“Mr. Shen?” Shiyin was a little surprised.

Shen Qinghan got straight to the point: “I can help you clarify, let’s call it even.”

Shiyin questioned: “Huh?”

Shen Qinghan reminded: “The thing from a couple of days ago.”

“Oh.” Shiyin understood his intention.

Shen Qinghan probably saw that she was still on the Weibo hot search list from time to time these past two days, and wanted to post a Weibo to clarify their relationship.

Although the ranking of the hot search wasn’t very high, it still had some heat. Some internet trolls and keyboard warriors who were prejudiced against her would constantly criticize her, especially using the incident from the past two days.

Shiyin almost didn’t hesitate, she politely declined his kindness: “Thank you, Mr. Shen, but no need.”

“To quell a matter, silence is also a good tactic.”

This kind of thing, the more you clarify, the more you can’t get over it. It’s better to stay silent, and after a few days, no one will care.

Shiyin was well-versed in the rules of the entertainment industry, and she knew what was good for her.

Shen Qinghan thought she would accept his kindness, or rather, his compensation, but unexpectedly, this girl was so thoughtful.

He couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow and said to Shiyin, “Then consider it a debt I owe you. If you need my help in the future, you can come to me.”

Shiyin smiled, “Okay, then thank you, Mr. Shen, for now.”

Such a good opportunity, she wouldn’t refuse.

No one can predict the future. If she ever needs his help, it’s good to have this promise to make it easier to find him.

Shiyin never blocked her own path. As a person, as a living being, you have to learn to be flexible, how can you be so rigid.

After hanging up the phone, Shiyin went back to the dormitory.

It was now lunchtime, and they would be gathered together soon to choose the songs they would prepare for the second performance, a professional assessment.

In the original book, there was a scene described in this week, where the original owner was framed by Nie Shuangshuang and sprained her ankle.

But now that Nie Shuangshuang was gone, Shiyin didn’t have to worry anymore.

And the direction she chose for the assessment was the same as in the original book.

Because the elimination rules this time wouldn’t look at the current popularity rankings, but would be determined by three judges and the audience on site, each audience member would have one vote worth one point, and each judge would have one vote worth 10 points.

The assessment was divided into two categories: vocal and dance. After the first performance ended, some people were eliminated according to their popularity ranking. Now there were only 56 students left, and these 56 students would choose songs in order of their popularity ranking.

Among the four songs, two were for vocal assessment and two were for dance assessment.

And each of these four songs would be performed by two groups of students. The group with the lowest score would be eliminated.

So this performance would eliminate half of the students at once.

Shiyin knew that Dan Qing would definitely choose the song that leaned towards lyrical, so she chose another song from the vocal assessment direction.

Although Wu Jiakai had already given her a high evaluation in the last episode, Shiyin still wanted to truly prove her vocal skills through her abilities.

And this way, she and Dan Qing wouldn’t be in competition, and they wouldn’t have to eliminate one of them.

If things went smoothly, it would be the same as the plot in the original book. Out of the four groups in the vocal group, the two groups that remained would be the two groups that she and Dan Qing were in.

On Friday night, when Shiyin returned to the hotel from the program group, she saw a strange man walking out of her bedroom as she opened the door.

She stopped and stared at him, feeling a little familiar, but she really hadn’t seen him before.

The man smiled at her and asked, “You’re Shiyin, right?”

Shiyin frowned slightly, “Who are you?”

He extended his hand and introduced himself to Shiyin, “Hello, I’m Shen Qingzhou, Chengyuan’s personal doctor.”

No wonder she felt familiar, Shen Qingzhou and Shen Qinghan looked quite similar.

Before Shiyin could react, a very cold, even a little impatient voice came from behind Shen Qingzhou, “Introduce if you want to introduce, no need to shake hands.”

Shen Qingzhou: “…” Tsk.

Shiyin was also very understanding. She nodded to Shen Qingzhou, didn’t shake his hand, and just said, “Hello.”

Then she walked next to Zhou Chengyuan. She saw that Zhou Chengyuan was sitting in a wheelchair again, and she asked worriedly, frowning, “Are you feeling unwell?”

Zhou Chengyuan shook his head, “I’m fine.”

