THE FAKE DAUGHTER BECAME THE FAVORITE - CHAPTER 175

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Chapter 175: Let's Protect This Fellow

"Perfect!"

Seeing that Shen Jingxiu had given up on questioning her further, a smile finally appeared on Wen Yan's face.

"Come, let's make a toast! Here's to our Shen family remaining prosperous, wealthy, and full of joy forever!"

"Alright." Shen Jingxiu did not say much as he raised his teacup and gently clinked it against Wen Yan's.

The cup of tea soon ran empty, and the night wind turned somewhat chilly.

Shen Jingxiu took the initiative to ask Wen Yan, "Besides what we just talked about, is there anything else you want to ask me?"

"Hmm..." Wen Yan shook her head while swallowing down her tea. "Nope, that was the only thing! And as far as I'm concerned, it's already resolved perfectly. The rest is up to you, Big Brother."

Shen Jingxiu nodded. "Let's head downstairs then. It's getting late."

"You go ahead first. I still want to stay by myself for a little longer."

Wen Yan had suddenly realized that this terrace and tonight's starry sky made a superb backdrop for taking photos.

She absolutely loved taking selfies. Although her topknot today was done very casually, it looked exceptionally effortless and relaxed; it would really be a waste not to snap a few photos to remember it by.

Of course, she wasn't going to tell Shen Jingxiu any of this.

‘Yeah, right, I'm definitely not telling him I'm staying behind to take selfies.’

"..." Shen Jingxiu raised his eyebrows slightly, looking as though he wanted to say something but held back.

However, he respected every single one of Wen Yan's preferences.

"Alright, then I'll head down first. Oh, by the way."

As he spoke, Shen Jingxiu picked up the coat he had brought up earlier and draped over the back of the chair, personally unfolding it and draping it over Wen Yan's shoulders.

"The wind is getting cold. Keep yourself warm."

"No need, really."

"Don't refuse me."

Wen Yan wanted to say that she had planned to showcase the sweater she was wearing, because this form-fitting sweater made her shoulders look really nice.

However, adding a black coat over it didn't seem too bad either.

"Well, alright then. Thanks, Big Brother!"

"Go back and rest early."

"Mm-hmm!" Wen Yan nodded, waving her hand to say goodbye to Shen Jingxiu.

As soon as Shen Jingxiu left, she fished her phone out of her pants pocket and began adjusting angles to take pretty pictures.

Right at this moment.

Shen Jinghe, who was standing in the dark eavesdropping, was completely speechlessly exasperated.

And here he had thought this fellow Wen Yan stayed behind alone for something important?!

Turns out it was actually just to take selfies.

He was thoroughly, completely flabbergasted by Wen Yan.

Still, this fellow really was quite striking; just standing there casually, she looked like she had the potential for a blockbuster photo shoot.

Taking advantage of Wen Yan taking selfies, Shen Jinghe silently pulled out his phone as well.

He adjusted his angle and composed what he thought was an excellent shot.

However, when he looked at it after shooting, the corners of his mouth immediately drooped.

It actually turned out blurry.

This made him involuntarily recall a line from Wen Yan.

Last time at the hospital, Wen Yan had said he just loved taking ugly photos and screenshots of her.

Just now he had actually intended to slap Wen Yan in the face with his genuine photography skills, but he never expected that he would mess up and crash so badly.

Because it was blurry, he had captured a double image of Wen Yan; a perfectly good person ended up looking like she had two heads, just like a ghost.

"Damn!" Looking at this picture on the screen, the curse word spilled out of Shen Jinghe's mouth involuntarily.

And his sudden outburst completely stunned Wen Yan.

She froze in place, too frightened to move.

"!!!! Who's there?"

With her back facing the direction of Shen Jinghe, Wen Yan only dared to use her phone camera to shoot behind herself.

"It's me, it's me. Don't be scared first," Shen Jinghe said while quickly stepping out from the darkness.

Hearing this familiar voice, Wen Yan let out a huge sigh of relief, turned around, and sat down on a nearby chair.

She made a dissatisfied complaint against Shen Jinghe, "Why are you acting like a ghost? When did you get back? You didn't make a single sound."

"Not long ago. I knew you were up here, so I came up."

Shen Jinghe pulled out a chair as well and sat down opposite Wen Yan.

He asked with apparent casualty, "What were you chatting about with Shen Jingxiu just now?"

"..." Wen Yan frowned. "How did you know I was with Big Brother just now? Speaking of which, why didn't the elevator chime when you came up? I didn't hear a single thing."

Shen Jinghe raised an eyebrow and said calmly without blinking, "Because I walked up the stairs. I came up from the 2nd floor, and anyway it was just one flight of stairs."

"Oh!"

Wen Yan glanced at Shen Jinghe, thinking to herself: ‘It seems like there's nothing I can't tell him anyway.’

