Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Boss Wang was still slowly drinking tea.
He typed slowly and sent a message.
He even told the little assistant to entertain the Great God.
The little assistant held his phone in a daze. Like most people, he was Yan Xi’s fan.
He was also familiar with Yan Xi’s history. From Yan Xi’s debut, it was his first single that shot him to popularity on the Internet.
Then, he had been scouted to participate in a draft selection. Ever since his debut, one name was bound to him—
The God-level arranger that was a ghost in the industry, Jiang Shanyi.
Even Yan Xi’s fans had tried finding out about this Jiang Shanyi. Countless musicians wanted to dig into this by bribing Yan Xi’s staff members.
A paparazzi team had even followed Yan Xi for three consecutive months, investigating the people around him, but still failing to find Jiang Shanyi.
The other party was too mysterious to dig up.
Boss Wang just said…
This incredibly good-looking and young girl was the God-level arranger, Jiang Shanyi?!
No wonder the paparazzi couldn’t find anything. Even if she appeared in front of Yan Xi openly, no one would guess that she was Jiang Shanyi?! The assistant stood there, his mind blank.
Knock knock—
Another knock sounded outside, and then a waiter’s voice was heard.
The little assistant immediately returned to his senses. Before Yan Xi reacted, he opened the door a small slit, and then took the tray from the waiter.
A few desserts and cakes were on it.
The little assistant respectfully handed Qin Ran the coffee before heading back to Yan Xi’s side.
He was respectful as if Qin Ran was his father.
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“Great God, are you very busy lately?” Yan Xi stirred the coffee with a spoon and glanced at her.
Casually folding the tickets and stuffing them into her pocket, Qin Ran replied, “Somewhat.”
The little assistant stared as Qin Ran nonchalantly folded the tickets…
“No wonder.” Yan Xi glanced faintly at her, then continued blankly, “Do you remember the arrangement you owe me?”
Qin Ran just leaned back in her chair and rubbed her forehead. Military training had started since school reopened, and then she had to go to the training base. Yan Xi’s arrangement had kept being delayed.
“Two more days,” she replied after thinking for a while with an aching head.
Qin Ran wanted to go to the library. She only chatted a while with Yan Xi before leaving with her backpack.
After she left, the assistant stared in her direction intently. Then, he stammered and seemed to return to his senses. “Brother Yan, just- just now, she’s the Great God, Jiang Shanyi?”
He predicted that the entertainment industry would go crazy if they knew about this…
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In the evening.
When Cheng Juan came back from the medical laboratory, he saw Old Master Cheng sitting in the hall.
“Dad?” Cheng Juan changed his shoes at the door and unhurriedly asked, “What’s the matter?”
Old Master Cheng looked behind him with a smile.
Behind, Cheng Mu appeared with a wooden face. He hurriedly bowed when he saw Old Master Cheng. “Old Master.”
At the sight of Cheng Mu, Old Master Cheng kept his smile. His usually imposing expression reappeared, and his eyelids drooped as he simply nodded emotionlessly.
Cheng Mu was speechless.
Sitting down as usual on the sofa, Cheng Juan took the cup from Cheng Mu and slowly took a sip, then leaned back on the sofa with a tired expression.
“The Xu family is coming back from Continent M. They have already achieved results from the developing market there.” Old Master Cheng glanced at him.
Cheng Juan nodded. “Oh.”
“We have a family dinner in the evening, remember to come back.” Old Master Cheng felt suffocated by him and directly stood up.
The Cheng family held a family banquet every month. This time, it was mainly for the Xu family. If they really opened a market in Continent M, this would have a great impact on the other families, and also change Beijing’s layout.
…
At the Cheng family’s banquet.
The others arrived very early, while Cheng Wenru and Cheng Juan came on the dot.
Cheng Mu followed behind them.
The two seats to the left of Old Master Cheng were reserved for them.
Cheng Mu respectfully stood behind Cheng Juan.
At the sight of them, the other managers of the Cheng family frowned subconsciously.
“Everyone’s here, let’s eat first.” Old Master Cheng wore a Tang suit. He glanced at the people at the table, then picked up his chopsticks first.
“The eldest should know best about the Xu family’s affairs. He checked with Miss Ouyang last time,” the Cheng family’s hall master said.
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The other managers nodded. “That’s right…”
Everyone was discussing Cheng Raohan.
Sitting beside Cheng Juan, Cheng Wenru wasn’t concerned about Cheng Raohan’s matters. She picked up a piece of vegetable and whispered, “Ran Ran still didn’t come back with you?”
