Rose Manor: Tycoon's Relentless Chase-Chapter 329 - 310: How Dare You

Shen Jianian could imagine the kind of sensation it would cause when Tong Yan’s fans learned about her injury and hospitalization during filming, but she still underestimated the situation.

She removed her makeup, changed back into her own clothes, got into the car, and took a tablet from Xiao Yu to check the developments online.

Just as Xiao Yu had said, Tong Yan’s fans unanimously lashed out at the opposing actor.

The few pictures circulating online were taken in the hospital; both she and Tong Yan were wearing masks. In one of them, Tong Yan turned her head to take off her mask as she entered the consultation room, revealing a swollen corner of her mouth. Although it was no longer bleeding, it had formed a scab and looked glaring on her fair and delicate face.

Shen Jianian’s identity was soon uncovered, even though only her eyes were visible in the photos.

These days, fans are like Sherlock Holmes; just from those eyes, fans quickly pinpointed who she was.

Shen Jianian doesn’t have a Weibo account, leaving fans with no outlet for their anger. They either cursed directly on her personal page or went to the official blog of the movie "Fate’s Melody" to curse Shen Jianian.

Someone even dug up that the "Little N" in internet celebrity Jade Palace’s post was Shen Jianian.

Although Jade Palace deleted that Weibo post not long after posting it, apologized, and clarified that it was because of jealousy and that they fabricated facts to tarnish Little N, the incident had blown up too much, and many people had taken screenshots.

"Little N, N is the initial for Nian. I wondered who it was; turns out it’s a mistress. Can someone like this continue to mix in the entertainment industry? No offense, but everyone here is responsible!"

"What white moonlight fairy? I think it’s a snake in a human skin. First, they seduced the blogger’s object of affection, then injured the opposing actor in the crew. Is there anything she can’t do?"

"It’s purely because of jealousy over my Yanyan’s beauty, isn’t it? Hers is a natural born face, unlike her, who can’t compare. How can anyone call her a white moonlight? You can tell by her face that it’s not original, just that the doctor’s skills are too advanced."

"Shen Jianian, right? The name is nice, but unfortunately, the person isn’t."

"Shen Jianian? Shen Jianian?! Oh my, the same name and surname as that Jun Mountain big shot’s white moonlight!"

"There are plenty of people with the same name and surname. The two aren’t the same at all, okay? Here’s a beautiful picture of the big shot’s white moonlight, take it, no thanks needed. [Picture][Picture]"

"I realized it, now we can mention ’Shen Jianian’ again; before, every time it was mentioned, it would get censored."

"Off-topic, when will the Shen leave the entertainment industry! Get out of the crew! (Don’t want to mention her name, to avoid accidentally harming the other Shen Jianian)"

"Which movie are she and Tong Yan filming? We can complain and boycott on the official blog."

"I don’t know, someone speculated it’s Director Wang’s movie, but I don’t know if it’s true. Currently, there’s no related news about any movie circulating."

"As someone who’s eaten the Jade Palace’s melon, I’ll say something fair. Even if Shen Jianian is the Little N in the post, it doesn’t mean she has character issues, right? Jade Palace made it up from start to finish, don’t tell me you didn’t notice it. In this matter, Shen Jianian is innocent."

"Flies don’t bite seamless eggs!"

Shen Jianian’s fingers slid across the tablet, and those words drilled into her eyes.

Among hundreds of comments insulting her, occasionally there was a rational remark, but soon Tong Yan’s fans swarmed and attacked, like a group of ants gnawing on meat dropped by the roadside. It seemed harmless, but the effect was astounding.

"Sister Jianian, don’t read anymore."

Xiao Yu tried to take the tablet from her hands, but she raised her hand to stop him.

Shen Jianian wasn’t signed with an agency, so when encountering this kind of situation, without strong PR backing, she was left with either resigning herself to bad luck and toughing it out. What else could she do? Xiao Yu frowned, feeling sorry for her predicament.

She knew Shen Jianian wasn’t that type of person.

Right, Mr. Fu can help Shen Jianian! Xiao Yu had a flash of inspiration, pulled out her phone from her pocket, found Fu Jichen’s number in the contacts, and tried to call him.

Shen Jianian noticed her action from the corner of her eye, raising her eyelashes, "Who are you calling?"

"Mr. Fu," Xiao Yu said nervously, stuttering slightly.

The call had already been placed, and Shen Jianian quickly reached out to touch the screen, interrupting the call. She adjusted her breathing and said, "There’s no need to trouble him with things like this."

"But, it’s causing a huge uproar online..." Xiao Yu scratched her brow a couple of times, flustered.

"Listen to me." Shen Jianian’s voice was calm, with an undercurrent of composure.

"Alright then."

Xiao Yu hesitantly agreed.

*

In the hotel room, Tong Yan leaned on the sofa browsing Weibo, with a fruit plate on the armrest, prepared by her little assistant. She pinched a small fork with one hand, ate a piece of mango, and laughed sarcastically.

"Hiss—"

It tugged at her wound, causing her to frown in pain, her fingertips gently touching the corner of her mouth.

