Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 98 - 098 Treat others as they treat others [2 updates]

Chapter 98: 098 Treat others as they treat others [2 updates]

Do unto others as they have done unto you, whether in a past life or in this one, she had always adhered to this creed for so many years.

Meet violence with violence, and repay kindness with kindness.

Face people with the same methods they use on you.

Ye Wanlan never showed mercy.

Taking advantage of the fact that Tie Ma’s brain was still processing commands, Bing He swiftly ripped Yeh Jialing’s necklace from her neck with quick hands.

Caught off guard by the sudden pain, Yeh Jialing let out a sharp scream, "What are you doing?"

By the time she came to her senses, the necklace from her neck had already been passed to Ye Wanlan’s hands by Bing He.

"Who are you? What do you want?" Yeh Jialing was both shocked and furious, "How did you sneak backstage? I’ll call the police and have you arrested, believe it or not!"

Ye Wanlan simply glanced at the necklace in her hand, casually snapped it, and threw it on the ground.

A chord in Yeh Jialing’s mind snapped with a ’pop’, and she let out an even shriller cry, "You’re crazy! You, you..."

This wasn’t her necklace; it was loaned to her by the brand, and she had to return it afterward.

Ye Wanlan did not pay attention to Yeh Jialing and turned to leave.

Bing He snorted coldly and also dragged Tie Ma along as he left.

Yeh Jialing stood frozen in place for a long time until her agent, who was late in seeing her, hurried over, "Jialing, what are you doing here? It’s almost time to film again, hurry up and get changed into your costume."

After speaking, the agent looked down and saw the necklace lying on the ground.

The agent’s expression changed, "What happened?"

"Sister Xu, just now a girl popped up out of nowhere with two people and pinned me down," Yeh Jialing said angrily, "and then she broke my necklace."

"What?!" The agent raised her voice, "Who was it?"

"I don’t know her, but—" Yeh Jialing was now sober-minded, "it must have been Nie Shuangyi who sent them!"

The agent frowned, "Nie Shuangyi? She dares to do this to you?"

"I..." Yeh Jialing pressed her lips together and recounted her previous actions.

"You!" The agent was somewhat exasperated, "Why would you go and pull on Nie Shuangyi’s necklace for no reason? We need to keep a low profile right now; it’s better to have less trouble than more."

"Sister Xu, you didn’t see the necklace she was wearing," Yeh Jialing frowned, "If she had worn that necklace on stage, she would have definitely stolen all my limelight. I just didn’t expect her to have a backup."

The necklace Nie Shuangyi ended up wearing was simple but won over many with its boldness and exquisite craftsmanship, indeed taking away much of what should have been her own spotlight.

She absolutely could not let Nie Shuangyi rise to fame and grab her resources in the entertainment industry, not at all!

"That is true, but the way you did it was too blatant. What if the paparazzi caught it on camera?" The agent shook her head, "Let’s go back. I’ll ask for leave for your scene later; let the supporting actors shoot first. We need to discuss a plan."

**

The resting room.

After finishing the shoot for the extra footage, Nie Shuangyi made a special trip to thank Ye Wanlan, her tone unusually cheerful, "Miss Ye, the design of your necklace is absolutely brilliant. The director told me there have been many netizens asking which store’s product it is."

"Sister Lan, netizens haven’t found any similar items after image searching on the shopping app," Cheng Qingli also said, "Though, some have found matching images of ancient jewelry on search engines."

This necklace was also one of Zhou Yixiang’s finished designs; she was particularly adept at combining classical Huaxia elements with modern ones.

"Hmm," Ye Wanlan nodded slightly, "It’s about what I expected, but still missing something."

Nie Shuangyi was slightly startled, "Missing what?"

Ye Wanlan did not respond and closed her eyes, quietly thinking to herself.

"Miss Ye, all the jade and pearls have been picked up," Bing He panted as he ran back to report, looking troubled, "But these materials are very delicate, I’m afraid they are no longer usable."

Ye Wanlan responded indifferently, "Let me see."

Bing He carefully handed over the collected jade and pearls.

The lustrous pearls were scratched all over, and the jade was shattered.

Indeed, they were no longer usable.

Even the always stoic Tie Ma felt the pain; all of it was money!

Rong Yu gasped, "So malicious! Worse than my Big Brother!"

"Eighteen million is just the cost price; if this necklace could have entered the luxury brand market, selling it for forty million wouldn’t be an overstatement," Cheng Qingli said through gritted teeth, "Sister Lan, she must compensate us. We absolutely cannot take this loss!"

Ye Wanlan’s eyebrows raised, "Do you think I look like someone who would suffer a loss?"

"Of course not," Cheng Qingli was still seething, "I’m just infuriated. Yeh Jialing went too far. I’m going to create several new accounts to condemn and expose the real face of her online."

Ye Wanlan pondered and then suddenly smiled, "A blessing in disguise, perhaps. She might help us boost our popularity to a new level, and we can introduce ’Dragon Sing’ and ’Shenzhou’ in two parallel lines."

The thing she lacked, Yeh Jialing would help provide.

Cheng Qingli was still confused, "Sister Lan, what you mean is..."

"Don’t let the publicity department claim the jewelry Nie Shuangyi wore today on Weibo just yet; just claim the clothing," Ye Wanlan nodded, "The time is not right to maximize benefits. I’ll tell you when to release it."

