Chapter 38: Absolutely Not, Absolutely Not – Intimate Things
Dong Ling thought, perhaps she shouldn’t have said that last sentence in the video, or perhaps she shouldn’t have recorded that video at all, there were other ways to handle it, then there wouldn’t be any CP fans.
“Song Zhong” was a good name, it was almost sending her off as well.
@PleaseSendMeOff: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, just came back from watching the movie, I’m going crazy, sisters, listen to me, you must go to the cinema and experience the kissing scene on the big screen, it’s simply… overwhelming. Ignore my messy adjectives, it’s just incredibly exciting. The plot is a bit mind-boggling, I might have to watch it two or three more times to understand it, which means I can watch the kissing scene several times, I’m so happy!
@LingzhiLongLife: Thanks for watching, I was there on set, I was the key the older sister spat out.
@SongJiejie’sSweetheart: Thanks for watching, I was there on set, I was the wall behind them.
@BorrowMeALifetime: Thanks for watching, I was there on set, I was the pile of leaves behind them.
Dong Ling closed her phone with a blank expression, thinking this wasn’t entirely her fault, it was also the system’s fault.
If it weren’t for that kissing scene!
Dong Ling touched her lips, sighing endlessly.
She had already forgotten how it felt that day, trying hard to recall, she only remembered a soft, numb feeling, and nothing else.
The box office sales were great on the first day. Not only was Dong Ling in a good mood, but the entire company, including the film crew, was also happy. Cheng Ge said he wanted to organize a dinner party to celebrate.
Dong Ling looked at the message from Song Mingzhi asking if she was going, and replied in the affirmative.
[Dong Ling]: You’re not far from me, should I pick you up tonight?
Dong Ling added this to her memo and went back to work.
At 5:30, Dong Ling received a call. Hearing the voice on the other end, she jumped up from her seat in surprise.
“A Ling, I’m back, come pick me up.”
Dong Ling hurriedly finished her work and drove away from the company.
At the airport arrival gate, Dong Ling saw the woman waiting for her.
It was early summer now, although the temperature dropped considerably in the evening, it was still somewhat warm, but the woman was wearing long sleeves and pants, and even a gray coat.
Her long, smooth black hair hung loose, she was wearing a casual hat, looking like she had just returned from a vacation.
The woman also saw her and gave her a faint smile.
“Long time no see.”
Those dark eyes were calm and gentle, her face pale and thin, like a butterfly buffeted by the wind, yet resting peacefully.
“Long time no see.” Dong Ling’s throat felt a little dry, her tongue moved slightly, and she uttered two words, “A Sheng.”
He Diesheng glanced at the twilight sky and smiled faintly: “This place still feels familiar, even the air makes me feel better.”
The air quality in Beihai was only average, far worse than that of Haicheng, where He Diesheng had been recuperating.
“Eight years, I’m finally back. It’s good that you haven’t changed your phone number, otherwise I wouldn’t have any friends here, no one to contact.”
He Diesheng approached Dong Ling, her tone filled with joy and relief, as if she was just someone returning to her hometown and greeting an old friend.
But Dong Ling felt a sudden chill in this May weather, her words that angered Xuan Du that day weren’t entirely false.
Xuan Du liked to play mind games, but her skills weren’t perfect, her capricious nature was influenced by the person in front of her.
He Diesheng, the mayor’s second daughter, had been taken away by the Xuan family after her mental breakdown, how could she suddenly return alone?
He Diesheng smiled: “Why are you looking at me like that? Don’t worry, I’m completely recovered, couldn’t be better.”
Dong Ling came back to her senses and said: “Congratulations on your recovery. Did you come alone? Is your grandmother reassured?”
“My grandmother has passed away. I’ve been crazy for a few years, it’s time to wake up.”
He Diesheng lowered her eyes, the black pupils in her dark eyes deep, a strange glint hidden within the calmness.
“Let’s have dinner together, my treat, and catch up on what happened these past few years. I’ve been away for too long, I’ve forgotten many things.”
Dong Ling’s mind was in turmoil, hearing He Diesheng say this, she agreed.
During dinner, Dong Ling carefully chose other topics to talk about, not mentioning Xuan Du.
“Where’s A Du? Knowing her personality, she must have caused some trouble, right?”
He Diesheng asked, resting her chin on her hand, a look of amusement on her face.
Almost instinctively, Dong Ling had the urge to warn Xuan Du, but she quickly suppressed it.
The situation was different now, Xuan Du wasn’t the little girl bullied by He Diesheng anymore, she had the upper hand in terms of status, and her intentions weren’t pure, she was a troublemaker.
“I went abroad six years ago, we haven’t been in contact.”
Dong Ling didn’t mention the incident that happened not long ago, it wasn’t something that could be explained in a few words, and she and He Diesheng weren’t close enough for that.
“That’s quite surprising. Knowing A Du’s personality, she would definitely cling to you, like a child grabbing onto their favorite toy, refusing to let go.”
