Although Jiang Ling hadn't finished the entire novel, she could roughly guess that Jian Zhou's rebirth was highly likely related to An Qiuyan.
An Qiuyan, as the female protagonist in the original novel, was considered the embodiment of truth, goodness, and beauty by many readers.
However, in Jiang Ling's eyes, An Qiuyan was not only not beautiful but also quite ugly and despicable.
The reason for this phenomenon was not that Jiang Ling was nitpicking or deliberately belittling someone, but rather a difference in perspective.
Readers who have read Jin Yong's Condor Trilogy might have a question: why did Huang Rong, who was so clever, lively, and adorable in Condor Heroes, become so annoying in The Return of the Condor Heroes?
Some readers even used Jia Baoyu's classic quote to mock this change, saying that an unmarried girl is a priceless treasure, but once she gets married, she immediately becomes a dead fish's eyeball.
Facing Huang Rong in The Return of the Condor Heroes, they could only sigh, "Oh! This terrifying middle-aged woman!"
In fact, the character of Huang Rong never changed from Condor Heroes to The Return of the Condor Heroes.
The reason readers felt she had changed was mainly due to the different perspectives.
In Condor Heroes, Guo Jing and she were the male and female protagonists. At that time, she was young and beautiful, with a youthful appearance. Even if she had a bit of a mischievous streak, readers saw it as charmingly naive and individualistic.
But in The Return of the Condor Heroes, the protagonist's perspective shifted to Yang Guo. Due to Yang Kang, Huang Rong believed that like father, like son, and was constantly wary of Yang Guo. From the perspective of readers who favored Yang Guo, this was the scheming of a narrow-minded person and a terrifying middle-aged woman.
Furthermore, as she aged, her enduring charm, naivete, and mischievousness were no longer appreciated by readers; only Jing Ge Ge would like her.
It can be seen that the same person, the same event, when viewed from different angles, can always lead to different results.
Because she was the female protagonist in the novel, readers, by automatically immersing themselves, overlooked various morally questionable and insidious aspects.
Jiang Ling, as someone who had transmigrated into the book, did not have the readers' pre-existing filter, so An Qiuyan's true nature was completely exposed.
If Jian Zhou was indeed a reborn person, it was very likely that he had been deceived and calculated against by this woman, An Qiuyan.
If that were the case, he should have found a way to get revenge after being reborn. Why would he deliberately approach her?
Jiang Ling couldn't figure it out and felt that this situation was becoming more and more convoluted.
Whether Jian Zhou was a reborn person or not, it was still too early to say.
The fact that he was able to dig up Wang Chenyu's scandals so quickly might have been a case of a blind cat catching a dead mouse.
To confirm, she would need to test him a few more times.
With this thought, Jiang Ling noticed Jian Zhou standing on the balcony, gazing into the distance. She cleared her throat and called out, "Xiao Zhou Zhou!"
When Jian Zhou heard the sweet "Xiao Zhou Zhou," he initially found it cheesy, but now he was numb to it. He quickly walked over and asked, "What is it?"
Jiang Ling said with a smile, "Wang Chenyu did a good job with this matter. Your friend is indeed very capable. However, I was bullied quite a bit at Huohua Media back then, and I was severely humiliated when I terminated my contract. A woman never forgets such a grievance. If your friend can help expose another scandal, that would be even better!"
When Jian Zhou heard Jiang Ling mention being bullied, a dark chill spread across his pupils: "Okay!"
"Money is not an issue, as long as it makes Huohua Media unhappy. If it's done well, there'll be a bonus of ten million!"
Jiang Ling grinned, thinking to herself, "This time, to test him, Grandma is really spending big."