Chapter 233: Chapter 231 The Struggle Between the Legitimate Wife and the New Favorite

The next day, a hot news story appeared on Weibo, with retweets and likes surpassing ten thousand, and comments reaching over a hundred thousand.

The content of the post was about Jian Meiyi shopping in a department store and encountering the wealthy fiancé’s future bride.

In the thralls of jealousy, the wealthy benefactor himself arrived, staunchly supporting his fiancée, severely beating Jian Meiyi’s manager until he broke three ribs and is now lying in the hospital.

Even the renowned star Jian Meiyi knelt down on the spot to apologize.

The clash between the official wife and the new favorite, round one: the official wife won a complete victory, leaving nothing of the new favorite but dust.

The source of the news was said to be leaked by a salesperson at the counter and even came with a photo of Jian Meiyi kneeling.

In the photo, Jian Meiyi was kneeling on the ground, her features twisted in entreaty, begging the person in front of her for mercy.

In front, only the lower half of the wealthy fiancé’s true bride-to-be’s ankles were visible, her actual person not captured in the photo.

The comments were all along the lines of:

"Tsk tsk, so embarrassing. Who would have thought that the great film actress Jian Meiyi would be so timid, kneeling and groveling to the wealthy benefactor in a department store. She’s a major film actress, does she have to be so spineless?"

"@Above, Jian Meiyi was always pretty cheap, you know. Did you think she became famous for her acting? She rose to the top all thanks to the support of her sugar daddies."

"The two above, stop badmouthing our Meiyi. She’s so pitiful. It must have been the wealthy fiancé’s future bride making life difficult for our Meiyi, and our Meiyi had no choice but to kneel. That fiancée of the wealthy benefactor is so malicious!"

"@Above, what’s there to pity? Are you one of Jian Meiyi’s brain-dead fans, defending such a mistress? Didn’t you read the exposé? It said she provoked the wealthy fiancé’s fiancée on purpose, and when the fiancé didn’t side with her, that’s when she knelt. Serves her right!"

"Wow, I really want to know what the wealthy fiancé’s fiancée looks like. He actually took such action for her, he must truly dote on her down to the bones."

"Yeah, it’s just a pity that the wealthy fiancé has kept things so tightly sealed that to this day, not a single clear, front-facing photo of the fiancée has been leaked."

"The wealthy fiancé is doing this to protect her from being harassed by the media and public."

......

The comments ranged from mockery and criticism of Jian Meiyi to envy and jealousy of the fiancée whom the wealthy benefactor protected.

It was dazzling to see.

Jian Meiyi clutched her phone and browsed Weibo all morning, so furious that her face was about to explode; her own and her assistant’s phones were nearly bursting with calls.

She was about to join the cast of "Demon Slayer Chronicles" when this incident happened, dodging reporters while dealing with the situation.

With that thought, she fiercely slammed her phone onto the floor!

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On the day of the audition for "Demon Slayer Chronicles," the weather was fair, and the sunshine was bright.

Jiayi got up early, holding the script and driven by George to the set.

The audition venue was temporarily set up on the top floor of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in G City.

Although the patriarch had agreed to Jiayi going for the audition to act in "Demon Slayer Chronicles," due to her current status, it couldn’t be known to outsiders that the Huo Family’s young master’s fiancée was stepping out into the spotlight to act. Therefore, regarding her identity, they had already agreed privately with Ye Yongning to keep it a secret, and it absolutely could not be leaked.

As for appearing on the set and the release of the cast list, she would use a stage name instead.

Creating a fake personal history and credentials was a simple task.

After learning of this, Jiayi didn’t feel much about it. It didn’t matter that her name wasn’t made public; all that mattered was showing her face on the screen.

The car stopped in a street near the Grand Hyatt Hotel, and Jiayi got out, holding the script in her arms.

"Miss Jiayi, once you get to the set, Director Ye will tell you the stage name you’ll be using on set," George reminded her.

Jiayi checked the time on her phone; it was getting late, and she still had to walk there, so she hurried toward the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

There was quite a din at the entrance of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, even though security was maintaining order.

They were all beauties coming to audition, each dressed to the nines.

Many of them were celebrities whose names Jiayi could call to mind, often seen on TV.

As for the lesser-known, D-list actresses and fresh young models, they were even more numerous.

Getting a role in a Ye Yongning movie meant international fame, breaking out of Asia, and making it into Hollywood—a dream for every actor in China.

Therefore, when auditioning for the international director Ye Yongning’s new movie, a group of usually proud actors had no arrogance at all. They took entrance cards at the door and then entered in order.

Just then, a silver, high-profile celebrity nanny van pulled up.

The security staff hurried to disperse the crowd at the entrance: "Make way, make way, Miss Jian Meiyi has arrived."

When the auditionees heard that the biggest star of the day had arrived, they all stepped aside and began to talk among themselves.

"Jian Meiyi is also auditioning for Director Ye’s new movie? She just got involved in that scandal a few days ago, and now she’s still making such a high-profile appearance."

"As an actor, how could you not have thick skin, especially someone like her who’s reached a certain status? She’s long since developed an invulnerable face."

"Yeah, haven’t you heard? The young master of the Huo Family is really promoting Jian Meiyi. It seems it’s also thanks to him that Jian Meiyi has caught Director Ye’s eye for ’Demon Slayer Chronicles.’"

"Exactly, the young master is now Jian Meiyi’s financial backer, the one who made her kneel at the department store a few days ago. Otherwise, how could Jian Meiyi be so obedient?"

"I heard that Jian Meiyi has been trying to hook up with the young master for a long time, and finally she got her claws into him. The young master is considered G City’s most eligible bachelor, and she managed to hook him."

"That’s right, even with a fiancée, this Jian Meiyi is still flirting around."

"What does a fiancée matter? Aren’t all of Jian Meiyi’s sugar daddies married men? Her skills at seducing men are strong; otherwise, how could she have so many sugar daddies helping her climb the ladder?"

"Sigh, the young master’s fiancée is truly unlucky, having to deal with a vixen like Jian Meiyi. I bet she grinds her teeth in anger every day."

"Regardless, we’re out of luck this time. If Jian Meiyi is here for the audition, there’s no way we’ll get the lead role; we can only hope to land a supporting role."

"They say Director Ye picks actors based on his own intuition and doesn’t pay attention to public opinion. Maybe Jian Meiyi doesn’t fit the role for his new movie, so we might still have a chance."

"Pff, you’re too naive. If someone with the stature of an award-winning actress like Jian Meiyi comes to audition, it must be because it’s already been decided that she’ll be the leading lady. Why else would she bother coming?"

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Meanwhile, the "unlucky" fiancée, who supposedly "grinds her teeth in anger" every day, was leisurely holding a script, standing among the crowd at the door, waiting to enter the hotel as if nothing was the matter.

In the midst of envious and resentful chatter, a celebrity nanny van came to a stop at the hotel entrance.

The doorman approached respectfully and pulled open the car door.

Jian Meiyi, donning a pair of black sunglasses and wearing the latest Paris fashion jumpsuit, stepped out of the van.