Female Partner Became Popular in a Love Show - Chapter 111

The day before they were to attend the K runway show, Cheng Tianya finished filming early and left the remote mountain location.

Feeling optimistic about winning an award, she cheerfully opened her phone to take some selfies and post an update about finishing filming early, hoping to gain sympathy and praise from her fans.

Her new assistant barely got her attention, noticing Cheng Tianya’s phone activity and hesitating to speak.

Cheng Tianya was shocked by the flood of private messages and notifications on her Weibo account.

She quickly skimmed through them and found that two-thirds were either criticizing or sarcastically mocking her. The usual daily compliments from fans had significantly decreased.

With a sinking feeling, she frowned and clicked on the details.

Three minutes later, she threw her phone.

The new assistant quietly drove, pretending not to hear Cheng Tianya’s angry breaths from the backseat, fearing she might scream at any moment.

And indeed, Cheng Tianya did scream, but it was in her mind, directed at the Movie Queen System.

As Cheng Tianya cursed and questioned why the system hadn’t notified or helped her fend off the negativity, the system leisurely replied, “You told me to leave. And the system can’t act on behalf of the host, remember?”

Trembling with rage, Cheng Tianya couldn’t understand. “Is Ruan Qiu really just a supporting character? She seems more like a female lead! Bai Jinyao isn’t as popular as her now!”

“Impossible,” the system responded without hesitation. “The script from the Time Management Bureau is foolproof. Ruan Qiu is just a supporting character.”

If Ruan Qiu had become the female lead, the timeline would have been disrupted, and the Time Management Bureau would have sent someone to fix it immediately.

Taking a deep breath, Cheng Tianya decided not to argue with the useless system. She picked up her thrown phone, preparing to contact Bai Jinyao.

Although she had never liked Bai Jinyao, since Bai Jinyao was the female lead and had many opportunities, Cheng Tianya couldn’t compete directly. Instead, she thought of getting close to Bai Jinyao, making her willingly give up her opportunities. Until she became a true movie Queen, she couldn’t leave Bai Jinyao…

“Crack!”

The phone shattered into pieces, and Cheng Tianya’s hands trembled. She couldn’t believe Bai Jinyao had blocked her.

“How could this happen?!” Cheng Tianya shouted at the system, “Didn’t you say that Bai Jinyao’s loyalty to me was at 100%? How could she block me?!”

“So what if it was 100%?” The system sneered. “I never said loyalty couldn’t drop.”

Cheng Tianya closed her eyes, calming down before speaking to the system, “Then apply the suggestion again to Bai Jinyao. Use my 100 points to max out her loyalty.”

One hundred points was not a small amount for her, but if it could keep the female lead on her side, continuously feeding her popularity and opportunities, it was worth it.

Cheng Tianya was ready to see her points deducted, but the system surprised her by saying, “Sorry, the target’s loyalty is below 10%, making it impossible to apply the suggestion.”

Not satisfied with the blow she had dealt, the system continued, “Oh, and just so you know, your fans’ average loyalty has dropped to 80%, almost below the suggestion function’s threshold.”

This time, Cheng Tianya couldn’t hold back and screamed.

Her new assistant, hearing her scream, shivered and instinctively drove faster, wanting to get her home as soon as possible.

“No, no, no!” Cheng Tianya screamed at the system, “Apply the suggestion! Use all my points on them! Especially the obedient top fans, add them quickly!”

The system was silent for two seconds, then said, “Don’t regret it.”

“I will never regret using the suggestion function.” Cheng Tianya said darkly, “I only regret not making Ruan Qiu fall into the abyss sooner. My methods were too gentle, giving her a chance to rise again.”

Everything she lost was Ruan Qiu’s fault!

Why was Ruan Qiu still in the entertainment industry!?

The system, though intangible, frowned at Cheng Tianya’s words, “What are you planning? Cheng Tianya, I warn you, don’t do anything rash…”

“Heh.” Cheng Tianya sneered, “Of course, I won’t act rashly. I will plan carefully, devise a perfect plan…”

The system was anxious but couldn’t contact Ruan Qiu to warn her. Even reporting to the Time Management Bureau wouldn’t help, as only the female lead’s death would impact the timeline enough for intervention. It could only spin around in Cheng Tianya’s mind, softly urging her not to do anything dangerous and to stay calm, but Cheng Tianya wouldn’t listen.

Especially after her movie wrapped up, the director, upon seeing the online comments, straightforwardly told her to stay low-key until the movie’s release, or they might consider replacing her and making her pay the breach of contract penalty. This solidified her decision to eliminate Ruan Qiu.

Through the official Weibo of “Please Fall in Love with Me”, she learned about Ruan Qiu’s participation in K’s runway show and decided she would go too.

Without an invitation, she had two options. The first was leveraging her relationship with Bai Jinyao, who was K’s brand ambassador this year, a favor K would surely grant. The second was using her husband Qin Shuwen’s connections to get into the show.

Cheng Tianya preferred not to let Qin Shuwen meet Ruan Qiu, fearing unforeseen incidents. She decided to use the first option to attend the show.

Bai Jinyao hadn’t unfollowed her on Weibo yet. To the public, they were still good friends. As long as she kept quiet and Bai Jinyao didn’t unfollow her, no one would know their friendship was fake.

Back at the company, her manager learned of her plan and advised, “It’s not appropriate for you to appear in the same place as Ruan Qiu right now…”

“I think it’s very appropriate.” Cheng Tianya retorted, “She has misunderstandings about me, right? This show is a chance to clear them up. Besides, Bai Jinyao will be there as the brand ambassador. How can I, her good friend, not support her?”

Unable to persuade Cheng Tianya, the manager instructed the new assistant to keep a close watch on her, ensuring she didn’t do anything unnecessary.

On the day of the show, Ruan Qiu sat in Xue Wu’s nanny van, heading to K’s large venue.

K showed their sincerity by having designers tailor traditional-style outfits for them. Upon arrival, staff led Ruan Qiu and Xue Wu inside, where they saw models with top-tier figures and faces. Ruan Qiu was captivated, listening to staff introductions while following them.

She and Xue Wu separated at the fitting room door to try on their outfits.

Ruan Qiu’s outfit was a V-neck red silk cheongsam embroidered with cranes, with a high-quality texture. The red and white colors, especially the large crane pattern, seemed mismatched at first, but when Ruan Qiu stepped out and entered the makeup room, the makeup artist immediately stood up.

So beautiful.

The makeup artist instantly knew what look to give Ruan Qiu: ethereal yet glamorous, with essential red lips and white eyelashes.

“Oh, Qiu, you’re even more beautiful than I imagined.”

The designer of the outfit, a renowned senior designer at K, appeared in the makeup room, speaking perfect Mandarin as she admired Ruan Qiu, “Qiu, hello, I’m Lucia, the designer of this outfit. You can call me Lulu.”

Ruan Qiu shook hands with Lucia, noticing her pink-highlighted white hair and her face, which appeared more than forty years older than hers. After a pause, she responded, “Hello, Lulu, I’m Ruan Qiu. Your design is beautiful.”

“Yes.” Lucia accepted the compliment with some pride, “I sewed it by hand. It suits you so well. You’re absolutely stunning.”

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