I changed the world.

"You can wear the clothes you took off after you become famous, just like that XX..."

"Unspoken rules? You're giving me face by saying unspoken rules. Do you know that if Director Zhu just gives a hint, there would be a line of girls willing to take their clothes for a kilometer..."

"Shameless? Can shame put food on the table? If you had any shame, why would you be in the entertainment industry..."

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He shook his head vigorously, as if trying to shake off those hysterical words from Sister Miao's parting words that lingered in his mind...

Wei Hanxin sighed, recalling the night she had experienced not long ago. After that incident, she and Sister Miao had a falling out, a huge fight, and went their separate ways.

She was unwilling to sign a contract with a large entertainment company, so she had to work on her own, earning money from her agent as well.

However, everyone has their own expertise, and without Sister Miao's resources, her life became even more difficult, making her already challenging acting career even more arduous. Especially recently, some rumors have suddenly surfaced in the industry, saying she's arrogant, has a bad personality, acts like a celebrity, and has questionable character, etc...

Furthermore, a director surnamed Zhu made some unfavorable hints about her on a certain occasion without naming her, which caused some people who used to have a fairly good relationship with her to distance themselves from her.

She knew perfectly well what was going on here, but in the entertainment industry, praising the powerful and belittling the weak was the norm, and sometimes the truth didn't matter.

She had thought about giving up more than once, but if she gave up all these years of hard work… imagining the mocking voices and stares, Wei Hanxin subconsciously clenched her fists. She was unwilling to give up…

To survive, she had to start taking on gigs and gigs, like this time. It has to be said that her previous reputation allowed her to negotiate a relatively good price at venues of this caliber. However, this wasn't the life she wanted. She still remembered the dream she had when she first entered this industry, but now, that dream seemed to be drifting further and further away...

Sometimes I think, why bother... If you just give up some things, life becomes much smoother. Like those people in the industry, just one phone call and their "sugar daddies" will take care of everything for them...

However, I really don't want it to be like this, I don't want to end up living the life I least want to live...

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After wandering aimlessly for a while, Wei Hanxin realized that she hadn't had dinner yet because she had declined President Yuan's invitation.

To maintain her figure, Wei Hanxin usually eats very little at noon, so she was feeling a bit hungry. Looking at her watch, it was already 20:02 PM. She randomly picked a small restaurant by the roadside, went inside, sat down in a corner, ordered two small dishes, and, feeling down, also ordered a small bottle of the restaurant's homemade sweet wine.

A stylish and beautiful woman always attracts attention, and some male customers in the store would intentionally or unintentionally glance at Wei Hanxin. Having grown accustomed to this, Wei Hanxin ignored them and continued fiddling with her phone.

The food and drinks were served quickly, and Wei Hanxin ate them in small, refined bites, occasionally taking a sip of the sweet wine. According to the restaurant owner, the wine was brewed from a mixture of fruit and grains, giving it a very unique flavor. Wei Hanxin found it quite pleasant, with a sweet and refreshing taste, somewhat like a beverage. Before she knew it, she had finished the entire bottle…

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Oh no... I think I've had a bit too much to drink. This liquor has a stronger aftereffect than I expected...

After paying and leaving the restaurant, Wei Hanxin's face was flushed, and she felt a little dizzy, a pang of regret creeping into her heart. After all, in the past, when she traveled to other places for gigs, Sister Miao was usually by her side, providing support in case of any unexpected situations. But this time, she was alone, and if she got drunk, it wouldn't be safe for a young woman to be out alone…

Fortunately, the cool night breeze cleared her mind a bit. Wei Hanxin looked around and found a flowing canal not far away.

In fact, Linzhou, as a city along the Grand Canal, has always been a place with developed water transport. Even though water transport has declined, the city is still dotted with waterways that can be found in all directions, which are part of the urban landscape.

The canal landscape has become part of Linzhou's tourism. Therefore, the municipal government has also strengthened the greening around some key waterways, planting willows and other plants on the riverbanks.

Wei Hanxin walked to the canal, found a wooden chair on the embankment and sat down, enjoying the cool breeze blowing from the canal. The effects of the alcohol seemed to be slowly fading from her mind.

