Chapter 39 His true identity was revealed in front of an acquaintance.
Chapter 39 His true identity was revealed in front of an acquaintance.
A heavy rain brought thick fog that enveloped the European-style courtyard of the Shen family villa, and the rain outside the window lasted for four whole hours.
Shen Chaohuai's leather coat was covered in raindrops, and even after he closed his umbrella, a few clumps of water still slid off his body.
He walked in through the door and saw Shen Tiancheng holding a newspaper in one hand, casting a gloomy look at him.
"Where did you go?" Shen Tiancheng asked.
Shen Chaohuai pursed his lips and sighed, "He went to the film set."
Whose film set is this?
The more questions they asked, the more detailed they became, as if they wanted to have complete control over Shen Chaohuai's whereabouts.
Shen Chaohuai said, "Father, it has nothing to do with her. I'm just doing this for work."
Shen Tiancheng sneered: "Is that so?"
Shen Tiancheng had already sent people to track his movements, knowing that he was chasing after Su Qi.
"Hmm." Shen Chaohuai's voice was a little lower.
Shen Tiancheng possessed an innate and powerful aura of oppression. Although he was smiling, his smile seemed completely insincere.
Shen Tiancheng said calmly, "Remember your identity. You are the heir of the Shen family. Don't you understand what you should do? I said I would entrust some of the company's affairs to you, but what do you do? You're out there every day. What kind of vixen is seducing you?"
Although no names were mentioned, Shen Chaohuai understood that Shen Tiancheng was hinting at Su Qi.
“Father, you can’t be so rude. Xiao Qi is your daughter in name only. If you didn’t like her, why did you adopt her in the first place? You are such a hypocrite.”
Shen Chaohuai's words thoroughly enraged Shen Tiancheng.
Shen Tiancheng threw down the newspaper, stood up, and swung a slap at Shen Chaohuai, but he really didn't dare to hit him because he was in poor health and was afraid that if something went wrong, Su Qi would have to donate a kidney again. Would Shen Tiancheng's reputation still be ruined then?
When Su Qi was little, she was easy to fool and didn't know any better, but now Su Qi is very rebellious and won't come home when called. Shen Tiancheng can't afford to mess with her.
Suddenly, Shen Tiancheng's hand stopped, and he slapped himself hard.
"I really am!" Shen Tiancheng pointed at Shen Chaohuai: "I only adopted her because of you!"
Shen Chaohuai was unaware of the original owner's affairs. Hearing this, he paused for a moment and turned to look at Shen Chaohuai.
“You suffered from kidney failure as a child, and only Xiao Qi was a match. I can’t very well force a stranger to donate to you, so…”
Shen Chaohuai understood: "So, you adopted her on the condition that she donate?"
"Yes, what's wrong with that! This kind of life is not something she should enjoy. Since she has come to our family and accepted the wealth and luxury we provide, she should sacrifice for our family!"
Shen Chaohuai laughed out loud after hearing this, then came to his senses after a moment.
"Give her temporary glory, and you can't ask for more! If you want her to marry you and be the mistress of the Shen family for life, let me tell you! Impossible!"
Shen Chaohuai sneered: "Don't worry, I won't let her become the mistress of the Shen family."
Because Shen Chaohuai never actually belonged to the Shen family.
He went upstairs to get his things: "I'm going to the company. Father can just stay here and overthink things."
Shen Chaohuai smiled bitterly, as if he were pitying Shen Tiancheng.
In the hot pot restaurant, one pot of vegetables after another was put into the pot, but Su Qi ate without any appetite.
However, Li Yancheng was still engrossed in eating.
"Yeah, why aren't you eating? The vegetables are free, don't worry. I know you haven't been getting any acting roles lately and you're broke, it's okay, I'll treat you." Li Yancheng rambled on.
The next second, Su Qi lit a Ribin cigarette, shook the pipe, and the smoke filled the entire area.
A faint tobacco scent wafted through the air, and Li Yancheng smelled something: "Libin?"
Everyone felt that it was extremely absurd for a female artist of Su Qi's caliber to smoke Libin cigarettes, so speculation was inevitable.
Su Qi exhaled a puff of smoke: "Don't be so surprised, it was given to me by my adoptive parents' older brother."
That makes sense. Li Yancheng didn't say anything more, but reminded him, "You're too flamboyant. No wonder people outside say you're rebellious now because you've tied yourself to some big shot in the business world."
Su Qi frowned, and could roughly understand why everyone looked down on her.
She smiled and said, "You're good at spreading dirty rumors."
"I don't know why they weren't punished."
Su Qi gently stroked her slender fingers, rubbing them together in anticipation. Li Yancheng noticed the calluses on her hands and narrowed his eyes slightly: "By the way, where did you get your gun? Who taught you marksmanship? Such accurate marksmanship in such a short time, just barely missing Zheng Xin's ear, doesn't seem like that of a novice."
Su Qi said nonchalantly, "Oh, just some ways to protect myself."
Li Yancheng knew a little about marksmanship and knew that only extremely accurate marksmanship could determine a person's life or death in an instant, so it was clear that Su Qi did not really want to kill Zheng Xin.
Then the only option left is protection. With that thought, Li Yancheng put down his chopsticks.
“None of your friends can truly protect you,” Li Yancheng sighed. “And given my status, it’s inconvenient for me to appear in front of you often.”
Su Qi's finger flicked out a light screen containing relevant information.
[Li Yancheng became famous for playing the lead role in a movie, after which he had less contact with the original owner of the body. His manager forbade him from interacting with her due to his busy schedule.]
Su Qi realized something. The original owner had a bad reputation, and Li Yancheng's manager was also worried that the two of them associating would affect Li Yancheng's career.
And right now, Li Yancheng's manager happens to be away.
However, outside the hot pot restaurant, a camera lens zoomed in and pointed at Su Qi and Li Yancheng, who were sitting inside.
Su Qi stubbed out his cigarette, not wanting to continue the topic: "If you really want to help me, you don't need to talk nonsense, just do it."
Li Yancheng almost spat out the drink he had just taken a sip of: "Practice?"
"What? Don't you understand what I mean?"
"I mean."
Su Qi paused deliberately, then said with ill intent, "Help me."
"Help me get a better announcement."
"Aren't you a movie star? Getting a role in a production with your own investment should be easy, right?"
"Aren't you concerned about my current situation? Help me make money and improve my reputation, do what you can."
Li Yancheng didn't expect Su Qi to bring up this kind of thing directly with him without any ambiguity. He blinked. Was this still the Su Qi he knew?
Li Yancheng had previously considered bringing her into the production team, offering her a small role or something, but Su Qi had always refused. But now…
She changed after falling from the building; she stopped serving anyone and became too lazy to feign politeness or give anyone a friendly look.
Li Yancheng calmed down for a moment: "I can help you with the announcement, it's just a matter of me saying a word, I'm just afraid you won't agree."
He lowered his head, sighed deeply, and then looked at Su Qi: "I just have something I want to confirm."
Su Qi stared into his eyes without any hesitation.
The cold, dark, leaden-gray pupils, devoid of light, sent a chill down Li Yancheng's spine.
His Adam's apple bobbed slightly: "You're not her, so who are you?"
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