Chapter 73: Avoid the Resources He Provides
After a tour, Kong Nanzhu was about to say goodbye and go home to continue preparing her team plan. Song Linyuan was about to send her downstairs. "If you are sure you want to choose DP, I will bring you into the discussion group with their brand's PR tomorrow. There are still some details that have not been finalized. I'm afraid it's too late today."
Kong Nanzhu liked this efficient communication mode. She was only concerned with talking to Song Linyuan. After the elevator door opened, she didn't notice there was someone inside and almost bumped into the person coming out. Song Linyuan grabbed her in time and used his chest as support to prop up Kong Nanzhu from behind to prevent her from falling backwards.
Before Kong Nanzhu could calm down, the people in the elevator asked in surprise, "Nanzhu?"
Peng Shiyi wore sunglasses and a purple mink coat with the front open. She wore a low-cut sweater underneath, black leather pants, and jewels on her ears, neck, and wrists. She was dressed like a typical socialite.
Peng Shiyi took off his sunglasses and his eyes moved between Kong Nanzhu and Song Linyuan. Song Linyuan didn't know Peng Shiyi, but he could read a hint of sarcasm in her eyes.
Kong Nanzhu didn't expect to meet such a person in Song Linyuan's new company. After standing firm, she pushed away Song Linyuan's hand.
Kong Nanzhu said calmly, "Sister Shiyi, why are you here?"
"I'm here to see my friend. He works here." Peng Shiyi waved her delicate nails in front of Kong Nanzhu and gave Song Linyuan a bright smile. "Mr. Song, I've heard a lot about you."
Before Shang Jie's accident, Peng Shiyi knew about Song Linyuan. Qin Qi asked her boyfriend to help investigate Song Linyuan's private life. In order to please her, her boyfriend told her any news as soon as possible.
From what she got to know Song Linyuan, she found that he had a clean lifestyle, had not yet graduated from university, was young, handsome and wealthy. It was inevitable that Peng Shiyi would feel attracted to him.
Song Linyuan ignored Peng Shiyi's enthusiastic and proactive greetings and stood behind Kong Nanzhu like a guardian angel.
Peng Shiyi's smile was a little forced. She thought that she was a pampered young lady who was very confident in her looks and figure. No man had ever ignored her so directly.
"Sister Shiyi!"
A boy in a leather jacket ran over from afar with a sweet smile. Kong Nanzhu felt that the boy looked familiar, as if he had seen him in the MV of a beverage advertisement.
Peng Shiyi's expression eased a little, and she handed the coffee in her hand to the visitor, "I bought this drink especially for you. I'm doing a beauty treatment nearby, and I'll pick you up after get off work."
Kong Nanzhu looked at the drink packaging and it was clearly bought from the chain coffee shop around the corner downstairs.
Song Linyuan narrowed his eyes and stared at his employee, "Wang Ziyan?"
"Yes, Mr. Song, you remember my name." Wang Ziyan was overjoyed.
Peng Shiyi has always thought that a sunny and handsome guy like Wang Ziyan is his favorite, but when he stood next to Song Linyuan, who was wild and unruly and exuded masculine hormones, he instantly pales in comparison and becomes a passerby in a second. No wonder he is not very popular.
Kong Nanzhu and Peng Shiyi had nothing to say. The timing of her appearance was too coincidental, and it was obvious that someone had tipped her off and rushed over to "encounter" her.
As for what Peng Shiyi wanted to do, Kong Nanzhu didn't want to waste time guessing, so she pressed the down button again. The elevator stopped at the fifteenth floor, nodded at her, and walked into the elevator.
Song Linyuan followed behind her like a flower guardian, never leaving her side.
Peng Shiyi's delicate eyeliner was stretched open by the muscles at her temples, leaving a gap on her face that could not be filled.
Why, why can the people around Kong Nanzhu receive special favor from so many outstanding men.
Jealousy makes people twisted.
"Sister Shiyi, I'm not busy right now, how about we go to the movies?"
Peng Shiyi was not in the mood. She came here today just to "run into" Kong Nanzhu and Song Linyuan. She rubbed Wang Ziyan's chest muscles perfunctorily and left.
"Let's talk about it tonight. I have something else to do."
Peng Shiyi watched the incident caused by Shang Jie with a gloating attitude. She was waiting to see Kong Nanzhu being dragged into the water, but the result was a lot of fuss but little results. Qin Qi still protected Kong Nanzhu as , and failed to shake Kong Nanzhu's position in their family at all.
