Chapter 115 He's not just heartless, he's utterly callous!
The call had ended, but Yuan Lai remained in the same position, still on the phone. After a short pause, she breathed into the air, picked up her bag, straightened her back, and walked out of the office expressionlessly.
Tan Zhaojing didn't say where he stopped, but she could sense roughly which direction it was. You could say that she had an exceptionally strong sixth sense when it came to him.
Just like back then, I never believed that he and Lin Zaoyi were innocent.
Thinking of this, Yuan Lai walked to the car and knocked on the window. He didn't get out, but rolled down the window. She smiled calmly and asked, "What do you want?"
Tan Zhaojing looked over, his eyes cold and indifferent. "Didn't the public relations department call you?"
Hearing this, the smile on Yuan Lai's face faded involuntarily. "Is it really necessary for you to make such a fuss over such a small news story?"
Tan Zhaojing's eyelids twitched. "You know it's just a small news story, so why does it have to be about the Tan family?"
Her tone was calm, but every word struck her eardrums. A rhetorical question tore open her jealousy, shattering her self-esteem into pieces.
Yuan Lai's composure crumbled in an instant, all her resentment contorting in her eyes as she sharply questioned, "Tan Zhaojing, in your eyes, our years of friendship aren't even worth a news story???"
The man before him remained completely unmoved. "I can give you the news, provided I haven't given you any prior notice. And you? What are your intentions?"
After saying that, the gaze that was hitting him became sharper and more intense.
Tan Zhaojing continued, "I warned you last time, and you still came this time. Since that's the case, the contract between the two companies doesn't need to be renewed."
The sound wasn't loud, but Yuan Lai experienced tinnitus, her scalp felt like it was being pricked with needles, numb and panicked, and her fingers tightened involuntarily as she held her bag. "Aren't you going too far? Even if it involves something, it shouldn't involve the interests of both families!"
Tan Zhaojing chuckled briefly, "So, is it ultimately about the interests of both families, or your Yuan family?"
Yuan Lai's face paled even more, and her heart turned cold in that instant. Tan Zhaojing wasn't indifferent; he simply didn't care about her. Even their years of friendship meant nothing to him!
Unwilling to let it all vanish, Yuan Lai's face was filled with sorrow. "Tan Zhaojing, I was truly blind!"
He's not just heartless, he's utterly callous!
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Friday is over, and the weekend is here.
Lin Zaoyi didn't leave Xiyuan all Saturday, the farthest she went was the backyard. She planned to do the same on Sunday. After lunch, she planned to take a nap when Xixi video-called her. She told her that the little girl had finished filming and that she would be unemployed for a long time to come.
Actors like her are probably envied not only by their peers, but also by someone like her who is not an expert.
He only takes on two roles a year, spending the rest of his time resting, without promotion or appearances, living a very carefree life.
XiXi on the other end of the screen seemed to be in a good mood. "ZaoYi, let's come out and play~"
She lazily got up, pushed open the window, and the breeze brought in birdsong and the fragrance of flowers. The weather was nice today, with a high sky, light clouds, and bright autumn sunshine.
"Okay, where to?"
Meng Jinxi thought for a moment. Shopping was boring, and playing ball... her doctor had recently advised her to avoid strenuous exercise.
"How about we have a barbecue at Meng Henian's villa?"
"That's possible," Lin Zaoyi asked, "wouldn't it be closer to your uncle and aunt's?"
Xi Xi replied, "While I'm at it, I'll check if he's hiding any women in his villa behind my back."
This guy is a brother complex.
"What if it's hidden?"
XiXi transforms into a little devil, "Give her a beating and throw her out."
Lin Zaoyi smiled, her eyes crinkling. "With that small frame, who could she possibly beat?"
Barbecues are more lively with more people. After hanging up the phone, Meng Jinxi sent a message to Tan You, and then dialed Meng Henian's number, "I want to come to your barbecue place."
Meng Henian was discussing work with Ji Baishen when he paused, asking, "Does this mean you want me to hire a chef from outside?"
The girl said no.
"Then what?"