So she answered his previous question truthfully:

"Well, doesn't our Shen family have a rival named Fu? It just so happens that Big Brother recently got a new assistant also named Fu. I received news saying that he seems to be an illegitimate child of that Fu family who approached Big Brother with an ulterior motive, so I just gave Big Brother a heads-up."

Shen Jinghe nodded. "So that's how it is."

In fact, he had long eavesdropped on all of this just now.

However, this fellow was decent enough; she told the truth and didn't make up an excuse to fool him.

"But I'm really curious who you heard it from. Is this news reliable?"

Here we go again!

Wen Yan had no choice but to repeat the explanation she had given Shen Jingxiu to Shen Jinghe once more.

Shen Jinghe naturally didn't believe it.

What channels could she possibly have? Due to her sensitive background, she had only made one fake friend like Qiao Kexin before.

She didn't currently have any connections in the entertainment industry either. Even when Shen Jingxiu ran a background check on that assistant named Fu Shen, he didn't uncover his true identity, so how could someone like her—who had zero overlap with the Fu family, know such a secret?

"Wen Yan," Shen Jinghe suddenly looked at her seriously, "how about we have a chat? I have a secret I want to tell you, and it's related to you."

"A secret? And it's related to me?" Wen Yan's interest was piqued instantly.

Dying of curiosity, she stared unblinkingly at Shen Jinghe with her wide eyes.

"Hurry up and say it! Tell me quickly, I can't wait to find out!"

‘Ahhh, what secret does Shen Jinghe even have? It's teasing me to death! Actually, I have a secret too, but I don't know if I can say it.’

‘Even if I told him, he probably wouldn't believe it anyway. After all, it's equivalent to the world collapsing, and who knows, maybe when I open my eyes tomorrow morning, I won't even be in this world anymore. Sigh! Forget it, better not say it. I'll just listen to what he has to say.’

Leaning over the table, Wen Yan leaned closer towards Shen Jinghe and urged him, "Say it quickly! Did you go mute?"

At this moment, although Shen Jinghe wasn't mute, he was practically no different from one.

Hearing Wen Yan's inner thoughts, he froze right on the spot.

What did "world collapsing" and "not being in this world anymore" mean?

Could it be that she might vanish into thin air?

Since when did this world become so surreal?

Shen Jinghe was preparing to continue confessing to Wen Yan that he could hear her inner thoughts.

Yet in a flash, his vision suddenly went dark for a second.

He didn't know if it was psychological.

In that vision just now, it wasn't that everything went pitch black, but rather that everything around him remained intact except for the spot where Wen Yan had been sitting, which merged into the night and dissolved into nothingness.

Could it be that this secret was something that must not be spoken?

Would she really vanish once it was exposed?

Should he take this risk then? No, the voice deep inside told him that he couldn't afford to take this risk.

Thinking that she might disappear, he instantly lost all interest in her inner thoughts and her prescience.

"Big star? Shen Jinghe? Mr. Shen?! Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing that Shen Jinghe seemed dazed, he wasn't pulled back until Wen Yan called out to him.

He grabbed Wen Yan's hand that was waving in front of him and looked into her eyes, saying:

"You're waving so much my eyes are getting dizzy. Stop waving."

Wen Yan frowned tightly. "I can stop waving, but you really scared me. Can we still talk? Are you tired? Why don't you go back and rest first?"

"I'm not tired." Shen Jinghe released Wen Yan's hand and smiled at her. "Actually, the secret I wanted to tell you is that I know what you're thinking."

"???" Wen Yan had a face full of confusion. "That's it? What kind of secret is that supposed to be? Then tell me, what am I thinking right now?"

"Heh, this, of course!"

Like a magician pulling a trick, Shen Jinghe suddenly lifted a paper bag from the ground and placed it on the tabletop.

"Something delicious?" Wen Yan opened the paper bag to look inside and smiled. "Not bad, I guess you barely guessed my thoughts, I really did want to eat something. Is this the local specialty you mentioned on the phone?"

"Mhm, try it."

"It's hard to open; this box is too tight."

"Useless fellow, leave it to me! Alright, eat up."

"Thanks! By the way, have you had any? Is it sweet? If it's too sweet, I don't want to eat it right now; I'll save it for tomorrow."

"Don't worry, I've had it before. It's not sweet."

"Great! Mmm... so delicious! Aren't you going to eat any?"

"I don't have an appetite."

"Don't be like that! How can you have no appetite after carrying it back all the way from so far? Have a bite, come on!"

Not sweet, my foot! It was way, way, way too sweet.

He actually lied and told her it wasn't sweet so she could eat in peace; no matter what, she had to stuff a few pieces into his mouth today.

Wen Yan forcibly fed him, and unable to dodge, Shen Jinghe had no choice but to open his mouth.

