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Chapter 161: Master Yuan Wanxia

“Why should I show it to CEO Wang first?” In the original owner’s memory, CEO Wang was not a good character. Hence, Xia Wanyuan instinctively felt puzzled that he wanted to read the song first.

“No, tell me first. Did you really finish the melody??” Although Xia Wanyuan had indeed been refreshing his understanding of her recently, this matter was too unbelievable. “This is a new album. We can’t use your old songs.”

“I know. The six songs are brand new. I’ll edit them a little more and send them to you later.”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry. You can think about it more.” Chen Yun was a little flustered. He was worried that Xia Wanyuan would be too excited for her first album, so she directly dissed six songs in a day.

However, this quality had to be guaranteed. Chen Yun could only remind Xia Wanyuan tactfully.

After hanging up the phone, Xia Wanyuan made a few amendments and packed the documents and sent them to Chen Yun.

Chen Yun could not understand the group of musical symbols, so he forwarded the email to CEO Wang.

In the office of the Jun Corporation.

“Have you found out?” Jun Shiling’s voice sounded especially low in the deep office.

“The person did it very secretly, but we’ve checked the satellite data and found out that the person who delivered the tea has something to do with the Xuan family.” Lin Jing placed a few photos in front of Jun Shiling.

Jun Shiling recalled the last time he had met Xuan Sheng in the auditorium. It was because he had seen how passionate he was towards Xia Wanyuan that Jun Shiling could not help but walk forward.

Thinking of how Xia Wanyuan had known that the tea was from Xuan Sheng the moment she saw the painting yesterday, Jun Shiling instantly felt upset.

They clearly looked unfamiliar with each other at the hall that time. When did this start?

It was rare for Jun Shiling to be in a daze in the office for a while. It was only when Lin Jing came to remind him to go to the meeting that Jun Shiling pulled himself out of his chaotic thoughts.

“Redo.”

“There’s a problem with the report.”

“The proposal design is not good, redesign it.”

With a cold expression, Jun Shiling basically rejected all the proposals from the higher-ups.

Everyone trembled and could not help but curse in their hearts. Although there was indeed a problem with the things CEO Jun had pointed out, CEO Jun seemed to be too strict today. He could even tell that the investment department’s punctuation was wrong. His eyesight was simply amazing.

Under Jun Shiling’s pressure, the higher-ups once again experienced what it meant to be hot and cold. However, no matter how difficult it was, they had to endure it. After all, the Jun Corporation’s salary was two or three times that of other companies on the market.

Recently, in the world of Chinese arts that most people had not noticed, a new star had risen.

The reason they had first come into contact with this painter named “Yuan Wanxia” was because of a peach blossom painting brought by Professor Zhang from the Qing University Arts Academy.

The long-lost boneless art was vividly reflected in this painting.

Over the years, according to the ancient books, many people had tried to recreate this painting method, but there were no restrictions on boneless painting. It was very easy to make the entire painting look soft and weak.

However, this painter called Yuan Wanxia could use the tip of the brush as the tendons and the strokes as the bones, forcefully creating a boneless painting with unique vigor and bones.

Everyone searched for a long time but could not find this master called Yuan Wanxia in the painting industry.

From the painter’s strokes, everyone determined that he should be a master of Chinese arts who had been in seclusion for a long time.

In an instant, this Master Yuan Wanxia, who was called “the legacy of the sea”, gradually became famous in the world of painting and calligraphy.

Chapter 162: Sending Long Critics

In fact, over the years, there had been a bad habit in the domestic painting industry.

The idea that rare things were valuable had been popular since ancient times. Hence, some speculators in the painting world used people’s curiosity about mysterious things to package themselves as a unique master. They actually obtained a lot of support.

Hence, when the name Yuan Wanxia became more and more famous in the world of calligraphy and painting, it attracted the disgust of many people. After all, only some people from the Painter Association had really seen paintings up close. Other people had only heard of it.

Many people believed that this so-called master was probably packaged.

