216: Chapter 216 You want to be friends with me? Is it because you don't want to give me those marketing fees?

Hearing Ye Lan mention the topic of "murder," everyone fell silent.

A breeze blew by, and the night seemed to grow colder.

Their gazes toward Ye Lan were full of vigilance, sympathy, and shock.

Meeting their gazes, Ye Lan did not change her expression; in fact, she even looked faintly proud.

Qin Xun recalled that the wrongdoings she had mentioned at the beginning were just breaking some plates and antiques.

later, it got a bit more intense.

It was nothing more than fighting with cats, classmates, or passersby.

At the time, Ye Lan was such a small child that she might not have even won.

It sounded childishly cute.

But how did she suddenly want to kill someone?

Qin Xun looked into Ye Lan's eyes and said.

"You haven't become a murderer; you've become a masochist."

"I actually find... that acceptable."

Ye Lan suddenly laughed.

"Don't let my tough talk fool you; I was actually raised well."

"Because my mother was a kind person, at least that's what I believe."

Her voice was suddenly filled with reminiscence.

"My mother loved me very much."

"She was only 18 when she got with my dad, but she was 21 when she gave birth to me."

"By then, she had enough life experience to teach me to be a good child."

"On the day she passed away at 28, she lay on her hospital bed and told me..."

Ye Lan took a deep breath and imitated the tone of an elder.

"Little Lan, you must grow up to be a good girl."

"I held onto this belief of 'being good' and endured until I was 18 before I started smoking and drinking, wanting to become a bad kid, thinking it would feel better."

"But I found it wasn't really that interesting."

She suddenly smiled.

"Perhaps once we become adults, we've already passed the age for turning bad."

"The later days were really boring, so I just became a singer."

Having said that, Ye Lan looked at Qin Xun quietly again.

Qin Xun understood, smiled slightly, and asked.

"Ye Lan, why did you enter the entertainment industry?"

"Compared to your family background, this is practically a disgrace to your family!"

Wang Cui shot a quiet glare at Qin Xun.

How can this guy be so blunt?

Isn't he afraid the Qian Family will come to settle scores with him?

Xia Ning, however, didn't find anything wrong.

She was used to it!

Ye Lan reached out to grab a bottle of beer, bit the cap off, and took a sip.

"When I was 6, I went to karaoke with my mom and dad once."

"My mom was very happy and said something to my dad..."

"'Old Qian, you lied to me before, saying you'd make me a diva, but what happened?'"

"Dad just laughed, and I laughed too. I remember that sentence very clearly."

She took another sip of beer.

"Anyway, I didn't know what to do at home, so I'll make up for my mom's regret."

Ye Lan looked at Qin Xun and said seriously.

"Qin Xun, I have a feeling that you are the final puzzle piece for me to become a diva."

"Please help me!"

But she saw Qin Xun's expression look a bit troubled.

Ye Lan's heart sank.

Was he unwilling?

Was he afraid that her background would accidentally hurt him?

After a while.

Qin Xun stammered as he asked.

"I have a very rude question—is your mother Japanese?"

Ye Lan frowned slightly.

"No!"

"Why do you ask that?"

Qin Xun breathed a sigh of relief and explained.

"Because you really like to stick your butt out when you apologize."

"If your mother were Japanese, I would break the contract."

"Even if I had to pay a penalty, I would take back the singing rights to 'wishing we last forever' from you."

"And I certainly wouldn't let you perform on the CCTV National Day Gala stage."

Ye Lan felt a bit helpless and laughed softly.

"Teacher Qin, I didn't expect you to be so patriotic!"

Qin Xun acted a bit proud.

"Of course I am."

Ye Lan smiled softly and explained.

"My etiquette teacher when I was a child was Japanese."

Suddenly, she reached out her hand.

Qin Xun reached out and shook it, his face serious.

"Alright, Ye Lan!"

"I will definitely help you become a diva!"

He let go, but saw that Ye Lan's hand remained in the air, refusing to pull back, which he found strange.

"What do you mean by this?"

Ye Lan smiled, looked into Qin Xun's eyes, and said very seriously.

"Qin Xun, I want to be friends with you!"

Qin Xun's expression looked troubled.

The smile on Ye Lan's face turned a bit awkward, and she joked.

"Do you think I've taken a fancy to your looks?"