Cheng Juan just picked up his chopsticks, calmly lowered his head, and replied with a smile, “Has your company made up for the shortcomings today?”
Gritting her teeth, Cheng Wenru still laughed along and put a piece of meat into Cheng Juan’s bowl. “Come, brother, eat this. It’s your favorite.”
They conversed amongst themselves.
Opposite them, Cheng Raohan couldn’t help but sneer. “Third Bro, I heard that you brought back a girlfriend. Why didn’t you bring her back for us to see? Speaking of which, Second Sis, you’ve also been hanging out with Third Bro and his girlfriend recently. You’ve even forgotten about the cooperation with the Yunguang Consortium. I wonder how it is?”
Cheng Raohan had always been at odds with the other two siblings. Old Master Cheng glanced at him with an aching head. “Enough.”
Old Master Cheng obviously favored Cheng Wenru, but this didn’t bother Cheng Raohan. He picked up his wine glass and took a sip.
Standing behind Cheng Juan, Cheng Mu looked up expressionlessly. “Eldest Master, don’t you know?”
Cheng Raohan glanced up at him, surprised that he had spoken up. Like Cheng Juan, Cheng Mu was almost invisible in the Cheng family. “What?”
“The eldest lady has already signed an agreement with the Yunguang Consortium yesterday. She’s the first of the four major families to cooperate with the Yunguang Consortium.” Cheng Mu sounded a little simple-minded.
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But his words were like thunder to the people at the table.
Hearing this, even the usually calm Old Master Cheng couldn’t help being surprised. “Wenru, is that true?”
Putting down her chopsticks, Cheng Wenru lightly replied, “I just signed the agreement. I wanted the forces to stabilize before telling you.”
Cheng Raohan’s smile froze.
The big families in Beijing eyed the Yunguang Consortium covetously and no one dared to move easily. Cheng Raohan had also contacted the Yunguang Consortium before, but all news sent out had been completely silent, and he had received no response.
Didn’t Cheng Wenru encounter some problems in her company recently?
How did she successfully sign a contract with the Yunguang Consortium? How did she do it?!
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Cheng Raohan no longer had the mood to listen to her conversation with the managers. His head was about to explode, and he couldn’t think of how Cheng Wenru managed to sign the contract…
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While he was lost in thought, Cheng Wenru also glanced thoughtfully at Cheng Mu.
She found a chance to lean back to him, smiling with raised eyebrows. “Cheng Mu, how did you know I signed the agreement?”
She didn’t believe Qin Ran was such a talkative person.
Cheng Mu lowered his head. “… I guessed.”
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**
Qin Xiuchen parked the car by the school’s gate. Since it wasn’t convenient for him to get out, he sent Qin Ling his location.
Then, he turned on the Bluetooth headset.
A hoarse female voice said, “Film Emperor Qin, we found a piece of information.”
Putting his hands on the steering wheel, he noticed Qin Ling coming out of the school gate. His brows slightly relaxed, and he politely said, “I’ll let the finance department call you for the deposition later. Please send the information to my mailbox.”
The voice on the other end was still very hoarse. “Okay.”
Hanging up, he took off the headset and looked out.
Qin Ling glanced at the opposite side of the road. Having received Qin Xiuchen’s message, he knew the license plate number, the car’s color, and where Qin Xiuchen had parked, so he saw the car at a glance.
Then, he walked to Qin Xiuchen’s car with his backpack and opened the door for the co-pilot seat.
Instead of taking him to the hotel, Qin Xiuchen took him back to his apartment.
The apartment he lived in was home to many entertainers and was extremely private. Qin Xiuchen had nothing to hide and directly took Qin Ling in.
“Let’s go, I’ve already told your father that you’re staying with me tonight.” Qin Xiuchen gave him a pair of slippers at the entrance.
He took two steps forward and continued, “This is your room. There are computers and game consoles inside. You can play first while I cook.”
He heard from Butler Qin that this child was a little anti-social and liked to play games. Hence, he had spent a day getting people to organize the room and had bought a lot of out-of-print game consoles.
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He went to the kitchen to turn down the gas for the soup and to marinate the chicken wings.
Since Qin Ling’s room wasn’t closed, he glanced inside and saw him playing a game with headphones and a mouse. Beside him were game discs stacked up.
Grinning, he suddenly thought of something while standing at the door. He returned to his room, turned on the computer, and logged into his email.
This was the information on Qin Ling’s sister that he had asked to check today.
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