Chapter 266: This Little Descendant is Getting More and More Mischievous
“No one is born lucky in the entertainment industry. If someone wants to make it big in the entertainment industry by depending on luck, then I would advise them to have a backup plan waiting for them.”
As Shen Yichen spoke, An Yiqing’s eyes stayed focused on the pile of resources belonging to Jiang Yuning.
She wanted it!
She really wanted it!
She was ambitious. She desired what Jiang Yuning had. At this point, An Yiqing was no longer the innocent child whom she usually portrayed herself to be. She was jealous and envious of Jiang Yuning.
If God gave her the chance, she would not hesitate to snatch all of those resources away from Jiang Yuning.
After all, An Yiqing believed that the only reason why Jiang Yuning could make it this far was because she was making use of her relationship with the Lu family to get all the attention.
However, her assumption was wrong because Jiang Yuning had never once used her relationship with the Lu family as a bargaining power to obtain what she wanted. The only time she had ever made used of this relationship was during Huo Yuxi’s wedding banquet and also during the dinner hosted by Guangying Media recently.
After stepping out of Shen Yichen’s office, An Yiqing looked at Lin Xuan who was standing right next to her. Finally, she could no longer hold back and she asked him immediately, “Brother Xuan, is there any way for me to get it? I really want it. I want to take everything away from Jiang Yuning.”
Lin Xuan was silent for a few seconds before he finally looked at An Yiqing and replied, “Perhaps you can ask Sister Hua Xin for help. She might have a way.”
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The daytime recording for the fourth issue of was in fact one of the easiest recording periods throughout the entire program thus far.
After the hell-level mission that had been given to the participants last night, the nine of them could not believe that the production team would actually allow them to rest, relax and enjoy themselves on the beach for the next twelve hours.
At half past eight that night, the recording of the show was finally over. At this time, Jin Mingchen’s agent hurried over to them with a bunch of Jin Mingchen’s VIP concert tickets in his hands.
“You must come! I want all of you to attend my concert, especially you, Sister Yuning!”
“Alright then. I will definitely try my best to make it for your performance,” Jiang Yuning assured Jin Mingchen as she patted him on his shoulder. After that, she wrapped a towel around herself before she entered Vera’s car.
“The production team and crew members were all holding onto me and grabbing my hands as they wept. What did you do to them this time?” Vera asked as she glanced at Jiang Yuning. She was afraid that the director and production team would approach her and demand for compensation for their balding heads one day.
“It’s probably because of their receding hairlines again.”
“Why are you always so concerned about other people’s hairlines?”
Jiang Yuning could not help but laughed. A short while later, she fell asleep from exhaustion as she leaned back against the passenger seat.
Vera quickly rolled up the car windows before she placed a blanket over Jiang Yuning as she switched the air conditioner on.
Shen Yichen had just handed a whole stack of resources over to her today. In fact, many big and branded variety programs in China had taken a liking to Jiang Yuning of late and were all offering her spots in their variety programs. However, Jiang Yuning was still lacking in fashion resources and endorsement opportunities. This was the next problem that Vera wanted to tackle.
In fact, Jiang Yuning’s education level was already proving to be an obstacle in her career progression.
This was as recently, many international or world-renowned brands had started to place their focus on the education and cultivation level of the celebrities and artistes that they were collaborating with. Although Jiang Yuning had already successfully created a name for herself in the variety line, she was still lacking in all other aspects. This was all due to the fact that they had only been given too short a time to reach what she had achieved so far.
After a four-hour drive, Vera finally arrived in front of the Royal Dragon Villa. Vera quickly woke Jiang Yuning up from her sleep because she wanted to avoid the second young master Lu’s laser-like glare.
“The director has informed me that the recording period for the last two issues would be more concentrated and he will notify me the dates by next week. Therefore, I hope that you will take this opportunity to rest at home and perhaps practice your singing and shooting skills as you should be doing regularly before you resume filming. I will be making a trip to Singapore tomorrow to discuss some of your endorsement resources with the other party. If you need any help at all during the next few days, do not hesitate to contact Director Shen or the young paparazzo.”
“If I am not there with you, how are you going to discuss any endorsements by yourself?” Jiang Yuning asked Vera immediately.
“Just stay home and wait for my updates,” Vera replied. “I am more familiar with the foreign entertainment circle compared to you. Just make sure that you rest well and replenish your health in the next few days.”
Vera did not tell Jiang Yuning that the other party had not even considered her at all. However, Vera felt that it was the right time to try and help Jiang Yuning to secure some resources abroad considering the fact that she had recently gained some fame and popularity through her participation in the variety program.
“Alright then. I understand,” Jiang Yuning replied as she nodded.
“I will be back soon.”
“Oh, by the way, I might be attending Jin Mingchen’s concert next Thursday to give him some love and support.”Read comics on our webnovel.live
“Please try to remain as low-profile as you possibly can. Bring the young paparazzo along with you and if he can’t make it, make sure that you bring the bodyguards that the second young master Lu will arrange for you. Try not to cause any trouble while you are there. After all, you are a married woman who has around twenty million fans and followers now! Please keep that in mind.”
