THE FAKE DAUGHTER BECAME THE FAVORITE - CHAPTER 182

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Chapter 182: Shen Jingchuan, You Huge Idiot!

"Because you're too casual about it."

"But I haven't even asked you anything yet, how do you know I'm being casual?"

"Then go ahead and ask!"

Qin Yulong: "..." ‘She's the one being casual here, isn't she?’

Wen Yan: "Ask away, why did you stop asking again? My falling into the water earlier already delayed the crew's progress; let's just make quick work of this, what do you say?"

"Alright. Actually, it's nothing much, I just want to get to know you a bit better."

"Why?! Why do you want to get to know me better? Given our current relationship—which is practically that of strangers—there shouldn't be any need for in-depth understanding, right? I am indeed very grateful that you jumped into the water to save me without a second thought, and I thanked you very sincerely just now as well.

Of course, I know verbal thanks are far from enough, so after we head back, I'll prepare a grand gift for you; right now, out in these wild mountains and wilderness, I don't have the means either.

Besides, let me just lay it out plainly for you, I'm not a lesbian, my sexual orientation is completely fine, so you don't need to get to know me."

Qin Yulong: "...??? What are you talking about? You think I'm a lesbian?"

"...Yes, I did have such a suspicion, because I heard some rumors. Although I can't be one hundred percent certain, I indeed had this guess. Otherwise, why would you follow me for a hair scrunchie, insist on treating me to a meal, and even want to get to know me in depth? Give me a reasonable explanation and let me hear it."

A reasonable explanation? Naturally, it was because she couldn't find any information about her family background on the internet.

However, Wen Yan was much more straightforward than she had imagined; perhaps she could try telling her the truth?

Right at this moment, however, the door to the RV was suddenly knocked on.

It was Wen Yan's assistant: "Yanyan, have you changed your clothes yet? The director sent me to get you; he has matters to discuss with you."

"Oh!" Wen Yan answered immediately. "Alright, as soon as I put on my shoes, I'll be right out."

After saying that, Wen Yan asked Qin Yulong again: "Are you done changing? If you're done changing, I'm going to open the door!"

Qin Yulong frowned slightly; it seemed she would still have to find another opportunity alone.

"I'm done too, you can open the door."

Wen Yan jumped off the vehicle very quickly, but as luck would have it, there was a pothole on the ground that she hadn't noticed at all, and she almost took a face-first spill.

Fortunately, Qin Yulong behind her was quick-eyed and swift-handed, snatching her by the waist with one arm and pulling her into her embrace.

As their eyes met, Qin Yulong explained: "I'm not a lesbian, don't misunderstand this action."

Too close, the two of them were way too close at this moment, practically at zero distance.

A layer of goosebumps instantly broke out on Wen Yan's arms.

On the side, He Xing's mouth also widened; with such an ambiguous movement, how come it felt like her explanation of not being a lesbian was just trying to cover up the truth?

Due to preconceived notions, Wen Yan shared that exact same feeling to a slight degree.

She hurriedly separated from Qin Yulong and led He Xing away from the RV area.

While walking, Wen Yan asked He Xing: "Why are there so many people up ahead? When I was changing clothes in the car, I already heard noisy voices."

"Oh, those people are tourists; the director sent me to get you precisely because of this matter."

"Ah? But what do those tourists have to do with me? Why look for me?"

"Because when you fell off the waterfall earlier, you were caught on camera by them. They're students from a nearby university whose club is having a team-building activity, and a few among them are your fans. They were worried about your life safety, so they were clamoring to see you in person to check if you're really fine now. But after all, this is on the set, and you were still changing clothes, so the director didn't agree right away, intending to discuss it with you first."

"So that's how it is! Then I definitely have to see them!" Wen Yan treasured her fans very much. "They're also doing this out of concern for my life's safety; since I'm fine now, I should show my face in front of them to put their minds at ease."

While chatting, the director walked briskly toward them.

"Wen Yan's here! Has your assistant told you yet? Fans want to confirm your safety."

Wen Yan nodded: "She told me. I was just planning to go see them."

"Good, then make it as fast as you can. Today is our last day here; once we finish shooting, we're returning to the City A film city. Tonight you can go home and rest—I remember your home is in City A, right? Anyhow, your scene tomorrow is a night scene, so you can come to the set a bit later."

"Alrighty, thank you, Director!"

Wen Yan swiftly went to meet the fans to give them peace of mind, and then changed back into her costume to finish today's shooting scenes.

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After returning to City A, Wen Yan originally planned to spend the night at her own apartment, while also dropping by the nearby beauty salon for a SPA.

Yet just as she stepped into the room, she received a phone call from Shen Jingchuan.

