If it were a regular person calling, Wen Yan would hang up immediately and then take a moment to send a message to explain that she was busy.
But Wen Yan couldn't hang up the phone; she was even afraid that if she was a second late, she would miss the call.
"Mom and Dad, I'm sorry, I have to take a very, very important phone call. Thank you for your blessings, Dad."
After saying that, Wen Yan downed the glass of red wine in one gulp, then quickly grabbed her phone and got up to leave.
Everyone present, except for Shen Jingchuan, became curious about the phone call.
Wen Yan just used "very" twice in a row... so who exactly made this call?
Is it really that important? More important than the whole family getting together to celebrate her birthday?
The answer to this question is 'yes'.
Su Yang looked back at the restaurant entrance and said, "This child, why did she run so fast? I wonder who called her. She seems to have lost her mind. She went out in such a thin dress, isn't she afraid of the cold?"
The other family members didn't know who had called, but Shen Jingchuan, who was sitting next to Wen Yan, did.
The caller ID showed the name Qin Yulong, which is also known as Shen Zhirou.
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"Hey! Yulong," Wen Yan finally spoke after they stepped outside through the gate.
Because Qin Yulong's intentions were still uncertain, Wen Yan dared not make the call in front of Su Yang and Shen Yuan, as she had let it slip herself.
"I thought you didn't use that phone number anymore. I've been trying to contact you for a while now, but no one answers your phone."
Qin Yulong's voice soon came from the other end.
Her voice sounded a little tired: "I'm sorry, I've been very busy lately because my father is sick and I've been taking care of him in the hospital, so I haven't had time to contact the outside world. My father and I just got back from the hospital today and saw your missed call, so I called you back."
"So that's how it is. How is your father?" Wen Yan had also thought that Qin Yulong might have gone missing because something had happened at home. It turned out that her father really was sick.
Qin Yulong hummed in agreement: "Thank you for your concern. My father is out of danger. I've seen the negative things about me online, but I didn't expect the conflict between Fu Yiqing and me to affect you. I also saw your pinned post on social media. Thank you for speaking up for me."
"You're welcome! What I said is the truth."
After saying this, the two fell into a brief silence.
Because Qin Yulong was a man of few words, and although Wen Yan was a natural mood-maker, Qin Yulong's father had just returned from the hospital after passing the critical period. Wen Yan was too embarrassed to say anything more, fearing that she might offend Qin Yulong and do more harm than good.
A few seconds later, Qin Yulong spoke first.
"You've already reported it to the police, right? How's the progress? Are you following up?"
"Oh, yes. But I've already handed it over to my lawyer. I haven't been in contact with Fu Yiqing myself."
"Okay, you should definitely do that. You don't need to worry about the rest."
"Um."
"By the way, I saw online that your movie premiere was a great success. Congratulations!"
"Thanks!" Wen Yan smiled sincerely. "You sounded very tired. Putting myself in your shoes, I felt that you must have been very busy and tired these days, but I didn't expect to receive your blessing. I'm very happy."
"Your very first film was a huge success, which is something to be happy about. Also, happy birthday."
Wen Yan was somewhat surprised: "You still know it's my birthday today?"
"Yes, when I searched your name online, the first result was the movie promotion event today, where I saw you cutting the cake."
"Thank you!"
"No need to thank me. I feel very guilty for dragging you into this. Fu Yiqing must have made you feel terrible these past few days. Birthdays are for receiving gifts, so I'll give you one later."
“No need!” Wen Yan immediately refused. “Your blessing is enough; I don’t need a gift.”
"Yes, Fu Yiqing should pay the price for her actions."
"Oh~ you mean this..." Wen Yan understood; Qin Yulong was about to retaliate against Fu Yiqing.
It turns out that the birthday gift she mentioned wasn't a traditional birthday gift.
"Okay. I'll hang up now. You'll see the results online when they're out. My dad's calling me."
"Okay, let's keep in touch. Remember to let me know if you ever stop using this number."
"rest assured."
Qin Yulong hung up the phone quickly.
Wen Yan was somewhat disappointed that she didn't get to ask the question she wanted to ask.
Su Yang, who was waiting at the door with a coat in hand because she was worried that Wen Yan was cold, noticed Wen Yan's expression.
She knew that Wen Yan deliberately went outside to answer the phone because she didn't want her family to hear, so she waited until Wen Yan finished the call before going up to put a coat on her.
"You go out dressed like this in such cold weather, you don't take care of your body at all."
"Hehe," Wen Yan smiled ingratiatingly at Su Yang, "That's just my personality, I'm impulsive and rash. If I did everything in an orderly and methodical way like my older brother, I wouldn't be me."
As they spoke, the two had already returned to the restaurant.
After starting to eat, Su Yang felt more and more uneasy.
After taking only a few bites, Su Yang suddenly asked, "Yan Yan, you're not secretly dating someone, are you?"
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