Chapter 481: Older Brother and Younger Brother
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Xia Wanyuan’s eyes flickered. “You’ve been waiting here?”
“No.” Wei Zimu smiled. “I just came back from outside. Sister Wanyuan, are you busy?”
“What’s the matter?” Wei Zimu asked hesitantly after seeing Xia Wanyuan’s cold expression.
“I’m going to Continent F tomorrow for a business trip. I’m afraid I won’t be back for a month. If you’re not busy, can we have a meal together?” Wei Zimu had always been gentle and warm, but Xia Wanyuan could see nervousness and anticipation in his eyes.
Looking at Wei Zimu’s frozen hand, Xia Wanyuan nodded. “Okay.”
In the meeting room, a WeChat message sounded. Everyone waited for Jun Shiling to finish reading the message before continuing the discussion.
Jun Shiling took the phone and looked at it.
“I’ll have lunch with Wei Zimu in the afternoon. Have lunch yourself.” There was also a cat whining emoticon.
Jun Shiling was speechless.
Seeing that Jun Shiling was looking at his phone and not speaking, the finance minister carefully called out, “CEO Jun, about the proposal I just mentioned?”
“Bring it back and redo.”
“…” The others quietly lit a candle in their hearts.
With Xia Wanyuan’s agreement, Wei Zimu was very happy. “Then what do you like to eat? Chinese or Western food? Where do you want to eat?”
“Anything is fine. You decide.”
“Okay, then I’ll take you to my favorite restaurant. This ice powder is about to melt. Quick, try it.” Wei Zimu held the sun umbrella for Xia Wanyuan to prevent the scorching afternoon sun from shining on her.
Xia Wanyuan acknowledged.
Just as he walked out of the Wei family’s door, Wei Zimu’s phone rang. He stopped in his tracks.
The phone kept ringing, but Wei Zimu did not answer the phone.
“Why didn’t you answer the phone?” Xia Wanyuan looked at Wei Zimu.
Only then did Wei Zimu take out his phone and answer the call. His tone was a little cold. “Got it.”
After hanging up the phone, Wei Zimu looked at Xia Wanyuan. “I’m sorry, wait for me for a while. I forgot to take something.”
“Okay.” Xia Wanyuan nodded.
Wei Zimu handed the umbrella to Xia Wanyuan and walked back to the Wei family. He pushed open the door to his room, and all the lights in the room were switched on.
“What’s the matter?”
“Brother, you seem to have forgotten what you do in the Wei family? You’re so free and even went to eat with her?” An equally gentle face turned around, but there was no warmth in his eyes.
“I’ve already agreed to go to Continent F next week.” Wei Zimu frowned.
“Let me eat this meal on your behalf. You’re setting off to Continent F now.”
“You.” Wei Zimu clenched his fists, but he knew that he could not do anything to his younger brother. Two people walked over from behind, carrying his luggage and half escorting him away.
“Take it that I’m begging you. Can you let me have a meal with her before leaving?” Wei Zimu hesitated for a while, but in the end, he turned around and softened his tone.
“How funny. My brother, who has always been arrogant, would actually plead with me for a woman?? Then I don’t want you to go even more.” The person sitting in the room looked at Wei Zimu’s softened expression with interest.
He had never seen his brother like this in his life.
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At the Wei family’s house, Xia Wanyuan put down the ice powder after eating a few mouthfuls. After waiting for about ten minutes, Wei Zimu came out.
Looking at Wei Zimu walk out of the door, he was still dressed like he had been ten minutes ago, but Xia Wanyuan felt that something was different. She frowned slightly.
The afternoon sun shone on Wei Zimu, but it seemed to have no warmth at all. The strange feeling in Xia Wanyuan’s heart came again.
“Sister Wanyuan, let’s go. What do you want to eat?” A gentle voice sounded, and the discomfort in Xia Wanyuan’s heart increased.
“I don’t feel like eating anymore. I’m going back.” With that, Xia Wanyuan turned around and walked towards her car, ignoring Wei Zimu.
After a series of sounds, Xia Wanyuan’s car had already left the spot like an arrow.
The person standing at the door did not seem to expect Xia Wanyuan to leave directly. He was stunned for a moment, then the corners of his lips curled up.. “What a sharp woman.”
Chapter 482: Painting was Ridiculed China is Disgusting?
Jun Shiling ate his lunch tastelessly when his phone suddenly rang. Seeing that it was Xia Wanyuan, he hurriedly pressed the answer button.
