The food was already laid out on the round table in the private room.
There were only four people. Su Er had already planned to pull out the chair at the very edge to sit down, but Jiang Siyan casually pulled out the chair next to him, which was in the upper seat, and gestured for her to "sit down."
Su Er glanced at Mo Qingshu and the others with some unease, while Mo Qingshu simply smiled at her in a friendly manner.
Having witnessed Jiang Siyan's demeanor outside, Meng Zhaoqi was no longer surprised by the scene before him.
He pulled out chairs for Mo Qingshu, and the two ladies naturally sat in the seats of honor.
Across the small round table, Jiang Siyan rested one hand on the back of Su Er's chair and chatted with Meng Zhaoqi about the latest policy issues.
Mo Qingshu also turned to chat with her, "Your name is Su Er, right? I've seen your performance in 'Under the Moon,' and your acting was excellent."
Su Er didn't take such polite words seriously, but still smiled politely and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Mo."
Mo Qingshu was very approachable, and a friendly smile appeared on her cool face. "You don't need to be so polite. Si Yan and I have known each other since we were little. So I'm definitely a bit older than you. If you're happy, you can call me Sister Qingshu."
Su Er didn't refuse and called out softly, "Sister Qingshu."
Mo Qingshu ate a few bites of food, then suddenly remembered, "I've seen your photo. You're auditioning for the second female lead role tomorrow, right?"
Su Er nodded.
Mo Qingshu put down her chopsticks, glanced at Jiang Siyan, and teased her in a lighthearted tone, "I'm very businesslike, and I won't give you special treatment just because of Siyan."
Su Er met Mo Qingshu's clear eyes, understood the meaning behind her words, felt a warmth in her heart, and felt much more relaxed. She pouted at her and said with a hint of disdain, "Sister Qingshu, casting should be done by professionals. He doesn't understand."
Upon hearing this, Mo Qingshu's gaze softened even more as he looked at her, and he chuckled softly, saying, "But Xiao Er, I still have high hopes for you."
Su Er: "Then I'll try my best tomorrow so as not to disappoint Sister Qingshu."
Jiang Siyan and the others also ended their conversation, picked up a piece of black truffle mushroom and put it into Su Er's bowl, looked up at Mo Qingshu, and casually said, "Our Er'er's acting skills are excellent, there's no need for me to give her special treatment, you just need to enforce the law."
The hydrangea in the bowl shimmered with an oily sheen. Su Er lowered her eyes, picked up a small piece, and put it in her mouth. It was crisp, slightly spicy, and it also stirred up a bit of heat in her heart.
Su Er couldn't help but wonder, would he treat everyone like this?
Human hearts are never satisfied. At the beginning, people only hope to get what they want, but after getting it, they expect to be the only one, the one that is different from others.
That strange emotion only surged for a moment, and Su Er quickly came to her senses. She shouldn't, and couldn't, let herself fall into such self-pity.
She blinked, her eyes regaining their clarity, and slowly ate the food that Jiang Siyan had put on her plate.
Jiang Siyan seemed quite interested in feeding her, and when she finished eating, he reached out to pick up more food for her.
Su Er quickly grabbed his sleeve and said, "No need."
Jiang Siyan asked, "Not to your liking?"
She hadn't eaten this little on the previous two occasions, so Jiang Siyan couldn't help but ask her more questions.
Su Er shook her head, leaned closer and whispered, "No, if I eat at this time, I'll get puffy, and I won't look good on camera tomorrow."
Jiang Siyan frowned and pinched her cheek: "How swollen can a face the size of a palm get? You'll be crying in the middle of the night with a stomachache."
Su Er attended several business events the night before last. By the time the events ended, it was past dinner time, and she was afraid that eating would affect her condition the next day, so she could only endure the hunger and drink water.
After parting ways on the plane, the two went about their own business, only meeting through their phones.
I happened to be video chatting with Jiang Siyan before bed one time, and as soon as the call connected, I noticed that her expression was off.
Su Er took some stomach medicine, afraid that he would make a fuss. At first, she endured the pain and said it was nothing, but later the pain intensified, and she could only hide her face in the quilt to avoid the camera.
Jiang Siyan saw through her trick immediately, his voice gradually becoming serious and his tone becoming heavier as he asked her, "What exactly is wrong?"
Su Er sniffed, knowing she couldn't hide it any longer, and could only admit, "My stomach hurts."
Have you had dinner yet?
"Eat..." Su Er glanced at Jiang Siyan's expression and changed her mind to tell the truth: "No... I did, but I took my medicine and I'll be fine after a nap."
Jiang Siyan shouted sternly, "Nonsense!"
With just those words, Su Er couldn't stop her tears. She felt both pained and wronged. "Why are you being so mean to me? I'm in pain and you're still being mean to me!"
Jiang Siyan had no choice but to ask his secretary to arrange meals and a doctor, while he coaxed her on the phone, saying, "You're lying and you still have the nerve to justify it."
Su Er became more and more upset as she spoke, sobbing, "What can I do? My eyes are swollen again after eating, and it hurts so much when I put ice on them this morning. And you still yell at me. I didn't want this to happen."
She's not one to cause trouble for others; she usually gets through things on her own and doesn't feel that wronged.
But today, Jiang Siyan kept asking and asking, and once her tears started, they flowed like a burst dam, and she couldn't stop them.
Jiang Siyan changed the subject and asked, "Aren't you afraid that if you cry now, your face will be swollen tomorrow?"
Upon hearing this, Su Er pouted and reached for a napkin, covering her face and sobbing, wanting to cry but not daring to.
Jiang Siyan, on the other end of the phone, was both amused and exasperated. "Alright, eat something light in a bit, let the doctor examine you properly, and stop crying."
Su Er's hotel was in a remote location, and it was an hour before the doctor arrived.
Actually, after returning to Beicheng, Jiang Siyan said he would move her to a new place, but the girl was unwilling and seemed to be arguing about something.
After the doctor finished examining her and reported the situation to Jiang Siyan, it was already late. He then supervised her to finish her meal and take her medicine.
The phone call lasted until late at night. He only hung up after confirming that the little face in the video was fast asleep.
Su Er recalled the tears she shed that night, and felt increasingly ashamed. Afraid that he would reveal more embarrassing things about her in front of others, she quickly nudged him with her elbow, "Don't say it."
Jiang Siyan leaned close to her ear and chuckled, "When you're being unreasonable with me, don't you know how shameless you are?"
Su Er reached out to shield his face, the flower petals hanging by her ear swaying gently with her movement.
She scolded him playfully, "You still dare to talk!"
Meng Zhaoqi watched this scene from the side and raised an eyebrow slightly, only to have his playful smile disappear after being glared at by Mo Qingshu.
Halfway through the meal, a loud and arrogant shout suddenly rang out from outside the private room, "Brother Si Yan! Where is Brother Si Yan?"
The door to the private room was pushed open, and a waiter announced first, "Sir, Young Master Zhao has arrived."
Jiang Siyan didn't seem displeased at all, and instead chuckled and cursed, "Why is this rascal here?"
Meng Zhaoqi: "They probably got wind of it and came to ambush you."
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