After Being Cyber Bullied, She Reveals Her True Identity

Chapter 185: Chapter 185: Two Cowards? Another Scandal? Chapter 185: Chapter 185: Two Cowards? Another Scandal? “Boom!”

The scene of the violent collision erupted with a loud bang and thick dust.

Shen Yan stood in the back, her brow twitching slightly at the sound of the impact.

Many people rushed to check on the scene, and Shen Yan was right there helping pull away the debris.

Li Yanbai’s head had been struck, bleeding, and after a hasty field dressing, he quickly rejoined the shooting. This wasn’t the first or second time such an incident had occurred; truly it was rare to see young actors today willing to endure such hardship.

Despite Li Yanbai’s hard work, he still hadn’t made it as a Best Actor. It was probably because someone was manipulating things behind the scenes.

On the award stage, such situations weren’t uncommon.

Take the time Li Yanbai stepped down from the Best Actor title, for example. The behind-the-scenes dealings were clear as day.

By the time Li Yanbai was treated for his wounds like an injured person, it was already noon.

Everyone dove into their box lunches, while Li Yanbai sat reclined in his chair, eating the dry food with one hand.

Because his other hand was also injured.

When everyone had settled down for their midday break, Shen Yan approached him.

Li Yanbai, frowning deeply, looked up at Shen Yan after receiving a message from Song Xuan.

“You’re already overburdened.”

“I can still hold up.”

Shen Yan said nothing, simply sitting down beside him in silence.

Li Yanbai took care of her, so Shen Yan also kept an eye on him.

Mutual care matters; Shen Yan understood the feeling of one-sided devotion that went unreciprocated.

Even with family and friends, it was necessary to maintain this mutual caring.

Li Yanbai put away his phone and closed his eyes wearily to rest.

Shen Yan simply sat beside him, gazing up at the blue sky and white clouds.

Yun Province had good weather and beautiful scenery.

“I have a scene with you tomorrow, the one where we jump down the sloped cliff. It’s somewhat dangerous. See if you can talk to Director Chen about it,” Li Yanbai suddenly spoke up. “A big guy like me is one thing, but with your delicate skin, if you roll down there, you’re sure to be ruined.”

Director Chen was fanatical in his filmmaking; the actors couldn’t all afford to be equally crazy.

“I can handle it.”

“Don’t show off.”

“What did Mr. Song and Mr. Li say?” Shen Yan asked suddenly.

Li Yanbai’s gaze flickered slightly. “They didn’t say much.”

“Did they say something about me?”

“…” Li Yanbai let out a bitter laugh, “Shen Yan, can’t you be less concerned? With such attention to detail, do we have any secrets from you?”

“It was Mr. Li’s gaze that gave him away,” Shen Yan caught his evasive eyes several times. He obviously had something to hide.

“…Then you’re really sharp,” Li Yanbai was baffled at how astute Shen Yan was.

Li Yanbai glanced around. There was no one else nearby; everyone else was too far to overhear their conversation.

“Song Xuan’s visit to the set got captured, and I’m worried that those odd rumors from before will get attention again, potentially harming Song Xuan’s career.”

Shen Yan listened quietly.

She was aware of the rumor Li Yanbai referred to, the same one that Tao Rongye had exploited to suppress public opinion the time before.

“Her manager contacted me, hoping I could convince you to speak out, and clarify that Song Xuan was actually visiting you on set.”

Li Yanbai had refused because he remembered the photo from last time.

Shen Yan speaking out would lead to the photo being dredged up and misinterpreted.

“Is Mr. Song not pleased about the rumors with Mr. Li?” Shen Yan asked.

Li Yanbai responded oddly: “She never liked these sorts of things. There’s nothing between us in that regard, so if it can be clarified, it should be.”

“You don’t like Song Xuan?” Shen Yan trusted what she saw and her own judgment.

Li Yanbai: “…”

There was no need to be so direct.

