Chapter 180: Snow Nation Premieres
The Jiang family banquet was bustling with excitement. Many of the well-known figures from the capital attended. Jiang Yuening stood at the center of it all, the star of the night, admired from every direction.
Zhuang Feixue, tucked away in a corner, found Jiang Yan.
“Feixue, you’re here!” Jiang Yan had looked a little down before, but lit up at the sight of her.
“Why are you hiding here slacking off?” Zhuang Feixue teased with a smile.
“It’s Yue’ning’s big day—I don’t need to steal the spotlight,” Jiang Yan paused, then said, “You’re such a busy person now! I can’t believe you showed up for this event.”
Zhuang Feixue smiled. “It’s been a while, so I came specially to see you.”
Jiang Yan blinked. “That’s a big honor.”
Zhuang Feixue chuckled. “Of course. I had to carve time out of my packed schedule.”
“Did Illya come?”
Zhuang Feixue shook her head. “No.”
Jiang Yan sighed. “That’s a shame. I heard he’s not photogenic, but in real life, he’s supposedly the most beautiful person in the world. Is he really that good-looking?”
Zhuang Feixue nodded. “He’s very good-looking.”
So beautiful, in fact, that even she, as a woman, felt inferior.
Jiang Yan whispered mysteriously, “Be honest—how did your brother even manage to land someone like that?”
Zhuang Feixue: “…” Honestly, she was curious too. “My brother is pretty handsome too.”
Jiang Yan tilted her head. “Is he? Then I’ll have to find a chance to meet him.”
Zhuang Feixue raised her brows. “He’s already taken. Meeting him won’t do you any good.”
Jiang Yan rolled her eyes. “What’s with your family? They’re still supporting you, but they just let Chu Feng do whatever he wants out there?”
Zhuang Feixue shook her head. “I don’t get it either.”
Jiang Yan frowned. “Seriously, are you even your parents’ biological daughter?”
“Yeah!” Zhuang Feixue really didn’t understand her parents’ behavior either. But she was just the younger generation—and Chu Feng didn’t seem to want much to do with the Zhuang family anyway. “Let’s not talk about that.”
Jiang Yan nodded. “Feixue, do you still have any of those health elixirs?”
Zhuang Feixue looked confused. “Why are you asking? Got a boyfriend?”
Jiang Yan shook her head. “No. It’s for a friend of my dad’s—you know what I mean.”
Zhuang Feixue replied regretfully, “Elixirs are in short supply lately. I don’t have any on hand… Not just for your dad’s friend—my own father wants them too. But really, I don’t have any.”
Jiang Yan nodded. “Got it. What about beauty elixirs?”
Zhuang Feixue shook her head. “None of those either. But when the next batch arrives, I’ll save one for you.”
Jiang Yan nodded. “That’d be great. Let’s move somewhere else.” Unknowingly, a few people had gathered around, clearly eavesdropping—probably also interested in the elixirs.
“Sister Feixue, you were hard to find!” Jiang Yuening walked over.
Zhuang Feixue smiled. “Yue’ning, congrats on awakening your ability.”
Jiang Yuening smiled back. “Thanks! It’s still weak for now, but Professor Wu said there’s a lot of potential. Illya didn’t come?”
Zhuang Feixue shook her head. “No.”
Jiang Yuening smiled. “That’s really too bad. Snow Nation seems to have aired.”
Zhuang Feixue nodded. “It debuted with over 300 million views on the first day. Most people tuned in just for Illya. He was already popular, but this drama sent his fans into a frenzy.”
“He’s all over the trending searches. As for the rest of us leads, it’s like we don’t exist. Still, it’s a good thing the show is getting traction.”
“Sister Feixue, now that I’ve awakened, I’d really like to talk to Illya about his experience. Could you help me get in touch with him?”
Zhuang Feixue smiled and said, “Illya’s very busy—he doesn’t even have time to accept endorsements. I can hardly get in touch with him myself.”
“That’s really a shame,” Jiang Yuening replied.
Zhuang Feixue secretly thought: Jiang Yuening’s ability rating is only E-class, right? Illya is A-class. They say even a one-level difference in powers is a huge gap. Even though they’re both ability-users, they probably don’t have much in common.
Zhuang Feixue glanced around the venue, smiled, and said, “There are a lot of outstanding young talents here today! Anyone catch your eye?”
Jiang Yuening smiled lightly. “They’re all more or less the same—nothing particularly outstanding.”
Zhuang Feixue: “No one at all? That’s really unfortunate.”
With Jiang Yuening’s standards, it’s normal not to be interested. But still, can’t she at least not try to poach my brother right in front of me?
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Chu Feng and Illya had just returned from the other world to reality. Gray and the others were sitting on the sofa watching TV—it was the drama Illya had acted in.
Chu Feng looked at them with amusement and asked, “Watching TV? Is it good?”
Gray turned to look at Chu Feng and said, “Don’t really get it, but since my brother acted in it, I have to support him.”
Chu Feng looked at Gray and thought: What a solid fan—no matter how bad the show is, still helping with the views.
