Chapter 185

As soon as the agent finished speaking, the private room fell silent.

Qin Lide frowned in deep thought, seemingly lost in thought. Qin Su, on the other hand, sipped her tea slowly and gracefully, without making a sound.

The agent looked around, realizing that his request was unreasonable, and gave an awkward smile. He quickly picked up the serving chopsticks and put a dish on Qin Lide's plate: "Master Qin, please try this. This is their signature dish. I heard that many people travel from afar to eat it."

That's why they say business is best discussed at the dinner table. If things get awkward, the various dishes, tea, and wines on the table become natural topics of conversation, easily easing the tension.

The agent, under the guise of introducing the dishes, steered the conversation to other topics and, taking advantage of Qin Lide's seniority, showered Qin Su with compliments—it was the simplest thing in the world; anyone could easily offer hundreds of words of praise when faced with a breathtakingly beautiful woman.

As the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face. Qin Lide did not intend to make things difficult for her, and seeing her good attitude, he couldn't help but sigh and say the truth: "Xiao Dong, it's not that I'm being pretentious, but the difficulty of this matter is not that you said I can't have direct contact with Chu Shuangyan, but that female Taoist priest."

The agent was taken aback: "What happened to the female Taoist priest?"

"I won't bother two people for one thing. If you had told me earlier that the person I was asked to come already had a master by his side, I wouldn't have come." Qin Lide could also see that the agent didn't understand these rules, so he simply laid it out. "Every profession has its own rules. Our industry also has its own traditions. As you said, Chu Shuangyan should already have a master by her side. It's not appropriate for you to ask me to come as well."

The agent hadn't expected Qin Lide's dilemma to lie here, and stammered, "But I suspect that female Taoist priest has something to do with her..."

Qin Lide shook his head: "If you invite me here, Chu Shuangyan might also suspect that I have a problem."

To put it bluntly, the agent's speculations were all one-sided. She suspected that Chu Shuangyan was being targeted by her peers and that the female Taoist priest Chu Shuangyan had found was not right, but she couldn't produce any evidence. Yet she demanded that Qin Lide confront the person, which Qin Lide naturally could not agree to.

At his age, he possesses genuine skills and a certain standing in the community; it's not worth risking his reputation for such unfounded speculation.

The agent understood Qin Lide's concerns and was also caught in a dilemma.

She didn't know the female Taoist priest, so she couldn't go to find the person without going through Chu Shuangyan, and she couldn't persuade Chu Shuangyan to communicate directly with Qin Lide. What should she do?

Seeing that Qin Lide and his agent were deep in thought and no one was paying attention to them, Qin Su quietly picked up her teacup and fed a small dragon from her sleeve a sip.

Xiao Long immediately felt that Su Su was thinking of him, and happily rolled around in his sleeve, rubbing against Qin Su's arm.

"I do have a solution," Qin Su said calmly, pressing down her sleeve slightly. "Why don't I go and observe first? If there is anything unusual, then I'll ask my grandfather to take action."

The agent's eyes lit up, and she lightly tapped the table: "This is good. Miss Qin, do you also know face reading?"

Qin Su smiled and said, "I know a little bit about it."

Qin Lide was a little worried and looked at her: "Are you alone?"

Qin Su said, "Grandpa, don't worry, I'll go take a look first."

Qin Lide thought about it and agreed. With so many people around a big star, what could possibly happen to Qin Su? So he nodded.

Without further ado, after lunch, the agent took them to the hotel to rest for a while, then called an assistant to take care of Qin Lide, while he drove Qin Su back to the company.

"Aside from recording a variety show, A-Chu has been mainly recording songs at the company this week," the manager explained to Qin Su. "I'll introduce you to him as the newly hired health manager, is that alright?"

Qin Su left the cat at the hotel and only took Xiao Long with her.

“Sure.” She teased the little dragon with her finger and said casually, “I also know a little about health management, so I won’t give myself away.”

The agent felt even more reassured upon hearing this.

She saw Qin Su straightening her clothes in the rearview mirror, her head slightly lowered. The lines from her forehead to her jaw were stunningly beautiful. She couldn't help but ask, "Miss Qin, what kind of work do you mainly do now?"

Qin Su glanced up at her, but instead of answering the question, she said, "I'm not going to enter the entertainment industry."

The agent was somewhat disappointed, but also felt it was within expectations.

Someone like Qin Su must have been asked this question many times before. She must have encountered countless talent scouts throughout her life. If she really wanted to enter the entertainment industry, she wouldn't have waited until today.

But she couldn't resist the urge and said, "If you sign with me, I guarantee you'll become a household name."

Qin Su smiled gently and corrected her, "No matter where I am, it won't be difficult for me to become a household name if I want to."

It has nothing to do with anyone else; it all depends on whether she's willing or not.

The agent paused for a moment, feeling that what she said was a bit too blunt. However, when he met her eyes in the mirror, he felt that this arrogant and flamboyant attitude suited her perfectly.

She felt even more regretful.

The entertainment industry desperately needs a stunning beauty with this kind of style and temperament. Qin Su is unique in every way, but unfortunately, she has no interest in this industry.

As they were talking, the car had already entered the parking lot, and the agent led Qin Su from the underground to the fifth floor by elevator.

A girl wearing glasses came up and bowed, saying, "Sister Dong, Teacher Qin, Brother Chu will be out soon."

The agent didn't tell anyone about the fortune teller or Qin Su's true identity, so the people around Chu Shuangyan thought Qin Su was just an ordinary health manager.

The agent said, "No rush, Teacher Qin and I will go to the meeting room to sit for a while."

Before she could even turn around after speaking, the door next to her opened, and someone walked out, asking, "Teacher Qin?"

"Brother Chu."

“Achu.”

The assistant and agent greeted Chu Shuangyan, who casually hummed in response, but his eyes were fixed on Qin Su.

He looks much the same as in the photos online. He has a small head and face, a slender figure, and delicate features. He has a very refined and photogenic appearance.

His features appeared natural, without any signs of plastic surgery, but Qin Su keenly noticed that his appearance seemed different from the photos taken two years ago.

His eyebrows should be thicker, his nose not as straight, and his clear, doe-like eyes, which have been loved by fans since his debut, don't look as pretty when viewed face-to-face.

Is it because the photos online have been edited with beauty filters, and Chu Shuangyan has always looked like this? Or has he gone through puberty in his twenties and his appearance has changed? Or is there really some hidden story?

Qin Su stared at Chu Shuangyan, and Chu Shuangyan's gaze never left her.

Aside from an initial flash of amazement in his eyes, a more complex turmoil quickly welled up within them, but before anyone could discern it, he suppressed it, and in the blink of an eye, his eyes were completely empty.

Chu Shuangyan's tone was unpredictable: "And who is this?"

The agent stepped forward and introduced, "This is Ms. Qin Su, my newly hired health manager."