When she was about to enter the lounge, Zi Ling was first startled by the two people blocking the door. When she saw clearly who they were, she was instantly surprised.

"elder brother?"

"Hi, Miss Zi Ling! When I see her in person, she is indeed more beautiful than on TV!"

Before Zi Ling could say "Brother" in surprise, Yan Xino spoke first, blocking what Zi Ling was going to say. He chose to be so unfamiliar with her at this time to remind her to pay attention to the occasion.

, as there are still secrets about their relationship.

There are too many outsiders in the lounge now, so it's better to maintain this kind of mystery.

"Hello."

Yan Xino's reaction successfully reminded Zi Ling to be careful not to let their relationship be exposed. So, after coughing lightly, she greeted Yan Xino politely and walked in.

Half an hour later, when Zi Ling appeared at the door of the lounge again, she had already changed her clothes and taken off her makeup, and Tao Tingting was standing beside her.

"Thank you all very much for today. I'll go back first. Bye."

Bowing ninety degrees to everyone in front of her, Zi Ling thanked her sincerely and left together with Tao Tingting. When she arrived outside the botanical garden, the nanny car was already waiting outside. She was about to get in the car.

A moment later, the phone suddenly rang.

Seeing "Dearest Brother" written on the caller ID, Zi Ling opened the text message without hesitation. However, when she saw the content, her heart sank again.

Want to eat? Are we going to have dinner together in the evening?

Of course there is nothing wrong with eating with her dearest brother, but she seems very uncomfortable with Situ Jiluo around. Especially with him around, her brother will make fun of them whenever he gets the chance.

It was the thing that annoyed her the most.

"What's wrong?"

After moving all the bags into the car, seeing that Zi Ling still hadn't gotten in the car, Tao Tingting poked her head out and happened to see her staring blankly at her cell phone.

"It's okay, let's go back to the company."

After coming back to her senses, Zi Ling put away her phone, then spoke to Tao Tingting, and then got in the car. After a long day of shooting, she originally thought she could go home and rest after arriving at the company. How did she know about Zhan Chengxi?

The assistant came down and asked her to go upstairs.

"You go up, I'll wait for you."

Hearing that Zhan Chengxi only asked Zi Ling to come up instead of calling her, Tao Tingting had an ominous premonition. However, she didn't say anything and gently patted Zi Ling's shoulder to signal for her to come up.

It must have been a shooting at noon, right? Everyone said that the general manager who flew in from Taiwan was not easy to mess with, and now it has been confirmed.

"Manager Zhan, are you looking for me?"

Arriving at the general manager's office, Zi Ling first knocked on the door, and then after entering, she asked cautiously. She knew that Zhan Chengxi was angry because she insisted on filming at noon, so she even spoke in an extremely low voice now.

"Why did you accept today's photo shoot?"

Before Zi Ling could sit down, she heard a very cold word, and then she met a pair of eyes that seemed to devour her. Such eyes showed questioning and suspicion, and more importantly, unwillingness, but Zi Ling

Ling didn't understand because she avoided it.

"Because of the contract!"

He couldn't think of anything to say in response, so Zi Ling could only find such an answer to excuse him. However, Zhan Chengxi would not believe such an answer, because such an answer was obviously just to perfunctory him.

"Is it because of him? Is it because it's Situ Jiluo that you agreed to?"

Suddenly, he rushed to Zi Ling like crazy and started shaking her. This was the answer he got after thinking over and over again on the way back from the set. Apart from this reason, he really couldn't think of any other reason why Zi Ling

What else does the spirit do?

"Manager Zhan, Manager Zhan, what's wrong with you?"

Zi Ling was startled by Zhan Chengxi like this. It wasn't until she called him twice and he finally stopped shaking her that she hesitantly asked him what was wrong.

Although she didn't have much contact with him, Zhan Chengxi gave her the impression that he was very calm and steady, and he acted rationally. This is why she was frightened and overwhelmed by his sudden out-of-control behavior.

"I...get out!"

Hearing Zi Ling calling him, Zhan Chengxi suddenly realized what he was doing. So, he immediately stopped his crazy behavior. As for the explanation, he spoke for a long time, but couldn't say anything. In the end, because

It was too embarrassing, so I had to let Zi Ling go out first.

"Oh, then I'll go back first."

She was really frightened by Zhan Chengxi's actions just now, so when the other party asked her to go out, Zi Ling almost immediately turned around and walked to the door. But as soon as her hand touched the doorknob, she was stopped again.

"Is there something going on between you and Situ Jiluo?"

"Manager Zhan, I..."

"Don't rush to answer, and don't lie to me. Go back and think about it carefully, and come back tomorrow to give me the answer."

Such words made Zi Ling feel confused. In the end, she couldn't even remember how she left the general manager's office. Only a sudden ding brought her thoughts back. When she calmed down, she

Only then did she notice that she had taken the elevator down to the first floor, and in the lobby, Tao Tingting was waiting for her.

"Why so fast? What did Manager Zhan say?"

"Oh. He didn't say anything. He told me to come see him again tomorrow morning."

