After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

I didn't do it, I didn't, please let me go.

Ye Jin'er quickly replied with a message and sent two more cute, pleading emojis.

It was just a delaying tactic. He knew very well that his older sister wouldn't fall for it, but he still needed to buy himself some time to figure out how to explain himself.

The family had already agreed not to reveal Ye Wanyin's identity to the public, and it wasn't important to anyone else. The only family that should know was the Cheng family, but Ye Wanyin had already run out and cried to Cheng Yanye the day Ye Sanqing returned home, so it was none of their business.

Ye Jin'er didn't care what others thought, or whether they felt this so-called true daughter of the Ye family would have any impact on them—after all, in his view, what was the big deal? As long as he had the ability, what did it matter what her identity was? Besides, although he and his older sister disliked Ye Wanyin, as long as she didn't provoke them, he wouldn't go out of his way to trip her up. His older sister, in particular, wouldn't even bother with her. It was just that he had promised not to tell anyone, and now things were a bit troublesome.

This was something Ye Jin'er hadn't anticipated. Although he could be considered a semi-public figure, he wasn't very familiar with the intricacies of the entertainment industry's media. He usually only knew how to play games—or rather, hone his skills. Most of his fans were gamers, with a smaller portion following him because of his status as the second young master of the Ye family; they were almost all people who fawned over him. His casual posts were usually met with praise, so he had no idea how much of a stir his Weibo post had caused.

The comments section was in complete chaos at this point.

Adhering to the principle that the fewer the words, the bigger the story (the words were so few that even the message notification banner could be displayed in its entirety), fans clicked in and first commented something like "Shocking! Something big has happened?" before starting a discussion below.

Who is this? I've never heard of Dad having a younger sister.

[Hilarious! I'd only ever heard of such things before, I never thought I'd actually see one in person today. And there are people who are so eager to claim him as their father!]

[What are you yelling about? Didn't you follow Ye Daddy too? Let me see, you even have a fan badge, and your level isn't low either. What's your background?]

【Wait a minute, this girl is quite pretty, look!】 This is a comment from someone who came back from Ye Sanqing's homepage.

The comment section was quiet for a moment, then it became lively again: [It's really good! Everyone go and follow her! She doesn't have many followers, so we definitely have to support her dad since he posted it!]

【Seriously, don't you guys think the generational hierarchy is messed up...?】

[So, are we supposed to call her "Auntie"? Let's stick to our own ways.]

What exactly happened? So, is she the sister her father adopted, or something? Is there anyone with inside information?

[What! How can you claim to be a sister everywhere?] Some fans who are unaware of the truth are allergic to the word "sister". After all, the reputation of "sisters" around men is generally not very good. They immediately worry that their favorite fan may have been entangled with some green tea bitch.

[If they're just making up names, I'll definitely confront them! I don't know where this 'Kaleidoscope' came from, trying to ride on Dad's coattails? I'll tear her apart!]

【Wait, calm down. What if, in the worst-case scenario, it were your own sister? Are you just asking for trouble?】

It's an honor for me to be scolded by Ye's father.

[You'll be unhappy if I block you later]

[Wait a minute, if you were going to acknowledge a sister, you wouldn't tag your biological sister and say you don't acknowledge her, right? Even if you have reading difficulties, you can't just read the first half of such a short sentence.]

"Is that their biological child? Impossible, they're so big, they're not newborn. Besides, it takes time for a child to emerge from a stone."

Family, I've discovered something: my two younger sisters share the same birthday.

Upon seeing this, everyone went to check the information and discovered that it really was the same day.

Do you think... it might be... the one I'm thinking of?

[Keep your voice down, is it something to be proud of?]

[Can the person upstairs please stop making random jokes? What's so shameful about it?]

Uh... a rich family's daughter

Chapter 1 Returning Home

Are you censoring this or asking us to fill in the blanks? Leaving them blank is the same as not leaving them blank at all.

"So that's what it means?" Everyone fell silent again. Good heavens, who would have thought there would be such a juicy story just from browsing the internet?

Don't these kinds of things usually involve a lot of back-and-forth, bullying, and backlash afterward? Why is it being posted so directly now? It's a bit unexpected.

[However, it's a bit strange; how did he end up posting this Weibo message?]

Since things have come to this, let's wait for the official announcement.

Everyone ignored the possibility of the account being hacked or other issues, because the official Weibo account of the Ye Group has always been very credible. We'll find out soon enough whether it's true or not. If it is true, the Ye Group's public relations department will immediately issue a statement.

