Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son-Chapter 514 - 511 The Third Cooperation

Hidden in a large tree in front of their car was a camera that, after capturing the image of Ye Zhenzhen and Song Jinze kissing inside the vehicle, repeatedly pressed the shutter several times.

In the morning, Song Jinze drove Ye Zhenzhen to work, but following their car were Secretary Zhang and bodyguards. The paparazzo snapping secret photos was caught red-handed by Secretary Zhang.

After Ye Zhenzhen got out of the car and left, the reporter was grabbed by the bodyguards and brought before Song Jinze.

"President, he was just hiding in that tree taking photos without permission," the bodyguard reported.

Song Jinze glanced in the direction pointed out by Secretary Zhang to the distant lush tree, his lips quirked, eliciting a disdainful smile.

"Taking photos without permission?"

His dark eyes narrowed slightly as he gestured with his chin toward the camera in the reporter’s hand.

The bodyguard immediately understood, seizing the camera and handing it over to him.

"President Song, this is a misunderstanding! A real misunderstanding!"

Song Jinze didn’t even lift his eyelids, took a look at the photos captured in the camera, then raised his head to look again at that large tree in the distance, his gaze growing profound.

Fear gripped the reporter from the penetrating look in the man’s practiced eyes. The cost of the camera’s lens is one thing, but the memory card inside—once seen by this man...

He felt it wasn’t just his camera at stake, but his very livelihood was likely ruined.

"Well, because there are online haters saying that your marriage to Sister Zhenzhen has..."

The reporter, scared by the man’s cold and piercing gaze, paused, then with a hardening of resolve, continued, "President Song, I am actually a fan of Sister Zhenzhen. I really hate how people maliciously speculate and slander your relationship with Sister Zhenzhen.

So I wanted to capture the sweet everyday moments between you two, to show everyone how loving you are as a couple..."

Song Jinze raised an eyebrow, "Loving as a couple? If you truly wished for us to be seen as a loving couple, would you deliberately appear before me, allowing me to see these photos?"

The reporter’s pupils shrank suddenly, and there was a noticeable change in his expression.

With an ingratiating yet embarrassed smile, he said, "These are from the time before Sister Zhenzhen went public with her marriage. Although there were interactions with male actors on the set, all those entanglements came to nothing in the end, only your relationship was made public..."

"It’s just that over these past two months, I’ve noticed that Sister Zhenzhen has become very different, as if she became another person. I think it must be related to you, because love can change a person, right..."

As the reporter’s words trailed off, Song Jinze removed the memory card, and the camera in his hands followed onto the ground.

The reporter went pale with shock, "This..."

Song Jinze’s slender fingers pinched the memory card, and he glanced at the bodyguard.

The next second, the reporter was taken away.

He scrutinized the memory card intently. He was, of course, aware of any involvement between Zhenzhen and the male actors on the set.

Clearly, this so-called reporter had intentionally made these remarks, and the photos on this memory card were likewise meant for his eyes.

To say that Zhenzhen has become a different person compared to two months ago?

Hmph!

Secretary Zhang stepped forward to inquire, "President, how would you like us to deal with this reporter?"

Song Jinze’s eyes darkened, "He’s not a reporter."

Secretary Zhang: ... 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

How had the president discerned that?

"Go investigate. I have a feeling someone is looking to trouble Zhenzhen."

"Yes, President."

...

The morning’s kick-off ceremony proceeded smoothly. Thanks to the strong production team of "Selflessness," along with Ye Zhenzhen’s recent popularity and Director Yang Pinghui’s movie in cinemas, today’s ceremony received quite a bit of attention.

Invited media reporters also crowded the scene, eager to take photos and report.

Reporter: "Zhenzhen, this is your first time playing a leading role, and it’s a movie directed by Director Yang, with co-stars Xiao Yi and Qin Lang. Do you feel any pressure?"

Ye Zhenzhen answered with ease, "There’s definitely pressure, since both the director and fellow actors are excellent. However, pressure breeds motivation, and being part of such an outstanding and strong team also fills me with anticipation. I will surely learn a lot from everyone."

She had answered such questions countless times in her past life!

She cleverly deflected the few loaded questions the reporters threw at her afterward.

Seeing that they couldn’t get much out of Ye Zhenzhen, and Xiao Yi having left for other engagements after the ceremony, the reporters turned their microphones toward the male supporting actor, Qin Lang.

Qin Lang, the drama’s second male lead, was a last-minute replacement. The originally cast second male lead was reported for tax evasion and was abruptly replaced by Qin Lang.

And Qin Lang was none other than Ye Zhenzhen’s high school classmate. Before Ye Zhenzhen rose to fame, they had worked together and were even rumored by people to be destined to marry in the future.

"Qin Lang, this is your third project with Zhenzhen, right? How do you feel about that?"