Chen Qingtian was extremely excited. Previously, she and Lin Ran had discussed starting something after the first lunar month, which meant it would be March.
Now, Luo Yao had advanced the time. "You're so kind, sister-in-law," Chen Qingtian said.
After the meal, Chen Qingtian decided to stay at the manor. She had experienced life at the Shanghai manor, and now she wanted to experience the one in Beijing.
Although she had filmed here before, she had never lived here.
Before Luo Yao could say anything, Lin Ran objected.
"Cousin, you'll disrupt our romantic time for two," Lin Ran said.
Chen Qingtian looked aggrieved. "Cousin, you're so stingy. We're cousins. I even helped your wife scold Chen Buhui online. Even if it wasn't necessary, it showed my attitude."
"I've been working so hard to please you two. Now, I just want to stay here for a couple of days, and you're not even willing. It really breaks my heart. You're just an ungrateful... Don't be so much like Lin Jian."
In Chen Qingtian's words, Lin Ran seemed like a villain, as bad as could be. He was not only heartless but also inhumane, especially that last scolding was really harsh.
The key was that Chen Qingtian was very skillful at scolding. You couldn't find a single swear word.
"You're scolding too harshly. Well then, you can go to Villa No. 3," Lin Ran said.
Chen Qingtian's eyes lit up. "Do you mean I can live in a single - family villa alone, be taken care of by the servants, and order whatever I want to eat?"
Lin Ran nodded, and then Chen Qingtian suddenly noticed something.
"Why can't I go to Villa No. 2?"
This time, before Lin Ran could answer, Luo Yao interrupted. "Villa No. 2 is Ran's cloakroom. No one else can enter."
"Use a whole villa as a cloakroom?" Chen Qingtian felt that her worldview was being attacked.
So what on earth was she working so hard for?
How far could she fight?
Luo Yao nodded, and Chen Qingtian was stunned on the spot.
Luo Yao said, "There's one more thing you need to understand. This is your last chance. If you dare to scold Ran again, your film company will go bankrupt."
Chen Qingtian thought to herself, Did I scold Lin Ran?
"Understood, sister - in - law. Cousin is really lucky to have a wife like you who dotes on him. I get it," Chen Qingtian said.
Just then, Uncle Fu reported again, "Young Master Lin, Miss, Wu Zhishang is here. Should I let him in?"
Lin Ran thought to himself, Are these people all in cahoots?
This time, even Luo Yao frowned.
Was her Dongtian Manor a vegetable market? Could people just come whenever they wanted?
However, Wu Zhishang was like a well - behaved dog, so she might as well let him in.
So, Wu Zhishang entered the villa.
But when Luo Yao saw Zhang Xinyan also coming, her face turned a bit cold.
"Hello, sister - in - law. Hello, Brother Lin," Zhang Xinyan greeted.
"Hello, Boss Lady. Hello, Boss," Wu Zhishang said.
The cold - faced Luo Yao slightly curled her lips and got a bit carried away with all the "sister - in - law" and "Boss Lady" greetings.
"Well, don't bring people to Dongtian Manor next time," Luo Yao said.
Wu Zhishang was taken aback, and Zhang Xinyan felt a bit embarrassed.
"Okay, sister - in - law," Wu Zhishang replied.
Originally, Luo Yao was going to leave and let Lin Ran catch up with his friend, but considering Zhang Xinyan was there, she decided to stay.
Zhang Xinyan came with Wu Zhishang because she was acting as both the driver and the porter. She handed the big and small bags in her hands to the servants.
"Sister - in - law, these are the gifts I brought for you and Brother Lin. You've just recovered from a serious illness. This is just a little token of my appreciation... Brother Lin, what's wrong with you? Are you injured?"
Wu Zhishang also noticed Lin Ran's abnormality.
Chen Qingtian chimed in, "He's heart - broken because of love."
Wu Zhishang said, "You're here too."
Chen Qingtian rolled her eyes. So, he hadn't noticed her even though she'd been here for so long?
"What? Can you come to see sister - in - law, but I can't?"
Actually, Wu Zhishang had seen Chen Qingtian when he came in. He pretended not to see her because he didn't know how to face her.
It was false to say that he didn't like Chen Qingtian. He had once shown his affection for her, but as time passed, he realized that Chen Qingtian had no feelings for him at all.
Those so - called "little flirtations" in the past were not deliberately released by Chen Qingtian. It was just that she was naturally lively and outgoing. In simple terms, she was very friendly and approachable, which gave him such an illusion.
For a very beautiful and charming woman, this kind of friendly personality would give many people such an illusion.
When Wu Zhishang realized this problem, he had started to deliberately keep a distance from Chen Qingtian.
Zhang Xinyan, the assistant, was a bit unhappy seeing Chen Qingtian speaking in a prickly way. After all, Wu Zhishang was her former boss. You didn't have to be grateful, but there was no need to be sarcastic.
"Teacher Chen, although you have a high status in the entertainment industry, that's not a reason for you to speak in a sarcastic way," Zhang Xinyan said.
Chen Qingtian was stunned. Was she being sarcastic?
Wasn't "Can you come and I can't" just a normal way of communicating?
What was wrong with Zhang Xinyan? Weren't they on good terms before? They used to talk bad about Wu Zhishang behind his back. Why was she now defending this "dog man" Wu Zhishang?
Could it be...
Chen Qingtian's eyes darted back and forth between Wu Zhishang and Zhang Xinyan. Not only Chen Qingtian, but Lin Ran also glanced at the two of them.
"Oops, Xinyan, I was wrong..." Chen Qingtian launched a sudden attack. Zhang Xinyan instantly felt all the hairs on her body stand up.
Chen Qingtian walked up to Zhang Xinyan and took her hand.
Wu Zhishang felt the warmth of Chen Qingtian's palm and his whole body stiffened.
Chen Qingtian placed Wu Zhishang's hand on Zhang Xinyan's hand.
"This man is not bad. You should seize the opportunity," Chen Qingtian said.
After that, Chen Qingtian stared at the expressions of the two of them.
Wu Zhishang looked at Chen Qingtian, then at Zhang Xinyan, and lowered his head, feeling a bit ashamed.
Lin Ran narrowed his eyes and said, "Office romances are not allowed, Lao Wu."
Before Wu Zhishang could say anything, Luo Yao spoke first.
"Although Ran doesn't allow it, I do. Your love bonus will be double that of the employees."
Luo Yao thought to herself, This dog had better be smart enough to win Zhang Xinyan over.
Luo Yao's words were actually quite normal. She had also personally promised the employee love fund at the Nuanyao Group before.
But for some reason, Wu Zhishang just felt a chill down his back.
Lin Ran asked, "Lao Wu, do you like Zhang Xinyan?"
Then he looked at Zhang Xinyan. "Do you like Lao Wu?"
Wu Zhishang said, "I... No, I don't... I don't."
Zhang Xinyan said, "Now that the atmosphere is like this, it's not like I'm head - over - heels in love, but I've just started to have this kind of feeling."
Wu Zhishang was stunned and looked at Zhang Xinyan in surprise.
No one had expected Zhang Xinyan to admit it like this.
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close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.
