Just as Huo Wu quit Weibo, a call came in on the phone interface.

Huo Wu checked it and found out that it was Gu Yan calling.

Right after she accepted the call, Gu Yan’s booming voice came through, “Cousin, you saw the Weibo hot search, right?”

“Yeah.”

Gu Yan said proudly on the other end of the phone, “Don’t worry, no one will dare to mess with you anymore.”

Huo Wu smiled silently. The world had never been short of people who were heedless and weren’t afraid of death, so people who wanted to provoke her were still expected to provoke her. However, she couldn’t utter such statements to Gu Yan, lest she’d spoil his fun. She thought for a moment and took the initiative to say, “First Cousin, can you do something for me?”

Gu Yan had been plagued with guilt toward Huo Wu because of the amusement park incident earlier, thinking that they failed to protect her, so hearing her asking for a favor, he immediately busily patted his chest and assured her, “Of course. Even if you want me to climb mountains of swords or plunge into a sea of flames, I’m willing to do so.”

Gu Yan even recited lines that could strike you dumb from a TV series, making Huo Wu smile despite herself.

“Here’s the thing, First Cousin. I want the female leads to《Clouds of Smoke》, 《The Overbearing Imperial Concubine》, and 《Northern Wolf》.”

Huo Yuqin got the starring roles in these two movies and one TV series that Huo Wu mentioned in her previous life and became a big hit afterwards. Also, 《Clouds of Smoke》would later make Huo Yuqin successfully bag the crown of Queen at the Qinglin Film Festival.

But this time, Huo Wu would not leave such an opportunity to her. She must obtain all the resources that originally belonged to Huo Yuqin and leave none of them for her as compensation for the amusement park incident previously.

Did Huo Yuqin actually think she wouldn’t fight back?

She now had backers and connections. If she was again suppressed by Huo Yuqin, then she’d become a laughingstock.

Huo Wu adhered to the principle, if you don’t offend me, I won’t offend you. But if someone offended her, she was bound to fight back, and it wouldn’t be the usual counterattack but a vicious one. Presently, snatching all the resources that could make Huo Yuqin’s rise to fame difficult was her first step in getting her revenge.

Gu Yan agreed straight away on the other end of the line, “So, you’re asking for these. It’s a piece of cake. Don’t worry, I will get them all to you. But Cousin, won’t you exhaust yourself by participating in so many dramas?”

“Cousin, my mind is free of worries. Don’t worry about it.” Huo Wu didn’t intend to play in all three dramas. She was going to give the role of the female lead of one of them to someone she found pleasing to the eye. The lead actress of 《Throbbing》previously wasn’t bad. In short, even if she didn’t act herself, she wouldn’t leave the opportunity to Huo Yuqin. Looking far ahead into the year, these three were the only ones that could be considered good scripts. As for the rest, even if Huo Yuqin acted, she wouldn’t cause a big splash.

“That’s great.” After saying that, Gu Yan thought of something and said, “By the way, Cousin, someone indeed directed those two middle-aged women, because they were paid to go after you. That’s why they slandered you like that.”

Hearing his report, Huo Wu restrained a smile from escaping her lips. “Cousin, who’s behind it?”

“It’s a man named Xiang Hui. But Cousin, you know, because this incident isn’t a major crime, he will be held for questioning for a few days at most and will be released shortly after.”

Hearing Xiang Hui’s name coming out of Gu Yan’s mouth, Huo Wu wasn’t in the least bit surprised.

Xiang Hui was nothing more than a dispensable person in Huo Yuqin’s hands. Although he was a pawn not worth mentioning, he wasn’t completely innocent.

That being said, if Huo Yuqin was the real mastermind, then he would be the accomplice.

Huo Wu’s expression turned two shades colder. “Cousin, I don’t want to make it easy for him.”

Gu Yan immediately answered, “Okay. Leave this to me. I’ll get it done for you.”

For Gu Yan, making Xiang Hui’s life difficult in the future was just child’s play, and Huo Wu wasn’t the least bit worried about the weight of Gu Yan’s promise.

Xiang Hui, you made the life of the original owner miserable in the previous life. This time, it’s your turn to live miserably.