"What are you up to, big busybee?"

Wen Yan: "You're the big busybee, aren't you? It's often the case that if I send you a message on the first day, I only get your reply on the second day. Sending messages to others gets an instant reply, but sending messages to you takes an entire cycle of reincarnation."

Shen Jingchuan laughed: "Is it really that exaggerated? Didn't I end up replying in the end anyway? It's mainly because I didn't have time to look at my phone. No more nonsense with you—I'm finally a bit free these two days, want to get together?"

"Sure, then let's—" Wen Yan was just about to say let's find a restaurant nearby to book a private room for hotpot, but on second thought, she changed her mind instead.

"Then let's meet at home; neither of us has been back home for a long time. I happen to be free tonight, what time can you arrive? Can you make it in time for dinner at home?"

"I can. Once I wrap up the matters on hand right now, I can leave."

"Good, then see you later."

After hanging up the phone, Wen Yan immediately contacted Su Yang.

By the time she took a nap at her apartment and went back, she arrived just in time for the family's dinner hour.

At that time, Shen Jingchuan had already arrived, and Shen Jingxiu had returned home as well; the family of five sat together and ate a sumptuous dinner.

After dinner, Shen Jingchuan suggested playing billiards, and he even invited Wen Yan along with particular enthusiasm.

Wen Yan refused immediately without even thinking: "You play with Eldest Brother; I don't know how."

Shen Jingchuan refused to let her leave: "It doesn't matter if you don't know how, I can teach you. It's very simple—I believe with your IQ, you'll definitely be able to learn it very quickly."

"Heheh," Wen Yan switched into self-deprecation mode. "You sure have way too much confidence in me. I also believe there's no problem with my IQ, but my body movements might not be very cooperative. You wouldn't want to be a teacher and end up angering yourself to death in the process, right?"

"Is that so?" Shen Jingchuan raised his eyebrows. "I don't believe it, unless you prove it to me."

Wen Yan rolled her eyes at him: "Trying to provoke me, huh? Doesn't work on me. I've been exhausted to death from filming these past two days—my waist is sore and my back hurts; I don't want to stand for even a single minute right now. But I don't think I've ever seen you guys play pool before; I can cheer you on from the side! Let's go!"

"Wait," Shen Jingchuan didn't move. "What kind of drama have you been filming lately? How did you manage to exhaust yourself this much?"

"A historical palace conflict drama; we just shot an outdoor scene today."

Shen Jingchuan nodded: "Then a drama like yours shouldn't require wirework, right? Is it dangerous or not?"

Wen Yan reported good news while withholding bad news: "Palace conflict dramas don't have wirework; currently everything has been pretty smooth."

"That's good then. Let's go then, down to the basement level."

Wen Yan nodded, turned around, and asked Su Yang again: "Mom, an audience is never too large—how about you come along with us?"

Su Yang first took a glance at Shen Jingchuan, and subsequently looked toward Shen Yuan on the side; she never stopped thinking about repairing the relationship between father and son.

"Your dad's pool skills are also very good; how about you three father and sons play a couple of frames together? The more people, the merrier."

Shen Jingxiu understood his mother's intention, cooperating in tacit understanding.

"Sure, I haven't played a three-player game in a long time. How about you, Jingchuan?"

"Play! I'm your little fan-girl, Brother!" Wen Yan clutched her fists to cheer Shen Jingchuan on, sparing no effort whatsoever.

*Fan-girl, huh? Play, absolutely must play!!*

Shen Jingchuan quickly cast a glance at Shen Yuan, pretending not to care: "Whatever, anything works for me."

The group of five soon arrived at the billiards room on the basement level, and Aunt Zhang followed right behind, delivering snacks and drinks.

In order to make the atmosphere even more lively, Wen Yan set up a rule for the game.

Namely, the final winner could demand the loser do one thing, and the loser could not refuse.

This game rule was very simple, and the three father and sons all agreed.

Wen Yan didn't see any obvious expression changes on the faces of the other two, but Shen Jingchuan's desire for victory was clearly stirred up.

After picking out a cue stick, Shen Jingchuan walked straight over to Wen Yan's side, looking full of confidence, with a smile of bound-to-win ambition hooked at the corner of his mouth.

"How about you guys place a wager on the winner as well? You bet on me; after I win, I'll directly let you exercise my right—how about it? Having them unconditionally satisfy one requirement of yours—this is a once-in-a-lifetime great opportunity."

Wen Yan looked at Shen Jingchuan with a smile: "Are you really that confident?"

Shen Jingchuan raised his eyebrows, high-spirited and handsomely dashing: "What else? What do you think I was doing while they were studying hard and frantically working overtime for the company?"

