What Kind of Ill-Fated Connection Was This?

Si You met Shen Chuan's gaze for a moment before looking away and asking Yuan Fei coolly, "Why is he here too?"

Yuan Fei frowned as he thought it over. "Hiss... I remember now. Shen Chuan seems to have taken Huai'an Jewelry's endorsement deal too. Right, his shoot location will most likely overlap with yours. Do you mind? If you do, I can try to—"

"No need." Si You said, "That's ancient history. I'm not going to keep clinging to it. What if we have to work together someday? Am I supposed to turn down jobs then?"

Yuan Fei liked that unruffled attitude of his, no matter how serious the situation was. "All right!"

It was only when a staff member gently urged him that Shen Chuan came back to his senses.

He still could not recognize the person standing across from him as Si You.

The Si You in his memories was greasy and overly made-up, and he deliberately pitched his voice when he spoke. Every word that came out of his mouth seemed carefully chosen, full of implication and calculation. While filming the first season of Spring Heartbeat, Shen Chuan had truly felt suffocated. He knew Si You's character and did not believe he could change, so when he first saw reports online claiming Si You's personality had changed, he had scoffed at them. Yet the rumors only grew louder, and by the time Shen Chuan took a closer look, Si You had already been "reborn."

Their shooting locations were indeed very close, and both were outdoors. Things were fine on Si You's side, but Shen Chuan's assistants and staff had already gone on high alert.

The other side's hostility and disdain were completely undisguised. It was not exactly glaring, but it was thoroughly unpleasant.

Even Shen Chuan's