Huo Wu’s actions were merely a tooth for a tooth.

After hanging up the phone, Huo Wu tapped her phone and watched the New Year’s Eve gala on Banana Channel that night.

Another year arrived just like that.

She would have participated in this New Year’s Eve gala, but she hadn’t fully recovered from her facial injury last night, so she could only regret missing out.

Although she could not attend the Banana Channel’s New Year’s Eve gala, Huo Yuqin did.

She sang the English song “Hug” at the gala, which caused a big splash and won tons of praise.

Although Huo Yuqin never graduated from high school, her current persona was that of a self-reliant, hard-working, rich young miss. It must be said that this persona had an extraordinarily theatrical appeal, and scores of fans were distressed about her bitter experience. The more they loved her, the more they loathed Huo Wu who stole the life that originally belonged to Huo Yuqin.

Huo Wu calmly watched Huo Yuqin’s whole performance. She had to admit that Huo Yuqin’s performance on stage was impeccable. Not only did she appear to sing well, but she also controlled the atmosphere of the scene. The moment she appeared, the atmosphere onsite came to a boil.

However, Huo Wu knew that Huo Yuqin was lip-syncing.

The live performance was nothing more than a playback of a previous recording.

The reason she knew that Huo Yuqin lip-synced was because she clearly remembered that Huo Yuqin was poor at music.

Huo Yuqin’s acting skills might be outstanding, but being tone-deaf was one of her major distinguishing features. Hence, she never sang in public in her previous life. In this life, Huo Yuqin probably wanted to make her hardworking and studious persona more popular, so she intentionally sang an English song with a graceful tone at the gala to welcome the New Year.

Unbeknownst to her, this incident just gave Huo Wu an entry point.

Huo Wu never intended to be so aggressive, but since Huo Yuqin committed injustice first, she shouldn’t be blamed for using her means.

After watching Huo Yuqin’s performance, Huo Wu gave her agent, Susan, a call.

Once the call was answered, she spoke lightly and said, “Sister Susan, at last night’s New Year’s gala, Huo Yuqin lip-synced.”

Susan was shocked at first. Lip-syncing wasn’t really an uncommon thing among stars nowadays. There was even a female celebrity who sang on stage with her microphone held upside down. But Huo Yuqin’s lip-syncing was really beyond her expectation. It was because Huo Yuqin had gone out of her way to create momentum for her performance in advance before going on stage last night. To create an edge, her studio also claimed that they would provide the audience with a live performance of a naturally heavenly voice.

Huo Yuqin did so much publicity work beforehand, but she actually lip-synced. If this intel was true, then it would definitely be a big blow to Huo Yuqin’s career.

Susan immediately returned to her senses, “What do you mean, Ah Wu?”

Huo Wu slowly smiled. “Sister Susan, I originally did not want to make things difficult for Huo Yuqin, but she did not want to let me go.” Their positions, coupled with Huo Yuqin’s character, were doomed from the beginning: that they could never live in harmony. The incident at the amusement park previously completely touched Huo Wu’s bottom line. So, now it was her turn to start fighting back.

Huo Wu lowered her eyes and looked at her toes. “Sister Susan, she and I are in an adversarial relationship. You know what I mean? I’m 100% sure she was lip-syncing last night.”

Susan was Huo Wu’s person. She naturally understood what to do. But Susan hesitated for a couple of seconds and still asked, “What about Mr. Huo’s side?”

Huo Wu took a deep breath.

Earlier, she specifically asked Gu Yan for resources, instead of talking to Huo Yusen, because she wanted to get Huo Yusen out of the conflict between her and Huo Yuqin. Since Huo Yusen didn’t manage Huo Yuqin’s affairs in the previous life, it should be the same in this life. So, Huo Wu faintly replied, “Don’t worry about my brother’s side. You just need to let Huo Yuqin’s lip-syncing slowly ferment.”

“Got it, Huo Wu.”

After Huo Wu mentioned this matter to Susan, it didn’t take long for the matter of Huo Yuqin’s lip-syncing to slowly fester on the Internet.

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