Transmigrated as the Stepmother of a Rebellious Heir-Chapter 289 - 164 Shu Wan_2

Even though he knew Xiao Yu was only pretending to have a headache, Ning Xiao couldn’t help but go check on her forehead.

When it was discovered that there wasn’t a mark on Xiao Yu’s forehead, she couldn’t suppress her laughter, and her eyes sparkled like shattered stars.

She reached out her hand and hugged Ning Xiao’s arm, "Senior brother, please plead for me, Master trusts you the most. If you don’t help me, I’ll have to face punishment again."

"Who told you to keep causing trouble," Ning Xiao said helplessly as he helped Xiao Yu up, "Come on, let’s go back. Your mother has made your favorite sticky rice dumplings."

Upon hearing that her favorite sticky rice dumplings were available, Xiao Yu couldn’t help but swallow hard. But soon, she remembered the book she had damaged, "Senior brother, you’ll plead for me, won’t you?"

"Have I ever pleaded little for you throughout our childhood?"

Ning Xiao looked at Xiao Yu fondly. Naturally, he was quite indulgent towards this junior sister he had watched grow up.

"You’re the best, senior brother!!" Xiao Yu jumped for joy, "Then let’s hurry back and eat, I’m starving to death."

"Okay."

On the ancient stone path, Xiao Yu and Ning Xiao walked upwards, talking and laughing, one steady, the other lively—a beautiful and pleasant scene to behold.

In recent years, television dramas had paid great attention to the ranking of actors by importance, being mindful not to let supporting characters overshadow the leads in scenes. Thus, the most brilliant moments were reserved for the main actors.

This time, however, the director of "Yun Ni" followed Shu Wan’s advice and allocated brilliant scenes equally among various supporting characters.

Therefore, whether it was the characters played by Qin Yu and Lin Man, or the master, mistress, and other senior and junior fellows of the sect, each had their own storyline and shining moments.

Time slipped away unnoticeably until the ending theme song played, and everyone was still left wanting more.

[How come it’s over already?? Continue, please. The second senior brother is so funny, inexplicably silly, and his bickering with Xiao Yu is so entertaining.]

[I suddenly think this drama’s sets are so pleasing to the eye, although not those bright and colorful hues, but it looks very comfortable, almost like it’s the real scenery.]

[Lin Man and Qin Yu’s looks seem to have reached a new level in this drama. I really like it. I declare Lin Man to be the sweetest girl in my eyes now.]

On the night of the third day, after the two episodes ended, some marketing accounts tallied the ratings of "Yun Ni" and "Palace Intrigue" and then quietly chose not to post on Weibo.

Because the ratings of "Yun Ni" had really caught up.

At the same time, the topic of Lin Man, the "energetic junior sister," quickly climbed the trending search rankings.

The audience praised Lin Man’s appearance and acting, claiming she perfectly embodied the character from the books—cute, innocent, natural, and sweet.

Additionally, the search rankings for "stern master," "gentle mistress," and "gossiping junior brother" were also rising fast, sparking much discussion among viewers.

Of course, as "Palace Intrigue" gathered massive fan followings, various hot searches were also regularly making waves.

The audience of "Yun Ni" was mostly made up of casual viewers. Compared to the orderly fan base of "Palace Intrigue," it seemed somewhat lacking.

Fans of "Palace Intrigue" were unwilling to see "Yun Ni" surpass their idols’ drama in popularity. Led by some marketing accounts, they began to deliberately rate "Yun Ni" poorly and brought up negative trending searches against "Yun Ni."

Lin Man and Qin Yu, both being stable A-list stars with solid fan bases, naturally, their fans wouldn’t lash out at them first. Thus, Shu Wan became the easiest target for attacks.

"Shu Wan joins the cast with backing, revealing that ’Yun Ni’s’ investor Mr. Li is her husband."

"Shu Wan joined in May, prepared for college entrance exams in between, participated in variety shows, and now the drama is airing. So the real time Shu Wan spent on set is only about a month—how can any good TV drama come out of that?"

"’Yun Ni’ is just something that Shu Wan’s husband made for his wife to play with. Do you think it can be good to watch? Are we, the audience, just a part of Shu Wan and her husband’s play?"

With fans’ spontaneous discussions and intentional guiding by paid trolls, the narrative that "Yun Ni" was just a toy for Shu Wan gradually took root in people’s minds.

Online public opinion was raging, but the official Weibo account for "Yun Ni" remained quite calm, continuing to post promotional content for the drama.

Lin Man, who rarely posted on social media, surprised everyone this time by reposting a marketer’s video, "You know better? If Shu Wan is actually good, go knock yourself out on a slab of tofu."

[It’s really unheard of, Lin Man actually defending Shu Wan now. Aren’t they sworn enemies? I remember they were in a competitive relationship in the drama, right?]

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