CH 23.1

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Various topics were still spiraling on the internet. The topic between female celebrities and the wealthy family has always caused a merry chase amongst the people.

Many were doubting but a lot more were already convinced. The explosive allegation was reported on a certain forum by an insider. Although those few words only appeared briefly, everything said was too spot on.

A lot of people were baffled with Film Empress Liang’s retirement back then. Just when her popularity was on the rise with boundless prospects after she was conferred the Film Empress’ title abroad, she was now said to have married into a wealthy family thus all the misgivings have reasonable explanation.

It is precisely many young female celebrities’ lifetime dream to marry into a wealthy family. With her wish fulfilled, why should she stay in the entertainment circle? No matter how impressive the entertainment industry is, it is nothing but a tumultuous struggle that eventually can’t match to being a wealthy wife with stability and a dignified identity.

As for her divorce, there were also traces to go along with. After retiring for 5 years, how could she just make a comeback when said so. And how could she appear alone at the airport on her return. Shouldn’t there be one or two bodyguards and assistants by her side if she is still a wealthy wife.

As such, the comment about her being the rich abandoned wife seemed confirmed.

As for why she was abandoned, the insider was not at the liberty to elaborate, but this did not prevent people from speculating. She could have used subtle means to marry into the wealthy family yet by what means was exactly unknown, but it was most likely unscrupulous. Now that she was divorced and was driven out of the family, her tactics probably had been resented. Isn’t it precisely true that retribution will come when the timing is right?

The prying public has always liked this kind of drama.

People had also speculated that Film Empress Liang surely was not loved after marrying into the wealthy family these years, otherwise this wouldn’t remain a secret for so many years, which obviously was the reason why the wealthy family didn’t make it known.

There are also those wanting to know who exactly was Liang Yin married to, but the insider has withheld the information, hence everyone can only continue to guess. It can be vaguely reckoned that this wealthy family’s background is not simple.

Liang Yin has always been a low-key person without the least bit of taint all these years, but the comments instantly reversed when these allegations broke out.

– Damn it! If she had really retired due to marrying into a wealthy family back then, I would have turned anti-fan! Why couldn’t you just come forward and say if you had married into a wealthy family, didn’t you know that so many people were worried about you back then?

– I have once thought she was the most squeaky clean actress in the entertainment industry, but now I realize that I am simply too naive!

– So, her comeback is to quickly make money after getting kicked out of the wealthy family? I was wondering why she came back so unexpectedly.

– Even mentioned that it was Director Chen who cordially invited her to make a comeback. Pooh, really big face!

– …..

All sorts of opinions were over the internet.

There are still some who continue to support her, but their influences were too weak in the face of the grand public opinion.

Standing on the set, Liang Yin browsed through all the contents with only stillness in her heart.

She finally understood why everyone was looking at her with such peculiar gazes. How sensational was the topic of an actress reduced to being a rich abandoned wife, not to mention she was still alongside them.

She is never one to make her affairs public, but she could only accept all these when the day came and when all her affairs were made public for comment.

“Sister Yin, warm your hands up.” Xiao Tian fell silent watching her standing still with her cellphone, and couldn’t help but to pass over the hand-warmer with eyes full of concern.

“En.” Liang Yin took the hand-warmer and sat down after she responded. The hand-warmer did warm her hands, but her heart felt chilled at once.

The phone rang. It was Ruona who called again.

“Hello?” Liang Yin picked the call up.

“Yinyin?” Ruona asked.

“En.” Liang Yin replied.

“You saw the online news?” Ruona asked immediately after getting acknowledged.

“I’ve seen it.” Liang Yin answered.

Ruona was somewhat dumbfounded, obviously surprised at her calmness then quickly asked, “Then, do you know who disclosed it? This person obviously wants to ruin you! The disclosure was not sooner or later, but precisely at this time, this person simply doesn’t want you to live well!”

Ruona sounded on the verge of crying, “And they obviously came prepared. Within an hour, the news has circulated over the entire internet and now it’s full of articles against you!”

Liang Yin listened to her resentment, yet she merely replied, “I don’t know.”

Ruona sounded even more whimpering, “Only those in their circle knew you married the Zhong family, so who is it after all? What kind of deep-seated hatred is there to treat you like this?”

Liang Yin was silent. She really didn’t know who it was. Her marriage to Zhong Mingzhen was not publicly made known, yet there were still many people in the circle who knew about it, and she didn’t know which one of them this would be.

It was not that she hadn’t been hated out of jealousy these years. There are truly too many people who are fond of Zhong Mingzhen. No one treated her in any way while she was Mrs. Zhong at that time, but now that she has left the Zhong family and is no longer under their protection, who knows if someone will do anything.

Back then, wasn’t Tang Yue just as crazy?

The photo of Qiao Shan’s radiant but flaunting smiling face did appear in Liang Yin’s mind. But if it was really her, hadn’t she already got everything she wanted, so why bother to spare her none and be so ruthless.

