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Chapter 416: CEO Jun Was Scolded as an Old Antique for Giving Gifts

“Little ancestor, why did you only come out now? You didn’t cause trouble, did you?” Finally, An Rao arrived and the manager heaved a sigh of relief.

An Rao was beautiful and she did not listen to orders at all. She did things wantonly and caused countless scandals and troubles every day. The manager was afraid that she would be trending again because she “seduced” some Best Actor or director.

“What trouble? Xiao Li, let me tell you. If you talk about your artist like this again, your bonus for next month won’t be guaranteed.” An Rao flipped her long hair and her eyes darted around. She looked like a vixen who wanted to go to the roadside to seduce scholars.

“What are you holding?” Seeing An Rao looking at the name card, the manager asked curiously. Normally, the name card that was stuffed into An Rao’s hand was sent by people with ill intentions, so An Rao would stuff it into the trash can soon after.

“A pretty woman gave me a name card. Do you think she has a crush on me?” An Rao gently tapped the number on the name card. This was the first time a female celebrity from the entertainment industry had handed her a name card.

As for the other female celebrities, they could not wait to stab her with a knife. They would retreat when they saw her. She had never seen someone like Xia Wanyuan.

“Haha…” The manager thought to himself, You’re a public enemy of the women in the entertainment industry. Who would want to have a crush on you?

———

The familiar Phantom stopped quietly by the roadside. Xia Wanyuan had just sat in when Jun Shiling pulled her into his arms, scaring the chauffeur so much that he hurriedly closed the car door.

“You’re so beautiful today.” Jun Shiling hugged Xia Wanyuan tighter, his eyes burning.

Xia Wanyuan, who had red lips and snow-white skin, had a charm that he had never seen before.

“Wasn’t I pretty yesterday?” Xia Wanyuan laughed.

“You’re beautiful any day.” Jun Shiling kissed Xia Wanyuan on the lips.

He suddenly thought of something and his voice sank. “I’m the last person to see you like this.”

Jun Shiling suddenly regretted asking Mu Feng to be Xia Wanyuan’s stylist. Thinking that Mu Feng was the first person to see Xia Wanyuan like this, Jun Shiling’s heart ached.

The moment Xia Wanyuan heard Jun Shiling’s tone, she knew what he was thinking.

Xia Wanyuan leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. “You have this. Is that enough?”

Jun Shiling’s grip on her waist tightened. “Close your eyes.”

When she met Jun Shiling’s deep gaze, Xia Wanyuan’s face heated up. She blinked her fan-like eyelashes and closed her eyes.

The kiss she had expected did not come, but her face was a little furry.

“Madam, what are you looking forward to?” Jun Shiling’s smiling voice came from above. Xia Wanyuan knew that Jun Shiling was teasing her again.

Xia Wanyuan opened her eyes and met a pair of glass eyes that were as pure and clear as sapphire.

“Meow.” A snow-white ragdoll was being hugged by Jun Shiling. He rubbed his snow-white ears against Xia Wanyuan’s face.

“This is?” Xia Wanyuan sat up in Jun Shiling’s arms in surprise. The kitten seemed to be very close to Xia Wanyuan. Xia Wanyuan reached out and the kitten jumped into her arms.

“I saw the emoticon you sent me. I guessed you would like it, so I bought it.”

Other than contacting Xia Wanyuan, Jun Shiling, who had never used any social app, clearly did not know what emoticons meant.

“…” Xia Wanyuan stroked the kitten’s soft fur helplessly and recalled what Mu Feng had said about her being an old antique. “Jun Shiling, you old antique.”

Jun Shiling:???? It seems like I have to reduce Lin Jing’s bonus tomorrow. Didn’t he say that this cat would definitely make Xia Wanyuan happy? Why am I being despised instead?

“However, I like it very much. Thank you.” Xia Wanyuan smiled.

“Do you only like the cat?” Jun Shiling looked at the comfortable cat lying in Xia Wanyuan’s arms and felt sour.

“I like you too.”

Chapter 417: The Princess’ Handwriting Caused Suspicion

At that moment, the smile on Jun Shiling’s lips could not be suppressed anymore. He hugged the cat and person into his arms.

After a while, Jun Shiling stopped at the edge of losing control with great restraint. He panted heavily in Xia Wanyuan’s ear. “Every day, you don’t let me eat meat and even flirt with me.”

Xia Wanyuan’s ears were red. She pushed Jun Shiling with her hand. “Move, you’re pressing on the cat.”

