823 A Million Times for You 185 (1/2)

A look of dismay and disgruntlement formed on Jing Yang's face as he cursed, ”That woman really doesn't know any better.”

”Brother, do we still continue to look her up?”

”No, I'll make her come to me out of her own accord,” Jing Yang said with a sly and sinister smile.

In reality, not long after he said those words, a fresh piece of news was released on the media.

Jing Yang was said to be in a relationship with Fang Erlan.

It was also claimed to be leaked by an insider of the showbiz industry, as usual.

At the end of the day, Jing Yang was a dashing and promising A-list celebrity who was idolized by many. Having his relationship exposed was a major taboo for an idol like him. Naturally, his fans would now shift their attention to Fang Erlan.

When they found out that Fang Erlan was the female lead starring alongside Yan Ge in the upcoming television drama series, a bunch of maniacal female fans began insulting and making malicious comments about Fang Erlan on various discussion forums even though she had not done anything wrong at all.

Fang Erlan was fuming with anger when she read the news after filming her scene.

Usually, celebrity scandals were just a publicity stunt if it did not actually take place. Meanwhile, publicity stunts were either an agreement between two willing parties or an intentional one-sided affair.

Needless to say, it was clearly the latter in this case.

Without hesitation, she immediately contacted Mei Yangyang to tell her about everything.

Mei Yangyang instructed her to post a video of herself on her Weibo page to address the issue and to leave the rest of the matter for the studio to handle.

Fang Erlan heeded Mei Yangyang's advice and told Xiao Yue to help her record a video of herself.

”Hello, everyone, I'm Fang Erlan and I'm currently in the midst of filming at a television studio. I came across a piece of breaking news all of a sudden and I'd like to clarify that those were just groundless rumors that aren't true at all. Thank you.”

Xiao Yue saved the recording of the video and showed it to Fang Erlan once before posting it on Fang Erlan's official Weibo account.

As soon as the post was released, several comments were made about Fang Erlan, who did not have many fans.

”Go to hell, you ugly shrew. Fortunately, you didn't cause harm to our Jing Yang, otherwise, I'll make you blind!”

”Baby Jing Yang has yet to clarify anything and yet you jumped out to deny it first. Did you implicate our baby into this as a publicity stunt for your new drama?”

”Just how many men did you sleep with to land yourself the role of the female lead? Not only did you act alongside Yan Ge, you won't even let Jing Yang off. Are you even human?”

”I've never heard of your name at all, you're just as ugly as your name sounds.”

”You're just a newbie. You must be thinking of using our famous baby Jing Yang to add on to your fame, aren't you? Worse still, you even denied your relationship with him even though you're the one who leaked it. Such a revolting hypocrite.”

”I read on a forum that you used to be a social escort. Is that true? Which nightclub did you use to work at?”

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Fang Erlan flew into a rage after reading the malicious comments on her post. Feeling wronged and aggrieved, she returned to her room and began bawling alone.

Back when she was still pursuing her studies in the theater arts academy, she already knew that actors and actresses were bound to be criticized and berated. However, she could not help but feel upset upon reading the harsh criticisms from strangers. She was not tough or determined enough to refrain from wavering or feeling affected.

She repeatedly told herself that everything would be fine, for it was only the beginning of her career, and that she would not falter and would brave through the criticisms. She believed that she would one day receive compliments and praises.

Ding-Dong…

”Who's there?”

”Me,” a deep male voice answered.

Upon hearing that it was Yan Ge, Fang Erlan got out of bed and hurriedly proceeded to wash her face in the bathroom before answering the door.

He was wearing a suit and still had some makeup on his face, which greatly enhanced his features. He stood by the door and entered even before she invited him in.

Fang Erlan closed the door and asked in a hoarse voice, ”Did something happen?”

”You cried over something so trivial. Are you a child?” he mocked.

Fang Erlan denied, ”Who's crying? Why would I cry? I didn't.”

He removed his shoes and lay on her bed. ”Give me a massage. My shoulders hurt.”