Rose Manor: Tycoon's Relentless Chase-Chapter 334 - 315: Ask Your Man

Fu Feibai has shares in the agency, giving him significant influence, so he drafted a clarifying statement himself and posted it directly on Weibo without consulting his agent.

Fu Feibai V: "Shen Jianian falling into the water was an accident. I happened to be there, and as a friend and family, it was my duty to save her. Please consider this matter rationally and stop spreading rumors. I will reserve the right to pursue legal action for defamation."

Fu Feibai’s Weibo post was brief but powerful, intimidating unlike Tong Yan’s previous ambiguous attempt at clarification.

Fu Feibai’s fans fell silent. Their idol clearly stated on Weibo that he was Shen Jianian’s friend and family. Being a friend is understandable, but what does family mean?

Is Shen Jianian his sister?

If she is a sister, why would he call her a friend? It doesn’t make sense.

The rumor-spreading marketing accounts quietly deleted their inciting Weibo posts, leaving Tong Yan’s fans bewildered.

Fans felt the world had turned surreal. How did Shen Jianian transform from "the mistress torn apart by influencers," "the sister who hits," "the high-level white lotus," to becoming a friend and family member of an award-winning actor?

Not only the fans, but even Tong Yan herself was stunned when she saw the Weibo post.

Fu Feibai’s defense of Shen Jianian was evident for all to see. Although Fu Feibai repeatedly denied feelings for Shen Jianian, in her view, it was just due to the inability to acknowledge it publicly. She didn’t believe he had no thoughts about Shen Jianian. Yet, he declared Shen Jianian as his family on a public platform like Weibo.

Family?!

The agency behind Fu Feibai ranks number one domestically, and is considered the leader in the entertainment industry, while Shen Jianian is an unknown figure who hires temporary assistants for filming. How could she have any familial connection to Fu Feibai?

This is outrageous.

The phone screen flashed as her agent called, scolding her immediately: "Tong Yan, is it you who leaked the rumors about Fu Feibai and Shen Jianian? How many times did I remind you last time, and you’ve forgotten?! Are you trying to destroy your prospects, or do you even want to stay in the entertainment industry?!"

Her agent was using harsh language for the first time in front of Tong Yan, leaving her mind buzzing as she opened her mouth, unable to utter words for a while.

She knew she couldn’t provoke Fu Feibai, but after he repeatedly embarrassed her in front of the entire cast, she couldn’t take it any longer.

The photo was taken amid the chaos and uploaded online by someone she arranged.

All she did was reveal Fu Feibai’s intentions publicly, while putting Shen Jianian under the spotlight, baiting Fu Feibai’s fans into attacking her, making her suffer the feeling of being a target once again. Perhaps, following this incident, Shen Jianian’s financial backer might drop her.

Without support, Shen Jianian would be trampled under her feet and never rise again.

Tong Yan’s calculations didn’t foresee Fu Feibai issuing such a clarifying Weibo post. If he had only claimed Shen Jianian as his friend, it would not have been entirely convincing, but he stated Shen Jianian was his family, leaving no room for people to suspect any ambiguous relations between them.

Tong Yan, overwhelmed and finally realizing her fear, began to tremble: "Sister Yi, what do I do? I swear I didn’t know Shen Jianian was Fu Feibai’s family. If I had known, I never would have..."

"Realize your mistake now? Where were you earlier?!"

Zhang Zhenyi almost bit down hard, frustrated at such ineffectiveness. She never should have signed her based on her looks and decent acting skills, investing so many resources into her only to foster her arrogance instead of humility and gratitude.

Who did she think she was, a princess in the entertainment industry? Did she expect everyone to kneel and listen to her speak?

"You should be on your knees praying that Fu Feibai doesn’t investigate who’s behind this mess, or no deity could save you." Zhang Zhenyi wasn’t trying to scare her; she was being candid, "Setting aside Fu Feibai’s fame and status in the entertainment industry, just the influence behind him is something that ordinary people wouldn’t dare to provoke. You’ve heard, perhaps, many speculate that he belongs to the Beicheng Fu Family. Beicheng Fu Family, huh? You wouldn’t even get to touch the Fu Family’s gate in your lifetime, where’d you get the nerve to oppose them?"

The agent was nearly infuriated, feeling a headache, scolding Tong Yan over the phone while pacing back and forth in her office in high heels.

The tapping sound became increasingly irritating.

Tong Yan curled up on the sofa, biting her finger joints, tears unknowingly streaming down as she pleaded, "Sister Yi, please help me. I just... just acted impulsively and didn’t think it through."

"Don’t plead with me. If you really provoked mighty trouble, not even our entire company’s power could protect you." Zhang Zhenyi was too exhausted to scold her anymore, her voice tired, "Better pray for yourself. Whether you can finish Director Wang’s movie is uncertain."

