Chapter 555: Chapter 555

At this moment, the waiter brought a bowl of wontons to the table.

Han Mingyue didn’t start eating right away, instead, she asked with a very dissatisfied tone, "Have you been following me since the perfumery?!"

"Ah... Oh! I meant no harm! I just..."

"Enough, no need to say more! I really don’t want to be a model! So, let’s leave it at that! I’m going to eat now!" Han Mingyue rejected the offer again and started eating wontons as if nobody else was there.

Agent Zhang was practically talking himself dry, but Han Mingyue was still not budging! He couldn’t help feeling impatient. "Hey, listen here! I’ve been talking to you for so long, did you even understand me?! Being a model is an opportunity to become a star! Do you have any idea how many people on the streets are going crazy wanting to be famous?! You’re given this chance and you don’t cherish it, you’ll regret it to death if you miss it! Do you even understand what I’m saying?!"

"It’s you who doesn’t understand! I just want to study hard and go to college, I don’t want to be a star at all! So please, stop bothering me!" Han Mingyue had made it very clear several times that she refused, but the other person kept pestering her and even ’followed’ her! This really annoyed Han Mingyue, so the words she spoke were no longer as polite as before.

"Go to college?! Tsk tsk tsk! After graduating from college isn’t it just a struggle to find a job? And as an office worker, how much can you make?! Not to mention you might even overwork yourself to death!"

"We’re just not the same kind of people! So what I’m telling you, you just won’t understand! Really! Unbelievable!"

"You! You’ll regret it sooner or later!"

Watching the other person huffing out of the wonton restaurant, Han Mingyue finally let out a sigh of relief.

What the other person thought was ’pie falling from the sky’ was for her ’a breeding of troubles’!

Not only did it delay her dinner, but it also completely ruined the good mood she had while out and about.

Since she no longer felt like wandering around, Han Mingyue simply took a taxi back to the hotel where she was staying after dinner.

She hadn’t even reached her room when her phone rang! Realizing it was Zhen Yu calling, Han Mingyue’s face, filled with displeasure, finally showed a trace of smiling expression.

Zhen Yu was sitting cross-legged on the couch, and upon hearing the voice she immediately smiled and said, "Have you had dinner? What are you doing?"

"I just ate, I just got back from outside."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yu immediately became worried, and the smile on her face disappeared in an instant!

"Didn’t I tell you to be careful when you’re out alone? Why are you only getting back to the hotel at this time? Were you held up by something!?"

"Not at all! I was just casually strolling around nearby."

"...Don’t wander outside so late tomorrow!"

"By the way! I wanted to let you know, Factory Director Lu just reached out to me."

"He has agreed to collaborate!" Zhen Yu’s voice was filled with joy, "After all, a ’greenhorn’ like me is not easy to find!"

"Does that mean you and Zhen Yan will be busy starting tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow is Minor New Year’s Eve! We’ve agreed to start work the day after! But since you’re out there alone, remember to treat yourself to a good meal!"

"No need, I’ll be back the day after tomorrow!"

"Then I’ll pick you up at the airport."

After chatting with Zhen Yu for about ten minutes, Han Mingyue hesitated for a long time but still didn’t mention to her the incident with the modeling agent.

And as soon as Zhen Yu’s call hung up, Mrs. Han’s call immediately came through.

Similarly, after another ten minutes or so of talk, Han Mingyue still said nothing.

He thought this would be the end of it, but to his surprise, he ran into that Agent Zhang again while wandering through the downtown area the next day!

Thankfully, this time, the other party merely glanced at him and looked away, which made Han Mingyue sigh with relief!

Just as he was about to quickly pretend not to recognize him and walk past not far from his side, the man standing opposite to Agent Zhang turned around and looked at him after noticing the latter’s gaze.

Upon eye contact, both Han Mingyue and Kang Jian were stunned!

This damned bad luck...

No matter what, it’s still a fellow townsman met thousands of miles away, and a classmate at that. It seemed impolite not to greet him. So Han Mingyue nodded at him, "What a coincidence! To run into you in Hai City."

"Yeah! Really is a coincidence! I didn’t expect to meet you here either," replied Kang Jian with a forced smile.

"I can see you’re busy, so I won’t disturb your conversation,"

"It’s nothing! This modeling agent just stopped me wanting to sign me up as a model!" Before Han Mingyue could finish his excuse to leave, Kang Jian interjected with a somewhat boastful tone.

Hearing this, Han Mingyue immediately glanced at Agent Zhang without giving anything away.

Just then, Agent Zhang also looked at him! Follow current novels on Nove1Fire.net

No need for words—the scent of awkwardness was suddenly in the air.

Luckily, Han Mingyue didn’t show anything and simply brushed it off: "Oh, I see! I have other things to take care of, so I’ll be off!"

After he said that, he didn’t wait to see their expressions or reactions, and just left them with a view of his back.

Agent Zhang watched his retreating figure, his eyes filled with regret.

Kang Jian didn’t speak immediately either, instead, his face darkened as he hung his head, seemingly lost in thought.

One unexpected event after another made Han Mingyue feel trip to Hai City was fraught with complications, and sure enough! On the third day, during the award ceremony, he ran into Kang Jian again! And the two sat in rows one behind the other, just like in their classroom!

So it turns out! This fellow also came to Hai City to participate in the essay competition’s second round!

Han Mingyue was silently speechless, while Kang Jian had no interest in talking; the two only exchanged a glance when Han Mingyue came over to sit down, then immediately turned their heads away from each other.

Fortunately, it wasn’t long before the event officially started! As soon as the host took the stage, everyone’s attention was focused on just one thing! That was the outcome of today’s awards!

Finally, after various professors and editors had spoken, the results were announced...

A long list of names was displayed, too far for Han Mingyue to see clearly.

Thankfully, the organizers had arranged a roll call!

And so, Han Mingyue quickly learned—Kang Jian won the second prize! And he himself had won the first!

"Hmph! They’re simply blind! Do these people even know what a truly good article is!?"

From just behind Han Mingyue, Kang Jian’s grumbling voice suddenly emerged...