Chapter 539: Chapter 539: Such Indulgence Can Only Be for That One
Tang Li lay on the bed, her lips curving up as she stared at the text message.
Then, she typed, “In my eyes, Your Excellency is the most capable person.”
Song Baiyan replied with just four words: “Full moon wanes.”
Tang Li humbly accepted the advice and re-edited her message: “In my eyes, Your Excellency is a very capable person :).”
Smooth talker, that was Mr. Song’s assessment of her.
Tang Li sent a [Heart] emoji in response.
Song Baiyan, sitting by the bed, received a [Heart] emoji made up of an array of “*” symbols, nearly filling the entire cellphone screen, and he couldn’t help but smile helplessly.
After that, a new message appeared in the chat box: “I won’t disturb you any longer, good night!”
Ji Ming knocked and entered, finding the gentleman holding his cellphone.
Standing quietly by the door for a dozen seconds, waiting for Song Baiyan to look up at him, he then spoke, “The domestic news has been fermenting these past few days, and I’ve come to ask for your instructions on whether to take any corresponding measures?”
Song Baiyan’s answer was to ignore it.
Those photos, as well as the news on the domestic forum and microblogs, if Song Baiyan wanted to deal with them, they would have been taken down yesterday. It is easy to delete posts and seal forums; the fact that they are still being enjoyed online, at the end of the day, comes down to Song Baiyan letting them develop without restraint or prohibition.
Ji Ming had seen the three photos on Facebook, not clear enough. If Tang Li were not an actress, she probably wouldn’t be recognized so easily.
As for the gentleman, all that was shown in the photos was his back.
Only the first photo had some recognizability, while the last two were so blurred they couldn’t get any blurrier.
Yet, even so, Ji Ming still hoped the gentleman would suppress the continuous spread of the news, after all, there were many who were familiar with him.
Ji Ming hadn’t forgotten the “thigh sitting” incident at the state banquet.
What he thought of, the politicians and celebrities present that night could also think of.
Those who mix in the officialdom are all very astute.
Sometimes, without careful attention, mishaps are easy to occur,
Who would have known, Song Baiyan only said, “No matter the circle, there is no shortage of rumors that catch the wind and chase shadows.”
Ji Ming heard that the gentleman really wasn’t planning to deal with the online photos and news.
…Such indulgence can only be for that one.
In the domestic sphere, it was already the wee hours of the morning.
The bedroom was lit with a dim yellow desk lamp.
Han Jifeng sat at the desk, his gaze falling on the image on the cellphone screen.
He had seen Song Baiyan a few times at Tan Palace; in his office, Song Baiyan often wore only a shirt, and as the Head of State, he mostly wore white shirts. With his attention to Tang Li and Ji Ming’s relationship, the moment he saw the photo, Han Jifeng recognized that the man sitting on the church pew, looked up at with an adoring gaze by Tang Li, was not Ji Ming.
In fact, not just the attire, but how could the man in the photo, in terms of both demeanor and accumulated authority, be comparable to Ji Ming?
Who would have thought that a President, during an official visit, would put aside his busy duties and also have time for a leisurely morning stroll in London?
Han Jifeng looked at the photo of Tang Li, remembering that night outside Tan Palace when he had watched her go in with Ji Ming, mistaking that she and Ji Ming were dating, and later when he went to the school to find her, she wouldn’t let go of the cause of Bai Yan’s death, realizing now, everything was connected.
She had chosen Song Baiyan.
That night, Han Jifeng had a dream as he lay in bed.
The scenes in the dream were both unfamiliar and familiar; it was still the Han Family residence, and he stood at the entrance in a white sports outfit, ready to go out, with Tang Li dressed casually behind him.