What are you saying? Do I need to crawl into someone's neck?
She thought her daughter only doted on her, that her love was enough and she wouldn't care for other men.
She didn't expect that her daughter would dare to be held by a stranger she had just met, without any regard.
Zhan Bei Jue felt a lump in his heart: "Zhan Jing Ge, come down."
"Who told you it was okay to let strangers hold you, or whisper secrets to strangers? Isn't that dangerous? Did Daddy teach you all that for nothing?"
Daddy was jealous.
Ge'er quickly jumped down from Xu Yan Chuan's arms and held his hand by the car door.
"I was just joking with him, Daddy, don't be angry. You'll always be my favorite."
"..."
Rui Rui also got out of the car. .oΓg
His attention wasn't on the art exhibition, but on the adjacent B hall.
A large pink banner was hung at the entrance, with many flowers placed around.
It clearly read: "Miss Ugly Rabbit and Mr. Tiger" Comic Signing and Pre-sale Event.
Yet, why were there only a few people standing sparsely at the entrance? It didn't look like a pre-sale event was about to start.
Ge'er pulled Zhan Bei Jue into the exhibition hall first. Rui Rui pretended not to know and asked Xu Yan Chuan.
"Uncle, what's next door? I saw it said 'Pre-sale Event,' what does a pre-sale event mean?"
Xu Yan Chuan had helped arrange the art exhibition and had been interacting with the pre-sale event staff frequently.
"It's an offline signing and pre-sale for a comic book, where the author personally attends to sign for fans who like the book, and it's a pre-sale."
"Are you interested in comics?"
"The name sounds quite interesting. Can you take me to see it?"
Xu Yan Chuan majored in directing in college and pursued further studies abroad for several years after graduation.
He wanted to become a professional film director upon returning to China, making great films like Wong Kar-wai and Zhang Yimou.
Therefore, he was quite interested in art appreciation, comics, novels, and similar things.
However, he was only interested in things of high taste.
Miss Ugly Rabbit and Mr. Tiger?
Just by hearing the name, he knew the author lacked culture, relying solely on imagination to trick underage girls out of their money.
He didn't expect Zhan Bei Jue's son to be attracted to such things.
It showed how naive the general public was.
"They have too many fans there, and they are all ignorant girls in their teens and twenties. I'm afraid they'll be chattering and disturbing our art exhibition, so I asked them to queue outside."
"If you're really interested in this comic, I can buy you a copy online when it's officially released."
"But let's be clear, you can't let your Daddy see it. The name alone suggests it's a romance comic, not suitable for children. If your Daddy sees it, you'll be lectured."
Xu Yan Chuan enthusiastically tried to solve Rui Rui's problems, but Rui Rui heard something else entirely.
What? The mother was being blocked from entering because there were too many fans?
And they were afraid of disturbing their art exhibition?
He thought they were friends, but this guy turned out to be a self-righteous, condescending enemy!
Rui Rui looked at him angrily: "Is the venue for your art exhibition bought or rented?"
Xu Yan Chuan didn't understand why he suddenly asked this.
But he answered frankly: "Rented. Beibei hasn't decided where to set up her studio yet, so it's just a temporary event, of course, it's rented."
"And look at the name, it's an Art Center. If they don't sell, it must be rented."
Rui Rui seized the loophole in his words.
"Since you rented it, others rented it too. If you're afraid of disturbing them, you should just stagger the times. Why are you blocking other people's fans?"
"??"
"If others also feel that you are disturbing them and block your people, won't it become chaotic if everyone dislikes each other?"
This little fellow was actually feeling wronged for the other side and standing up for justice.
Xu Yan Chuan smiled and said: "Their event is indeed quite noisy. I negotiated with their staff, and they agreed."
"Otherwise, they wouldn't do as I said. Little friend, don't misunderstand me as a bad person, I'm not that overbearing."
Rui Rui already had a bad impression of him and had decided he was a bad person.
He snorted dismissively and asked again.
"Then what about the author? If the author is queuing outside, where will she sign? Outside?"
"Signing events are meant to be in the open, so signing outside is quite normal."
He didn't expect the child to be so interested in signing events. Xu Yan Chuan squatted down and asked.
"What's wrong, do you want to be a writer when you grow up?"
In the weather of June or July, at nine in the morning, the sun was already very hot.
If there were many fans, wouldn't Mommy have to sign for a long time under the scorching sun?
Rui Rui felt heartbroken.
"That's right, I want to be a writer when I grow up, so I need to see how that writer signs. Hurry up and go in, don't worry about me."
There were only the two of them outside. Xu Yan Chuan quickly stopped him.
"That won't do, little friend. What if you run off and get lost?"
None of your business.
If you hadn't meddled, would I need to go outside?
Rui Rui ignored him and ran outside.
As expected, in the courtyard of the Art Center, at the entrance of Hall B, four neat rows of colorful girls were lined up.
In front of them, a red plastic canopy was set up, and under the canopy, the person who was diligently writing was none other than Mommy.
How interesting.
They were dressed in fine clothes, posing as respectable people in the exhibition hall, pushing Mommy to this spot and making her sign under the sun!
Xu Yan Chuan thought Rui Rui would foolishly rush over and disrupt the scene.
However, Rui Rui took a look from a distance, turned around, and walked back.
Xu Yan Chuan saw he was unhappy: "If you want a signature, I can go and get one for you."
"No need." He returned to the exhibition hall with a cold face.
In the center of the exhibition hall, Gong Bei Bei was surrounded by people, proudly and confidently introducing her works as she walked.
Looking at her, and then thinking of Mommy, Rui Rui quietly went to the restroom.
Soon, a gasp of surprise came from the people admiring the exhibition: "Hey, why did the power go out?"
Rui Rui came out of the restroom, and the exhibition hall was dim. Gong Bei Bei anxiously held up her skirt and walked towards the entrance, her smile finally gone.
He clapped his hands, feeling pleased, and was about to find his sister and Daddy when his collar was suddenly grabbed.
Xu Yan Chuan squatted down and looked at him with a serious expression: "Little friend, destroying someone's art exhibition is not something a good person would do."
He saw it?
So be it. It doesn't matter if he saw it.
Rui Rui retorted indifferently: "And you? Destroying someone's signing event is also not something a good person would do."
"...Don't tell me you know the author of the signing event? Otherwise, you wouldn't keep mentioning it."
"Whether I know her or not is none of your business. Mind your own business."
Daddy was looking for him with his sister, and their eyes immediately fell on this spot. After speaking, Rui Rui quickly wriggled out of his grasp.
Xu Yan Chuan now became thoroughly curious about the signing event outside.
Since Zhan Bei Jue knew the author outside, why did he only come to Gong Bei Bei's place and not go to see the other event?
His son looked full of anger and strongly disliked Gong Bei Bei.
What had Gong Bei Bei done to offend him so much?