The most famous auction house in the country was Li Xin Auction House. In the most recent auction, a painting of a cold plum blossom from Yuan Wanxia was bought by a mysterious buyer for a million dollars.

Actually, a million dollars was really not necessary for discussion in a painting and calligraphy market that could easily reach hundreds of millions.

To be honest, in the world of painting and calligraphy, a painting worth a million dollars was not even qualified to be considered as a beginner price.

However, at that time, Yuan Wanxia’s painting was auctioned at the same time as one from a slightly famous painter, Qian Yan.

Qian Yan’s painting was average, but he was experienced and had a small reputation in the world of painting and calligraphy.

Coincidentally, Qian Yan had sent a plum blossom painting to the auction house back then, and the final transaction price of his work was 600,000.

If it were anyone else, it would be fine. The key was that Yuan Wanxia was an unorthodox person who had appeared out of nowhere. She did not even have a reputation in the domestic painting and calligraphy world.

Qian Yan was a rather petty person to begin with. After the auction ended, his colleagues in the painting world would sometimes mention his and Yuan Wanxia’s plum blossom painting. This made him feel that his name had been humiliated by Yuan Wanxia.

In order to avoid arousing suspicion, when Professor Zhang sent the ink plaque to the Painter Association, he announced that he had obtained the painting from the street market.

How could Qian Yan allow an unknown painter to ride on his head? Furthermore, after confirming that Professor Zhang had nothing to do with this so-called Yuan Wanxia, Qian Yan posted a long article.

The article did not directly attack Yuan Wanxia. Instead, he stood at a very high angle and started from the chaos in the painting and calligraphy market. He criticized the false elevation of the painting and calligraphy market and momentarily attracted the support of some people.

Qian Yan was somewhat famous in the world of painting and calligraphy, but on the Internet, he was actually similar to ordinary people. Normally, there was not much attention when he posted on Weibo. After his long text was posted, the number of views did not exceed five thousand.

However, this long text that was buried in the miscellaneous information on the Internet was like a fuse. Just a spark would cause a huge wave to explode.

Seeing that the email had been sent for two days and the company had not replied, Chen Yun could not help but call CEO Wang. Who would have thought that CEO Wang would repeatedly reject him? In the end, he said that the lyrics and songs were not done well and would not be released for the album.

“Wanyuan, don’t be discouraged. The time you spent composing the lyrics and melody was indeed a little rushed. Make some adjustments. I’ll discuss it with the company in two days.” Chen Yun actually felt that Xia Wanyuan’s six songs a day was too scary. Perhaps it was just that the quantity was not guaranteed.

“No need. He won’t let me release it.” Xia Wanyuan’s red lips parted slightly, and her eyes were filled with understanding.

Chapter 163: Another Alone Time

“Huh? What do you mean?” Chen Yun was a little puzzled.

“Can you contact other record companies yourself?”

“I can, but according to the company’s rules, this is against the rules.” Chen Yun was a little troubled.

“It’s nothing. Go and find a studio. Don’t worry about the rest.”

The current Chen Yun still trusted Xia Wanyuan very much. Since Xia Wanyuan had said so, Chen Yun agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Jun Shiling returned to the manor.

“Do you have anything on tomorrow?” Jun Shiling changed his shoes and walked over to Xia Wanyuan.

“No. Why?”

Jun Shiling raised his arm and looked at his watch. There was still time. “Grandpa missed Jun Yin. Jun Yin won’t be returning to the manor this weekend. I’m going on a trip to the south. You can come with me.”

“South?” Xia Wanyuan’s eyes lit up. Ever since she was reborn into the modern world, her activities had always been within Beijing. The production team filming “The Long Ballad” was also in the south, but the production team’s filming density was especially high, and they had always been in the film studio complex, so they had no chance of going out.

Seeing the light in Xia Wanyuan’s eyes, a smile flashed across Jun Shiling’s eyes. “Pack up. We’ll go now.”

“Alright.”

Xia Wanyuan happily got up and went upstairs to pack up some things.

At the entrance of the courtyard in the capital city, Xiao Bao was looking at the courtyard house in front of him with a confused expression.

