Grab The Heroine and Run Away Ch.28.2

The woman was speechless. “Is a company something you can just casually start? The economy isn’t doing well nowadays. Finding a good job is already a blessing!”

“How can you think like that?” Xu Heran shook her head immediately. “My grandfather had it tough back then, but he managed step by step and even started a company for my mom, and my mom passed it on to my sister. If you don’t strive, how can you blame the economy?”

“Auntie, did you not work hard and study well when you were young, so you didn’t leave any money for your children, forcing them to work and face this cruel world?”

“You’re being unreasonable! Why didn’t you strive and create a better future for your children?”

Xu Heran was filled with heartfelt regret. She looked around, picked up the remote control from the woman’s table, switched to a certain channel, and the screen started playing a past episode of《Starlight Girls》

“Have you seen this show? Back then, I didn’t want to go to school, so my mom arranged for me to participate in this show as a way to have fun. See the one dancing? That’s me,” Xu Heran earnestly said. “If you had worked hard back then, the one dancing in front now would have been your daughter!”

The woman was somewhat stunned by her string of words. She stared blankly at the group of girls dancing on the screen, and she even spotted a girl named Xin Nuo who was sitting on the adjacent bed, carefully tending to a woman in the hospital bed, trying to give her water with gentleness.

“You… you’re a celebrity?” she exclaimed, wide-eyed. “Xin Nuo’s mother, your daughter is also a celebrity?”

She knew about celebrities, those who made big money!

No wonder Xin Nuo hadn’t been here to tend to her mother all this time – turns out she became a celebrity!

She was even singing and dancing on television!

Xin Nuo’s mother smiled and raised her hand to touch Xin Nuo’s face.

“Our Xin Nuo is a capable one.”

Xin Nuo lowered her head, her eyes slightly red. Yet, the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but curve upwards. Like a beloved child cherished by her mother, she revealed a childish smile.

Xu Heran lifted her hand, blocking the woman’s view and directing her attention to herself. “Auntie, think about it. If you had fought a bit harder back then, your child would be the one becoming a celebrity now!”

“And organizing a program isn’t expensive. It only costs… um.” Xu Heran hesitated for a moment.

“Fifty million yuan,” Cui Qi smiled and said, “Initial investment of fifty million yuan, and General Manager Xu added another twenty million yuan, totaling seventy million yuan.”

Of course, this was just the investment in the program itself. Universal Entertainment, as an emerging domestic entertainment company, had communication and cooperation costs with TV stations and various channels that far exceeded the program’s costs. Looking at Universal Entertainment alone, it was a massive, ceaselessly devouring cash machine.

But currently, this intricate machine was solely in the service of Xu Heran.

One could only say that the Xu family was truly deserving of its title as a family both in the mine and outside of it!

Since Cui Qi joined Universal Entertainment, she had never furrowed her brows over funding. For the Xu family, if something could be solved with money, then was it even a problem?

Banknotes weren’t the cheapest things, were they?

“Exactly!” Xu Heran clapped her hands. “As long as you had earned seventy million yuan back then, not only your child but you could have gone up and danced a few rounds yourself. The whole family debuts, sweeping the entertainment industry! Only seventy million yuan, such a great value! Seventy million yuan is merely my pocket money for a year.”

“You’re so doting on your son that you can’t even bear seventy million yuan?” Xu Heran shook her head. “From the way you started, I thought your family had a royal throne to inherit.”

The woman: “…”

She felt something was off. Was this brat insulting her in a roundabout way?

Before she could react, Xu Heran sighed sincerely, “Ah, if only I had fought a bit harder back then, didn’t dye my hair recklessly, and didn’t wear these flashy contact lenses. I wonder if I could have had a bit more pocket money. You’ve reminded me, I’ll make sure my mom gives me a raise in my allowance when I get back!”

“We don’t have a royal throne in our family, just a little bit of pocket money. For someone like me, a little opportunist who doesn’t spend money for the family, who else can there be!”

Xu Heran finished and gave the stunned woman a gentle smile. “Thank you, Auntie, I had a great time chatting with you!”

With that said, she lifted her bottom, pulled the small stool, and in the blink of an eye, she “whooshed” back to Xin Nuo’s mother’s bedside.

Xin Nuo felt that if she didn’t return soon, she would be in for it.

“Versailles?”

Xu Heran smiled mischievously, “I’m telling the truth. She might not believe it.”

Just let Versailles see!

Xin Nuo’s slender fingers pointed at the center of Xu Heran’s forehead and tapped it lightly.

Well, Ran Ran was a very valuable pearl.

During her spare time, she glanced to the side. The woman on the bed was sitting there blankly, occasionally looking at the people on TV, then at the standing bodyguards. It seemed like she was doubting Xu Heran’s words, yet because of the bodyguards surrounding Xu Heran, she found her credible. She was also wondering why so many bodyguards were hired if there wasn’t money.

