The Rebirth of a Top Star

Song Shiyuan panicked.

He thought the worst-case scenario was that Shen Nanqiao would reject him outright, and that there would be no further contact between them.

However, looking at Shen Nanqiao's face, Song Shiyuan realized that this woman, who was speaking ambiguously, was truly baffling.

With the knife and fork still in his hand, Song Shiyuan instantly cut the steak on the plate in half, making the dish look less appetizing.

He stopped what he was doing and asked seriously, "Why would you think that?"

Song Shiyuan's original intention was to ask Shen Nanqiao where she had made a mistake in her expression, which led Shen Nanqiao to think that way. However, Shen Nanqiao seemed to have already learned to professionally give irrelevant answers. She replied, "Because there are traces of my usual performance."

Shen Nanqiao now prefers to believe that Song Shiyuan has studied acting and can perfectly portray the word "like" rather than believe that Song Shiyuan truly likes her.

Liking someone is truly terrifying.

Shen Nanqiao avoided Song Shiyuan's gaze. She had many concerns in her heart and didn't know how to respond to such a question. All she could do was lower her head and eat.

Shen Nanqiao believes that people have a stroke of luck, but she is unwilling to believe that a windfall would fall from the sky and hit her.

She was terrified.

The high heels she was wearing were already rubbing her feet, and Shen Nanqiao didn't want to wear any more uncomfortable clothes to restrict herself. Who knew what might happen in the future?

Seeing that Shen Nanqiao was unwilling to communicate, Song Shiyuan realized that Shen Nanqiao was usually cheerful and lively, and would sometimes make some subtle jokes. In general, she was an extrovert.

This was the first time Song Shiyuan had seen Shen Nanqiao in this state, and it hurt him even more than when Shen Nanqiao had directly rejected him.

"What are your concerns?" Song Shiyuan needed to know Shen Nanqiao's needs. He had already explained things clearly to Gu Leyi at the beginning, so now there must be other issues.

"You initially agreed to cooperate with us." Shen Nanqiao couldn't help but recall their first meeting on stage, which was entirely her fault.

Song Shiyuan nodded, waiting for Shen Nanqiao to speak, so he did not interrupt or disturb her.

Shen Nanqiao continued, "At the time, it was agreed that it was just a collaboration." The collaboration that Shen Nanqiao was always proud of was one that she had fought for herself.

Song Shiyuan still agreed: "Yes, our cooperation."

Shen Nanqiao unconsciously poked at the food on her plate, barely putting any into her mouth; most of it turned into crumbs.

"So you mean the cooperation is over?" Shen Nanqiao wasn't sure what Song Shiyuan's purpose was today, so she wanted to figure out what mattered most to her first.

In fact, Shen Nanqiao's reputation has already been established. Even without Song Shiyuan's backing, she won't have trouble finding acting roles. As long as there is a breakthrough, Shen Nanqiao believes she can seize the opportunity and climb the ladder.

So she wasn't afraid of ending her collaboration with Song Shiyuan; what she was afraid of was that Song Shiyuan's words today might have been impulsive, and everything might end up disappearing again.

Then she might not only fail to befriend Song Shiyuan, but might also end up offending him. Shen Nanqiao had to consider her future work and life.

Song Shiyuan clearly didn't know what Shen Nanqiao meant, so he answered Shen Nanqiao's questions one by one.

"I didn't mean to terminate the cooperation." Song Shiyuan felt like he had been trapped.

Shen Nanqiao seized the opportunity and said, "So, you're not ending the cooperation?"

"No, not exactly." Song Shiyuan, who had just sorted out his own emotions, was completely swayed by Shen Nanqiao.

Song Shiyuan paused for a few minutes to carefully consider his words before speaking: "I don't regret cooperating with you. I just want to change our relationship from cooperation to something else."

This time, Song Shiyuan was smarter. He didn't give Shen Nanqiao another chance to speak and asked directly, "Do you mind if I pursue you, Miss Shen Nanqiao?"

This clearly establishes their relationship, giving Shen Nanqiao no chance to pretend she doesn't understand.

Countless shocks welled up in her eyes, and she dared not answer easily. Song Shiyuan, however, gave Shen Nanqiao no chance to hesitate or make excuses, pressing her further: "What if I said I would start pursuing you today?"

Despite being questioned repeatedly, Shen Nanqiao eventually chose to believe that Song Shiyuan had indeed not studied acting, after confirming with him time and time again.

Once Shen Nanqiao confirmed her current thoughts, she no longer appeared flustered.

She initially ignored Song Shiyuan's question, then moved on to a new topic that interested her: "Why did you agree to work with me, a complete stranger, on this project?"

Shen Nanqiao had always thought that it was her personal charm that attracted Song Shiyuan, but now it seems that another answer is emerging.

Song Shiyuan was stumped by the question. In the very end, just before Shen Nanqiao was about to lose her temper, Song Shiyuan finally told the truth: "Just assume that I can also be tempted by beauty."

These frank words made Shen Nanqiao blush. Regardless of whether Song Shiyuan said this to try to make Shen Nanqiao happy, Shen Nanqiao felt that it didn't fit Song Shiyuan's current successful persona.

He genuinely didn't know what clothes looked good on him.

The well-fitting suit that Song Shiyuan is wearing now looks more like the clothes he would wear to work or to important occasions. Shen Nanqiao commented that it's not as good as the unlabeled sportswear he wears when he goes for a morning run.

It makes her look more youthful and beautiful.

Whether Shen Nanqiao had let go of some of her inner grievances or was just putting on an act, Song Shiyuan, sitting opposite Shen Nanqiao, finally felt that the familiar person across from him had returned.

Shen Nanqiao, it's still Shen Nanqiao in the end.

The conversation that followed was very relaxed.

Shen Nanqiao smiled as she ate the food she had manually broken up on her plate, occasionally being fed by Song Shiyuan.

Shen Nanqiao ate and laughed. Her relaxed attitude infected Song Shiyuan, who then told him that he had watched every episode of Shen Nanqiao's dating reality show many times.

Shen Nanqiao realized that Song Shiyuan's trip to the filming location of the program was not an accidental collision.

While Song Shiyuan was talking, Shen Nanqiao learned many things she hadn't known before. "So, the house I'm living in now is also yours?"

Shen Nanqiao cleverly launched a surprise attack, and Song Shiyuan couldn't control his mouth; the words from his mouth were much faster than his thoughts.

“Yes.” Seeing the teasing look in Shen Nanqiao’s eyes, Song Shiyuan finally realized what he had blurted out.

Despite being a seasoned and powerful CEO, he suddenly transforms into a boastful child when facing the girl he likes.

Song Shiyuan observed Shen Nanqiao's expression, fearing that she would directly say that she wouldn't be staying there anymore.

Instead of the expected reply, I received an even happier message: "Then I won't pay you rent anymore, I need to save money."

Shen Nanqiao needs a lot of money to have even a tiny bit of capital to start her future life.

She didn't think her suggestion was out of line, and besides, judging from Song Shiyuan's expression, Shen Nanqiao was very happy.