Chapter 367: 367, you hurry him up.

At that moment, Shi Xiu was taking a shower.

Upon seeing the message from Yan Ziqing, Shi Lan immediately deleted it and said toward the direction of the bathroom, “I deleted one of your messages.”

“Okay.”

Miss Shi did not have the habit of checking her phone nor did she ever go through his, unless she accidentally saw something she wished she hadn’t.

At that moment, the only person who could make her take such action was a Yan family member, no one else.

Once Shi Lan had deleted it, it was gone; Shi Xiu wouldn’t ask her what the content was. Since she felt it was unnecessary for him to see, he would simply skip over it.

Tommorrow, the Yan family members would inevitably pay a heavy price for ceaselessly draining Shi Xiu.

After finishing his shower, Shi Xiu draped a towel over his shoulder, shirtless, lifted Shi Lan from the kitchen, placed her on the sofa, and said, “Tomorrow I’ll be out for a business trip to the neighboring city for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and I have a dinner after that. I’ll definitely make it back by ten at the latest.”

“You go and just watch the show at the party, don’t play too hard when dealing with those people–don’t get your hands dirty.”

Shi Lan hooked her arms around his neck, bit his chin lightly, and said, “I’m just an unimportant artist, I shall eat and drink as I should, no need to make a show of it. As for you, if it’s too late, just sleep over there.”

“I don’t want to, no matter how late I want to come back to you.”

Uncle Yan was still as clingy as ever.

“Okay, okay.” Shi Lan caressed his smooth handsome face, and then asked, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“When I was holding you, it seemed like you weren’t wearing anything underneath.”

“Found out?” Shi Lan laughed, “Isn’t it just to make things easy for you, Yan… big brother?”

Shi Lan had many nicknames for Shi Xiu.

She would speak about serious subjects when referring to him as Shi Xiu.

Her tone would turn teasing when she called him Director Yan.

When she called him Uncle Yan, it was often a prelude to some mischief to lure him.

And when she began calling him big brother…

Shi Xiu’s heart would melt, especially as she deliberately heightened her tone at the end, like a tickling feather, driving him wild.

Calling him big brother was not wrong, even in their past lives when they were of the same age, but Shi Xiu was born a few months earlier than Shi Lan.

“Shi Xiu, going to the neighboring city, not even another woman can take a second glance at you!”

“Then…,” Shi Xiu held her, bringing her lips close to his collarbone, “would Mrs. Yan care to leave a kiss mark?”

The next morning, while Shi Lan was still not up, Xun Yinghua appeared beneath the apartment, ready to take Shi Xiu to the neighboring city for his business trip.

Actually, the mark Shi Lan had left the night before was not overly evident, the shirt hid it completely. However, that did not stop Uncle Yan from blatantly showing off; not only did he not wear a tie, but he also deliberately left the top button undone. He could always put on the tie when it was time for the ribbon-cutting, as a conscious married man ought to do.

…

After Shi Xiu left, Shi Lan lazily rose from bed to get ready.

Today was bound to be a lively day in Yancheng.

Apart from the massive party hosted by an eminent figure, Peak Entertainment announced its establishment.

Even though Peak’s team currently only consisted of Tang Ze and a few competent generals from Huahai, that didn’t stop them from being excited and joyful.

Shi Lan spent the morning visiting the Peak office.

At this time, although Uncle Yan was away in the neighboring city for a meeting, he still managed to send a congratulatory flower basket and even boldly signed his name on it, knowing no outsiders would see it here.

Xiao Yue arrived at Peak before the auspicious hour. After several days of deep consideration, he had decided to accept this formidable challenge and begin this hell-level chapter.

“My contract with the eminent figure is a trial one, there’s no issue of breaking or breaching it, but I need to make a statement.”

“Congratulations on being dragged onto the pirate ship,” Tang Ze said, extending his hand to Xiao Yue for a handshake, “Welcome to the show-off brigade.”

“I’ll be leaving with An Lan in a bit, to accompany her through the drama tonight.”

“Of course,” said Tang Ze.

At this moment, Xiao Yue looked at the flower basket sent by Yan Shixiu and asked, “Is President Yan…?”

“He’s out of town on business,” Shi Lan casually replied.

This meant that Yan Shixiu hadn’t planned on giving even a slight chance to those of the Yan Family.

Though the establishment of Peak Entertainment was quietly announced, Tang Ze still posted the news on Peak’s official Weibo.

It doesn’t matter if no one pays attention now, soon they will make a splash in the entertainment industry.

…

Online now, besides curiosity about whether Yan Shixiu would show up tonight, people were also curious about whether An Lan would make an appearance at the banquet.

A few days ago, scalpers had leaked the possible lineup of the banquet which indeed was a gathering of the elite, but An Lan’s name was not on the list.

After all, the superstar’s attitude towards An Lan had always been quite apparent.

It was a trap, a deadly trap.

Many An Lan fans messaged the young miss’s Weibo, asking if she would not be attending the superstar’s banquet.

In an event crowded with big names, a minor character like An Lan normally wouldn’t even be mentioned, but she had recently been tearing it up with the superstar online.

With the superstar making such a high profile appearance today, a minor character like An Lan, even if attending, would likely be trampled into the mud.

Seeing that the media was hyping up the superstar across major platforms early today, Yan Ziqing was in a good mood, because this level of attention was on par with a Huahai-held event.

But she had sent Yan Shixiu the address yesterday and hadn’t received any response.

Yan Ziqing thought that Yan Shixiu was still angry and intentionally ignoring her, so she had the Yan mother call Yan Shixiu to confirm again.

Yan Mother was anxious since morning, already finding it difficult being caught in the middle, and now Yan Ziqing was constantly pressing her.

“If I told you to call, just call. Why all the hesitation?” Yan Father said to Yan Mother.

Yan Mother sighed, dialed Yan Shixiu’s number, but the person who answered the call was Xun Yinghua.

“Shi Xiu…”

“I’m sorry, Auntie, President Yan is currently in a meeting and really can’t take your call. Can I have him call back once his schedule frees up?”

Knowing she had disturbed Yan Shixiu at work, Yan Mother quickly nodded, “No problem, let him be busy first.”

Yan Father burst out in frustration, “What time is it already? Still busy! The banquet is starting in just a few hours.”

“After all, my son now has a different status, managing such a large business. He must be very busy,” Yan Mother said.

“Busy here and there, but not for family. Who is he trying to impress?” Yan Father said sarcastically. “His heartlessness towards me, his father, is something people wouldn’t believe if I told them.”

“Shi Xiu was never going to attend the banquet anyway; this is all something Ziqing stirred up. Knowing her brother’s temperament, yet she set up such a spectacle, isn’t this forcing Shi Xiu to comply?” Yan Mother also started to get heated.

“What? He can’t be pressured now?”

Yan Mother felt there was nothing left to discuss with him.

Moments later, Yan Ziqing called to confirm, asking Yan Mother, “Mom, what did big brother say?”

“He’s still in a meeting. He’ll call me back when he gets a chance,” Yan Mother answered.

“Keep pressing him.”