After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 544: Don’t You Rate Your Painting?

Chapter 544: Chapter 544: Don’t You Rate Your Painting?

It wasn’t cool for Li Yebai to go back on his word to recognize Zhuge Qingqing as the boss.

Zhuge Qingqing didn’t seem to mind, "I reluctantly accepted you as my underling. You need to understand that if it weren’t for Sister Fairy’s sake, I wouldn’t even spare you a glance."

"Since you feel it’s beneath you to call me boss, of course I won’t mind."

After finishing with Li Yebai, she ignored him and focused on Shi Yaoguang, "Sister Fairy, you haven’t answered me yet. Are you free tomorrow?"

Whether she was free tomorrow depended on the tasks assigned by the production team.

Shi Yaoguang didn’t answer right away but asked the drone.

Upon seeing Zhuge Qingqing’s intrusion, the director took a closer look to understand the situation.

Once it was confirmed that her claim of being Wolong Town’s top strategist was no lie, the production team didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to capitalize on her popularity.

Hearing her invitation to Shi Yaoguang, the production team was even less likely to refuse.

They immediately agreed to let Shi Yaoguang follow Zhuge Qingqing.

Thus, Shi Yaoguang received a reply that tomorrow’s schedule could be freely arranged by the guests.

Zhuge Qingqing was thrilled and immediately said, "Tomorrow, someone is coming to Wolong Town for investment talks. Sister Fairy, let’s go together?"

As she spoke, she giggled, "I’ve got all the inside info, and there will even be a state banquet chef there. We’ll definitely come out ahead by freeload—joining them for a meal."

Li Yebai was tempted, "Can I go too?"

Zhuge Qingqing regretfully said, "No, you can’t."

"Why?" he instinctively asked.

Zhuge Qingqing shrugged, "It’s not that I’m picking on you, it’s just that the people coming to Wolong Town tomorrow are of such high status that not just anyone is qualified to meet them."

Li Yebai pointed to Shi Yaoguang and complained, "Then why can she go?"

Zhuge Qingqing defended her position confidently, "Why can’t she? It’s such hard work for Sister Fairy to come down to the mortal realm. Where can’t she go if she wants to?"

Li Yebai held his forehead, "Can you explain in a way I can understand?"

Zhuge Qingqing nodded and said frankly, "Cough cough, because I have an invitation, and I think Sister Fairy and I share the same tastes, so I’m taking her with me."

Li Yebai pointed to himself, "What about me?"

Zhuge Qingqing gave him a dismissive look, "Don’t you have any self-awareness about what kind of person you are?"

Li Yebai: "..."

I’ve been too careless.

I should not have been so hasty in refusing to be Zhuge Qingqing’s underling.

"What if... I mean, if I call you boss now, would you agree?"

He finally mustered the courage to ask, his face thick with shame.

Zhuge Qingqing snorted, "Even if you shout yourself hoarse, I wouldn’t agree."

Li Yebai hung his head in dejection, "I understand."

Ah, one wrong step leads to many more.

Feeling choked up.

The more dejected Li Yebai was, the merrier the live comments became.

"Hahahaha, I’m dying of laughter. Li Yebai is the biggest loser of the year."

"One second you’re cold to me, the next I’m out of your league. That’s exactly Zhuge Qingqing and Li Yebai!"

"Although it’s rough for Li Yebai, why do I feel like laughing? What’s up with that?"

"Does our Brother Li Bai have no pride? Hahaha."

Fortunately, Li Yebai didn’t see the live comments; otherwise, he would’ve been even more depressed.

But as the saying goes, it’s all relative.

Look at this.

He just felt frustrated.

Shi Yiqing and Min Zekai were just sour.

Super lemony.

Originally, everyone started from the same point.

And the two teams even had a competitive relationship.

While Shi Yiqing toiled away helping people with their paintings only to be disparaged, Shi Yaoguang simply sold a phoenix in a paper box for thirty thousand yuan.

Nothing could be more heart-stabbing than this.

Especially when she saw Zhuge Qingqing, who constantly picked on her, acting like a bootlicker toward Shi Yaoguang.

She couldn’t help but start mocking, "Miss Zhuge, how old are you? Don’t you know there are no such things as fairies in this world?"

"If I say there are, there are. What’s it to you?" Zhuge Qingqing snapped back without a second thought.

Shi Yiqing was taken aback, continuing to provoke her, "I’m just stating the plain truth. What’s wrong with that?"

Zhuge Qingqing rolled her eyes heavenward, "Big sister, can you please make it clear? If you don’t believe in fairies in this world, that’s your problem."

"Because you’re too wicked, no fairy would want to be friends with you. At times like this, you should be reflecting on yourself, not being jealous of others, get it?"

Shi Yiqing: "..."

Zhuge Qingqing continued, "I choose to invite Sister Fairy because she’s deserving, not an excuse for your petty jealousy, understand?"

Unable to hold back, Shi Yiqing blurted out, "I think you’re just deliberately targeting me!"

And she didn’t forget her conspiracy theory, "Maybe you’ve known each other all along, just to gang up on me."

"Targeting you?" Zhuge Qingqing laughed as if she’d heard the funniest joke, "Have you got it all wrong? Why would I target you?"

"Is it because I said your painting isn’t good?"

With this question, Zhuge Qingqing really hit the nail on the head.

Shi Yiqing felt targeted, indeed because of the painting issue.

The rift between her and Zhuge Qingqing started because Zhuge Qingqing first questioned the quality of her painting.

Just as Shi Yiqing was thinking this could be her chance to turn the tables, she heard Zhuge Qingqing speak in a disdainful tone: "I’m not saying it’s you."

Shi Yiqing: "???"

Zhuge Qingqing: "Do you think it’s appropriate for you to be angry with me because of that?"

Shi Yiqing instinctively wanted to retort, "What’s inappropriate about that?"

Zhuge Qingqing snorted coldly, "Don’t you have any self-awareness about the quality of your own paintings?"

Before Shi Yiqing could respond, the online comments exploded.

"I actually found Zhuge Qingqing kind of cute when she was fawning over Shi Yaoguang, but now, how is she cute? She’s just malicious."

"Shi Yiqing didn’t provoke her, right? She started by mocking Shi Yaoguang’s painting skills, isn’t that deliberate?"

"I’ve never seen anyone so shamelessly thick-skinned. So what if Shi Yiqing’s painting is not up to par? She painted for free, not asking for a penny from that fat lady, and not only does she feel entitled, she’s still so aggressive. How is this different from eating someone’s food and then cursing them?"

"With Shi Yaoguang liked by someone like this, I can’t help but suspect they’re birds of a feather."

"Fan behavior. Let’s not escalate this to the artist, okay?"

"..."

Zhuge Qingqing, oblivious to the existence of the online comments, naturally didn’t care.

Moreover, she didn’t think she said anything wrong.

Faced with Shi Yiqing’s angry expression, she just shrugged, "You really don’t need to be angry, after all, I’m only speaking the truth. If it weren’t the case, I wouldn’t have said it."

"If you insist on thinking I’m deliberately targeting you, that’s truly unnecessary, because I have no need to target you."