Didn’t I just sleep in the car for a while? Why did I wake up at Great-grandfather’s place?

“Uncle Lin, why didn’t you send me back to the manor?” Xiao Bao asked Lin Jing with his eyes wide open.

“Young Master and Madam are especially busy this weekend. Young Master was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to take good care of you. In addition, Old Master has not seen you for a week and missed you very much, so Young Master asked me to send you over.”

Lin Jing squatted on the ground and looked into Xiao Bao’s pure and clear big eyes. Thinking of the private plane that Jun Shiling had arranged for him to fly straight to Wuyishan, he suddenly felt a little guilty.

“Okay, Daddy and Mommy have worked hard.” Xiao Bao nodded obediently. “Bye, Uncle Lin.”

Then, Xiao Bao skipped in to look for the old man.

At that moment, on the plane flying to Wuyishan, the lights in the cabin were switched off. In the darkness, under the moonlight outside the window, one could barely see Xia Wanyuan sitting by the window and Jun Shiling sitting beside her.

At that moment, the plane was gradually distancing itself from Beijing. Sitting on the plane, one could see the bright lights of Beijing. When the plane gradually rose into the sky and flew into the clouds, one could see the stars when their eyes gradually adapted to the darkness.

In the distant night sky and the stars that filled the sky, it was the easiest to arouse one’s emotions. Jun Shiling watched as the emotions on Xia Wanyuan gradually became sorrowful. His deep gaze looked at the side of Xia Wanyuan’s face, and it was unknown what he was thinking.

Xia Wanyuan looked out of the window quietly. Jun Shiling looked at her quietly. Gradually, the plane was halfway through the journey and it was raining in the sky above the city.

The sky was just filled with stars a moment ago, but now, he could see the rolling thunder in the clouds outside the window.

Suddenly, there was a strong gust of wind. The plane shook violently, and Xia Wanyuan fell forward uncontrollably.

This was Jun Shiling’s private plane. Hence, the two of them were not sitting in the seats of an ordinary plane, but on a very comfortable sofa.

Xia Wanyuan was about to fall to the ground.

A pair of warm hands wrapped around her waist and helped her up.

Borrowing the momentum of the plane’s side swing, Xia Wanyuan fell back into Jun Shiling’s arms.

The weather now was no longer like when Xia Wanyuan had just arrived at the manor. Back then, Xia Wanyuan was still wearing a windbreaker sweater.

It was already early May and it was almost summer. Xia Wanyuan only wore a thin chiffon shirt.

Jun Shiling felt a ball of warmth in his arms. The heat from Xia Wanyuan’s body spread over him, and her curves were pressed against Jun Shiling’s body without any reservations.

Jun Shiling’s throat tightened as he sent Xia Wanyuan out slightly, not wanting her to notice his reaction.

The plane quickly passed through the city and returned to normal.

Before Xia Wanyuan could get up, Jun Shiling had already let go of her.

After a while, Xia Wanyuan saw all the starlight that she should have seen. Jun Shiling switched on the lights, his expression calm. However, the trace of redness on his earlobe betrayed his agitation.

It was already eleven o’clock when they arrived at the hotel after nearly three hours of flight.

Perhaps because she felt very assured by Jun Shiling’s side, Xia Wanyuan had already fallen asleep in the car going to the hotel.

The general manager of Junli Hotel waited nervously at the door for the legendary ultimate boss. Finally, during the 108th look, a car slowly drove over in the dark.

“Hello, President Jun.” The general manager bowed his head respectfully.

“Okay, lead the way,” Jun Shiling said in a low voice. Only then did the general manager look up.

Then, to his surprise, he realized that there was a woman lying in Jun Shiling’s arms.

This woman’s face was buried in Jun Shiling’s arms and could not be seen clearly, but from the small side of her face, one could tell that she was outstanding.

It was only when Jun Shiling’s cold gaze swept over that the general manager realized that he had crossed the line. He hurriedly lowered his head and respectfully led Jun Shiling to his residence.

