Chapter 145 Waiting for my private jet
Xia Lili had just made a video call when the call was quickly connected after the ringing.
Assistant Yu Shou's face appeared on the other side of the screen. "Ms. Xia, Mr. Xia is designing the promotional poster for 'Rising Star Creator'."
He said, turning the phone towards the makeup mirror.
In the camera, a stylist was using small clips to style Xia Xubai's hair. His facial features were clean and perfect, and his fox eyes were slightly drooping, making the teardrop mole at the corner of his eye particularly attractive.
Xia Xubai was wearing a vintage silk shirt with a gem embedded in the collar, looking like a vampire nobleman.
"Oh my god!" Xia Lili gasped, "Brother, you're so handsome, aren't you? You're so handsome that mom doesn't even recognize you!"
Xia Xubai raised the corners of his lips slightly. Although he couldn't see clearly, he looked towards the camera accurately: "Lili, don't give me that. What trouble have you gotten yourself into by calling me out of the blue?"
"No!" Xia Lili puffed up her cheeks. "I'm genuinely concerned about you. Did you sleep well on your business trip? Did you enjoy the food?"
"Come on." Xia Xubai chuckled, his slender fingers unconsciously stroking the edge of the dresser. "The last time you said you 'missed me', you spilled juice on my new clothes."
"That was an accident!"
Xia Lili's eyes lit up. "Honestly, I'm planning to take some time off to visit the set! I'm already looking at plane tickets!"
Xia Xubai was stunned for a moment, and the fingers that were casually resting on his knees suddenly tightened: "Really?"
There was unconcealable joy in his voice, and he leaned forward slightly.
"Of course! Can I come to see you at the recording?"
"I'll talk to Brother Mingzhou and we'll arrange everything for you," Xia Xubai replied immediately, then added, as if remembering something: "The first PK stage for the show is in eight days. Do you want to come early?"
"I plan to arrive a day early."
Xia Lili thought happily that she had already mastered the doggy paddle in the pool and could swim a full lap. This week, she had made an appointment with Jiang Yun to go to the swimming pool together. Under his guidance, she would fine-tune her form and refine the details. Once she got to Haicheng, she would have more fun—either go sea fishing, find a private beach to swim, or even try surfing.
As long as you practice swimming well, you will feel more at ease. At least you don’t have to worry about drowning and you can enjoy the fun of the beach without worry.
Xia Lili added, "But don't worry, I won't just come and leave this time for a long vacation. After your first episode is finished, let's go out for a big meal to celebrate your successful debut!"
Xia Xubai raised the corners of his eyes slightly, a smile spreading from the bottom of his eyes, gentle and indulgent: "Okay."
He paused, his tone filled with anticipation, "Are Mom and Dad coming?"
Xia Lili immediately slammed the table and raised her chin confidently: "Of course! I'll tie them up and bring them here!"
She narrowed her eyes and smiled slyly.
At lunch time, Xia Lili excitedly discussed with her parents the trip to Haicheng seven days later - they were going to fly to watch Xia Xubai record a show.
Chang Yue couldn't hide her joy after hearing her daughter's arrangement, but she was a little hesitant: "A plane... We haven't been on one before, I don't know if we can adapt to it."
"So you have to adapt in advance!" Xia Lili straightened her back, a look of pride on her face. "When I buy a private jet in the future, you can't just leave it sitting around gathering dust, right?"
Chang Yue was amused by her and reached out to gently scratch the tip of her nose: "Kid, you're already thinking about buying a private jet. Mom and Dad can't keep up with you."
Xia Lili grinned as she pulled out a Rayling Airlines Black Diamond card from her bag and waved it, "This time, our whole family will be flying first class, enjoying VIP treatment, and—it's free!"
Xia Lingtian was stunned. "How can you fly for free?" Then he asked suspiciously, "Where did you get this Black Diamond card?"
"It's a thank-you gift from Ruiling Airlines for helping someone avoid a potentially fatal safety hazard," Xia Lili explained.
Xia Lingtian was still a little worried: "Was it really sent through legitimate channels? Your mother and I have no power or influence. If you engage in corruption, we won't be able to save you."
Xia Lili chuckled, "Dad, you're overthinking it! I'm a criminal profiler specially hired by the police, an expert consultant."
Xia Lili thought that there was nothing wrong with what she said. After all, her painting skills really came in handy in solving the case.
"I accidentally drew a portrait of a suspect for the police before, and they actually caught the murderer, so they invited me to work with them. My job is very flexible, so you two can see me hanging around every day."
Hearing this, Xia Lingtian and Chang Yue breathed a sigh of relief: "So you're painting criminal portraits. I'm glad you're not fighting on the front lines..."
They would rather give up all the welfare subsidies and family housing and go back to grow fruit than let their daughter take risks.
Seeing this, Xia Lili deliberately shook her thin arms and said, "With my small body, how could the police dare to let me go to the front line?"
Xia Lingtian laughed: "That's right!"
As Chang Yue thought about it, guilt unconsciously showed on her face. She whispered, "Come to think of it, we didn't even have the money to send you to a studio to study art, let alone intensive training...but in the end, you still found such a good job by painting."
Xia Lingtian also sighed: "Yeah, my parents are useless and couldn't provide you with better conditions."
"Oh, why do you say such a happy thing so solemnly?" Xia Lili quickly interrupted, holding one of them by the arm and saying with a grin, "What you gave me is already the best!"
Although she had no money to attend painting classes, her parents would bring her new sketching pencils and drawing paper every time they came back from the city. On her 18th birthday, they even went out of their way to give her an expensive album of master paintings.
Xia Lili's nose soured at the thought: "Besides, isn't it because of your good genes that you gave birth to a talented painter like me?"
Chang Yue couldn't help laughing and pinched her face: "Girl, your tail is almost up to the sky. Why didn't I realize you were so narcissistic before?"
Xia Lili chuckled. Since becoming financially comfortable, she had indeed become much more cheerful than before.
At the dining table, the family of three chatted and laughed, and finished this warm lunch happily.
After Xia Lili and Jiang Yun agreed to meet at the swimming pool at 4 pm, they lazily sat on the sofa and browsed their phones.
Suddenly, she was surprised to find that Jiang Yun's name once again topped the hot search list, but this time it was with the clarification topic #The truth about the Jiang Yun incident#.
Clicking on the hot search, Xia Lili saw that the whole incident had undergone a dramatic reversal.
With You Mingzhou's assistance, the leader of the group who hired extras to pick people up at the airport was quickly found by a private detective and taken to the police station.
The police report released this morning clearly stated that the airport pick-up incident was an organized and premeditated act, and was not a spontaneous act of fans at all.
As soon as the notice came out, the entire Internet was in an uproar.
What is even more applauded is that several rumormongers who claimed to be Jiang Yun’s fans have been formally sued by the legal team hired by Jiang Yun.
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