Xin Nuo couldn’t help but laugh.

Xu Heran was currently sitting by the bedside, telling Xin Nuo’s mother about life in the training camp, and much of what she said was about herself. Xin Nuo’s mother was listening attentively.

“Why did you buy so many flowers? They can’t fit.” Xin Nuo’s mother was both happy and felt her child was spending money recklessly, which pained her a bit.

“It’s not too many, it’s just right.” Xu Heran said.

Among the bouquets she bought, large sunflowers were blooming vigorously, daffodils and azaleas were elegant in color, and there were also kumquat, horseshoe lotus, carnations, lilies, roses, African daisies, and stars of Bethlehem, all in full bloom, creating a vibrant atmosphere that lifted the spirits of anyone who saw them.

Placed at the foot of the bed, the bouquet seemed to elevate the bed, almost filling the aisle. The entire ward was brightened by the colorful flowers.

Xu Heran didn’t know what kind of flowers Xin Nuo’s mother liked, so she simply had the florist pick a suitable assortment of flowers for visiting patients. Xin Nuo’s mother covered her mouth and smiled, feeling like Xu Heran had brought a garden to her.

What an interesting child.

With the interesting pearl feeling about right, Xin Nuo’s mood had probably improved. She gave up her seat to Xin Nuo and began to stroll around with her hands behind her back. The ward wasn’t very big and didn’t have much, so she turned her head and happened to meet the gaze of a young man beside her.

Young man: OoO

“You, are you Xu Heran?” The young man excitedly sat up, propped himself on a pillow, held up his phone, and pointed with his other hand. “Little Princess! Little Pearl, right?”

“Hehe!” In the show, Xu Heran was looking down on everyone on stage, while Little Pearl Xu was greeting fans in the ward.

“I really love your group! I even voted for you!” The young man was afraid she wouldn’t believe him, so he opened the Starlight Girls official website to show her his vote. With nothing else to do, Xu Heran moved the stool over and sat next to the young man, thanked him, and asked how he was doing.

“I twisted my bone accidentally while playing basketball, and it hurts.” The young man scratched his head embarrassedly.

Xu Heran looked much younger than the young man. She kindly advised him to be more careful in the future and emphasized the importance of health. The young man couldn’t help but smile, “Thank you, I’ll vote for you more next time!”

“What! Don’t you ever vote for me more each time?” Xu Heran playfully asked, “Do you have other trainees you pick?”

She looked at Xin Nuo, who was whispering to her mother while leaning on her mother’s shoulder, then turned back and said, “If it’s our Nuo Nuo, everything’s fine.”

Upon hearing this, the boy’s young face blushed with a hint of embarrassment.

“Um… I like Fenghua.”

Oh~ Unparalleled elegance and beauty, young elegance~

That settled it!

Xu Heran spoke with utmost seriousness, her tone deep, “Young man, you have great taste!”

The young man’s face turned even redder, and he almost scratched his head raw.

“I thank you on behalf of Little Fenghua!”

“You’re welcome,” the young man blushed, “Um… could you give me an autograph?”

“No problem!” Xu Heran waved her hand grandly, borrowed a pen from a passing nurse, and skillfully signed her name on the thick cast of the young man.

The young man: “…”

He watched as Xu Heran called Xin Nuo over and signed Xin Nuo’s name next to hers. To convey gratitude on behalf of Song Fenghua, Xu Heran even imitated Song Fenghua’s handwriting and wrote, “Wishing you a speedy recovery.” Xin Nuo commented that it didn’t look anything like Song Fenghua’s writing.

The young man was at a loss, tears in his eyes. How could he preserve this cast!

After teasing the young man, Xu Heran burst into laughter, apologized, and signed her name again on a piece of paper to give to him.

“Sincerely hope you’ll recover soon, keep it up!”

Xu Heran’s blue-purple eyes brimmed with a playful smile, and she pumped her fist to encourage the young man.

The young man: “…”

As soon as Xu Heran turned away, he clutched his rapidly pounding heart and collapsed onto the bed, his entire face as red as a shrimp.

Mom… she seemed to have magic, sob sob sob, Mom, I think I’m in love, even though it’s one-sided, sob sob sob.

Xu Heran then signed autographs for the young nurse sisters, who surrounded her and praised her cuteness. With thick skin, she wasn’t shy at all and said, “That’s right, isn’t it? Don’t you absolutely adore me? Don’t you immediately want to open the Starlight Girls official website and give me three fierce votes? Can you spare four votes for Xin Nuo?”

The nurses were amused by her teasing, and someone immediately searched the official website, registered, and voted for her.

“Thank you, you’re truly kind!” Xu Heran’s eyes curved as a sincere and radiant smile lit up her fair face. Her blue-purple pupils seemed like flowing galaxies, surrounded by starry mist, radiating a profound brilliance.

