Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 121 [Extra - for Votes!]

Chapter 121: Chapter 121 [Extra Chapter for Votes!]

Chen Ke had been an old-timer in the industry for many years and certainly had some solid connections.

With this in mind, he didn’t hesitate to contact the vice president of Lemon Channel, Sun Zhengwang.

Sun Zhengwang and Chen Ke had known each other for many years. Chen Ke had even heard Sun Zhengwang complain about An Hao after drinking, and as there was natural competition between the president and vice president of the channel, he thought it would be more practical to hand these pieces of evidence to Sun Zhengwang than to release them online.

Upon receiving Chen Ke’s files, Sun Zhengwang couldn’t help but beam with joy and immediately called Chen Ke to ask when he could treat him to a drink.

Chen Ke naturally didn’t dare to neglect such favor. He didn’t forget to mention Ye Zhenzhen, indicating that all of this information had been provided by Ye Zhenzhen from YG Entertainment.

As a result, the name Ye Zhenzhen was etched in the heart of Vice President Sun Zhengwang.

Ye Zhenzhen was truly his lucky star.

Sun Zhengwang had heard rumors about An Hao’s misconduct before, but he had always been frustrated by the lack of evidence. Now, all the various pieces of evidence were complete, with all the details and content he needed...

Sun Zhengwang didn’t delay for a moment. He immediately copied the evidence and delivered it to the higher-ups.

Given such serious issues of corruption and misconduct, the leadership could not turn a blind eye.

Most importantly, Sun Zhengwang hoped An Hao would step down soon and even specifically told the leaders that the evidence was intercepted from an entertainment journalist.

The leaders naturally realized the severity of the issue. If the entertainment journalists reported it, it would inevitably affect the channel, and such matters needed to be dealt with promptly.

That afternoon, An Hao was called in for a discussion, and the relevant departments immediately launched an investigation into the case...

When Wu Yuerou learned about this, she collapsed to the ground.

If An Hao was finished, then she was finished too.

Recalling Ye Zhenzhen’s mocking words at the kindergarten that morning, she only then realized that Ye Zhenzhen’s words had a deeper meaning...

But how did Ye Zhenzhen know about it?

Wu Yuerou hadn’t yet gotten over her anger from the morning, and now she was struck by this bolt from the blue in the afternoon; she couldn’t help but burst into tears in her own dressing room!

The makeup artist Lin Ling, who knew nothing of the situation, walked in and was shocked by the scene before her. The always aloof anchorwoman No.1 of Lemon Channel was sitting collapsed on the floor, sobbing uncontrollably.

Lin Ling thought for a moment and then approached Wu Yuerou, whispering comfortingly, "Sister Yuerou, don’t cry. You’re about to start recording for your program soon, and it won’t look good on camera if your eyes are swollen."

Wu Yuerou stopped her crying when she heard Lin Ling’s words, but her red, tear-streaked eyes were filled with hatred.

She felt that everyone around her was out to humiliate her. Now that An Hao was going down, even a mere makeup artist dared say she didn’t look good.

"Where do I not look good? Tell me, where exactly do I not look good?" Wu Yuerou found her breaking point in this moment.

She got up from the ground, her eyes filled with loathing as she stared intently at Lin Ling, "So now even you are going to mock me? Ah! Why must you all torment me!"

"You all..."

Lin Ling was really frightened by Wu Yuerou’s behavior. Not waiting for Wu Yuerou to continue, she quickly fled the dressing room.

Wu Yuerou was in no condition to have her makeup done.

She left the dressing room, planning to find the director, but ran into Director Fei, who was the assistant director for the afternoon’s studio program.

Lin Ling reported Wu Yuerou’s condition to Director Fei.

After hearing about it, a hint of disgust flashed through Director Fei’s eyes. To the makeup artist, he said, "It’s alright, let her be. You go attend to other things."

Lin Ling nodded slightly, "Okay."

Director Fei certainly knew the reason behind Wu Yuerou’s sudden breakdown.

Although An Hao’s situation was supposed to be secretly handled, the higher-ups at the station and certain directors who needed to know were already in the know.

The station is now distributing Wu Yuerou’s existing resources, just as she had relied on An Hao’s power to seize them, now they have to be taken back the same way.

In this circle, there are plenty of capable people. Even without An Hao and Wu Yuerou, Lemon Channel will still go on as usual.

...

Elsewhere, Han Jiangxue, after dropping off her child, was once again summoned by her mother-in-law to the Shen Family’s villa.

Today, Han Jiangxue was not as relaxed as she had been the day before; she had to deal with more than just Madam Shen alone.

Madam Shen had invited a group of her lady friends to have tea in the garden, and she had to play the role of the exemplary daughter-in-law with these ladies.

The warm winter sun shone generously over the garden, where the posh ladies of Lanwan District sat in the pavilion, sipping floral tea and discussing topics they believed to be befitting of their status.

Among the guests today was Madam Gu’s daughter-in-law, An Xi.

An Xi, not particularly famous in the circle, still had some recognition.

In Han Jiangxue’s mind, if compared to her, An Xi was far behind.

But if compared to Ye Zhenzhen, An Xi had a much better reputation.

Meeting An Xi here was an unexpected encounter for her.

Little did she know, An Xi was actually the daughter-in-law of Madam Gu.

Madam Shen was not interested in the entertainment industry, but she had heard before that Madam Gu’s daughter-in-law was also an actress and that Madam Gu always praised her to the skies.

Madam Shen was rather disdainful of it; she believed that few women in the entertainment industry were respectable.

Although she had many complaints about Han Jiangxue, she would never speak ill of her daughter-in-law in front of others.

Now, seeing how well Han Jiangxue and An Xi seemed to be getting along in the distant pavilion, Madam Shen’s heart grew even more dissatisfied.

She felt the two were a perfect match for each other in the worst way.

Unbeknownst to her, after their talk, Han Jiangxue was genuinely shocked—turns out An Xi was An Hao’s cousin, and An Xi had entered the entertainment industry years ago by leveraging An Hao’s help to some extent.

But since An Xi didn’t get along with Wu Yuerou, she had never publicly acknowledged her relation to An Hao over the years.

She had come here today specifically because her mother-in-law had mentioned that Han Jiangxue would be present.

She thought, since Han Jiangxue was good friends with Wu Yuerou, it would be easier for her to approach Wu Yuerou through Han Jiangxue.

"Xiao Xue, I have a favor to ask of you," An Xi began.

Han Jiangxue, with her phone in hand, was looking at a message from Wu Yuerou on WeChat, her expression serious. Without lifting her head, she said, "Go ahead."

Her reply was extremely perfunctory.

From the moment An Xi asked for help, Han Jiangxue had already developed a bad impression of her.

They had just met and already she was asking for a favor, clearly she had come prepared.

And now, the content of Wu Yuerou’s WeChat messages only deepened Han Jiangxue’s disdain for An Xi.

"Ah, I was hoping you could introduce me, or put in a good word for me with my sister-in-law, so that I can get on the next episode of ’Mom’s Companion’," An Xi said.

Han Jiangxue: ...