When they arrived at the presidential suite, Jun Shiling gently placed Xia Wanyuan on the bed, helped her remove her shoes, covered her with the blanket, and turned to leave.

Halfway through, he suddenly thought of something. He went to the sofa and took a bolster back. He stuffed it into Xia Wanyuan’s arms and covered himself with the blanket again.

Even if Xia Wanyuan wanted to let him sleep with her tonight, he didn’t dare to sleep here anymore.

The self-control that the person in charge of the Jun family had always been proud of was nothing in front of Xia Wanyuan.

The next day, at six o’clock in the morning, Jun Shiling knocked on Xia Wanyuan’s door.

“Why are you so early?” Xia Wanyuan yawned. She had not slept well.

“There’s a sunrise on the mountain. Wash up and let’s go take a look.”

“Okay.” Hearing Jun Shiling’s words, Xia Wanyuan pulled herself together and quickly washed up. In order to save time, she had eaten breakfast in the car.

Junli Hotel was built on Wuyishan, so it didn’t take long for the car to reach the highest Tianyou Peak.

After getting out of the car, Xia Wanyuan’s face was illuminated by the morning sun.

There was a lot of fog in the mountain. At this moment, as far as the eye could see, the morning sun climbed up inch by inch from the back of the mountain and scattered the sunlight on the ground. The sea of clouds in the mountains churned and surged magnificently.

When the morning sun rose, the clouds gradually dissipated. Not far away, one could see a tea field surrounded by clouds.

“That tea house is for Da Hong Pao,” Jun Shiling suddenly said.

“Huh?” Seeing that Jun Shiling stopped midway, Xia Wanyuan could not help but turn around and ask.

“It produces the world’s top tea.” Jun Shiling paused. “This tea house is mine.”

Chapter 164: The Princess’ Young Ambitions

“Yes, yes. I know you’re the richest man.”

Hearing Jun Shiling’s words, Xia Wanyuan nodded.

Seeing that Xia Wanyuan did not understand his hint, Jun Shiling added, “If you want to drink tea in the future, you can send it directly from here to Beijing.”

“Sure.” Xia Wanyuan was delighted.

She did not even care about that jar of Snowing in the Wind, so she naturally did not recall that jar of tea.

At this moment, the sun had already risen completely. In the distant tea field, there were already tea farmers picking the tea leaves.

The person in charge of the tea house suddenly received the news and rushed over to welcome Jun Shiling.

“It’s time to pick new tea. Let’s try it,” Jun Shiling suggested and Xia Wanyuan nodded.

Taoism was popular on Wuyishan. The teahouse was hidden in the clouds. From the outside, it looked a little like a Taoist temple and had a hint of immortal aura.

The in-charge brought Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan around a few limestone roads. When the day was about to crack, a waterfall hung in the mountains. It was as silver as a sword and as colorful as pearls.

Since ancient times, the Chinese had pursued an artistic mood. Other than the quality of tea, tea tasting was also the spiritual elegance of this space.

The tea house was built beside the mountain. In the distance, there was a hundred foot waterfall. In front of the door, there was a mountain spring winding around. The entire tea house was made of green bamboo. When placed in it, it emitted a faint bamboo fragrance.

The person in charge took out the top-notch Da Hong Pao, which he had just plucked, and soaked it in the natural mountain spring of Wuyishan.

Xia Wanyuan picked it up and took a sip. Compared to the old tea, the new tea was less mellow, but it had a freshness to it, as if she had drunk a mouthful of the poetry of early summer.

The turmoil in the company and the turmoil in the entertainment industry over the past few days seemed to have disappeared in a single sip of tea.

There was silence in the house for a moment. The two of them sat on a bamboo stool by the window and drank tea while looking out the window at the deep clouds and fog.

One of the main reasons Xia Wanyuan liked to spend time with Jun Shiling was that Jun Shiling was a person who knew his limits. Just like now, when she was quietly thinking about things, Jun Shiling would sit silently by the side, making her feel very relaxed.

