Chapter 208 Everyone's Coming to the Rescue
Chapter 208 Everyone's Coming to the Rescue
Shen Chaohuai stared at Li Yancheng in shock, at a loss for words: "What are you doing?"
"There's no time to explain. You made this yourself, so you have to figure out how to fix it. This is all I can do for you."
Li Yancheng blinked.
"Either you just make it official, it's better than letting her keep having rumors about us spread all over the internet."
Shen Chaohuai took a deep breath, turned to look at Su Qi, and mustered up his courage to walk towards her.
The next second, he knelt on one knee, but suddenly felt dizzy.
He lowered his head and clutched his chest tightly.
The media cameras stopped recording: "What's wrong, Mr. Shen?"
Su Qi was about to reach out and catch him when a group of people blocked her way.
Memories kept flashing back, and he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head.
Thinking of the fierce look she used to give him, he pointed the gun at him and said without hesitation, "This is what happens when you betray me."
He couldn't help but smile.
The love of emperors has always been like this: when they love you, they can give you the whole world; when they don't love you, you are just a pawn that can be discarded at will.
Although he could never betray him.
After calming down for a few seconds, Shen Chaohuai came to his senses and realized that this was not the Empire, but a new world. His unease suddenly dissipated, and Su Qi reached out to catch him: "Are you alright?"
Shen Chaohuai smiled and reached out to approach her.
The media raised their cameras again.
He paused for a moment, then said, "I'm fine, I just got a little too excited all of a sudden."
"I get a little excited just thinking about confessing my feelings."
He actually acted it out, and it was just like the real thing.
Su Qi thought to herself, and although she didn't have much hope, her heart still inexplicably raced.
Feifei reported a change in her physical stats: "Hmm, Master likes him a lot too."
Su Qi gritted her teeth: "Who likes him? It's just a publicity stunt to resolve the rumors."
Feifei squinted: [Master, your "uncooperative" rating is rising.]
Shen Chaohuai walked over, holding the ring that Li Yancheng had given him, and knelt on one knee in front of Su Qi in front of everyone: "We..."
"Let's get married." When he said these three words, Shen Chaohuai's expression was indifferent, and his emotions were almost unreadable.
Only Feifei could sense the bitterness in his heart.
Shouldn't he be happy? Why don't I feel he's as excited as he was just now?
For some reason, Su Qi looked at him with concern and reached out to help him up: "I promise you..."
The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.
But the moment that expression appeared on Shen Chaohuai's face, Su Qi knew it was impossible.
It was just a farce.
He couldn't possibly publicize this.
not the right time yet……
With this thought in mind, Shen Chaohuai slowly stood up and picked up the microphone: "Thank you everyone for contributing to the promotion of my and Su Qi's new drama. Thank you to Actor Li for supporting us, and thank you to the fans for their antics, which have made the lead actors trending on social media even before the new drama has started filming."
"Thank you everyone." He bowed deeply.
The entire audience was stunned, and the entire internet fell silent as they watched the video of the scene.
[What is this? So all this excitement was just for a new drama trailer event?]
【cut……】
These marketing accounts have misunderstood the meaning, spreading rumors everywhere that Shen Chaohuai is proposing marriage; it's clearly clickbait.
"Because the event was exposed before it even started and rumors were deliberately spread, I will sue the relevant marketing accounts."
After Shen Chaohuai finished speaking, Li Yancheng held the bouquet in his hand, his lips slightly parted, and whispered, "Oh no, I even prepared flowers for him, but this kid is completely unyielding."
Su Qi took the ring from his hand and said softly with a smile, "Thank you."
She had no choice but to continue acting alongside him: "Please pay attention to the recording of the new drama and do not pay attention to unfounded rumors."
What's going on? This feeling of being both happy and disappointed.
She had already solved a major problem, so what was she feeling disappointed about?
Lynn gritted her teeth. Since Shen Chaohuai had said so in public, the matter should end here.
Shen Chaohuai looked at the people around him and announced, "Actually, I'm the one who organized this business event today."
Before people could even process the twist in his story, his words delivered another heavy blow.
Li Yancheng frowned: "Wait, what are you up to, kid?"
Having probably reached his limit, Li Yancheng grabbed his hand: "Are you even capable? Can't you stand up for yourself?"
Shen Chaohuai gestured for him to keep quiet, and Li Yancheng finally realized what was going on.
He probably didn't want to cause such a scene during the peak of both of their careers, as it would negatively impact their professional lives.
Li Yancheng handed him the flowers and sighed softly.
Shen Chaohuai held up the microphone, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly, and finally said, "Because I had anticipated that such publicity would bring rumors, I specially planned this business event, inviting the media, Mr. Li, and Ms. Su without anyone knowing, just to explain this matter to the public and promote the new drama."
Su Qi smiled, a smile that contained both appreciation for him and a touch of bitterness.
He skillfully defused the farce, but she was like an abandoned cat.
“But I haven’t collaborated with you on any new drama. Aren’t you afraid this lie won’t stay true?” she asked softly.
He shook his head: "It's okay, I'll handle it."
Even after the business event ended, the media had not yet dispersed and were all eager to verify whether Shen Chaohuai was telling the truth.
Just then, Lynn received an invitation to Su Qi to play the female lead in a new drama.
"Okay, I'll tell her."
Everyone curiously went to greet him, but Su Qi turned around and asked, "What?"
Lynn laughed and said, "A director gave you a lead role in a new drama called 'Women's Supremacy,' which is set in a matriarchal society."
Shen Chaohuai raised an eyebrow: "My drama?"
This is a drama that Shen Chaohuai asked Xie Tian to help take care of, but he hasn't had time to invest in it or select actresses yet.
The media's eyes lit up: "Ah, so this is the new drama you were talking about for today's preview event!"
Lynn originally didn't want Su Qi to act in the drama because she thought it wouldn't be good for the actress's future career development, but the salary offered by the other party was quite high.
Thinking of Shen Chaohuai's awkward and hesitant manner towards Su Qi, Lynn felt that their relationship needed a boost, so she agreed.
“Really,” Lynn gave Shen Chaohuai a meaningful look, “you still need to practice.”
Shen Chaohuai nodded awkwardly. Xie Tian sent a message: You almost got caught. Luckily, I invested in you beforehand. Now you just need to focus on filming with her, understand?
Li Yancheng came over and patted him on the shoulder: "Alright, now that everything's arranged, I wish you and Su Qi a successful start to your new drama?"
"Let me explain again, the ring was part of an event that Mr. Shen and I arranged in advance, so please don't take it too seriously," Li Yancheng explained with a smile.
Shen Chaohuai was somewhat moved, not expecting that his hastily devised solution would have so many people around him helping to cover up the lie.
Li Yancheng whispered in his ear, "Hey, actually that ring belongs to Xu Xiaowan's film crew. Remember to ask Su Qi for it back later, okay?"
"..."
After the crowd dispersed, a tall woman in high heels stood behind them, tossed aside her long, curly hair, raised her phone, and sent the video of the scene to Mr. Zheng in her contacts.
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