There was a smile on Jun Shiling’s lips, but his tone was a little awkward. “What’s wrong? You have time to call me when you’re eating with your Brother Wei?”
“Jun Shiling, that’s enough.” Xia Wanyuan’s helpless voice came from the phone. “Don’t be in a hurry to eat. I’ll be arriving at the office soon. Wait for me to eat together.”
“Oh, you only thought of me after you don’t want to eat with your Brother Wei?” Jun Shiling said sourly.
“Alright, I’ll go back then.”
“No, no, no. I was wrong, baby. I’m not eating anymore. I’ll wait for you.” Hearing that Xia Wanyuan was going back, Jun Shiling could not hold it in anymore.
Not long after, Xia Wanyuan arrived at the office.
In Jun Shiling’s office, there had not been any snacks or drinks for more than a decade. However, ever since Xia Wanyuan appeared, there were all sorts of snacks in the fridge in the office all year round.
Just as Xia Wanyuan sat down, Jun Shiling brought an ice-cold watermelon to Xia Wanyuan’s mouth. “Have a bite. It’s hot outside, right?”
Xia Wanyuan took a bite. “This watermelon is so sweet.”
“Really?” Jun Shiling leaned forward and exchanged a simple kiss with Xia Wanyuan. “It’s indeed quite sweet.”
Xia Wanyuan glared at Jun Shiling coquettishly. “It got sour after you ate it.”
“Hmph.” Thinking of Wei Zimu made Jun Shiling unhappy.
“CEO Jun, come and hug me.” Xia Wanyuan smiled and reached out to Jun Shiling. Jun Shiling glanced at Xia Wanyuan helplessly, but in the end, he still reached out to hug and kiss her.
After eating, the unhappiness in Jun Shiling’s heart had long disappeared under Xia Wanyuan’s coquettish behavior. “Where’s your painting?”
“What painting?” Xia Wanyuan was reading and did not understand what Jun Shiling was talking about.
“The one you drew for me.” Thinking of the picture of “King Looks at the World”, Jun Shiling’s heart surged with warmth.
“I used it to participate in the competition. The organizer said that they would send the painting back after three months.”
“Three months?” Jun Shiling frowned.
Hearing Jun Shiling’s question, Xia Wanyuan finally reacted to Jun Shiling’s thoughts. She looked away from the book. “I’ll contact them later and see if I can get the painting back as soon as possible. If I really can’t get it back, I’ll draw another one for you.”
“No, I want that one.” Jun Shiling was very persistent.
“Why?”
“That was the first painting you drew for me. That one is different.”
Stunned by Jun Shiling’s words, Xia Wanyuan put down her book. “I’ll contact them now.”
According to the procedure, these award-winning photos would be authorized by the competition authorities to be placed in the exhibition hall in Cherry Blossoms for everyone to admire for three months.
Yuan Wanxia was the owner of the painting. It was not a problem for her to take it away in advance. However, she needed to complete the withdrawal procedures step by step.
However, neither the exhibition hall nor the competition staff had expected that Yuan Wanxia’s “King Looks at the World” would be so popular in just a few days.
Not only did professionals like it, but they felt that the painting technique was used well. Although amateur hobbyists did not know any professional technique, the aura contained in this painting shocked them. Every day, countless people came to the exhibition hall to look at this painting.
When they heard that the painting “King Looked at the World” was going to be withdrawn, it instantly aroused everyone’s displeasure. Many people, who had been preparing to look at it because of its reputation, heard that the painting was going to be withdrawn, and they all asked the exhibition hall to refund the ticket.
More and more people refunded the tickets. In the end, it triggered a series of reports on foreign news websites. This painting that was sent from the China Qing University newspaper to attend the International Youth Painter Exchange finally attracted the attention of the foreign painting and calligraphy world.
They had organized so many youth calligraphy and painting exchanges, but they had never seen a piece of work that could cause such a huge impact in the exhibition hall of Cherry Blossom Country.
After all, this exhibition hall was considered one of the top ten in Cherry Blossom. It contained the works of many famous masters.
Meanwhile, this piece of work that came out of the youth exchange could actually suppress the limelight of so many masters. The people in the painting and calligraphy world were very puzzled.
Some painters rushed to the exhibition hall before the paintings were withdrawn.
At this glance, they were stunned.
