Sweet Wife in My Arms

Qingyi had grown into a tall, strapping man—at 1.9 meters, he was as tall as most professional basketball players—but that did not change the fact that he had been a sickly child when he was much younger.
Back then, he had been sick more often than not, and Madame Lei had almost died of anxiety and concern for her poor baby boy.

Her husband had given her poor son the worst beating of his childhood because of Su Muran’s accusations—accusations that had turned out to be completely false.
Madame Lei had learned of the true story from her son: Lei Qingyi had not pushed Su Muran; the girl had tripped on her own.
Madame Lei knew her son was an obedient, honest boy who would never lie, and from that moment on she had harbored a grudge against Su Muran.

“Change the channel, quick.” Madame Lei did not want to spend another second looking at Su Muran’s face.
It reminded her of the undeserved spanking her poor son had received, all those years ago.

“Let’s watch Game Lake instead.”

Ye Shuyun did not object.
She had lost all interest in Condor Heroes as soon as Little Dragon Girl appeared.
Su Muran had single-handedly destroyed the show.

Unlike the shocking Little Dragon Girl reveal in Condor Heroes that had effectively ruined the show, the story for Game Lake was slowly but surely picking up steam.
Every episode was more interesting that the last, and all the characters were properly fleshed out.
It was clear to everyone that the production team—from the director to the cast—was fully committed to making a quality show.

The show had therefore earned widespread praise from its viewers.
The plot was well-written and captivating; viewers quickly found themselves addicted to the story.

Condor Heroes had gotten off to a good start, but it lost its momentum and began its downward spiral as soon as Little Dragon Girl made her shocking appearance.

Su Muran’s acting was not completely horrible; it was obvious that her acting had improved since her acting debut in Beauty.
But it took three things to be a good actor: natural talent, time, and experience.

Su Muran was not an idiot, but she was not a natural-born actress, and therefore could not be said to be particularly talented.
She was still young, however, and had received formal training; with enough time, she would be able to become a famous actress.
Unfortunately, she had been too greedy, and had wanted to take the shortcut to fame by taking on the difficult role of Little Dragon Girl.
The Legend of the Condor Heroes had been remade countless times, and many of the roles in the show already had what were widely regarded to be “definitive” portrayals by other actors and actresses.
Su Muran had enormous shoes to fill; she had to surpass all the actresses who had played Little Dragon Girl before her.
Otherwise, what was the point in remaking Condor Heroes for the umpteenth time?

But Su Muran’s inflated sense of ego had led her to believe that no role was too difficult for her.
She had therefore chosen a role that was completely beyond her mediocre acting ability to bring to life.

Little Dragon Girl.

She turned what should have been a lovely, ethereal Little Dragon Girl into Vapid Dragon Girl.
It was a high quality show, with fantastic cinematography, amazing post-production visual effects, and a stellar supporting cast—but none of that could withstand the destructive force that was Su Muran’s Vapid Dragon Girl.
It was obvious to all the viewers that she had gotten the part through her backdoor connections; her acting skills were average at best, and yet she had been cast in the main role, while all the better actresses had been shoved into supporting roles.

In Condor Heroes, the supporting actresses were all homely Plain Janes.
This was a deliberate decision on the part of the showrunners to accentuate Su Muran’s “otherworldly beauty”—a flower was a lot more beautiful when surrounded by cow dung.

But even the prettiest flower was worthless if no one appreciated it.

All the viewers agreed that Su Muran’s Little Dragon Girl was the worst character in the show, by far.
She had single-handedly destroyed the image of Little Dragon Girl.
Condor Heroes slid from its top spot in the viewer ratings to second, and then further downwards in an uncontrollable nosedive.
Su Muran tried to salvage the situation by participating in talk shows and shooting more ads for the show, but it was too little, too late.