But at this moment, she felt a bit disappointed, feeling that she and Chen Ruohan were not much different after all!
Brother-in-law Yang Hao had come to the hotel specially, but not to see her first or only her.
This realization swept away Li Manni’s original sense of superiority, and with the disappointment, a sense of crisis began to grow inside her.
She thought she was special.
But in reality, she was not!
This feeling was somewhat distressing.
With a ding, the elevator arrived.
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Li Manni’s chaotic thoughts returned to reality as she stepped into the elevator, and Chen Ruohan followed her in.
“Manni, your dress is so beautiful, it’s like it was custom-made for you!”
Chen Ruohan, of course, had no idea what was going through Li Manni’s mind and, seeing that the other seemed a bit down, she started praising her cheerfully.
“Thank you.”
Li Manni responded with a gentle smile and then tried to compose her somewhat dispirited mood.
“By the way, Manni, did you see the news?”
“Mr. Yang is quite the sensation today!”
Little White Flower shifted the topic and started talking about Yang Hao’s “dark-hearted CEO” persona.
“Yes, I saw it.”
“It’s quite an interesting story.”
Actually, in the short video that Li Manni had just recorded, there was also news about Yang Hao, as the Kuaiyin account [Jiangcheng Observation] was no longer considered a traditional news account.
As long as there was a hot topic, they would release videos and comment on their own views and opinions.
About the matter with Yang Hao, [Jiangcheng Observation] naturally supported him, shared this news piece, and also slammed Qin Feng’s behavior of “bullying others with his power.”
They also extended the discussion to the quality of internet celebrities. After all, [Jiangcheng Observation] came from a traditional media background and the editors at Jiangcheng Newspaper Group had a strong cultural foundation, so writing such copy was naturally a piece of cake for them.
“I didn’t expect Mr. Yang to actually acquire Hushang Family Catering Management Company. He’s really entering the catering industry for real!”
“That’s amazing!”
Chen Ruohan commented lightheartedly.
“Mr. Yang started out in catering, so it’s only natural for him to have a soft spot for this industry.”
Li Manni replied casually.
Her brother-in-law had started out by opening a hotpot restaurant, and after he made his fortune, he reopened Yang’s Hot Pot.
At that time, Li Manni felt that her brother-in-law was unlikely to stop with just one or two hotpot restaurants, as he was someone with a passion for the catering industry.
Now, Yang Hao really had acquired a listed catering company like Hushang Family, which confirmed Li Manni’s earlier speculation.
As the two of them conversed, the elevator reached the first floor, and they walked out together.
Little White Flower Chen Ruohan affectionately linked arms with Li Manni: “Manni, I’d like to take you out for a meal after the show to thank you for looking after me all this time.”
“Sure, that would be nice.”
Li Manni nodded. She was not averse to such proactive gestures of goodwill.
“Manni, what do you like to eat? I’ll do some research first; Hucheng has so many delicious restaurants.”
“I’m fine with anything, I don’t have any dietary restrictions…”
The two chatted as they walked toward the hotel lobby.
Just then, someone called out Li Manni’s name.
“Li Manni?”
“Is that you??”
Hearing someone calling her, Li Manni instinctively stopped and turned her head towards the direction of the voice.
Then he saw several young people sitting on the sofas in the rest area.
The one who called out his own name was a young man wearing a black cap and oversized sunglasses on his nose, a combination that hid most of his face.
On his left-hand side sat a young person with pink hair, and on his right, another young man sporting a crewcut with a dragon tattoo on his arm.
“Qin Feng??”
Li Manni was feeling that the three looked familiar when Chen Ruohan next to her already called out the man’s name.
Even though he was wearing a cap and sunglasses, Qin Feng was too much of a sensation today for Chen Ruohan not to recognize him at once.
Of course, the pink hair of the man sitting to his left was hard to forget, as it had been seen in videos circulating online that day.
The reason why Li Manni found the trio familiar was that she had seen them in the related news.
“So it really is you.”
“Manni, I am a huge fan of yours!”
“I can’t believe I’m meeting you here today!”
Upon seeing Li Manni’s face, Qin Feng’s eyes behind his sunglasses immediately lit up—he had thought she looked familiar, but he hadn’t expected it to be Li Manni herself.
Jiangcheng Watch’s fan count had already exceeded ten million, and Li Manni had become a well-known internet sensation.
Netizens not only enjoyed the news posted by Jiangcheng Watch but were even more interested in Li Manni as a person.
She even became the goddess in the hearts of countless netizens as a news anchor.
And thanks to Li Manni’s popularity, there was a surge in the number of beautiful female news anchors, with many news broadcast accounts featuring attractive women who pulled out all the stops to grab attention.
The most direct and effective method, it seemed, was to increase their bust size, whether real or fake, in short, leading to an abundance of news and finance female anchors who were, to put it bluntly, exceptionally buxom to a distracting degree.
Some female anchors even gave off a vibe of a QQ login screen!
It could only be said that sex appeal always had a market.
Li Manni and Qin Feng had no connection and did not know each other, so when he called out to her, Li Manni’s first reaction was to furrow her brow.
Qin Feng stood up from the sofa and strode over to Li Manni, “Hello Manni, I’m Qin Feng.”
“What a coincidence to meet you here!”
“Are you here for work??”
Qin Feng initiated conversation, as he was actually waiting for someone; because the uproar over his purchasing a booth for 11 million had caused him a significant negative impact, he intended to seek crisis public relations help.
Moreover, the crisis PR company he hired was a top firm in the country, who took his case very seriously, with the boss flying in from Capital City personally to discuss it with him.
The place they agreed to meet was this hotel, and since he was in a rush, Qin Feng arrived a bit early.
He hadn’t expected to run into Li Manni while killing time.
Qin Feng had heard that Li Manni had one of the most camera-resistant faces among female internet celebrities. After live photos from various influencer events leaked, most female internet personalities took a nosedive, whereas Li Manni not only held her ground but was said by netizens to look even better than in her videos.
Somewhat skeptical at first, Qin Feng became a true believer upon seeing her in person today.
Li Manni’s looks and figure stood up to Zhou Ziqing’s, who had captivated him just the day before.
His willingness to splurge 11 million was largely motivated by Zhou Ziqing’s presence.
Without Zhou Ziqing at the scene, his competitive drive might have been weaker, not to mention that showing off might have seemed less meaningful.
After Zhou Ziqing left with Yang Hao yesterday, Qin Feng had been utterly preoccupied with her, as beauties of Zhou Ziqing’s caliber were indeed rare.
Then, today, he met Li Manni.
Qin Feng felt that fate was on his side; he may not have gotten his wish with Zhou Ziqing yesterday, but today fate had sent him Li Manni!
Unlike Zhou Ziqing, Li Manni was also an internet sensation, which made Qin Feng feel a natural affinity and a shared topic to converse about with her!
And high-profile interactions between big internet celebrities in different fields could lead to cross-promotion, so Qin Feng saw no reason why Li Manni would refuse to make his acquaintance.
He even silently mused to himself: A blessing in disguise!
No Zhou Ziqing? No matter!
I still have Li Manni!