That night, a somewhat famous painter in Cherry Blossom uploaded the painting “King Looks at the World” in Fins and tagged the official account of the “International Youth Painter Exchange”.
“This exchange is extremely unfair. It’s hard to imagine that China is actually so shameless. It’s impossible for this sharp brushstroke to be so experienced without decades of practice. The rankings for this exchange can’t be counted at all. China is really disgusting. They call themselves a civilized ancient country, but because they can’t win the championship, they found a master’s work to pretend to be a young person. It’s really despicable..”
Chapter 483: CEO Jun’s Face darkened again
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Because China’s ideology was different from abroad, and the economy had risen strongly in recent years, coupled with the self-created social network, many foreigners had promoted China’s threat theory, and many foreign netizens were hostile to China.
Especially Cherry Blossom, a country that had always competed with China. When they saw their country’s painter expose China’s darkness, they hurriedly rushed over to support. However, because this painter did not have many fans, after the Fins dynamics were released, it did not immediately cause a huge commotion.
After a series of procedures, the painting “King Looks at the World” finally returned to China. Xia Wanyuan handed the painting to Jun Shiling for him to collect.
“Is your variety program ‘Singer’ going to be broadcasting today?”
In the study, Jun Shiling, who was reading documents quietly, suddenly looked up.
“Yes, how did you know?” Xia Wanyuan felt that Jun Shiling usually did not pay attention to these things.
“Let’s watch it together,” Jun Shiling said and closed the document. He switched on the television and waved at Xia Wanyuan.
Xia Wanyuan walked over and leaned on Jun Shiling’s shoulder. “You can watch it. Don’t be angry later.”
“Why am I angry? Do I look that petty?”
“…” Xia Wanyuan wanted to say that he was really petty when he was jealous.
The program slowly began. There were a total of eight groups, and each group went on stage to perform alone before accepting the evaluation from the judges. Xia Wanyuan and the rest were behind.
When the other contestants were performing, the camera would occasionally cut to the backstage.
Even among so many celebrities, Xia Wanyuan and Fang Jin were still rather good-looking. Hence, the camera would pan to them from time to time.
In the camera, Xia Wanyuan was wearing a simple shirt without any makeup, making her look extremely plain. Fang Jin was dressed in a black punk style shirt. Although he was very handsome, in the camera, he did not match Xia Wanyuan at all.
While the other teams were nervously practicing, Xia Wanyuan and Fang Jin appeared very calm.
The Watermelon Platform was good at building the atmosphere. The camera occasionally swept across the excited faces of the audience, the nervous and worried expressions of the managers, and the performances of the contestants on the stage that exploded the entire scene, making people excited.
Then, the camera turned and everyone saw Xia Wanyuan holding a bottle of red watermelon juice, calmly pouring drinks into a pink flower petal-shaped cup.
[ This cup is so beautiful. My maiden heart is blooming again. ]
[ This should be the cup in “Ci Yi” shop too. Could it be that “Ci Yi” has a new product? ]
[ I really want to know how much ‘Ci Yi’ has given Xia Wanyuan to make her work so hard to help with publicity. However, let me tell you something. This cup is really beautiful. I’ll go and order first. ]
Hence, that night, along with the television station’s viewership ratings, the number of porcelain orders increased.
Jun Shiling couldn’t be bothered to watch the other teams’ programs, so he took the literature books that Xia Wanyuan had annotated and read them at the side. Sometimes, he even asked Xia Wanyuan what she meant by a sentence.
Finally, the first few groups finished their performances, and the host’s voice finally sounded. “Next, let us welcome contestant number eight, Xia Wanyuan, and her partner, Fang Jin.”
Hearing the announcement, Jun Shiling moved his gaze away from the book, but Xia Wanyuan, who was sitting beside him, suddenly blocked Jun Shiling’s eyes.
“What’s the matter?”
“Promise me that you won’t be angry.” Xia Wanyuan covered Jun Shiling’s eyes with one hand and held his hand.
“Hmph.” The corners of Jun Shiling’s lips curled up. He reached out and took Xia Wanyuan’s hand off, then looked at the television.. His expression darkened.
Chapter 484: Test
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The style of the song Fang Jin wrote was extremely fast and passionate, overflowing with the passion of summer.
The style that Mu Feng had designed for Xia Wanyuan was very different from her usual style. Her ponytail was tied up high, and she was wearing sports shoes and a white T-shirt with watermelon prints. Her entire person exuded youthful vigor.
