Chapter 312
Chapter 312
Gu Jingyuan walked over. "Shi Jin, your friends are here."
Shi Jin looked over and saw a few old friends. After Ye Ke and Wang Boyan's college entrance examination, their dressing and demeanor had become more mature.
Ye Ke was a little reserved at first, but when she saw Shi Jin, she rushed over excitedly and said loudly, "Happy birthday, Shi Jin."
"I brought you a present." Wang Boyan handed the item over.
"Thank you." Shi Jin accepted it. "I thought you guys were attending summer camp in America and couldn't make it back in time."
"I'd already predicted your birthday and planned to rush back at this time. Even if you hadn't invited me, I would have done it myself," Ye Ke said proudly.
Shi Jin smiled. The corners of her lips curled up into a bright and valiant smile. "It's a good thing that I invited you. Otherwise, you would have missed out on me."
The three of them chatted and laughed for a while more. When Ye Ke saw that her other friends had come, she pulled Wang Boyan away and sat to one side obediently.
The person who came this time was Gu Qinghua.
Ever since she left 'Ultimate Singer Songwriter', although she was not as popular as Shi Jin, her career had been stable and her business activities were stable.
After overcoming the problem of appearing on stage in public, her stage presence had also improved greatly. Her career could be said to be going smoothly.
Meeting again now, she was accompanied by a dutiful manager who took care of everything for her.
Although they had not seen each other since the competition, Gu Qinghua took off her sunglasses the moment she saw Shi Jin and smiled like a little girl. "Little Stone!" She opened her arms and hugged Shi Jin. "I missed you so much."
"Me too."
"I finally have the chance to see you. You have no idea how much I missed you."
"If you miss me in the future, look for me on WeChat."
How could Shi Jin not know why she had not been looking for her recently?
Gu Qinghua had signed a contract very quickly after the competition. Being in fourth place, she did not sign with Diamond Music, but with another company.
If Gu Qinghua came to look for her, she would be able to gain a lot of popularity. That was what her company thought. They urged her to look for Shi Jin and act as her best friend so that they could act in sister roles, because of this, not only had Gu Qinghua not openly looked for Shi Jin, she had even avoided arousing suspicion on Weibo.
The more she cared about this relationship, the more she was afraid of tarnishing it.
Shi Jin understood her concerns and had heard about Gu Qinghua from Yao Jiahong.
Gu Qinghua was really treating her as a friend.
Shi Xuexin and Chu Ling were waiting outside. Before Chu Ling's friends arrived, they saw a few people from the entertainment industry. First came Gu Qinghua, then Yu Guannan.
There were even the famous producer, Liu Ning, who had been very popular recently, and a few popular artists who had participated in "Burning Sun, Long Sky."
Shi Xuexin felt a little sour in her heart. Shi Jin's current circle of friends was really different from before.
She subconsciously reached out to hold Chu Ling's arm and consoled herself. "Shi Jin has only made friends in the entertainment industry. Those are nothing. Brother Chu Ling has more than her. Now that I have made some progress in the business world, I can make friends with masters like Wen Wang. There's no need for me to be calculative with Shi Jin."
Chu Ling thought so too. He lowered his head and said to her, "My friend will come over later. You'll be surprised to see him."
Shi Xuexin understood. The friends that Chu Ling could bring were definitely more famous than Gu Qinghua, Yu Guannan, and the rest.
A moment later, Cai Xinyi, the current boss of the Unquestionable Answers app, came over, followed by the current boss of the beauty and skincare product line Allure, Zhou Feng, who unlocked the door. This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.
Shi Xuexin subconsciously asked, "Do the big bosses of these endorsement companies personally attend an artist's birthday?"
Chu Ling frowned. That was impossible. Those big shots had so many things to do every day. No matter how much they valued celebrities, they would only arrange for the relevant department heads to celebrate. How
could they personally go to such events?
He did not respond. He only felt that Shi Jin's birthday was a little ridiculous. Was this all arranged by Gu Jingyuan?
After Cai Xinyi and Zhou Yue unlocked the door, a few familiar faces appeared.
Shi Xuexin's pupils constricted. It was Ji Huan and Principal Lu.
As the top student of Second High School and the city's top scholar, Shi Xuexin had invited Principal Lu to attend her eighteenth birthday. However, Principal Lu only arranged for his secretary to come over and had not come personally.
The difference between the two immediately became apparent.
The people behind them looked a little unfamiliar, but Shi Xuexin had seen the Mathematical Olympiad Competition before. She quickly remembered. Weren't these the teachers who had been leading the national team?
Shi Jin was really shameless. She had actually sent out invitations so widely. Was she going to invite everyone she knew?
Shi Xuexin's fingers tightened secretly. If she had known this would happen, she would have sent more invitations. There was no reason for her to be at a disadvantage over such a trivial matter.
Chu Ling looked at the teachers thoughtfully.
He recalled that when Shi Jin was young, her grades had indeed been not bad and she had always been able to
endure studying. When had her grades plummeted?
Chu Ling furrowed his eyebrows. He recalled how he had decisively abandoned all her matters back then and felt an inexplicable sense of melancholy.
Shi Jin had just welcomed Liu Ning and Yu Guannan. When she saw Principal Lu and the others, she was stunned for a moment. She said to Liu Ning, "Producer Liu, help me keep Teacher Yu company."
Liu Ning and Yu Guannan sat to one side and chatted happily.
"Principal Lu, Teacher Ji... Teacher Xia, Teacher Fang, Teacher Wu!" Shi Jin's birthday really did not alarm these teachers.
She knew they were busy, and she had no intention of causing them any trouble.
Ji Huan was the first to speak. "Why? It's only been a few days since you graduated, and you didn't tell me about your birthday? Are you afraid that I'd come over to control you, so you avoided me?"
"Why would I? I just know that you guys are usually busy. It's unusual for you guys to have a break, so I didn't want to cause you any trouble."
"You still have to tell us about your birthday. Principal Lu and I have already spoken about it. No matter what, we have to share your joy."
"Welcome!" Shi Jin knew their intentions as elders and was speaking sincerely.
Teacher Fang said, "As for me, firstly, I want to celebrate your birthday. Secondly, I wanted to set up a compilation of the international competitions over the years. There's also..."
"Teacher Fang, you really have a lot of reasons for coming here today. Don't forget that today is my sister's birthday. She's the most important person in the world today. One or two things is not
enough, so you even have a third reason to talk to her?" Gu Jingyuan walked over, smiling as he teased.