Chapter 30: Song Huan Yan's Routine

Qin Zi Mo froze.

Song Huan Yan said, "Your true feelings are just to have Qiao An disgust me?"

Qin Zi Mo hurriedly turned his head, his heart instantly panicking, "What do you mean?"

Maybe Qiao An didn't let anything slip?

Song Huan Yan said, "She deliberately sought me, then told me she liked you, wants to pursue you, even asked me whether I minded, asked if I was afraid she'd succeed in pursuing you. Qin Zi Mo, when did Qiao An develop these feelings for you? Was it already when you were filming...?"

"No!" Qin Zi Mo hurriedly defended, "She's mentally ill! Why is she telling you all this? I'll go find her!"

Qin Zi Mo stormed out, truly looking like he was going to settle scores with Qiao An.

Song Huan Yan's lips curled slightly.

Two idiots, really think saying "pursuit" can toy with and humiliate her?

What Qiao An wants is simply to, now that they've broken up, pursue Qin Zi Mo openly in the company, flirt with him boldly in any setting, and declare affection?

Can she let Qiao An have her way?

Qiao An, feeling aggrieved, shed tears; she originally went to Song Huan Yan to flaunt, to humiliate, but instead got furious.

If Song Huan Yan truly climbs onto the Nan Gong family, what use does she have for Qin Zi Mo?

The Nan Gong family dropping Qin Zi Mo is no small matter.

He's the man every woman in Kyoto wants to marry!

Still sulking, her filming crew called her; today they were already set to resume shooting, delayed only by a company meeting.

Qiao An was about to leave with the filming crew when Qin Zi Mo stormed in, still angry.

A crew member said, "Qin Yingdi arrived just in time, let's..."

Before the sentence finished, Qin Zi Mo raised his hand and slapped Qiao An, "Why are you going to President Song with all that nonsense?"

Qiao An was stunned by the blow.

Still not recovered, Qin Zi Mo added, "I warn you, I only love Yan Yan! What are you, trying to pursue me? Get away!"

Qiao An, after regaining composure, roared furiously, "Qin Zi Mo!"

Qin Zi Mo, with a reverse hand, slapped her again, "You keep quiet! Stop pursuing me, I don't like you! Don't drag me down with your ambitions!"

The last sentence snapped Qiao An out of it.

In the end, Qiao An could only stay silent, covering her face, crying as she fled the lounge.

Soon, Sang Wan and Tang Chenge entered the office to tell Song Huan Yan this gossip.

Sang Wan said, "You don't know it's spread throughout the whole company now. They say Qin Zi Mo is infatuated, knows how to keep absolute distance from other women. Qiao An blatantly clung on but didn't stick, got slapped twice—so funny! The two are like idiots."

Song Huan Yan also laughed, deservedly.

Tang Chenge said, "They're the real movie emperor and empress, self-written, self-directed immersive actors; they're insane."

Sang Wan laughed, "It's Yan Yan's Routine that played well."

Qin Zi Mo didn't finish filming until night.

During filming, Qin Zi Mo and Qiao An had no private interaction at all.

Li Zihang, as manager and Assistant, stayed with them on set.

Qin Jiao Jiao finished work, drove to pick up the two; Li Peilan told everyone to go home for dinner.

The three returned home, and Qin Jiao Jiao, upon entering, couldn't hold back and announced, "Mom, Song Huan Yan not only plans to increase investment in my brother, but also wants to make him an International Superstar! Moreover, she agreed to promote me as a star; she's already assembling a team for me. Tomorrow I won't have to be a receptionist; I can start picking scripts!"

Qin Jiao Jiao's face was beaming, Li Zihang beside her felt honored, picking up the brat Li Jianye, "Mom's about to become a big star too!"

The brat clapped, "Wow, Mom's awesome!"

Li Peilan and Qin Da Hai's eyes bulged out.

Li Peilan hurriedly asked, "Really?"

The three all nodded together.

Qin Zi Mo's mood instantly improved.

Qin Jiao Jiao said, "Also, Mom, our company is invested by Song Huan Yan, who poured tens of billions of operating capital! It's all for my brother!"

"Is that true, son?" Li Peilan was moved to tears.

Qin Zi Mo straightened his chest, "Hmm."

Li Peilan hurriedly ushered the three to sit down for a meal, saying, "Looks like Yan Yan really loves Qin Zi Mo! Son, you must seize the chance, not only become an International Superstar, but also win Yan Yan back! We were blind before. Luckily it's not too late!"

Qin Da Hai also said, "Recognizing one's mistake and improving is the greatest."

Qin Zi Mo said gloomily, "I know. But this time Yan Yan threw a huge tantrum; she is championing me only because I'm currently the most qualified in the company to be promoted. Yet she won't make up with me."

After speaking, Qin Zi Mo recounted the office matters.

Li Peilan said, "That's perfectly normal; there's no way she'll reconcile with you immediately. She'll definitely take the chance to manipulate you; it won't be three or five months before she loosens up."

Qin Jiao Jiao, somewhat displeased, said, "Song Huan Yan really! She clearly loves my brother so much, yet throws a tantrum, my brother begs for reconciliation, and she's still not satisfied—what does she want?"

Li Peilan also a bit unwilling, "She has a rich‑girl temperament. We can only endure for now! Once she makes up with your brother and they get married, we can coax her into handing the whole Song Clan over to your brother, then we won't have to be so polite to her!"

After speaking, Li Peilan added insincerely, "Because her temper is so big, so aloof, even I, the mother‑in‑law, can be hit! Anyway, once your brother gets the Song Clan, we still have to educate her, temper her, so she knows her place. We're doing this for her good, to prevent future trouble."

Qin Jiao Jiao said, "Exactly!"

Qin Zi Mo, drinking, heard this and said, half glad, half worried, "Mom, your thoughts are a bit too optimistic, aren't they? How could Yan Yan possibly hand the Song Clan over to me?"

Li Peilan said, "You're silly. I've inquired; the Song Family has only Yan Yan as a daughter, that little Song is an adopted one. If you marry Yan Yan, you'd become the head of the Song Family; who else would it go to? Not that adopted kid?"

Qin Da Hai, holding a wine glass, said, "Your mother is right. How can a family let a woman be in charge? It's only because they have no son, so the son‑in‑law ends up running the house, never the adopted son."

Qin Zi Mo, having heard, drank two more cups, and said, "Yan Yan is actually fine, just a bit cold and arrogant. As long as she behaves, listens to me, treats me like heaven, doesn't look down on me, I... still love her."

Li Zihang clinked glasses with him, "Sister‑in‑law is so beautiful; if she obeys, naturally men will like her."

Li Peilan attentively served Qin Zi Mo, "My son is amazing, my son is our family's Great Lucky Star! I know you like Yan Yan, that's also her blessing. When you marry, Song Huan Yan will be pregnant; childbearing and raising need a woman, you can't have the old men staying home with kids, right? So during that time, Song Huan Yan will have to hand all external affairs to you. She can't work with a big belly, after all. So naturally you're her sky, supporting a family; she can only rely on you!"