The first call didn't go through. No, he had to try again! He patiently made another call, but just like the first time, although the phone rang, no one answered.
Was she at work? He carefully calculated the date. It was her working day, and maybe she was working hard right now.
Thinking of her work -aholic attitude on weekdays, for some reason, he didn't get angry. Instead, he inexplicably smiled, with the corners of his mouth slightly curving upwards. He seemed like a completely different person from before.
Forget it. He shouldn't bother her at work.
He thought he might as well call Tu Qinqin. Chenchen and Wanwan should be with her. So he quickly opened his phone and dialed Tu Qinqin's number. To his surprise, this time the call couldn't even be connected.
The phone showed that the other party's phone was turned off. Failing to get through to the phone twice in a row, and not knowing any news about Qin Qiao'er and the two kids, Zhao Youting was feeling a bit irritated.
What was going on? Why didn't any of them answer the phone?
It was understandable for him to be angry. After all, as a big - name star, Qin Qiao'er often had to film and appear on variety shows. It was common for her not to have her phone with her. But Tu Qinqin was different. As Qin Qiao'er's agent, she should always pay attention to messages and answer the phone. But this time, she didn't even turn on her phone.
It seemed that he had to replace Tu Qinqin!
He impatiently threw his phone on the sofa beside him. The smile that had just appeared on his face disappeared immediately. He stretched out his right hand and undid the top button of his shirt, revealing his well - defined collarbone.
No matter how irritable he was now, it wasn't entirely Tu Qinqin's fault. At this moment, Tu Qinqin was sound asleep on the plane.
She was wearing an eye mask and snoring away. The plane was flying towards her hometown. She had no idea that Zhao Youting had almost blown up her phone.
Not being able to get any news about Qin Qiao'er and the two kids, Zhao Youting was extremely worried. He paced back and forth in his office, looking very agitated.
"No, I have to go and see them to be at ease!"
Although he knew that as a popular star, there were many people around Qin Qiao'er to protect her, there were also many people who wanted to harm her. So without any news from her, he always felt a bit uneasy.
He quickly strode towards the sofa with his long legs, picked up his suit, and put it on casually. Then he turned around to grab his phone. Just as his hand was on the doorknob, the office door opened from the outside.
As the door opened, he saw the secretary - general standing in front of him. The secretary - general was startled and quickly steadied himself. He asked in confusion, "M...Mr. Zhao, are you going out?"
He was holding a large stack of materials and documents...
But Zhao Youting deliberately ignored what was in his hands and was about to leave from in front of him when he was stopped by the secretary - general. "Mr. Zhao, wait a minute. There are a few documents that need your attention."
"Put everything aside. I'll deal with them when I get back. I'm busy now. Don't bother me."
He said coldly, with a serious expression on his face, which made the secretary - general a bit scared.
But the secretary - general took the risk of being fired and stopped him again. "Mr. Zhao, these documents are very urgent and need your handling... If we don't deal with them today, there won't be time tomorrow."
He blurted out this sentence quickly, causing Zhao Youting to stop his about - to - step - out foot.
"You can't even handle such small things properly all day long. You're so useless!" Although he said such impatient words, he still turned around and roughly snatched the documents from the secretary - general's hands.
He angrily walked back to his desk and sat down. He looked at the documents in front of him irritably and couldn't help cursing in his heart: Damn it! Why were the people in their company so useless? He had to do everything. Were they just freeloaders?
Actually, it wasn't that the people in his company were useless. Usually, Zhao Youting made almost all the major decisions. No one dared to handle things without permission. So this time, Zhao Youting was just taking his anger out on them.
The secretary - general was frightened by his angry appearance and stood trembling in the corner, not daring to say a word. He had never seen the president so angry before and didn't know what he was angry about.
Actually, Zhao Youting wasn't really angry. He was just extremely worried. After all, he couldn't get through to Qin Qiao'er's phone, and he also couldn't get through to Tu Qinqin's phone when he wanted to talk to the two babies.
He was in a bad mood right now. On top of that, there was still a huge amount of work waiting for him. He suddenly felt that being the president was really a frustrating job.
No matter how angry and irritated Zhao Youting was at this moment, on the other side of the picture, Qin Qiao'er was going through the most difficult journey in her acting career.
At this moment, on the mountainside.
Qin Qiao'er was climbing hard. Sweat was dripping down from her forehead and slowly running down her smooth cheeks.
The staff and cameras around remained unchanged. The cameraman was operating a special mechanical device and slowly rising. He didn't need to climb the stairs laboriously.
This acting job was a challenge for Qin Qiao'er. She had already climbed nearly a hundred flights of stairs today, which was extremely painful for her. She had to overcome physical exhaustion while making the right expressions and reciting the correct lines. It was a tiring job!
"Okay, this take is over!"
At the director's order, Qin Qiao'er's facial expression immediately fell. She immediately sat down on the steps without any grace, spreading her legs. She was so exhausted that she fanned herself with her right hand.
At this time, the makeup artist and other staff members beside her quickly came up with fans and drinks. "Here, Sister Qiao'er, drink some water."
Qin Qiao'er was almost dying of thirst. She snatched the water and gulped it down. The sun was shining brightly overhead, and she could feel her skin losing moisture constantly.
The weather was nice at first, but after climbing so many flights of stairs, Qin Qiao'er was already sweating profusely. The people around her immediately started fanning her.
"Director, this should be enough this time, right? I won't have to keep climbing the stairs in the next scene, will I?" After taking a short break, she immediately shouted at the director.