A beautiful summer night

The entertainment industry is the easiest place to attract trouble. You're exhausted from work, and after get off work you still have to be wary of paparazzi and stalker fans.

Xia Wanzhi didn't know what sasaeng fans were before, but after last night's experience, she realized how terrifying these extreme people can be.

"Is Jiang Baichuan's company really that bad? Their own artists are being followed and stalked by obsessive fans, and they don't even have any countermeasures?" Yun Li asked casually, picking at her newly done pink nail polish.

Hearing her involuntarily call out Jiang Baichuan, Xia Wanzhi smiled and continued, "What level of fame you are determines what kind of treatment you receive. This is common everywhere. Besides, Jiang Baichuan is very busy. I heard that the largest shareholder of that film and television company is his sister, not Jiang Baichuan."

"He...has an older sister?" Yun Li lowered her head, took a sip of water from her cup, her eyelids drooping slightly, and then glanced at Xia Wanzhi unintentionally.

Xia Wanzhi chuckled: "It's my cousin. I heard she has no parents and was raised by the Jiang family since she was little."

Yunli nodded repeatedly, "Oh, oh, oh."

“You’ve met him before.” Xia Wanzhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

Yunli was taken aback and quickly denied it: "How could that be!"

“Why not?” Xia Wanzhi caught the momentary tension in her eyes and smiled. “They were all there at the Rong family’s birthday banquet last time.”

Yunli doesn't have a good memory, and besides, she agreed to attend Xia Wanzhi's birthday party back then because she wanted to make things clear with Jiang Baichuan.

Before she could finish speaking, Liang Jing called her away.

"Oh dear, what have we been talking about?" Yun Li snapped out of her daze and coughed lightly to cover her embarrassment. "Were the stalker fans arrested? What happened to Qi Shi? This whole thing started because of him, so he should give you an explanation, right?"

Xia Wanzhi nodded: "You need to give me an explanation."

After speaking, she looked up and stared straight at Yunli with a smile.

Yunli felt intimidated by her gaze: "What are you doing..."

"I see you're quite interested, why don't you come with me tonight?" Xia Wanzhi's eyes clearly showed she was plotting something.

"I won't go," Yunli said, politely declining.

"I haven't said where I'm going yet."

"I'm not going anywhere," Yunli said, worried about being scammed.

Xia Wanzhi tempted, "President Xie said he would take me directly to Xingcan Entertainment to demand an explanation from Qi Shi's boss."

"Who is it? Jiang Baichuan's sister?" Yun Li unconsciously shifted her focus back to Jiang Baichuan.

"You'll find out when you get there," Xia Wanzhi said, keeping everyone in suspense.

Going to demand an explanation is bound to be a chaotic mess. Yunli loves to join in the fun, and with Xia Wanzhi's constant prompting, her mind has already begun to waver.

At 5:30 in the evening, Xia Wanzhi finished work on time, and Xie Qiyan arrived ten minutes early to wait for her.

As Zhu Zi tidied up her things, she couldn't help but glance at Xie Qiyan, who was gazing affectionately at Xia Wanzhi in the art studio through a glass window.

The CEO's tie is crooked?

It's obvious that this person is a beginner.

What kind of hands can tie a tie like that?

"Why are you here so early?" Xia Wanzhi came over after washing her hands from the art studio. "Are you going straight there?"

"You're here to pick up your girlfriend. It's getting late." Xie Qiyan casually pulled out a tissue to wipe Xia Wanzhi's hands. "It'll be done in half an hour, then I'll take you out for dinner."

"Where should we eat?" Xia Wanzhi was thinking of picking up Yunli to watch the fun, and didn't notice how intimate she and Xie Qiyan were.

Xie Qiyan squeezed her fingers: "Royal Kitchen, try it and see how delicious it is that you'll order takeout from here for more than a week."

Xia Wanzhi's lips twitched slightly: "So you had Qi Shi come over to cook for me?"

Xie Qiyan smiled, wiped his hands, and picked up her bag, hanging it on his shoulder: "I wanted to make it for you directly, but you were avoiding me every day back then."

Finally, he added, "But I won't hide anymore. I can do it for you every day from now on."

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

A sidelong glance revealed his tie was tied crookedly, and Xia Wanzhi felt her face flush again.

They played really well this morning.

He must have been talking nonsense.

