Lately, things had been going quite smoothly between Feng Wan and Nie Shuyuan. She also discovered that this man had a bit of a cleanliness obsession. However, he never forced her to match his standards—instead, he would thoughtfully help clean her house.
With such a considerate "Mr. Snail" around, Feng Wan no longer had to worry about any household chores.
Of course, she reciprocated his efforts—whenever she made something delicious, she would always invite Nie Shuyuan over to try it.
Time flew by, and soon it was the final day of the variety show's filming.
This time, the production team decided to stir up some excitement. To make things more interesting, they asked the guests to randomly call someone from their contact list after the final interview and ask them what their first impression of the guest was.
Zhang Yuan and Zhang Ruonan were lucky—both drew coworkers from their contact lists. But when it was Yuan Huihui's turn, the call connected to Kong Rui.
As soon as she heard his voice on the other end, Yuan Huihui quickly cut him off before he could say anything further.
"Director Kong, hello! We're filming a variety show right now—could you greet the audience for us?"
"Hello, everyone. I'm director Kong Rui. Very glad to have this opportunity to greet you all."
Zhang Ruonan's professional instincts kicked in, and she slipped into the role of host: "Director Kong, what was your first impression of Miss Yuan Huihui?"
"Miss Yuan? She impressed me a lot—she's an actress I'd very much like to work with…"
Since they were filming, Kong Rui wouldn't be stupid enough to blurt out the truth about his interest in Yuan Huihui.
But when the episode aired, netizens didn't take it so lightly. They noticed that Yuan Huihui hadn't even worked with Kong Rui on any drama projects before, yet she had his number—surely their relationship wasn't ordinary.
Meanwhile, Feng Wan happened to draw Nie Shuyuan's number and took the opportunity to make their relationship public.
Originally, the talk surrounding Yuan Huihui and Kong Rui didn't make much of a splash—only a handful of netizens speculated in private.
But a few days later, during an interview, a fellow actress from Yuan Huihui's agency accidentally let something slip.
"Aiyo, Yuan Huihui is a rising star! She and Director Kong are as close as siblings. He's already saved roles just for her—there's no way I could compete with that!"
This sarcastic remark was in response to a gossip reporter's question: "What do you think of your junior Yuan Huihui's future in the industry?"
The answer instantly stirred up a storm. Netizens quickly connected the dots between this and the call at the end of Food is Here, not to mention Kong Rui's previous rumors with a certain actress. Soon, everyone turned into Sherlock Holmes.
"Wow, after all this, even her agency peer said something—so is Yuan Huihui really Director Kong Rui's girlfriend?"
"Even if she's not, their relationship definitely isn't simple, you know what I mean."
"So those rumors about Director Kong visiting his girlfriend on set were true, huh!"
"Can't believe Yuan Huihui fell for a sleazy womanizer who hires escorts. Total image destroyed."
"…"
As the discussion intensified, Yuan Huihui couldn't sit still any longer. She immediately called Kong Rui.
"Brother Kong, there's nothing between us—we're innocent. You have to clarify things right away or I'm done for."
"Don't worry, Huihui. I'll take care of it."
After hanging up, an idea suddenly struck Kong Rui—he would use Feng Wan as a scapegoat.
But when he opened their chat history, he found that all the confession messages Feng Wan had previously sent him were gone. Even with help from his tech staff, they couldn't be recovered.
In fact, Feng Wan had deleted those in advance. The original host's messages had been far too suggestive—utterly inappropriate for public exposure.
But Kong Rui still had a backup plan. One way or another, he was determined to pin this scandal on Feng Wan.
Soon after, Kong Rui held a press conference where he publicly announced his "real girlfriend"—food blogger Feng Wan.
To make it more convincing, he even released several photos of the two eating together, which he had obtained by paying several restaurant owners a hefty sum to pull up old security footage.
This plot twist shocked gossip-hungry netizens, especially since in the final episode of the show, Feng Wan had already revealed she had a boyfriend who was a doctor.
So this meant… Feng Wan was two-timing?
Almost instantly, her inbox was flooded with angry messages and even direct hate mail.
During this time, Nie Shuyuan took an extended leave to stay with Feng Wan. Of course he didn't believe a word of Kong Rui's nonsense—Feng Wan had already explained everything to him long ago.
He didn't care about her past. What Nie Shuyuan wanted was always Feng Wan's future.
Upon seeing the fallout, Feng Wan's eyes turned icy cold. She hacked into both Kong Rui and Yuan Huihui's phones, copied their call logs, and anonymously posted them online—complete with dates, times, and names for clarity.
At the same time, she made a public post on social media:
"I must've been blind before, mistaking a worthless rock for a gem. Thank goodness I cut my losses in time and turned back before it was too late."
She also posted the breakup text, clearly dated—well before the show had started filming.
The fog lifted once again. With Feng Wan's solid evidence and the helpful netizen who also posted the call logs, it was irrefutably proven that Yuan Huihui was Kong Rui's true love.
Netizens were even more disgusted by Kong Rui's sleazy behavior. Just because Feng Wan bore a slight resemblance to Yuan Huihui, he had tried to manipulate her emotions. His tactics were downright vile.
And just like that, Kong Rui's desperate attempt to clean up Yuan Huihui's image by throwing dirt at his ex only backfired. Furious netizens began boycotting his shows.
Meanwhile, Yuan Huihui, who had hoped to ride Kong Rui's coattails into the industry, found herself thoroughly discredited. Even Murong Bo formally cut ties with her.
Translator's Thoughts:
We've hit 88 collections! 💛 And since my baby's favorite number is 88 and his birthday is on the 18th, so… here are 18 chapters for you guys 🎉 Yay!