Chapter 476: Can’t Help It Anymore
Jun Shiling suddenly looked up at Xia Wanyuan, feeling an inexplicable feeling.
“Are you still jealous?” Xia Wanyuan smiled.
However, Jun Shiling did not speak. He only glanced at himself on the paper and then at Xia Wanyuan.
Suddenly, he reached out and carried her into the resting room.
“Jun Shiling, what are you doing? This is the office.” Xia Wanyuan pushed Jun Shiling, but she realized that he was in an especially agitated state and she could not move him at all.
“You promised me. You let me bully you after you came back.” Jun Shiling stared intently at Xia Wanyuan, his heart filled with endless warmth.
“But you can’t do it in the office. Get up.” Xia Wanyuan struggled twice, but it only ignited Jun Shiling’s flames.
“Don’t worry, no one will come to the office. I can’t help it anymore. I want you now.” Jun Shiling pressed against Xia Wanyuan like a fire, causing her face to turn red.
“You…” Xia Wanyuan wanted to say something more, but Jun Shiling swallowed her.
The sun set in the west, and the setting sun shone warmly through the window. The warm yellow sun gradually sank to the horizon, and the moon slowly climbed into the sky. The lights in the entire city flickered.
“I’m going home. Jun Shiling, if you come again, I won’t talk to you anymore.” In the dim lounge, Xia Wanyuan’s voice was a little hoarse.
A chuckle sounded. “Okay, let’s go home.”
The lounge in Jun Shiling’s office was no different from a normal bedroom. There were a few clothes that Xia Wanyuan had left in the wardrobe.
Jun Shiling brought over the clothes and helped Xia Wanyuan put them on one by one. Then, he wrapped her in a suit and carried her horizontally.
“Madam, you’ve worked hard. I’ll serve you home.”
“Hmph.” Xia Wanyuan pinched Jun Shiling’s waist, but she only gently expressed her displeasure.
Jun Shiling, who was full, was not angry at all. He carried her home happily.
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The next morning, Xia Wanyuan sent the painting to Qing University and went straight to the recording studio of “China Poetry Meet”.
Tang Yin and Chen Yun had already been waiting for her at the venue for a long time.
“My little ancestor, where did you go? Why are you only here now? It’s about to start. The director was just asking if you weren’t coming.”
“I had something on and was delayed.” Speaking of which, it was funny. After Principal Yang chatted with her about the international exchange for a while, he actually took out her Wanfeng album and asked her to sign it because his son liked her.
“Why are you here too?” Just as Xia Wanyuan was speaking, she saw a silver-haired Mu Feng walk over with an impatient expression.
“Beauty, you’re too slow. The amount of time I spent waiting for you is enough to take a nap.” Mu Feng flipped his long hair, attracting everyone’s attention.
“Do I need to specially put on makeup to attend this?” Xia Wanyuan looked at the box in Mu Feng’s hand and was a little puzzled.
Mu Feng pursed his lips. Clearly, he was impatient from waiting and did not want to talk to Xia Wanyuan. “Let’s go in and tidy you up simply.”
The few of them walked to the backstage together. The waiting hall was already filled with people. Seeing this group of people with heaven-defying looks walk in, everyone’s eyes were a little complicated.
Especially when they saw Xia Wanyuan sitting in the corner with a pile of cosmetics in Mu Feng’s hand and he started to put on makeup for her, the expressions on everyone’s faces became even more strange.
The people sitting on the stage were all champions of the group stages who had fought their way out of the preliminary round and stood out from the elites of the various group stages.
Everyone had foundation. Even when they were waiting for the competition, they had books on hand.
Seeing that Xia Wanyuan had actually brought a makeup artist to participate in the competition, many people did not say anything, but in their hearts, they looked down on Xia Wanyuan.
What was the internet bragging about? It seemed like she was nothing much. She was indeed a celebrity. Her marketing skills were really good. She only knew a few poems and she was already bragging about being the one and only genius.
“Tsk, tsk. Celebrities nowadays are really extravagant. They actually treat the recording studio as their private dressing room.”
