Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son-Chapter 319 Illusion?
Jiang Lu looked at Shao Qiqi’s feigned pitiful appearance, and the anger she meant to vent in Liu Rui’s office surged out instantly. She raised her voice mockingly, "You didn’t say anything? So you mean I wronged you?"
Shao Qiqi’s heart sank, but her face still showed a confused and innocent expression, "No, Sister Lulu, I didn’t say you wronged me... I..."
She was so anxious that she was about to cry.
Jiang Lu’s eyes were filled with disdain as she sneered, "With your poor acting skills, better not to put on a show in front of me. This is your last warning: watch your mouth. If you don’t want to do this job, you can leave anytime."
After dropping these words, Jiang Lu walked away with confidence.
Shao Qiqi was left alone, standing there dazed. During the days she worked as Jiang Lu’s assistant, she found Jiang Lu pretty easy to talk to. Didn’t she just speak up for her about Ye Zhenzhen? She couldn’t understand why Jiang Lu suddenly flew into a rage for no reason...
...
After eating at the restaurant, Ye Zhenzhen had the driver take Song Jinze back to the company.
On the way, Song Jinze suddenly spoke up, "Zhenzhen!"
"Hmm?" Ye Zhenzhen turned her head, her gaze shifting from the window to the man’s handsome face. She blinked her beautiful eyes slightly. At this moment, the man’s deep, dark eyes softened a bit, becoming immensely charming, causing her to meet his gaze and find it hard to look away.
At that moment, within the confined space of the car, the man and woman locked eyes, the silence so profound that they could hear each other’s heartbeats. Whether it was the car’s heater being set too high or the effect of the midday sun, a blush gradually crept over the woman’s pale and delicate face, spreading all the way to the tips of her ears...
The driver ahead pressed the brakes suddenly and swiftly turned the steering wheel. Ye Zhenzhen, who wasn’t seated firmly, leaned forward and then toppled toward the other side...
The man next to her extended his long arm, steadying her securely in his embrace.
In an instant, Ye Zhenzhen could feel a warm breeze, tinged with a crisp yet slight cold fragrance—it was very pleasant.
The driver apologized, "Sir, Madam, I’m sorry. Just now, a car suddenly cut in from the side as we were turning right."
It was good that he turned the steering wheel quickly; otherwise, they would have collided with another car.
Song Jinze’s dark eyes flashed, and he said with an unwavering expression, "Hmm, drive more carefully."
"Yes, sir."
As Ye Zhenzhen was held in the man’s arms, her face against his chest, she could hear his even and robust heartbeat—thumping rhythmically. She immediately straightened up and asked, "What... were you about to say to me?"
She thought he must have meant to finish speaking about something he had started back in the restaurant.
Song Jinze saw the woman’s instantaneous reaction clearly. His lips curved up slightly as he leaned closer to her and whispered into her ear, "I... don’t have an ex-wife or an ex-girlfriend. You are my only wife, the only mother Xiao Chen will ever have..."
Ye Zhenzhen was startled, "You..."
No, why was he telling her these things?
The overbearing CEO suddenly telling her he had no ex-wife, no ex-girlfriend, was that his way of telling her not to overthink?
Driver: "Sir, we’ve arrived."
"Good!" Song Jinze couldn’t help but stretch his hand out and caress her tender cheek, "Zhenzhen, don’t space out, I’m off to work now."
Ye Zhenzhen nodded hesitantly, "Okay!"
Her cheeks still retained the warmth from the man’s palm, and combined with her already somewhat restless heart, it felt as if she were burning...
No, why would this man think she was overthinking?
He couldn’t possibly have taken a liking to her, could he?
At that thought, Ye Zhenzhen’s heart was entirely void of the rejection or burden she felt before, and she even began to wonder if she was hallucinating.
Yes, it must be a hallucination.
This man not only had extremely good looks, but his character was also quite exceptional, which she had come to understand recently. At the very least, he had been a gentleman and considerate towards her, his wife by arranged marriage, and she had to admit that much was true.
As for liking her or anything of that sort, she thought... surely it couldn’t happen so quickly...
After Song Jinze got out of the car and left, the driver asked Ye Zhenzhen, "Ma’am, shall we go home now?"
Ye Zhenzhen came back to her senses and replied, "No, not home. Go to YG."
"All right, ma’am."
Ye Zhenzhen, looking at the invitation letters, realized she hadn’t replied to Liu Rui yet, so she took out her phone and sent Liu Rui a WeChat message:
[Huahua, I’ve gotten the invites. I’m headed to the company now.]
Liu Rui replied almost instantly:
[That’s fantastic, Sister Zhenzhen! Love you!]
There was also an animated sticker of a cartoon panda blowing a kiss.
Ye Zhenzhen’s lips curved into a faint smile, and she sent back an animated winking emoticon.
Immediately after, Liu Rui sent another WeChat message:
[Zhenzhen, you haven’t posted on Weibo for a long time. Do post some daily stuff when you have time to interact with your fans. After you come to the company later, pick some engagement announcements that name you too.]
Ye Zhenzhen: [Okay.]
After exiting WeChat, she clicked into Weibo and looked at her homepage. She saw that she indeed hadn’t posted any daily updates for a while, except for that one live broadcast, some retweeted lottery information, and statements – there were hardly any posts.
The original owner used to love posting daily updates on Weibo, probably because she wasn’t too busy. When she posted daily updates, Han Jiangxue would follow suit, and the various trivial matters between the two would become gossip fodder for netizens after meals. The most common talks were about the original owner seeking public attention and loving to compete with Han Jiangxue about everything...
Upon reflection, the original owner’s personality was a bit too extreme, and it was exactly because Han Jiangxue knew about it that she was able to constantly provoke the original owner.
In this manner, things snowballed, rolling and rolling until, in the end, the original owner played herself to death...
With these thoughts, Ye Zhenzhen scrolled through Weibo, and noticed that the hot searches she saw about Han Jiangxue a few days ago had mostly been withdrawn. Now, the only remnants were some netizens discussing Han Jiangxue’s current situation under her Weibo or under the official Weibo of "Mom’s Companion" and "Ren Pingsheng":
[I heard Han Jiangxue got replaced in the series "Ren Pingsheng". Is that true?]
[What nonsense is that, on the official Weibo of the series, Xiao Xue’s name and photo are still there. How could they replace her?]
[A few days ago, I read in the hot searches that Han Jiangxue got slapped by Shen Yibo’s real mother. Someone saw Han Jiangxue at Jiangcheng Airport, completely shrouded in clothes. It seems that it might be true.]
[I also heard that because Han Jiangxue didn’t take good care of Shen Yibo, she always deceived the kid. Her husband is even about to divorce her – feels like just desserts to me!]
[Don’t talk nonsense, please. What did our Xiao Xue do? She hasn’t committed any grave sins. How can you call it just desserts? You people just can’t stand to see others do well. You must be the paid haters hired by Ye Zhenzhen, right?]
[Psh~ My Zhenzhen wouldn’t bother with Han Jiangxue; that rotten fish, that shrimp. Hopefully, this green tea b**** leaves the entertainment industry soon. I’m annoyed just seeing her!]