"And want to use my family's influence to snatch you home as my trophy husband?"

Xia Ning looked at Ye Lan with vigilance.

Wang Cui felt like she was the third wheel, not knowing where to look.

Qin Xun, however, kept that same deadpan look, chuckled twice, and said.

"No."

"I'm mainly worried... that if you befriend me, it's because you don't want to pay me those marketing fees."

Ye Lan laughed out loud.

"Teacher Qin, don't worry!"

"My dad is old now, and he has already made a will."

"I'll probably inherit this much, so I'm not short on money."

She held up three fingers.

Everyone was shocked!

They all understood that this gesture definitely didn't mean 3 million, 30 million, or even 300 million.

It must be 30 billion!

Qin Xun moved like lightning, grabbed Ye Lan's hand with both of his, and shook it tightly.

"Good friend, Ye Lan, you are my good friend."

"We really met too late!"

Ye Lan was speechless and smiled.

"Then why didn't you agree when I asked you to dinner last time?"

Qin Xun laughed.

"Then when you invite me to dinner next time, I'll definitely agree."

Ye Lan was even more speechless.

Shouldn't you be the one treating me to dinner?

This guy really doesn't want to lose out on anything!

After sharing her troubles, Ye Lan looked relaxed and gazed up at the moon.

She didn't speak for a long time.

She lowered her head and asked Qin Xun.

"Teacher Qin, now that you know my family background is so strong, do you still dare to be strict with me?"

Her eyes held a hint of expectation.

Qin Xun didn't hesitate.

"Why wouldn't I?"

"Why wouldn't I dare?"

"If you don't listen, I will definitely beat you until you howl."

Ye Lan put her hands together in thanks and laughed.

"Teacher Qin, I'll try not to cry."

Everyone laughed.

Qin Xun looked at the sky, stood up, and said.

"It's getting late!"

"Let's head back!"

He looked down at Ye Lan.

"Let's start shooting the advertisement tomorrow!"

"My Diva Ye Lan!"

Suddenly, he felt a pain in his instep and looked down.

It was Xia Ning stepping on his foot.

He quickly corrected himself.

"It's our Diva Ye Lan!"

Ye Lan gave Xia Ning a meaningful look, stood up, and walked in the opposite direction of home.

Qin Xun hurriedly said.

"You're going the wrong way!"

Ye Lan didn't look back; her voice drifted on the wind.

"I'm going to clean up the broken glass from the beer bottle I just dropped."

Wang Cui ran over to help.

Qin Xun took out his phone, walked over to Xia Ning, and converted the voice message from Song Ying into text.

They both looked at it, and the content was much the same as what Ye Lan had said.

[Brother, important things said three times!]

[Immediately terminate the cooperation with Ye Lan!]

[Ye Lan's surname isn't Ye; it's Qian—the super-rich Qian.]

[She is the illegitimate daughter of the chairman of the Qian Group.]

[If you happen to upset her during your collaboration, brother, you're going to be in huge trouble!]

[The super huge kind!]

[Her biological mother died of illness when she was 7, and she was taken back to the Qian Family.]

[Chairman Qian's family has a bunch of sons and only this one daughter, who was born when he was over sixty, so she is incredibly spoiled.]

[She abruptly withdrew from the Cheng Tai Mid-Autumn Festival gala, leaving the production team in a state of chaos.]

[It was because the director was ignorant and wanted Ye Lan to wear a dress with a bolder artistic style, and he even flirted, saying...]

['A moon in the sky, a moon in my heart, neither compares to the two moons on Miss Ye,' and he was beaten by Ye Lan's bodyguard until he lost control of his bladder.]

[Brother! You absolutely must not provoke her!]

After reading the rest of the message, Qin Xun and Xia Ning looked at each other.

Xia Ning said coldly.

"You not only have a foul mouth, but you also hit her and choked her."

"If your advertisement tomorrow doesn't satisfy her, you'd better be prepared to wear diapers!"

Qin Xun was stunned.

"..."

Had Xia Ning actually learned to joke?

Qin Xun turned to look at Ye Lan, who was squatting in the field carefully cleaning up the broken glass, and said softly.

"She doesn't seem that bad!"

"Besides, tomorrow's advertisement... Hmph, I'm going to make you watch it on your knees."

Xia Ning: "???"