"He's A Long," Song Junhan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw A Long return. With one more person in his home, it was easier to explain. "He and the woman you saw earlier are both collaborators on this job. They're both clients, benefactors. My dearest, please stop making a fuss!"
"Really?" Su Wan narrowed her eyes slightly. "Why aren't the clients staying at a hotel? Why are they staying at your place?"
"I wish I knew!" Song Junhan then reached out to rub his temples, appearing to be in considerable pain. "I have very little say here, you know my situation. It's not easy to find collaborators. Can you please stop causing trouble?"
Seeing Song Junhan like this, Su Wan displayed a wronged expression as if she had done something wrong. "Well... isn't it because I care about you? You, you men and women alone..."
"Didn't you see A Long?" Song Junhan lowered his voice. "There's no 'men and women alone.' Miss Shen is genuinely the investor. If she doesn't want to stay in a hotel, I can't really question it. I have to tread carefully around them these days, and it's exhausting..."
"You've worked so hard..." Su Wan, seeing this, tenderly cupped Song Junhan's face. "I'm sorry... I..."
"Don't say foolish things." Song Junhan raised his hand to press against Su Wan's lips. "To gain your father's approval sooner, to let him rest assured when he entrusts you to me, any hardship is worth it."
Hearing Song Junhan's words, Su Wan's heart melted like water. If she hadn't retained a shred of rationality, she would have told Song Junhan directly that she was here as an observer for his future promotion.
But thinking of her father's instructions and Song Junhan's future surprised expression, Su Wan held back.
She threw herself into Song Junhan's arms, half playfully, half concerned, saying, "You don't need to work so hard."
"Silly girl, for you, all of this is necessary." Song Junhan spoke with gentle words, but his eyes were chillingly cold.
Su Wan was on the verge of tears from being so moved.
Compared to Su Wan, who was immersed in happiness, Mo Jianing, whose call had just been hung up, felt as if she had plunged into an ice cellar.
Who was the woman she had just spoken to?
Was it Song Junhan's... fiancée?
How could that be?
Mo Jianing stood frozen at the hotel entrance, completely stunned.
Yu Linwan had noticed Mo Jianing standing dumbfounded at the hotel entrance long ago. However, she couldn't be bothered with Mo Jianing at the moment. With a grim expression, she returned to her car.
She wished that Xia Qingtian and Yu Zixuan, those two bitches, would disappear from this world right now, this very second!
Why hadn't those two bitches died sooner!
Go to hell!
Taking out her phone, Yu Linwan dialed Gou Wen's number and said impatiently, "I've found Mrs. Camille for you as you asked. When are you going to make your move!"
"Oh, such a temper?" Gou Wen's lazy, seductive voice came from the other end of the phone. "So, you saw Xia Qingtian and Yu Zixuan at Mrs. Camille's place, right?"
"More than just seeing them..." Yu Linwan paused mid-sentence. "How did you know I saw them at Mrs. Camille's? What... what exactly are you planning to do?"
"What can I do? I'm just fulfilling your wish and getting rid of two people." Gou Wen chuckled. "I'll send you an address. I've rented it out. When the time comes, you just tell Mrs. Camille that it's a design studio for her and she can use it as she pleases."
"I don't want to wait any longer." Yu Linwan didn't want to waste another minute; she just wanted Xia Qingtian and Yu Zixuan to vanish from this world immediately.
"Don't worry, just follow my plan step by step. It won't take long." Gou Wen covered her mouth and let out a light cough. Her brow furrowed as she felt a sweet, metallic taste filling her throat. She wiped the corner of her mouth with her hand and saw a trace of crimson on her fingertips.
Her time was running out, and the medicine Tang Ruiyang gave her had been consumed.
Before she drew her last breath, she would settle all her affairs.
It's just that her sister...
Gou Wen lowered her gaze, her beautiful eyes filled with sorrow.
She might never see her sister again.
After parting ways, after so many years of wandering, of persistent pursuit, it would ultimately be a final farewell.
Hanging up Yu Linwan's call, Gou Wen took a deep breath, suppressing the surging grief and the increasingly intense dizziness.
She absolutely could not collapse at this moment.
The last scheme of her life, she would execute it perfectly.
When she looked up again, Gou Wen's expression was solemn and resolute.
On the other side of the wall, A Long's eyes were cold. He was meticulously wiping his gun with a square cloth, arranging the bullets neatly.
To protect his master, he would do anything and was willing to do anything.
Meanwhile, Mo Jianing, who was still standing dazed in front of the hotel, only snapped back to reality when fans started asking for autographs.
"Leave me alone!" Mo Jianing was in no mood to deal with anyone. Thinking it was her assistant, she casually pushed away the paper offered to her and stormed off angrily.
The fans, left stunned, looked at each other, bewildered, wondering if they had misidentified her.
Didn't Mo Jianing say on television that she was very approachable and shy?
"No way..." The friend beside the fan was also a bit confused.
Later, the two went to a nearby coffee shop to chat about the incident. While browsing the internet for news, they discovered that Mo Jianing had made a public blunder during a live broadcast and had been sharply rebuked by Xia Qingtian.
There were essentially three factions of public opinion online regarding the incident.
The first faction, led by Wanyue Entertainment, guided the narrative, portraying Xia Qingtian as ill-tempered, arrogant, and disrespectful.
The second faction believed that Wanqing Entertainment, despite its rebranding to Wanyue Entertainment, was still up to its old tricks. Their first launched program was a blatant copy of a new work soon to be filmed by Gu's Entertainment. Xia Qingtian was affiliated with Gu's Entertainment, and she hadn't been happy with Wanyue Entertainment for a long time, making a public confrontation quite understandable.
The third faction was the "Little Sun" fan group. They didn't care about the conflict between the two sides and were already ecstatic just to see Xia Qingtian appear.
While the three factions were expressing their opinions online, Xia Qingtian had already driven Yu Zixuan to the entrance of the Creative Park. "Little Aunt, I'll see you tonight then~"
"Okay." Yu Zixuan's face was full of smiles. "Qingtian, thank you for being so thoughtful."
"It's only right. It's my first time being a bridesmaid, after all. If the bride looks beautiful, it reflects well on me as a bridesmaid," Xia Qingtian winked playfully. "I'll head back now. See you tonight~"