Transmigrated as the Stepmother of a Rebellious Heir-Chapter 300 - 170 Coquetry

Just as the slapping incident was causing an uproar, the official "Shushan Sword Immortal" movie began its promotion.

"Shushan Sword Immortal" was adapted from a very famous novel and had many novel fans, so it already had a lot of popularity.

As for the officially announced cast of "Shushan Sword Immortal," the fans mostly had no objections.

There were not many actors in the movie circle to begin with, and even fewer in the Fantasy Martial Arts drama niche; it was the same few actors rotating roles.

However, when the official Weibo announced that Shu Wan would play the second female lead, it was a bit surprising.

[Did Shu Wan bring capital to join the group again? Although she looks quite good, she has never acted in a movie before, right? Starting off with such a great role?]

[Movies and TV dramas are completely different. Many faces that look good on TV dramas lack aura in movies. Shu Wan is just so-so.]

[LOL, first time I hear that Shu Wan is just so-so. I really want to see what you look like, to be able to say such things so shamelessly.]

Luckily, Shu Wan’s role was only that of the second female lead, and after everyone’s scrutiny, there weren’t any major objections.

However, overnight, the official Weibo deleted the announcement and replaced it with a newcomer named Li Ya.

To say Li Ya was a newcomer was relative to her experience in the entertainment circle; if you looked at her movie career, she had actually acted in quite a few films.

She belonged to the child star category, had been quiet for a while, but started to appear frequently in various movies since she started college. She was the kind of actress the audience wouldn’t remember well, but upon seeing her, they would recognize her as the one who played certain roles.

The sudden cast change came without any explanation from the production crew, but Li Ya posted an intriguing Weibo.

@Li Ya: "What you get through inglorious means will eventually have to be returned."

She didn’t name anyone, but the timing of her post, right after she replaced Shu Wan as the second female lead, made it hard not to overthink.

[This implies Shu Wan got the role through dishonorable means, right? Who exactly is her husband? How did he get her so many roles, I don’t get it.]

[It’s a good thing Shu Wan didn’t play the role. I found Li Ya’s performance in her last film quite compelling, and she should be able to handle the morally complex character just as well.]

[Recently, when I had time on my hands, I glanced over that "Yun Ni" drama Shu Wan was in. Just a pretty vase, good-looking but utterly useless. It’s a good thing she didn’t play my Xuan Nu. She definitely couldn’t bring out that ambivalence of being both righteous and evil.]

Coincidentally, that evening happened to be the scene in "Yun Ni" where the Commandery Princess Su Wan becomes villainous.

In the drama, the male lead Ning Xiao had discovered that the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion was inextricably linked to the event that led to the death of his entire family years ago.

With Ning Xiao’s instigation, the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion was raided and all the women of the household were made official prostitutes, Su Wan included.

But as the Marquis Mansion’s legitimate daughter, proud and haughty, she would never willingly become an official prostitute.

She packed up her last belongings, hoping to find Ning Xiao so he could take her away.

However, after enduring great hardships, nearly losing her life, when she finally reached Ning Xiao’s residence, she saw him embracing his little junior sister, shockingly happy.

"Junior sister, you didn’t sneak down from the mountain again, did you?"

Overjoyed, Ning Xiao suddenly remembered that, given their master’s temperament, it was highly probable that he would not agree to his junior sister leaving the mountain alone.

Sure enough, upon hearing Ning Xiao’s words, Xiao Yu’s expression stiffened, "Senior brother, I left a letter for dad. If he knows I came to find you, he definitely won’t worry about me."

"You..."

Even though her visit was sudden, Ning Xiao was genuinely happy.

He patted little junior sister Xiao Yu’s head, his eyes gentle, "What do you want to eat? Forget it, you’ve never been down the mountain, I’ll recommend some delicious food to you."

"I’ll like whatever senior brother likes."

Xiao Yu looked up at Ning Xiao happily, her untainted eyes brimming with dependence on him.

Having been entangled for a long time in the Capital’s complex political struggles, Ning Xiao felt he had worn his mask for far too long. Now in front of his junior sister, he could finally let go of that hatred and relax for once.

Xiao Yu talked about things on the mountain, and Ning Xiao listened silently, his eyes filled with indulgent warmth.

With the girl’s innocent charm and the boy’s youthful spirit, even though they did not yet understand what love was, the way they related to each other, the atmosphere that outsiders simply couldn’t penetrate, said it all.

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