The Movie Queen's Demon Sect Leader [Transmigration] GL - Chapter 27

An Ruoshui and Li Tian arrived at the hospital. As they were about to get out of the car, they saw a woman alight from another car parked next to theirs.

The woman was well-covered with a mask and sunglasses, but her elegant demeanor still made Li Tian take a second look.

“It looks like Xu Ru,” Li Tian said, watching the woman walk away.

An Ruoshui had also been suspicious, but without a clear view, they couldn’t be sure it was Xu Ru.

Only after An Ruoshui had disguised herself did Li Tian open the car door, and the two entered the hospital.

What they didn’t know was that after they entered the hospital, a woman in a car not far away lowered her binoculars, took out her makeup bag to touch up her makeup, and then also pushed open her car door.

“I’ll go ask which room Meng Xiaomeng is in,” Li Tian said, preparing to find a nurse, but An Ruoshui stopped her: “No need, I’ll call Luo to ask.”

An Ruoshui was holding her phone, dialing, when Luo Xuange’s surprised voice suddenly came from behind her.

“Why are you here?” Luo Xuange asked seemingly calmly, but with an unmistakable worry in her eyes. As she spoke, she scrutinized An Ruoshui, wondering if she was injured or ill.

An Ruoshui was a little surprised that Luo Xuange recognized her. After all, she had been in the entertainment industry for many years, and her disguise skills were quite good; at least, paparazzi five meters away wouldn’t recognize her.

Luo Xuange didn’t think as complicatedly as An Ruoshui. Moreover, she could even distinguish the aura of a shadow guard, so how could she not see through An Ruoshui’s disguise? And, if the original owner’s memory wasn’t mistaken, the woman who just entered the elevator was the actress Xu Ru.

Seeing that neither of them reacted, and noticing many passersby coming and going, Li Tian quickly spoke up: “My boss is here to visit Meng Xiaomeng. Could you please tell us which room she’s in?”

“I was just about to go there. Let’s go together.” Realizing that An Ruoshui wasn’t sick, Luo Xuange breathed a sigh of relief, then strode towards the elevator, not saying another word to An Ruoshui.

An Ruoshui didn’t mind. Anyway, she had already seen through Luo Xuange’s irritating and arrogant demeanor. If you took her attitude seriously, she could say something shocking enough to infuriate you the next second.

Li Tian followed the two into the elevator. The moment the elevator doors closed, she desperately wanted to climb the stairs, because even if these two said nothing in the elevator, there was a mysterious awkwardness emanating from them.

Just as Li Tian regretted following them in, the elevator doors opened.

Luo Xuange was the first to step out, but unlike before, she didn’t leave immediately. Instead, she stood aside, waiting for An Ruoshui to come out.

When they arrived at Meng Xiaomeng’s hospital room, Luo Xuange opened the door first. After An Ruoshui and Li Tian entered, she went in and gently closed the door behind her.

After the three entered, it was clear that both Meng Xiaomeng and Xu Ru in the room were surprised.

Xu Ru didn’t feel much when she saw Luo Xuange. After all, from the live stream, it was clear that she had a good relationship with her sister, so it was perfectly normal for her to visit her sister after she was injured.

What surprised her was, how could Li Tian be here?!

Since Li Tian was here, then the woman next to Li Tian must be Li Tian’s new boss, An Ruoshui. Given An Ruoshui’s status and position, even if her sister was injured in a competition invested in by their An Corporation, An Ruoshui would absolutely not come personally.

Meng Xiaomeng, now with her sister by her side and with the doctor’s promise that her facial injuries could fully recover with good rest, was no longer as distraught as she was yesterday.

As for the doctor, it was naturally Luo Xuange’s doing. With the current medical level, it’s difficult for a severely disfigured face to fully recover without cosmetic surgery. But Luo Xuange could do it. The Demonic Cult had a very harmful method that could cultivate a special kind of small gu worm to transfer a person’s pain to another. While doing so violated human ethics, Sect Leader Luo stated: My Demonic Cult does not need to consider human ethics.

