Becoming Popular Through The “All Villains” Variety Show – Chapter 64 Part 4

Part 4 of Chapter 64

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Please Like Her 15 – Male and female leads’ daily interactions + Father Shang’s birthday banquet

In the morning, upon waking up.

The room was filled with sunlight. Shang Lu lazily opened her eyes, but when she saw the interior decorations, she widened her eyes.

She reached out and patted her own face, then crawled out of bed, and her brain began to recall what happened last night.

She actually lay on the sofa and fell asleep amidst the noise of the hairdryer?

Shang Lu had difficulty falling asleep for a long time, or she would wake up from vivid dreams in the middle of the night. Although this condition had improved a lot, she hadn’t experienced that feeling of falling asleep without realizing it for a long time, and she had slept through the night without having any dreams.

Shang Lu had just woken up when she suddenly felt something blocking her vision.

Shang Lu touched her forehead and felt extremely puzzled when she peeled off a sticky note.

What era are we living in now? Can’t he send her a chat? Using sticky notes is one thing, but sticking it on her forehead? What’s that about?

Shang Lu’s morning irritation dissipated somewhat when she saw the contents of the sticky note.

[ I’ve gone to the office, breakfast is in the kitchen, I bought the shrimp dumplings and egg yolk shumai you said you wanted. ]

Uncontrollably, her mouth watered a bit.

Shang Lu slipped into her slippers and quickly freshened up, then went to the kitchen to fetch her steaming hot breakfast.

Xiao Guai and Da Guai, the two dogs, were lying on opposite sides of the sofa, looking like they were asleep but were disturbed by the commotion she had caused.

Shang Lu clasped her hands together and apologized solemnly, “I didn’t mean to wake you up, I’m sorry. Go back to sleep, go back to sleep.”

She devoured one shrimp dumpling after another, her cheeks puffed out, and she scrolled through Weibo on her phone.

It was the start of a beautiful day.

Song Zeqian’s WeChat Moments had also been updated.

[<Evil>

Eldest daughter (confirmed), eldest son (confirmed), second son (not yet confirmed), second daughter (not yet confirmed), youngest daughter (confirmed).]

Shang Lu immediately went back to the chat box, and sure enough, she saw the message that had been buried under a pile of gossip articles from the public accounts she followed, a message that Xu had sent her late last night.

Xu Ze : [ Looking forward to our future cooperation. ]

Shang Lu : “?!?”

Shang Lu quickly understood and replied to Xu almost instantly.

[ Eldest son! It’s you! My dear eldest brother!!! ]

Xu Ze replied with an emoji and casually dropped a bomb.

Xu Ze : 🐶

Xu Ze : [ The eldest sister is Teacher Jiang Jing. ]

Shang Lu : “!”

Another unexpected surprise!

Working together with Jiang Jing and Xu Ze, directed by Song Zeqian, this is a set full of acquaintances!

In other words, in the upcoming production—

She can do whatever she wants!

Shang Lu’s mood is extremely good, and she stopped playing with her phone. She quickly finished her breakfast by stuffing a dumpling into her mouth and continued studying the script.

Shang Lu is even more excited about the upcoming shoot and is becoming more immersed in her role.

The next day.

The Shang family.

Shang An’s fiftieth birthday. Many people in the industry take pride in receiving an invitation.

After all, Shang An’s current status has attracted the attention of many businessmen.

The Shang family villa has been decorated from the inside out, with light blue as the theme, and flowers and desserts everywhere.

Even Shang An himself is wearing a light blue suit today because it was his wife’s favorite color.

He doesn’t have his usual cold and stern demeanor. Instead, there’s a hint of a smile at the corner of his eyes, making him look like a friendly middle-aged man.

If one didn’t know Shang An, they would be deceived by his current appearance.

Guests keep entering the Shang family, and those familiar and unfamiliar approach him for conversation. Shang An’s smile remains, but his gaze keeps drifting toward the door.

He is waiting.

“Father,” Shang Mu approaches and pretends to be a little puzzled, “Are you waiting for someone?”

Shang An, unusually gentle towards his son, says, “I will receive a letter from your mother very soon.”

