Chapter 193: 193, who did you send it to? Chapter 193: 193, who did you send it to? Shi Lan turned around and caught a glimpse of her phone screen, so she asked, “Who did you send it to?”
“General Manager Yan.”
“Send to who?” Shi Lan raised her voice.
In that instant, Sun Ling felt like she had been awakened, quickly hitting the retract button: “Sorry… sorry, boss, I forgot.”
“I might as well grab a megaphone and shout it out for you.” Thankfully, Shi Lan’s bluffing skills were top-notch. If Yan Shixiu asked, she would say it was a random discovery—after all, with so many people at the banquet three years ago, it wasn’t strange for someone to remember him and draw this painting.
By then, General Manager Yan replied, “What did you retract?”
Sun Ling breathed a sigh of relief: “Good, General Manager Yan didn’t see it, scared me to death.”
Afterward, she also replied with quick-wittedness, “Sorry, General Manager Yan, I sent it by mistake.”
Yan Shixiu didn’t reply again, and Sun Ling slumped down.
In fact, Yan Shixiu had already saved the picture. He knew it was the work of the female tycoon, and the Shi Family displayed many of Shi Lan’s paintings. However, this was the first time he realized that Shi Lan still remembered their first encounter.
Hopefully, Shi Lan would be more careful. Serving as General Manager Yan everyday was… tiring.
That night, after going back, Tang Ze edited the picture into a black-and-white movie-like texture, then posted it on his Weibo.
@kkTangZe: “Cultivate one’s morals and nurture one’s character, to become a better self.”
The accompanying images were Shi Lan’s painting photos, three in total, from various angles.
This wasn’t for gaining followers, so the timing didn’t matter; it was just laying the groundwork for Shi Lan’s future reveal of his amazing skills.
Late at night, after Gu Chengyu finished filming, he recorded another apology video—this was already the company’s third request.
Now, his fan club was under close scrutiny. Therefore, the company had him play the sympathy card in an endless sequence of apologies, to win back public favor.
Gu Chengyu, who had soared in popularity, had never been so exhausted before. These past days, meeting people meant apologizing, speaking meant expressing regret, without a shred of his own dignity.
“Son, just bear with it a little longer. This will all pass soon, and then, you’ll still be the hottest young leading man,” Gu Chengyu’s mother consoled him, “As for those who have harmed you, I won’t forgive a single one. These past days, your brother Qin and I set a trap, and when the time comes, you just need to stand by me.”
After listening to this, Gu Chengyu tugged at his mother with some impatience, “Mom, can we please not fight with An Lan anymore?”
“How can I not fight? That little bitch has made you this way; how can I let her get off easy?”
Gu Chengyu didn’t speak further. When it came to being strong-willed, he had never beaten his mother.
“You just need to stand by quietly and watch.”
“This isn’t good for me. Forget it, I don’t want to argue with you. I’m tired.” Gu Chengyu rose from the sofa and walked toward the bedroom.
“Child, I’m only doing this for your own good.”
Gu Chengyu is a mama’s boy; that’s what he heard today while going to the restroom, from the staff. He wanted to retort, but he couldn’t find any reason to, only feeling constrained and afraid to leave the restroom and lose face.
Being accustomed to the life of a celebrated star and suddenly falling back down to earth, he found the words he heard painfully grating.
Gu Chengyu initially thought he could find some peace, but his mother followed him into his bedroom, saying, “Son, you have to understand your mother. Everything I do is for your own good.”
“Are you spreading my private life all over the place for my own good too?” Gu Chengyu, unable to bear it any longer, took out his phone, opened the photo gallery, and handed it to his mother, “What you call doing for my good, is it to make me the biggest joke in the whole crew?”
Gu Chengyu’s mother took his phone and saw the screenshots sent by the crew members.