The Mind-Read Heiress: From Impostor to Family Favorite-Chapter 631 - 359_3

Wenyan arrived at the backyard. It wasn’t dark yet and a few nannies were setting up the dining table and a grill. Shen Jingxiu was sitting at another table, with his head down, seemingly engrossed in his phone.

Seeing his absorbed demeanour, Wenyan couldn’t help but feel mischievous and wanted to give him a scare.

So, she tiptoed up behind Shen Jingxiu.

Shen Jingxiu, while typing on his phone, was very serious, as if he had blocked out everything else around him and didn’t even notice Wenyan approaching.

It was impolite to peek at someone else’s phone screen, but Wenyan was immediately drawn to the nickname on the screen.

’Wenyan’s Little Cupcake’

She had a deep impression of this person.

That was a fan who crazily gifted her during the first season of the wilderness survival show.

Of course, she only found out about this after the recording ended.

There were rumours that a wealthy fan used an alternate account to lavish Wenyan with gifts, all to ensure she wouldn’t be overshadowed by another female guest, Qin Yan, in a concurrent show.

After that incident, the wealthy fan never appeared again and never logged on again, claiming that the account was created solely for Wenyan.

Due to the mystery and the large amounts of money involved, Wenyan had looked it up herself.

She just didn’t expect that ’Wenyan’s Little Cupcake’ was actually operated by Shen Jingxiu.

At this moment, he was earnestly clashing with a troll online.

’Shut up!’

’Get lost, troll!’

’Who do you think you are?

’Take a look in the mirror before you go out, have a good look at your own dignity.’

’You want me to bow? First, you kneel.’

’I eat cake, you eat shit — that suits your economic ability.’

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If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, Wenyan would never believe that these words could come from Shen Jingxiu.

He was such a serious and dignified person; how could he say such things and naively gift so many presents in the live broadcast.

Wenyan found it somewhat amusing, and it was collapsing his persona, but as she laughed, she suddenly felt like crying.

[Why is Shen Jingxiu like this?]

She didn’t hear Wenyan’s approaching footsteps, but at this moment, he heard her thoughts.

Shen Jingxiu’s fingers, which were rapidly typing, halted, and his heartbeat seemed to skip a beat.

He instinctively closed the app.

But not wanting to show he knew she was behind him, he foolishly clicked back into the comments section.

However, returning to the comments, he no longer felt like arguing with the trolls.

Wenyan was also caught in an awkward moment due to a sudden tearful breakdown.

What to do now? Would it be too late to dry her tears and call out to him? Would he discover she had lost her composure?

Fortunately, a call of ’Wenyan’ resounded, breaking the awkward silence.

Shen Jingchuan came striding over and unceremoniously clutched Wenyan’s shoulders.

"We were just..." Before he could finish, Shen Jingchuan stopped short, "Why are you crying? What’s wrong, did big brother do something to you?"

"No."

From the moment Shen Jingchuan ran over, Shen Jingxiu had stood up.

He was also looking at Wenyan, but his concern wasn’t the first thing he voiced.

Watching other family members coming over, Wenyan, after some thought, decided to stick to an old excuse.

"My movie flopped; it’s just too upsetting. None of the films or TV shows I’ve done before were as bad as now. It can’t be that I’m that terrible."

Shen Jingchuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Jingxiu’s brow slightly relaxed.

Shen Jingchuan pushed Wenyan down into a chair: "I thought it was some major mishap, it’s just a movie. I thought it was great. So what if the box office returns were poor? Look at those award-winning artsy films, each one’s box office is more dismal than yours."

The other family members gathered around to offer comfort after hearing the commotion.

After all, the poor box office sales of Wenyan’s movie had made it to the trending searches.

The movie had been completed over a year ago, and its underperformance was anticipated by Wenyan, so she wasn’t too upset. However, it served well to cover up her recent tears.

She just couldn’t help her frequent bouts of tearfulness.

She quickly joined everyone in happily grilling meat.

Seeing the whole family gathered together, she desired to do one last thing.

Halfway through the barbecue, she stood up and tapped her glass solemnly.

"Everyone, I have something to say. Please indulge me with your attention."

Su Yang led the applause: "Go ahead, what’s the matter? It must be good news, right?" frёewebnoѵēl.com

"Hmm... how should I put it, I think it’s good news."

Shen Jingchuan smiled warmly, eyeing her: "Then spill the beans."

Shen Jingxiu also quietly waited for her to continue.

"The movie flopped, but a new variety show is about to premiere! Netizens are anxious or even resisting, strongly advising entertainers not to accept my invitations. This puts me in a tough spot."

Shen Jinghe, Qin Yulong, and Shen Jingcheng looked towards Wenyan at the same time.

The matter of inviting guests had never been discussed at meetings before, so why would Wenyan bring it up at a family dinner today?