Chapter 1926: Ning Xiao Xi, You Pervert!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Suddenly, almost all of the fans and audience suddenly had their eyes trained on Ning Xi. In fact, Ning Xi’s votes started to balloon like the numbers were on a rocket.
As for the viewer ratings, there was no need to mention that.
When the channel director saw the soaring viewer ratings, he was so delighted that his heart could not stop racing.
Not only did he not scold those cameramen who had cut a shot midway to take a close up of Ning Xi, instead he was full of praises. In fact, he immediately changed his mind about what he said earlier.
“No bad, not bad… Ahem… Actually, it’s fine if it’s a little obvious!”
The cameramen were all originally a little worried. They did not dare to be too obvious, yet now that they had received the channel director’s approval, they instantly added more screentime for her.
When camera number 10 shot Han Zixuan, it would almost always include Ning Xi in the frame at the same time.
Below the stage, as he watched the way her votes had suddenly risen in a way that made it hard for Han Zixuan to catch up, and the way everyone looked like they were about to go mad, Jiang Muye, who sat beside Ning Xi, had a baffled expression.

“Bloody hell… What the heck!? Didn’t you just undo one button? Was that necessary? Qin Xiao Shuang, don’t you think there’s something wrong with these fans’ brains?”
On the side, Qin Shuang did not respond to Jiang Muye at all.
Jiang Muye looked over and saw that the girl’s eyes already looked past him to stare at Ning Xi. She was clasping her heart, and she looked like her heart was galloping so fast that she could faint at any moment.
Jiang Muye was speechless.
Because he and Ning Xi sat together, the two of them clearly appeared in the shots together. Still, in the end, he was completely ignored.
This was something that had never happened since he debuted in the industry. Every time he appeared, all of the male artistes before him would just be a supplement to his presence.
But now, he had been defeated by a woman!
Thus, Jiang Muye finally could not stand it. “Bloody hell! Didn’t you just undo a button? Who doesn’t know how to do that?”
Then, he quickly undid three buttons.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Muye, Muye, Muye, Muye!”
Jiang Muye’s fans finally noticed their idol too and all of them started to shriek.
He had to sacrifice so much for a little bit of attention. Not only was Jiang Muye upset, he also looked very sour and jealously at a certain someone who was sitting nonchalantly beside him.

When Ning Xi noticed his gaze, she looked at the blondie beside her from the corner of her eye and suddenly revealed a pensive expression.
Jiang Muye got goosebumps. “What’re you looking at?”
Ning Xi leaned her head on her hand and smiled as she said faintly, “I suddenly thought of how you’d look like if you were a woman’s outfit?”
What the heck!? She was actually imagining the way he looked in a female outfit! She was insane!
Jiang Muye suddenly exploded then and there as he held his chest in horror like a girl who had been violated and said, “Ning Xiao Xi! You pervert!”
Even though the fans and audience did not know the contents of Ning Xi and Jiang Muye’s conversation, from their lively and lovely way of interacting with each other coupled with that expression of Jiang Muye’s was clearly being bullied to the point of breaking down, the two of them were practically the perfect portrayal of a bad boy attacking and a soft boy overreacting. It virtually excited the strong emotions of the most guarded Fujoshis among the fans.
“Ahhhhh! So lovely! The way my Muye overreacts is way too cute!”
“The attack and reaction are so obvious! Bro Xi attacks! Muye appropriately receives!”
“I really want to know what they’re talking about!”
“I know, I know! I’ve recorded it and read their lips repeated times! Bro Xi said he wants to know how Muye would look like in a female outfit!”
“Oh, oh, oh! Bro Xi is awesome! I’d want to know how my husband would look in a female outfit too!” …
Below the stage, Jiang Muye was on his phone looking at the live stream comments. His expression was almost as black as the bottom of a pot. “What the heck?! Who’s the soft boy receiving!? I’m the attacker! Attack!”
Chapter 1927: Slay Ranks!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Even though everyone was very intense with their effort to pull the votes the past few days, there was still a group of people who liked saving their votes for the event, and an even larger group of people who just would not vote.
However, at this moment, when their emotions were completely riled up, the portion of the votes had suddenly all been squeezed out, not to mention the strong forces of fans personally pulling votes from all over the world.
At this moment, Starlight was obviously trying to come up with ideas, but they could not even catch up with the speed that Ning Xi’s votes were rising…
On stage, Han Zixuan danced and twirled with all sorts of sexy and energetic moves until she was drenched in sweat. From the corner of her eye, she noticed that her votes had completely been surpassed by Ning Xi, and she saw that the audience’s cheers and shrieks did not seem to be for her.
At this moment, she suddenly realized that something was wrong.
When she spun around, she was shocked to see that on the huge screen behind her was a close-up of Ning Xi and not her!
Han Zixuan’s expression suddenly turned pale and she messed up her footwork as she instantly missed the beat.
When Zheng Anru noticed it off-stage, she was so anxious that her face was filled with horror.
“Damn it! What are those people doing backstage!? This is Zixuan’s slot! Where are the cameras pointing?!”

Then, what was even sadder was that even though Han Zixuan had made such a huge mistake, not a single person had noticed.
They had both teased the crowd, but upon comparing Han Zixuan’s and Ning Xi’s way, the winner was obvious.
Zixuan was rather deliberate and overly sculpted, giving people the impression that she was dull. It was Ning Xi’s lack of self-awareness as though she was saying, “Actually, I didn’t even think about teasing you” that wiped out both the men and the women, causing everyone to go insane for her.
Even just a small action, a slight gaze could make one’s heart race.
Finally, on the stage, Han Zixuan’s performance ended.
On the huge screen to the left, Ning Xi’s votes had unexpectedly surpassed Han Zixuan by a terrifying rate of two times more.
In fact, she was leading by a wide margin for both categories!
This performance was supposed to be Han Zixuan’s killer move to pull for votes and they had even moved her slot up, yet it had instead thrown her straight to hell.
When Zheng Anru saw the numbers that were impossible to outdo, she immediately stood up, then blankly fell back down into her seat with complete disbelief written all over her face.
“This… This is impossible! How was this possible!”
“So amazing! Bro Xi! Your votes made a comeback! In fact, you’ve outdone the others by a wide margin! And it’s still rising!” Qin Xiao Shuang had been watching Ning Xi’s votes closely and at this moment, she was incredibly excited.
This was a miracle…
This person before her always had a way to do the impossible.

As long as she was by her side, she would feel at ease!
Jiang Muye peeked at Qin Shuang and held his chin as his mouth twitched. “Great, you’ve seduced another one, you bad person!”
Even though he was jealous, seeing that Ning Xi was finally dominating the ranks with him, Jiang Muye still felt quite happy.
Tsk, tsk, tsk! The ranks would look awesome!
Most Popular Male Artiste No. 1: Jiang Muye
National Male Idol: Jiang Muye
Most Desired Male Artiste To Sleep With No. 1: Jiang Muye
Most Popular Female Artiste No. 1: Ning Xi
National Goddess No. 1: Ning Xi
The five most influential categories would all be dominated by Glory World Entertainment!
As for the National Husband title that was held steady by Lu Tingxiao, he was still one of them too!
Yet, very soon, Jiang Muye’s happiness was short-lived.
With the end of Han Zixuan’s performance, the other performances began. Even in other categories that could not have been possible, Ning Xi’s votes had begun to quietly increase too…
Chapter 1928: Shocking Change of Ranks!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Because the huge screen on the left only showed the top ten categories, the other titles would not be displayed, so no one had noticed for now.
The craze of the fans offline and passersby were still ambiguous…
At this moment, backstage.
Zheng Anru was stomping in fury. “Damn it, Liu Wenliang, that dumbass! Why hadn’t he known to have a backup!? We’re watching Ning Xi’s votes increase drastically and we can’t do a damned thing!”
Han Zixuan’s rationality and poise could not be maintained anymore. She threw the mineral water bottle at her assistant.
The assistant’s head became red and swollen from the impact of the bottle. On the side, she said carefully, “They must have bought votes! Otherwise, how could it have increased so quickly?!”

Even though they knew that with Glory World’s capabilities, there was no way they could buy these many votes, yet saying this would still make it easier for them to accept the outcome rather than saying that Han Zixuan’s skills could not compare to Ning Xi’s.
“Then, quickly call the company!” Han Zixuan cursed under her breath.
Zheng Anru walked around frantically backstage as she quickly called the Public Relations department and started spluttering into the phone, “Liu Wenliang, quickly think of something for me! We don’t care what method you use! Don’t forget that CEO Wang has told you that this time for the female rankings, the number one must be Zixuan. It can only be Zixuan! You’d better think about the consequences if you make a mistake this time!”
On the other of the phone, Liu Wenliang was already in terrible shape at the moment. He was frantic as well because he had just been scolded by Wang Haojun and Ning Xueluo. Now, with Zheng Anru’s call, he was enraged.
“Zheng Anru, do you think I’m God? Ning Xi’s just sitting in her guest seat and doing nothing, but her votes keep on rising tremendously. What can I do?”
Just as Zheng Anru and Liu Wenliang were arguing on the phone, Zheng Anru saw that Ning Xi’s votes in both categories had suddenly decelerated. There were even signs of it slowly stopping.
Zheng Anru was suddenly overjoyed. “It’s stopping, it’s stopping. I knew it! It’s finally reached its peak! Liu Wenliang, quickly seize the opportunity and step things up!”
Liu Wenliang obviously noticed this too, but he instantly grumbled, “Step things up, my ass! Do you think we can surpass her just like that? Look at the margin of the votes right now! Even if it’s stopped, there’s no way we can surpass her either!
“You’ve got to know that those number of votes were pulled in six whole days! Now, in such a short amount of time, there’s no way we could pull so many votes! Instead of nitpicking at me, why don’t you let Zixuan think of a way to make her fans vote for her. That’d be faster!”
Zheng Anru looked at Han Zixuan and her expression was dark. In such a short amount of time, what could she think of?

