Chapter 43 Please Answer the Incoming Call

Ji Dongran straightened his clothes, picked up Ji Shian, and apologized softly, "I was young and impulsive when I was young, so I spoke bluntly and bluntly without beating around the bush. I hope you won't take it too seriously. Otherwise, as an apology, I'll deduct three months' bonus from her. Teacher Bai, are you satisfied?"

Ji Shian immediately hung her head listlessly, as if she had lost a hundred million. Ji Dongran patted her back with a look of pity on his face.

The surrounding workers sympathized deeply, looking at Ji Shian with even more pity. This kind of boss-to-boss infighting that forced the workers to take the blame—it hurt, it hurt so much!

Suddenly, the sense of presence of the surrounding vision increased dramatically.

Bai Yue curled the corners of his mouth, unable to bear being treated like a monkey anymore, and turned around quickly after saying "No thanks". Before leaving, he glared at the silent assistant and almost tripped over the stairs.

Ji Dongran watched her leave with a sad look on his face: "An An, I'm sorry, I didn't protect you well."

Ji Shian was touched and said, "Teacher Ji, don't say that. It's my fault that I didn't protect you well!"

The people around felt relieved after watching the show. They didn't expect that the relationship between the two was so good. They rushed over and comforted each other with words.

Ji Dongran thanked everyone one by one. "I'll treat you all to afternoon tea later as apology for delaying your work. I'm really sorry."

After all, people like Bai Yue who have a muddled mind are a minority. When everyone saw Ji Dongran being so humble, they thought that his arrogance and indifference in private were all fake. Teacher Ji is such a gentle person, so they waved their hands and said they dared not.

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After sharing the afternoon tea, Ji Shian picked a cup of peach tea with cheese milk cap and slipped back to Ji Dongran.

He poked the straw into the cup, took a big sip, and chewed it.

Ji Dongran looked at her for two seconds and couldn't help laughing: "Fufufufu——"

Ji Shian:?

She looked at him blankly: What's the matter?

Ji Dongran nudged her with his shoulder and whispered, "It feels so good to pretend to be a green tea."

She'd always seen others do this, but this was her first time actually doing it. It felt different from the exhilarating feeling she'd experienced when she'd violently crushed a demoted villain.

Ji Dongran thought of the appropriate words: "It's like everyone else is drunk and I'm the only one sober. It's a kind of pleasure to play with people's hearts."

Ignoring the other party's bold words, Ji Shian felt the same way. She had a lot of fun today. "In the past, when I encountered someone as blind as me, I had to pay attention to my image and deal with him with dignity."

But today is different, no one knows, so we can act recklessly.

With a slurp, the fruit tea was almost empty. Ji Shian shook the cup and said to Ji Dongran, "I'll go throw it away and be right back."

Ji Dongran nodded: "Go ahead, remember to bring your phone with you, and don't go to places where there are few people."

The nearest trash can was outside Hengdian. Ji Shian walked out slowly with one hand in his pocket. After throwing away the empty cup, he turned around and ran into a face with a vivid expression.

The middle-aged man was wearing a suit and an expensive watch on his wrist. He looked at Ji Shian with a look of wastefulness on his face, as if he had something to say.

Ji Shian paused, subconsciously turning his head to look at the trash can: What? The cup just now was actually made of some special material, and it's actually worth a million dollars...

"Jisuke—how could you have fallen to this point!"

The man slapped his thigh, his bossy image gone, and he spoke with an accent even though he was emotional.

Ji Shian was dazed: "Ah?"

So it's the spine that's valuable? Yes, it is true. Scoliosis is very difficult to cure.

The trash can was placed in the corner, and the two of them just stared at each other, but it didn't attract much attention.

"I came to see you on purpose." The middle-aged man forced himself to calm down and explained, "My daughter likes acting and got a small role nearby. I was worried that she might be bullied in the entertainment industry, so I quietly came to see what was going on."

Ji Shian couldn't figure out for a moment which Fetion account she had added as a friend, or whether the other party had recognized the wrong person. Out of politeness, she raised the corners of her lips and smiled gently.

The middle-aged man continued, "I misremembered the location and came to your crew in the wrong direction. As a result, I happened to see you suffering—"

The man became excited again as he spoke, which made Ji Shian jump in surprise.

She tried to interrupt the other person's indignation, "Um, sorry..."

Ji Shian stopped talking, and the man reacted and handed over his business card: "Oh yes, this is my business card, please keep it."

Ji Shian took it and looked at it. It was printed on the top: [Licheng Youlaiyou Co., Ltd.] President: You Lai.

She switched Assistant Ji's brain and searched through his distant memories, but to no avail. Ji Shian paused slightly and feigned surprise: "It's President You!" It was as if he had met an old friend in a foreign land.

You Lai puffed out his chest, feeling flattered. "It was a pleasure to meet you at the Lin family banquet. I didn't expect you would still remember me!"

Ji Shian smiled and nodded, thinking: Now I know. But he said: "I'm really sorry, I don't have a business card..."

You Lai's face was filled with heartache again: "You don't have to tell me, I know everything."

Ji Shian paused and asked, "What do you know?"

You Lai sighed: "Although Director Qin has been very kind to you, and you still... But things are unpredictable. Now, Director Qin... You can't give up on yourself and let others bully you at will!"

Ji Shian pondered the meaning behind the words and felt that something seemed amiss. He asked tentatively, "What does Mr. You mean?"

