Fire in the Entertainment Industry

The Wen Feng Gala didn't have many auction items. The upper echelons were well aware that they couldn't extract too much capital from businessmen this way, so the auction ended after only forty minutes.

Li Ruobing only bid on one piece of calligraphy and painting. Although she didn't like it, she still spent some money to save face for the higher-ups.

Su Rui rubbed his temples, gently easing the slight intoxication brought on by the alcohol.

"You're famous..." Li Ruobing sat beside him, took out her phone, opened a webpage, and handed it to Su Rui.

A post titled "Music World Miracle! Tongzhou City's Genius Piano Master Provoked at Wen Feng Gala, Fights Back by Playing Dozens of World Famous Music Pieces and Slapping His Opponent's Face!" was trending high on Weibo. It had only been posted for less than half an hour but had already been pushed to the homepage recommendations. It had over 100,000 clicks and thousands of replies!

Opening the video, it was the scene of Su Rui's performance just now.

Although the phone recording was a bit shaky and blurry, the sound quality was surprisingly good, completely preserving the artistic conception of Su Rui's piano music without any damage.

In today's society, people pay extremely high attention to entertainment news, and the title of this post itself was also attractive enough.

Showing off and getting slapped in the face – this inherently catered to the pleasure points of most people.

Coupled with Su Rui's superb skills, this post had already caused quite a stir in a short period.

Furthermore, the poster had also recounted the entire sequence of events at the Wen Feng Gala tonight, starting from the moment Deng Hao and Su Rui interacted, in detail below the video.

After this embellishment, the popularity of this post increased by a few more points.

"I expected it," Su Rui said with a smile.

From the crowd nearby came soft sounds of conversation.

"Hello, my name is Li Ying, and I'm a student at the Tongzhou Arts Institute. May I take a photo with you?" A crisp voice like a silver bell rang out. Two tall, shapely young girls in dresses stood cautiously in front of Su Rui, asking timidly.

In the distance, several other girls stood there, watching the actions of their two companions intently.

"Art students?" Su Rui sized the two of them up. Although their looks weren't as stunning as Li Ruobing's, they had a youthful vitality, a refreshing youthful aura. He smiled gently, "Of course you can."

"Great!" The two girls exclaimed excitedly, leaning on either side of Su Rui, making heart shapes with their fingers and smiling broadly.

The flash flickered a few times.

"Um... could you be a little more intimate? For example, putting your arm around my waist..." Another girl with light makeup and a very pure look had a slightly flushed nose tip and stammered out a request that even she felt was quite bold.

Su Rui raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.

He had underestimated the fervent star-chasing ability of these girls.

Su Rui turned to look at Li Ruobing.

Her expression was calm, as if she hadn't heard the girl's words at all. She even deliberately avoided making eye contact with Su Rui.

Heh heh...

Su Rui smiled silently. Li Ruobing, this woman, was still too strong-willed. She clearly had many thoughts in her heart but refused to show them on the surface.

Just like when Su Rui said earlier that if he wanted to invite Ye Qin to be an endorser, he would need to have a closer relationship with her... Li Ruobing had the same reaction.

Did Li Ruobing really not care about Su Rui interacting with other women?

No, how could a strong woman like her like her boyfriend being too close to other women, even if he was only a boyfriend in name?

But Li Ruobing just wouldn't say it out loud, because once she did, it would mean she had fallen into the relationship.

Just like the night she and Su Rui had been intimate after drinking, after waking up, she still had to give Su Rui money to prove that she had slept with him, to prove that their relationship had nothing to do with feelings.

If she expressed her opinion at this moment and made a decision for Su Rui, it would also mean that she had lowered her head, given up her strong stance, and had fallen for Su Rui.

"What do you think?" Su Rui didn't intend to let Li Ruobing remain silent.