As a result, the moment the pastry entered his mouth, he knew why Wen Yan insisted on shoving this stuff into his mouth.

It was cloyingly sweet!

The moment Wen Yan saw his expression, she knew he had tasted it.

"Playing tricks on me, huh? You're really wicked, Shen Jinghe! You must eat this together with me!"

"Alright, whatever you say." In fact, Shen Jinghe couldn't even remember clearly what he had said just now because his thoughts were somewhat scattered.

However, seeing the vivid and lively Wen Yan right in front of him, his chaotic thoughts gradually faded away.

While Wen Yan was cleaning up the pastries on the table, he pulled out a scarf from the paper bag by his feet and tied it around Wen Yan's neck.

Wen Yan froze. "My topknot! You messed with my topknot! I still need to take photos."

"..." Shen Jinghe was speechless. "Shouldn't your focus be on this scarf I gave you? This is a specially designed, limited-edition piece gifted by a high-end luxury brand when I attended an event this time."

"! You're giving such a good thing to me? I'm going to feel so much pressure."

Shen Jinghe frowned. "What pressure could you possibly have?"

"I don't know what gift to give in return. This isn't like pastries that can be found everywhere."

Shen Jinghe scoffed. "Who asked you to give a gift in return? They gave me two in total; one for you and one for Mom. Just help me take good care of Shen Pili whenever I'm away."

"But I might be very busy in the future. I might not have much time to take care of Shen Pili either."

Shen Jinghe rolled his eyes at Wen Yan. "Is my Mandarin not clear enough? I don't need you to give anything back. Carry on taking photos! Weren't you going to take photos?"

"Umm... with you watching me here, I feel a little self-conscious."

"Gosh, don't forget what line of work you're in. Hand it over, I'll take them for you."

"No, no, no! To this day, I've never seen you take a single decent photo of me. Look at the ones I took myself; ‘that’ is what you call normal standards."

Wen Yan then began showing them off to Shen Jinghe, but while swiping through the photos, she accidentally swiped too far, and a photo of her and Shen Jingchuan appeared on the screen.

"Fourth Brother?" Shen Jinghe narrowed his eyes. "Was that candied fruit bouquet in your hands gifted by him too?"

"Nope," Wen Yan shook her head, "that was arranged by Big Brother. I received it on the plane back home."

"Is that so... Is the scarf warm?"

"Mhm, it's warm, and it smells really good too. Do you want to take a smell?"

"Come on!" Shen Jinghe suddenly sat over to Wen Yan's side.

Thinking he was coming over to smell the scarf, Wen Yan hurriedly held up one end of the scarf toward him.

Shen Jinghe gave her a look of disdain. "Are you silly? Take a photo!"

Wen Yan was amused and speechless. "...No way, you even want to compete with Fourth Brother on this?"

Shen Jinghe snorted coldly. "No need to compete; I'm way handsomer than him."

"Fine then!" As they snapped photos, Wen Yan complained inwardly.

‘This fellow Shen Jinghe is just too hilarious, but he's kind of cute. I hope he keeps this cuteness and innocence forever!’

Innocence?

Looking at himself and Wen Yan on the phone screen, Shen Jinghe felt that he only seemed able to be his genuine, innocent self in front of this fellow, right?

A sudden impulse to earnestly protect her surged in his heart.

Protecting this fellow would probably be protecting his own innocence, wouldn't it?

Shen Jinghe suddenly stuck out his tongue and made a funny face at the camera.

This was a pose he had never made while taking photos in all these years.

He hoped the fellow in front of him could stay by his side safe and sound forever, rather than vanishing into thin air like that sudden blackout just now.

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Wen Yan soon joined the production crew.

This time, she took on a palace intrigue drama featuring two female leads.

The director of this crew was very bold; both female leads were relatively new actors.

One of them was Wen Yan.

Lately, she was simply too popular.

The production team predicted that after ‘Jungle Diary Season 2’ officially aired, Wen Yan's fan base would skyrocket even further, so they locked her in early at a high price, insisting that it had to be her.

As for the other female lead, Fu Yiqing, she was a foreign national of Chinese descent. She was a new actress who had recently come to develop her career domestically and was being heavily promoted by a local agency.

When Wen Yan first found out about this actress, the very first thought that popped into her mind was, 'What a coincidence, her surname is also Fu.'

Because during these days, although Wen Yan was on set, she had been keeping an eye on the Shen family's affairs all along.

From time to time, she would contact Shen Jingxiu to ask about the latest updates regarding his assistant, Fu Shen.

Although certain minor plots might have already changed now, Fu Shen had nevertheless dealt a heavy blow to the Shen family in the original book, so they had to nip the danger in the bud.

However, before this matter regarding Fu Shen could be fully investigated, a major problem arose first within the production crew Wen Yan was in.

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