Huayu Chunqiu, starting from being adopted by a fairy mother

Chapter 245 Jing Tian Disrupts the Situation
Are all older women this straightforward?
Liu Jing was stumped by the question.

There is no love or hate in this world without reason.

There is always a reason for helping others.

Everyone understood that the company wanted to promote Yuanyuan, and they all thought it was only natural.

A production costing 600 million is unimaginable in the country.

Let alone playing the female lead in "Red Cliff," even a small role would be highly sought after.

Zeng Li knew about this; she had auditioned a few days ago when John Woo came to the company.

She went to the audition, feeling that it was just a formality, just work.

With the audition over, this matter was now concluded for her.

But when the female lead suddenly landed on his head, Zeng Li couldn't help but overthink it.

So, the young master has his eye on me!
Both inside and outside the entertainment industry, the most effective way to woo female celebrities, besides giving them money, is to give them resources.

Giving money away carries risks; you might get sued one day and end up in jail.

Providing resources is risk-free; if you become famous overnight, you can use your sugar daddy to climb the ladder and even find a better sugar daddy.

Zeng Li understood this principle and knew about this trick back when she was in the Peking Opera troupe.

Of all the students in the Central Academy of Drama's 96 class, she was the only one who never left the campus to act in a film during her four years of study.

She can remain indifferent simply because she doesn't lack the money.

Liu Jing felt a chill run down his spine as he met Zeng Li's gaze. The older sister and the younger sister were like two completely different species.

“I like listening to opera, we’re… fellow opera enthusiasts.” Liu Jing felt that it had become a bond, and it was time to give it a proper title.

"I'm a professional." Zeng Li said with a half-smile, "Let's see how you try to argue with me."

“That’s right, I want to sleep with you. A top actress from the Central Academy of Drama, one in two hundred years, what man wouldn’t want to sleep with you? I’m a man, so I want to sleep with you too.” Liu Jing said bluntly, his eyes burning.

"What two hundred years? Bao Jianfeng is brain-dead." Zeng Li spat lightly, two hundred years is not going to pass. What others would call praise, she heard as ridicule from Liu Jing.

Liu Jing's gaze was like a searchlight, piercing straight to the heart, burning hot and intense.

Zeng Li avoided eye contact, unable to remain calm any longer.

She had originally thought that in a close contest, the brave would prevail, and that her aggressive demeanor would surely scare Liu Jing away.

Little did I know that a scumbag is a scumbag, and not just any ordinary scumbag.

If it were any other man, he would definitely make up excuses, saying he admires you, wants to be friends, or is in love with you.

Liu Jing's answer was straightforward and direct: "I just want to sleep with you."

This bluntness left Zeng Li completely bewildered.

If it were based on her previous personality, she would have cursed out such a scumbag and lecherous scoundrel.

Now, facing Liu Jing's intense gaze, she felt a surge of shyness and couldn't bring herself to curse.

Her favorability rating has increased to 66 points. Today's opera exchange played a part in this, but the main reason is the understanding we've gained over the past month.

Even a young girl knows which man has designs on her, let alone an older woman like Zeng Li.

Over the past month, Liu Jing has frequently visited Zhuwai Academy. At first, she thought Liu Jing was there for Jing Tian and Liu Shishi, but she gradually realized that he was probably there for her.

She made a point of learning about Liu Jing through various channels and gradually discovered that the scumbag wasn't so bad after all.

He's been in the entertainment industry since he was a kid, and as the crown prince of the Spring and Autumn Period and a top-tier rich second-generation, he can count the number of women he's been with on one hand.

“I’m thirty this year, a full twelve years older than you…” Zeng Li said with a wistful expression.

"I'm not going to marry you, so age isn't a problem." Since Liu Jing had let go of that, he might as well say it openly.

“You…” Zeng Li clutched her chest, this was too hurtful.

It is indeed true, but there's no need to state it so bluntly.

This guy is not a good scumbag, thumbs down!
“I didn’t say you were old; you’re at the perfect age,” Liu Jing added.

Zeng Li grunted. Let's not discuss the age issue anymore.

She took a deep breath. "What if I don't comply?"

"That's fine, I won't force it. We can still be good buddies. But any guy who tries to get close to you in the future is doomed." Liu Jing looked at the man with pity, feeling sorry for him.

"You don't treat me like a fellow enthusiast, you treat me like a kidnapper." Zeng Li was both amused and exasperated, not angry, but simply finding it amusing.

Kids these days, really...

"I enjoy listening to opera." Liu Jing shrugged, knowing he couldn't push too hard.

I've had a dream for a long time: to form a dance troupe and a theatrical troupe. If all the members were beautiful women, that would be absolutely stunning; I wouldn't trade them for an emperor.

"Sing a couple of lines for me." Zeng Li breathed a sigh of relief. She was the one who started the conversation, and she was running out of things to say.

"Never mind," Liu Jing hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed.

"Sing a few lines, please." Zeng Li persisted, the more Liu Jing didn't want to sing, the more she wanted to hear it.