Wei Hanxin decided to sit there for a while. She yawned, leaned back in her chair, and continued to think. Next week, Empire Media's "Searching for the Heavenly Voice" auditions would begin, and she decided to give it a try. Although an artist like her, who had been in the industry for so long, would be ridiculed for going back to participate in this kind of variety show, she had to give it a shot. Maybe it was an opportunity...

As I thought about it, my eyelids started to droop...

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On a street beside the canal, three young men wearing leather vests were strolling around, smoking e-cigarettes. Their arms were covered in tattoos, and they wore skull-shaped bracelets on their wrists. They looked arrogant and stood there blocking the entire sidewalk, walking slowly and getting in the way.

However, the people around them didn't dare to say anything; on the contrary, they all kept their distance from them as much as possible.

Many of these thugs are from the nearby slums, spending their days loitering on the streets. Many have shady connections with local gangs, and some are even low-level members. They are prone to causing trouble and don't know their own strength; pulling out knives and slashing people is not uncommon, so no one wants to mess with them.

“Hey, Dafei, look, look…” Among the three, a young man with a shaved head suddenly nudged his companion with his elbow and then gestured forward with his chin.

The young man called Dafei was a bit shorter than him, with a stubble beard on his face. Following his companion's gesture, his eyes lit up as he saw a tall, curvaceous woman walking out of the restaurant ahead. She was dressed fashionably, and although she was wearing sunglasses, you could tell from her profile that she was definitely a beauty.

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Although the woman was wearing a trench coat, her high breasts and long, straight, bare legs beneath the coat's hem revealed that she had a very good figure.

The woman seemed to be swaying slightly. She covered her head to steady herself, and then walked unsteadily toward the canal...

"Wow...she's gorgeous..." Dafei stared intently at the beautiful woman's back, then reached up and rubbed his nose.

"He looks like he's drunk..." a young man with a buzz cut said with a suggestive smile.

The three young men exchanged glances, changed direction, and followed at a distance...

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"Look, that woman seems to be asleep..."

"What luck! I even got a chance to pick up a body like this."

"What do you think that woman does?"

"Dressed so provocatively, she's probably some rich guy's mistress."

"Damn, those rich guys are really having a blast."

"I bet she wasn't wearing anything under her trench coat..."

"Dafei, why don't you go and check it out?"

"Fine, I'll go first!"

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After seeing Miao Yuzhu off in a taxi, Zhang Jing did not immediately go to the parking lot to drive home, but instead strolled along the nearby canal.

As he walked, Zhang Jing pondered his next move. Having faced the impact of the "side effects" of making wishes several times, Zhang Jing felt a sense of urgency regarding his current strength improvement. However, the time for his next advancement was not far off, and he was still in a phase of rapid improvement in all aspects of his body. Whether physiologically or psychologically, he needed some time to adjust. Moreover, the next advancement would be a major leap from the second to the third tier, and haste makes waste.

So, apart from "supervising" the construction at Lishan Cave recently, the focus should be on "artificial humans" in the future.

Given the incident in Jiangling, I imagine that certain levels of the government will pay more attention to it. Although I don't know how much attention it will receive, I need to speed up the preparation and deployment. I think the window of opportunity is quite tight.

As he was thinking and walking along the path beside the riverbank, he suddenly heard suppressed writhing and panting sounds coming from the bushes in the distance.

The sound wasn't loud; if Zhang Jing hadn't had such keen senses, he would have easily missed it. Looking in the direction of the sound, Zhang Jing discovered it was coming from the green belt on his right.

Due to landscape design considerations, the city has created pedestrian paths along the canal embankment, and then between the paths and the road further away, there is a green landscape belt tens of meters wide. The landscape belt is planted with lawns and various plants of all heights, so the landscape belt along the canal is sometimes called the canal park.

In the years following their planting, these plants grew increasingly lush, sometimes even becoming a breeding ground for wild mandarin ducks.

At first, Zhang Jing thought it was just another pair of lovers who "couldn't help themselves" and "resolved their issue on the spot," but he quickly realized something was amiss. Judging from their breathing and hushed conversation, there were clearly four people involved; it couldn't possibly be a group sex act...

Furthermore, hearing what sounded like a woman struggling with tears in her voice, Zhang Jing frowned and walked towards the sound...

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"Ugh...no...no...ugh...ugh..."

"Hey, that's a good idea. If we gag her, she won't be able to scream."

"Slap... Damn it, behave yourself, or I'll scratch your face..."

