Mysterious Assistant of the Washed-Up Queen-Chapter 496 - 324: Full Force, Blossoming of a Hundred Flowers

Chapter 496: Chapter 324: Full Force, Blossoming of a Hundred Flowers

"Really? Is she as popular as him?"

Watching Yiyi praise Li Guang non-stop, Chu Tian couldn’t help but tease her again on a whim.

"Ah? Uh..."

Yiyi was momentarily stunned. When she looked up and saw Xu Qingqiu standing beside her with a half-smile, she immediately realized she had been played again. She felt so vexed her belly seemed to puff up.

"AHHH! Brother Tian, you tricked me again!!"

"Hahaha, how is this tricking you? I was just genuinely curious about which singer you really liked."

That was what he said, but anyone with eyes could see the smug smile on Chu Tian’s face.

Yiyi was about to explode with irritation. How could she possibly answer when her own boss was asking who she preferred?

The key point was that she’d actually paused. Was that just a pause? No, that was hesitation!

Hesitating over a choice right in front of her boss? She wasn’t the same clueless social novice anymore. After all that training from Sister Hua, even a stone would have wised up.

So she fell right into the trap Chu Tian had dug for her; of course, she was angry.

Actually, Chu Tian wasn’t trying to upset her on purpose. The problem was Yiyi was just too naïve, praising someone else in front of her own boss. As Xu Qingqiu’s boyfriend, didn’t he feel the need to step in and defend her pride a little?

Though his method was a bit mischievous, Xu Qingqiu herself might not even appreciate it, as she’d never even considered such things. After all, she wouldn’t compete with her own employees out of jealousy, would she?

But Chu Tian didn’t care about all that; seeing Yiyi’s reaction was quite amusing, wasn’t it?

"Alright, stop teasing her. Why do you always bully her?" Xu Qingqiu said, annoyed, and hit him lightly, which resolved the dispute.

"I was just bored," Chu Tian said to Xu Qingqiu. "And besides, you’re clearly the most popular one. Yiyi just has terrible taste."

"Hey, Brother Tian, what are you talking about? I never said Sister Qiu wasn’t popular!"

Seeing that Yiyi was on the verge of tears, Chu Tian, aware he might have taken it too far, hurried to make amends.

"Oh, oh, oh, my mistake. That’s not on you; you didn’t say that."

"SOB SOB SOB."

"Hey, don’t cry, alright? We’ll have roast duck tonight. Stop crying, okay?"

"SNIFF... really?"

"Really!"

"Fine, I’ll forgive you this time..."

Heh, forgiveness came cheap this time...

Chu Tian smacked his lips, unsure whether to be happy or sad. After all that commotion, he was less persuasive than a roast duck dinner. Unbelievable.

"Alright, didn’t you say you had something else to do?" Xu Qingqiu asked.

"Oh, it’s nothing much. Like I said, Li Guang and his group seem to be doing well recently. As their boss, you should show some concern. We can go check on them."

After speaking, Chu Tian glanced at Yiyi. She had, at some point, pulled out her phone and was now searching for roast duck. Seeing she was completely absorbed and paid him no mind, another idea struck him.

"Let’s go, let’s see how well the breakout star Li Guang is doing. Are you coming, Yiyi?"

Right after he finished speaking, Xu Qingqiu pinched him softly and then rolled her eyes at him.

Not only that, Yiyi, who had been absorbed in her phone, didn’t even look up and said, "Brother Tian, I can hear you, and I’m not dumb, okay? You’re being too obvious. If you keep this up, roast duck won’t be enough to forgive you, unless you add a hotpot meal."

After being met with an eye-roll and his teasing falling flat, Chu Tian felt a bit gloomy.

"Tsk, now you’re no fun. Forget the hotpot."

After the joking ended, the three of them had someone notify the artists, and then they headed to the artist lounge.

"Everyone’s here, right? I hear you’ve all been doing pretty well lately?" Chu Tian asked as they entered.

"President Xu, President Chu, Sister Yiyi."

"President Xu, President Chu..."

As the trio entered, the people who had been chatting on the sofas hurried to their feet to greet them.

"Eh? Wu Ya isn’t here today?" Chu Tian asked.

"Well, Teacher Wu has a concert in Lan City the day after tomorrow. He’s already headed there to prepare," one of them replied.

"Oh, that’s fine. Sit down, sit down. Let’s talk," Chu Tian said. "We haven’t seen each other in a long time, and since President Xu is here too, let’s all chat and get reacquainted. No need to be so formal."

"We’re all colleagues, why be so nervous?" Xu Qingqiu added with a smile.

Li Guang sat back down with a sheepish smile, his whole body stiff with discomfort. Yang Lin, normally carefree, was no exception.

Seriously? The two of you are a couple, so of course *you’re* not tense, Chu Tian. But that’s our boss! Our paychecks depend on her! How could we not be nervous? Yang Lin complained silently in her heart but kept a professional smile plastered on her face. Chen Feng was even worse; he looked like he wanted to bury his head in the sofa cushions.

Chu Tian knew anything he said would be pointless. The root of the problem was Xu Qingqiu’s busy schedule; she rarely met with them, so a certain distance was inevitable and couldn’t be rushed. He decided to let it go.

"Alright, stop overthinking things. Let’s hear about what everyone’s been up to lately. Where are your agents? Did they all disappear?"

"Um, President Chu, Sister Hua called the agents for a meeting..." someone explained.

"That’s perfect. You can tell us yourselves then. I want to hear your genuine thoughts."

It would have been better if he hadn’t said anything. His words just made everyone even more tense. Initially, their nervousness stemmed from the ’boss effect,’ but now it was purely because of Chu Tian’s question. Ostensibly, he was asking about their achievements, but to them, it felt like a work report. What was the difference between this and an exam?

"I’ll go first," Yang Lin said. "Last year, under Teacher Chu’s guidance, ’The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style’ became increasingly popular, and we received a lot of commercial performance offers."

Yang Lin was the first to speak. It had to be said, her straightforward, carefree personality allowed her to be more at ease in such situations.