Shocking! The actress was dragged to the regent's bedchamber every night.

Chapter 183 I Have Something in My Hand

There was a moment of silence on the other end; Lin Liwen probably hadn't expected her to say that.

He pressed further, "How do you plan to reply?"

Su Wuli pushed the bowl of porridge to the side and sat up a little straighter.

"Just say that I obtained the jade pendant by chance and didn't know it was so valuable. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have put it up for auction."

He paused, then continued, "After all, I can't earn that much money."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then Lin Liwen chuckled softly.

"Go on."

"The appraiser said this jade pendant is priceless. I don't need to sleep with any rich men to get resources. I don't even need to enter the entertainment industry to make money."

Lin Liwen paused for a moment, then asked again to confirm, "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure," Su Wuli answered directly.

"it is good."

The call ended.

Su Yuan watched her from the side, her eyes brightening slightly.

Su Wuli noticed her gaze and asked while typing on her phone, "Why are you staring at me?"

"Wu Li, I feel like you've changed."

"Changed? Where?" Su Wuli asked in confusion.

Su Yuan pondered for a moment, "I can't quite put my finger on it, but something just feels different."

Less than twenty minutes later, Su Wuli's account posted a statement.

First, I obtained the jade pendant by chance and did not know its value. If I had known it was so valuable, I would not have put it up for auction.

[Secondly, some people say I get resources by sleeping with others. If I had something that valuable, I wouldn't need to sleep with anyone. The appraiser said the jade pendant is priceless; I could bring my own resources to join the group.]

The number of comments in the comment section rose rapidly.

Indeed, with such an expensive jade pendant, one could simply sell it and live a carefree life; why would one need to sleep with someone?

[She's worked for so many years and still hasn't earned 80 million, so where did she get the jade pendant? Doesn't that further suggest something's wrong?]

[The person upstairs got zero on the reading comprehension section. She said she got it accidentally, but didn't explain how she got it.]

[Yeah, if she really rose to power by sleeping with people, she wouldn't need to put such an expensive item up for auction. Wouldn't it be better for her to keep it for herself?]

[If she had a sugar daddy, would he let her put such a valuable jade pendant up for auction? Wouldn't it be better for him to keep it for himself?]

[That makes sense +1. If she were really dating a rich man, would she dare to auction off the things he gave her? Wouldn't she be afraid he'd get angry?]

How could you believe her? She said she got it accidentally, so she really got it accidentally?

"Then how did she get it? Did she steal it? Did she rob it? If she were really capable of stealing something like that, would she need to be in the entertainment industry?"

[To be honest, this response makes perfect sense. Someone who can casually produce an 80 million jade pendant doesn't need to rely on sleeping with others to obtain resources. Resources are money, so what resources would she need with that jade pendant?]

Regardless, her response is at least better than those who feign indifference or remain silent; it also makes sense logically.

Su Yuan scrolled through the comments, a slight smile gradually spreading across her face.

She held her phone up to Su Wuli's face, "Look, a lot of people are starting to believe you."

Su Wuli glanced at the screen.

The comments are still being refreshed very quickly.

Although some people still have doubts, the tide has turned and the opinion is no longer as one-sided as it was before.

My phone vibrated; it was a message from Lin Liwen.

[Xu Weiwei's situation is escalating; the trending topics are climbing even higher.]

Su Wuli looked at the message and put her phone down.

She didn't reply immediately, but stood up and went to the kitchen to put the bowl in the sink.

After drying his hands, he went back to the living room.

Su Yuan was still scrolling through the comments, muttering to herself.

"Mist Pear. Several more influential figures have reposted it; the sentiment is getting better."

"Mm." Su Wuli nodded slightly and sat down on the sofa.

After tidying up the table, Su Yuan also sat on the sofa, constantly monitoring online developments on her phone.

"Wu Li." Su Yuan's voice suddenly tightened. "Xu Weiwei just started a live stream."

Su Wuli looked over upon hearing this.

On the screen was a video, which had clearly been cut from the live stream and resold several times.

The number of views has exceeded ten million.

Su Wuli took it and pressed play.

The screen shows Xu Weiwei's live stream.

The background is her living room; she is wearing a white loungewear set, but her makeup is exquisite.

Xu Weiwei smiled at the camera, as if she were chatting with a friend.

"...Yes, it was the charity gala last night. I went, and so did Wuli. You all know that."

She paused, picked up the cup next to her, took a sip of water, and put it down.

"Oh, actually there are some things I didn't want to say, after all, we're all in the same industry."

The comments were scrolling by so fast that it was impossible to see what was being written.

Xu Weiwei glanced at the screen and smiled sweetly.

"President Zhou? President Zhou is a very nice person, but he seems a bit unapproachable. There was a private event once..."

She lowered her voice slightly, as if she were talking about some secret.

"I saw that Wuli and President Zhou were having a good chat. They talked alone in the corridor for a long time, and then they walked together. I thought to myself, Wuli usually seems quite aloof, but I didn't expect her to get along so well with President Zhou."

She smiled again after she finished speaking, and quickly added a sentence.

"Oops, did I say too much? Don't overthink it, we're just chatting like ordinary friends."

The video ends here; it has been edited into multiple segments.

Su Wuli glanced at the comments below; there were already over ten thousand.

[Just friends? Chatting alone in the hallway? Leaving early? Is this what you call just friends?]

[Xu Weiwei is still a bit naive since she's new to the industry; she let it slip that Su Wuli and President Zhou are indeed having an affair.]

[I knew it! That previous post wasn't just baseless.]

[Xu Weiwei's words were too deliberate; wasn't she just trying to stir up trouble?]

Even if she's trying to stir up trouble, what she said is true. Su Wuli did leave with President Zhou, right?

Is it possible that they were just socializing normally? There are so many people at a charity gala, what's wrong with exchanging a few words?

[Need to leave early for normal social gatherings? Do you believe it? You're probably off to a hotel.]

Su Wuli took a deep breath after reading the comments, then handed the phone back to Su Yuan.

"Miri..."

Su Yuan looked at her cautiously.

"Xu Weiwei is talking nonsense. She's trying to smear you. And those netizens, they don't even know anything and they're just making random comments."

Su Wuli pondered for a moment, her fingers slowly tightening and loosening at her sides.

Pick up your phone, open your photo album, and find that video.

My finger hovered over the screen for a moment.

Then she exited the photo album and dialed Lin Liwen's number.

The phone rang once and was answered immediately.

"I saw it," Lin Liwen said in a deep voice.

"Sister Wen, I have something in my hand."