“If you like her, confess,” Shen Yan said, understanding everything from his silence.

Liking her was certain, but being timid was also true.

Li Yanbai really wanted to ask her if she liked that man, if she had been brave enough to confess.

“But looking at the atmosphere between her and that man, Li Yanbai didn’t want to ask anymore.”

“The way the two of them got along, they must have confessed their feelings to each other a long time ago.”

“In contrast, he really chickened out.”

Then, Li Yanbai couldn’t help but ask, “How did you and that person go about confessing in this regard?”

Shen Yan: “…”

Was Li Yanbai teasing her?

Her situation with Qi Si was different.

They were now truly in a marriage relationship.

Confessing was something you’d do when you liked someone so much that you couldn’t hold back.

Had she liked Qi Si so much that she couldn’t help but confess?

It didn’t seem that way.

It was just that she found Qi Si comfortable to be around, which is why she was willing to live with him.

To like—it seemed like a word so distant from her…

Shen Yan’s reaction made Li Yanbai wonder if she had chickened out too, or if their relationship wasn’t even that of a boyfriend and girlfriend.

If it was the former, then neither had the right to laugh at the other.

As for the latter, Li Yanbai simply couldn’t ask.

*

Perhaps it was because she was provoked, but the scene Shen Yan and Li Yanbai had to shoot the next day was particularly intense.

The two of them seemed to be competing with each other, each being more ruthless to themselves.

Especially Shen Yan, she rolled down such a long slope without any safety measures in place.

She nearly scared everyone on set to death.

Director Chen watched the two of them: “…”

He liked actors who were dedicated to their craft.

But too much dedication could be hard on his heart.

These two were like they’d been injected with chicken blood, almost wishing for an even more intense scene!

After shooting for the whole day, even the formidable Director Chen started looking for quick-acting heart-relief pills.

Once the scene ended, Director Chen called them over, clutching his chest, and took a good look at the two of them: “What’s going on with you two?”

“Director Chen, was there a problem with our scene?” Li Yanbai hadn’t felt such a thrill from acting in a long time; today’s shoot was truly exhilarating.

Director Chen’s forehead twitched: “No problem with the scene, the problem is with you two. Are you trying to get yourselves killed? Didn’t you see the way everyone was looking at you, as if they’d seen a ghost? Are you two in love and had a fight?”

Li Yanbai: “…”

Shen Yan: “…”

Director Chen, that’s a very dangerous thought.

“Tomorrow’s scene, remember to tone it down a bit. With the way you two are going, what are the others supposed to do?” Director Chen didn’t care about their private matters. The two hadn’t delayed the shoot because of this, and the scenes turned out even better than expected, even better than anticipated.

When they dispersed, Shen Yan and Li Yanbai exchanged a glance.

Both smiled at the same time.

Then they each returned to their lodging.

*

Lying on the bed after washing up, Shen Yan took out her phone to message Qi Si, still no reply.

She hadn’t received any response from Qi Si since yesterday.

Could he have entered an area with no signal again?

Her phone buzzed—it was Xiao Zhao’s call.

Shen Yan picked up with a puzzled tone.

“Yanyan, you better check Weibo; the news about you shooting here has been leaked. Someone dug up that previous photo, and now rumors about you and Mr. Li are spreading!” Xiao Zhao’s voice was especially excited.

Shen Yan hung up the call and opened Weibo, only to find she and Li Yanbai had made it to the trending topics… but it was for negative reasons.

The hashtag #SuspectedRomanticRelationshipBetweenLiYanbaiAndShenYanExposed# was a little eye-catching.

Clicking into it, Shen Yan immediately felt the overwhelming presence of haters.

Apart from the blurry photo of her and Qi Si’s silhouette, there was also a photo of Song Xuan and Li Yanbai.

“Definite proof it’s Li Yanbai. Song Xuan’s set visit was just a guise, actually providing cover for the two of them.”

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