Oh...maybe they still want to find out about the casting?
Thinking about this, Director He felt relieved that Su Yanxi was the final choice for the lead role. Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble this little rascal would have caused.
Director He was just enjoying the young couple's romance and kindly added fuel to the fire—giving it a push! But for Bie Yunzong, this was practically tearing him apart!
"Uncle He—!"
Bie Yunzong winked and made faces, then, realizing it was too late, clicked his tongue in regret.
"Why did you betray me too?"
The dog is so tired. When will this world, where his parents betray him and even the kind and gentle uncle betrays him, ever get better?
"Go to the scene?" Su Yanxi's expression immediately changed. She squinted at Bie Yunzong, her gaze as sharp as a laser beam. "What's going on, huh? Didn't I tell you not to interfere with my work?"
Bie Yunzong avoided his wife's gaze and guiltily touched his temple: "Well... that's a long story, hmm."
"It's a long story, a long story indeed." Su Yanxi frowned slightly. "If Director He hadn't exposed it, I wouldn't have known you'd been up to so many tricks behind my back."
Su Yanxi was a little angry when she first heard it, but after thinking about it carefully, wasn't the day of the audition the same day when Bie Yunzong was acting strangely and couldn't be reached by phone?
So this guy was hiding something; he actually went to the audition.
Sneaking into the audition was far better than petty theft or womanizing. Comparing the two, Su Yanxi instantly calmed down and her anger vanished.
"I'll give you time to explain your situation properly later."
After giving that nemesis a disdainful look, Su Yanxi gathered her thoughts and took the lead in bringing the topic, which had gone completely off track, back to the right track.
"Director He, Sister Tong, what exactly is the purpose of your visit? You mentioned earlier that you were on the news, what kind of news is it, and how serious is it?"
"It's nothing, we just came to ask about the situation." Zhou Tong waved her hand dismissively. Compared to the panic she felt when the scandal broke, she was now very calm and composed. "That news isn't a big deal, you can definitely handle it."
After saying that, Zhou Tong happily boasted to Director He.
"When the bribery rumors broke last time, I panicked. After notifying Su Su, he resolved the issue with a single phone call, and I wasn't involved at all."
"Wow, having an artist like this is so worry-free."
"You've really gotten a great deal." Director He laughed heartily, downed his tea in one gulp, and got up to leave. "It's alright, Zhou Tong and I will head out first, giving you two some space. If you have any disagreements, talk them out calmly, don't rush things, okay?"
"Okay, we'll talk to them properly." Su Yanxi got up to see the guest out, still thinking about the news. "So what exactly is the news you and Sister Tong were talking about?"
"It's nothing, just the top trending topic today. It's incredibly boring and pointless, I actually found it hilarious!" Zhou Tong didn't care at all, giving Zong Xi and Zhou Tong complete trust. "You can look at it when you have time, but first, try to resolve this conflict quickly, and don't keep threatening to get a divorce!"
Director He and Sister Tong both appeared fearless; compared to the trending news, they were more concerned about Su Yanxi and Bie Yunzong's relationship.
After Su Yanxi saw the two off, Bie Yunzong, who had turned on his phone first, waved and called to him.
"Honey, honey, come quick! This headline is outrageous!"
Su Yanxi leaned closer to look at the screen and saw the headline of the video news flash: [Resurgent artist Su Yanxi suspected of being kept? Younger sugar daddy gives her cars, houses, and huge red envelopes, willingly becoming her long-term meal ticket!]
"Ha! Where did this blind reporter come from?"
Bie Yunzong started showing off again, pointing at the title and laughing mockingly.
"Has this editor never been in a relationship? My wife and I have been deeply in love for many years, and he calls our unwavering relationship a 'long-term meal ticket'!?"
"Honey, it's really too funny, I'm too lazy to even complain or scold him!"
When Bie Yunzong touched the screen, he accidentally clicked to start a video. Su Yanxi frowned and remained silent, watching the people and scenes gradually appear on the screen, already guessing what might appear in the video.
It's over.
Su Yanxi silently thought to herself, "It's over."
Something terrible is about to happen.
Author's Note:
Dog: I love my wife, and my wife loves me. My wife would never, ever treat me like a meal ticket, right, honey?
Dog: Huh??
Thank you so much, Little Joy who reads every day, for the 30 bottles of Strawberry Snow Mountain perfume and a landmine red envelope! I'm so happy, I'm spinning around in joy!
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26# Meal ticket: I treat you like my wife, but you treat me like a meal ticket?
"Hey, that's weird, what kind of video is this?"
The video background contains many costumes and props, suggesting it was filmed secretly backstage at a performance.
Three or four male students in school uniforms squatted on the ground, tidying up their things while chatting: "[Susu, did that little boy bring you something again?]"
Bie Yunzong recognized the voice and became interested in watching the video: "Wife, is this your roommate? He looks somewhat familiar."
[Um.]
The next second, Su Yanxi appeared, took a box of decorations, placed it on the table, and sat down to start counting them.
He brought over a lot of desserts. Would you like some?
The angle of this candid shot was very clever, capturing Su Yanxi's face perfectly after she sat down.
