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We had originally planned a small family camping dinner, but unexpectedly a lot of people showed up.
Xia Zhitang was busy with the reception, and Wang Ma happily called to have additional ingredients and utensils delivered.
On the grass, Cheng Shubai was making super big bubbles with a huge bubble wand, and Tongtong was running after the big bubbles with a smile on her face while holding the bubble machine.
Qing Wu felt that her eyes were not enough, and she rushed forward with her little feet that had just been able to stand up. Gu Zian squatted behind his daughter, supporting her.
Qingluan was unexpectedly timid. She hid her big body behind Lin Jingming, who looked helpless, and her head popped out from behind Lin Jingming's shoulder from time to time.
Xia Zhitang, Guan Mingyue and Wang Jiajia sat under a parasol, drinking coffee and chatting idly.
Guan Mingyue called her daughter back from running, sweating all over her head, and asked the nanny to wipe her sweat and change her towel.
She looked at her daughter who rushed out like a little rocket and snorted coldly: "That bastard did it on purpose."
The first time Wang Jiajia saw the legendary beauty, she felt that she was so beautiful that she could dazzle her eyes when she looked at her from the side.
In her heart, she secretly cursed Mr. Cheng for betraying such a beautiful and interesting person. He really deserved this day.
The older children played with the younger ones for over an hour, finally running out of juice. The adults scrambled to feed the two little ones. After a flurry of activity, the fathers took the children to bed, while Guan Mingyue and Wang Jiajia went to taste the homemade wine stored at the resort.
Xia Zhitang finally had time to catch his breath. While watching Wang Ma directing people to clean up the mess, he took out his computer to make some progress.
When Lin Jingming was pulled back by Qingluan who was still making trouble, he was caught off guard to find that there were suddenly only two of them left.
Xia Zhitang looked at Lin Jingming, who was being pulled back by Qingluan with a wooden face, and waved at him.
"Come and have something to eat." She took the dog leash from Lin Jingming's hand, touched the furry dog's head a few times, and handed the dog to Wang Ma to feed.
When the plate of food Lin Jingming ordered was served, the staff had also left. For a moment, in this empty wilderness, the only sounds left were the ticking of keyboards and the clattering of cups and plates, besides the chirping of insects and birds.
Xia Zhitang finished reading the last document and said, "Lin Jingming, I've reorganized the material classification table and sent it to the group."
"Well, I'll take a look." Lin Jingming answered slowly, staring at the tomatoes in the salad plate.
Xia Zhitang subconsciously glanced at Lin Jingming and felt something strange that was hard to describe.
"As soon as possible, let me push my ideas first." Xia Zhitang was actually a little anxious, but he couldn't say anything to Lin Jingming, after all, he was also busy with his movie.
"Yeah, okay." Lin Jingming put down his cutlery and wiped his lips with a tissue. "I'm going to take a break."
Xia Zhitang looked at Lin Jingming's back and frowned unconsciously.
Lin Jingming took two steps and suddenly turned back.
"Get some rest."
Xia Zhitang was stunned for a moment, and before he could reply, he watched the person walk away without looking back.
Maybe he's really busy recently?
Gu Zian finally got rid of the complicated affairs of taking care of the children, but met Lin Jingming in the corridor.
"Director Lin." Gu Zian's smile carried a sense of deliberate alienation.
Lin Jingming nodded to him as a greeting.
"Director Lin." Gu Zian unexpectedly reached out to stop Lin Jingming, "Tangtang and I are doing very well."
There was a hint of provocation in his eyes that he himself hadn't noticed. Gu Zian didn't know why he was panicking, but his intuition told him that he couldn't let the man in front of him notice the undercurrent between him and Tangtang.
"Yeah, I know." Lin Jingming was too lazy to pay attention to him. "She and Qingluan are over there on the lawn. I want to go back and rest."
As Gu Zian looked at Lin Jingming's back, a strange feeling of frustration surged in his heart, as if he had punched a ball of cotton.
When Lin Jingming turned a corner, he met Cheng Shubai who was hiding at the foot of the wall watching the show. He was frightened but did not stop.
After confirming that Gu Zian couldn't see him, Lin Jingming pulled the eavesdropper away.
The two walked away in tacit understanding. Only then did Lin Jingming ask his friend, who was staring at him with a puzzled look on his face, "Where's Tongtong?"
"Mingyue is taking a nap." Cheng Shubai's beautiful peach blossom eyes stared at Lin Jingming blankly, "Tell me, what evil idea are you brewing in your stomach?"
"What are you thinking about? It would be great if you could just make some money." Lin Jingming smiled and looked at Cheng Shubai. "I have a bunch of projects lined up, and I have to promote the movie, and there's also urgent things to do with the documentary."
Cheng Shubai always felt that something was wrong: "Has he changed his personality?"
"When have I ever been late for work?" At most, he was just a little willful.
Cheng Shubai narrowed his eyes slightly, but couldn't see anything unusual. "Okay, it would be great if I could make some money."
Lin Jingming shrugged, "I have something else to do. See you later."
At dinner time, Guan Mingyue took the ladies to sit near the singing band, leaving the three men to take care of the children and the dog.
"Did you have a conflict with Xiao Gu?" Guan Mingyue asked suddenly, shaking her wine glass.
Xia Zhitang was in a daze for a moment, looking at Guan Mingyue's extremely folded profile, and belatedly digested the question just now.
