The virtual idol project officially commenced, and Wen Ning showcased her remarkable work ethic, handling production and collaborations with equal prowess.
Xia Qingtian was also highly cooperative, actively participating in voice recording, as well as singing and practicing with Teacher Zhou.
She even heeded Teacher Zhou's advice and resumed her jogging routine.
However, following the recent car accident, Xia Qingyu, knowing Xia Qingtian would be morning jogging, unexpectedly offered to join her.
"Anyway, girls have to take running tests for sports, so I... I'll just practice first," Xia Qingyu replied with her arms crossed and an arrogant tone, meeting Xia Qingtian's teasing gaze.
Xia Qingtian was touched by Xia Yuqing's unspoken concern for her safety, fearing another terrible incident.
That evening, Xia Qingtian handed Xia Yuqing the apple-flavored lip balm she had received as a buy-one-get-one free gift. "Here, a complimentary gift."
Xia Yuqing was surprised by Xia Qingtian's gesture and, after a moment of愣住, reached out to accept it.
Before Xia Yuqing could shyly express her thanks, Xia Qingtian waved her hand and retreated to her room.
Looking at the apple-flavored lip balm in her hand, Xia Yuqing murmured, "How much do you really like apples..."
The next morning, as soon as Xia Qingtian went downstairs, she saw Xia Qingyu already dressed and performing warm-up exercises in the courtyard.
To her surprise, even Father Xia and Aunt Liu were dressed in light sportswear, waiting for Xia Qingtian downstairs.
"As we get older, we need to pay attention to exercise, otherwise, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol will eventually catch up," Father Xia said with a憨笑.
"I haven't run in a while either, so it's good to get some exercise," Aunt Liu said with a smile, her figure still slender in her sportswear.
Knowing they were all trying to protect her in their own clumsy ways, Xia Qingtian felt an indescribable sense of gratitude.
The experience of the family of four jogging together felt quite good. They jogged from the villa area to the entrance of a primary school about five kilometers away. After having breakfast at a breakfast stall, the family walked back.
It felt quite happy, but such a situation didn't last long.
Initially, Father Xia couldn't get out of bed and surrendered.
Later, Aunt Liu felt uncomfortable in her lungs when she jogged as the weather turned cold and also withdrew.
Finally, only Xia Qingtian and Xia Qingyu were left to continue their daily morning runs.
This persistent effort was directly reflected in Xia Qingtian receiving praise during her third recording session with Teacher Zhou and the subsequent chase and escape a week later.
Speaking of this chase, it was quite bizarre.
The incident began with a phone call three days before the chase.
More precisely, it was a call Father Xia received at the dinner table.
"The auction in Z City? Is it in two days?" Father Xia's chopsticks, holding food, paused in mid-air for a few seconds, as if he were listening intently.
"I'm not as interested in these collectibles anymore, so I won't join the crowd." Father Xia chuckled, then, as if remembering something, he turned his gaze to Xia Qingtian. "However, I can ask if my daughter is interested. She's studying finance now, and if it's possible, hahaha, forget about inheriting anything, she's still playful and needs you uncles and aunts to guide her."
Hearing this, Xia Qingtian looked up at Father Xia.
Actually, she wasn't very interested...
"Alright, alright, I'll ask her later. Hold the tickets for me first, alright, alright, I'll treat you to a meal another day." Father Xia said with a chuckle and hung up the phone.
After the call ended, Father Xia turned to Xia Qingtian and said, "This Sunday's auction, you should go to C City to broaden your horizons. Since you're studying finance, you should get more exposure to such events."
"I've been to auctions before. Didn't I bid on that limited first edition KA bag before?" Xia Qingtian said dismissively.
In her previous life, she had attended many small auctions for jewelry, accessories, and limited edition collectibles.
Now, she had more important things to do.
At that moment, a system voice sounded in her mind.
[The Chosen One System has been activated.
Option A: Go to C City to participate in the auction. Reward: Ten million RMB.
Option B: Refuse to go to C City. Reward: Reaffirm friendship with Mo Jianing.]
Screw reaffirming friendship!
Who cared? Was that a reward? That was a punishment!
Xia Qingtian rolled her eyes internally. She didn't even need to think to know which option to choose.
She would naturally choose...
No!
Based on the pitfalls she had encountered before, Xia Qingtian asked the system mentally.
[The ten million reward, wouldn't it be the auction money my dad would give me if I went?]
The system responded with silence, indicating that this host was not easily fooled.
[You want to freeload again? Dream on! No! Change the reward! Put some effort into it!]
[The reward cannot be changed, but the host has not yet drawn from the system mall. The system can make an exception to enable the Chosen One's passive skill, allowing the host's drawn rewards to be related to auctions.]
[That's more like it...] Xia Qingtian felt that this was not entirely unacceptable.
"What you've attended before were all small affairs. How expensive can a bag be? Go to this auction to broaden your horizons. Don't always focus on buying bags. Go see the real treasures," Father Xia was still trying to persuade her. "After attending a proper auction, you'll understand that these things left by our ancestors are truly beautiful."
"Then aren't you afraid I'll become obsessed with antiques? Buying you white-glazed or Ru ware porcelain vases every other day? That's not something you can get with the money from a few bags," Xia Qingtian raised an eyebrow and looked at Father Xia.
"Then buy them! I'll give you ten million, consider it as training your eye," Father Xia said.
As expected.
Even though she had guessed it before, hearing Father Xia say this made Xia Qingtian feel that this system was a bit cunning.
As if afraid Xia Qingtian would go back on her word, Father Xia immediately notified his secretary to prepare ten million to be transferred to Xia Qingtian's card.
As the money arrived, a "beep" sounded in Xia Qingtian's mind, notifying her that the reward had been credited.
Xia Qingtian lay on her back on the bed, forcefully suppressing the urge to curse the system for being so sly, and instead directly entered the system mall mentally to start drawing.
The system's drawing was also very cheap, just a large roulette wheel. The pointer spun and stopped in an edge area.
[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining treasure appraisal ability through the lucky roulette, duration 30 minutes.]
"Treasure appraisal ability... hmm, it's勉强 useful," Xia Qingtian nodded secretly.
[The host still has ten points, which can be used for roulette draws. For every ten draws accumulated, an extra draw will be given.]
"Then draw them all," Xia Qingtian thought that since she was going to Z City, she shouldn't go empty-handed. If she could really get something good from the auction, that would be great.
[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining X-ray vision through the lucky roulette, duration 15 minutes.]
[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining treasure appraisal ability through the lucky roulette, duration 30 minutes.]