Chapter Forty-Five: A Fairy Tale for You

  "Mei Shan, these past two days, why have so many flowers appeared at the entrance of the magazine office? Are they blue witches? With roses too? The chairman can't be ill, right? Could it be that we're adding a romance column?" Xia Xuan had just finished class and rushed to the magazine office, but the patch of blue witches at the entrance really scared her, giving her the feeling of mistakenly entering a flower shop.

  "It's possible, after all! Anyway, the expenses aren't ours, so let them do whatever they want!" Guan Meishan didn't care at all, she had seen all sorts of strange ideas and was already immune to them.

  "Tomorrow night I'll be going into battle, I should conserve my energy and prepare for the fight!" Xia Xuan took a few deep breaths, trying to calm his mind.

  "I've told you before, don't worry, the editor's younger brother won't make things difficult for you. You're making yourself nervous, and in the end, it'll be embarrassing for you!" Guan Meishan said with a smile. What she's saying now is easy to say, but when she first started as a journalist, didn't she also lose sleep for several days? These kinds of things, the more you do them, the more skilled you become.

  "I don't want to be nervous either! But it's not like I have a say in this, I wasn't even this nervous during my graduate school interview." Xia Xuan could feel his heart beating at a rate that was several times faster than usual, oh no! This is going to kill me!

  "Whatever I say now is nonsense, just remember one thing, don't forget to smile! A smile is the lubricant for all awkwardness!" Gu Mei-shan was imparting a small trick.

  Xia Xian rubbed her paralyzed face, pulled the corners of her mouth, and made a smiling gesture. Guan Meishan was choked immediately. Miss Xia Xian, can't you be less awkward? This is to let you go for an interview, not to let you die gloriously!

  "Miss Xia Xian, show off your signature smile!" Guan Mei Shan was convinced, thinking back to when she would never forget to smile no matter how sleepless she was!

  Xia Xian was also at a loss, pouting with her small mouth, she too was bewildered and didn't know what to do!

  Lu Lingfeng! You scoundrel, look at the good deed you've done! The young lady has suffered so much for your sake, who made you so famous?!

  Mr. Lu said he felt especially, particularly, innocent!

  A commotion downstairs, chaotic and noisy. Xia Xian's studio is on the seventh floor, but it doesn't affect the noise from downstairs at all. Everyone rushed to the window to see what strange things were happening downstairs.

  A heart-shaped hydrogen balloon with a banner that read "Xia Xian, I love you!" slowly floated up and into everyone's line of sight.

  "Wow! Xia Xian, you're so happy!"

  "Xuanxuan, you have a boyfriend and didn't even tell us!"

  "Come on, tell me, who is he?"

  ……

  Xia Xian was in a daze, who would confess to her? Who would be stupid enough to do such a thing?

  "We're interrogating Xuanxuan here, why not go down with her to take a look at who this mysterious white prince is!" Gu Mei Shan said with a smile.

  "Xia Xuan, come here for a moment!" Lu Lingxue shouted out the door, Xia Xuan didn't bother with anything else and followed the editor into the studio.

  "Can you tell me what happened downstairs?" Lu Lingxue asked seriously.

  "Editor-in-chief, I really don't know, nor do I know who it is. I'm not even dating, let alone have a boyfriend!" Xia Xian explained repeatedly.

  "I knew it, if you were really dating, you wouldn't be so high-profile. The one downstairs is Wang Rui, the young master of the Wang Group, and I can tell there are reporters too. If you agree, just be decisive, and if not, be tactful too. You can't mess with Wang Rui!" Lu Lingxue nodded, her subordinates would never be so showy.

  "I don't even know him, how can I talk about love? Moreover, I'm not planning to marry into a wealthy family, Sister Frost, rest assured, I have my own boundaries." Xia Xuan smiled faintly, and for some reason, the tension in her heart dissipated quietly.

  "Go deal with it! Don't let them think you're showing off!" Lu Lingxue smiled reassuringly.

