After Being Cyber Bullied, She Reveals Her True Identity

Chapter 381: Chapter 376: We Can’t Be Arrogant Chapter 381: Chapter 376: We Can’t Be Arrogant During dinner that evening, Shen Yan kept watching Qi Si, with emotions flickering in her eyes that tightened his brows.

Qi Si’s deep-set eyes narrowed slightly, and suddenly he stood up.

Uh?

Shen Yan watched him suddenly approach and paused, “Mr. Qi, what’s wrong?”

Qi Si braced his strong and sturdy hand on the edge of the table, his tall frame leaning half towards her, rendering the atmosphere somewhat ambiguously charged.

Shen Yan found herself gazing into his clear, dark eyes, and her heartbeat abruptly quickened.

“Do you find it nice to look at?”

“Uh?” Shen Yan blinked, and a gleam flashed in her eyes, capturing a slight change in Qi Si’s expression. Without waiting for Shen Yan to speak again, he seized her chin and delivered a deep kiss.

Her eyes, shimmering with light, widened slightly.

When they finally parted, Shen Yan instinctively touched the area over her heart, her face reddening, “You… why would you suddenly do that?”

Qi Si suppressed the darkness in his eyes and raised his hand to wipe her lips.

“You were seducing me.”

Huh?

Shen Yan caught a glimpse of a subtle curve on his straight lips, her eyes widening once more!

Qi Si was smiling just now.

Somehow, Shen Yan’s heartbeat quickened again!

“Mr. Qi!”

Shen Yan suddenly called out to him.

“Hmm.”

Qi Si, after kissing her, hadn’t moved away but stood beside her, twirling a strand of her hair around his slender fingers.

Her hair was very soft, as if carrying a natural fragrance, refreshing and sweet!

“You just smiled; I haven’t seen you smile before. Could you smile again, just once…” Shen Yan, as if she had discovered a new world, turned her head and gazed directly at him, her eyes filled with anticipation!

A sudden impact hit Qi Si’s heart. Faced with such eyes, he simply couldn’t refuse.

His lips curved even more softly.

Though the slight curve could hardly be called a smile, Shen Yan was dazzled!

Her heart skipped, and then she stood up, reached for his slightly bent neck, and kissed him near the lips.

Qi Si was taken aback but then held her firmly, kissing her until she was unsteady on her feet.

That dinner, in the end, they hardly ate a few bites before giving up.

*

The next day, Qi Si was already gone.

When Shen Yan checked the time, it was past ten o’clock, and her face reddened without reason.

She patted her face, not allowing herself to wallow in that mood.

Too much nonsense in her head could make her stupid.

Jing University.

Dressed and in a hurry, Shen Yan rushed to the quiet teahouse nearby.

She found the private courtyard seating at the back and, seeing Professor Lin already waiting there, felt a bit embarrassed as she apologized, “Professor Lin, I’m late, I’m very sorry for keeping you waiting.”

“It’s fine, I’m quite free today!” Professor Lin was particularly lenient with Shen Yan.

If it were one of his students who was late, he would have probably left by now.

His time was extremely precious, not to be spent sitting around waiting for nothing.

“I ordered Longjing, not sure if it’s to your taste.”

“I’m not particular about tea, nor do I understand much about it,” Shen Yan admitted without pretense.

Tea and water were much the same to her.

Professor Lin chuckled, “To be honest, I don’t understand tea either. It’s just for putting on an appearance of refinement!”

Shen Yan laughed along, knowing that Professor Lin was trying to make her feel at ease.

There was an indescribable feeling in her heart.

This made her believe that joining the Research Institute was the wisest decision she ever made!

“The research hopes that you can participate in the coming days, as it was you who personally proposed the project,” Professor Lin looked at her, his expression slightly stern, “We have faith in you, but that doesn’t mean those above us don’t have doubts. Shen Yan, I hope you can understand…”

“I understand, I will make time to participate in the research,” Shen Yan knew Professor Lin’s predicament, after all, the Research Institute wasn’t solely ruled by them.

After this incident of being questioned, those above paid extra attention to Shen Yan.

Once the matter arose, the Institute promptly reported Shen Yan.

Young and possessing exceptional abilities, it was natural that she caught the attention of those above.

Professor Lin was also greatly relieved. With such a genius emerging from the Institute, they had to go to great lengths to retain her and not let this incident dishearten Shen Yan.

“The Institute has offered you several conditions. Just mention what you want and don’t hold back. In addition to you, previous researchers who had accomplishments also received such treatment, so you don’t need to feel burdened.”

Professor Lin worried that Shen Yan might decline the Institute’s goodwill out of embarrassment.

Shen Yan nodded gratefully, “I will accept it.”

Hearing this, Professor Lin was reassured and then brought up the issue of celebration.

Shen Yan thought for a moment and said, “We cannot be proud.”

“Eh?” Professor Lin was taken aback.

Shen Yan, serious in her expression, continued, “Professor Lin, we can’t lower our guard just because we’ve overcome foreign skepticism. We have to strive to create the next miracle, to slap them once more with our strength. At this time, do you think we’re in the mood to celebrate?”

Professor Lin shook his head!

Stirred by Shen Yan’s words, his blood boiled!

“That’s why I’ve decided to dive into the second phase of research starting tomorrow! Professor Lin, let’s work hard together!”

“Oh… yes, let’s work hard!” Professor Lin was energized by Shen Yan’s enthusiasm!

Right!

Celebrating now was too early!

Even though they had clarified this time, the superficial voices of doubt had yet to subside.

Once they create another miracle and slap those voices of doubt in the face, it would be extremely satisfying!

Professor Lin immediately felt invigorated as if injected with adrenaline, quickly stood up: “Shen Yan, I’m heading to the lab right now!”

“I’ve discussed it with my family and will be there first thing tomorrow morning. My work is a bit troublesome,” Shen Yan said, looking troubled.

“Understood,” Professor Lin indicated he understood her.

*

“There aren’t many engagements these days, and their quality is not as good as before. I’ve declined them. You do what you need to do, and if anything comes up, make sure to let us know.”

Liu Su immediately canceled his return trip to Shen City when Shen Yan announced that she needed a few days to attend to her personal affairs.

He also declined several appearances that required traveling to other provinces. He initially thought that after the movie wrapped up, Liu Su would dive Shen Yan into hectic work, but after a single comment from her, he rejected them all.

Pushing them off once or twice was one thing.

But doing it frequently made others in the circle feel that Shen Yan was acting superior, like a diva!

However.

Shen Yan declining had inadvertently favored other artists under their banner.

Star Language Media had an extensive network. It treated its artists relatively fairly.

The resources were almost evenly distributed, allowing everyone to quickly grow in their respective fields.

Shen Yan glanced at the trending searches; the research topic had cooled off, replaced by entertainment news.

The first to shoot up, unsurprisingly, was Chu Jinghe.

Shen Yan found it a bit magical that no matter what Chu Jinghe did, she never plummeted to ruin; in fact, she seemed to be rising even higher. Even if she didn’t rise, whenever she made those negative trending searches, it was nothing more than a superficial scratch, without even denting her vitality.

That’s why Shen Yan thought Chu Jinghe was somewhat magical.

Shen Yan took a quick look and then put it away, soon receiving messages from Zhang Yu and the others, saying they would be heading to Beijing next and asking if she had been invited.

It seemed like there was some national sporting event, inviting them, the singing stars, to boost the morale!

No wonder Beijing had been busier than usual recently, so there was a large sports event.

Shen Yan replied, asking them to let her know once they arrived in Beijing, without telling them that she was already there.

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