Pretending to Cultivate in Kindergarten-Chapter 135: Meeting Again Soon

The four of them slowly walked toward the curb as Lin Zhengran hailed a taxi.

He Qing stood on his left.

Jiang Xueli stood on his right.

As they waited for the taxi to arrive, no one spoke.

The air was strangely quiet.

Jiang Xueli fidgeted inside her shoes, lightly tapping her toes against the ground.

Meanwhile, He Qing twisted her fingers together in front of her, her head lowered.

Votes: 60,000

2nd Place: Chen Li (another of Jiang Jingshi’s artists)

Plays: 100,000

Votes: 30,000

3rd Place: Jiang Xueli

Song: You Are My Star

Plays: 50,000

Votes: 25,000

Jiang Jingshi frowned slightly.

“…Her play count isn’t that high. So why is her vote count this absurdly high?”

She tapped on Jiang Xueli’s song, scrolling through the comments section.

It was full of praise.

Netizen 1: “Damn, I just discovered an absolute gem. Why is such an amazing song ranked so low?!”

Netizen 2: “The girl singing this has such a stable voice. I can already tell—she’s gonna be famous.”

Netizen 3: “This melody is so cheerful, but for some reason, it feels kinda… sad? Like the composer was longing for someone they could never have. I had no choice—I had to vote.”

Netizen 4: “No way. You guys have to be kidding me. This song is so good and it's only in third place?! Let’s push it up! CHARGE!!”

Jiang Jingshi skimmed past most of the chaotic comments, but one thing was clear—

The overwhelming positive reception was undeniable.

At this rate, even second place wasn’t safe anymore.

Still, this outcome wasn’t too surprising.

She had seen Zhengran’s influence before.

The people he nurtured… never failed.

Luckily, the first-place artist was a well-established singer.

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From the looks of the current vote gap, it seemed unlikely that Jiang Xueli would surpass them—at least, not easily.

Jiang Jingshi turned to her assistant.

“You said you also finished investigating New Star Music, right?”

The man nodded.

“Yes, Miss Jiang. We confirmed that the company behind New Star Music is Pan Cheng Electronics. They worked with Jiangcheng to create the previous scandal, all in an attempt to generate public attention.”

He paused before adding—

“They recently developed a new product, so they likely intended to use this media chaos to boost their sales.”

Jiang Jingshi chuckled.

“Pan Cheng Electronics? Now, that’s a familiar name.”

This wasn’t the first time she had dealt with them.

Pan Cheng Electronics was a long-established company in Zitong City—one that had been at odds with the Jiang family for a long time.

And more importantly—

They had been investing heavily in music lately.

Now that she had entered the scene, they were probably getting nervous.

Jiang Jingshi smirked.

“And after their plan failed, do they have any other moves planned?”

The assistant shook his head.

“Not for now. However… I’ve heard they’re taking a strong interest in the Little Star Chart.”

Jiang Jingshi’s eyes flickered toward the rankings—

Then her gaze landed on Jiang Xueli’s affiliated music studio.

Something clicked in her mind.

She suddenly laughed softly to herself.

“…Zhengran, it looks like we’ll be working together again very soon.”

She set down her tablet and pulled out her phone.

She opened WeChat, found Lin Zhengran’s chat, and sent him a message.

Jiang Jingshi: “Zhengran, do you have time to have dinner with me in the next few days?”

A few moments later—

Lin Zhengran: “Jiang-jie, I’m a student. I have night study sessions.”

Jiang Jingshi sighed.

Right. He’s still in school.

Lin Zhengran: “Is something up?”

She typed back:

Jiang Jingshi: “Yes. It’s just a guess for now, but… I have a feeling Jiang Xueli’s music studio might be in trouble soon.”