Strike Back, Proud Goddess! Novels

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Even though she said this, she stared straight at Tang Xi as if she wished she could stare at her body. Fortunately, Tang Xi had seen most of the world and had gotten used to such gazes.

He Wanyi and He Wanzhou were stunned as if they had seen an alien, and they asked in unison, "Why did you come here?"

Unaware of how shocked they were by his arrival, He Wanning frowned and replied, "Why can't I come here?"

"No." He Wanzhou rose up excitedly, "When we asked you to go with us, you never agreed!"

He Wanning frowned, "When did you call me?"

"We ..." He Wanzhou tried to remember it, but he forgot when he called his second brother and asked him to go out and have some fun, "I remember I called you."

"I suddenly felt like coming here today." With that, He Wanning went to Tang Xi. No longer as calm, indifferent and cold as ever, she greeted Tang Xi shyly, "Hello, Miss Xiao, we meet again."

He Wanyi dared to swear this was the first time he had seen his second brother so shy and beautiful. Why would he only be able to see her like this while she was talking to another girl?

Tang Xi smiled at He Wanning politely and said, "Hello, Director He, you can call me Xiao Rou."

He Wanning instantly blushed into his ears. He scratched his head and said gently, "Hello, Xiao Rou!"

Tang Xi nodded with a smile.

"I think he's going to have a love affair!" Yang Mukun squatted there, looking at Tang Xi and He Wanning with interest. "Even though I don't have a nice nose, I can still smell it."

Even Ning Yan blew the whistle and said like a fraud, "I also felt it. This guy must have come here for Rourou!"

"How can you call him Rourou?" Xiao Sa was angry. How could he call her so familiar?! Only they can call him that! And... "What do you mean by 'love relationship'? This is only the second time they've met, okay?!"

Xiao Jing strongly agreed with Xiao Sa's words, "Yes, watch your tongue!"

"Can you two be normal?" He Wanzhou could not take it anymore. "Yes, you have a sister, but do you need to show off like this? I have a sister, too, okay?" Embracing He Wanyi's shoulder, and looking at Xiao Sa and Xiao Jing with haughty faces, "And my sister is an international star. Can your brother compare to her?"

Xiao Sa and Xiao Jing immediately rolled up their sleeves to defend their younger brother.

Tang Xi quietly held onto her glass and sat away from the two childish men. He Wanning also did not want to sit down with those noisy people and follow Tang Xi. Seeing them go to a corner, Ning Yan picked up his glass and followed them. "Do you mind if I join you?"

Tang Xi shrugged and shook her head, "Of course not."

Tang Xi raised her eyebrows and thought, Come on, you are sitting here. How can we pretend you're not here?' However, what he wanted to talk to He Wanning was no secret, so he looked at He Wanning and asked, "President He, have you brought that contract?"

Staring at any problem by Tang Xi, He Wanning blushed again. He nodded with any problem and issued a draft of the contract. "This is a draft contract that I prepared. You can see it, you don't have it, I'll take it back and have our lawyers finalize a formal contract, and we'll sign it on Saturday."

Tang Xi nodded, took over the contract and began to read it carefully. Although he knew he could trust in He Wanning's abilities, this was the first contract he had after becoming Xiao Rou and also his first endorsement. He should take it seriously.

Seeing the words 'Commercial TV Contract' on it, Ning Yan raised his eyebrows and asked Tang Xi, "Are you going to record a TV commercial?"

Tang Xi smiled and did not answer. He Wanning explained, "I accidentally took a photo of Xiao Rou yesterday. I think he is a great fit for our new product, Magic Butterfly, so I invited him to be the latest endorser of the season.”

Ning Yan looked at Tang Xi in surprise. Tang Xi is beautiful. By just standing there dressed modestly, she looked even more dazzling than a few stars dressed up. However, he did not think he was extraordinary enough to make He Wanning take such a big risk and select him, a newcomer, to shoot a TV commercial!

As far as he knows, famous luxury companies like OLS will usually hire famous stars as long as they can. Although they have used beginners before, the ones they choose have at least one or two jobs. They had never hired someone like Tang Xi.

Besides, didn't this Tang Xi live in the countryside before? Can he really handle TV commercials like this?

She had just returned to the Xiao Family a month ago, even if she was educated by Yang Jingxian, it would be impossible for her to become a noble and graceful beautiful woman in such a short time.

"Did you decide to take a risk?" Ning Yan asked He Wanning.

He Wanning smiled and replied, "I think what's really risky is using Xiao Jinning. I think Xiao Rou can live up to my expectations."

"You know it's impossible." Not afraid that Tang Xi might hear it, Ning Yan said seriously, "Xiao Rou is indeed beautiful, but I know the theme of Magic Butterfly— is like a dream, but not a dream. It's not easy. Even if you don't like Xiao Jinning, you should find an actress with acting skills. Even if he doesn't have the temperament of a princess, he can act like one."

In his eyes, Xiao Rou did not have a princess-like temperament. Intimidated by Xiao Jinning, she was more like Cinderella. A girl like this can never be the princess that TV commercials need!

Except when it came to the person she cared about, Tang Xi did not say much, so when she heard Ning Yan's words, she continued to read the contract expressionlessly. He always believes that when you doubt, the best way to defend yourself is to show them your strength. She doesn't need to 'act' like a princess—she was born a princess!

However, He Wanning was reluctant to hear Ning Yan humiliate his daughter. He frowned and said, "Think of your own business! I never taught you how to direct, so don't interfere with my business! I know what kind of heroine I am! I know what kind of heroine my TV commercial needs, and I can tell you clearly, Xiao Rou is the princess of our Magic Butterfly series. He is the endorser I want. It wasn't easy for me to persuade him to accept the job. I hope you won't screw it up."

Ning Yan shrugged indifferently. "Whatever, do as you please." After all, he had made his suggestion to He Wanning from the point of view of a professional director. Since he didn't want to listen to it, he would just wait to see results.

Something then suddenly occurred to Ning Yan. She frowned and looked at Tang Xi as she asked, "Why did you receive this advertisement?"