What made Jun Shiling’s expression darken was Xia Wanyuan’s straight and slender legs. Normally, they were not obvious hidden in her dress. Now, a simple pair of denim shorts made Xia Wanyuan’s legs look slender and straight.
Xia Wanyuan glanced at Jun Shiling and knew that he was sulking again. She leaned into his arms and called out tentatively, “Jun Shiling?”
“Hmph.” Jun Shiling snorted softly, but he did not push Xia Wanyuan away. He only tightened his grip on her.
Fang Jin also swept away his lazy appearance in the waiting room. A simple T-shirt with the beach printed on it made him look young.
Their voices had their own characteristics, but when they harmonized, they seemed to be extremely harmonious. The sun and coconut trees on the stage seemed to become reality in their voices.
It was as if people had been brought to a soft beach, enjoying the gentle breeze of the sea and feeling the sunlight. They even had the urge to open a coconut.
As Xia Wanyuan and Fang Jin sang, they also had all sorts of matching dance moves. Xia Wanyuan had practiced dance for so long, so at this moment, she was really skilled on the stage.
Her actions were smooth and strong. When the spotlight shone on her, she looked like orange juice that had been iced in summer. She was lively and charming.
[ Xia Wanyuan is really amazing. When I thought that she was from a noble family, she could make me explode. When I thought that she was from the imperial family, she was so youthful. She’s only a 15-year-old sister!! Compared to her, I’m like a 35-year-old boohoo. ]
[ These legs… I can! ]
[ Other than looking good, her singing is also very good. Initially, I felt that Lin Xuan and Bo Yi had already sung the best. Now, it seems that Xia Wanyuan’s group is the best. Sister’s dance is so beautiful!!! I want to learn! ]
After the song and dance ended, a thin layer of sweat appeared on Xia Wanyuan’s face. The camera cut to her face, and the sweat made her entire person seem to be covered in a layer of high light.
[ Other people might lose their makeup when they sweat, but Xia Wanyuan had high light. Amazing. ]
Seeing the perfect score, the audience felt that it was very reasonable. The comments kept flooding in. Xia Wanyuan wanted to look at the netizens’ comments again, but the television was switched off.
“Your legs look pretty good?” Jun Shiling glanced at Xia Wanyuan and said coldly.
“Don’t you know very well how it looks?” Xia Wanyuan leaned into Jun Shiling’s arms with a smile.
“You…” Xia Wanyuan’s words rendered Jun Shiling speechless.
Seeing Xia Wanyuan rely on him doting on her and having an indulgent look, Jun Shiling was angry and happy.
He was angry because he didn’t want others to see Xia Wanyuan dressed like this. He was happy because Xia Wanyuan was becoming more and more delicate in front of him. This also showed that Xia Wanyuan was becoming more and more dependent and trusted him. She had no scruples in front of him.
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“I’m not sure. Can I verify it?” Seeing Xia Wanyuan’s smiling eyes, Jun Shiling’s heart skipped a beat and he picked her up.
“Jun Shiling, why are you… Mm…” Xia Wanyuan’s words disappeared into a soft whimper.
After a while, Jun Shiling’s chuckle came from the big bed in the bedroom.
“It does look good.” It was unknown where Jun Shiling’s hand went, but it caused Xia Wanyuan to snort softly. Jun Shiling’s voice gradually became hoarse. “Madam, you didn’t practice your dance for nothing. Your stamina is quite good.. I think you can do it again.”
Chapter 485: National Wife Standard
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The duo of Xia Wanyuan and Fang Jin pushed the viewership ratings to the highest point that night. After the program ended, the discussion about Xia Wanyuan and Fang Jin continued to be hot.
The most discussed dance songs on Weibo were “Xia Wanyuan’s Leg” and “Xia Wanyuan Fangjin”.
Xia Wanyuan’s singing finally made people remember that not long ago, she had released an album, and even the sales of Wanfeng’s album had increased.
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The audience for “Singer” was mainly young people, but “Chinese Poetry Meet” was different. This program included all the groups.
The makeup that Mu Feng had specially woken up early that day to design for Xia Wanyuan had imperceptibly worked.
Xia Wanyuan already had the elegance of a unique lotus on her, as well as a hint of the dignity of someone who often occupied a high position. In addition, Mu Feng had designed gentle makeup for her.
