Anna had been wanting to visit the practice room for a long time. She had heard that Kevin was famously obsessed with good looks, and all the artists or trainees he signed were known for being good-looking. She was already drooling over the promotional photos posted by the company's official Weibo account.
Anna's eyes lit up as she exclaimed, "Look at a handsome guy?"
Jiang Lai rolled her eyes at her, poked Anna's forehead, and looked at her with a disappointed expression: "There's a beautiful woman standing right next to you! Aren't you going to look at her? I'll go to the practice room to see her!"
The elevator doors opened, and the two walked out together.
Anna quickly explained, "No, no! I wanted to see handsome guys, you're a beautiful woman."
After hearing this, Jiang Lai raised her hand to gather her long, flowing hair, tied it into a high ponytail, tidied her hair in front of the elevator, then turned to look at Anna with a cold and somewhat handsome expression.
Anna's eyes immediately lit up with admiration, and she shook her head repeatedly, "I'm not looking at handsome guys anymore! My artist is both handsome and beautiful! Hehehe..."
Jiang Lai pushed her away with disgust and strode forward, saying, "You're scary!"
Anna caught up and grabbed Jiang Lai's arm, refusing to let go: "Waaah, Miss... no! Brother, let's kiss!"
Although Anna said that, she would still stop and watch the handsome guy practicing dance when they passed by. Jiang Lai noticed that she hadn't followed, so she went back and grabbed Anna by the collar and dragged her away.
As Jiang Lai walked, she stopped, stood in front of the glass, and stared intently with furrowed brows.
"Alright, everyone take a break." The dance teacher clapped her hands, and the rest of the group cheered and dispersed to get some water.
A brown-haired girl saw them, put down her water bottle, and pushed open the door: "Who are you looking for?"
The girl's rosy cheeks were so cute that even Anna, a very straight woman, couldn't help but fall for her.
When it comes to looks, Kevin is definitely number one in the industry.
Jiang Lai politely returned the smile: "I'm not looking for anyone, I'm just browsing."
The girl's face turned even redder, and she hid half of her body behind the door: "Are you a senior?"
"Oh, no, I can't dance. I was just curious and came to take a look."
"We're taking a break now. Do you want to learn? I'll teach you."
When the girl first saw Jiang Lai, she thought she would be difficult to talk to. But after chatting for a bit, she found that Jiang Lai had a gentle smile and wasn't so hard to get along with. Plus, she was pretty. How could anyone not like to hang out with a pretty older sister?
Jiang Lai wanted to go in anyway, but she still pretended to be naive: "Really? Can I go in?"
The girl, acting as if they were old friends, grabbed Jiang Lai's wrist and led her into the practice room, saying as they walked, "My name is An Yuxin, what's yours?"
"Jiang Lai".
When the others saw An Yuxin bring in a stranger, they all crowded around. Anna, who was standing next to Jiang Lai, still didn't know why she had come in.
When Fang Wei saw someone come in, she turned her head and almost choked on her water. All her sisters went over to talk to Jiang Lai. Fang Wei felt a little neglected. In the past, when they were on break, everyone would come to chat with Fang Wei and ask her for advice.
Fang Wei had a towel around his neck, and his short sleeves were rolled up, revealing his muscles.
"Hello, I'm Fang Wei."
Jiang Lai narrowed her eyes and sized up the person in front of her.
Good grief, you think you can mess with me like that? Why didn't you say you didn't know me when you stole my woman? Screw you, go ahead and play, who's afraid of who?
Jiang Lai extended her hand: "Jiang Lai."
Fang Wei was taken aback, squeezed back, and was about to pull his hand away when he paused, realizing he couldn't pull it back. Fang Wei looked up at Jiang Lai in confusion, his eyes seeming to say, "What are you doing?"
Jiang Lai smiled, but the smile was not pleasant at all and even seemed deliberate. She gripped the handle tighter and tighter, and the veins on the back of her hand bulged. Fang Wei's hand was red from gripping it so tightly.
Hey kid, trying to outmuscle me? I don't even care about those two ounces of fat on your arms, and you're still showing off? If I were you, I'd wear long sleeves every day to cover myself up.
Jiang Lai thought to herself but said nothing. When she felt it was about time, she let go of Fang Wei. The latter blushed and suppressed the urge to shake her off, and could only grit his teeth inwardly.
Damn, that really hurts...
Jiang Lai's smile remained unchanged, while Fang Wei cursed inwardly: "Pah, smiling tiger."
An Yuxin liked Jiang Lai very much and was very enthusiastic. After only a few minutes, he lost his restraint and moved closer to Jiang Lai to teach her to dance.
Anna was in a worse situation; she was squatting in a corner, propping her chin up and watching, and no one came to teach her.
Anna: Waaah, we're all women, why is there such a big difference in treatment!
Jiang Lai had never learned to dance, and her movements were very uncoordinated, making her look like a puppet, which was quite comical.
Fang Wei stood to the side with her hands on her hips, sizing up Jiang Lai with an uncontrollable smile. Jiang Lai glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, stopped, and said, "Miss Fang, I saw you dancing outside just now, and you looked really cool."
An Yuxin chimed in, "That's right, Xiaowei is the best dancer here, she can teach you!"
Fang Wei twitched her lips, clearly unwilling, but her teammates seemed oblivious and kept insisting that she teach Jiang Lai.
"Fine, I don't care if I can't learn it."
"I believe you can teach me."
