Chapter 361: 361, draw for half an hour, will you marry me?

Yan Shixiu had been self-disciplined for many years, so his biological clock was always on time. Even if they often argued until late into the night, he would naturally wake up around seven in the morning.

When he woke up that day, Yan Shixiu did not see the woman by his side, only heard the rushing water in the bathroom.

As he sat up and put on his glasses, he saw Shi Lan in a white long dress, walking out of the bathroom.

Shi Lan had put on light makeup and styled her hair in a Korean braid, looking formal yet with a touch of playfulness.

“Aren’t you up yet?” Shi Lan asked him, then added, “I asked Yinghua, you have a meeting at ten in the morning, you can make it to the office by nine-thirty, right?”

Yan Shixiu stood up, extended his arm to scoop her from behind into his embrace, and with his upper body gleaming with health, pressed close to Shi Lan, he asked, “So?”

“So, spare half an hour to get married to me?”

Yan Shixiu paused for a moment, then turned Shi Lan around and said, “I haven’t prepared a ring, nor have I formally proposed.”

“Because you know, if you make it too official and too ceremonious, it would trigger my stress response and scare me away. I won’t run, but if you’re too serious, I indeed start thinking too much and have doubts,” Shi Lan said as she took Yan Shixiu’s hand, “Just give me something simple, give me a home.”

Shi Lan had seen the most beautiful scenery in this world.

She had also seen the deepest cliffs.

To her, having been through death, any kind of proposal ceremony was merely decorative.

What she truly needed was someone to share very real life with.

Jewelry, rings, status, and honor were all passing clouds to her.

All she wanted was a flesh-and-blood him, nothing more.

After breakfast, they went to the marriage registration office. Under Xun Yinghua’s arrangement, it took less than half an hour to restore their formal and legal marital status.

The entire process was extremely calm and natural, as if it was overwhelmingly obvious.

However, no one could see on the way back how tightly Yan Shixiu held Shi Lan’s hand, dealing with business calls with only his right hand, his left unwilling to part with hers.

When they reached the Shuangshi parking lot, Shi Lan urged him to get out and go to work: “Don’t you still have a meeting this morning?”

Before getting out of the car, Yan Shixiu hugged her, then let go, and opened the door to get out.

That hug was a resonance of their souls.

He said nothing, but she understood.

Throughout, the mistress appeared very calm. Once back home and with no one around, she took out the two marriage certificates, laid them on the bed, and studied them for about half an hour before carefully placing the certificates in the small safe in the apartment.

To her, watches and jewelry worth millions could be casually strewn around the house, but the free marriage certificates could not.

“Boss Yan, marrying Miss An, how come you didn’t prepare a diamond ring?” On the way back to the company, Xun Yinghua asked Yan Shixiu.

“She doesn’t care for these things,” Yan Shixiu said.

“Actually, although there were many rumors about Miss An before, one could only completely understand her character after coming into contact with her. She really is different from other women. I’m not good with words, Boss Yan, but regardless, I wish you two the best.”

“Mmm.” Yan Shixiu knew, knew how special his mistress was, “Also, have the person in charge of Huahai come see me.”

“Okay, Boss Yan.”

…

Last night, Shi Lan embarrassed the superstar, turning into the laughingstock of the industry.

Thinking that Yan Ziqing would surely come to settle accounts with him the next day, Han Hao even contemplated excuses all night. However, when Yan Ziqing stepped into the office, her first thought was how to cause a major scene at Shuangshi.

Han Hao was adept at grasping Yan Ziqing’s emotions and knew exactly what to say when the time was right to provoke her anger.

“Director Yan, it was my inefficiency that has wronged you. I just didn’t expect your brother to disregard your status and feelings that much…”

“This has nothing to do with you, but you need to ensure that there is not a single slip-up with Binbin’s matter.”

“Rest assured, Director Yan, my best friend is at the radio station. He has discussed the matter with me and will definitely handle it beautifully,” said Han Hao.

Thinking of the slap Shi Lan had thrown, Yan Ziqing’s mood was still very foul.

She had no idea how the socialites within the circle were talking about her behind her back.

She had just taken over the superstar and thought she could make an impressive achievement. Little did she know, she couldn’t even control an artist of the lowest tier.

“No worries, as long as the newcomer has been launched. Has Director Xu contacted Ke Shuwen yet?”

Could she really think that after last night’s incident, Director Xu would contact the superstar’s artist again?

When Director Xu saw Shi Lan’s Weibo post last night, he was immediately impressed by the young artist’s fiery temper.

Before sleeping, he even called Director Tang and chatted for a bit.

Director Tang laughed over the phone, explaining, “You know, when Shi Lan was filming ‘Smoke,’ she was fearless and could endure any hardship during filming, but she would not tolerate any mistreatment from others.”

“You really were played by the superstar and missed a good seedling. I’ll send you the behind-the-scenes footage of ‘Smoke’ in a bit. You’ll see why that girl is so tough.”

Director Xu stayed up all night watching the behind-the-scenes footage of ‘Smoke.’ He had to admit that his judgment was not wrong, but the director’s halo had made him overly proud, causing him to miss such a promising talent, which was indeed his loss.

As for the other artist who auditioned that day with the superstar,

Although her performance was stable, in comparison to An Lan’s, her acting skills were not quite up to par.

Furthermore, with the superstar manipulating like that, Director Xu and his associates made it clear–they would steer clear of the superstar’s artists in the future. Anything from the superstar could be immediately marked with an ‘X.’

…

In fact, after landing yesterday, Jin Qiu and others saw the online battle between Shi Lan and the superstar.

Although they were aware of the relationship between Shi Lan and Yan Shixiu, having it unfold like that online was extremely detrimental to Shi Lan’s situation.

They could never have imagined that Shi Lan could turn the tables with just flight information and make the superstar Yan Ziqing look like a complete fool.

After this battle, they no longer doubted Shi Lan’s capabilities.

This person was the cure for all defiance.

Now, the whole world knew the superstar was adept at trapping artists. Yan Ziqing, in trying to teach the artists a lesson, even went as far as setting traps, only to end up burning herself and becoming the joke of the year in the entertainment industry.

What’s more, Yan Ziqing must not have known that the superstar had already breached the contract.

She thought holding onto Shi Lan’s contract allowed her to do whatever she wished, but let’s not forget, if the company breaches the contract and the fault is significant, the artist can file a lawsuit unilaterally and without having to pay any penalty.

However, that was still not enough. Shi Lan wanted to beat Miss Yan to a complete wreck, to the point where hearing the phrase “starting a company” would make her feel physically nauseous.