Second Take On Romance - The A-List Actor Wants Me
Chapter 247 : Diversion Tactic

Chapter 247: Chapter 247 : Diversion Tactic

Shen Jingwei woke up after hours of slumber.

He still felt weak, but otherwise the nausea was no longer there.

"Jingwei, you scared Mom," Mother Shen said as she pressed cold towel against Shen Jingwei’s face.

"Sorry, Mom," Shen Jingwei sighed. "I didn’t mean to."

"Mom knows. For now, you just stay in here and rest. Mom will take care of everything."

"But the shooting..."

Shen Jingwei pushed himself off the bed with a lot of effort, but Mother Shen made him lie down again.

"You can continue after you get well. The person-in-charge... The man surnamed Shang said so."

"Ah."

Shen Jingwei pressed a hand against the upper half of his face.

He did not like to inconvenience anyone. He should apologize to Director Ma for the delay later.

Soon, Shen Dou Dou arrived with a box of chocolate layered cake for her elder brother.

"Big Brother!" She cried out when their mother left the ward to talk to Shen Jingwei’s doctor. "Are you experiencing pregnancy symptoms?"

"..."

Shen Jingwei beckoned his sister closer.

"Come, Dou Dou. Come close to your big brother."

Shen Dou Dou’s survival instincts kicked in the moment she saw threat in Shen Jingwei’s eyes.

"No no no," she waved her hands in front of her chest. "Big Brother, your murderous aura is so thick. Dou Dou is scared!"

Shen Jingwei rolled with his eyes. So this cheeky little sister still feared death after all!

"Big Brother, why don’t you rest a little bit? Dou Dou is going to cut some fruits for you. Do you want apple or pear?"

"... Pear is fine."

Shen Jingwei went back to lying on the bed.

He only closed his eyes for several minutes when ruckus was heard down the corridor.

Both Shen Jingwei and Shen Dou Dou turned their heads toward the door.

"What is happening? Why is it so loud outside? Do they not know this is the hospital?"

Shen Dou Dou rose to her feet and walked toward the door, intent on finding the source of the commotion outside.

Just as the door cracked open, a round of camera flashes almost blinded her.

"It’s Shen Jingwei!" A paparazzi cried out.

"He is really here."

"HEY, EVERYONE! SHEN JINGWEI IS HERE!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Shen Dou Dou rushed to close the door, but the people on the other side were stronger.

Shen Dou Dou was pushed to the wall and the horde of reporters poured into the ward.

"Shen Jingwei, is it true that you encountered a lot of accidents during the shooting of ’Dance Of The Dragons’?"

"Shen Jingwei, do you think that anyone from CNC Studio should be held accountable for the lack of safety at the set?"

Shen Jingwei was rendered speechless for a good second before he coughed into his fist and replied, "I don’t know what you are talking about."

"In that case, why are you even here?"

"That’s right. Shouldn’t you be shooting a scene out there?"

"..."

The paparazzi never bothered with subtlety when they posed a question.

In fact, whatever answer Shen Jingwei gave could be spun into a scenario befitting their original purpose.

On the other hand, a simple "no comment" would not help his reputation or the drama at all.

There was no helping it. He simply had to take the fall.

"Actually, I accidentally..."

Shen Jingwei did not manage to utter the lie he hastily prepared because the paparazzi were distracted by the appearance of another person.

To be exact, it was another celebrity whose presence transcended his.

"What is going on here, why are you disturbing Shen Jingwei’s rest?"

All heads turned to Yan Renzhong, whose protagonist aura never failed to enchant other mortals.

"Yan Renzhong!"

"Emperor Yan, what is your opinion about this matter?"

"Did Shen Jingwei really get poisoned?"

"Who did this? Can we get some clues?"

Instead of answering, Yan Renzhong stepped into the ward.

Although it was already cramped with so many paparazzi and cameras, they all automatically made way for Yan Renzhong as if the latter were an untouchable sovereign.

When he and Shen Jingwei locked gazes, the paparazzi could almost see sparks flying between them.

But naturally none of them dared to presume, until Yan Renzhong bent down and gave Shen Jingwei a kiss on the forehead.

"AHHHHHHHHH!!!" The paparazzi cried in unison.

Stunned by the unexpected kiss, Shen Jingwei turned as rigid as an ice statue.

The barrage of inquiries recommenced, albeit with a different subject matter.

"Yan Renzhong, you just kissed Shen Jingwei on the forehead. Care to explain this sweet gesture?"

"Emperor Yan, are you finally willing to put an end to all the rumors regarding your ongoing romances with your other co-stars? Have you committed to Shen Jingwei???"

Instead of giving them an answer, Yan Renzhong flashed them all a self-sufficient smile.

And then, he pushed on the call button.

"WHAT’S GOING ON HERE!"

The nurses arrived late, but once they did, they effectively kicked the paparazzi out of Shen Jingwei’s ward.

"OUT! OUT! THIS IS A HOSPITAL, NOT A CONCERT HALL!"

Desperate, the paparazzi forcefully snapped a few more pictures before they were kicked out of the ward, and then out of the hospital.

Shen Jingwei gave Yan Renzhong a look of disbelief.

"Why did you do that? Now everyone will think that we are a couple."

Yan Renzhong scoffed.

"I had to do that. Otherwise, you are just going to sacrifice yourself again. Besides, I kiss my co-stars all the time. Check Weibo and you will see that I have at least ten girlfriends at the same time."

"..."

For some reason, hearing that did not make Shen Jingwei happy at all.

But then Yan Renzhong leaned closer and captured his lips in a stormy kiss.

"But you are the only one I love, my Jingbao."

Shen Jingwei’s lips fell open slightly, a silent invitation for a deeper connection.

The two men were about to fall into another kiss when Shen Dou Dou, who was trying to cosplay as part of the wall, sucked in a deep breath and ruined the ambiance.