Chapter 93 He was just helping Xia Mian become famous again.
After packing up the suit, Xia Mian also chose a pair of ruby cufflinks and a black tie with burgundy patterns. It was a joyous occasion, so she wanted to dress brightly to create the right atmosphere.
Before leaving, as she passed by the women's clothing counter, Xia Mian remembered something and went in to buy four sets of women's clothing.
He packed two of the sets and sent them by courier to the address Xue Chunling had given him.
He left the other two sets in the car, treated Xu Ning to a nice meal with foreigners, and then drove all the way to the slums.
The alleys in the slums were narrow and piled with several garbage heaps, so Xia Mian parked her car at the entrance of the alley.
Such nice cars are rare here. A young man with blond hair was sitting at the entrance of the store drinking soda. When he saw the car, he quickly took out his phone, took a short video, and sent it to his girlfriend, inviting her to admire the cool car together.
His girlfriend's attention wasn't on the fancy car. When she saw the young man getting out of the driver's seat, her expression went from doubt to disbelief to excitement: "Xia Mian, honey, quickly film a long video of him."
"Summer Sleep?" The blond-haired boy thought the name sounded familiar, so he opened the built-in camera app on his phone and started taking pictures of people instead of cars.
"It's that guy from 'Infinite Escape,' he's the one who endorsed the suitcase we used when we went to the beach, ahhh, he's so handsome!"
"Handsome my foot! He's not as handsome as your husband!" He was indignant to hear his girlfriend gushing over him, but he still obediently held up his phone until she went inside before stopping the recording.
Then, while sending the video to his girlfriend, he simultaneously compressed it to twice the speed and posted it on his WeChat Moments.
[I saw a celebrity, guys! He's fucking handsome! [Video]]
Because of the distance and the fact that it was afternoon and there was almost no one around, Xia Mian didn't even realize she was being photographed.
When the clothes were handed to Ren Xiping, she refused them as always.
"You haven't even worn the clothes you bought last time, why are you buying more? Don't waste your money, go and return them."
“This time is different,” Xia Mian came today to tell her the good news in person, “Mom, I’m getting engaged in three days.”
"Oh dear... this is all so rushed. Will the venue be ready to be set up? Where did you book it?"
Ren Xiping is from the North, so Xia Mian changed her story: "I canceled the engagement ceremony, and only held a wedding ceremony and banquet."
Ren Xiping was naturally happy that her son's marriage was finally settled, but there was also a touch of sadness in her voice: "I'm sorry, Mianmian, Mom can't witness your happiness with my own eyes, but Mom will pray for you, pray that your engagement goes smoothly."
The ceremony was to be held at Xia Garden, and the Xia family certainly couldn't allow Ren Xiping to attend. In fact, Xia Mian didn't want her to go either, fearing that she would feel uncomfortable seeing Xia Mingzhao, and also fearing that the Xia family would look down on her and make her suffer.
"Mianmian, is your boyfriend good to you? You said you bought a house for your wedding, when do you plan to move in? Does he care about the big and small things at home?" Ren Xiping asked again.
When she came over for dinner before, Xia Mian always told her that Zhou Pingchuan was good to her in order to put her mind at ease, but perhaps because she had never met him in person, she kept asking him.
Afraid of bothering her son and causing him to never come home to see her again, she didn't dare ask him to bring the person back.
Xia Mian sighed – parents are truly pitiful all over the world.
"Mom, after the wedding ceremony and before we get our marriage certificate, shall I take you to see our new house?"
"Okay, okay, that would be great!"
Xia Mian hadn't been home for a long time because of filming "Our Little Life," and wanted to spend more time with Ren Xiping. Just then, Ren Xiping's gray hair started growing back, so she opened a box of hair dye. The mother and son chatted while dyeing their hair, and before they knew it, night had fallen.
Unexpectedly, several sets of pictures of Xia Mian and Xu Ning had already quietly spread online.
They've been photographed in boutiques, luxury stores, and Western restaurants—it seems like they're being bumped into all over the world!
