The slightly awkward lunch came to an end, and Su Yanyi, exuding a powerful aura, left with her two assistants. Only then did Guo Zekai and the others dare to gather around.
"Jiran, Queen Su visited the set. How do you feel? Share with everyone," Guo Zekai teased.
"Why didn’t you come over and ask when Yanyi was here?" Qin Jiran countered.
"I didn’t dare, man. Queen’s presence is too intimidating—I was afraid I’d choke while eating with her," Guo Zekai admitted bluntly. Liu Liu and Fan Linger, who had followed along, nodded in agreement as if they very much approved of what Guo Zekai had said.
Jiang Xiaobin, who had also joined Queen Su for lunch, chimed in with great emotion, "Director Guo is amazing to even know that. I choked several times during the meal, but with the Queen there, I didn’t even dare to say I was choking."
The pained expression on Jiang Xiaobin’s face immediately made everyone laugh, except for Qin Jiran, who gave him a cold stare. This made Jiang Xiaobin quickly gesture that he was zipping his mouth shut, signaling that he dared not speak ill of Queen Su anymore—Lord Best Actor was not pleased.
Wang Zhilin, who was in the hospital and unable to move, was still able to receive news from the outside world. The photo of Su Yanyi and Qin Jiran having a meal together on the set had come to her attention. Already weak and groggy from just having woken up, she had fainted from anger on the spot.
In the afternoon, Kang Zhong reported the incident at the hospital to Su Yanyi.
"Arrange a time for me. I’ll visit her in the hospital tomorrow," Su Yanyi said with a hint of malice in her demeanor, her presence becoming more sinister, yet she also radiated a different kind of charm, like the temptation of a devil.
Kang Zhong pushed his glasses up and inwardly lit a candle for Wang Zhilin. Poor miss of the Wang Family, he hoped she wouldn’t be played to death too soon by his boss.
There was a business party in the evening that Su Yanyi was going to attend, so Qin Jiran didn’t need to rush home to cook, thus he stayed in the film crew. He had to make do with a dinner on set, prompting another round of teasing from Guo Zekai.
Attending the business party with Su Yanyi was Kang Zhong. Although both of them were quite low-key, they could not hide their status, and upon entering, they immediately drew the attention of most people. It wasn’t long before they were surrounded by a crowd, and started chatting.
Su Yanyi was somewhat distracted, mainly because she was a bit hungry, but the food at the banquet obviously didn’t suit her taste, and she didn’t have time to eat, so she had to just drink alcohol.
"President Su, drinking too much is bad for your health. Have some cake," said the personal assistant, who always had to chip in with some nanny-like assistance from time to time.
Su Yanyi didn’t refuse, and the cake looked quite exquisite. However, after just one bite, she frowned in dissatisfaction. Wasn’t the cake a bit too sweet? It was nowhere near as good as what Qin Jiran made.
"Disgusting." Su Yanyi set the cake aside, her expression looking rather displeased.
Kang Zhong sneaked a glance and couldn’t resist teasing, "President Su, naturally, this won’t taste as good as what Mr. Qin personally makes. Should I call Mr. Qin and ask him to prepare something for you at home?"
Su Yanyi shot Kang Zhong a look, and he immediately coughed lightly, closing his mouth and saying no more. He was genuinely afraid of President Su getting angry with embarrassment—especially since he had hit the nail on the head.
After giving it some thought, Kang Zhong took out his phone and stealthily sent a message to Best Actor Qin: President Su tried a piece of cake at the party and said it was too sweet and not tasty.
Since Qin Jiran was filming, the assistant who received the message was Jiang Xiaobin. He read it several times, a bit bemused, and then thought headache-inducing thoughts: Assistant Kang truly was devious.