What the!?Xiang Wan was cussing inside her head.
"What is this about?"
Just not too long ago, Second Young Master Mu kept sending her gifts. And there were readers who teased her about it.
However, most readers were friendly, and she thought of them as common fans of both her and Second Young Master Mu.
This was because Xiang Wan"s book was under the murder mystery genre which was the same as Second Young Master Mu"s novel… it was not strange that the two of them could have common fans and readers.
At that time, there were many female readers who commented in her reviews and comments page that they liked Second Young Master Mu"s work. They even cheered on to ask the legendary author to come out and express his opinions about Xiang Wan"s novel.
Yup, it was always friendly and peaceful…
Why did everything change in just a few days" time? Second Young Master Mu"s fans suddenly changed their att.i.tude and actually swarmed to Wen Quan"s forum to post something just to badmouth her?
"They must be crazy!" Fang Yuanyuan looked at Xiang Wan"s expression. "The real girlfriend didn"t even say anything. I"m not sure which nook and cranny these "wifey fans" popped out from, but they are certainly very aggressive!"
Xiang Wan snorted and pursed her lips, but she did not say a word.
The post they made was a very long one, but the gist of the post was—
They felt that Xiang Wan was shamelessly making use of Second Young Master Mu"s fame and popularity to ama.s.s attention and get her novel ranked so she could create more hype for herself…
Someone said that the ID "Second Young Master Mu" in Wen Quan Book Treasury, which was her top gifter, must have been Xiang Gongzi herself.
There were even ridiculous remarks claiming how Xiang Gongzi had spent over 500,000 yuan to increase her rank, and that she must have been a kept woman in order to achieve that…
Xiang Wan almost wanted to laugh at all these people who made such remarks!
"Spend 500,000 yuan just to get ranked? Are these people really Second Young Master Mu"s fans? Geez! They are seriously lacking common sense and knowledge!"
Fang Yuanyuan rolled her eyes at her comment. "Have you ever met someone who wants to argue with you using logic?"
"This is too ridiculous! They really don"t seem to be Second Young Master Mu"s fans at all!"
Xiang Wan expressed her suspicion.
This was because she was also his fan for many years.
She used to join and communicate with his fans at his reviews and comments page…
Back then, the female readers who said that they were the "wifey fans" did not behave like this at all. Besides sticking up for Second Young Master Mu and believing that he must the "most handsome guy of the century", they were actually rather friendly and adorable. They were never the ones who would start a dissing battle with anyone.
In fact, they were worried about getting Second Young Mu involved in unnecessary drama.
After all, besides attaining the fame for being the "King of Bait" since one would easily get hooked when they read his novel, people would often compliment Second Young Master Mu for his wonderful work!
If a reader was a real fan, he or she would certainly safeguard their idol"s image…
As for these female readers who claimed that they were the "wifey fans" of Second Young Master Mu… They were really cutting in their remarks by behaving like shrews and hurling verbal abuse at her. They really didn"t behave like those murder mystery fans that Xiang Wan had interacted with. On the contrary, these female readers behaved more like the tough warriors of some "palace or harem dramas"…
"Later when we return, you should watch how I"d deal with these morons!" Fang Yuanyuan was gnas.h.i.+ng her teeth as she scrolled to look at the post.
"Forget it!" Xiang Wan pulled Yuanyuan"s arm. "Let"s just get a gown!"
In this era, the internet could kill people without spilling blood. The keyboard warriors need not worry about bearing any responsibility for the remarks they made online, and was thus, fearless.
After they finished b.i.t.c.hing on the internet, these people would eat and sleep as if nothing had happened.
As for her, even if she went online to defend herself, she would feel her anger looming around her. It was not worth it at all!
"Ignore them. Don"t look at them. Don"t bother responding to any of them!"
Fang Yuanyuan snorted, "You"re not angry?"
"Of course I am, but I don"t want to behave like these morons! Not only will they pull my intelligence down, but others might also think that I"m a moron like them…"
Pffft! Fang Yuanyuan let out a laugh. "But there are times that you will only be appeased when you retaliate! These people should have used their brains and stop acting like voice recorders by repeating what others say…"
"People tend to echo the views of others and it"s normal. When an individual becomes a part of a crowd, his or her intellectual standard would immediately plummet considerably. To gain approval, an individual will abandon their sense of what is right and wrong in exchange for a sense of security and belonging instead of using their heads."
"Wow, so cla.s.sy, I"m impressed!"
"I"m not the one who said it!" Xiang Wan gave her an innocent look.
"So who said that? Don"t tell me it"s Second Young Master Mu?"
"… It"s Gustave Le Bon."
"Uh… I don"t know him!"
"I don"t know him either! Hey! Look at that dress? Should we go in?"
Xiang Wan took the opportunity to divert Fang Yuanyuan"s attention.
That store was not selling gowns.
At that season, most of Jin City"s clothing stores were selling winter clothes.
Both of them walked for quite a distance before Xiang Wan saw a nice dress. Without further ado, she immediately walked into the store.
She was just preparing to get a nice black dress for the event.
After all, she was not willing to spend so much money on something that she would most probably only wear once. It was not wise at all economically speaking.
When Fang Yuanyuan saw that black dress; she immediately showed a disapproving look. "Isn"t this too low-key?"
"As long as the dress is normal and makes me look like a normal human being then it should be okay, right? I"m not the main event of this ceremony anyway. n.o.body will pay attention to me…"
"But tomorrow"s the Annual Awards Ceremony!"
