CHAPTER 586: CHAPTER 353: SCHEMES AND INTENTIONS

Although most of the audience below the stage did not understand French, they had no problem recognizing the fluency of the language. Thus, driven by curiosity, everyone’s eyes and ears were kept busy, darting back and forth between Luo Ye, the actors, and the foreigners.

Whenever laughter burst out from the foreigners sitting behind him, Vice Chairman Lin glanced at the beautiful young interpreter on stage, showing a satisfied expression, and leaned towards Minister Qiao seated beside him: "Old Qiao, this kid is a treasure, and she’s practically my personal discovery, haha..."

"This child, despite her young age, is neither timid nor arrogant - truly a talent indeed!" Minister Qiao—none other than Qiao Xiaowan’s grandfather—agreed.

He had silently compared Luo Ye with his own granddaughter in his heart, coming to the conclusion that his granddaughter really couldn’t match up to Luo Ye.

Thinking of his granddaughter’s mindset, he couldn’t help but silently sigh; her grandpa had persisted and flipped the situation to force his own arrangement of this performance, but the result was likely not going to go as he wished.

Lian Fengnan, that old man, he liked less and less, even contemplating commercial confrontation with the Wen Family. He didn’t consider if the Ye Family truly recognized this young girl, would they stand by idly? Furthermore, could the Wen Family’s century-long foundation be so easily shaken?

If it really were for Xiaowan’s own good, forceful measures shouldn’t be used. Lian Fengnan, it seems, stayed abroad too long, getting used to commanding winds and rains, playing the Emperor, alas...

Vice Chairman Lin moved even closer to Minister Qiao, continuing: "This child can absolutely be called accomplished in both civil and military pursuits, her academic performance is good, she’s physically adept, and her driving skills are particularly astonishing. She’s alert and comes from a clean background."

"Are you suggesting..." Minister Qiao, whose train of thought was interrupted, pondered a bit before understanding, then lowered his voice, "Would Old Xia agree?"

Vice Chairman Lin chuckled deeply: "This child carries the dual expectations of the Wen Family and Ye Family. If we give her opportunities, Old Xia can’t interfere, besides, this isn’t something Old Xia has the final say in."

Minister Qiao watched Luo Ye for a while, then furrowed his brow: "Even if Old Xia can’t interfere, what if this child refuses?

Although I haven’t interacted with her personally, I feel that she’s a child who is stubborn and values her relationships. With her smiling presence, if you really aggravate her, she might just turn into a fierce little tiger."

Vice Chairman Lin couldn’t help but laugh: "When did you start learning physiognomy? If we put the conditions in front of her, a smart person will know how to choose..."

Jiang Zheng inadvertently saw Vice Chairman Lin and Minister Qiao occasionally glancing at Luo Ye and whispering, and suddenly thought of the rumors, feeling a heavy heart inside, he leaned towards Vice Army Commander Lei and whispered: "Boss, you have to protect Ye’er for me."

"Huh?" Lei Dawei blinked, following Jiang Zheng’s gaze, and got the idea: "The girl’s performance today is seen by everyone, and it’s inevitable that people will have designs on her, but, the key lies in her own opinion, as long as she doesn’t agree, no one can force her."

"Then I’m relieved." Jiang Zheng exhaled, "I just heard some rumors and thought that the child might be taken by force."

"So, you have so much confidence in her?" Director Lei teased him with a smile.

"Of course, Ye’er is someone who values loyalty," Jiang Zheng hesitated, "Boss, I won’t lie to you, I was best friends with Ye’er’s dad, and Ye’er holds a special place in my heart.

Originally, I didn’t quite agree with her joining Team A, but since she’s set on it and performed so outstandingly, I have no reason to stop her.

Fortunately, under my watch, I can still help her control her baseline, but if she goes somewhere else, who can guarantee that?"

Lei Dawei gave him a warning glance: "If someone else heard you say that..."

Jiang Zheng chuckled and replied, "I only speak like this with you. I assure you, I wouldn’t even be this casual in front of my own parents."

"Let’s watch the show." Lei Dawei said, turning his gaze back to the stage.

...

Sitting on the left rear side of the audience, Ye Xuan gazed at the charming little girl on stage with a smile playing on his lips. She always brought surprises; her English had already impressed him, and who knew her French would be just as fluent? What more did she have that he didn’t yet know?

Beside Ye Xuan, Ye Mo would sneak glances at him from time to time, feeling a bit of turmoil in his heart. Compared to the impact of Luo Ye’s excellence, he was more afraid of the impulse to draw close to her coming from within.

This morning, he finally couldn’t control himself and had gone to see her. Her gentle words, her cute smiling face, even the glistening sweat beads on her forehead and nose, all held a fatal attraction for him.