"Are you going to discuss the shooting of the commercial now?" Ning Chuchu frowned unhappily. "Company A is a well-known brand with a solid foundation. How could they be so careless? How could they suddenly notify someone to come over?"
Sister Zhang shrugged helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. After all, he's the financial sponsor. Just bear with it."
After saying that, she told the driver to turn around and drive towards Xie's company.
"What about the recording of the romance variety show?" Ning Chuchu asked thoughtfully as she looked at the rapidly moving scenery outside the window.
She had just made up her mind to meet Pei Xingyan, a mysterious man with a Buddha nature, in the hope of getting some information from him about the change in her destiny.
But now that she was interrupted by something unexpected, Ning Chuchu felt a kind of restlessness that was gripping her heart.
Sister Zhang said as a matter of course: "Then the A family is definitely more important. This is a high-end luxury endorsement, and there can't be any mistakes. As for Pei Xingyan... I can't meet him this time, but there will be a chance next time, so don't worry about it."
Ning Chuchu stared at the scenery outside the window for a long time with an unpredictable look on her face. Suddenly, she said, "Give the director of Love."
Sister Zhang was a little confused, but she still dialed the phone as she was told. After the director picked up the phone, Ning Chuchu took Sister Zhang's phone and said, "Hello, Director?"
After hearing her voice, the director was very excited: "Ms. Ning, when will you come back? Everyone is waiting for you."
Ning Chuchu said directly: "Give the phone to Pei Xingyan. I want to talk to him."
The director was silent for a while. After a rustling sound, a familiar voice rang out, "Ms. Ning."
Just by listening to this clear and magnetic voice, Ning Chuchu seemed to see the handsome man holding the Buddhist beads. Her smile deepened and she said softly, "Mr. Pei, I am sorry for breaking the appointment."
"It's okay." Pei Xingyan's voice was gentle with a hint of smile.
"I have something else to do right now and can't get away for the moment, but I have something to tell you. Can you wait for me?" Ning Chuchu said bluntly.
She didn't want to miss the opportunity to communicate with Pei Xingyan, so she wanted to keep him at the recording site of "Love" temporarily.
Just now, countless little tricks and schemes flashed through her mind, but she was able to quietly hold back Pei Xingyan until she returned to the love hut.
But... Ning Chuchu thought that she had just made up her mind to actively cooperate with the system, so she decisively abandoned all calculations and chose to speak her mind honestly.
Pei Xingyan was silent for a while. Just when Ning Chuchu's heart was starting to lift, his clear voice rang out again, "Okay."
Ning Chuchu heaved a sigh of relief and was excited. It turned out that listening to the system would not be wrong. Pei Xingyan's reaction made her more determined to change herself.
Pei Xingyan smiled and said, "I'll wait for you."
Ning Chuchu was slightly stunned, and even after hanging up the phone, she was still a little dazed.
Although Pei Xingyan always likes to be mysterious, it must be said that he is a very charming person.
Especially when his face is calm, his eyes are distant, and his slender fingers gently twist the beads, it is easy to make people... feel itchy.
Ning Chuchu touched her chin unconsciously and sighed softly.
Sister Zhang has been in shock ever since Pei Xingyan agreed to this almost unreasonable request.
She simply couldn't believe that Ning Chuchu had such great ability that Pei Xingyan, who acted mysteriously and had a strong background, could condone her so unscrupulously.
Hearing Ning Chuchu sighing, she subconsciously asked, "Why are you sighing?"
Ning Chuchu chuckled, "Nothing, I just suddenly felt that... the engagement was too early."
Sister Zhang: “…”
She took a deep breath, grabbed Ning Chuchu's hand, and said sternly, "Don't say that in front of President Xie!"
Ning Chuchu's eyes flickered when she heard that, but she did not respond to Sister Zhang's words obediently as usual.
