Chapter 31: Chapter 31 Master, I've been having some bad luck lately!
Before Shen Lan had reached the backyard, she already heard the sounds of a spear dance.
Facing the freshly risen morning sun, she noticed at a glance the girl brandishing a Red tassel spear on the lawn.
With a valiant and impressive bearing, she seemed to swallow mountains and rivers.
It made her, the number one agent used to seeing all sorts of beauties in the entertainment industry, take notice.
All of a sudden, she got the feeling that she had discovered the finest uncut jade in the world.
With just a little polishing, this piece of jade could reveal incomparable value.
There, close by on a stone, sat her usually reclusive and timid son, Jiang Shi Xu, dragging his cheeks, his eyes shining brightly as he watched Jiang Li with the spear.
This tremendous change left Shen Lan momentarily disoriented.
Jiang Li had spotted the returning Shen Lan a while ago and, after finishing her move, she retracted the spear and respectfully called out, "Second Aunt."
Hearing this, Jiang Shi Xu lifted his head in surprise but quickly looked down again, then swiftly ran behind Jiang Li.
Witnessing this scene, Shen Lan couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow, yet she was powerless to change anything.
After all, she owed Shi Xu, and the fact that Jiang Li had gained his acceptance and gradually led him out of the shadows fulfilled one of Shen Lan's wishes.
With this thought, Shen Lan's gaze towards Jiang Li filled with even more admiration.
She really hadn't misjudged her; the current Jiang Li was indeed a pleasant surprise.
"Do you have anything else to do later?" Shen Lan asked.
Jiang Li shook her head, "Not at the moment."
"Good, come find me after we eat, I have something to discuss with you."
Shen Lan's rare return home added a touch of liveliness to the originally vast and empty house, with Lin Man Ru even personally cooking a few dishes.
After the meal, Shen Lan took Jiang Li into the study and got straight to the point:
"The variety show schedule has been confirmed, we're departing next Saturday, and the official Weibo will announce the lineup tomorrow. Are you prepared?"
Jiang Li calmly sipped her hot tea.
"There's not much to prepare for, just not being late is fine."
Shen Lan was somewhat surprised, "You don't have any other concerns? Especially with that incident..."
Especially since Jiang Li's scandal had been hanging on the hot search list for three days without dropping.
It was clear that someone was deliberately trying to embarrass her.
These past few days, Weibo was almost driven mad, with Su Yinwan's fans clamoring to make her look bad.
But what about Jiang Li herself, who was being slandered across the internet?
Not only could she wake up early in the morning to practice with her spear, her complexion was rosy and cheerful, without a trace of distress, and she could even sit across from her, calmly enjoying tea.
As if the affairs on the internet had nothing to do with her.
In fact, since Jiang Yan reminded her that she had trended on Weibo, Jiang Li had not opened the app since.
No matter how intensely the internet quarreled, she could remain entirely indifferent.
Shen Lan admired her mindset even more and, after giving her a few pointers on what to pay attention to on the program, she said:
"There's more to take care of at the company, so I must rush back soon. Oh, remember to reshare the official Weibo announcement tomorrow, it'll help you gain some popularity."
"Second Aunt," Jiang Li suddenly called out to her, "Aren't you going to see Jiang Shi Xu?"
Shen Lan paused in gathering her things.
It was not that she hadn't intended to.
But ever since she had come home, including just now at the dinner table, Jiang Shi Xu had not spoken a single word to her.
Even when she took the initiative to ask about his well-being, she was only met with silence.
Shen Lan pursed her lips, "Today was too rushed, let's forget it for now, next time then. Please look after him more for me when you get a chance, sorry to trouble you."
After she finished speaking, she hurried away.
Jiang Li put down the teacup in her hand and seemed to sigh somewhat helplessly.
But immediately, her gaze fell on the keychain that Shen Lan had left behind on the table.
After a moment of thought, Jiang Li picked up the keychain and tucked it into her pocket.
After staying in the study and reading for another day, she finally returned to her own room.
Thinking of the task Shen Lan entrusted her with in the morning, Jiang Li then turned on Weibo.
Since she needed to repost content from the official blog, first she needed to have her own account.
Luckily, the her controlled by the plot had been too busy chasing after Shang Shaojing, she hadn't even registered for Weibo, which meant that those haters could only jump around in various comment sections, unable to attack her personally.
Half a minute later, the account was created. Jiang Li chose an Eight Diagram as her profile picture, and changed her bio to "Merit Birth Li, Tao Aligns with Crescent Moon".
This was the origin of her name.
It was from this phrase that her master had extracted the character "Li", as an expectation for her.
After completing these steps, Jiang Li took her change of clothes and went into the bathroom.
When she came out after washing up, her phone wouldn't stop ringing. She checked it only to find out that when she changed her bio earlier, she had accidentally also sent that phrase out as a post.
Normally, such a cryptic and mystical message from a new account would be completely ignored.
But unfortunately, she had used the name "Jiang Li".
Nowadays, those two characters were like vermin; no one would dare to take the risk of being attacked by the whole internet by choosing them as their Weibo nickname.
But she had done just that.
So, the comment section under her post was instantly overrun, and within half an hour, her account gained more than a thousand followers.
[Damn, Jiang Li?! Has Jiang Li finally deigned to create a Weibo account to respond? Stop hiding like a turtle, come out and apologize to Wenwen!]
[Jiang Li, you scumbag! Hurry up and come out to explain yourself to everyone!]
[Hold on sisters, could we have got the wrong person? This account... doesn't seem much like Jiang Li herself, could it be a case of the same name?]
[Right? Could that princess choose an Eight Diagram for her own profile picture? And could she come up with eight characters as deep as 'Merit Birth Li, Tao Aligns with Crescent Moon'? Especially when she scored just over 200 on the college entrance exam?]
[I also think this might be someone with the same name. This account looks a bit like a fortune-teller's.]
[Not a bit, with both the Eight Diagram and 'Tao Aligns with Crescent Moon', it's definitely a fortune-teller. Sisters, let's speak respectfully; what if we offend a real Demi Immortal?]
[The one above is right; I apologize for being presumptuous. Demi Immortal, please don't take it to heart.]
[Master, I've been encountering some bad luck recently, could you take a look for me?]
[Master, can you calculate where that full-of-evil Jiang Li is? I've got an itch in my mouth lately.]
The "full-of-evil" Jiang Li herself was now looking at the comment section, which was turning more and more peculiar, with a calm face.
After thinking for a bit, she clicked on the Weibo of the person who said they were experiencing bad luck, and then sent a private message.
"Hello, I'm Jiang Li. If you want to resolve your bad luck, send me your birthdate information."
The netizen named [Duke of Thunder] sent back a question mark the next second.
[Duke of Thunder]: "?"
[Duke of Thunder]: "Are you really a fortune-teller? Aren't you going to scam my money?"
[Jiang Li]: "No, I won't. This is my first time doing divination for someone online, free of charge. If you're worried I might steal your personal information, then I'll send you a photo of my ID card."
Then, the netizen received a photo of Jiang Li's ID card, with the ID number obscured, sent from Jiang Li herself.
He was instantly stunned as he confirmed the photo hadn't been photoshopped.
Someone actually sent their ID card to a stranger.
And judging from the photo, she was also a stunning natural beauty!