A man in his forties with glasses looked at Xia Wanyuan disdainfully and was speechless. “Young people nowadays are too impetuous. You’re even participating in ‘The Poetry Meet’ now. It’s simply tarnishing the purity of literature.”
The recording studio had originally been very quiet because of Xia Wanyuan’s arrival. This man did not hide his voice at all, so these words were like a stone thrown into a clear lake.
Many people covered their mouths and secretly laughed. Some people also frowned at this person’s words, but they had never known Xia Wanyuan before, so they did not want to get involved in this mess.
Xia Wanyuan had originally closed her eyes to let Mu Feng brush her eyelashes. Hearing this, she slowly opened her eyes and looked at the person who spoke, her eyes cold.
“This…” Xia Wanyuan paused, as if she was seriously considering this person’s age. “Old Sir? It looks like you’re 60 years old. You actually came to participate in the same program as me. I wonder how high your pure literary achievement is?”
The middle-aged man was first angered by Xia Wanyuan’s words about him being sixty years old. I’m only a little bald. Was this woman blind? What did she mean by ‘old sir’?
When he heard Xia Wanyuan mention literary achievements, his face turned pale. He was already forty years old and had been an old scholar for half his life, but he had no results.
This person shouted at Xia Wanyuan with a pale face, “His achievements aren’t high, but he’s better than you. An actress actually used literature and poetry to hype herself up. How shameless. She’s really tarnishing the virtues..”
Chapter 477: Know Everything from Astronomy to Geography
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Seeing how angered this person was, Xia Wanyuan didn’t want to talk to him anymore.
It seemed that no matter what era it was, there were always people who felt good and were especially stubborn.
“You should think about whether you can pass this competition,” Xia Wanyuan said before turning around and ignoring him.
Mu Feng took the makeup brush and stood in front of Xia Wanyuan, blocking the others from sizing her up.
“Alright, everyone, get ready. We’re about to press the number to carry out a personal challenge. It’s Chen Gang, number 1. It’s your turn to go on stage.”
The front was already prepared. The staff stood at the door and shouted. Chen Gang, who had just provoked Xia Wanyuan, hurriedly stood up. “Hey, okay, I’ll go now.”
Five minutes later, Chen Gang walked backstage smugly.
For this round of recording, first, every contestant would participate in the challenge themselves. Only those who succeeded in the challenge could participate in the next PK competition.
Chen Gang had studied for so many years and had read a lot. Even though the questions for the poetry meet were a little difficult, he still answered 15 of the 20 questions.
According to the past contestants and the difficulty of the poetry meet, being able to answer 15 questions was already considered an outstanding result.
Following that, a few more contestants went. One of them did not pass the individual challenge and stopped here. He came back crying.
“Why are you crying? Anyway, there will still be someone who will accompany you in the elimination. The two of you can still be partners.” Chen Gang, who had obtained a better result, looked at Xia Wanyuan with a sense of superiority.
Xia Wanyuan and Mu Feng completely ignored his words and busied themselves with their own matters. Chen Gang asked for trouble and felt aggrieved. He was waiting to see how Xia Wanyuan would be chased off the stage.
“Alright, number 8, Xia Wanyuan, prepare to go on stage.”
At that moment, Mu Feng had just finished the last stroke. He looked at his masterpiece in satisfaction. “Alright, I’m going back to sleep. Bye.”
With that, Mu Feng left with the box. Xia Wanyuan, who had been blocked behind him, finally appeared in front of everyone.
She was still wearing the apricot-colored clothes that she had just entered, but the feeling of her entire person seemed to be different. Everyone could not tell what was different. After all, she had such facial features just now and was equally beautiful.
Xia Wanyuan stood up and walked to the recording studio.
Looking at Xia Wanyuan’s beautiful back view, everyone suddenly reacted.
That’s right! Her entire temperament seemed to have become very amiable in her eyes. Furthermore, she gave people a feeling of incomparable wisdom. Just by standing quietly, it made people feel that she was graceful and magnanimous, and she was well-read in poetry.
Five minutes later, Xia Wanyuan returned to the waiting room. Seeing her cold expression, Chen Gang scoffed and guessed that she must have failed.
Chen Gang scoffed. “Actress, go back and film properly. Don’t destroy a domain that you don’t understand at all.”
