Chapter 97 Making a Phone Call
Song Ni arrived in Yu City at nine in the evening. Chang Zi had booked her the presidential suite in the most luxurious hotel near the filming location. As soon as she arrived at the hotel and finished washing up, the hotel manager arrived with the food. Song Ni didn't like the food on the plane and was quite hungry. Chang Zi had inquired about Song Ni's dietary preferences days in advance and ordered everything she liked. Upon seeing Song Ni's appetite for meat, Chang Zi couldn't help but warn her, "You're filming tomorrow, so try to eat a little less tonight." She hadn't expected Song Ni, who looked so slender and tall, to be such a big eater. However, as an actor, one had to have basic professional ethics, and Song Ni was no exception. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the costume and makeup department tomorrow. Although Song Ni loved to eat and could eat a lot, she also cared about managing her figure. At this late hour, she wouldn't allow herself to indulge. After eating to about fifty percent capacity, Song Ni put down her chopsticks. Bored, Song Ni strolled around to aid digestion and thought about how to entertain herself. What had Tan Zheng said before she boarded the plane? She could call him. Once the idea took root, it sprouted like bamboo shoots after rain. Song Ni never overthought things; she acted on her impulses.
When she dialed, Tan Zheng had just snatched Tang Qinyun's phone and was deleting the album exclusively for Song Ni in front of him. The name of this album was quite amusing: "My Sister." She wondered what Song Jing would think if he saw it. The moment the call connected, Song Ni seemed to hear a frantic roar. "Are you out?" Tan Zheng glanced at the indignant Tang Qinyun and then stood up, leaning against the window. "I'm at the bar here. Have you eaten yet?" "How did you know?" "I figured it was about that time." Although Song Ni hadn't called him immediately upon arrival, he was content that this ungrateful wretch remembered him after eating and drinking her fill. One couldn't ask too much of Song Ni. "Are you with Lu Fang and them?" "Yes, and your wild brother." "Wild brother?" Song Ni frowned, what was that supposed to mean? Tang Qinyun erupted. "Are you on the phone with Ni Ni?" Tan Zheng cast a smug and irritating glance at Tang Qinyun. "I don't know if your brother is aware, but Tang Qinyun secretly took his phone..." "Tan Zheng! How dare you!" He wasn't afraid of Tan Zheng knowing, nor Song Jing knowing, but he was afraid of Song Ni knowing. Given Song Ni's personality, if she found out, she'd think he was a pervert and beat him up. But he forgot, a man storing photos of a woman from childhood to adulthood on his phone was already a perverted act. Tang Qinyun lunged forward, trying to snatch Tan Zheng's phone. He had already lost to Tan Zheng in their earlier scuffle and was injured. It was easy for Tan Zheng to evade his grasp. "Do you think I dare?" Tang Qinyun glared, his eyes blazing. "If you say it, we're done!" A grown man in his thirties resorting to such a threat was indeed odd. "Tang Qinyun? What kind of wild brother is he to me? Why was he using my brother's phone?" Lu Fang and Lu Hao Ting were watching the show. It was relatively quiet upstairs, and Tang Qinyun was close to Tan Zheng, so Song Ni's words were clearly audible to him. "!!!!!!" He was hurt! "Song Ni, you can't be so heartless! When you broke your leg, Song Jing wasn't in the country, but I carried you to school every day!" Although it was only for a week and he only carried Song Ni from the school gate to the classroom, her classmates at the time all thought he was her brother! Hearing this, Tan Zheng frowned. There was such a past? Song Ni clearly remembered those days. She had been cycling, looking around carelessly, and seeing a couple being affectionate, she couldn't help but stare. Then she fell into a ditch. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and only broke her leg. She always felt that the experience had tarnished her image and was a source of shame, so she subconsciously tried to forget it. If Tang Qinyun hadn't brought it up today, she truly wouldn't have remembered. "If I recall correctly, during that week, you dumped two of my classmates." Tang Qinyun: ... "Ahem, I didn't do anything! It's just because I'm handsome!" Song Ni snorted. "Why were you using my brother's phone?" Tang Qinyun: ... "Nothing." After saying that, he silently threatened Tan Zheng. Tan Zheng glanced indifferently at the phone he had managed to reclaim. Tang Qinyun: ... Damn it! This guy knew he had a backup. Although Tang Qinyun was a playboy and had dated countless beautiful women, he was clear-headed when it came to relationships, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to navigate through life without getting entangled. Song Ni was married, and to his friend. Keeping her photos on his phone was indeed inappropriate, which was why he had said that in the group chat. Of course, he wouldn't have deleted the photos so easily; he still wanted to irk Tan Zheng a bit. Even though he lost the fight to Tan Zheng and took a punch from him... "I was asking him for contact information of beautiful women." After saying that, Tang Qinyun deleted the last backup in front of Tan Zheng. Song Ni didn't suspect anything, as this was precisely the kind of thing Tang Qinyun would do. Tan Zheng shifted his body and frowned unhappily, ushering Tang Qinyun away. "Still listening?" Tang Qinyun unwillingly walked away. The couple finally had some private time to talk. "What did you have for dinner?" The conversation started in such a cliché manner that Song Ni couldn't help but chuckle. "Local specialties here." Tan Zheng's eyes twinkled. He figured, Yu City's food was spicy, which would suit Song Ni's palate. When they were face-to-face, they always had plenty to say, even occasionally bickering. Talking on the phone, however, left them unsure of what to discuss. Their relationship hadn't reached the point where phone calls could be filled with romantic chatter. Song Ni actually wanted to video call Tan Zheng, but she was afraid that if she made such a request, he would tease her. He would raise his slightly wild eyebrows, with a hint of a smile in his eyes, a slight curl of his lips, and chuckle, saying, "Miss me?" Thinking of that scene, Song Ni's face heated up, and she subconsciously cursed, "You dog." Tan Zheng: ... "Tell me, why did you suddenly start cursing?" Song Ni snapped back to reality and fabricated a reason. "Oh, I just saw a man downstairs acting too arrogantly, like a wild dog, so I cursed." Tan Zheng: ... What could she possibly see from her room looking down? This girl wasn't even putting effort into making up a reason. "You..." "Alright, I'm hanging up, I still have something to do here." Song Ni suddenly interrupted Tan Zheng and hung up the phone without waiting for his response. The man's expression instantly turned grim. This was the first time someone had hung up on him like this. Did Song Ni think she could get away with it because she was in Yu City and he couldn't discipline her?
(End of this chapter)