Chapter 13

For a long period of time, domestic entertainment had been dominated by survival shows that formed idol groups through competitions. A group that was selected and debuted directly like this was still very rare. Without accumulated popularity, they needed even stronger ability as a foundation to attract fans.

When the project plan was being formulated, the vice president had also asked He Lingxing whether she wanted to consider doing a survival show like before. After all, the groups their company had produced through survival shows had not exactly become explosively popular, but they had been passable and made no major mistakes. Some had even been briefly popular within small circles.

He Lingxing rejected that suggestion without even thinking about it.

In the original book’s plot, these girls had come up through a survival show. But before the company’s atmosphere had been thoroughly cleaned up, they would probably more or less encounter the poisonous hands of those people hiding in the gutter.

If it were a survival show, with large numbers of people flooding in, He Lingxing would not have the time to keep an eye on each of them one by one. Things might become much messier than they were now. In the original book, the major incident that led the company toward bankruptcy had begun brewing around this time. She had to start being vigilant now.

The twin-tailed girl staring at her was named Le Jiaxuan. Her pretty and sweet appearance made her look very young, and in reality, she had only just turned eighteen. It was said that she had only recently completed differentiation.

At first, He Lingxing thought she was looking at her like that because she wanted to talk to her. But Le Jiaxuan only came over to ask her two questions before leaving.

“President He, are you an Omega?” The young girl’s smile was pure and sweet.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Le Jiaxuan’s smile grew even brighter, revealing two very cute little pointed canine teeth. “President He smells very nice, like peach blossoms blooming out of season in winter.”

In this world, praising an Omega like this was usually a way of showing interest to the opposite sex. But Le Jiaxuan’s eyes held only simple appreciation, without the slightest improper thought. After saying that, she returned to her little group somewhat shyly.

He Lingxing did not pay it much mind either. After giving a few instructions to the mentors watching over them, she left. After all, she had not come from a singing-and-dancing background. In these matters, she could only observe and supervise from the side. The new mentors selected this time had all been personally vetted by her, so there should not be any major problems with their character.

However, after returning to her office and sitting down in front of the computer, just as she finished handling a music album contract, a certain trance-like feeling returned to her mind.

What remained on the memory cortex of her brain was all Le Jiaxuan’s smile from earlier. Yet the smile itself was not very distinct, seeming to gradually overlap with someone else.

In truth, Le Jiaxuan’s appearance was somewhat in the same category as Shu Minglan’s. Both of them had looks that were pure yet seductive, capable of being both sweet and cool, and they could perfectly handle multiple styles. Shu Minglan’s figure was also very good. If not for the slight disadvantage of an Omega’s physique, she would actually be quite suited to shining onstage too.

She had not seen Shu Minglan for several days. She did not know when Shu Minglan would return, or when the next key plot would unfold.

In a daze, she unknowingly opened a short-video app on her computer. After typing [unauthorized copy]the three words “Shu Minglan” into the search bar, a pile of moderately popular edit videos popped up.

#PureYetSeductive: On First-Love Goddess Shu Minglan’s Expressiveness in Photoshoots#

#An Overlooked National First-Love Chinese-Style Beauty — 120-Second Try-Not-To-Fall Challenge. Are You Ready?#

#Found a Niche Treasure! Shu Minglan Is Absolutely Stunning! Qi Yao, Lin Yugui, Su Nian, Mu Yunchen…#

#A Beauty Like a Flower Beyond the Clouds — Beauty Edit: Shu Minglan Edition#

He Lingxing clicked into the third video, an edit of roles Shu Minglan had played, and suddenly remembered that her resources had actually always been rather poor. At the very least, she often played supporting female characters or second female leads. Although her acting skills were strong enough to carry a role alone, she rarely received female lead roles.

The first scene to appear was from a period drama. Shu Minglan, dressed grandly as a “dancer,” wore a white veil. Her beautiful face was faintly visible, revealing only a pair of affectionate eyes, black as ink-dark pearls and filled with shyness.

The edit cut to the woman’s brilliant and passionate dance. She was imitating an exotic Hu-style spinning dance, golden bells jingling and swaying around her ankles. But in the next moment, Shu Minglan’s originally gentle gaze suddenly changed. The soft spring water in her eyes froze over in an instant. Her long sword unsheathed and swept out sharply!

It was an action scene that could make every audience member applaud and feel their blood surge.

Laymen watched for excitement, experts watched for technique. He Lingxing had studied judo and practiced martial arts, so of course she could tell that Shu Minglan must have intentionally trained before. The charm in each movement was not something that could be imitated through simple learning.

For an Omega’s relatively delicate body, learning martial arts was far more difficult than it was for Alphas and Betas. Yet Shu Minglan’s action scenes were not inferior to many people’s. Hardworking people always made others admire them more. He Lingxing rubbed her forehead and began recalling the resources allocated to Shu Minglan.

However, her thoughts were soon interrupted by a phone call.

“Mom—?”

In the original owner’s memories, contact with her family was not frequent. He Lingxing froze for a moment when she heard the voice before realizing that it was her current mother in name. The woman’s clear voice came from the other end of the phone. Although they had not contacted each other in a long time, there was not the slightest concern for her in it.

“Xingxing, your Auntie Yu’s younger sister is arriving in Jiangcheng tonight, probably at 8:25. Drive over and pick her up, then bring her home while you’re at it.”

The woman’s tone was one of complete matter-of-course. The relationship between the two families seemed to be quite good. But according to the original owner’s personality, He Lingxing definitely could not break character, so she deliberately paused for a moment before replying impatiently:

“Doesn’t the family have a driver? Do I have to go?”

“Just go. Treat it as reconnecting, all right? Haven’t you two not seen each other in a long time?” Mother He was probably used to this attitude from her, so her voice softened a little. “She only just came back from studying abroad and specially came to find you. At the very least, treat her a little better.”

“I know!”

Aside from the evil things she did at times, the original owner’s personality was actually that of a bad-tempered eldest young lady. After replying fiercely, He Lingxing hung up the phone.

Her impression of that person in her memories was rather vague. She only remembered that the two of them had gotten along quite well when they were young. After growing up, they had gone their separate ways and had not seen each other in quite a long time.

Since she had agreed, she naturally had to do it properly. After receiving the other party’s WeChat message and asking about her tastes, He Lingxing took time to reserve a private room at a five-star restaurant, completely unaware that after hanging up the phone, Mother He was also wondering why her daughter was so easy to talk to this time.

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The evening breeze was still a little cool, but He Lingxing was only wearing a thin khaki long trench coat. Her clean, neat white shirt and jeans made her waist look slender and her legs straight.

The plane had not arrived yet. People at the airport dragged their suitcases back and forth, creating noisy, chaotic sounds. He Lingxing had not arrived early. ​read the original at bailiantales.com​There were only a few minutes left before the plane landed, so she did not go to the VIP lounge to wait.

She had just opened the OA system and was preparing to use these scattered minutes to deal with a summary report when a pair of fair hands covered her eyes, leaving only a tiny bit of distance from her skin.

Along with the leaning motion came an extremely faint cherry blossom fragrance and a familiar voice. This time, Shu Minglan was no longer full of wariness like before. Her voice carried a little joy.

“I didn’t expect to see you here.” The woman’s voice was soft and pleasant. “That dinner invitation from before… can I cash it in now?”