Music played from the speakers, and Fang Wei started dancing to the rhythm, while Jiang Lai stood beside her, mimicking her movements.
"Why!"
Jiang Lai delivered an elbow strike to Fang Wei's face.
"I'm sorry." Completely insincere.
Fang Wei was too lazy to argue with her and continued jumping, but Jiang Lai had no intention of letting her off the hook. She would either step on Fang Wei's feet or accidentally hit her, and finally she would swing her ponytail and slap Fang Wei's face.
As soon as the music stopped, Fang Wei, unable to contain himself any longer, rushed over to yell at Jiang Lai: "Jiang Lai! Did you do this on purpose?!"
Seeing that things were not going well, Anna got up and ran over to stand in front of Jiang Lai. She was a bit short, only reaching the chins of the two of them, and it was very awkward for her to stand in the middle.
The other teammates rushed over upon hearing the commotion, all protecting their captain. Although An Yuxin liked Jiang Lai quite a bit, Fang Wei was still more important to her, so she chose to stand on Fang Wei's side.
"Is there some misunderstanding?" An Yuxin asked.
Fang Wei retorted, "What misunderstanding could there be? This person is just here to cause trouble!"
Jiang Lai raised an eyebrow: "Do I need to?"
"You fucking..."
Jiang Lai patted Anna's shoulder to indicate that she was alright, then walked over to Fang Wei, leaned in and whispered in his ear, "She doesn't like you."
Before the others could even understand what was happening, Fang Wei punched Jiang Lai in the face. Jiang Lai reacted quickly and dodged backward. She could have stood firmly, but Anna tripped her and she fell on her bottom.
Everything happened far too fast. Before anyone could understand why Fang Wei was hitting someone, Jiang Lai was suddenly lying on the ground.
"What are you doing!"
A sharp shout came from outside the door, and everyone turned to look. They saw Lin Zhi walking over in a business suit with a cold face, her high heels clicking loudly. She pushed through the crowd and grabbed Jiang Lai's arm.
"Who started it?" Lin Zhi frowned, and the air pressure around her seemed to drop, sending chills down everyone's spines. Everyone treated Lin Zhi like an older sister because she was so gentle that they almost forgot she was the company's vice president.
Fang Wei, showing a sense of responsibility, stepped forward and admitted, "It was me, but she provoked me first."
"What are you provoking me for?"
"She..." Fang Wei paused, unable to speak.
Jiang Lai rubbed her sore bottom and said, "Sister Lin, it's all a misunderstanding, just kidding. I fell by myself. It's all Anna's fault, why did she stick her leg out for no reason?"
Jiang Lai had no intention of causing trouble; she was just jealous and wanted to show off. She didn't expect Fang Wei to get so worked up, which made her feel even worse. It seemed that Fang Wei really had feelings for Lin Zhi. In that case, let's have a fair competition.
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Author's Note:
Lin Zhi: Are you a child?!
Jiang Lai: Yes, thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 2022-04-04 21:58:32 and 2022-04-06 18:17:30!
Thank you to the little angels who watered the nutrient solution: Lingran and Yu (2 bottles);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 36
Jiang Lai entered Lin Zhi's office as she wished, but she was dragged in by the collar.
Lin Zhi was looking at documents. Ten minutes had passed since Jiang Lai came in, and Lin Zhi hadn't even glanced at her. Jiang Lai had no choice but to cast a pleading look at Lin Zhi's assistant.
Seeing Jiang Lai winking at him, the assistant shrugged, indicating that he couldn't do anything. Jiang Lai sighed and lowered her head.
Lin Zhi had just given Jiang Lai and Fang Wei a good scolding in the practice room, without bias, scolding them one by one. Not to mention Fang Wei, even Jiang Lai was scared. The scene was like two students having a fight and being criticized by the teacher.
Lin Zhi finally signed her name on the paper, closed the document, and handed it to her assistant: "Go out."
The assistant nodded, "Okay." Then he slipped out of the office without looking back, leaving Jiang Lai and Lin Zhi inside.
The atmosphere was extremely awkward.
Lin Zhi clasped her hands on her lap, looked up at the person opposite her who had her head down: "You know you made a mistake?"
Jiang Lai nodded: "Wrong."
"What's wrong?"
"You shouldn't act like a jerk."
"What's the meaning?"
Jiang Lai pouted, somewhat unconvinced: "I was just passing by and wanted to be a bit cheeky, who would have thought she would suddenly hit me."
Lin Zhi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she asked gently, "Where did you hit me?"
Jiang Lai pointed to her face: "My face, but I didn't get hit. Anna tripped me, and my butt hurts so much. I'm so embarrassed."
"Pfft." Lin Zhi chuckled, stood up and walked to her side, her cool hand stroking the other's cheek: "Hmm... your face is a little hot, it seems you really did embarrass yourself. Why did you do that? You're not a child anymore, and Fang Wei didn't do anything to you, did he? You two are completely unrelated."
Jiang Lai thought to herself: I've messed with her! She's trying to steal my woman!
That's what she thought, but she didn't say it.
"Can we just let this go? We're from the same company, and I don't want any rumors about you and Fang Wei being at odds in the future."
Jiang Lai hesitated for a moment after hearing this, but finally nodded: "Okay."
Lin Zhi took out her wallet, pulled out a bank card, and handed it to Jiang Lai: "Here you go."
Jiang Lai didn't answer: "What do you mean?"
"There is 50,000 in there, and I will regularly deposit money into it in the future."