Back in the car, the assistant was leaning against the window, seemingly looking at something.

Rong Shang got into the car, and the door slammed shut before she turned to look at it.

"Xiaxia".

The car started, and the assistant moved closer to her.

"You and Xiao Chu..."

"That's not true."

"Then, what about Xu Yan?" The assistant had just been watching the big screen backstage and saw them chatting and laughing downstairs.

Rong Chang, “…”

"What do you want to say?" She raised an eyebrow, her gaze sharp.

The assistant was startled and quickly shook her head, "No."

"I'm just afraid that if others see this, they'll gossip about it."

"Really?" Sometimes Rong Shang felt that her assistant was hiding something from her.

Is she overthinking it?

She stared intently at her, and the assistant became nervous, immediately lowering her head and avoiding eye contact.

Rong Chang glanced at it a few more times before looking away.

He squinted, his gaze deep and intense.

*

The next morning, Mr. Zhong called.

She said a relative was coming over that evening and asked if she was free to go out for dinner.

Later, Rong Shang asked her assistant, and it turned out that the assistant was free that evening.

So she suggested that they go to the South China Restaurant in the city center for dinner.

The assistant was standing nearby at the time.

She didn't know who was on the phone with Rong Shang.

All I heard were the four words "Southern Restaurant".

He turned around, his brow furrowing.

It was night, and the wind was strong outside.

The temperature changed at the end of October.

Rong Shang wore a trench coat when she went out. When she went to the Zhong family to pick up the relatives, they had already arrived.

It was an elderly couple and a young man.

When she entered the door, her father told her to call him Uncle Bin, Aunt Bin, and other older brothers.

Rong Shang had no idea which relative of the Zhong family this was.

She just noticed that no one seemed to have any ill intentions towards her.

Okay.

She called out all the names she was supposed to.

"Get in the car."

It's a ten-minute drive.

The young man was sitting in the passenger seat.

Behind them were three middle-aged people.

Rong Shang wasn't familiar with them and was only responsible for driving the whole time.

She wasn't curious at all about what they were talking about.

As she prepared to get off the bus, she put on a hat and a mask.

Aunt Na Bin glanced back at her, her eyes looking somewhat strange.

Mr. Zhong explained that she wore a hat and mask only to prevent the paparazzi from recognizing her.

Was it just her imagination?

After Mr. Zhong finished speaking, Aunt Bin seemed to pout, looking somewhat disdainful.

As they entered the restaurant, Rong Shang overheard her say, "People these days are just too pampered, unlike us back then."

What's the meaning?

Are you implying that she's putting on an act?

Rong Chang sneered inwardly upon hearing this.

Alright, she didn't hold out any hope for the Zhong family's relatives anymore.

Anyway, she came tonight because of Mr. Zhong's influence.

Let them eat it.

Spend a few thousand or tens of thousands to appease them.

Unexpectedly, this family had come with a well-thought-out plan.

They all came up like starving ghosts, ordering like crazy.

Order a dozen or twenty dishes.

At that moment, Zhong's father was watching Rong Shang's expression and kept saying, "That's enough, don't leave any uneaten food later."

What did Aunt Bin say?

"No, you can take the leftovers home."

OK.

Rong Chang sneered.

You just want to rip her off, right?

hehe.

Luckily, we hadn't decided who would treat us.

Around seven o'clock, all the dishes were served.

Rong Chang was also hungry.

Let's eat!

During this time, Uncle Na Bin was discussing business matters with Mr. Zhong.

To be honest, he really didn't understand these business terms.

Rong Shang understood that he wanted Zhong's father to invest money in their bird's nest and fish bone business.

laugh.

She couldn't help but grin.