Yang Manhui thanked them one by one, a gentle, warm smile on her face the whole time.
The only exception was He Cheng, who, despite being the male lead, had not appeared on set.
Ye Jin sighed inwardly.
He Cheng really has no conscience. Even an ordinary coworker would come to see her off.
Hmm, wait. His scenes come right after Yang Manhui's final scene, so he should be on set by now. Let me see what he's doing.
Ye Jin quickly opened the system's book library, then froze in shock the moment she saw the plot.
Holy shit, He Cheng's already arrived on set in his RV! He deliberately stayed inside instead of getting out, and he's officially confessing to Meng Xiaoya in there. They even got so carried away that they started kissing passionately!
Ahhh, what a cheating pair of dogs! With so many paparazzi-for-hire on set, aren't they afraid of being photographed?
Yang Manhui had thought her heart was as still as water and she could face all this calmly, but she still could not stop a surge of hatred from rising within her.
Three days was not long, but it had been enough for her to obtain an investigation report from a private detective.
Just as Ye Jin's inner voice had said, the report confirmed that Meng Xiaoya was indeed a woman disguised as a man, taking the place of her brother, who had suffered a fracture, as He Cheng's assistant.
At this point, she could no longer deceive herself.
Remembering the intimate photos and videos of He Cheng and Meng Xiaoya attached to the report, Yang Manhui unconsciously clenched her fists.
That bastard He Cheng had lost control of himself so soon. She could move her plan forward, too.
An apologetic smile appeared on Yang Manhui's face as she addressed everyone. "My fans keep urging me to engage with them more often, and my manager asked me to do a livestream. Rather than awkwardly chatting in my room, I thought I could stream a little of my everyday work. Since I've just wrapped up my scenes, I thought I might livestream my wrap celebration for my fans. Would anyone mind?"
Celebrities were becoming increasingly competitive about fan engagement these days, and Yang Manhui was famously devoted to her fans, so this sort of engagement was perfectly normal for her.
Besides, appearing in a major star like Yang Manhui's livestream could bring as much exposure as some run-of-the-mill variety shows. It would also promote their drama, so everyone naturally agreed with pleasure.
Yang Manhui then turned and called her assistant over, asking the assistant to start a livestream on a phone while she began making introductions to the camera.
"This is our director, Director Chen. He directed my very first costume drama, and we had a wonderful time working together. I happened to have some free time recently, so I thought I'd come make a cameo."
"This pretty young lady is Zhang Jiayue, the female lead of this drama. She's only filmed a few dramas so far, but her acting is already very good. I hope you'll all support her work in the future."
Yang Manhui introduced everyone enthusiastically, and they cooperated by greeting the livestream camera. The atmosphere was very harmonious.
Thanks to Yang Manhui's high profile, along with many netizens' curiosity about work on set, the hashtag #Yang Manhui livestream# soon began trending. Once it did, even more people flooded into the stream.
Ye Jin had a good impression of Yang Manhui, so she obligingly gave the livestream a very ladylike smile.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Ye Jin, and I play Senior Sister Mo Yu, the third female lead in 'Kunlun Duel.' These past few days working with Manhui have been lovely. If possible, I hope we'll have a chance to work together more extensively in the future."
At the same time, she muttered inwardly.
Why does something feel off? Why would Yang Manhui suddenly start livestreaming? I don't think this happened in the original novel. Did I somehow cause a butterfly effect? But I clearly haven't done anything!
Yang Manhui, who had an arm around Ye Jin as she introduced her to the camera, thought, No, you caused this butterfly effect. You've already told me everything.
Yang Manhui's acting was comparable to that of a best actress award winner, after all, and nothing unusual showed on her face. After introducing everyone, she looked around curiously.
"Oh, hasn't Mr. He arrived yet? He's the male lead of this drama. We can't leave him out."
He Cheng's RV was parked there in plain sight, so naturally, members of the crew had seen it. Someone answered, "Mr. He is in the next scene. I just saw his RV parked in the lot outside, so he should be here already."
Yang Manhui put on a look of realization. "Oh, I see. Then I'll go out and find him. Hopefully, he'll do me the favor of saying hello to my fans."
With that, she headed out of the studio.
Ye Jin had always had a nose for gossip, and alarm bells immediately went off.
Ahhh! Is Yang Manhui going to catch He Cheng red-handed in front of the entire internet? There's going to be a good show!
Driven by her love of gossip, Ye Jin naturally used returning to her RV as an excuse to follow Yang Manhui out of the studio. She even secretly took out her phone and entered the livestream, intending to watch the netizens' reactions to the "cheater-catching" scene.
Tsk, tsk, tsk. Something like this is most fun when you witness it alongside thousands upon thousands of netizens. Hopefully, nothing goes sideways and Yang Manhui catches them in the act.
Although Yang Manhui had her back to Ye Jin, she could tell from the volume of Ye Jin's inner voice that she had followed her outside.
She was inwardly amused. This young madam of the Su family, known for being an elegant, wealthy lady, apparently had quite a knack for gossip. Naturally, she did not mind Ye Jin following her out to witness the scene. The more people watched, the happier she would be!
The actors needed somewhere nearby to change and rest, so naturally, the RVs were not parked far away. Within a few minutes, she reached the door of He Cheng's RV.
Of course, however brainless He Cheng might be, he still remembered to lock his RV door. But since Yang Manhui intended to expose him, she had naturally bribed someone close to him in advance.
When she took out her phone and decided to livestream, she had notified He Cheng's driver to stand by near the RV and use the key to open the door when the opportunity arose after she arrived.
Standing in front of the RV, Yang Manhui still wore a very gentle smile. "We've arrived at Mr. He's RV. Your dream man is right inside. Do you want to see him?"
He Cheng was indeed good-looking and had plenty of fans, so Yang Manhui's question drew an enthusiastic response from the livestream.