Probably because Lin Wanwan had infuriated him so badly, Shen Yan’s expression was extremely ugly.
Lin Wanwan had no interest in looking at his sour face, so she offered a consolation: ”Don’t worry. I said I’d leave, and I won’t make a scene like before and embarrass everyone.”
Shen Yan gave her a cold glance, then quickly looked away.
Probably out of disgust.
Lin Wanwan glanced down at her fatal Barbie pink outfit and couldn’t help rolling her eyes.
Great—she found it disgusting too.
Soon, Mother Shen came out and handed her platinum diamond watch to Lin Wanwan.
Lin Wanwan didn’t stand on ceremony with her. She took it and was about to put it on her wrist.
Only then did she notice there was already an old watch on her wrist.
Lin Wanwan froze for a moment before remembering—this was the watch Shen Yan had worn when he was sent down to the countryside.
After they married, the Original Owner had demanded it from him.
Lin Wanwan suddenly felt a little awkward: she and the Original Owner really had gone a bit too far.
She glanced at Shen Yan again—tsk, what a pitiful man!
Lin Wanwan quickly took off the old watch and put on the new one, then walked over to Shen Yan to return the old watch to him.
Only then did she realize Shen Yan was a full head taller than her, and at that moment he was staring at her with icy eyes, radiating an overwhelming sense of pressure.
Lin Wanwan couldn’t help glancing at his chest—even through his clothes, she could see the slight bulge of his muscles.
If he took his shirt off…
The moment her gaze started drifting downward, Shen Yan cut her off coldly: “What are you looking at?”
Lin Wanwan felt a pang of guilt and hurriedly held out the old watch to him: “Here, I’m giving this back to you. I’m being pretty decent, right?”
Shen Yan stared coldly at the old watch in her hand but didn’t take it. Instead, he pulled away from Lin Wanwan with an air of distaste: “Keep it. I don’t need it.”
Mother Shen explained awkwardly: “A-Yan has mysophobia. He won’t touch anything others have touched. It’s not that he’s targeting you on purpose.”
Lin Wanwan looked at Shen Yan and suddenly felt a mischievous urge: if she went and rolled around in his room, wouldn’t his hatred value toward her instantly shoot up to 99?
But after a moment’s thought, she gave up on the idea.
Shen Yan was the ruthless antagonist/villain of the book. If she truly pushed him too far, his retaliation would be merciless.
She was just here to make some money—why risk her life?
Lin Wanwan asked: “So, will you take me to buy a camera now?”
“We have one at home. I’ll get it for you.”
Shen Yan brought out a camera directly, along with a stack of money, and set both on the coffee table.
“This is 200 yuan. 100 of it is for travel expenses, and the other 100 is your living expenses for next month. Can you leave now?”
Lin Wanwan felt strangely uncomfortable.
She had never married in her previous life, and now she suddenly had a husband—a man who was utterly disgusted by her.
Yet, in order to maintain the Original Owner’s outrageous persona, she had to accept this living allowance.
Oh well. She’d just consider it payment for her hard acting!
Lin Wanwan picked up the money and counted it in front of Shen Yan and Mother Shen. Sure enough, it was 200 yuan, not a cent less.
She then picked up the camera and found there was no film inside.
Shen Yan must have removed it.
She looked at Shen Yan, but he showed no intention of explaining, so she asked him: “Do you know where my Fourth Brother is? I plan to take him around town and take some photos. It’s rare to come to Haicheng—if I don’t take any pictures before going back, wouldn’t the trip be wasted?”
Shen Yan’s attitude was extremely cold: “No idea.”
Lin Wanwan: “Then take me to buy some film.”
Shen Yan really didn’t want to agree, but he was afraid she would keep making a scene, so he could only sullenly take her out the door.
He strode ahead, keeping two steps’ distance from Lin Wanwan.
Lin Wanwan looked around curiously.
Western-style houses lined the area, and under the big trees by the roadside, people were even setting up stalls to sell things.
When they saw Shen Yan and Lin Wanwan walking out one after the other, everyone around looked as if they’d seen a ghost.
Lin Wanwan found it rather amusing and immediately went over.
These people clearly knew the Original Owner, and she planned to stir up some hatred.
But to her surprise, the moment those people saw her approach, they turned and ran!
As if she were some filthy thing.
