked up. Can’t her fanfiction section skyrocket quickly? Otherwise, it would be really hard to wear this alt account!

However, at this moment, she was thinking about Chu Mo. Just then, Chu Mo sent a message back.

Last time when she took an order from Chu Mo, they added each other on Weixing, the advanced version of WeChat.

Chu Mo’s username was just his name, and his profile picture was a simple, unpretentious default image. It made Yan Yue wonder if Chu Mo had asked her to add his “work account” or something like that. However, these days, she had seen Chu Mo posting on Moments, sharing links recommended by professors from his school, occasionally mixed with a couple of more personal posts.

For example, four days ago, Chu Mo shared a book titled “A Hundred Thousand Questions Parents Need to Pay Attention to Before Their Baby Enters School,” with the caption: “Very practical.”

Shortly after that, Yan Yue saw Wu Hua share a book on Moments titled “Postpartum Care for Sows,” with the review: “Five-star review!!”

Yan Yue didn’t understand and went to ask Wu Hua. Wu Hua told her that this was a shop on Weixing. After receiving the goods and sharing a recommendation on Moments, you could get a ten yuan cashback.

Yan Yue’s initial response was: “???”

She wondered, “Sister, haven’t you forgotten that the biogenetics team of the show is sponsored by your family? You’re a rich lady, and you’re worried about a ten yuan cashback?”

Wu Hua’s reply was: “You don’t understand the joy of cashback.”

Yan Yue responded, “No, I don’t understand the joy of being a rich lady.”

So the question arose, did Chu Mo genuinely recommend the book he shared, or did he do it for the cashback?

Because of her annoying curiosity, Yan Yue ended up buying the same book.

After finishing the book, that night Yan Yue posted on Moments: “Recommendation!!!”

The book was indeed enjoyable, even for someone like her who didn’t have a baby. The illustrations were captivating, and the author’s expertise made even simple questions and answers vivid and entertaining, eliciting laughter from readers.

Yan Yue confirmed that Chu Mo had shared it because he found it interesting.

A few days ago, Chu Mo had posted a bunch of gibberish on Moments, then deleted it. Yan Yue guessed that his baby had played with his neural brain interface and accidentally pressed the keys, similar to how a cat she once had in another world used to step on her keyboard, leading to her accidentally insulting company executives with gibberish. As a result, in that world, she became unemployed within half a month due to “insulting” company leaders.

Returning to the current story, two days ago, on the night when the runaway drama’s finale aired, Chu Mo shared her animation on Moments with the caption: “Recommendation.”

From this, Yan Yue confirmed that this was indeed Chu Mo’s personal account. She also gave a like to this Moments post, as it was an advertisement by Professor Chu Mo, worthy of a thumbs-up.

After receiving a screenshot from Chu Mo about something, Yan Yue asked, “Professor Yan, what does this mean?”

Through the screen, Yan Yue could hear the energetic voice of Happy Sheep saying, “Arigayo, Meiyangyang!”

Yan Yue replied, “Sorry, I sent the wrong one. Please wait a moment!”

She quickly sent Chu Mo the finished version and added, “The first version is a defective product. I made it casually when I was tired, so don’t let the child watch it…”

The first version was something she did when she was half-asleep. At the time, her mind was filled with the phrase from the screenshot, and the final product turned out to be a bizarre video.

Chu Mo replied promptly, “Good. Thanks.”

Then, Chu Mo asked if she was okay with him sharing the animation on Emperor Entertainment’s website. Yan Yue confirmed that she had no objections. She planned to wait a few days before releasing the animation on her secondary account. The reason she didn’t do it right away was that she didn’t want to risk embarrassing Professor Chu Mo with her “Chu Mo’s Wife” username.

As for why she would wait a few days, Yan Yue thought it would be nice to let both adults and children feel special. After all, everyone likes to think they are receiving a royal treatment, so she planned to let Chu Mo and his family have a king-like privilege—watching the animation a week ahead of time.

An hour later, Yan Yue uploaded the animation video.

