After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 328: Secret Filming, Inviting a Heavyweight Guest Judge

Chapter 328: Chapter 328: Secret Filming, Inviting a Heavyweight Guest Judge

Jiang Lingxi sat in the guest waiting area, took a few sips of water, and then lifted her gaze towards the judges’ seats across most of the stage.

Six identical mahogany armchairs were placed in a corner of the stage that was also decorated with an antique style, blending in seamlessly.

She saw Li Wanxuan, Mr. Li, dressed in a dark blue plain-embroidered qipao, her hair coiled up, exuding elegance.

She also noticed Xu Qingmei beside her in a striking purple exaggerated gown, the deep cleavage prominently displayed.

Finally, her gaze settled on the figure sitting in the very corner.

Black clothing is usually low-key, but it depends on who wears it.

At least the black light shirt and pants on Shen Yunqing did not seem understated to her eyes.

Just as she appreciated the sight and was about to look away, she noticed he somehow sensed her gaze amidst the dense crowd looking at him and looked straight in her direction.

Jiang Lingxi had no choice but to lift her cup slightly in a distant gesture, and she saw a flicker of light in his deep black eyes.

The flicker in his eyes shook her slightly, unexpectedly reminding her of the dream she had last night, where the person in her dream also wore black.

The spot on her shoulder that had once been wounded by an arrow suddenly itched, and soon the itch spread swiftly to her heart.

For the first time in this life and the previous, it was Jiang Lingxi who broke the gaze contact first.

She feared that if she continued watching, she would lose focus on the recording about to start and directly take him away.

To investigate more information about the bizarre organization behind Xu Qingmei, she could tolerate Xu Qingmei’s little disgusting actions but could not stand this person frequently glancing at Shen Yunqing.

Originally sitting next to Jiang Lingxi, Qian Yaya subconsciously rubbed her arms, somewhat puzzledly glanced up at the air conditioning running overhead.

Is the temperature adjusted too low? Why does she feel a bit cold?

"Sister Jiang, look at the third row of the audience, the sixth one from the left, that’s my aunt," Qian Yaya noticed her aunt in the audience waving wildly, suddenly remembering the task her aunt entrusted to her earlier, and hurriedly ignored the sudden chill, turned off her mic, and quietly introduced, "My aunt saw the character you wrote, Lingxi, and really liked it. Last night, she even printed it out and copied it several times, but she always felt something was missing. So she thought, after the recording, could you write something for her to watch, any word will do."

Jiang Lingxi followed Qian Yaya’s indication and looked over, seeing a short-haired, competent woman whose eyes brightened even more when she turned her gaze, blurted out, "Any word, even ’one’?"

Qian Yaya: "...Uh, that’s the original message my aunt wanted me to pass on, I guess it would be fine too!"

Anyway, completing the message delivery counted as task completion for her.

Qian Yaya thought candidly.

Shen Yunqing was slightly startled when Jiang Lingxi suddenly looked away, and then saw Qian Yaya beside her opening and closing her mouth continuously, so he assumed the girl interrupted her and thought nothing more of it.

Upon hearing the continuous shutter clicks from beside him, he turned his head, his gaze instantly sharp, "What are you doing?"

Xu Qingmei put down her phone after taking the pictures, scooped her hair back before turning sideways with a blink and smile, "Just took a few photos, Shen won’t even care about this, right?"

"Who were you photographing?"

Xu Qingmei hadn’t expected him to even notice this, her hand clutching her hair tightened, "I wasn’t photographing anyone, I was using the front camera, taking selfies, isn’t that permissible?"

Shen Yunqing glanced at the phone she placed on the table before her, couldn’t bring himself to openly grab the phone to verify if she was lying or not, could only add a warning note to his tone, "Better be so."

Xu Qingmei finally allowed herself a long breath only after Shen Yunqing withdrew his gaze.

Having been in this circle for over a decade, she was accustomed to saying human words to humans and ghostly words to ghosts, able to say anything without changing her expression regardless of the occasion.

But just now, she almost honestly admitted what she had done under Shen Yunqing’s intense gaze.

She didn’t even feel such strong intimidation from the person who brought her into the organization!

Is this person truly just a senior technical talent working in a museum?

But this cold, refined demeanor, full of oppressive presence... She’s already somewhat fed up with obedient, sensible younger brother roles and felt an unprecedented urge to change her tastes.

The host’s voice on stage extinguished Xu Qingmei’s wild thoughts, also gathering the attention of everyone in the recording hall to the stage.

"Today is the final event of ’Inheritance’, we welcome friends who have traveled a long distance to sit in the audience at the moment, and also welcome viewers in front of the TV to watch this episode."

"Before introducing several guests and judges, allow me to grandly introduce a special esteemed judge for this episode, let’s give a warm applause to welcome the contemporary renowned calligraphy and painting artist, Zhang Nachuan, Mr. Zhang!"

As the words fell, applause thundered.

Not only the guests, but even the audience seats couldn’t believe they would see this contemporary national treasure artist at such a program scene.

Many had only seen him in documentaries, the thought of seeing him alive on stage had everyone so excited that their palms turned red from clapping.

"This ticket is truly worth it, didn’t expect to see Master Zhang in person."

"Exactly, when I came, my family laughed at the effort I took just to get this ticket, wait until I go back and see how they envy me. Not only is Xu, the Actress here, but Master Zhang also personally attended. Such luck!"

At the judges’ seat.

Li Wanxuan stood up without hesitation to welcome the teacher after a moment of surprise.

Seeing her rise, others dared not remain seated, hurriedly stood up after her, eventually the whole recording hall stood up.

Jiang Lingxi joined in with everyone’s applause of welcome, but her gaze did not fall on stage, instead, it looked toward Xu Ling’an standing in a corner of the recording hall.

Knowing there would be a prominent judge attending today, she guessed it might be this Mr. Zhang.

After all, with Li Wanxuan, Mr. Li involved before the previous program, and someone the show highly valued, it could only be this one.

Besides, barring any accident, right after the program recording was when the paternity test results were likely to be out.

Xu Ling’an met his sister’s gaze across layers of people, felt the warmth and weight, so he returned her a smile without hesitation.

The eyes spoke noiselessly: "I’m fine. I’m okay. No need to worry."

Only then did Jiang Lingxi look away, following the sound of a cane against the ground, looked at Zhang Nachuan appearing on stage.

Both hands soundlessly dropping, palms supple white.

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