She is my girlfriend.
These simple words, when spoken by Xie Qian, were anything but simple.
Especially since he added the follow-up that he had not yet succeeded in pursuing her.
This was a girl that Xie Qian liked but had not won over?
Ran Keqing could not hide her astonishment. Her beautiful eyes lingered on Wen Ying, scanning her from head to toe.
Ran Keqing noticed that Wen Ying’s hair showed no traces of perming or dyeing.
This was quite normal. Many girls from good families did not like frequent perming or dyeing. They simply had straight black hair. This seemingly most ordinary hairstyle was not so easy to maintain. For hair to be glossy and black, one’s qi and blood had to be good.
How could one have good qi and blood?
Of course, by eating well and sleeping well!
Eating well meant a balanced diet, rich nutrition, not filling the stomach with junk food.
Sleeping well had even higher requirements.
People who toiled daily for a living, with piles of worries, could not possibly sleep well. Only those free from want and deeply cherished could enjoy good sleep!
Ran Keqing’s theory had been verified many times and rarely failed.
What if one ate well, slept well, and the hair still lacked lustre?
Then external help was needed.
With no shortage of money or time, how could one fail to nurture good hair?
No matter how frizzy the hair, repeated visits to high-end salons would make it smooth and glossy.
Ran Keqing saw that although Wen Ying’s hair had not been permed or dyed, it was slightly frizzy.
In most people’s eyes, this was very normal. But from Ran Keqing’s perspective, it was enough to rule out Wen Ying’s family background.
Ran Keqing first looked at the hair, then at the clothing. The counter brands Wen Ying wore seemed to her like cheap, tacky styles.
Ran Keqing breathed a sigh of relief.
She had thought she was ill-informed, unaware that a “Wen family” had emerged in the wealthy circles!
Ran Keqing had already formed her judgement. Out of caution, she still confirmed personally. “I seem to have heard Miss Wen’s name somewhere. My memory is not very good. Perhaps our two families have some connection?”
Where had she heard it?
In news reports, of course!
Wen Ying shook her head. “My parents are both ordinary salaried workers. How would we dare claim any connection with the Ran family? Miss Ran, you must have remembered wrongly.”
Ran Keqing’s beautiful eyes finally shifted away from Wen Ying and turned back to Xie Qian.
Her gaze was filled with reproach, as if blaming Xie Qian for lying.
How could a girl from an ordinary family like Wen Ying be worthy of being Xie Qian’s girlfriend? How could she make Xie Qian pursue her unsuccessfully?!
In terms of beauty, Xie Qian himself was the boss of a film and television company. He had seen so many beautiful female artists. How could he take someone like Wen Ying seriously!
Yes, she had expressed interest in Xie Qian earlier. Later, hearing he was seriously injured, she stopped contacting him.
Xie Qian must have held a grudge. Today, running into her by chance, he casually pulled his female companion and called her the girl he had not yet won, just to make her angry.
Unexpectedly, the seemingly aloof young man had such a childish side. Ran Keqing felt that Xie Qian’s coldness was only superficial. He probably still had a little interest in her.
Miss Ran was secretly delighted. The President Zhang from Liansheng Entertainment, dining with her, stared at Wen Ying for a while before finally confirming her identity.
“You are Teacher Xiaoyu, right?”
President Zhang stood up and handed Wen Ying a business card. “Liansheng has long wanted to meet Teacher Xiaoyu. We contacted your agent several times but could not arrange a time. Unexpectedly, we meet here by chance!”
Ran Keqing looked at President Zhang in shock, clearly not recovered. She did not understand why her side’s friend was helping Wen Ying build momentum.
However, the name “Wen Ying” only sounded vaguely familiar to Ran Keqing. The title “Xiaoyu” truly jogged her memory. “…You are Upstream Fish?”
Wen Ying accepted President Zhang’s business card, thinking: Although she did not know what this President Zhang wanted, since Teacher Yuan had not even mentioned it, Liansheng Entertainment’s reputation was clearly not good.
Wen Ying politely exchanged a few words with President Zhang, then turned with a smile. “Upstream Fish is indeed my pen name.”
Ran Keqing’s expression immediately soured.
Xie Qian timely said, “Sorry, tonight Wen Ying and I have a prior appointment. We can only sit down for a deep talk with Miss Ran and President Zhang next time.”
President Zhang was extremely polite. “Oh, it is we who disturbed you two. Please go ahead. Teacher Xiaoyu, let us keep in touch more in the future!”
Liansheng had been trying to meet Wen Ying for a long time, but Yuan Fenghui had blocked them all.
President Zhang very much wanted to seize Wen Ying now and talk properly.
However, President Zhang was not Ran Keqing. He understood human relations better than she did. He knew blocking young people in love was likely to invite lightning!
Xie Qian had humbled himself to highlight Wen Ying. Ran Keqing was not too angry about that.
But President Zhang actually endorsed Wen Ying too. Ran Keqing could not understand it.
After Xie Qian and Wen Ying had walked far away, Ran Keqing said discontentedly, “Uncle Zhang, she is just a novelist. You gave her too much face!”
President Zhang saw Ran Keqing’s pride and patiently explained.
“She is not an ordinary writer. Look, she casually writes two scripts that become annual blockbuster hits. We in the entertainment business lack good content the most. If she is willing to write a script for Liansheng, the company might earn tens of millions!”
Tens of millions.
Not thousands.
President Zhang’s net worth was certainly more than tens of millions.
But net worth and cash flow are different. Even with billions or tens of billions in assets, one might not be able to pull out tens of millions in cash.
Even if one could, which company boss would complain about earning too much!
To President Zhang, Wen Ying was a golden hen that laid golden eggs. He very much wanted to poach this golden hen from Tianjiao.
The Ran family was richer than President Zhang. Ran Keqing did not care as much about tens of millions. During the meal, she frequently glanced towards the table where Wen Ying and Xie Qian were dining.
So what if she was “Upstream Fish”?
If the Wen family was truly salaried workers, even if Xie Qian approved, the Xie family’s threshold would be hard to cross.
Just a bestselling author, and President Zhang grovelled so much. No wonder his company scale never grew.
Ran Keqing thought: There is more than one “Upstream Fish” who can write scripts!
…
Ran Keqing kept glancing over. Wen Ying naturally noticed.
As soon as the two were seated, Xie Qian proactively apologised. “Sorry, I thought Miss Ran, having studied abroad, should at least have some standards…”
Wen Ying could not help laughing. “Unexpectedly, though Miss Ran is a returned elite, she lacks understanding of the current domestic entertainment industry. She did not follow your train of thought, making you demean yourself for nothing.”
Xie Qian seriously reflected. “Indeed unexpected. Her family is in related industries, yet she has not even heard your name.”
Wen Ying’s fame was not yet known to the entire nation. She was not that popular yet.
But the Ran family was in the entertainment industry. For Ran Keqing not to recognise the currently hottest bestselling author was too disconnected from the industry.
If Ran Keqing always had this mindset, thinking only executives were worthy of interaction, not caring about content creators, looking down on ordinary artists, President Ran should really think carefully before handing the business to his daughter!
Fortunately, Miss Ran did not recognise the goods. But President Zhang from Liansheng did, helping Wen Ying save face.
Wen Ying did not care at all what Ran Keqing thought. Even the admiring President Zhang was just a passerby to her. She cleared her throat lightly. “You said you are pursuing me. How come I have not felt it?”
She had missed it last night. Tonight she could not let it slide again!
Wen Ying boldly met Xie Qian’s gaze, wanting a definite answer from his mouth.
Are we, or are we not, boyfriend and girlfriend?
