Chapter 71 Choosing Sides "These are the classmates I invited."

Chapter 71 Choosing Sides "These are the classmates I invited."

While Tao Tao went back to her bedroom to inquire about the donation, the other three remained in the living room.

Zhou Ti asked Zhou Mingsheng first, "Did you have someone sabotage Wei Luo?"

The company sent an employee to add fuel to the fire online, clearly trying to make Tao Tao back down.

Can an apology statement be issued so easily before the goal is achieved?

"I just found out that Cheng Zhao gave Yang Tingyu from Wei Luo a lecture."

"educate?"

"He's lying in the city hospital." Zhou Mingsheng said, a look of disgust flashing in his dark eyes as he mentioned Yang Tingyu. "The apology statement was issued by Yang's third wife."

Maze's identity was made public to Tao Tao, and he could find out some things through his connections made through e-sports, without needing the help of the Zhou and Ye families.

Yang Tingyu's third wife is his biological mother. She was able to take control of the family, bypassing the first and second wives, while her husband was in a coma, which shows she had some skill.

Zhou Mingsheng showed his parents the two emails he had received.

Even after Cheng Zhao took Yang Tingyu to the hospital, he still hadn't given up on having his secretary contact HT's "high-level executives," determined to take over HT's management and gain some influence.

Ye Weizheng poured tea for his wife and son, his usually refined face now showing a coldness. "What does he want to do? Kick Maze out and leave Tao Tao isolated and helpless?"

Currently, the entire internet believes that Maze is Tao Tao's biggest backer, and many people even speculate that Ruihuaxiang's endorsement comes from Maze's popularity assessment.

“I told him we’d talk this weekend,” Zhou Mingsheng said calmly. “Taking Tao Tao’s method is quite effective: record it and make it public.”

The statement made by Yang's third wife was intended for Cheng Zhao's benefit; their family also has its own way of handling things.

In the bedroom, Ye Hantao, the main subject of the advertisement shoot, asked about the donation and then forwarded Ruihuaxiang's endorsement post on her personal social media account.

Congratulations, Tao Tao!

[The photos are absolutely stunning! When will we see the finished ad? (blushing.jpg)]

[I envy Maze for having Tao Tao as her little sister!]

[Aww, she's such a sweet little sister who knows how to praise her brother!]

Fans were congratulating Ye Hantao in the comments section when they suddenly noticed that her post had been reposted by the official accounts of two top-tier jewelry brands!

One is "Jingu," the leading domestic jewelry brand specializing in gold jewelry, and the other is "Aeterna Gem," a top international luxury jewelry brand.

Jin Gu Official Weibo: You @RuihuaxiangOfficialWebsite beat us to it! @YeHantao, come see us next year?

Aeterna Gem Official Weibo: It's a pity we couldn't collaborate with @叶晗桃. Looking forward to the next time.

Netizens: ? ? ? ?

Are you guys fans of Ye Hantao?

Jingu is a traditional jewelry brand with a long history, and its status in China is comparable to that of Ruihuaxiang.

Aeterna Gem is a renowned top luxury brand internationally.

Tonight, they actually witnessed them siding with Ye Hantao?!

Ye Hantao's fans must be ecstatic!

Thanks for the invitation. I've never fought such a satisfying battle before.

[I've been waiting for the official websites of these two brands to clarify that the post was made by an intern, and half an hour later, the official websites have already admitted it?]

[Does Ye Hantao have relatives who are executives at two major brands?]

When Maze won the championship, someone dug into their family background; apparently, it was quite ordinary.

[Ordinary? They only made it to the top division because Maze provided them with food, lodging, and a salary. Can an average family afford that?]

[But Ye Hantao's classmates can all testify that her biological father is a real estate agent and her biological mother is an accountant. Someone previously posted the family information filled out by her classmates!]

[The "brother" Ye Hantao mentioned is actually a network administrator.]

Ye Hantao was familiar with both brands.

They were on the list of jewelry suppliers on the older brother's tablet.

After liking the reposts from two brands, Ye Hantao lay back on the bed and browsed the jewelry catalog again.

