Wen Yan frowned and slowly shook her head: "I really can't be sure about that. After all, drawing cards depends on luck, not just skill and intelligence."
Shen Jingchuan lowered his voice: "You don't understand. Just because you say it can work doesn't mean it can!"
"Why?" There's such a thing? Wen Yan lowered her voice along with Shen Jingchuan.
Shen Jingchuan said earnestly, "Haven't I told you? You're my lucky charm. If you say I can do it, then I definitely can."
Wen Yan was speechless: "…………"
Seeing that she remained silent, Shen Jingchuan urged her, "What are you standing there for? Say something!"
Wen Yan ignored her.
Because at this point her ears were already perked up.
She was listening to Su Yang and Shen Jingxiu's conversation.
The call was answered shortly after Su Yang made it.
"Hey, Jingxiu. How are you feeling now? Any better?"
Because everyone was sitting close together, they could all hear Shen Jingxiu's voice on the other end of the phone.
His voice sounded quite normal; he didn't seem to be in any discomfort.
"Yes, I feel much better, Mom. Have you finished eating?"
"Yes, I just finished eating. I was thinking of going to check on you, but I ended up playing cards in Jingchuan's room, so I just called you instead. Did you order food?"
"not yet."
"Why didn't you call out? Were you sleeping just now?"
"No, I took a nap this afternoon and now I can't fall asleep."
"You couldn't sleep, so I got up to order something to eat. You burned a lot of energy this afternoon, so you can't go without eating tonight."
"Wait a little while, I don't have much of an appetite right now. You guys have fun, don't worry about me."
"Okay, remember to eat something. I'll call to check in half an hour. If you haven't eaten by then, I'll just order something for you."
Don't worry, Mom.
"Okay, then I'll hang up."
Putting down her phone, Su Yang immediately said to everyone, "Okay, let's draw cards."
Everyone started to move, but Wen Yan took out her phone.
If you weren't asleep, why didn't you reply to my messages?
If he didn't check his phone just now, he probably will now.
However, when Wen Yan opened her chat window with Shen Jingxiu, the most recent message was still the one she had sent, and he hadn't replied.
What's going on? Wen Yan felt something was off.
She turned off her phone screen and fell into confusion and thought, even forgetting to pick up her cards.
It was only when Shen Jingchuan gently nudged her with his elbow that she snapped out of her daze.
"What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? Why are you so distracted?" Shen Jingchuan tapped the table. "It's your turn to draw cards. What are you thinking about that's so engrossed? What's on your phone that's so captivating?"
"Oh, no. I was just thinking about something." As she spoke, Wen Yan picked up a card.
Shen Jingchuan's curiosity was piqued: "So what are you thinking about? Tell us, maybe we can all give you some advice."
"It's nothing," Wen Yan shook her head. "Let's draw cards."
"You're lying. Your expression was completely off just now. Something important must have happened to you. Tell us, or we'll all be worried about you."
It would have been better if Shen Jingchuan hadn't said that.
As soon as they said that, Wen Yan felt that the remaining four pairs of eyes were also looking at her.
Not wanting to spoil everyone's fun, she made up an excuse, half-jokingly and half-jokingly.
"Actually, it's nothing. It's just that I have a good friend, and I sent him a message but he hasn't replied, so I'm a little worried."
"Oh, I see." Shen Jingchuan nodded. "No wonder you were looking at your phone earlier. You were also looking at your phone when we were discussing playing cards at the restaurant. So you were checking if that friend had replied to your message, right?"
Wen Yan nodded: "Yes."
"How long has it been since he replied to you?"
"Um...it's been...it's been a few hours, I guess." Wen Yan was too embarrassed to say it was a few tens of minutes, because if she said that, she would just get scolded.
That's why she didn't tell everyone the truth, but she just felt that Shen Jingxiu was a bit strange. Unfortunately, it was just a feeling and there was no substantial evidence.
As expected, Shen Jingchuan was speechless after hearing her words.
"I thought it would take at least several days, but it's only been a few hours. A few hours isn't a big deal, is it? Who is this friend you're talking about? Is it a man or a woman?"
"Fourth Brother, are you checking my household registration? Why are you asking so many detailed questions?"
"Why would I check someone's household registration? I wouldn't even check someone else's household registration if they wanted me to. I'm just analyzing it for you. If your friend is male, and he doesn't have the habit of going to bed early, he's probably out drinking and eating, driving, or playing games. If it's a woman, she might also be out drinking and eating, driving, watching TV, doing laundry, showering, or doing skincare. Isn't it normal for her not to reply to messages for only a few hours? Also, since she's your friend, she's probably in the entertainment industry, right? Maybe she's filming. Don't you often not reply to messages when you're filming?"
“Hmm,” Wen Yan smiled at Chen Jingchuan, “You’re right, I was overthinking it. Come on, let’s play cards. I guess he’ll reply to me when he’s done with his work and remembers me.”
"Exactly. Ha, I got a great hand. What did I tell you? I'm sure I can do it tonight."
Seeing that Shen Jingchuan had already let the matter drop, Wen Yan thought she had successfully gotten away with it.
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