The Mind-Read Heiress: From Impostor to Family Favorite-Chapter 467 - 268

However, this wasn’t a major issue, so Qin Yulong didn’t interfere.

The interview and shoot went very smoothly, and when Wenyan returned to the hotel, it was nearly ten o’clock at night.

By then, Wenyan was very tired, so after removing her makeup, she practically collapsed into bed and fell asleep.

She slept until past ten the next morning and didn’t leave the hotel until around eleven.

Each time she entered and exited the hotel through the main entrance, she was almost always secretly photographed, but she didn’t care. In fact, she had been photographed since the previous evening, yet nothing bad had happened.

On the second day after returning to A City, "Legend of Chang’an" also began airing online.

As the female lead of "Legend of Chang’an," Wenyan then started to post updates to promote the show.

The rest of the cast naturally followed suit.

After the crew distributed tasks in the group chat, the actors also started interacting with each other.

Everything was developing in a rather positive direction.

But just then, a piece of news suddenly broke on the internet and quickly topped the trending searches.

The rumor, Wenyan and Gu Xiran entered a 6-star hotel in B City one after the other, spending a lovely night as well as an additional day together before leaving one after the other the following day.

And several video clips were released.

One was of Wenyan checking into the hotel, and one of Gu Xiran on the day he checked in.

Additionally, there were clips of Wenyan and Gu Xiran leaving Junlai Hotel one after the other the following day.

Technically speaking, the videos weren’t fake.

But the stuff about spending a lovely night and a day and night together was rather absurd.

Wenyan speechlessly said, "I didn’t even know Gu Xiran also checked into Junlai that day. What a coincidence, right?"

"Yes," Qin Yulong nodded and said, "I’ve already asked Gu Xiran’s agent. He did have a schedule in B City on those two days; it’s just that we didn’t expect such a coincidence, checking in and out just before and after you."

Both Qin Yulong and He Xing knew about Gu Xiran getting turned down when he confessed to Wenyan.

Hearing what Qin Yulong said, He Xing had an unsettling thought.

"Could it be that Gu Xiran did this on purpose, to ride the wave of attention?"

Wenyan shook her head: "I don’t think it’s possible. Having worked with him for a while, I don’t think he’s that kind of person, and he’s not some unknown, minor celebrity who needs to ride on someone else’s fame."

"Right," Qin Yulong also said, "And besides our team, no one else at the company knows Wenyan’s schedule. Even the hotel was booked by me personally. Even if someone on the team leaked Wenyan’s schedule, they wouldn’t know which hotel we’re staying at. Gu Xiran is a regular at that hotel, it wasn’t his first time staying there."

"Oh, then I’ve been overthinking it," He Xing said with an embarrassed smile.

"It’s okay," Wenyan looked at He Xing and said, "Thinking of the worst in a situation is one approach. Bold speculation and cautious verification, right?"

"Yes!" He Xing nodded, then looked at his phone and said, "And now people are starting to curse online, saying that after the drama aired, the ’Scandal Queen’ is once again stirring up a CP (celebrity pairing) hype."

Wenyan speechlessly: "... It seems I really can’t shake off this title for a while. Let’s issue a clarification."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wenyan’s phone rang.

It was Ji Yuanzhou calling.

Since the day they returned from the amusement park, the two hadn’t contacted each other again.

Even before that, their contact had been through messaging apps; she hadn’t expected him to call her directly now.

Wenyan signaled to Qin Yulong and He Xing with the phone in her hand, saying, "You guys discuss the clarification issue first, I’m going to take a call."

"Go ahead."

To avoid disturbing Qin Yulong and He Xing, Wenyan went to the balcony with her phone.

"Hello, Brother Yuanzhou. Why would you think to call me so late?"

"Hello, Wenyan. Are you resting yet, or did I disturb you?"

"Not at all, I haven’t gone to bed yet."

"Well," Ji Yuanzhou got straight to the point, "I saw the news online. It seems some people are making up false news. Do you need my help to clarify? You were clearly with me that day."

"No need, no need!" Wenyan immediately refused Ji Yuanzhou’s offer, "My team can handle this. There’s no need to drag you into it."

"Then, is there anything else that I can help you with?"

"Not necessary. These kinds of things are common in my circle; they’re not difficult to handle and don’t require your intervention."

"That’s good. If necessary, Junlai Hotel can always provide the corridor surveillance footage."