allonlinenovel Chapter 337: The male protagonist of this soul-swap story is quite rebellious.
Chapter 337: The male protagonist of this soul-swap story is quite rebellious.
Yun Qing said coquettishly, "I'm afraid that my bad temper will attract negative attention, and then the company and my family will be scolded as well."
"Besides, which celebrity doesn't have haters?"
"The haters are only saying that I'm using the image of a rich heiress right now. But if it's revealed that I'm the second daughter of the Song family, they'll start spreading rumors that I got the role by bringing my own funding, that I stole other people's roles, that I act like a diva, that I bully my fellow actors, that I abuse my power, and that I try to suppress others' billing..."
"There's nothing they can't smear, only things we haven't thought of!"
Song Yunyao said irritably, "You always have so many excuses! What about Wen Yu? She's been bullied to the point of being humiliated, and she won't even let me help her."
Wen Yu once played the role of the most beautiful woman in the capital. That role made Wen Yu both famous and infamous. Her acting skills were criticized, but people had to admit that she was really beautiful. From then on, she was firmly labeled as a "pretty face".
The role was originally intended for Song Yunqing after the audition, and they were just waiting to sign the contract.
Wen Yu, who missed the audition, is an exceptionally hardworking and persevering person. Although she missed the audition, she did not give up easily and did her best to win the role.
She went to the director privately, begging him to give her a chance. She persisted, fighting tenaciously for her dream, telling him how much she liked the role and how important this opportunity was to her.
The director went from being annoyed by her at first to being moved by her perseverance. Then he realized that it was indeed not easy for a female artist with no background or connections but with persistence to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry.
Moreover, Wen Yu's pitiful yet resilient appearance is very much in line with the character's later state, while Song Yunqing, who has always been aloof and proud and whose acting skills are not very good, is probably not able to achieve the effect he wants.
After some thought, the director gave the role to Wen Yu.
After Song Yunqing learned about this, she harbored a grudge against Wen Yu and never gave her a kind look whenever they met.
"Sis, Wen Yu is such a minor character that she's not worth your time. I don't even consider her a threat. Besides, she's already being universally criticized online!"
"Don't worry, sis! If there's anything I can't handle, I'll definitely ask you for help."
She wasn't just being stubborn. Although she disliked Wen Yu and everyone considered her and Wen Yu as rivals, she never regarded Wen Yu as a true opponent.
Giving her a cold shoulder and letting her make a fool of herself is already giving her too much credit.
Ultimately, Song Yunqing didn't come to the entertainment industry with the intention of becoming a big star, so losing a role wasn't that important to her.
The reason she became a villainous supporting character in the original story was because of the male lead, He Chengyi.
Originally, the He family and the Song family had already intended to arrange a marriage. After getting to know He Chengyi, Song Yunqing also fell in love with him. However, He Chengyi and Wen Yu became the closest of people because their souls were swapped.
Song Yunqing only became truly angry after discovering that the two might have an ambiguous relationship, and she continued to target Wen Yu.
However, because He Chengyi and Wen Yu swapped souls, she kept running into trouble and was repeatedly humiliated by He Chengyi, who possessed her body. This made He Chengyi increasingly annoyed with her, and the marriage proposal fell through.
Unwilling to accept defeat, she became even more relentless in her attacks on Wen Yu, which ultimately enraged He Chengyi. Not only did she suffer a terrible fate herself, but the Song family was also implicated.
But now, looking at the photos Song Yunyao sent her, and after Song Yunyao gave her a detailed introduction to He Chengyi and asked if she wanted to meet him, she resolutely refused, "No, I don't like him."
She had actually met He Chengyi before, but they hadn't had much contact. She carefully recalled the scenes of when she had met He Chengyi and repeated, "I don't like him!"
His tone was absolutely resolute.
Song Yunyao showed no intention of forcing her. "Alright, then I'll refuse Madam He."
After saying that, she added, "Don't feel guilty. Our Song family doesn't necessarily need a marriage alliance. I just thought He Chengyi was pretty good, that's why I asked you. It's okay if you don't like him."
"If you meet someone you like, you can boldly pursue them without any hesitation."
Yun Qing said righteously, "I am still young and it is the time for me to work hard. I should focus on my career now, how can I be so sentimental!"
Song Yunyao: ...
Well, he does have a good command of dialogue; his nonsense actually sounds quite convincing!
She didn't say anything more. If she didn't want to be in a relationship, then so be it. The Song family could afford to support her.
?
He Chengyi, who was idly lying in the hospital, suddenly heard a sharp, explosive sound from the system in his mind.
[Host!!! Your outrageous statement has been secretly filmed and uploaded online! You've got Wen Yu dead!]
He Chengyi lay perfectly still, staring at the ceiling, and calmly said, "Don't get excited, this is nothing."
The system was silent for a moment, then spoke in disbelief: [You did this on purpose! Did you notice someone was secretly filming you? How could you do this!]
Even if you're angry, you can't hurt Wen Yu like this! She's innocent!
Don't you feel guilty about treating her like this?
Its entire focus was on He Chengyi, the uncontrollable host, and it didn't even notice that it was being secretly photographed. That's really inexcusable.
He Chengyi's face was cold. "When you forced this matchmaking and disgusted me, did you feel any remorse? When I helped your Wen Yu darling slap her rival in the face, and she used my identity to disrupt my life under the guise of helping me manage relationships, did your Wen Yu darling feel any remorse?"
[You've been lingering here because your precious Wen Yu is adapting quite well to my identity, right?]
System: ...You didn't even help her slap her rivals in the face! You even caused her to be vilified by the entire internet!
Also, how did Wen Yu disturb your life?
The system realized that it couldn't persuade He Chengyi at all, and fearing that he would develop more resistance if things continued this way, it could only switch the two back together.
In an instant, He Chengyi went from lying in a hospital bed to sitting in a private restaurant, chopsticks in hand, about to pick up some food.
He paused, glanced at the large table of dishes, threw his chopsticks on the table, and said sarcastically, "Your Wen Yu darling is indeed very passionate about life!"
System: ...Wen Yu is just naturally optimistic and loves life, what's wrong with that?
Lin Xu put down his chopsticks beside him, his eyes subtly scrutinizing He Chengyi, and advised, "Mr. He, you've just been discharged from the hospital, you should eat something lighter."
He Cheng didn't mind his secret scrutiny and probing.
He doesn't usually care much about food, but now that he's been discharged from the hospital, he ordered a table full of dishes that ten people couldn't finish, acting like a nouveau riche, ordering whatever is expensive.
If Lin Xu, his special assistant who has always been by his side, doesn't notice anything unusual, then he should consider whether he should replace him.
Moreover, Wen Yu is just a pretty face with no acting skills, so there are definitely more flaws she's revealed than just this one.
He knew that if he revealed that he didn't want Lin Xu to investigate, Lin Xu would pretend he hadn't discovered anything.
But why did he do that?
He Cheng leaned back in his chair, looked up at Lin Xu, and immediately launched into a bombshell.
"Assistant Lin, I've encountered some strange things. In the future, I might not be myself at times. I hope you can make careful judgments and not leak company secrets. Don't let anyone touch my personal belongings, and replace anything that has been touched."
"I'll double your salary!"
Lin Xu paused for a moment, then said solemnly, "Don't worry, Mr. He, I know what to do."
As expected, the system went mad.
【Aa ...
[Host! What are you doing! How could you tell him...]
He Chengyi interrupted it directly, "Why not?"
[If even that inexplicable woman Wen Yu knows this secret, why can't my most trusted assistant know it?]