Shen Qingzhou said to him, “You have a good rest. I’ll leave now. Call me if you need anything.”

Then he left.

Zhou Chengyuan had just taken Shiyin’s hand when Shiyin suddenly remembered something and said to Zhou Chengyuan, “Oh! Little Uncle, wait a second, I left something at Ran Ge’s place, I’ll go get it!”

As she spoke, she pulled her hand out of Zhou Chengyuan’s palm and ran out quickly.

When Shiyin ran out, Shen Qingzhou had just entered the elevator and was about to go down.

Shiyin immediately ran over. She was wearing high heels and ran to the elevator door. Before the elevator door slowly closed, she successfully entered the elevator.

Shen Qingzhou smiled slightly, looking down at the little girl. Sure enough, Shiyin immediately smoothed her hair and asked him, “Doctor Shen, how is Little Uncle’s illness… exactly?”

Shen Qingzhou smiled and said, “Didn’t he tell you? He’s fine.”

Shiyin didn’t believe him, and pleaded, “Doctor Shen, just tell me the truth, I can handle it.”

Shen Qingzhou frowned slightly and laughed helplessly. Then he put away his smile, sighed, and said to Shiyin, “Okay, since you want to know, I won’t hide it from you, but you have to promise me, you can’t let Chengyuan know that I told you, otherwise I’ll die a horrible death.”

Shiyin nodded, then raised her finger and swore, “I promise, I will never tell anyone, including Little Uncle.”

Shen Qingzhou pursed his lips, his expression serious, “Actually… it’s only a few months left.”

Shiyin was stunned.

Although she had known for a long time that Zhou Chengyuan was counting down the days of his life, at this moment, hearing the doctor tell her personally that your husband’s days are numbered, she really didn’t know what to do.

Shiyin was stunned for a few seconds, her eyes even started to turn red.

Just as Shen Qingzhou was about to say something, Shiyin whispered “Thank you” and pressed the open button, hurriedly leaving the elevator that hadn’t gone down yet.

She hesitated at the door for a moment before opening the door and entering the room.

Zhou Chengyuan saw her return empty-handed and raised an eyebrow, “Didn’t you go to get something? Where is it?”

Shiyin was a little absent-minded, she said in a low voice, “Ran Ge isn’t in the room, I’ll get it later.”

He could tell she was preoccupied. Zhou Chengyuan supported himself with both hands on the armrests of the wheelchair and stood up. Shiyin quickly walked over and took his hand. He asked, “What are you thinking about, Yinyin?”

Shiyin shook her head. She and Zhou Chengyuan held hands and walked to the sofa. Shiyin asked Zhou Chengyuan to sit down, then a smile appeared on her lips, and she said softly to him, “I’m a little tired, I want to take a shower and go to sleep.”

Zhou Chengyuan just looked at her quietly, he didn’t speak.

Shiyin went into the bathroom, turned on the shower, and calmed herself down while showering.

What am I doing now?

Am I sad? I think I am a little bit.

I know he’s going to die soon, but why am I still feeling sad?

Could it be that I’ve developed feelings for him after spending time with him?

Damn it! No way!

I’m developing feelings for someone who’s going to die soon, isn’t that like pushing myself into a fire pit?

If I really start to like him more and more, then when he dies, wouldn’t I be miserable?

Love is something you absolutely shouldn’t touch, Shiyin!

The warm water from the shower head poured down on her head, and Shiyin instantly woke up.

What love, what affection, it’s not suitable for me. I’m only suitable to be an emotionless drama queen, acting my heart out to everyone, and quietly waiting for the day I return to being a single aristocrat.

Yeah, that’s perfect!

It only took the time of a shower for Shiyin to comfort herself with her powerful optimism and healing abilities.

She stood in front of the mirror, wiped her hair, completely ignoring the fact that Zhou Chengyuan was about to die. She hummed a song and used the hairdryer to dry her hair, then slowly opened the door and walked out of the bathroom.

As soon as Shiyin came out, she saw Zhou Chengyuan placing a box at the foot of the bed.

She curiously pushed her hair back with her hand as she walked over, asking as she walked, “Little Uncle, what are you putting down?”

