Chapter 30: Chapter 030: Is This Returning Kindness with Ingratitude? Chapter 30: Chapter 030: Is This Returning Kindness with Ingratitude? The final scene of the live broadcast caused quite a stir online.
#Rising Female Star Catches Poisonous Snake Barehanded# skyrocketed to the top of trending searches.
That scene was heart-stopping, enough to make one’s hair stand on end.
Liu Su watched Shen Yan’s live broadcast on his phone in the car heading to the program’s live broadcast site.
And he took in that particular scene.
Liu Su immediately called Qi Si, “Mr. Qi, did you watch the live broadcast?”
Qi Si, who was in a meeting, replied coldly, “Do you think I’m that idle?”
Liu Su quietly hung up the phone.
He knew Qi Si really didn’t care about such things.
Assigning him to manage Star Language Media was simply a way to get him out of the way, so he wouldn’t have to watchdog for the family elders.
Liu Su scrolled through the trending searches and watched the snake-catching clip again, still feeling shocked.
The production team was too careless; the life of an artist was threatened. Who would dare to continue recording?
On this matter, Liu Su thought about suing the production team directly.
Shen Yan’s performance on this show surprised Liu Su.
The usually pampered Miss Shen not only knew how to spear fish and cook but also could catch snakes with her bare hands.
Had they overlooked too much and failed to fully discover Miss Shen’s plethora of skills?
Then Liu Su remembered all the verbal insults Shen Yan had hurled at Qi Si and even the smashing of objects and had to discard those unrealistic thoughts.
The family might not know, but Liu Su, who was assigned to follow Qi Si, was well aware that Shen Yan had long harbored an unrequited love for a male star.
And that male star was in this live broadcast show.
Liu Su felt somewhat worried.
*
Shen Yan suddenly felt a slight jolt in her soul, and her spirits inexplicably lightened considerably.
She immediately thought of something and quickly checked her phone, seeing the snake-catching trending search at the top.
A pleased smile curved her lips.
“Looks like they didn’t lie to me.”
Sure enough, hitting the top of the trending list made her feel much better.
It was as if a terminal illness had been eradicated from the depths of her soul.
In that case, she really ought to thank Mu Jincheng.
“Yanyan, I’m coming in to see you!” Qin Dingyue’s voice hadn’t finished before she entered.
Seeing Shen Yan holding her phone and sitting on a small chair, Qin Dingyue was taken aback.
Shen Yan looked behind her. Aside from Xu Zishen, everyone had come in.
Mu Jincheng quickly assessed Shen Yan, feeling somewhat guilty.
Shen Yan noticed his flicker of guilt and sneered inwardly.
She hadn’t expected Mu Jincheng to be so ruthless.
To actually want to kill her off.
Chu Jinghe asked, “Shen Yan, we were all shocked when we heard you caught the snake with your hands.”
Liu Qiang pouted, secretly wishing the snake had bitten Shen Yan dead.
“I’m fine. You should be visiting Xu Zishen. He was really scared,” Shen Yan pointed outside.
“Yanyan, you’re really brave. Even though it was dangerous, you were so cool!” Qin Dingyue gushed, stars practically sparkled in her eyes.
“You don’t have to hover around me, go do what you need to do. It’s not easy to get some rest, so why waste it?” Shen Yan said with a slight smile.
She didn’t seem to have any psychological shadow from the incident.
Qin Dingyue’s admiration grew even stronger!
It was just like something out of a TV show, incredibly cool!
Qin Dingyue felt nearly overwhelmed by Shen Yan’s brilliance.
Seeing that she was really okay, everyone left.
But once outside, seeing Xu Zishen’s pale face, they exchanged looks and then cast sympathetic glances his way.
Xu Zishen came to thank Shen Yan; had it not been for her actions, he truly might have been done for right then and there.
Xu Zishen greeted everyone and then went inside.
Shen Yan was about to take a short rest when she saw Xu Zishen run in, still deathly pale, obviously he hadn’t recovered yet.
It was understandable; anyone experiencing such an event for the first time would be scared.
“Are you okay?”
“Very good,” Xu Zishen squeezed out an uglier smile than crying, “Thank you, if it wasn’t for you, I might have been a goner right there.”
