Chapter 151: Telling Leng Qiankun Not To Look For Ning Yu
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Shen Hanquan's fans thought that he was being too long-winded.
Luckily, this was a live broadcast, so Shen Hanquan couldn't see the bullet screens.
"Original Dance Team versus Original Song Team. The winning team is -"
A burst of background music sounded, and Shen Hanquan announced the results: "Original Dance Team!"
When Pei Jie heard that they had won, he smiled and hugged his teammates to congratulate them.
When Shi Xi heard the result, she felt sorry for the Original Song Team.
The stage was supposed to be bright and gorgeous, but the lyrics did not have the upper hand.
However, the Original Song Team's 'Worry,' was later placed at the top of all the major music apps, and the number of views it received remained high.
These were all things to come.
In the performances that followed, the Rap Team was hot and handsome, and the entire venue was filled with excitement. The Singing and Dancing Team was domineering and mighty, and Bai Cangyang's group had a successful PK.
The first public performance of [Star Idol] ended smoothly.
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Feng City.
After Leng Qiankun bought the cruise ship, he invited many friends to attend the cruise party.
Tao Yuxuan changed into her beautiful mermaid dress, got on the cruise ship, took out her phone, and started taking photos.
After taking the photos, Tao Yuxuan immediately shared them with her good friend: Shi Xi.
Tao Yuxuan: [Guess where I am?]
Shi Xi: [Leng Qiankun's cruise ship is in the water?]
Tao Yuxuan: [Yes, there are a lot of people here today! I even saw Sheng Yan and Brother Xu. Tsk tsk, that soil girl is here too.]
Shi Xi: "..."
Soil girl? It's Ning Yu.
Shi Xi: [Don't provoke her.]
Tao Yuxuan: [Don't worry, it's Leng Qiankun's banquet today. I won't cause any trouble.]
Shi Xi thought, 'So you're going to cause trouble for my banquet?'
Shi Xi: [Tell Leng Qiankun not to look for Ning Yu. Also, congratulate Leng Qiankun on my behalf. I have to record now.]
Tao Yuxuan: [Tell him yourself. It's not like you don't have his WeChat!]
There was no reply.
Tao Yuxuan had no choice but to put away her phone. She took two glasses of wine and went to look for Leng Qiankun.
However, she did not expect to meet Ning Yu first.
"Yo, did you lose your way on the cruise ship?" Tao Yuxuan could not help but taunt, "The banquet is in front. This is not the place for you to come. That's right, a person like you can't fit into our circle."
Ning Yu glanced at her and pretended not to hear her. She walked past Tao Yuxuan and left.
"How dare you ignore me?" Tao Yuxuan wanted to teach Ning Yu a lesson, but she couldn't spare the two glasses of wine in her hands. "Forget it, I'll let you off. I'll teach you a lesson next time!"
Ning Yu, who had left, tapped on her earpiece and said, "I've found the item. It's on the cruise ship."
The other party replied, "I'll apply for a search warrant now!"
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"What are you doing here alone?" Tao Yuxuan looked around and finally found Leng Qiankun on the deck.
"Looking at the moon." Leng Qiankun asked, "What is Shi Xi Xi busy with?"
"Recording." Tao Yuxuan handed him a glass of wine and smiled. "Why? Do you miss her?"
Leng Qiankun did not answer. He took the wine and downed it in one gulp.
Tao Yuxuan leaned against the guardrail and said, "Xi Xi said, congratulations on the launch of Yunshang."
"Thank her." Leng Qiankun looked at Tao Yuxuan and said, "You don't have to stay here with me. Let's go to the banquet."
Tao Yuxuan had always liked a lively atmosphere.
"Alright. Anyway, I've already brought Xi Xi's message." Tao Yuxuan smiled and turned back.
After taking a few steps, Tao Yuxuan said, "Oh right, Ning Yu is also on the cruise ship. Xi Xi said that we shouldn't bully Ning Yu."