Many people had been waiting for her second creation in the Escape Marriage fandom. When they saw that there were seven videos this time, they were ecstatic!

They didn’t know which one to watch first!

However, what was this Suspension video? They seemed to be seeing it for the first time in one of Yan Yue’s creations.

So, most people decided to watch the Suspension video first. As it began, it showed the engagement scene between Huangfu Aotian and Nangong Youzi. Nangong Youzi accepted Huangfu Aotian’s proposal, but as she hugged him, her gaze shifted to somewhere nearby. The camera then followed Nangong Youzi’s line of sight and revealed Huangfu Hansheng in a wheelchair!

The audience was stunned by this unexpected turn of events. It seemed that even in Yan Yue’s fan creations, things were getting intense!

But this was just the beginning. Throughout the video, the audience saw Nangong Youzi appearing to be deeply in love with Huangfu Aotian, but her heart was frequently swayed by Huangfu Hansheng’s pursuit. Every day she spent with Huangfu Hansheng was joyful, but he was Huangfu Aotian’s “father,” so what she was doing felt unethical and reprehensible. Yet, she couldn’t control her growing feelings for Huangfu Hansheng. In the end, on the night before her wedding to Huangfu Aotian, Nangong Youzi eloped with Huangfu Hansheng.

The video concluded with the two lovers falling into the “River of Love” together!

This ending left the audience in shock!

“Wait a minute! Did they just…?”

“Did they really go to bed at the end?”

The audience was in disbelief, wondering if Yan Yue had just included an intimate scene between the two characters.

【Holy cow!!! Can you believe it? What I didn’t see in the drama, I saw it all in this video!! Our Lady Boss is incredible!】

【Doesn’t anyone feel that the song Suspension is so emotional? It has this strange sense of wrongdoing, just like Fox Spirit. I declare, Suspension will be the forbidden song for all the big CPs in the future!】

【I can only say, for melodramatic drama, you have to watch Yan Jie; for fan creations, you have to watch Our Lady Boss!】

【Folks, hurry up and watch the other three CPs, they’re so sweet!】

People who saw this comment rushed to watch the other three videos, and as the comment suggested, they found themselves melting with sweetness.

Our Lady Boss’s CPs this time were all special—

There was a dedicated video from Huangfu Hansheng’s perspective, explaining why he liked Nangong Youzi. At the end of the video, Our Lady Boss surprised everyone by revealing that Huangfu Hansheng himself had also been reborn. In his previous life, he lay in bed for his entire life, dark and joyless, but in this life, a lively and interesting girl entered his world, just as the video’s title said, “In the fifth year of my slumber, she emerged through thorns, adorned with the rosy glow, and came to my side.”

After watching this video, many had tears in their eyes and felt inexplicably moved.

Audience: Even though the romantic storyline in the drama was already natural, Our Lady Boss’s fan creations make it even more nuanced. If a sunny girl like Little Purple suddenly appeared in my dark life, I would definitely fall for her too!

There was also a video specially satisfying the fans who shipped Nangong Youzi and Long Autian.

In the drama, these two characters didn’t have many scenes together, but in the fan creation, Nangong Youzi was incredibly headstrong, and as a business-minded person, Long Autian found her irritating. However, he accidentally crossed paths with this woman who had a penchant for mischief. Thus, “The Arrogant Miss and Her Devoted Manservant” story began.

Long Autian had to juggle his revenge plot while running errands for Nangong Youzi. At first, he was so angry every day that he couldn’t sleep. But eventually, he grew so exhausted that he couldn’t even muster the energy to be mad anymore. He’d come home and fall asleep immediately.

These two ended up spending time together reluctantly, and Nangong Youzi even inadvertently helped Long Autian a few times. Later on, when Long Autian was being mistreated, Nangong Youzi spoke up for him, claiming him as her own and holding his hand, leading him away.

Audiences seeing this: Wow! Is this a new drama? The editing is so smooth! If it weren’t for the comments mentioning that some scenes used body doubles, I would’ve thought this was Our Lady Boss’s new work!

