After leaving the film crew, Shan Song first contacted Geng Qiushi and arranged a meeting under the pretext of advancing the project. After working together for some time, Geng Qiushi was not as wary as before, and the meal went very well. Shan Song also took the opportunity to bring up the topic of Geng Keli.
"I wonder if Mr. Geng is aware that your brother sought cooperation with the Jiang family on the show?"
Geng Qiushi paused as he lowered his head to add tea, then looked up and said calmly, "The Geng family and the Jiang family have been cooperating for a long time. We just happened to be on the show today and were going to say hello. Why did Chairman Shan suddenly bring this up?"
Dan Song raised an eyebrow, his smile faint.
He took a sip of tea and spoke again after a long while: "When I went to Rong's to discuss the project a few days ago, I happened to hear that Jiang Li was in charge of the cooperation between the Geng family and the Qin family. Although I don't quite understand what the Jiang family is planning, it would be good for President Geng to pay more attention."
Dan Song stopped short of making a point, giving the other party ample time to process it: "I won't be in Yunling for a while, Mr. Geng. If you need anything, we can contact each other online."
"Alright, Mr. Shan, take care." Geng Qiushi got up and saw Shan Song out the door, watching the car gradually disappear into the distance, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
As Shan Song had anticipated, Geng Qiushi's reaction was not enough. One conversation was certainly not enough to make him reveal the truth, but if a seed was planted in advance, by the time Shan Song returned from his business trip, Geng Qiushi should have found out the whole story. At that time, not only would he not have to lift a finger to separate the Qin family and the Geng family, but the next communication would also be much smoother.
Shan Song pinched the bridge of his nose and then reminded Qi Yan: "Come back to work quickly, and take good care of your sister-in-law during this time."
Qi Yan, who was enjoying a romantic moment with his wife, received a message and complained to Luan Yining: "Song-ge is so busy that he can't spend time with his wife, and he won't let me spend time with her either."
As soon as I finished speaking, another message came from the other end, as if sensing my voice: "Professor Luan also has work to do; people get annoyed if he's clingy all the time."
"..." Qi Yan looked up, and Luan Yining happened to glance at the eye-catching line of text on his phone screen, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
Qi Yan's mind went on alert, and he immediately sat up: "Wife, do you think I'm clingy?"
"No," Luan Yining said simply, putting down the book in her hand.
Qi Yan looked left and right suspiciously. Seeing that Luan Yining did not have any unusual expression, and reflecting on his recent behavior, he confirmed that there was no problem. Then he snuggled back into Luan Yining's arms, took a happy photo with his phone, typed a few lines, and sent it over.
Today is Sunday, tomorrow is a workday!
Teacher Luan doesn't bother me at all!
【[picture]】
Upon receiving the message, Shan Song thought, "..." Good heavens, his younger brother dares to talk back now. Professor Luan has spoiled him rotten.
Shan Song took a flight that night, and by the time he landed and settled in, it was past midnight. Before adjusting to the time difference, Shan Song called Tong Zhao to let her know he was safe.
It was noon the next day in China. Tong Zhao had just finished eating and waited a little longer, anticipating the landing time of the Dansong plane.
"Zhaozhao didn't take a nap?"
"No, I'm going to sleep now. Have you arrived at the hotel yet?"
"An apartment under my name, I'll bring you there when you're resting."
Tong Zhao blinked and asked, "A large single-level apartment?"
Shan Song smiled and nodded, then walked to the window and turned the camera to let the curious child on the other side of the screen overlook the entire city.
Once again deeply shocked by the fact that the gap between the rich and the poor could not be narrowed even slightly in a short period of time, Tong Zhao silently closed her jaw: "It's very late there, you should get some rest too!"
"Well, even big stars should go and rest. They have work to do this afternoon and need to recharge."
"Okay~" Tong Zhao's hand moved to the hang-up button, but then she suddenly remembered something and stopped: "Wait a minute!"
"Hmm?" Shan Song's voice came immediately.
"Let's not hang up yet," Tong Zhao whispered into the phone. "I'll watch you sleep, and then I'll give the phone to Xiao Wen."
Shan Song chuckled: "Supervisor, huh?"
"To prevent you from secretly working at night." This isn't the first or second time they've done this; they have a long history of such things, and there's absolutely no trust in them.
Dan Song could only nod helplessly and speed up the tidying up: "I'll take a shower and go to sleep right away. Zhao Zhao, you should rest first."
Tong Zhao hesitated for a moment, then hummed in agreement, propped her phone up on the headboard, and lay down.
After a while, he got up again and muted the microphone so that he wouldn't disturb Dansong when he woke up to work.
When Shan Song came out of the bathroom, still damp, he saw Tong Zhao's sleeping face. A warm feeling rose in his heart. He gently touched the rosy cheeks on the screen, his eyes filled with smiles.
Shan Song's work abroad is going very smoothly. According to Tong Zhao's observation, the workload is even slightly lower than before. Shan Song explained that this is because after the cooperation with the Rong family got on track, the mentality of the companies that were previously observing changed.
Overall, they still benefited from Rong Mo's "tailwind".
Meanwhile, the program in China was about to air, and the team, under Qi Yan's instructions, released the previously captured photos.
Once the photos were released, they were immediately forwarded by various marketing accounts and spread like wildfire during the show's pre-show promotion. The most prominent hashtag was naturally "Shan Song cheating".
Dan Song was abroad and watched netizens analyze, debate, and fabricate stories. It actually matched what Zhao Zhao said about a white moonlight substitute. Are people's imaginations really this rich now?
Seeing that the show's popularity had been hyped up enough, Shan Song randomly picked one to say that Tong Zhao had fallen out of favor and that he was currently having an affair with his mistress. He even added pictures and text that seemed reasonable and that a marketing account had supposedly run into him at a hotel the night before, and then replied with a question mark.
Below the question mark is a line of small print indicating the location, thus debunking the rumor.
As the first response after the photos were released, the comments section was flooded with messages from fans. Seeing the familiar tone, the comments were uniformly filled with: "You're finished."
The blogger initially tried to deny it, but his management team quickly reposted and clarified the situation. Marketing accounts realized something was wrong and quickly deleted the post, but netizens were too fast, and "Shansong's response" became a trending topic.
A little while later, the official Shan family account reposted a photo of the boss and his wife, and Shan Song's question mark was interpreted in various ways, but they all basically revolved around one meaning: "Are you blind? This is my wife."
After finishing filming, Tong Zhao leaned back on the hotel sofa and saw various teasing comments from netizens: [What does the original wife, Zhao Zhao, think about that other woman, Zhao Zhao?]
【Still filming? Your husband finished his affair and fled to country S, over 10,000 kilometers away, overnight!】
After looking around and understanding the situation, Tong Zhao replied speechlessly: "He's away on a business trip; he's very busy."
His reply caused an uproar among his fans.
[Hahaha, guy A went to work all day and wanted to check on his wife online, only to find out he'd been cheated on!]
[I clicked on it, and when I opened the picture, I realized the person he was cheating on me with was my own wife.]
[January, March, and Friday are Zhao Zhao's wife; February, April, and June are Zhao Zhao's mistresses, April and May...]
Among the many jokes, there were also questions: "Why didn't you respond immediately?"
Despite his busy schedule, Shan Song, who was checking in on his wife, replied to this post: "Because the show is about to air, we shouldn't miss out on the hype."
[...]
That makes a lot of sense, but something still feels off.
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