From now on, I'll have complete freedom when it comes to jewelry; I can mix and match however I want.

Some of them are really beautiful.

Jingu's gold earrings come in several animal designs, all of which are quite adorable.

Aeterna Gem's gemstone jewelry also comes in different saturations of blue and silver.

Among them was a sapphire heart-shaped necklace. When Ye Hantao saw it, she subconsciously thought of the royal blue sapphire jewelry that Cheng Zhao had photographed.

Then look at the price, 8 million.

Ye Hantao fell into deep thought.

With only 6 million followers, is it worth several brands investing so heavily in her?

Did the other party also take into account the popularity of the older brother?

Ye Hantao had to admit that she was a little arrogant.

Even though I was very popular at school, I couldn't help but feel excited when several well-known brands suddenly approached me for collaborations.

Now that she's calmed down, Ye Hantao still feels something's off.

I hope Cheng Zhao won't get involved in this.

The thought had barely crossed Ye Hantao's mind when she saw a post from someone she followed.

@MountainWindNoNonsense

[Giveaway] To celebrate @叶晗桃's advertisement shoot (￣︶￣).

Lottery conditions

1. Super Topic Level ≥ 12

2. All bullet comments (danmaku) recorded since the broadcast of "My Classmate is Here"

prize

999 people will be randomly selected to receive a set of Ruihuaxiang "Bamboo and Leisure" silver jewelry.

3. Draw time: Tomorrow at 12:07 PM

[Aaaaaaah, I finally got to see the giveaway from the amazing Yama-kaze!!!]

I didn't win the Aubin bag last time, please, please let me win this time!

[I was so excited when I saw Tao Tao in the ad! I can't wait for it to go on sale! Even if I don't win a set, I'll still buy one!]

Diamonds are unaffordable, but silver jewelry is within my budget!

[I can't get Maze's autograph, but winning a prize should do the trick!]

[Wow? You're level 14? And you're a Maze fan?]

[Waaaaah, I can only say that TaoTao and Maze are truly siblings. Maze's limited edition black skin made me a fan, let alone TaoTao!]

[Is nobody paying attention to the lottery draw time?! It's Ye Hantao's birthday!!!]

[What? Ye Hantao's birthday is December 7th. Isn't that the original password used by the HT base?!]

Another piece of evidence has been added.

[Hey Shanfeng, take a look at my profile! I don't believe you can just sit there blankly!]

Upon seeing this comment, Ye Hantao clicked on the person's profile with a mixture of confusion and curiosity.

The first thing you notice is the 12,000 followers.

Ye Hantao's drawing account has been running for several years, but it has less than 20,000 followers at most.

After browsing the homepage, Ye Hantao realized that this person often shared some online novel jokes on the homepage, and the latest one was "My Big Fan and I Had a Happy Ending".

The main character is Peach, and the big fan refers to her as Mountain Wind.

Ye Hantao: "..."

Ye Hantao: "???"

Is it the peach and mountain breeze she was thinking of?

Ye Hantao suppressed the inexplicable blush that welled up in her heart, and her fingers moved quickly and accurately... Click to read.

Cheng Zhao had just posted the giveaway and hadn't even had time to read the comments when, unsurprisingly, he received a call from his father from abroad.

Several pieces of clothing were laid out on the bed behind him.

Tomorrow afternoon, he and Tao Tao will go to see Professor Zhou Shumiao for a consultation; it will just be the two of them.

Cheng Zhao spent a long time looking but couldn't find a satisfactory outfit.

As soon as the call connected, Cheng Songnian's voice came through the receiver, clearly displeased, "Cheng Zhao, do I need to teach you how to separate public and private matters again?"

He was abroad when he received the email from his secretary.

His son actually negotiated three deals that resulted in no return, all in an effort to woo her.

Cheng Zhao was looking at enlarged photos on the computer.

In several photos, Ye Hantao is seen sitting in a bamboo grove, warming tea, with silver jewelry adorning her ears, neck, and wrists.

