AMRWFA -Chapter 139 Fighting for Favor

Ruan Yaoyao didn’t know what others were thinking—she only knew that she had eaten a bit too much at this dinner.

【Sigh… Even heroes fall for beauty; even generals cannot resist a beauty’s grace.】

【Jiang Ying and Jian Lichang are both stunning beauties—I really can’t refuse them.】

【I originally thought I could just skip Xiangqiao, but she’s my daughter-in-law. I can’t exactly ignore her, right?】

【And Zhihe—she’s responsible for my safety most of the time. Spoiling her occasionally is only fair. If she’s in a good mood, she’ll protect me even more diligently!】

【Hmm… I wonder how Jiang Ying’s role arrangement is going. I’ll ask about it tomorrow.】

【As for Jian Lichang… helping her break free from Lu Yuanqing’s control is actually simple. I just need to give her more opportunities so she can break out of his circle.】

【Once her career takes off, Lu Yuanqing won’t be able to confine her anymore.】

Glancing at Jian Lichang’s beautiful face, Ruan Yaoyao felt full of confidence.

【If nothing else, just with that face alone, she should play more roles of enchanting beauties who make foolish rulers neglect their duties.】

【If she can’t get leading roles, then we’ll pile up supporting ones. I refuse to believe that with so many stunning appearances, she won’t leave a strong impression on the audience!】

…

When Jian Lichang noticed Ruan Yaoyao looking at her, her smile grew even more radiant—like a bewitching spirit, displaying her beauty solely for her “monarch,” as if eager to captivate her completely.

Jiang Ying naturally noticed this too, and her teeth itched with irritation.

She silently cursed Yu Yang—if he couldn’t take that other drama guest role, why did it have to be this one?

Great. Now her Aunt Xu was about to be “stolen.”

Meanwhile, the completely confused Yu Yang was left baffled when Jiang Ying hung up on him mid-call. Because his acting wasn’t particularly strong, he had spent the whole day focusing intensely on performing well in front of Ruan Yaoyao, paying no attention to anything happening around him.

So he had no idea what had happened on set that made his girlfriend suddenly call just to “scold” him.

Wasn’t Jiang Ying usually gentle and never angry at him? Why was her temper getting worse lately?

Yu Yang turned to ask his manager, only for her to glare at him.

“When did you get a girlfriend? How come I didn’t know about it?”

Yu Yang immediately admitted defeat. “Sister Qiao, I was wrong, okay? I’ve already apologized so many times—can’t we just let this go…?”

To prepare for eventually going public with the relationship, the first person Yu Yang needed to deal with was his manager, Sister Qiao. He knew she had always assumed he was single, and if she found out he had hidden such a big secret, she’d definitely be furious.

But he hadn’t expected her reaction to be this extreme—not only firmly opposing going public, but even demanding that he break up with Jiang Ying.

Of course Yu Yang refused. But afraid of angering her further, he didn’t reject her outright either, choosing instead to “drag things out”—which led to the current situation.

Whenever he mentioned his girlfriend, Sister Qiao got angry, and he would try to coax her.

Fortunately, Ruan Yaoyao didn’t know about this. If she did, she’d scold Yu Yang to death. Was he coaxing his manager?

No—he was treating her like a girlfriend!

No wonder he had so many ambiguous relationships—he clearly didn’t understand boundaries, using the same “boyfriend-style” sweetness on everyone. And now? It had finally caused trouble.

A few days later, Yu Yang saw his girlfriend Jiang Ying on set.

This time, she didn’t appear as a fan, but as a supporting character—the aloof, otherworldly, sickly senior sister: Immortal Rumeng.

Though frail, her divination abilities were extraordinarily powerful.

Because of this, she was the first to discover signs of the impending war between immortals and demons.

Unfortunately, when she went to investigate, she was betrayed by a spy from the demon realm. She only managed to send a message before dying at the Demon King’s hands.

A classic “flashback” role.

“ACTING!”

…

“OK! Cut—”

With the director’s shout, Jiang Ying—dressed in battle-damaged costume—finally got up from the ground.

The director was thrilled, praising her battle-worn look as stunning, saying she had truly brought Immortal Rumeng to life—like a “Lin Daiyu pulling up a willow tree.”

Yu Yang: “…”

So… his girlfriend acted better than him?

While he felt happy for Jiang Ying, there was also a slight sting of being outperformed.

Sister Qiao, his manager, didn’t know who his girlfriend was—only that he had one. So when she noticed him staring intently at a young, beautiful woman, she looked displeased.

“Still staring? Your eyes are about to fall out.”

Yu Yang looked embarrassed.

“What? She’s prettier than your girlfriend, right?” Sister Qiao said with a sideways glance. “I told you long ago—the entertainment industry is full of beauties. As long as you’re handsome and sweet-talking, there’s no one you can’t sleep with. Want me to get her contact for you?”

Yu Yang’s heart stirred slightly. “Wouldn’t that be… inappropriate?”

After all, she was the one offering—not him asking.

Oh? He’s actually tempted?

Sister Qiao studied Jiang Ying carefully, surprised that Yu Yang liked this delicate, sickly type.

Then she thought of herself—a strong, career-driven woman.

…Alright. No wonder he never looked at her that way. She simply wasn’t his type.

Though a little uncomfortable, she still approached Jiang Ying, explaining that she thought her acting was good and might recommend her in the future.

“Oh, by the way—my artist is Yu Yang!”

Jiang Ying, who hadn’t planned to give her number: “…”

She turned her head and saw Yu Yang making exaggerated expressions at her, signaling for her to give his manager her number so he could contact her later.

Understanding what he was up to, Jiang Ying handed it over.

Soon after, she received a friend request—from none other than Sister Qiao.

The moment she accepted, Sister Qiao sent her a whole bunch of promotional materials about Yu Yang and asked what she thought.

Jiang Ying: “…”

My boyfriend—of course he’s great!

But for some reason, she sensed a hint of “showing off” from the manager, as well as an implication that she had something going on with Yu Yang.

“Aunt Xu, am I overthinking this?”

Jiang Ying simply forwarded everything to Ruan Yaoyao. “Why do I feel like their relationship is a bit ambiguous? Could Yu Yang be cheating?”

Ruan Yaoyao’s eyebrows twitched. Afraid Jiang Ying’s obsessive tendencies might flare up again, she quickly scrolled back and checked everything carefully.

Some of the photos were indeed quite suggestive—even a bit bold.

As a representative of the “dragon-type” handsome look, Yu Yang looked especially masculine in certain shots—his hormones practically bursting through the screen.

But the issue was—why did his manager have so many “candid-style” photos?

Sleeping on a plane, sleeping in a nanny van, in a hotel…

And her hand—either pretending to stroke his hair or touching his face—made things feel… a bit off.

Would a normal manager take photos like that?

But Ruan Yaoyao couldn’t say that outright. So she replied:

“You really are overthinking it! She’s his manager—they’re together all the time, so it’s normal to have lots of photos.”

“Among so many pictures, it’s also normal to have some of him sleeping.”

“Don’t think too much. But why did she add you and send you so many photos?”