Just as Qin Qiao'er was lost in thought, she suddenly felt a pair of gentle hands lightly brush across her lips.
Qin Qiao'er was startled. When she came to her senses, she found that Lin Wenyi had leaned over and reached out to wipe a grain of rice from the corner of her mouth.
Lin Wenyi pinched the grain of rice between his fingers and pretended to be a bit angry as he said to Qin Qiao'er, "I finally managed to get you out. What were you thinking about?"
Qin Qiao'er said nervously, "It's nothing. Are you guys full? How about we leave?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't told you the main thing I came to talk to you about today. I've got a variety show in hand. I think it's perfect for you. Do you want to give it a try?
It's a dubbing show. There's a top - notch production team, and the guests invited are all excellent dubbing actors and actresses. It's a show to showcase the charm of voices.
The moment I saw this show, I thought of you. I thought you were a perfect fit for it. I've also managed to get this opportunity for you. So, what do you say? Do you want to try?"
Sure enough, Qin Qiao'er was moved by what Lin Wenyi said. She had always loved dubbing, and she never thought that Lin Wenyi would still remember this about her.
She excitedly accepted Lin Wenyi's invitation.
When Lin Wenyi saw Qin Qiao'er nodding so happily, he couldn't help but smile. Then he reached out and gently ruffled Qin Qiao'er's hair.
When Qin Qiao'er felt the warmth of Lin Wenyi's palm, her nose involuntarily twitched. She felt as if she finally had an older brother.
She had never really felt the warmth of a family before. Even her mother had forced her into prostitution. She had always hoped that an older brother would stand up and protect her since she was a child.
So Qin Qiao'er looked up at Lin Wenyi and gave him a sweet smile.
This was the scene that Zhao Youting saw. Just now, Li Shanen had sent him a photo, and this very moment was captured in it.
Lin Wenyi's hand was on Qin Qiao'er's head, and the two of them were smiling at each other. There were also two kids sitting beside them. The four of them looked like a real family.
Zhao Youting stared at the photo, his hand tightly gripping his phone. He so hoped that this photo was fake. Qin Qiao'er had clearly told him that she was going out with Tu Qinqin. Why was she with Lin Wenyi now?
Qin Qiao'er had actually lied to him.
At this moment, Li Shanen added fuel to the fire by sending another message: Do you need your bro to buy you a weed - whacker?
Zhao Youting took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. This was his business with Qin Qiao'er and had nothing to do with Li Shanen. He replied coldly, "Mind your own business."
The angrier Zhao Youting got at this moment, the calmer he seemed on the surface, as if nothing had happened.
He sat seriously on the sofa, waiting for Qin Qiao'er to come back.
Qin Qiao'er and Lin Wenyi had a great conversation in the hotel, discussing what preparations they should make in advance for the show.
Since Lin Wenyi was an investor in this show, he knew in advance what the show's positioning was. He also gave Qin Qiao'er a lot of suggestions from the perspective of an audience member.
Before they knew it, it was very late. Lin Wenyi was afraid that it would be unsafe for Qin Qiao'er to go home alone, so he drove Qin Qiao'er and the others back.
At this moment, Qin Qiao'er had forgotten that she had told Zhao Youting that she was going out with Tu Qinqin. She had originally planned to explain this to Zhao Youting after she got home.
But when she got home and saw the light in the house, she couldn't help but feel a bit guilty. Before opening the door, she specifically told the two kids not to say anything after they got home.
Qin Qiao'er was afraid that the two kids would let the cat out of the bag, so she still wanted to confess this to Zhao Youting on her own initiative.
But when she entered the room, she saw Zhao Youting sitting on the sofa with a gloomy face. The two kids listened to their mother and went straight back to their room without saying a word.
Zhao Youting saw the two kids acting like this and thought that they had been bought off by Lin Wenyi and were going to side with him.
He didn't know whether he was angry or sad now.
Qin Qiao'er tiptoed up to Zhao Youting and asked, "Have you eaten?"
Zhao Youting said coldly, "I'm not hungry. So, after having dinner with another man, you still remember me?"
The words Qin Qiao'er had just prepared to explain suddenly got stuck in her throat. She never thought that Zhao Youting would already know about this.
She was suddenly very flustered and didn't know where to start. "No, I was afraid you'd be angry, so I didn't tell you."
Zhao Youting threw the phone he had been holding in his hand at Qin Qiao'er. When Qin Qiao'er picked it up, she saw that it was a photo of them having dinner.
"You've been following me?" Qin Qiao'er thought that Zhao Youting had specifically sent someone to follow her and take this photo.
Zhao Youting was too lazy to explain at this moment. He was also embarrassed to say that someone had just passed by and seen them, and then specifically sent a message to mock him. It would be embarrassing to say this.
So Zhao Youting just snorted, "I'm not allowed to know when you meet another man behind my back?"
Zhao Youting's tone and expression at this moment were so hurtful, but Qin Qiao'er still wanted to have a good talk with him.
"Lin Wenyi is really just like an older brother to me. There's nothing going on between us. And he came to me today to invite me to a show."
Zhao Youting couldn't listen to anything anymore. His anger had reached the boiling point. He knew he shouldn't be so un - calm, but he just couldn't hold back his emotions.
"You're not going," he said coldly.
"What?!" Qin Qiao'er was really shocked. She never thought that Zhao Youting would say such a thing. This was her career, but Zhao Youting wouldn't let her go.
"Are you kidding me? Stop acting like this. Don't be angry. Let's talk it out. This show is really important to me. I really want to participate."
"Is it important because he got you this opportunity? What kind of show is it? I'll help you produce an identical new show."
Qin Qiao'er felt that this Zhao Youting was a bit strange. The bridge they had just built was now on the verge of collapse.
"Do you mean that you'll produce a new show for me every time I want to participate in one? Do I have to follow the path you've paved for me in the future? I'm not your kept woman, Zhao Youting."
Qin Qiao'er's tone sounded a bit desolate. She never thought that their relationship would turn out like this.
In the heat of the moment, Zhao Youting just wanted to vent his anger. He had never experienced such a thing before. "Why don't you listen to me?"