Shang Mu lowers his gaze and says softly, “That’s great. Congratulations, Father.”

Shang An looks at his son, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

Shang Mu used to be quite rebellious, never lowering his head even after getting beaten so many times. But after just a week of confinement, he seems much more docile now. It seems that some forms of punishment are more memorable than physical ones.

Shang Mu asks again, “Is Little Sister coming back today?”

Shang An, seemingly indifferent to the matter, replies, “It’s up to her.”

Shang Mu looks surprised and asks, “Have you changed your mind?”

“The Chi family gave up the piece of land we’ve been eyeing for a long time. Just a daughter, in exchange of such a huge benefit, it’s a good deal.” Shang An smiles and continues, “Besides, she at least has some capabilities. That heir of the Chi family did so much for her. Learn from your sister; she’s much better than you on this aspect. Unlike the one you initially found, coming from such a poor family, how could they ever match up to our Shang family?”

“Yes, Father is right,” Shang Mu responded even more obediently. But he intentionally steered the conversation toward Chi Yan: “It’s just that Young Master Chi’s temperament is famously peculiar. He came here today, and he hasn’t actively greeted you for so long. Could it be that his interest in Littler Sister is just a fleeting whim?”

Shang An glanced at Chi Yan, not far away, and then said, “I didn’t plan on letting him marry your sister.”

In Shang An’s view, Chi Yan represented nothing more than business interests.

Allowing his own daughter to have some fun was fine.

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A glass of wine was handed to him.

Chi Yan took it without much enthusiasm, clinked glasses with the person who offered it, and then asked, “Is everything arranged?”

“Of course,” Shang Mu replied with the obligatory polite smile for such occasions, lowering his voice to ask, “Why did you give up that piece of land? Shang Lu won’t be pleased if she finds out.”

Chi Yan responded with a smirk, “Of course, it’s because there’s a problem with it. I had to work hard to find someone as foolish as your father to take over that mess. Sorry if what I just said offended you.”

Although he apologized, there was no sincerity in his words.

“Of course not,” Shang Mu finished his drink in one gulp and continued, “The Shang family’s assets will be distributed according to our previous agreement…”

Chi Yan waved his hand, interrupting him, “Save that for later when you talk to Shang Lu. I’m not interested in your family’s wealth; I was only testing your sincerity back then.”

To avoid arousing suspicion from Shang An, Shang Mu didn’t linger with Chi Yan and quickly walked over to another business partner after a brief exchange.

The birthday banquet continued.

Boring formalities.

But Chi Yan still applauded enthusiastically, pretending to be very interested, and giving Shang An plenty of face.

Until the banquet was about to end.

The steward of the Shang family suddenly walked in, approached Shang An, and spoke a few words in a hushed tone.

The aged face, which already had many wrinkles, revealed the most genuine smile of the day, even with a hint of excitement, as he exclaimed repeatedly, “Quick! Please come in! Come in!”

Other guests were also curious about who this distinguished guest was that could make Shang An lose his composure like this. So, one by one, they turned their attention toward the entrance.

An elderly foreigner with a long beard walked in, wearing a shabby overcoat with visible threads, completely out of place in this high-end environment.

The old man walked up to Mr. Shang’s front and bowed to him, saying, “Mr. Shang, I wish you a happy birthday.”

“Teacher, please rise quickly!” Shang An followed his wife in addressing Elvis as ‘Teacher’ and quickly reached out to assist Elvis. He asked eagerly, “I heard from the butler that you have a letter from my wife to give me.”

Elvis nodded and took a yellowed envelope from his coat pocket, respectfully handing it over.

Joyful smiles appeared on Shang An’s face, and at the same time, he felt a sense of understanding.

No wonder. No wonder he had searched tirelessly for companies that could send letters through time and investigated all of his wife’s old friends, but found no trace of the letter she had mentioned. It turned out the letter had been entrusted to Teacher for safekeeping.

When he reached out to take the letter, he even felt a slight tremor.

He had been waiting for this letter for far too long.

Over twenty years, and he had finally received it.

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rokumi’s note : Father Shang really never fails to make me want to punch him.

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