Chapter 170 Xia Anruo: Aunt, help me solve something

Seeing Zheng Lei give in, Liao Qing also breathed a sigh of relief.

She appeared tough on the surface, but was actually very nervous inside.

If Zheng Lei really refuses to give in and threatens him with the photos, Liao Qing will really have no choice but to ask the company for help.

But that doesn't mean the company has any way to settle the matter. The key point is that even if it is settled, it is not a good thing to let the company know that Xia Anruo is in a relationship.

Zheng Lei would use the relationship to threaten Xia Anruo, but would Xinghua not do the same?

On the surface, Xinghua and Xia Anruo are on the same side, but in essence they are still on the side of interests, no different from Zheng Lei.

Zheng Lei wants to expose Xia Anruo's love affair, which will harm Xinghua's interests, so the company will naturally help Xia Anruo.

But what if Xia Anruo affects the company's profitability one day?

There is no guarantee that the company will not use this handle to threaten Xia Anruo.

Moreover, with Xia Anruo's current performance, she might leave the company to work on her own in the future, so for Xia Anruo's sake, we must not leave this kind of handle to the company for the time being.

Thinking of this, Liao Qing scratched his head.

But isn't it true that I am not a member of the company?
How to consider Xia Anruo in every aspect.

The old traitor has endured it!

If Xia An really wanted to go out and work on his own, I would probably have to run away with him.

Zheng Lei's here.

"Are you really going to agree to their conditions?" Xu Ya didn't understand.

Xia Anruo obviously wants to delay time. I don’t know what she is planning. She should have got the song earlier and exposed it.

"It's worth buying ten of Tudou's high-quality songs." Zheng Lei didn't care, as he had achieved his goal.

"Is this a question of whether it's a loss or not? Can't you just threaten her to give it to us?" Xu Ya said unhappily.

"They were really pushed to the limit. Although they achieved their ultimate goal of exposure, it's still a pity."

For Zheng Lei, it is his usual style to finish the food before leaving the table.

Otherwise it would be such a shame to waste such a good meal.

……

National Day is over.

weekend.

Chu Wanqing was taking basic vocal lessons in the teaching building.

This was organized by the singing club.

The club invites teachers from outside music institutions to give classes every weekend. Students with no basic knowledge or those who have a basic knowledge and want to improve can come and take the classes for free.

There was a very young and pretty female teacher on the podium. The class lasted an hour and ended very quickly.

To be honest, there are two classes on weekends, which are not very useful, but it is still okay for people with no basic knowledge to get started.

The purpose of the club is to have fun, and there is no need to be very professional.

After class, the teacher on the stage was wiping the blackboard, and other students were leaving the classroom one after another with their bags on their backs.

Chu Wanqing packed up her things and walked up to the podium with her bag on her back: "Teacher Xu, how long will our class last?"

"One semester." Teacher Xu stopped wiping the blackboard, looked at Chu Wanqing and smiled.

“But I feel like after attending several classes, I still haven’t made much progress.” Chu Wanqing scratched his head.

"The purpose of this class is mainly to teach the basics, to get people started. If you want to learn everything in detail, it will definitely not work." Teacher Xu explained softly.

"Ah? What should we do then?" Chu Wanqing's face fell.

"What's wrong? Do you need anything?" Teacher Xu asked puzzledly.

"I thought this class would help me improve my singing skills so that I could debut as a singer soon." Chu Wanqing muttered.

She had originally thought that she could study here for one or two semesters to lay a solid foundation, and then let her sister-in-law help her make her debut.

But at the moment it seems to be just a simple course that teaches some basic music theory knowledge, and there are only two classes a week, so the progress is very slow.

"You want to debut as a singer?" Teacher Xu looked a little surprised when he heard this.

"Yes." Chu Wanqing nodded.

"If you want to be a singer, it's better to find a professional teacher for one-on-one lessons. This kind of class won't help much unless you are very talented." Teacher Xu thought for a while and said patiently.

"Is that so?" Chu Wanqing tilted his head and thought for a while, then suddenly said, "Then can I ask Teacher Xu to teach me?"

"Me?" Teacher Xu was stunned for a moment. "Of course I can, but I'm not in Jiangcheng most of the time. I only come to give you lessons on weekends. It would be more convenient for you to find a vocal teacher nearby."

"But I don't know the level of other teachers. I heard that many music institutions are quite deceptive nowadays. But Teacher Xu has taught so many classes, so I know him well and feel more at ease." Chu Wanqing said.

"My level is not very high. If you want to find me, you can only take online classes during the weekdays. The effect may not be good. I can only teach you face to face on weekends." Teacher Xu reminded.

