Chapter 173 Why aren't you home in the middle of the night?
Ji Qing wasn't entirely clear about Shen Xichen's thoughts.
However, some friends warned me that the Shen family's motives were not pure.
At that time, the Ji family also faced a choice between two options, with no third option.
Ji Qing paused for a moment before saying, "I don't know the specifics, but I know he's dangerous."
"Although you have separated from the Zhong family, our initial choice still stands. The entanglements of interests will not disappear with the divorce. Don't get too close to the Shen family."
Ji Tanyuan pursed her lips and nodded.
"I know."
She watched her father's elevator ascend, then turned and left.
At 8 p.m., Ji Tanyuan finished her work and went to Zhang Zhang's photography studio.
She was shooting a magazine cover today, but an unexpected situation occurred, and she was a little late getting off work.
Zhang Zhang heated up a glass of milk for her and rubbed her neck, saying, "I'm so tired."
While rubbing his neck, he complained, "Meeting big shots is absolutely agonizing; they're so difficult to please."
Zhang Zhang leaned his head on Ji Tanyuan's shoulder. "After Yuan Yin went silent, this movie queen can now stand tall and proud, and no one dares to go against her anymore."
Ji Tanyuan took a sip of sweet milk. "Yuan Yin has gone silent? Retired from the entertainment industry?"
Zhang Zhang: No, according to rumors, she got married.
Ji Tanyuan asked in surprise, "What?"
She turned her head to look at Zhang Zhang, "Married? To whom?"
She recalled the scene of her walking with her cousin Zhong Yan that day.
She put down her cup and nudged her with her shoulder. "Tell me quickly."
Zhang Zhang blinked. "If you're curious about this, just have someone investigate. This is just something I heard by word of mouth, so its authenticity needs to be verified."
"I'm just gossiping a bit. There's no need for people to go through all that trouble to investigate. It's the entertainment industry; who isn't interested?"
Zhang Zhang cleared his throat. "It's said that she was forced into marriage, just to make the young master of a certain powerful family give up on her."
Ji Tanyuan's mouth dropped open. "It's really unreal."
Being forced into marriage is unrealistic, and it's not enough to make someone give up.
Even if you get married, you can still get divorced, right?
Zhang Zhang shrugged. "You'll probably find out about the wedding soon. It's impossible for me to marry an ordinary person."
Ji Tanyuan nodded, "Let's go, I'm itching to play. Why don't you find two more people for us to play mahjong?" While waiting for Zhang Zhang to pack his things, Ji Tanyuan suddenly asked, "What's the date today?"
Zhang Zhang: "June 9th? What's wrong?"
"June 20th is Zhong Yan's birthday."
"..."
Zhang Zhang straightened up. She stood behind the desk and looked at Miss Ji.
"Are you celebrating your ex-husband's birthday?"
Ji Tanyuan blinked. "Oh, is that okay?"
Zhang Zhang raised his right hand and made a helpless one-handed shrug. "Of course, you can do whatever you want."
Ji Tanyuan: "He bought me an island, what do I need to buy?"
"Let's buy stars."
Ji Tanyuan's eyes lit up. "Great idea!"
Zhang Zhang: "..."
"How much does one star cost?"
"All I know is that the naming rights for an asteroid cost £35."
Ji Tanyuan: "How do you know so much?"
Zhang Zhang: "This is one of the romantic gestures for couples. My stingy ex-boyfriend once bought it for me and made it seem like a big deal. I was initially impressed, but the certificate is not recognized by the astronomical community. It's just a romantic gesture."
"Your stars might be displayed very far away."
Ji Tanyuan pouted, "I wouldn't be able to present something that's too cheap."
She sighed.
Zhang Zhang: "You gave him a box of black truffles last year, so you should give him another box this year."
Ji Tanyuan: "Don't say that. He was speechless for a long time because I was so perfunctory back then."
At that time, the two had just gotten married, and Ji Tanyuan didn't care much about Zhong Yan. Although she acted well-behaved and clever, she didn't even know his birthday.
It was her assistant who reminded her.
At that time, she received a box of top-grade French black truffles from a friend, weighing about two kilograms and worth more than 1 million yuan. She immediately gave it to Zhong Yan.
Later, feeling it wasn't good enough, he asked his designer for his measurements and ordered a custom-made haute couture suit.
Zhang Zhang: "If he's not short of money, then do something else. Make yourself a ribbon and send it over; he'll be sure to be happy."
Ji Tanyuan was speechless. "Shut up."
Zhang Zhang put his arm around her shoulder. "Do you remember the movie we watched together before?"
Ji Tanyuan's face turned bright red. "I don't want to!"
"You always come up with crooked ideas."
Zhang Zhang: "Then let's cook a meal."
Ji Tanyuan: "...I would never do that. What if I send him to the hospital?"
"It's just a meal, it doesn't have that much power. It's not like I'm asking you to cook a Manchu Han Imperial Feast. It's just a token of my appreciation! Understand?"
Ji Tanyuan nodded, finding the method reliable.
Just as Ji Tanyuan received Zhong Yan's call, she had just won a hand of gambling.
He answered with a delighted smile: "Hello? Are you done with work?"
She held her phone between her ear and shoulder, the sound crisp and clear, while she touched the mahjong tiles, two pieces of paper stuck to her face.
"So happy?" Zhong Yan could hear the happiness in her tone.
Ji Tanyuan hummed in agreement. "Of course, why are you making a call now?"
As he spoke, he threw out 20,000.
Zhong Yan frowned. "Are you playing mahjong?"
"Yes, I've been on a really good run today, I've only lost one game so far."
Ruan Jiangli's face was covered with small notes. She blew on them, and the notes flew off her lips. Her face was extremely angry: "Hurry up, what are you doing?"
She'd rather lose money than play this game again. As she thought this, she glared at Zhang Zhang, thinking he was full of wicked ideas.
Zhang Zhang looked innocent, but was glared at, so he picked up his phone and took another picture.
Ruan Jiangli gritted her teeth, "You wretched girl, you're dead."
They pounced on each other and started wrestling.
Ji Tanyuan stood up, trying to distance herself from the trouble, opened the balcony door, and after things quieted down, asked again, "Are you done with your work?"
Zhong Yan: "Not yet."
"If you were here, our house would be so lively right now."
Ji Tanyuan: "Huh?"
"Don't curse me! If I were still in your house, I'd be the one in trouble now."
Zhong Yan: "..."
After Ji Tanyuan finished speaking, she rubbed her mouth and felt that it wasn't appropriate for her to say anything more now that the other person was in this situation, so she asked with concern, "Has something happened to your family?"
She thought it was some urgent work that needed to be done.
Zhong Yan hummed in agreement: "My dad got beaten by my mom."
Ji Tanyuan chuckled, then shut up, her face serious. She retorted, "I already told you, don't get me into trouble!"
She dared not watch the spectacle.
But you can hear it, and then he whispered:
"Tell me about it?"
Zhong Yan chuckled, "I won't harm you anymore."
Ji Tanyuan clicked her tongue, "Speak quickly!"
"Go home."
Ji Tanyuan choked: "It's only a few o'clock."
"It's 11 o'clock, why aren't you home in the middle of the night?"
"I already said I was going to play mahjong."
"Go back. If you don't come home in the middle of the night, something bad is bound to happen," Zhong Yan urged from the other end.
If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter, but Zhong Yan was genuinely worried that Ji Tanyuan and that Miss Zhang were out together late at night.
Playing with men is like cutting leeks – you always cut the tenderest one.
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