Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 591 Support on Site! Sister Lan’s Friend [1 more update]

Chapter 591: 591 Support on Site! Sister Lan’s Friend [1 more update]

"..."

The entire banquet hall descended into utter silence, all sounds vanishing instantly.

Ye Wanlan spoke in Chinese, which many, including Andrew Karl, did not understand, but they could comprehend her actions.

Pouring wine onto the floor—didn’t that mean a tribute to the dead?

Andrew’s face changed several times, from confusion to shock and then to raging fury.

Among the "Treasures of The Divine Land" crew, Ye Wanlan was the youngest and, in their view, the easiest to manipulate.

That’s why Andrew had chosen to intimidate her.

His purpose was to tell the people of Shenzhou that, upon arriving at the Global Center, even if they were tigers, they had to lie down, and even if they were dragons, they still had to coil up!

On their turf, they had to obey their rules and listen to their words.

At this moment, the others were somewhat frightened and disbelieving.

Could it be that Ye Wanlan was unaware of Andrew Karl’s identity?

The "Treasures of The Divine Land" promoted the intangible culture of Shenzhou; if they truly antagonized Andrew, future promotional efforts would be severely compromised.

"I am but a naive young woman," Ye Wanlan switched to the common language of the Global Center, offering a light smile, "Is this not how one offers a toast? Then I truly apologize. This is our custom in Shenzhou. It’s my first time at the Global Center, and I am not very familiar with the requirements here."

Andrew’s expression was dark as water, feeling extremely embarrassed for the first time, especially since this embarrassment was brought about by a young girl not even half his age.

Under the watchful eyes of all, Ye Wanlan simply tilted her head and placed the wine glass back on the tray.

Then, she lightly said, "It’s inconvenient to walk with wine spilled on the floor. Better clean it up quickly."

The server stared at her, hands trembling.

Soon, a cleaning crew came forward and wiped the wine stains off the marble floor meticulously.

The atmosphere remained tense, with everyone from the "Treasures of The Divine Land" crew on edge, the director even involuntarily swallowing his saliva, "Miss Ye..."

He wasn’t worried about the impact on the crew, but feared that Ye Wanlan might be targeted and bring disaster upon herself.

Ye Wanlan remained composed: "Isn’t it a banquet? I’m hungry."

This statement intensified the rage in Andrew’s heart to its peak.

He took a deep breath, about to erupt, but at that moment—

"What is everyone doing here? Idle?" A cold voice rang out, "Look at yourselves, do any of you look like you’re experts in culture?"

At this voice, the participants of the banquet were startled and immediately turned to look in the direction of the voice; they were even more shocked.

"Mr. Darian!"

"Why would Mr. Darian come here?"

"I heard that Mr. Darian recently restored a few antiques that have been irreparable for centuries..."

"How could I not be here?" Darian glanced at the speaker, "I haven’t even asked why you all are standing here doing nothing. Socializing?"

His gaze swept over everyone present until it landed on Ye Wanlan.

Why was Sister Lan here?

Darian’s eyes lit up, he began to speak, "Y—"

Ye Wanlan glanced at him.

Darian instantly shut his mouth.

"Since it’s a banquet, why not get ready to take your seats?" Darian looked around again, "Andrew, why do you have such a gloomy face? Are you unhappy with me? Eh?"

"No, no, no!" Andrew immediately panicked, bowing and nodding hurriedly, "I was just thinking of some unpleasant matters, so it showed on my face, but I absolutely have no objections to you."

"Oh—" Darian drew out his words, "Seeing me reminds you of bad things? Does my face really make you think of all that?"

While Andrew’s face showed fear, it was also filled with incredulity.

Darian usually did not attend such recreational activities; his sudden appearance was one thing, but why was he repeatedly challenging him?

Andrew figured that perhaps restoring the antiques had been too frustrating, which had soured his mood. He bore with it.

