Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son-Chapter 511 - 508 Date.

——"I’ll take you home."

——"No need, I’ll go home by myself."

"I was wrong, okay? Don’t be angry anymore, hm?"

Lu Sangning’s call hadn’t gone through when she turned and saw the person she was looking for coming out, holding Ye Zhenzhen’s hand.

The man, who was always noble and indifferent, had a gentle and doting expression on his handsome face at that moment—an expression she had never seen before.

Ye Zhenzhen paused in her steps, her eyelids flickered, capturing the emotions that flitted across Lu Sangning’s face.

Lu Sangning put her phone back in her bag, striding forward, "Brother Jinze!"

The tenderness at the bottom of Song Jinze’s eyes faded, and he coldly glanced at Lu Sangning without speaking.

Lu Sangning automatically ignored the man’s cold look, smiled calmly, and then lifted the document bag in her hand toward Song Jinze.

"Brother Jinze, I’ve come tonight on behalf of President Li from Zhiyuan. If it’s convenient for you, let’s talk."

President Li?

Ye Zhenzhen turned her head and glanced at Song Jinze; clearly, his expression had changed.

She had heard him ask in his office earlier, where President Li was.

"You’re busy, I’ll leave."

She freed herself from the man’s hand and, without looking back, strode toward the exit.

Song Jinze turned his head and instructed the receptionist, "Call Secretary Zhang down."

Seeing that the man looked like he was about to chase after her, Lu Sangning hurriedly tugged at his sleeve, "Brother Jinze..."

"Wait for me in the lobby."

With those words left behind, the man left with an expressionless face.

Lu Sangning’s hand, paused midair, moved slightly. Wait in the lobby?

She raised the corners of her eyes slightly. Did that mean Brother Jinze would come back?

...

Outside, the cold wind cut to the bone. For a moment, Ye Zhenzhen felt an inexplicable sense of loss welling up inside her.

It was like the winter cold—despite hating it, she had to face it.

Lu Sangning, a childhood friend.

As the legitimate Mrs. Song, even if everyone protected her, Lu Sangning still had a family background and a business that aspired to compete with the Song family.

He wouldn’t interact with Lu Sangning privately, but what about work?

"Zhenzhen!"

Ye Zhenzhen, hearing the approaching footsteps from behind, quickened her own pace, the heels of her shoes clacking crisply against the ground.

Song Jinze caught up and grabbed her again, "Why are you walking so fast? Be careful not to twist your ankle."

Ye Zhenzhen drew in a breath of cold air, involuntarily shivering.

Song Jinze frowned and spoke in a low, coaxing voice, "The car is here, I’ll take you home, it’s cold outside."

He had hurried after her and hadn’t even grabbed his coat from outside.

"I can go home by myself. If you’re busy, go ahead."

"I’m not too busy to take you home. Let’s go." He reached out to take her hand.

In that instant, Ye Zhenzhen felt a surge of stubbornness rise within her. If it came to work, there would be a first time, and naturally, a second time.

Even if they didn’t meet this time, what about next time?

She lifted her arm slightly, avoiding his hand, "And after you take me home? Will you come back to see her?"

Song Jinze’s eyes curved, a smile spreading across his lips, "I won’t come back."

Then, he bent down to lift her into the car, propping himself up with one hand on the backrest, and softly coaxed, "I won’t go home, nor will I go back to the office. It’s still early; let’s arrange a meeting, hmm?"

Ye Zhenzhen: ...

While speaking, he shifted her slightly with his left arm, then sat down beside her and instructed the driver, "Head to China World Trade Center."

"You..."

Before Ye Zhenzhen could finish her sentence, the man picked up his phone and made a call.

"Secretary Zhang, convey to Zhiyuan that we’re calling off this cooperation. Contact President Su for me, we’ll proceed with the second plan."

On the other end of the phone, Secretary Zhang was in the lobby, just having received the documents from Lu Sangning, without having started to review them.

"President, about the meeting proposal this afternoon..."

"The proposal is cancelled; we’ll discuss it in detail at tomorrow morning’s meeting."

Secretary Zhang looked at the document bag in her hands and then at Lu Sangning, her gaze slightly stunned before she nodded, "Alright, President, I’ll take care of it."

After hanging up, Secretary Zhang stood up, returned the documents to Lu Sangning, and said apologetically, "Miss Lu, I’m sorry."

Lu Sangning’s eyes faltered. What did this mean?

As Secretary Zhang walked away after speaking, Lu Sangning quickly followed, "Secretary Zhang, what do you mean?"

She had received a call, said nothing, didn’t allow her upstairs, returned the documents, and just walked away. Was the deal off?