In the latter part of the video, Nangong Youzi’s backstory was revealed, and she left the Nangong family. Meanwhile, Long Autian succeeded in his revenge and took over the Huangfu Group.

In a heavy rain, Nangong Youzi cried in the rain because she had nowhere to go. At that moment, someone held an umbrella over her head. She turned around and saw it was Long Autian!

Long Autian’s face was flushed, and he was out of breath. He held the entire umbrella over her head and said, “Come home with me.”

From then on, their business-life started—working hard in the daytime and taking care of each other as a couple at night.

The sweet daily life of a married couple in the last thirty seconds made everyone exclaim that they couldn’t get enough!

Audience: This is too sweet! I could watch a hundred episodes of their post-marriage daily life!

Then there was “狐狸精” (Fox Spirit), a must-have for every drama created by Yan Jie. Those who wanted to see the sisterly bond between Nangong Youzi and Nangong Youzi were in for a treat. This time, the “狐狸精” (Fox Spirit) was Nangong Youzi…

Apart from the CP-oriented videos, the remaining three were all high-intensity, action-packed videos. Our Lady Boss even dedicated one video to Long Autian’s perspective on revenge and business. Another featured the Nangong sisters teaming up to take down the scumbag Chu Tianba. The last one had the most donations and the highest views.

It was titled—

[Runaway Bride 99 Times/All Reborn/High-Energy Throughout/Action-Packed] If this world started over, how would you choose?)

As the title suggested, in this fan creation, all the main characters from Runaway Bride were reborn!

Starting over, each character made different choices, but most of them chose to become better or start a new life. However, Huangfu Hua and Chu Tianba, the former because of her stubbornness and the latter because he had already been reborn in the drama, had different outcomes.

After watching this video, many people gradually realized that in the drama, Chu Tianba had already had a chance to start anew, but he only saw the faults in others and ignored his own despicable and cowardly actions in the previous life.

Given the opportunity to be reborn, why could Nangong Youzi and Nangong Youzi see different paths? It was because they were willing to reflect on themselves…

After finishing watching this round of fan creations, people were left feeling overwhelmed with sweetness. They couldn’t help but reflect and discuss. Of course, some were also eagerly waiting to see if this time’s top donation would surpass the “ten million” from the previous visit to the interstellar.

After multiple refreshes, the big boss finally arrived!!

Perhaps the bosses just liked to compete with each other. This “Huangfu Hansheng” boss who appeared this time generously donated twenty million!

Everyone: Well, we’ve seen so much that we’re not even surprised anymore.

At this point, Xue Yaya from Trash Planet saw the top donation amount and began to suspect if the person was really the real-life Huangfu Hansheng…

But why were they all donating to a fan creation video? This wasn’t even Yan Jie’s account.

But that was the business of the bosses themselves. Xue Yaya searched for the donation channel on Yan Yue’s personal page but only found one option, which was for voting in a competition. Unable to find a better way to express her gratitude, she decided to resolve her major issue the next day and then find an opportunity to meet with Yan Jie! She had to thank her in person!

” It’s here, everyone! The real-life scoop of the Nangong sisters that you’ve all been waiting for!”

Latest report: The campus beauty has been recognized as part of the X family! Rumors are spreading in their school that the campus beauty is the twin daughter lost by the X family, the younger sister of the X family’s heiress.

I don’t have all the details, but I do know that someone on their school’s forum posted that X heiress got injured in a physical education class this morning, and it seems to be quite serious. By the afternoon, the rumor about the campus beauty being the younger sister of the X heiress started circulating.

Well, you know how these things go!

That should wrap up this scoop for now. I know everyone is following the real-life CP closely, and if there’s any news, I’ll update it as soon as possible. But for now, there probably won’t be much of a story…

Now, let’s say goodbye to Our Lady Boss’s next drama!

In case I’m enjoying another drama while you read this, hahaha.

Seeing the ending, Yan Yue thought, “Well, I hope it works out for you all!”

Just as Yan Yue was feeling puzzled about this Shen Shen and her strange updates, 666 suddenly sprang back to life: “Boss! I’ve got the information you wanted to investigate!!”