“I don’t know.” She could only reply like this in the end.

“Then, what’s to be done now ah? Yinyin, do you want to come out to clarify, or maybe I can help you explain? The internet rumors are now getting more and more outrageous that I feel so furious seeing it!”

Not only has she been labeled an ‘abandoned rich wife’, but there was even hearsay that her appearance in Director Chen’s movie back then was due to unspoken favor, and her comeback now was also through the connection with Director Chen …

“Ruona.“ Hearing that, Liang Yin just interrupted her, “Don’t help me explain.”

She did see the comments about those ‘unspoken favor’, and she was really unwilling to implicate Ruona again.

“I’m fine.”

Moreover, what is there to explain anyway?

Explain that she didn’t marry into a wealthy family?

Explain that she didn’t just retire because she married into a wealthy family?

Or explain that she really didn’t use any means to marry into a wealthy family?

She knew what the state of affairs was, but in others’ views, perhaps she had really used unscrupulous means to grab Zhong Mingzhen.

As it happens, did Zhong Mingzhen also think that way too?

She simply could not devise any response at all, because if she had been determined that night, these matters could really have been prevented. And if it had been averted, Zhong Mingzhen really would not have married her.

Her retirement was really because she married into the Zhong family, but the unexpected car accident disrupted all the plans.

And now, though she was not abandoned, was there any difference from being abandoned? Filing for divorce first was merely to grant herself the final self-respect.

All the matters were wrong, yet she was unable to explain anything.

“Take your positions and prepare to start the next scene!” The call had already hung up, and in the distance, the production assistant started shouting again.

Recovering her reverie, Liang Yin handed the hand-warmer back to Xiao Tian then stood up again and said, “I’m going to shoot the scene.” Saying that, she took off her jacket again and walked towards the set.

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Originally wanting to calm herself down and devote in the role, Liang Yin nevertheless had overestimated herself in the end.

In this simple scene together, she repeatedly ran into four bad takes before passing.

Even Chen Hua’en gave her a peculiar look when she was done.

Zhou Jianchen who was at the side also glanced at her with a complicated, hard to understand gaze. She has never made more than three bad takes since filming.

The glance was quickly retracted since the scene he needed to perform was a continuous scene which he still had to carry on filming.

Liang Yin walked back to her seat and approached Chen Hua’en before she walked towards the restroom. She needed to find a place to calm herself down all at once.

Except when she reached the restroom’s door, she stopped abruptly.

Behind the door, there were voices.

“Eh, have you seen it? On Weibo, about Liang Yin.”

“I saw it already. Wow, I used to like her a lot. Didn’t expect her to be such a person.”

“Yes ah. She seems so low-key, but I never thought she would actually be able to use unscrupulous means to marry into a wealthy family.”

“That’s why never judge a person by her appearance ah!”

Liang Yin’s heart skipped once hearing that.

The people inside were still talking.

“Now I just want to know what tactics she used back then. If I can learn that, I might also marry a rich man.”

“Where are there so many rich people ah.”

“Oh right. Do you think it is precisely because of this matter that Brother Chen’s mood is so bad these days ah? Isn’t he a great fan of Liang Yin? Now that he knows Liang Yin is such a person, he must feel particularly disgusted … “

“Saying that, it’s really possible. The information that circulated amongst them is certainly faster than ours. Brother Chen probably knew it several days ahead. Since Brother Chen can’t tolerate grit in his eyes, if he finds out that the person he idolized used unscrupulous means just for the sake of climbing the social ladders, he must feel particularly upset … “

“There is more. Do you think there is really something between her and Director Chen ah? Back then, Director Chen simply casted her as the female lead in her first movie, and now that she is back after her divorce, Director Chen let her be the female lead again … “

“You can’t talk irresponsibly about this. Director Chen’s casting is still rather stringent and there has never been any news of unwritten favors these many years … “

“I am just trying to say she has good tactics … “

“Bang – “ Hearing this, Liang Yin finally pushed the door open.

The people inside were startled, and seeing that it was her, they hastily spoke in panic, “Sister Yin – “

It was two young girls in their twenties, who were not known from which team or whose assistants.

Glancing at them, Liang Yin did not say anything. She merely walked to the sink to wash her hands that were stained with blood for the scene just now.

The two young girls were somewhat flustered when they saw her not uttering a word, but seeing that she also did not condemn them, they hurriedly took their leave, “Sister Yin, we will go first.” Saying that, they pulled each other and walked out without waiting for her response.

Liang Yin did not stop them.

As soon as they left, the restroom became silent again.

This was assigned as the ladies restroom which was located inside the set where few people pass by.

As Liang Yin washed her hands, she suddenly stopped again.

Looking at the sink, tears trickled down all of a sudden.

She didn’t want to take heed of it, but the motions eventually still compelled her.