“Xuange, where did they go?” Meng Xiaomeng hadn’t seen her other two friends, so she asked out of curiosity.

Luo Xuange was about to answer when she saw Xu Ru, standing by Meng Xiaomeng’s side, and noticed her eyes flicker away.

“Bai Liu hasn’t been back in the country long. She was temporarily staying at a friend’s house before. Now that the competition is over, she wants to rent a place nearby to live permanently. They went to look at apartments first,” Luo Xuange replied. She also considered buying a house when she earned enough money, as she genuinely disliked the feeling of relying on others, even if the small apartment she lived in was rented by her.

While Luo Xuange was speaking, Xu Ru poured two cups of water and handed them to An Ruoshui and Li Tian. As Li Tian took the water, she accidentally touched Xu Ru’s hand. Xu Ru, as if electrocuted, pulled her hand back and then retreated to the side, her gaze averted.

Li Tian was about to apologize but froze when she saw this. However, after a while, she could feel that Xu Ru didn’t want anyone to notice this, so she didn’t make a fuss and pretended with Xu Ru as if nothing had happened.

Li Tian had interacted with Xu Ru five years ago and clearly remembered that Xu Ru was a very cheerful girl back then, always wearing a sweet smile, like a little sun constantly warming others. She was quite similar to Meng Xiaomeng, though Xu Ru wasn’t as boisterous as Meng Xiaomeng.

But now, although Xu Ru was as quiet as ever, a gloom emanated from her very bones, as if she had walked through hell and lost her former vitality after coming back to life.

An Ruoshui found an opportunity to tell Meng Xiaomeng her purpose for coming, emphasizing that An Corporation would investigate the matter thoroughly and offer corresponding compensation. In fact, before she came, An Junfeng had already called An Ruoshui, telling her not to interfere, as the situation seemed more complicated than they had imagined. Just the makeup artist who applied makeup for Meng Xiaomeng had already committed suicide in the hotel when found.

With such a major incident, An Junfeng no longer dared to treat it as a cosmetic allergy experienced by a contestant. The police also informed him not to make any announcements until the truth came out. An Junfeng also didn’t want the company’s image to be affected if the matter was exposed, so he immediately handled the public relations.

At this moment, Meng Xiaomeng’s eyes dimmed. Actually, this matter had little to do with An Corporation. To be honest, she was the one who implicated An Corporation in taking the blame. She only feared that even after this incident passed, Zhang Manman still wouldn’t let her sister go.

That woman was already insane, had been insane five years ago. Although the police were called at the time, Zhang Manman was found to have mental problems, suffering from delusional disorder. So Zhang Manman was not sentenced, but only sent to a hospital for treatment.

Meng Xiaomeng didn’t want to experience what happened five years ago again, nor did she want her sister to be hurt again. She looked up at Xu Ru beside her, her eyes filled with tears.

Xu Ru looked at Meng Xiaomeng with a gaze full of apology. She and Meng Xiaomeng were biological sisters, but she took their mother’s surname, so few people knew about her relationship with Meng Xiaomeng. Five years ago, she finished filming late and on her way back to the hotel, she saw a girl crying, crouching under a tree. Out of sympathy, she went up and asked, and the result was that the girl’s favorite celebrity had rejected her confession, which was why she was crying uncontrollably as if heartbroken.

That night, she shed her idol persona and squatted under the tree to comfort the girl. Unexpectedly, things unfolded like the farmer and the snake. Her kindness attracted an irrational venomous snake. Initially, the girl would send her flowers, various small gifts, and often visit her on set, showing warmth and concern that was easily touching.

At that time, after she became famous, she gained more fans but also more haters and antis. Having someone like this who could warm her, she naturally treated her sincerely.

But as time passed, she finally realized that something wasn’t quite right.