Qin Qi also revealed the fact that she was supporting a little star, causing her to be scolded by her mother.
Peng Shiyi's own love life has been full of setbacks, and she can't stand seeing other people's marriages being harmonious.
In Peng Shiyi's eyes, Kong Nanzhu was like an NPC that God had deliberately placed in front of her to mock and provoke her. Everything she wanted, Kong Nanzhu could easily get without any effort.
Back in the car, Peng Shiyi called Qin Qi, but as expected, no one answered the call.
But this did not prevent her from sending a message to inform Qin Qi.
After Qin Qi returned to the crew, he resumed the alarm mode of calling Kong Nanzhu at a fixed time and place.
In most cases Kong Nanzhu would not answer the call, but he would definitely get through to the last call before going to bed.
Kong Nanzhu himself didn't understand the point of being upset like this.
Xu Qingqing summarized her subtext.
By not answering the call during the day, she was telling Qin Qi that she was still angry; by answering the call before going to bed, she wanted to let Qin Qi know that she was still willing to give him a chance.
During this evening call, Qin Qi would usually report to her enthusiastically what lunch he had on the set today, who he acted opposite, and what interesting things happened on the set.
Qin Qi rarely did this before, and Kong Nanzhu could sense that he wanted to make a change. Kong Nanzhu was only responsible for listening, and then programmed to say "good night" as the end of their day's communication.
But after answering the phone today, Qin Qi's tone was obviously cold, and there was also a hint of questioning.
"Did you go to see Song Linyuan?"
It goes without saying that this must have been done by Peng Shiyi.
"Yeah. I went to his new company."
"Didn't you say you didn't plan to cooperate with him? Why did you go to his company? What on earth do you have to talk about? You didn't even tell me in advance when you went to see him."
Qin Qi tried to control himself again and again, not to have any new conflicts with Kong Nanzhu during the time when they were fighting, but he finally failed to control his instinct.
Kong Nanzhu sat by the bed and looked at the sky through the window.
There are no stars tonight.
She clearly realized that she could not change someone who did not think he was wrong.
Kong Nanzhu said in a bland tone, "I cooperated with him in the name of my team. He acted as a middleman to connect me with the brand. I went to his company just for a visit."
Qin Qi became even more anxious.
He failed to detect the disappointment revealed by Kong Nanzhu and said in a deep voice, "No need."
Kong Nanzhu felt his breathing stagnate.
"You can tell me directly what brand you want to cooperate with. There is no need to find a middleman. I can provide you with better resources than him. Why do you want to go far away?"
Qin Qi's voice trembled slightly, "You have me, Nan Nan, I am your husband, why do you need to ask others for help?"
Qin Qi felt that all his efforts over this period of time had been in vain.
He tried his best to prove that he could provide Kong Nanzhu with favorable material conditions. He wanted Kong Nanzhu to rely on him, but now Kong Nanzhu actually bypassed him and went to Song Linyuan to introduce her to the brand.
It's like slapping him in the face and saying, you can't do it.
Qin Qi wished he could fly back to Beijing immediately.
Qin Qi didn't think he was overly sensitive. This was a challenge to his male self-esteem, and he couldn't help but care. Nanzhu had no intention of telling him anything. He had already said that he would no longer interfere with her choice, so why was Kong Nanzhu still so defensive?
"Qin Qi." Kong Nanzhu sighed. She was so exhausted that she didn't even have the energy to explain. "If you must give me a reason, just treat me as someone who doesn't want to owe you anything. I'm very grateful for your recommendation for me to get the business from Yayun, but I can't always rely on your reputation and connections to maintain my career."
This will make me lose my voice and the ability to make my own decisions.
Qin Qi was deeply touched by the way Kong Nanzhu addressed him.
Over the years, Kong Nanzhu hardly ever called her by her full name.
Qin Qi was a little panicked, but he showed an increasingly fierce anger: "What do you owe me? Do you have to break it up so cleanly?!"
Qin Qi swept the script spread out on the table and smashed his fist on the wooden table.
Kong Nanzhu heard the noise from his end and was afraid that if the call continued, they would say something stupid due to their emotions. "I'm a little tired. You should also go to bed early. Good night."
The phone rang again after it was hung up. That night, Qin Qi made twenty-two calls without giving up.
Kong Nanzhu didn't know what kind of torturous conversation would be waiting for her after the call was connected, so she chose to escape.
She felt tired and didn't know how to continue this relationship.