Even that shocking performance earlier was useless!
Should she ask for the organizers to give her another slot?
Just as Zheng Anru was haggling and arguing with Liu Wenliang…
On the side, the assistant stared at the huge screen and suddenly covered her mouth. She cried out in alarm, “Ah… Oh my God! What’s happening?”
“What are you making a big fuss about?” Zheng Anru scowled impatiently.
The assistant pointed at the numbers and said emotionally, “Sis Anru, look at the male artiste list! How did Ning Xi’s name suddenly appear on the male artiste ranks? Could there be a problem with the system?”
Zheng Anru suddenly could not care about Liu Wenliang on the phone. She quickly went over to look and indeed, Ning Xi’s name was really on the male list!
Most Popular Male Artiste No. 10: Ning Xi!
National Male Idol No. 9: Ning Xi!
Most Desired Male Artiste To Sleep With No. 7: Ning Xi!
Chapter 1929: On The Rise.
Over the phone came the voice of Liu Wenliang, who was just slightly calmer than the frantic Zheng Anru. “It’s not rigged… Female artistes in the male artiste list or male artistes appearing in the female artiste’s list is definitely possible.
“A lot of categories were available for both genders. Apart from the exception of the newcomers’ category, the others are using the same nomination list.
“In the past, there’ve been fans who voted that way because they thought it was fun or just wanted to pull a prank, but votes like these were very, very few. It’s never affected the final results before, but this time…”
“But they can’t do this! It’s nonsense! Don’t the organizers care?” Zheng Anru said angrily.
Liu Wenliang then replied, “In the rules and regulations, there aren’t any that prohibits this. The organizers probably left it this way to make things more fun!”

“Contact CEO Wang. Tell him to pressure the organizers! Accuse her of cheating! Or just say that she’s buying votes! Make her lose her spot in all the rankings! I don’t believe there’s no way to counter her!”
Before the issue of Ning Xi dominating the female artistes’ ranking was solved, another problem had cropped up with the male artiste’s ranking. Zheng Anru was thoroughly enraged.
Liu Wenliang fully understood what the organizers were thinking. Things were not as simple as Zheng Anru thought, but since it had come to this point now, there was no harm in trying.
The ranking this time was definitely important, even for him personally.
If things went wrong again, he would be the first one to take the hit.
Wang Haojun and Ning Xueluo had been invited to the event tonight. Ning Xueluo was busy with Su Yan’s matter and was not present, but Wang Haojun was there in the VIP area.
He had witnessed what happened.
He did not need Liu Wenliang’s reminder and had already gone towards the backstage secretly.

Wang Haojun lit up a cigarette for Qin Zhen as he acted like an old buddy and put his arms over the man’s shoulders. “Producer Qin, having a female artiste on the male artiste list? Isn’t this a little too nonsensical?”
As the main producer of Entertainment’s Light and the head of Night of Starlight, Qin Zhen’s eyes turned a little wary when a certain someone approached him.
It was not difficult to guess Wang Haojun’s intentions, so he replied, “CEO Wang, the rules for the rankings have been the same every year. I’m pretty sure you know that while nothing like this happened in the past years, the rules allow it…”
The “Night of Starlight” had reached a new height and popularity thanks to Ning Xi. He was wholly enjoying it, so why would he put a stop on this?
In the end, there were no friends forever in this industry. Long live benefits!
Wang Haojun was able to guess what the sly fox in front of him was thinking, but as he was pressed for time, he clenched his teeth and flashed him a number with his fingers. “Remove Ning Xi from all the ranking in the name of violating the rules! After it’s done, I’ll give you this figure!”
Qin Zhen’s eyes brightened a little when he saw Wang Haojun’s hand, and he was obviously shaken.
However, as he was hesitating, he saw the real-time ranking through a crack in the door that was not completely shut.
He did not even know about it, so he was shocked when he found out.
In the brief moment of exchange with Wang Haojun, Ning Xi had rushed her way into the top five in the male artiste list. She had reached top three in the “Most Desired Male Artiste To Sleep With” category, and it was still rapidly on the rise!
Chapter 1930: I’ll Give Ten Times More
Everyone knew that Starlight had poured all their resources into Han Zixuan, so the votes on the male artiste ranking were way far behind the female artiste ranking, making it much easier to get ahead of.
Everyone saw what was happening. As the live audience and fans on the streaming sites saw the ranking change, they started voting in the male artiste category when Ning Xi reached the top for female artiste ranking. The votes were coming in faster and faster!
Qin Zhen was skeptical when he saw the ranking.
The rules were set and Ning Xi had not violated it at all. If he listened to Wang Haojun and brought Ning Xi down when she had so many supporters at the moment, the public would surely spit on them to the point that they would drown!
Wang Haojun quickly changed his figure with his fingers and raised the price!
Qin Zhen was taken aback, his eyes full of greed.
It was such a large amount of money that it would be enough for him to live for the rest of his life even if he quit working after this!
As Qin Zhen hesitated, he suddenly received a phone call.

“Uhh, CEO Wang, I have an important phone call. Please wait!”
Qin Zhen’s expression changed when he saw who was calling him. He quickly hid in a corner after he asked Wang Haojun to wait.
Wang Haojun had an uneasy feeling when he saw Qin Zhen’s reaction.
At this time, who could it be?
In the corner, Qin Zhen picked up the call as he bent over although the person over the phone could not see it.
“Uhm, so… what’s up with the call today, Second Master? I’m surprised! Really surprised!”
A lazy drawl came over from the other side of the phone, he went straight to the point. “I don’t care how much Wang Haojun offered you, I’m giving you ten times more!”
Damn! Ten times more!
Qin Zhen was almost crushed by this number.
However, there was no way he could take it!
It was Lu Jingli himself who had called!

Darn it, did Lu Jingli not go back to the main company? He had never done anything in the past year after what happened to Glory World Entertainment, so why now?
He heard a rumor that Glory World had experienced major changes in their management. Could it be that the Lu Corporation was taking over Glory World now?
Qin Zhen made his decision almost immediately. “I’m not sure what you’re saying, Second Master. CEO Wang didn’t look for me at all! Even if he did, I’d have followed the rules! Don’t worry!”
Qin Zhen lied without any hesitation.
What a joke! Did he really need time to choose between Starlight and Lu Corporation?
Lu Jingli laughed. “You’re a smart man, Producer Qin.”
“You flatter me, Second Master…”
After he hung up, Qin Zhen wiped the sweat off his forehead as if he had just avoided a major disaster.
He then went back and rejected Wang Haojun.
“CEO Wang, it’s not that I don’t want to help you this time. You can see that everyone’s supporting Ning Xi. Saying that she violated the rules wouldn’t make it!
“If I really did so, how am I going to face the harsh criticisms and pressure?
“I’m sorry, CEO Wang. I can’t help you this time. We’ll stay fair and stick to the rules! If Zixuan can make it on the male artiste ranking, we will treat them fairly…”
Chapter 1931: Tired Of Me?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Before Wang Haojun could say anything, Qin Zhen quickly went away with the excuse of being busy.
“Producer Qin, Producer Qin… Wait… Damn it!”
Wang Haojun did not expect this.
Qin Zhen had already been rattled just now, yet after a phone call, his attitude changed and he was determined to follow the rules.
Wang Haojun kicked the wall in anger.
Damn it! What happened?
Glory World had already fallen, so what else could have affected Qin Zhen’s decision? Or maybe his higher-ups predicted something and had warned Qin Zhen beforehand?
Objectively speaking, the matter this time was really troublesome.
Wang Haojun glanced over at the ranking behind him and his pupils shrunk.
Ning Xi had already reached the top three for the three male artiste categories!

The fans were all asking people to vote for Ning Xi on the streaming sites.
The votes came in from places they could not see, including the huge number of fans and audience in front of the television, even people by the roadside.
The event was about to finish, yet the programme rating was still very high up. It only showed how many people were watching it right now!
No one expected that there would be such a huge upset in just a short four hours. Nothing could be done now.
…
Off-stage.
Jiang Muye was looking at Ning Xi’s name speeding through the rankings at a crazy speed, and she was closing in on his top spot. Needless to say, he was stunned.
He even started to doubt his life!
He wished he could grab her shoulders and shake the world out of her right now. “What the heck!? Ning Xiao Xi! I said we’d slay the rankings together, not for you open your unlimited kill mode!”
“Uhh…” To be honest, Ning Xi did not expect this to happen as well. She had forgotten that some categories in “Entertainment’s Light” was open to both genders. She also did not expect the fans to vote for her in the male artiste category.
Jiang Muye had really wronged her this time.
As they were talking, the ranking as of now was…
Most Popular Male Artiste No. 3: Ning Xi!
National Husband No. 3: Ning Xi!

Most Desired Male Artiste To Sleep With No.1: Ning Xi!
When Jiang Muye saw that he had been taken over, he lost it. “Damn! This is not logical at all! Ever since the start of this poll, I’ve always been at the top! Not only did I lose it this time, but I lost it to a woman?!”
While the first two were more important, the third one was a matter of a man’s pride!
Ning Xi raised her eyebrows when she saw that she had taken the first place in the “Most Desired Male Artiste To Sleep With” category, she tried to console him. “Well… At least you don’t have to post a naked photo now!”
“I’d rather post a fully nude photo! Fully nude!” Jiang Muye was about to cry.
The enraged Jiang Muye logged into the streaming site with his main account.
Jiang Muye had special privileges, so everyone received a colorful notification when he entered.
Jiang Muye: “Why does no one want to sleep with me anymore!? Why!? Do you people really still love me!?”
Jiang Muye: “Are you people tired of me now?”
Jiang Muye: “You bunch of heartless elves!”
The fans laughed when they saw Jiang Muye’s messages.
“Look at you and Bro Xi. It’s the same whoever gets first!”
“Hahaha, Muye, be good and get down this time!”
“Well, Muye, you do seem like the bottom anyway!”
Chapter 1932: Choose Lover Over Friends
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Even more savage was that a lot of the troublemaking fans were collectively commenting.
“Please, husband, dress as the other gender!”
“Please, husband, wear a female outfit, oh, oh, oh!”
“As long as you wear a female outfit, my dear, we’ll guarantee to let you slay the female rankings!”
“Oh, I agree!”
…
Jiang Muye read the comments until his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Hey! Bottom, my ass! Female outfit, my ass!
Who wants to wear a female outfit now?! You perverts!
What did he need the female rankings for?! His legendary reputation was ruined!
He would not dress like that even if it killed him!
After Jiang Muye pathetically finished lurking the live stream websites for a while, he noticed something even more hopelessly.