After learning the name of the mountain from Jun Shiling, Xia Wanyuan didn’t have much of an understanding of the Chinese territory a thousand years later, so she searched on the map.

“Is this place very close to the sea?” Xia Wanyuan suddenly asked.

The Xia Dynasty’s active territory was roughly in China’s current Shangan region. It was located inland, and a thousand years ago, without the current high-speed rail, Xia Wanyuan had never gone outside the Xia Dynasty’s territory.

However, when she was young, she had once seen a strange book in her father’s study. It recorded that there was a boundless body of water where beautiful scenery and strange objects were completely different from the land.

Xia Wanyuan pestered her father and asked many questions. After learning that the beautiful pearl corals were mined from that mysterious water, Xia Wanyuan was very much looking forward to this mysterious sea.

At that time, the Xia Emperor had also promised Xia Wanyuan that he would take her to see the largest and most beautiful pearl in the sea on her tenth birthday.

Unfortunately, when she was ten years old, she only saw the largest and most popular sea of blood. Her father, who promised to take her to see the pearl coral, had left her forever.

Later on, chaotic times passed and the dynasty revived. She became the person in charge and had the most beautiful pearl coral in the country, but she had never seen the ocean she had dreamed of when she was young.

“It’s a little far,” Jun Shiling put down his cup and replied. The nearest sea area was about 500 kilometers from Wuyishan.

“Mm,” Xia Wanyuan replied. If it was so far away, then forget it.

Jun Shiling was originally looking at the waterfall outside the window. Unexpectedly, he turned around and glanced at Xia Wanyuan, catching a hint of regret in her eyes.

The phone rang. Jun Shiling glanced at Xia Wanyuan , then stood up and avoided her, which was rare of him. He took the phone and walked out the door.

After a while, Jun Shiling returned.

“The meeting that was supposed to be held tomorrow was delayed, so we can go back a day later. Since we’re already here, why don’t we go to the beach and take a look?”

“Really? Okay.” Xia Wanyuan’s eyes were bright, making Jun Shiling’s heart itch.

“Let’s go. There’s a helicopter outside to pick us up.”

In the Beijing Mansion,

“Good child, what did your father say to you?” The old master asked as he hugged Xiao Bao on his lap.

“Daddy said that he and Mommy went to work in Fujian and asked me to accompany great-grandfather obediently,” Xiao Bao replied softly. “Great-grandfather, Daddy and Mommy work so hard. They still have to work during the holidays.”

The old master thought for a while. What other business did Fujian have other than the tea manor? Jun Shiling did not have to do the work there himself. After thinking for a while, an understanding smile suddenly appeared in the old master’s eyes.

“Your parents are busy, so stay here and accompany me.” Old Master stroked his great-grandson’s soft hair. “My good boy, do you want a younger brother or sister?”

“Am I going to have a sister??” Xiao Bao looked at the old man with sparkling eyes. He wanted a sister who was as beautiful as a sheep!

“Haha, maybe we’ll have one soon.” The old man laughed and played with Xiao Bao.

Although it was a little far, it was fortunate that there was a helicopter that could take the shortest route. After about two hours, the helicopter stopped by the coast.

When the person in charge of the local resort received the news, he cleared the area early and left the entire sea area to Jun Shiling.

As soon as she alighted the helicopter, a moist sea breeze blew over. Xia Wanyuan looked up and saw a scene even more dazzling than what she had seen on television.

The endless blue sea was constantly rolling with waves that rushed to the beach. In the blue sky, large white clouds were piled together like a huge cotton candy mountain, white and soft.

On the golden beach, green tropical trees stood. The breeze seemed to carry a bright aura.

Xia Wanyuan walked towards the beach. She was originally wearing high heels, but the moment she reached the beach, her heels sank in. Xia Wanyuan took off her shoes and stepped barefoot on the soft sand, feeling the exquisite sand pass through her toes.

Lunch was under a coconut tree. A tablecloth was spread over the table, and the two of them sat around and ate.

