The Siscon Movie Star: A Misstep

Jin Yansi was playing a game with little interest. Hearing the noise, she glanced at the door. Seeing it was Xie An, she immediately put down her phone, crossed her arms, and spoke sarcastically.

"I thought you had even given up on the contract for Shen Qingchen."

Xie An sat on the edge of her bed, her eyes curving. "Your state wasn't good this morning. Didn't I come because I was worried about you?"

Even though she knew Xie An was lying, Jin Yansi still felt a brief moment of happiness at her words. She mumbled softly:

"Liar. If you really cared about me, why did you wait until evening to come, and didn't even call me in between?"

"My family keeps a tight leash on me, there was nothing I could do."

Xie An shifted the blame to Shen Qingchen without any pressure. Seeing Jin Yansi's face darken slightly, she casually changed the subject.

"The contract."

Reluctantly, Jin Yansi pulled the contract from the drawer and handed it to Xie An. Xie An scanned it briefly, felt satisfied, and put it in her bag.

"You and Shen Qingchen both treat me like dirt."

Jin Yansi felt extremely unbalanced in her heart and couldn't help but speak out.

Xie An raised an eyebrow. "What did he want from you?"

"He said Jin Shihua holds a portion of the Shen family's shares, and he wanted me to sign a share transfer agreement to reclaim those shares. I didn't sign, so he won't let me go abroad."

Jin Yansi's red lips curled into a mocking smile, fanning the flames.

"You think he's helping me unconditionally regardless of the cost just because of your request. But in reality, he had long planned to use sending me abroad to exchange for those shares."

"In the end, everything he does is just an exchange of interests. Dating you is nothing more than playing with an obedient pet."

Xie An really didn't know about the shares.

To be able to fulfill her request while also turning a profit—Shen Qingchen was truly smart enough to make one's teeth itch.

But this was perfect. She was intentionally creating conflict between herself and Shen Qingchen. This matter could also be utilized, but to avoid collateral damage to Jin Yansi's scheduled departure abroad, she still needed to wait a bit.

In front of Jin Yansi, she definitely couldn't follow the other's train of thought and show that she was developing a rift with Shen Qingchen. Otherwise, how could she continue to escalate the conflict between the two?

Xie An sighed, looking like she was watching an ignorant child, her tone helpless.

"If he really didn't care about me, wouldn't it have been much easier to force you to sign when you were at your wits' end? The fact that you can rest peacefully in the hospital to recover is naturally because he took me into consideration."

Jin Yansi snorted coldly, "Love brain."

"Say whatever you want."

Xie An shrugged.

With the contract in hand, she didn't care to stay. After saying goodnight to Jin Yansi, she prepared to leave. Just as she reached the door, Jin Yansi spoke again, her tone slightly tense.

"Tomorrow, can you come to see me off?"

Without turning back, Xie An replied, "I still have classes."

The door closed, and Jin Yansi lowered her eyes, her expression exceptionally lonely.

Xie An had thought it would take a few more days for Tang Xingyu to contact her, but unexpectedly, as soon as she left the hospital, she received his call.

It seemed everything was progressing quite smoothly.

She glanced at the bodyguard not far away, stood under the streetlight, and intentionally answered the phone.

It seemed tonight's encounters were truly abundant.

Tang Xingyu still remembered what Xie An had told him—that the next time they met, she might not have her previous memories. Therefore, over the past few days, he had not only investigated Shen Qingchen but also reviewed Xie An's files to adjust his state for facing her.

The female supporting character's persona in the second route only had an impression of Tang Xingyu from the day of the Tang family banquet. Tang Xingyu back then had left her with an impression of being elusive, so her attitude toward him should be cautious and careful.

Thinking of this, Xie An suddenly felt that running into Tang Xingyu at the art exhibition seemed a bit too normal, lacking the danger and scheming of Dinghai Zhou from before. The two states of Tang Xingyu seemed to have a rather large difference, which was strange.

But she was in no mood to pay attention to that now; taking down Shen Qingchen was the main priority.

【 Please maintain the new female supporting character persona in front of Tang Xingyu. 】

Although the mission command from 000 had been delayed by 001, it couldn't be directly eliminated. Thus, she could only follow the original plan, pretending not to know Tang Xingyu, her voice soft but carrying a hint of caution.

"Excuse me, is there something I can help you with?"

Tang Xingyu had already been a bit nervous about facing a memoryless Xie An, and hearing her unfamiliar, gentle tone now made him even more panicked.

But aside from nervousness, there seemed to be a strange sense of excitement, as if he were playing a flirting roleplay with his girlfriend, pink bubbles rising all around.

As for Shen Qingchen?

He was merely a tool in the play between him and Xie An.

Tang Xingyu calmed his racing heart, patted his flushed face, and cleared his throat, responding to Xie An with the serious attitude of a product salesman.

"It's like this, An... Miss Xie, do you have any interest in changing to a new boyfriend?"

Getting straight to the point is a bit too fast, hey!

Any normal person receiving this call would think the person on the other end was a lunatic and hang up immediately!

Xie An's lips twitched. After a few seconds of silence, she spoke again, sounding slightly annoyed at being offended.

"No. If Mr. Tang is only doing this as a prank, then I'm hanging up."

"Don't! Don't!"

Tang Xingyu quickly stopped her.

"I'm not pranking. Shen Qingchen actually has a mental problem. He sent people to tail you; he's a control freak. I have proof. Are you free now? We can meet up."

Finally getting to the point.

Another silence. The sound of breathing from the receiver made Tang Xingyu feel like every second was a year. Xie An seemed to have gone through a long struggle, her voice highly hesitant.

"He wouldn't."

Tang Xingyu was exasperated, angered by Xie An's perfect filter for Shen Qingchen, his volume rising slightly.

"How could he not?!"

Xie An rubbed her ear, pulling the phone slightly away. Tang Xingyu was still going on, this time with a tone of earnest persuasion.

"As the saying goes, you can know a person's face but not their heart. If I hadn't accidentally discovered these things, I would also have thought Shen Qingchen was a good person."

A good person, my foot. Tang Xingyu endured the irritation to say these words.

"I don't have any deep grudge against Shen Qingchen. There's no benefit in me slandering him for no reason, right?"

Heh, stealing his beloved deserved a thousand cuts!

"It's mainly because I'm too soft-hearted. I can't bear to see an innocent young girl get deceived, which is why I called to warn you. The evidence is in my hands. If you want to see it, tell me your location and I'll come find you. If you're not interested, then I won't meddle in other people's business."

Using retreat as a means of advance always worked. Xie An was highly satisfied with Tang Xingyu's reaction. She hesitantly gave her location and then waited for him to arrive.

The night was somewhat unsafe after all. She simply went to a nearby cafe and ordered two cups of hot cocoa. Coincidentally, she ran into Lin Xingyan, who was doing part-time jobs everywhere.