Chapter 37: A Huge Scandal Drops from the Sky

Chapter 37: A Huge Scandal Drops from the Sky

As soon as Jiang Jingru spoke these words, everyone looked at her with disdain. Had she no conscience at all? How could she say such things?

Jiang Jingru had completely lost her mind, venting her emotions without restraint: "Yeah, I cheated on Lin Guangshan. But he kept saying he loved me, yet he couldn’t even see me once a year. Not only did he fail to provide any emotional value, but as a poor soldier, what kind of life could he offer me? Could he afford the clothes and bags I liked? I wanted someone by my side, I wanted a good life. Is that wrong?"

"And you, Song Xilan, don’t act all high and mighty here. You’re no saint either. You were the one who first told this man about my visit to the obstetrician, which is why he used that as a reason to pressure me into repaying the money. You started it, so I’m just returning the favor. What did I do wrong? Huh? What did I do wrong? You’re all forcing me, the whole world is forcing me! Screw this, I’m done! Maybe I’ll just die, how about that?"

"System? What the hell is this system? Show yourself! I want to go back, let me go back!"

Her words became increasingly incomprehensible, and everyone looked at her as if she had gone mad!

The troupe leader looked grim. If the troupe really had a mentally ill person, how bad would that sound if it got out?

He considered having her locked up but feared she might actually kill herself. For a moment, he didn’t know what to do with her.

In Jiang Jingru’s mind, the system that had been dormant suddenly spoke up: "Detected that the traveler is on the brink of a mental breakdown, posing a risk of causing world chaos. Preparing to activate the termination protocol."

"Wait, I don’t want to die! Save me, I don’t want to die! Don’t eliminate me, I’ll do the tasks properly. Give me another chance!" Jiang Jingru screamed, clutching her head.

Everyone thought she was just spouting nonsense, but Song Xilan seemed to ponder something. It seemed that being a traveler wasn’t as simple as it appeared. Was there something that could control her?

Jiang Jingru finally quieted down, collapsing to the ground, soaked in sweat, as if she’d just been fished out of water.

Zheng Qiaoling had initially wanted to slap her a couple of times to vent her anger, but seeing her in this state, she decided against it.

Forget it, she just couldn’t handle the pressure. Thinking back to her previous genuine admiration, it was as if it had all been fed to the dogs!

Jiang Chengxiao: "I’m sorry, we just wanted to seek justice for ourselves and our comrades. We didn’t expect things to turn out like this. However, this female comrade from your unit does have some serious ideological issues. We hope your unit can handle this properly. I believe that as cultural workers, we bear greater social responsibility and should play a positive and uplifting role."

The troupe leader forced a bitter smile: "You’re right. We’ve overlooked the ideological training of our members. Regarding Comrade Jiang Jingru’s mistakes, we will handle them seriously and ensure proper criticism and education."

At this moment, Jiang Jingru suddenly staggered to her feet and walked over to Yang Jingyu: "Leader, we made a mistake in our relationship. To keep this mistake from getting worse, I request to marry Yang Jingyu."

Yang Jingyu, who had followed along out of concern that Zheng Qiaoling’s actions might implicate him, was now in a terrible state.

A massive scandal had just dropped on him!

"I didn’t, I haven’t..." How could he have any relationship with Jiang Jingru?

He didn’t even care for Jiang Jingru! Sure, she might seem like a respectable singer, but in reality, she was just like him—from a rural background, with two younger brothers waiting for her to earn money to build houses and marry them off!

If he really married her, his life would be ruined.

Panicking, he first turned to explain to Song Xilan rather than his leader: "Lan Lan, don’t listen to her..."

At this moment, Jiang Jingru tightly grabbed Yang Jingyu’s hand and uttered three words: "Xu Huiwen."

Yang Jingyu was instantly thunderstruck, unable to speak, and the troupe leader’s expression turned deadly serious.

"Xu Huiwen? Isn’t that Yang Jingyu’s first love? The one raising a child alone?"

"I remember in the original plot, that childhood sweetheart almost caused a crisis in the main couple’s relationship."

"Spoiler: the childhood sweetheart was terminally ill and entrusted her child to the female lead before passing away. The female lead, holding no grudges, adopted the child and treated it as her own. A device to showcase the female lead’s generosity and compassion."

"Wait, if that’s all, Yang Jingyu wouldn’t have such an expression, nor would he be willing to pay the price of marriage. There’s got to be something major we’re missing."

"I’ve got a crazy idea—what if the child is actually Yang Jingyu’s?"

"That's not necessarily the case. Since it's all about romantic entanglements, why doesn't he just admit his relationship with Xu Huiwen instead of being someone else's scapegoat?"

"Did anyone notice the expression on the director's face? Does anyone remember the surname of the childhood sweetheart's child and the director's surname?"

"Is this the collapse of morality or the distortion of human nature? What kind of dramatic love triangle unfolded between the director, Yang Jingyu, and the childhood sweetheart?"

With just those three words, Jiang Jingru made the atmosphere at the scene turn silent, even the air became heavy and sticky. Only Song Xilan, with her deer-like eyes wide open, kept shifting her gaze between the director and Yang Jingyu's faces.

Wow, the commenters are really sharp with their analysis. What kind of shocking scandal did she just stumble upon?

At this moment, the director, looking grim, finally kicked them out.

Song Xilan pulled Zheng Qiaoling along and left the song and dance troupe with Jiang Chengxiao.

Zheng Qiaoling looked puzzled: "Wasn't that woman on the verge of a breakdown? How did she snap out of it so quickly? And who is that Xu Huiwen she mentioned? Why did everyone seem dumbfounded when she mentioned it? Oh my God, is that kid really Yang Jingyu's? That's so disgusting, when did they get together?"

Song Xilan: "Don't worry about it; knowing all that drama won't help you."

"That's true, it's good you came to your senses and didn't get stuck on Yang Jingyu. In the future, when looking for a partner, you must not look for someone from the song and dance troupe, those people are too chaotic."

Song Xilan nodded deeply in agreement, yeah, when the leadership is messed up, everyone else follows suit.

Then they heard Jiang Chengxiao say coolly from the side: "Don't hang yourself on one tree, turn back to the shore?"