“A friend of mine got into some trouble and I have to go deal with it. I’ll have Uncle Wu pick you up. You can go back to the manor for the night.” Zheng Lin patted Su Jin’s head. “I’ll take you somewhere else another day.”
Su Jin forced a smile.
"Then go ahead, be careful on the road."
"Okay. Don't miss me too much."
Watching Zheng Lin's hurried departure, Su Jin couldn't help but chase after him and ask, "May I know which friend it was?"
“One of my brothers got into a fight with someone, it was too bloody, it’s not that I don’t want to take you with me.”
"I understand. You can go ahead without worry. Anyway, I haven't been back to the manor for a long time. Just keep my parents and your dad company."
Seeing how understanding Su Jin was now, Zheng Lin couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
Before long, Butler Wu brought Su Jin back to the Zheng family manor.
Before, when the two of them moved out, Zheng Youguo would say every day that they should come back to live with them. Now that his daughter-in-law has come back to live with him, he sees that she looks melancholy and feels that she has been wronged and that's why she went back to her parents' home.
"Why didn't Zheng Lin come back with you? Did he make you feel wronged?" Zheng Youguo got angry just thinking about his son, and even drinking tea felt like it was burning his mouth.
Su Jin shook her head, her expression obedient. "No, he even took me out to play today. I had a lot of fun."
“But you don’t look happy on your face. He’s wronged you. Don’t hide it from me. Tell me if you have something to say. If it’s hard to say, you can tell your parents. You don’t need to tell me the reason. The three of us can beat him up together.”
The thought of Zheng Lin getting beaten black and blue makes me laugh.
Su Jin burst out laughing.
In this joyful atmosphere, Zheng Youguo regretted not having a daughter. A daughter would be so much better; she could keep him company and chat. As for his son, he was always running off somewhere aimlessly.
......
Song Leilei recently starred in a short drama. She had just finished filming and contacted Su Jin as soon as filming wrapped up, only to find out that Su Jin had just arrived at the Zheng Family Manor that day.
Xu Jingzhi picked up Song Leilei and bought milk tea on the way, handing it to her as soon as she got in the car.
"Ah, childhood friends are still the best." In the passenger seat, Song Leilei splashed milk tea on Xu Jingzhi's face, then laughed heartily after her success.
Xu Jingzhi felt that her good intentions had not been rewarded. "Song Leilei! If you're not going to drink the milk tea, just throw it away!"
"Hmph." Song Leilei pulled her hand back, shook the milk tea, and stuck the straw in. "Who asked you to never reply to my messages all day long? You're supposed to praise the photos I share with you, don't you understand?"
She doesn't get angry unless she talks about it, but just mentioning it gives Xu Jingzhi a headache.
During his short stay on set, Song Leilei sent him a bunch of photos, all of them of the male and female actors.
He doesn't like that kind of thing either, so what's the point of asking him to reply?
Xu Jingzhi had considered blocking her many times, but they were all childhood friends he knew well, and blocking them wouldn't sever all ties, so he simply let her post whatever she wanted.
She still has the nerve to bring it up now.
Xu Jingzhi spoke without any sincerity, "You're too beautiful, is this alright?"
“When praising someone, you should praise their friends too. It’s not good to only praise me.” Song Leilei took a big sip of milk tea and skillfully held out the straw. “It doesn’t taste good. Here, have some.”
Xu Jingzhi didn't mind that she had drunk from it, and habitually took a sip. "They are all very beautiful and handsome. Your drama will definitely be a big hit."
"Hmm, that's more like it. It sounds much better."
Xu Jingzhi dropped Song Leilei off at the Zheng family manor and then left on his own, fearing that Song Leilei would try to stop him from leaving.
It was Song Leilei's first time here, and it was so big that she couldn't tell which way was which, so she had to turn on the navigation and follow the directions.
I got lost halfway through the journey.
She called Su Jin, "Come pick me up, I'm here, I'm under a tree."
Su Jin: "??"
Girls generally have a poor sense of direction, and Su Jin is no exception. Even now, she still occasionally gets lost somewhere in the manor, so she always has to bring her phone with her when she goes out, so she can call for help at any time.
Song Leilei described the geographical location to her, but there was no way she could get any results.
"Is there anything else around here? Why don't you make a phone call?"
"Good idea." Song Leilei was about to hit him, but then stamped her foot. "Xu Jingzhi just left. If I hit him, he'll probably laugh at me. If I tell him I was under the tree, he'll definitely curse me."
Su Jin asked the housekeeper for a map of the manor and then showed it to Song Leilei. "Look, can you understand this? Where are you now? I'll have the housekeeper come find you."
Song Leilei looked at her phone from every angle, but still couldn't figure out where the picture corresponded.
Finally, they mobilized all the servants in the manor to find Song Leilei.
After a while, it was already evening.
Su Jin and Song Leilei finally overcame their inability to find their way around and met.
In Su Jin's room, the two drama queens hugged each other and faked crying for a moment.
Song Leilei: "Waaaaah, I almost thought I'd never see you again, my best friend."
Su Jin: "I never thought that after so many years and across mountains and rivers, I would finally see you again. You've lost weight. Come on, turn around so I can see you."
Song Leilei happily spun around, and Su Jin cupped her face and said, "Looks like you've gained quite a bit of weight."
Song Leilei: "......"
The two regained their composure.
Song Leilei sat on the bed and sighed, "The food on set is so good. I accidentally gained a little weight. Let me show you some photos I took on set."
After peeking at Song Leilei's phone and reading the screen, Su Jin said, "Congratulations! It's your first time playing the female lead. Have you met your crush yet?"
“With a low-budget short drama like this, you’re unlikely to meet your dream man. As for me,” Song Leilei said, swinging her legs, “I have to keep climbing higher to meet my dream man at the top. Have you read the script for ‘Floating World Dream’? Filming is about to start, and soon we can chase our dreams together on set.”
Su Jin shook her head. "I can't do it. I don't know how to act."
“Forgetting that you haven’t regained your memories has indeed had a significant impact. Without memories and past experiences, you can’t understand the plot you’re supposed to be acting out.” Song Leilei patted Su Jin’s shoulder. “It’s okay, you’ll probably remember soon.”
Song Leilei sensed that Su Jin was still preoccupied, and she could easily guess what was going on. "Where did your husband go again? Don't let him go to see that Bai Qingchi again. That woman is really cunning. Among the actors I work with, there are some who have worked with her before, and she has a terrible reputation."
"He promised he wouldn't, I believe him." That's what she said, but Su Jin was worried.
On the other side, when Bai Qingchi saw Zheng Lin arrive, she immediately stopped her frantic behavior and took out a mirror to comb her hair.
There was a small knife on the bedside table.
Zheng Lin glanced at it, then handed the knife to Assistant Gao, saying, "Take this and handle it."
"Yes." Assistant Gao was finally free. As he left with the knife, he glanced back at Bai Qingchi with lingering fear, thinking to himself: What a troublesome woman. Anyone who marries this woman will lose ten years of their lifespan.
"Brother Zheng Lin, I thought you really weren't coming to see me." Bai Qingchi walked to Zheng Lin's side, rolled up her sleeves to show him, "Could you help me apply some medicine?"
His fair arms were covered in crisscrossing cuts.
She injured herself when she went berserk just now.
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