"that's all?"

Zi Ling had no energy to speak anymore, so when faced with Tao Tingting's question, she just nodded. Then Tao Tingting started nagging again. As for what she was nagging, she didn't listen because her head kept echoing.

Follow what Zhan Chengxi just said.

Zhan Chengxi has doubts about his relationship with Situ Jiluo. What should he do?

Zi Ling suddenly found that she was so confused. If another person found out about the matter, she didn't know how to deal with it, nor how to face it. She found that she was so helpless, so helpless...

Because she was afraid that Tao Tingting would worry about her, she still forced herself to smile. However, when she and Tao Tingting separated and she sat alone in the car, her smile instantly collapsed.

Zhan Chengxi said that she would know the answer tomorrow and was not allowed to lie to him, so what on earth was she going to do? Do she want to confess honestly? But what would be the result after confessing honestly, and would she be able to face it?

All kinds of question marks instantly appeared in her mind, making her feel confused. But just before she was about to go crazy, the cell phone she had left in the passenger seat suddenly rang. Seeing that it was her brother calling,

She didn't think anything and answered the call immediately.

"Well, I just came out of the company. Well, I'll be there right away."

After hanging up the phone, Zi Ling sighed heavily and leaned on the steering wheel. Zi Ling felt that there was no strength in her whole body, as if she had been drained dry, and was about to collapse.

The call from Yan Xinuo just now was to urge her, saying that they had arrived and opened a private room and were waiting for her alone. She said on the phone that she would go there right away, but who knew how much she didn't want to

go.

Right now, she was almost bored to death by the answer she was going to give Zhan Chengxi tomorrow, and now she was going to a dinner that made her very uncomfortable? She felt as if two sides were being torn apart inside her body, which made her heart hurt so much!

Finally, she came to the restaurant that her brother mentioned on the phone. However, she stood outside for a long time but did not go in.

When she had no other choice, because she was too conspicuous standing outside, she stepped in helplessly. She seemed to be afraid that others would recognize her. She was wearing a hat and sunglasses at night, but she didn't expect this.

But it attracts even more attention.

She walked into the restaurant with her head lowered, but she didn't know that there was someone outside who had been staring at her for a long time.

Under the guidance of the waiter, she walked into the private room at the end of the restaurant and saw that the two people present had ordered wine and started drinking. The two of them were talking and laughing while drinking. Zi Ling

I didn't want to disturb their interest, so I chose a seat farther away and sat down.

"Xiao Xi, why are you sitting so far away? Come sit here quickly."

Although Yan Xino was focused on talking to Situ Jiluo, he still realized that his sister had walked in and was sitting far away. So, he interrupted Situ Jiluo's words and directly called Zi Ling to sit over.

In fact, from the moment Zi Ling walked in, Situ Jiluo was already paying attention to her. Especially when he saw her choosing the seat farthest away from him to sit down, a fire in his heart started to burn.

"good."

Maybe Zi Ling sometimes doesn't listen to what Yan Feng says, but there is one person who she will listen to no matter what, and that person is her brother, Yan Xino. So when Yan Xino asked her to sit closer, she just agreed.

With a sound, he stood up and prepared to change seats.

"Come here, I'm here."

Seeing that Zi Ling was hesitant about where to sit, Situ Jiluo opened the seat next to him and motioned for her to sit next to him. However, when he saw that this woman did not come over, but showed hesitation.

, he wished he could tie her up completely.

"Stop showing off your affection in front of me. I won't give you a chance today. Xiaoxi, sit here."

Just when the scene was about to become awkward, Yan Xinuo suddenly spoke up. The first sentence was said to Situ Jiluo. Later, he stood up and pulled Zi Ling to the seat next to him.

.

Zi Ling didn't speak, nor did she raise her head to look at Situ Jiluo, and just followed Yan Xino's pull. During the whole meal, Zi Ling almost didn't speak. Only when Yan Xino asked her something, she reluctantly talked for a while.

sentence. The rest of the time, she almost lowered her head and said nothing.

"Brother, please stop drinking. If you let my sister-in-law know, you will probably get scolded again."

I don't know if Yan Xinuo was in a good mood today or something else, but she just watched him drinking beer one glass after another. In the end, Zi Ling couldn't bear it anymore and stopped her. It was not without reason that she moved her sister-in-law out, because this trick was the most effective.

As expected, Yan Xino put down his wine glass, and then told Situ Jiluo that he couldn't drink anymore, otherwise he would have to kneel on the keyboard when he went back. This finally made Zi Ling laugh, who had been silent all night.

Yan Xino looked calmly at his younger sister who finally smiled, and Situ Jiluo who was still drinking. He was so helpless in his heart that he could only sigh silently.

Originally, he thought that his sister and Situ Jiluo were getting along well. However, through his observation today, he discovered a problem. His sister seemed unhappy. However, he could not do anything because everything was a foregone conclusion.

The only thing he could do... was to appease the young couple as much as possible and make their relationship as good as possible. He suddenly felt that it was a good thing for him to ask them to have dinner because he discovered the problem.
Chapter completed!