"It's okay. I have to go to class anyway." Chu Wanqing didn't care and took out his phone. "Teacher, can we add each other on WeChat?"

"Ok."

Teacher Xu did not refuse when he saw this. After adding Chu Wanqing on WeChat, he remembered when he was typing in the remarks: "I don't know your name yet?"

"My name is Chu Wanqing, you can just call me Qingqing."

Watching Chu Wanqing waving and leaving with a smile, Teacher Xu smiled. He always felt as if he saw his past self in her.

After wiping the blackboard, Teacher Xu was about to leave with her bag when the cell phone in her bag rang.

"Hello, sister." She looked at the caller ID and picked up the phone.

"Xinxin, I'll be back this afternoon. If you want to eat something, I'll ask someone to buy some vegetables and cook for you." Xu Ya's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Teacher Xu is Xu Ya’s sister, Xu Xin.

"We have vegetables at home, no need to buy more." Xu Xin said.

"Are you still attending classes outside?"

"Just finished, now I'm going back."

"Okay, then I should be home around 4 or 5 in the afternoon."

After Xu Ya finished speaking, she hung up the phone. Xu Xin put the phone back into her bag and walked out of the classroom. A black car had been waiting outside the teaching building for a long time. When the driver saw Xu Xin coming out, he got out and helped her open the back door.

"Sister Zhang, I'm sorry, a student asked a question and took up some time." Xu Xin walked over embarrassedly.

"Ms. Xu Xin, what are you talking about?" Sister Zhang said hurriedly.

This Sister Zhang is Xu Ya. Because Xu Xin often needs to go out for work, and she was worried that something might happen, she specially asked her to come and take care of Xu Xin's life.

Xu Xin got in the car and sat firmly before the driver started the vehicle.

"Are we going back to Los Angeles next?" Sister Zhang asked, turning around.

"Yes, let's go home. My sister will be back in the afternoon." Xu Xin nodded.

evening.

In an old residential area in Los Angeles.

Xu Ya and Xu Xin were eating dinner at the table. "How's your work lately?" Xu Ya asked with concern.

"It's pretty good. It's easy to teach songs every day. Seeing students become better and better at singing gives me a sense of accomplishment. Looking at them, I always feel like I was the same as I was back then..."

Xu Xin’s current job is to teach vocal music online. Of course, sometimes due to the requirements of the institution, she still needs to teach students offline.

But overall it is not very tiring and the salary is good. Although Xu Ya is taking care of her and she is not short of money, this is also a job that allows her to support herself independently. Xu Xin is quite happy doing it and is no longer as depressed as before when she stayed at home.

Xu Ya is still very pleased with the changes in her sister.

"That's good. Do you know? Xia Anruo is in love." Xu Ya nodded and suddenly said coldly.

"what?"

Xu Xin picked up the food and didn't react for a moment.

"If Xia An falls in love, it means she won't be able to jump around for much longer." Xu Ya continued to talk to herself.

"Sister, how did you know?" Xu Xin was a little confused.

She didn't seem to have seen anyone discussing it online or any related news.

Logically speaking, such a big thing as An Ruo's love life should have been a hot topic on the internet by now.

"We took the photo, but it hasn't been released yet," Xu Ya explained.

"You're still staring at An Ruo..." Xu Xin finally understood and shook his head with a wry smile.

Xu Ya sneered: "Humph, this time this woman finally fell into my hands. This time, we can avenge our sisters all at once."

"Sister, you should focus more on your career now. You can't make any progress if you always think about hatred. You have reached a bottleneck now." Xu Xin picked up a piece of meat for Xu Ya and advised softly.

Calling it a bottleneck is Xu Xin's euphemism.

It can be said that Xu Ya's current popularity has been declining since her last album failed to compete with Xia Anruo for the charts, and now she has fallen into a trough in her career.

Of course, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if Xu Ya's popularity drops, she is still at least at the first-tier level. However, her popularity is obviously not as high as before. The few new songs she released recently did not even make it into the top five of the new song chart. According to Xu Ya's previous performance of always being in the top three, such a low ranking is unimaginable.

It is obvious that Xu Ya's popularity has declined significantly compared to before.

"It's all Xia Anruo's fault." When Xu Ya mentioned this, she angrily slammed her chopsticks on the table.

Xu Xin: “…”

Well, I still can’t listen.

My sister is probably obsessed with Xia Anruo. If she doesn't succeed in taking revenge, she will be the kind of person who will come back to life even if she is lying in her coffin.

"But fortunately, Xia Anruo's position will soon be mine." A cold arc flashed across Xu Ya's lips.

