Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 844 - 842: Impossible to Guard Against (Part 2)
Just as Da Bao had predicted, Nuonuo’s Weibo post during the Mid-Autumn Festival gala was indeed used by the academy as a promotional tool for the Music College. Of course, as a student of the college, it’s understandable to be used as part of the promotion.
However, Nuonuo, the person involved, was completely unaware of this, and through the academy’s manipulation, it quickly climbed the trending searches, causing a heated reaction for a while.
Even though the Weibo post was deleted that night, the video and Weibo screenshots were saved by others and shared extensively.
The next day, even when Ji Rui and Le Tong were out handling tasks, they received several congratulations from business friends.
Ji Rui was extremely furious about this, and made a call to the school to scold Principal Zhao.
A department head of the Music College directly involved in the matter was warned of disciplinary action, as was the student union president, who was also disciplined.
Ji Rui and Le Tong are not unreasonable people. If the Weibo post had only been used for internal school promotion, they wouldn’t have interfered much.
However, promoting it widely was a serious taboo for the Ji couple. The couple and Da Bao were on edge for two days, but luckily, no suspicious calls or emails were received during this time, and with Ji Rui’s personal connections, all the reposts and screenshots on Weibo were wiped clean.
After a few days passed without any unusual events, the three of them finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Yet Nuonuo, the person at the center of the storm, remained completely oblivious to the incident.
Both Da Bao and Ji Rui and his wife instinctively protected her closely, only having told her that she was adopted by the Ji Family, but never mentioning that someone had threatened the Ji Family years ago claiming to be her uncle.
Although the person claiming to be her uncle had been thoroughly subdued after joint suppression by the Ji Family and the Yang Family, Ji Rui and his wife along with Da Bao remained extremely cautious, preferring to keep Nuonuo from too much public exposure whenever possible.
On one hand, the Ji Family thought the turmoil had finally settled; on the other, Nuonuo continued her daily school routine and Xiao Li took over Da Bao’s job of picking her up and dropping her off when Da Bao wasn’t around.
Three days after the Mid-Autumn Festival gala, Nuonuo saw Zhang Ziweng at school.
In her last year of high school, which was the previous year, Nuonuo voluntarily chose not to renew her modeling contract, fearing that shooting and runway shows would affect her intense academic schedule. As a result, she hadn’t seen Zhang Ziweng for quite some time. Seeing her now, she thought it was just a chance encounter.
"Sister Ziweng, what a coincidence. Are you here on business?"
The Music College is a place that produces stars, so it wasn’t surprising for Zhang Ziweng to be there.
However, Nuonuo guessed wrong about Zhang Ziweng’s intention. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"Si Han, long time no see. I came specifically to find you. Do you have some time? Let’s find a place to sit and chat?"
It was lunchtime at the moment, and Nuonuo usually didn’t go home for lunch but would eat in the school cafeteria.
"Sure, should we stay on campus or find a cafe outside?"
"Let’s go to that cafe just outside the gate; it’s quieter there, and they serve lunch."
After sitting down in the cafe and quickly ordering food, Zhang Ziweng asked Nuonuo about her recent situation, to which Nuonuo selectively answered a few questions.
After they talked for a while, Zhang Ziweng brought it up, "Mr. Mai still thinks of you and wants to know if you are interested in returning to endorse their brand."
Nuonuo was slightly taken aback but quickly shook her head and refused.
"Let’s not. I’m such an amateur, I would only be a burden to them."
Even though her family hadn’t said anything explicitly, how could Si Han not understand?
She had endorsed Mr. Mai’s brand for several years. Previously, the brand had been targeting the high-end market in the mainland, so the exposure was limited.
But it’s heard that this brand plans on expanding greatly into mid-range clothing and accessories this year, thus, television and the internet would become major platforms for promotion.
If she continued endorsing the brand, she would inevitably be frequently exposed to the general public.
Zhang Ziweng understood Nuonuo’s concern. However, Mr. Mai had specifically asked her to convey that Si Han should give this some serious thought.
"Si Han, there’s no rush in giving me an answer. You can let me know your final decision by the end of November."
Zhang Ziweng was well-versed in how to communicate and interact with Nuonuo.
But now, Nuonuo was much more decisive compared to a few years ago.
"Sister, thank you and Mr. Mai for your ongoing care, but I truly can’t commit all my energy to this job. So, you guys should find someone else; no need to wait for me."
Initially, Nuonuo didn’t understand, but she eventually realized that the contract Mr. Mai signed with her was an unequal one. There were numerous clauses which, when examined in the fashion industry as a whole, probably only someone as small-time as Ji Sihan could have the brand restrained by so many unfavorable terms.
So, even if the contract were renewed, Nuonuo felt that Mr. Mai and his team would certainly be on the losing end.
Little did she know, she only kindly considered it from the other party’s perspective, unable to account for their gains.
After all, in business, who would willingly do a losing deal?
Si Han might not be well-known domestically, making it seem like the brand was at a loss in the domestic market, but she was quite popular in the Asia-Pacific and Europe and America markets, which she wasn’t aware of herself.
After all, she wasn’t a full-time model. Her life priorities were family first, studies second, and modeling and endorsing were just something she did for fun.
However, Zhang Ziweng wasn’t someone easily dismissed, "Si Han, I’m just here to pass on the message anyway, and Mr. Mai said he’d contact you again by the end of next month."
Nuonuo was completely at a loss!
"Alright, let’s not talk about Mr. Mai anymore. I came to find you today for another reason too."
Nuonuo was sipping water and nearly spit it in Zhang Ziweng’s face this time.
"Something else?"
To be honest, she truly wanted to delve deeper into the violin. Perhaps she might really become a little artist for the Ji Family.
"Do you remember Director Sun?"
Nuonuo had a good memory and nodded almost without thinking, "Yes, the director who wanted me to act in ’Blossoming Season’."
Zhang Ziweng gave her a thumbs-up, "Yes, that’s right!"
"What about him? Does he want me to make a movie again?"
Nuonuo’s child-like nature made this a mere joke.
Unexpectedly, she was spot on.
"Hey, you might be a little prophet! Yes, Director Sun does want you to make a movie. You turned him down a few years ago, and he’s never gotten over it. The other day, he saw your performance video and has been restless, insisting I come and chat with you!"