Xia Wanyuan ignored him directly and sat quietly in her seat, chatting on WeChat with Jun Shiling.
Not long after, everyone’s personal challenges had ended and all the contestants were called to the recording hall.
“I’m very happy that most people have just passed the individual challenge segment. There are also two people who regretfully stopped. Now, we will announce the people who successfully passed the individual challenge.”
The host looked at the results card and was surprised. He even turned around and asked if there was a mistake.
After receiving the answer, the host looked at Xia Wanyuan in surprise.
“First, let us congratulate Xia Wanyuan for passing with full marks.”
????!!!!
All the contestants were shocked. After all, they had just been in the waiting room and did not know what was happening at the front desk.
Meanwhile, the audience was very calm. This was because they had just seen Xia Wanyuan effortlessly answer the twenty questions.
Chen Gang, who had been mocking Xia Wanyuan, looked at her in shock when he heard the host.
Could it be that she really has some skills?!
Before the participants could react, the real peak battle of the recording began.
The winner of this semi-finals would be chosen amongst these eight contestants through three rounds of PK.
Melodious music sounded. The staff led the eight contestants to their seats and the host began to read the questions.
“Please listen to the question. What were the two idioms, sunny spring, white snow and popular folk songs, originally referring to? A, article B, painting
C, melody…
Almost instantly, the red light in front of Xia Wanyuan lit up with a “C”.
“Xia Wanyuan’s answer is correct!”
“Next question, the article is ancient, only the heart knows what they gained or lost. Whose famous sentence is it? A. Li Bai B. Du Fu.”
“B”
“Xia Wanyuan’s answer is correct!”
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Some of the audience had seen Xia Wanyuan’s magical operations in the previous episode.
This was the first time her opponents had seen Xia Wanyuan react so quickly and move so quickly. Many people panicked, and the more they panicked, the more they could not calm down and think.
Xia Wanyuan answered all ten questions correctly without any hesitation.
The faces of the opponents turned green, and the production team was shocked. In the second round, they directly changed the difficulty of the questions.
This time, not only was it about poetry, but it also involved astronomy and geography, including all kinds of knowledge.
“The stone lions in front of the doors of ancient palaces are usually: A. left male, right female B. left female, right male.”
“Which word below is commonly used as the fifth in order? A. Wu B. Shu C. Xu.”
…
This bunch of baffling questions stunned the audience. The contestants who were challenging were also stunned. Wasn’t it a poetry meet? Why did astronomy and geography suddenly come?
Only Xia Wanyuan was calm. Before the audience could understand the question, red lights lit up again and again.
Then, everyone heard “Xia Wanyuan answered correctly” time and time again.
In the end, the entire hall kept reverberating with Xia Wanyuan’s name.
“After today’s competition, let us calculate the scores.” The host had done so many programs, but none had nearly made him lose his composure like today.
Is there a need to calculate?!
Xia Wanyuan directly scored 1000 points, while the rest scored zero.
This was simply the strangest contestant he had ever encountered in the history of hosting and the strangest competition.
After the recording ended, Xia Wanyuan won the semi-finals champion unsurprisingly and successfully advanced to the finals.
Meanwhile, Xia Wanyuan’s performance on the live broadcast television program and the internet platform directly caused the viewership ratings of this program to soar.
Discussions about Xia Wanyuan also swept through all the major platforms.
Although this discussion was mostly filled with doubts.
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Chapter 478: Xiao Bao’s a Little Miserable
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“China’s Poetry Meet” had been held for many episodes, and there had been many talented big shots who had been popular. However, none of them answered without hesitation like Xia Wanyuan without a mistake.
Xia Wanyuan’s answering was too smooth, as if she had memorized the answer beforehand.
[ Emmmm, although it’s a national television station, I can’t help but ask, is there really no conspiracy? ]
[ Something too perfect looks a little fake, but I can’t figure out why the national television station would fake it for Xia Wanyuan. I’m speechless. ]
[ Do you have evidence? You’re talking nonsense here. If she really has high standards when the time comes, won’t you slap your faces swollen? ]
[ Pfft, look at those questions. They cover everything. If Xia Wanyuan is really so amazing, why didn’t Qing University invite her to be a professor? I’m dying of laughter. ]
The netizens discussed among themselves, but the national television station was still the national television station after all, so its prestige was still there. In addition, the netizens were only guessing and did not have any concrete evidence. These words were ultimately just suspicions.
