Chapter 122: I Want a Fifty-Fifty Split!

Shen Huai couldn't be bothered to care about the ridiculous farce in the underground parking garage.

Ever since the press conference, he had taken a day off specifically to dodge a wave of traffic.

Unexpectedly, this group of paparazzi had actually snuck into the Xingyao underground garage.

He finally managed to slip into the stairwell and shake off the paparazzi.

Just as he picked up his phone, intending to call Lin Yeman back.

He discovered that, at this moment, the internal Xingyao group chat was already in an uproar.

"That's Shen Huai, right? I saw him that day; he really looks a lot like the Young Master Shen!"

"Do you guys think this Shen Huai could be the Young Master Shen, hiding his name and identity to experience life?" one employee excitedly proposed their theory.

"You've watched too many idol dramas, haven't you? In reality, which CEO has nothing better to do than go work for another company?"

"Exactly, isn't picking up girls and partying better?" some male colleagues from other departments expressed a different view.

"Besides, I still haven't seen this new guy in the Public Relations Department you all say looks like Young Master Shen. Isn't this just hearsay?"

"I've seen him! He really looks like him! Super like him! It's simply... it's like he was copy-pasted!"

The news spread rapidly through the company like a virus.

For a time, all sorts of guesses and rumors were flying everywhere, and some even began to fabricate melodramatic stories about Shen Huai and the Shen Family.

"Do you think he could really be the long-lost son of the Shen Family? This is too melodramatic!"

"I'll bet fifty cents that Shen Huai definitely went to South Korea for plastic surgery, specifically to look like the eldest young master of the Shen Family, and then pulled a 'civets for the prince' switch!"

"Damn, your imagination is too wild! But it's not impossible..."

The fire of gossip burned fiercely.

There is no wall that doesn't leak.

Although the paparazzi hadn't managed to photograph Shen Huai's face directly.

Money makes the mare go.

Many paparazzi began to find other ways.

Since they couldn't find the Heir to the Shen Family himself, nor could they corner this employee who looked like the Young Master Shen.

Then they could only throw money at people inside Xingyao to take photos on their behalf.

Before he even reached the office door.

Shen Huai discovered several girls sneaking around the entrance of Group 2, all of them peering inside.

"What are you all... doing?"

Shen Huai spoke up suddenly from behind.

"Ah!"

Everyone was given a start.

One of them, because it was her first time doing something like this, was a bit nervous and even forgot to turn off her flash.

"Click!"

Only a crisp shutter sound was heard.

The girl had snapped a photo right in Shen Huai's face.

"... S-sorry, my hand slipped." The girl hid her phone behind her back, hanging her head in guilt, not daring to meet Shen Huai's eyes.

Shen Huai was speechless.

Did she think he was blind to this "covering one's ears to steal a bell" act? "You were just taking pictures of me, right?" Shen Huai said calmly, his gaze sweeping over the few girls, "Do you know that what you just did is an infringement? If I sue you, you'll all end up in the slammer."

!

The girls' eyes widened in panic, and their phones nearly dropped to the ground in fright.

They had finally fought their way through thousands of people to get into this company, Xingyao.

Their futures were bright; they absolutely could not ruin their prospects for this little bit of petty gain!

"Don't... please don't report us... we just couldn't resist the temptation... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll delete it right now..."

The girl was flustered and hurriedly held up her phone, making a move to delete the photo she had just taken.

Just as she was about to press the delete button, Shen Huai spoke again, stopping them.

"Wait a second, how much did they give you?"

"... One hundred thousand."

The girl at the front swallowed hard and said tremblingly: "They gave me fifty thousand, and said they'd pay the balance after I got a high-definition photo of his face..."

"... Tsk, I didn't expect a photo of me to be worth so much?"

Shen Huai curled his lips thoughtfully and pondered for a moment.

He then took out his phone and opened his payment QR code: "You can keep the photos, but I want a fifty-fifty split. Pay up now."

