After being reborn, I became a top-tier celebrity by resetting my game history.

Gu Yan had a neat short haircut, and her red vest dress swayed in the wind.

Her fiery red lips curved slightly upward as she grabbed Su Qi's hand: "My dear niece, none of this is your fault."

“You too,” Gu Yan said, looking at Zhao Meihua. “Cousin, Xiao Qi didn’t grow up by your side. She went into the entertainment industry before graduating from university. She’s still immature. Aren’t you just encouraging her rebelliousness?”

Su Qi raised an eyebrow slightly.

Gu Yan and Zhao Meihua are not biological sisters, but cousins.

[Found it, Master. This Gu Yan is the daughter of Zhao Meihua's aunt. She's about 20 years younger than Zhao Meihua, and about the same age as you. I heard that after the Gu family went bankrupt, Gu Yan has been living under the roof of the Shen family.]

Strangely, Shen Tiancheng actually agreed.

Su Qi twitched his lips and snorted coldly. How could he not agree? Gu Yan had made a big show of asking, the Gu family was bankrupt, and Zhao Meihua was Shen Tiancheng's rightful wife. Shen Tiancheng was so concerned about his reputation that he would definitely agree first.

Gu Yan poured another cup of tea and handed it to Shen Tiancheng: "Brother-in-law, Xiao Qi is, after all, your child who was legally adopted. I know you didn't want to change her name back then because you were afraid she would take a share of the inheritance, but I believe Xiao Qi won't. She's a good child, right?"

After saying that, Gu Yan's gaze fell on Su Qi, as if she was hinting at something to Su Qi.

She managed to appease the two of them with just a few words, which shows that she hit the nail on the head; Gu Yan is no ordinary person.

[That's normal. Living under someone else's roof, she'll have to learn some ways to appease people.]

Su Qi scoffed, "Tch, I couldn't do that."

Feifei felt ashamed.

"Yes, given my master's past experiences... it's normal that he can't do it."

Su Qi rolled her eyes: "I wouldn't stoop to taking your money."

"I thought he was so rich, but he pretended not to know that his adopted daughter had no money or house outside. He's so stingy."

The entire room was stunned, and Shen Tiancheng was even more surprised that she would so bluntly reveal these shameful things.

"Shut up!" Shen Tiancheng pointed at her. "You're getting bolder and bolder! Ever since your suicide attempt, you've completely changed. Don't think I don't know what you're up to!"

"Isn't it just that they want to make a big fuss to attract media attention to the Shen family?"

Zhao Meihua put her arm around Shen Tiancheng: "No, in my opinion, she wants to attract our attention so that we can really adopt her as our daughter, change her name, and make it more legitimate."

"Su Qi, you need to understand your own position."

"Those who are not related by blood can never be legitimate heiresses, so don't blame the servants in the house for calling you a kept lady."

Su Qi gritted her teeth, took a deep breath, and tried to calm herself down.

That's outrageous! How thick-skinned do they have to be to say that?!

Gu Yan then began to coax Shen Tiancheng and Zhao Meihua: "Oh dear! Why are you here again! We're all family, this will only hurt our harmony."

"If everyone backs down, this matter can be put aside. As for the media, my brother-in-law will say that Xiao Qi accidentally fell down and there was absolutely no staged plastic surgery involved."

"Just say the reason is that you had to shave your head for surgery, which is good for the Shen family and won't have much of an impact on Xiao Qi."

Su Qi was taken aback. Gu Yan had started this topic first, and now Gu Yan had once again played the role of mediator. Su Qi was finding it increasingly difficult to understand the situation.

Gu Yan held Su Qi's hand: "Be good, the outside world is very complicated. Your adoptive parents are yelling at you for your own good. You are a little star now. Even if you are not famous, you still need to pay attention to your public image. There are many kids who are fans of celebrities. If you don't set a good example, the people who will punish you will not only be people in the entertainment industry."

Gu Yan was right; she was kindly advising Su Qi to be mindful of his image.

But Su Qi still felt, for no apparent reason, that he really disliked Gu Yan.

Shen Tiancheng felt a headache coming on and didn't want to argue anymore: "I'll go upstairs and rest first."

Upon seeing this, Zhao Meihua stepped forward and said, "I'll escort you upstairs, sir."

Seeing that the conflict had been resolved, Gu Yan smiled and said, "Big sister and brother-in-law, get some rest early."

Su Qi felt increasingly uneasy as he thought about it, so he lit a cigarette and smoked it in front of the broken glass doors and windows.

Seeing this, Gu Yan instructed the servants, "Why don't you hurry up and find the butler to pay for the repairs? We can't let the master worry about these household matters anymore."

"Yes, Miss Gu."

The lighter made a clicking sound; the oil was gone, and Su Qi couldn't light the cigarette. Suddenly, he put the cigarette back into the box.

Gu Yan also smelled the cigarette scent on her, along with a faint aroma of brandy.

Gu Yan shook her head: "Xiao Qi, what's wrong with you? Your aunt never interferes in your affairs, but this time, you've been far too willful and outrageous."

"It's fine if you enjoy cigarettes and alcohol in private, but if you bring them to the film set or in public places, everyone will see them. What will people say about you online?"

Su Qi was speechless. What could she do? She wasn't the real Su Qi. She always dressed like this, even in the Empire.

Thinking of this, Su Qi got angry and retorted, "My aunt always knows how to play the good guy. She makes my adoptive parents hate me, and then she comes to speak up for me and mediate the conflict."

Gu Yan frowned, her expression not good, but she didn't scold her in the end. Instead, she smiled and apologized directly: "It's my fault, Auntie. Auntie doesn't know how to speak. You know, I'm also living under someone else's roof."

"Xiao Qi, listen to your aunt, okay? Stop doing all this. If you just work hard in the entertainment industry, you're bound to succeed. If you take these crooked paths, someone might use this to smear you in the future."

Gu Yan is right. Su Qi is not an unreasonable person. His honest advice may be hard to hear, but it is truly invaluable.

While she was in the empire, she occasionally disliked the opinions of some loyal ministers, but in the end she still adopted their proposals.

Su Qi paused for a moment, then asked, "So tell me, what should I do?"

Gu Yan said, "First of all, you need to quit smoking and drinking. You haven't even started learning for a few days yet, so it should be easy to quit."

Su Qi took a deep breath. That was the original owner of the body, not her. She had been smoking for two hundred years.

"And your hair, don't make it too short. If you really like it, you can style it like mine." Gu Yan's short hair is the typical short hair that goes past her ears.

Su Qi nodded; the suggestion was acceptable.

"Finally, you need to quit drinking. You're a girl, and it's not that girls can't drink, but drinking outside is unsafe. You could at least drink at home secretly, instead of always saying you don't drink when you're out socializing."

Gu Yan was right, but Su Qi was already very dissatisfied. He paused, about to say that it was pheromones.

Upon further reflection, she decided against trying to reason with the people of this world. Her pheromones, originally used to suppress people, were something inherent to her race. To other races, her pheromones were simply something like alcohol or perfume.

Not worth mentioning at all.

"I don't drink," Su Qi finally said calmly.

Shen Chaohuai came down the stairs with his hands in his pockets: "Auntie, please don't make things difficult for Xiaoqi."

Su Qi turned her head. Hadn't she just been angered and left? Why was she suddenly speaking up for her again?

Shen Chaohuai looked at Su Qi: "She doesn't drink alcohol, she just wears brandy-scented perfume."