Soon, the day for recording the program’s preview episode arrived.
《Heirs in Love》 is a reality show that observes the simulated married life of wealthy heirs.
The preview episode features only one live stream room, where the director switches between camera angles to broadcast highlights of the guests.
The show invited three guests and their partners.
Shen Yan, the stepdaughter of the wealthiest family in Haicheng.
Jiang Ye, the son of an award-winning actor and actress.
And the ordinary guest, Qin Yiyang.
Originally, given Shen Yan’s status, her fans wouldn’t have bothered to pay attention to an ordinary person like Qin Yiyang.
However, a rumor had been circulating online these past few days.
It claimed that Qin Yiyang, relying on her status as a wealthy heiress, had bullied Shen Yan when she was just starting out. They even dug up a Weibo post she had liked that said, “Shen Yan is a homewrecker.”
This immediately angered Shen Yan’s fans, as well as the “Red Beauty, Short Life” CP fans.
Even before the show started, they began flooding the official blog with hate comments!
—【Bully, go die! Get out of the show!】
—【Even criticizing her gives her clout. Scheming ordinary person, stop trying to ride on your Yan-daddy’s fame!】
—【Fly high, Yan Yan, I’ll curse her to death!】
The live stream officially began.
Due to flight delays, another guest, Jiang Ye, who was returning from abroad, had to cancel the morning shoot.
The camera first cut to Shen Yan’s side.
The production team drove to the Shen residence, capturing the mansion on camera.
A golden fountain came into view, followed by a cobblestone path. After passing through a ten-meter-long green belt, a grandly decorated standalone villa appeared.
—【What a huge house! Is this the Shen family’s ancestral home?】
—【So envious of Shen Yan!《Princess Hours》has come to life!】
—【I declare this my dream house!】
However, this was not the Shen family’s ancestral home.
Shen Qingshan’s overseas projects had been failing one after another, so he didn’t dare bring his wife and daughter back to the ancestral home. Instead, he rented a villa outside to accommodate them.
But the production team didn’t know this, and neither did the audience.
The production team rang the doorbell, and Shen Yan answered.
“You’re here so early! I just woke up and haven’t even put on makeup yet!” she said, covering her face.
The comments section erupted with excitement.
—【Yan Yan looks so beautiful even without makeup!】
—【When Nuwa created Shen Yan, she must have crafted her with care. She’s practically Nuwa’s masterpiece!】
It was breakfast time at the Shen residence.
The breakfast spread was lavish, prepared personally by An Rou.
Shen Qingshan sat at the head of the table, wearing a crisp suit and a sandalwood prayer bracelet on his wrist.
An Rou, dressed in a moon-colored cheongsam, served her husband.
When the two appeared together on screen, the comments section filled with pink hearts!
—【Ahhh! Isn’t this the cheongsam beauty vs. the elegant Buddhist prince?】
—【I thought wealthy families were all cold and distant, but the Shen family is so loving!】
Just then, a figure descending the spiral staircase caught everyone’s attention.
It was the eldest son of the Shen family, Shen Beichen.
Since the group formation night, Shen Zhaonan had not made any public appearances.
The Shen family hired lawyers to pin all the blame on Han Shuai, clearing Shen Zhaonan’s name.
They planned to wait for the controversy to blow over and for the public to forget before making a comeback.
Shen Beichen, being a few years older, had a cold and handsome appearance.
At that moment, he wore a pair of glasses on his tall nose bridge, which added to his composed demeanor, giving off a domineering CEO vibe.
Shen Beichen walked over and asked, “Did you sleep well last night, Yan Yan?”
“I slept very well,” Shen Yan replied with a smile.
“That’s good.” Shen Beichen took out a blue brocade box and patted her head. “This is ambergris. It has a fragrant and mellow scent, also known as the ‘Sun and Moon Shining Together’ incense. It can clear the mind, brighten the eyes, open the senses, and invigorate the blood.”
“Thank you, big brother~”
Shen Yan smiled, her eyes curving into crescents as she accepted the gift.