Leng Qiankun nodded and didn't take it to heart.
Tao Yuxuan was deep in thought. "Should we get someone to throw her into the water? I just saw her alone on the first floor."
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Chapter 152: Diamonds Are Also Illegal Items?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Leng Qiankun seemed to have thought of something. He held the wine glass with his fingers and asked with a sinister look in his eyes, “Why did she go to the first floor?”
“I don’t know. She must have lost her way.” Tao Yuxuan said excitedly, “Do you want me to find someone to throw her into the water? A wild girl from the countryside should be able to swim. She can’t drown.”
“Shi Xi Xi will be angry,” Leng Qiankun said calmly.
“Alright, I’ll let that country girl go this time.” Tao Yuxuan stretched her back. “I hope she won’t wander around in front of me.”
Leng Qiankun knocked on the empty wine glass. After thinking for a moment, he threw the wine glass into the water.
After a while, Leng Qiankun returned to the banquet.
The banquet was lively.
Suddenly, a few yachts sped up and surrounded them.
“Nice to meet you, Mr. Leng. I’m Cheng Yue, a special police officer from China.” The policewoman who came from the yachts looked valiant and heroic. After she showed her identification card, she said, “I’ve received a report that you’ve hidden illegal items on this cruise ship. Please cooperate with our inspection.”
The appearance of the special police officer made the atmosphere of the banquet freeze.
Leng Qiankun was unhurried. He said calmly, “Do you have a search warrant?”
Cheng Yue took out a search warrant.
Leng Qiankun looked at the time and moved aside. “Officer Cheng Yue, please check as soon as possible. Don’t disturb my guests.”
Cheng Yue frowned when she saw how calm Leng Qiankun was.
But her boss had already found that thing.
“Go and search!” Cheng Yue waved her hand and ordered her subordinates to start the inspection.
The banquet was forced to stop.
Shi Xu was still holding a wine glass in his hand. His index finger tapped lightly on the wall of the glass as his gaze swept across everyone present, deep in thought.
It seemed that this kid from the Leng family had done something incredible when he was outside.
Sheng Yan was eating the grape egg tarts as if he did not care about the situation on the stage at all.
Tao Yuxuan, on the other hand, was frowning deeply. She was worried that Leng Qiankun would be arrested again.
This was different from being caught for setting off fireworks!
Tao Yuxuan wanted to ask Shi Xi what to do.
But just as she took out her phone, she was stopped by a special police officer.
“Sorry, during the search period, contact with the outside world is prohibited.”
Tao Yuxuan’s eyes lit up when she saw that the special police officer was quite handsome. “Um, can you add me on WeChat?”
The special police officer: “…”
The search went on in an orderly manner. Cheng Yue went to the place Ning Yu had mentioned, but she did not find anything.
Ning Yu frowned when she saw Cheng Yue return empty-handed with a grave expression on her face.
How could she not find anything?
After searching for half an hour, Cheng Yue found nothing.
Leng Qiankun’s eyes were sharp. “Officer Cheng Yue, you don’t seem to have found anything!”
Cheng Yue took a deep breath. Just as she was about to call it a day, a special police officer ran over.
“Sister Cheng, we found a large number of diamonds in a parcel.”
The large number of diamonds mentioned by the special police officer was the size of a palm.
Cheng Yue asked, “Whose is this?”
Leng Qiankun took a look and said, “It’s not mine.”
The special police officer whispered into Cheng Yue’s ear.
Cheng Yue called out, “Mr. Xin Kaicheng, is this your diamond?”
Xin Kaicheng, who was called out, was a little flustered. “Yes, it’s mine.”
Cheng Yue asked, “Why did you bring so many diamonds?”
Xin kaicheng said, “I, I…”
“Officer Cheng Yue, are diamonds also illegal items?” Leng Qiankun interrupted Cheng Yue’s question.
“If they’re not illegal items, can’t I ask?” Cheng Yue picked up the bag and suddenly realized that something was wrong. She took out one, looked at the light, and said, “This diamond seems to be fake.”
