Chapter 104 - 104: The Important Thing Is to Be on the Front Line of Eating Melons!
Chapter 104: Chapter 104: The Important Thing Is to Be on the Front Line of Eating Melons!
If everyone’s going to be there, then Lu Zhaozhao must be there too!
He decided to go to the school and give her a surprise!
Thinking like this, Xia Wenyan immediately replied with a message, “Send me the time and address of the competition.”
At this moment, blissfully unaware Xia Wenjin’s lips curled upwards in a smug smile upon reading the message.
So what if Lu Zhaozhao returned to the Xia family?
Wasn’t she still the most accomplished person in the Xia family who was liked, not Lu Zhaozhao?
But if Xia Wenyan did show up on the day of the competition, Lu Zhaozhao might try to leech off his popularity and steal her identity.
Thinking this, Xia Wenjin narrowed her eyes and let out a sigh with a look of grievance on her face, “My brother does indeed love me, but that was in the past. Now that everyone knows I am the daughter of the Lu family, when my brother comes, many will probably think Lu Zhaozhao is his sister…”
Her voice was not loud, just enough for the few people around to hear.
How could the people who were already buttering up Xia Wenjin miss such a golden opportunity?
“Jin, you don’t need to worry about this, I heard the school is going to have someone recording the competition. As long as you let them know, when it’s broadcasted, everyone will understand.”
“Exactly, exactly, the school will also live stream it, and a friend of mine is responsible for that part. I can talk to him too!”
“On the day of the school competition, our school will do a pre-show on the live stream. There will definitely be a lot of people watching. Oh my god, Jin, if you become famous, please don’t forget to bring us along!”
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Praised left and right, Xia Wenjin felt like she was floating on air, “Oh, what are you saying? I just simply hope my brother will come to watch me compete. There’s no question of becoming famous or not.”
Xu Zhenzhen, who had been quietly observing everything from the shadows, twitched the corners of her mouth, “Zhao…”
She was just about to turn around and comment on Xia Wenjin when she caught a glimpse of Lu Zhaozhao’s phone screen.
The message on it clearly caught her eye.
“Baby Zhaozhao, see how hard I worked in my dance practice today!”
Below it were two selfies of Xia Wenyan.
Lu Zhaozhao glanced at her phone and replied with an indifferent three words, “I know.”
Then, she turned to look at Xu Zhenzhen, and upon seeing her stunned expression, she slightly raised her eyebrows and asked, “Zhenzhen, what’s wrong?”
Xu Zhenzhen gently shook her head, “Nothing. I was just wondering if I should also enter the competition.”
The corners of her mouth slowly curved into a peculiar smile.
One couldn’t always witness such exciting scenes from the audience seats.
The embarrassment of a poor painting didn’t matter; what was important was being on the front line of the melon-eating crowd!
Lu Zhaozhao was obviously a bit surprised by Xu Zhenzhen’s decision, but if she wanted to participate in the competition, it wasn’t a big deal.
After all, competitions were all about participation.
“Why not? Shall we sign up?” Lu Zhaozhao asked, looking at Xu Zhenzhen with confusion but showing support.
Xu Zhenzhen’s eyes suddenly narrowed at this, “Of course I’m signing up. I’m actually starting to look forward to the painting competition now~”
“…”
Soon enough, the news about Lu Zhaozhao at school reached Song Sinian.
Zhao Xi looked at the message from Xu Zhenzhen on his phone, his brows creasing involuntarily.
“Sir, the madam seems to have a painting competition next month. Xu Zhenzhen mentioned that Xia Wenyan will be going to the school during the competition.”
Song Sinian slightly raised his eyes, “He isn’t focused on participating in the competition and still has time to go to school?”
His tone was even, yet his voice carried a distinct chill.
You could tell their master was a bit annoyed.
Zhao Xi cleared his throat, “If the master doesn’t want him to go to school, just applying a little pressure on his entertainment company will do.”
“Heh!”
Song Sinian didn’t speak but just snorted coldly, making Zhao Xi instantly tense up.
Did he say something wrong?
He looked at Song Sinian uneasily and then heard him speak coolly, “If he really were at the mercy of the company, how could he get top-level resources as soon as he debuted? Have you thought about that?”
Zhao Xi was also stunned for a moment.
When he had investigated Xia Wenyan before, he did find it a bit odd, but after he discovered that Xia Wenjue was the CEO of XJ Group, it didn’t seem strange anymore.
After all, the entertainment circle is all about who has more money, so it didn’t seem unreasonable that Xia Wenyan had good resources.
But Song Sinian’s recent remarks made Zhao Xi think again – without domestic film and television resources, all the money in the world wouldn’t make a difference.
Furthermore, Xia Wenyan was currently participating in this hugely popular talent variety show.
It looked like stopping Xia Wenyan from going to school was not going to happen, so…
His gaze shifted back to Song Sinian, and he tentatively asked, “Master, do you want to go watch the madam compete that day?”
“…”
Zhao Xi had thought that Song Sinian would agree without a second thought, but surprisingly, Song Sinian fell silent.
What was going on?
Could it be that their master was worried about Lu Zhaozhao attracting too much attention at school?
Or did he feel like he didn’t want to be seen with Xia Wenyan? Afraid that it would draw Lu Zhaozhao’s ire?
As Zhao Xi racked his brain thinking of all possibilities, Song Sinian finally spoke slowly.
“What do you think I should wear that day?”
“…”
Well, it turned out the joke was on him.
He pulled at the corner of his mouth, trying to make his expression look natural, “I think the master should ask the madam personally, after all, what the madam likes is best.”
“Mhm, that makes sense.”
“…”
Indeed, playing the madam card was almost always right.
Zhao Xi took a deep breath before continuing, “Master, this is the latest investigative report. Recently, the directors behind Xiao Jinglan seem to have quietly transferred part of their assets together, as if they’re gearing up for some big move.”
Previously, because of the poisoning incident Xiao Jinglan was involved in against Lu Zhaozhao, Song Sinian had ordered him to sift out everyone related to Xiao Jinglan from Song Group.
There was a noticeable movement in these people’s assets lately, indicating they might be up to something behind the scenes.
Song Sinian flipped through the contract in his hand, his gaze still indifferent, “Besides this, is there any other news?”
“Xiao Jinglan has been in frequent contact with the Lu Family recently, and Lu Dagui was hospitalized. She even visited him at the hospital.”
Zhao Xi briefly reported the situation at hand, then seemed to remember something, “Master, could they be intending to bid directly for the two highly sought-after mining veins?”
These shareholders, although insignificant individually, could be a force when banded together.
Song Sinian flipped through the documents in hand, his tone still unemotional, “The funds they’ve gathered aren’t even enough to bid for half of a mining vein.”
While the amount of money was substantial, it was a drop in the bucket compared to bidding for these two popular mining veins. Surely they wouldn’t be so foolish…