The Host is Clearly A Scumbag (Quick Travel)

"Are you tired?"

In the hotel room, Shen Tinglan gently pressed a warm towel against Mingting's right hand with concern.

Mingting had been drawing too much recently, and a layer of calluses had formed on the first knuckle of his middle finger.

His hands had been overworked for so long that even now, as he picked at his food, his fingers trembled uncontrollably. In the end, Shen Tinglan had to feed him with a spoon.

"Exhausted…" Mingting closed his eyes and rested his head on Shen Tinglan's lap, "But I am very happy!"

"For a long time, I didn't know what I should do with myself. My family has everything, and I could've lazed around, eating, drinking, and playing my whole life without a care. But now, I have found what I want to do."

"I love drawing. I love design. When I watch movies, I keep thinking… Why are all the world-class design awards and the best costume design in those international film awards always won by foreigners?!"

"We're all human beings, and we're the ones with five thousand years of history, the longest unbroken civilization in the world. So why can't we do it?"

Mingting opened his eyes, and his dark brown eyes were shimmering with starlight.

"Tinglan, I want to be the one to change that. I know I can do it. I will definitely succeed!"

Even though Mingting had dark circles under his eyes and a tired look in his eyes, these still couldn't hide the ambition in his eyes.

"I believe in you." Shen Tinglan lowered her head and pressed her warm lips on Mingting's forehead, "But right now, our future grand designer needs to rest."

Shen Tinglan gently combed Mingting's hair with her fingers as she watched him. She felt this man was utterly captivating when he spoke of his dreams.

The road ahead wouldn't be easy, but a voice in Shen Tinglan's heart told her that Mingting will succeed.

"Go to sleep! I'll stay with you."

By the time Mingting woke up, Shen Tinglan was curled beside him and dozed lightly.

Her eyebrows were long and thick, her nose bridge high and straight, her lips full and rosy. She must have been dreaming of something, because Shen Tinglan's brows were slightly furrowed, forming a small crease between them.

Just moments ago, she had been telling him not to stress too much, but here she was… a woman carrying the weight of the Zhengheng Group on her shoulders, is also facing pressures just as immense.

Mingting reached out and pulled Shen Tinglan into his arms. His large hand gently stroked her back as he hummed a soft lullaby.

Sure enough, within moments, the tension in her brow eased, and she sank into a deep sleep.

Shen Tinglan slept until 5 PM. When she woke up, Mingting was already seated at the desk, sketching and writing with his pen.

They were both adults with demanding careers. After Shen Tinglan accompanied Mingting for dinner, she hurried back to the company.

With Mingting sequestered on set, the video series of the 'Ordinary Little Artist' was temporarily suspended.

To Shi Yunyun, this was good news.

She thought that the other party must have been inexperienced at the beginning and released all their design drawings at once. Now that they had run out of ideas, they were now forced to pause.

She also pretended to be a fan, chatted with the Ordinary Little Artist privately, and dropped some veiled remarks to test him. However, the other party never replied.

This only reinforced Shi Yunyun's belief that he was hiding in shame.

Therefore, she grew even bolder in copying the Ordinary Little Artist's work. She even copied it directly without making many changes to the jewelry.

Shi Yunyun has been very busy recently. While preparing for her own marriage, she had to complete the promised design drafts on the agreed time.

In her previous livestream, Shi Yunyun and Xiao Yu established the persona of a loving couple and announced their marriage. Now, just the sheer logistics of organizing the ceremony had her overwhelmed.

A girl only gets married once in her life, so how can Shi Yunyun be so casual about it?!

Originally, Xiao Yu advised her that the wedding ceremony should not be too complicated, but Prince Sahara's steward asked Father Xiao in person:

"I heard that your company is in financial trouble. Do you have no money to hold a wedding? Does the Designer Shi want to terminate her contract? We could always switch to another company to cooperate with, as long as we have the Designer Shi! Or better yet, why don't we invest directly and set up a company for her? Our Prince has no shortage of funds!"

Because of that single comment, Father Xiao decided that the wedding must be a grand one.

During this period, Father Xiao and the steward had gotten along like old friends, and they're almost sworn brothers from foreign countries.

From the steward, Father Xiao learned that the Prince Sahara was fabulously wealthy. His family had oil, and his sports car was inlaid with diamonds and gold.

Father Xiao had even video-called the Prince, who kept a pet cougar like it was no big deal.

Since Prince Sahara admired valued Shi Yunyun's design talent this highly, what did it matter if they spent a lot of money to bring this golden goose into the Xiao Family?!

What's more, not long ago, they had flown to Hong Kong for a DNA test, and the child was indeed Xiao Yu's.

With that, the last knot in Xiao Yu's heart was untied.

Who wouldn't love a daughter-in-law carrying the golden heir, talented in her own right, and capable of attracting clients like an UAE's prince?

With Shi Yunyun as the bridge, the Xiao Family could hitch a ride on the Prince Sahara's coattails, potentially even meeting more Middle Eastern royalty through him.

At that time, their business could grow bigger and bigger...

Just thinking about it made Father Xiao laugh in his sleep.

He repeatedly told Mother Xiao and Xiao Yu that Shi Yunyun was a fortune-bringing, husband-prospering treasure.

Especially after hearing how the prince's daughter liked Shi Yunyun's design draft very much. They often video-chatted happily, with the princess even promising to introduce her to other high-society friends, so Father Xiao was overjoyed.

Those UAE's princes and princesses were all swimming in oil money!

This was the Xiao Family's stroke of luck. Since such an opportunity handed to them, of course they'd cling to it for dear life!

When the contract was signed, the two parties agreed that Shi Yunyun would come up with the design drawings, while the Xiao Family would handle the jewelry production.

Even though the Xiao Corporation is facing financial problems and is currently strapped for cash, both Father Xiao and Xiao Yu spared no expense when purchasing gems.

On one hand, the client is not short of money and they don't have to worry about not making money. On the other hand, this was a chance to showcase the Xiao Corporation's strength to Prince Sahara.

Just like the steward said, 'Your circle defines your horizons.'

The rich only play with the rich! How could some pauper befit the Prince's friendship?

In order to reach Prince Sahara's standards, whether buying pearls, emeralds, tourmalines, or cat's eyes, Xiao Yu went for only the most exquisite.

For one particular yellow diamond, Father Xiao even mortgaged the company shares to secure a massive loan.

Originally, the Ordinary Little Artist's design draft didn't require such opulent gems.

But when Shi Yunyun was video chatting with the prince's daughter, the little girl said that she liked dazzling jewels the most, and she would feel ashamed if she couldn't outshine everyone at her coming-of-age ball.

Shi Yunyun understood this kind of comparison between wealthy royal family members.

So, in order to please the other party, she even deliberately incorporated exceptionally lavish pieces in the designs.

Father Xiao and Xiao Yu agreed with Shi Yunyun's approach. The clients are the top priority. As long as it is expensive, everything will be arranged.