"Last night, I drank too much and slept fully clothed. A rooster in the fields startled me awake from my dream. My two brothers were by the river, trying to persuade me to stop..."

Liu Jing's voice is fine; he can sing as soon as he opens his mouth.

Zeng Li frowned. It sounded like there were many problems, but after careful consideration, there seemed to be no problems. After repeated deliberation, a whole host of problems emerged.

“Your rendition of ‘The Fisherman’s Revenge’ sounds like you’re starting a whole new genre,” Zeng Li joked.

"Should we start another school of thought?" Liu Jing's heart stirred, and he fell into deep thought.

He was interested in accepting the invitation from the Spring Festival Gala, as it would be an achievement.

But after being criticized by Sisi, he hesitated again.

"You don't actually want to start a new school of martial arts, do you?" Zeng Li was shocked. She had just said it casually, but she saw seriousness on Liu Jing's face.

"I've been invited to the Spring Festival Gala, and I really want to go, but I don't know what I'll be doing there. The production team wants me to submit a program, or they can arrange it for me, but I'm hesitating," Liu Jing explained.

“Your martial arts skills are quite good, why don’t you perform some martial arts?” Zeng Li suggested.

"We won't compete with Shaolin Temple for business." Liu Jing was unwilling. He felt that martial arts were martial arts, not for performance, but for fighting.

"You should talk to the production team and ask them to put you in a comedy sketch," Zeng Li suggested again.

"Never mind," Liu Jing shook his head.

“Singing opera or singing, that’s fine. The Spring Festival Gala is all lip-synced, what are you worried about?” Zeng Li said dismissively, thinking Liu Jing was making trouble for himself.

"Big sister, the premise of lip-syncing is that you can actually sing. Are you going to edit it line by line during the pre-recording?" Liu Jing said with a sigh.

“Editing it line by line isn’t suitable for you either. Guo Degang’s singing style has a Bangzi flavor. Your singing style has a… a…” Zeng Li couldn’t find the right words to describe it.

"It has a singing feel to it." Liu Jing sighed. These were the words of Xixi, and Zhang Liangying confirmed it.

“That’s true, your singing skills are quite good. There’s a new style of singing called ‘opera singing’ that’s been around lately, you could give it a try,” Zeng Li suggested.

"Opera style?" Liu Jing suddenly stood up, paced back and forth in front of Zeng Li, and fell into deep thought again.

"Brother Jing, your singing was pretty good." Jing Tian stood at the classroom door, his expression unreadable.

The girls were rehearsing enthusiastically in the office, and this person was also rehearsing.

Feeling that the rehearsal was almost over, Jing Tian hurriedly went out to find her brother Jing.

It's easy to find; Brother Jing has a loud voice.

She stood at the door for a few minutes without either of them noticing.

"Are you ready?" Liu Jing asked.

"Hmm." Jing Tian squeezed out a single word through her nose, then turned and left. "The little girl's jealous." Zeng Li gloated.

Liu Jing was also puzzled. He had been close to many girls, but he had never seen Jing Tian act this way.

"Go ahead." Zeng Li got up, stretched, and then stumbled.

Liu Jing was right in front of her, holding her in his arms. "Are you seducing me?"

"This time I'm really numb." Zeng Li smiled bitterly. Without your support, I wouldn't have fallen. I haven't even accused you of taking advantage of me, and you're turning the tables and saying I seduced you.

"Actually, I'm numb too." Liu Jing looked at the pretty face so close to his eyes and felt the warmth of her body pressed tightly against his; he was indeed numb.

"You..." Zeng Li was shocked. With such good conditions, how could he only have a few women? Isn't that a waste?

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Liu Jing is even more confused. Hugging can increase affection? I should have hugged him more often before.

How about a kiss?

Liu Jing no longer hesitated, and didn't need to lower his head much, as the woman in blue was quite tall.

After two minutes of experimentation and three minutes of trial and error, the favorability rating did not increase.

Liu Jing was unwilling to accept this; it didn't make sense.

So, what about going a step further? Obviously, this isn't the right place.

Danger, danger, danger...

Zeng Li was radiating—no, she was radiating—danger signals from her entire body.

She ignored him and persisted for another two minutes before finally pushing Liu Jing away.

Judging from this, the little guy wants to do it right there and then.

If we don't push it away soon, it will start spreading signals.

"Let's go." Zeng Li straightened her clothes; her legs were no longer numb.

"You're going too?" Liu Jing muttered. Yuanyuan, I've confirmed for you, this person isn't older than you.

"Go home," Zeng Li replied.

"Me too?" Liu Jingda swallowed hard.

"Otherwise what? Didn't you want to sleep with me?" Zeng Li said with a half-smile.

"Let's go." What else could Liu Jing say? He would follow wherever his older sister went.

He really liked this straightforward older sister.

Li Dabai also wanted to sleep with him, and always tried to seduce him with subtle actions, but never confessed.

Liu Jing didn't have time to guess riddles. If she were as fair-skinned as he was, he would have given in long ago.

