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Chapter 287 - 282 Wearing it without picking it, what harm is there to the orchid?

Chapter 287: 282 Wearing it without picking it, what harm is there to the orchid?

"Dad, um, I got it."

Inside the AMG.

Shi Qianxi hung up the phone.

"Is Director Shi urging you to come back?"

Jiang Chen, who had eaten his fill, unbuckled his seatbelt and suggested considerately, "Then you don’t need to drop me off."

He pushed the door, only to find it wouldn’t budge.

It was obviously locked.

"Thinking of running away after the meal? That’s not very proper, is it?"

Jiang Chen turned his head, a wry smile on his face.

If he remembered correctly, it seemed that he was the one who paid the bill just now.

"Aren’t you supposed to be going back?"

"Who said I was going back? My dad just called to ask about some company matters, that’s all."

Shi Qianxi opened her purse, pulling out two tickets that looked like theater passes.

"East Sea Music Theater has a performance tonight, my company gave me two tickets."

She mentioned it offhandedly, not saying it outright, but the implication was obvious even to a fool.

But if her secretary knew about this, he’d probably be so irritated he’d vomit blood.

A musical?

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but be surprised.

While it seemed fitting for a lady of high society, it felt somewhat out of place for this young madam to enjoy such a refined cultural pastime as opera.

"I need to go back to school. Maybe you can find someone else?"

"Don’t think I don’t know that your university is still on holiday today."

Shi Qianxi had an air of seeing through someone’s heart.

"It’s not often you come to see me. I’m just asking you to accompany me to a play, it’s not an excessive request. Are you that heartless?"

Jiang Chen’s forehead creased with lines.

Uninformed folks would probably think he lacked humanity and was callously indifferent.

He was about to argue when the words reached his lips, but considering this woman’s personality, he prudently held back.

This was not a normal person.

Arguing with her would only result in his own loss.

"Okay, let’s go."

Jiang Chen re-fastened his seatbelt, moving swiftly.

"Don’t act so reluctant. I’m telling you, many people would kill for this chance, and I wouldn’t give it to them."

Shi Qianxi started the car, muttering to herself.

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but laugh.

If this statement came from any other beautiful woman, he would indeed believe it.

But this young madam...

"What are you laughing at? Do you think I’m unwanted?!"

Miss Shi seemed to have her pride hurt, turning her head to glare angrily.

Jiang Chen quickly composed himself; otherwise, this young madam might just come up with some outrageous claim like picking up someone off the street to sleep with.

"Watch the road, pay attention to the cars."

At that moment, Jiang Chen’s phone rang. He pulled it out, seeing an unknown number.

"Hello."

"Good day, this is China Merchants Bank. We’ve noticed that your bank card was used for an overseas transaction of 280,000 US Dollars yesterday. May I confirm if it was you who made the transaction?"

Jiang Chen paused, as an educated contemporary young man, he immediately realized this was a scammer.

No wonder the number seemed a bit off.

The tactics of telecommunications fraud are endlessly creative these days.

In a situation like this, most people would immediately deny it, and then the scammer would proceed with their meticulously planned scam. However, Jiang Chen didn’t play by the usual rules.

"Yes, I made the transaction myself. What about it?"

The person on the other end was caught off guard and fell silent. After several seconds, they spoke again.

"...You’ve got some nerve talking big, you threw off my whole script."

"Hey, why are you cursing..."

Jiang Chen was about to speak, but the person on the other end had already hung up.

"Who was it?"

Shi Qianxi asked.

"A scammer."

Jiang Chen put down the phone, briefly repeating the conversation.

"280,000 US Dollars, who do they think they are?" Shi Qianxi couldn’t help but snicker, "Didn’t you download the national anti-fraud app?"

Jiang Chen was not overly concerned about encountering scammers, but this young madam’s comment managed to amuse him.

"I’ll download it when I get back."

Chen Zhou must have gone through much trouble to get these two tickets.

People in East Sea live a refined life and there are many wealthy individuals. Such highbrow musicals and dance dramas are in no shortage of cultured audiences. In the country’s top theaters, it might not be standing room only, but the two thousand seats are generally full to the brim.

Jiang Chen and Shi Qianxi entered on time, and their seats were notably good, situated in the third row, neither too far nor too close to the main stage, with an excellent view.

Even though there were many people, the venue wasn’t noisy at all. Those who could afford to watch such performances belonged to the elite class, with no lack of decorum.

"Have you ever been to the National Theatre Company?"

Shi Qianxi asked in a low voice.

The National Theatre Company.

Of course, Jiang Chen had heard of it.

It’s the premier institutional theater in the country, with actors who are truly national artists, including many celebrities well-known to the public.

There’s a saying that goes: someone who earns three thousand yuan at the National Theatre Company could easily earn three million yuan outside, but someone who earns three million yuan outside might not be able to earn three thousand at the company.

The actors at the National Theatre Company are on staff.

To put it plainly, even if they did not seek payment, celebrities would clamor to be part of the National Theatre Company. For instance, if Pei Yunxi joined the company, even a tycoon like Shi Zhenhua would have to think twice before messing with her.

"I’ve been to Capital City, but I haven’t had the chance to visit the National Theatre Company. I’ve heard that the tickets there are hard to get, right?"

"Yeah. I went there with my dad when he was on a business trip. The real actors are there."