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Chapter 153: Cheng Yue Gives All the Fake Diamonds To Leng Qiankun
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Leng Qiankun only took a glance and said, “They’re fake.”
Cheng Yue: “…”
In the crowd, Ning Yu made a hand gesture.
Cheng Yue gave all the fake diamonds to Leng Qiankun and said, “Retreat.”
Leng Qiankun held the fake diamonds in his hand and smiled evilly. “Officer Cheng Yue, you came and you’re leaving just like that?”
Cheng Yue stopped in her tracks and took a glass of wine. “I’m sorry. I made a mistake with my intel this time. I’ll punish myself with a glass of wine.”
After downing the wine in one gulp, Cheng Yue put down her glass and turned around to leave.
The SWAT team left and the banquet continued.
However, not many people were in the mood to continue. Everyone returned to their rooms to rest.
Ning Yu returned to her room and pondered over what had gone wrong in the middle.
After she found the box, she informed Cheng Yue to check it out.
In less than half an hour, the box had disappeared.
Thinking of Tao Yuxuan, who had bumped into her, Ning Yu frowned slightly.
This matter had become complicated.
The box must have been thrown into the water.
She could only wait for Leng Qiankun to make the next trade.
But this time, it would alert the enemy, and Leng Qiankun’s next move would be more subtle.
It was really troublesome.
*
Tao Yuxuan found Leng Qiankun and questioned, “Are you doing something illegal?”
Leng Qiankun replied, “No.”
Such a clean retort made Tao Yuxuan not know how to continue.
She also knew how na?ve she was.
If she were to question him directly, even if Leng Qiankun really did something bad, he would not tell her the truth.
“It’s not easy for you to return to the country. Don’t go to the police station again,” Tao Yuxuan advised. “It’s fine if it’s just a small matter. If it really gets out of hand, we won’t be able to save you.”
Leng Qiankun lit a cigar and said, “Don’t worry.”
Seeing that Leng Qiankun was unmoved, Tao Yuxuan left weakly.
Not long after Tao Yuxuan left, the owner of the fake diamonds, Xin Kaicheng, came to look for Leng Qiankun.
Leng Qiankun said, “Boss Xin, you want to trade with a bag of fake diamonds?”
Xin Kaicheng said, “Mr. Leng, I brought something. You don’t have anything I want on your ship!”
Leng Qiankun’s eyes were dark.
He had thrown all the things he wanted into the water.
..
Tao Yuxuan returned to the room and told Shi Xi about what happened today.
When Shi Xi saw the message after the recording, she replied, [Then don’t get involved in these things.]
Tao Yuxuan replied, [Leng Qiankun wasn’t like this in the past. I didn’t expect him to do something illegal. This is the first time I’ve seen a special police officer. There’s a handsome little brother in there! I asked him for WeChat, but he refused.]
When Shi Xi saw the message from Tao Yuxuan, she fell into deep thought.
With just three sentences, Tao Yuxuan became a nymphomaniac.
Shi Xi remembered that Ning Yu had an identity. She was the boss of the Chinese Special Police Forces Unit, Zero.
Did they actually find out about Leng Qiankun?
Shi Xi got into the car to go back to the hotel, thinking that she seemed to have forgotten something.
Xie Yunzhou’s birthday present!
She hadn’t bought it yet!
‘Forget it, I’ll buy it tomorrow.’
Today’s live broadcast didn’t end until 10 o’clock. Coupled with the scattered matters, it was almost 12 o’clock when Shi Xi returned to the hotel.
After removing her makeup, she fell asleep immediately.
It was a dream-free night.
The next day.
During breakfast, Xie Yunzhou seemed to remind her, “Keep a distance from Leng Qiankun.”
Shi Xi nodded. “I know.”
After the SWAT team had investigated Leng Qiankun’s boat yesterday, Tao Yuxuan immediately relayed the exciting content of last night to her. Following that, Shi Xu and Sheng Yan told her to stop interacting with Leng Qiankun.
