Chapter 108: Alliance

“What is going on here?”

Fang Wei was still half-asleep when Yin Shanshan slapped the tablet straight onto her bed.

Still dazed, Fang Wei glanced at it and replied, “Wasn’t this what we agreed on last night? What’s wrong?”

Yin Shanshan’s eyes flew wide with fury, her voice rising as well. “What did we agree on last night? Look carefully at who the person in this video is!”

Only then did Fang Wei frown and look more closely. The moment the video began to play, a cold sweat broke out along her back.

“How is this possible? It was clearly supposed to be a video of Su Wannning. How did it turn into you...?”

Fang Wei’s brows knit tightly. She clearly knew nothing about this, but Yin Shanshan had no intention of letting her off.

“You’re still here, sleeping? What do we do now? Hurry up and issue a statement. If I’m ruined by this video, you won’t get away unscathed either!”

Fang Wei had already been frightened awake. She immediately grabbed her phone and contacted her agent.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Su Wannning was leisurely eating breakfast with the children. At the table, Feng Rui and Yu Xin, both aware of what had happened, kept glancing at her from the corners of their eyes, but Su Wannning acted as if she knew nothing at all.

It was not until Feng Rui could no longer hold back and tentatively asked, “Um, Xiaoning, I think I saw you trending this morning. Did something happen?”

Su Wannning did not answer right away. Yu Xin then chimed in from the side, “It’s nothing but malicious editing by those online gossipmongers. Just nonsense.”

Su Wannning was somewhat surprised that Yu Xin would speak up for her. She turned to look at her, then nodded. “Yes, just nonsense. The viewers who watched the full livestream know the truth. They shouldn’t misunderstand me, right?”

Yes, exactly. The driving matter was originally just something Su Wannning mentioned offhand. She even later went to help of her own accord!

The welcome banquet was arranged by the director in the first place. What did it have to do with Su Wannning?

That Yin Shanshan across the way is the one who really got unlucky.

I think these netizens are just too idle for their own good, always twisting things with malicious edits.

At that moment, Yin Shanshan and Fang Wei opened the motorhome door and stepped down together. The two were pressed close, even linked arm in arm, looking for all the world like the best of friends.

Hearing the topic they were discussing, Yin Shanshan smiled and said, “Yes, these days netizens and marketing accounts just love to maliciously edit things and drive a wedge between people. Luckily, Fang Wei won’t misunderstand me. After all, we’ve had so many years of friendship, haven’t we?”

Fang Wei immediately nodded emphatically. “Of course!”

“And me too. Sister Fang Wei, you wouldn’t misunderstand me either, would you?”

Su Wannning smiled and asked in a light, offhand way, but Fang Wei hesitated.

The plan she and Yin Shanshan had already agreed on was not to help Su Wannning clear things up. But now the livestream camera was right there, and she had just defended Yin Shanshan. If she stayed silent now, it would look far too deliberate.

In the end, Fang Wei could only nod as well, forcing a rather strained smile. “Of course. Those clips didn’t show the whole truth. The viewers won’t believe them.”

With the main people involved personally stepping forward to explain, and with some fans spontaneously cutting together the full video to clarify things, the matter quickly came to a temporary close.

Even Yin Shanshan’s side had the studio hastily piece together a clarification video to prove her relationship with Fang Wei.

Thus, what had originally been a carefully laid trap meant to turn the internet against Su Wannning was effortlessly defused by her, and she even dealt Yin Shanshan a hard counterblow.

After breakfast, everyone returned to the motorhome to change clothes. With the livestream camera not following them, Yin Shanshan wore a smile that did not reach her eyes and said to Su Wannning, “Su Wannning, you really do know your way around things.”

Just now, her agent had sent word that the malicious smear video that appeared early this morning was probably Su Wannning’s doing.

Su Wannning was not flustered in the least. She merely shrugged. “Pot calling the kettle black.”

The two passed by each other, their gazes meeting in midair, thick with the smell of gunpowder.

After what had happened, the conflict between Su Wannning and Yin Shanshan had officially turned open and direct.

In truth, Su Wannning had never taken Yin Shanshan seriously. The tricks Yin Shanshan liked to use were things she had already seen in the book a thousand times over, and she had always handled them with ease.

What surprised Su Wannning was that before the morning activities had even begun, Yu Xin came looking for her on her own.

The camera had not followed them. At first, Su Wannning remained very cool toward her. “What is it?”

Yu Xin seemed a little nervous. She looked around to make sure no one was paying them any attention before finally relaxing enough to speak. “I know who made that video that was used to smear you this morning.”

“Oh.”

Su Wannning’s reaction was completely different from what Yu Xin had expected. She answered casually and turned as if to leave, which made Yu Xin anxious.

“Hey, don’t leave so quickly!”

“Anything else?” Su Wannning frowned slightly. Facing this woman she had never particularly liked, she did not bother to sound polite.

Yu Xin took two more steps closer, her voice careful, her face wearing a flattering smile. “I can tell you that Yin Shanshan made that video. The smear campaign against you was also planned by her and Fang Wei together. The two of them already formed an alliance and are out to get you on the show.”

“Oh, and?”

Su Wannning’s frown deepened, her impatience growing by the second. She only found it strange why Yu Xin had rushed over to tell her all this.

Besides, these were the sorts of things even an idiot could figure out.

Yu Xin’s expression turned awkward under Su Wannning’s gaze, and she lowered her head a little sheepishly.

“All right, I know you can already guess all that. The video from this morning about Yin Shanshan was made by you too, wasn’t it?”

“What exactly are you trying to say?” Su Wannning asked, clearly annoyed.

“I just mean that if you’re alone on the show, you could easily be set up by them. But if someone helps you, it’s different. I’m willing to be your ally!”

After circling around for so long, Yu Xin had finally reached her real purpose.

At that, Su Wannning became somewhat interested. She folded her arms across her chest and looked Yu Xin up and down before raising an eyebrow slightly. “Help me? If I remember correctly, weren’t you the one helping them target me all along?”

Yu Xin’s smile was strained. “Times change. I’ve realized you’re pretty capable too. Besides, there are no eternal enemies in the entertainment industry. I never did anything that truly hurt you, and I promise that from now on, I’ll help you with all my heart.”

“Let me guess. You must have received some promises from Yin Shanshan before, but now that she’s gone back to supporting Fang Wei, she’s abandoned you. Am I right?”

Su Wannning hit the nail on the head, mercilessly exposing Yu Xin’s little scheme without the slightest hesitation.

“Yes. She clearly said she would help me make a comeback on the show, but lately... That woman has a heart like a viper’s, smiling to your face and stabbing you in the back. I’ve had enough of her!”

At last, Yu Xin told the truth. When she finished, she looked at Su Wannning with eager expectation, waiting for a response.