Tong Yan remained dazed for a while, realizing she hadn’t heard her agent’s voice for a while. She murmured, "Sister Yi," but received no response and then realized that the agent had hung up during her daze.

She opened Weibo, and Fu Feibai’s clarifying post was already at the top of the trending list.

All of Fu Feibai’s fans are apologizing to Shen Jianian, while the haters are going wild.

"It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a spectacular drama, it’s hilarious, the fans cursed Shen Jianian to the core of the earth, and it turns out they’re family."

"I just want to ask Fu Feibai’s fans, aren’t they embarrassed? Always charging into battle, and now look, their own water flooded the Dragon King’s temple."

"I can’t stand this group of people, they’re like some crooked cult, biting whoever they catch. It’s about time they suffered a setback, otherwise they really think the entertainment industry is theirs."

"Weren’t they just cursing fiercely? Why aren’t they cursing now? Go on, curse some more? Like fools, reacting to every rumor. And also Tong Yan’s fans, their star isn’t even popular, yet they love causing trouble."

"What I admire most is Shen Jianian, amidst all this online turmoil, she managed to stay calm and didn’t say a word, she’s a tough one. Just for that, I’m a fan now! It’s a pity this sister doesn’t even have a Weibo account."

*

Shen Jianian only found out about all the online drama when she left the hotel. She sat in the car, looking at the man calmly steering the wheel with one hand.

"Were you looking at the news online when you were staring at your phone in the room earlier?" Shen Jianian retracted her gaze from him and continued looking at her phone.

Fu Jichen reached over to snatch her phone and stuffed it into his own pocket: "Stop looking, it’ll ruin your mood."

Shen Jianian seemed unfazed by the storm, with a calm demeanor: "Didn’t Fu Feibai explain everything already? His words were quite effective; those accounts spreading rumors have deleted their posts, and even those fans who were cursing me earlier have come out to apologize."

Fu Feibai, who was named, was sitting in the back seat at this moment, pretending to nap with his eyes closed. Hearing this, he lazily spoke, his voice carrying a hint of weariness: "Blame the person who posted the photos. Director Wang explicitly forbade any photos or news about the film from being spread, yet someone in the crew dared to defy the order."

Fortunately, at that time, both he and Shen Jianian were in the water, so only the colors of their clothes were visible, and their specific styles couldn’t be seen. Their hairstyles were also messy from being soaked. Otherwise, this scene meant to make Shen Jianian’s stunning debut would have been wasted, failing to achieve the director’s desired eye-catching effect.

Shen Jianian turned to look at Fu Feibai leaning back in his seat and asked him: "Can you find out who posted the photo?"

"Yes."

"Are you investigating?"

Fu Feibai pointed to the driver: "I don’t have that capability, ask your man."

As soon as the words "your man" were spoken, Shen Jianian froze, her face quickly flushing with a layer of rosy red.

The red light came on, Fu Jichen stopped the car, reached out to turn Shen Jianian’s face towards him, and slightly raised his tone: "Still embarrassed?"

Shen Jianian pushed his hand away and sat up straight: "There are others, be serious."

Fu Feibai sensibly lifted his arm to cover his eyes: "You can pretend I don’t exist."

The three of them went to a private restaurant with good privacy for a meal, with Fu Feibai driving for the return trip and Fu Jichen and Shen Jianian sitting in the back.

The car window was rolled down, and the summer evening breeze blew in. Fu Jichen wrapped his arm around Shen Jianian’s shoulder, her hair slipping through his fingers, smooth to the touch. He touched her cheek with his fingertip and asked: "When will the film wrap up?"

"Director Wang is strict, we’re filming slower than expected. I estimate my scenes will finish in about a month." Shen Jianian lowered her eyelids, rubbing the jade bracelet between his wrist.

Fu Jichen tilted his head to rest in the nook of her shoulder, speaking in a low voice: "Why does it still take so long?"

The hot breath he exhaled fell on her skin, tickling, making Shen Jianian shrink her neck and dodge. Fu Jichen, seeming to oppose her, buried his head deeper into her neck.

With Fu Feibai still in the car, Shen Jianian didn’t speak. She wrote in the palm of Fu Jichen’s hand: Go away.

Fu Jichen smiled, squeezed her hand, and imitating her, wrote on the inside of her wrist: Won’t go.

Fu Feibai focused on driving, unaware of their small interactions, and they arrived at the hotel without incident. As soon as the car stopped, Fu Jichen received a phone call.

He raised his phone to his ear, resting his chin on Shen Jianian’s shoulder while listening to the report from the other side. Shen Jianian, being close, clearly heard the name "Tong Yan" from the phone.