You Lai said earnestly, "Our Youlaiyou has been developing very well in Licheng over the past few years. If you don't mind, why not join our company? As long as you agree, I, as president, will immediately step down and make way for you!"

The corners of Ji Shian's mouth twitched slightly. He understood that this was an attempt to find long-term cattle and horses for himself, and then wait for dividends.

Unable to come up with an answer to the cloze test, Ji Shian pondered for a moment and closed his eyes slightly: "Thank you for your trust, but Director Qin... Sigh."

You Lai said, "I understand, I understand." "Please accept my condolences!"

Ji Shian's expression froze.

What is Dengxi?

She confirmed again and again that this wasn't part of the plan. Qin Yinghuai posted hundreds of posts a day on his Moments, appearing almost inhuman and unresponsive. She resisted the urge to pick her ears and clarified: "Boss Qin—" He wasn't beyond saving.

You Lai added thoughtfully, "You will live forever in our hearts."

Fart. Ji Shian's eyes turned cold, and he looked at the other person with an unfriendly look.

You Lai paused, feeling awful. The sudden passing of his beloved must have left her in endless pain. He hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."

Ji Shian raised his eyes and glanced at him, trying hard to maintain his composure. He said a few words to say goodbye casually, his fingers tightly clenching his sleeves. Now he just wanted to call Qin Yinghuai to confirm the situation.

But no, the system won’t allow it.

Waves of panic came over me until I saw Ji Dongran hurried over and I finally calmed down a little.

She touched the phone in her pocket. Yes, she had just seen him update his Moments and send her a message this morning, and Ji Dongran was still filming as if nothing had happened.

His chaotic thoughts became clear, Ji Shian slowly clenched his fist, and sent a message to his circle of friends, blocking everyone else, asking about Qin Yinghuai's situation.

Ji Shian walked to Ji Dongran's side, and heard the person next to him suddenly phone ringing. Ji Dongran took it out and took a look.

【Caller: Erza】

She was slightly startled, looked at Ji Shian first, and clicked to answer the call.

Ji Shian's eyelids twitched and he stepped back to avoid it.

Ji Dongran silently lit a candle for Qin Yinghuai and walked aside cooperatively.

"Yeah, I'm with An An."

"She's fine."

"An An is amazing. She didn't get bullied. Don't worry, I'm watching over her."

The system witnessed the entire scene, looked at the energy bar that was about to overflow, and rubbed Ji Shian's cheek: [It's okay if I overheard it.]

Ji Shian asked it in his heart: "Doesn't he want me to run away from him?"

The system learned to think independently and believed that the focus was on the inner tug-of-war between the two protagonists. The strict plot requirements were because their previous emotions were not consistent with their personalities.

Ji Shian's panic, anger, and fear in the last minute strangely matched the helpless and conflicted emotions Canary felt after escaping from the cage.

It patted the long-forgotten "Pure White Rose," explained briefly, and then said, "We're ready to move on. We'll pick a time later for you to hit your head and (pretend) lose your memory. Then, the overbearing CEO will mistakenly believe his beloved has passed away, and the classic "body double" plot will begin."

Ji Shian: "I am acting as a stand-in for myself."

The system beeped, "It's no longer popular to use supporting characters as relationship drivers. It's more popular to have the protagonists and heroines abused by various coincidences."

Ji Shian commented: "The author of this novel is quite trendy."

The system continues: [Even melodramatic and abusive writing needs innovation.]

Ji Shian chuckled: "A little bit of innovation."

The system sighed: [It's good enough, don't ask for too much. You can't use your brain when reading novels.]

Ji Shian reminded it: [But we are in reality now.]

System rebound: [The fictional world becomes reality.]

Ji Shian was speechless and buried his head in packing Ji Dongran's things.

System Probe: [Host?] Are you okay?

Ji Shian sighed: "Okay, that's great." What else could she do? At least she knew that she was not a pure paper person, and she could at least retain her independent consciousness.

If you can't do it, you can only endure it.

The system uttered an "oh," and after completing its regular check on the host's mental health, it began to nibble on the biscuit without distraction. Hmm, the seaweed flavor is also quite unique.

Ji Shian didn't delay too long. After returning to the hotel, he hit his head on the pillow, "Ah——" and fainted.

The silence of the system was deafening, and the detection panel was motionless as if dead.

It announced coldly: [This won’t work.]

Ji Shian lowered his eyes and thought: "Then buy me another one-click recovery potion."

The system clicked its hands and said aggrievedly: [No money left. This quarter's salary hasn't been paid yet.]

Ji Shian sighed: "Your administration still owes employees wages."

The system said sadly: [The economy is in recession, there is nothing we can do about it.]

Ji Shian thought for a moment, "How did the original author lose his memory?"

The system is honest: [Not written.]

Ji Shian was stunned: "How could he lose his memory without writing about the foot binding cloth with millions of words?"

[Yeah.]

"If you had said so earlier, it would have been so easy." She stroked her chin. "How can a misunderstanding that happened by chance compare to the excitement created by the protagonist himself?"

system:?

It watched Ji Shian enthusiastically compile a resume about his miserable life, took the latter's least frequently used mobile phone number, and then sent it to Zhou Xingzhi.

A few minutes later, the phone rang. Ji Shian looked at the familiar number and nodded in satisfaction. After the call was connected, Qin Yinghuai's deep voice came from the receiver:

"Ji An, huh? I want to make a deal with you."