Chapter 298: Chapter 296: Is He Getting Old?

“I do!”

As soon as Lu Zhaozhao finished speaking, Liu Ningxia immediately agreed.

Zhao Mei, who was standing beside them, angrily pulled her, “What nonsense are you talking about? What do you think you can do with your ability? She’s just fooling you, and you really think highly of yourself.”

“Who is fooling whom? Everybody knows,” responded Lu Zhaozhao, unable to restrain herself from giving Zhao Mei a disdainful look, “Have you forgotten what Teacher Sun said just now? Can’t you manage your own business without messing up someone else’s? Tsk tsk…”

“I…”

“What do you mean ‘I’? Don’t hold up my makeup,” Lu Zhaozhao interrupted, waving her hand dismissively, “Teacher Liu, let’s hurry up, I don’t want to meet the director looking like this palette.”

Liu Ningxia paused, still getting used to being called “Teacher Liu.”

Although she doubted her abilities, she still wanted to do her best to apply makeup for Lu Zhaozhao.

After all, it was her only opportunity left now…

The news of Lu Zhaozhao’s confrontation with Sun Qian and the makeup artist in the dressing room quickly spread throughout the film crew.

Xia Wenyan, who was staying in the film crew, naturally heard about it.

He had wanted to confront Sun Qian, but Lu Zhaozhao stopped him.

In the end, Xia Wenyan could only end up assigning Jim, an internationally renowned makeup artist, as her personal makeup artist.

Although he didn’t get direct revenge for his sister, the title of an international makeup artist was enough to infuriate the makeup artist who had bullied his sister.

He made sure that the makeup artist would never appear in any of his future film investments.

Even though he couldn’t immediately cut off Zhao Mei’s livelihood, the entertainment industry is a circle.

The films invested by XJ Group were all big productions, so were the teams Zhao Mei served. Once it became known not to work with Zhao Mei,

She would quickly be removed from the makeup crews of major productions and would have to resort to smaller film crews.

But small crews mainly focus on quick returns and simplicity regarding costumes and props; no one would seek out Zhao Mei given her rates.

Indeed, she wouldn’t be completely blocked, but she would struggle immensely.

After dealing with Lu Zhaozhao’s situation in the film crew, Xia Wenyan finally returned home only to find Xia Wenqing was there too.

He thought about how if it wasn’t for his second brother suddenly declaring he found someone to marry today, he wouldn’t have been so miserably tricked by his elder brother and third brother.

He crossed his arms and sat beside Xia Wenqing indignantly, glancing at him, “So you decided to come back, huh? I thought your soul had been snatched away! Do you know how tough my day has been?”

Xia Wenyan was muttering discontentedly like a grumbling wife.

He had suffered too much today and needed someone to vent to.

Xia Wenqing was filled with memories of his recent days spent with Xu Zhenzhen.

He kept mulling over them but couldn’t let go.

He noncommittally grunted in response and fell back into deep thought.

Xia Wenyan, hearing a response, started to ramble nonstop, “Why on earth do we have to entertain that Avril? She is not only bothersome but also troublesome. Can’t we have someone from Xia Family’s branch marry her off?”

Xia Wenqing squinted his eyes, catching the words “marry her off.” He reflexively replied, “She’s still young; she probably doesn’t want to marry yet.”

If Xu Zhenzhen was willing to marry, he would be ready to marry her right now.

However, given her current demeanor, marriage was absolutely off the cards.

Xia Wenyan raised his eyebrows slightly, “She’s still young? She’s already of legal marriage age, you know? Zhaozhao is married.”

Avril was two years older than Zhaozhao, so why couldn’t she marry?

Xia Wenqing nodded, “You have a point, but if she’s unwilling, what can we do?”

Xia Wenyan also fell silent.

But soon, he seemed to think of something and looked at Xia Wenqing with a grin, “There’s a saying, ‘A heroine fears a persistent suitor!’ Just persist until she agrees, right?”

To avoid her setting her sights on Pei Huai.

Xia Wenqing slightly frowned, “Wouldn’t that make her resent it and have the opposite effect?”

He had been focused solely on his studies and career before and had never bothered with romantic relationships.

Let alone how to date.

Thinking this, Xia Wenqing’s gaze fell on Xia Wenyan.

Although his younger brother had never dated, he had seen many scripts in the entertainment industry.

He was the epitome of the saying “not having eaten pork, but having seen pigs run.”

His opinion might be a good approach.

Xia Wenyan didn’t expect Xia Wenqing to support his idea so much; he instantly got excited, “Big Bro, you don’t understand, huh? Nowadays, you can’t pursue someone too overtly; you need to moisten things silently, boil the frog in warm water, and then play the hero saves the beauty at the crucial moment. With this whole combination out, who wouldn’t be swooned?”

“…”

Xia Wenqing didn’t speak, but he somehow felt that Xia Wenyan’s words made a lot of sense.

Is this how relationships work nowadays?

He had seen Zhaozhao and Song Sinian being so affectionate and thought that just getting married first would naturally lead to everything falling into place.

He hadn’t realized there were other methods.

His eyes narrowed, “Now that you mention it, we should indeed plan carefully.”

He was now working in the same office as Xu Zhenzhen; for the moistening things silently, he was perfectly positioned.

As for playing hero…

His gaze moved to Xia Wenyan, thinking about whether to learn more from him when he met his expectant look.

Xia Wenqing paused, and Xia Wenyan suddenly pinched his chin, “Woman, without my permission, you are not allowed to leave my sight. From now on, you can only look at me.”

“…”

“…”

The air grew quiet for a moment.

Xia Wenyan coughed slightly, “Cough cough… was my expression just now too charming? Nowadays, girls really like this kind of cool and fierce persona.”

“…”

Xia Wenqing glanced coldly at the chin Xia Wenyan was pinching, his gaze chill enough to amputate on the spot.

Xia Wenyan immediately withdrew his hand and even moved back a bit, “Anyway, you wouldn’t understand; a dominant boss is always the GOAT in every girl’s heart.”

“…”

Although Xia Wenqing didn’t quite understand, he was greatly shocked.

The few sentences Xia Wenyan just said instantly brought to his mind dozens of laws and regulations, each seeming very severe and arrestable.

Is it because he was old?

Do young girls nowadays start liking legal buffs?

Xia Wenqing’s eyebrows slightly frowned, and he looked up at Xia Wenyan, slowly asking word by word, “You’re not planning to chase someone else like this, are you?”

“I…” Xia Wenyan was about to speak when a familiar figure flashed through his mind.

He waved his hand irritably, “I’m so good-looking and outstanding, do I look like someone who needs to chase others? People who like me and want me to be their boyfriend could line up from our house to France!”