It made Xia Wanyuan feel as if she had come with the fragrance of books. Even if she did not speak and just stood there quietly, it made people feel that she was a woman with a scholarly aura. Furthermore, Xia Wanyuan’s performance was so stunning.
When the aunties on the streets gathered to chat, they were all talking about the especially talented young lady in this poetry meet.
Instantly, the mothers-in-law in China raised their standards for their daughters-in-law.
When a large number of suitable young men were forced to marry by their parents, they would always hear this sentence.
“Hurry up and bring me a wife. I think that Xia Wanyuan in the poetry meet is not bad. Just look for someone like that.”
The age-appropriate man: Haha, I wonder if my mother thinks too highly of me. If I could marry Xia Wanyuan, I would have collected my marriage certificate as soon as I became an adult. Would I still be single until now??
When Tang Yin received more and more invitations from middle-aged and elderly endorsements, she realized that “Poetry Meet” had brought Xia Wanyuan widespread popularity.
Over the past few days, due to the popular broadcast of “Singer” and “Poetry Meet”, Xia Wanyuan had received many endorsement invitations, but she did not accept any of them.
The main reason was that Xia Wanyuan felt that since she endorsed a product, she had to be responsible for the quality of the product. Like Hays potato chips, which she usually ate, she could accept this endorsement.
She had never used health supplements or skincare products before. If anything went wrong, she would be responsible for blindly recommending them to her fans.
Additionally, the makeup and daily necessities that she used were not what her fans could afford.
So up until now, Xia Wanyuan had only two endorsements. One was Hays potato chips, and the other was Ya Zi’s endorsement.
The entertainment industry had always used endorsements, magazines, and movie box office as indicators of whether an artiste was successful.
Although Xia Wanyuan had been in the limelight recently, in the eyes of many people, she did not have a large number of high-end product endorsements, neither was she the cover of the four top-notch magazines, nor did she have a movie production.
Such a person was only superficial and did not have any substantial content to support her.
In an instant, posts analyzing Xia Wanyuan’s data appeared on various forums as if they had agreed on it.
The netizens were originally very easily incited. Seeing that these posts were reasonable and valid, and that every article relied on the facts, everyone originally felt that Xia Wanyuan had been very popular recently. Now that they thought about it seriously, this shouldn’t be a marketing method, right?
[ After Star Creation Entertainment was bought over by the Jun Corporation, it was indeed different. This marketing is done. ]
[ I thought that Xia Wanyuan had been pretty popular recently. From the looks of it, she doesn’t seem to have any results other than a drama with a female supporting role. ]
[ Well done marketing. You’re making her look like an A-list celebrity. Lin Xuan is considered an A-list celebrity after all. She’s used to compare herself to Xia Wanyuan every day. From the looks of it, she probably crossed the line to scam others. ]
[ You’re so good at marketing. Do you think ‘Chinese Poetry Meet’ was actually bribed by Star Creation Entertainment to promote Xia Wanyuan? Otherwise, how could she answer so quickly? It’s too scary. ]
These comments that hinted at Xia Wanyuan’s “Chinese Poetry Meet” to be fake unconsciously seeped into all the platforms.
Xia Wanyuan’s performance was indeed too perfect. Although no one could provide evidence, with this “Xia Wanyuan’s popularity is too high and she has no real results to support” post to promote, everyone’s doubts about Xia Wanyuan’s results grew.
Everyone wanted to wait for the finals of “Chinese Poetry Meet”.
If the difficulty of the preliminary and semi-finals of “China Poetry Meet” was 10, then the difficulty of the finals was 1000.
The competitors in the grand finals were selected layer by layer. It was not an exaggeration to say that they knew everything from heaven to earth. This was a true fight between immortals.
On the night before the finals, a post named “Xia Wanyuan’s marketing queen” exploded on all the major forums.
The thread owner said, “The difficulty of the grand finals of ‘China’s Poetry Meet’ is well known. We’re waiting to see Xia Wanyuan’s performance this time. If she’s still invincible and doesn’t hesitate to say the answer, then I really have reason to wonder if she really has the answer. The difficulty of the grand finals is not just for show.”
Various websites sensed the popularity and opened various betting procedures, inviting netizens to vote and guess who the champion of the grand finals was. Xia Wanyuan’s votes actually accounted for 60% of the votes.
However, the comments under these votes were all mocking. Everyone voted for Xia Wanyuan with the mentality that there must be a conspiracy after Xia Wanyuan won the championship. They were waiting to watch the drama..