Tong Yan really hadn’t expected the current netizens to be so powerful, managing to dig up an old story related to Shen Jianian. The blog post claimed that Shen Jianian had stolen the online celebrity’s crush and was still flirting with other men.

Although the online celebrity later deleted the post, apologized, and clarified the situation, some people still believed it, thinking that the influencer had been coerced. If no one was forcing them, who would do something so self-damaging?

Shen Jianian’s reputation was completely unsalvageable.

At this time, Shen Jianian should be thankful she hadn’t registered on Weibo, or her account would have turned into a trash heap.

Tong Yan’s assistant was also following the happenings on Weibo. The topic had made it to the trending searches, and the popularity wasn’t low. It was only a matter of time before it reached the top spots. She understood how this trending topic came to be and was a bit worried about facing backlash.

"Sister Yan Yan, maybe you should inform the director," her assistant cautiously reminded her, "As far as I know, Director Wang doesn’t like things cropping up during a movie shoot."

"What’s there to be afraid of, it’s not my fault..."

Tong Yan ate a piece of watermelon and put down the fork, feeling a bit unsure. She edited a message to send in the crew’s WeChat group and tagged Director Wang Kelun.

Since she hadn’t added Wang Kelun on WeChat, this was the only way to apologize to him.

Tong Yan: "Director Wang, as soon as I woke up, my assistant informed me that someone took photos of me going to the hospital to check my injury and posted them online, making it to trending searches. I am really sorry, it’s due to my personal reasons. I hope it hasn’t negatively impacted the crew. @Wang Kelun"

Wang Kelun didn’t reply, probably because he hadn’t seen it yet. Other members of the crew stood up to console her.

"It’s not your fault, it’s just bored passersby posting whatever they see online."

"Yeah, I checked and no one has mentioned anything related to the movie yet, so it shouldn’t have a severe impact."

"Take good care of your injury, and the heat will die down soon enough."

"Right now, it’s Shen Jianian who’s worse off; Tong Yan’s fans are all over cyberbullying her."

Tong Yan had to make a statement: "I’ll post a Weibo later to restrain the fans’ behavior. However, you should all know that fans are generally quite young these days, and they have their own ideas; it’s hard to get through to them, and I’m rather helpless. Though I know they’re all just trying to protect me."

Everyone resonated deeply with this. Sometimes two celebrities could have a good personal relationship, yet their fans would be tearing into each other online, almost as if it was a life-or-death battle, making it extremely awkward.

Amidst all the voices understanding Tong Yan, only Fu Feibai disagreed: "I just want to know, based on just those few photos from the hospital, how did the fans determine that Tong Yan’s mouth was injured by Shen Jianian, and how did they know the two were acting opposite each other? From the movie’s start until now, hasn’t there been no leak?"

One comment and it hit like a wake-up call.

Yes, they were clear about the situation within the crew, so how did the outside fans know?

Tong Yan saw what Fu Feibai posted in the group and panicked.

How did those fans know? Of course, she had leaked the information!

Tong Yan hastily explained: "Nowadays, marketing accounts like to stir up drama to gain traffic, making up stories and deliberately guiding fans into wars of words; they probably just guessed correctly."

Fu Feibai left two meaningful words: "Is that so?"

Tong Yan didn’t know what he meant, but she knew he had always been quite supportive of Shen Jianian. She could target Shen Jianian, but she dared not confront Fu Feibai.

Fu Feibai’s family background was solid as a rock; anyone who messed with him would be looking for trouble.

She didn’t waste time and quickly edited a Weibo post, first sending it to her agent for review. Only after confirming there was no problem did she post it. Her agent, who was also closely following the situation, called to interrogate her.

"The few marketing accounts leading the fan cyberbullying, have you been contacting them privately?"

Tong Yan knew she couldn’t hide her little tricks from her shrewd agent and admitted: "I’m just speaking the truth. Going to the hospital for a check-up is a fact, and it’s true that Shen Jianian injured me; as for fans digging up Shen Jianian’s past, that’s out of my control."

"I think you’re playing with fire, causing trouble in Director Wang’s crew!" her agent exploded, "Tong Yan, do you have a brain?! How dare you?! Huh?"

Tong Yan was scolded to hell over the phone and wisely chose not to talk back to her agent at this time, silently enduring the barrage.

After the agent finished scolding, she asked her: "Do you have a grudge against Shen Jianian?"

"Not really, at most I just find her unpleasant," Tong Yan said, "If it wasn’t for her, the role of Ruoyu would’ve been mine."

The agent sighed: "I will handle the aftermath of this incident. Let this not happen again. And don’t think that just because you starred in a hit drama, you can dominate the industry. The waters in this circle are deeper than you think. The other day, you said you saw a poised and regal man in Shen Jianian’s room; it’s not impossible for them to track back to you. Your temper is still too impetuous. If you don’t know when to rein it in, you’ll land in big trouble sooner or later."

Tong Yan toyed with the small fork she used to eat fruit, indifferent. She felt that all agents in the world liked to exaggerate threats.