Chapter 131: Kingdom Guards!
Grandma Han looked at Luo dan who was wearing a casual outfit but she was still shining without doing anything. Her smile was bright and genuine, without any pretense which can melt anyone’s heart.
” You have a really pretty smile,” she commented while looking at the girl in wonder.
Luo Dan blushed at her comment and covered her mouth with her hand and shook her head politely, ” You’re flattering me, Grandma.”
Grandma Han smiled and turned to look at Han Liang and wondered why he didn’t remove his mask yet and introduced himself. She pursed her lips and said, ” Ah, My grandson is also-
She was speaking when the elevator stopped on the ground floor. Luo Dan looked out and seeing a few people outside, she covered her face and said, ” Ah, Grandma, I am a bit busy and have to hurry, it was nice meeting you. Please take care of yourself. I would have given you an autograph, but I am pressed on time. I am really sorry” she said to Lei Yaling pilietely before hurrying out of the elevator.
Luo Dan thought of her as an older generation fan and she would have talked to her for longer but she was busy and had to be there in a hurry so she didn’t stay for long.
Han Liang and Lei Yaling watched Luo Dan who scurried out in a hurry. Lei Yaling turned to Han Liang who was still standing there, watching her back which soon disappeared.
.....
” Ah, it’s so frustrating.” she patted her chest with a fist in frustration and walked out of the elevator.
She was thinking that at least Han Liang would be a kind who will be active when in a relationship. When she saw his expressions, she thought that there is a chance that this stranger can turn into her daughter-in-law. She is at an age where every single, beautiful girl looks like a possible daughter in law to her.
She was relieved about Han Zihao since he has Xu Nuan and she was relieved that at least in their relationship, Xu Nuan is the active one and she doesn’t need to worry about that.
But what can she do with this idol-fool?
Han Liang pursed his lips and looked around before walking out of the elevator following Lei Yaling. He rubbed his neck in embarrassment and wondered why he was standing like a statue back then.
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After Han Liang and Grandma Han left, Xu Nuan plumped on the sofa tiredly. She sighed heavily and said, ” Ah, I was so scared earlier. It felt as if we were caught doing something.” she chuckled and glanced at him.
She pursed her lips, noticing his dangerous expressions. He was glaring at her as if she had done something grave mistake.
” What happened? Why are you acting as if I have stolen something from you?” she joked.
Han Zihao pursed his lips and said, ” Well, you did steal something from me, something very precious to me!” he said mysteriously, hinting towards their kiss last night.
She blinked her eyes and wondered since when she started pickpocketing after getting drunk. She doesn’t even remember anything so it was especially difficult for her to understand his words.
She sat up straight and looked at him in confusion, ” I stole something from you? What is it? Is it money? Watch? Or your heart?” she teased but he just frowned at her words and shook his head in disbelief at her forgetting their kiss last night.
” Forget it. You don’t even remember it. It should be your punishment to be unaware of it. You deserve that!” he stood up after saying his words leaving her dumbfounded.
“...”
‘What is he saying? My punishment?’ she scrunched her brows, not knowing what he was talking about.
” What’s wrong with him?” she murmured in confusion.
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Xu Nuan was sitting in a cafe and was looking at the post made by Xia Lin university which is the most popular and reputed university in the city. The last time, she went to Han Mansion, Cheng Zixian has asked her about her academic qualifications and she didn’t have anything to tell other than a High school graduate.
She might not believe much in degrees but she felt uncomfortable seeing her looking at her as if she is an undeserving candidate for Han Zihao. Moreover, she realized that Xu Nuan was just a high school graduate with barely passing marks and doesn’t have any qualifications in hand.
If she doesn’t show them her material achievements, no one will ever get to know about her qualities. She would need some qualifications to gather investment later if she wants to open her own company.
At that time, she had told Cheng Zixian that she was preparing to get admission into Xin Lin university but in truth, the admissions have been closed already for this semester.
However, only entrance exams or high school grades are not the way to get into that college. There are ways to get admission, even if it’s late. She smirked and looked at the flashy poster on her laptop screen.
” Hmm...Kingdom guards. Interesting!” she looked at the poster and tapped her fingers on the glass table.
One day. she was browsing the internet randomly when she came across an article about Xin Lin University that they hold an Esports completion after every two years and the winner of the competition was awarded a large sum of prize money.
But she has some different plans.
She smirked and fill-up the form and soon submitted it. ” Hmm... seems like I am going to get busier than this.” she sighed and sipped on her coffee, changing the slides on her screen.
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After days passed, Xu Nuan looked at her computer screen and frowned seeing that there are not many views on her post about the announcement of ‘The Knights’ debut which is in two weeks only. Her frown deepened seeing the increasing number of views on the post made by Wang Meili about her group’s announcement.
Both announcements were made through the company’s SNS account but she has not only more views but likes as well. Why? Because she has pulled out a marketing stunt to make the people aware of her group’s presence.
She has used her connections in the industry and the artists she has trained earlier who have shared her post and rooted for the girl’s debut. If not everyone, the people who have shared, their fans will show some interest at the least.
The most difficult thing is not to create a group but a fan base for the new upcoming group, it’s especially difficult if the company has no powerful background in the industry. Every year many groups debut and soon disbanded.
Only the big fish remains in the industry, it’s like a battle. She knows that the challenge she has taken was big and difficult, but not impossible to achieve.
She closed her eyes to think about what to do about this situation when Song Ai knocked on her office door.
” Why?” she looked up and asked lazily.
” Manager Xu, we all are planning to go Karaoke tonight. Do you want to join us?” she asked, looking at her expectantly.
Since Xu Nuan is younger than her, they call her Manager Xu at work, otherwise, they just use her name. Xu Nuan never bothered about the titles so she was fine with anything.
” Karaoke why? Aren’t you guys debuting in two weeks? Shouldn’t you practice more?” Xu Nuan asked, not knowing what suddenly got into them.
Song Ai sat on the chair opposite her and sighed, ” Actually, Lai Yi was looking quite low recently. Although she was not starving she is still dieting and I think it’s affecting her quite badly. As the debut date is getting near, she is getting anxious. So I thought to take the girls to have fun today.”
“Also, if we made it big after debut then we won’t be able to go anywhere freely, so why not grab this opportunity?” she said, making Xu Nuan smile.
Xu Nuan could see that she was trying to be positive and not think about the worst possibility. The girls must be scared and worried since this debut is their last chance.
She crossed her hands in front of her chest and nodded. ” Okay. Then..let’s go tonight. Tell the girls to meet me at 9 pm outside the building. We all will go together.”
Song Ai beamed hearing her words and clasped her hands together in excitement, ” Right? You are gonna join us? You’re the best!” she said excitedly.
” But... at 9 pm, isn’t it quite late? Is it fine to go to late-night karaoke?” Song Ai asked worriedly.
” Don’t worry about that. I know a decent place where we can go at night as well. But tell the girls to practice hard after today. We have a review in three days.” Xu Nuan said at which Song Ai nodded and left the room happily to tell the girls about their confirmed night out.
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