Chapter 12: Official Announcement
At 13:14 in the afternoon, the official Weibo account of Ding Qian Kun posted:
[#DramaDingQianKun# Beneath the Abyssless Valley, atop the Jade Pool Lotus, I will always remember that first encounter—you in plain white robes, peerlessly radiant @An Wen]
This caption was the final line from Qing Sha’s epilogue in the original novel.
Beneath the text was an image: a woman standing on a lotus, her white robes fluttering in the wind. Beneath her delicate brows, her beautiful eyes were cool and distant, as if nothing in the world concerned her. A white veil covered her face, its edges lifted slightly by the breeze, yet her features remained hidden.
Ding Qian Kun’s promotional team had actually chosen to release a photo without revealing her face. An Wen smiled faintly.
Scrolling through the comments, she noticed fewer insults now. Though many still voiced rejection, there were also some differing opinions mixed in.
[Her aura is incredible. This girl’s eyes are so beautiful and ethereal!]
[This newcomer is stunning.]
[I can’t even bring myself to criticize her… I—I’m a sucker for beauty.]
[We haven’t even seen her full face yet. Maybe only her eyes are pretty. I don’t think her aura is anything special—no one can play Qing Sha, thanks.]
……
An Wen’s Weibo didn’t even have a verified badge, clearly a newly registered account with zero posts.
She reposted the announcement with: [Let’s do this! // #DramaDingQianKun# Beneath the Abyssless Valley, atop the Jade Pool Lotus, I will always remember that first encounter—you in plain white robes, peerlessly radiant @An Wen]
Within moments, countless fans of the novel flooded her repost with comments.
[Sorry, but no one can play Qing Sha. You’re not worthy.]
[Can you post a selfie showing your full face?]
[I can’t accept anyone else playing my Qing Nü Shen!]
……
A small fraction of fans who were drawn in by the image left timid comments:
[This girl is so pretty.]
[We should encourage newcomers—they have limitless potential.]
[Please post a selfie, sis!]
……
Though these remarks were few and easily buried, An Wen still saw them, and they warmed her heart.
Fans of the novel and casual onlookers, intrigued by the veiled Qing Sha, rushed to An Wen’s Weibo to see her appearance—only to find a single repost.
As a result, the keyword [Qing Sha An Wen] gradually climbed the trending list. Countless netizens were asking, Who is An Wen?—yet no one could answer.
An Wen had no agency backing her, no promotional support. Since the photo only showed her eyes, even her classmates couldn’t recognize her. No matter how hard netizens dug, they found nothing.
Yet her Weibo followers skyrocketed from 10 to 50,000 in no time. Most were curious about her looks, with a few beauty enthusiasts among them.
Ye Qiaofeng was quite satisfied with this. He despised celebrity hype, and excessive attention during filming was never a good thing.
At Di Cheng No. 1 High School, exam papers were handed over to teachers immediately after testing. Morning exams were usually graded by the afternoon, and subject representatives could get a rough idea of the class’s performance from their teachers.
In the Rocket Class’s WeChat group, the Chinese subject representative announced that Wu Yufei had scored the highest in Chinese this time. Last exam, An Wen had topped the school in Chinese, beating Wu Yufei by 3 points. Hearing this news, many speculated that Wu Yufei might surpass An Wen this time.
Tang Rui's Chinese scores have never surpassed Wu Yufei's, but his science subjects are consistently near perfect. While his humanities subjects are also strong, they are not as good as Wu Yufei's. Both are slightly biased in their subjects, maintaining a balance. Thus, everyone instinctively believes the top student in the entire school will emerge between Tang Rui and Wu Yufei.
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