Shen Yan noticed the commotion and immediately looked over at her. “What are you trying to stir up now?”
Lin Wanwan walked over to him, annoyed. “Who’s stirring anything up? I just wanted to ask someone for directions.”
Anyway, she certainly wasn’t going to admit she’d been trying to farm hatred.
Perhaps worried that Lin Wanwan would cause trouble, Shen Yan kept a tight watch on her from then on.
The nearby neighbors all wore expressions of having seen a ghost when they looked at them.
Worse still, Lin Wanwan didn’t inherit a single point of Hatred value.
She could tell the neighbors clearly despised her.
Unfortunately, that disdain hadn’t reached the level of hatred, so she couldn’t earn a cent.
Lin Wanwan was so speechless she wanted to roll her eyes.
But just then—
【Lin Qingyu’s Hatred value +99, reward: 99,000 yuan!】
Lin Wanwan, who had been drowsy from the sun, jolted all over and instantly perked up!
The Female Lead really was nearby!
And she’d gifted her ninety-nine thousand right off the bat!
【System, open the Mall for me, quick!】
【System Mall opened. Host has successfully topped up 100,000 yuan.】
But Lin Wanwan had no time to look at the System Mall. She craned her neck, looking left and right, trying to find Lin Qingyu.
Unfortunately, she couldn’t find her anywhere.
Suddenly, a little girl bounced out of an alley.
“Brother Yan!”
She greeted Shen Yan sweetly, then spread her chubby little arms to block Lin Wanwan. “Bad woman! You’re not allowed to bully Brother Yan!”
Lin Wanwan stared speechlessly at the little chubby girl. “You’re this small and already trying to play the hero saving the damsel?”
【Ai Xiaolan’s Hatred value +20, reward: 20 yuan.】
Lin Wanwan: “…”
Hatred value that cheap wasn’t even worth farming.
So she made a face at Ai Xiaolan and darted straight to the mouth of the alley.
Lin Qingyu wasn’t inside.
Lin Wanwan went back to Ai Xiaolan, disappointed. “Let me ask you a question. If you answer honestly, I won’t bully your Brother Yan. How about it?”
Shen Yan shot her a cold glance.
But Ai Xiaolan took the bait instantly. “Do you mean it?”
Lin Wanwan: “If I’m lying, I’m a puppy!”
Ai Xiaolan: “Then ask!”
Lin Wanwan asked with a smile, “Did you just see Lin Qingyu? Did she tell you that I bullied your Brother Yan? Tell me where she is.”
Ai Xiaolan’s face changed drastically in shock. “How did you know?”
She immediately covered her mouth. “You’re a bad woman! I’m not telling you anything!”
She shot Lin Wanwan a fierce glare and ran off quickly.
Lin Wanwan lifted her chin toward Shen Yan. “You heard that, right? Lin Qingyu is nearby, and she even found a little chubby girl to play hero and save you. Aren’t you just dying of gratitude now?”
Shen Yan looked at her coldly. “Weren’t you going to buy film?”
With that, he turned and walked off, showing no intention whatsoever of looking for Lin Qingyu.
Lin Wanwan couldn’t be bothered to look either. Lin Qingyu was hiding in some corner or cranny, and the other party’s Hatred value had already risen to 99—going there would earn her nothing.
So she followed Shen Yan to a nearby store and watched him buy two rolls of film.
“That’s all the film coupons I have, so use them sparingly.”
Shen Yan handed her the film and was about to leave, but this time Lin Wanwan didn’t follow.
She had found film in the System Mall.
What Shen Yan bought was domestically produced black-and-white film—4 yuan a roll, 36 exposures each.
The store also sold color film, but it was much more expensive, at least 15 yuan a roll!
Yet in the System Mall, the same black-and-white film was only 2 yuan a roll, and color film only 4 yuan!
A difference of a full 11 yuan!
If she bought film from the System Mall and resold it…
Lin Wanwan shook her head.
No, the risk was too great. If she got caught, it would be speculation and profiteering, and she had no way to explain where the film came from.
Better to just work as a photographer and make money developing and selling photos.
Shen Yan was very good-looking. If she took photos of him and sold them, they’d definitely fly off the shelves!
Just as the thought crossed her mind, she saw that Shen Yan had somehow come back at some point and was glaring at her.