Chapter 103: The Mysterious Guest

"... She is at the shooting set, I will take you there right now."

Yu Xiang hurriedly nodded to Lin Yeman, then immediately turned around and led Shen Huai toward the commercial shooting studio.

Shen Huai followed behind, reluctant.

To tell the truth.

Deep down, he did not want to have any more entanglements with Li Xinran.

But now that he had entered the game himself, Li Xinran had also become a piece on this chessboard.

Even if he was unwilling, he had to bite the bullet and go through the necessary motions.

Inside the shooting studio.

Li Xinran had just finished shooting the promotional materials for Ryan's new products.

She sat in front of the mirror, looking at her own radiant reflection.

Her fingers couldn't help but stroke the diamond necklace around her neck, worth ten million.

This necklace was a unique piece of jewelry specially borrowed from abroad for this spokesperson's material shoot.

It was dazzling and extremely luxurious.

"Sister Xinran, you are truly too beautiful." The assistant on the side kept buttering her up and handed her a bottle of water.

Hearing this, the corners of Li Xinran's mouth curled into a smug smile.

This was the life she had always dreamed of.

She had originally thought she would need to struggle in the entertainment industry for several years before making a name for herself.

She hadn't expected that after only a month since her debut, her entire life would undergo such a earth-shattering change! Li Xinran felt a bit excited inside.

It seemed that dumping Shen Huai and signing with Xingyao was truly the most correct decision she had ever made in her life.

This Lin Yeman was worthy of being called a human star-making machine by the entertainment industry; she was indeed formidable.

In just under a month, she had taken someone like her, a nobody, and turned her into a trending topic with traffic rivaling any top-tier young actress!

Moreover, she had even signed with Ryan and become Ryan's first-ever spokesperson! One had to know, this was Ryan.

The technology company with the highest national recognition in China.

Countless top-tier celebrities dreamed of getting an endorsement from this company.

She hadn't expected that a newcomer like her would end up getting such a bargain.

Thinking of this, the smugness in Li Xinran's eyes deepened a little more.

"It's not that I look good, it's that these things you borrowed set me off; thank you all for your hard work."

Li Xinran gave the assistant a sweet smile, raising a carefully calculated arc.

Lin Yeman had said that as long as there was a second person around, the sweet and approachable persona had to be maintained forever.

Sure enough, the young assistant, new to society, saw Li Xinran smile at her so sincerely, paused for a moment, then hurriedly scratched her head and said embarrassedly: "Sister Xinran, this is all what we should do, hehehe."

Heh, stupid.

Li Xinran sneered inwardly, but her face remained warm: "This necklace, how many days did you borrow it for?"

The assistant checked the time: "We'll see in a moment if the photographer needs any reshoots; if not, we have to return it immediately."

Hearing this, a flash of disappointment crossed Li Xinran's heart.

She reached out and gently stroked the blue gemstone, which was the size of a pigeon egg; she couldn't get enough of looking at it.

If only one day, someone could give her a necklace like this.

"Knock, knock, knock."

A knock suddenly sounded outside the door, giving Li Xinran a start.

She hurriedly composed her expression and asked vigilantly: "Who is it?"

"It's me, Yu Xiang, Sister Xinran."

Hearing that it was Yu Xiang's voice, Li Xinran finally breathed a sigh of relief and said crossly: "Come in, the door isn't locked."

Yu Xiang pushed the door open and saw Li Xinran admiring herself in the mirror, unable to help but tease: "Sister Xinran, stop looking, you're already beautiful enough."

Li Xinran didn't turn back to look at her, her gaze still fixed in the mirror: "Didn't I tell you to go find Team Leader Lin? What did she say?"

"Team Leader Lin is too busy, so she let me come and take a look."

Shen Huai walked out calmly from behind Yu Xiang, looking at her with an amused expression.

In an instant, Li Xinran's complexion changed, and her expression management almost failed.

"... Why is it you?" Li Xinran suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of guilt.

"What about me? I am responsible for this Ryan project, after all; did you forget, big star Li?"

Shen Huai smiled slightly, deliberately emphasizing the last four words.

Li Xinran's eyes darkened.

Taking a deep breath, she turned to Yu Xiang and the assistant and said: "You two go out first, I have something to say to Shen Huai alone."

"... Oh."

Hearing this, the assistant and Yu Xiang were both stunned.

With suspicious looks wandering between the two, they exited the room, full of confusion.

Once the door closed.

The fake smile on Li Xinran's face immediately collapsed.

She strode forward, locked the makeup room door, and turned to look coldly at Shen Huai: "What are you here for?"

Li Xinran lowered her voice to question him, her tone carrying a hint of undisguisable panic.

Shen Huai watched her staring fixedly at him, looking like she was on high alert, and found it truly quite funny.

"I am, of course, here to coordinate with you on this Ryan project."

Shen Huai said in a flat tone, walked straight to the sofa and sat down, crossing his legs: "By the way, I also came to congratulate you on landing the Spokesperson role for the entire Ryan line in one fell swoop."

Meeting Li Xinran's glare, Shen Huai remained relaxed and composed.

"So what?"

Li Xinran's expression was somewhat nervous: "You wouldn't go and tell people about our past, would you?"

"Our past? What past?"

Shen Huai feigned ignorance, "Wasn't your past with the young master of the Shen Family? What does that have to do with me?"

"Don't play dumb with me here."

Li Xinran gritted her teeth and got straight to the point: "Let's be direct. How much money do you want to keep your mouth shut for good?"

She did not believe Shen Huai had come simply to congratulate her.

She had worked so hard to get this opportunity, and she absolutely would not allow anyone to seize the chance to ruin it for her.

Hearing this, Shen Huai suddenly laughed out loud: "Li Xinran, you don't think I came here to ask you for hush money, do you?"

"Isn't that what you're doing?" Li Xinran looked at Shen Huai with a wary gaze.

Hearing these words.

Shen Huai shook his head without speaking.

He stood up and slowly walked toward Li Xinran.

"... What... are you trying to do?" Li Xinran was forced backward by Shen Huai until her entire body was pressed against the vanity, forcing her to tilt her head back.

"Li Xinran, don't be so full of yourself."

Shen Huai wrapped his arms around Li Xinran, leaned down slightly, moved to her ear, and breathed out: "I only came to tell you that the Ryan Press Conference has added a new segment, so I'm giving you a heads-up."

"... A new segment? What is it?"

Li Xinran's breathing became heavy, and her heart suddenly tightened with nervousness.

"We plan to invite that only son of the Shen Family to appear as the mystery guest at this press conference for the grand finale."

"How about it? Are you looking forward to it?"

Shen Huai's voice rang out softly in Li Xinran's ear.

In an instant.

Li Xinran's pupils trembled, and her entire brain went boom! The only son of the Shen Family?

Wasn't it said that he never showed his face and never participated in any public commercial events? How could he...

How could he?!

If he really appeared at the press conference.

Wouldn't my maneuver of using him to deflect scandals be completely exposed? (End of chapter)