Jiang Yuning smiled before she opened the car door and stepped out of Vera’s car.
After putting one foot out of the car, Jiang Yuning turned around and looked at Vera before she asked, “Has any strangers added you on your social media profile recently?”
“There are so many strangers who add me on my social media profile every day. Who are you referring to?” Vera replied instantly.
“What a tough woman!” Jiang Yuning could not help but sigh. “Ah! Some people are just so stubborn that they can’t see their own destiny even when it is right in front of them.”
“You are so weird.” Vera did not understand what Jiang Yuning was trying to say.
Even though Jiang Yuning felt extremely tempted to tell Vera everything that she knew, she felt that it would be more interesting for Xiao Chennan to finally approach Vera on his own.
Moreover, how would Vera react if she found out that Jiang Yuning knew that Xiao Chennan liked Vera all this while?
Well, some things like feelings cannot be forced. It should just happen naturally.
Vera stared at Jiang Yuning’s back as she walked towards the villa and she thought quietly to herself for a short while. Finally, she took her cell phone out of her bag before she logged into her social media profile. She scrolled through her list of friend requests and realized that all of them were strangers indeed.
Amongst the list of requests, there was also a person with the user ID: @ALittleLonely
His profile description was: Want to watch a film? I’m a man with European six packs!
Please! Was this guy stupid or what? A European man would definitely have chest hair!
Therefore, Vera rejected the friend request immediately.
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Jiang Yuning did not dare to switch on the lights after entering the villa and she even removed her shoes in preparation to tip toe her way inside and have a quick shower in the guest room on the first floor before she headed upstairs.
However, as soon as she closed the front door, the lights in the living room switched on all of a sudden. At this time, Lu Jingzhi was dressed in a black bathrobe as he was sitting on the sofa in the living room with a frown on his face.
“If I had not heard the door open, I would have thought that you were cheating on me with Vera outside!”
“Second brother, are you still up because you are waiting for me?” Jiang Yuning asked as she leaned against the wall. She did not dare to approach Lu Jingzhi out of fear that he would discover all the cuts and wounds that she had on her body.
“Come over here. I promise that I will not get angry,” Lu Jingzhi beckoned.
“I will go upstairs and take a quick shower first, then I will come and look for you, second brother. I will get going now…” Jiang Yuning tried to run up the stairs to get to the bedroom on the second floor but Lu Jingzhi caught up to her in an instant.
This little descendant was getting more and more mischievous.
She was starting to get out of hand because he had been lenient towards her.
“Have you forgotten who your man is?” Lu Jingzhi asked as he carried Jiang Yuning up in his arms and walked up the stairs towards the bedroom. After entering the bathroom, he placed Jiang Yuning on the countertop before he said, “Show me your hands.”
Jiang Yuning lowered her head before she stretched out her hands out in front of him.
Her hands were covered with wounds and scratches from the wood and bamboo that they had been dealing with all night.
Lu Jingzhi examined her wounds but did not get angry at her. “I will check your injuries after you shower.”
“I will shower on my own…”
“Do you really think that you have a choice?”
After that, Lu Jingzhi carried Jiang Yuning over to the bathtub before he started bathing her and inspecting all her injuries…
It was difficult to say if he was merely inspecting her injuries or doing something else with her. Anyway, when Jiang Yuning finally came out of the bathtub, she was blushing and her ears were all red.
Chapter 267: Are You Really So Biased Towards Jiang Yuning?
Naturally, the focus that night was not only on Jiang Yuning who had just gone home after recording her program.
An Yiqing also met up and had dinner with Hua Xin that night.
As Hua Xin was very clear about the fact that Jiang Yuning had in fact been the one who helped An Yiqing to secure a spot in the variety program, Hua Xin was very meticulous as she secretly instructed An Yiqing: “Make sure to ask your agent to publicize and make it known that Jiang Yuning helped you to gain some of the resources that you have right now. Use this to your own advantage and continue publicizing and showing that you have a very good and close relationship with Jiang Yuning. You should praise her for being so generous and magnanimous to share and offer some of her resources to you.”
“But Sister Hua Xin, you were the one who helped me to get the resource for the variety program,” An Yiqing replied immediately.
“Silly girl. That is not important at all right now. What is even more important is to make sure that the media knows you have a close relationship with Jiang Yuning. This is the only way to ensure that the public and media will trust and believe everything you say when you turn around and bite Jiang Yuning in the back in future. Do you understand what I am trying to say?” Hua Xin taught An Yiqing what to do as she sipped on the glass of red wine that she had in her hand.
“No matter what Jiang Yuning does or says, continue persevering and standing by your words and continue showing the public that both of you share a close friendship. As long as you persist, you will definitely have the opportunity to make Jiang Yuning lose her reputation in future. As soon as Jiang Yuning leaves Guangying Media, then those resources would eventually belong to you. Don’t you think so?”
