Qin Jiran had just finished shooting the scene when Jiang Xiaobin quietly handed over the phone. Qin Jiran emotionlessly read the text message, then silently put the phone away and walked up to Guo Zekai, saying, "My scenes are done for today, I’ll be leaving first, thank you for your hard work."
Jiang Xiaobin covered his face, determined not to tell Director Guo that Lord Best Actor was in such a hurry to get home just to make a cake for Her Majesty the Queen!
Su Yanyi had sealed two cooperation plans at the wine party, and deliberately made contact with three potential cooperative companies, drinking about five or six glasses of red wine in the process. Then, while no one was paying attention, she tried to leave the party with Kang Zhong, feeling quite hungry by then.
She had not walked far, however, when she was met by two approaching figures, a man and a woman, both of whom she recognized.
Su Yanyi’s eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a cold glint. The pair, huddled together, was indeed a prime example of conspirators in dire straits.
Qin Chu, Qin Zhenyi’s eldest son, who was Qin Jiran’s half-brother from the same father but different mothers, only a few months younger than Qin Jiran, and the woman beside Qin Chu, was none other than Wang Zhirou. As they walked towards Su Yanyi with intimate postures, it indeed gave off an ominous vibe.
"President Su, it’s been a long time. I didn’t expect to see you here, what a coincidence," Qin Chu said with an elegant smile. But to Su Yanyi, it looked more like the grin of a clown, ridiculous and laughable, extremely contrived.
"Who are you? Do I know you?" Su Yanyi asked with an icy face as if looking at a stranger. Granted, the Su family and the Qin family didn’t really interact. Although both were counted among the Four Great Families, their business interests didn’t overlap, and there were no opportunities for cooperation—they generally kept to their own spheres. Even less did the younger members of the two families have anything to do with each other, so it was understandable for Su Yanyi to feign ignorance.
Yet, in such a setting, uttering such words was obviously a blatant slap in the face, and Qin Chu surely didn’t believe Su Yanyi didn’t know who he was.
"It was my negligence. By rights, I should be calling you sister-in-law. I didn’t expect my father to have an illegitimate child. I was really surprised when I learned of it. Oh, is big brother not here? I heard he’s an actor. Acting is quite hard work; the sister-in-law should advise him to get involved in some serious business," Qin Chu said, still smiling, but his tone was such that it made one uncomfortable, his words laced with mockery and thorniness.
Su Yanyi raised an eyebrow, still with a cold demeanor. Her eyes looked down on Qin Chu with utter disdain, a look that made it very clear to the surrounding crowd of her contempt, and then she heard her coldly say, "What are you that you think you can call me sister-in-law? Don’t randomly claim brotherly relations; you’re out of your league!"
As soon as Su Yanyi’s words fell, the onlookers laughed, their eyes filled with extra mockery when they looked at Qin Chu—it really seemed as if he had randomly claimed kin. This made Qin Chu’s smile unsustainably strained, and he looked at Su Yanyi with a very unpleasant expression, his face flushing, "President Su, there’s no need to be so impolite. Even if it’s not for my sake, you should give face to the Qin family. After all, you are still the Qin family’s daughter-in-law."
"The Qin family’s face isn’t worth much, letting you flaunt it so casually. It’s just..." Su Yanyi deliberately paused, and as expected, Qin Chu couldn’t help but ask in pursuit, "Just what?"
"Just that a good dog doesn’t stand in the way. You’re blocking my path," Su Yanyi finished her sentence, at which the laughter around intensified. Qin Chu turned an explosive shade of white, looking utterly humiliated, while Su Yanyi, with her commanding presence, had already left with Kang Zhong, leaving a crowd pointing and murmuring at Qin Chu and Wang Zhirou.