Stop pretending, the fake heiress is actually a master of metaphysics.

Chapter 37 Superstar

The trending topic is getting more and more intense.

Pei Xiana's studio released a clarification video overnight.

In the video, Pei Xiana's eyes were slightly red, and her voice choked with sobs as she said, "I don't know why this Master Shen would slander me like this, but I, Pei Xiana, have gotten to where I am today by being completely innocent. I have relied on my own hard work and efforts, step by step. I guarantee with my integrity that I have absolutely not relied on any crooked or evil methods."

"I also ask my fans to believe that the person you like has not done anything wrong."

"Regarding Ms. Shen's defamation of me, I will also have my lawyer file a lawsuit..."

The video also showed Pei Xiana's annual travel itinerary as proof.

……

The moment the clarification video was released, it instantly broke the hearts of all the fans.

While comforting Pei Xiana, they also hurled insults at Shen Nian online.

Shen Nian's fan base was ultimately smaller than Pei Xiana's, and she quickly lost the argument.

Gu Yuncheng glanced at the comments on Weibo that were cursing Shen Nian and was furious.

"Master, wait here. I'll call Gu's legal team right now. None of these people who are cyberbullying you will get away with this."

Shen Nian lifted her eyelids slightly and calmly took a sip of tea.

Gu Yuncheng: "...Aren't you angry?"

Shen Nian said, "There's nothing to be angry about."

In her eyes, ordinary people were no different from ants.

Would a person get angry with a bunch of ants?

Obviously not.

Most importantly—

The harsher they criticize Shen Nian now, the harsher the slap in the face will be when the truth comes out.

The attention this incident garnered was enough for Shen Nian to gain a large amount of faith power.

Therefore, Shen Nian was not angry.

As for Pei Xiana...

Oh.

The little demon inside her will flare up tonight, and within three days, it will drain her life force and lifespan, forcing her to beg for help from humans.

She could wait three days.

Just then, Shen Nian's phone rang.

An unfamiliar number appeared on my phone screen.

She answered the phone, and a deep male voice came through.

"Shen Nian, it's me."

Shen Nian: ...

I don't know him, I'm hanging up.

However, the call continued, only this time with obvious anger: "I'm your brother!"

Oh.

It turns out that he was the original owner's adopted brother, Shen Yuhui.

He was much older than both Shen Nian and Shen Leyao, and in his memory, he hadn't done anything unforgivable to the original owner of this body.

He simply ignored her with annoyance and indifference when she asked him for help.

Or perhaps, after each time Shen Leyao bullied the original owner, he would clean up the mess for Shen Leyao and warn the original owner not to even think about reporting it.

At school, Shen Leyao led a group to bully the original owner several times. The original owner could no longer bear it and asked the teacher for help, but was easily stopped by this adopted brother.

He didn't harbor the kind of blatant, undisguised malice that Shen Leyao did.

Rather, it is a better-hidden, more insidious form of malice, so subtle that the harm is almost imperceptible.

Shen Nian's expression turned cold: "I have severed ties with the Shen family, and you are not my brother."

"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."

"etc."

"Shen Nian, where is your manners? Who gave you permission to hang up on your brother so casually?"

Shen Nian scoffed, "Can't you understand human language?"

"I told you, I have nothing to do with you."

"I saw it trending on social media."

"If you're willing to apologize to your parents and then come forward to clarify the matter of severing ties, I can help you deal with the trending topics."

"Shen Nian, you need to think this through. We are family, and only we would be willing to help you at this time."

"……Yeah."

Shen Nian's tone was chilling: "Then why did you always ignore me when I asked you for help before, and even try to harm me instead?"

"It's just because I saved Gu Yuncheng that you want to get something out of me."

The other person seemed speechless: "When did you become so sharp-tongued?"

"No need for your help. I don't need anyone's help."

After saying this, Shen Nian hung up the phone.

Shen Yu was added back to the blacklist.

Shen family.

Shen Yu looked back at the phone that had been hung up, his expression somewhat grim.

"What did she say?"

She said... she doesn't need our help.

Madam Shen sneered, "You ungrateful little bitch."

"Yu Hui, go buy some trending searches. Since this little bitch is so ungrateful, let her stay on the trending searches for a while longer, and let her taste what it feels like to be cursed by those people."

Their family was trending on social media for several days before it was taken down. Now, Mrs. Shen has to wear a mask when she goes out, otherwise she will be pelted with rotten eggs from who-knows-where!

Then let this little bitch taste this flavor too!

Shen Yu pressed his temples again: "Mom, that's not how it is."

"Even if we don't help her, President Gu and Young Master Gu will. We might as well strike first and make Shen Nian grateful to us."

In a sense, Shen Yuhui is indeed a normal person cherished by the Shen family.

Unfortunately, Shen Nian did not appreciate it.

She cultivated herself regularly every day, supervising Gu Yuncheng's talisman-drawing and sword-practice, and her routine was very consistent.

Some of the spiritual fruits in the backyard vegetable garden are already ripe, and with the chef's skill, the taste is simply unparalleled.

Even Gu Qi, who is not usually fond of food, ate two more bowls of rice after tasting it.

However, while they enjoyed a peaceful life, Pei Xiana was having a much harder time.

When she trended on social media, Pei Xiana was quite pleased with herself.

This kind of buzz is too good to pass up, and it even gave fans a good beating, so it's all beneficial and harmless.

Although her manager was subtly trying to find out if she was really raising a ghost child—there are actually quite a few people in the industry who do this, and besides, she could only fool her fans about her schedule, how could she really hide it from her manager?

But Pei Xiana brushed them off.

However, that evening...

In the middle of the night, Pei Xiana suddenly heard a series of... eerie laughs.

"Giggle giggle."

"Giggle~"

The voice sounded like that of a baby a few months old, very thin and delicate, like a silver bell.

Pei Xiana woke up instantly.

However, something even more terrible happened.

Beneath the expensive silk quilt, her belly swelled high, as if she were ten months pregnant.

The baby's laughter... came from inside her belly!

Pei Xiana screamed and almost fainted from fright.

When she woke up the next day, she looked at her flat stomach and thought it was just a nightmare.