However, she seemed to have completely disregarded the fact that even if Jiang Yuning left the company, the resources belonging to her would never belong to An Yiqing. This was because the people in the entertainment circle had only offered those resources and invitation exclusively to Jiang Yuning because they fancied her performance in the variety program that she was in. Therefore, the resources belonging to Jiang Yuning could never be passed on to anyone else anyway.
“If I do that, are you sure that Jiang Yuning…will not get angry?”
“Trust me, she won’t,” Hua Xin smiled as she replied confidently. “If she gets mad at you, then I will help to put on an act on your behalf. I will make her think that I am still angry at you because of her. This way, she will definitely have a guilty conscience and she will not be able to stay mad at you or hold it against you.”
“Okay then. I know what I have to do,” An Yiqing replied. She understood what Hua Xin was asking her to do. “I just feel a little nauseated that I have to let Jiang Yuning take the credit and praise her when you were the one who helped me in the first place.”
“Silly girl. That is just a small matter. Don’t let it get to your head. After all, I have countless resources like this one…”
Lin Xuan was right beside the two women as they plotted and schemed against Jiang Yuning, but he did not say anything at all even though he was fully aware of the truth behind the entire matter. This was because there would be only one person who would be unlucky in this whole situation.
That was none other than…Jiang Yuning!
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After that, Lin Xuan acted according to Hua Xin’s instructions and any publicity involving An Yiqing that was conveyed to the media would always portray Jiang Yuning and An Yiqing as friends who had a very good and close relationship with one another. An Yiqing would always state that Jiang Yuning had been a very supportive friend and senior who helped her in her career.
An Yiqing also explicitly expressed her gratitude towards Jiang Yuning for helping her to secure a spot in the variety program that she had just contracted with. Her continuous praise and gratitude towards Jiang Yuning did in fact create a huge misconception that the relationship between them both was very good indeed.
Although Jiang Yuning did not step up to agree with any statement that An Yiqing made, she did not deny any of it either. This only meant that Jiang Yuning acknowledged that everything that An Yiqing said was indeed true.
When Shen Yichen noticed An Yiqing’s recent activities and realized that she had been mentioning Jiang Yuning frequently, he summoned An Yiqing and asked her in private about her true intentions.
The answer given by An Yiqing was very simple. “I really appreciate everything that Sister Yuning had done for me. That is the only reason why I have been mentioning her. Director Shen, is Sister Yuning angry because of this?”
The tone and expression on her face was exceptionally innocent.
Shen Yichen felt the creeps when he looked at An Yiqing. “Don’t try to put on an act in front of me. I can tell that you are up to no good from all these little moves that you are making. That is the reason why I can rise up to the position that I am holding today. It is because I can see right through you. I don’t think that I have placed you with the right agent. An Yiqing, I am going to put you under another new agent before you continue going down the wrong path.”
“Director Shen, Brother Xuan is very good to me. He treats me very well. Why are you changing my agent?” An Yiqing asked as she started panicking.
“I am changing him because of his limited ability. He does not know how to guide new artistes on the right path! I have already made my decision. I will assign a new agent to take charge of you.”
Although An Yiqing had really wanted to refute Shen Yichen’s arrangement, she did not have the confidence because she knew that she was in no position to bargain with him.
She did not know why Shen Yichen was angry. She could only assume that Shen Yichen was angry because she had offended Jiang Yuning.
“Are you really so biased towards Jiang Yuning?”
An Yiqing cried before she ran out of Shen Yichen’s office. After that, Lin Xuan immediately receive a notice that he was going to be assigned to another artiste.
Lin Xuan was already an experienced agent and he knew that Shen Yichen could sense that something was going on behind the scenes. Even though Shen Yichen had already swapped An Yiqing to be under the care of another agent, Lin Xuan would definitely continue contacting An Yiqing in private.
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Jiang Yuning eventually learnt that An Yiqing had been mentioning her name in all of her publicity material for the past few days when Shen Yichen contacted her over the phone.
“What do you think about this matter? What is your stand? Do you want to take any actions or tell the media anything?”
Jiang Yuning thought for a few seconds before she replied Shen Yichen, “Director Shen, just give in to An Yiqing and let her have all the resources that I can afford to share with her. After all, I believe that I owe her that much.”
“Are you sure that you want to do that?”
“Yes, I am sure,” Jiang Yuning replied immediately. “After all, it is our responsibility to help new artistes.”
“Somehow, I can’t help but feel that a fox like you…would certainly have some sort of plan up your sleeve.”
“Actually, Director Shen, I really feel like sharing some of my resources with my juniors since I can actually afford to do so now. However, I feel that An Yiqing has some sort of hidden agenda. Why don’t we do this? You can let her know that I will be attending Jin Mingchen’s concert next Thursday and we can wait and see if An Yiqing would react or do anything to cause a commotion then.”
“I agree with you,” Shen Yichen replied. “In fact, I do not have any objections towards any of our artistes being ambitious and aiming to be better than anyone else. However, I really cannot accept someone who is trying to trample on their own benefactor.”
“Then, let’s just do as I said and wait for her reaction.”
An Yiqing would never have imagined that this would be a trap beautifully set up by Jiang Yuning.
