Chapter 260: Dare to Compare

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Chapter 260: Chapter 260: Dare to Compare"You can’t tell them!" An Siqi yelled until her voice broke, "You can’t tell them... you can’t!" Ming Yan crossed his arms over his chest, "Can’t tell them? Is that how you ask someone for a favor? Begging me to keep a secret, then you need to show some proper humility. With that attitude, I really don’t feel like helping you." An Siqi’s face turned pale as she considered the unthinkable consequences of being abandoned. "No, don’t say it! I’m begging you!" She said, biting her lower lip in humiliation, as if she had thrown caution to the wind, and said through gritted teeth, "As long as you agree to help me, whatever conditions you propose, I will agree!" "Agree to whatever conditions I propose? Who do you think you’re looking down on?" Ming Yan coldly hissed exaggeratedly, "You, agreeing to any condition? Really think you’re something special, don’t you?" He scanned her up and down with his gaze, then ended with a scoffing laugh, "Don’t tell me you think by saying that, I’ll want you sacrificing your dignity as payment for my silence?" As it turned out, that’s exactly what An Siqi had in mind. "You really are..." Ming Yan drawled, grunting, "Ugly in looks, but fancy in thoughts, eh?" "Begging me not to tell your old sponsors about your two-timing ways, yet you have this kind of attitude, truly believing you are something? It’s one thing not to offer any benefits while asking a favor; it’s another to be so presumptuous as to try to take advantage of me." "Have I become too weak to threaten, or have you become too arrogant?" An Siqi’s face flushed red from his litany of questions. Her entire face was short of having ’awkward’ written all over it. "What’s with that expression? It’s really off-putting." Ming Yan rubbed his arms with a look of disgust, "I’d advise you to take a good look at yourself in the mirror first and see what your expression is like before you show me that face again, otherwise... I fear I won’t be able to control my hands and might end up hitting you first." An Siqi’s face cracked into an expression of fracture, "Why are you like this? Do your fans know how venomous your mouth is?" "My fans?" Ming Yan clicked his tongue lightly, "You’re aware I have fans? Since you know I have fans, then do you know... what my fans would do if they knew you were coveting my looks?" "You..." An Siqi was even more upset, "You’re threatening me?!" "Oh? How am I threatening you?" Ming Yan’s demeanor was unperturbed, "I don’t recall ever threatening you. Spare me the unrealistic talk." "After all... my worth is quite high, and not just anyone is worthy of being threatened by me." He pointed his fingertip at An Siqi’s contorted face, his voice laced with mockery, "You, are not worthy." As he spoke, his fingertip shifted in another direction. Then, faster than anyone could react, his index finger and thumb crossed each other to form a heart shape. His voice sweetened considerably, "I can, fairy sister~" While saying this, he also fluttered a few seductive winks, "If it’s sister, you can do whatever you want to Ming Yan, oh, even coveting my beauty, I’d willingly give myself to you~" "Pfft." Shi Yaoguang was successfully amused by him. The others couldn’t help but chuckle as well. Only An Siqi, her face looked as if it had been smeared with dung. Utterly repulsive. Searᴄh the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. She was infuriated by Ming Yan’s actions, yet she didn’t dare to actually confront him about it. After much hesitation, she turned her hostility towards Shi Yaoguang. After all, Shi Yaoguang was the original target of her animosity. It was all thanks to her that she ended up like this! If it weren’t for Shi Yaoguang’s unwillingness to help her, if it weren’t for her deliberate disclosure of the truth that resulted in her being kicked out of the An Family, being persuaded to leave school, and even being unable to return to the live streaming industry, how could she have ended up flitting between several old men? Every time she thought about how she could only accompany those bald men who lasted three seconds, and how Shi Yaoguang had people like Quan Sicheng and Shen Huan by her side, jealousy would uncontrollably spread through her like wildfire. A single spark can start a prairie fire, let alone the full-fledged hatred she harbored for Shi Yaoguang? Thinking about her own miserable state, her hatred for Shi Yaoguang grew even more intense. She had thought she would have to make a name for herself in the entertainment circle before she could meet her, but unexpectedly, their paths crossed at a charity advertisement shoot. That was just as well. She really wanted to see what abilities Shi Yaoguang had! As An Siqi’s thoughts churned in her mind, Shi Yaoguang and her group had enjoyed the spectacle. After all, she wore her thoughts on her face. "Shi Yaoguang, we are here today to shoot a charity advertisement, not to compete in beauty, so don’t think that just because you have a pretty face, you’re invincible!" An Siqi’s tone was very bossy, "If you’ve got the guts, let’s compete!" "Compete?" Shi Yaoguang’s lips curved into a smile, "How shall we compete?" "Let’s compete..." An Siqi declared confidently, "Let’s compete in the crafts that we’re here to shoot!" "How shall we compete in that?" "We’ll compete in the several crafts that Director Xu is responsible for shooting!" "Fine," Shi Yaoguang readily agreed. An Siqi hummed proudly with a smug smile on her lips. She looked at Shi Yaoguang with a gaze emanating determination, "I’ll let you choose first!" "Let me choose first?" Shi Yaoguang appeared contemplative, "Since you’re letting me choose first, I won’t stand on ceremony. I think Gu Xiu is not bad. How about just..." As she spoke, she carefully watched An Siqi’s facial expression. Seeing no panic on An Siqi’s face, Shi Yaoguang continued, "Gu Xiu is fine, but I think I’ll choose velvet embroidery? I feel... well, bamboo carving is also quite good... brushes..." With a few false moves, Shi Yaoguang successfully tested out the project An Siqi was proficient in. An Siqi must have prepared in advance for the making of brushes, judging by her confident demeanor, she likely had training with a teacher. "As it happens, I’m interested in brushes..." Before Shi Yaoguang could finish, An Siqi huffed triumphantly, "Then let’s compete with brushes!" Shi Yaoguang gave her a look and shook her head, "How is that enough? Only children make choices, since I’m interested in all of these... then of course, I want them all." "All of them?" An Siqi’s pitch rose, "Shi Yaoguang, have you gone mad?" "Gone mad?" Shi Yaoguang displayed a bewildered expression, "Is that madness? I’m just... confident in myself." An Siqi laughed outright, "Confident in yourself? I think you’re clueless! Just because of you, you want them all? Hah." She mocked Shi Yaoguang mercilessly, then put on a reluctant gesture, "Since I’ve promised to let you choose first, let’s do it your way then, but... if you embarrass yourself, don’t blame me for not warning you." Shi Yaoguang smiled lightly, "Thanks for the reminder. I’ll return the sentiment; if you embarrass yourself, just don’t cry with shame, okay?"

Chapter 260: Dare to Compare

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