Translator: Paperplane Editor: DarkGem
Qiao Anhao didnât say anything, she just dialed "Home" from her Contacts.
It was Mian Xiu Gardenâs home phone number.
Though Zhao Meng had gotten them both into this mess, nevertheless, it was for her.
Furthermore, that script... She really couldnât do it.
Lin Shiyi had clearly paid to change the script to mess with her. If she agreed to shoot the face slapping scene, who knows what else Lin Shiyi would do to embarrass her!
Qiao Anhao made a call to simply try her luck. She wasnât sure that Lu Jinnian would definitely be home.
However, as it turned out, her luck wasnât too bad. After three rings, she heard Lu Jinnianâs clear voice through the phone. "Qiao Qiao?"
"En," she responded.
"Whatâs up?" said Lu Jinnian asked.
Qiao Anhao could hear the faint sounds of the chair skidding across the floor, and she suddenly became a little nervous. If she told Lu Jinnian that she was using him to show off in front of other people, then wouldnât he think of her as a vain woman and look down on her?
Lu Jinnian waited for a while but hearing nothing spoke up himself. "Why arenât you saying anything?"
"I..." Qiao Anhaoâs words caught in her throat, only a single word escaping.
Lu Jinnian was actually more patient that she imagined. To make sure that she knew he was listening, he gently said, "En?".
Qiao Anhao bit her bottom lip, shut her eyes, and took a deep breath. To hell with it! Letâs lay the cards out on the table! Lu Jinnian was her husband and she was being picked on by someone. If she didnât look for him, who would she look for? Whatâs more, having him look down on her was better than having the whole crew look down on her. Even if it was embarrassing, she could leave it behind closed doors.
At that thought, Qiao Anhao opened her mouth to speak with some confidence. "Do you have some free time right now?"n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Uh huh, yeah." Lu Jinnian didnât pause when he answered.
"Then could... you come to the set?"
Qiao Anhao was afraid that Lu Jinnian wouldnât come. She paused for a while, and thought about what she ha just said.
In the end, who would have known that Lu Jinnian would answer instantly over the phone, "Alright, wait for me. Twenty minutes."
Qiao Anhao heard the ruffling of clothes through the phone. She felt a little uneasy, but at the same time, her insides warmed. He didnât even ask her why she wanted him to come over to the set?
Qiao Anhao, who had let her imagination run wild, heard Lu Jinnianâs voice again through the phone. "Iâm hanging up, have to leave now."
"En," responded Qiao Anhao. With that, Lu Jinnian hung up.
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Lu Jinnian grabbed the keys and said in fluent English into the video conference on the computer, "Apologies, my wife is in a little trouble, I have to go check it out. As for our launch proposal, letâs look into it when I come back tonight. If itâs possible, Iâll make some time for us to talk more about it in detail."
One of the middle-aged foreign men wore a shocked expression. "Mr. Lu, youâre married?"
"Yes." Lu Jinnian didnât even notice admitting it. With his brows gently furrowed, he said, "Next time you guys come to China, my wife and I will look after you both."
Then Lu Jinnian cut the video conference short, quickly closed the laptop, and turned out to walk out of the study room.
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Around ten minutes after he hung up, the director came over to rush Qiao Anhao and Lin Shiyi to get their make up retouched to start shooting.