Chapter 122

In the courtyard.

Xu Hao was teaching Xiao Wanling the Tea Ceremony hand-in-hand, with his chest pressed against her back, radiating endless ambiguity.

After her initial shyness, Xiao Wanling gradually grew used to it.

Hand-in-hand teaching was indeed effective.

She could feel that her tea-brewing was becoming more and more proficient, and her Tea Ceremony skills were improving rapidly.

However, with the two of them embracing, some bumps and collisions were inevitable.

There were also some rather awkward matters.

Take right now, for instance, Xiao Wanling was standing while brewing tea.

Xu Hao was embracing her from behind just like that.

Standing while brewing tea was something she had proposed.

The reason was that when she brewed tea, Xu Hao had to arch his body and hold her hands.

That would be very tiring and strain the waist.

What Xiao Wanling did not know was—

Xu Hao possessed the Cheating the Kidney buff.

Let alone arching his body for a while, doing so for a day and a night would be no problem at all.

Xiao Wanling had also fallen into an awkward situation because of her own arbitrary decision.

Seeming to sense something, her pretty face flushed slightly.

At this moment, she finally understood what Xu Hongzhuang had told her last time about why her glamorous stepmother cried out so loudly.

She was somewhat curious.

How her best friend Xu Hongzhuang managed to hold on.

Wouldn't she feel awkward?

That is right, they were father and daughter, so they shouldn't have this kind of reaction.

She, however, was different.

This was simply too humiliating, right?

She couldn't calm down to learn at all.

Just when Xiao Wanling was flustered and at a loss, Xu Hao's magnetic voice sounded beside her ear.

"Sorry, Wanling, you are too pretty, I can't control this…"

Just now, the two of them had been pretending not to know anything.

Xiao Wanling had only felt shy, but now that Xu Hao brought it up, she couldn't help blushing as red as blood.

If there were a hole in the ground right there, she definitely would have burrowed into it out of shyness.

She truly felt she had no place to hide her face.

While feeling shy, she also felt a trace of joy.

Was Xu Hao praising her for being pretty?

[Ding… Xiao Wanling could not restrain her shyness, Emotion Points +683…]

[Ding… Xiao Wanling rejoiced inwardly, Emotion Points +596…]

Xu Hao smiled slightly.

That's right, he did it on purpose.

This couldn't even be called teaching; it should be called harassment.

Xiao Wanling was kept in the dark and still thought this was a natural reaction.

She could only swallow this grievance in silence.

This was the teaching result of Xu Hao over the past few days.

Testing the female lead step by step.

Until finally conquering and plundering the city.

After teaching Xiao Wanling to brew a pot of tea hand-in-hand, Xu Hao let go of his hands and said righteously,

"Wanling, try it yourself, following the technique I just demonstrated."

Xiao Wanling's expression was dazed, looking completely broken.

Hearing Xu Hao's words, she only nodded blankly.

When she picked up the teapot, she suddenly paused.

What technique was it again?

She hadn't listened to a word of what Xu Hao had just explained.

She had even forgotten what she learned before.

"I'm going to the restroom…"

Xiao Wanling felt completely uncomfortable all over; being gazed at by Xu Hao felt as if he had seen right through her.

Dropping a sentence in a hurry, she ran away as if fleeing.

[Ding… Xiao Wanling felt she had no place to hide, Emotion Points +826…]

Xu Hao withdrew his bantering gaze.

Coming alone to the study.

He picked up the three sheets of paper he had prepared long ago.

Bang, bang, bang…

Outside his daughter's study, Xu Hao knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

Xu Hongzhuang's somewhat flustered voice came from inside.

Xu Hao opened the door and walked in.

He clearly saw Xu Hongzhuang quickly wiping away the tear stains at the corner of her eyes.

Xu Hongzhuang was blacklisted by Zhaos Media, but because of his full support, both sides were fighting to a standstill.

Zhaos Media hired internet trolls to slander her, while Xu Hongzhuang's side also had people supporting and defending her.

But just a few days ago,

because Zhaos father lost his son and attributed all the reasons to Xu Hongzhuang, the blacklist enforcement was stepped up several times over.

Although Xu Group had a market value of tens of billions, after all, they weren't in the same circle.

Coupled with the fact that Xu Hao didn't go all out and even intentionally let himself lose,

immediately, the smears against Xu Hongzhuang became a one-sided trend.

With the increased blacklisting efforts, Xu Hao could no longer support her, which also meant her celebrity dream was completely declared over.

Xu Hongzhuang was right about one thing.

To become a big star, Xu Hongzhuang had paid countless efforts and sweat for it.

Thinking of her shattered celebrity dream, sorrow welled up from deep within.

These past few days, thanks to Xu Hao's teaching, her Piano skills improved rapidly.

Which kept her from thinking about those sad things.

Now Xu Hao's defeat completely dragged her back to reality.

These past few days, she had been constantly in an emo state, losing her appetite and often secretly wiping tears…

Seeing that the timing was about right,

Xu Hao brought over the method to break the deadlock.

"Hongzhuang, grieving alone again?"

Xu Hao walked up close, reached out, and rubbed her head.

"Didn't I tell you? I will find a way and absolutely won't let your dream shatter."

Xu Hongzhuang forced a strained smile at the corners of her mouth.

She didn't take Xu Hao's words seriously, thinking he was just comforting her again.

"What? Don't you believe it? Look at what this is?"

Xu Hao placed those three sheets of paper in front of Xu Hongzhuang.

On the three sheets of paper were three corresponding songs.

They were all massively popular songs from his past life.