If An Yiqing was just doing all this simply to get more attention, then Jiang Yuning would just let this matter go and treat it as though she was compensating her for what she had to go through under Hua Xin. However, if An Yiqing had some other intentions, then it would be a whole different matter altogether.
This was also the reason why Jiang Yuning did not like An Yiqing right from the very beginning.
This person had so much twists and turns to her personality that it made Jiang Yuning feel sick.
Jiang Yuning had already met this kind of person many times in her life and that was why she could almost immediately tell what kind of person An Yiqing was.
Jiang Yuning would already know if a person was sincere or otherwise.
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For the next few days, Jiang Yuning continued making trips to the shooting range to practice her shooting and her marksmanship even though Vera was not around.
Xiao Chennan also dropped by the shooting range a couple of times together with his assistant. However, since the film emperor was a fool, he really did not know how to capture the heart and attention of the woman whom he liked.
However, Xiao Chennan was very talented when it came to rejecting people whom he was not interested in at all.
Since Vera was not around today, Xiao Chennan’s assistant bravely approached her and said, “Hello Sister Yuning! What a coincidence!”
“Why are your film emperor’s skills so lousy and outdated?” Jiang Yuning asked as she glared at Xiao Chennan. “If this is how he is going to go after someone, then he should be ready for heartache when the woman whom he loves gets married and is gone from his sight forever.”
“So…what would you suggest then, Sister Yuning?” the young assistant asked as he rubbed his hands together excitedly.
“Why must he use so many tactics and beat around the bush? Just be a man and approach her and confess to her directly!”
Chapter 268: Who Are You a Fan of Again?
“Sister Yuning, let me tell you a secret. Even though Brother Nan looks as though he is very experienced when it comes to relationships and dealing with women, he has never had a girlfriend ever in his entire life! He does not even know how to hold a girl’s hand!”
“Just hold it with his own hand. How else would he hold her hand? With his feet?”
“I mean…he really does not know what he should do to capture the girl’s attention!” the young assistant replied as he gestured with his hands out of desperation. He was feeling really anxious for Xiao Chennan. “He only knows how to frequent the places that Sister Vera would appear at, but without the courage to approach her or start a conversation with her at all.”
“Vera has always misunderstood that your Brother Nan is only coming to this shooting range because he is trying to look for an opportunity to get closer to me. That is the reason why she dislikes him!” Jiang Yuning replied as she rolled her eyes at the young assistant. She had to tell him the reason why Vera disliked Xiao Chennan because she could not stand seeing him acting so retarded anymore.
“Is that really the reason?” the young assistant asked as he looked at Vera in amusement. After a short while, he folded his arms across his chest before he said, “Sister Yuning, I will leave Brother Nan’s happiness into your hands!”
“No! Don’t ask me to do this. Amitabha. This involves the romantic relationship and development between a male and a female, and there is nothing much that I can do for them anymore. I would also advise you to be more patient because I do not think that any romantic feelings would develop between both of them overnight.”
“Wow. Sister Vera is really difficult to handle!” the young assistant replied as he scratched his head.
After a short while, Xiao Chennan appeared to be looking for someone and the young assistant thus quickly hurried back to his side.
As they were both packing up to leave the shooting range, Xiao Chennan could not help but to ask his assistant, “So, what have you found out after going over to talk to Jiang Yuning for such a long time?”
Xiao Chennan’s assistant looked up at him with an innocent smile on his face. “You knew what I was trying to do?”
“Do you really think that I have such a low IQ?”
“No, I don’t think so, but I really think that you do have a very low EQ,” the young assistant murmured. After that, the young assistant looked at Xiao Chennan before he asked, “Brother Nan, aren’t you friends with Sister Vera on social media?”
Xiao Chennan was speechless.
Were all the personal assistants so feisty nowadays?
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It was almost Thursday in a blink of an eye, and Jin Mingchen’s solo concert was to be held at Luo City that night.
Although he was busy with the preparation and rehearsals for his concert, Jin Mingchen was still very cooperative and it was admirable that he would willingly set time aside to participate in the recording of . It was indeed not easy to be a celebrity.
At this time, Jiang Yuning had contacted Xu Beishen, Qi Mo, and the rest of the guests from , but it seemed as though the only person who would be able to attend the concert with Jiang Yuning was Xu Beishen as everyone else had already made their own plans for that day.
After that, Jiang Yuning called Xu Beishen once again. “I guess the daughter of the wealthy and prestigious Xu family must be really free. Then, would you like to accompany me on a date to Jin Mingchen’s concert on Thursday night?”
“Why do I feel as though you are being extremely sarcastic?” Xu Beishen snorted over the other end of the line.
“It is good enough that you understand. You don’t need to say it out loud. Hehehe…”
Jiang Yuning then took this opportunity to tell Xu Beishen everything that had happened in the past few days. After consulting with Xu Beishen, both of them decided to exchange their VIP concert tickets for regular fan seating tickets instead. She decided to prepare a signboard for Jin Mingchen and when he finally comes on stage, she would be screaming and cheering for him along with all of his fans.