Before Zhou Chengyuan turned around, Shiyin had already walked over. When she saw the logo on the box, Shiyin’s eyes lit up instantly. She picked up the box and asked in surprise, “ZR’s limited-edition bag released this year!”

Zhou Chengyuan glanced over, seeing her look like a little money-grubber, he smiled slightly, reached out and rubbed her still slightly damp head, “For you.”

“Wow! Thank you, Little Uncle!” Shiyin was extremely excited. She immediately opened the box, took out the exquisite black bag with tassels and a gem buckle, hugged it happily in her arms, constantly touching it with her hands, her feet tapping small steps in place, and she whispered excitedly, “My dream limited-edition bag! Woohoo, Shiyin also owns a limited-edition bag from ZR!”

Zhou Chengyuan raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard her thank him.

Sure enough, “bags” can cure all ills.

He sat at the foot of the bed, watching Shiyin, who was so happy she almost didn’t know her own name, and then said to her, “Is that how you thank me, Yinyin?”

Shiyin hugged the bag in her arms, her eyes fixed on him. The man’s lips curled into a faint smile, his gaze gentle.

She blinked innocently, bent over and leaned over, kissing his slightly pale cheek.

Zhou Chengyuan was a little helpless, “That’s not sincere enough.”

As he spoke, he pulled Shiyin into his arms.

Shiyin sat on his lap as usual. She deliberately acted cute and flattering, “How else can I be more sincere? My sincerity is 200%! Don’t you feel it, Little Uncle?”

The smile on Zhou Chengyuan’s lips widened a little. Before he could speak, Shiyin suddenly changed the subject and asked, “Little Uncle, why did you suddenly prepare a gift for me?”

“Do husbands and wives need to pick a time to give gifts?” He questioned, then said matter-of-factly, “I thought you would like it, so I wanted to give it to you.”

Of course, the truth wasn’t that simple.

Zhou Chengyuan decided to buy the bag because he had upset the little girl a few days ago. She had run back to Jiangcheng and wouldn’t answer his calls or messages. He thought he should smooth things over.

He then asked Chen Meng to call her assistant, Xiaomeng, and used a bonus to tempt her to tell him a gift that Shiyin would most likely like.

Chen Meng told Xiaomeng that if she could guess Shiyin’s favorite gift, and Shiyin’s reaction was really satisfactory, Zhou Chengyuan would give her a bonus of 30,000 yuan.

But the requirement was that this matter must not be told to anyone, especially Shiyin. Once Zhou Chengyuan found out that she had blabbed, she would have to pay him back 100 times the amount, which was 3 million yuan.

Although Xiaomeng knew it was a 霸王条款 (bawang tiaokuan – a dictatorial clause, a clause that is unfair to the other party), she really didn’t dare to disobey Zhou Chengyuan’s request, even if this Zhou family tycoon didn’t give her the money, she would still be cowardly enough to tell him what Shiyin liked, and she would definitely be completely honest.

Moreover, there was the temptation of 30,000 yuan QWQ

It was more than her monthly salary. It was really tempting to her!

It’s just that she can’t let Sister Yinyin know! She would definitely keep her mouth shut, not revealing a single word! For her 30,000 yuan! Go for it!

So, Xiaomeng told Chen Meng that Shiyin had been longing for ZR’s newly released limited-edition bag.

He originally planned to give it to her when he came back, but then those hot searches came out that night, and their positions were reversed. Zhou Chengyuan didn’t need to coax Shiyin at all, he just had to sit back and wait for Shiyin to flatter him.

So, the matter of giving her the bag was temporarily put on hold. Just now, seeing her unhappy, Zhou Chengyuan wanted to use the bag to distract her and make her happy. Unexpectedly, she had already adjusted her mood in the time it took to take a shower.

But, if a bag could buy a night of comfort, it was worth it.

I thought you would like it, so I wanted to give it to you.

Shiyin silently savored Zhou Chengyuan’s words, the more she thought about it, the more domineering it sounded. As a husband, his charm was at an all-time high!

Her heart was fluttering like a flower branch.

She exclaimed, “I really like Little Uncle so much, how can you be so good to me!”

Zhou Chengyuan hugged her and whispered in her ear, “Since Yinyin likes me so much, then be a little more sincere to Little Uncle, I wouldn’t mind.”

