After driving Shan Song away, Zhou Muyuan couldn't help but smile, but when he thought about what the Qin family had done this time, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
He wasn't foolish enough to think this incident was just Qin Chong's own doing. The Qin family's actions were clearly a provocation. With the Geng family around, things were indeed different. Since they didn't take the Zhou family seriously, he shouldn't blame him for being impolite.
Tong Zhao must be even more eager to break away from the Qin family this time. He didn't even need to persuade him; he took the initiative to send over his gratitude for saving people and information about the Qin family's movements.
Although its usefulness was limited, it was best to keep things stable for now. Zhou Muyuan specially sent someone to deliver gifts to the film crew to comfort Tong Zhao. Tong Zhao accepted them with obvious delight, but only after the person left did she send a message to Shan Song, venting her frustration: "[Zhou Muyuan has become stingy! [Image]]"
Upon receiving the message, Shan Song was both amused and exasperated: 【Your husband will give you cash.】
Before Tong Zhao could finish typing, his phone immediately displayed a text message notification of the funds arriving in his account, showing a long string of amounts, some in whole numbers and some in small ones.
At the same time, a message from Shan Song arrived: "[What I secretly took from the Zhou family these past few days, I've given to Zhaozhao.]"
Tong Zhao has now come to accept Shan Song's misunderstanding of his penny-pinching ways. Guided by Shan Song's frequent references to marital property, he's also learned to accept his partner's affections without guilt. After a moment's thought, he smiled, deleted his original reply, and wrote: "Okay, are you resting now?"
Shan Song has been traveling a lot on business lately, and he doesn't stay in any place for too long. He has to squeeze in his rest time and his schedule is often irregular. Tong Zhao always asks him if he is resting, and if so, they will chat for a little less time or just keep the video on.
As expected, it was the same this time.
Shan Song replied: [I'm on my way to another branch office. It's not far this time, but it will take a little longer. I can pick you up and take you home as soon as I'm done.]
However, this time Tong Zhao extracted the key information, and his eyes lit up. Did being able to take him home mean that they didn't have to pretend anymore? Thinking this, he asked the question.
[Yeah, by the time you finish filming, they won't be paying attention to us anymore. Zhao Zhao can start counting down. We can accompany Zhao Zhao no matter what she wants to do in the future.]
After thinking for a moment, Shan Song sent several more messages.
[Let's clarify the rumors first.]
Haven't been watching those things lately?
There's nothing to see here. That's just how the internet is—a mob of people. Don't take their nonsense to heart.
If Qin Chong bullies you, just yell back, even hit him back, but don't hurt yourself. Let the bodyguards handle it; your husband will cover for you.
Tong Zhao sighed as he looked at the endless stream of messages on the other side of the screen. How come people who never surf the internet normally know the word "troll" and are even inciting him to fight? Will they teach their kids to do the same? That would just raise a little tyrant.
Why did you think of that? That's way too far ahead. Tong Zhao's face flushed, and she quickly replied: 【Don't worry, I've already warned him. I have dirt on him. I recorded him talking to me before. He's been much quieter since then. You get some rest. This time, I promise to protect myself and stay far away from him, so I won't give him any opportunity.】
Dan Song: [I know Zhao Zhao is very well-behaved. I'll work hard for another half month and then reward my wife when I get back.]
Was it really his reward? Tong Zhao was still a little worried, but she obediently replied: 【Okay, my husband works hard to support the family!】
"My wife also gave me a reward." Dan Song seized the opportunity and didn't hold back at all.
……All right.
Tong Zhao smiled, then saw another message from Shan Song: "I've doubled your bodyguards again. If you really can't resist going online, or if you're in a bad mood, you can have them curse out those trolls for you. Some of them are computer science majors and can be helpful."
Tong Zhao replied helplessly: 【Okay, go and rest now. *kiss*
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It's no wonder Shan Song was so worried. Qin Chong went completely crazy in the first few days after Tong Zhao returned to the set. It was obvious that he held a grudge against him. Not only did he make things more difficult for him on set, but he also deliberately made mistakes, insulted him, cut his scenes, and even started to manipulate public opinion online.
Qin Chong is, after all, a popular celebrity with terrifying influence, which has led to his social media accounts being filled with a chaotic mess of netizens' mockery and insults, cursing his unhappy marriage, spouting conspiracy theories about a wealthy family, making personal attacks, and even targeting Shan Song.
The phone, which was usually quiet, started ringing incessantly and was even bombarded with numerous harassing calls. Fortunately, the bodyguards who came with Shan Song came to the rescue and managed to block them all. Xiao Wen also put the phone on Do Not Disturb mode, leaving only important message notifications.
Regarding this man's mad dog-like behavior, it was only after asking Shan Song that it was learned that he had a huge fight with Geng Keli because of him. It was a business marriage, and neither of them would give in to the other. They hadn't even had their honeymoon and were already separated.
Tong Zhao also knew that the conditions Qin Chong discussed with Geng Keli could not possibly only involve him; there must be other benefits involved. Taking him down was at most a bonus. Therefore, it was now basically certain that Qin Chong was venting his personal grievances.
Perhaps Qin Siyuan's previous recognition gave him a signal that Tong Zhao's value had been almost exhausted. This time, Qin Chong no longer cared. Tong Zhao originally thought that there was less than a month left before the end of filming, so he could just endure it. But since the person insisted on showing up in front of him, he had no choice but to take out the previous recording to warn him.
Fortunately, the results were good, but there was nothing that could be done about public opinion. His reputation was already bad, and he was used to it anyway.
Shan Song tried to comfort him, saying that he was the person who understood the online situation best in the past two years, and he had become experienced in being insulted. The idea of arguing with trolls was a distant memory for him, and he didn't have that kind of temper now.
However...
Tong Zhao smiled, not because he was laughing at Shan Song's concern, but because he found that he could always sense love in Shan Song's nagging instructions. It was an undisguised kind of love, completely different from a sense of responsibility. It was a feeling of constant indebtedness, an unreasonable favoritism, and the confidence that someone was backing him up.
Tong Zhao felt that Shan Song seemed to have an extraordinary talent for loving people, able to get full marks even without attending classes, while he was like an ordinary student being taught by a top student, with only average talent, who could only study hard and try his best to replicate Shan Song's love and then repay him.
If Shan Song knew what he was thinking, he would be very surprised, because in his eyes the truth was exactly the opposite. He always felt that Tong Zhao was the natural-born genius who knew how to love, and that everything he had was learned from Tong Zhao. This was what Tong Zhao deserved for her unreserved and complete trust in him, and he should have received more than he deserved.
Another point is that Shan Song believes that the way a person loves someone is actually similar to the way they want to be loved. Although he has no experience, Tong Zhao's reaction is his benchmark.
Tong Zhao might not know, but Shan Song could see it clearly: when an omega feels loved, their whole being glows. It's a state that no acting skill can imitate, a state that makes Shan Song's heart flutter just by recalling it.
He hopes that Tong Zhao will always be loved, not only by him, but also by family, friends, loyal fans, and even strangers... This will be Shan Song's source of motivation for a long time to come.
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