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    Although it was just a beverage, drinking that much liquid a second time was still uncomfortable.

    But Shen Lingfeng drained the cup without changing his expression, then smiled at Su Chenhui with the utmost charm.

    “Cut!” Director Zheng still called a stop without mercy. “Seriously, can that smile of yours hook Li Guoliang? How many handsome men and beautiful women has the Young Marshal seen? Can an ordinary person even catch his eye?”

    “…I’m sorry. I’ll do it again.”

    Shen Lingfeng couldn’t help but feel a little discouraged. He had actually practiced this scene in front of the mirror many times, and he was satisfied with the final result, yet it failed to impress others.

    “Ugh, this is annoying!” Gu Yuxin suddenly complained. “Are we all just going to stand around waiting for you to shoot the first scene, take one? Is our time worthless? Non-professional actors really are useless. Hmph.”

    “I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” Shen Lingfeng could only keep his head bowed and apologize repeatedly.

    He had been the center of praise and attention in school since childhood, but now he had become the underachiever in the film crew.

    Even he himself started to dislike his performance—if the first scene required so many takes, what would happen later? Could he really handle this role?

    “It’s not that bad, actually,” Su Chenhui suddenly said. “It’s just that Director Zheng always has high standards.”

    “…Huh?” Director Zheng exclaimed in surprise. “Actor Su, are my standards higher than yours? You used to actively request retakes for actors who couldn’t meet your requirements when acting opposite you.”

    “That…” Su Chenhui’s words brought a little warmth to Shen Lingfeng’s heart, which had just turned cold. He looked at Su Chenhui and asked, “Do you think my acting is passable?”

    “It’s not passable to me,” Su Chenhui shook his head. “How about this, I’ll perform it once, and you watch and try to find the feeling.”

    “Are you saying you’re going to act out Bai Shuixian’s scene??” Shen Lingfeng stared at Su Chenhui in astonishment.

    “Yes.”

    Su Chenhui responded flatly, then picked up the wine glass, which had been refilled, and started immediately.

    After draining the wine in the glass, he smiled at Shen Lingfeng, his finger seemingly casually wiping away the water droplets clinging to the glass.

    That smile was incredibly seductive, and Shen Lingfeng felt a tingling sensation throughout his body, stirred by the scene.

    This simple scene made Shen Lingfeng admire Su Chenhui immensely—an Alpha, yet he could perfectly capture the alluring charm of a seductive Omega! He truly deserved his title as a major film emperor who had won countless awards!

    At the same time, a strong desire to win was ignited in Shen Lingfeng.

    Ever since he differentiated into an Omega, he had believed in the motto, “Who says Omegas are inferior to Alphas?” He had consistently held the top rank in his school and was the top scorer in A City for the college entrance exam, leaving countless Alphas with nothing but envy, jealousy, and resentment.

    Therefore, if an Alpha could convey that feeling, he definitely could too!

    “Director Zheng, I know how to play it now! Please allow me one more try!”

    “Alright, one last time,” Director Zheng agreed. “If it doesn’t pass, I really will have to consider replacing you… The Death of the Narcissus, Scene One, Take Three! Action!”

    Shen Lingfeng endured the bloated feeling in his stomach and finished another glass of “wine.” He felt the water was about to overflow from his throat, but he showed no sign of discomfort. He simply smiled at Su Chenhui with captivating charm, then seemingly casually used his finger to wipe away the water droplets clinging to his luscious red lips.

    The gesture was practically saying: Come and kiss me.

    “I never expected Boss Bai’s every move to be so graceful, yet you drink so boldly.” Su Chenhui smiled faintly and raised his glass. “Then I shall drink mine too.”

    Shen Lingfeng watched with a soft smile as Su Chenhui also drained his glass, the allure in his eyes never fading.

    “OK!” Director Zheng shouted excitedly. “That was excellent!”

    A slight smile also curved Su Chenhui’s lips. He was quite good at applying what he learned immediately.

    Gu Yuxin caught the fleeting smile on Su Chenhui’s face and secretly gritted her teeth.

    Shen Lingfeng let out a long breath, feeling completely exhausted, wishing he could immediately collapse onto the floor and sleep.

    But of course, he couldn’t do that, as he had many more scenes to shoot today.

    The rest of the day’s filming went smoothly.

    By the time the day’s shooting ended, the sky was full of stars.

    On the way back to the hotel, Shen Lingfeng received a call.

    When he saw the name “Fu Ran” on the screen, his utterly exhausted body seemed to be instantly recharged with energy. He quickly answered, asking excitedly, “Do you have any news?”

    “Oh, you wouldn’t believe it, that Chu Hao is a true lone wolf. I asked everyone in the village, so many people, before someone finally knew something… He used to live with his mother. His mother’s surname is also Chu, so he must have taken his mother’s surname.”

    “So he’s not an orphan…” Shen Lingfeng mused. “But he doesn’t have a father? Yet he told me back then that his father was a CEO.”

    “Forget it, he just liked to brag,” Fu Ran scoffed. “His mother claimed to be a widow. Where would he get a CEO father? I really don’t know anything else. Both mother and son were very solitary. His mother rarely interacted with people since moving there and seldom even left the house.”

    Shen Lingfeng increasingly felt that there might be a big secret surrounding this mother and son. “Then, when did they move away?”

    “When Chu Hao was 17, his mother passed away. Someone claiming to be a distant relative came to pick him up, and he moved to the city to continue high school. He left the village and never returned.”

    “Which city and which school did he go to?” Shen Lingfeng pressed.

    Fu Ran gave a bitter laugh. “No one knows. He didn’t tell anyone.”

    “Then, what did that distant relative look like?”

    “No one knows that either. They were wearing sunglasses.”

    “…Alright, thank you. I’ll definitely treat you to a meal next time.”

    Shen Lingfeng felt the lead had gone cold. These clues were essentially no clues at all.

    After hanging up the phone, Shen Lingfeng opened his phone browser and typed in the name “Chu Hao.”

    A two-character name is easily duplicated, resulting mostly in useless information. None of the results seemed related to the flamboyant teenager from the small mountain village.

    Shen Lingfeng stared blankly at his phone for a moment. Then, as if possessed, he typed “Su Chenhui” into the search bar.

    Su Chenhui’s information was quite detailed; after all, paparazzi could dig up a celebrity’s entire family history.

    [Grew up in a single-parent family. Mother’s name is Chu Yao, deceased.]

    Seeing this sentence, Shen Lingfeng was startled—Single-parent family! Mother’s surname is Chu! Didn’t that match up?!

    He searched carefully again and found no information about Su Chenhui’s father. It didn’t say he was deceased, nor did it say his parents divorced, which was strange.

    Could Su Chenhui really be Chu Hao? How could he subtly inquire about it?

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