Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Secret Crush. Unusual! Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Secret Crush. Unusual! As the first artist signed by Chenfeng Media, Shi Lian and her agent, Dai Qiu, arrived on time.

Everyone from the Mu Family knew that Shi Lian was now an artist under Chenfeng Media, and they treated her extremely well, which caused Chu Jinghe’s expression to darken.

Fortunately, she managed to maintain a smile on her face.

After all, Shi Lian was an artist from Chenfeng Media, and they had to show her some respect.

Thus, Chu Jinghe, holding onto Mu Jincheng, was able to bear it.

However, the person who came in behind made it impossible for her to keep her smile.

Shen Yan appearing at the Mu Family’s banquet would not have been surprising at the beginning since everyone around Mu Jincheng knew that Shen Yan initially followed him into the entertainment industry.

But later on, Shen Yan became indifferent towards Mu Jincheng, and her initial adoration had vanished completely.

All that was left was the indifference between strangers.

Now, her sudden appearance at the Mu Family’s banquet seemed like she was intent on rekindling things.

“Shen Yan! I sent you an invitation earlier and thought you wouldn’t come,” Mu Yanyan, dressed in a long yellow dress, greeted her warmly, attempting to take Shen Yan’s hand, only for Shen Yan to subtly avoid it.

Shen Yan nodded slightly, “Miss Mu.”

Everyone saw this scene and their expressions varied.

The looks directed at Chu Jinghe also changed.

Most of them seemed eager to witness some drama.

Chu Jinghe’s face turned pale, and she forced a slight smile, “Shen Yan, you’re here too!”

“I’m just here to join the fun,” Shen Yan greeted Madam Mu, saying, “Madam Mu, I’ll go inside first so as not to disturb your welcoming of the guests.”

“Shen Yan, since you’re here already, stay and keep me company…” Mu Yanyan wanted to get close to Shen Yan just to irritate Chu Jinghe.

But Shen Yan was not willing to cooperate.

She had no interest in being used as a tool.

“This is the Mu Family’s banquet, and it’s not quite right for me to keep standing here. I have friends inside, so I won’t disturb you anymore,” she said, then walked away before they could pull her into anything.

Shi Lian, standing not too far away, watched the scene and found it amusing.

“It seems the Mu Family really doesn’t like Chu Jinghe. Brother Qiu, it looks like my bet was half right.”

Dai Qiu glanced briefly then looked away, “Don’t get too relaxed yet. Whether we can rely on Chenfeng Media for further development still depends on whether the Mu Family has enough influence.”

Shi Lian smiled faintly, glancing again towards where Chu Jinghe was.

Seeing Chu Jinghe’s stiffly maintained, rigid smile, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

*

Shen Yan moved to another spot and avoided a familiar face as soon as she saw them.

Outside on the open lawn corner, she saw Qin Dingyue and noticed Gu Ting hurriedly leaving.

It seemed he had said something to Qin Dingyue.

Shen Yan approached Qin Dingyue, blocking a slight shadow.

Qin Dingyue was eating dessert when she suddenly felt someone standing in front of her, and she quickly looked up to see Shen Yan’s face.

“Cough cough…”

Remembering what she had said in front of Ms. Gu and then seeing the face that had spoken those words in panic, she choked.

Shen Yan patted her back as Qin Dingyue coughed more fiercely.

“Cough… cough… Yanyan, that… cough…”

Shen Yan soothed her back, “Take it easy.”

Once Qin Dingyue had calmed down a bit, she looked around like a thief, not daring to meet Shen Yan’s eyes, “Yanyan, did you… did you hear that? Don’t misunderstand, I just meant to refuse Aunt Gu, nothing else. But when I said I liked you, it was true, just not in that way. I was just using you as a shield…” Qin Dingyue’s voice grew quieter.

“I’m sorry.”

“Huh?” Qin Dingyue dumbly looked up at Shen Yan.

“It was presumptuous of me, causing you such trouble,” Shen Yan sincerely thought that Qin Dingyue was a nice girl and considering Shen Zheng’s good character, she believed the two of them would be happy together.

