In the tense atmosphere, Shi An tightened her grip on the marker, then took out her phone, scrolled through it for a moment, and handed it to Ruan Qing'an to look at.
Ruan Qingan looked completely bewildered and accepted the gift in a daze.
"The actor for 'No Return' has been replaced?! How is that possible? When this movie was being filmed, wasn't the role confirmed to be yours long ago? How can it be changed at the last minute?"
Before Shi An could ask, Ruan Qing'an angrily blurted out, "Why isn't Beixing Entertainment doing anything about this? What kind of news is this?!"
037: [Stop showing off, stop showing off, you really have to believe this...]
But Ruan Qing'an ignored 037 and continued to browse the information on her phone. The more she read, the uglier her expression became. She couldn't help but frown and ask, "How did this involve the Ruan family?"
Shi An retorted, "You didn't do it?"
"Of course not, why would I cheat my own family?"
Ruan Qing'an immediately retorted, pressing her temples and saying helplessly, "You have a large number of fans and a great influence on public opinion, which will also have a certain impact on the Ruan family. No normal person would think that I would do these things to harm my own group, right?"
"..."
Shi An didn't say anything.
Ruan Qing'an blinked her leaden-gray eyes and looked at him: "No way, Shi'an, you're not doubting me, are you?"
Considering Ruan Qing'an's previous statement that "no normal person would think that way," Shi An replied without changing his expression, "No."
"But you clearly asked me before if I did it. What normal person would betray their idol and their own company, and then openly invite the victim to their home?"
"No way, officer, who in their right mind would doubt that?"
"..."
Shi An didn't speak, but just looked at her with his dark eyes.
Ruan Qing'an could feel the increasingly intense and persistent gaze, as if it could pin her to the ground. She paused and said, "Oh, Shi'an, you're definitely not that kind of person."
037: [From the bottom of my heart, ancestor, you're a professional.]
"Small system?"
Ruan Qingan smiled, enunciating each word clearly.
037 decisively admitted defeat: 【Um... I'm a professional too.】
Seeing that Ruan Qing'an had stopped rambling on, Shi An withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes and pondered, while handing back the shirt and marker he had just signed.
What Ruan Qingan said seems to make some sense?
Clearly... Shi An also fell into the trap set by Ruan Qing'an.
At this moment, Ruan Qing'an sat cross-legged on the soft carpet, hugging a plush pillow, flipping through the audio files on his phone, and said, "I told you, I will give you an explanation for what happened last night."
"I really don't know anything about what happened to you, because I was also taken to a hotel last night. My friend said he wanted to give me a surprise, but..."
Ruan Qingan gave a wry smile: "But I really didn't expect that the surprise she was talking about would be this."
The original owner who was scammed has a lot to say about this.
Shi An did not refute. Ruan Qing'an was also surprised last night. If it was at her behest, there was no need to untie the rope binding him.
Ruan Qingan paused, then continued, "I've always really liked the movies and TV series you've made, so my friend took it upon himself to do these things."
"Oh right, I asked her about it last night."
As Ruan Qing'an spoke, she played the recording on her phone. It was Li Xin's words from the hotel last night. She had only recorded Li Xin admitting that she had done the series of semi-banned things and had also impersonated Ruan Qing'an.
Listening to the words in the recording, Shi An couldn't help but frown.
"Your friend?"
Ruan Qing'an nodded, somewhat dejectedly, and said, "Yeah, I didn't expect her to do something like this either."
Shi An didn't speak again, but was lost in thought.
037: [Did the male lead believe it? Did he believe it?]
"It's not that easy."
Ruan Qing'an snorted twice. Of course, she understood, which was why she had prepared a plan. In short, she had to get rid of the blame.
Just then, Shi An's phone rang. When she answered, it was President Jin's anxious voice: "Are you with Miss Ruan, Shi An?"
"how?"
“I just heard from Zhou Qianqian that you went to see that second young lady because of what happened before. I don’t know who it was before, but this time it was someone from the eldest young lady of the Ruan family who came to put pressure on you.”
Mr. Jin hurriedly explained, "If you haven't gone yet, leave quickly, lest you cause trouble for another one!"
Shi An was slightly taken aback: "You mean, it's someone else?"
Hearing the phone call, Ruan Qing'an spoke up at the opportune moment: "Oh, then he must be talking about my sister, Ruan Qingling. Wait, what happened before was also about Li Xin, could it be..."
After hanging up the phone, Shi An raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected that this matter would involve a feud between wealthy families. He had initially been somewhat skeptical, but President Jin's phone call had left him no choice but to believe it.
"The feuds within your Ruan family?"
"...Ah, well, I'm not sure either."
Ruan Qing'an stammered awkwardly, her pretty face flushed with embarrassment. The usually talkative girl was speechless for a moment.
But this appearance, however, seemed much more real. His leaden gray eyes blinked, as if hesitating about what to say.
After what happened before, I even found her more agreeable.
【Affection Level: 10】
Shi An sighed softly, "I understand."
He casually put his phone back in his bag, stood up, and held an unlit cigarette between his slender fingers. Even though his favorability rating had increased, Shi An's indifferent expression remained largely unchanged.
If 037 hadn't repeatedly emphasized that the system message indicated no error, Ruan Qingan would have thought that 037 had been damaged by a washing machine...
Just as Shi An reached the door, Ruan Qing'an behind her suddenly spoke up: "Um... I'm sorry about what happened last night, but I really like you, if it's alright..."
"Um... I want to apologize as much as possible and make it up to you."
"Need not."
He said softly, "I came here first this time. I misunderstood you, so we're even. There's no need to apologize. We owe each other nothing."
With the click of a lighter, Shi An lowered his eyes, a cigarette between his lips as he looked down. His voice was hoarse and indistinct, yet unexpectedly sexy.
Ruan Qing'an only raised an eyebrow slightly after Shi An closed the door.
How could it be that we owe each other nothing?
Not long after Shi An left, there was another knock on the door, and Li Xin's voice came from outside: "Ruan Qing'an, you have the guts to scheme against me, then open the door!"
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