I expected the old man to argue with him.

Zheng Lin didn't make things difficult for the steward and left on his own.

Just as the door was about to open, Su Jin flashed away and ran towards the garden.

If she hadn't overheard Zheng Lin's conversation with the old man, she would have thought that something unexpected had happened to Zheng Lin yesterday, which was why he hadn't come home.

It turns out he wanted private space.

Was their relationship fake before that?

Or perhaps, the feelings have faded.

Because they didn't go home that night, the two didn't exchange a single word afterward.

In the afternoon, Su Jin took her luggage to prepare for recording tomorrow's program. Before leaving, the two looked at each other from afar, but neither of them spoke first.

Madam Su also sensed that the atmosphere between the two was tense. She escorted her daughter to the gate of the manor and asked, "Are you two arguing over something trivial again?"

"Not really, I've just been a bit tired lately." Su Jin smiled, hugged her mother, and said, "Don't worry, we're doing great. I'll be back in a few days. I'll need you and Dad to help me with the wedding arrangements."

Mrs. Su gently patted her daughter's back twice. "Alright. You too, you're about to get married and you're still doing variety shows. No wonder my son-in-law isn't very happy about it. As his mother, I feel bad for him."

Su Jin waved to Madam Su and got into the car.

Zheng Lin stood at the highest point of the manor, watching the car drive out of the gate, turn right, and gradually disappear from sight.

Assistant Gao: "Boss, we've found out. The vice president hasn't been handling any group affairs for a long time recently."

“Hmm.” Zheng Lin pondered for a moment and said, “Freezing all his bank cards will probably break him down soon. Without money, they can’t stay out there for long. I don’t believe my self-important brother would stoop so low just for Bai Qingchi. He’ll break down very quickly.”

This is not a one-sided assertion by him.

Although they are not related by blood, they grew up together. Zheng Guang seems honest, but he only does things that benefit him and is afraid of trouble. He will abandon even the cats and dogs he likes if he finds them troublesome.

As for Bai Qingchi, Zheng Guang's current plan to help her escape from prison is only temporary. She'll naturally find it troublesome once she runs out of money.

Soon, they will be disliked and abandoned, just like the cats and dogs Zheng Guang had raised.

The boss had been standing in this position for a long time, and Assistant Gao saw through his thoughts. "This time, don't you need to go to the recording of the show with the boss's wife? Should I book a flight for you too? If you go now, you can have lunch together."

Zheng Lin frowned and turned to look at Assistant Gao.

With an icy gaze, Assistant Gao silently lowered his head, "I've said too much again."

Zheng Lin walked away from him with a cold face.

Xu Jingzhi told him in the morning that Song Leilei had not met with Su Jin yesterday, so there was no such thing as them going shopping together.

This immediately confirmed that Xiao Jin had lied to him.

Adding the falsified medical records, the two are combined.

Xiao Jin is actually faking illness, why?

Does she, as an actress, extend her acting skills from the screen to real life?

So what exactly is real?

......

The next day, during the recording of the program.

After finishing a round of games, Su Jin felt nauseous and instinctively covered her mouth.

Her eyes widened in alarm as she looked at Song Leilei.

Song Leilei immediately understood. When the camera panned to other artists, she pulled Su Jin down to squat and ran backstage.

Wang Keyi saw the two of them running away, but the host was talking to him, so he couldn't run away like them.

Su Jin leaned over the sink and gagged, spitting out a trickle of blood. Startled, she quickly turned on the water to rinse away the blood.

It looks like things are getting worse.

Song Leilei was looking down for tissues and didn't see what had just happened.

"Here you go." Seeing that Su Jin's face was too pale, Song Leilei couldn't help but ask, "Did you really go to the hospital to see a doctor? Why do I feel that you are in much worse condition than before?"

After wiping her mouth with a tissue, Su Jin took a breath, straightened up, turned around, and smiled, saying, "I'm fine. I've had a check-up, and the doctor said I'm in good health. It's probably because I haven't been feeling well since I got pregnant, so they suggested I try to engage with more interesting things. Morning sickness is normal."

"It's good that you're normal. I always see you throwing up and looking so uncomfortable, it makes my heart jump." Song Leilei accidentally glanced at herself in the mirror, cupped her face and exclaimed, "Me, how did I get so fat? Your wedding is coming soon, and I'm so fat, it'll be embarrassing for me to be your bridesmaid."

"No way, you're actually quite chubby, which makes you very appealing to the audience." Su Jin poked Song Leilei's waist with her finger. "You're not chubby at all, just have a round face. If I were a man, I'd like you just the way you are, perfect."

Song Leilei put her hand down with satisfaction, smiled, and said, "Okay, then I won't diet anymore. I can continue to eat whatever I want and live like a god."

After the recording of the program, Song Leilei and Xia Xinyuan left alone.

Su Jin felt her vision blurring and was helped by Wang Keyi to sit on a chair in the dressing room.

"Did you take your medicine?" Wang Keyi went to get her bag.

Su Jin grabbed the strap of her bag and said, "I've already eaten, I can't eat anymore."

“Why do you feel so unwell after taking it? You just started taking it, so it should be working well.” Wang Keyi thought for a moment, then, feeling uneasy, put down her bag and took out her phone. “I need to ask your uncle to give you a different kind of medicine.”

"No need to change the medicine. This is only my first day taking this medicine. Let's wait and see." Su Jin hugged her bag tightly, afraid that the medicine bottle would be discovered to still be in its original packaging.

Su Jin and Wang Keyi returned to the hotel one after the other, ten minutes apart, to avoid being photographed.

Song Leilei went to play a murder mystery game with Xia Xinyuan. All the people who came were Xia Xinyuan's friends in the entertainment industry.

A group of people were in a large room where the scene had been set up.

Song Leilei wanted to sit next to Xia Xinyuan, but as soon as Xia Xinyuan sat down, the seats on either side of him were automatically taken by two female celebrities.

Song Leilei looked at them for a while and realized that Xinyuan Ge wasn't looking at her at all, so she found an empty seat and sat down.

She was puzzled. Why didn't Brother Xinyuan introduce her to everyone?

Xia Xinyuan and another actress played a tragic couple, while Song Leilei played a marginal character with no romantic scenes with Xia Xinyuan's character.

After playing for half an hour, no one knew that Song Leilei was Xia Xinyuan's girlfriend.

Song Leilei finally couldn't sit still any longer. She put down the character script and slammed it on the table. "I'm sorry, I'm not good at this game. I'm leaving now."

As soon as she stepped out of that chaotic place, Song Leilei suddenly felt much more relaxed. Her first thought was to call Xu Jingzhi, but she held back.

If Xu Jingzhi knew, she would definitely laugh at her.

Actually, it's understandable that Xin Yuan should keep his distance from her when they're out in public, to avoid any suspicion.