Chapter 89 End of the text
It was another new working day. Du Wanwan went to work as usual. With her first cup of coffee in the morning, she listened to her secretary Dong Shuqing and the secretarial assistants report on their work.
"The entertainment section reported today that the film 'The Abyss' has been a huge success. In just two weeks since its release, it has grossed over 3.5 billion yuan. It's expected to finish the season with around 7.2 billion yuan, placing it in the top ten of the all-time box office charts. It's the highest-grossing film of the year, and it's nearly 2.5 billion yuan ahead of the second-highest. Ms. Lou Yiqi's performance has been acclaimed, and the entertainment section predicts she'll win at least two of the three Golden Globes for Best Actress next year."
"The entertainment section also reported that the large-scale historical drama "Chang'an Moon" has been aired for the second time on satellite TV. The results are just as you expected. Lin Yanzang and Qiao Lele are both incredibly talented actors, delivering flawless performances in this serious historical drama, carrying their respective roles. The film and television industry has hailed their performances, praising the two young actors for not being blinded by the accolades and praise after the huge success of "The Legend of Hu Ji," and for continuing to strive for breakthroughs, setting an example for younger actors. Industry influencers and audiences have praised Lin Yanzang and Qiao Lele as the backbone of the younger generation of artists, setting an example for them—establishing themselves through their work and speaking with their strength."
"Also, the Golden Crane Awards ceremony, one of this year's three major TV drama awards, concluded last night. Qiao Lele and Lin Yanzang were both nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress, and both won Best Newcomer."
Two newlyweds, okay? Du Wanwan nodded. "Please inform Tian Sisi that I'm inviting Lin Yanzang and Qiao Lele to dinner at my house. Prepare flowers and gifts. Well, I heard there's a nice antique pearl choker at an auction that would be perfect for Qiao Lele. Also, help me pick out a watch for Lin Yanzang. Tell Tian Sisi the brand and model, and she'll take care of it. This is my personal matter, so please excuse me."
It’s a private matter, but rewarding artists is also the chairman’s job. How could they not understand that?
"Chairman, you're too kind. This is what we should do." Dong Shuqing ticked this item and continued reporting.
"Because the entertainment sector has been very popular recently, Mr. Du, you were photographed by paparazzi this morning and it even made it to several trending searches."
"Don't worry about it." It's just a trending search. Du Wanwan is used to it and doesn't bother to care about it.
It is normal for a young and capable beauty with assets worth 900 billion yuan to have countless bizarre events, big and small, happen to her and attract the attention of the public.
"Okay, but, Chairman, there are two people who would like to ask you how to deal with this." Dong Shuqing handed over the tablet with two links on it.
To be precise, they were two acquaintances, but she could hardly recognize them now. Fortunately, there were names on them.
The person in the first link is Xiang Wanyi.
The news said that Xiang Wanyi was photographed - but seeing how the area was being cleared, Du Wanwan was more convinced that it was a staged photo. She didn't know whether it was planned by a new media company or by Xiang Wanyi herself.
Photographing Xiang Wanyi queuing up to buy pancakes in the middle of the night.
The eldest daughter of the Xiang family, once a life of luxury, wore nothing but haute couture, drove a multi-million dollar luxury car, and wore anything worth tens of thousands. Now, wearing a dress discounted online for 19.9 yuan, her face a dull, sallow hue from exhaustion and late nights, she hesitated at a pancake stall.
"Are you going to add eggs or not?" the middle-aged stall owner urged impatiently while preparing the pancakes. "The pancakes are almost done!"
Xiang Wanyi gritted her teeth and hesitated for a while, but ultimately decided not to add more. She left the stall with the pancake and was immediately pursued by the person filming her.
"You're Xiang Wanyi, right? You're the fake daughter who was the heir to the Du family for twenty years, right? Oh my god, how did you become like this now? You can't even add eggs to a pancake? What do you do now? How much is your monthly income? Have you bought a house? Are you married?"
The camera followed Xiang Wanyi and asked her a barrage of questions. Xiang Wanyi hesitated and did not answer, but did not curse or run away.
"Do you regret your decision now? If you hadn't opposed Du Wanwan and offended her, at least you wouldn't have been kicked out of the Xiang family. Even if you didn't inherit the Du family, Du Wanwan would still treat you well, right? You would still be living a life of luxury, right? Now, face the camera. If Du Wanwan saw this video one day, what would you say to her?"
Tears immediately welled up in Xiang Wanyi's lifeless eyes, and she became genuinely sad. She sobbed, "I want to say, this is all my fault. The twenty years of love between me and Grandpa wasn't fake. I loved him very much! I must have been under some forbidden spell to do such a stupid thing. I didn't mean to do it! Mr. Du will always be my grandfather, and you will always be my sister."
She sobbed in front of the camera, tears streaming down her face, looking so miserable: "Sister, I was wrong! I was really wrong! Sister, look at me!"
What follows is a long string of sensational words.
Dong Shuqing reported, "According to our investigation, Miss Xiang Wanyi has been looking for work to make a living since the He Yu Hotel incident. However, she's not one for hardship, and many jobs failed. She finally signed a contract with a new media company specializing in livestreaming. She's been repeatedly using the title 'Xiang Family' to hype herself up. Perhaps because she's been cultivating yourself lately, she's bringing up that incident."