“It was nothing.”
Indeed it was a simple act, but this simple act allowed Xu Zishen to dodge death, and he felt immense gratitude and was moved.
Watching the undisturbed Shen Yan, oddly enough, Xu Zishen found his own heart quieting down too.
“I’ll repay you.”
Xu Zishen said somewhat stiffly.
He said it very sincerely.
Shen Yan: “No need.”
“I must thank you,” Xu Zishen thought for a moment, “what do you want?”
Shen Yan glanced at him: “I don’t need anything.”
“I can help you gain popularity.”
“I currently have quite a bit of popularity already, no need for more.”
Xu Zishen said, “I’ll give you money.”
Shen Yan: “I consider money as nothing more than dung.”
Xu Zishen: “Work like an ox or horse for you?”
Shen Yan: “I’m not short of oxen or horses.”
Xu Zishen bit his teeth: “I offer myself to you!”
Shen Yan looked at him, then slowly shifted her gaze and said faintly, “I don’t like plain boiled chicken.”
Xu Zishen: “…”
How did he become a plain boiled chicken?
He exercised, controlled his diet, and his popularity in the entertainment industry wasn’t low either.
Because of his persona as a wealthy scion, he attracted quite a following, and there were plenty of female stars in the industry who wanted to sleep with him.
Didn’t Shen Yan want to?
“Being my girlfriend wouldn’t be a loss for you, won’t you reconsider?”
It was only then that Xu Zishen really took a good look at Shen Yan, she was truly beautiful!
Whether it was her figure or her face, both were top-tier.
Even attracting a wealthy tycoon would be an easy feat for Shen Yan.
Shen Yan turned off her phone and stood up to look at him: “Are you repaying kindness with hostility?”
“Not at all…”
“Then is this charity?”
Xu Zishen couldn’t speak anymore, Shen Yan’s gaze was too mocking.
*
Seeing Xu Zishen slinking out from Shen Yan’s tent, everyone’s gaze unconsciously followed him.
Mu Jincheng frowned slightly, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
What had they been talking about, being alone together for so long?
Then he thought that Shen Yan was a bit shameless. Didn’t she know what it meant to avoid suspicion?
To be alone in a tent with a male celebrity in front of everyone, wasn’t she afraid of rumors?
Perhaps, Shen Yan herself couldn’t wait to be involved in a scandal with Xu Zishen, the pseudo-rich scion.
Mu Jincheng silently sneered and redirected his gaze away from that direction.
Shen Yan saving Xu Zishen was of great interest to Chu Jinghe.
Ever since she joined this program, she had been trying to get close to Xu Zishen, intentionally and unintentionally, with little success. And now, Shen Yan had beaten her to it.
The production team was still investigating when Xiao Zhao suddenly received a call from the company and hurriedly found Shen Yan: “Yanyan, someone from the company is here!”
The company sending someone meant they hadn’t given up on Shen Yan.
Xiao Zhao was so happy she was almost laughing her teeth off.
Hearing this, Shen Yan paused, then followed the staffer to the temporary break room, where she saw a senior executive from Star Language Media talking to Liu Su.
When they heard the noise, both men turned around at the same time.
The executive’s eyes went wide upon seeing the real Shen Yan!
“Uncle Liu?”
The middle-aged man before her was the Qi Family’s butler; after the original host and Qi Si got engaged, the family assigned him to look after Qi Si and, by proxy, to watch over them on the family’s behalf.
To ensure they got married without a hitch.
Shen Yan was puzzled. Hadn’t Qi Si said he would come to get her after the program ended?
There was still one day left in the program, so why had Liu Su arrived?
“Miss Shen,” Liu Su stood up as soon as he saw Shen Yan and motioned for the others to leave.
Once everyone had left, Liu Su spoke with concern: “I heard Miss Shen had an accident; the sir sent me to check on you.”
Shen Yan watched him lie through his teeth without calling him out.
“It’s nothing serious. You’ve gone to a lot of trouble coming here, Uncle Liu. Please thank Mr. Qi for his concern on my behalf,” Shen Yan said in an even tone.
Liu Su, however, was taken aback.