Shiyin: “…”

She bit her lip, intending to dodge the question. Leaning against Zhou Chengyuan’s arms, she yawned lazily and said, “Then I’ll be a little more sincere. Give Little Uncle a chance to coax me to sleep, I’m so sleepy.”

Zhou Chengyuan said calmly, “I’ll hold you, Yinyin, go to sleep. Little Uncle wants to watch your show this week.”

Shiyin’s eyes flickered. She thought for a moment, tonight’s broadcast should be the third episode.

It’s the recording of the first performance, the episode where she was praised by Wu Jiakai.

Praise…

Holy crap!

Shiyin remembered that this man had repeatedly said some rather extreme things to show his possessiveness towards her, and his actions when he was jealous…

Shiyin felt that it was necessary to intervene.

Just… delay it for as long as possible. It’s best to wait until she’s in the program group before he watches it. By the time she comes back next week, he’ll have forgotten.

Shiyin’s wishful thinking was about to fly.

Then she realized that she was being carried to the study by this damn man!

He was going to turn on the computer and hold her while watching her show!

The moment Zhou Chengyuan sat down and was about to press the power button on the computer, Shiyin immediately wrapped her arms around his neck, snuggled into his arms and started to “play sleepy.”

“I want Little Uncle to coax me to sleep! You can’t be distracted!” She said to Zhou Chengyuan unreasonably.

Zhou Chengyuan hissed, his voice hoarse, “Don’t move around.”

Shiyin was going to be stubborn, “No! If you don’t coax me to sleep, I’m going to move!”

As she spoke, her legs began to sway back and forth.

Then… Shiyin froze.

Shiyin started to show Zhou Chengyuan what it meant to be cowardly in a second QWP

She stared at him blankly, not daring to move. Zhou Chengyuan chuckled, “I told you not to move, you’re so naughty and disobedient, Little Uncle has to punish you.”

Shiyin rubbed against him in his arms, very cowardly, “I… I’m good now, I’m going to sleep.”

As she spoke, she was about to get out of Zhou Chengyuan’s arms and slip away.

Zhou Chengyuan, who was already hard, looked at her with a smile in his eyes, his gaze gentle. He held her hand tightly, and Shiyin failed to escape. She could only pretend to stretch.

Then she heard Zhou Chengyuan say to her, “Didn’t Yinyin want me to coax you to sleep? I’ll accompany you.”

Shiyin cursed herself a thousand times in her heart.

You stupid bitch, you messed up, now you’re going to get yourself into trouble again!

But to Shiyin’s surprise, Zhou Chengyuan didn’t do anything to her.

She leaned against his arms, closing her eyes and pretending to sleep. She was actually very alert, but he didn’t do anything, just held her and coaxed her to sleep.

For a long time, Shiyin, who was already drowsy, mumbled to Zhou Chengyuan, “Little Uncle, how long have you liked me?”

Zhou Chengyuan looked down at her, a hint of unknown emotion flashed in his deep brown pupils.

Little Uncle has liked you for a very, very long time.

His fingers gently rubbed against Shiyin’s forehead, the corners of his lips slowly curled up. He pulled her hand, making her…

Shiyin instantly woke up. She widened her eyes, as if she had touched a hot potato. She instantly wanted to shrink back, but Zhou Chengyuan pressed her down.

“Yinyin, don’t run away. You started this, you have to take responsibility.” He kissed her earlobe and whispered in her ear, “You started this, you have to take responsibility.”

Shiyin, who was forced to take responsibility, was heartbroken.

What kind of big pig hoof, dog man is this, every time he finds a moment when she’s off guard, he takes advantage of the situation!

Later, Shiyin was dazed and confused. Zhou Chengyuan used a warm towel to wipe her hands clean, then he got on the bed, turned off the lights, and hugged her to sleep.

Shiyin thought she was safe, but the next morning when she woke up, Zhou Chengyuan was sitting next to her, holding a tablet, wearing headphones, watching the third episode of ‘Tomorrow’s Star’ that had been updated last night.

Shiyin: “…”

Damn it.

The worst part was, he happened to see the part where Wu Jiakai commented on her.