“National Husband” ranking’s number two had unexpectedly been surpassed by Ning Xi too.
Now, Ning Xi was actually right below Lu Tingxiao in the poll!
Ning Xi obviously saw where she was on the ranks too. After she looked at it for a long time, she suddenly thought of something and her eyes flashed.
Jiang Muye looked at Ning Xi’s unusual gaze and suddenly had a bad feeling. “What… What are you thinking of doing now?”
Ning Xi looked at Jiang Muye and sighed, “I’m sorry.”
“What do mean you’re sorry?! What are you trying to do?!” Jiang Muye was about to break down.
Sorry…
For her darling…
In order to be at the highest position with her darling…
She had to choose her lover over her friends for once.
Pulling out the big guns…
At the same time, on stage, everyone else’s performances had come to an end, and they had reached the final segment of getting votes.
The host almost could not wait to invite all of the guests on stage!
Now only the final fight was left!
The artistes walked up to give their speech to ask for voters to support them according to the number they had picked.
“Thank you, everyone, for voting for me. Even though I’m not in the top spot, I’m already very happy. Thank you for everyone’s support! Thank you to all the fans that like me!”

“Thank you, everyone. Next year, I’ll definitely work even harder!”
“As a newcomer, I’m really very emotional that there would be so many of you who like me. I hope that everyone can continue to vote for me. I definitely won’t let you all down!”
…
One by one, all of them gave their speeches.
Finally. it was Han Zixuan’s turn.
Earlier, she had been backstage for so long. Han Zixuan must have discussed their final plan as they did not know what dirty trick she would pull this time.
When they thought about this, Xu Tao, Jiang Muye, and everyone else suddenly held their breaths.
At this moment, Han Zixuan’s expression was already devoid of the panic and loss of control from earlier.
She had returned to her goddess look and stood calmly on the stage.
She did not ask for votes right away like the others had. Instead, she said in a calm and composed manner, “I’d like to borrow today’s occassion to share a good news with everyone.
“After ‘The World’, I’ve just received Hollywood’s famous producer, Jace’s invite to join their new film. This also means that my career will take on a new journey! Of course, everything that I have right now wouldn’t have happened without your support! Thank you very much, everyone! Without you, there would not be Han Zixuan today!”
Once Han Zixuan finished, all of the fans were shocked by her dropping the name of the huge Hollywood producer, Jace.
He was no. 1 on the Hollywood producers list and had shot many famous classic works. In fact, he did not work with Chinese people much. Besides, this was a personal invite which meant that Han Zixuan had actually received Jace’s invite.
There was no one in the entertainment industry with such an esteemed honor!
Even though Han Zixuan did not outrightly ask for votes, her votes had rapidly increased because of this shocking news.
In the end, the people still subconsciously worshipped the strong ones!
Chapter 1933: No. 1!
Translator:EndlessFantasy Translation
At this moment, Han Zixuan and Zheng Anru, who were backstage, let out a slight sigh of relief as they happily watched the votes rapidly increase.
Even if they could not join the male rankings, they had to at least surpass Ning Xi in the female categories. Even if it was the worst case scenario, they had to at least win one of them!
Very soon, it was Jiang Muye's turn.
Jiang Muye's declaration for votes was very simple and crude. "Number one for three categories, and I'll promise you anything!"
Bloody hell, I'm going all out!
With the sounds of shrieks, Jiang Muye's votes indeed started to rise like mad. He had even started to make a comeback to surpass Ning Xi on the "Most Desired Male Artiste To Sleep With" list.
"Ah, ah, ah! I want to kiss, to hug, and to everything you, Jiang Muye!"
"Can I bang you?"
"There are so many of us… Our dear would die from excessive ejaculation, wouldn't he?"
…

When Jiang Muye saw that, he did not even care that he would be extracted dry. He looked gleefully at Ning Xi beside him.
Huh, little guy, still want to fight with me!?
I am your senior and I have more experience than you!
No matter what, he had to protect his ranking and dignity first!
Ning Xi's speech for votes came right after Jiang Muye's.
Suddenly, everyone held their breaths to watch the person in the middle of the stage who turned everyone's hearts upside down.
At the same time, Han Zixuan and Starlight Entertainment had gone all out. Han Zixuan's votes were trying to make a comeback. Obviously, Starlight was prepared to first protect their top spot for the "Most Popular Female Artiste". The margin between Han Zixuan and Ning Xi's votes were closing in.
On the other hand, in the male rankings, the margin between the first, second, and third spot was minimal. Everyone was chasing one after another and the competition was intense too.
"Next up, we'll invite our Bro Xi to give her speech! I wonder what Bro Xi has to say to our audience and fans!" When the hostess looked at the person beside her up close, her heart was beating very fast.
Everyone thought to themselves, 'What would Ning Xi do? What would Ning Xi say?"
One must know that Han Zixuan had really given it her all this time, even unexpectedly announcing such a shocking news at that moment.
Ning Xi was still in her lavish medieval English costume. However, because it was too hot earlier, she had undone two buttons. Her hair that was drenched in sweat was slightly messy too, giving her an aura of nonchalance and apathy.
At this moment, under everyone's nervous and anticipating gaze with their bated breaths, Ning Xi's fingers clenched her collar and buttoned up the two buttons that were undone until she reached the first buttonhole on her collar that only revealed half of her fair and slender neck.
It was just an extremely minute detail. With only a slight profoundness in her eyes, her entire aura instantly changed as if she had changed into a completely different persona from the reckless Phantom she played earlier. It was as if she were a king in an ancient castle who had suppressed their desire for thousands of years waiting for their beloved.

Then, she bent over slightly and made a noble yet elegant gentleman bow, saying to everyone softly, "Thank you!"
After an odd three-second silence, the place exploded into deafening shrieks!
"A life where I can't sleep with Bro Xi is no different from being salted fish!"
"Hubby, I don't want to kiss or hug or mwah mwah. I don't even want to bang as long as you take a look at me amidst this crowd!"
"Ah, ah, ah, just votes right? I'll give them to you! All of them! My heart, my love, my soul, my virginity, I'll give them all to you!"
…
There was no provoking speech, no shocking news. It was just a tiny action and a "thank you".
The huge screen flashed.
Most Popular Male Artiste No. 1: Ning Xi!
National Male Idol No. 1: Ning Xi!
Most Desired Male Artiste To Sleep With No. 1: Ning Xi!
Most Popular Female Artiste No. 1: Ning xi!
National Goddess No. 1: Ning Xi!
…
Chapter 1934: This Affection Is Poisonous!
Translator:EndlessFantasy Translation
"This… This is impossible!" Off-stage, Zheng Anru immediately stood up.
Han Zixuan looked even paler.
Damn it!
Why!? Why was it that she had done everything to this extent and still she could not compare to this outdated female star who only knew how to pull tricks and be a sensationalist!?
At this moment, as he looked at the ranks on the huge screen, Jiang Muye felt like he had been crapped on.
Bloody hell! He did not even spare selling his body, yet he could not even compare to her just buttoning up two buttons?
Where was the logic?
What kind of fraudulent species was he competing with?
What Jiang Muye would never have thought was that there was something even more heartbreaking after that…
As the time passed and it got closer to dawn, very soon, the results of all the six main categories were out.
The results for "National Husband" that included the entire China was —

No. 1: Lu Tingxiao!
No. 2: Ning Xi!
There were 12 rankings altogether for Entertainment Light's poll, while the top six categories were topped by:
Ning Xi! Ning Xi! Ning Xi! Ning Xi! Ning Xi! Lu Tingxiao!
When Jiang Muye saw those two names standing side by side, as he watched this husband and wife occupy half the country, he threw up blood on the spot!
This was definitely the most tragic incident of publicly displayed affection by the two of them since the beginning of history…
This affection was poisonous!
…
At the same time, in Deer Town.
Lu Jingli and Lu Tingxiao were sitting in front of the television and watching the live stream. Because Little Treasure had to go to school, he reluctantly went to sleep.
Lu Tingxiao leaned his head on his hand and stared at the screen with a focused expression.
While Lu Jingli held popcorn and a bunch of other junk food, from time to time he wailed and howled with the fans. "Oh! It's over, over, I'm bent! Our Sis-in-law is so handsome! My dear brother, if I didn't know your sexual orientation, I would really suspect that you were actually gay!
"Oh, oh, oh my God! I can't believe that our baby Little Treasure is a combination of both of your genes. What do we do when he grows up!?"
Lu Jingli kept chattering on in an anxious manner.
Finally, after the ten-second countdown, the results of the polls were going to be officially announced.

Lu Jingli clutched the chips in his hand and watched while holding his breath.
When he saw the final results of the polls…
His expression stiffened. He instantly threw away the chips in his hand and wept disconsolately!
"There's no way I can live anymore! Sis-in-law is too savage! She was intentional. She must be!"
Why was he even tortured by their affection by watching an award ceremony!?
Where was the humanity!?
While Lu Tingxiao watched the huge screen on the television and saw the names, he watched the girl bow and thank the fans. That expression on his face was as tender as water!
His girl… She could always pleasantly surprise and move him.
…
While watching the results, the most excited group was probably Ning Xi's fans. They cheered excitedly in the live stream channels, including a lot of passersby who were infected by the whole atmosphere too.
"Ah, ah, ah! Hubby is mighty and domineering!"
"Bro Xi dominated the polls with thirty million in her harem!"
"May I see my king lead the world in my lifetime!"
…
Off-stage, Qin Zhen saw the shocking results of the rankings, and as he watched the audience and fans react, he let out a sigh of relief on the inside. He could not help but rejoice on the inside.
Thankfully, he was not possessed to be swayed by Wang Haojun's bit of money. His career had long been in a rut, but after these polls, his reputation would definitely go with the flow. Would he be worried about not being able to earn big money in the future? Not differentiating the gender of candidates list for the polls had been his idea back then!
Chapter 1935: Being On The Same Ranking As The Devil
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“Gosh! The results are really shocking! We’ve never had anything like this before since the beginning of these polls…”
The host was riled up with excitement.
The winners were invited up on stage to receive their prizes, starting with the males first.
Ning Xi alone received three of them. Yes, the three that Jiang Muye was determined to get! Jiang Muye, who did not even win a single title, was starting to doubt his life.
“What the heck? I want to quit the entertainment industry!”
He had no place here anymore!
Lei Ming coughed lightly and started comforting him, “Well, being second is okay too. Good job!”
“What’s so good about being under that bastard?! Look at these little bastards in the streaming sites! Am I on the receiving end? How am I on the receiving end?” Jiang Muye roared.