She was silent for a few seconds, then carefully answered: "Marriage has reached a certain stage, you know."
Guan Mingyue placed the purple wine glass in front of Xia Zhitang: "Plum juice, let's have a toast."
"Take me with you." Wang Jiajia happily put down the tray and hurriedly poured herself a glass of fruit wine.
Xia Zhitang and Guan Mingyue looked at each other and saw a hint of envy in each other's eyes.
"Cheers to the future!" Wang Jiajia raised her glass, and the diamond ring on her middle finger shone with brilliant light.
Across the crowd, Gu Zian looked up at Xia Zhitang who was holding a glass in the distance, and his attention was immediately drawn to his daughter's cry.
When Xia Zhitang raised his eyes, he saw Gu Zian coaxing his daughter with a spoon. The complex and mellow taste of the sweet and sour cold plum soup he had just drunk seemed to spread from his taste buds to his heart.
She sighed, picked up the cup and drank the remaining sour plum soup in one gulp, looking like someone who would be worried if she didn't have any wine.
Lin Jingming withdrew his gaze from Xia Zhitang, leaned back on the outdoor chair, and casually stroked the hair on Qingluan's head with his hand.
Xia Zhitang looked up unconsciously, only to see Cheng Shubai and Gu Zian on the men's side taking care of their daughters, while Lin Jingming was holding Qingluan with one hand and pressing his mobile phone with the other.
Her eyes fell on Lin Jingming's face as he was concentrating on playing with his mobile phone. She always felt that this man was a little strange.
The moment Lin Jingming put down his phone, Xia Zhitang's phone vibrated twice.
It was a message from Lin Jingming. When I clicked on it, it was a project comment. His opinions were marked in different colors and categorized in the document.
Xia Zhitang felt relieved suddenly, but unfortunately this huge sense of security passed by so quickly that she didn't notice it.
Lin Jingming picked up the beer and in the blink of an eye he saw Xia Zhitang’s smiling face finally blooming.
He raised his glass reservedly and clinked it lightly with Xia Zhitang, then withdrew his gaze.
This scene fell into Guan Mingyue's eyes. Her meaningful eyes swept from the leisurely Lin Jingming to Gu Zian who was busy taking care of his daughter, and finally fell on Xia Zhitang who took out his computer and started looking at documents.
She curled her red lips slightly and shook the wine glass in her hand amid the lingering singing from the home court.
At the premiere of "Legend of the Three Kings", Xia Zhitang looked at the tall Gu Zian and Chen Ziqi standing in a flash of light, their matching looks and temperament like a golden boy and a jade girl.
"They're such a perfect match. I'm going to get banged." An indistinct scream came from behind.
"Shh, keep a low profile." The suppressed voice from next door vaguely said the keyword "wife".
Xia Zhitang suddenly felt a little bored. She didn't quite understand what was the point of the two of them insisting on doing this?
Holding the invitation letter, she walked between the narrow red velvet viewing benches and unexpectedly met the gaze of Lin Jingming, who was leaning on the back of the chair and looking up at her.
"What number?" He pointed at the letter in Xia Zhitang's hand with a smile.
“13.”
"here."
He pointed to the seat next to him and shrunk in his chair to make more room for her to pass.
As Xia Zhitang staggered sideways as he walked over, Lin Jingming subconsciously reached out and supported Xia Zhitang's elbow.
"careful."
Xia Zhitang couldn't see his expression, but he could hear his happy mood from his tone.
"Why are you..." Xia Zhitang didn't know that Lin Jingming would come.
"Director Wang is my teacher." Although he hadn't been very friendly with Su Wen since they got married, "I hadn't planned to come. The review opinions just came back yesterday."
Lin Jingming leaned close to Xia Zhitang's ear and whispered, "Very satisfied. My heart relaxed immediately."
He looked at Xia Zhitang's ears, which turned slightly red, and smiled as he distanced himself from her.
“Once the release date is set, I can fully return to the documentary project, and the rough cut will be ready.”
"Thank you for your hard work." Xia Zhitang sometimes didn't want to disturb Lin Jingming, but he was indeed better at artistic things such as setting the tone at the beginning.
"It's getting awkward to talk about this." Lin Jingming raised the invitation with a golden border in his hand. "It's thanks to the documentary that I got it."
Director Wang's change of attitude towards him began with the broadcast of the two documentaries. As a veteran artist, Director Wang firmly believes that the work is an expression of the director's artistic values.
Xia Zhitang looked at the invitation in Lin Jingming's hand, which was gleaming with light. "You are an excellent director. You deserve it."
As soon as she finished speaking, both of them were stunned.
"Xia Xia." Lin Jingming felt like he was wrapped in a colorful bubble of happiness, floating in the bright sky with the wind. "Speak the truth."
Xia Zhitang's face turned red in an instant. She didn't understand why she subconsciously blurted out the truth in her heart.
"But I am very happy." Lin Jingming's voice was as light as a flying feather.
Xia Zhitang felt that the current atmosphere seemed a little too ambiguous: "I'm telling the truth, you know..."
I don't mean anything else...
"Yeah, I know."
It's because you won't lie to me that my heart is so moved...
Xia Zhitang opened her mouth but couldn't think of what to say for a long time. The time when she was fighting with the Su family inexplicably flashed through her mind.
She suddenly realized that she could never hate Lin Jingming...
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