The two went out today disguised, but Xia Mian had experienced the embarrassing situation of being fully armed but no one cared, so this time she only wore a hat and didn't wear sunglasses or a mask. Xu Ning did the same.
Who knew that Xia Mian's popularity had grown to an unprecedented level? The fans went crazy when they saw the photos, regretting that they hadn't flown to Beijing to see their idol in person!
Passersby praised the boy, saying that his natural photos were even better than the retouched ones!
In addition to the photos, a video has also been leaked.
Xia Mian got out of the Bentley, carrying two Max Mara bags, walked through the garbage heap, went up the iron-plated stairs, and entered a wooden door on the third floor.
Netizen:
I remember his former agent saying he came from a slum, is this his home?
[He probably bought women's clothing. Did he come back to visit his mother? Tsk, instead of spending money on clothes, he should hurry up and buy his family a better house. If he can't afford to buy a house in Beijing, renting is fine too. The living conditions in the video are terrible.]
He doesn't want to rent a place; he wants to buy designer brands, clothes that are eye-catching, to satisfy his vanity.
[Hilarious. What's the point of dressing well if you live in a slum?]
He even rented a place in an upscale neighborhood to cultivate a certain image for himself, ugh!
Inside Zhou Ting and Xia Mingzhao's bridal chamber, Xia Mingzhao leaned against the headboard, happily scrolling through social media.
After Zhou Ting finished showering, he immediately climbed up to him and said, "After we finish filming 'Little Days,' we can go on our honeymoon! Are you looking forward to it?"
Zhou Ting gave him a reassuring kiss on the head, pulled him off her, removed his towel, and dressed him in his pajamas: "Looking forward to it."
Xia Mingzhao's embrace fell empty once again—ever since their wedding night, Zhou Ting had always avoided touching him. He knew why, and casually returned to bed: "Oh right, I forgot something. Uncle and Xia Mian are exchanging gifts in three days, so we have to stay a day longer."
Zhou Ting was silent for a moment, then said, "Yes."
"Avoiding the weekend is fine too, there will be fewer people on the plane. Last time I encountered a family with children, they were so noisy I couldn't sleep at all."
"yes."
Seeing Zhou Ting's furrowed brows, Xia Mingzhao felt a surge of pleasure.
“Ah Ting,” he laughed even more heartily, “how much do you think Uncle Three will give Xia Mian as a betrothal gift?”
"I haven't been back to the Zhou residence for a long time, so I don't know."
The Zhou family patriarch was in poor health and had been recuperating abroad, not even returning for his great-grandson's wedding. On the wedding day, they toasted Zhou Pingchuan, which was considered serving tea to the head of the family; there was no need to return to the old house.
"I know you haven't replied. I just wanted to discuss this with you. Knowing Uncle's personality, I guess he'll just go through the motions and that's it, right?"
Zhou Ting actually hoped that his third uncle wouldn't give Xia Mian anything, and Xia Mian angrily broke off the engagement: "That's enough. Okay, stop talking, go read a book and go to sleep."
Xia Mingzhao obediently shut his mouth, not wanting to provoke Zhou Ting too much. He still loved Zhou Ting.
But instead of reading the book obediently, he took out Weibo, logged into his alternate account, and checked the message he had sent to the marketing account that afternoon about Xia Mian's impending secret marriage.
The marketing account replied to him immediately, asking where the news came from, whether it was true, and who the other party at the wedding was.
Xia Mingzhao thought for a moment and typed: [The source is myself. You can verify its authenticity in three days. As for the other party in the wedding... the Zhou family. Because of his vanity, he used every means to climb up to the Zhou family tycoon and finally stepped into the world of the wealthy. Unfortunately, the wealthy family doesn't care about him at all, and their dowry is extremely perfunctory.]
Xia Mingzhao felt that he did not intentionally smear Xia Mian. After all, it was true that Xia Mian proposed to Third Master. Third Master only intended to go through the motions, and it was also true after being verified by his nephew.
He was just helping Xia Mian, who really wanted to become famous, to become famous again.
Xia Mian stole everything from him: his family, his affection, and... Zhou Ting's heart, yet he still treats Xia Mian so well.
He is so kind.
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