Jiang Yuning wanted to see if An Yiqing would go that far just to approach her and make it seem as though she was close to her.
When Jin Mingchen found out that Jiang Yuning would definitely be attending his concert, he was so excited that he wanted to ask his organizers to make Jiang Yuning one of his special guests. However, Jiang Yuning rejected his offer immediately. “Silly boy. Just let me and your Sister Beishen support you from below the stage along with all of your fans! Today is your big day! I want to be as low-profile as possible.”
“But if you are going to be at the regular fan seating area…aren’t you afraid that people would recognize you?”
“All of the fans sitting in the fan area are your fans. Why would it matter if they recognize me? I am also one of your fans!”
Jin Mingchen was extremely happy when he heard Jiang Yuning’s reply. “Alright then. Sister Yuning, make sure that you make the brightest and shiniest signboard for me so that I will know where you and Sister Beishen are seated.”
“No problem!”
After that, Jiang Yuning contacted the young paparazzo and requested for him to prepare an LED signboard that would stand out even amongst a big crowd of people.
“Sister Yuning…isn’t this a little too exaggerated? It is okay if you want a huge signboard, but why do you need it to be LED lighted? Your signboard is going to blind all of his fans! Aren’t you supposed to keep a low profile when you attend this concert?”
“Alright then. Just make sure that the signboard is big enough and will stand out among the crowd. I also want you to prepare a fruit basket and have it delivered to Jin Mingchen on my behalf.”
The young paparazzo could finally heave a huge sigh of relief when Jiang Yuning finally gave up on the idea of preparing an LED signboard for Jin Mingchen.
Since Vera was not around, it was now his responsibility to watch over and take care of Jiang Yuning.
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Two days later, Shen Yichen gave Jiang Yuning a phone call to inform her that An Yiqing has already found out that she would be personally attending Jin Mingchen’s concert on Thursday.
Since the concert would only begin at half past seven at night, Jiang Yuning waited for Lu Jingzhi to come home before heading out for the night.
Jiang Yuning was wearing a T-shirt that was produced by Jin Mingchen’s fan club, with Jin Mingchen’s face printed on the front of the black T-shirt. Jiang Yuning wore a pair of black shorts and a pair of white sneakers to complete the look. She looked as though she was a student, just like most of Jin Mingchen’s fans.
After that, Jiang Yuning put on a baseball cap before she said, “Second brother, I am going out now…”
“Wait.” Lu Jingzhi pulled Jiang Yuning back into the villa before he looked at the T-shirt that she was wearing at the moment. When he realized that Jiang Yuning was wearing a T-shirt with another man’s face printed on it, he frowned before he asked, “Do you really have to wear that?”
“It was so difficult for me to finally get one of these T-shirts from Jin Mingchen’s fan club. I just want to experience what it feels like to be a fan girl for one night,” Jiang Yuning replied coquettishly as she looked at Lu Jingzhi.
“Who are you a fan of again?” Lu Jingzhi asked as he pinched Jiang Yuning’s cheek.
“Yours, yours! I am your fan girl. Second young master Lu, are you really jealous of a young boy now?” Jiang Yuning replied immediately.
Lu Jingzhi finally let go of Jiang Yuning’s cheek before he said, “We can leave together now.”
“You want to go to his concert too?”
“You are abducting Xu Liangzhou’s sister and making her attend the concert with you tonight. Do you really think that he would not be complaining about this? We will both be hanging out at a hotel near your location. Remember to come over to the hotel and look for us after the concert.”
These two men were clearly worried about their safety and that was why they had decided to chill at a hotel near them.
“Alright then! Beishen and I will show the both of you the power of girls chasing after their idols!”
In fact, Lu Jingzhi was not jealous at all.
However, Jiang Yuning could not help but to imagine and fantasize about how it would be if she made a printed T-shirt with Lu Jingzhi’s face on it…
That face of his. How adorable would it be?
Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen finally met up in front of the concert hall at half past seven that night. Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen could successfully blend in with the rest of Jin Mingchen’s fans because of their dressing and the caps that they were both wearing.
At this time, most of the fans were already seated at their respective places.
This concert hall could fit about eight thousand people and at this time, Jiang Yuning realized that Jin Mingchen’s concert tickets had to be fully sold out as the concert hall was almost fully occupied at the moment.
Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen were seated right at the back of Zone B and they were surrounded by countless young fans and supporters who were here for Jin Mingchen. Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen held a huge signboard in their hands and the reflection from the orange light made it seem as though they were in an orange sea.
Although the people in charge were still adjusting the sound system and lighting at the moment, the fans started screaming as soon as they saw a photo of Jin Mingchen flashed across the screen. Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen were amazed to witness the overwhelming response from the fans. Who said that Jin Mingchen did not have any fans at all?
Chapter 269: Where Did This Child Learn All His Cheesy Love Lines?
“Hey! Did any of you see the super huge lighted signboard at the Zone B fan seating area? I heard that Jiang Yuning specially ordered that signboard to show her love and support for Jin Mingchen!”
“Are you serious? Wow, that is really shocking! Jiang Yuning is really very supportive of our Mingchen.”