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When Zhang Jing walked behind a few dense bushes, he saw three young men holding a woman down. Because their view was blocked, they couldn't see the woman's face clearly in the darkness, but one of the men had already unzipped his pants, and it was time to strike.

"What are you doing?" Zhang Jing stepped forward and scolded.

"Kid, I'm warning you, don't meddle in other people's business. Get as far away from me as possible..." A bald man stood up, drew a dagger from his waist, and waved it in front of Zhang Jing's eyes, intentionally or unintentionally, as he approached him.

Zhang Jing's gaze lingered on the tattoos on the bald man's bare arms for a moment before he gently shook his head. Having lived in the slums for many years, he knew exactly what kind of people he had encountered.

The next moment, the bald man was seen flying backward, crashing into the bushes beside him...

Before the two young men on the ground could even stand up, one of them, who was holding the woman's hands down, was kicked in the stomach, sent flying backward, and knelt on the ground, unable to make a sound.

Another young man had just stood up halfway and hadn't even pulled up his pants when he was struck in the throat. His vision went black, and he knelt on the ground, coughing violently, clutching his throat.

At this moment, Zhang Jing finally saw clearly the woman struggling to get up from the ground. The woman was in a very disheveled state, with her black hair in disarray. The tight-fitting dress she was wearing, which was covered in sequins, had been torn in several places due to the struggle. Her already somewhat revealing outfit now looked even more barely covering her body.

Looking at the woman, Zhang Jing was slightly taken aback. It wasn't because the woman's curvaceous figure was indeed attractive enough to tempt someone to commit a crime, but because the woman looked somewhat familiar. He quickly recognized her as Ms. Wei Hanxin, whom he had just met at the restaurant. But how did she end up like this? Don't celebrities usually have companions when they go out?

At this moment, Wei Hanxin couldn't care less about anything else. Wiping away her tears while covering her exposed upper body, she frantically scanned her surroundings and quickly found her trench coat hanging in the bushes nearby. Stumbling over, she took it down, only to discover with disappointment that the coat had been ripped open in several large holes, even the lining had been torn through. She then remembered that the men who had assaulted her while she was asleep had, upon discovering her, gone without hesitation and raped her. To intimidate her, they had even used a knife to slash her trench coat…

Feeling wronged and anxious, I didn't know what to do, and tears kept flowing...

Just then, a warm trench coat was draped over her shoulders. Turning her head, she saw a tall, handsome young man with bright, expressive eyes that left a deep impression.

At that moment, he took off his trench coat and draped it over her shoulders.

Only then did she realize that she had left her benefactor out in the cold, which was extremely rude. Although Wei Hanxin's mind was in a mess at the moment, she still had basic rationality and hurriedly bowed to express her gratitude.

"Thank you so much... thank you so much for your help."

"It was nothing, no need for formalities." Zhang Jing simply waved his hand and asked gently, "Should we call the police?"

After hesitating for a moment, thinking that if he called the police and the news leaked, he might become the subject of gossip and jokes on some erotic forums, he finally shook his head.

Despite her resentment and lingering resentment, Wei Hanxin turned to look at the man who was still coughing and clutching his neck on the ground, and couldn't help but walk over and kick him twice more.

With her arms crossed over her chest, clutching her trench coat tightly to feel safe, Wei Hanxin was completely dazed. After all, such a thing was too terrifying for a woman. She stumbled out of the green belt, as if trying to escape this place that had once filled her with despair.

Reaching the canal, a sudden sharp pain shot through her foot, causing her to stumble and fall. Wei Hanxin then realized her bag and shoes were gone; she had stepped on a sharp pebble…

Sitting on the ground, Wei Hanxin stared blankly at the flowing river, feeling as if her life had turned completely bleak. She couldn't help but cover her face with her hands and sob...

A sigh reached her ears, and a pair of strong arms helped her up and led her to a wooden chair not far away.

"Sometimes, we encounter unexpected events, but once we get through this hurdle, everything will be alright..."

A tissue was handed to her from the side. Wei Hanxin subconsciously took it and wiped her face, but tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, quickly soaking the tissue. The pent-up emotions that had been building up in her heart for days seemed to have found an outlet, ready to be released all at once. Finally, Wei Hanxin put down the tissue, hugged her knees, curled up into a ball, and sobbed like a wounded little animal, collapsing in despair.