“It must be the guidance of celestial beings that led us to meet today! My grandfather often says that everything in the universe is destined, and it’s fate that brought us together!”

Although her grandfather still said that three parts were destined by heaven and seven parts relied on hard work, those things didn’t matter now!

The young nurse was led by her hand, her gem-like eyes fixedly staring, and while she continued saying such words, her bones felt like they were turning soft. Blushing, she nodded incessantly.

Yes! Everything you said is right!

Uh, can’t resist it!

Mom, she seems to have magic, sob sob sob!

It’s as if she’s been flirted with by a girl almost ten years younger than her. Ah, her heart is racing.

“Xu Heran?” Cui Qi walked in from the doorway, “Don’t disturb the medical staff’s work. Did you give the extra gift you prepared to Auntie?”

“Oh! I almost forgot!” Xu Heran said. She shook hands with the nurse sisters, thanking them again for their support, “We’ll see each other again in the future, okay~”

Sob sob… she said she’d see me again.

The young nurse walked out of the room, clutching her rapidly beating heart. For a long time, she couldn’t snap out of it. During her break, she opened Weibo and immediately followed Xu Heran’s account. She clicked on Xu Heran’s latest post, liked it, and then opened the comments section.

The top-rated comment.

“Such a scumbag, did you flirt with Nuo Nuo again? Sending flowers and even escorting her home, but you’re just innocent, regular friends, right? Well, I see through it now. Fans, pay attention! This is a scumbag Little Pearl!”

“Yes, a flirtatious and irresponsible scum pearl. Only I can take her away.”

“From the moment she winked at me on camera, I knew I had fallen for a pearl that won’t come home. I wash my face with tears every day, waiting for the pearl to return to my embrace.”

“Sister in front, was that wink meant for you or all the mothers?!”

“I unilaterally declare it was for me! Such a scumbag Little Pearl, I won’t let her out to harm everyone. Let me bear this pain alone!”

“Don’t even think about it!”

Young nurse: “…?”

Young nurse: “!!!”

Help, it seems like she just “scummed” me too! The young nurse’s expression turned excited, and she quickly changed her name to “Stormy Pear Blossom Pearl Shell.” She used Xu Heran’s real signature as a knocking brick, joining the main force amidst the envy and wails of the pearl shells, collectively condemning a certain pearl’s flirtatious and irresponsible behavior, and expressing that this suffering can be shared more!

“Oh, right, before Little Pearl posted the rose photo, she asked in the comments what gift to give to an elder. Is she going to visit an elder? Aren’t her family members abroad?”

“It’s probably Nuo Nuo’s family. She’s sending Nuo Nuo home and visiting the elder upstairs.”

“So, did you see the response? I really admire that sister’s wit. By the way, I hope you have other accounts so that Little Pearl doesn’t block you.”

“She dares to! I’m her mom! And did I recommend it wrongly? Isn’t visiting the parents and giving gifts right? I recommend it perfectly! Dog head.”

In the hospital room, Xu Heran rubbed her ear and received a heavy, red gift box from the bodyguard. It was substantial and weighty. She placed it on the hospital bed. The patients in the other two beds, including Cui Qi, curiously approached.

“This child chose it herself. She said the first time she meets you, she must bring you a gift. It’s her junior’s politeness,” Cui Qi spoke well of Xu Heran to Xin Nuo’s mother, “You must accept it. It’s the child’s sincerity.”

“I really can’t accept this. Look at these flowers and fruits, it’s already enough. Please don’t bring any other gifts. Nuo Nuo, why are you standing there, quickly tell Ran Ran, Mom doesn’t want it,” Xin Nuo’s mother anxiously said to Xin Nuo.

“Mm.” Xin Nuo responded and walked to Xu Heran’s side, arms crossed.

She was somewhat surprised. It turned out that besides the flowers, she had secretly bought other things. Even Sister Cui didn’t know what was inside?

Xu Heran took out a red gift box from the bag, with the words “Great Wall Gold” printed on the surface. Xin Nuo blinked her eyes. Xu Heran was really daring to give gold as a gift? She wouldn’t accept such a gift no matter what.

“I specifically asked my friends about it. They repeatedly told me to make sure I give you this!” Xu Heran proudly raised her head, turned the box towards Xin Nuo’s mother, and confidently said, “Time was tight, so I picked the one with the most variety and heaviest weight from the store!”

She suddenly opened the box, and Xin Nuo was momentarily stunned. She suddenly remembered a long time ago, when Xu Heran opened a pearl box, she was dazzled. Now, she had a similar feeling again, but this time the radiance was truly golden!