In the past, she felt that she was in a worrying situation. She had to compete with her stepmother and step-sister at home, and she also had to fight with all the monsters in the entertainment industry outside. Therefore, she valued Xie Jinqiu, her high-ranking fiancé, and had always been cautious in front of him. Feel good and act affectionate.
Even though she was later forced to bind to the system and could only tell the truth, she still tried her best... to fool Xie Jinqiu.
She was sending confession text messages and half-talking. In short, she tried her best to act as a "virtuous and affectionate" qualified fiancée in front of Xie Jinqiu.
Until now, Ning Chuchu still has no intention of giving up this rare and excellent fiancé.
Because Xie Jinqiu is handsome, has a good figure, has a distinguished family background, has strong abilities, and is impeccable in all aspects.
Most importantly, he has a cold personality, as if he would never fall in love. He doesn't care much about anything other than work, and he never interferes with her work in the entertainment industry. He even didn't blink an eye when he heard that she was going to participate in a romance variety show.
Is there a more perfect nominal fiancé than him? !
Moreover, Ning Chuchu has always been thinking about getting back the property that she and her mother deserve, and Xie Jinqiu will be her indispensable help.
Ning Chuchu wanted to secure her position as Xie Jinqiu's fiancée, but...she didn't quite want to coax and support him like before.
Since you have decided to abandon your previous gentle, green tea persona and go for a sharp-tongued, straightforward, and drag queen style, then your persona should be consistent both at work and in life, right?
Otherwise, she would quarrel with the world and the earth every day in variety shows and on the set. Even if Xie Jinqiu doesn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry, sooner or later he will hear about it.
If she continued to pretend to be weak and pitiful in front of him at this time... that would be obvious hypocrisy.
Therefore, Ning Chuchu struggled for a long time and decided to also change her attitude towards Xie Jinqiu.
Of course, everything should be done gradually. In order to avoid angering this man who never showed his emotions, she decided to make changes slowly.
Today was a good opportunity for her to carefully test Xie Jinqiu's bottom line.
After arriving at Xie's company, Ning Chuchu's car hadn't even stopped when she saw Special Assistant Lin standing at the company's gate.
Seeing Ning Chuchu's car from a distance, Special Assistant Lin quickly stepped forward, opened the door for her considerately, raised his hand to cover the roof of the car, and said in a very considerate manner, "Ms. Ning, you are here."
Faced with Special Assistant Lin's hospitality, Ning Chuchu remained calm and nodded with a smile.
Ning Chuchu followed Assistant Lin and walked slowly into the Xie Building.
It was not until she was taken to the CEO's special elevator that she suddenly stopped and raised her eyebrows and asked, "Aren't you asking me to come here to discuss the advertising shoot? Take me to see the person in charge of Company A first, and then I'll go to see CEO Xie after we finish the work."
Xie Jinqiu is a CEO and doesn't care about such trivial matters. Why take her to see Xie Jinqiu?
Although Ning Chuchu really wanted to find a chance to meet Xie Jinqiu, in her heart, work always comes first.
Assistant Lin was stunned for a moment, seeming a little surprised.
Given how obsessed Miss Ning is with their president, shouldn't she be happy yet shy when he takes her to meet the president?
Why... your mind seems to be full of work?
Special Assistant Lin explained: "The cooperation between you and Company A was personally facilitated by President Xie, and the follow-up work is also supervised by President Xie. Therefore, you can communicate directly with President Xie."
Ning Chuchu raised her eyebrows in surprise when she heard this.
Since when has Xie Jinqiu been so free?
She didn't raise any more objections and walked into the elevator leisurely.
On the way to the president's office, Lin took credit for his president without making a sound: "Ms. Ning, it was President Xie who arranged for you to become the spokesperson for A."
"Really?" Ning Chuchu was quite calm. She smiled faintly and her emotions could not be seen.
Assistant Lin continued, "By the way, when President Xie found out about the trouble Song Tuo had with you on the set, he was very angry and immediately told me to contact Director Zou to make sure you wouldn't be wronged. Fortunately, you were very smart and resolved all the issues by yourself, and President Xie was relieved."
