Chapter 425 - 132 Apply to Military Academy A Match Made in Heaven (Part 4)
Ah Ling greeted the tall, muscular man who strode in with a smile, "Yuesheng, you’re back."
"Is Brother Han here?" the man asked gruffly.
Glancing upstairs, Ah Ling replied, "He is, but—"
Yuesheng was an impatient man, "I’m going to see him." He was already heading upstairs as he spoke.
Ah Ling quickly grabbed him, "Hold on, if you barge in now, Mr. Pei won’t be pleased."
Yuesheng frowned deeply enough to trap a fly, "I’ve got urgent business."
"Even if it’s urgent, you can’t go in. There’s a woman in Mr. Pei’s room."
"So what if there’s a woman?" Yuesheng huffed and shook off Ah Ling’s hand, not looking back as he left.
Ah Ling stamped her foot. This stubborn mule, why can’t he read the room?
Just as Yuesheng was about to knock, Fu Bai burst out, slung an arm around his shoulder, and whisked him away.
"What are you doing?" Yuesheng hated it when this sissy messed with him and instinctively wanted to throw him over his shoulder.
Fu Bai rolled his eyes dramatically, "Please, I just saved your life. You don’t thank me, and now you want to hit me?"
Yuesheng pushed him away, "Don’t get so close to me, just the thought of it makes me nauseous."
Fu Bai glared at him, "You grumpy black bear, you’ve got plenty of problems."
"Who’s in the study?"
With a secretive smile, Fu Bai said, "A woman."
"No shit, I’m asking who?"
"You’ve seen her before, she’s the girl who burst out of Huang Ye last time to take a bullet for the boss. Tsk tsk, who would have thought, our boss, who seems like such an ascetic, also has his moments of infatuation. Don’t go in there and become a third wheel, or if you disturb the boss’s good time, you’ll be committing a huge sin."
Yuesheng’s brows furrowed tightly, looking utterly displeased.
"Why is it her?"
"Who else did you think it would be?"
Yuesheng instinctively disliked the woman because he saw clearly during that incident that Brother Han wouldn’t have been in trouble. Instead, this meddlesome woman had rushed out to take a bullet for him, unnecessarily indebting Brother Han to her, making Yuesheng think that the woman was out of her mind.
Yuesheng, who didn’t understand love, bluntly asked, "What’s she doing in there?"
With a sneaky grin, Fu Bai said, "Of course, she’s developing a relationship with the boss. She might be young, but nurturing love is the trend now, right? Repaying a life-saving grace with devotion, tsk tsk, how romantic."
"What a bunch of crap about life-saving grace." Yuesheng spat and tried to charge in regardless, but it took all of Fu Bai’s strength to pull him away. Fu Bai was speechless at this black bear’s thick-headedness. Can’t he understand human speech, or what? A born bachelor, through and through.
Yuesheng sat in the living room, panting heavily. Ah Ling quickly brought over some tea, "Have some tea to calm down."
Yuesheng took a sip then suddenly spat it all out, "Are you trying to scald me to death?"
With a helpless shake of her head, Ah Ling said, "Your inner fire is flaring up."
Before long, Bai Xiangxiang emerged from the study, carrying a thermos as she walked downstairs.
Yuesheng sprang to his feet and strode towards the study, giving Bai Xiangxiang a fierce glare as he passed her.
His look was so menacing Bai Xiangxiang’s heart seized up in fright.
How could someone be so fierce?
"Sister Ah Ling, where’s the kitchen? I need to wash the thermos."
Ah Ling took it from her, "Such chores are for the servants."
Having said this, she assigned Xiao Hong to wash it and told Bai Xiangxiang to sit on the sofa and rest. Bai Xiangxiang glanced at the time; it was almost eight.
Soon, the efficient Xiao Hong ran over with the cleaned thermos in hand and gave it to Bai Xiangxiang.
Bai Xiangxiang looked upstairs, "Then I’ll be leaving."
Ah Ling said with a smile, "I’ll see Miss Bai out."
Bai Xiangxiang took one more look upstairs, then with a mix of reluctance and resignation, she left.
There was still time, plenty of opportunities. She consoled herself inwardly.
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Ten days later.
"The Most Beautiful Voice" had already aired three episodes.
After more than ten days of simmering, the show’s viewership, click rate, and buzz all soared, making it a hot topic of the moment. Ming Han, with his toxic comments, stirred up heated discussions online that were in stark contrast to his usual godlike image. But one had to admit, such a character, was infuriatingly attractive.
Ming Han was once again a sensation.
As for Mai Zheng and Kang Le, they could be considered the program’s popular favorites, especially Mai Zheng. With his handsome looks, versatile style, and talents, the media and fans hailed him as the prince who was leading the new wave of sentimental music, and he was undoubtedly the biggest traffic magnet of the show.
And although Kang Le’s popularity wasn’t quite on par with Mai Zheng’s, she was far ahead of her fellow contestants. With her sweet appearance and heavenly voice, fans and media dubbed her the Angel Singer.