"My mom likes her."

"..."

A long silence followed on the phone.

After a long pause, Cheng Songnian spoke up, "Which number is Nayara using now?"

Cheng Zhao hesitated, but still didn't want to give his father that face.

He burst into laughter, "Hahahahahahahahaha!!!"

Cheng Songnian hung up the phone with a dark expression.

Achoo!

Ye Hantao rubbed her suddenly itchy nose, swiped her finger down the screen, and read only two lines before the article reached the bottom.

The article ends with Shan Feng supporting Taozi and showering her with gold coins in a lucky draw for Aubin bags.

Ye Hantao felt a little awkward before reading it, but after reading it, she found that the whole thing was based on real events.

But looking at it from someone else's perspective, the feeling is quite different.

My phone just then received a message.

[Director Wan: Tao Tao, have you decided which students you want to invite for the next episode?]

[Director Wan: It doesn't matter if it's not a celebrity, as long as it's a living thing.]

[Director Wan: We can't live without you (starry-eyed).jpg]

Back on the day of the food tasting event, Director Wan had already mentioned that Liao Jiayue would be absent from the next episode.

Back then, Director Wan even asked if there were any celebrity classmates; now the rules are so broad that even living beings are allowed.

Although Ye Hantao served as class monitor for over ten years, she was still unable to maintain good relationships with all her classmates after graduation.

After that day, through a close friend, she got in touch with several classmates who had entered the entertainment industry.

Two kindergarten classmates, one elementary school classmate, and one high school classmate who studied there for half a year.

Ye Hantao didn't directly ask them to participate in the classmate variety show. Instead, she asked them if they were busy with work lately and whether they could get along.

Two of them inquired about the aftermath of her conflict with Cai Qiwei at a food tasting event, but she stopped responding to messages after that.

After it was revealed that the older brother was Maze, they came back and said they were too busy to reply to messages in the past few days.

Ye Hantao thought to herself that she wasn't stupid.

Apart from those two, the only other people I talked to were a kindergarten classmate and a high school classmate I attended for half a year.

The former participated in a music talent show last year but failed to debut. He has been singing live in recent months.

Ye Hantao watched his live stream; he sang quite well, and his fans were very enthusiastic.

The latter had just received a period drama script, where he would play the role of a maid and henchman for the second female lead, specifically slapping the female lead and her maid.

Ye Hantao asked the latter question first.

The latter's name is Gu Fanghao.

Like Liao Jiayue, Ye Hantao didn't spend much time with Gu Fanghao, who had been studying at the high school for half a year.

After chatting for the past two days, I was pleasantly surprised to find that we get along very well when it comes to watching TV shows while eating.

Gu Fanghao also enjoys watching films and television dramas about human anatomy and legal education programs.

[Gu Fanghao: Ah!!! ! ...

[Gu Fanghao: I'm free! I'm free! I'm willing! I'll definitely be honest and conscientious on the show! I'll work diligently!]

[Gu Fanghao: Thank you, my benefactors, for helping me ascend to heaven (kneeling.jpg)]

Ye Hantao stood up and said that she was exaggerating. It was just one episode of the show, how could she be considered a benefactor? She also asked if she could take two days off when filming.

[Gu Fanghao: No need to ask for leave anymore (crying.jpg)]

[Gu Fanghao: The female lead in our drama crew said my face was smaller than hers and told me to leave (crying.jpg) (crying.jpg) (crying.jpg)]

Ye Hantao was amazed.

During casual conversations, she could hear some gossip about the film crew from Gu Fanghao, but she still found the reason Gu Fanghao lost his role absurd.

Ye Hantao handed Gu Fanghao's contact information to Director Wan, saying, "This is my classmate Gu Fanghao, a veteran actor. He was invited by me."

Director Wan didn't expect Ye Hantao to have such a wide network of connections.

His classmate Liao Jiayue is a popular actress in the industry, and Gu Fanghao is a veteran actor, but he doesn't recognize the name.

Before adding the other party, Director Wan searched online and found that the profile listed more than a dozen works, six of which he had watched, and they were all popular TV series. He then looked at the roles played by Gu Fanghao.