As a qualified assistant, you must learn to read people's expressions! Although Mr. Xie never explicitly expressed his concern for his fiancée, Special Assistant Lin was confident and thought he had seen through everything.
However, Ning Chuchu's impression of Xie Jinqiu's stereotype and coldness was deeply ingrained. She only regarded it as a polite comment from Assistant Lin and did not take it seriously.
In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the president's office. This was not Ning Chuchu's first time here, but after stepping into the office, she couldn't help but look around carefully.
This office is very spacious, with simple and solemn decoration, just like Xie Jinqiu's cold and boring character.
Ning Chuchu's eyes turned and fell on the man who was handling official business not far away. He was tall and handsome, and the stern look between his eyebrows made people unable to look away.
Ning Chuchu admired her cheap fiancé's beauty for a while before adjusting her expression and smilingly calling out, "Mr. Xie."
But she didn't call out "Jingqiu" as sweetly as usual.
Xie Jinqiu paused slightly while reviewing the documents, raised his head, and looked straight at her with his deep eyes.
Ning Chuchu's expression was no longer as shy and gentle as before when facing him, but instead was polite and distant.
She explained calmly, "After all, we have to talk about work. I think you would prefer to keep your public and private life separate, so I'll call you Mr. Xie."
Ning Chuchu felt a little nervous and excited.
The test officially begins.
It's time for Xie Jinqiu to slowly see the real her. I wonder...what kind of reaction will Xie Jinqiu have?
Xie Jinqiu pursed his thin lips slightly and frowned slowly.
He felt something was a little strange, but he didn't know what the problem was. He could only suppress the strange feeling in his heart, nodded gently to Ning Chuchu, and said, "Sit down."
Then he pushed a document in front of Ning Chuchu and said concisely: "Take a look."
Ning Chuchu opened it and saw that it was the advertising plan for Company A, for which she was the spokesperson.
Ning Chuchu looked at Xie Jinqiu in surprise. She didn't expect that he would actually take over this matter personally?
Ning Chuchu didn't think that Xie Jinqiu was in love with her, and she didn't speculate on the meaning of his move, because she didn't care about Xie Jinqiu's thoughts.
She slowly opened the plan, but before she had time to take a closer look, Assistant Lin came forward and asked softly, "Miss Ning, do you want anything to drink?"
Before Ning Chuchu could answer, Xie Jinqiu's cold voice sounded, "There is Junshan Silver Needle in the storage room downstairs."
This was the tea Ning Chuchu drank most often when she used to pretend to be gentle.
Assistant Lin immediately responded with a smile, "Okay, I'll get it right away."
However, Ning Chuchu stopped him and said, "I don't want to drink tea."
She held her chin with one hand, and sat in a somewhat lazy posture, totally unlike the ladylike demeanor she had in the past, but rather very casual.
There was a gentle smile on her lips, but the words that came out of her red lips surprised the two men present.
Xie Jinqiu's eyes were slightly condensed, and he looked thoughtfully at his fiancée who looked calm, and raised his eyebrows slightly because of her abnormality.
After a moment of hesitation, Special Assistant Lin quickly asked, "So, what do you want to drink...?"
Ning Chuchu unconsciously clenched her hands on the armrest into fists. She took a deep breath, calmed herself, and chose to follow her true feelings, saying, "I want to drink."
She actually likes to drink, but in the past, in order to act like a lady in front of Xie Jinqiu, she never wanted to show it, for fear that the other party would think she was immodest.
Ning Chuchu was like a kitten who liked to pretend to be good in front of Xie Jinqiu. At this moment, she was slowly testing and extending her sharp claws.
It just depends on whether Xie Jinqiu will be scared off by her like this.
Hearing this, Xie Jinqiu ordered with a calm expression: "Go and pour a glass of red wine."
