The big boss is reborn and lets himself go.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiayue immediately showed a surprised expression. She stared wide-eyed at Zhou Yanhuan and asked eagerly, "Zhenzhen, do you mean I can continue to use you as the model for the second part of 'The Secret of Time'?"

Zhou Yanhuan smiled and nodded, replying firmly, "Yes, sister. After all, you're my sister, and I believe you wouldn't hurt me. Besides, given the current situation, this is indeed the best solution. However, if you want to include my other brother in the story, you must pay attention to portraying him positively and obscure his professional background. You should know that netizens these days are very clever; they can easily find the real-life counterpart with just a little clue. Therefore, we must handle this carefully to avoid causing unnecessary trouble for everyone." After saying this, Zhou Yanhuan smiled again, seemingly full of confidence in her idea.

“Okay, I understand. Zhenzhen, could you tell me about your brother’s experiences or stories? That way I can understand his character from different angles and better develop the character’s personality.” Zhou Jiayue’s eyes lit up when she heard that Zhou Yanhuan was willing to write her into the novel.

She thought to herself: Since I'm going to include this, I'd better ask him properly! So, she immediately started pressing him for details, "Zhenzhen, can you tell me some specific things about your brother? Like his childhood experiences, his upbringing, etc. These things will influence a person's personality and behavior."

In fact, Zhou Jiayue wasn't just asking these questions for the sake of the novel's character settings. More importantly, she wanted to learn about her younger brother, whom she had never met but who was now gone forever. Perhaps this was the power of blood ties; although she had never seen her brother, the familial love deep within her heart was awakened when she learned of his existence.

Perhaps it was because of her inherent protectiveness, or perhaps it was because of the unbreakable blood ties, but although Zhou Jiayue didn't have much affection for her younger brother, she had already silently accepted him as family the moment she saw the genetic test report.

Zhou Jiayue knows that heroes may be gradually forgotten over time, but she hopes to preserve this hero forever in her novels as a form of commemoration. Because as long as someone reads her work, they will remember this hero.

"Well, I really don't know, since I've never met him in person. How would I know?" Zhou Yanhuan replied with a wry smile. "However, if you really need some of his experiences as writing material, I can find someone who knows him better later and have them tell you his story, okay?"

"Of course! That's great!" Zhou Jiayue laughed happily.

Meanwhile, the two men sitting at the table listened quietly to their conversation, not interfering and simply enjoying their meal.

This feeling is very harmonious and warm.

Zhou Yanhuan was having breakfast with her family, unaware that a major event related to her was unfolding online—a trending topic about her suddenly appeared.

More importantly, Lu Chengzhou and his agent are rushing to Brilliant Garden after learning about this trending topic.

By this time, Zhou Yanhuan and her family of four had already finished breakfast. After eating, Zhou Yanhuan went upstairs to her room. First, she went to the crib to check on the two children. Then, she sat down on the bed, intending to browse her phone and then enter her spatial dimension to make more talismans and pills. These were for her brother and sister-in-law, as a means of survival and a trump card. After all, undercover work is full of risks, and being well-prepared in advance would give her brother and sister-in-law more protection when facing a crisis.

Zhou Yanhuan picked up her phone, unlocked the screen, and skillfully opened the Xingbo APP. Her fingers lightly swiped through the page, her gaze lingering on the top of the trending topics list. To her surprise, her own name was among the trending topics.

Driven by curiosity, Zhou Yanhuan clicked on the trending topics list and instantly saw the headline about her: "Top actress Zhou Yanhuan betrays her fiancé and is kept by multiple men. She was recently spotted buying baby products at a shopping mall, and is suspected of being pregnant!"

Her eyes widened as she stared at the news report in disbelief. How could this be? She had never imagined she would become the subject of such negative news.

Without hesitation, Zhou Yanhuan clicked on the relevant marketing account to learn more details. When she saw the accompanying photos in the report, a sense of helplessness and anger welled up inside her. These photos were clearly taken a few days ago when the four of them went shopping together at the mall, but the photographer obviously only captured her, Feng Muyang, and Zhou Jiayu, and accompanied them with false claims that she was being kept by multiple men.

Zhou Yanhuan took a deep breath and opened the comment section of her Weibo account again. What came into view was a variety of comments: some fans were tagging her frantically, some were hurling insults without mercy, and there were all sorts of strange and bizarre remarks that were hard to keep up with.

[Even the most innocent celebrity in the entertainment industry has cheated on their partner, and even been kept by a sugar daddy! This world is truly collapsing; there are all sorts of birds in a big forest!]

[Zhou Yanhuan had previously vowed that she would never be kept by a sugar daddy, but now this news has surfaced. It's utterly ridiculous; isn't this just contradicting herself?]

[Our Huan-jie is definitely not that kind of person. There must be some misunderstanding. Let's wait for Huan-jie to give us a reasonable explanation.]

[Upstairs, don't be so naive. That's just how the entertainment industry is. Who can maintain a clean reputation from their debut until now? Those so-called personas are just used to deceive you fans.]

[I never imagined Zhou Yanhuan would be so unrestrained, accepting multiple sugar daddies at the same time!]

Am I the only one feeling sorry for her fiancé? He's wearing such a huge green hat (a Chinese idiom for being cheated on).

[Zhou Yanhuan has retired from the entertainment industry.]

……

A barrage of negative comments flooded Zhou Yanhuan's comment section, instantly inundating her social media account with negativity. Zhou Yanhuan frowned slightly as she looked at the comments. When she saw the words "fiancé," she roughly guessed who had instigated these malicious comments.

After all, it seems that very few people in the world know that she was once engaged. Judging from the wording and attitude of these comments, it's clear that the other party is aiming to ruin her image.

Zhou Yanhuan could determine who did it almost without thinking.

"Hmph, it must be those people from the Zhou family! They're incorrigible. It seems the lesson I taught them last time wasn't deep enough, daring to act so arrogantly in front of me again." Zhou Yanhuan sneered, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. "Since they're so eager to die, let's send them on their way early. I originally planned to let them linger on for a few more days and torture them properly, but now it seems unnecessary."

As Zhou Yanhuan looked at her phone, she muttered to herself, her voice filled with chilling killing intent. Her eyes were firm and resolute, as if she had already made up her mind to retaliate against the Zhou family. She had long been unable to tolerate the Zhou family's actions, and this time they had crossed her bottom line.