Indeed, the public relations department suddenly became very busy. Fortunately, they had contingency plans for this kind of thing. Ye Yifan had even had them prepare various contingency plans before bringing Ye Sanqing home, since the situation was still unclear and anything was possible.

But... Ye Jin'er suddenly went berserk, which wasn't in the contingency plan. The public relations department was on edge, waiting for President Ye to decide how to handle the situation.

【So?】 Ye Yifan sent over a screenshot of a Weibo post, which was the very post he had just made.

Ye Jin'er pondered for a while, then looked at Ye Sanqing, only to see the other party's indifferent attitude, which made her even angrier. "Don't act like nothing's wrong!"

"Is there something I should do?" Ye Sanqing asked, puzzled. She didn't quite understand the meaning of these comments, especially those like "Young Miss, this old servant is late." She could understand each word individually, but what did it mean? Wasn't it said that there were no slaves in this era?

"You..." Ye Jin'er scrutinized her carefully and realized that she genuinely seemed unaware. "I tagged you, you should at least reply, right?"

Then Ye Sanqing forwarded a message with lightning speed: 【Hello, Second Brother】

He watched helplessly as his phone received numerous notifications before he had even finished speaking, utterly speechless.

But before he could think of anything new to say, another message came in from Ye Yifan. [Speaking]

Less than five seconds later, the voice call started.

"It really wasn't me!" Ye Jin'er answered the phone and immediately denied it, not knowing why he felt so guilty.

"You made the PR department work overtime today, how are you going to explain that? Why did you suddenly post this kind of Weibo? Didn't we already agree on this before? What exactly are you trying to do? What's it to you?" Ye Yifan started with a barrage of questions, but his tone was relatively calm, indicating that he had expected this beforehand.

"Ahem..." Ye Jin'er quieted down upon hearing her eldest sister's calm voice, and could only pick out the key points, "Ye Sanqing said I have someone I shouldn't acknowledge, so I thought I'd just post it on Weibo. Besides, it should be made public that Ye Sanqing is our sister. I didn't do anything wrong, did I?" As he spoke, he found his confidence, and his voice gradually became more assertive, "I'm telling the truth. I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"

Ye Yifan, on the other end of the phone, was exasperated by these words. Who was it that made her work overtime so late at night? And yet, they had the audacity to claim they were innocent. But her younger brother had always been quick-tempered, and since she had already told Ye Sanqing about it earlier that day, she wasn't too surprised.

The only surprise was that she hadn't even driven home yet; Ye Sanqing had moved too quickly. And why Ye Jin'er? Had Ye Sanqing already seen through his extremely gullible nature?

Ye Yifan's expression darkened as she thought about it. She didn't object to anyone being scheming, but she never wanted those schemes to be used against her own family.

However, given that it had only been two weeks and Ye Sanqing had been very silent before, she found it hard to imagine that Ye Sanqing could see through Ye Jin'er's personality in just a few days and use it so smoothly. She was more inclined to believe that Ye Sanqing must have said something that caused Ye Jin'er to have a fit, or that it was just a coincidence.

"You need to choose the right time to tell the truth. Have you forgotten what I told you?" Ye Yifan said, "Your younger brother still needs to be properly taught. Besides, you seem to be standing up for Ye Sanqing, but don't you think it's wrong? She's been away from home for over twenty years, and she's already the victim. If our family treats her so casually, and you just casually posted on Weibo without issuing a formal statement or doing this after the family reunion banquet, don't you think you're letting her down? What kind of older brother are you? Do I have to teach you?"

He didn't mention Ye Wanyin at all in his words, but Ye Jin'er naturally understood what he was saying, so he quickly said, "It's my fault, I..." He couldn't very well say that he was provoked by Ye Sanqing and then got angry in a fit of rage, could he? "I... I'll apologize to her right away."

Ye Yifan gave a few more instructions and hung up the phone. The most important thing now was for the public relations department to issue a formal statement, and then she would post a Weibo update herself. As for Ye Wanyin? Whatever, she could have just announced it herself earlier and this wouldn't have happened. Not taking the initiative would only put her in a passive position; this was her own doing, and she didn't care.

Ye Jin'er felt aggrieved, but he had nothing to say. After his older sister spoke, he also felt that he had done something wrong, so he looked at Ye Sanqing and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disregard you."

"..." Ye Sanqing had been observing him and had figured out that the eldest sister completely suppressed the second brother, so she smiled and said, "Is that the point? The point seems to be that you didn't want to acknowledge me just now. Although I can accept that part of the apology, don't you want to think about it again?"

