After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 299: In a Daze, I Want the Ink Made by You Personally

Chapter 299: Chapter 299: In a Daze, I Want the Ink Made by You Personally

"Mr. Shen really knows how to pick a spot. It’s quiet here, with a nice view of the night. If I hadn’t been just a bit later, Mr. Shen wouldn’t have beaten me to it."

Shen Yunqing picked up the chopsticks he was about to put down.

"It seems Mr. Shen prefers Chinese food." Xu Qingmei glanced at the food on the plate in front of Shen Yunqing. "I also enjoy eating while watching the night view. Mind if I join you?"

Jiang Lingxi had just set foot in the cafeteria when she heard two voices whispering behind her.

Lu Zhengzheng, focused on eating: "Wow, it’s a buffet today!"

Xu Ling’an, still able to analyze calmly: "It’s probably because diners of all ages are here this time."

"That’s true." Lu Zhengzheng nodded in agreement, noticing both elderly people with white hair and Qian Yaya merrily heading towards the buffet table among those already dining.

Xu Ling’an, amused by the way her eyes seemed to fly towards the food, took her bag, "Zhengzheng, you and elder sister can go ahead and get some food. I’ll find a place to put our bags."

Lu Zhengzheng was touched and clasped her hands in front of her in gratitude to Xu Ling’an, "Ah, okay, thank you, An’an!"

Jiang Lingxi turned back to them, "You two go ahead. I’ll put down the bags and wash my hands."

Even though she hadn’t gotten much ink on her hands earlier, she still wanted to wash them before eating.

Without further ado, she took the two bags from Xu Ling’an’s hand and urged, "Hurry, or all the good food will be gone."

Hearing this, Lu Zhengzheng immediately pulled Xu Ling’an and sprinted towards the buffet table.

Jiang Lingxi was about to set her bag down in a corner spot when she heard a very familiar voice nearby.

"Then let Ms. Xu have this seat."

She paused, turned her head towards the source of the voice.

The smooth grey fabric, embroidered with dark bamboo leaf patterns, instantly told Jiang Lingxi that this grey material was the same as the one on her own grey dress, though she didn’t know its modern name; a thousand years ago, it was called Twilight Silk.

The hand holding the plate had an eye-catching ink jade ring.

Her gaze moved up, finally landing on the thin silver-grey metal earpiece of glasses.

Jiang Lingxi raised an eyebrow, put down her bag, and leisurely watched as someone turned around with their plate.

"What a coincidence!"

Shen Yunqing: "..."

The eyes behind the plain glass lenses blinked lightly, "Mind if I join you?"

Jiang Lingxi: "..." She glanced at Xu Qingmei, whose face was a bit sullen, then at Shen Yunqing standing in front of her, "Sure."

The plate of food was immediately placed on the table she had just chosen.

Before Jiang Lingxi could set her bag down, Shen Yunqing extended the hand that had just regained its freedom and took the bag, "I’ll watch the bags, you go get some food."

Jiang Lingxi nodded to him, paused when passing by Xu Qingmei, and met a pair of eyes that seemed to be on the verge of spitting fire.

The two locked gazes for merely a second, yet Xu Qingmei couldn’t help but step back, almost stepping on her long dress’s hem, adding to her awkwardness.

Jiang Lingxi then moved her gaze away and went towards the restroom.

Xu Qingmei, a bit flustered, put her tray on the table and took a deep breath to suppress the fear that had arisen from the depths of her heart.

For a split second just now, she almost thought she was not facing an inconsequential third-tier actress, but an emperor or general of overwhelming momentum and decisiveness.

"What are you doing? I’ve already got the food, turned around, and saw you standing here blankly. What are you looking at? Didn’t you say you saw your brother? Where is he?"

The familiar rambling voice came from behind, also snapping Shen Huchen out of his shock.

"I, I should go get my food."

He still couldn’t quite believe what he had just seen.

At first, he stopped when he saw a pretty woman approach his cousin, but from his cousin’s indifferent reaction, he thought the woman was interested in his cousin but the feeling was clearly not mutual.

Originally thinking it ended there and preparing to help his cousin out, he then saw the teacher Jiang, who came to record the program with them, approach. He didn’t catch what she said due to the distance, but he then almost jumped out of his skin when he saw his cousin stand up with his plate and fluidly move to the spot chosen by teacher Jiang, then attentively take the bag from her hands after setting down his plate.

For a moment, he couldn’t help but suspect if this person just coincidentally looked like his cousin.

After all, he had grown up never seeing his cousin treat any woman with such attentiveness.

"Then hurry up. Let me tell you, there’s some braised pork that’s so delicious. I wonder if there’s any left..."

Lu Sen continued talking, but Shen Huchen didn’t hear the rest; he absentmindedly went to get food, returned to see Lu Sen waving him over to a seat, then mindlessly sat down and put a piece of braised pork into his mouth.

It wasn’t until being asked about how it tasted that he vaguely came back to his senses, "Uh, I didn’t really taste it."

Lu Zhengzheng and Xu Ling’an came back with carefully selected food, scanned around not seeing Jiang Lingxi, but instead saw two unexpected figures.

Xu Qingmei!

Mr. Shen (Brother-in-law)!

The two exchanged a startled glance.

What’s the situation?

How come these two are here at the Imperial City TV station’s cafeteria, and at this time!

Fortunately, Xu Ling’an steadied himself first and reminded Lu Zhengzheng, who was still in a daze, "Zhengzheng, let’s go say hi."

"Ah, okay."

The two carefully approached, but before they spoke, Shen Yunqing nodded to them and warmly said, "Ms. Jiang is still at the bathroom."

Lu Zhengzheng and Xu Ling’an, aware of how this couple addresses each other in public, nodded instinctively, then glanced at the familiar bags across the table, hesitated but eventually didn’t ask much, "We, we’ll grab our bags and eat at the back."

Though this was a table for four, they were socially aware enough not to play third wheels.

So when Jiang Lingxi returned with her meal, she found neither bag there, with Shen Yunqing sitting across, food untouched, using his phone waiting.

"An’an and Zhengzheng..."

"At the back seats."

Jiang Lingxi turned back, seeing two little heads focused on eating.

...

"So, what’s going on?"

She had already looked around while getting food, and it seemed only the staff and guests of the "Inheritance" show were eating at this hour.

She vaguely suspected but still wanted to hear it from the person in front of her.

Shen Yunqing put down his phone, "Initially, I wanted a seat in the audience, but I was a bit late. I heard there was still room for the judges, so I came."

Jiang Lingxi: "You’re that free?"

"Cough, just here to relax a bit."

Jiang Lingxi lowered her head, ate a piece of fish from her plate quickly, and had some thoughts.

She chose not to expose the flimsy excuse and hinted toward Xu Qingmei’s direction behind a screen, "And that one too?"

"Mm, I only found out after coming here too."

Jiang Lingxi’s eyes darkened a bit, considering the public setting, she stopped before saying too much.

"How will you record the judges’ part?"

This program’s format wasn’t like the last episode, where guests were on stage and judges were in the VIP area within the same space. She hadn’t seen judges in the studio this time, which piqued her curiosity.

Shen Yunqing answered transparently, "In the observation room, there’s a screen to see you guys..."

"I see."

"I, I saw you making some ink bars on the screen. You did well, but your arm might be sore tomorrow."

"No problem, I mostly used my left hand. It won’t affect my right hand’s performance if I need to paint tomorrow." Jiang Lingxi said, raising her eyes to meet someone who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, tilting her brows slightly, "What, interested?"

"...Yes."

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