"Okay, I’ll tell them to only claim the clothing," Cheng Qingli obeyed, though still unclear about the reason, "Sister Lan, about the necklace Yeh Jialing destroyed, she..."

"She will compensate," Ye Wanlan said with composure, "not at the cost price, but the market price. Our brand hasn’t made its name yet, but these ancient craftsmanship pieces are priceless. Pricing the necklace at thirty-six million in the market department is reasonable."

Yeh Jialing, despite her popularity, had only been famous for a year, and she supported a whole team of artists; she was accustomed to spending money extravagantly.

To come up with thirty-six million in a short period of time would be a severe financial blow.

Cheng Qingli felt a satisfying sense of relief and said decisively, "Good, let her compensate according to the market price."

"It’s fine, Miss Nie, you don’t need to blame yourself for what happened today," Ye Wanlan comforted. "Just focus on your acting, and you will become famous."

Nie Shuangyi’s heart trembled, and she nodded vigorously, "Okay, I won’t give up."

This Miss Ye was young, but she possessed a composure and grandeur rarely found in her peers.

What kind of family could nurture such character and boldness?

"Okay, go back to the set, and don’t worry about the rest," Ye Wanlan said.

Nie Shuangyi nodded and left the resting room.

Yan Tingfeng extended his hand, letting the sunlight from outside fall onto his palm.

He was silent for a long while, then suddenly asked, "Miss Ye named the two product lines ’Dragon Sing’ and ’Shenzhou’. Is there any special meaning behind these names?"

"They come from the lines ’Let the dragon’s chant arise, as Shenzhou shines over ten thousand domains,’" Ye Wanlan replied. "The sound of the dragon can echo throughout the world, and my Shenzhou can bless all domains."

Yan Tingfeng’s gaze changed in an instant.

At this moment, he felt, in this modern eighteen-year-old girl, an emperor’s breadth of vision and pressure that belonged solely to a sovereign.

She reminded him of Princess Yongning whom he had never met.

Even though countless portraits of Princess Yongning had been handed to him and he had heard from others time and again about her formidable nature, how she had won the sincere admiration of the King of Yan and the other princes and princesses.

Yan Tingfeng suddenly came back to reality, unavoidably putting a hand to his forehead and exhaling lightly, his lips curling into a bitter smile.

So many years had gone by, but when he dreamed in the still of night, it was still the bloody slaughter from three hundred years ago scene by scene.

In seven days’ time, the whole land of Shenzhou was shrouded in stormy gloom, with bones perishing in numbers far beyond a million.

Countless treasures were trampled and destroyed, countless anguished souls wept and bled over this deeply wounded land.

Even though they finally managed to protect Shenzhou together and preserve the last of its lineages, he couldn’t stop reflecting—

If Princess Yongning had been there at the time, perhaps the outcome for Shenzhou might have been different.

This had become an everlasting regret in his heart.

Perhaps he was just missing Princess Yongning too much, and it was causing him illusions.

Ye Wanlan looked at him and spoke gently, "What’s wrong?"

"The sunlight is too dazzling," Yan Tingfeng shook his head slightly, smiling, "But it’s nice."

It wasn’t just the sunlight, but the person in front of him.

Too dazzling.

And this beam of light would one day shine over the entire Shenzhou Land Continent.

**

In the afternoon, Cheng Qingli got the necklace’s appraisal certificate and price list, and went straight to Yeh Jialing.

She had already registered an anonymous account on social media, ready to leak the story, when she discovered that Yeh Jialing had posted on social media.

[@YehJialingV: I don’t know what to do about a necklace that has ended up like this.]

The image attached was of a shattered necklace smeared with dirt.

[Ah, what happened? My heart aches for Yeh.]

[You can tell this wasn’t a natural break; it was forcefully torn apart. Who did this?]

[Who else could it be but Nie Shuangyi? She was bullying Yeh at the press conference this morning.]

[I’m laughing. Without any major brand endorsements, she can only wear niche necklaces. She’s just jealous of our Sister Yeh.]

Cheng Qingli became even angrier and sent a screenshot of Yeh Jialing’s social media post to Ye Wanlan.

[Sister Lan]: Don’t worry about it, it’s not time yet. Let her flaunt a little longer.

With a puzzled heart, Cheng Qingli knocked on the door of Yeh Jialing’s resting room.

The door opened, revealing her agent, who frowned and asked, "Who are you?"

This past month, the agent had been juggling set responsibilities with arranging Yeh Jialing’s various engagements, and was utterly swamped.

Having only met briefly for five minutes, the agent had long forgotten about Cheng Qingli, who had been accompanying Ye Wanlan.

But she looked somewhat familiar.

"I’m not here for you, I’m looking for Yeh Jialing," Cheng Qingli said coldly. "The necklace Miss Nie was wearing was provided by us, and now it’s been destroyed, it is time to compensate."

"Compensate? Sure, no problem," Yeh Jialing replied curtly, her face also turning cold. "My necklace wasn’t cheap either. It’s from the FE brand, at one hundred eighty thousand for one piece. Compensate mine first!"

FE, short for Freesia Enid, a top luxury brand in the world, specializing in jewelry and haute couture.

Nie Shuangyi had said it was a little-known niche brand. Even if the craftsmanship was exquisite, how expensive could a necklace be?

She was not bothered about compensating tenfold!