"What you’re saying doesn’t make sense. Clearly, when you arrived, all the gloom in my heart was swept away," Andrew said with a forced smile, "Please, take your seat."

Mr. Darian’s arrival made the guests forget about the earlier incidents.

Director breathed a sigh of relief, "Miss Ye, are you okay?"

"What could possibly happen to me?" Ye Wanlan said indifferently as she took her seat. "With these people, you have to fight fire with fire. I stood firm and they got stage fright."

Producer Liu let out a long breath, "The people we’ve encountered today were indeed up to no good."

"They may have meant ill, but they actually brought us good news," Ye Wanlan raised an eyebrow. "Because we did the right thing, we touched their core interests, and that’s why they tried to stop us."

With that, she was even more determined to continue.

Director nudged Producer Liu’s arm, "That Mr. Darian who suddenly appeared, could he be one of the main officials from the World Cultural Heritage Center?"

Producer Liu nodded, "Undoubtedly."

Because of Mr. Darian’s sudden appearance, the evening went on without any further incidents.

Andrew could only watch helplessly as the crew of "Treasures of The Divine Land" left the scene unscathed, clenching his fists, his expression dark.

He was in charge of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Center, and if he didn’t teach the crew of "Treasures of The Divine Land" a lesson, he might as well take the surname Ye!

**

The crew didn’t enjoy their meal during the event.

Thus, after it ended, the director waved his hand grandly and led everyone to a barbecue restaurant run by people from Shenzhou.

Ye Wanlan was chatting in a group chat.

[YN]: Why did you suddenly show up today?

[Cultured Person]: Sister YN, since we rarely attend the same event, wouldn’t it be a waste if we didn’t meet?

[YN]: Your performance today really doesn’t match your group nickname.

[Cultured Person]: I could see right away that that scoundrel Andrew must have given you a hard time, Sister YN!

[Cultured Person]: He has always disliked the people of Shenzhou, thinking that only the Global Center is authentic while Shenzhou is merely stealing from them.

[Ghostbuster Bro]: Yo, aren’t you supposed to sort him out then? Stand up for Sister YN?

[Cultured Person]: Even without Sister YN, I’ve always been trying to find something on him. However, he’s very cautious at work, tough!

[Ghostbuster Bro]: What’s Sister YN doing right now?

[YN]: I’m having a late-night snack.

Ye Wanlan sent a photo of the barbecue in the group chat.

[Crazy Scientist]: It seems Cultured Person’s event wasn’t enough to fill Sister YN’s stomach?

[Cultured Person]: !!!

[Cultured Person]: I didn’t get full either, Sister YN, I know this place, can I come over and scrounge a meal now?

[YN]: I’ll ask the director’s opinion.

Ye Wanlan looked up, "Director, I have a friend who’s starving; he wants to come over and have a meal, do we have enough budget?"

"Enough, absolutely enough." The director was very confident in that moment, "Being able to attend the Global Ceremony at the Global Center, the station manager got us a significant amount of funds approved; adding one more person for dinner, we definitely have enough."

How much can one person eat?

Even if they were to eat a whole elephant, he could afford it.

Ye Wanlan nodded, "Then I’ll tell him to come over soon."

[YN]: Come on over.

[Cultured Person]: Got it, rushing over as fast as I can!

"Which friend of Miss Ye is coming over?" the director rubbed his hands, eyes shining, "Is it that person who helped the crew break through to global broadcasting channels..."

"No," Ye Wanlan shook her head, "She’s currently on vacation. During her vacation, she cuts off contact with the outside world to avoid disturbances."

"Oh." The director looked somewhat disappointed, "Understandable, understandable, sometimes even Old Liu and I are incredibly busy, not to mention someone who juggles countless tasks daily."

With that, he ordered an additional portion of barbecue.

Ten minutes later, there was a knock, and the door to the private room opened.

Led by a waiter, Darian walked in cheerfully.