Xu Tao was overjoyed tonight, he looked just like a hardcore fan, “Hahaha my queen is the best! The time for Xu Tao is finally here!”
She was just the best artiste for him!
“Ning Xi, congratulations on beating all the guys and reaching the top of the three big male categories! You’ve even grabbed the second place in the ‘National Husband’ category. How do you feel being on the same ranking as Mr. Lu?” The host asked out of curiosity.
While Lu Tingxiao would never be there to take this award, the host would never let up the chance to talk about it.
Ning Xi raised her eyebrows.
Hmm, being on the same ranking as Lu Tingxiao…
It was an indescribable feeling after all.
Mysterious…
She also felt like slapping herself since she had told Lu Tingxiao she had way too many romance rivals not too long ago.
Ning Xi phrased her words carefully and replied, “It’s my pleasure to have my name up there together with Mr. Lu.”
What she did not say out loud was: “In the years to come, our name will be forever together!”
While Xu Tao and Lei Ming had no idea about Ning Xi’s relationship with Lu Tingxiao, Liang Feixing and Jiang Muye were fed up with Ning Xi’s public display of affection.

Soon, it was time to give out prizes for the female categories.
Suddenly, Xu Tao and the bunch noticed some upset comments from the streaming sites.
“What is this?! What’s Entertainment’s Light doing? They let a woman win the male categories! Nonsense!”
“Not just that, it’s unfair for the females too! The Most Popular and National Goddess titles should be Zixuan’s!”
“That’s right! Zixuan is the real goddess! Are these people blind? What’s so good about that half-guy, half-girl Ning Xi?”
…
It was obvious that Starlight was pulling the strings behind this uproar.
While Jiang Muye had complained about Ning Xi earlier, he changed sides when he saw these comments. “Foolish humans!”
He did not look worried at all. He was just waiting for these people to eat their own words.
“We’ve given out the Best Newcomer award! Now, we’re presenting the award for Most Popular Female Artiste and National Goddess! Because Ning Xi has won both awards, we’re giving it together. Once again, let’s have Ning Xi up on stage!”
A person came out slowly as the host invited Ning Xi up.
A white figure came out into the view of the audience from the blurry backlight and soon, everyone could clearly see the person.
No one made a sound.
At that moment, that high and mighty king had taken off his male outfit, and returned to her true self…
Chapter 1936: Slaying The Novice Village
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Ning Xi was not wearing the sack of a dress from before. She was donning —
One of the key highlight pieces of Spirit, “Luoshen”!
Jiang Muye was still a straight guy after all. His expression changed when he saw Ning Xi in her usual female outfit. In his flush of hormones, his ears were a little red and his eyes looked at her differently.
Still, this prideful guy was still trying to hide it, so he mumbled quietly, “That’s no fun at all! She’s just using a fully upgraded weapon to slay a novice village!”
Exhibiting true strength was always the best way to shut people up.
All the dissatisfied voices disappeared after Ning Xi appeared. The majority of the supporters flushed out the tiny amount of criticisms.
“Ah! My goddess is so beautiful! What should I do? I’m not sure if I like guys or girls anymore!”

“May I know what brand is my goddess wearing? I’ve never seen it before! It looks so much better than Han Zixuan’s outfit! While what she wore looks good, but she gives a vibe of being a newly rich person!”
“I know, I know! It’s Spirit! Goddess has always been a loyal fan of Spirit! Don’t you know? She wore Spirit’s key highlight piece, ‘Beings’ at Glory World Entertainment’s anniversary. At the Golden Film Awards she wore the renowned work of Spirit’s lead designer, ‘Nirvana Reincarnated’, and now this is the second key highlight piece of Spirit, ‘Luoshen’. It’s a collaboration between Spirit’s lead designer and Master Song Qin!”
“Also! The white qipao Bro Xi wore when she just reappeared is a new series called ‘Back To The Origins’ from Spirit. I’ve never seen the one she wore in the beginning before. I guess it’s a new series that’s not been announced yet!”
“I see! It’s Spirit! It was quite popular back then!”
“A lot of their recent releases look really impressive!”
…
Several fans brought up the Spirit outfits Ning Xi wore in the past, and suddenly Spirit was back in the public eye again. It was free promotion and a stellar marketing strategy.
Finally, the Night of Starlight finally ended.
Starlight lost all their chances to turn the tables.
At midnight, in a hospital.
Ning Xueluo already received the news from the company and she flopped on the sofa, irritated. “What a useless bunch!”

They had invested so many resources and could not even win over an outdated artiste, losing to Glory World that had nearly closed down.
However, she had no time to solve Starlight’s issue now. She had much more important things to do.
Ning Xueluo looked at her phone impatiently while waiting for the doctor’s diagnosis.
After a while, a female doctor around fifty years old came in.
The doctor looked at Ning Xueluo with a less-than-positive expression. “Mrs. Su, your report is out…”
Ning Xueluo’s expression darkened when she saw the doctor’s body language. “I still don’t have a baby?”
The doctor nodded. “Yes…”
She then comforted, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Su. You’re still young. It’s only been a year since you’ve been married. Be patient and there’ll be many more chances in the future.”
Ning Xueluo soured and was laughing coldly on the inside.
Be patient?
If she kept on being patient, she would surely lose her position as Mrs. Su!
Chapter 1937: Seen All Kinds of Beautiful Girls
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The Night of Starlight had ended, and Glory World had won the war this time.
Of course, a lot of people did not think that way.
In the dressing room, backstage.
“You monster! You’re not human! Ning Xiao Xi, our friendship ends here!” Jiang Muye was fuming.
This witch had done it on purpose! Just to show her affection, she had sold him out!
Ning Xi was sitting in front of the dressing table. She glanced back at Jiang Muye as she took her earrings off. “I said I’m letting you take the female category, but, no, you didn’t want to!”
She then started studying a certain blondie.
Jiang Muye’s facial features were rather pretty. If he put on makeup and a female outfit…

Hmm…
Jiang Muye could not stand Ning Xi’s staring anymore. “Screw you! Ning Xiao Xi, I’m going to kill you if you think about that again!”
Ning Xi sighed out of regret.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
“Come in.” Ning Xi looked at the door.
She was surprised to see who it was.
The person was wearing a full black tuxedo with a special-looking flower in his hands.
The flowers were light pink in color and looked like a ruffled collar from the mid-European era. It seemed like a special rare flower from a botanical garden in Japan.
“Congratulations.” Li Muyan handed the flowers over like a gentleman.
Ning Xi quickly stood up and took the flowers. “Thank you, Mr. Li…”
“I was nearby tonight with the diplomat from Japan. I saw the live stream and found out that you had an important event tonight. I hope my uninvited visit isn’t troubling you,” Li Muyan explained his intention of being there briefly.
Ning Xi smiled politely. “Of course not, you’re welcome here! I really like the flowers. Thank you!”

This flower had a special scent and it smelled a little like pears with the gentleness of summer.
“These are magnolias from Japan. Because I only found out about this at the last minute, I just stole them from the Japan Embassy,” said Li Muyan unabashedly.
Of course, Ning Xi knew Li Muyan was kidding, but she was still surprised. Then again, considering his career, it might be pretty normal for him to say something like this.
When Jiang Muye saw the strange man, he turned from the usual blondie into a lion. He was on high alert.
“Right, this is my senior, Jiang Muye,” Ning Xi introduced them.
“Li Muyan,” Li Muyan introduced himself and extended his hand for a handshake, then he said, “I’ve heard about you, Mr. Jiang. You’re very famous after all, and my cousin is a big fan of yours.”
That was one sweet tongue…
Jiang Muye reached out for his hand half-heartedly. After a sloppy shake, he said, “Thank you.”
Li Muyan did not stay for long and left after a short conversation.
Jiang Muye quickly asked Ning Xi the moment the man left, “Who’s that?”
“The son of my aunt’s close friend. He’s a diplomat officer. What’s wrong?” Ning Xi asked back.
Jiang Muye mumbled, “Nothing, I just feel something’s odd… Does he like you?”
“I don’t think so! He’s been all over the world and seen all kinds of beautiful girls, so it couldn’t be…” Ning Xi was happily sending messages to Lu Tingxiao as she replied him.
Chapter 1938: Have A Date Tonight
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Jiang Muye still felt like something was out of place.
This person spoke eloquently and he gazed at Ning Xi very normally too, but perhaps because it was too normal, he felt something amiss.
Jiang Muye was initially prepared to continue asking further, yet he saw the text Ning Xi had sent Lu Tingxiao from the corner of his eye: [Darling, in this lifetime, our names will always, always be together!]
Hey, hey, hey! Forget it, what was he worried about?! He was already tortured by this display of affection, yet he was still being worried!
This bastard only had her darling in her heart and eyes. Even if another species’ eyes fell on her, she probably would not realize it!
…
In Deer Town.
Lu Tingxiao read the text on his phone and his eyes filled with tenderness.
Moments later, the man got up and went upstairs.
When Lu Tingxiao returned downstairs again, the orange juice in Lu Jingli’s head had tilted to one side and spilled on his pants. His eyes almost popped out.
Oh! So handsome, so handsome, so handsome!
His brother was wearing the tuxedo that Ning Xi had bought him. The design was unique and it was in a rather bright color.

