Chapter 27: Trending and Known by All

Image? Do I, Jiang Yu, still have any image left to speak of?

“My image has already been ruined by them. A little more damage makes no difference.”

Song Zhi Ning frowned. “But this time it’s different. Everyone online is saying…”

She didn’t dare continue. The things netizens said were truly nasty—if she repeated them, it might infuriate anyone.

“They say I’m a failure?” Jiang Yu took up the thread, her gaze indifferent. “Let them say whatever they want. Since they love a spectacle, I’ll give them one to remember.”

“But if President Fu finds out, he’ll definitely be angry. Yu, maybe you should explain to him?” Song Zhi Ning, timid as always, dreaded upsetting the big boss.

After all, she was just a junior assistant—she couldn’t withstand the boss’s wrath.

“What’s there to be afraid of? He cut off my path first. Even a cornered rabbit bites back!”

“If you just pretend you don’t know, won’t that work?” Jiang Yu didn’t want to say more. She grabbed a towel and headed into the bathroom.

The sound of the shower soon echoed behind the door.

Several hours later, in Xu Zhengyang’s office.

His secretary placed a trending analysis report on the desk.

“President Xu, news of Jiang Yu’s audition has sparked widespread attention. Our company has climbed onto the trending list because of it.”

Xu Zhengyang leaned back in his chair, thoughtful. “This drama is getting decent buzz. It seems Jiang Yu’s influence persists.”

The secretary asked quietly, “Should we handle the PR for these news stories?”

“No need.” Xu Zhengyang waved her off, a meaningful smile on his lips. “Let the public opinion simmer a while longer. Since Jiang Yu dared to step out, she should know what consequences await.”

This was exactly the effect he wanted.

He could challenge Fu Boyun and promote the new show at the same time. Two birds with one stone.

The trending topic made Jiang Yu popular in a new way—and it finally pushed Yu Zhiyuan’s patience to the limit.

He’d waited long enough, but the promised collaboration was still nowhere in sight.

Dusk. The sky was dyed crimson by the setting sun.

Jiang Yu’s phone vibrated on the table. The screen displayed the name: “Yu Zhiyuan.”

Here it was, the harbinger of trouble.

She’d promised to introduce Shen Rongyin to him, never expecting the old man would remember it this long.

He truly was a profit-driven creature.

She glanced at the screen and sneered.

Let him wait! Was he really taking a casual remark so seriously?

With that thought, Jiang Yu switched her phone to silent mode and continued leafing through her magazine.

Within two minutes, the phone vibrated again—still Yu Zhiyuan.

Jiang Yu frowned, picked it up, and set it back down, unwilling to respond.

The third time it vibrated, she finally relented.

The shrill ringtone was too irritating.

She picked up and answered, her tone cool and distant. “President Yu, is there something you need?”

On the other end, Yu Zhiyuan’s voice was laced with suppressed anger.

“Miss Jiang, you’re getting bolder. I’ve called three times and you only now respond. What’s that supposed to mean?”

The old man, indeed, was getting impatient.

Jiang Yu wasn’t intimidated. She set aside her magazine and leaned back in her chair.

“President Yu, it’s not that I didn’t want to answer. I was simply busy. If there’s something you need, please say it now.”

Yu Zhiyuan scoffed. “Busy? Busy trending, I suppose? Jiang Yu, you really are a queen of controversy—even a minor audition can set the whole internet ablaze.”

So the audition was already a household topic…

Well, it was hard not to be famous, even when she tried to avoid it.

Jiang Yu didn’t comment, merely chuckled lightly.

Perhaps sensing Jiang Yu’s attitude, Yu Zhiyuan became even more irritable.

“Don’t play dumb. I’m asking you—when will you settle Shen Rongyin’s matter? How long has it been delayed?”

As expected, it was about Shen Rongyin. This time, dodging would not be easy.