Chapter 354: Cheng. Big Boss. Juan
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Yan Xi, get up and answer your phone!” Boss w.a.n.g turned to him.
s.h.i.+elding his eyes with his hand, Yan Xi lethargically replied, “No.”
Boss w.a.n.g ignored him and directly picked it up. He cautiously walked over, placed the phone respectfully to his ear, and lowered his voice. “Great G.o.d?”
Initially careless and groggy, Yan Xi abruptly sat up. His eyes widened, and his voice turned cold. “Who?!”
Glancing at him, Boss w.a.n.g just silently turned the phone to him.
Two words were s.h.i.+ning on the screen—
Jiangshan.
Yan Xi glanced at Boss w.a.n.g, quickly answered the phone, and stood up to walk over to the window. “Great G.o.d?” he asked in a lowered voice.
Qin Ran’s phone was still on the speaker, casually placed on the table. Taking a sip of water from the cup, she started eating, and then casually asked, “What took you so long?”
“I was in the toilet.” Yan Xi’s expression remained unchanged.
Not caring very much about it, Qin Ran slowly said after taking a bite, “Are you still in City C?”
“Yes.” Yan Xi looked out the window. “What’s the matter?”
“Okay. I’m here too. It just happens that there’s a reality show here.” Propping her legs up, Qin Ran raised an eyebrow. “I want to invite a guest, do you have time to come over?”
Yan Xi’s thin lips were slightly pursed, and his dark and cold eyes looked slightly shocked. He even suspected that he had heard it wrongly. “Are you… in a reality show?”
Qin Ran just muttered, “Yeah.”
Although they had only met a few times, they had known each other for several years.
After feeling shocked, he immediately reacted and calmly said, “A few months.”
Qin Ran was stunned. “A few months?”
Yan Xi replied matter-of-factly, “How many months did you sign up for? We’ll sign it together.”
Qin Ran was speechless.
She took her phone and sent her positioning. “It’s just two days as a guest. I won’t be on the show for long, either.”
Yan Xi thought it was quite a shame. “Okay, then.”
After hanging up, Yan Xi turned around. Boss w.a.n.g was pulling the suitcase and seemed to be packing.
Putting the phone away, Yan Xi’s light-colored eyes narrowed slightly. “What are you doing?”
“I’m packing.” Boss w.a.n.g raised his hand and checked the time on his phone. “There’s still an hour and fifty minutes left until the flight. You said you couldn’t stay for even a second longer, so let’s leave earlier.”
Yan Xi was speechless.
He didn’t believe that Boss w.a.n.g hadn’t heard his conversation with the Great G.o.d. He must be doing it on purpose…
Outside, the young a.s.sistant knocked on the door and came in. He glanced around and saw that Boss w.a.n.g had already packed up. “Boss w.a.n.g, the car is already downstairs. When will we leave for the airport?”
Yan Xi stared at him blankly.
Boss w.a.n.g put the suitcase aside and sneered. “Ask for a refund for the tickets.”
“Refund?” The a.s.sistant scratched his head. “Are you sure? Brother Yan said he can’t stay for a day longer.”
Boss w.a.n.g went out with his phone and looked down at the address sent to him. Preparing the route, he lightly replied without looking up, “He has succ.u.mbed to his Father.”
**
In the hotel.
Qin Ran had just finished her meal.
After packing up the leftover dishes and chopsticks, she leaned on the back of her chair instead of immediately leaving and clicked on Jiang Dongye’s WeChat.
She sent a message—
[Are you supporting Bai Tiantian?]
Jiang Dongye replied quickly: [Bai Tiantian?]
[That’s good, then.] It seemed he wasn’t seriously promoting her.
No emoji was sent, and he couldn’t tell from her tone. Sitting on the office chair, Jiang Dongye couldn’t sit still and called his secretary to ask about the situation.
The secretary was stunned. “She’s Bai Tiantian, the girl you asked me about last time. The subordinates thought you deliberately wanted to cultivate her and even dug her a big opportunity…”
“Give me her schedule.” Jiang Dongye had a faint premonition in his heart.
The secretary hurriedly retrieved a doc.u.ment and handed it to him.
Jiang Dongye reached out and flipped through it. The detailed content of the reality show and her personal schedule were written on it. She was now in City C.
Seeing this, Jiang Dongye instantly remembered that Cheng Juan just looked for him in the morning…
So, Qin Ran and Cheng Juan were both in City C? They were even in a reality show?