Ning Xi’s aesthetics had always been flashier. His brother just had to put it on and he immediately looked attractive as if he was a totally different person.
“Dang! Bro! It’s late at night. Where are you going dressed like that?” Lu Jingli instantly asked excitedly.
Lu Tingxiao raised a hand to fix his collar. “Help me watch Little Treasure. I’ll be back tomorrow morning.”
Tears instantly welled up in his eyes as Lu Jingli bit his fingers. “Are you going on a date with Sis-in-law? Sob!”
“Mmm.” Lu Tingxiao admitted right away.
Lu Jingli was shocked and speechless.
The pathetic life that he had imagined had indeed begun!
Lu Jingli clasped his pierced heart like Xishi . “Where are you going? How long for? When will you be back, and when you come back, will you still love me?”
Lu Tingxiao shot a side look at his brother who loved acting. “There’re sweet and sour ribs in the fridge.”
His ribs!
His wife-protecting devil brother’s cooking was getting better and better. In fact, he was about to surpass sister-in-law!
Oh! His brother did still love him!
The little koi who was successfully consoled by the plate of sweet and sour ribs instantly corrected himself happily, “Oh! Got it. I’ll watch the child at home obediently. Go ahead! Have fun! It’s fine if you come back later!”
In fact, he thought that with his brother’s capabilities, they definitely would not be back tomorrow morning.
He was too selfless!
Where could anyone find a brother like him!?

…
Backstage of the event.
Ning Xi had changed into a pastel pink and adorable dress. “My nephew, you go ahead and leave by yourself! Your Aunty has a date tonight!”
Jiang Muye was so jealous that he scoffed, “Who wants to leave with you? I have a date too!”
“Oh, then have fun! Bye bye!”
As he watched the figure walk further away from him, Jiang Muye’s angry expression suddenly faded away like the tide. His head sank like a large, dejected dog.
I am so handsome…
Can you not even see a bit of that?
Love has never been fair.
…
“Oh! Darling, you’re so handsome!”
Once Ning Xi got into the car and saw Lu Tingxiao in the driver’s seat, she threw herself at him.
The man, who was attacked by this gentleness, kissed the girl on her forehead. His eyes were filled with warmth. “It might be a little far. You should sleep for a while on the way. I’ll wake you up when we reach.”
Ning Xi looked excited. “Where are you bringing me?”
Lu Tingxiao did not answer. Instead, he cleared his throat and did not seem himself.
It was really rare to see Lu Tingxiao like this. Ning Xi kept pondering and suddenly her curiosity was stoked.
Chapter 1939: Try Here?
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Mmm, the devil’s surprise… What could it be?
Ning Xi initially wanted to accompany Lu Tingxiao, but because she had been busy for the whole night, she still fell asleep in a daze.
When she woke up, the car was already slowly coming to a stop.
“Mmm, have we reached?” Ning Xi rubbed her eyes.
She was about to open her eyes when suddenly, a pair of warm and wide hands covered them. “Close your eyes first.”
Ning Xi was instantly jolted awake. She nodded obediently and her heart started to beat faster.
The car door opened.
She was held by the palm and carefully led as they walked step by step forward.
The ground felt very soft beneath her feet; she was probably stepping on mud.
The air was mixed with the fragrance of plants as the night breeze slightly chilled her. There were swooshes by her ear that sounded somewhat familiar.

Even though her eyes were shut and it was dark before her, but because of the familiar air and temperature around her, she was completely trusting, contentedly feeling everything around her.
It was not sure how long they had walked for when the sensation beneath her feet seemed to change from mud to planks that were put together piece by piece. She also felt like she was being suspended mid air; it was probably a wooden bridge.
“You can open your eyes now,” came the man’s low voice.
Ning Xi paused her footsteps and slowly opened her eyes, then her dull eyes instantly enlarged.
What she unexpectedly saw was a vast area of lush bamboo forest. Earlier, the swooshing she heard was the sound of the wind rustling against the bamboo forest.
There were fireflies fluttering amidst the bamboo forest, creating a dream-like setting.
Underneath their feet, the river surface mirrored the millions of stars and the reflection of them snuggling up against each other.
In the depths of that bamboo forest, there was a simple courtyard that was currently lit up with a gentle and warm light.
What made her even more shocked was…
This was Chang Chun City. To be exact, it was the bamboo forest in Chang Chun City’s Spring Breeze Town!
That night, when she had been drugged and he was talking to her, she had mentioned this bamboo forest.
She said that if she could roll around in bed with her loved one here in the bamboo forest, how romantic it would be.
There had never been any buildings here. That little courtyard was definitely not here before this. Although the fireflies in the bamboo forest had been there, there were very little of them and definitely had not been as many as there were right now.
When had he started to prepare this?

Ning Xi could not describe her current feelings at all.
This man who was always serious, old-fashioned and dull, had because of her, done something he was not comfortable with at all.
“Do you like it?” The man clearly sounded a little nervous.
The instant he said that, lips as gentle as newly bloomed petals covered his thin and cool lips.
Lu Tingxiao’s back instantly straightened and his hand that held the girl’s waist suddenly tightened. At the same time, he returned the kiss hard.
“When did you begin to prepare this?” Ning Xi asked.
“I can’t remember. Some time when you were in the coma,” answered Lu Tingxiao.
Ning Xi’s heart was mixed with sour and sweet emotions. “Thank you, I really like it… I really do…”
Lu Tingxiao cleared his throat. “Initially, I was prepared to…”
Even though Lu Tingxiao did not finish, Ning Xi instantly understood.
Her darling would not be willing to wrong her even an inch. He had probably prepared for them to share their first time here after being newly married, yet because of her uniform and her toppling him over when they did in the office first…
Ning Xi laughed lightly. “As long as it’s with you, it’s the same anywhere actually! We have a lifetime together. We can try many, many places in the future…”
The man pulled her into his embrace. “Mmm.”
Ning Xi looked up and blinked with sparkles in her eyes. “Darling, are we going to try it here today?”
Chapter 1940: Not As Handsome As Me
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The man’s voice tightened as he said in a lowered voice, “Next time. It’s too late tonight and you should rest properly.”
Ning Xi suddenly did not know what to say. Had he actually brought her all the way here in the middle of the night and just purely just to give her a surprise?
Ning Xi thought about something and tugged on Lu Tingxiao’s hand before making her way towards the courtyard in the bamboo forest. “Mmm, okay! Let’s rest! Let’s rest together! You must be tired from driving for so long!”
Hehe, wait till I get him into bed. Will I get to kiss him?
Uhh…
Why did she suddenly realize that this was the pattern of seducing a pure little bunny?
When the two of them entered the house, Ning Xi was once again astonished.
The roof above them in the master bedroom was made entirely of glass. They could see the bright, starry sky by lying down in the bed. Outside their window, they could hear the wind caressing the bamboo forest. The bed was made into the shape of a bird’s nest and the pure white mattress was as soft as the clouds.
Yet, all of this beauty was nothing compared to the person beside her.

Lu Tingxiao stood in front of the bed and was undoing his buttons one by one.
Ning Xi held her chin and watched without blinking.
Indeed, there will be no damage without comparison!
Was she nothing?
If those people saw the way the devil undid his buttons, would they not go crazy?
Also, if they knew that their “National Husbands” No. 1 and No. 2 were actually already off the market…
Lu Tingxiao had just taken off his exterior clothing and changed when he saw that Ning Xi was already lying on the bed, waiting for him.
When she saw him turn around, she even patted the spot beside her as if she was saying that they could both obediently sleep together.
However, the shine in her eyes had already given her away…
The corner of Lu Tingxiao’s lips curled up and there was a smile in his eyes. His fingers gently caressed the girl’s chin. “Not tired?”
Ning Xi shook her head like a rattle-drum. “Please! Seeing you teasing me like this, even if I’m tired as a dog I could be resurrected!”
When Lu Tingxiao heard her, he did not know whether to laugh or cry. Did he tease her?
The man caressed the girl’s soft hair. “I’m older than you are. There will be a day when I’m no longer attractive to you.”

Wow! The devil unexpectedly had such insecure moments too!
Ning Xi instantly raised her brows. “So what!? There are many handsome guys and pretty boys in the entertainment industry! But can I eat their handsomeness? Whatever it is, even if they’re handsome, they aren’t as handsome as I am!”
She was the officially acknowledged No. 1!
Lu Tingxiao was speechless.
This reasoning…
Usually, girls would comfort the guy and say, “There will be a day when I turn old too.” Only Ning Xi would say that as handsome as others were, they would not be as handsome as her. It was really hard to refute anything she said.
Nevertheless, Lu Tingxiao loved her arrogant little demeanor so much.
“Mmm, my wife makes so much sense.”
The man laughed lightly as his long fingers held onto the girl’s collar.
The way Ning Xi’s outfit was designed was that there was a row of ten buttons at the collar. In fact, every button was small and delicate, and it was very hard to undo them.
Lu Tingxiao then started to kiss her forehead, her nose, her lips, collarbone, and every inch of her skin as he unhurriedly unbuttoned every single one patiently. Occasionally, his fingers would brush her skin with an electrifying numbness…
He was torturously slow.
The first time, he had caused her too much damage. The second time had been too rushed. This time, he wanted to give her the best experience.
Even if it was something that he was not good at, as long as he was willing to, this man could be the best.
Tonight was one such example.
Chapter 1941: Revival
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Editor:EndlessFantasy Translation
The next day, after the loving couple had their fun in the bamboo forest, the news of Ning Xi slaying at the "Night of Starlight" was all over the news.
"Night of Starlight: Ning Xi slew the polls! No one escaped!"
"Return of the queen Ning Xi, no more place for fake goddesses"
"Investors of 'The World' start pulling out"
…
With an almost similar impact when she had won numerous awards back then, Ning Xi quickly returned to the public eye with the vast amount of news articles talking about her.