Su Rui knew very well that if he wanted to completely conquer a woman like Li Ruobing and make her drop her strong facade towards him, he had to break through that layer of disguise on her, make her bow to him. Although this was difficult, Su Rui had the patience to use little by little details to completely break down her pretense of indifference.

"What do I think about what?" Li Ruobing's tone was flat, and she furrowed her brows and asked back with a questioning tone.

"What this young lady said, about taking a photo with my arm around her waist," Su Rui said with a drunken smile, his gaze lingering on Li Ruobing.

"..." Li Ruobing paused for three seconds, then replied stiffly, "What you do has nothing to do with me?"

"Alright, if that's the case..." Su Rui deliberately drew out his words, turned to look at the girl in front of him, and smiled, "How about this? We can be a bit more daring. Putting my arm around your waist is still too distant... How about a princess carry?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Rui's peripheral vision caught Li Ruobing's fingers gripping her phone, suddenly tightening, even her knuckles turning a little white.

"This... is that okay?" The girl covered her mouth in surprise. Under the light, her two long, fair legs also trembled slightly.

Su Rui's performance tonight was simply too outstanding, coupled with his handsome and attractive appearance, so in the eyes of these wealthy young girls who had not yet entered society, he was the undisputed protagonist tonight, a dreamy figure like a prince charming from a fairy tale.

Being able to have him put his arm around her waist for a photo was already going too far.

A princess carry?

Oh my god... In front of so many people, am I dreaming?

The girl felt a little dazed, her heart began to beat violently, and an unnatural blush appeared on her cheeks...

At the same time.

Li Ruobing's breathing began to become heavy.

Su Rui glanced at her slightly.

He saw that the curve of her chest rising and falling was getting larger, clearly indicating that her inner emotions were not as calm as she appeared on the surface.

"Then, I'm going to pick you up..." Su Rui's smile deepened. He stepped beside the girl, inhaling the light, elegant fragrance coming from her, and slowly extended his arms.

Kyoto.

Top floor of the Huashuo Hotel.

The popular diva, Ye Qin, was barefoot, with a lollipop in her mouth, sprawled on the bed in a bath towel, scrolling through news on her phone without any regard for her image. Wang Fang was half-kneeling beside her, applying body lotion.

"Tsk tsk, Xiao Qin... your skin is getting smoother and smoother. Even I, a woman, can't help but want to touch it more. Tell me, our Xiao Qin is so outstanding, her figure is so good, and she's beautiful too. I wonder which smelly man will get such a good deal in the future..." Wang Fang chattered and joked with Ye Qin while giving her a massage.

"I'm not getting married in the future... I can support myself, why do I have to get married?" Ye Qin wiggled her fair feet gently.

"Women... no matter how outstanding they are, they have to get married eventually. Look at all those Hong Kong and Taiwan female stars, they gained fame when they were young, and didn't they all marry into wealthy families later?" Wang Fang curled her lip dismissively. "A woman's best years are these few. You can't wait until you're old and faded to consider this... Women aren't worth much when they're old! Let me tell you, the Young Master of the Yan Jing Chen Family has contacted me several times, wanting to meet you..."

"Oh, Auntie, stop trying to brainwash me with that kind of thinking, I'm not listening!" Ye Qin waved her hand in strong rejection. "Forget it, I'm not applying body lotion anymore. Auntie, help me find my sheet music..."

Seeing Ye Qin's determined attitude, Wang Fang didn't dare to say anything more. After all, changing someone's mindset requires slow, gradual influence. Forcing it could easily lead to strong resistance from Ye Qin, which would be counterproductive.

"So annoying..." Seeing Wang Fang searching in the corner of the room, Ye Qin muttered softly, then continued to browse entertainment news.

Three seconds later, a video with a high number of likes caught her attention.

"Young President? Piano Master? A New Talent Emerges in Tongzhou City, Turning a Wen Feng Gala into a Private Concert, Stunning the Entire Audience!"

Ye Qin was stunned for a moment, then casually clicked on the video.