"Tch," Wen Yan was practically dying of laughter from this attention-seeker, Shen Jingchuan. "You actually have the nerve to say that."

"I don't care about that anyway; someone said she was my fan-girl just now."

"Fine then! Then I'll bet on you—you better not disappoint me!"

"What about Mom then? There's only one winner—who are you betting on?"

"Then what should the two of us use as a side-wager?" Su Yang hadn't made a choice yet.

Wen Yan thought for a moment and said: "Then let's just make it direct—bet money, ten thousand yuan!"

"Ten thousand yuan? Just this tiny bit!" Shen Jingchuan instantly blew up. "Who are you looking down on, Wen Yan! What on earth are you afraid of? I am absolutely, definitely not going to lose! Increase it for me!"

"...No need, right? It's just a tiny side-wager, mainly meant to liven up the atmosphere, that's all."

"Increase it! What, are you afraid Mom can't produce hundreds of thousands or a million?"

"Hundreds of thousands or a million? Did you eat garlic with such big words?"

"You don't dare? Or do you not believe in me?! Increase it! Increase it to one million for me! I said I'm definitely not going to lose, don't make me repeat the same words a third time!"

Wen Yan gritted her teeth: "Fine, then let's increase it to one million. If you lose tonight, you are so dead!"

"Heh, how could that be possible!" Saying so, Shen Jingchuan set down his cue stick, held Wen Yan's shoulders with both hands, and settled her safely onto the sofa on the side.

"Come! Snacks, juice—hold them tight! You just need to open your eyes wide and watch how your brother slays the entire room."

‘Way too arrogant and conceited’—a bad premonition suddenly arose in Wen Yan's heart.

Su Yang made her choice at this moment as well: "I'll bet on your dad."

Shen Jingchuan: "Mom, you're going to regret this."

Su Yang chuckled softly: "Seeing you work on Yanyan for so long, if I chose you just like her, how would this one million be calculated?"

Shen Jingxiu: "..." ‘So nobody bet on me. It seems this game of pool isn't strictly necessary for me to play.’

Thus, during the first frame, Shen Jingxiu directly slaughtered everyone across the pool table all by himself.

Seeing this, even a layman like Wen Yan couldn't help clapping for him: "Awesome, Eldest Brother! So cool!"

Shen Jingchuan: "..." ‘How are you able to laugh? One million yuan!’

Sure enough, Wen Yan stopped laughing instantly; just thinking about it made her unable to resist rolling her eyes at Shen Jingchuan.

"Who was it just now who confidently swore he would definitely win? And even guaranteed it twice in a row! If the one million yuan is gone, did I laugh it away, you huge idiot?"

"..." Shen Jingchuan licked his back molars with slight embarrassment. "What do you know? It's just because I haven't touched a pool cue in too long and my hand is rusty, that's all."

Shen Jingxiu, who had just pocketed another ball: "I haven't touched one for almost two years."

Shen Jingchuan took a deep breath—what else could he say?! Whatever he said was useless now!

In the first frame, Shen Jingxiu won without any suspense.

However, in the second frame he suffered a defeat—or rather, he had already proven his strength and didn't want to perform anymore.

Thus, in the second frame, Shen Yuan won.

Shen Jingchuan finally adjusted his mindset properly as well; he understood that he had been overly confident and had underestimated his opponents.

Although he no longer had a chance to emerge as the ultimate victor, he still played the final frame very seriously.

No matter what, he had to play out a 1:1:1 tie score!

Finally, after a very intense match, Shen Jingchuan—he still lost beautifully.

In the end, Shen Yuan won this competition with a score of two wins out of three frames.

When the last ball sank into the pocket under Shen Yuan's cue stick, Shen Jingchuan bowed his head deeply.

"Accepting the loss upon betting; I admit defeat. Wen Yan, I'll pay for your one-million-yuan side-wager."

Although Wen Yan was already crying tears of sorrow, she still bravely walked to Shen Jingchuan's side and hugged his shoulders.

"No, just like you, I also accept the loss upon betting. ‘Sob sob sob’, but promise me, don't be this rash next time, okay? Although I can advance and retreat together with you, my wallet does not possess that capability."

Shen Jingchuan raised his head, gave Wen Yan an extraordinarily serious and quick hug: "Good Yanyan, your brother promises you I won't be this reckless ever again; this is definitely the last time."

Having said that, Shen Jingchuan then looked at Shen Yuan: "Speak, what do you want me to do? I accept the loss upon betting, and I'll agree to any requirement no matter what. The prerequisite is that I won't give up my career."

"I know," Shen Yuan, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up. "I won't stop you from doing what you want to do anymore. But I only have one requirement—call me 'Dad' like you used to. It's been a long time since I heard you call me that."

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