Following the Night of Starlight, Qin Shuang, who played the role of Christine in the play "The Phantom of the Opera", shot to fame overnight due to her professional and outstanding performance!
At the same time, the top brass of Glory World Entertainment had a major shift. Yi Xudong was sacked and a new CEO was appointed directly from the Lu Corporation. This news spread throughout the industry very quickly.
Yi Xudong went drinking at a pub and told everyone that Glory World Entertainment would surely fall without him. He also bragged that he had groomed Han Zixuan on his own and that no one would be able to top her!
In the end, after a good night's sleep, the whole entertainment industry evolved.
Ning Xi dominated the Night of Starlight after her comeback announcement, even lifting Qin Shuang!
Damn it! This woman revived the whole of Glory World Entertainment on her own!
Yi Xudong just sat on the sofa dumbfounded as he saw Ning Xi's name in the headlines of every news…
…
At Starlight Entertainment, dark clouds shrouded all over.
It was not just the loss of Han Zixuan that made everyone gloomy; it was a huge blow to Starlight Entertainment as a whole.
After they finally conquered their top competitor Glory World Entertainment, the latter was now revived!

In the meeting, Wang Haojun said with a dark expression, "Pass the word that 'The World' project will go on hiatus."
He did not go into specifics, but everyone knew that several main investors were dissatisfied with Han Zixuan's popularity and performance. They pulled out suddenly and even Guo Qisheng had resigned from his role as director.
Zheng Anru's expression was pretty sour too. "I just received news that the movie Zixuan worked on with Director Chen before didn't pass censorship."
This meant that all their efforts put in was in vain and their plans to get an international award from the movie was ruined.
Zheng Anru then stared at the Public Relations Director beside her angrily and started scolding, "Liu Wenliang! Just what are you doing!? Didn't I tell you to take care of things!? This movie can't have any issues! Are you just a piece of decoration here? You useless idiot!"
Liu Wenliang chuckled coldly and threw his resignation letter on the table. "I'm sorry. I'm not working here anymore! Since you're so capable, please clean up your own mess in the future, Manager Zheng!"
"You…" Zheng Anru could not say anything else.
This trash! He chose to leave at such a time!
"CEO Wang, are you going to do anything about this?"
Damn it! CEO Ning was not here at such a crucial moment!
Wang Haojun was really troubled at the moment. "We'll just wait for the new PR Director to take over after this!"
"What should Zixuan do now!" Zheng Anru looked worried. "Zixuan is now sick because of that witch! You have to think of something, CEO Wang!"
Chapter 1942: Passed Out
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Actually, Han Zixuan simply did not want to attend the meeting that day because of the humiliation yesterday.
Wang Haojun knew that. However, he just did not want to call her out. He pinched the space between his eyebrows. “Release the news about Zixuan stepping into Hollywood!”
Zheng Anru finally regained some confidence and she nodded. “You’re right, CEO Wang! No matter how good Ning Xi is, she’s just well known in China! Zixuan has debuted for just a year and she’s already stepping into Hollywood in a big movie of one of the top producers, Jace!”
…
On the other hand, Ning Xueluo was not at the meeting because Su Yan had called her in the morning and told her that he had something to talk to her about during dinner that night.
After knowing him for so many years, she knew what it was from Su Yan’s tone.
Not only was what she did for the past few days not working, but he was further determined to divorce her!
He was probably going to tell her about his decision that night.

Ning Xueluo had just finished putting on her makeup in front of her dressing table. Thinking about it, her fingernails sank deep into her palms.
Downstairs.
“Is Xueluo out yet? Didn’t Su Yan say he’d tell her tonight?”
Zheng Minjun looked upstairs from time to time. Apparently, she knew that her son was going to tell Ning Xueluo everything that night.
She felt a lot more confident talking to her friends when she thought about how she would become in-laws with the Zhuang family in the future. Deep down, she wished that everything would go smoothly tonight.
“Hongguang, do you think Xueluo will do anything?”
Su Hongguang replied, “Well, she’ll surely try to do something! But we’ve never mistreated her!”
Zheng Minjun was triggered. “Mistreated? Not only did we not mistreat her in the past year, we were tricked by the Ning family! Do you know what the others are saying about us?
“Just a few days ago, Shanshan’s parents told me right in my face that Su Yan found a rural village woman as his wife! Do you want Su Yan to stay humiliated his whole life?”
Su Hongguang looked helpless. “I didn’t even say anything. Why did you bring it up?”
“Whatever happens, we need to fully support Su Yan. If Xueluo truly loves Su Yan, she should be considerate about his future!”
As Zheng Mingjun and Su Hongguang were talking quietly downstairs, a maid’s scream came from upstairs suddenly.

“Ah! Madam! Madam, what happened?! Wake up! Oh no… Someone! Someone, please! Madam has passed out!”
The two of them were shocked when they heard the young maid shrieking.
“What? Xueluo’s fainted?” Zheng Minjun frowned.
Su Hongguang’s expression changed as well.
The two of them rushed over and saw Ning Xueluo passed out beside the dressing table. The maid was on the verge of tears.
“What happened? Why would she suddenly pass out?!” Zheng Minjun asked.
The maid looked terrified. “I… I don’t know… I just came in to deliver the clothes… and then I saw that Madam was already on the ground!”
“Quickly ask the chauffeur to send her to the hospital!” Su Hongguang ordered.
He then added, “Call Su Yan to come back too!”
Zheng Minjun’s expression looked terrible. She wanted to say something but stopped when she saw Ning Xueluo on the ground.
She was thinking to herself, “She’s fainted? Why now of all times?”
…
Chapter 1943: Pregnant
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At the hospital.
Besides the members of the Su family, Ning Yaohua and Zhuang Lingyu had arrived too.
Zhuang Lingyu was upset. “What happened? Why did she suddenly pass out?”
Zheng Minjun was disgruntled as well when she saw the people from the Ning family, especially when Zhuang Lingyu spoke to her in such a rude tone.
They must have been informed by that busybody maid.
She just fainted. What was the big deal?
Zhuang Lingyu’s expression made it seem as if the Su family had tortured her.

She was just a fake yet they still took her seriously!
Zheng Minjun was frustrated when she thought about how things could have been settled that night itself, but now that something like this had happened, she said coldly, “Xiao Ling was exaggerating. Xueluo is probably just exhausted. She should be fine after some rest!”
Zhuang Lingyu had been mocked by Zheng Minjun numerous times due to Ning Xueluo’s true identity, so she had always been irked by Zheng Minjun. “Do you think this is just a small matter? Xueluo is the treasure of our family! And look what happened after she went over to the Su family?”
Su Hongguang spoke out to ease the fire. “You’ve misunderstood. You know how well we treat Xueluo. If you don’t believe us, you can ask her. This probably happened because of the various issues occurring in her company. Let’s stop fighting now and wait for the doctor’s diagnosis!”
Ning Yaohua played the good guy. “That’s right! What matters is Xueluo’s health.”
If the relationship between the two families turned sour now, it would not bear any merit to both Xueluo and Ning International.
On the other hand, Su Yan was trailing the doctor to get the diagnosis report.
“Doctor, how’s the patient? Is it severe?” Su Yan asked.
The female doctor emerged with the report and beamed brightly. “It’s alright, and it’s something good! Congratulations! Mrs. Su is pregnant!”
Su Yan’s face turned pale instantly as if he could not believe what the doctor had just said.
“Doctor… What did you say? Pregnant?”

The female doctor thought Su Yan was too happy for words. “Yes, it has been 8 weeks. She’s almost 3 months pregnant!”
Su Yan was stunned frozen with a pale face.
He had spent so many days hiring lawyers and drafting the divorce agreement. The only step left was to tell Xueluo about it that very day.
He had been looking forward to being a free man again and go back to Ning Xi.
He had never expected that before he had a chance to say anything, he would find out about Xueluo being pregnant!
Su Yan had no idea how to take the report. He just felt like he was drowning inside an icy lake. The coldness struck his bones hard.
“Su Yan… Su Yan… How’s Xueluo? Say something!”
When he heard Zhuang Lingyu’s voice, he came back to his senses. He took a deep breath and forced himself to be rational again. “Xueluo is alright, she… She’s pregnant…”
“What? Did you say Xueluo is pregnant!?” Zhuang Lingyu looked astonished. “That’s great! Really great!”
Ning Yaohua was really thrilled as well. “You guys have been together for a year. Now, you finally have a child!”
“Where’s Xueluo? I want to see her now!”
Chapter 1944: Waver
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Zhuang Lingyu and Ning Yaohua were completely immersed in joy. They quickly went to see Ning Xueluo. In their own world, they did not notice the odd looks on the faces of the trio from the Su family.
After the two of them entered the ward, Zheng Minjun immediately cursed under her breath, “Did the hospital get it wrong? How could she have gotten pregnant now of all times!? Su Yan was already prepared to divorce her, yet she’s pregnant now. What do we do?”
Su Hongguang frowned and glared at his wife. “Softer!”
Then, his expression seemed jumbled too.
On one hand, he felt regretful. On the other hand, it was still the Su family’s flesh and blood in Xueluo.
They had been anticipating it for so long, and now the Su family finally had an heir.
“Well, you have to tell me what do we do now!” Zheng Minjun urged anxiously.

When she saw that the golden phoenix in their hand was going to vanish just like that, even a grandchild could not make her any happier.
After all, they would have a grandchild sooner or later, but from whose womb? That was a huge difference in the story!
Su Yan’s mind was blank now. He did not say a word at all.
At last, it was Su Hongguang who said in a low voice, “It’s best if we reconsider the divorce! Now, none of you are allowed to mention it, especially when the in-laws are still here.”
To bring up a divorce right now would definitely make the Ning family cause a huge ruckus.
Zheng Minjun understood this too, yet her heart was still unwilling. Nevertheless, silence was all they could resort to.
In the ward.
“Father, Mother… Why are you here? What’s wrong with me?” Ning Xi slowly came to, looking confused.
Zhuang Lingyu held Ning Xueluo’s hand gleefully. “Xueluo, you’re pregnant! You’re going to be a mother!”
Ning Xueluo went blank for a second, then she gaped in disbelief and was pleasantly surprised. “Really? Mother! I’m pregnant?”
“The doctor already said so. Could he be wrong? You! You’re so thoughtless! You only realize it after three months! You even fainted at home! You made us worry!” Zhuang Lingyu looked distressed as she reproached her.