The preparations next door were still underway. Liu Shishi was in high spirits, and Li Xiaoran and Bai Bing also joined in, each more enthusiastic than the last.

Jing Tian was somewhat absent-minded. There were too many competitors. In the past, they were limited to her peers, but now older women were popping up one after another.

She had long since discovered that Jing Ge was a pervert who was more interested in mature women.

Surrounded by so many beautiful women, he only dates the older sister.

For example, Gao Yuanyuan and Fan Xiaopang. As for Yang Mi, her figure is too outstanding, so she is classified as an older sister.

Trouble arises from speaking too much, and worries come from sticking your neck out.

Jing Tian has been facing a lot of trouble and worries lately, all of which are related to Liu Jing.

A year ago, her parents wanted to introduce her to a potential partner.

Jing Tian strongly objected, saying, "I'm still a young girl, not even an adult yet. Aren't you going too far by being in such a hurry to marry me off?"

Later, when they learned it was Liu Jing, their opposition gradually weakened. If it were Brother Jing, it wouldn't be so bad.

She waited and waited, but her parents never introduced her, so she forgot about it.

One day, she discovered that Liu Jing and Liu Yifei had an unusual relationship. How could she possibly continue like this?

Jing Tian swung her sword to sever the root of their love, cutting it off before it took hold.

Two months ago, her father suddenly told her that the An family wanted to arrange a marriage, and they thought the marriage was a good one, so they agreed on Jing Tian's behalf.

Jing Tian was furious. "Did you even ask me?"
She didn't have Sissi's courage, nor would she run away from home; after her outburst of anger, she passively accepted the situation.

So that day, when she overheard people gossiping behind her back, she couldn't help but speak up.

Rumors and gossip grew, causing her considerable distress.

She noticed that Sisi was becoming increasingly distant from her, she noticed more and more hostile glances, and she noticed that some of her friends had grown distant from her...

Two weeks ago, her father informed her that something had happened at the An family's place. Liu Jing had someone he liked who didn't approve of the marriage.

Jing Tian was not furious; this time she remained calm.

You were the ones who proposed the marriage, and you're also the ones who disagree with it. What do you take me for?
The girl grew up overnight. She felt that her father was right. Who can say for sure what the future holds?
The future is long, let's wait and see.

Because she desires it, she is anxious about its loss. Normally, Liu Jing could be with whomever he wanted, it wouldn't concern Jing Tian at all.

"Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da..."

The pleasant ringtone echoed through the office, startling everyone.

Those who were rehearsing stopped, those who were bending over stopped, and all looked at Jing Tian.

Jing Tian woke up with a start and took out her phone. "It's Brother Jing on the phone."

"Pigsy carrying his wife?" Bai Bing's eyes widened. Girl, your ringtone is really unique.

"Eat, does Liu Jing know?" Li Xiaoran smiled knowingly. Who was she alluding to?

Jing Tian immediately put the phone on speakerphone, "Brother Jing, it's only two steps away, is it really necessary to make a phone call?"

"Ahem, Tian Tian, ​​something came up. You guys focus on your rehearsals, we'll perform again tomorrow," Liu Jing explained on the other end of the phone.

"Something came up?" Jing Tian pouted. "I don't believe you for a second. You didn't go to a hotel with Zeng Li, did you? Shameless."

"Yes, a friend asked me out. I'm going to be on the Spring Festival Gala, so I asked her for some pointers. It's a rare opportunity, and I have to seize it." Liu Jing wasn't lying; Zeng Li was indeed his friend.

"Oh, then you should catch it carefully." Jing Tian understood and was certain.

After hanging up the phone, the group felt a little disappointed. They had been rehearsing with great enthusiasm, only to find that their only audience member had left.

"It's alright, tomorrow's the same. I'll treat everyone to dinner, let's have a couple of drinks." Bai Bing quickly smoothed things over for her boss, seeing the awkward atmosphere.

Jing Tian didn't respond, but instead called Qianqian, "Qianqian, are you still busy? Oh, you must be exhausted. Yeah, I graduated today. Oh dear, I was thinking of treating you to dinner. I just invited Jing-ge to dinner, and he said he has plans for tonight, and he seemed quite anxious. Did you two make plans for tonight? Let's make plans in the next couple of days, I have something to tell you. Now? Um, okay..."

Jing Tian turned off the speakerphone; she didn't want everyone to hear what she was about to say. She went straight out and into the classroom where Liu Jing had just been singing.

This went on for several minutes, and nobody knew what they were saying.

After finishing his call, Liu Jing felt refreshed, opened the car door, and got in.

The car slowly started moving, and just as it left the parking lot, Xixi called.

"Wood, are you busy tonight?" Sisi asked as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Something's up, isn't it?" Liu Jing didn't dare to speak too definitively.

"Is it serious?" Sisi continued to ask.

"It should be urgent." Liu Jing wasn't entirely sure.

"That's alright, come pick me up later. Brother Cheng Long is in Yandu, he brought a script and wants me to play a role." After saying that, Qianqian hung up the phone without waiting for Liu Jing's response.

(End of this chapter)