Chapter 323

Shen Kai suddenly frowned, and Su Yang also put away her smile. She had dared to joke around just now because she saw that he was in a good mood, but it seemed there was some background that she didn't know about, and she had stepped on a landmine.

"Sorry, Brother Kai..."

"It was when I had just started dating her, around her birthday."

Shen Kai suddenly spoke up and slowly began to tell the story.

Qin Wei: "???"

There was some indiscernible emotion in Shen Kai's eyes, as if he had sunk into memories:

"I brought red wine and cake, and scented candles to her home. She wore a black strapless evening gown."

Qin Wei: "???"

"I lit the scented candles. We sat on the sofa, drinking red wine and watching a movie we both liked."

Qiao Sixiao: "Oh, so you drank alcohol!"

Shen Kai glanced at her, seemingly a bit annoyed at having his mood interrupted. Seeing that she had shut up, he continued,

"That night, with the candles lit and lights off, the air was filled with the faint rose scent of the scented candles. We had drunk most of the red wine and were both a little drunk. I looked at her, her skin was snow white but her cheeks were flushed..."

Su Yang muttered under her breath:

"Do I have the right to listen to this??"

Qin Wei ate melon seeds tensely: "Damn, why do I want to keep listening even though I don't want to listen??"

Su Yang: "How thrilling..."

Qiao Sixiao: "..."

Shen Kai ignored them and remained immersed in his own memories:

"I looked at her, my breathing growing rapid..."

Qin Wei frowned: "Sorry to interrupt, but what does this have to do with Su Yang's question? Why are you telling us all this??"

Shen Kai gritted his teeth:

"Still want to listen?"

Su Yang nodded: "Listen, listen!"

Only then did Shen Kai continue:

"I put my arm around her shoulder and asked, 'Can I kiss you?' She didn't object, so I reached out and stroked her soft hair, then..."

Su Yang: "Then..."

"She slapped me in return and said she hated people touching her head, then told me to get out and that I was annoying."

As he spoke, Shen Kai touched his own cheek,

"That was the first and last time I went to her home."

Qiao Sixiao: "???" Su Yang was a little delighted to realize that she wasn't the only one who had been targeted! Then Su Yang sunk into thought again:

"So Qin Wei not letting people touch her head, is that a stress response? Did she suffer some trauma?"

Shen Kai replied:

"No, she just has a bad temper. It's fine if it's for styling, or if she's notified in advance during filming, but usually people can't touch her head. Even if I accidentally brush against her head, she'll get angry too."

As he spoke, he touched his own cheek again.

Su Yang scratched her head:

"Um... why did you tell us this? Is it okay? Aren't you afraid..."

"You can try it out."

Shen Kai's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his voice was no longer as gentle as before,

"Try leaking this, let's see if the media reports on it and netizens believe it, or if you get banned across all platforms first?"

He dared to talk about it because he was confident no one would dare to spread it.

Su Yang didn't say a word.

Qin Wei was unhappy:

"Oh, so you're allowed to gossip but others aren't allowed to spread it? If you have the ability then don't talk about it in the first place!

You've satisfied your own desire to confide through your power and influence, then threatened others with your connections afterwards. What if this leaks through other channels in the future? Who's so unlucky to have listened to your gossip while gambling away their future?

I hate people like you the most. I'm the subject of your gossip yet I haven't said anything, we were chatting perfectly fine until you suddenly escalated things. Chatting with you is the worst!"

Shen Kai wasn't very happy either:

"Chatting with you is the worst too. I have to watch your expression no matter what I say, and you lose your temper if anything rubs you the wrong way..."

As he said this, Qin Wei's expression had already soured.

Shen Kai quickly changed his tune:

"It's all my fault, all my fault. Let them say whatever they want, I don't care."

Qin Wei immediately fired back:

"Look at you, it's as if I'm forcing you to humble yourself. Who would believe this if it got out? And what could happen even if people did believe it? I have plenty of black material anyway, so I don't care if there's one more thing. If it could stab your lung, I'd even be happy."

"Spread this - Shen Kai is no good. I'm the one who said it."

Qiao Sixiao: "..."

Qiao Sixiao held her forehead. She could never guess what nonsense the brat would spout.

Su Yang: "!!!"