“Mother, I’m sorry…”
Zhuang Lingyu suddenly thought of something and said coldly, “What are you sorry for? Don’t think I don’t know. It must be that damned brat who’s causing you trouble the moment she returned! Otherwise, would you have worked this hard?”
Then, she was worried that all this annoyance would disturb her, so she quickly consoled her, “Now, your main duty is to nourish your fetus. Leave all those company matters to the others! Nothing is more important than your health and the child’s!”
“Mmm, Mother, I got it!”
Then, Su Hongguang and Zheng Minjun walked in too, symbolically muttering a few caring words.
After that, everyone else moved out to let Su Yan and Ning Xueluo be alone.
When only the two of them were left in the ward, Ning Xueluo instantly blushed shyly and was in high spirits. “Bro Yan, we finally have a child! I’m so happy!”
Su Yan looked at the girl on the sickbed who was ignorant of worldly affairs and was without an inkling of anything. While she was pleased about carrying his child, his heart was filled with strife.
On both sides of the scale, one was a true love that he had retrieved with much difficulty while the other was a girl who had been by his side for so many years.
He had already decided on giving Ning Xi a proper title, yet now at this moment, facing the present Ning Xueluo, he really could not bring himself to say the word “divorce”.
“I… am very happy too, but the way you passed out today was so dangerous! From now on, you rest well. Leave everything else to me. I’ll handle them for you,” assured Su Yan.
There was a hidden smirk in Ning Xueluo’s eyes. Outwardly, she seemed touched and nestled against the man’s embrace. “Bro Yan, thank you!”
Chapter 1945: Advancing Into Hollywodd
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The next day.
The news about Han Zixuan advancing into Hollywood started to dominate all the tabloid headlines.
“Han Zixuan Has Confirmed That She Will Be Acting In Hollywood’s Classic Blockbuster ‘Assassin’!”
“Hollywood’s Number One Producer Jace’s Epic Work ‘Assassin’ With A Chinese”
“Han Zixuan: Hollywood’s Chinese Pride!”
…

As a movie, “Assassin” had swept all sorts of huge awards in Hollywood 20 years ago. It had been repeatedly screened many times and brought nostalgia to all film lovers and was a true classic. Once the news of it being remade was released, it received a huge amount of attention.
The arrangement of this film’s plot was quite in line with Hollywood’s usual style.
The female lead, Anna, was raised by an assassin organization since young. At last, she was arranged to go on a mission to assassinate a leader of an influential family with a celebrated reputation. It was a story of conspiracy and love, interweaving with the male lead who was full of clever strategies.
No matter what role Han Zixuan got, even if it was just unremarkable cannon fodder, as long as she has entered the crew of “Assassin” and got herself some screentime in the movie, her status and position in the future would definitely rise together with the movie.
The most annoying thing was that in Hollywood, they would very rarely pick two actors from China.
This meant that if Han Zixuan successfully partook in the filming of “Assassin”, then the probability of Ning Xi joining the “Assassin” crew would be reduced by more than half!
At Glory World Entertainment.
Xu Tao looked furiously at all of the headlines. “Show, my ass! My queen has already advanced into Hollywood a year ago!”
Liang Feixing shot a glance at him. “Sadly, it hasn’t been released up till now.”
Xu Tao grumbled unhappily, “Well, we can’t just watch those disgusting people, can we?”

Liang Feixing smiled. “I’ve heard that the audition for the Chinese role in ‘Assassin’ will only officially begin in a week. Han Zixuan was decided internally. I heard that they didn’t even mind not getting paid. Now, to suppress Ning Xi, they’ve already released this news before the audition!”
Xu Tao’s eyes lit up. “If Ning Xi goes for the audition, she can definitely defeat her!”
When Liang Feixing heard Xu Tao, he did not look optimistic. “Since it was already internally decided, and in fact, Starlight’s already announced it with such great fanfare, then it definitely must be already in the bag. This role isn’t easy to compete for. The point is… I don’t think there’s a need. It’s probably just a few seconds screen time and only one line!”
Xu Tao agreed. “That’s right. Just to be cool, any professional would know that they’re being devalued in this role. They’re obviously losing money just to show off! I think Ning Xi probably wouldn’t agree either. Ning Xi’s scenes in ‘Thunderbolt Secret Service Squad’ added up to more than ten minutes!”
At this moment, the office door was pushed open.
Ning Xi walked in. “There’s no harm. I can go for the audition.”
Xu Tao instantly frowned. “But…”
“I’ve already reached this far. Obviously, I can’t give up halfway. Besides, this movie is ‘Assassin’. Even if it’s a few seconds’ screen time, it’s worth it too. I myself am actually a loyal fan of this movie. This time, I can consider it as fulfilling a dream of mine!” Ning Xi said.
As Xu Tao watched his goddess being so understanding, he was so moved that tears streamed down his cheeks.
Liang Feixing thought about it. They were so close to defeating Han Zixuan already. Indeed, they could only steal this role now. Otherwise, all that they had done before would go to waste, and the effects would be hugely discounted too.
Visiting monks gave better sermons. The Chinese people still instinctively thought highly of Hollywood.
“By the looks of it, that’s the only thing we can do. I’ll go gather more information on the filming crew!” Liang Feixing said.
Chapter 1946: For Show
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Xu Tao said, “I’ll go arrange for the audition.”
They had only chosen Han Zixuan for the Chinese market, but when it came to popularity, Ning Xi did not concede to her. As long as Ning Xi was willing, it was not impossible to seize the role.
“Okay,” said Ning Xi.
After they finished discussing, Ning Xi started to prepare for the audition that would be happening in a week.
Actually, this role was indeed purely to reveal a face as a passerby. It could not even measure up to her role in “Thunderbolt Secret Service Squad” before her scenes were added.
However, the movie “Assassin” was special to Ning Xi, especially the female lead’s role, Anna. It was one of her favorite characters.
This time, she would use this opportunity to study this classic once again.
-

A week later, the auditions for “Assassin” began.
Ning Xi and Xu Tao reached the audition location on time.
When they reached, because the manager and assistants could not enter, Xu Tao gave Ning Xi a pep talk before waiting outside.
Ning Xi skimmed the crowd which was basically all A-listers, but their statuses were unevenly matched. The only similarity of all those here was their popularity and how much they were the talk of the tabloids.
It was obvious that the film crew had only chosen a role for a Chinese just for the market in China.
In the waiting room, when they saw Ning Xi come, many artistes had gone up to her to politely make small talk and greet her.
The entertainment industry commonly flattered the superiors and trampled the inferiors. Because Ning Xi had been in the limelight recently, naturally people would try to befriend her.
However, because their relationship with Glory World was tense, a few of Starlight’s artistes just watched from a corner with indifference as they muttered softly.
“Ning Xi came too. Doesn’t she know that today’s audition is just for show? Zixuan has long been internally decided, and she’s not even here today!”
“She must be unwilling to give up! This is an audition for ‘Assassin’, Hollywood’s ultimate classic! She’s fighting so intensely with Han Zixuan right now, so how could she not turn up?”
“If you want to talk about opportunity, Starlight has Zixuan’s back. Ning Xi can’t catch up. In China, she has some sort of foundation, so that’s fine, but to climb up further will definitely be hard!”
“She looks like she has overcome Han Zixuan by a little right now. Actually, it’s probably the furthest she can go. I think even Yin Youyou who hopped over to Starlight has brighter prospects than her…”

…
Amidst the whispers, a female staff who appeared Chinese walked over to announce that the audition had begun.
“Everyone, please enter according to your numbered sequence.”
Because Ning Xi had registered later, she was arranged to be last.
Even though they knew that they were just here for show, they still could not help but have a hint of wishful thinking. All of the female artistes waiting for their turn to audition started to nervously fix their makeup.
However, slowly, the anticipation on everyone’s faces started to fade…
The way the people inside kept calling out the numbers, every artiste was inside for barely ten seconds on average.
There were even some who came out after three to five seconds.
What kind of audition was this?
Three to five seconds was not even enough to take a proper look at someone’s face!
“Dang! Hollywood is extremely blunt now! When they say it’s just for show, they really mean it! They aren’t even trying to fake it a little!”
“They have such a huge lineup for the filming crew. It’s already not too shabby that they were willing to organize an audition. What more do you want?”
“Sigh, after all, the ones in the audition are all of Hollywood’s big shots. Today, I’ll just take it as coming to see them in real life, and gain some experience!”
…
Chapter 1947: Shock
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Some of the artistes, who were still present, turned around with sympathy in their eyes when they heard Ning Xi’s name being called.
The former superstar now had to come to an audition and try her luck while knowing that the role was already predetermined.
Ning Xi ignored their gazes and went into the audition room, following the lead of the staff.
As Liang Feixing’s intel provided, out of the three interviewers today, only the assistant director was notable.
People with a legendary caliber like Jace might not even appear at the audition of the female lead. Moreover, this was just an audition for a minor role.
The assistant director seemed polite when he saw Ning Xi.
“Ms. Ning Xi?”
“Yes, hello.”

“As the rumor says, you really are an Oriental beauty.” His eyes shone. Apparently, he had a positive first impression of Ning Xi.
If they had not promised to work with Starlight, he might have chosen this one in front of him.
“Thank you very much.”
The assistant director nodded with a complex expression on his face. “That’s all. You can go back and wait for the confirmation.”
Short as expected.
Nevertheless, there was still a chance given the assistant director’s expression.
After Ning Xi left, a discussion sparked inside the room.
“What do you guys think?” The assistant director asked the others.
One of them said, “The vibe Ms. Ning Xi gave off was outstanding. Her popularity is on par with Han Zixuan’s in China, but as far as I know, she just came back after a year of retirement. She doesn’t really have many resources on hand, and her future progression is unpredictable. I think using Han Zixuan is the safer choice!”
The other person disagreed. “On par? Mike, Ms. Ning Xi is a truly capable person! You should see her in ‘Mother’!”
“Dwight, just to be clear, this role doesn’t need capabilities. It isn’t even related to the actor itself. We just need popularity and strong backup! That’s how we can maximize the profit from the Chinese population!”
“Glory World Entertainment has been taken back by the Lu Corporation, their potential is still unknown! Mike, you’re jumping to conclusions!”