  Xia Xian rushed out of the studio and ran downstairs, where the entrance was already crowded with people. Wang Rui held a bouquet of 99 red roses and wore a smile on his face. Dressed in a suit and tie, Wang Rui seemed to be able to barely pass as handsome, but this was not Xia Xian's type at all.

  Not far away, a red Ferrari sports car was parked, still decorated with roses on the hood, and the whole body had red heart-shaped balloons, just like a wedding car.

  Lu Lingxue's instructions were accurate to the letter, and reporters from all sides waited with bated breath to capture this unprecedented news, which would surely be the headline of tomorrow's social section. Many reporters probably already had their titles ready.

  Onlookers included not only citizens, but also colleagues, and of course Wang Rui's friends, Jiang Jie and Xue Zhi Xiang were among them. The crowd couldn't help but exclaim, Xia Xian is truly blessed!

  Is she really happy? I don't think so, this isn't what she wanted!

  Seeing Xia Xian rushing down, Wang Rui was overjoyed and thought that Xia Xian was excited and couldn't wait to show off.

  But King Wang, you shouldn't be nearsighted, right! Xia Xian's face was almost as gloomy as a dripping faucet, could this be considered happiness?

  "Xia Xian, I love you!" Wang Rui shouted.

  The onlookers also chimed in, shouting the same five words together, making Xia Xian's goosebumps drop to the ground. Please, I'm not deaf, I can hear you, no need to shout!

  Fireworks lit up, rose petals fluttered everywhere, and bubbles came in waves. If you say romance, it's absolutely romantic. Which girl can resist such romance? Xia Xian was one of them, but instead of being moved to tears by this scene, she felt annoyed.

  A white BMW stopped on the street, Lu Lingfeng rolled down the window, looked at the bustling scene outside, and a faint bitter smile appeared on his lips before he started the engine and left.

  He went to the Wang Group for cooperation and thought that he would come to the magazine office to see if his sister had any instructions, but unexpectedly saw such a good show.

  "Xia Xian, I'm not good with words and can't say anything sweet to make you happy, but from the bottom of my heart, I want to say one thing: I love you! Till death do us part!" Wang Rui shouted.

  Xia Xian couldn't help but secretly sweat a few cold drops, Wang Shao, I'm afraid you've said such things to every girl who's chased after! How many times have you died like this?! Do I believe you? Unless my brain was squeezed by the door, kicked by a donkey, kissed by a fish, and soaked in water!

  The crowd applauded, the applause shook the sky, the shouting voices rose and fell, Xia Xuan's face was expressionless as he watched all this, occasionally biting his lips, smiling wryly, as if watching a farce. Jiang Jie's eyes were fixed on Xia Xuan, her facial expressions were clear, with anger, mockery, and indifference.

  "Xia Xian, I want to give you a fairy-tale life!" Wang Rui promised.

  A fairy-tale life? Young master, have you read too many Andersen's fairy tales? Don't you know that women who live in fairy tales in modern society all end up with miserable fates?

  "Hurry up and agree! Hurry up and agree!" Xia Xian was calm, but the onlookers were getting anxious.

  Damn it! The emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is!

  Xia Xian's hands were inserted into the pockets of her pants, swaying as she walked towards Wang Rui. Everyone thought this was a prelude to receiving roses, and suddenly the screams and cheers stopped, with everyone waiting for Xia Xian's next move.

  Wang Rui also smiled and saw Xia Xian walking towards him, preparing to kneel on one knee.

  "Wait!" Xia Xuan hastily stopped him.

  Why should I kneel down for a stranger when there is gold under my knees?

  Xia Xian had an impression of Wang Rui, but it wasn't a deep one. She wouldn't have dreamed that Wang Rui would confess to her, let alone in this way!

  "King Shao, I have something to say to you alone. Can we find a place to talk?" Xia Xian's faint smile spread across his cheeks.

  "You promised, are you afraid there won't be another chance to talk in the future?" Wang Rui said with a smile.

  The flashbulbs kept flashing, and Xia Xian could hardly open her eyes. Even if she was the queen of gossip before, she wouldn't have been so sharp. After all these years, Xia Xian's charm has not diminished!