The male lead's neighbor, the female supporting character's maid, the female lead's son's classmate's older sister, and the male supporting character's mother's colleague's daughter.

With a heavy heart, Director Wan added Gu Fanghao as a friend.

She's a celebrity, after all.

After adding it, Director Wan glanced at the message that Liao Jiayue's agent had posted not long ago.

His agent apologized to him, saying that due to scheduling conflicts, he was unable to participate in the next episode. As compensation, they had already contacted a male celebrity guest and his classmate.

This male celebrity guest currently has a fantasy drama airing, and although his viewership is slightly lower than Liao Jiayue's, he is still a relatively popular artist.

Director Wan declined the agent's offer, thought for a moment, and said, "We already have a suitable candidate on our side."

A suitable candidate?

The agent tried to use the Liao family's connection as investors to obtain the information, but Director Wan refused to provide it, stating that the big investor valued fairness and that no one could see it.

broker:"……"

Having been rebuffed by Director Wan, he still had to endure Liao Jiayue's rage on the phone, "What exactly are you investigating?! Jin Gu and Aeterna Gem are lining up to work with Ye Hantao! Do you think this is normal?!"

Jin Gu and Aeterna Gem are brands that she can't currently associate with, but they actually chose to side with Ye Hantao!

Liao Jiayue was still shocked that Ye Hantao had quietly become the spokesperson for Ruihuaxiang, but when she saw that the official accounts of two top brands tagged Ye Hantao at the same time, she was filled with regret.

If I had known she would invite her high school classmates to the variety show just like in the original story, I would have preferred anyone else to Ye Hantao!

After appearing on variety shows, her resources are still not as good as those of the female lead in the book.

Ye Hantao, on the other hand, soared to great heights.

"Maybe it's Maze's connections," the agent tried to reassure. "They're just talking; they're unlikely to actually sign Ye Hantao as a spokesperson."

That being said, both of them knew that simply tagging each other on their official Weibo accounts was enough to show their stance.

At least they wouldn't go to that extent for Liao Jiayue.

Not only Liao Jiayue, but even international supermodels like Jin Shiyue may not receive such treatment.

Fearing that Liao Jiayue might get stuck on things again, the agent quickly said, "Director Wan has already decided on the candidate. I've inquired, and their popularity can't match yours, so don't worry about the effect being too good."

Liao Jiayue finally felt a little better.

It's not because the other person's popularity is lower than hers, but because if she doesn't appear on variety shows, Ye Hantao can't get on either.

“I asked Chen Xiaofeng, and he flew to Yuncheng on Friday.”

"What's he doing in Flying Cloud City?"

"They said Cheng Zhao was going to see a doctor, and he wanted to join in the fun." Liao Jiayue didn't care what Chen Xiaofeng was doing. "Ye Hantao said her great-aunt is free tomorrow night, and I plan to take Chen Xiaofeng and the cameraman with me."

Ye Hantao mentioned that her great-aunt had performed acupuncture on people.

Liao Jiayue suspects that a "traditional Chinese medicine practitioner" who makes medicated soaps that can cause allergies actually has a medical license.

"Even if there is, how well it is treated is ultimately determined by the patient's own words."

The agent was prepared.

Several so-called patients have been found, and the smear articles about them will be taken down before they are published online.

Once netizens' impressions of Ye Hantao's great-aunt's harmful medical practices deepened, even if Ye Hantao tried to clarify things for her great-aunt, only a minority of netizens would actually pay attention to the reversal of the situation.

Besides, whether it works or not, whether it's a scam or not, as Jia Yue said, it all comes down to what the patient says.

The agent warned, "If you arrange things this way, you and Ye Hantao will really break up."

Liao Jiayue sarcastically remarked, "Do you really think Ye Hantao believed we were innocent victims in what happened with Wei Luo? Her stingy response was an insult to both me and Wei Luo!"

The next morning.

Ye Hantao woke up to the sound of things being moved.