The girl brutally beat a male actor from her crew because of a kissing scene, and later it was even revealed that an actress had acid thrown on her. Finally, one day, she got two days off and planned to attend her sister’s high school graduation ceremony. But she was questioned by the girl, who even clung to her. That terrifyingly twisted possessiveness still made Xu Ru reluctant to recall.

Xu Ru clarified the situation and also told the girl that she had never liked her, and that she already had a girlfriend, and their relationship was very stable and they loved each other very much. She asked the girl to stop interfering with her life.

That night, the film crew held a wrap-up party at the hotel, and she happened to meet her sister there, who was attending a class reunion. She had planned to go home with her sister, but unexpectedly ran into Zhang Manman. It turned out that Zhang Manman had been following and monitoring her ever since she clarified the situation with her. This was truly something chilling to think about.

Zhang Manman saw her standing with her sister and frantically pounced, probably misunderstanding her and her sister.

That night, she and her sister escaped the hotel, but were stopped halfway. Her sister was knocked unconscious and left by the roadside, while she was taken away by Zhang Manman.

Zhang Manman used chains to lock her in a dark, sunless secret room, forcing her to have relations with her every day, even bringing in other women. She didn’t remember what exactly happened then. Perhaps she remembered, but she subconsciously didn’t want to recall it.

Those days were horrifying. She couldn’t even commit suicide and could only let those people manipulate her. Finally, one day, her body couldn’t take it anymore, and Zhang Manman sent her to the hospital. While hospitalized, she jumped from the third floor, but unfortunately, the floor wasn’t high enough, and she only sustained injuries but couldn’t die.

Later, her family found her, but Zhang Manman couldn’t be sentenced because she was mentally ill.

During that time, her mental state was very poor. Seeing women made her feel nauseous, reminding her of everything she had recently experienced. She couldn’t stand any woman getting close, as if she were trapped in an unending nightmare.

During that time, her girlfriend called her many times and sent countless text messages, but she could only listen to the ringtone and cry. She was afraid to hear her girlfriend’s voice, and she was afraid her girlfriend would know everything.

She felt dirty and unworthy of staying by her girlfriend’s side, even not wanting to live in this world.

At that time, her agent discovered her suicidal attempts, stopped her, and sent her to a mental health retreat abroad. Her agent talked to her a lot until the agent said, “If you die, do you think she’d still want to live?”

Xu Ru dared not die. That night, she called her girlfriend and only said that she had gotten too deeply into a role and no longer had feelings for the same s3x, telling her girlfriend to forget her and live well afterward.

Later, she gradually recovered somewhat and never thought of trying to reconcile with her girlfriend because now she couldn’t even give her beloved a hug. She thought time could heal everything, but five years passed, and it all felt like it happened yesterday.

A text message arrived. Xu Ru took out her phone to check it but suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Luo Xuange walked to the door and opened it. Standing outside was Zhang Manman, her face full of smiles. She passed by Luo Xuange and entered the room, her eyes filled with intense love as she stared directly at Xu Ru.

“Long time no see, I’ve missed you so much,” Zhang Manman said.

Xu Ru’s face turned pale. Leaning against the wall, her breathing became difficult, and the phone in her hand fell to the ground, its screen instantly cracking.

Author’s Note: This situation will never happen between the main characters, don’t worry!

Xu Ru: Hehe, stepmother!

Bai Liu: Hehe: Stepmother!

Xiaomeng: Hehe, stepmother!

Li Tian: Hehe, stepmother!

Sect Leader: Hehe, stepmother!

Movie Queen: Hehe, stepmother!

Foolish Author: Wait, I can understand them scolding me, but Sect Leader and your wife, what are you doing joining in?

Sect Leader & Movie Queen: As main characters, we don’t even have as much screen time as some supporting characters! Hehe, stepmother!

Foolish Author: Sect Leader, don’t be arrogant. You want more screen time, right? Don’t worry, the next ten-plus chapters will be all about you and your wife, full of screen time! Don’t come crying later begging for less!