The kitten, who was sandwiched between the two of them, looked at Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan. “Meow” Did you only think of me now?

Back at the manor,

Xiao Bao, who had never raised any animals since he was young, was extremely curious when he saw Xia Wanyuan return with a cat. He carefully poked the kitten’s furry head.

Wow, so soft!!

Xiao Bao’s eyes lit up. “Mommy, I want to carry it.”

Xia Wanyuan stuffed the cat into Xiao Bao’s hand. It was as warm as cotton candy. Xiao Bao didn’t even play Ultraman anymore. He hugged the cat and didn’t let go.

Xia Wanyuan was still dressed like she was at the award ceremony. She had red lips and ink-black hair, and she was wearing a long dress that looked like flames as she leaned on the sofa. Jun Shiling held a fruit plate and fed her watermelon mouthful by mouthful.

Xia Wanyuan had been watching Xiao Bao and the cat play, and she did not reject anything that was brought to her mouth. Caught off guard, she bit Jun Shiling’s finger that was holding the melon.

Jun Shiling was stunned too. His index finger was gently bitten by Xia Wanyuan’s teeth, and he felt a hint of pain wrapped in her warm mouth. Jun Shiling’s heart instantly fluttered.

Xia Wanyuan hurriedly relented. “I’m not eating anymore.”

“Mm.” Unexpectedly, Jun Shiling did not say anything and replied calmly. However, the heat in his eyes was so hot that Xia Wanyuan did not dare to look back.

————

After the award ceremony, the Weibo trending topic list was almost filled with all sorts of trending topics about the ceremony.

Unexpectedly, the trending topic of “Xia Wanyuan’s Best Supporting Actress Award” was not the most anticipated this time. After all, Xia Wanyuan’s performance in “The Long Ballad” was indeed remarkable, although some haters would pick on Xia Wanyuan’s acting skills.

However, with Xia Wanyuan’s work placed there, anyone with the ability to differentiate right from wrong could tell that it was indeed not a problem for Xia Wanyuan to win this award.

Amidst the hot searches of all the celebrities, “Xia Wanyuan” broke out of the encirclement and rushed into a position that could match a top-notch traffic like Yan Ci.

Knowing the characteristics of the netizens, all the marketing accounts reposted the picture of the Wind of the Galaxy

Xia Wanyuan, who had ink-black hair and red lips, stood in front of the flashing lights. She had a charming bearing, and her eyes had a cold arrogance. The entire photo was cold and arrogant to the extreme, and it also felt extremely sexy.

Xia Wanyuan’s video of the red carpet was reposted by many people.

[ Nuwa has already been kidnapped by me. I’ll hit her once with every like. ]

[ I’ll give you ten thousand likes for the person in front. Help me ask Nuwa why she’s so serious when she pinched Xia Wanyuan. Was she asleep when she pinched me? ]

[ She’s too beautiful, too beautiful. Who said that there are no beauties in the entertainment industry nowadays? I think Xia Wanyuan is really amazing. ]

[ All of you are looking at her face. Am I the only one who noticed that Xia Wanyuan’s words are beautiful? ]

The eyes of the netizens were very sharp. Some people noticed that Xia Wanyuan’s signature was very beautiful. Furthermore, it was not the fancy signature written by modern people, but a very beautiful running script with a structure.

Chapter 418: Yuan Wanxia? Xia Wanyuan?

Normally, netizens were stunned and often led by the nose by all kinds of marketing accounts, but in terms of gossip, the netizens were the current Sherlock Holmes.

Some netizens screenshotted Xia Wanyuan’s signature on the red carpet and went to specially compare it. They realized that Xia Wanyuan’s handwriting was especially similar to the handwriting on Yuan Wanxia’s works.

@ Foodie No. 1: “Wow, look. Does Xia Wanyuan’s signature look like Yuan Wanxia’s handwriting?”

The netizens compared the “Xia” word that Yuan Wanxia had signed with Xia Wanyuan’s signature. The two words could completely overlap.

[ It’s really the same. What’s going on? ]

[ Don’t you know that Yuan Wanxia is Xia Wanyuan’s fan? That master chased after Xia Wanyuan’s drama a while ago and even drew an illustration for her character in the drama. It’s especially beautiful. Look. jpg. ]

[ F*ck! Mrs. Immortal, this is too beautiful! ]

[ She’s a master of Chinese arts. The type that can sell a painting for ten million dollars? What Madam? Don’t call her so young. ]

[ It must be an autograph specially designed by Master Yuan Wanxia for Xia Wanyuan. The handwriting is the same. Why is Xia Wanyuan so lucky? Boohoo, boohoo, I also want Master Yuan Wanxia’s autograph. ]

The last comment triggered a heated discussion. The netizens agreed that Xia Wanyuan’s signature was designed by Yuan Wanxia.