To a certain extent, Xie Jinqiu is quite attentive. Red wine is indeed more suitable for girls to drink.
However, Ning Chuchu said a little too much: "But I want to drink whiskey."
Xie Jinqiu looked at her steadily, with no emotion or anger on his face. He seemed to be very curious, and his pair of ink-like black eyes were like sharp swords, trying hard to see through Ning Chuchu.
Ning Chuchu resisted the pressure from her cheap fiancé and gave in when things got better. She showed weakness at the right time and said: "Jinqiu, drinking is just a little hobby of mine. You won't be angry because of this, right?"
Ning Chuchu bit her red lips lightly, her peach blossom eyes were moist, looking a little aggrieved, and she looked at Xie Jinqiu timidly.
At this moment, she was back to her usual fragile and pitiful self, and even her title changed from "Mr. Xie" to the more intimate "Jin Qiu".
Ning Chuchu felt a little uneasy in her heart. She originally wanted to test Xie Jinqiu's bottom line, but this man was too calm and could be said to be watertight. She could hardly observe his attitude from his face, so she could only act in time to recognize it. Coward.
After all, there is a long time to come. Even if I want to change my personality in front of him, I have to do it step by step.
Xie Jinqiu gently rubbed the center of his brow, seeming to be troubled by his fickle fiancée.
But he soon recovered and calmly said to Assistant Lin: "Go buy some whiskey now."
Lin Te pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose to hide the deep shock in his eyes. He responded lightly and left quickly.
Ning Chuchu raised her eyebrows in surprise when she saw this.
Xie Jinqiu seemed to be more indulgent towards her than expected.
Or... continue testing? Ning Chuchu was eager to try.
"The wine will have to wait for a while. Let's take a look at the plan first." Xie Jinqiu said quietly.
Ning Chuchu finally remembered the purpose of her visit and began to look carefully at the advertising plan in her hand, her brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
It’s not that this advertising shoot plan is a bad one, on the contrary, the design is very thoughtful and the investment is huge. Ning Chuchu can imagine that the result will definitely make her beautiful to a new level.
However, this advertisement was obviously built based on her previous "personality".
Combined with A's new starry sky series products, a dreamlike atmosphere is created. She only needs to wear beautiful jewelry, smile sweetly, or lower her eyes shyly, and play the role of a gentle and moving vase.
There is nothing wrong with this.
But since Ning Chuchu has decided to take a completely different personality path from the past, she feels that this endorsement advertisement is a good opportunity that she can take advantage of.
Ning Chuchu gently closed the plan in her hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Xie, can this advertising plan be changed?"
Hearing this, Xie Jinqiu stopped the pen in his hand, looked at her calmly, and asked, "What do you think?"
Looking at those dark eyes that were as deep and unfathomable as the abyss, Ning Chuchu hesitated for a moment.
But when she thought about the existence of the system, she quickly felt at ease and mustered up the courage to tell the truth in front of Xie Jinqiu, "I feel that the new series of Xingkong products are not suitable for such a gentle and weak style, nor can they show the charm of this series of jewelry. Beautiful. I think, 'mysterious', 'noble', 'elegant', and even 'dangerous' are more in line with the theme of jewelry."
Xie Jinqiu glanced at Ning Chuchu in surprise when he heard this, and then nodded slightly, "Okay, I'll let them change it."
Ning Chuchu was shocked. "Ah? Don't you need to discuss this with the design team?"
"Since it is a gift for you, you have full authority to make the decision." Xie Jinqiuyun said calmly and continued to look down at the documents, seemingly not taking these little things to heart at all.
At this moment, Ning Chuchu was extremely satisfied with this generous and magnanimous fiancé, and the smile on her face was full of sincerity.
Moreover, Ning Chuchu sensed an unusual signal from Xie Jinqiu's indulgence.
She tentatively climbed along the pole and asked: "Jinqiu, does the entertainment company under your name... have any good projects recently?"
Xie Jinqiu paused and glanced at her with unclear meaning.