“Although I think that the signboard is way too exaggerated, looking at the close relationship they share still warms my heart. They really are just like siblings!”
Many of the fans in the concert hall started discussing and talking about the super huge signboard that Jiang Yuning had brought along with her.
This was because the signboard was really very brightly lit and blinded the fans who were seated near Jiang Yuning. Although the young paparazzo had already chosen the most low-key signboard that he could find, it was still very eye-catching among the audience.
After a short while, Jin Mingchen subsequently stepped on stage, dressed in a gold and silver colored costume before he began the concert with a dance. The fans seated around Jiang Yuning started screaming and calling out frantically as soon as they saw Jin Mingchen.
“Ahh!!! Xiao Ming! You are so handsome. Xiao Ming!”
“I love you! I love you so much…!!”
“Xiao Ming, ahh!! You are just so handsome. Jin Mingchen, I will love you forever.”
After hearing all the enthusiastic screaming from the fans seating around them, Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen exchanged glances with one another before they immediately raised the glow sticks in their hands and started shouting, “Xiao Ming, you are the best! I am your number one fan, Xiao Ming!”
At this time, it seemed as though Jin Mingchen had finally found a world that he could conquer. He was glowing on stage and it looked as though he was made to perform on stage.
After a short opening act, Jin Mingchen stood in the center of the stage before he greeted everyone with a smile on his face. “Do all of you know what time it is now?”
As soon as Jiang Yuning heard Jin Mingchen’s question, she raised her hand and looked at the time on her watch. “Seven fifty at night!”
Unexpectedly, all the fans in the concert hall started answering, “It is the starting point of our happiness!”
Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen were dumbstruck.
“Yes, it is indeed the starting point of our happiness right now but unfortunately…the lighting, the stage, me…everything is already here but something is still missing. Do any of you know what I am referring to?”
After he was done speaking, Jin Mingchen struck another pose.
“Us!”
The fans responded immediately again.
After listening to the conversation between Jin Mingchen and his fans, Jiang Yuning could feel herself getting goosebumps. “Gross…”
Xu Beishen rolled her eyes before she replied, “I agree. It is way too cheesy.”
At this time, both of them started making some disgusted sounds but unfortunately, the fans sitting around them could hear the sounds that they were making. One of the younger fan girls suddenly turned around and glared at Jiang Yuning.
“Where did this child learn all his cheesy love lines?”
“This child, is really too cheesy…”
They had both continued making fun of Jin Mingchen as they sat among the audience. At this time, the fans seated around them were starting to get annoyed.
“If you want to insult and make fun of Mingchen at the side, then I really don’t understand why you came here in the first place. Do you really have so much money to waste?”
As soon as Jiang Yuning heard those words, she immediately lowered her head and reminded herself that she had to keep a low profile.
After that, Jin Mingchen started singing a love song. As Jiang Yuning listened to his performance, she thought that Jin Mingchen’s voice was really soothing and beautiful but he lacked the emotions and experience to perform a love song.
“This child can really sing very well but he is still lacking when it comes to portraying his feelings and emotions.”
“Well, he has never been in love or been in a relationship before.”
As soon as Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen spoke, the fan girls sitting around them glared at them fiercely before one of the girls asked them, “Do you even know how romantic or talented my Brother Mingchen is? Both of you must be old already. What do you know about talent?”
At this time, another girl who had her hair tied up in a high ponytail turned around and stared at Jiang Yuning before she started stammering all of a sudden. “She…she….”
“What about her? No one is allowed to say anything bad about my Brother Mingchen!”
“She’s Jiang Yuning!” The girl with the ponytail could not help telling the companions around her.
“Jiang Yuning? Impossible!” After that, the other party bent down and looked carefully at Jiang Yuning before she sat back down in her chair in shock. After a brief moment, she finally regained her senses and she handed a notebook and a pen over to Jiang Yuning before she asked, “Sister Yuning, can you please…please give me an autograph? I…really enjoy watching you on the variety show.”
“Hahaha.” Xu Beishen could not help but laugh.
That was a totally unexpected change of events.
Jiang Yuning took the notebook and pen in her hand and signed it before she smiled and told the other party, “Do not expose my position to anyone else!”
“We swear that we will not do that!” The two girls were extremely excited and because of their excitement, they indirectly drew the attention of the other fans in the Zone B fan seating area to Jiang Yuning’s exact location.
“Jiang Yuning!”
“It really is Jiang Yuning!”
“Oh, my goodness! Jiang Yuning is here to see Brother Mingchen’s performance? She is wearing the T-shirt that is officially printed by our fan club! She is so cute!”
“Sister Yuning is so sweet and humble. She is even sitting in the regular fan seating area! I cannot believe that she has brought such a huge lighted signboard along with her.”
“Mingchen must be so happy to know that Jiang Yuning is here!”
“Today is really my lucky day. I got to see two celebrities with just one concert ticket!”
“I heard someone screaming that Jin Mingchen is so cool earlier! Was that Jiang Yuning? Hahaha. I suddenly feel that the celebrities are actually not that different from the rest of us!”
