2616: It is all a setup.

It is all a setup.

Who would benefit most from the exposure of this scandal?2

Ji Yan.

Thus, it was not hard to guess who the mastermind behind everything was.

The only thing was that she could not fathom why that woman would do this to her.

The latter had only just made her debut. Apart from the issue regarding her boyfriend, she had no existing feuds with her. Was there a need for her to commit suicide over this?

Unless the so-called suicide attempt was nothing but a gimmick to blow up the matter and win public sympathy. In that case, it was undoubtedly a success.

The public opinion was now in that woman's favor, with most of the ignorant citizens starting to defend, pity, and express support for the newbie actress. She, on the other hand, after being branded as a third party, had devolved to an anathema that everyone abhorred.

This affirmed something, though.

Ji Yan's love for Gao Nan was not real. What they had between them was nothing but a fling. She had long laid a trap and was just patiently waiting for her clueless prey to fall into it; that prey happened to be Yun Shishi.

Even the man was just a pawn in her game. Simply put, he was just a smokescreen.

She had painstakingly set up her plans a long time ago, and it was officially executed on that night at the birthday party. She then purposely told the production team about it the next day to paint her colleague as a third party in her relationship and get everyone's pity.

There were many small cliques within the production team. Some staff members, upon hearing of an inside info, would reveal the unverified details to the press in exchange for handsome rewards.

With these tip-offs, the press would then start stalking the celebrities and lie in wait for their next scoop.

Yun Shishi reckoned that Zhuo Ke was likely about to expose some photos, which would turn the public against her, on Friday. The photos probably featured her being intimate with Gao Nan.

It was chaotic at the bar that night. If the rookie actress truly had such intentions, she would have bought off the paparazzi and made them lie in waiting in advance.

They probably managed to capture photos of them outside the bathroom. Even though she was having a heated argument with that playboy then, no one could tell from the photos. By making use of the angles, one could make the photos look steamy when, in fact, the two people were arguing fiercely with each other.

She calmly analyzed this part, her thoughts becoming crystal clear once she was all calm and composed. Things would probably develop the way she expected, and while there might be some deviations, they would not stray too far from her expectation.

Ji Yan has really worked hard to plan all this.

The reason for her doing this must be that she has a deep grudge against me.

This further confirmed her suspicion of that woman's true identity being Yan Bingqing!

She, thus, shared her thoughts with Xiao Xue, who was stunned by her analysis.

Things went silent on the other end for a while before the latter finally broke into an exasperated laughter. "Goodness, are you guys shooting an imperial harem drama in real life? All this scheming and fighting in showbiz—are things really that bad?"

"Things like that happen every day. I'm not even surprised anymore."

She was subdued once more and then let out a heavy sigh. "Shishi, leaving showbiz is a wise decision. That place just doesn't suit you."

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