The program group’s post-production even added a shy blush to Shiyin, with the words “乖乖巧巧” (guai guai qiao qiao – well-behaved and cute) written on it.

I’m well-behaved, you’re a bitch!

Shiyin pretended to be calm and sat up. Zhou Chengyuan helped her prop up the pillow so she could lean against it. Shiyin stared at the program playing for a few seconds, then said calmly to Zhou Chengyuan, “This is the teacher’s recognition of me, Little Uncle will be happy for me too, right?”

Zhou Chengyuan’s lips curved into a smile. He turned his head, his eyes filled with a faint smile, his words gentle and doting, “My woman only needs my recognition, do you think that’s wrong, Yinyin?”

Shiyin was stunned, then she nodded obediently, laughing, “Yes, yes, Little Uncle is right!”

But she was cursing him in her heart: “Right your grandma’s ball! Right!”

“Then Yinyin has to remember, you’re not allowed to smile at other men like that anymore,” he leaned closer to her, opened his mouth and bit her nose, “Did you hear me?”

Shiyin, who always followed her heart, nodded repeatedly, “I heard QWQ”

But, who doesn’t like being praised? Isn’t it too much to not be allowed to express your happiness with a smile after being praised?!!!

But Shiyin didn’t dare to say it, she could only complain in her heart.

Because it was a rest day, Shiyin didn’t have any work. She spent the day sprawled out in the room. When the waiter brought her food, she would jump out of bed to eat, then crawl back into bed and be a lazy fish.

Zhou Chengyuan seemed to be a little busy, he was always in the study, even lunch was brought to him by Shiyin.

She knew he was busy with work, so she didn’t ask much, just said to Zhou Chengyuan, “Little Uncle, eat first, rest for a while after you’re done eating, then work.”

Zhou Chengyuan hummed, but didn’t move.

Shiyin stood next to him for a while, seeing that he didn’t mean to eat, she directly picked up the bowl and started feeding him.

Zhou Chengyuan’s lips curled into a slight, almost imperceptible smile, which he quickly suppressed. He looked at Shiyin, Shiyin frowned slightly, her tone a little annoyed, “Eat something.”

“Your body is not very good to begin with. If you don’t eat on time and don’t rest more, do you want to really live in the hospital?”

Her words were a little harsh, and her tone was a bit forceful, but Zhou Chengyuan enjoyed it.

He opened his mouth and let Shiyin feed him bite by bite.

When Shiyin left with the bowl and chopsticks, Zhou Chengyuan looked at her back, his thin lips slightly raised.

Good omen.

Zhou Chengyuan didn’t rest at noon, but Shiyin took a nap.

But when she woke up again, she was on the hot search again.

Shiyin felt very confused every time she was on the hot search, because her team really didn’t buy her any hot searches!

But she seemed to have a hot search constitution, and she would be on it all the time.

Shiyin saw #Zhou Siyang’s new relationship# and #Zhou Siyang Shiyin# next to each other on the hot search, and even #Shiyin Shen Qinghan# was also on the hot search.

Shiyin felt that her heart wasn’t nervous, but her kidneys were starting to feel weak.

Damn it!

Shiyin and Zhou Siyang haven’t seen each other or contacted each other, what kind of relationship do they have!

Shiyin clicked on the hot search and looked at it for a while, roughly understanding the ins and outs of it.

It was probably because Zhou Siyang was photographed having dinner with a woman, and then some netizens connected this incident with the hot search incident of Shiyin’s “ex-boyfriend” and “current boyfriend” from last week, so Zhou Siyang, Shiyin, and Shen Qinghan were all mentioned on the hot search.

They were all criticized by netizens again.

At first, Shiyin couldn’t understand why Zhou Siyang, who wasn’t in the entertainment industry, would be on the top of the hot search list. Was it really the influence of the hot search incident from last week?

But later, Shiyin, who always felt something was wrong, caught a clue.

The woman whose face wasn’t photographed was wearing a pair of frost leaf-shaped earrings with tiny red diamonds.

Shiyin remembered that the author of the original book mentioned that Zhou Siyang had given Xia Ling (Xia Lingshuang) a pair of frost leaf-shaped earrings with red diamonds as a token of their love.