I Want A Lifetime With You Chapter 236


    “It’s not as bad as you’ve made it out to be. She’s only a secretary!” Song Jingyu never thought much


    of Mai Qi. To her, Mai Qi was only aborer and would listen to whoever offered her more money.


    But clearly Song Jingyu didn’t think things through. She overestimated herself and underestimated Mai


    Qi.


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    After Mai Qi left Song Jingyu’s lounge room, she went straight for the hall. She didn’t seek Zhou Zheng


    or Fu Chengyan directly, but instead had someone bring her some ice for her face. She waited until the


    pain subsided before she went to look for Zhou Zheng.


    Mai Qi had already tried her best to cover it up, but Zhou Zheng could still see the light hand print on


    her face. “You’ll need to fix your makeupter.”


    “Okay.” Mai Qi rubbed her face. “Which part of the annual meeting are we at?” Mai Qi looked at the


    stage and saw some Shengyuan staff members performing. She flipped through her program booklet


    and asked, “The next program is… Shi Wei’s?” She looked at it again. “Mr. Zhou, Shi Wei isn’t actually


    that talented. The other artists from Xinhuang have more talents to offer, yet this Shi Wei is choosing to


    sing? And she’s singing…”


    Mai Qi was quite surprised. Singing could both be difficult and simple.


    Hai Na’s performance was a dance, while Bai Qing chose to do something more elegant — ying a


    traditional Chinese instrument. Bai Qing was Xinhuang’s top star, so Mai Qi had arranged for her to be


    in the secondst slot. She had already changed into traditional clothing and was sitting quietly by the


    side, looking like a beautiful painting.


    This made Shi Wei’s choice of singing look as if she hadn’t put much thought into it. And Mai Qi had


    looked into Shi Wei and learned of some things from her past, so she couldn’t understand why she had


    attended.


    “Just observe. How’s the preparation for the lucky drawter?”


    “All done. Don’t you trust me, Mr. Zhou?” Mai Qi closed her program booklet and handed it to the


    assistant behind her. “I’ll go fix my makeup first.”


    Shengyuan’s staff were performing on the stage while Shi Wei was looking on feeling unimpressed.


    She was displeased with her performance slot. But Guan Jing and Su Su were trying to have her see


    things from a different perspective. “This isn’t a bad time slot as there won’t be many other


    performances after you. You’re still new in Xinhuang so it’s best if you don’t have any conflicts with Bai


    Qing.”


    Guan Jing gave Su Su a pointed look. Su Su hurriedly nodded and said, “Wei, you should know, you


    have much more of an advantage with your singing than Bai Qing. Not many people will understand or


    appreciate her and her traditional instrument. You’re different. You even chose a well-known pop song.


    And the endorsement deal for St. Dee is between the two of you as well. Bai Qing’s traditional image


    today will bepletely ipatible with St. Dee’s usually trendy image.”


    “What you’re saying is true, but you know how my singing is. It’s only average at best!” Shi Wei


    frowned. She liked acting. As for singing, it wasn’t her strong suit at all.


    She had enrolled for all sorts of sses when she was younger, including learning the piano, the


    ordion, even the violin. But she had no talent at all and was justpletely disinterested. So when


    she entered the entertainment industry and her manager wanted her to release an album, she quickly


    declined. All she wanted to do was act.


    But it wasn’t like she could perform a y at the annual meeting! And setting up a y required a lot of


    time and rehearsal. Time was what she didn’t have.


    “Next, let’s wee Xinhuang’s Ms. Shi to the stage for her performance.”


    The host had already called her name but Shi Wei was still in the middle of prepping. She froze when


    she heard her name. But her acting training kicked in and she quickly regained herposure.


    She stood up and calmly walked to the stage. She took a bow, then said, “First of all, I’d like to extend


    my wishes for Shengyuan to continue to expand and be even greater each year. I’ve only just joined


    Xinhuang this year and joined this great Shengyuan family. This is all thanks to…” Shi Wei looked shyly


    towards Fu Chengyan who was sitting in the audience seat, “This is all thanks to Mr. Fu who has put


    his trust in me. In the future, I promise to always do my best to be Xinhuang’s and Shengyuan’s


    pride and joy. I’ll be singing Fish Leong’s ‘Courage’ and I hope that everyone has the courage to strive


    forward and to rise to all challenges ahead.”


    Shi Wei prefaced her song with a long speech, before moving to the center of the stage and beginning


    her song.


    Shi Wei’s little speech had admittedly encouraged those in the audience and they could easily


    disregard her singing skills. Bottom line was her performance wasn’t amazing but it wasn’t bad either.


    But this didn’t include Song Jingyu who had just entered the hall. She had just taken a seat and was


    surprised to see Shi Wei on the stage. She was especially horrified when she saw Shi Wei giving Fu


    Chengyan seductive nces while giving her speech.


    She stared intently at Shi Wei. When Shi Wei reached the chorus of her song, Song Jingyu suddenly


    stood up, walked to the side of the stage ,and grabbed the microphone off the MC. “This really is a


    good song. But oddly, Ms. Shi does better talking than singing.”


    Shi Wei froze when her singing was interrupted, never expecting Song Jingyu to suddenly appear. Shi


    Wei’s face paled after hearing what Song Jingyu had to say.