Shi Qianxi, who usually disdained celebrities as mere actors, showed no such contempt this time, "If you get a chance, you really should go see a performance, you won’t regret it."

At that moment

The performance had already started.

Even though performed by foreigners, they were presenting a classic opera from Shenzhou.

"The orchids are lush, their fragrance wafting."

"Though the orchid is unplucked, I wear it in my heart; What hurt is there to the flower?"

"But the turns of today, why have they come to be thus?"

"I wander the four directions, with the passing days and years."

"The frost and snow, so dense; the wild growth of mustard and barley."

"If you are unharmed, then I won’t confront you..."

Surprisingly, they even used the ancient Bianzhong bells.

"These foreigners really know how to go with the flow; now they’re all flocking here to make money."

Although it sounded a bit harsh, Jiang Chen still found it more pleasant to his ear compared to his aunt, who was excessively fond of foreign things.

"This is called cultural exchange."

He said pretentiously.

"What cultural exchange? This is simply a mess."

"Didn’t you want to come? Are you watching or not? If not, let’s leave right now."

"Of course, I’m watching. Why wouldn’t I?"

For Shi Qianxi, what mattered wasn’t really what they were doing, but whom she was with.

She stopped criticizing and calmed down.

One’s taste develops slowly; it can’t mature instantly. Jiang Chen, who hadn’t yet truly entered society, naturally struggled to appreciate the simplicity of opera. After watching for a while, his gaze began to wander involuntarily, glancing around absentmindedly.

Suddenly.

His brow furrowed.

A familiar face abruptly entered his field of vision.

Although it was just a profile, it was more than enough!

Upon a more careful look, the memories of his trip to Shaocheng came rushing back uncontrollably.

Jiang Chen remembered that fleeting encounter at the former residence of Lan Ting.

It was her!

Even though they had met only once, he couldn’t possibly be mistaken,

It was the woman he encountered at the Wang Xizhi memorial hall!

Today, she was dressed similar to that time, seated in a prime spot in the front row. The reason Jiang Chen noticed her was that several seats beside her were empty.

It was as if a quiet environment had been deliberately cleared for her.

Unlike Jiang Chen, her taste seemed to have reached a certain level. She watched intently and with focus, keeping her eyes on the stage the whole time, and when the show reached a climax, she would join the other members of the audience and applaud softly.

"What are you looking at?"

Shi Qianxi noticed Jiang Chen’s abnormal behavior and curiously followed his gaze.

"Wow, checking out a beauty again!"

She pursued her point tenaciously, and immediately used a woman’s innate skill: pinching Jiang Chen’s waist.

At that moment, Jiang Chen wasn’t in the mood to play around with her.

"I’ve seen her before."

Even as he spoke, his gaze was locked on the woman, unmoved.

"Is that how all men are? They claim to know any beautiful woman they see. Can’t you come up with a fresher excuse?"

"I really have seen her."

Seeing how serious he was, and that it didn’t seem like a joke, Shi Qianxi turned her gaze back to the woman.

Upon closer inspection, she too seemed to realize something was amiss. Her expression changed, and she appeared surprised as she exclaimed, "Why is it her?"

Jiang Chen averted his gaze and turned his head quickly, "You know her?"

Shi Qianxi nodded, her expression turning incredibly strange.

With her rebellious nature, Jiang Chen actually saw a hint of what looked almost like... wariness on her face.

"Who is she?"

"Lan Peizhi."

Shi Qianxi slowly uttered three words, even seeming cautious when mentioning the other person’s name.

"Lan Peizhi?"

"You haven’t heard of her?"

Shi Qianxi withdrew her gaze, looking at Jiang Chen with astonishment.

"No."

Jiang Chen shook his head honestly.

"Then have you heard of the name ’Blood Guanyin’?"

Even though she couldn’t possibly be heard, Shi Qianxi still instinctively lowered her voice when she mentioned the name Blood Guanyin.

Jiang Chen shook his head again.

"..."

Shi Qianxi was speechless.

"Didn’t you say you’ve met her?"

"It was just a chance encounter."

"Her name is Lan Peizhi, Blood Guanyin is her nickname. Why she’s called Guanyin, having seen her myself, you should be able to understand, right?"

Indeed.

The woman’s appearance indeed possessed a purity that seemed detached from this world.

But it wasn’t just pure sanctity.

"Then why the addition of the word ’blood’?"

Jiang Chen lived up to the honor of asking questions when he didn’t understand.

"You really don’t know what she does?"

Jiang Chen shook his head.

Shi Qianxi felt a tightness in her chest, "Have you seen the movie The Godfather?"

Jiang Chen finally nodded.

He had, of course, seen such a classic film.

"She, Lan Peizhi, is the godmother of East Sea, no, to be precise, the godmother of the Yangtze River Delta."

The godmother of the Yangtze River Delta?

Jiang Chen obviously understood that although today’s underworld was no longer what it once was, it still existed. Yet a female godmother?

And in the richest and most bustling Yangtze River Delta region no less.

What kind of towering figure was this?

"Are you joking?"

"Why would I joke about this? If you don’t believe me, just ask around. In the Yangtze River Delta, everyone who makes a living respects her like a deity."

Miss Shi couldn’t help but glance in that direction once more, her gaze reflecting not only wariness but also a trace of admiration.