Chapter 184: Flanked By Pei Ningle
“Let me tell you, my sponsor is Chang Wen, the one who sang a bunch of divine songs! How about that, aren’t you surprised? She actually heard my song! I only found out today that she hates those songs she sang so much…”
Pei Ningle said, hearing Han Yixuan let out a long breath on the other end of the phone, probably because of the surprise?
Han Yixuan: “That’s amazing… I’m in Rongdu right now too. How about we meet up at your place tomorrow and chat in person?”
“Mm-hmm, sure!”
After hanging up this call, Pei Ningle dialed Ye Xun’s number again.
Soon, this second call connected, and she boasted again: “Xiao Xun, I have a sponsor now too!”
Ye Xun on the other end of the phone: “What are you talking about?”
Pei Ningle: “I have to thank you a lot too. That older sister saw your article and that’s why she decided to come find me. From now on, every time I release a song, she’ll give me money!”
Ye Xun: “Wow, so generous? Who is she?”
Pei Ningle cleared her throat and said solemnly on purpose: “Chang Wen.”
Ye Xun said in surprise: “Don’t tell me it’s that…”
Pei Ningle: “That’s right, that’s right, it’s that Chang Wen who sang so many divine songs!”
“Wow…” Ye Xun exclaimed in admiration, “She actually likes listening to your songs?”
Pei Ningle: “Hmph hmph, it’s not just liking them. Oh, it’s hard to explain over the phone. How about we meet up tomorrow and chat?”
Ye Xun’s tone was a bit hesitant: “School hasn’t started yet, but I still need to review…”
Pei Ningle added: “I almost forgot to tell you, Wang Heng’s girlfriend will be coming over tomorrow too.”
Ye Xun: “…”
Pei Ningle: “Xiao Xun?”
Ye Xun: “What time tomorrow?”
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That day, Han Yixuan went out without doing makeup.
After all, she was just chatting with that surface best friend Pei Ningle and learning about her recent situation. It wasn’t directly meeting Wang Heng, so there was no need for such careful preparation.
But after arriving at Pei Ningle’s home, she heard this surface best friend say:
“I also invited a girl, the one we stalked together last time, the one Wang Heng tutors…”
Han Yixuan was immediately stunned: “How do you know her!”
Pei Ningle: “Of course Wang Heng introduced her.”
Han Yixuan: “But… why did you invite her?”
Pei Ningle thought for a moment and explained: “I feel like always stalking her isn’t good. And after getting to know Xiao Xun, I found out she’s actually a really nice person. Plus, she thinks you’re Wang Heng’s girlfriend, so as long as you show up in person, it should dispel her thoughts.”
Han Yixuan pondered for a moment and asked: “I can dispel her thoughts? You have so much confidence in me?”
Pei Ningle nodded: “Of course.”
“Then you should have told me in advance!” Han Yixuan couldn’t help but say loudly, “It would have been good to let me prepare ahead of time too!”
Pei Ningle was a bit puzzled: “Prepare? Prepare what?”
“Of course makeup!” Han Yixuan sighed, “Besides, I already know that Ye Xun too.”
Pei Ningle was even more puzzled: “How do you know her? That doesn’t seem right. Ye Xun clearly said she’s never met Wang Heng’s girlfriend…”
Han Yixuan said thoughtfully: “Of course, not introduced by Wang Heng. I met her myself. But now that I think about it, it wouldn’t be bad to get to know her again under a different identity. Anyway, since I’m helping him be a shield, there will be a direct confrontation sooner or later.”
Pei Ningle scratched her head: “Direct confrontation? It shouldn’t be that serious, right?”
Recalling the scene that day when she saw Ye Xun repel the thug, Han Yixuan secretly clenched her fist.
Meeting at Pei Ningle’s home, Ye Xun probably wouldn’t attack her, right?
Then Han Yixuan sighed: “I hope not…”
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When walking into Pei Ningle’s home and seeing the other girl present, Ye Xun was immediately stunned.
“Xiao Xun, Xiao Xun, Sister Han Yixuan says she knows you, so I won’t introduce you guys?”
Before Pei Ningle finished speaking, Ye Xun had already completely understood—Wang Heng’s girlfriend was Han Yixuan, and this Sister Xiao Xuan had taken the initiative to get to know her definitely because of Wang Heng.
Because she had realized that she was actually her love rival? Heh, to think she had really believed back then that she had met a good best friend…
Ye Xun sneered inwardly, trying hard not to show her real thoughts. But her immature acting still made her expression a bit stiff.
Meanwhile, Han Yixuan’s expression was much more calm and natural: “What a coincidence, we actually already know each other. By the way, today’s protagonist is Xiao Le. She got so much sponsorship money, shouldn’t she treat us?”
“Sister Chang Wen’s money is for supporting music creation…” At this point, Pei Ningle’s tone suddenly changed, “So I won’t touch the money she gave me. I’ll treat you with my own money!”
Han Yixuan smiled: “You’re really strict about separating personal and business matters.”
Pei Ningle held Han Yixuan’s hand with one hand and patted Ye Xun’s shoulder with the other, asking: “Of course. So what do you want to eat? I’ll treat for dinner tonight!”
Han Yixuan: “Don’t you have to sing at the bar tonight? You can’t eat too much, right?”
Pei Ningle: “No problem. I never eat until I’m stuffed anyway.”
Ye Xun looked at her and suddenly remembered the last time she ate hot pot with Wang Heng. What had Wang Heng said that time?
Pei Ningle eating hot pot until she was ‘stuffed and leaning on the wall’?
If it were usual, Ye Xun would definitely smile and tease her. But with Han Yixuan there at the moment, she had no desire to tease.
Thinking about it, she had only found out today that this older sister was her love rival, while the other had probably already figured out all her situation. This kind of love rival was too scary, right?
However, she didn’t know that at this moment, Han Yixuan was also secretly breaking out in cold sweat…
Although Han Yixuan’s face was still calm and her tone natural, at this moment, she felt her soles were a bit stiff.
Of course, in terms of acting and scheming, Han Yixuan was confident she could completely outmatch Ye Xun. But imagining that Ye Xun could easily take down even those little thugs, even beating them until they rolled on the ground crying out, then what if she turned that skill on her? If they disagreed and she flipped the table, did she have any ability to resist?
For the sake of her own safety, Han Yixuan felt the situation absolutely could not be taken lightly.
Among the three girls present, only Pei Ningle was seriously considering what to eat for dinner.
After thinking it over, Pei Ningle suggested: “How about we go to the snack shop? I know there’s one nearby. It’s not expensive, and the food is great!”
Han Yixuan was still smiling: “I’m fine with that. What about Xiao Xun?”
Ye Xun’s mouth was a bit stiff, but at least she was sort of smiling: “I’m fine too, just not too spicy.”
“Rest assured, rest assured, we can order non-spicy for you. Let’s go, let’s go, I’ll take you there!”
Pei Ningle held Han Yixuan’s hand with one hand and put her arm around Ye Xun with the other, boldly walking left and right, and just like that took them out the door.
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