"Your tie is crooked," Xia Wanzhi pointed.

I can't go out looking like this.

"It's okay, it's my girlfriend type, I like it." Xie Qiyan's voice was completely serious.

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

Bamboo, standing to the side, was completely overwhelmed by their public display of affection, thinking that these two could just get married on the spot, why bother pretending to be boyfriend and girlfriend?

"I'm leaving now. Be careful driving when you get back later," Xia Wanzhi told Zhu Zi before leaving.

Bamboo waved her hand dismissively: "Don't worry, just enjoy your date."

Xia Wanzhi hadn't really connected this dinner with Xie Qiyan to a date, and she was still a little confused even after getting into the car.

A date...

"What is Teacher Xia thinking about?" Xie Qiyan couldn't get her to listen, so he had to personally fasten her seatbelt.

"Teacher Xia wasn't thinking anything." Xia Wanzhi reflexively grabbed the seatbelt, her face flushing as she quickly turned her head to look out the window.

She was just thinking that dating can be a little nerve-wracking.

She had been busy all day and smelled strongly of oil paint. She was used to the smell, but it might be a bit pungent to others.

Xia Wanzhi scratched her hair and looked down to find that there was still some paint on the ends of her hair.

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

Destroy it.

The car drove into the central section of the road and stopped in front of Yunli Flower Shop. Xia Wanzhi got out of the car to help Yunli tidy up and close the shop. Five minutes later, the two best friends got into the back seat together.

Xie Qiyan in the driver's seat: "..."

In no time at all, his girlfriend's heart changed.

"How does Mr. Xie plan to settle accounts with someone?"

"Isn't Mr. Xie also liable for this debt?"

“My family members are all abroad. As someone who is practically part of my family, don’t I have the right to hold you accountable as well?”

Yunli is always polite to people, and Xia Wanzhi doesn't know why she suddenly became so hostile.

Xie Qiyan drove at a steady speed, answering each question methodically: "Qishi was harassed by obsessive fans, which indirectly implicated Wanzi. Ultimately, it's because Xingcan Entertainment failed to fulfill its responsibilities in protecting the safety of its artists and handling the matter in a timely manner. This is no small matter, and Xingcan Entertainment will not take it lightly. Miss Yun, you can rest assured that this matter will not end well."

"It was wrong of me to hire someone to play the role of a housekeeper. I have paid a heavy price for it. I will definitely learn from this experience and never do it again."

"As for Miss Yun's desire to settle accounts, I accept it and will not resist."

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

It seems that the terrible price he mentioned was the unexpected kick she gave him this morning.

However, Xie Qiyan's current attitude suggests that he truly considers Yunli as half a member of her family.

Yunli had only intended to tease him, but she didn't expect Xie Qiyan to be so serious. She blinked and coughed lightly, "No, no need to be so serious."

Xie Qiyan turned the car around and looked up at Xia Wanzhi in the rearview mirror: "It's not seriousness, it's respect."

Yunli shivered in the September air: "..."

What merit or ability do they possess to receive the respect of the Xie family's leader?

Xie Qiyan slowly said, "Wanzi treats you like an older sister. I am Wanzi's boyfriend, and I will be Wanzi's husband in the future. Logically speaking, you are also my older sister."

Yun.Sister.Li: "..."

Xia Wanzhi was also a stranger to Xie Qiyan at this moment: "..."

Yunli couldn't accept being addressed as both "you" and "sister" all at once.

How did she become her husband?

Yunli mechanically turned her head and stared directly into Xia Wanzhi's eyes.

Xia Wanzhi scratched her cheek and coughed lightly: "Well... whatever you think of is fine."

Yun Li leaned back in her chair, and after realizing what had happened, she chuckled, "So you two took it all so quickly?"

Xie Qiyan seemed to be asking himself, his tone slightly smug: "Yeah, Wanzi can't wait."

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

"Xie, Qi, Yan!" Xia Wanzhi gritted her teeth, how could she ever hold her head up again after this?

Xie Qiyan: "Sorry, Sister Yunli, my little dumpling is shy, so please don't ask."

Yunli: "…………"

Are all domineering CEOs this reserved yet passionate when they're in love?

Xia Wanzhi received a signal from Yun Li's eyes and stiffly twitched the corner of her mouth.

Don't ask her, it's the first time she's seen it either.