Even Ning Yu sent her a message, telling her to stay away from Leng Qiankun.
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Chapter 154: Teacher Shi Xi, Happy Birthday!
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“By the way, happy birthday.” Shi Xi remembered that today was Xie Yunzhou’s birthday, so she gave her best wishes.
Xie Yunzhou smiled and said, “Thank you. Don’t you have a present?”
Shi Xi: “…I’ll give you a present tonight!”
She hadn’t bought it yet.
Xie Yunzhou knew that she had been very busy recently, so he said, “See you tonight.”
He was really looking forward to his date with Xi Xi tonight.
What birthday party? It was all fake.
His birthday wasn’t fake, but he had already booked the revolving restaurant on the top floor of Marriott.
It was just the two of them.
If this wasn’t a date, what was it?
Xie Yunzhou was in a very good mood. Even his work efficiency had increased by quite a bit.
Meanwhile, when Shi Xi arrived at the practice room, she was drenched in fireworks.
“Teacher Shi Xi, happy birthday!”
Shi Xi: “?!”
After the fireworks fell, Li Jinfan held a cake with candles on it. “Sister Xi, hurry up and make a wish!”
Shi Xi didn’t say the words “Today isn’t my birthday” in the end.
She closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and made her wish.
The birthday song rang in her ears.
After the birthday song was over, Shi Xi opened her eyes and blew out the candles.
“Why did you guys remember to celebrate my birthday?” Shi Xi asked.
“Li Jinfan heard you and the director say that you were celebrating your birthday tonight, so we prepared this surprise,” Bai Cangyang said with a smile.
Shi Xi thought of the conversation between her and the director.
How many words did Li Jinfan miss!?
Shi Xi’s gaze swept across the room. In the practice room were the two groups she had led, as well as Li Jinfan and Bai Cangyang.
Bai Cangyang raised his hand and confessed, “I live in the same dormitory as Li Jinfan. I know what he does, so I followed him here.”
Shi Xi looked at Pei Jie again.
If she remembered correctly, Pei Jie should have known that it was not her birthday.
Why didn’t he warn Li Jinfan?
Pei Jie avoided Shi Xi’s gaze and looked elsewhere.
Shi Xi thought to herself, ‘Forget it. I’ll just treat it as one more birthday.’
“Thank you!” Shi Xi’s eyes curved. “Cut the cake and eat it!”
The cake they bought wasn’t big, and everyone only got a small piece.
However, everyone ate happily.
“Don’t you guys need to practice?” Shi Xi asked.
“We’ll be recording the first ranking in a few days.” Li Jinfan sat beside Shi Xi and explained, “So everyone relaxed a little.”
Shi Xi understood.
Once the ranking was ranked, nearly half of the people would be eliminated.
“Don’t worry, you guys will definitely make it to the second round!” Shi Xi looked at everyone and said with certainty, “All of you are very outstanding.”
Li Jinfan smiled innocently. “Sister Xi, what songs does the second round have? Can you give us some information?”
Shi Xi: “I don’t know what songs they have either.”
“Then, will Sister Xi still lead the team?” Li Jinfan looked eagerly at Shi Xi. “I want to be on the same team as Sister Xi.”
“No matter which team it is, I will take it seriously.” Shi Xi ate her cake and said, “Don’t slack off!”
However, Li Jinfan said, “I think Sister Xi treats her team very well. Sister Xi even taught Pei Jie the sword dance. We have never seen Sister Xi’s sword dance before.”
Pei Jie glanced at Li Jinfan and lowered his head to eat the cake.
“Do you want to see it?” Shi Xi asked.
“Yes!” Li Jinfan immediately nodded, his eyes darting around.
Shi Xi smiled slyly. “Then you can think about it.”
Li Jinfan: “…Sister Xi has been learning too much.”
“I’ve always been like this.” Shi Xi finished eating the cake and said, “Alright, practice what you need to practice.”