Secretary Zhang gave a professional smile, "Since Miss Lu asked, please go back and inform President Li that our president has said to call off this cooperation.

It’s not for any other reason, but because he found the wrong person."

Lu Sangning was a picture of shock and disbelief, Song Jinze, he...

for Ye Zhenzhen, that woman, could actually give up the cooperation with Zhiyuan outright!

...

During the rush hour after work, the car crawled through the congested city center at a snail’s pace.

Ye Zhenzhen kept staring at the handsome profile of the man, waiting for him to finish his phone call.

"The things you said on the phone just now, they weren’t because of me, were they?"

She was somewhat uncertain, yet she really wanted to know.

Song Jinze put away his phone, took her hand and nodded, "Yes, the cooperation with the other party was making my wife unhappy, so I gave it up."

Ye Zhenzhen’s expressive phoenix eyes flickered twice, "Wouldn’t that be a bit improper?"

"Although I find your angry look adorable, and I do want you to be jealous for me, I can’t bear to see you upset and sad.

In my heart, you’re more important than anything else."

"I..."

For a moment, she found herself at a loss for words.

The man’s voice was tender and deep, magnetic. It intertwined with the warm current in the car, streaming down her forehead and straight into her heart, wrapping around her beating heart.

At that moment, she felt warm and fulfilled.

...

On Friday afternoon, everywhere was crowded, and the China World Trade Center, as one of the centers of Jiangcheng’s CBD area, was no exception.

After Ye Zhenzhen got out of the car with Song Jinze in the underground parking lot, black-suited bodyguards came forward to greet them, "President."

Song Jinze said nothing, holding Ye Zhenzhen’s hand as they walked towards the private elevator.

"Shall we go see a movie first?"

Ye Zhenzhen looked around at the burly bodyguards following them and couldn’t help but laugh.

He asked her, "What’s so funny?"

"Nothing, I just think that dates with an overbearing CEO are quite different from ordinary ones."

Song Jinze’s eyes crinkled, "Oh? Want to date like ordinary people?

That’s not impossible, maybe next time, there are too many people tonight."

Next time he would clear the place in advance, then they can be as ordinary as they desire.

"Did you do this when you asked girls out before?"

Song Jinze slightly lifted her hand he was holding, "In this lifetime, the only girl I’ve ever asked out is you."

"Really?"

Even though she knew Xiao Chen was not his biological child, but for a man of his age, had he really never been in love?

"Yes," he answered definitively. "What about you?"

Ye Zhenzhen tilted her head to look at him and playfully grinned, "Many times, I guess."

No sooner had she spoken than she noticed the smile in the man’s eyes suddenly stiffen, and his eyebrows arch slightly, "Many times?"

"That was all for filming, I was teasing you."

Ye Zhenzhen had intended it as a joke, but unexpectedly, the man’s frown deepened—was he getting angry?

Hadn’t she already explained that it was for filming?

As an actress, isn’t it normal to have scenes that involve watching movies or dating the male lead while filming?

Without a word from the man, she pursed her lips and remained silent.

Just like that, they took the private elevator up, going straight to the ninth floor, and entered the VIP screening room.

The staff handed over a tablet, "Mrs. Song, here is the movie menu and the food menu. Please take a look at which movie you’d like to watch now, and feel free to order anything else you’d like."

"Okay," she replied.

Ye Zhenzhen took the tablet, swiped a few times, then turned to ask the man beside her, "How about we watch this one?"

It seemed to be a modern romance film directed by Yang Pinghui.

Song Jinze replied in a subdued tone, "As you wish."

As for the food, Ye Zhenzhen didn’t bother asking him again. Whether she asked or not, the reply would be the same; she knew without thinking it would be the same two-word response.

The staff quickly brought over the food and drinks she had ordered and inquired about the temperature in the room before beginning to show the movie.

Ye Zhenzhen picked up a piece of popcorn and ate it herself, then glanced at the man next to her. The lighting in the cinema was dim, but she could still clearly see displeasure written all over the man’s face.

Her eyes arched, and she brought a piece of popcorn to the man’s lips. Several seconds passed and he made no move to eat it. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Was he really angry?

Such a petty man!

Initially, she wanted to retract her hand and ignore him, but after thinking it over, it didn’t seem worth it.

She leaned her elbow on the armrest of the seat, moving closer to the man, and softly whispered into his ear,

"None of those film scenes count as real, they don’t count at all. In real life, you are the first man I’ve ever watched a movie with."

Yep, he’s still a petty man!

Song Jinze’s lips twitched slightly, he asked her, "Is the popcorn tasty?"