After all, in everyone’s impression, Xia Wanyuan was a beautiful and young female celebrity in the entertainment industry, while Yuan Wanxia was a respected Chinese arts master who had thrown tens of millions of dollars into public service. No one would be stupid enough to think that they were the same person.

Of course, there were also netizens who realized that Yuan Wanxia’s name was Xia Wanyuan backwards.

The netizens discussed this matter. In the end, they concluded that Master Yuan Wanxia was probably really a fan of Xia Wanyuan. Even the footer name was synonymous with Xia Wanyuan.

No one knew that they had already missed the truth.

Xia Wanyuan had also seen the photo taken by the Wind of the Galaxy. She herself felt that it was quite beautiful, so she spent some time painting and posting it to Yuan Wanxia’s account.

After Xia Wanyuan’s photo was widely circulated, there were also many famous painters who drew many works overnight, but none of them were more stunning than real photos.

Because of this, Xia Wanyuan gained a nickname. “A woman who’s more beautiful than two-dimensions.”

However, the photo that Yuan Wanxia had posted had an extremely bright color and mixed light. In the darkness and light, Xia Wanyuan seemed to have walked out from the intersection of black and white, bringing with her an astonishing beauty.

[ I knew Yuan Wanxia must be Xia Wanyuan’s fan!! She drew too well!! I didn’t expect Master to chase celebrities too! He’s really too cute, hahahaha! ]

[ Thinking of a white-haired old man squatting in front of the live-stream with us and watching the red carpet makes me feel a little funny. Hahaha, too cute. ]

[ You’re already so old, yet you’re still chasing celebrities and young ladies. Master? Urgh, I think you’re an old pervert! ]

[ The person in front, are you SB? If you’re old, you deserve to die in bed, right? The master donated ten million public benefits and is noble and conscientious. Only maggots like you are thinking of those dirty things. ]

Because Yuan Wanxia had a good reputation, the discordant comments that jumped around in his comments were quickly suppressed by everyone.

Everyone was surprised and amused by the fact that Yuan Wanxia was Xia Wanyuan’s fan. However, most people could understand. After all, Yuan Wanxia had donated ten million dollars to build the forest. Everyone was extremely tolerant of him.

However, after the Qing University people learned of this, they had mixed feelings.

They had all seen Yuan Wanxia’s application form. It was clearly filled with Xia Wanyuan’s information.

Could it be that Yuan Wanxia had gone crazy from chasing celebrities and treated the seat of guest professor at Qing University as a joke?

The school’s impression of Yuan Wanxia decreased to negative points. The leader even specially greeted the person from the recruitment office. Yuan Wanxia did not respect the school at all. They shouldn’t recruit such a person.

When the news reached Professor Zhang, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He hurriedly called Xia Wanyuan.

“Little friend Xia, look at what happened. Why don’t you come to the school? After all, this matter of yours is really too strange. If the school doesn’t see it with their own eyes, they definitely won’t be able to give you this spot.”

“Okay, I’ll go over in the afternoon then.”

After hanging up the phone, Xia Wanyuan continued to film. Ever since she had given Yan Ci a hint the last time, Yan Ci rarely looked for her alone in the production team.

Yan Ci’s time was very tight. He had come over to help Fu Li in the first place. In order to accommodate his time, Li Heng tried his best to finish filming Yan Ci and Xia Wanyuan’s scenes first. Every day, he filmed their scenes tightly.

Yan Ci’s standards were high, and Xia Wanyuan’s acting skills were also very good. The two of them hardly needed any polishing or retake. 95% of the scenes were filmed in one take.

Li Heng had originally calculated a three-month filming period. Now, more than half a month had passed, yet the scenes of the two main characters were about to be filmed finished. After being a director for so many years, this was the first time Li Heng felt that directing was so easy.

It was also because of this that when Xia Wanyuan went to apply for leave from Li Heng, he approved it readily.

Out of habit, Xia Wanyuan told Jun Shiling on WeChat that she was going to the Qing University in the afternoon. Coincidentally, Jun Shiling also sent a message.

“Come out, I’m outside your production team.”