    She gripped her microphone tightly with one hand while having an unpleasant but restrained look on


    her face. She trembled slightly. “What are you doing, Ms. Song? I understand that I’m not that skilled in


    singing, but this is also a form of my sincerity. I’m an actor so singing isn’t a strength of mine.”


    Shi Wei spoke while allowing her emotions to shape her expressions. Her eyes slowly turned red,


    making her look pitiful and had the audience feeling for her.


    Shi Wei was truly an actor. Just a tiny action and she had the support of the Shengyuan staff members


    who were looking. “That’s right. She’s an actor. It’s good enough that she’s willing to get on the stage to


    sing.”


    “Exactly. And she was in the middle of performing. Even if it wasn’t that spectacr, it’s still incredibly


    rude for someone to interrupt her!”


    “Shhh. Not too loud. That ‘someone’ is basically ‘royalty’. I think there’s trouble ahead for Shi Wei.”


    Things were getting a little chaotic. Song Jingyu’s entourage noticed that things weren’t looking right


    and wanted to go up to her but were stopped by others. Song Zhenyan too wanted to quickly remove


    Song Jingyu, but she caught sight of Fu Chengyan.


    Fu Chengyan clearly had his people block Song Jingyu’s entourage, the very entourage chosen and


    appointed by Song Zhenyan. She wasn’t happy about it, but because of Fu Chengyan, she had no


    choice but to endure it.


    Fu Chengyan waved his hand to Shi Yu’s bodyguards, to keep the situation under control.


    Song Jingyu stood at the side of the stage and looked at Shi Wei, shouting angrily, “Courage”? Who


    gave you the courage to stand here? Don’t for a second think you’re special just because you’re


    Xinhuang’s artist. Who let such a talentless person on the stage?”


    “Ms. Song. I’ve always thought you were someone from a prestigious family so it’s quite a shock to me


    that someone like you would behave in such a manner.” Shi Wei looked at Song Jingyu with a wronged


    expression then looked at Fu Chengyan again. “Mr. Fu, even though I’m just an artist from Xinhuang,


    I’m also a human. Did Mr. Fu invite me here today just to humiliate me?”


    Fu Chengyan narrowed his eyes and smiled, but there were hints of iciness in his demeanor. He looked


    at Shi Wei then at Song Jingyu and decided he had enough of their little show. He stood up and said,


    “Please escort Ms. Song back.”


    “Yan, what are you saying? How can you do this to me?”


    Song Jingyu was furious that Fu Chengyan was choosing to side Shi Wei over her. “Yan, what’s with


    this change of heart? You and Shi Wei…”


    Fu Chengyan frowned deeply and with a tinge of anger. Annoyance shed across his face. He looked


    at Song Zhenyan, “Mother, you were the one who brought her here. Sort it out yourself.”


    Song Zhenyan flushed with awkwardness. “Yan, Jingyu hasn’t been feeling well today. She shouldn’t


    be held responsible for what she did. I’ll take her home first.”


    Fu Chengyan nodded then walked on to the stage with those long legs of his. He took the microphone


    handed to him by Mai Qi and looked to those sitting in the audience, then at Shi Wei. “As it’s


    Shengyuan’s annual meeting today, I’d like to take the opportunity to make an announcement.”


    Everyone was pretty startled by Fu Chengyan’s sudden actions and so all eyes were firmly locked on


    him. Fu Chengyan continued, “St. Dee, which is a subsidiary of Shengyuan, has been looking for an


    endorsement model for a while now. We’ve looked into various celebrities both local and international,


    including those from our own Xinhuang. After much deliberation, I’ve decided…”


    Everyone was listening to Fu Chengyan with bated breath; not just those in the audience, but a very


    nervous Shi Wei as well. Compared to the humiliation she had just endured from Song Jingyu, this was


    an even bigger deal for her. Bai Qing had yet to perform but Fu Chengyan was making his


    announcement right then, which meant…


    “Ms. Shi will be the new endorsement model for St. Dee.”


    Shi Wei breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Fu Chengyan’s announcement and practically beamed


    with joy.


    She looked at Fu Chengyan excitedly. “Mr. Fu, is this true? Am I really the endorsement model for St.


    Dee?”


    Fu Chengyan raised an eyebrow and smiled, “Of course. I never go back on my words. From today


    onwards, Ms. Shi is the endorsement model for St. Dee in the China region.”


    Shi Wei felt as ifdy luck had paid her a visit that day. Despite all the upsetting incidents that had


    happened, that one endorsement deal was enough to wipe away all the negative stuff.


    Bai Qing, who was sitting in the audience, felt her face turn pale. She tried standing up but nearly


    copsed. It’s a good thing her manager quickly caught her or she really would’ve taken a bad fall.


    “How?” How could it be Shi Wei?


    Song Jingyu, who had been dragged to the entrance by Song Zhenyan, also heard the announcement.


    Her eyes zed over in fury and she glowered at Shi Wei. She was so enraged she didn’t even realize


    her finger nails were cutting into her palm. “Aunt, let me go. That Shi Wei is a b***h. I’m going to


    destroy her! How dare she go after Yan! I’m not going to let her go!”