Lying quietly in the box was a golden phoenix-shaped necklace, with an exaggerated design and peony patterns all around. The adjacent golden bracelet was as wide as a palm, also carved with a soaring phoenix. Not to mention the remaining earrings, rings, and anklets, each more extravagant and dazzling than the other – obviously part of a matching set.

Xu Heran was still full of self-satisfaction. “My friend said to give ‘Three Gold,’ and they even recommended a reputable gold store from Hua Nation. When I went to the store, I found out there’s also ‘Five Gold.’ Five Gold should be of slightly higher grade than Three Gold, right? Five is more than three!”

“Isn’t that right, Nuo Nuo?”

Xin Nuo silently gazed at the quiet golden pieces lying in the gift box. They were radiant and looked like the kind of gold jewelry given as a dowry for weddings – indescribably stunning.

Xu Heran blinked her eyes, sensing a dangerous atmosphere. She immediately turned her head and looked at Cui Qi for help. “Sister Cui, there’s no problem with me giving this, right?”

Cui Qi: “…”

Cui Qi took a deep breath, mustered a difficult smile, and pressed her palm firmly on the gift box with a sharp “click,” concealing the dazzling gold jewelry back into the darkness.

“Sorry, Aunt Xin Nuo, Heran has been living abroad before, and she doesn’t understand… this kind of thing, the gold… She was misled.”

What? I was misled!

Xu Heran widened her eyes, her shoulders stiffened, and she dared not look back. She had a feeling that someone beside her was emitting an ominous aura.

How could someone deceive her about pearls!

What about the trust between people!

Xu Heran pinched her fingers in frustration.

“It’s, it’s fine. Kids, you know, kids are still young and don’t understand, haha, hahaha…” Aunt Xin Nuo laughed lightly. The more she thought about it, the more amusing it became. She covered her mouth and burst into laughter.

“Mom?” Xin Nuo looked at her mother in surprise. It had been a long time since she had seen her mother this cheerful. She couldn’t help but curl her lips and raised her hand to ruffle Xu Heran’s head.

You silly, see if you dare to recklessly give things in the future.

Seeing everyone laughing, Xu Heran quickly breathed a sigh of relief. She grabbed the corner of Xin Nuo’s clothes and quietly asked, “I saw that mom seemed really happy, can I…”

Her gaze again fell on the gift box confiscated by Cui Qi.

Since she had already bought it and brought it, why not—

“No, you can’t!” Xin Nuo lifted her hand and hooked it around Xu Heran’s slender neck. Like a dog caught by its scruff, she immediately tucked her head down.

“Fortunately, it’s my mom. If it were someone else… heh.”

Xu Heran licked her lips, pulled out her phone, and searched for what it meant. Apart from gold shops, there were introductions about dowries.

“Hiss…” Xu Heran took a breath, her fingers trembled, and she closed her phone without hesitation.

For some reason, she suddenly remembered how her fans used to tease her about only flirting and not marrying, but—

Cui Qi had communicated with the doctor, booked a hotel, and everyone was getting ready to have a meal together. Xin Nuo’s mother was busy packing.

As Xin Nuo, in the middle of refilling her mother’s water glass, felt a familiar scent of oranges wafting over, someone warm “clapped” onto her.

“Sister Xin Nuo…” a certain Little Pearl’s voice stuttered.

“Go on,” Xin Nuo said gently.

Xu Heran leaned closer, her lips near Xin Nuo’s ear. With a simple movement of her mouth, her lips could easily reach Xin Nuo’s earlobe.

“Well, have you ever thought… of holding me responsible?” Xu Heran nervously spoke.

Xin Nuo’s motion of twisting the water glass halted, and her eyelids flickered.

“You see, I’ve… kissed you and even touched—uh, well, if we were in ancient times, wouldn’t I have to marry you by now?” Xu Heran said nervously, “I don’t want to be seen as unreliable either. Do you want me to be responsible?”

clatter.

Xin Nuo placed the water glass on the table, turned around, lowered her eyelashes, and offered a smile that was somewhere between a smile and not.

“Be responsible to me?”

“How do you want to be responsible, like you said, marry me?” Xin Nuo raised her hand, her fingers brushed Xu Heran’s hair behind her ear, and the deep light in her pitch-black eyes flickered. She spoke warmly, “But we’re both girls, you know.”

“The key thing is… Xu Pearl, do you still remember your age?”

“Little kid, why are you always thinking about all sorts of messy things?”

Just grow up quickly.

Silly kid.

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The author has something to say:

Xu Heran: Darling? Babycakes?

Xin Nuo: “…”

Doggo in for a beating.

Before seeing the gift,

Cui Qi: You must accept it! It’s the child’s sentiment!

After seeing the gift,

Cui Qi: You must have understood the child’s sentiment…

A Certain Dream: Almost there! I’ve (mentally) written it down! It’ll grow soon!

(Fast! Hurry and urge me to write more words!!!)

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