Sitting down, Jiang Dongye kept feeling uneasy. He glanced at his secretary and asked, “When do I have time to go to City C?”
Taken aback, the secretary pushed his gla.s.ses and glanced at his itinerary. “Two days later.”
“Okay.” Jiang Dongye nodded, then tapped on the table with his fingertips. “Make arrangements. We’ll go in two days.”
**
At Beijing Airport.
Tian Xiaoxiao carried a backpack and entered her flight lightly. Standing by the self-service machine, she glanced at the flight timing and dialed Qin Ran. “Ran Ran, there’s no air tickets for today. I might arrive late, you can play by yourself first…”
It was now past five o’clock, and it happened to be Sunday as well. There weren’t any more tickets for the two evening flights to City C.
After Qin Ran’s hair dried, she packed the lunch box and opened the door.
She changed into a loose beige sweater with black tights underneath and came out without wearing a hat. Her eyebrows clear and cold, and she just asked, “Is Sister Wen coming?”
“Yes. She has nothing to do recently and hasn’t found a house yet.” Tian Xiaoxiao glanced around and found a self-service beverage machine. She put in ten yuan and took out a bottle of mineral water.
“I understand.” Qin Ran walked on the stone pavement with the lunch box in her hands. “Wait a while at the airport, I’ll contact you again in ten minutes.”
After hanging up, she walked forward for another five minutes and finally reached the small building at the intersection.
The door was ajar, so she entered and saw Cheng Mu standing in the courtyard.
“Miss Qin? You ended so early today?” Cheng Mu came over and immediately took the lunch box from her. Then, he reached out to close the door and shouted upstairs, “Master Juan, Miss Qin is here.”
His voice was loud and resonated in the attic study.
Glancing at the group of people in front of him, Cheng Juan slowly rolled his sleeves up and closed the cuffs with his fingertips. “Then, we’ll leave for Beijing tomorrow.”
These people were in charge of the Cheng family’s forces in City C.
Seeing how sloppily Cheng Juan made this decision, the middle-aged man in a black suit couldn’t help but say, “Third Young Master, we have so many forces, we can’t just turn around. One day isn’t enough time, and the clearance hasn’t been made…”
While talking, he handed him a doc.u.ment full of numbers and resources.
Cheng Juan casually took it, then reached out to flip through it. He only took a minute or two to read through it. “It’s enough. We can turn it around.”
Looking lazy and indifferent, he closed the doc.u.ment and casually threw it onto the table. “Go to Qianhong Airport in City C at 7 AM three days later.”
“Third Young Master.” The middle-aged man squeezed his fists, his veins bulging, but he still patiently reminded him. “City C isn’t managed by the Cheng family, nor is the aviation segment. The transfer of resources and the number of people must all be checked by aviation. To dredge through all these relations.h.i.+p layers, if it was really so simple, we wouldn’t have asked the Old Master to send men over…”
The Cheng family wasn’t weak in City C. Old Master Cheng had told Cheng Juan to come over to let him regain the power here.
To clear these various hurdles would be impossible if the Cheng family didn’t send someone with authority.
Cheng Juan stared out the window and subconsciously looked up when he saw a figure. A lazy smile dangled on his lips as he replied, “I understand. Gather everything at the airport.”
He didn’t bother wasting time speaking to them and directly went downstairs.
Neither did he mention the checkpoints.
After he left the study, the people in the room exchanged glances.
“Second Hall Master.” One of them glanced at the middle-aged man, full of worry. “I didn’t believe the rumors about the Third Young Master in Beijing before, but today… what shall we do in the next few days?”
Were they really going to furiously transport everything to the airport?
By then, not to mention arriving at the airport, there wouldn’t even be any safe pa.s.sages. Since Cheng Juan was so nonchalant, the Second Hall Master could imagine that things would be detained by aviation before arriving at the airport.
The Cheng family was second to none in China…
But they really couldn’t afford to offend the aviation industry.
The Second Hall Master rubbed his eyebrows. This was his first time meeting Cheng Juan. Now that the Old Master Cheng was going to retire, it was about time he picked his side…
He stood pondering for a while in the study, before vaguely reporting this incident to Cheng Raohan, who was still in Beijing.
“Go back and start preparing. We’ll strive to deliver everything to the airport within three days.” The Second Hall Master put away the papers on the table and glanced out the window.