The bedroom curtains were drawn, so no sunlight could get in, making it dim.

Ye Hantao got out of bed and pushed open the door to see her parents directing workers to pack boxes.

The leader was using a tablet in the center of the living room to record the positions of the books and ornaments in his cabinet.

"Please rest assured," the person in charge promised, "we will move them into their new home intact."

This wasn't Ye Hantao's first time moving, but she had never seen movers pack so meticulously.

When they moved to this neighborhood last time, the whole family packed their own things, and the movers only carried the items – a procedure Ye Hantao was familiar with.

To this end, she even went online to ask people which moving companies were reliable.

Zhou Ti poured a glass of warm water for Tao Tao. Noticing that Tao Tao's expression wasn't as good as it had been a couple of days ago, she gently touched Tao Tao's face with the back of her hand. While observing Tao Tao's condition, she patiently instructed her, "Just pack your personal belongings and valuables in a bit. The workers will take care of the rest. We'll skip the unpacking and packing process when we get to the new house."

Ye Hantao took a couple of sips of water and then yawned, feeling sleepy.

"Big brother, will you reimburse me?"

It goes without saying that such moving services are very expensive.

Zhou Ti smiled and said, "That way he'll have the motivation to work."

All morning, Ye Hantao was in her bedroom packing up her personal belongings and valuables, including a Shoushan ornament which she kept at the bottom of her bag, intending to carry it with her.

Ye Hantao went out at noon.

When Zhou Ti heard Tao Tao say she was going out with Cheng Zhao, she asked with concern, "What are you planning to do?"

Could these two kids have already started dating?

"Let's go have lunch first." Ye Hantao changed her shoes in the entryway, making way for the movers to get in and out. "Then I'll go to the hospital."

"To the hospital?"

"He noticed that I always had low blood sugar, so he made me an appointment."

Ye Hantao originally wanted to say that she had booked an appointment with the very prestigious Professor Zhou Shumiao, but then she thought that none of her physical examinations since childhood had detected the genetic disease that the system had mentioned, so she figured Professor Zhou Shumiao probably couldn't tell either.

If you tell your mom, there's no guarantee she won't have high expectations, and then be disappointed.

Zhou Ti hadn't expected Cheng Zhao to have this thought. "Will you be back for dinner tonight?"

Ye Hantao ran downstairs, "I'm back!"

A black Rolls-Royce Phantom was parked in front of the building.

Ye Hantao didn't look at the car, but at the people waiting in front of the car door.

Cheng Zhao wore a crisp white shirt and black trousers, exuding an air of sophistication as if he had just stepped out of a formal meeting.

As she got closer, Ye Hantao noticed another gold cufflink on his sleeve, with a circular outer ring and a hollowed-out cross pattern in the center.

Ye Hantao looked away and handed over the box she had brought, saying, "Sapphire."

Have you tried them all on?

"……right."

Cheng Zhao raised an eyebrow, "The ring isn't big enough?"

Ye Hantao didn't even try on the ring, and vaguely said, "It's a bit too big."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhao lowered his eyes and opened the box. The peach blossoms, made of dozens of Australian white pearls, were still in full bloom.

He took out the magnificent sapphire ring from inside and placed it between his fingers.

Ye Hantao suddenly felt guilty.

Sure enough, Cheng Zhao looked at her again, a smile playing at the corners of his eyes.

“Come on, hold out your hand,” he said. “Let’s verify the answer.”

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Author's Note: Peach: [Fearful]

--Small red envelopes will be randomly given away in the comments section~--

I've been so busy lately that I haven't had a chance to sit down and read everyone's comments for several days. Tonight, I'm reading them all!

Thank you to all the readers who have been following along until now!

Thank you to all the darlings who donated "rocket launchers", "landmines", "nutrient solutions", and "moonstones"!

I'm so happy to have everyone with me, TaoTao. Thank you! [droopy-eared rabbit head]

I've also seen some "bug-catching" posts to prevent everyone from frequently receiving fake update notifications. They'll be collectively revising a few chapters at a certain time. [heart emojis]