Qin Dingyue smiled and scratched her head, “Your brother is a great person. If I had met him ten years earlier, I might not have been able to resist. Yanyan, thanks for introducing us and letting me experience what it’s like to have an older brother! But just to be honest, I actually have someone I like. He’s not in the industry but was my senior in school, and he enlisted in the army ten years ago.”

Shen Yan quietly watched her.

“I’m just silently in love,” Qin Dingyue’s smile was somewhat bitter.

Shen Yan shook her head, “Very cool.”

Qin Dingyue was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, “Yanyan, you’re really great!”

“I’m not that great,” she introduced the matter on a whim.

But she genuinely liked Qin Dingyue’s personality.

Optimistic and uplifting!

She influenced everyone around her.

She thought, if someone like her could join a family with a good environment like the Shen Family, wouldn’t she be even happier?

Qin Dingyue’s family wasn’t too well-off, and she initially entered the entertainment industry to lessen her family’s financial burdens and support them.

As her fame rose, her family’s situation had improved significantly.

Shen Yan didn’t go join in the bustling crowd elsewhere but sat with Qin Dingyue in this corner, enjoying sweets together.

Qin Dingyue said that eating sweets could lighten one’s mood.

Although Shen Yan didn’t claim to love sweets to that extent, the atmosphere of sharing sweets with Qin Dingyue was something that the sweets themselves couldn’t provide.

In the vast dye vat of the entertainment industry, maintaining one’s original intentions like Qin Dingyue was rare.

Suddenly, a commotion from elsewhere attracted their attention, Qin Dingyue looked in that direction and then at Shen Yan, hesitatingly said, “Yanyan, there’s something I’ve been wanting to tell you for a long time. Mu Jincheng is really not right for you, he’s not as great as you think. I think you’d be more suited to someone more stable…”

Like that frightening man who suddenly appeared during that taping!

She had seen Shen Yan getting along quite harmoniously with him.

Qin Dingyue didn’t want to speculate whether that man was Shen Yan’s sugar daddy.

She rather hoped they had a normal romantic relationship.

Shen Yan smiled, “I don’t feel that way about Mu Jincheng, I was mistaken before.”

“Being mistaken is fine, who hasn’t been blind when they’re young? I used to think admiration was the same as romantic interest.”

Shen Yan didn’t know if Qin Dingyue’s words were true or false, but she really did want to comfort people.

Shen Yan smiled and stood up, “Should we go now?”

“Are we leaving now? My agent is still out front,” Qin Dingyue took out her phone to make a call, but no one answered, “Yanyan, if you’re in a hurry you can go ahead, I might not be able to leave yet.”

“Since it’s like this, I’ll just sit here for a while.”

“Then I’ll go find someone,” Qin Dingyue lifted her dress and hurried toward the banquet hall.

Shen Yan sat back down, looked at the leftover sweets, smiled and popped the last piece into her mouth.

In the backlight, a tall figure walked straight towards Shen Yan, clearly knowing she was there all along.

Seeing the person’s face clearly, Shen Yan paused, “Mr. Li.”

Li Xu held a glass of champagne in his slender hand, gently shook it, placed it on the table, and sat where Qin Dingyue had just been sitting.

“Many people up front were wondering why you showed up at this banquet only to hide away when you arrived,” Li Xu glanced at Shen Yan from the corner of his eye.

“Just here to see a friend,” Shen Yan said softly, feeling a slight stir in her heart when she mentioned the word ‘friend’.

Unconsciously.

She had become a person with friends.

“Is it Mu Jincheng?”

Shen Yan looked up at him.

Li Xu met her gaze, “That’s what everyone’s saying.”

“Did Mr. Li come over just to talk about this?”

“Not exactly, I just wanted to learn more about Star Language Media.”

Shen Yan looked at him, somewhat puzzled about why he suddenly wanted to learn about Star Language Media.

Li Xu spoke slowly, “My talent agency is under investigation, and it might be dissolved.”

So he needed to find another one.

Under investigation for dissolution?

Shen Yan suddenly detected an unusual scent in the air.

Her mind flashed back to the last time she filmed “Life in the Courtyard” when Li Xu was injured, and she couldn’t help but stare at Li Xu.

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