“All s.h.i.+pped to the airport? You didn’t clear the checkpoints?” His subordinate’s expression drastically changed, and he stood up in disagreement. “Even the Old Master won’t be able to handle it if the goods are detained.”
The Second Hall Master stayed silent.
Rumor had it that the Old Master favored his third son. If his third son was to willfully make a big mistake…
He sighed deeply. He had already tried his best to persuade him and not cause a big scene. He was really afraid that the Cheng family would fall into the Third Young Master’s hands…
**
Downstairs.
Instead of going downstairs directly, Cheng Juan went to his study and took out Qin Ran’s black backpack.
Then, he went to the stone table in the yard and placed it on the table.
Qin Ran drank from a cup of tea and unzipped the backpack. “It’s here so soon? Didn’t Gu Xichi say it would take a few more days?”
Inside was her computer and Gu Xichi’s medicine.
Most of the medicine was for Qin Ling.
Cheng Mu, standing beside the stakes, didn’t dare to mention that Cheng Juan had threatened Gu Xichi last night. If he didn’t send it over quickly, he would blow up his research room…
Thus, it had arrived this afternoon…
Cheng Juan reached out to pour himself a cup of tea, his white fingers pressing on the teacup. “It’s not that fast. My junior’s speed has always been good.”
Closing the zipper, Qin Ran propped her chin up. “Are there any flights from Beijing to City C today?”
“No.” Cheng Juan glanced at her.
“Hey.” Putting her fingers on her chin, she stared at him, her slender eyelashes trembling slightly. “Really?” she asked in a lowered voice.
Cheng Juan snorted softly. “Maybe it’ll be there in ten minutes.”
**
At Beijing Airport.
Tian Xiaoxiao was watching a movie with her earphones when someone tapped her on the back. She was so shocked she almost dropped them.
Looking back, it was Sister Wen.
“You’re watching Film Emperor Qin’s movie again. You’re…” Sister Wen glanced at her phone.
Tian Xiaoxiao kept her phone and waved her hand as her head ached. “Okay, I know. Don’t nag me anymore!”
“Why do you want me to go to City C?” Sister Wen also brought a backpack along. She scanned the flight information and said, “We can’t fly tonight. Let’s go back and talk about it tomorrow.”
Tian Xiaoxiao glanced at her phone. Qin Ran just happened to send a message, and she was taken aback when she saw its content. “Ran Ran said we can fly over tonight. I think she bought us tickets already?”
“When I checked just now, there was no flight…” Sister Wen took out her mobile phone in disbelief, but she paused before she finished her sentence, because there was an additional flight at 8:30 pm.
As for Tian Xiaoxiao and her tickets, she thought Tian Xiaoxiao had sent their particulars to Qin Ran. So, she wasn’t bothered about it.
They took the boarding pa.s.s and went straight to the boarding gate after the security check without checking their luggage.
Only a handful of people were in the huge cabin, and it felt strangely like a charter flight.
After taking off, Sister Wen asked, “Are you going to City C to find your friend, Qin Ran?”
“Yeah.” Tian Xiaoxiao took out a magazine without looking up.
Sister Wen nodded. Recently, she only managed Tian Xiaoxiao and was very free. She put on her blindfold and asked, “How was the filming? Did the director make an appointment with you for the next web drama?”
She asked about work.
Tian Xiaoxiao casually said, “I didn’t act.”
“What?!” Sister Wen pulled off her blindfold abruptly and stared at Tian Xiaoxiao as if she was crazy. “Don’t tell me you ditched them to go to City C?”
Looking up, Tian Xiaoxiao glanced at her and replied, “Calm down. I already wanted to fire that director. He kept dragging my scenes.”
“Newcomers encounter such things often, you should just bear with it.” Sister Wen couldn’t calm down. But realizing that there were other people present, as well as flight attendants around, she lowered her voice. “What were you thinking? Do you still want to be in the entertainment industry?”
She genuinely cared about Tian Xiaoxiao.
Putting her hands on the small table, Tian Xiaoxiao sounded perplexed. “It depends on the situation.”
“Forget it. You’ll forever be an extra.” Sister Wen glanced at her and couldn’t help but criticize her. “You don’t have a good mentality. Just relax and adjust your mindset with your friend in City C.”
Even now, both of them thought they were going to play with Qin Ran.