“You said it yourself that it’s unknown. We don’t need to take risks.”
…
Everyone somewhat expected it when they saw that Ning Xi’s audition ended swiftly too. Many of them looked at her with a sense of rejoice in her misfortune.
They finally saw the results, and people started to leave.
In the meantime, the assistant director was having a headache as the duo argued in front of him.
If they could not work this out, they could just send the audition videos back and let the higher-ups decide.
Their audition processes were all live-streamed to the higher-ups, but those people might not even watch it immediately, or they may not even care.
Suddenly, the Chinese staff rushed into the room and asked the assistant director, “Director, where’s Ms. Ning Xi from earlier?”
“She just left. What’s wrong?” The assistant director seemed confused.
The lady staff looked flustered. “Jace… Mr. Jace wants to see her!”
“What? Mr. Jace wants to see her personally?” The assistant director shot to his feet in shock.
The pair beside him looked like they had just witnessed a supernatural occurrence.
Chapter 1948: Mysterious Producer
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Jace had never appeared in public. Even they had never seen Jace himself, including the assistant director.
“She shouldn’t have gone far! I’ll give her a call!” The assistant director said.
“It’s alright. I’ll chase her,” replied the female staff.
…
“Ning Xi, how was it?”
Xu Tao, who had been waiting outside, quickly asked her when she came out.
Ning Xi thought about it. “Well, I’ve got half a chance, I suppose.”
“It’s awesome enough that you have some chance. Leave the rest to me and Liang Feixing. This time…”
As Xu Tao and Ning Xi were talking and walking towards the car park, suddenly there was the sound of rushed footsteps behind them.

“Ms. Ning Xi, please wait!”
Ning Xi turned around, surprised to see the staff from earlier.
“Ms. Linda?”
“Hi, Ms. Ning Xi!” Linda clasped her chest as she panted heavily.
“Hello.” Ning Xi smiled and gave her a questioning gaze, unsure why she was being chased.
“Ms. Ning Xi, our producer would like to meet with you to discuss the movie,” she said very politely.
Ning Xi was stunned before she asked, “Producer? You mean Mr. Jace?”
“Yes, Mr. Jace.”
Not just Ning Xi, even Xu Tao was taken aback when they heard the affirmative answer.
“Mr. Jace wants to see Ning Xi? W-What is it about?” Xu Tao quickly asked.
“Yes, Mr. Jace wants to see Ms. Ning Xi, but I’m not sure why. Ms. Ning Xi will know once she meets him.” The lady smiled nervously as if she was afraid of messing things up and not being able to bring Ning Xi over.
Ning Xi and Xu Tao looked at each other questioningly.
While Ning Xi was popular in China, she meant nothing to Hollywood, especially for people of Jace’s caliber. He probably did not even know of her existence.

Even Ning Xi did not expect that her trying today would lead to meeting that person.
In the end, Xu Tao replied decisively, “Please lead the way!”
“Alright, follow me!” The lady looked relieved.
…
After about half an hour’s car ride, Ning Xi entered a high-class private club with the staff.
As they arrived at a room, the lady told Xu Tao, “Please wait outside here, Mister.”
She then made an inviting gesture to Ning Xi and opened the door for her.
“Thank you!” Ning Xi thanked her and took a deep breath before going inside the room.
Inside, there was an old man with a head full of white hair. He seemed to have waited for a long time.
The old man looked like he was pondering about something, then he raised his head and looked at Ning Xi’s direction when he heard sounds at the door.
Ning Xi had been preparing herself mentally on the way here, so she looked somewhat calm. “Hello, Mr. Jace.”
Ning Xi took a careful look at the old man as she greeted him. It was a standard European face around 80 years old, and he looked quite kind, which was unimaginable given Jace’s popularity.
However, Jace was a mysterious person. None of the magazines dared to put Jace’s picture on print.
Chapter 1949: Pie Falling From The Sky
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Even though Ning Xi always kept up with Jace’s news, she had never seen his face either.
The elder looked distracted as he was reminded of something when he looked at Ning Xi. His pupils shrunk a little.
After a while, the elder said, “Ms. Ning Xi, please sit.”
Ning Xi nodded and sat down. Since she was unclear about his intention of inviting her over, she patiently waited for what he had to say. Besides, she was too nervous to say anything at all.
He was a legend in Hollywood after all; he was someone who only existed within the realm of her imagination, and now he was right in front of her!
His eyes looked sharp as if he could see right through a person’s heart. However, the way he looked at Ning Xi at the moment was devoid of pressure. He said gently, “I’m sorry to have invited you over in a rush, but I just saw your audition video.”
“It’s alright, but the reason you want to see me is…” Ning Xi was confused.

“I hope you can take up the role of Anna in the movie ‘Assassin’, Ms. Ning Xi,” Jace said straightforwardly.
Ning Xi imagined countless possible outcomes, but she was stunned when she heard it directly from Jace himself.
Anna?
Jace had invited her to take up the role of Anna!
Anna was the female lead for this movie!
Jace continued, “Back then, my daughter Caroline was the scriptwriter and female lead for the movie ‘Assassin’.”
Ning Xi was once again astonished when she heard this. Ms. Caroline, the legendary female lead of “Assassin” from Hollywood, was actually Jace’s daughter!
She had countless curious questions but did not dare to ask them.
“Unfortunately, my daughter Caroline passed away due to sickness when she was traveling. It has been some time, which is why I wanted to remake the movie so as to commemorate my daughter.” The elder’s expression looked slightly depressed.
Ning Xi was really surprised.
When she saw the movie “Assassin” for the first time, she loved the character portrayed by Anna whom she thought was just the coolest.

However, Caroline only starred in the movie “Assassin” and then vanished. There was no news about her whatsoever after that. She would never have expected that Caroline had already passed away.
It was the first time Ning Xi found out about the story behind the movie “Assassin”.
“My condolences.” Ning Xi had no idea what else to say.
The elder then asked, “I’m placing a lot of importance on this character, so I hope you can give it your all!”
Had he already decided on her to take up the role?
With such a ginormous sweet pie falling from the sky, she was almost crushed.
Ning Xi asked, “As far as I know, the female lead was confirmed to be Ms. Lilian, wasn’t it?”
Jace then replied, “It’s not confirmed. It was just an initial shortlist. After our meeting today, I believe your aura and image suit the character very well.
“I believe you know that the settings for parts of the movie will be in China. Caroline’s mother is Chinese, and she’s been living here since she was a child. That was also the reason why parts of the movie were taken here.”
The elder was then reminded of the past and stopped talking.
Chapter 1950: Miracle
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“Besides, I trust Martin’s judgment too,” said Jace.
Director Martin…
It had been so long since she heard that name. Ning Xi was stunned for a moment before she realized who Jace meant.
A year ago, she joined Director Martin’s movie “Thunderbolt Secret Service Squad”. There were many special effect scenes in this movie, thus it had not been released up till now.
Because of Jace’s explanation about his daughter, plus his mention of Director Martin, Ning Xi could finally digest this huge pie…
After that, Ning Xi discussed some small tweaks in “Assassin” and the understanding of the plot in detail with Jace, only leaving in the evening.

Until she walked out of the room, Ning Xi still felt like it was all very surreal.
She would never have thought that initially wanting to just try for a cameo would, in the end, not only end up with her meeting the legendary Jace but also land her the leading female role.
“Oh my Lord, you’re finally out! How did it actually go? What did Mr. Jace say to you? Why did you leave for so long? He didn’t do anything to you, did he?!” Xu Tao looked like a mother hen who was worried sick.
Ning Xi was a little speechless. “Nonsense! Mr. Jace was just discussing letting me take on the role of Anna.”
“What… the heck? What?” Xu Tao almost bit his own tongue.
Xu Tao had watched Hollywood’s classic movie “Assassin” that had been honed to perfection over centuries for more than six or seven times. Naturally, he knew that the female lead’s name was Anna, and she was one of the most outstanding characters in the history of Hollywood’s filmography.
“Can you say that again? What role did Mr. Jace ask you to take on?”
“The lead female assassin,” replied Ning Xi expressionlessly.
Xu Tao was stunned for about three seconds before he came back to his senses. He quivered emotionally. “You got the lead female assassin’s role as Anna?! Oh, my queen, please don’t be joking with me. My heart isn’t that great!”
It was not that no huge stars made it to Hollywood in the entire Chinese entertainment industry, but no one had ever taken on the lead female role.

Hollywood was most probably only looking for actors in China because of China’s super huge market. Most of the roles offered were not even important.
For a Chinese female star to land the role of the lead female role in Hollywood was practically unheard of.
Even if it was the top A-lister superstar, to be able to get an important role in a Hollywood film was next to impossible.
Up till now, only Song Lin had done that in the whole of the Chinese history, but that film director was an American Chinese, so most of the actors’ line-up was Chinese too.
Ning Xi obviously expected Xu Tao’s reaction. She shrugged nonchalantly. “Pinch yourself for a while. If we’re not dreaming right now, then this is real!”
“Oh, my queen, you’re practically… practically a miracle! Our entire Chinese entertainment industry’s pride! Damn!” Xu Tao was so emotional that he was incoherent.
He had never dared to imagine that in his lifetime, an artiste under him would be able to snag a lead female role in Hollywood.
He could brag about this awesomeness for quite a few lifetimes!
That dog crap Zheng Anru, promoting all over the place! This time, she would really become the biggest joke!
“I’ll go inform the media now. I’ll immediately announce it to the world!”
Once Xu Tao said that he immediately shook his head again. “No, no, no, don’t tell the media first. Zheng Anru’s side is abuzz with the announcement. Let’s wait for ‘Assassin’ to begin filming. There’ll definitely be a lot of media for publicity and promotion. Let’s just use Zheng Anru’s publicity! Wait for a few more days till everything on Zheng Anru and Han Zixuan’s end is in order. Hehehe…”