Rebirth: I Am Not the Movie Queen This Time
Chapter 198: A Chance Encounter

Chapter 198: Chapter 198: A Chance Encounter

The voice on the other end of the phone was somewhat low as it said, "It’s the same as before, only even more silent. These days the old master often sits alone without speaking. Today, Mrs. Zheng went into his calligraphy room without permission, and the old master didn’t even get angry."

Mr. Yan’s smile slowly disappeared from his face, revealing a look of worry and sadness. The old master used to have the most fiery temper, and his study was off-limits – no one could enter without his permission.

After a while, he asked with difficulty, "Does the old master still not want to see me?"

"Xiao Hui, you know, for the past two years, the old master has basically not seen anyone."

Even though it was the expected answer, Mr. Yan still felt a heaviness in his chest.

He thought for a moment and then said, "When do you have free time? Let’s meet up."

"I can’t leave the old master alone..."

Upon hearing the person on the other end of the line was going to refuse him, Mr. Yan cut in, "I met Wan Chu’er today. Don’t you want to know what we talked about?"

"Mr. Yan! The old master doesn’t like others meddling in his affairs! If he finds out, he might become even more withdrawn in the future. Is that what you want to see?!" The person on the other side suppressed their voice, growling low:

"If it was necessary, I would have investigated long ago, but the old master forbade it!"

Confronted with the anger coming through the phone, Mr. Yan remained expressionless, his gaze firm, and said, "I don’t want to just watch the old master suffer day by day."

Then he hung up the phone.

No sooner had he put the phone down than it rang again.

Mr. Yan picked it up again, and a sentence came through, "Tonight at nine o’clock, let’s meet at the usual place."

His lips curved up into a half-smile, filled with bitterness.

...

It was only after they got into the taxi that Wan Chu’er asked Xiao Bai, "Was today’s meeting really just for a casual chat? Although Mr. Yan is indeed very charming, it doesn’t quite fit with your style of not getting up early unless there’s a profit."

Xiao Bai tsked twice and looked at her as if she were a fool, "Maybe in the future, I should take you out more to meet people, lest you become dull from all your reading."

Wan Chu’er clenched her teeth and elbowed Xiao Bai in the chest.

Xiao Bai pushed her away, covering his chest and said with disdain, "What about you? Always so violent for a young lady. How can you ever hope to get married behaving like that?"

Wan Chu’er replied, "I can. Jiang Kechu said that as soon as I’m of age, we’ll get married."

At this point, she suddenly wondered, why was it that in her previous life she was able to register and marry Jiang Kechu at eighteen? It must have been Jiang Kechu who had pulled some strings.

Hearing Wan Chu’er’s words, Xiao Bai’s eye twitched and he let out a cold laugh, "Let’s see if he can pass my test first."

He muttered under his breath: Scheming old man.

"Mr. Yan is a big BOSS who rarely meets with anyone. It’s a big deal that we were able to see him today and even had a pleasant chat. Especially since he personally escorted us out when we were leaving, it shows that we’ve caught the attention of this big BOSS.

He also said that his managers could make decisions on business matters, but there’s a difference between doing business having met Mr. Yan and not. At the very least, when those managers deal with us again, they will be more careful and cautious. Maybe before they didn’t need to consult Mr. Yan, but from now on, they will definitely report to Mr. Yan, which is greatly beneficial to us, you understand?"

Xiao Bai asked Wan Chu’er.

Wan Chu’er nodded, "Got it. Watching your aimless conversation earlier, I was quite puzzled, but it seems it’s not easy to have such a talk with Mr. Yan either."

Then she remembered how cautious Zheng Yun had been in front of Yan Hui, and couldn’t help saying:

"You have no idea how arrogant Zheng Yun was in front of the three of us yesterday, her head was in the clouds. But now I see, she’s just someone who fawns on those above and bullies those below."

Xiao Bai took the opportunity to give her some advice: "That’s why, in whatever you do, always leave some leeway, don’t be so intense. The old chief’s advice to you was quite right."

Wan Chu’er snorted and stayed silent, having never heard you praising that piece of advice before.

After sending Wan Chu’er home, Xiao Bai repeated a few words of caution, then hurried off, still having a lot of things to do.

School was resuming tomorrow, so after dinner, Wan Chu’er packed up some stuff and returned to school.

In the dormitory, Lin Yufei and Mai Qiqi had already arrived, and they were both engrossed in a computer game.

Wan Chu’er peered in and saw, to her surprise, it was the game she had developed. She smiled and asked, "Lin Yufei, having fun?"

Only then did Lin Yufei and Mai Qiqi notice her presence. Mai Qiqi chuckled, leaving Wan Chu’er somewhat puzzled.

But Lin Yufei said, "Wan Chu’er, you’re my idol from now on! You’re awesome. You’ve developed such a fun game without even realizing it. Although there’s still room for improvement in the graphics and character designs, it’s really fun to play."

It turned out Mai Qiqi had already told her that she was the one who had tinkered together the game, so Wan Chu’er’s previous question seemed a bit self-promoting.

She laughed, "I didn’t study art, so getting it to this stage is not bad at all."

In fact, she had considered finding someone to help with the art, but later, to avoid the hassle, she took a shortcut and used ancient masterpieces from art books for all the game graphics, just tweaking the colors a bit. As for the character designs, she wrote a simple program that combined different parts to create a character whenever one was needed, which greatly reduced the difficulty.

Of course, this rudimentary level was no match for the major online games that would come out a few years later, but for the past two years, it was enough to satisfy players’ needs. After all, they hadn’t yet been dazzled by sophisticated video game graphics.

After watching Lin Yufei and Mai Qiqi play for a while, Wan Chu’er cautioned them not to spread the word, as she wanted to live a low-profile life focused on her studies, not to be the center of attention.

The next morning, after class and with no classes in the afternoon, Mai Qiqi went straight home, while Wan Chu’er, planning to go to the library to read, didn’t.

She had lunch at the cafeteria and then took a leisurely walk on the tree-lined paths of the campus, as a post-meal stroll.

As she walked past a gazebo, she saw someone reading a book inside.

Wan Chu’er glanced over unconsciously, and the person inside also looked up at her on hearing her approach, resulting in their eyes meeting.

Eh——, it’s none other than Mr. Yan, whom she had seen just yesterday morning!

He was clad in denim jeans and a white shirt, a different look from the suave gentleman of yesterday. There were two books beside him, with another in his hand.

Mr. Yan obviously recognized Wan Chu’er as well, and he greeted her with a light smile, "Wan."

Wan Chu’er inwardly sighed at how pleasant his voice sounded, thinking how great it would be if Xiao Bai or Jiang Ke Chu had such a voice; she could listen whenever she wanted.

While her mind was filled with random thoughts, she quickly greeted him, "Hello, Mr. Yan. What brings you here?"

You should be in that skyscraper instead!