—[Wow! That looks so expensive! Big brother is so handsome!]
—[Head pat! Ugh, I wish I could swap places with Yan Yan!]
—[Yan Yan gets along so well with her stepfather and brothers—you can’t even tell they’re a blended family without blood ties! Isn’t this just like the pampered young lady in a novel?]
The scene shifts.
The program crew arrived at the Qin family’s home, also for a surprise visit.
But when they reached the address, they were stunned.
This wasn’t a residential area—it was a garden like a hidden paradise.
From a cliff dozens of meters high, a gentle stream flowed down.
Amidst lush, dripping green pines and cypresses, a jade-carved corridor could faintly be seen winding its way through.
—[Weren’t we going to the Qin family’s house? Why are we at a garden?]
—[Not gonna lie, this Chinese-style garden is oddly beautiful. Can someone share the address? I want to go!]
—[I’m a local of Haicheng, and I never knew we had such a classical garden here! I’m going with friends this weekend to check it out!]
Just then, a middle-aged man in a suit appeared.
“Who might you be?” the man asked politely, his demeanor refined.
The crew quickly apologized, “Sorry, we were looking for Qin Yiyang, but our navigation led us astray, and we accidentally drove in here.”
With that, they turned to leave.
But the man stopped them. “So you’re guests of the young lady! I am the Qin family’s butler. I wasn’t aware of your early arrival—my apologies for not welcoming you properly.”
He gestured politely. “Please follow me, honored guests.”
The staff were deeply embarrassed.
They had arrived early despite agreeing on a time—it was their fault for being impolite.
Unexpectedly, the elderly gentleman had given them an easy way out, making their faces flush with warmth.
Following the butler past a screen wall, they arrived at a covered corridor.
Underfoot was a patterned stone path laid with pebbles of various colors, crafted with ingenuity. Lifting their eyes, they saw the winding, narrow, and secluded structure of a Chinese-style garden, with over a hundred varieties of flowers and plants blooming in the breeze.
After walking for about five or six minutes, they finally saw a small building with dark tiles and white bricks.
Though not as breathtaking as their first glimpse of the garden, it was still an elegant and classical modern-style villa.
As everyone approached, the butler didn’t head toward this building.
The director was puzzled. “Isn’t this the place?”
“No, it’s not,” the butler patiently explained. “This is where the housekeepers, gardeners, and drivers live.”
The staff: “…”
Before they could even utter the words, “Are you hiring help?” they were stunned once again by the scene before them.
Passing through layers of golden osmanthus and fragrant locust trees, the view suddenly opened up.
A main villa in Jiangnan style stood majestically before them.
Dark tiles and pink walls reflected against the azure sky, creating a breathtaking sight.
On either side of the main building were symmetrical infinity pools, filled with over a hundred red and yellow koi, each as thick as a child’s arm.
The on-site director: “…”
Ugh, he wouldn’t even dare dream of something like this!
By now, the screen was densely packed with overlapping comments.
—[This is actually the Qin residence?]
—[Wasn’t it said that the Qin family was going bankrupt? This looks way more impressive than the Shen residence!]
——【Yeah, just looking at Shen Yan’s house felt luxurious, but now in comparison, it’s completely outclassed by the Qin family!】
——【Rented, right! I don’t believe this is the Qin family’s house! Just putting on a show to look rich!】
——【Exactly, if the Qin family were this extravagant, wouldn’t they have already replaced the Shen family as the wealthiest in Haicheng?】
For a moment, various voices flooded the internet, all filled with skepticism toward the Qin family.
Shen Yan took out her phone, wanting to see the praise from netizens about herself. Unexpectedly, the discussions were dominated by the Qin family.
After seeing the footage of the Qin family, a cold smile curled at the corner of Shen Yan’s lips. Having lived with the Qin family for 12 years, she knew full well this wasn’t their home.
Immediately, she contacted her agent and bought a trending topic—#Qin Family Pretending to Be Wealthy#—which quickly climbed to the top three on the hot search list…