Jiang Yuning’s presence made the fans even more hyped up and they yelled and cheered for Jin Mingchen louder than they did before.
In an instant, the fans could be seen waving the orange glow sticks high in the air at the Zone B fan seating area.
After five consecutive song performances by Jin Mingchen, a cute young girl who was wearing a pair of rabbit ears on her head suddenly crouched in front of Jiang Yuning as she exclaimed in surprise, “Sister Yuning! I really did not expect it to be really you here!”
Jiang Yuning looked down at her feet and saw that the person squatting down in front of her was none other than An Yiqing.
“I heard rumors spreading on the other side that you were here but I did not believe it at first.”
The girl seated next to Jiang Yuning looked at An Yiqing and she immediately guessed that An Yiqing was also a celebrity based on the way she dressed and carried herself. The other girl then quickly made way for An Yiqing to stand beside Jiang Yuning.
“We can catch up later. You should return the seat to the fan girl now,” Jiang Yuning reminded An Yiqing immediately. “Don’t draw any attention or cause any unnecessary sensation here.”
An Yiqing looked at the young girl who just gave up her seat to her before she asked, “I have a ticket for the seating area in Zone A. Do you mind changing seats with me?”
“No problem…sure.” The young girl did not know much about An Yiqing or who she was but she immediately agreed to swap seats with An Yiqing because she would definitely be able to get a closer and clearer view of Jin Mingchen from the Zone A seating area.
“Then, this seat belongs to me now!” An Yiqing said as she sat comfortably beside Jiang Yuning.
However, An Yiqing’s sudden appearance immediately attracted the attention of the audience from the front and the back.
“Mingchen is really amazing. I really love his songs, especially and . His songs and performance are really inspirational!”
“Really? This is the first time I am listening to his songs and I agree that he is very good at what he does,” Jiang Yuning answered with a smile on her face. However, the expression on Jiang Yuning’s face clearly showed that she no longer trusted An Yiqing.
Chapter 270: You Are Forever Number One in My Heart
“You guys must be really happy when you record the variety program together…” An Yiqing suddenly said as she flashed her cell phone in the air. When An Yiqing looked at the huge lighted signboard beside Jiang Yuning, the expression on her face changed immediately and she quickly stood up before she said, “Sister Yuning, I secretly sneaked out to come and watch Jin Mingchen’s concert today. My agent does not know about this so I think I’d better leave now.”
“Okay, bye!” Jiang Yuning replied indifferently.
In fact, Lin Xuan had already arranged for someone to specifically take pictures of An Yiqing and Jiang Yuning enjoying the concert together.
As soon as the photograph was taken, An Yiqing would be free to leave the concert hall whenever she wanted to.
She was never a fan of Jin Mingchen, nor had she ever liked Jin Mingchen before. The only reason why she came to his concert to watch his performance today was just so she could create and give the public the perception that she had a very good relationship with Jiang Yuning. An Yiqing wanted the public to think that she was like a younger sister to Jiang Yuning.
“So, why did this person appear in front of you just for that few minutes?” Xu Beishen asked, looking at An Yiqing suspiciously as the latter left their sight.
“You will know her intentions soon enough,” Jiang Yuning replied. She did not want to waste any time on someone as insignificant as An Yiqing.
“Well, I can already predict how badly this girl will suffer because she is trying to plan something against you. Doesn’t she know who she is dealing with?”
“It’s okay. Come on, let’s focus on the performance. Stop wasting time on insignificant people,” Jiang Yuning replied coldly.
Jiang Yuning had already decided that she would no longer show mercy towards An Yiqing in future.
…
A short while later, news that Jiang Yuning actually attended Jin Mingchen’s concert with a huge lighted signboard started trending all across the internet.
[I believe that Jiang Yuning is there to show support for her younger brother!]
[She is even wearing the T-shirt printed by the fan support club! She is so adorable!]
[Wow! I feel as though I am missing out on so much because I didn’t make it to the concert today.]
[I also heard that Jiang Yuning was shouting out loud that Jin Mingchen is really cool.]
[Hahaha. My idol is someone else’s fan?]
Since Jin Mingchen’s fans had attacked Jiang Yuning viciously not too long ago, they would never have expected that Jiang Yuning would actually appear at the concert hall tonight, and had even sat at the fan seating area in Zone B just to show her support for Jin Mingchen.
[Sister Yuning is really a good person. She really cares for her friends and she really treats brother Mingchen like her younger brother! I hope that both Jiang Yuning and Jin Mingchen’s fans can co-exist peacefully in future!]
[If it were someone else, I am not even sure that they would willingly show their support for someone else. Jiang Yuning is really very kind. She’s an amazing person!]
[Even though Jin Mingchen’s fans attacked Jiang Yuning not too long ago, she could still disregard everything that had happened and come to show her support for Jin Mingchen. She has a really good personality!]
Tonight…
All the news circulating on the Internet and on the media was peaceful and harmonious. Jin Mingchen’s concert was a huge success and Jiang Yuning’s screaming and cheering for several hours among the audience was more than enough to make the passers-by love and respect Jiang Yuning. Some of the fans had even managed to capture some videos of Jiang Yuning sincerely screaming and cheering for Jin Mingchen.
