Divine Sound had yet to make a name for itself and was still in a period of rapid development and expansion.
In the novel, Divine Sound was a notorious villainous organization that represented bloodshed and evil, an evil ringleader that gave both the male and female leads enormous headaches.
She had never expected that Divine Sound, at this point in time, would actually take on such a "righteous" affair and stand up for the female students at the film academy.
This was different from what she had imagined...
In other words, through a strange twist of fate, she had taken part in one of Divine Sound's missions.
More and more questions filled her mind.
Right now, she only wanted to know what exactly her relationship with Divine Sound was.
Jiang Jinran glanced at Weibo again. A great deal of new information had appeared.
As it turned out, this Professor Li put on quite a show. While he was serving as a judge at the Central Theater today, several of his bodyguards had been lurking in the audience to keep him safe...
Uh.
Would an ordinary person be so crazed as to hire this many bodyguards to protect himself?
Certainly not.
That meant Professor Li had a guilty conscience, and a very uneasy one at that.
This also explained why Divine Sound's people had wanted her to cut all the lights in the venue.
As soon as the lights went out-
They could evade the bodyguards' eyes and take Professor Li away with ease.
And that mysterious person who could not show himself in the light could also avoid exposing himself to the public eye.
So everything had been planned in advance.
Jiang Jinran realized that she had actually been led around by the nose, inexplicably becoming an assist.
But she still had many questions.
For instance, did that mysterious person from the Divine Sound Organization trust her that much?
What if she had not done as instructed?
What if she had been unable to turn off all the lights in the venue?
Wouldn't his entire plan have gone down the drain?
Jiang Jinran's current body was only that of a thirteen-year-old child. The Divine Sound Organization should not have been foolish enough to stake everything on her...
To put it plainly, why had they insisted on involving Jiang Jinran, and why had they believed she could definitely do it?
It was truly too strange.
If their organization had acted on its own, they might have been more efficient and succeeded faster...
Unable to figure it out, Jiang Jinran stopped thinking about it.
About five minutes later, the trending searches updated again.
This time-
The missing Professor Li had actually appeared!
However, he had not appeared in person. Instead, he had filmed a video, which was now spreading like wildfire online.
In the video, Professor Li sat before the camera, his expression dejected and his eyes listless, as if he had suffered a bout of torture.
His lips trembled as he spoke, seemingly offering a sincere apology. "I'm sorry... I want to apologize to my students..."
Clearly, this was an apology video.
Clearly, this was an apology video Professor Li had filmed under Divine Sound's coercion.
No one knew whether this apology was truly sincere, and no one cared anymore, because Professor Li had already admitted to all his crimes before the entire world and personally apologized.
Moreover, this old man's reputation was utterly ruined.
From now on, his status and wealth would all vanish into nothing.
Jiang Jinran believed Divine Sound had achieved its goal. They would soon release Professor Li and let him obediently face the punishment of the law.
After watching the video, Weibo users also expressed their immense satisfaction.
[Damn, that felt so good. He finally apologized.]
[Lmao, he even knew to film a video.]
[So satisfying, so satisfying.]
[Apologizing is only the first step. You still have to face the punishment of the law, you absolute scumbag! Don't think an apology makes this over.]
[It's still not enough. How are you going to repay what you owe those girls?!]
[I suggest paying damages for emotional distress. You're so rich anyway, hiring all those bodyguards.]
[Get lost. Even looking at you annoys me. Hurry up and rot in prison.]
At this point, the matter had come to a close for now.
Jiang Jinran flopped onto the bed-
The sleepiness and exhaustion she had suppressed all day finally swept over her.
She simply closed her eyes and dozed for a while.
An unknown amount of time passed before Jiang Jinran opened her eyes again. Faint female voices drifted in from outside the door-
"Aren't you going in to see her, miss?"
"Forget it... She probably doesn't want to see me anyway."
Female voices?
Jiang Jinran instantly woke up fully. Her eyes shifted as her mind raced.
A woman appearing at the Jiang Family villa at this hour could only be-
Jiang Jinran jumped off the bed, walked to the door, and pulled it open.
In the hallway, Jiang Yuyan, who had not yet gone far, suddenly stopped in her tracks.
Perhaps hearing the movement behind her, Jiang Yuyan could not help turning around-
Just like that, Jiang Jinran met the woman's bright, rounded, almond-shaped eyes head-on.
This woman was the original owner's mother, Jiang Yuyan.
That was right.
The Jiang in the Jiang Family was actually Jiang Yuyan's Jiang.
The members of the Jiang Family all took their mother's surname.
As the Jiang Family's esteemed eldest young lady and the beloved only daughter of its previous head, Jiang Yuyan had been born with the stars clustered around her like the moon.
Jiang Yuyan's noble status, and the fact that she was the Jiang Family's sole heir, meant that her marriage was bound to be out of the ordinary.
Since Jiang Yuyan was to inherit the Jiang Family, her husband could only marry into her family.
Looking at this mother whom she had met for the first time today, Jiang Jinran curled her lips and gave a sweet smile. "Mom, you're back."
Jiang Yuyan's expression froze.
As if struck by an immobilization spell, she stood completely still.
Jiang Yuyan knew that Jiang Jinran did not want to be close to her.
She had grown used to it, too.
So she tried her best not to disturb this child, lest she make her feel annoyed.
But she had never expected-
To Jiang Yuyan, this moment before her felt like a dream.
[Mom is... so pretty. She has even more poise than some celebrities.]
Jiang Jinran stared at Jiang Yuyan, studying her carefully for a good while, and could not help commenting inwardly.
Jiang Yuyan's eyes abruptly widened.
Surprise rose in her eyes.
[Oh, her eyes are so pretty too. So big and bright.]
Jiang Yuyan was certain Jiang Jinran had not opened her mouth just now, so what had she heard?
Was it this child's inner voice?
Such a wondrous thing could actually happen...
Jiang Yuyan was both astonished and delighted.
In truth, she had always been curious about her daughter's inner world.
Jiang Jinran never told her what she was really thinking.
Could it be that heaven had heard her prayers and given her this opportunity?
"Xiao Ran." Jiang Yuyan's lips trembled. She hurried over to her daughter and crouched down slightly, her beautiful eyes seeming to shimmer with rippling tears.
Jiang Jinran could not help marveling again.
[She really is a rare beauty...]
Hearing this, Jiang Yuyan felt a little embarrassed. She pressed her lips together, the corners curving gently. "Mom just got back today, and I brought you presents. Dad is still abroad. Once everything has been dealt with, he'll fly back right away..."
Dad...
Jiang Jinran's brows drew tightly together.
Oh no. These past few days, she had been so occupied with dealing with her older brothers that she had overlooked an extremely serious fact-
[That man doesn't count as my dad at all, hey! He's just a live-in son-in-law, a phoenix man, a scumbag, a morally bankrupt man, and he even has an illegitimate daughter!]
Jiang Yuyan froze completely.