Chapter 4

Seeing Ethan leave, River immediately dropped her pretense and showed her true colors.

"So what if I did it? Ethan won't believe you anyway."

She walked up to me, her tone contemptuous.

"Besides, even if you're his legal wife, so what? The one who gets to stand by his side is me. Do you really think he'd give up his influencer status and me for you?"

I stared at her face, my fists clenching tightly.

"Those fans only hate me so much because you've been manipulating them behind the scenes, right?"

River smiled disdainfully.

"Manipulated? They all just think River and Ethan are perfect for each other."

I raised my hand to hit her again, but she grabbed my wrist.

"I let you hit me just now as an act for Ethan. Now that he's not here, don't even think about touching me again. Let me give you some advice — stop making trouble. In the end, you'll only humiliate yourself."

Just as she finished speaking, Ethan came downstairs.

River immediately let go of my hand.

"Vivian, come apologize."

"No need."

I refused coldly.

Ethan's face darkened. I continued.

"Aren't you two holding a wedding? I'll apologize then. It'll add some heat to your live stream."

River's eyes lit up, thinking this would humiliate me more. She immediately persuaded Ethan.

"Ethan, I think that's a good idea. We can sell products first, then have her apologize at the end to keep the viewers. The effect will definitely be better."

Ethan was convinced and nodded.

"Fine. Memorize your lines. Don't mess up on the day."

He handed me a piece of paper. I took it, nodded, and turned to go upstairs.

Of course I wasn't actually compromising.

I agreed to apologize because I'd just received a friend request.

The requester was River's boyfriend.

He sent me a bunch of materials along with a message.

"I saw the video of you being mobbed by those fans. I think you need this. Let's work together."

Those materials both shocked and delighted me.

I'd finally found a way to utterly destroy Ethan and River's reputations.

That's why I agreed to apologize during the live stream — just to give them a huge surprise that day.

Over the next few days, I stayed home quietly.

Ethan went out early and came back late every day, busy preparing for his and River's wedding, more devoted than when we got married.

Soon, the day of the live stream arrived.

Ethan and River held a grand online wedding in the live stream. The public screen was densely filled with the same phrase.

"Dream come true."

After the ceremony, they started selling products with perfect coordination and constant small gestures.

When Ethan introduced hand cream, he deliberately touched River's hand.

When River introduced a belt, she slyly mentioned she knew Ethan's waist size.

The live stream viewers were charmed and started ordering frantically.

All products quickly sold out. Ethan was so happy he got carried away. In front of millions of viewers, he directly kissed River.

"River is my bride for the day. One kiss isn't too much, haha."

The live stream's popularity instantly peaked.

Ethan struck while the iron was hot and immediately called me out to apologize.

I straightened my clothes and slowly walked into the live stream.

As soon as I appeared, the public screen was once again flooded with abuse.

Ethan urged me to speak.

I smiled slightly at the camera and slowly began.

"Hello everyone, I'm Vivian. I have a question for you all."

"Ethan just said River is his bride for the day. Does that mean they can also sleep together?"