As for Jin Mingchen, his performance was spectacular and he could sing and perform just about any song genre almost to perfection. His dancing skills were also absolutely amazing. Who said that this child’s popularity was dying?
He was the one and only Jin Mingchen and the concert hall that he was performing in was filled to the brim with eight thousand fans attending his concert.
Slightly after ten o’clock that night, Jin Mingchen’s concert was finally coming to an end. At this time, the ground crew came over to Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen’s location to invite them to go backstage to meet Jin Mingchen.
After a short while, a sweaty Jin Mingchen wiped his sweat as he walked into the dressing room. As soon as he entered the dressing room, he grabbed Jiang Yuning’s hand and asked excitedly, “Sister Yuning, how was my performance? Did I do well?”
“Tell me the reason why you thought you couldn’t do it in the first place,” Jiang Yuning asked Jin Mingchen with a serious expression on her face.
“Because many people have been constantly telling me that my popularity has been decreasing over the past two years. Moreover, recently, some of my activities and endorsements were taken over by new artistes who are younger than me. That is why…”
“That is why you are starting to lose confidence in yourself?” Jiang Yuning chuckled. “I had such a bad reputation and I was blacklisted for so many years before I am finally regaining some fame and popularity today. Why are you worrying so much right now when you have more than eight thousand people sitting in the concert hall just to watch you perform? There will always be people who will look down on you, despise you, and even be jealous of you and your achievements. However, no matter what other people think of you and no matter what perception they have of you, you should always strive to work harder to prove them wrong!”
“I understand now, Sister Yuning,” Jin Mingchen replied and he quickly reached out his arms to try and hug Jiang Yuning but Jiang Yuning quickly avoided him.
“What do you think you are doing, young boy?”
“Anyway, I really want thank you for not giving up on me, Sister Yuning. Thank you for always encouraging me and supporting me in whatever I do,” Jin Mingchen said as he scratched his head.
“Alright then, I am done with my words of encouragement, so can I leave now?” Jiang Yuning asked with a disgusted expression on her face.
“Sobs. I want to have supper with you…”
“But I don’t want to eat with you. I want to go out on a date with your Sister Beishen,” Jiang Yuning replied before she led Xu Beishen out from the backstage area.
“Ah…Sister Yuning is always so cold to me.”
After that, Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen headed to the hotel located directly opposite the concert hall without heading anywhere else. At this time, Xu Liangzhou and the second young master Lu were both drinking on the balcony of the hotel and there were no guests around them because they had already booked the entire place for the night.
“Oh, hello. Sister-in-law is here already,” Xu Liangzhou said as he waved his hand when he saw Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen walking in.
At this time, Xu Beishen took this opportunity to tell on Jiang Yuning. “Someone hugged Jiang Yuning backstage just now.”
After speaking, Xu Beishen quickly sat down beside Xu Liangzhou. At this time, both the brother and sister were looking at Jiang Yuning and Lu Jingzhi to observe their reactions.
Jiang Yuning was stunned for a moment because she could feel danger arising from the expression on Lu Jingzhi’s face.
“The young boy was just very grateful towards me and he did not hug me at all because I avoided him immediately! Xu Beishen, you are a terrible person!”
Jiang Yuning quickly defended herself but as soon as she spoke, Lu Jingzhi grabbed hold of her arm and dragged her towards him, before seating her on his lap immediately.
Xu Liangzhou quickly placed his hand over his sister’s eyes. “We should avoid looking at this kind of public display of affection.”
Jiang Yuning placed her arms around Lu Jingzhi’s neck before she looked him in the eyes. “Second brother…”
“I will not be jealous over this kind of matters…but I do not mind making both of you jealous,” Lu Jingzhi said as he looked at both Xu Liangzhou and Xu Beishen before placing his arms around Jiang Yuning’s waist.
“Fine. This is boring. I thought that we would be able to watch a good show tonight.” After that, Xu Liangzhou pulled Xu Beishen up from her seat before he said, “Let’s go home now and avoid all of this.”
After that, the both of them headed out of the hotel immediately.
“Second brother…are you really jealous?”
Lu Jingzhi leaned against Jiang Yuning’s body before he whispered in her ear, “Yes, I am jealous.”
“But I did not even let him hug me at all!” Jiang Yuning pouted as she tried explaining herself once again.
However, this was not the reason why the second young master Lu was jealous.
“Jin Mingchen is so cool?”
As soon as Lu Jingzhi looked at the trending news on the internet, all that he could see was videos of Jiang Yuning screaming and cheering for Jin Mingchen as though he was the love of her life.
“Jin Mingchen is the best in this entire world?”
Jiang Yuning was dumbstruck.
Hmm…
“You are forever number one in my heart,” Jiang Yuning replied as she held Lu Jingzhi’s face in her hands before kissing his lips gently. “I was just showing my support for the young boy. Don’t be mad at me. I will do anything that you want me to, okay?”