While torturing herself, she nursed hope, hoping that with this drama, she could turn her fate around, become an overnight sensation like Jiang Lai, and receive countless glories and applause.
She was especially attentive and filled with anticipation, checking the official blog every day for updates.
Whenever the lead actors posted on Weibo, she would forward and comment on it.
She had already set up her comment section, where there were virtually no negative comments, only a few of her pitiful fans praising and supporting her below.
Mo Wanwan truly saw hope.
The drama aired, and it indeed became immensely popular, with all supporting roles, besides the main leads, gaining fame, including Mo Wanwan.
It had been so very long since she’d seen so many comments below her social platform; it seemed everyone had forgotten what had happened before. But whenever someone mentioned "Ling Han" or "Jiang Lai" in the comments, she would immediately delete them, fearing drawing anyone’s attention.
Just when she thought she finally had hope of rising to fame, a scandal completely shattered all her hopes.
Deep at night, Director XX was seen embracing a third-tier actress and returning to a hotel together, not coming out all night.
It was just that one time, only once, seeking resources she accepted the invitation from that older man, but it was photographed, and worse, it was posted online, leaving her no room for explanation.
The director’s wife wanted to divorce and was always looking for evidences of his affair. Mo Wanwan was caught red-handed, becoming the third party that broke up someone else’s family.
In the newly broadcasted drama, her name disappeared from the cast list, and all previous Weibo posts that the official blog had tagged her in were completely deleted. The fans she had painstakingly gathered disappeared overnight without a trace.
She was utterly pinned on the pillar of shame, with no possibility of making a comeback.
Like Ling Han, she left the entertainment circle, wanting to marry the rich second-generation who had pursued her before, but got humiliated and then thrown out by him.
Unable to bear the pressure, Mo Wanwan contemplated suicide, but because of cowardice, she hesitated time and again, and in the end, could only live hopelessly in despair and regret.
"You’re quite ruthless, directly telling the director’s wife about Mo Wanwan and that director."
Little Buding routinely griped about Jiang Lai.
Jiang Lai was indifferent.
"She needed to taste the feeling the original owner went through. Besides, with Ling Han falling from grace so badly, how could we let Mo Wanwan continue to jump around? If they’re in love, let them go pick up trash together."
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Jiang Lai’s task was complete. Yangyang had been educated well by her, getting into the country’s best university, then going abroad for further studies, starting a business at a young age, and achieving success.
Jiang Lai, who left the entertainment circle, had no plans to marry or fall in love, and neither did Zhou Yiqing.
He liked Jiang Lai, a fact everyone around knew, but Jiang Lai didn’t seem to intend to have an outcome with him. All that was meant to happen had happened; when Zhou Yiqing wanted to further their relationship and marry, Jiang Lai vanished.
In the end, Zhou Yiqing had no alternative, promising not to hold Jiang Lai accountable, respecting her decision, just so he could stay by Jiang Lai’s side briefly.
Jiang Lai watched Yangyang fall in love, marry, and have children. Once he finally shed all the shadows brought by his original family, Jiang Lai passed away after a severe illness.
Not a bit of time was wasted.
And Zhou Yiqing remained unmarried for life, passing away not long after Jiang Lai due to gloom and regrets.
Yangyang buried Zhou Yiqing next to Jiang Lai, and every year during the Qingming Festival, he would come with his wife and children to sweep the tomb.
Each time, he would kneel in front of Jiang Lai’s grave, repeatedly calling "Mom," and then tell his children, making them remember.
"This is your grandmother, the person who was the best to your dad in this world."