“Not easy to handle?”
Yang Hao asked.
“The other party is a popular idol, so it’s definitely challenging.”
“I can give it a try, but it might cost quite a bit of money…”
Feng Chong wasn’t confident enough to guarantee success, he could only suggest giving it a try.
“Money is not an issue, let me know as soon as you have any news.”
“Alright, Mr. Yang, I will get back to you as soon as possible!”
“Additionally, get in touch with someone who can replace Lu Chuanyu as a mentor on ‘My Idol’!”
After giving this instruction, Yang Hao then hung up the phone.
Wang Jia, who had been following behind Yang Hao, was dumbfounded by what she heard. She didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but she had followed Yang Hao the entire time and he hadn’t deliberately avoided her when he made the call.
The clever girl knew that Mr. Yang didn’t consider her an outsider, which is why he wasn’t afraid of her spreading the news.
In fact, Yang Hao didn’t care if the news reached Lu Chuanyu’s ears because he would find out eventually that Yang was behind it.
“Mr. Yang, I won’t say anything.”
Wang Jia certainly didn’t know what Yang Hao was thinking and timidly made her promise.
“Mm!”
Yang Hao simply nodded, then walked into the dressing room where Li Manni was with her.
“Were the flowers sent back?”
The makeup artist was applying eye makeup to Li Manni, who had her eyes closed. Thinking it was only Wang Jia returning, she casually asked.
“They were sent!”
To Li Manni’s surprise, the response came not from Wang Jia but from a familiar male voice.
She quickly opened her eyes and then saw in the mirror the face she had been longing for!
“Yang!”
“You’re here!”
Li Manni greeted him joyfully. She initially wanted to call him ‘Brother-in-law,’ but the words halted at her lips, and she opted for ‘Yang’ instead.
“Yes, I’ve sent the flowers back for you.”
Yang Hao said cheerfully.
“Yang, you went to deliver them?”
Li Manni looked at Yang Hao in surprise.
“Manni, when I was heading out, I ran into Mr. Yang. After learning what happened, he took the flowers to Lu Chuanyu and even warned him!”
Wang Jia, fearing that Li Manni wouldn’t be aware of what Yang Hao had done, briefly explained.
“I see!”
Li Manni was a bit shocked that Yang Hao would do such a thing, but she felt sweet inside.
Yang Hao’s actions obviously showed a possessive desire, indicating he valued her greatly!
While the two were talking, the makeup artist finished applying Li Manni’s eye makeup. She asked, “Manni, are you satisfied with the makeup?”
“Yes, it’s good!”
“Thank you for your hard work!”
At the moment, Li Manni wasn’t in the mood to fuss about her makeup; she wanted to chat more with Yang Hao.
“Oh, then I’ll step out first.”
The makeup artist quickly packed her tools and left the dressing room.
“Manni, I’m going to the bathroom.”
Wang Jia tactfully excused herself as well.
Consequently, only Yang Hao and Li Manni were left in the dressing room.
They had often been alone together before, especially after Yang Hao and Manshu got divorced. In those days, Li Manni frequented the rental apartment Yang Hao was staying in to help out.
But the circumstances now were entirely different from back then. At that time, Li Manni didn’t harbor many other thoughts; she was just set on repaying her brother-in-law.
Now everything had changed!
Their state of mind was completely different, as were their interactions from before.
For a moment, the atmosphere turned somewhat awkward; neither knew what to say.
“Yang…”
Li Manni started to speak.
But Yang Hao immediately interrupted her, “When we’re alone, you might as well call me ‘Brother-in-law’.”
“I’m used to that title!”
Yang Hao said this aloud, but what he thought was that if she called him ‘Yang,’ she wouldn’t be any different from the other women!
After all, too many women called him ‘Yang.’
“Okay, Brother-in-law.”
Li Manni actually found it more natural to call him “brother-in-law”; after all, having called him that for so many years, switching to “Yang” all of a sudden didn’t feel quite right to her.
