Chapter 1397 - 1393: You Can Come to Me If You Want to Buy a House
Chloe Winston followed Finnian out, the intercepted Constantine Stewart and Charles Taylor exchanged a glance, maintaining their last bit of grace, then left through the back door one after the other.
Finnian? Charles Taylor, often mingling in the Entertainment Sector and not returning to inherit the family business, had only heard of this rising political star, never interacted with him, but didn’t expect him to be Desmond Wood’s brother. Seems it’s time to inquire about him through Desmond Wood to see if he’s a romantic rival.
There are too many romantic rivals, and he has never broken that window paper with Chloe Winston, who treats him as a senior. Charles Taylor feels the pressure; it seems he can’t protect her quietly anymore.
On entering the Maybach, Constantine Stewart’s face turned gloomy. That slight warm smile he had in public vanished, and a cold aura exuded from him as if his wife had been wooed away, and he was ready to fight.
"Mr. Stewart, is it back home or?" Zheng Gu, sitting in the driver’s seat, noticed Mr. Stewart returned alone, with an evidently poor demeanor, and he felt a bit anxious. This was a Hell-level mood, not even bothering to hide it.
"To Chloe Winston’s apartment building." The man spoke coldly.
"Okay." Zheng Gu glanced at the time, breaking into a cold sweat, thinking, midday and waiting on someone? Not having lunch?
Meanwhile, Chloe Winston followed Finnian out, seeing the crowd outside the pavilion with banners and various posters, her fans, and was startled, her steps faltering, almost forgetting whether to step with her left foot or right.
"Chloe Winston, Chloe Winston, we love you~"
"Ahhhhh, I saw my goddess, alive."
Fans waited for two hours, the climate in the Imperial City getting hotter by the day. Many had taken off their coats, showing their vests, sweating profusely as they waited, and upon seeing Chloe Winston walk confidently out of the Art Pavilion, they screamed unanimously.
"Miss Winston’s popularity is really high. Our pavilion also made it to the trending topics, caught on fire. The lady originally planned to have lunch with Miss Winston, but today it seems not possible. The lady said she would invite Miss Winston to a meal another day." Melody Lincoln escorted Chloe Winston and Finnian out, smiling.
"Lady Shaw is really gracious. I didn’t do anything, really. Thanks for your care today, Sister Lin. I need to discuss the volunteers with my manager and see how we can come over." Chloe Winston said sweetly, speaking instinctively, looking at the crowd of fans, all shouting her name, forcing herself not to faint, feeling the scene was something out of a dream.
"Alright, then please Mr. Wood escort Miss Winston back." Melody Lincoln smiled and nodded, seeing the young girl look a bit dazed by the scene, then laughed and said, "Follow me, remember to smile and wave to the fans. They’ve waited for two hours, it’s not easy at noon."
Chloe Winston nodded, subconsciously following Finnian, sweetly smiling at the fans, slightly stiff as she got into Finnian’s car, hearing the fan cheers even as the car drove far away.
The fans felt blissfully dizzy, excitedly shouting, and were soon coldly isolated by the pavilion’s security personnel beyond the safety line.
Seeing Chloe Winston’s car drive away, they excitedly continued to scream on Weibo and in their friend circles.
"Today must be my lucky day, the goddess smiled sweetly at me, I really like her."
"Boohoo, the guys in uniform outside the pavilion were really handsome but also so cold, keeping me from getting close to my sister."
"The goddess was so down-to-earth, not only did she volunteer, but she didn’t even wear a mask, just walked out directly, without even having a bodyguard around."
"Urgently asking, who is the man next to the goddess? Handsome, handsome, and looks familiar."
"The commenter above surely doesn’t follow the news, it’s a high-ranking official named Finnian!!!"
"Ahhh, I’m going to go crazy, so is my sister secretly a national treasure?"
"No problem, such an all-rounder sister doing charity should definitely be protected, kudos to the relevant departments."
Then the tone on Weibo changed instantaneously, fans not daring to flaunt their presence in front of the cool national machine, could only passionately praise the relevant departments.
Usually cold-related departments where not even a sparrow visited suddenly received waves and waves of praise and admiration, feeling a bit puzzled, they specifically observed the course of events.
Although government officials generally shouldn’t be involved in gossip, especially with Entertainment Sector gossip, this little celebrity was involved in charity, hence appearing with Finnian, coupled with the Literary Arts Hall being backed by the Shaw Family. This impact was positive, so the relevant departments turned a blind eye.
The higher-ups called Finnian, telling him to simply clarify that it was just a private friendship, then cheerfully hung up the phone, flaunting in front of other departments.
Chloe Winston was completely unaware of the public opinion effect and benefits of leaving with Finnian, just sat dazed in the car, her heart racing, a bit incredulous, were those really her fans? She hadn’t returned to the Entertainment Sector for a long time, thinking she’d been forgotten by the world.
"Surprised?" Finnian sat to the side, smiling mildly, "Ah Chu, you know the show you recorded has already become the nation’s top show, right? You’ve become a variety show sensation, known as the all-rounder sister."
The show’s fan-gathering power far exceeded acting and singing, Chloe Winston’s Weibo followers surged past fifty million in half a month. She wasn’t the first to become popular through variety shows but was by far the most popular ever.
"I didn’t know, I just worried about eating, recording, earning money for a house, studying for exams." Chloe Winston babbled, looking at Finnian, smiling sheepishly and scratching her head, wanting to bump her head against the car window, revealing the vulgar thought of earning for a house.
Finnian smiled slightly; he too had watched the show, a relaxation amidst high-pressure work, but unexpectedly found it riveting. A calm girl on camera taking down zombies, extracting sap from birch trees in deep mountain forests, walking alone with five pounds of water across the desert. Such soft and adorable charm in reality, he couldn’t resist wanting to pinch.
"For buying a house, I know a good housing project, only for government personnel, priced much below the market rate. No more standalone villas, but there are flats, 7 stories, two households per floor, not many residents. If interested, I could take you for a look." Finnian pushed up his gold-framed glasses, his smile deepening, seeing this inspiring young girl, one couldn’t help but want to extend a helping hand.