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Ever since Xia Wanyuan left Dongshan Village, the village officials there had all changed. The villagers’ habit of believing in God for a long time could not be changed in a short time, so Shen Qian got that sorcerer to be in charge of delivering news in the village.
The project progressed very smoothly. The mountain that had been closed for so many years finally began to open up.
Because this village was about to connect to the outside world, the Ning Yuan Fund worked with the country to build a small school in Dongshan Village. Because the Ning Yuan Fund gave them a high allowance, they recruited one or two teachers to teach the children in the mountains.
Due to the incident in Dongshan Village, the country had also solved a large kidnapping case and arrested Wang Xiuzhi, who had been hiding outside for a long time. As the hero of this successful case, the Ning Yuan Fund had also been reported by the news media.
When the netizens saw this news, they had a preliminary impression of the Ning Yuan Fund. However, social news was not as attractive as melons in the entertainment industry. Everyone liked it and left without paying much attention.
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When she returned to the manor after the recording, it was already very late. Xia Wanyuan ate, washed up, and prepared to sleep.
When she lay on the bed, she waited for a while but did not see Xiao Bao. Instead, Jun Shiling walked in.
“Where’s Xiao Bao?”
“The child is old. It’s time for him to sleep on his own.” Jun Shiling lifted the blanket and hugged Xia Wanyuan. He sighed in satisfaction.
After so long, he could finally enjoy his alone time with Xia Wanyuan.
“What did you tell him??” Xia Wanyuan was puzzled. “Isn’t Xiao Bao afraid of little monsters?”
“Did you believe him just because he said he was afraid?” Jun Shiling patted Xia Wanyuan’s head.
How could Jun Shiling’s son be so timid? Jun Yin was just finding an excuse to sleep with his parents.
However, Bo Xiao did have a way. He brought Jun Yin around and said something to him. When Xiao Bao returned to the manor, he took the initiative to ask to sleep alone.
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“I’ll take a look.” Xia Wanyuan was a little worried. She pushed Jun Shiling away and walked to the bedroom beside her.
The room was lit with a gentle light. Xiao Bao was already asleep. It was unknown what he had dreamed of, but he had a smile on his face. Seeing that Xiao Bao was sleeping soundly, Xia Wanyuan was relieved.
When she returned to the master bedroom, Xia Wanyuan was hugged by Jun Shiling the moment she entered the blanket.
“I can finally hug you to sleep properly. Goodnight.” Jun Shiling hugged her, his arms warm and soft.
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A Deity sports car was really worth the exchange.
Chapter 479: Recording of “Singer” Bo Yi’s Support
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Knowing that Xia Wanyuan was tired from filming, Jun Shiling only hugged her quietly and did not torture her anymore.
Surrounded by the cold pine fragrance on Jun Shiling, Xia Wanyuan found a comfortable position in his arms and slept soundly.
Since she was filming “Singer” today, Xia Wanyuan went to the television building at Watermelon Platform after breakfast.
“Isn’t this our Big Star Xia who knows everything? Who is her partner today?” Lin Xuan looked at Xia Wanyuan with eyes filled with ridicule.
Bai Lian had told her long ago that Xia Wanyuan was just an ignorant and incompetent student who had failed ainuniversity.
How could someone who could not even memorize Quiet Night Thoughts properly get a perfect score in “Chinese Poetry Meet”? It was simply too funny. She must have spent money to buy the answer.
Lin Xuan and Bai Lian had already gotten someone to investigate and find the evidence. After confirming that Xia Wanyuan had bribed the television station to cheat, they would see what ability she had to put on an aloof expression.
Xia Wanyuan ignored Lin Xuan’s words and did not even bother to look at her.
“Here.” Seeing Fang Jin enter the hall, Xia Wanyuan waved at him.
Seeing the little boy in a white T-shirt walk in, Lin Xuan almost laughed out loud. She had thought that Xia Wanyuan was very capable to find an unknown child to partner with her.