“Brother-in-law, you transferred too much money, I really can’t spend it all. There aren’t many places for me to spend money right now, and what I earn myself is enough for me,”
Li Manni brought up the issue of money on her own initiative.
However, when she talked about money, of course, it wasn’t just about the money itself, but rather a way to indirectly address that string of numbers.
Yang Hao knew exactly what his little sister-in-law meant. Smiling, he walked up behind Li Manni and gently placed his hands on her shoulders.
Li Manni, sitting in front of the makeup mirror, trembled all over. In her previous encounters with Yang Hao, although there had been occasional physical contact, it was always unintentional.
This time was different; Yang Hao took the initiative, and his posture held a mix of indulgence and suggestiveness.
Li Manni’s body tensed nervously.
At that moment, Yang Hao whispered, “Xixi always mentions wanting you to be her mom!”
“At first, I thought it was just child’s talk and didn’t give it much thought. Over time, though, I started to think it might not be a bad idea at all. What do you think, Manni?”
“Ah?”
Li Manni hadn’t anticipated Yang Hao would broach the topic in such a way.
Nevertheless, it was indeed a good entry point, and easier for her to accept.
“I think…”
“It’s quite nice!”
Li Manni paused briefly, lowering her head and responding softly.
“What did you say? I didn’t catch that.”
The hand Yang Hao rested on Li Manni’s shoulder squeezed a little harder.
Of course, he was doing it on purpose.
Now, the blush on Li Manni’s cheeks had spread to her neck. She dared not look up and knew Yang Hao was asking on purpose.
“Brother-in-law, you’re so bad!”
Li Manni couldn’t help but murmur a complaint under her breath.
However, to Yang Hao’s ears, her complaint sounded like coquettish banter, with a potent charm.
Indeed, just that one sentence
caused a slight physiological reaction in him.
Indeed, he couldn’t help but fantasize about the times they played cards together, with Li Manni calling him “brother-in-law” again and again.
However, this little sister-in-law, whom he had watched grow up, was certainly different from other women, so their relationship was bound to progress more slowly than with others; it had to follow a gradual process!
For example, today could be counted as a clarification of their relationship.
Yang Hao thought holding hands or a hug should be fine, but any more intimate physical contact might still need some groundwork.
Seeing that her brother-in-law standing behind her had fallen silent, Li Manni, who had been hanging her head, couldn’t help but lift it up. Then, she saw in the mirror her brother-in-law’s beaming smile, replete with a hint of playfulness.
“Xixi should be happy now.” Yang Hao didn’t know what else to say, so he steered the topic towards Xixi.
“Mom and Dad should be happy too.”
“They talked to me about this before, saying they hope you’d continue to be their son-in-law…” Li Manni said softly.
“Really, they said that?”
Yang Hao feigned ignorance, although when he was buying the house for Li Manni, his mother-in-law Kang Huizhi had hinted at this idea before.
So Yang Hao was aware of his in-laws’ thoughts.
“Yeah, mom and dad always liked you a lot.”
Li Manni tilted her head up slightly, trying to make eye contact with Yang Hao through the mirror, and said with a teasing tone, “When you and my sister were still married, my mom would always say that I should take you as the standard when looking for a boyfriend!”
“Well, our mom does have good taste!”
Yang Hao nodded in agreement, but his use of “our mom” made the blush that had just faded from Li Manni’s face rise again.
Ding!
It has been detected that the host and the big boss have taken a step closer in their relationship.
Mission progress in winning over the big boss: 50%!
Reward: One Intermediate Industry Card!
The System’s voice rang out once again, but this time the reward took Yang Hao by surprise.
If it weren’t for this notification, he would have forgotten all about his little sister-in-law being the big boss!
[Yes] [No] Use the Intermediate Industry Card?
As the reward was deposited, the System’s query dialog box popped up again in Yang Hao’s mind.
Yes!
Yang Hao chose without hesitation.
Ding!
Intermediate Industry Card exchange successful!
Congratulations to the host for acquiring: 100% shares of Maetian Entertainment!