Du Wanwan drank her coffee quietly and clicked on the second link.
The second one is even more outrageous, it’s actually from Ding Zhiyuan.
"He was released?" Du Wanwan was a little surprised.
"Yes," Dong Shuqing replied. "He was an accomplice back then, sentenced to three years, and was released three days ago. A new media company had been keeping an eye on him for a long time, and they took him in as soon as he was released. They arranged this video for him and bought him promotional material."
This time, Du Wanwan didn't have that much patience and hastily moved the progress bar.
The video first recounts Ding Zhiyuan's life story, emphasizing that he was once a good man who bravely saved Qi Yishan, otherwise he wouldn't have been promised an engagement by the Xiang family. It also hints at how much of a good man Ding Zhiyuan should have been, but it was only because his spiritual roots were destroyed that he got angry and went astray.
Finally, Ding Zhiyuan said affectionately in front of the camera: "Wanwan, my dearest, Liu Bei is determined to take Jingzhou, and I only want to marry you."
Although Xiang Wanyi's video was also criticized, some people still sympathized with her, worrying that such a young and beautiful woman might have been deceived and led astray, otherwise why would she shoot such an obvious marketing video? As for Ding Zhiyuan, there was only criticism.
"Bah! Don't try to harass our young lady, you scumbag who's in jail for assisting in rape!"
"They're losing face just to get attention!"
"Want to marry the eldest daughter? Hundreds of millions of men across the country want to, just wait and get in line!"
"Miss, everything you ordered has arrived." Pei Xingyao pushed the door open and came in with a box in her hand. She opened it and placed it on her desk, then returned to her seat and began to deal with today's work.
"......!" Dong Shuqing and others gasped at the bright light in the box.
Rubies, sapphires, emeralds, black glass, and a host of rare sword-making materials filled a box. A rough estimate would require over a billion to buy all of this.
Du Wanwan's attention was immediately drawn. She fiddled with these rare treasures and casually instructed, "Don't worry about it. Keep an eye on the trending searches and don't let them take advantage of the hype."
Things that shouldn't exist have been destroyed by her, and those who should have awakened have already awakened and found their own lives. She doesn't care about the rest of them. She's not a savior. Not only does she not care, she also doesn't want these people to ride on her popularity. In the era of traffic, popularity can make money.
Dong Shuqing nodded: "Okay, Chairman, we understand."
Seeing that the report was finished, the other secretaries and assistants, who had been working for a long time and were bolder, started chatting: "Chairman, you bought so much ore, are you going to forge swords?"
They'd all heard that their President Du was born with a sword fortress, a rare swordsmanship prodigy found only once in a millennium. After three years of treatment, her body had finally fully recovered, and her sword fortress had been restored to its proper state. So, the young lady was gathering materials to forge a sword?
"Well... maybe." Du Wanwan smiled and spoke vaguely.
This means that the time for small talk is over and it’s time to get down to business.
Dong Shuqing and others immediately became alert. Three years ago, no one dared to offend their chairman. Now, he was even more majestic. If he gave them the wrong look, the entire secretary's office would be so scared that they dared not even breathe.
The office door was quickly closed, and there were only two people in the spacious and luxurious office.
Du Wanwan seemed bored. She fiddled with the treasures in the box with one hand and supported her chin with the other. She looked at him and asked with a smile, "Ore is a good thing. Assistant Pei, do you like ore?"
Pei Xingyao was sitting next to her, having just sent an email directing his staff to follow up. A rare winter sun streamed in through the well-lit floor-to-ceiling windows, its brightness tempered by the spells into a gentle brilliance. His features looked especially deep and handsome, and particularly alluring.
Pei Xingyao sensed that his eldest daughter was itching to play a trick on him again. She clearly knew everything, yet she was still asking this question. There must be a trap.
Assistant Pei, who had been teased the entire time, decided to fight back and replied in his most serious and cold voice: "I liked it before, but not anymore."
His Adam's apple moved a few times after he finished speaking. He didn't know why, but when she knew nothing, he could express his love from the bottom of his heart completely without hesitation or shyness. But now, she responded little by little, and he was extremely nervous, and he became more nervous and shy with each frank expression of his love.
This was bad, and Assistant Pei decided to turn the tables this time. His fingers gripping the mouse were white with nervousness, waiting for her surprised question:
——So what do you like now?
——I like you.
He was about to say this. He had planned it out, rehearsing it many times in his mind.
But unexpectedly, the figure swayed, and she suddenly leaned over, put one hand on the table, put the other hand on his shoulder, and blew into his ear.
"You used to like it, but now you don't? Huh?"
Pei Xingyao closed the computer screen immediately to avoid clicking the wrong button. Half of his body was numbed by her breath.
"I……"
"Oh, I see." Du Wanwan lowered her head and looked at him with a smile, "You like me now, right?"
Pei Xingyao's jade-like face quickly flushed, and she was still trying to be strong: "That's not right."
"No?" Du Wanwan raised her eyebrows.
"I don't like minerals. I liked you before, and I like you now." After answering seriously, Pei Xingyao decided not to let her speak, otherwise he would not be able to hold on.
He always fails miserably in front of her.
He tilted his head back and kissed her on the lips.
Anyway, he didn't lie.
Whether it was the spirit sword in his first life, the clueless boy in his second life, or the versatile assistant in this life, from the beginning to the end, the only person he loved was her.
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