Chapter 196: Chapter 194: Everyone Knows Hou Yaojun’s Intentions

Little White started to speak, but Wen Ying clamped a hand over its foxy mouth.

They were standing at the hotel’s main entrance, heading inside, with strangers naturally passing by.

Little White’s sudden outburst startled the other people.

Hou Yaojun, a man who knew how to read a situation, immediately spoke up. "Great Immortal, there are too many people here. Once we’re in the private room, you can speak freely."

Little White had a decent impression of Xu Jiali, which was why it had spoken up to answer her.

Now, seeing the situation and having its mouth covered by its master, it knew it had misbehaved. It immediately transformed back into a fox doll.

It resolved not to move again.

Once they were inside the restaurant’s private room, Wen Ying’s phone rang. "Doctor Wen! Where are you now? Do you need me to send a car to pick you up?"

Director Wen’s familiar voice came through the phone.

Hearing Doctor Wen say she had arrived in Golden City, Director Wen’s voice grew even more enthusiastic.

But in the end, Wen Ying turned him down.

"Mr. Hou, whatever you have to say, please say it during the meal. I have to leave right after we eat. Work is calling."

Hearing this, Hou Yaojun felt a bit helpless.

’Time is so tight. Can I really win over the Great Immortal?’

’If I can’t, then I’ll have to take a long-term approach. I can’t afford to offend this Doctor Wen.’

"I wonder where Doctor Wen is planning to work? If you need anything, I can introduce you to some excellent opportunities."

Looking at the dessert placed on the table, Wen Ying took a bite. "I’m joining a show. Just earning some extra cash."

"A show? Is Doctor Wen planning to enter the entertainment industry?"

Hou Yaojun was a bit surprised. He had extended an olive branch before, only to be rejected by Wen Ying. After learning that she served the Fox Immortal, he had assumed she had no interest in the industry. But now, had things taken an unexpected turn?

Hearing this, Xu Jiali also looked at Wen Ying in surprise.

"Doctor Wen, you’re going to Xuanyang Town to be on a show?"

Wen Ying’s expression remained unchanged as she continued eating her dessert. "Yes. Aren’t you?"

"Doctor Wen, you knew I was going to be on a variety show?"

Xu Jiali’s jaw dropped again.

"Miss Xu, with the Great Immortal around, do you think there’s anything Doctor Wen wouldn’t know?" Hou Yaojun helpfully reminded her.

Xu Jiali realized that made sense.

But she was still shocked and amazed. She never expected that Doctor Wen would be on the same show as her!

’Is it really such a coincidence?’

"Mr. Hou, I’m just a newcomer who hasn’t even entered the industry yet. This is my first show after graduation, so I have to arrive by the time the director specified."

Hou Yaojun glanced at Xu Jiali, displeased. "You’re going to Xuanyang Town too?"

Xu Jiali nodded. "If I’m not mistaken, Doctor Wen and I are on the same show."

This time, Hou Yaojun was a little taken aback.

’This is too much of a coincidence.’

He had already figured out on the way here that the two of them didn’t know each other. Yet they were so fated to meet—after everything that had happened, it turned out they were even on the same show.

"What variety show are you on?" Hou Yaojun wondered, unable to recall any shows being filmed in Golden City, let alone in a small place like Xuanyang Town.

"It’s a new variety show by a new director. Since both the director and the show are unknown, they’re only hiring newcomers like me."

As Xu Jiali said this, she felt a pang of melancholy.

’After this meal, will I even be able to make it on time?’

’I hope my first impression won’t make the director and the production team not Satisfied, will it?’

Looking at Xu Jiali’s worried expression, Hou Yaojun thought, ’She really is just a pretty face, completely clueless, isn’t she?’

"You’re with Doctor Wen. What are you afraid of?"

’With the Great Immortal here, who cares about being late?’

’No, wait. If the Great Immortal comes with me, whether they’re late or not has nothing to do with me.’

’But for the Great Immortal’s sake, maybe I could send someone to give them a ride.’

Xu Jiali looked embarrassed and didn’t say anything. It wasn’t that she didn’t know this, but she had only known Doctor Wen for a few hours. How could she expect Doctor Wen to look out for her?

’I may not have seen much of the world, but I’m not an idiot,’ she thought.

"Lili, you’re with me. Don’t worry."

Hearing Wen Ying say this, Xu Jiali’s heart finally settled. She nodded at Wen Ying.

During the meal, Hou Yaojun was very proactive.

Seeing Hou Yaojun acting this way, Wen Ying simply pushed Little White into his seat.

Watching Doctor Wen and Xu Jiali focus on their food, Hou Yaojun wore a fawning smile. "Doctor Wen, you’re busy eating. How about I take the Great Immortal to find some food it might like?"

Wen Ying waved her hand dismissively.

Hou Yaojun immediately picked up the Great Immortal. Little White didn’t protest and let itself be carried out of the private room.

Once he was gone, Xu Jiali looked at Wen Ying curiously. "Doctor Wen, aren’t you afraid that Young Master Hou will snatch the Great Immortal away?"

Xu Jiali felt that even she could see that the change in Hou Yaojun’s attitude toward them began with the Great Immortal.

His intentions were completely undisguised. ’Maybe he feels he doesn’t need to hide them in front of us?’

Wen Ying, eating a piece of Kung Pao Chicken, looked up at Xu Jiali. "Just eat. Once we get to town, there won’t be food this good."

"Oh, okay." Xu Jiali nodded and continued eating, but her mind kept dwelling on the question.

’Will the Great Immortal be stolen by Hou Yaojun?’

’I saw what kind of person Hou Yaojun was on the plane. He’s not a good person.’

’If it weren’t for the Great Immortal, Doctor Wen and I would probably be in a precarious situation right now.’

’But why doesn’t Doctor Wen seem to care at all?’

"Don’t overthink it. If something can be snatched away, it means it never belonged to you in the first place. Little White is from a legendary Immortal Family. It is sentient, and it’s free to follow whomever it wishes."

Xu Jiali nodded. The food was indeed delicious, but she didn’t have the same appetite as Doctor Wen.

"Doctor Wen, I can’t believe we’re on the same show. It’s such a coincidence."

Wen Ying nodded while continuing to eat.

By the time Wen Ying had eaten her fill, Hou Yaojun returned, holding Little White.

Little White was in high spirits and pounced directly at Wen Ying. She deftly grabbed it by the scruff of its neck and placed it next to a plate of spicy fish head.

Hou Yaojun still had a smile on his face, but he was holding one hand to the side of his cheek, claiming to have a toothache.

But the smile on the visible side of his face was a world apart from the one he had when he was about to take Little White out.

It was fake. A mask.

Wen Ying didn’t need to ask to know what had happened.

Hou Yaojun was furious, but he didn’t dare show it.

’Why won’t the Great Immortal go with me?’ he wondered.

’I already said I would provide whatever the Great Immortal wants!’

’Even if it wanted the stars from the sky, the Hou family could make it happen!’

’I thought it was a sure thing, but the Great Immortal slapped me again and even called my ambitions delusional.’

Hou Yaojun wouldn’t give up. ’What’s so special about Wen Ying that could attract the Great Immortal?’

’After thinking it over, it has to be her face!’

’Her face is indeed more beautiful than many female celebrities in the entertainment industry. Her beauty is authentic, not the cookie-cutter look of today’s stars.’

’That’s why I said that if the Great Immortal wanted beauties, I could provide dozens of different types of beautiful women every single day!’