?! The girls were completely stunned by Shen Huai's maneuver.

Black-on-black? Infernal Affairs?!

What a show-off! The girls looked at each other, and after confirming with one another, they immediately raised their phones in unison to scan the code and pay.

【WeChat payment received: 50,000 yuan】

【WeChat payment received: 50,000 yuan】

【WeChat payment received: 50,000 yuan】

In less than a minute, 150,000 yuan had come in. Sweet.

"... Um, can we... leave now?" The girls looked at Shen Huai's expression timidly.

Shen Huai looked at his account balance with satisfaction and tilted his head lazily: "Yeah, go ahead."

The words had barely left their lips.

Fearing that Shen Huai might go back on his word, the few girls immediately slipped away.

Although Shen Huai had opened his mouth like a lion, demanding half the payment right off the bat.

But after all, taking a photo was just a matter of lifting a finger; giving him half still meant they could get 50,000! That was enough to cover their basic salary for a full half-year!

No matter how they looked at it, it was a good deal.

After transferring the money into his bank card, Shen Huai slowly returned to his workstation.

The moment he sat down, he immediately sensed something was wrong.

He felt as if several pairs of predatory eyes were staring intently at his back.

Shen Huai sighed and looked back.

Sure enough.

The four fools of Group 2 were huddled together, nervously glaring at Shen Huai's back.

Seeing Shen Huai turn around, the four of them scattered at once, putting on expressions as if nothing had happened.

"……"

Shen Huai rubbed his brow and decided to take the initiative.

"You were all looking at me just now, weren't you?"

"……Ah? No, we definitely weren't looking at you." Wan Dequan denied it flatly.

Shen Huai raised an eyebrow, then shifted his gaze to Qi Mingfei.

"Don't look at me, I wasn't looking at you either. I've been working the whole time, I'm very busy." Qi Mingfei muttered, hiding directly behind his computer screen.

"……Brother Huai, I just… also didn't…" Fu Hai shrank his neck, stammering as he tried to make up an excuse.

"Alright, don't I know you? You stutter whenever you lie."

Shen Huai shrugged helplessly.

Since this group of old foxes refused to bring it up themselves, he would just have to be blunt.

"Are you all wanting to ask why the Heir to the Shen Family at the press conference looks so much like me?"

The moment Shen Huai said it.

The four heads immediately popped back up.

Jiang Xinxin was so excited she became incoherent: "What? You're going to confess voluntarily?"

Just after saying it, she suddenly felt the word "confess" was a bit inappropriate, so she gave a light cough and changed it to "inform us."

"We just know that you must be having a hard time lately, so we were curious but didn't dare ask you directly, fearing you'd find it annoying." Wan Dequan added.

Seeing the relieved expressions on the four of them.

Shen Huai suppressed a smile and said: "Actually, I'm fine."

"It's just that this story is long, and I'm afraid if I don't explain it clearly, it will lead to a misunderstanding instead."

Shen Huai said this with a feigned troubled look, repeating the same circular words over and over.

His fingers were nonchalantly scrolling down the trending topics page, rapidly refreshing Weibo.

"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding?" Fu Hai listened, feeling completely lost.

"Exactly, Shen Huai, don't be a riddle-maker, hurry up and spill it!"

Wan Dequan urged impatiently; the feeling of hearing only half of a piece of gossip was as uncomfortable as only being able to go halfway to the bathroom.

But Shen Huai said no more.

He lowered his head in a leisurely manner and checked the time.

14:00 sharp.

The time should be about right.

He took a deep breath and refreshed his screen with his finger once more—

In an instant.

The phones in the Group 2 office vibrated in unison.

It was an entertainment push notification.

Everyone picked them up to look, and their complexions changed instantly!

#Shocking Scoop! Popular starlet Li Xinran suspected of being scammed! Wealthy boyfriend is actually a fake! #(End of chapter)