Now Shen Kai was quite annoyed:

"Qin Wei, you have to take responsibility for your words. We've known each other for so long yet I've never touched you. What basis do you have to say that about me?"

Qin Wei: "???"

Shen Kai rubbed his temples. Somehow, Qin Wei always managed to anger him successfully whenever she wanted.

He regretted saying too much, but takebacks weren't possible either. Rather than trying to patch things up and failing to salvage the situation, he decided to end the conversation there.

Shen Kai turned and left.

"Luckily I can't hear anything."

Su Yang covered her ears and walked away.

Qin Wei looked at Qiao Sixiao and spread her hands:

"I don't know why either, but scolding him comes really easily without needing to think." "Wow~"

Qiao Sixiao crossed her arms,

"Looks like I found out quite a few secrets..."

...

She had thought it would be awkward between them after that embarrassing encounter, and Shen Kai wouldn't talk to her anymore. But surprisingly, the superstar actor was still attentive as before, acting as if nothing had happened and asking considerately about her situation - regardless of whether they were filming or not. As long as he was free, he would be wandering around Qin Wei every day.

But looking at recent entertainment news online, one could understand why Shen Kai was so confident. Before he joined the crew, there were still paparazzi following him to the grasslands to sneak shots, releasing his schedule and filming locations online.

Ever since Shen Kai entered the crew, there were no more follow-up reports on him, including the daily behind-the-scenes of other cast members.

No wonder people in the film industry liked working with Shen Kai. Aside from his box office guarantee, his company would handle confidentiality very well during filming, not only preventing leaks but also giving the actors much more freedom in their daily filming life.

...

"Thirsty? Have some water, it's warm."

Qin Wei had just finished filming when Li Jing was about to go over to pass her water, but Shen Kai beat her to it. Li Jing didn't dare to say anything more and could only silently retreat to the side.

"No need, thanks."

Qin Wei walked past Shen Kai to get water herself.

...

After filming horse-riding scenes under the blazing sun for a long time, Qin Wei was exhausted and had a headache. She dismounted, letting her assistant lead the horse while she slowly followed behind.

For some reason, she felt as if someone had been following her these past two days, just like back at the film studio. But work had been so tiring every day that she simply didn't have the energy to care.

Shen Kai wanted to rush over too, personally holding an umbrella for her.

Qin Wei felt annoyed, but she didn't have much energy left to argue with him either. She could only politely decline:

"When you hold an umbrella for me like this, it'll be hard to explain if we get photographed. Can you try to understand my difficulties?"

Perhaps the person following her was a sneaky paparazzo?

Shen Kai assured her in a low voice:

"Anyone who dares to take photos, I won't let them have a place in the industry."

Might as well make things clear today.

Qin Wei stopped in her tracks and thought hard before speaking to him:

"I'm truly grateful that you're willing to come and rescue the situation. Putting aside personal grievances - your appearance in this drama will indeed greatly improve its quality, so for many things, I'll avoid you if I can, and if I can't avoid you then I won't fuss with you over it. This is my gratitude towards you.

However, the way you're acting now has caused me a lot of distress. I don't like you, not one bit, and more than that, every time I see you I think of every miserable day and night from the past, how you bullied me with your power and connections to suppress me. Shen Kai, I truly detest you."

Shen Kai explained:

"You always like to oppose others in the industry, and you'll do something even more if people tell you not to. Back then you were at the peak of popularity, so I instructed people who had collaborated with you to stop using you, planning to talk again once the hype died down..."

Qin Wei's head ached, and she didn't want to keep listening to him continue speaking, so she interrupted him to interrogate:

"Stop making excuses. Is it that hard to admit you're despicable?"

After Qin Wei finished speaking, she quickened her pace. Shen Kai threw down the umbrella to chase after her, desperately explaining:

"I didn't, Qin Wei, believe me..."

Qin Wei walked a few steps and looked up to see Qiao Sixiao walking towards her. She really came like Qin Wei asked. Instantly Qin Wei was in a much better mood, breaking into a bright smile:

"Teacher Qiao~ I'm done working, let's go back and watch..."

Qiao Sixiao looked at her as she approached, but she was in no mood to hear Qin Wei continue speaking. Taking a deep breath, she confessed to Qin Wei:

"Qin Wei, is there a possibility that the most despicable person was me?"