Xia Qingtian merely pursed her lips as her gaze met the other's, offering a perfunctory smile.
"Manager Yue, perhaps you could offer some guidance? After all, you are the manager of Yue's Jewelry Design Department and the youngest winner in the history of the National Jewelry Design Competition. How about..." the person in charge was still speaking when Manager Yue had already walked past him and straight towards Xia Qingtian.
Seeing Manager Yue just walk away, the person in charge was stunned.
What... did that mean?
Was this Manager Yue a fan of Xia Qingtian?
Or...
Before the person in charge could let his imagination run wild and concoct a dramatic scene, Xia Qingtian provided a very direct answer.
"Little Uncle," Xia Qingtian called out politely.
The person before her was the youngest son of the Yue family patriarch, Yue Chengfeng.
He was also Xia Qingtian's maternal uncle.
In her previous life, when the Xia family suffered ruin and devastation, she had not failed to seek help.
At that time, trapped in the cage built by Song Junhan, she had finally managed to contact the Yue family. The person who answered the phone had coldly told her: the Yue family had no relation with the Xia family anymore, and the Yue family could not manage the Xia family's affairs.
"Rather, if all your Xia family members were to die, the copyrights for [Ye Yue], [Bu Mian], and [Zou Ming Qu] could completely return to the Yue family.
Heh, how nice."
After saying that, the person had directly hung up. Xia Qingtian was in a state of shock for a long time, unable to calm down.
[Ye Yue], [Bu Mian], and [Zou Ming Qu] were jewelry series personally created by her mother, Yue Qiyan, creating a small legend in the jewelry industry.
Although the sales rights belonged to Yue's Jewelry, 50% of the final design copyrights belonged to Yue Qiyan.
After Yue Qiyan's death, this 50% copyright fell into Xia Qingtian's hands.
As long as she died, the copyrights for [Ye Yue], [Bu Mian], and [Zou Ming Qu] would completely revert to Yue's.
That phone call was her only plea to the outside world, and her last plea.
Less than ten minutes after the call ended, Song Junhan and Mo Jianing returned.
They broke her kneecaps and burned her alive.
"Mm," Yue Chengfeng responded, "Are you the female lead in this advertisement? I hadn't heard."
"I am the female lead, but not for Yue's Jewelry advertisement," Xia Qingtian met Yue Chengfeng's gaze and said, "I am endorsing K&S, and we are currently reshooting a series of promotional photos for K&S."
"Mm, I know," Yue Chengfeng seemed well-informed about Xia Qingtian's affairs, "Madam Camille has good taste."
As he said this, Yue Chengfeng's lips curved slightly.
"Ah? You... you know each other?" The person in charge was dumbfounded at this point.
"Yes, so it's quite a coincidence," Xia Qingtian said with a faint smile, "I'd also like to know how Yue's Jewelry intends to get us all out of here alive if we're not allowed to use the filming venue today~"
Upon hearing Xia Qingtian's words, the person in charge's face instantly turned pale.
Yue Chengfeng also frowned, "What's going on?"
At this moment, someone immediately informed Yue Chengfeng of the entire story and presented the rental contract for K&S.
The facts were obvious.
Yue Chengfeng's narrow peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, making him look gloomy and dangerous.
"It's not like that!" Cold sweat beaded on the person in charge's forehead, "Manager Yue, it's really not like that. Please don't believe them! They used despicable tactics to snatch our venue first, it's..."
"Are you saying I shouldn't believe my own niece, but should believe you?" Yue Chengfeng said coldly, "And not let her leave L City alive? If you dare to touch a single hair on her, the Yue family will make you regret being born!"
Hearing Yue Chengfeng's words, Xia Qingtian was also taken aback. She immediately looked up and saw Yue Chengfeng's face filled with anger, his eyes clear.
At the same time, a beep sounded in Xia Qingtian's mind.
[Congratulations to the host for triggering a hidden function again. Yue Chengfeng's current favorability is detected at 80, status: Close Friend.]
Hearing the system's voice, Xia Qingtian finally believed that Yue Chengfeng's concern for her was not feigned.
However, that phone call in her past life remained a knot in her heart.
The Yue family, her mother's family.
Someone wanted her dead...
Upon hearing Yue Chengfeng's words, the person in charge's expression worsened. He quickly apologized and even slapped himself.
Xia Qingtian disdained to respond, and Yue Chengfeng's face remained dark.
The person in charge, helpless, could only quickly contact his boss to come over.
Fortunately, his boss's car was nearby, and he rushed over as quickly as possible upon hearing the call for help.
Seeing the other party's boss, Xia Qingtian sneered.
What good could come from a subordinate like this ungrateful wretch?
Song Junhan...
After so long, he still looked as detestable as ever.
Her gaze fell upon the person behind Song Junhan, and Xia Qingtian's eyes twitched twice. She immediately turned to Li Mengxiao and said, "Xiaoxiao, I dropped a necklace at the previous filming location. Could you go help me find it?"
"Okay, you be careful too," Li Mengxiao said before turning and leaving the crowd to help Xia Qingtian find the necklace.
After Li Mengxiao left, Xia Qingtian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Earlier on the plane, those two had likely seen Li Mengxiao's face, but not hers.
It was better to be cautious.
"Manager Yue, long time no see," Song Junhan extended his hand to shake Yue Chengfeng's, but Yue Chengfeng made no move to acknowledge it.
Song Junhan's hand remained suspended in mid-air for a moment before he awkwardly retracted it and said with a dry laugh, "If any employee has offended Manager Yue, please do tell, and I will not spare them. However, delaying the filming schedule is truly not worth it. Isn't Yue's also in a hurry?"
"It's really strange, why would Yue's cooperate with a company from L City?" Xia Qingtian asked Yue Chengfeng, "What? Are there no entertainment media companies in Kyoto?"
Hearing Xia Qingtian's question, Song Junhan, who had been trying to ignore Xia Qingtian, stiffened slightly before enduring his anger and saying, "Miss Xia, long time no see."
He had originally intended to appear before Xia Qingtian as an absolute victor, but it was still a bit too early for that.
However, since they had already met, he would maintain his pride and let Xia Qingtian know that he was no longer the same person as before!
"Little Uncle, you haven't answered my question yet," Xia Qingtian pretended not to hear and only asked Yue Chengfeng.
"This was introduced by an acquaintance who said they had strong business capabilities. This is only their first cooperation," Yue Chengfeng replied.
"You should be more careful when it's an acquaintance introducing them..." Xia Qingtian said, resting her chin on her hand, "The more familiar the introducer, the more likely something is to go wrong. Isn't there a saying... killing the familiar? Right?"