After Switching Bodies, the Mad Overbearing CEO Takes Over the Entertainment Industry-Chapter 241 - 236 The Banquet Begins

After leaving the restroom, Tiantian stretched lazily. It was fortunate that the last cubicle connected to the balcony; she had hidden in the cramped balcony space and avoided being discovered by Shen Zhiyi, who was checking each stall one by one. However, if anyone passed by outside, they would see her silhouette pressed against the security window.

She mulled over the information she had just acquired. Xu Rang liked her?

One could believe that Qin Jiangsheng liked her; the boy made his affections abundantly clear, not bothering to hide them at all—anyone with eyes could see it. But as for Xu Rang...

They had never even spoken a single word to each other.

Confused, Tiantian directly called the King of Competition, "What’s the deal with this Xu Rang? How is his story written in the book?"

[ Xu Rang? Who’s that?] The King of Competition was also perplexed; as far as minor characters like cannon fodder went, it really couldn’t remember, so it manually flipped through the book, searching for keywords to find the plotline.

[ Damn!] Tiantian cursed outright upon seeing the content in the book.

[Host, be careful with this Xu Rang. In the original book, he’s a rapist.] The King of Competition continued to flip through, informing her that it had the book but hadn’t read it—why would a system read books for no reason?

Tiantian almost instantly understood and felt disgusted, "So, did he succeed or not?"

The King of Competition hesitated: [According to the character setup in the book, this should be your second life, which is when you are missing a soul. As for whether he succeeded or not... it’s not written in the book, only that Xu Rang was eventually caught by the police and thrown in jail.]

Tiantian frowned; this plotline must have been tampered with by Heavenly Dao. In her first life, she resisted, but in her second life, when she lacked the ability to resist, she could only let the plot unfold as arranged—how repulsed she must have been for such a story to be written.

She felt speechless in an instant, "It better not fall short, or else I’ll make it disappear from this world."

The King of Competition flipped further and then promptly announced: [Ah, it says here he didn’t succeed. You were rescued by Gong Yu.]

Gong Yu?

As long as it was unsuccessful, Tiantian breathed a sigh of relief. She didn’t want to carry emotional scars, even if she hadn’t experienced it personally, the thought alone was nearly as bad.

"Shen Zhiyi knows the plot, so she’s trying to make this part of the story happen sooner. Look, she’s like a cornered dog jumping over a wall now," Tiantian said with a smile.

She had only told a few truths and had driven Shen Zhiyi to such desperation, only revealing that the person chosen by Heavenly Dao was somewhat low-end. Without provocation, even if Shen Zhiyi performed well, she would eventually reveal her flaws.

The moment Shen Zhiyi dared to take the offensive would be the day of her downfall.

...

Time swiftly advanced to the day of Bai Tingyu’s adult ceremony, which, being a Thursday, was set for the evening. However, this day also coincided with the monthly mock exam at Imperial City Academy.

Tiantian diligently completed the last question, then submitted her paper and left the examination room.

There was another day of exams tomorrow, and the show "True Boss" would premiere in three days.

December had arrived, and the weather was getting colder.

Tiantian stood on the balcony, looking at the gloomy sky.

Jian Chuyi was in the same examination room as her. Not long after Tiantian handed in her paper, Jian Chuyi did too and quickly caught up with her, "Tiantian, shall we go to Bai Tingyu’s together later? The Bai Family also sent an invitation to my family."

Tiantian glanced at her with a smile, "Don’t you need to change your outfit before going?"

Jian Chuyi looked down at her fluffy princess dress, draped in a mink cape, dressed warmly from head to toe.

"It’s fine; I just put it on today. Grandpa Bai said it’s just a gathering of young people, so there’s no need to be so formal. There should be delicious cake, right? I finally get to have dessert tonight." Mentioning desserts made Jian Chuyi’s eyes light up; she swallowed her saliva, "Is the Lotus Cake your second brother made any good? Tiantian, let’s become sworn sisters so you’ll be my non-biological sister from another father. Share a taste of your second brother’s pastries with me, isn’t that a reasonable request?"

Tiantian replied nonchalantly, "That’s rather unfair. If I give it to you, what will I eat?"

Jian Chuyi couldn’t believe her eyes and was incredulous at how a person with a 37-degree body temperature could say something so cold and heartless!

And to think these words came from her best girlfriend—oh, the heartache, the thorough heartache!

She clutched her chest in pain and made a half heart shape with her other hand, "Let’s end our friendship then, and we’ll be even."

"You’ve been watching too many videos?" Taking advantage of her height, Tiantian raised her hand and patted her on the head, "Silly girl, wait for me to come back from the show, and I’ll bring you some."

Jian Chuyi blinked, "You signed up for the second season?"

"Yeah, I don’t know why my mom insists on me going."

"Oh, alright." She said mysteriously, whispering, "On the day it airs, I’ll give you a surprise."

After she spoke, she turned her head to gaze at the clouds, muttering, "Why isn’t it snowing? Snow would be so beautiful."

Following her gaze, Tiantian coolly responded, "What’s so beautiful about snow? It’s not like it’s raining men."

Jian Chuyi: "..."

That made sense—how could she argue with that?

Even then, she thought about it and added, "It would be best if it rained men like your second brother, I fancy cooks."

"He’s a medical researcher," said Tiantian, her hand that had been patting her head now knocking on her forehead, "Let’s go, we should head out soon."

Jian Chuyi pouted, picking up her backpack and trotting after Tiantian.

In the evening, at seven o’clock.

This time, the party was chosen by Bai Tingyu to be held at the Bai Mansion, that ancient-style wooden house.

Jian Chuyi decided to go home and change her outfit, so she and Tiantian parted ways at the school gate.

As for Tiantian, she wore a dark blue gown prepared by her elder brother, covered with a coat that didn’t make her look cold. She wore light makeup on her face, her hair styled in a princess updo, adorned with diamond accessories, which matured her juvenile features somewhat.

Tang Yu stood beside her, and his eyes shone with admiration as he looked at Tiantian. He always knew his little cousin was beautiful, and when she dressed up, she looked just like a celestial being, so he gentlemanly took her hand as they walked in.

Tiantian handed two invitations to the attendant at the door, one per person, for accurate and error-free admission.

Since Old Sir Bai preferred quiet, the banquet venue was set up in a mansion five hundred meters away from the ancient-style house, with many luxury cars parked on the open ground outside.

By that time, everyone who should have arrived did.

Shen Zhiyi had received her invitation early on. She was dressed in name-brand attire, all given by Qin Wantang. In such a gathering, she wouldn’t show up in poor-looking clothes. Her dress also tacitly let everyone know that she wasn’t poor.

The first-floor banquet hall shone brightly, with a lavish chandelier hanging from above. Past that was the spiral staircase leading to the second floor. Several long tables were set up in the banquet hall, covered with beverages, fruits and sweets, and precisely cooked hot dishes—a simple saucer held an exquisite portion of pasta.

Tiantian usually didn’t eat these—hundred plates wouldn’t be enough to fill her.

She looked around and took a seat in the corner. Tang Yu said he was going to mingle and disappeared into the crowd.

Shen Zhiyi kept an eye on Tiantian’s movements and gave Gong Dongxi a look before heading to find Xu Rang.