Xia Wanyuan had been filming with Yan Ci recently. She was afraid that she would be doomed if Xia Wanyuan found Yan Ci to be her partner, so she had spent a lot of effort to finally get the company to invite Bo Yi.
Now that she saw that Xia Wanyuan’s partner was actually an immature child, Lin Xuan immediately felt that she had definitely won today’s competition.
At that moment, there was a commotion in the recording hall. Lin Xuan looked at the door and tidied her hair. “Bo Yi, this way.”
In the industry, Bo Yi had the image of a rich young master in the entertainment industry. Everyone knew that he was a child of the Bo family. In addition, he was good-looking, so wherever he went, there were countless fans screaming.
Bo Yi walked towards Lin Xuan. Sensing the complicated gazes of envy and jealousy from the others, Lin Xuan looked at Xia Wanyuan smugly and realized that she did not notice her at all and was discussing the contents of the song with Fang Jin.
Time gradually passed. The participants of the group went on stage and performed with their partners under the spotlight.
Although Xia Wanyuan did not like Lin Xuan, she had to admit that she had a solid foundation. In addition, with the support of Bo Yi, the popular celebrity, the two of them danced and sang, which attracted a lot of attention.
The judges gave them very high marks.
Xia Wanyuan and Fang Jin were the last to go on stage. Fang Jin’s song was about the summer season. The style that Mu Feng had designed for Xia Wanyuan was different from the usual style.
The moment the two of them went on stage, they grabbed the attention of the judges and the audience. Xia Wanyuan was like the most enthusiastic flower in the summer, while Fang Jin was like a little fruit with a hint of innocence on the branch.
Fang Jin’s voice was magnetic with a hint of a young man’s, while Xia Wanyuan’s voice was clearer. The two of them first sang alone, then harmonized, bringing everyone into a summer afternoon with chirping insects and birds, and flowing water.
In the intoxicated state of the judges and audience, three minutes passed in the blink of an eye. When the performance ended, the judges looked at each other. Amidst the loud cheers of the audience behind them, they directly scored full marks.
“Singer” was recorded, and it would only be released on television after editing.
Watermelon Platform knew where the audience’s focus was, so before the program could be broadcasted, in the trailer of “The Singer,” Watermelon Platform cut Xia Wanyuan and Lin Xuan together.
In the preview, Xia Wanyuan and Fang Jin were chatting about songs while Lin Xuan and Bo Yi stood by the side.
With Bo Yi’s supporting Lin Xuan, and previous rumors about Xia Wanyuan and Bo Yi. Now that Bo Yi was the opponent’s partner, the scene of the four of them was filled with gunpowder.
Just the number of views for the trailer was especially high. The audience was filled with anticipation for the new episode of I Am a Singer.
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Chapter 480: Yuan Wanxia’s Melon
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The netizens waited excitedly for “Singer” ‘s melon. In the end, Xia Wanyuan and Lin Xuan didn’t get to eat the melon, but a melon about Yuan Wanxia appeared.
In the Asian circle, due to the commonality of culture, there were all sorts of exchange activities every year. The netizens did not know much about these professional activities, and not many people paid attention to them every year.
This year’s Asian Youth Painter Exchange had just ended. When holding such a young person’s painting and calligraphy exhibition, no one in the world of painting and calligraphy had expected any outstanding works to appear. They only wanted to find some good seedlings to continue nurturing.
In Asia, the culture of painting and calligraphy in China, Cherry Blossom Country, and Han Country developed the best.
China’s historical culture had a long history, but in recent years, China’s culture had declined the most. Many young people admired Western popular culture and neglected their traditional culture.
In the past few years, most of the works from China had been dull and lackluster at the youth painting and calligraphy exhibition. For five consecutive years, the champion title of the exchange had been taken by people from Peach Blossom Country.
However, there was a surprise at this year’s exchange. The champion was taken by someone from China.
When the news reached China, a news website reported this news.
The netizens casually looked at it. Not bad, not bad. The young people in China are quite amazing. I’ll like it. (
In any case, the netizens did not know anything about painting and calligraphy. After liking it, they were about to leave, but some meticulous netizens poked into the award winners list.
