The Mind-Read Heiress: From Impostor to Family Favorite-Chapter 568 - 305

Wenyan@Wang Che: You weren’t really blind at that time haha, you probably just didn’t pay attention. This photo was sneakily taken by my assistant baby when he came in.

Wang Che@Wenyan: So that’s why, tell He Xing that she is absolutely not getting a meal invite from me next time.

Wenyan@Wang Che: Don’t be like that, you’re kind of hurting her feelings, she took such a good photo of you, everybody feels sorry for you when they see it, you should be the one treating her to a meal.

Wang Che@Wenyan: Okay, you’re good-looking so you make the rules!

After replying to this message, the two of them stopped interacting online and started chatting privately on WeChat.

The contents of the private chat remained visible to their eyes only.

However, netizens were not idle; they started a frenzied discussion.

’Momma mia, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen a mini essay other than character goodbyes, didn’t expect to catch one as soon as I logged on. Wang Che seems so genuine, especially when cursing at haters. Will his words from today become viral internet quotes?’

’Haha, are you talking about this one#RumorMongersWillNeverGetToEat#’

’And this one#GoHomeAndFryAnEggIfYou’reMalnourished, eggs are cheap and nutritious, just right for your budget#’

’Indeed, quite something, he’s good at cursing, I saw him acting in that puppet skeleton show, I remember he played a smooth and gentle character, didn’t expect he could be so fierce and funny in real life.’

’Haha, I’m an old fan of Cheche, actually, anyone who knows him well is aware that this is totally his style.’

’Did you just notice the funny part? I think he’s very sincere, and you can tell that he and Wenyan are real friends.’

’What hit me the most is the line#That day, she became the hero in my life.#’

’I agree, why do I feel like this line is going to trend?’

’I’m different from you guys, what got me was their nicknames for each other ’Big Yanyan’ and ’Little Chezi’’

’Haha, am I the only one who thinks ’Little Chezi’ sounds like a eunuch’s name?’

’For real, those are obviously nicknames between good friends, you’re really killing the vibe with the eunuch thing. Guards, drag this person out and beat him for five minutes!’

’Zha’

’Hahaha, the one who said ’zha’ is the real eunuch.’

’Hey, do you mind your manners?’

’Firstly, my name is not "hey." Secondly, this isn’t arrogance, this is anger...’

’Strong sister, your tone is coming on too strong for me.’

’I’m a bro, I sentence you to call me again.’

’Sentencing me, so arrogant? Within a minute, I want to know all your information.’

’You don’t need to know all my information, you just need to understand that meeting me is meeting your match.’

’Er... although, meeting you is like encountering crap.’

’Hmph, you’ve offended me now.’

’If offending you is like offending cotton~’

For a moment, netizens were playing with Internet memes in the comment section of Wang Che’s post, and just the comments under this one post exceeded the total number of comments from all his past posts combined.

He also trended on several hot searches in succession.

#BigYanyanAndLittleChezi#

#WenyanAndWangCheCelestialFriendship#

#WangCheIsOnFire#

#WangCheIsTrending#

#ThatDaySheBecameMyHero#

#WenyanLoansMoneyToAGoodFriend#

#WangCheWritesAMiniEssayToBashHaters#

And fittingly, tonight’s trending keywords were all in praise of his friendship with Wenyan, with hardly any negative comments at all.

Or to say, any negative comments had been overshadowed.

Wenyan promptly reached out to Qin Yulong.

’Did you manipulate tonight’s hot searches?’

Qin Yulong gave her a positive reply: ’Yes, a little showcase of our new company’s capabilities.’

Then she asked, ’How do you feel about the results?’

Wenyan expressed approval: ’Pretty good indeed.’

Wenyan: ’Hey? Before you know it, I just scrolled past two negative hot searches, both slandering us for stirring up drama. What’s your plan for dealing with them? Pull them down?’

Qin Yulong: ’No need to pull them. It costs money to do that, why should the haters profit from us? Not going to happen. I choose to build my own skyscraper.’

Wenyan: ’Impressive, my sister.’

Wang Che also had words of praise for Wenyan.

Wang Che: ’Impressive, my sister. Thanks to my Yan sister for taking me under her wing.’

Wenyan: ’Don’t mention it, don’t mention it, it’s because you wrote a good mini essay.’

Wang Che: ’Why are you still hiding things from me, my manager already told me. He said Manager Qin just called, and then all these positive hot searches went up.’

The ’Manager Qin’ mentioned by Wang Che was none other than Qin Yulong.

Wenyan: "Really, now you know. Haha, hurry and get a basin to catch this splashing wealth."

Wang Che: "Got it, I have already set up all the pots and pans."

Overnight, the buzz about the friendship between Wenyan and Wang Che, as well as Wenyan’s character, was fueled by the efforts of data companies but also by genuine, organic online buzz.