Chapter 48
Bie Yunzong had no time to think about perspectives; his entire focus was on Su Yanxi. He held up his phone, yelling and shouting at his beautiful wife from university!
"Wow, it's my wife who's still in college!" He had a sudden realization and snapped his fingers. "I know, it's from when we first met, when I brought you dessert during the end-of-month assessment at the Beijing Theatre Academy!"
"Honey, you're so beautiful. Even the way you're tidying up the props backstage is so charming and beautiful."
Su Yanxi remained silent, waiting for the storm to break.
He remembered that he later said something like...
[Yes, yes, yes! I want to eat!] Su Yanxi's roommate enthusiastically begged for food, not forgetting to gossip, [You haven't seen that guy much, have you? I can tell he wants to pursue you.]
Bie Yunzong chuckled as he watched the video, and in the unknown, secretly filmed video, he started shipping himself and his wife as a couple: "Wife, your roommate has sharp eyes. She could tell back then that I wanted to pursue you."
As I accepted the dessert, my roommate deliberately added, "[I think you two could go for it~ Aside from being younger than you, he has no other flaws! —And he's super rich!]"
Bie Yunzong decisively gave a thumbs up: "Wife, your roommate really knows how to talk! Oh my, I'm embarrassed by his praise."
However, the beautiful woman's reply in the video stunned Bie Yunzong on the spot.
[Him?]
Su Yanxi continued tidying up with a blank expression, her words cold and ruthless.
Don't worry about him, he's just a long-term meal ticket.
Although it's a video from seven years ago, Su Yanxi's voice is still clear and her lip movements match perfectly in the video.
Bie Yunzong's smile vanished instantly. He pulled back the progress bar as if he didn't believe it, trying to confirm that he had misheard.
Don't worry about him, he's just a long-term meal ticket.
Bie Yunzong frowned and dragged the progress bar back for the third time. If the third playback wasn't enough, he'd play it a fourth, a fifth…
Don't worry about him, he's just a long-term meal ticket.
Don't worry about him, he's just a long-term meal ticket.
Don't worry about him, he's just a long-term meal ticket.
That's enough.
In the end, Su Yanxi couldn't stand Bie Yunzong's actions any longer, so she pressed down on Bie Yunzong's phone screen to prevent him from operating it.
"Don't rewind, don't replay."
“No…wife,” Bie Yunzong swallowed, looking flustered, “I didn’t understand what it meant. Let me listen to it a few more times and see if I can figure it out.”
"There's nothing to ponder." Su Yanxi snatched Bie Yunzong's phone and placed it on the coffee table.
To conceal her inner fear, Su Yanxi deliberately used her right hand to smooth her hair on the left side, tucking the fallen bangs behind her left ear.
"I said it, that's right. As for the meaning... there's nothing to ponder, it's just what you heard and what you immediately thought it meant."
"What do you mean?" Bie Yunzong had expected an explanation, or perhaps a twist in the story, but to his surprise—this was exactly what he had heard. "I still don't understand, I don't understand what it means."
Su Yanxi and Bie Yunzong had known and loved each other for seven years, and she had never seen Bie Yunzong's face so dark. His expression was frighteningly serious, as if his furrowed brows were stained with anger.
Bie Yunzong was no longer the docile and easily manipulated obedient dog, but an enraged wolf. He stared directly at Su Yanxi with sharp eyes, but Su Yanxi looked away because she couldn't bear to meet his gaze.
"I……"
Before he could even finish speaking, Su Yanxi felt a wave of dizziness. Due to a sudden shove from Bie Yunzong, he lost his balance and fell onto the sofa.
The leather sofa was soft, but the sudden impact still caused him a momentary throbbing pain in his head. He didn't know if it was from the physical impact or from the chaotic situation at hand.
"Meal tickets?"
Bie Yunzong pinned Su Yanxi between his body and the sofa, forcefully placing his hand next to Su Yanxi's ear.
"I treat you like a wife, but you treat me like a meal ticket?"
The hot breath that Bie Yunzong exhaled when he spoke felt like a slap across Su Yanxi's face.
Normally, such close proximity and flirtatious gestures might have created a romantic atmosphere and ignited a spark of ambiguity between them, but under Bie Yunzong's relentless questioning, Su Yanxi couldn't taste even a hint of tenderness or affection.
He could only sense Bie Yunzong's anger and the intense pressure from the wolves.
"So what if it is?"
Seven years of accumulated grievances inappropriately erupted at this moment. Su Yanxi showed no remorse and confronted Bie Yunzong with a firm attitude.
"I shouldn't have said such disrespectful things in front of my roommates. But when it comes to the meal ticket issue, what did I do wrong?"
"You approached me with an overbearing attitude, as if you were offering to be my sugar daddy; I opened my arms to you as if I were just looking for a meal ticket. It was a mutual agreement, so what right do you have to act aggrieved?"
"Kept...?"
One problem after another arises. With more and more incomprehensible words and sentences appearing, Bie Yunzong's face grew even darker.
"What do you mean by 'sugar baby'? What are you talking about...?"
"Are you still pretending to be stupid?" Su Yanxi tried to sit up a little, but Bie Yunzong pressed him down so he couldn't move. He tried to sit up slightly but was about to kiss the person on top of him.