Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1195 - 997: Hard to Believe_2

Chapter 1195: Chapter 997: Hard to Believe_2

But the last shred of reason told her to stay calm, she was still on stage, under the gaze of the public, and she must not do anything outrageous!

Seeing Donia’s silly look, Wang Ye found it quite amusing, but with so many people around, it wasn’t a good time for jokes. He wasn’t worried about himself; he was more concerned that she might not be able to handle it...

He just smiled and nodded his head as he walked past Donia.

Next was Lily. When she saw Wang Ye approach, she quickly stretched out both hands with a big smile and respectfully said, "Hello, Chairman Mikhail."

Clearly, she had adjusted her mindset and accepted this "reality."

For Lily, this was not a bad thing but rather a huge opportunity!

Perhaps, the biggest "Big Shot" she would ever meet in her life was standing right in front of her...

Moreover, coincidentally, she had dined and chatted with this VIP!

How could she miss this opportunity? She had to seize it firmly!

As long as she could make this Big Shot have a slight favorable impression of her, her fate might undergo earth-shattering changes.

Those things that seemed unattainable in her eyes might only need a casual word from the Big Shot to save her decades of struggle...

Wang Ye was somewhat surprised that Lily could react so quickly, but he didn’t say much. Instead, he extended his right hand to grasp Lily’s soft hands, smiling and nodding, "You danced well."

With that compliment from Wang Ye, Lily felt all the pores in her body open up, as if she had eaten a magical fruit...

Of course, she didn’t know what that fruit tasted like; she just felt that this moment was the pinnacle of her nearly twenty years of life...

...

After shaking hands and encouraging each performer in turn, everyone stood in the middle of the stage, ready to take a group photo.

By convention, naturally, Wang Ye and Vice President Li stood at the center, with everyone else forming a circle around them, finding their own places according to their rank and social status.

Whether at home or abroad, these conventions existed; VIPs always had to stand in the center...

But as everyone was finding their places, Wang Ye turned his head and noticed that Donia was placed in the second row, just behind him.

This was because today, in the ballet, Donia was the female lead, which is why she got to stand there. As for Lily, he didn’t even know which corner she was in as he didn’t see her!

Wang Ye waved to Donia and said with a smile, "Come here, tonight you are the star."

Saying that, he pointed to the spot between himself and Vice President Li.

Donia was somewhat at a loss, not sure if she should move there. When she looked at Wang Ye, she saw him smiling and nodding at her.

Her heart was warmed, and she mustered the courage to step forward and stand between Wang Ye and Vice President Li.

Vice President Li certainly found nothing wrong with Wang Ye’s action; he courteously nodded at Donia and greeted her with a smile.

With his shrewd eyes, he naturally noticed something between Wang Ye and the girl.

But what did that matter?

Setting aside official positions and status, Wang Ye was still a young man, and who hasn’t done some foolish things in their youth...

Standing in the very center of the stage, flanked by two real VIPs, the stage lights went off like stars.

At that moment, Donia suddenly understood what it meant to feel like a "superstar."

Of course, this was just her illusion, because this experience was given by Misha, not by her own dance skills...

After the photo, the others dispersed, and Wang Ye said nothing more to Donia, instead walking off the stage with Vice President Li.

...

Watching Wang Ye’s upright figure, Donia still stood foolishly on the stage. Luckily, Lily gave her a gentle tug and whispered, "Let’s go, don’t just stand there."

Donia came to her senses and turned towards the backstage, feeling as though she was walking on air, her steps uneven...

Once in the backstage dressing room, Donia suddenly realized that everyone looked at her differently than before!

Everyone who saw Donia first enviously glanced at the bouquet she was holding, then congratulated her, "Congratulations, Donia, it seems Chairman Mikhail really appreciated your dance; he even personally gave you flowers."

The team leader, a Teacher, also sighed, "Donia, to have the Chairman personally give you flowers is an immense honor. I wonder if any journalists took a picture of that moment. You must find out and ask them for it. That photo can truly make you proud for a lifetime..."

Previously, although Donia was the female lead in the ballet, everyone was quite polite to her.

But clearly, today everyone not only treated her with politeness but had unconsciously shown a bit of respect!

Even though everyone was unaware of the private relationship between Donia and Wang Ye, just by observing the surface events of this evening, they keenly sensed that Chairman Mikhail seemed quite fond of Donia.

It was not uncommon for a beautiful female dancer to be "appreciated" by a Big Shot in their circle, and many had heard of such occurrences.

Clearly, today was Donia’s lucky day!

Because the Big Shot who admired her was not just any "big"...

Perhaps after some time, there would be a world of difference between her and the rest of us, no longer on the same level.

Who could help but feel envious of such a thing?

Donia didn’t know how to respond to everyone, so she could only smile awkwardly, thankfully Lily helped her out of the difficult situation.

She took her to a secluded lounge nearby.

After entering the lounge and closing the door behind her, Lily clenched her fists and suddenly jumped up.

Donia looked at her in astonishment, not knowing what had gotten into Lily...

"Donia, you must have guessed Misha’s... no, Chairman Mikhail’s identity, right?! How did you know he was Chairman Mikhail?" Lily asked in a jumbled manner.

This directly confused Donia.

But she roughly guessed what Lily wanted to express.

She just shook her head and said:

"I was just like you...

No, even now, I still can’t believe that Misha is actually that Big Shot from Moscow!

He...

is too young...

How could it be possible..."

These words were indeed the true feelings in Donia’s heart and also the feelings of many people meeting Wang Ye for the first time.

There was no helping it; "Chairman Mikhail" was just too famous in Russia!

Although he frequently appeared in the news, and everyone knew he was young,

meeting the "real person" for the first time still shocked them with his youth, making it a bit unbelievable that he was the Big Shot from the news...

Lily, however, did not care about these things. She excitedly said to Donia:

"Silly, your chance has come!

Haven’t you always wanted to join the Royal Ballet Troupe? Just talk to Chairman Mikhail about it.

With his status, it might just take one phone call for you to get your wish!"

As she spoke, she hesitated a bit and then continued:

"That...

Could you also speak for me? I want to go to the Royal Ballet Troupe too."

Donia was initially startled, then quickly shook her head in refusal:

"That’s not possible!

Although I really want to join the Royal Ballet Troupe, I want to get in on my own merits, not by having Misha speak for me.

Otherwise, even if I could join, I wouldn’t be able to hold my head up.

I wouldn’t even know how to face him afterward."

Lily was both annoyed and amused, not knowing what else to say for a moment.

But she couldn’t really force this issue, in case she upset Donia, that would be a loss for her too.

After all, the person who genuinely had a "good" relationship with Chairman Mikhail wasn’t her, but Donia.

If she wanted to change her destiny, she’d have to cling tightly to Donia’s coattails...