Facing the sharp and deep gaze, Ning Chuchu's expression remained unchanged, she elegantly pulled back the broken hair around her ears, and said warmly: "This time I become the spokesperson of the A family, thanks to you Jinqiu trusting me. Fortunately, I also I have lived up to your expectations. This endorsement advertisement has already generated high sales even before it is launched. ”
Ning Chuchu looked calm and confident, and every word she said was the most honest. "I know that Xie's film and television department has a lot of good resources, but I'm very popular now, and I have a good relationship with the public. My reputation has also risen, so... I think that cooperating with me will not be a disgrace to Xie's company."
"We just happen to be engaged couples, which makes us closer than others. If we join forces, I'm sure it will have a good effect." Ning Chuchu smiled faintly, "What do you think?"
She was telling the truth.
Indeed, Xie's film and television department has been established for a long time, occupying half of the entertainment industry, and the resources it controls are also eye-catching.
But does Ning Chuchu lack resources now? Not at all!
Since she became famous, countless resources have been sent to her every day, begging her to cooperate. Ning Chuchu's ability to bring goods and her own popularity are obvious to all. Whoever cooperates with her will never lose out.
At this moment, although it looks like Ning Chuchu is asking her fiancé for resources, she is actually very confident and it is just a matter of mutual benefit.
The reason why she did this was mainly to test Xie Jinqiu's attitude towards herself, and secondly because she wanted to cooperate with a large company like Xie's.
After all, she really doesn't lack these resources now.
Xie Jinqiu was silent for a moment and dialed the internal phone, "I'll let the person in charge talk to you. I don't know much about these things."
Ning Chuchu's eyes lit up slightly, and the curve of her lips became softer.
Sure enough, Xie Jinqiu's attitude towards her changed a lot...
Ning Chuchu thought in her heart that maybe it would be better to deal with a person like Xie Jinqiu who speaks the truth and is arrogant, and speak frankly and directly rather than playing tricks with him.
At least until now, he has never refused any request that Ning Chuchu made to him, as long as it was reasonable.
Of course, all this slowly changed after she was tied to the truth system.
If it were before, Ning Chuchu would have had a hard time even meeting Xie Jinqiu, let alone talking about cooperation with him.
As for Xie Jinqiu's current feelings for Ning Chuchu... although it is not to the extent of liking her, she still has a slight concern.
At least, he already had a very clear understanding that Ning Chuchu was his fiancée.
Otherwise, after hearing about Pei Xingyan's matter, he would not have subconsciously called Ning Chuchu to try to prevent their meeting.
As a result, Xie Jinqiu was particularly easy to talk to today, and Ning Chuchu successfully pried away many desirable resources from him. The real benefits made Ning Chuchu radiant and extremely satisfied. Looking at Xie Jinqiu's paralyzed face, she felt particularly pleasing to the eye.
Today's affairs have been almost dealt with, Ning Chuchu's goals have been successfully achieved, and she is just waiting for the next step to connect one by one.
She raised her wrist and looked at her watch. She was still thinking about Pei Xingyan from the romance show, so she said, "Let's stop here for today. I'll contact you if there's anything else. I have something else to do now, so I'll leave first."
After getting a result that satisfied her, Ning Chuchu didn't mind being gentle in front of him for a while. She smiled sweetly and said in a soft voice, "Jinqiu, thank you so much."
She thought Xie Jinqiu would be happy and leave quickly so as not to disturb his work, but unexpectedly he stopped her and said, "Wait a minute."
Ning Chuchu looked at him puzzledly.
Xie Jinqiu pursed his thin lips slightly, and after a while he said in a deep voice, "Assistant Lin went to buy wine and hasn't come back yet. Let's have a drink before leaving."
Ning Chuchu was a little surprised. She was not sure what Xie Jinqiu meant, so she cautiously asked, "I don't want to drink anymore, maybe next time?"