Shan Zihang collapsed on the ground and didn’t want to get up. “The second round’s songs aren’t out yet. What should we practice?”
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Chapter 155: Pink Tie
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Shi Xi thought about it and realized that there were indeed no arrangements this morning.
However, the practice room was always open and the trainees could use it as they pleased.
No wonder the practice room felt so empty on the way here.
So they were all resting!
“Sister Xi, happy birthday.” Li Jinfan took out a small gift box and said, “This is our birthday present to you.”
Shi Xi did not accept it and asked, “Can you go out and buy things?”
Bai Cangyang coughed. “We asked the dormitory management to help us buy it.”
Shi Xi looked at the sign on it and roughly guessed the value of the gift.
“Thank you, I’ve let you guys spend so much.” Shi Xi accepted the gift and thought about what to buy next time as a return gift.
“Sister Xi, put it on and see if you like it.” Li Jinfan’s eyes lit up. “This is the style I chose.”
Bai Cangyang: “Li Jinfan, let me make it clear. Everyone pooled their money to buy this, not you alone!”
Li Jinfan smiled.
If it weren’t for them messing things up, he would rather buy it himself.
Shi Xi opened the gift box and inside was a golden necklace.
The pendant was in the shape of a golden sword. Red and white diamonds were inlaid on the hilt and tip of the sword. It was exquisite and beautiful.
Shi Xi took out the necklace and prepared to put it on.
“Let me help you.” Li Jinfan volunteered.
The corner of Bai Cangyang’s eyes twitched as he stopped Li Jinfan.
Shi Xi smiled and said, “I can put it on myself.”
Men and women could not be intimate, let alone that this was a variety show for a male team.
Shi Xi was wearing a V-neck shirt today. The exquisite pendant hanging on it made the girl’s collarbone look even more beautiful.
In the afternoon, Shi Xi ordered a big meal and treated everyone to a good meal.
The trainees had a recording in the afternoon and were going to choose the second round’s song.
This recording only needed Shen Hanquan to host. Shi Xi did not need to be present and could directly leave work.
After leaving the recording point, Shi Xi went to the mall in Yanjing, thinking about what to buy for Xie Yunzhou.
A watch?
To be able to wear that top-grade watch, he definitely wouldn’t like an ordinary watch.
The main thing was, if it was an expensive watch, Shi Xi couldn’t afford it.
Shi Xi walked past the watch shop.
Clothes?
She had given it to him.
No, giving him clothes seemed a little strange.
Shi Xi looked at the clothes in the men’s clothing shop, and remembered that Xie Yunzhou’s clothes were all custom-made.
Ties?
Shi Xi thought about Xie Yunzhou’s tie. It seemed that there were only a few styles.
‘Why don’t I pick out a tie for him?’
He didn’t seem to have many ties.
Three would be even better.
Shi Xi saw that were selling ties in the men’s clothing store, so she went forward to pick one out.
But after seeing the colorful ties, Shi Xi fell silent again.
She knew nothing about the ties that men wore!
Fortunately, the shop assistant went forward and warmly greeted, “Miss, are you looking for a tie? Is it for your boyfriend or an elder?”
Shi Xi replied, “An elder.”
The shop assistant said, “Older men are more suitable for darker colors, such as gray and dark blue.”
Shi Xi looked at the style recommended by the shop assistant and shook her head.
Xie Yunzhou’s neckties were usually black, gray, and dark blue, with different dark patterns.
She wanted to send something special.
Shi Xi said, “I want to see that pink one.”
The corner of the shop assistant’s mouth twitched as she tried to persuade her. “A middle-aged man wearing a tie like this doesn’t look stable.”
Shi Xi imagined Xie Yunzhou wearing a pink tie.
It looked quite cool!
Shi Xi ignored the shop assistant’s advice and reached out for the pink tie.
Shop Assistant: QAQ
Just as Shi Xi received the pink tie, another person grabbed the pink tie as well.