“It’s no fun with so few people,” Meng Jinxi said as she took her phone to the dressing room to pick out clothes for going out. “No matter how busy you are, you have to come back for me. Also, ask Duan Lin and the others if they’re free to hang out together.”
In some ways, this person was very accommodating to her and responded with a "yes".
"Oh, right, don't call Yuan Lai, Zao Yi is here."
Meng Henian: "Should we invite Tan Zhaojing along?"
I informed them in advance, "The two of them have been having some disagreements lately."
Meng Jinxi wanted to know, "Has Brother Zhaojing been flirting with other women?"
Meng Henian: "No, it's an internal reason."
Meng Jinxi roughly understood why dating was so difficult, and couldn't help but grumble, "They're all cowards!"
Meng Henian: "..."
He didn't reply, "I'm hanging up, I'm busy now."
Sitting across from him, Ji Boshen casually asked, "A phone call tonight?"
"Um."
Meng Henian lowered his eyes and operated his phone, opened Tan Zhaojing's chat box, typed a message, and casually replied, "This girl wants to have barbecue with Zaoyi and asked me to call a few people to come and have some fun."
Ji Baishen didn't hesitate, "I'm free this afternoon, I'll go with you."
Meng Henian paused in his typing, his fingertips hovering in mid-air. He glanced up at Ji Baishen, who met his gaze calmly. "What?"
Meng Henian was direct: "What are you going to do? Looking for thrills?"
Ji Baishen flicked his cigarette ash and said unhurriedly, "It's not certain who will provoke whom."
Meng Henian didn't respond for a moment, but after finishing editing the message, he said, "Where does your confidence come from?"
"It has always been there."
Ji Baishen's tone remained unchanged, "Otherwise, Aunt Ming would not have allowed Zaoyi to go on a blind date with me."
Meng Henian snorted and laughed, "I can't stop you from comforting yourself like that."
His eyes fixed on her, his focused pupils filled with inquiry. "You told me a few days ago that it wasn't a question, so what about today?"
Ji Baishen gave a slight smile. "Maybe."
The tone shifted, "Do you think I should strike first and have my mother come to propose marriage directly to your family?"
Meng Henian's eyelids twitched. "What did you say???"
Ji Baishen succinctly uttered two words: "Marriage."
Meng Henian: "...Ji Baishen, I think you took your medicine without turning on the light!"
Ji Baishen glanced at him and said, "What kind of spell did Tan Zhaojing cast on you to make you so blindly support him?"
Meng Henian scoffed, "Was I helping him? I was helping you. Tan Zhaojing is determined to get Zaoyi, but what about you?"
Before he could find the words or metaphors, Ji Baishen himself said, "The latecomer surpasses the former."
"......"
Meng Henian was speechless for two seconds. "Can you please stop embellishing yourself like this?"
Ji Baishen gave him a sharp look. "How is that romanticized? If they were to be together, would Zaoyi still be going on blind dates?"
That's true.
Meng Henian said, "It's temporary. You should know that Tan Zhaojing has already made a move."
Ji Baishen remained silent for a few seconds before Meng Henian said again, "Will persuasion be of any use? If it is, I'll spare a few words."
This time, Ji Boshen spoke up, "Why don't you try to persuade yourself?"
Meng Henian was speechless for half a second, "You...know?"
"I only knew a little bit and wasn't very sure, but now that I see how you swallow, I'm pretty sure."
"..."
Ji Baishen's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile. "What's the meaning of not saying anything? Feeling guilty?"
Meng Henian lowered his eyelids slightly. "Why would I feel guilty?"
Ji Baishen pressed further, "Then let me ask you, what do you mean by terminating your adoption relationship with the Meng family?"
After a moment of silence, Meng Henian said, "We're all adults now. Besides, I wasn't originally a member of the Meng family, so isn't it normal for us to dissolve this relationship?"
Ji Baishen snorted, "Admitting it will kill you?"
Meng Henian tossed the documents in his hand in front of him, "Instead of worrying about me, you should think about how to get over the breakup."
Ji Baishen: "......"
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