Xi Leng looked at the hand that was casually fiddling with the second button of his shirt. At that moment, he felt that button had become a part of his body, and his whole body was itchy. He grabbed the mischievous little hand and said, "Okay, I'm leaving. You can get some more sleep."
Li Ruan tiptoed and kissed the man on the cheek, then stepped out of his embrace.
Xi Leng pursed his lips, turned and left.
The door closed, and Li Ruan's reluctant expression disappeared. She had indeed slept very little last night. Xi Leng was too energetic and didn't calm down until almost dawn. She had slept for at most three hours.
But she wasn't sleepy at all; after circulating her spiritual energy once, all her fatigue disappeared.
I changed my clothes, went to a breakfast stall outside the residential area, had breakfast, and walked to the company at eight o'clock.
Xiao Yuan saw her from afar. "Sister Ruan, why did you walk here?"
Not only did she walk there, she didn't even bring her glasses. What if she ran into haters and got attacked?
"Because it's within walking distance, it's so close, taking a taxi would be a waste of money."
She still remembers promising her parents before she got into university that she would make something of herself in Longcheng and then buy them a big house to live in.
And then there's the younger brother, that silly goose, who only knows how to be good to his older sister. But the fake woman hasn't gone back to see them even once in the past three years, and she even hangs up impatiently when she receives a call from home. They must be heartbroken.
But it's okay, she'll make the three of them happy.
Xiao Yuan was momentarily at a loss for words. When did her artist become so good at managing her finances?
"Sister Na has something to do today, so you'll have to attend class by yourself. The teacher has already arrived."
As Li Ruan walked, she nodded and greeted the staff in the lobby. Only after she entered the elevator did she hear whispers outside, "Wow, I never thought Li Ruan was that beautiful before, but she looks so different today?"
"I feel the same way. Besides, she used to look at us with disdain. When did she ever take the initiative to greet us?"
"Her skin is so fair! I really want to know what cosmetics she uses."
...
The elevator went straight to the sixth floor. With five minutes left before class started, Li Ruan went directly into the classroom through the back door and chose a chair to sit down.
Xingyao places great emphasis on the training of artists; the entire sixth floor is filled with various classrooms for musical instruments, dance, performance, physical training, and so on.
Many trainees had already entered the practice room early to start their daily training. Li Ruan went directly to the performance classroom, where the teacher arrived at eight o'clock sharp to start the lesson.
The acting teacher is Professor Lü, a retired professor from Beijing Film Academy. Because Qiao Na used her connections, Professor Lü has been teaching Li Ruan, a student, for the past few days.
"Let me introduce myself. My surname is Lü, Lü Yanmei. You can just call me Teacher Lü."
Your agent and I talked about your situation, and I specifically searched for and watched some of your videos yesterday.
To be honest, I'm disappointed. Your performance was really rubbish.
If I could, I'd even advise you to switch to another path—singing? Dancing? Even just your face alone could keep you from starving.
However, your agent said you passed Director Qu's audition. That guy has a good eye, so the next few days will be tough for you.
Li Ruan bowed deeply to Teacher Lü: "Then I'll have to trouble you with your guidance, Teacher."
...
In the A Province branch, He Cheng looked at the president who was busy inspecting the various departments of the branch as soon as he got off the plane. He really didn't know what was wrong with him. He suddenly wanted to go on a business trip and acted as if he wouldn't be back for a while. He was perfectly normal in the morning. Could it be that he had a fight with Miss Li in the time it took to change his clothes?
Just then, a message notification sounded. He Cheng glanced at the screen and quickly handed the president's phone over. "President, Miss Li."
Xi Leng tapped the screen and glanced at it. "Li Ruan: After two hours of acting lessons, my head is spinning. Mr. Xi, please comfort me." This was followed by a meme of a kitten begging for petting.
He glanced at it once, then turned off the screen. His phone rang again; it was Li Ruan again: "I miss you, Mr. Xi."
Xi Leng pursed his lips. The next second, another message came in. It was a photo. But when he saw the photo clearly, his hand trembled and he almost dropped his phone.
How dare that woman take such revealing photos of him?
That's really bold!
Just as he was feeling unwell, another message came in: Look, it's all your fault, such a big bruise. Mr. Xi really doesn't know how to be gentle with women.
Xi Leng: ...Only then did he see the clear patch of purple on her exposed skin in the photo.
He pursed his lips, put away his phone, and didn't reply to any messages.
After sending the message, Li Ruan went to the company cafeteria for lunch. She had already anticipated Xi Leng's awful reaction, and she didn't expect him to reply to her message at all. Xiao Yuan kept chattering beside her, "The company has a new chef, and his Dongpo pork is especially delicious. If I weren't afraid of gaining weight, I would have eaten two, no, three servings by myself!"
Li Ruan looked at the chubby little hand outstretched in front of her and smiled helplessly. This girl's real name is Li Yining, and Xiao Yuan is just her nickname!
As the saying goes, there are no wrong nicknames, only wrong names.
The little girl is a little chubby. Well, she is 1.6 meters tall and weighs about 130 kilograms, so she is indeed a bit chubby, but in Li Ruan's eyes, she is very cute.
"Eat whatever you want. I'll send you some good stuff in a few days. I guarantee you'll be back to a normal weight in less than a month."
At 1.6 meters tall, losing about ten kilograms would be fine; if you're too thin, it'll be hard to touch you.
Xiao Yuan isn't a celebrity, so there's no need for her to be too thin.
In the cultivation world, although she was the biological daughter of the sect leader of the Hehuan Sect, she did not advance through dual cultivation, but rather entered the Dao through alchemy.
Her father was an elder of the Dan Sect, the number one alchemy genius in the cultivation world. It's just a pity that such a powerful person was drained of his life force by her sect leader.
If her mother hadn't gotten pregnant with her, she probably would have died at her father's hands.
Even so, in the three hundred years she knew of, the relationship between the two never improved. They were always at odds, and would start arguing after only a few words.
But, it must be said, they are really good to her, their daughter.
Xiao Yuan grabbed Li Ruan's arm. "Really, Sister Ruan Ruan? Can you really help me lose weight?"
"If you ask again, there won't be any left. Hurry up and go get your food; I need to continue studying this afternoon."
Ms. Lü assigned a lot of homework this morning. Since we're all adults, learning is all about self-discipline. She's new to this field, so she needs to work hard.
Xiao Yuan nodded repeatedly, and with Li Ruan, she wrote down a little bit of each of the dishes that she thought tasted the best, and then found a place to sit down and eat.
Xingyao Company is indeed generous, hiring top-notch chefs. Every dish is incredibly delicious. Li Ruan sighed, "That fake guy just doesn't know how to manage his money. He'd rather go home and order takeout than eat such delicious free food."
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