Xie Jinqiu's eyes darkened slightly, he frowned and looked at Ning Chuchu, and said nothing for a long time.
He raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, feeling a little confused.
He felt that he was a little strange, whether it was the sudden action of calling Ning Chuchu to the company or the decision to stop her from leaving now, it was very strange. He didn't even understand what he was thinking.
Xie Jinqiu frowned irritably and asked directly: "Are you in a hurry to go back to see Pei Xingyan?"
Ning Chuchu's body froze, and she looked at her fiancé with suspicion.
Didn't Xie Jinqiu never care about her work? Why are you asking about this suddenly?
Could it be that... even the aloof and taciturn Mr. Xie is not immune to the common sense and finally minds the fact that his fiancée is on a romance variety show?
Ning Chuchu suddenly became alert.
She couldn't let Xie Jinqiu become dissatisfied with her, let alone let Xie Jinqiu interfere with her dating drama!
So, Ning Chuchu decisively sat back in her seat, looked at him affectionately and seriously, and said firmly: "Jinqiu, don't worry. I only participated in the love show for my career, and the male guests there were all just for fun!"
Xie Jinqiu's face was strangely relieved. He stared at Ning Chuchu quietly, as if waiting for her next words. After waiting for a long time, he even asked, "What next?"
then?
Ning Chuchu was confused. Did she need to say anything else?
Ning Chuchu's mind worked quickly. After a brief thought, she immediately came up with an idea.
She had said that to Xie Jinqiu countless times in her confession messages every night.
Moreover, every time I finish saying this, I will add another sentence - the one I love most is only you.
Ning Chuchu: “…”
This is not easy. If she were to speak now, she was afraid that she would blurt out "The only thing I love most is your...money".
Therefore, Ning Chuchu could only repeat her old tricks, shyly giving Xie Jinqiu a look, biting her lip and saying, "You should understand what I mean, right?"
Xie Jinqiu: "..." Something is wrong.
Xie Jinqiu became more and more curious about this fiancée. He always felt that there was something strange about her, completely different from the masked person she used to be.
He could more or less see that Ning Chuchu was being perfunctory and deceitful towards him, and he should have been angry about it.
But for some reason, every time I see Ning Chuchu trying her best to coax him by acting in front of him, saying all kinds of deceptive love words, and posting such long confessional essays every night... Xie Jinqiu suddenly doesn't want to expose her anymore.
A smile that even he himself had not noticed appeared in Xie Jinqiu's dark eyes, with a hint of indulgence and interest.
He nodded gently and replied calmly, "Yeah."
Ning Chuchu: “…”
Just this one word? Can't you say two more words? Did this taciturn guy believe her lies?
Ning Chuchu was nervous and didn't know what to do for a moment.
At this time, Xie Jinqiu was no longer aggressive, but said warmly: "I'll have someone take you back."
Ning Chuchu felt that it was too much trouble to get along with him, so she decided to leave.
So, when Assistant Lin hurried back with a bottle of whiskey, he found that the person who wanted to drink had already left, and his trip was in vain.
Xie Jinqiu calmly ordered: "Put the wine away."
After a pause, he added, "Just put it in my office."
Assistant Lin was stunned for a moment, then thoughtfully put the wine away in Xie Jinqiu's office. It will be more convenient to search directly when Miss Ning comes next time.
Just when Assistant Lin was about to leave, Xie Jinqiu gave him another task: "Find me the past videos of the love show that Ning Chuchu participated in."
Special Assistant Lin looked at him strangely, thinking that this action was totally inconsistent with the character of their General Xie, but he still went to do it honestly.
When he sorted out all the video materials of "Love Destiny" and personally delivered them to Mr. Xie, he happened to glance and found that Mr. Xie's computer interface was particularly familiar - it was the live broadcast interface of "Love Destiny".
Special Assistant Lin: “…” Damn it.
At this time, in the screen displayed in the live broadcast room, Ning Chuchu has returned to the love house and is about to meet Pei Xingyan.