Xia Wanyuan switched off her phone and left the base. She saw a familiar car parked by the roadside.

Xia Wanyuan opened the car door. Jun Shiling was waiting for her with a watermelon in his hand.

“Aren’t you busy? Why are you here at this time?”

Xia Wanyuan sat in the car. The cold air in the car instantly washed away the heat on her body. She took a bite of the watermelon that Jun Shiling had brought to her mouth.

How sweet.

“I’m busy. I’ll go back after eating lunch with you.”

Of course, Jun Shiling was busy, but he still wanted to have lunch with Xia Wanyuan, so he brought the food and traveled through most of Beijing to the film studio.

“Eat it yourself.” Jun Shiling handed the watermelon to Xia Wanyuan. “I’ll pick fish bones for you.”

“Mm.” Xia Wanyuan took the watermelon and bit into it as she watched Jun Shiling roll up his sleeves and focus on picking fish for her.

Looking at Jun Shiling’s serious side profile, a smile appeared in Xia Wanyuan’s eyes. She seemed to like Jun Shiling a little more every day.

“Am I that good-looking?” Jun Shiling picked up the fishbone and asked with a smile.

“Mm, you are.” Xia Wanyuan nodded.

“Compared to your male lead, Yan Ci?” Jun Shiling asked inexplicably.

“You’re the best-looking one. Are you jealous? He’s just my colleague.”

“Hmph.” Jun Shiling snorted. “I think he’s a colleague who has an ulterior motive for you.”

It wasn’t as if he didn’t have a Weibo account. Don’t think that he didn’t see the leaked drama photos. He was too familiar with the way Yan Ci looked at her.

Chapter 419: Yuan Wanxia’s Shocking Appearance

Although Xia Wanyuan had never been in a relationship, she knew that since they were together, she had to give the other party a sense of security. In this aspect, Jun Shiling had done his best.

She could understand Jun Shiling’s jealousy. Xia Wanyuan smiled and leaned on Jun Shiling. “Even if others have thoughts, they don’t have a chance. CEO Jun, you’re so strict.”

After picking the fish bones, Jun Shiling freed himself and hugged her. He leaned closer and was greeted with the fragrance of a watermelon. “Is it just because I’m strict?”

“No, it’s because my heart is firm.” Xia Wanyuan smiled, her eyes as bright as diamonds.

“Then please be firm.” Pleased by Xia Wanyuan’s words, Jun Shiling lowered his head and kissed the two cloves of sweet fragrance that had the smell of watermelon.

“Alright, let’s eat.” They were at the edge of the cliff again. Jun Shiling barely pulled back his rationality. He was afraid that if he continued, he wouldn’t even be able to eat lunch.

“Mm.” Xia Wanyuan sat up from Jun Shiling’s arms and looked at the food in her bowl.

Xia Wanyuan had just finished a slice of watermelon and felt that her stomach was quite full. “It’s a little too much. I can’t finish so much.”

“It’s okay, I’ll eat it if I can’t finish it,” Jun Shiling replied very naturally.

Xia Wanyuan was suddenly a little touched. In her previous life, no matter how much her parents loved each other, they had never done this. This was because while her father was her husband, he was also the king of a country. He would never lower his status like this.

However, no matter how much power and wealth Jun Shiling had outside, he had always been like the most ordinary person in front of her, taking every little thing about her to heart.

“Hug ~” Xia Wanyuan suddenly became a little childish and reached out to Jun Shiling.

Seeing Xia Wanyuan acting like a child, Jun Shiling’s heart melted. He smiled and pulled her into his arms. “Let me feed you.”

With that, he scooped a mouthful of food with a spoon and brought it to Xia Wanyuan’s mouth. She opened her mouth and ate it.

When he wanted to feed her a second mouthful, he was stopped by Xia Wanyuan. Jun Shiling was so busy, so he must be hungry now. “Didn’t you not eat lunch either? I’ll do it myself.”

Seeing the heartache in Xia Wanyuan’s eyes, Jun Shiling was delighted. He kissed Xia Wanyuan’s eyes. “I like to feed you. I’ll eat later.”

Jun Shiling only ate lunch when Xia Wanyuan was full.

“What time are you going to Qing University? Let me send you there?”

“Half past two.”

Jun Shiling looked  at the time. There was a meeting in the afternoon. The meeting was at half-past three. It was just nice. He could send her over before returning to the company.

“Then I’ll send you there.”