Three days later, Bai Qin’s traditional Chinese clothing fashion show "Spring Return" had a grand opening in the famous Forest Park of A City.

Wenyan only found out about the actual location of the show during the rehearsal.

When she first went to Bai Qin’s studio, she thought the forest Secret Realm scene she saw was breathtaking.

But to her surprise, Bai Qin had already been working on creating the real show venue. The actual venue replicated her designs almost on a one-to-one scale, and on the day of the show, everyone who came was astounded like never before.

The cameras in everyone’s hands hardly stopped for even a moment.

During the rehearsal, Wenyan also saw some familiar faces, like the model Qin Yan whom she had filmed a survival show with, and the singer Xu He.

And then there was... Shen Jinghe.

Since Wenyan had not seen Shen Jinghe during the previous two rehearsals, she was particularly surprised to see him there today.

Especially since Bai Qin had told her, "Get acquainted with him for a bit before the show, as he and another male model will be leading you onto the stage."

"Ah? Wasn’t I supposed to pair up with the male model I practiced the walking routine with before? Is this a last-minute change?"

Bai Qin frowned, "Didn’t I tell you? As the finale, you’ll have two partners."

Wenyan shook her head, "I don’t think you mentioned it."

"OK, but it’s not important. After all, they are just supporting roles. When it’s time, you just need to hit your mark and walk forward beautifully by yourself. They’re merely a backdrop, OK?"

"OK."

"Alright, walk one for me to see."

Wenyan and Shen Jinghe immediately took their places.

After the walk, Wenyan asked Shen Jinghe, "That’s not right. I talked to Bai Auntie’s assistant Miss later. She said they did invite you at first, but that you rejected the invitation without even considering it. How come you’re here now?"

Shen Jinghe, looking into Wenyan’s eyes that dazzled like the Secret Realm full of spirit and brilliance, gave her a response that was completely beside the point.

"You look really beautiful today."

"......" Wenyan was stunned for a moment, and it took her several seconds to reply, "You’re suddenly complimenting me so seriously, I’m not used to it. But I know my makeup today is perfect, especially the eye makeup."

"Yeah, it’s a shame we can’t carry phones, otherwise I could have taken some beautiful photos of you. Are you nervous? I noticed you almost missed your mark when you walked the first time."

"Right," Wenyan sighed, "you noticed too. The previous rehearsals were fine, but today is the official occasion, and it’s not like acting where you get multiple takes if there’s an NG. With so many eyes and countless spotlights waiting for the finale, I do feel some pressure."

"I understand, but you don’t have to worry, because I’ll be watching you from behind the whole time."

"Oh my God, please stop. I felt fine before, but now that you mention it, my heart’s starting to race."

"Is it?"

"For real, it’s thumping non-stop, I can’t handle it, I’m going to panic."

"What’s there to panic about?" Shen Jinghe stepped forward half a step, "Let me feel it."

"??!! What?"

What had he just said?

Wenyan thought she must have misheard.

He said he wanted to "feel it?"

Feel what?

Her heartbeat?

This was becoming too mystical.

"You’re..." Wenyan began to speak but only got two words out before Shen Jinghe reached out a hand towards her.

Wenyan, alarmed by Shen Jinghe’s gesture, stepped back immediately, not realizing there was a pile of waterproof cloth on the ground behind her.

The instant she got tripped up by the waterproof cloth, she could feel herself losing balance.

Just as she thought she was going to fall, a long arm swiftly wrapped around her waist, steadying her.

It was Shen Jinghe’s quick reflexes that caught her.

Almost instantly, she was steadied and standing upright with his support.

And the hand that had withdrawn from her waist now touched her wrist.

"Your heartbeat is indeed very fast," Shen Jinghe said, looking at Wenyan and suddenly smiling.

Wenyan was about to curse at him. So his "feel it" meant checking her pulse?

She had been scared to death.

Heaven knows how worried she was about falling just then; if she had scratched her face or damaged her makeup, what would she have done? It took her nearly two hours to perfect that makeup.

But after that scare, she felt a kind of "two negatives make a positive" effect; her panic doubled, and then she suddenly felt calm.

Shen Jinghe teased her, "What were you dodging with such panic, so clumsily that you nearly fell?"

Wenyan: [That jerk, he’s still making fun of me, and it’s all his fault for saying he’d "feel it." But I can’t tell him that; it would be too embarrassing, especially since it was my misunderstanding first.

But the nerve to think of checking the pulse, he really could come up with such an idea. If he wasn’t an actor, he should have been a Chinese medicine practitioner and spent his life taking pulses!]

Shen Jinghe chuckled lightly, "Alright, I know you’re nervous. It’s fine if you don’t want to answer my question, but why does your expression look like you’re cursing me in your mind?"