Chapter 192

Tang Bingyan: "..."

Only after confirming that the person in his arms had swallowed the medicine did Xu Tian reluctantly let go.

He smiled and picked up the remaining half bowl of medicine. Before he could continue drinking, the bowl in his hand was snatched away.

Xu Tian watched Tang Bingyan drink the medicine in the bowl in one breath, and suddenly saw a sense of tragic heroism from her.

After drinking the medicine, Xu Tian accompanied Tang Bingyan to eat snacks and additionally approved her to work for half an hour.

Tang Bingyan went to the study to handle contracts, while Xu Tian used his mobile phone to log into his email to reply to a few messages, then casually opened Weibo.

Originally, he wanted to see if there was any news about the musical on Weibo, but after seeing the hot search, he clicked on it out of curiosity.

"Nie Jingjing actually came back?"

Xu Tian didn't have much interest in this person, but six of the top ten hot searches were about her, and the other entries were "Coco": "Strawberry Napoleon," and "Handsome man in a hoodie."

Xu Tian was slightly startled.

This woman who loves to hype things up created so many hot searches for herself just after coming back?

Even Xu Tian had to admire her seemingly innate "blood rain and foul wind" constitution.

When Xu Tian saw Nie Jingjing's Weibo post, he was even more impressed by this woman's ability to stir up trouble.

Daring to post on Weibo to profess love for a stranger she didn't know, and even mobilizing the vast number of netizens to help her find him—Nie Jingjing was probably the only female celebrity in the entire entertainment industry who would do that.

However, in all fairness, Nie Jingjing did have the capital to be willful; she was a typical example of someone who had to go home and inherit millions in family assets if she couldn't make a name for herself in the entertainment industry. For her, entering the entertainment industry was more like playing around.

Fortunately, he wasn't her manager; otherwise, he would probably be unable to clean up the mess even if he worked twenty-four hours a day without rest.

With Nie Jingjing as a comparison, Murong Xue's ease and reliability skyrocketed.

"Wait... strawberry Napoleon..."

Xu Tian had originally been in a "gossip-watching" mood, but now the more he looked at this Weibo post, the more familiar it felt.

Limited-edition snacks, dark blue hoodie.

Could it be that the woman wearing sunglasses he met at the snack shop tonight was Nie Jingjing?

What kind of coincidence was this?

He had just been at daggers drawn with Du Xiaowei over Murong Xue a while ago, and now he had accidentally encountered the cash cow under his management, and even made the cash cow post on Weibo to look for someone.

Even TV dramas wouldn't dare to film it like this, right?

Of course, according to Nie Jingjing's description, she would probably never find him in her lifetime.

After all, people wearing dark blue hoodies and gray casual pants were everywhere on the street.

However, Xu Tian still decided not to wear that hoodie for the time being to avoid bringing trouble upon himself.

Otherwise, if the possessive Tang Bingyan found out, that would be hard to resolve.

The next day.

Xu Tian returned to the apartment to get some documents, and before he could leave, Shang Yiran came looking for him.

"Xu Tian, what have you been doing lately? You're neither at the company nor at home?"

Shang Yiran was wearing casual clothes, leaning lazily against the door, his tone bored.

"I have two days off, I'm so bored. How about we go play ball?"

"I went on a business trip with my girlfriend a while ago and just got back a few days ago. Besides, Murong Xue is going to participate in the musical re-examination, and I need to help her adjust her state."

"Alright, your work is important."

Shang Yiran suddenly spoke gossipy: "By the way, Nie Jingjing is back, and she made big news as soon as she returned!"

"I saw the hot search." Xu Tian was a bit embarrassed.

"The person she's looking for is likely living in this neighborhood, but I haven't seen any earth-shattering handsome man."

He paused and added: "Of course, except for you!"

Xu Tian: "..."

Just as he intended to immediately move on to the next topic, Shang Yiran suddenly changed the subject.

"However, even if I had seen that handsome man, I wouldn't want to tell Nie Jingjing."

"For a woman who is so fickle, it's better not to harm passersby."

Xu Tian silently gave Shang Yiran a thumbs up in his heart.

This analysis of Nie Jingjing's personality was truly accurate.

Seeing that Xu Tian didn't speak, Shang Yiran continued: "But her actions today surprised me quite a bit."

"In the past, although she often changed boyfriends, she had never posted such a high-profile confession on Weibo. After all, she was usually the one being pursued."

"Forget it, let's not talk about her. You just said Murong Xue is going to participate in the re-examination, so you must be careful about Du Xiaowei. He won't let Murong Xue get ahead so easily. He might even go to Nie Jingjing to sow discord and use her as a knife to kill; don't let your guard down!"

Xu Tian nodded with a smile: "Thanks for the reminder, I will be on guard against him."

For the next few days, Xu Tian had been helping Murong Xue adjust her state while also secretly keeping an eye on Du Xiaowei's situation.

To his surprise, seeing that the musical re-examination was about to begin, Du Xiaowei had not taken any action to suppress Murong Xue.

Xu Tian knew that with Du Xiaowei's personality, he definitely wouldn't let it go; perhaps this was just the calm before the storm.

And Nie Jingjing, who was actively looking for the handsome man in the hoodie, was still relentlessly asking about his whereabouts everywhere.

As for Xu Tian, besides returning on time every day to accompany Tang Bingyan, he put all his energy into Murong Xue.

After his guidance, Murong Xue relaxed a lot and no longer deliberately practiced singing techniques, but instead found the autobiography of the Heavenly Xiao Tianhou and read it seriously.

Soon, the day of the re-examination arrived.

The sudden passing of the Heavenly Xiao Tianhou had a significant impact on the entertainment industry.

In addition to the musical planned by her late friend Han Producer, major investors were also planning to produce films and TV dramas about the Heavenly Xiao Tianhou.

Of course, because the musical project was the first to be launched, and singing was the career the Heavenly Xiao Tianhou loved most in her life, plus the endorsement of Han Producer as her old friend, it was the most watched and most recognized by fans.

Many singers and actors were paying attention to the selection of the female lead, and even some minor singers who weren't good at singing were eyeing other roles in the musical, trying to use this to soar.

The re-examination selection was scheduled for 10:00 AM, and most of the artists participating in the selection arrived an hour early.

While waiting for the judges sent by Han Producer and the investors, some familiar singers gathered in twos and threes to whisper to each other.

"Which role are you competing for?"

"The male lead."

A young man with delicate features sighed and said with no confidence: "My agency insisted I come, but I know myself—there's definitely no chance this time."

"That's true, I heard that the male lead role has already been set for Xia Yuxuan in advance."

"It's been decided so quickly? The re-examination hasn't even started yet?"

"Don't be too naive. This kind of re-examination is just a formality; in reality, the good roles are basically carved up by the investors."

"That might be the case for other projects, but Han Producer is someone who values quality; he wouldn't engage in unspoken rules or back-door deals, would he?"