Xia Wanyuan also wanted to spend more time with Jun Shiling, so she did not decline and agreed to Jun Shiling’s suggestion.

Jun Shiling had never felt that he would be a person who “never goes to court early”. However, after meeting Xia Wanyuan, he often had the thought of not wanting to go to work but accompanying her.

Time passed quickly as they carried on coquettishly. Even if Jun Shiling did not want to let go, the car had already arrived at the entrance of Qing University.

“Then I’ll go in.” Xia Wanyuan sat up from Jun Shiling’s arms.

“Okay, call me when it’s over. I’ll pick you up when I have time.”

“Okay.”

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It was midsummer. Xia Wanyuan was wearing a mask and holding an umbrella. Other than her extremely moving figure and attracting attention, no one realized that she was the celebrity, Xia Wanyuan.

When she arrived at the school leader’s office that Professor Zhang had mentioned, Xia Wanyuan knocked on the door.

“Please come in.”

Xia Wanyuan pushed open the door. Other than Professor Zhang, there were three other people in the office.

“Miss, who are you looking for?” Looking at this young woman who was dressed fashionably, the school leader was stunned.

Xia Wanyuan took off her mask and sunglasses.

“Hello, I’m Yuan Wanxia. I arranged to come for an interview with the school.”

Chapter 420: Drawing On the Spot to Prove Her Identity

Xia Wanyuan’s words were like a bolt of lightning that struck the office.

Other than Professor Zhang, the other three people had shocked expressions. They had seen all sorts of storms before, but facing such a young and beautiful lady, saying that she was Master Yuan Wanxia, they still felt that it was a fantasy.

“Hello, may I know your name?” The leader was a leader after all. The shock on his face quickly disappeared as if nothing had happened.

“Principal Yang, this is Master Yuan Wanxia, whom I strongly recommended to the school.” Professor Zhang stood up and introduced her.

The head of the Literature and Arts department stood up and looked at Xia Wanyuan in surprise.

“Old Zhang, are you sure this young lady is Yuan Wanxia?” Even though Principal Yang did not believe Xia Wanyuan, he believed Professor Zhang.

“I’m sure.” Professor Zhang swore.

Principal Yang forced a smile and reached out to Xia Wanyuan. “Then please sit.”

Xia Wanyuan sat at the guest table graciously.

The school leader still did not come back to his senses. He sat closer to take a look. Yuan Wanxia was too beautiful. Furthermore, from her age, she was not older than 25 years old. How could she be a master-level talent that the literary and art departments had just fought over?

“May I know your original name?”

“Xia Wanyuan.”

“It seems to coincide with the name of a female celebrity in the entertainment industry.” Principal Yang laughed, wanting to ease the awkward atmosphere in the office.

“I am that female celebrity.” Xia Wanyuan’s words lowered the atmosphere in the office to the freezing point.

“Oh, oh, oh?” Principal Yang was a little stunned.

He had never paid much attention to the entertainment industry. The reason he knew Xia Wanyuan’s name was because he had heard this name last night when his wife was educating his son that was chasing after stars.

His rebellious son was in his adolescence. He had bought a large pile of posters of Xia Wanyuan at home and was nagged by his mother every day.

Now that this female celebrity was sitting in front of him and even told him that she was the respected Chinese arts master, Yuan Wanxia, Principal Yang felt that this matter was unreal.

“It’s like this.” Principal Yang received the hint in the eyes of the two deans and coughed lightly. “To be honest, Miss Xia, you’re too young. Yuan Wanxia’s literary skills, calligraphy, and painting skills are quite profound. We have to confirm if you’re really Master Yuan Wanxia.”

“Of course.” Xia Wanyuan nodded.

“Okay, let’s go to the painting and calligraphy room in the building next door. There are all the tools there.”

With that, Principal Yang stood up and led them to the next building.

When they arrived at the painting room, there were all kinds of tools. “Miss Xia, do you mind if we watch here?”

“You can watch.” Xia Wanyuan put down her bag and walked to the table.

The ink on the table had been grinded and the Xuan paper had been spread out. Xia Wanyuan looked around and saw extremely beautiful lotus flowers blooming outside the window.

Picking up the brush, she dipped it in ink and dropped it on the paper.

The head of the art department widened his eyes. To draw without drafts or even concepts, either Xia Wanyuan did not know how to draw at all, or her foundation was extremely deep and she did not need these things.

Looking at Xia Wanyuan’s young and exquisite side profile, the art dean could not believe that she was the latter.