Honest Beta gets scammed

Upon hearing Yang An's words, Yan Wenyu's expression immediately softened slightly.

In the capital, He Xiangchen has never lacked suitors.

Even though his lifestyle has never been highly regarded, there are still many who would be like moths to a flame.

Yan Wenyu happens to be one of them.

As the youngest son of the Yan family, who is the most favored and holds considerable power in the family business, he has always been high-profile in his actions and has never hidden his affection for He Xiangchen.

In fact, during the year when he pursued He Xiangchen most intensely, he almost succeeded.

He Xiangchen initially allowed him to get close, intending to have something happen between him and Yan Wenyu.

His thinking was simple: Yan Wenyu was pursuing him so relentlessly, and she was also quite pleasing to the eye. Since he was going to do it anyway, it wasn't a bad idea to do it with her.

But Yan Wenyu clearly didn't think so.

He is very clingy, and his living environment makes it impossible for him to be as "generous" as others. He always uses various means to drive away and intimidate anyone who tries to get close to He Xiangchen with romantic intentions.

Even though He Xiangchen had clearly told him that she would not have any relationship with him beyond physical intimacy, Yan Wenyu still went her own way and acted like the rightful wife.

He Xiangchen could not tolerate this attempt to make him remain celibate.

He didn't like others interfering in his affairs, let alone Yan Wenyu, who clearly had no right to interfere.

In the end, He Xiangchen was successfully persuaded to leave, and he simply kicked the person out of his social circle, just to have some peace and quiet.

Yan Wenyu initially went crazy everywhere, but his condition finally improved after the marriage between the He and Xu families, and as he grew older and his mind matured a bit.

However, this does not mean that he has given up. He has just seen through many things and knows that most of the people around He Xiangchen are just passersby. There is no need to get angry over those fleeting lovers.

Recently, news of He Xiangchen's divorce spread. He remained outwardly calm, but in reality, he had been closely monitoring He Xiangchen's activities.

Like Yang An, he had been spying on He Xiangchen for a long time. Although his main account had been blocked long ago, his alternate account had been lurking in He Xiangchen's contact list, keeping track of He Xiangchen's activities. However, Yan Wenyu did not know that Yang An was his colleague.

Yan Wenyu smirked, sat down on the recliner next to Yang An, picked up a glass of iced drink, and said with feigned disdain, "That's just how He Xiangchen is, nothing more than a mistress. He won't stay long. I bet he'll move on to someone else soon."

He appeared completely unconcerned, but his tone was already a bit off.

Yang An seemed completely oblivious, continuing to flip through the magazine in his hand, and casually remarked, "Hey, you know what, this one might be different."

"Why is it different?"

"Huh? You don't know?"

Yang An then looked up as if he had discovered something new, and pretended to be surprised.

Yan Wenyu smiled and shook his head.

Yang An became interested, leaned forward slightly, and lowered his voice.

"You know, He Xiangchen likes to go to Shengxin Club with that bunch of spendthrifts. I go there occasionally too, mainly to try and build a good relationship with the He family. But lately, He Xiangchen hasn't been going to Shengxin Club at all because of this little lover."

"And I heard that He Xiangchen would even take time out of his busy schedule to go out with her, spending an entire day just to take this little lover fishing in the suburbs. Now everyone in the circle is saying that this time, a real Cinderella has appeared, tsk tsk."

Upon hearing this, Yan Wenyu remained silent, but secretly clenched her fist.

When he used to follow He Xiangchen around, He Xiangchen wouldn't even go out for a meal alone with him, let alone go fishing with him.

Yang An clicked his tongue, and after a long while, when Yan Wenyu didn't reply, he turned to look at her. Seeing that Yan Wenyu's expression was off, he paused for a moment, then seemed to remember something and said in astonishment, "You wouldn't... still like He Xiangchen, would you?"

Yan Wenyu's face stiffened, then she forced a smile: "How could that be? I lost interest in him a long time ago."

"That's good, you scared me." Yang An nodded, seemingly believing him.

Without saying anything more, he casually placed the book "First Dream" on the small table beside him, greeted Yan Wenyu, took off his shirt, and plunged into the swimming pool.

The water rippled and splashed, wetting the magazine on the corner of the table.

Yan Wenyu remained silent for a few seconds, then slowly turned her gaze to the water-soaked magazine, looking at Li Qing's face on the cover, her expression gradually turning cold.

……

With filming about to begin, Li Qing and Li Hao met up during the last bit of free time during the holiday.

They chose a barbecue restaurant with high online ratings as their base, and after entering, they randomly found a seat by the glass.

Both were dressed in casual clothes and made no attempt to disguise themselves.

Li Qing was a relatively unknown newcomer. Although Li Hao's career was booming, she was a model, so she didn't have the same level of attention as celebrities. Although she was recently criticized for the magazine cover incident, online popularity comes and goes quickly, and today's trending topics were dominated by news about other young actresses in the entertainment industry.

Li Qing stuffed a large mouthful of pork belly into his mouth and mumbled something to Li Hao.

"Don't be sad. People on the internet don't know anything, that's why they say such things. Don't let it affect you."

Li Hao skillfully used tongs to flip the meat on the grill, and upon hearing this, he shrugged, looking indifferent.

"Hey, it's not that exaggerated. When I found out I was on the cover while Actor Qu was in the inside pages, I knew I was going to get criticized. Don't worry, I've been in the modeling industry for years, I've seen it all, I have the mental fortitude!"

She patted her chest, making a disdainful gesture.

Her resilience was cultivated from a young age, so she wasn't really affected. On the contrary, she even managed to get Qu Qingzhe's autographed photo during the shoot, which made her happy for several days.

Seeing that Li Qing was enjoying her meal, she added some more meat to the baking pan, and after it was grilled, she put it all into Li Qing's plate.

She herself ate very little. As a model, controlling her diet is part of her professional ethics. She came mainly because she heard that Li Qing was about to join a film crew, so she came to meet him and have a chat.

"Let's not talk about me anymore, bro," Li Hao said to Li Qing, one hand grilling meat and the other propping up his chin, "You said you're joining a film crew, what are you filming?"

Li Qing swallowed the piece of roasted meat in his mouth, took a sip of his drink, and chuckled.

"It's nothing much, just a male-centric drama, a period drama, and I play an assassin!"

"Assassin?"

Li Hao raised an eyebrow and stopped picking up the meat.

This was something she hadn't expected, since the role was so different from her brother's usual image.