Eating in the wilderness was a very common thing for Xia Wanyuan, who was used to marching and fighting, but it was the first time for Jun Shiling.

After lunch, Xia Wanyuan picked up shells by the sea and played with the sand.

Having lived for two lifetimes, this was the first time Xia Wanyuan had seen the sea, so she found it very novel.

Jun Shiling sat on a leisure chair not far away. Jun Shiling could not leave the Jun Corporation. He had already delayed a lot of things the past two days, so Jun Shiling could only guide his work in the form of a video conference.

However, everyone clearly realized that during CEO Jun’s meeting today, his eyes would unconsciously drift outside, as if he kept looking at something.

Chapter 165: Cough, Cough He Carried Her

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

In Jun Shiling’s eyes currently…

On the golden beach, the blue sea connected to the sky. The beautiful Xia Wanyuan was barefooted, looking down at the beach for shells. The sea breeze lifted the hem of her dress, making her look as beautiful as a butterfly flying.

Jun Shiling, who was supposed to be in a meeting, looked up and froze.

In the video conference room, everyone saw that Jun Shiling was silent and his gaze was outside the camera, so they waited quietly for CEO Jun to come back to his senses.

“CEO Jun, are you frozen? I see that you haven’t moved. You need to take a look at this item again.”

Chief Liu of the Wind Control Department was an extremely capable and direct man.

Seeing that Jun Shiling was silent, he called out to him in the meeting room.

The others in the meeting room hurriedly looked as if it had nothing to do with them, but they were cursing in their hearts.

Brother, can’t you tell?!! The blue sky, white clouds, beach waves, one look at this background and I can tell that CEO Jun went out on a date! His eyes are about to overflow with love. One look and I know who he’s looking at. We don’t have to spoil the scenery like this.

Unexpectedly, Jun Shiling, who had his thoughts snapped back by Minister Liu, did not criticize anyone. Instead, he discussed matters with everyone calmly.

The setting sun gradually sank to the sea level. The fiery red glow dyed the entire sea red. Jun Shiling’s meeting was about to end. He raised his head, stretched his neck, and looked at Xia Wanyuan, who was not far away.

Xia Wanyuan squatted on the beach as if she was building something. She had been building it here since Jun Shiling had looked at her an hour ago.

Jun Shiling closed his computer and walked over slowly.

Although the sand was easily dispersed, Xia Wanyuan had piled up the rough outline very real. Hence, Jun Shiling could tell at a glance that in front of Xia Wanyuan was a simple palace made of sand.

Looking at the ancient palace, Jun Shiling looked at Xia Wanyuan, who had a hint of sadness on her. His eyes were dark.

“The tide is about to rise. Let’s go back and rest. We’ll return to Beijing tomorrow morning,” Jun Shiling suddenly said after looking at Xia Wanyuan’s palace.

“Okay.” Xia Wanyuan stood up and looked around. Then, she realized something bad.

She was not wearing shoes, and the sun had already set. It was half dark. She looked around and could not find where she had placed her shoes in the afternoon.

Recalling the direction where she had just gotten off the helicopter, Xia Wanyuan was about to continue searching when Jun Shiling squatted down beside her.

“Come up.”

“I’ll look for it again. It should be over there.” Xia Wanyuan felt that it was a little strange to keep asking Jun Shiling to carry her.

“Come up. It’s late. Stop looking for it,” Jun Shiling repeated.

“Alright.” Xia Wanyuan was about to get on Jun Shiling’s back when she suddenly remembered something. “Wait a minute.”

Xia Wanyuan took a few steps forward and picked up a pile of shells from the beach. “I want to bring this back.”

However, Xia Wanyuan was wearing a dress today and had no pockets.

Jun Shiling glanced at Xia Wanyuan helplessly and pulled open his suit pocket. “Put it in.”

Hence, a custom-made suit that could buy an entire beach was reduced to a tool to store things.

Jun Shiling squatted down. After Xia Wanyuan lay down, he stood up and held her leg as they walked towards the hotel.

In the hazy night, the crisp sound of seashells clinking could be heard from the wind.