Fake Pregnancy? Oops, It’s Real — and So Is the Husband - Chapter 44

Shen Lai recoiled like a thief caught red-handed, quickly averting her gaze and defensively exclaiming, “I wasn’t looking at anything!”

Pei Jingyan glanced down at himself, as if suddenly realizing something, and the corners of his lips curled slightly. “I didn’t expect you to be so interested in that part of me.”

Shen Lai immediately exploded. “Stop talking nonsense!”

It wasn’t like Pei Jingyan was the only one who had that, why would she be interested?

Besides, she wasn’t so desperate as to have those kinds of thoughts about her sworn rival.

From the moment Shen Lai came downstairs, Huo Chilin had been watching her every move. Seeing the two of them talking as if no one else was around, that suffocating irritation surged up in him again.

But after what happened yesterday, he couldn’t show any of it.

The moment the show started streaming today, viewership soared into the millions. Unlike before, when Shen Lai would be the fixed target of online vitriol as a regular guest, today the ones being flamed were Huo Chilin and Bai Hansui.

[Why are these two scumbags still on the show? Can’t they just kick them out already? I don’t want to see them!]

[Did you all just ignore Bai Hansui’s company’s statement? She’s a victim too, okay? If you’re gonna hate, hate Huo Chilin, he’s the real trash here.]

[Oh, so just because she claims she was ‘tricked into being the other woman,’ you believe her? She and Shen Lai were so close back then, how could she not know they were dating?]

[Just because you’re close doesn’t mean you tell each other everything! I don’t tell my best friend when I get a boyfriend either.]

[Exactly! Suisui is such a good person, how could she ever willingly be the other woman? Huo Chilin must have lied to her. She’s a victim too!]

The fans on both sides were instantly at each other’s throats. The “Lin-Sui CP” fanbase lost thousands of followers overnight, dropping them to second place.

Due to yesterday’s incident, the production team had deliberately changed today’s task.

“Today’s game is called ‘Sharp Questions: Truth or Lie.’ You’ll be randomly paired with another guest for a mutual truth test.”

“The questioner can ask the respondent any one question, and the respondent must answer truthfully.”

“If they lie during the process, the lie detector in their hand will emit an electric shock.”

“If a guest fails the test, they must answer an even more personal question from the questioner until the lie detector confirms their answer is truthful.”

[This game is wild!!]

[Director Miao never disappoints, always knows how to spice things up.]

[I seriously suspect Director Miao changed the task last minute because of yesterday’s drama. The shade is real (evil laugh).]

The guests drew slips of paper from a transparent box at random, with those who picked matching numbers forming a pair.

Shen Lai unfolded her slip, the number on it was “1.”

Instinctively, she looked around to see who her partner was, only to find Huo Chilin holding a slip that also clearly read “1.”

Shen Lai frowned slightly.

Could I really be this unlucky? Is Huo Chilin my partner today?

Huo Chilin had also noticed the number on Shen Lai’s slip. His brow twitched, and an inexplicable sense of pleasure flickered through him.

He walked over to her and said calmly, “Looks like we’re a pair today.”

The way he said “a pair” made Shen Lai’s skin crawl. She ignored him and handed her slip to a staff member.

Watching her cold indifference, Huo Chilin felt a heavy weight settle in his chest.

Soon, the pairings were finalized:

-Shen Lai and Huo Chilin

-Yan Rui and Tong Miaoling

-Pei Jingyan and Bai Hansui

-Wu Qi and Dai Jingxuan

[Damn, this pairing! The production team really knows how to stir things up.]

[Did Director Miao pull some strings behind the scenes?]

[Just watching from behind the screen is already making me cringe so hard I could dig out a castle with my toes. How could Shen Lai be so unlucky to draw her ex-boyfriend?]

[President Pei isn’t any better off either, he drew his wife’s former best friend!]

According to the number order, the first pair to take the lie detector test were Shen Lai and Huo Chilin.

The two sat facing each other, both wearing lie detectors on their hands.

Director Miao asked, “Who wants to ask the first question?”

Huo Chilin glanced at Shen Lai. “I’ll go first.”

Shen Lai looked at Huo Chilin’s calm expression and couldn’t shake the feeling that he was up to no good.

Sure enough, Huo Chilin’s first question was: “Do you still have lingering feelings for me, your ex-boyfriend, in your heart?”

[?? Wait, bro, what are you saying? Have you lost your mind?]

[Is Huo Chilin admitting he dated Shen Lai?]

[It’s not like he can deny it anyway; Shen Lai already showed their chat logs as proof yesterday.]

[He’s not even pretending anymore. Since the truth is out, he’s not bothering to hide it.]

[Huo Chilin is shameless. Before, he pretended not to know Shen Lai, but now that the truth is exposed, he’s actively provoking her.]

Bai Hansui’s expression instantly darkened. She never expected Huo Chilin to ask such a question in front of everyone.

Where did that leave her, his current girlfriend?

Shen Lai frowned, clearly surprised by Huo Chilin’s question too.

She had thought Huo Chilin would take this chance to ask whether she and Pei Jingyan were a fake couple. She had been worried about giving herself away, but now it seemed she had overthought it.

Huo Chilin, however, ignored the strange looks around him, his gaze fixed intently on Shen Lai as he waited for her answer.

He refused to believe Shen Lai had truly moved on from him completely.

“Why aren’t you answering?” Huo Chilin gritted his teeth. “Are you feeling guilty?”

Shen Lai had no idea where Huo Chilin got the confidence to say such things. She smirked disdainfully. “No.”

Huo Chilin’s heart clenched violently. Instinctively, he looked at the lie detector on Shen Lai’s hand but the device showed no reaction at all.

How was that possible?

Did Shen Lai really feel nothing for him anymore?

This realization was like a noose tightening around his heart, making it hard for Huo Chilin to breathe. His knuckles turned white from gripping the lie detector too tightly, and he forced out a hoarse, unwilling voice, “Not even a little?”

Shen Lai replied coolly, “Mr. Huo, the show’s rule is one question each. I’m not obligated to keep answering you.”

Huo Chilin’s throat bobbed, his unwillingness so obvious that even the live audience could see it.

[Does Huo Chilin still have feelings for Shen Lai? She already said she’s not interested, but he keeps pressing her.]

[You’re not the only one who thinks that. Huo Chilin’s expression looks really off to me too.]

[What’s wrong with Huo Chilin? He’s still with Bai Hansui, isn’t this question crossing the line?]

[I’m starting to feel disgusted by Huo Chilin. He’s eyeing the next dish while still eating from his plate, where does he get the nerve?]

Especially when Bai Hansui heard the question, her visibly hurt expression, despite forcing a smile, made her fans’ hearts ache, and they flooded the comments with curses calling Huo Chilin a scumbag.

“Mr. Huo has finished his questions, now it’s my turn,” Shen Lai said with a faint smile. “Since everyone already knows about your infidelity during the relationship, let’s change the subject.”

Huo Chilin frowned slightly, unsure of what Shen Lai was getting at.

Shen Lai continued unhurriedly, “While you were dating Bai Hansui, did you have feelings for someone else as well?”