Linda suddenly blurted out, "Li Long has already promised me this advertisement. I can't just come all the way here and then be asked to leave, can I?"
"Exactly, Dad. Weren't you saying the other day that Meng Nianchu might not be able to shoot this advertisement? I was worried about you, so I tried every means to get Linda here. Now you're changing your mind suddenly. What am I supposed to do?"
Li Long grabbed Li Haohui's arm, his facial features scrunched up. "Dad, this woman is about to quit the entertainment industry. Sooner or later, her fans will disappear. Our family's products will be promoted with her face for a whole year. In terms of manpower and financial resources, if we can't make back the money, won't we just be at a huge loss?"
"Anyway, you have to give me an explanation. I've already come here. I can't just leave directly!" Linda crossed her arms and rolled her eyes. When she noticed Meng Nianchu looking at her, a sneer crept onto the corner of her eyebrows. "Wasn't there news that Meng Nianchu's parents and son were in a car accident and were almost disabled? How come you still have the heart to come here and shoot an advertisement when your family members have been so seriously injured?"
"Miss Meng, let's start shooting first," Li Haohui said.
Meng Nianchu followed Li Haohui towards the shooting camera. As soon as she took the first step, Linda stubbornly blocked her way. "Where do you think you're going?"
Her tone was arrogant and overbearing. "This advertisement was already promised to me. Who do you think you are? Anyway, I'm already here. If you don't give me a satisfactory answer, I'll stay here even if I have to live here!"
"Miss Linda, I signed this contract with Miss Meng a long time ago. The things my son promised you, you should go to him. Now we have work to do. I hope Miss Linda can be more self - respecting," Li Haohui's tone turned cold. He had no good impression of this girl with revealing clothes in front of him.
Li Long acted stubbornly. "I've already promised her, Dad. You can't make me go back on my word!"
Linda gave a cold glance at Meng Nianchu, who had remained silent all this time. Seeing her calm expression, she was filled with anger. "A woman who still comes out to shoot an advertisement when her own parents have been in a car accident. What's so great about cooperating with her? Didn't I hear that your son was also in the car? A child getting into a car accident at such a young age. Maybe he's just born with a short life!"
Before her words were even fully out, Meng Nianchu raised her hand and slapped her across the face.
"Shut your mouth! Even if I don't shoot this advertisement, it's not your turn. Don't use the tricks you used to seduce Mu Junze on every man. If Li Long promised you something, go to him. It has nothing to do with me! I'll finish my work. If you dare to say another nonsense word, I'll tear your mouth apart!"
Meng Nianchu's face was cold. Her eyes were cold and stern as she stared at Linda. Every word she gritted out was filled with coldness.
The stinging pain on her cheek made Linda suddenly realize that she had been slapped by Meng Nianchu!
She widened her eyes and stared at Meng Nianchu. "How dare you hit me!"
"Just because you can't talk properly and look like you deserve a beating!" Meng Nianchu took a step forward and stared back at Linda with even more anger in her eyes. "I'll find out about your disgusting deeds sooner or later!"
Meng Nianchu's powerful aura intimidated everyone on the shooting site. Even Li Haohui, who had experienced many ups and downs, felt a little frightened. Not to mention Li Long, who had not experienced many setbacks. Seeing Meng Nianchu showing her sharpness like this, he was extremely panicked and didn't dare to help Linda anymore.
Linda gasped for air. A chill ran down her spine. She didn't even have the courage to look Meng Nianchu in the eye and quickly averted her gaze.
Finally, Linda and Li Long were driven out by the security guards called by Li Haohui.
Meng Nianchu seized every moment to complete the shooting task.
At 7:30 p.m., exhausted, Meng Nianchu returned to the hospital. She first went to the third floor to check on Sheng Nan. From the attending doctor, she learned that the blood clot in Sheng Nan's brain had started to dissipate. All of Meng Nianchu's fatigue from the day disappeared in the air - conditioned wind.
Sheng Nan was already asleep. Meng Nianchu sat quietly beside her bed for a while before getting up and going to her father's ward. The ward was very quiet. Meng Nianchu pushed the door open but didn't see Aunt Sun.
Her father was sitting on the head of the bed reading a newspaper. When he saw Meng Nianchu coming back, he reported on his own initiative, "She went out to do the laundry. I told her to go home early, but she insisted on finishing washing a few clothes before leaving."
"Is she okay?" Meng Nianchu gently massaged her father's shoulders.
Her father pursed his lips. "Just so - so. At least I haven't noticed anything wrong."
Then he remembered something else. "Your mother called me this afternoon. She said that Mu Junze has been so busy in the company these days that he doesn't even have time to eat a meal. She'll come here tomorrow. She wants you to go and deliver some food to Mu Junze. By the way, help him out and learn some things about company management from him. His means of running a company are even more shrewd than mine. You should really learn from him."
"Okay. I'll do as you say."
Since the day the two companies merged, Mu Junze had really lost a lot of weight. Meng's mother also felt sorry for her son - in - law. She came to the hospital early to take care of Meng's father with Aunt Sun. Since her arm was injured and she couldn't do much, she just chatted with Meng's father beside the bed and could also go to the third floor to take care of Sheng Nan.
Meng Nianchu let out a sigh of relief. She returned to Shangting from the hospital, made the food that Mu Junze liked, and then rushed back to the company. Carrying a thermos box in her hand, she strode into the company.
The receptionist recognized Meng Nianchu at a glance and quickly took her to Mu Junze's office.
"President, these roses have been sent for several days in a row. I've asked Xiao Zhang to wait at the downstairs entrance, but we still haven't found out who sent them. What should we do with the roses? Still throw them away?"
"Yeah."
"Isn't it a bit of a waste to throw away such big roses?"
"If you like them, take them."
"Thank you, boss!"
Tracy grinned and turned around. She bumped right into Meng Nianchu, who had walked in quietly. She was stunned. "Sister - in - law?"
Meng Nianchu handed her a cake. "It's been troublesome for you to help Junze deal with the company's affairs these days. This is the cake I bought for you on the way. I saw you liked it last time."
"Thank you, sister - in - law!" Her voice was even more excited than when she thanked Mu Junze just now.
Mu Junze looked up from the data report. Meng Nianchu put the cooked food on the desk. "I made this for you. You've worked hard."
Tracy hugged the roses and the cake and quickly left. She even closed the office door on her way out.
Mu Junze said, "There's food in the company."
"Can that be the same as the cooking of your brilliant wife? Anyway, I made the food and came to deliver it to you in person. You should give me a little face."