Chapter 56: Taking a Long Detour to Scold Fu Yanjing

Chapter 56: Taking a Long Detour to Scold Fu Yanjing

Wen Jin also went to do an interview this morning.

Because Xiaoyin narrowly lost her battle with her aunt for control of her body, she took the day off today. Therefore, Wen Jin was paired with a male photographer from the next program.

He was very attentive as soon as they met face to face.

He tried carrying Wen Jinye's bag and opening a thermos for her.

After the interview, I'll treat Wen Jinye to dinner.

Wen Jin's brow furrowed the entire time because of the other party's overstepping of boundaries.

But out of politeness, she just gave a perfunctory reply.

The other person, however, seemed oblivious to her coldness and desperately tried to find topics to talk about.

As he walked out of the interview room, he finally revealed his true intentions: "Reporter Wen, are you boyfriend-to-be, given how beautiful you are?"

"No." Wen Jin also acted distantly, and fearing that he might volunteer again, she added:

"We're not planning to talk about it."

Unfortunately, this implied meaning was completely misunderstood.

"Actually, I guessed it a long time ago. After all, if you were my girlfriend, I would want to hide you away and not let you show your face in public. You're so beautiful, you're too attractive."

He seemed to have already envisioned a wonderful future: "At that time, you will manage the household affairs while I will manage the external affairs, and all the money I earn will be yours to spend."

Wen Jin also forced a smile, feeling physically uncomfortable upon hearing these words. "No need, I earn more than you, thank you."

The photographer was taken aback for a moment, but quickly put on a grin and said, "It's okay, you can handle external affairs and I'll handle internal affairs. At worst, I'll just stay out of the public eye."

Wen Jin's patience ran out, and she said coldly, "It's quite safe for you to show your face in public."

He was about to say something when Wen Jin's phone rang, interrupting him.

It was An Yu calling.

Wen Jin breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if her ears could finally be freed from their misery. "Excuse me, my friend called me."

Just then, a taxi happened to pass by, and without thinking, Wen Jin got into the car while still on the phone.

The ordinary yet confident photographer was left standing there dumbfounded.

On the phone, An Yu spoke with a deep breath, getting straight to the point.

"Holy crap! Our new boss is Xu Xiangbai?!"

Wen Jin wasn't surprised by her reaction, but asked with concern, "He didn't do anything to you, did he?"

An Yu didn't think much of it, "No, I just glanced at it from afar."

As someone who was often seen around Zhou Jichen and Fu Yanjing in high school, he was flattered by a group of people. An Yu could recognize him at a glance from a distance of not too far or too close.

Although An Yu had no memory of any grudges or even any contact with Xu Xiangbai, it didn't stop her from disliking him.

"I'll let it go if I don't do anything to him." An Yu, on the other end of the phone, chewed on some snacks, her words muffled.

"One is influenced by one's company; he's definitely no good either!"

"You have no idea, all those bald leaders who were so arrogant in the company were surrounding him like that, it was like a selection process for the Grand Eunuch. That guy was just putting on an act, putting on that aloof and taciturn air."

"Why bother coming to the company if you're so pretentious? You might as well be worshipped. Put it on the table, hang it on the wall, anywhere is fine."

Not satisfied with just that, she added, "They're just as pretentious as Fu Yanjing! They're truly birds of a feather."

Wen Jin couldn't hold back any longer, "You went to such lengths just to insult Fu Yanjing."

She had no grudge against Fu Yanjing; she was simply standing up for Wen Jinye.

An Yu continued chewing, "By the way, my brother's school has started summer vacation, and he insists on celebrating the first day of vacation. He asked the two of us to hang out together. Are you coming?"

Wen Jin's temples immediately throbbed. "You still dare to drink?"

"What are you drinking?" An Yu shifted the blame, turning the tables on Jinjin, saying, "My darling Jinjin, you can't drink too much."

Wen Jinye: ...

“A new hot spring resort has opened in Nanshan. It’s not open to the public, only for private entertainment. Anyway, it’s quite high-end. I don’t know where he got the tickets, but he extended a warm invitation to me, saying that I must bring you along.”

An Yu's tone was slightly sarcastic, but without any malice, "He really treats you like his own sister."

This kind of place sounds like it was created to cater to the wealthy and powerful.

An Yu actually wanted to go, and she herself liked soaking in hot springs, but she knew all too well that Wen Jinye didn't like joining in the fun.

She whined and pleaded, "Come on, come on~"

Just as Wen Jin was about to answer, An Yu's assistant suddenly broke down on the other end of the phone.

"Ancestor! Young lady! Just kill me!"

"You're such a pig! You showed off the whole bag of potato chips that's so high in calories?"

Facing an impending storm of trouble with her assistant, An Yu didn't care about Wen Jinye anymore and quickly left with the words, "Baby, I'll pick you up after get off work, kiss kiss."

He hung up the phone in a panic.

Wen Jin also shook her head.

The TV station wasn't busy in the afternoon.

Wen Jin rarely has time to slack off in the office.

Tang Man's health has improved a bit recently compared to before, but many of her indicators still do not meet the criteria for surgery.

Seeing hope for survival, Tang Man stopped giving up and cooperated fully with Zhou Jichen's medical advice, even rarely asking about Mingjing's affairs.

However, I still have time to poke Wen Jinye, because the time in the ward is just too boring!

[Do you think it's possible to install a mahjong table in a hospital room? You could play mahjong while getting an IV drip, no problem, and it'd be fun too.]

Wen Jin's smooth fingertips flew across the keyboard as she typed rapidly.

Are you sure you'll enjoy playing mahjong more?

If Wen Jin hadn't fought alongside Tang Man before, she would have believed it too.

With an attitude of "I'd rather die than not fight," they dragged Wen Jin, Xiao Yin, and her husband into a fight that lasted until dawn.

Tang Man also remembered her own shortcomings—being bad at games, fond of playing, and prone to losing her temper—and thought, "Maybe I should just give up."

By the way, that day I saw actress He Jiayu and Mr. Fu together at the hospital, coming to see Dr. Zhou. My husband happened to be waiting outside Dr. Zhou's office, about to inquire about my condition.

[Guess what they unexpectedly overheard?]

Wen Jin readily agreed: 【What?】

[They're actually alumni, and both from Jiangbei No. 1 High School! I remember you also went to Jiangbei No. 1 High School?]

[Mr. Fu, a true Hong Kong native, actually came to the mainland to study.]

So, did you two already know each other before?

Wen Jin was also taken aback.

She even felt that she wouldn't be surprised if Tang Man said that Fu Yanjing and He Jiayu had gotten back together.

I didn't expect Tang Man to ask that question.

I was momentarily lost in thought.

Wen Jin's finger hovered over the screen for a long time.

I don't know him.

While chatting with Tang Man, it was time to leave work.

Someone was stretching by the window when they noticed something and exclaimed in surprise, "My God! I just saw a blue sports car drift into our TV station's parking lot!"

"It's so smooth!"

A group of female colleagues squeezed over to see, asking, "Where? Where?"

"This car looks very expensive!"

Wen Jin also packed her things and went downstairs.

I received a message from An Yu as soon as I stepped out the door.

See you at the resort, sweetheart.

In a daze, Wen Jin looked up and met the pair of dog-like eyes that seemed to be smiling but weren't.