Gu Shaojin and Ming Jiayi stood silently in the elevator when suddenly, a cell phone ring broke the quiet between them.
Gu Shaojin took out her phone, glanced at the note on it, and then swiped to answer the call.
The deep, emotionless voice of Gu Shaojin's father came through the phone.
"Shao Jin, come back to Villa No. 2 for dinner tonight. I have something to say to you."
Gu Shaojin showed no surprise whatsoever. He merely raised an eyebrow slightly and calmly replied, "Okay. When did you get back?"
"I just got off the plane not long ago. If you're not busy, come back soon and bring Jiayi back with you. I haven't seen her in years," Gu Ze said earnestly, word by word.
Gu Shaojin glanced at Ming Jiayi and spoke directly.
"My father is back and asked me to take you home for dinner tonight. Are you coming?"
Ming Jiayi scratched her ear and cheek, looking somewhat unwilling.
If nothing unexpected happens, Gu Shaojin's father and mother should confess everything to him tonight, right?
It wouldn't be appropriate for her, as an outsider, to listen to that...
"I think I'd better not go... Uncle just got back, you all should have a good family gathering. I'll visit Uncle another time," Ming Jiayi replied politely.
Gu Shaojin took the phone away from his ear and stared straight at Ming Jiayi, his eyes filled with an unprecedented sorrow. He then parted his thin lips and said in a very low voice,
"Go, I need you."
Ming Jiayi was stunned for a moment, but then she frowned, as if she had realized something.
She said to Gu Shaojin in her sweet voice, "Well, maybe I should go. I haven't seen Uncle in a long time."
Gu Shaojin stepped forward and hugged Ming Jiayi. He took the phone back to his ear and replied calmly, "We still have some things to take care of. We'll go back after we're done."
"good."
Ming Jiayi didn't struggle against Gu Shaojin's embrace this time. She reached out and touched Gu Shaojin's back, and asked softly, "Did you notice it too?"
"Hmm," Gu Shaojin replied calmly.
...
The two walked together into the stairwell where the equipment was stored. At this time, Chen Jing was still talking to Mo Xing about the planned route for tomorrow.
The original plan was to go to the oncology department for filming the next day, but unexpectedly, they completed two days' worth of plans in one day. So Chen Jing and Jiang Yisong are just discussing the itinerary for the next day again.
Gu Shaojin's phone rang again. He took it out and saw that it was Chi Yun calling, so he went outside to answer it.
Ming Jiayi smiled at the two directors, then sat down on the stairs.
Chen Jing looked at Ming Jiayi and said with a serious expression,
"Jiayi, here's the thing, we just had a discussion and we're thinking of moving the original plan for the third day to tomorrow. Then on the third day, we'll leave the hospital and go straight to film our second part. What do you think?"
Ming Jiayi nodded. "Okay, I have no objection. You can make the arrangements."
“Okay, then it’s settled.” Chen Jing replied, “Jiang Yisong should have already told you about tomorrow’s itinerary, right? He was going to the obstetrics and gynecology department and the pediatrics department, right?”
"I already said that."
"Okay, we've already discussed the specifics of tomorrow's itinerary with Mo Xing, so we'll ask her to explain it to you later. Is that alright?"
“No problem,” Ming Jiayi replied earnestly.
Chen Jing scratched his head sheepishly and said to the others with a contented look, "Then we've perfectly wrapped up for today, let's call it a day!"
"Directors, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to finish work a little later," Chi Yun said, standing unnoticed at the door, while Gu Shaojin was standing right behind him.
Jiang Yisong and Chen Jing looked towards the door, and then nodded slightly to Chi Yun and Gu Shaojin in unison.
...
"Then take a look at the contract. If there are no major problems, then sign it. If there are any issues, we're not in a hurry; we can make changes," Chi Yun said earnestly, standing behind Gu Shaojin.
Gu Shaojin kept her word and let them fill in any number they wanted, but the two of them weren't greedy, so they only filled in the amount needed for the actual filming, follow-up work, and publicity.
Chen Jing and Jiang Yisong sat opposite Gu Shaojin, carefully flipping through the contract page by page. After they had finished looking at it, they picked up a pen and signed their names.
Gu Shaojin took the contract without hesitation, and signed his name on the last page without even glancing at it.
After the signing was completed, both parties stood up. Gu Shaojin shook hands with Jiang Yisong and Chen Jing respectively, and then walked out the door.
They found an office to sign the contract, while Ming Jiayi went to the underground parking lot to wait for Gu Shaojin.
Mo Xing sat down next to Ming Jiayi with her little notebook in hand and spoke earnestly.
"We'll leave from downstairs at your place at 8 a.m. tomorrow. Director Chen said he and Director Jiang want to get there early to film some scenes about how obstetricians and gynecologists view obstetrics and gynecology. We don't need to rush."
When we arrived at the hospital, it was around 8:30 or 9:00. The other mothers should have gotten up by then, so we went to their wards together.
In the afternoon—oh no, after the OB/GYN shoot, we went straight to the pediatrics department. Shooting babies in the pediatrics department will probably be more difficult because they're fussy, so it might take quite a while. Yeah, that's about all Director Chen just said.
Ming Jiayi yawned leisurely and replied casually, "Okay, no problem."
"Are you going home with President Gu later? Will you be at President Gu's house or your house tomorrow morning? If you're at President Gu's house, I won't come looking for you." Mo Xing asked with a gossipy look.
"It's hard to say, he might be at my parents' house. It's okay, you can just come to the hospital tomorrow," Ming Jiayi replied somewhat perfunctorily.
Mo Xing covered her mouth with a mischievous smile and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll go home now."
"Go on, go on," Ming Jiayi yawned again, waving her hand sleepily.
Mo Xing left, but Gu Shaojin hadn't come down yet. Feeling bored, Ming Jiayi leaned against the back of the car and closed her eyes slightly. Perhaps she was a little tired from walking around all day, so she soon fell asleep.
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Ming Jiayi vaguely heard the system's voice echoing in her mind. After a while, she suddenly woke up. She shook her head and looked at the main road outside the window, unable to tell whether the system's words were a dream or reality.
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