Ruan Qing'an was slightly taken aback, and blinked his leaden-gray eyes.

037: [The male lead is calling the dog, oh my god, he's insulting you!]

After a moment of silence, Ruan Qing'an asked 037, "...Little system, why do I feel like you're taking this opportunity to insult me?"

【I didn't do it, I didn't do it, you're talking nonsense!】

At that moment, Ruan Qing'an, still holding Shi An's coat, ran onto the stage and stood obediently beside Shi An.

But as she turned her back, Ruan Qing'an gave Shi An a wink.

In this situation, it's natural not to admit anything or do anything unnecessary. These media outlets are just making things up, and who knows how they'll write it.

"I know what I'm doing."

Shi An clearly received Ruan Qing An's signal through his eyes.

But he simply pressed Ruan Qing'an down and pulled her to his side, seemingly completely unaware of the seriousness of the matter.

The cameras all turned to look at him, and Shi An then said, "My assistant comes with me to do promotions and filming. She's just assisting me. Whether I'm late or not must be the new assistant's fault."

For a moment, the entire room fell silent.

No one expected that Shi An would directly confront him. Even Ruan Qing'an couldn't help but curse inwardly, "He has no self-awareness whatsoever!"

Shi An casually remarked, "If you want to expose my scandal, don't use such a lame excuse to drag my assistant into it. Besides—even if it's her mistake, let alone my fault."

"How could I bear to blame a little girl standing here?"

As Shi An spoke, he raised his hand and placed it on Ruan Qing'an's head, rubbing it casually. A faint smile appeared between his cold eyes.

The petite and delicate girl had tears welling up in her eyes, looking pitiful.

Shi An glanced at the reporter who was stirring up trouble: "Using such despicable methods to a girl and creating public pressure for her, do you even deserve to wear that reporter badge around your neck?"

"..."

The reporter's face turned pale and then flushed.

The other reporters present had never seen Shi An so confrontational before. One of them quickly realized what was happening and steered the conversation back to publicity, successfully obtaining a large amount of interview material.

Even after the final promotional event ended, Shi An did not linger there and got into the van with Ruan Qing'an to leave.

When Ruan Qing'an got into the car with a large bouquet of flowers and cards, Shi An was resting against the car window, his head propped up with one hand. His slender fingertips were pressing against his temples, and he seemed a little tired.

After putting the things down, Ruan Qingan approached Shi An and asked, "What exactly did you say to the reporters, Shi An?"

"What you just said?"

Shi An countered, even though he was the one in question, he seemed completely unconcerned: "It doesn't matter. Most of my fans are movie buffs, and they won't change because of my personal scandals."

Because most of his fans are moviegoers, Shi An rarely has the popularity of a typical young idol. But precisely because of this, as long as he doesn't star in a bad movie, Shi An isn't afraid of alienating his fanbase.

Thinking of this, Ruan Qingan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But it is precisely because of his difference that he is Shi An.

The nanny van fell silent. Ruan Qing'an was still holding Shi An's coat in her hands. It was quite large for her and had a slight tobacco smell on it, as if it also carried his usual aloofness.

She twisted the hem of her clothes with her fingertips, and resumed her chattering, incessant chatter: "Since that's the case, and it doesn't affect you, Brother Shi, then having a scandal is a huge advantage for me!"

"Rumors?"

"Yeah, yeah, being able to have a rumored relationship with your idol is something so many fangirls dream of. Suddenly it seems pretty nice?"

"..."

Shi An glanced at her, but Ruan Qing'an was still talking excitedly, and he couldn't get a moment's peace.

But without realizing it, I seem to have gotten used to it.

Thinking about their relationship, although he was the sugar daddy, they didn't seem like each other at all. Shi An's eyes flickered slightly as she thought of this.

"It's not really a scandal..."

"Huh? What did you say, Brother Shi?"

Ruan Qing'an looked up, stunned, and asked in return, but Shi An turned his head away, pinching her pointed chin with his large hand and turning her around: "He didn't say anything."

"Wow, you definitely said that, right, Brother Shi? How could you keep us in suspense like that? It's just too much! You only said half of it and then stopped. What decent person would do that? Is it something you're ashamed to say?"

"……Shut up."

Shi An rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on, and raised his hand to cover Ruan Qing'an's mouth: "If you bother me again, I'll shut you up."

【Affection Level: 55】

Nguyen Thanh An looked aggrieved after his mouth was gagged.

037: [The male lead is also stubborn, you two are really...]

...

After learning about Shi An's confrontational remarks at the press conference, Beixing Entertainment has been very wary of the online public opinion trend—this "cash cow" is not honest and is causing trouble every day.

Mr. Jin's already sparse hair is almost completely gone.

Surprisingly, when the video of the promotional event circulated online, Shi An's confrontation with the reporter was not criticized. In fact, the public relations department of Beixing Entertainment was monitoring the situation in real time and checking the comments.

"It feels like I'm meeting Movie Emperor Shi for the first time today..."

"Me too. I only knew that his movies were very good, but I didn't know much about him as a person. I didn't expect him to be like this."

"Oh my god!! I always thought Shi An was a cold, aloof guy, but he can actually smile! Holy crap, the corner of his lips twitched by 0.1 centimeters, 0.1 centimeters!!!"

"My family has settled in Bengbu, and Shi An speaks perfectly."

"An assistant is there to help with the work, not to be a servant or a punching bag that someone can yell at or beat. Anyone who defends their assistant is a great person!"

"Upstairs, you can just give me Molly's ID number."

"However, none of you are paying attention to the interaction between the movie star and his assistant? I love it so much, I'm shipping them now!!!"

When Zhou Qianqian and President Jin saw the overwhelmingly negative public opinion online, they were both stunned. President Jin was prepared to lose his hair, and couldn't help but ask, "Was it Miss Ruan who did it again?"

"...It shouldn't be."

Zhou Qianqian shook her head: "Brother Shi told me that Miss Ruan didn't get involved in this matter, so it seems there really is no problem. In fact, it seems like this is a good thing now."

"Shi Ge's professional skills are very good. This can be considered as a way to bring Shi Ge down from his pedestal and let fans get to know him. I think it's a good idea."

Upon hearing this, President Jin nodded in agreement: "That makes sense."

"However, you should still talk to Shi An and tell him to be more polite to Miss Ruan. After all, cough cough! You know, don't be too cold. Miss Ruan is just a young girl, and she won't do anything to him."

"This..."

Zhou Qianqian's expression changed slightly, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

President Jin asked in return, "What's wrong? Miss Ruan doesn't seem like the kind of person who would force Shi An, nor does she seem like the kind of pervert who would play around with women."

"I'm not afraid that Miss Ruan will do anything to Brother Shi."

Zhou Qianqian paused, then said, "I'm afraid of what Brother Shi might do..."

Mr. Jin blinked, completely stunned, as if his understanding had been completely shattered. He was almost about to ask, "Is this still the Shi An I know?"

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