Champion—China—Yuan Wanxia.
F*ck, Yuan Wanxia?
The netizens who saw the familiar name were a little puzzled. They looked at the title “International Youth Painter Exchange” and took a screenshot to post on Weibo.
“Is this Yuan Wanxia from the youth exchange meet the Yuan Wanxia we know?”
[… No way. Isn’t this written about the youth painting exchange? ]
[ Someone must have imitated Master Yuan Wanxia’s name to participate in the competition. That’s too much. Can’t you give yourself a name? ]
[ Could there be a mistake? Yuan Wanxia couldn’t attend the youth painting exchange. ]
he netizens followed the link given by the news and found the website for the meet. Then, they saw the list of winners and award-winning works hanging on the website.
Some netizens took a screenshot of Yuan Wanxia’s work and posted it on Weibo.
Even though this ink painting named “King Looks at the World” was only a blurred screenshot, the mountains and rivers on the painting were extraordinary, as if the river would surge out in the next second.
The person standing quietly at the peak of the mountain, even if it was just a side profile, made one feel as if they were a king looking down on the world. It perfectly matched the name of the painting.
After seeing this picture, the netizens were silent because everyone was very familiar with Master Yuan Wanxia’s style.
Yuan Wanxia’s strokes were experienced and there was elegance and indifference in her aura. Her personal style was extremely strong. One look and one could tell that this painting was written by Yuan Wanxia.
This was a youth exchange meeting. When everyone saw that the work was submitted to the unit, they were even more speechless.
It would be fine if no one abroad discovered it, but if they were discovered, wouldn’t they be embarrassing China? They actually chose a master-level piece of work to attend the youth exchange and even won the championship. Seriously.
The Chinese netizens went to the official Weibo of Qing University.
[ Are you toxic? ]
[ Did Qing University make a mistake? This is too embarrassing. Hurry up and withdraw. ]
[ I’m speechless. It’s not your fault if you can’t win the championship. Isn’t it too much to fake things like this? ]
China’s Weibo and the external Internet were separated. Everyone scolded the Qing University for not doing things well in China, but there was no movement on the external Internet. Everyone just thought that China had finally produced a talented young man over the years.
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Old Madam Wei had been looking for Xia Wanyuan frequently recently. Xia Wanyuan was busy with work and had to postpone it a few times. Finally, she ended the recording of “Singer”. After finding some time, she went to the Wei family.
Every time Old Madam Wei looked for her, she would not speak much and just let Xia Wanyuan read the account book with her.
Xia Wanyuan had a good memory. Although she was not a businessman in her previous life, she controlled the world’s largest tent. Every time Old Madam Wei handed her a pile of account books and asked her to finish reading them in a day, she would always finish reading them in two hours.
Old Madam Wei, who had never spoken much, praised Xia Wanyuan’s ability to check accounts.
“Girl, what do you think of the Wei family?” Seeing that Xia Wanyuan had finished reading another account book, Old Madam Wei suddenly asked.
Xia Wanyuan closed the account book. “There is a deep foundation but is not innovative enough.”
The butler, who was waiting on the side, suddenly looked up when he heard Xia Wanyuan’s words.
Miss Xia is too daring.
Old Madam Wei did not look angry. “If you were the one in charge of the Wei family, how much do you think you can do?”
Xia Wanyuan glanced at Old Madam Wei. “I can do better than you.”
The way the butler looked at Xia Wanyuan had changed. He looked at the Old Madam fearfully, afraid that she would be angry.
“Haha.” Unexpectedly, not only was Old Madam Wei not angry, but she also laughed twice. “Alright, you’ve worked hard today. Go back. Zimu must have waited for you outside for a long time. Go.”
Xia Wanyuan left and Wei Zimu was waiting outside. When he saw Xia Wanyuan, he revealed a warm smile.
“Sister Wanyuan, the weather is quite hot today. I bought you some ice powder.” Wei Zimu handed the small box to Xia Wanyuan. There were traces of ice on the side of the box.
On such a hot day, Wei Zimu’s head was sweating, but his hand was cold and white.. He must have been standing there waiting for her with the ice box, and his hand was frozen.