Read Novel Full Chapter 849: Scam Artists are Not Cute! (17)
Chapter 849: Scam Artists are Not Cute! (17)
Shi Sheng thought the senior would give up, but who knew he would be so determined to oppose her?
He insisted on dragging her into that so-called metaphysics club.
In the end, Shi Sheng simply stopped attending classes, and finally found some peace and quiet.
Last time, Yin Baobao failed to kidnap her, and lately, she seemed to have vanished without a trace.
Shi Sheng opened the web browser and skimmed through the recent news.
The Yin family seemed to have a scandal almost every week, making headlines constantly, but nothing significant enough to shake their foundations.
Ding——
HuaYu Annual Gala V: Hello, is this Chen Yan herself?
Shi Sheng was bewildered by the message popping up on her Weibo.
She clicked on the homepage and saw it was an official account.
First Divine Trickster V: ??
HuaYu Annual Gala V: We invite you to this year’s HuaYu Annual Gala. Since we don’t have your address, could you please provide it?
‘Oh my God!’
‘This is a world for the big shots. What would I(bbb), clueless as I am, even do there?’
‘I’d fail miserably at pretending to be impressive.’
‘Not going, not going, not going!’
Shi Sheng directly declined the official invitation, and the officials respectfully expressed their regret over her refusal.
However, Shi Sheng wasn’t going, but Xia Ling was.
Attending such an event, naturally, he needed a female companion.
Who in the circle would dare to accompany Xia Ling, someone known to turn hostile without warning?
Xia Ling had a terrible temper; it had been that way since his days in SHINE. He rarely mingled with women and attended events alone 98% of the time.
The remaining 1% were official arrangements, but after exchanging barely three sentences, he would turn hostile, completely disregarding any decorum.
Such a person invited trouble upon himself.
Another 1% were instances where the female companion refused to walk with him. Who would want to accompany a man ready to cause a scene under the spotlight?
Two years had passed, and this seemed to be Xia Ling’s first formal appearance at such an event.
When they saw Xia Ling enter with a cute, seemingly underage girl, everyone was curious to see what would happen.
But throughout the event, Xia Ling didn’t lose his temper. He even took special care of the girl.
“Who’s that? Xia Ling hasn’t flipped out since he walked in. How strange.”
“Isn’t there a rumor online about Xia Ling having a CP? That’s Chen Yan, the one who caused quite a stir before.”
“Chen Yan… I know her. She wrote the lyrics for《Southbound》. A very talented lyricist, but she looks so young. Is she even an adult?”
“Strange, why doesn’t she write songs for Xia Ling?”
None of Xia Ling’s current songs were written by her.
Interestingly, Xia Ling’s few original songs were extremely popular.
Of course, only his songs were popular, not him. The haters still abounded.
Everyone expected Xia Ling to lose his temper, but from start to finish, he was uncharacteristically calm, causing no trouble.
An untroublesome Xia Ling was troubling.
After the awards ceremony, there was a banquet.
“Xia Ling, welcome back.” A young man with a female companion approached, smiling.
Xia Ling glanced at him, delivering his signature cold smile. “Not necessary.”
“Xia Ling, the past is long gone. Still holding a grudge? We worked together for so long, we’re in the same circle. Why be so petty?”
Xia Ling’s gaze grew colder by the second.
The man paused, then smiled, looking at Shi Sheng beside him, “This young lady must be Chen Yan?”
Xia Ling pulled Shi Sheng behind him. “Cui Liangye, don’t think I’m the Xia Ling from two years ago. I dare you to try messing with my people!”
Cui Liangye laughed heartily. “Just saying hello, Xia Ling, no need to be so tense.”
“Not necessary.”
Cui Liangye shrugged with a hint of helplessness. “Alright then, little lady, see you next time.”
Shi Sheng poked her head out from behind Xia Ling. “I see darkness on your forehead, a sign of impending bloodshed!”
Xia Ling: “…” ‘Why does she always say this to everyone she meets?’
“The little lady sure likes to joke.” Cui Liangye chuckled good-naturedly, then turned to Xia Ling and said, “Xia Ling, you better keep her in check. Offending people in this circle isn’t easy to deal with.”
“Whatever she says, I take responsibility for. No need for your reminders.”
“Fine, just consider me too meddling.” Cui Liangye left with his female companion.
Cui Liangye was the third member of SHINE.
Although Xia Ling wasn’t popular, his good looks and numerous haters kept him in the spotlight.
Cui Liangye was different. He wasn’t as handsome as Xia Ling, and his singing skills didn’t match An Chen’s. In the group, he was somewhat like background scenery.
After the group disbanded, he rarely appeared in the public eye.
Shi Sheng glanced at Xia Ling’s expression, which didn’t look good, showing signs of anger.
It seemed Xia Ling still minded the reasons behind SHINE’s disbandment.
However, this was never reported online. The group just inexplicably disbanded, and later, with An Chen becoming immensely popular, no one cared about the reasons behind the breakup.
It was only known that Xia Ling’s hindrance was why An Chen took so long to rise.
Xia Ling held Shi Sheng’s hand, gradually calming the agitation in his heart. “Let’s go.”
“Uncle hasn’t come yet.” Yu Sheng had said he would come and told them to wait for him.
“No need to wait.”
Xia Ling held Shi Sheng’s hand and walked out of the banquet hall. Just as they were about to exit, a series of gasps sounded behind them.
Through the glass at the door, Shi Sheng saw a blurry scene.
The next second, her eyes were covered by a pair of large hands.
Xia Ling pressed her head against his chest, “Don’t look, it’s dirty.”
Even though she only caught a glimpse, Shi Sheng knew what it was—someone had posted bedroom photos on the big screen.
Xia Ling took Shi Sheng away.
It wasn’t until they were outside the hall that he released her.
Just as they stood outside, Yu Sheng rushed over. Seeing them there, he hurriedly said to go home and then, with Assistant Feng, quickly entered the banquet hall.
Xia Ling took Shi Sheng home. By then, Shi Sheng had already seen on Weibo whose bedroom photos they were.
One of Yu Sheng’s artists.
The artist had just won an award, only to be exposed at that moment, caught in bed with a married wealthy woman.
This incident quickly became a hot topic.
Shi Sheng was engrossed in reading the news when a hand reached over and took her phone, “What’s so interesting? Don’t look at such useless news.”
Shi Sheng asked, “Then what’s useful news?”
The latter snorted arrogantly. “Get out of the car.”
Shi Sheng glanced outside. “This isn’t home… Bang!”
‘What the hell!’
‘My idiot is so impressive!’
Xia Ling waited outside the car for Shi Sheng, and when she didn’t get out for a long time, he directly opened the car door and, without a word, carried her out.
“If you wanted me to carry you, just say so. I wouldn’t refuse.”
‘Aiyo, this retard.’
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