Luo Xuange: This Sect Leader is suddenly a bit panicked…

It’s mentioned in the text that Meng Xiaomeng recovered five years ago due to forced treatment by a psychologist. Although she wasn’t abused like her sister, she was indeed greatly frightened. Her sister did watch the live stream, but Meng Xiaomeng only had contact with Zhang Manman in the later days of the live competition. Additionally, the competition was closed-door, and Xu Ru has relied on her own efforts for many years, so she doesn’t have the ability to stop a live stream just to make a call, like An Ruoshui.

Furthermore, I have reminded readers that there were changes in an earlier chapter’s author’s notes. The “third-generation red” (referring to descendants of communist revolutionaries) was changed to “third-generation star” because the former couldn’t be written about. Meng Xiaomeng’s background can be said to have undergone a drastic change, but the content of the story remains the same.

Five years ago, such a major incident happened to Xu Ru. Although Zhang Manman was mentally ill and couldn’t be sentenced, if the Meng family had used some small tricks, Zhang Manman certainly wouldn’t have had it so easy now.

The text mentions that Xu Ru takes her mother’s surname. Xu Ru is the elder sister, and she takes her mother’s surname. In most parts of the country, the first child is definitely expected to take the father’s surname. There are probably many reasons why a second child might take the mother’s surname, and this also needs to consider whether the child is a boy or a girl.

Xu Ru, as the elder sister, takes her mother’s surname, and the text doesn’t mention when she started taking her mother’s surname. Here, one can guess that her parents might be divorced, and both her parents are celebrities in the entertainment industry. They were secretly married back then and never made it public, so the media naturally wouldn’t know of their existence. Therefore, even if they are divorced now, outsiders wouldn’t know.

Through Meng Xiaomeng’s memory, Zhang Manman was sent to the hospital five years ago. After treatment, she was determined to be mentally ill and thus not sentenced. It also mentions that the makeup artist committed suicide. If Zhang Manman is indeed the mastermind behind this, then she can control even the life and death of a makeup artist, indicating that her current power is definitely higher than Xu Ru’s. (Also, Zhang Manman was sent to participate in the competition by her father, and it’s mentioned that An Junfeng is very wary of that major shareholder in the company. Generally, a major shareholder with such high status, would he truly be content to just be a shareholder and not truly want to gain control of An Corporation? If he were an upright old employee, that would be one thing, but this shareholder used his position to open a back door for his illegitimate daughter, which shows how much integrity he has. Also, how much does he spoil his daughter to tolerate a mentally ill person for so long? As a businessman, a businessman who isn’t even responsible for his family, his eyes probably only see profit. It also mentions that An Junfeng immediately handled public relations after learning about this incident because the situation was serious and would have a huge impact on An Corporation, so he had to do PR.)

As for Zhang Manman not knowing Meng Xiaomeng’s true identity, this can also be explained. Her parents were secretly married, had two children, and then divorced, with no rumors at all in the entire entertainment industry. This shows that the Meng family isn’t so insignificant, and it’s not hard to understand why Zhang Manman couldn’t dig up information.

In the author’s note of the previous chapter, I mentioned that I’ve laid many hidden threads that might seem a bit off, but they don’t affect the main plot. Once everything is revealed, it will all make sense.

The logical inconsistencies you see, some I may genuinely not have thought of, but all the illogical points you’ve raised in the comment section above can be explained. However, since this novel is still being updated, these hidden threads might not be revealed for four or five days, or even until the grand finale. It’s completely normal for you to have such and such confusions.

If there are any other logical errors, I welcome everyone to point them out. I will think about them seriously and address them. A novel requires a lot of time and effort to complete.

The most important thing about writing is to enjoy it, and I hope everyone enjoys reading it. On some very serious issues, I will definitely make changes, there’s no doubt about that. But for the current issues, after the entire novel is finished, they will no longer be problems.

The above is pretty much a big spoiler, after all, these are things buried in hidden threads that I’ve dug out in advance.