She goes crazy, he'll cover for her; the darling of the group is someone no one dares to mess w

He definitely likes you...

He came specifically for you...

Han Xi seems to have said the latter sentence as well.

At the time, she thought he was joking and didn't take it seriously, but little did she know...

Wen Yang's words kept Fang Li awake all night.

On the soft bed, Wen Yang fell asleep early. In the middle of the night, she tossed and turned, thinking about Han Xi's words and the things that had happened since they met.

...the next morning.

Wen Yang, having slept soundly, stretched and opened her eyes.

She then realized something was wrong; she reached out and touched the spot next to her, only to find it empty and cold.

Startled, she sat up abruptly and saw a woman curled up on a sofa in the distance.

She sighed silently, then lifted the covers and went over.

"Why sleep here when there's a bed available? Get up."

Fang Li frowned and opened her eyes.

Wen Yang suddenly leaned closer to her, and exclaimed in surprise, "Did you go thief last night? Why are your dark circles so bad?"

Fang Li rubbed her heavy head and sat up listlessly. "You still say that? Your snoring kept me up all night."

"Get out! How could I snore!"

Fang Li hugged the thin blanket and sat there silently.

Wen Yang kicked her foot: "Stop dawdling. You had an appointment with the landlord to look at apartments this morning. The morning rush hour in Beijing is just as bad as in Haicheng. If you leave late, you'll be stuck in traffic."

She slipped on her slippers and went into the bathroom.

Fang Li sat for a while and then went back to her original position.

It was half an hour later when she recovered. Wen Yang pushed her to wash up. She ordered breakfast at the hotel first, and then sat on the sofa, browsing her phone and putting on makeup.

Fang Li came out shortly after.

As soon as she came out, she saw Wen Yang staring intently at her phone, clutching a makeup brush. She didn't know what Wen Yang had seen, but it was obvious that she was very angry; the makeup brush was almost deformed from her grip.

Fang Li approached with a puzzled look, and her expression gradually turned cold when she saw the screen on the phone.

A video is playing on my phone. The background shows a private room in a restaurant, where a woman is angrily accusing the woman opposite her of interfering in her relationship. The next moment, the woman throws wine in her face.

What's particularly ridiculous is that the hysterical woman's face was blurred out, while the woman who threw the wine, Fang Li, had her features clearly visible, and you could even see all the subtle expressions on her face.

The video wasn't long, only a few dozen seconds, but through editing by someone with ulterior motives, it almost completely portrayed Fang Li as an arrogant woman who interfered in other people's relationships.

"Damn it!" Wen Yang angrily threw down her makeup brush. If she hadn't been somewhat rational and known that breaking a phone would mean buying a new one, her phone would have suffered the same fate.

"Who shamelessly posted this video online? This is blatant distortion of the truth and taking things out of context; it's clearly an attempt to smear your reputation!"

Fang Li frowned: "...Duan Xin is the most likely culprit."

However, Lu Jie's figure only flashed by in the video. Would Duan Xin have such audacity?

Wen Yang suppressed her anger, remained silent for a while with a cold face, and suddenly stood up and said, "This matter is definitely not that simple. I just read the comments below, and quite a few people have already dug up your identity. Although you are not famous in the circle, you have quite a few haters. If we let those online trolls continue like this, who knows what other things will be brought up."

Fang Li sometimes had to admire Wen Yang, unsure whether to praise her for her foresight or call her a jinx.

Sure enough, not long after the incident went viral online, Yaoxing's official website posted a statement announcing the termination of the contract.

The gist of the statement is that Fang Li was originally an artist under Yaoxing Entertainment, but her contract was terminated due to differences in their philosophies. The specific reasons for the disagreement were not mentioned in the statement.

Such ambiguous statements naturally led to various speculations among netizens.

Some say that Fang Li is arrogant and diva-like, and that she not only has conflicts with the production crew, but also with other artists in the same company.

Following this, two more videos appeared online, seemingly to corroborate these claims.

One video shows Fang Li slapping Yu Wei in the elevator, and another is not very clear, but you can clearly see the armored truck parked at the entrance of Yaoxing and boxes of cash being carried in.

The person who uploaded the video deliberately edited in the footage of Fang Li entering Yaoxing shortly afterward, when the armored truck arrived.

With this series of videos and the deliberate guidance of the person behind them, Fang Li's name instantly became a viral sensation online.

In almost half a day, she became a universally hated third party, Phoenix Girl.

"stop looking."

Wen Yang came over and took the phone from Fang Li's hand.

Fang Li sat motionless on the sofa.

Just then, the landline on the coffee table rang. Wen Yang glanced at Fang Li with concern and answered the phone.

"Hey?"

There was a lot of noise on the other end. After a moment, the other person covered the microphone and said, "Ms. Xu! Someone has exposed your whereabouts. There are paparazzi and netizens all over the hotel. Please do not come out for the time being."

Wen Yang hung up the phone, furious: "This is too arrogant! You've already retired from the entertainment industry, you're not a public figure anymore, what are they trying to do!"

Fang Li said in a deep voice: "In this day and age, everyone can become a fast food on the internet. The pressure of life makes them used to relieve their emotions online. They like to satisfy themselves by belittling others."

"......" Wen Yang: "Are you alright?"

"What could possibly happen to me?" Fang Li chuckled. "This isn't the first time I've been targeted with malicious attacks; I'm used to it by now."

As the two were talking, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Remembering the hotel manager's phone call, the two of them instantly turned tense and stared at the door.

"Just sit still."

Wen Yang looked as if facing a formidable enemy, quickly glanced around, grabbed a metal display stand from the small table, and headed towards the door.

The hotel room door didn't have a peephole, so she pressed the handle and asked, "Who is it?"

There was no sound outside.

After a long while, a voice finally rang out: "I am Lin Mo."

Wen Yang was taken aback. Lin Mo?

This name seems familiar.

While she was still hesitating, Fang Li arrived and opened the door before her.

The next moment, a tall figure strode in, and Wen Yang felt a blur before her eyes before the person beside her disappeared.

She glanced absently at the doorway, where only Lin Mo was giving her a polite yet appropriate smile.

...From the employee entrance all the way to the underground parking garage.

Fang Li let Han Xi put his arm around her and finally put her into the car.

After Han Xi got into the car, it sped out of the underground parking garage. She saw that the hotel entrance was surrounded by people not far away, and the panic in her heart gradually emerged.

"Are you scared?"

Fang Li turned to look at him, but didn't say anything.

Han Xi: "The original video has been deleted, but it will take some time to identify the IPs of those that were subsequently forwarded and downloaded. It's not safe for you to continue staying in the hotel during this period. Go home first, and leave the rest to me."