Chapter 239: 238, Beach Chapter 239: 238, Beach The airplane slowly descended, coming to a stop on the tarmac. Liu Shanyue led Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen off the plane.
“Chairwoman!” A blond, blue-eyed foreigner with handsome features approached and offered a gentlemanly salute to Liu Shanyue.
Liu Shanyue nodded slightly. “Malik, is the hotel arranged?” Malik was the person in charge of her subsidiary company there, whose work capacity she highly appreciated.
“Yes, Chairwoman! Do you want to rest at the hotel now? Today’s meeting is scheduled for three in the afternoon, still four hours away.” Malik glanced at his watch and reported the day’s itinerary to Liu Shanyue.
Liu Shanyue nodded, “Then let’s go to the hotel first.” She was already accustomed to it, but the two children definitely could not adapt to the jet lag so quickly.
“Very well, Chairwoman! Please follow me.” Malik respectfully responded and led the group of three towards the parking lot.
The hotel arranged by Malik for Liu Shanyue and her company was situated by the seaside. From the room’s glass windows, one could gaze out at the vastness of the azure sea, the waters glittering under the sunlight, extremely beautiful.
“The beach here is open to the public. You can go swimming, surf,” said Liu Shanyue, who had stayed here more than once and was naturally familiar with the place.
“Okay,” replied Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen. They were staying in a suite with three guest rooms, allowing each of them to have one to themselves.
“There’s a buffet restaurant on the first floor. You can eat there if you’re hungry, or if you wish to go downtown, you can call the hotel to arrange for a car, or call me.” Liu Shanyue carefully explained some of the local details to Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen before leaving the room. She wanted to first inspect the company and understand the local branch’s situation before attending the meeting.
Not long after Liu Shanyue left, Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen arrived at the beach.
The sandy shore was populated with people of all skin colors, some lying on blankets basking in the sun, others strolling, chatting over drinks, and some swimming or surfing in the sea. The appearance of Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen didn’t draw any extra attention from anyone.
“Do you want to go swimming?” Qin Yushen turned to look at Song Yan Ning.
Song Yan Ning looked towards the sea, where many people were swimming in the Beach, making it seem crowded like a boiling pot filled with countless dumplings. She shook her head, “Let’s not.” She did not enjoy being in crowded places.
“Then let’s take a walk.” Being with Xiao Ning, even a simple walk was a pleasure.
“Okay,” Song Yan Ning smiled and nodded. Even though the beach was crowded, the feeling of being brushed by the sea breeze was still pleasant.
“Hey, you two kids, wait a second!” A middle-aged man, shirtless and wearing large shorts, huffed after them.
Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen stopped and turned to the approaching middle-aged man.
“May I ask which country you are from?” The middle-aged man, panting, halted and looked at Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen with a smile. They were the most beautiful children he had ever seen.
“What do you want with us?” Qin Yushen spoke in a calm tone. His manner of speaking already revealed to the other party which country they were from.
The middle-aged man’s smile brightened when he heard Qin Yushen speaking in Chinese, “Hello! I’m Wang Shitang, I am a director. I’m here to invite you both to star in my new drama. Would you be interested?” With looks like theirs, they would surely become megastars if they entered the entertainment industry.
“I’m not interested.” Qin Yushen and Song Yan Ning rejected the offer without a second thought. They were not interested in the entertainment industry, plus they didn’t have time for acting. For them, cultivation was the main focus.
“Don’t reject it so quickly, you can go back and think it over. With your looks, you would definitely become A-list celebrities in the entertainment industry, and it’s easy to make money there too. You should go back and discuss it with your parents, they will surely agree.” Wang Shitang wanted to give Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen his business card but realized he was wearing beach shorts with nothing in the pockets.
“No need to consider it, we won’t be entering the entertainment industry.” Qin Yushen said, taking Song Yan Ning by the hand and walking forward. He wouldn’t let Xiao Ning act; Xiao Ning was his, and he belonged to Xiao Ning.
“You’re staying at the Wicks Hotel too, right?” Wang Shitang followed Qin Yushen and Song Yan Ning persistently. They simply didn’t understand the benefits of joining the entertainment industry yet, otherwise they wouldn’t refuse.
Nowadays, many kids their age dreamed of entering the entertainment industry, but it wasn’t so easy to get in. Image, physique, temperament—one couldn’t lack any of these. As for acting, that could be cultivated later.
Seeing that Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen were no longer paying him any attention, Wang Shitang became even more determined, following them and talking about the entertainment industry. He had complete confidence in his own judgment; he did not want to let them slip away.
Qin Yushen and Song Yan Ning were getting annoyed with Wang Shitang’s chatter, wondering if they should make him stop talking.
A commotion came from the beach.
Turning to look, they saw a shark biting a man’s arm, the surrounding water already dyed red with blood. If this continued, it was very likely that more sharks would be attracted.
“Oh my God!” Wang Shitang’s eyes widened in shock at the sight, “Doesn’t this beach have protective barriers? How did a shark get in here?”
People rushed out of the water one after another, and the crowded beach suddenly became empty, save for the man struggling in the shark’s grip, desperately trying to swim to shore.
Qin Yushen looked at Song Yan Ning, who gave a slight nod. Since the incident had happened in front of her, she naturally couldn’t just stand by and watch someone die.
Qin Yushen released a wisp of Divine Sense, which transformed into an invisible sword and thrust at the shark.
The man felt the shark stop its attack and quickly pulled back his blood-streaked hand, enduring the severe pain to swim towards the shore.
It wasn’t until he reached the shore that the man let out a long sigh of relief. Thinking back on the incident, he was still terrified. He really had been lucky.
“Quick, look!”
“Oh my God!” Cries of shock and screams came from the people behind.
The man looked up and felt his scalp tingle and his body turn cold. In the churning waves, the very shark that had attacked him was now being ambushed by a dozen other sharks. In no time at all, the sharks tore it apart. Had he come ashore any later, he would have suffered the same fate as that shark, a chilling thought indeed.