Having worked together twice, he knew Ruoxi quite well. There could only be one person who could make her show this kind of expression.
That's Lu Shen.
But is it really such a coincidence? Was that screenshot taken from Lu Shen's Weibo?
He felt uneasy and couldn't help but pray in his heart, "Whoever comes, please don't let it be Lu Shen."
Lu Shen is an immense threat.
Every time that name appeared, it made him feel that his chances of winning were slim.
Jian Ruoxi was also having a fierce internal struggle. She had kept this number in her heart for three years, and she would call it every time Lu Shenwan came home.
The call would be abruptly ended after only a couple of sentences.
Unexpectedly, after they parted ways, their next phone call would take place under such circumstances.
Seeing that Jian Ruoxi hadn't made a move, Han Mingyi couldn't help but urge her, "Ruoxi, what are you hesitating for? Everyone is waiting."
Jian Ruoxi took a deep breath and finally took out her phone to dial the number on it.
She didn't look up the entire time she was entering the number.
Everyone assumed it was because of her good memory, but no one knew that she had been reciting this number for three years.
Even if she has deleted it from her phone and hasn't mentioned it for a long time, she will not forget it.
The moment the phone rang, Lu Shen answered it and immediately heard Jian Ruoxi's voice.
"Hello, this is Jian Ruoxi." Although she knew in her heart that the person on the other end of the phone was Lu Shen, she couldn't reveal it at this moment.
Her affair with Lu Shen and Li Anran caused quite a stir online back then, but now they've all gone their separate ways.
They are a loving couple, while she continues to work hard in the entertainment industry, which is just fine.
She didn't want to cause any more trouble at this critical juncture, so she pretended not to know him.
Upon hearing Jian Ruoxi's words, Lu Shen already understood what she meant.
So he followed her lead and introduced himself, only this time with a name he had made up on the spot.
Lu Jin covered his mouth in disbelief, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.
"This...this...this can't be right." Why is it my older brother who answered the phone?
Although her older brother tried to lower his voice, she couldn't be mistaken.
Did Ruoxi's expression just now mean she already knew that the number on the whiteboard was her brother's?
"Speak louder, and hundreds of thousands of people will be able to hear you." Ran Jie wasn't familiar with Lu Shen; they had only met a few times.
So they didn't recognize Lu Shen's voice and thought Lu Jin was making a fuss.
“But that’s my older brother.”
Now it was Ran Jie's turn to be shocked. "What did you say?"
Originally, this was just something he used to promote Jian Ruoxi and his new drama; as long as the artist doesn't say anything reckless, there won't be any risks.
Now things have gotten really complicated. First, Han Mingyi showed up uninvited, and then the young master of the Lu Group interfered.
If you're not careful, the live stream can become the center of gossip.
Ran Jie asked Lu Jin beside him, "Tell me, are those rumors about Jian Ruoxi and Lu Shen true?"
He only glanced at Young Master Lu's past romantic history and didn't look at it carefully, thinking that it was mostly fabricated by entertainment reporters.
Judging from today's situation, it seems there's some truth to it.
Why would someone like Lu Shen participate in a lottery like netizens? That's not like him at all.
"It's true. Ruoxi was my sister-in-law for three years before, otherwise how would I be so familiar with her?"
"Wait a minute, you always follow entertainment news, you must know about the big scandal that happened a while ago."
Ran Jie sighed deeply; he truly didn't know.
He never expected that Jian Ruoxi would actually cause him trouble.
Now we just hope these two can communicate normally, and that netizens won't discover any past grievances they might have.
"I know you. I was watching your live stream just now." Lu Shen readily admitted that he had taken the initiative to open and watch the live stream.
Jian Ruoxi's heart skipped a beat. Was he watching?
That's right, if I hadn't been watching for a while, how could I have been randomly selected?
Aside from convincing herself it was a coincidence, she really didn't know what other reason she could use to stop herself from overthinking.
Surely it wasn't because of her that Lu Shen clicked into the live stream.
Han Mingyi saw that the man on the phone was a normal person, and so far, their conversation had been normal as well.
She couldn't resist the urge to stir things up.
"Since this gentleman is so eager to participate in the lottery, he must have watched the popular drama starring Ruoxi and likes Ruoxi very much."
She didn't believe that someone who wasn't a fan could be so enthusiastic.
"I haven't seen any of her dramas yet."
He'd be incredibly jealous if he saw her dating other men in TV dramas.
Jian Ruoxi felt a little disappointed when she heard what he said.
I guess I was overthinking it. He's Lu Shen, why would he do something as pointless as a lottery?
The reason I was selected just now was probably because I accidentally clicked on this page.
Lu Shen's next words shocked many people.
"But that still won't diminish my affection for her."
These words almost overwhelmed Jian Ruoxi. Unlike his perfunctory attitude three years ago, Lu Shen's tone just now was firm and sincere.
A voice inside Jian Ruoxi kept telling her that what Lu Shen had just said was true, that he had come specifically for her, and that he still liked her.
Hearing her older brother's declaration, Lu Jin almost jumped up in excitement. If Ran Jie hadn't been holding her back, she probably would have run in front of the camera to cheer for her brother.
"Alright, Grandma, stop causing me trouble. Just sit here quietly and don't say a word. The situation is already chaotic enough."
Ran Jie felt extremely exhausted. He had never experienced anything so thrilling when he accompanied celebrities on live streams before.
Han Mingyi felt her chance had come, so she asked Lu Shen on the other end of the phone, "Oh? We'd all like to know, what kind of feelings do you have for Ruoxi?"
For a moment, the live stream room fell silent, as if everyone was waiting for Lu Shen's answer.
Reason told Jian Ruoxi that this was a trap deliberately set by Han Mingyi, and she should stop Lu Shen from continuing.
But she still couldn't help wanting to know what Lu Shen would say.
"It's the kind of liking that fans have for an artist."
"Ruoxi has great acting skills and works very hard. Who among the viewers in the live stream doesn't like her?"
Lu Shen's answer was flawless; Han Mingyi simply couldn't find any fault in it.
Ran Jie breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest to calm himself down, and said, "Luckily, your older brother didn't say anything out of line, otherwise I would have had to stay up all night preparing for an emergency public relations effort."
He used to dislike Lu Shen, but tonight, under these circumstances, he really wanted to give Lu Shen a thumbs up and praise him.
As expected of the president of the Lu Group, he has a strong sense of the big picture.
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