It was thanks to Chu Ze's songs that Xia Anruo was able to turn around and become the most popular singer at the time.

If it weren't for Chu Ze's song, she would have been trampled under her feet long ago based on her own strength.

Now, as long as she gets the exquisite song written by Chu Ze for her, it won’t take long...

Thinking of this, Xu Ya suddenly realized that if Xia Anruo found out that she was outshined by her enemy who was made famous by her boyfriend's song, there was no telling how interesting Xia Anruo's expression would be.

This seems to be even more satisfying!
Xu Ya's mood suddenly improved a lot.

……

After the concert in Shenzhen ended, Xia Anruo took a plane back to Jiangcheng while there was still some free time before the next show.

It was already afternoon when I returned to the apartment.

Chu Ze was not seen in the living room, and Xia Anruo knew that he must be typing upstairs.

I walked upstairs quietly and saw Chu Ze sitting in front of the computer desk, holding three or four pieces of draft paper in his hand, comparing them back and forth.

"What are you looking at?" Xia Anruo suddenly came up behind him and asked coldly.

Chu Ze was startled, his hands trembled, and several pieces of paper flew into the air. He turned around and saw Xia Anruo, then patted his chest and said, "Damn, you scared me to death. How come there is no movement after you came back?"

"You took it too seriously."

Xia Anruo said this and curiously picked up a few pieces of paper that had fallen on the ground and took a look. She saw that the papers were all filled with lyrics.

"You wrote so many songs again?" Xia Anruo asked in surprise.

"Yes, which one do you think is better?" Chu Ze rubbed his eyebrows, with fatigue hard to hide on his face.

"Almost. The lyrics look pretty good." Xia Anruo flipped through them for a while and nodded. "Written for me?"

Chu Ze shook his head: "No, isn't this just a hush money for others? You're back just in time to help me figure it out..."

"Are you really planning to sell them?" Xia Anruo became unhappy when he heard that.

"What else? Is there any other good way?" Chu Ze shrugged.

"Actually, it doesn't matter if it's officially announced. The popularity will drop, and at worst it will go back up later..." Xia Anruo is still unwilling to compromise.

"Don't do that. What if it doesn't go back up? Let's be on the safe side and hold on for now. If it doesn't work, we can do it later. I'm thinking that by then you'll become a queen and I'll marry a queen." Chu Ze joked.

"You have a nice idea." Xia Anruo rolled her eyes at him coquettishly.

"I am best at dreaming... I won't say any more. I can't hold on any longer. I need to go to sleep for a while."

Chu Ze smiled, yawned, stood up from the chair and prepared to go back to the bedroom to sleep.

But the moment he stood up, his vision went dark and he almost fell down. Fortunately, Xia Anruo was quick to catch him.

"Didn't you sleep well last night?" Xia Anruo saw the fatigue and dark circles under Chu Ze's eyes.

"I didn't sleep at all. I worked all night and I almost died of sudden death." Chu Ze said weakly.

Seeing this, Xia Anruo quickly helped Chu Ze back to the bedroom. Just as she reached the bed, Chu Ze suddenly fell over without any warning. Xia Anruo couldn't stand steadily and was thrown onto the bed.

Xia Anruo was horrified, thinking that Chu Ze was going to do something beastly. She closed her eyes tightly in panic and dared not move. While she was still struggling in her mind whether to obey or not, she found that Chu Ze, who was pressing on her, was motionless...

? !
What’s going on? Move!
Why aren't you moving?
Are you worse than beasts?

Xia Anruo gently pushed him a few times...

no response.

This is strange, could it be sudden death?
When Xia Anruo thought of this, she was suddenly startled and quickly shook it a few more times.

Still no movement.

Did he really die suddenly?

Xia Anruo panicked. Just as she was thinking about what to do, she suddenly heard the sound of heavy snoring in her ears. She turned her head and looked at the face very close to her, with eyes closed and obviously asleep, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

I was so scared, it turns out he fell asleep.

I fell asleep as soon as I walked to the bed. How tired must I be?
Xia Anruo suddenly remembered what Chu Ze had just said.

He said he worked all night, probably just to write those songs, right?
Is it necessary to work so hard? Just because she is afraid that her career will be affected...

When Xia Anruo thought of this, her eyes gradually softened, and she hugged Chu Ze tightly with her arms. She was happy in her heart, but she felt distressed when she saw Chu Ze's haggard face.

She carefully left Chu Ze, helped him take off his coat and covered him with the quilt, then sat down on the bed, took out her phone and hesitated for a moment, as if she had made a decision...

She dialed a number:
"Aunt, help me solve something."

(End of this chapter)