If you really can’t bear to watch it, just leave your phone playing it on repeat off to the side.
The plot was simple: the prince of the Ice Snow Kingdom and the princess of the Flying Feather Kingdom had an arranged marriage. Both hated it and ran away. They met unknowingly outside, fell in love, unaware of each other’s identities, and fell head over heels.
Then, they endured hardship for love, and eventually discovered—surprise—they were each other’s betrothed all along.
Basically, a pointless drama with a needlessly roundabout plot.
Duoduo blinked and asked, “Isn’t that super boring?”
Chu Feng nodded. “Yeah.”
But nowadays, a lot of shows are like that. Most people don’t even watch for the story, just to see good-looking actors.
Chu Feng checked online comments—surprisingly positive.
“Ahhh the little prince is so handsome, I’m going crazy over him!”
“That fight scene! Ah Wei dies again and again!”
“Grace level 100! He’s so beautiful—how am I supposed to look at my boyfriend now?”
“I’m scared of marriage. Been dating 5 years and still afraid to marry. But if my boyfriend looked like him, I’d get married tomorrow.”
“You’re too greedy! If my boyfriend looked even half as good as the little prince, I’d marry him right now!”
“It’s not even dark yet, and y’all are already dreaming upstairs?”
Chu Feng shook his head and thought: These crazy girls all want a handsome boyfriend, but it’s not that easy! I had to cross worlds just to find Illya—and they think I just got lucky.
They don’t know what’s going on, just daydreaming and trying to steal him from me.
Just then, the phone rang. Chu Feng looked at it, sighed, and shook his head.
Lin Zhihao, carrying a few food boxes, asked, “Brother Feng, who called? You look kind of troubled.”
Chu Feng smiled. “It’s nothing. Just Shen Yutong again, pestering me about the ‘Vitality Elixir’.”
Some big-shot bosses had asked about it too, all acting gentlemanly and discreet. But Shen Yutong? Totally shameless—gorgeous woman or not, she kept bringing it up without blinking.
Lin Zhihao entered with the food boxes.
“Brother Feng, you’re back!”
Chu Feng nodded. “Yeah.”
Lin Zhihao thought to himself: Chu Feng’s getting more mysterious lately.
He blinked and said, “Lots of people are talking about Illya now—even my mom and her friends asked about him. All obsessed with Snow Kingdom, huh?”
Chu Feng chuckled. “What did your aunt say?”
“She said she always knew Illya was good-looking, just didn’t expect him to become a star. She wonders if you’ll get dumped.”
Chu Feng: Why does everyone keep predicting I’ll get dumped?
There was even a prize draw online: guess when Chu Feng and Illya will break up.
Clearly their relationship was going well, but people just loved to stir up drama.
“With the drama airing, your love rivals are multiplying exponentially,” Lin Zhihao joked.
Chu Feng waved it off. “Doesn’t matter.”
Those girls calling Illya “husband” online—most are just fantasizing.
Lin Zhihao asked, “I heard Snow Kingdom might appear on a variety show soon. Will Illya be on it?”
Chu Feng shook his head. “No. He’s just a supporting character and didn’t earn much. The promotions should be handled by the leads.”
Lin Zhihao tilted his head. “Ah, that’s a shame. The fans will be disappointed.”
Chu Feng furrowed his brows and thought: Maybe there’s no need for Illya to appear on that show—but it might be worth going to Capital once.
Lin Zhihao took a deep breath and said, “By the way, someone’s been lurking suspiciously around the villa lately.”
Illya closed his eyes and used his sensing ability. “There are five of them. Probably reporters—each has filming equipment.”
Chu Feng: “Entertainment reporters? These guys are seriously dedicated to completing their KPIs.”
“Didn’t expect them to come all the way here. They’re really relentless,” Illya complained.
Lin Zhihao looked at Illya with glowing eyes. “How do you know it’s five? You used your ability?”
Illya nodded.
Chu Feng turned to Lin Zhihao. “Did you finish what I asked you to do?”
Lin Zhihao’s expression turned odd. He nodded. “Yeah, I did. Bought five villas, total cost was 24 million—got a 10% discount.”
A dozen days ago, Chu Feng had Lin Zhihao purchase several villas in the surrounding area and had them registered under Lin Zhihao’s name.
Previously, when Lin Zhihao bought just a few apartments, he was so excited he couldn’t sleep for days. Now, he had directly bought several entire villas.
Chu Feng nodded and said, “Not expensive.” That price in the capital city would only get you a luxury apartment.
Lin Zhihao replied, “Twenty-four million, and that’s not expensive? Brother Feng, you really are a rich man now.”
He then pulled out several documents and said, “These are the transfer agreements. Brother Feng, whenever you want any of those villas, we can transfer them into your name.”
Chu Feng smiled and said, “No rush.” He glanced at Gray, Duoduo, and the others, planning to move them into one of the other villas later.
Although it was only a few houses away, the villas under Lin Zhihao’s name would draw much less attention.