Whether he acknowledges it or not is of no concern to her. Firstly, the fact of their blood relation cannot be denied by his words. Secondly, since they are already siblings, it's best for them to maintain a friendly relationship. Besides, she doesn't believe she has offended him, and what happened today is indeed untenable on his part.

"I've already posted on Weibo, how could I possibly deny it?" Ye Jin'er had considered simply deleting it and pretending nothing had happened, but his older sister had already arranged for the public relations department to handle it, and he couldn't keep changing his mind now. Besides, this matter was going to be made public sooner or later anyway, and he couldn't leave himself an opportunity to be proven wrong.

"Then how about an apology?" Ye Sanqing stared at him and asked.

Ye Jin'er hadn't expected her to be so serious. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said I didn't acknowledge you. I must have hurt you. How about I play games with you? You don't get to play every day if a pro player helps you rank up. Please forgive me." Although she didn't seem sad at all, she still had to say what needed to be said.

"A game?" Ye Sanqing thought for a moment and realized that the idea was feasible. "Then I can accept your apology, but will you say such things again in the future?" As she spoke, she continued to stare at him, as if she would not give up until he agreed.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more."

Ye Jin'er suffered a crushing defeat.

*

Ye Wanyin and Cheng Yanye had just come out of the hospital when they saw this Weibo post, and she was stunned.

Unexpectedly, Ye Jin'er, who never paid attention to anyone except her eldest sister, actually posted on Weibo for Ye Sanqing? She immediately turned pale and burst into tears in Cheng Yanye's arms.

"Brother... I'm so sad... They, they're not my family anymore, why are they doing this to me..." She cried so hard she could barely breathe, as if she might break at any moment.

Cheng Yanye naturally saw the Weibo post as well. His facial injuries had finally healed, and his anger had gradually subsided. He was just thinking about whether to take the opportunity to stay with Wanwan today when this unexpected incident occurred. He couldn't care less about anything else and immediately comforted her, "It's okay. If they don't consider you family, I will. Wanwan is the best. These people are all blind!"

"Brother, you can't say that to me... I genuinely consider them all family, but... but..." Ye Wanyin cried. She was completely confused. At first, she only thought Ye Sanqing's punch was unexpected, but she never expected that everything that followed today would be so unexpected. She was still anxious about tomorrow's contract signing, who knew that this bombshell would suddenly explode? Now, if it's confirmed that she has no connection with the Ye family, then this variety show has nothing to do with her either. She has to think of a way quickly!

"Why can't we just say they're all blind, that's why they're bullying you! Ye Jin'er only knows how to play games, and he thinks he's so great? He doesn't even acknowledge you, and we don't care if he does!" Cheng Yanye coaxed Ye Wanyin as he led her towards the car. Wanyin was so upset; he had to comfort her properly later.

Ye Wanyin wanted to say that even if all he did was play games, he was still incredibly skilled at it! He was a professional player with god-like skills. Although he had little to do with the entertainment industry, he had a lot of male fans who were obsessed with good looks. She could go and hang out with him whenever she wanted after she debuted. Would she still have to worry about not having fans?

She simply hadn't read the comments carefully and didn't realize that the fans she thought were a sure thing had already gone to follow Ye Sanqing, and Ye Sanqing's followers were now increasing rapidly.

"Take me home," she said resolutely to Cheng Yanye after getting into the car. Regardless of what was said online, as long as the Ye family didn't issue an official statement, she could deny it. After a while, she'd gain fans on variety shows, and then she wouldn't need the Ye family or Ye Jin'er herself anymore. Once the hype died down and she became famous, who would care? At most, it would just mean one less point to praise in press releases. Now, while she still had time, she wanted to go back and beg Ye Sanqing; perhaps there was still room for maneuver.

"Are you going home?" Cheng Yanye asked, his face grim. He had thought he could take advantage of the situation today, and was thinking of holding on a little longer, when his phone notified him again.

The two picked them up and saw that it was a statement from the Ye Group and Ye Yifan's Weibo, officially announcing that Ye Sanqing was the long-lost third young lady of the Ye family, and that a family reunion banquet would be held next Friday, along with a lucky draw and other festive activities.

Ye Wanyin completely fainted, and Cheng Yanye immediately picked her up and rushed her into the hospital.

The internet was filled with jubilation, but this festive atmosphere had nothing to do with them anymore.