Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son-Chapter 536 - 533

In the restaurant, Ye Zhenzhen was chatting with Da Mi when Song Jinze’s phone call came in.

She checked the time and realized it was getting late.

After answering, the man’s deep voice came through the receiver, "Are you finished?"

Ye Zhenzhen pursed her lips, "Hmm... almost done. I’m packing up now, getting ready to head back. What about you? Have you finished work?"

"Yeah, how long will you take? I’ll come pick you up."

Perhaps because she was lying, Ye Zhenzhen felt a little guilty.

But she smiled and replied, "No need, I’m about to leave. I’ll get home before you. There’s a... mango mini cake from the cake shop on Huainan Road that I really want to eat. Could you pick one up for me on your way back?"

Huainan Road was a bit farther than the restaurant she was at now. If he went to buy the cake, she should be able to get home first without hitting traffic.

Ye Zhenzhen thought, as long as she didn’t speak up, he wouldn’t know.

There was a two-second silence on the phone before the man agreed, "Alright."

After Ye Zhenzhen hung up the phone, Da Mi passed her own mobile phone to her, "Big star, you’re on the hot search again, and this time it’s pretty explosive."

"..."

Ye Zhenzhen’s pupils dilated in surprise as she quickly checked her own phone and was momentarily speechless!

"These people should be screenwriters, not paparazzi!"

Da Mi took a sip of her drink, "Feels like you were targeted since last night. Could it be An Ying and her gang?"

Speaking of An Ying’s group, Ye Zhenzhen suddenly realized, "Last night, I bumped into Qin Lang at the hotel. What was he doing there so late?"

Especially when she had made it clear today on the movie set—if it really was Qin Lang, then this person was truly despicable!

"I’ll look into it for you when I get back."

"Okay."

She had just arrived at the movie set, and so far, Qin Lang hadn’t done anything too outrageous to her. As long as he didn’t provoke her, she naturally wouldn’t take action despite knowing his weaknesses.

But, if it was indeed Qin Lang behind this, she wouldn’t be polite anymore.

...

When Ye Zhenzhen came out from the restaurant, she saw Song Jinze’s car parked there. Secretary Zhang noticed her and got out of the driver’s seat to open the rear door.

Lies are always lies, the more one tries to avoid trouble, the more trouble seems to follow.

Da Mi smiled, "Is this a coincidence?"

Ye Zhenzhen retorted, "What do you think?"

"What I think isn’t important. What matters is, the rumor suggests the person Mrs. Song secretly met with at the hotel last night and the person she dined with tonight are the same."

"Brother, are you suggesting that things aren’t heated enough as it is?"

In her line of sight, the tall figure of the man exited the car. He wore a deep gray suit and a long black coat over it, striding towards her with his long legs, his expression as cool and composed as ever.

Da Mi joked, "Seems calm enough to me. I think President Song is quite unperturbed."

Ye Zhenzhen clenched her teeth, "Would you shut up!"

As the man approached step by step, Ye Zhenzhen didn’t know how to start the conversation.

Song Jinze was the first to speak, asking her, "Have you eaten?"

Ye Zhenzhen nodded.

Seems he really is quite unperturbed, huh!

The man’s gaze swept coldly over Da Mi, finding her smile at that moment particularly glaring.

He wrapped an arm around Ye Zhenzhen’s shoulder and said calmly, "Let’s go home."

Ye Zhenzhen, knowing she was in the wrong, simply turned to Da Mi and said, "I’m off, take care on your way."

Da Mi replied, "Okay."

"I’ll send you the details later!"

This remark was deliberately provocative.

Ye Zhenzhen didn’t look back, instead, she raised an OK gesture.

Da Mi watched Song Jinze’s suddenly stiffened back, curved her lips into a smirk, and turned to leave.

On the way back.

Ye Zhenzhen’s gaze occasionally shifted towards the side where the man was seated.

Since getting in the car, he hadn’t said a word, just sat there, so quiet and composed that it made her feel even more guilty.

Passing Huainan Road, Secretary Zhang pulled the car over, and the man beside her got out immediately. Ye Zhenzhen wanted to follow, but a cold voice stopped her, "Stay in the car. Don’t move."

"Then why did you suddenly get out?"

He paused and said coldly, "A certain liar said she wanted to eat mango cake. Get in the car, it’s cold outside."

"..."

A liar!?

Ye Zhenzhen just sat there, watching the man stride into the cake shop she had mentioned.

In the car, Secretary Zhang Xiao Li reminded her with a snicker, "Mrs. Song, if you had told the truth to President Song just now, he wouldn’t be so angry."

Ye Zhenzhen sighed quietly, who could have known!

If it hadn’t been for the trending search today, maybe she could have really made it home before him...

When Song Jinze returned, he was holding a small box with a cake in it, placed it on the passenger seat, and then sat down in the back.

Secretary Zhang silently started the car and discreetly raised the small partition inside.

He had given a clear hint earlier, and now it was time to give President Song and Mrs. Song some private space for a conversation.

Ye Zhenzhen, of course, saw Secretary Zhang’s good intentions. It was her who hid the truth first and got caught red-handed. She indeed owed an explanation.

Whether the other party understood or not was another matter, but at least she had to show the right attitude, or else it might start another cold war.

Ye Zhenzhen pursed her lips, leaned closer to the man with a smile, and asked, "Are you angry?"

Song Jinze was leaning back in his seat, his dark eyes half-closed, but when she leaned in, he closed his eyes altogether.

Ye Zhenzhen; ...

It looked like he was quite angry!

"I didn’t mean to keep it from you. Da Mi had asked me out a few days ago, and I saw you were busy, so I didn’t mention it."

That was all she could say.

She couldn’t possibly tell him that he and Da Mi didn’t get along, and Da Mi didn’t want to have dinner with him, so she went alone.

"As for the trending search, it’s all made up. You know that I was with Su Xi last night."

Ye Zhenzhen looked at the man’s unmoved handsome face and continued, "Then, just now when you called me, I was about to head back right away, so I didn’t think to tell you..."

Who knew, just so coincidentally, the trending search popped up at that time, and even the restaurant where she ate was photographed.

That was all there was to say, and she had said it all.

Song Jinze lifted his eyes, his penetrating gaze fixed on her, and the usually tight-lipped man asked, "Anything else?"

Anything else?

Ye Zhenzhen blinked at the man’s still indifferent handsome face and then, with a ’smack,’ quickly kissed him on the cheek, "The only other thing is, next time..."

"You want there to be a next time?" His lips, which had been curving up slightly, immediately fell.

Ye Zhenzhen frowned, "I haven’t finished speaking yet, why are you interrupting me!"

"..."

"What I mean is, there won’t be a next time."

Next time, if she thought about keeping something from him, she would definitely check if she was trending first; otherwise, being caught like this was just too big a loss!