"So what?" Xiang Wan was looking at the mirror while holding the black dress on her hand while she glanced at her.
Fang Yuanyuan was stunned for a second before snapping at her.
"Gos.h.!.+ You"ve really turned a deaf ear to what I"ve told you!"
"Mm, not bad!" Xiang Wan twirled before the mirror and smiled at the retail a.s.sistant. "Excuse me, please help me check if there is my size for this dress. I"d like to try it on…"
Fang Yuanyuan replied, "… You"ve turned a deaf ear to what I"ve been saying."
Xiang Wan smiled. "But the dress is pretty nice."
"Are you preparing to anger me to death?!"
"No! You won"t die of anger!"
"…"
When the retail a.s.sistant went to get her size, Fang Yuanyuan told Xiang Wan what was special about the Annual Awards Ceremony, and she was a little dumbstruck.
She had thought that it was just Wen Quan Book Treasury"s very own Annual Awards Ceremony where everyone would just get together for a meal and chit chat. After that, there would be a simple awards ceremony and that was the end of it.
She didn"t expect that that year"s Annual Awards Ceremony was a joint event for all the websites under the conglomerate.
Not only would there be so much more authors coming, but there would also be celebrities attending the event…
"Why are they making it so grand this year? You should have told me earlier!" Now that Xiang Wan took another look at the black dress, she also felt that it was too plain!
"I"ve already told you, my dear cousin! Are your ears really just for decoration?" Fang Yuanyuan wished she could pull her ear. "You didn"t take my words seriously at all, did you?"
"I… don"t remember at all." Xiang Wan felt apologetic. "It"s this late already… Where can I get a gown?"
"Hur! It"s a miracle that Bai Muchuan didn"t die of anger while dealing with you. His dead ancestors must have done a lot of good deeds!" Fang Yuanyuan didn"t hesitate to show her contempt.
The next moment, while she looked at Xiang Wan"s pitiful look, she suddenly had an idea. "Why not… rent a gown?"
This was an ingenious idea!
A good gown would cost a lot more than she wanted to spend.
However, if she were to rent one, not only she could save a lot of money, she could also take her time to pick!
Especially since Xiang Wan"s figure belonged to the ideal figure, she had a lot of choices.
Saying nothing more, both of them tacitly made their way out of the store quickly.
"Sorry! I"m not trying the dress on anymore!"
The young female retail a.s.sistant who just found the dress looked at both of them, then looked at the dress she was holding and felt speechless…
…
Since they were near the commercial street, they did an online search and quickly found a gown rental store nearby.
Xiang Wan chose a low-key but expensive-looking grey-colored conventional gown with a crystal-studded belt. It had a simple and gorgeous design that revealed some of her back, as well as showing off the contour lines of her beautiful back from her shoulder.
It was formal and elegant, yet s.e.xy and graceful at the same time.
Both of them were very satisfied with the gown.
It doesn"t look too extra; it was not overwhelming either, and it looked appropriate for the major event.
"… I"m jealous! Jealous! Jealous!"
Ever since Xiang Wan started to try on many different gowns, Fang Yuanyuan seemed as if she was almost drowning in jealousy.
After renting the gown, Fang Yuanyuan kept looking at Xiang Wan"s tiny waist.
"Why are you so slim? It"s unscientific!"
"… What do you mean by unscientific?"
"Aren"t fats supposed to be distributed equally throughout the body? Just look at me, I have a.s.sets, but my waist is not tiny. This should be more reasonable, right? Unlike you, your waist is so small and your legs are so thin… Why didn"t you have smaller a.s.sets?"
There were people around them in the shopping mall, and she was certainly loud!
Xiang Wan felt a little embarra.s.sed. She gave her a displeased glare and quickly dragged her away.
"Aye! Miss, don"t nag anymore! When compared with you, I"m flat like the airplane runway, alright?"
This was what Fang Yuanyuan wanted to hear!
Her face immediately brightened up while showing a radiant smile. "Very good, you know your place well! Hmph, yours are definitely insignificant compared to mine…"
"Pffft! Just scram!"
They left the shopping mall while they bantered happily with each other.
While they were heading back, Xiang Wan received a message.
"Hey beautiful, what are you doing now?"
Hu Bandao?
Xiang Wan was surprised for a moment.
She got to know this male author from the training program in the Capital. He usually addressed her as "brother" or "buddy". They were now just friends who would hit the "Like" b.u.t.ton on each other"s WeChat Moments and even if they chat, it would end in a matter of moments… Why did he look for her at night?
Xiang Wan replied, "I"m out shopping. What"s up?"
Hu Bandao responded, "I"m so spot on! Brother, I"ve lost my way. I need your help!"
Xiang Wan didn"t say anything. "…"
What was that?
Xiang Wan did not know if that was a joke until she received another message from Hu Bandao.
"I"m here at Jin City. As a local, shouldn"t you bring me around the place?"
"Uh!" Xiang Wan glanced at Fang Yuanyuan and let her have a look at her phone. "What should I do?"
Back in the Capital when they got to know each other, he was always friendly and had helped her before. Now that he was here in Jin City and even asked her to bring him around, it would not seem right if she were to reject the request.
Fang Yuanyuan looked at the messages. "Up to you, I"m fine with it. At most, I"ll get extra two pounds of meat for the free food and drinks later!"
Xiang Wan scoffed. "…"
Then she replied, "Where are you?"
…