He Diesheng raised an eyebrow, her playful tone making Dong Ling uncomfortable.
From the moment she received He Diesheng’s call, she knew why He Diesheng had returned.
She had never been able to judge who was right or wrong between Xuan Du and He Diesheng, the gap between them wasn’t just the karmic debt of their blood ties, but also the endless torment they inflicted on each other during their childhood.
Dong Ling remembered the scene she witnessed after their conflict, seven-year-old Xuan Du was punished by her angry mother, forced to stand hungry for an entire night, and nine-year-old He Diesheng was punished by kneeling for an hour because of Xuan Du’s accusations.
Standing under the eaves, facing each other, as if wanting to tear a piece of flesh from each other, Dong Ling was blocked at the door that day, and left without saying anything.
As she grew older, she realized that the adults were to blame for all of this, but only a few children would resent their parents. In most cases, they were too young to understand right and wrong, naturally attached to their parents and yearning for affection, then becoming emotional vessels in the hands of adults, growing up with resentment.
“Those are things of the past.”
Dong Ling’s tone was light, not wanting to delve deeper.
She didn’t want to get involved in other people’s family matters. She only came to pick up He Diesheng today because she was shocked by the news of her return, her mind was calm now.
“The past…”
He Diesheng chuckled, she was about to say something when she was suddenly interrupted by the ringing of an alarm.
“Sorry, I suddenly remembered I have something to do.”
Hearing the alarm on her memo, Dong Ling remembered that she had promised to take Song Mingzhi to a dinner party, He Diesheng’s appearance had made her momentarily forget about it.
“Then go ahead, I won’t trouble you to entertain me.” He Diesheng raised her glass and said cheerfully, “Wishing your movie a box office hit.”
Dong Ling hadn’t had any alcohol and simply nodded in response to He Diesheng’s well wishes. She thought He Diesheng hadn’t returned unprepared, perhaps coming to see her first was part of her plan.
Dong Ling didn’t dwell on it and rushed to Song Mingzhi as quickly as possible within the speed limit, still twenty minutes later than the agreed time.
“Sorry, something came up, I made you wait.”
Looking at Song Mingzhi getting into the passenger seat, Dong Ling said apologetically. After all, she was the one who offered to pick Song Mingzhi up, and she was the one who was late.
“It’s okay, I was just talking about some personal matters with my friend.”
Song Mingzhi said understandingly, she wasn’t making excuses, she was indeed discussing some company matters with Ji Yiling.
Ji Yiling asked if she wanted to acquire Xuan Du’s company, now was the best time to strike. Based on its commercial value, Song Mingzhi, as a businesswoman, would usually make the decision immediately, but now, she hesitated.
The girl disliked Xuan Du, and naturally didn’t want to have anything to do with Xuan Du’s things, even if that company was something Xuan Du could no longer control, Song Mingzhi didn’t want it.
Dong Ling responded, forcing a smile, and looked at the road ahead, focusing on driving.
“Did something happen? You don’t seem to be in a good mood.”
Song Mingzhi sensitively noticed something was off with Dong Ling. The box office results were excellent today, Dong Ling, as the main investor, should be overjoyed, why did she look so down?
“Xuan Du’s older sister, He Diesheng, is back.”
Dong Ling sighed deeply and briefly explained the relationship between Xuan Du and He Diesheng to Song Mingzhi.
She wouldn’t tell anyone else this, but she had a sense of trust and ease with Song Mingzhi, not worried about what she said being leaked, and it also allowed her to vent her frustrations.
“Actually, I don’t like dealing with scheming people, it’s too tiring, especially when you have to be constantly on guard, you never know when there’s a trap waiting for you.”
That was why Dong Ling liked Chen Shang Shang so much, not because Chen Shang Shang was stupid, the girl wasn’t really stupid, but she was truly straightforward.
Song Mingzhi closed her phone’s chat window unnaturally, hiding her own schemes. As a scheming person herself, she felt a little targeted.
“You should also be careful, Mingzhi. I have a feeling that He Diesheng is even more sinister than Xuan Du, although it doesn’t show on the surface. She probably won’t become my enemy, but you never know what will happen in the future. She wouldn’t hesitate to use me, and she might use you to threaten me.”
Dong Ling was mainly worried that they would use Song Mingzhi to threaten her. After all, that was the nature of threats, if they didn’t target your weakness, how could it be considered a threat?
Although Song Mingzhi was starting to become famous, she was still quite vulnerable.
The delicate canary, reminded by her sugar daddy, obediently responded, saying she would be careful.
Song Mingzhi sent a message to Ji Yiling, asking her to investigate He Diesheng.
The private room for the dinner party was booked by Cheng Ge. Dong Ling and Song Mingzhi were already a little late when they arrived.
“You’re half an hour late! We’ve been waiting forever, you have to drink three glasses as self-punishment.”
Cheng Ge seemed to have been drinking for a while, his face flushed, and he had someone fill Song Mingzhi and Dong Ling’s glasses.
Dong Ling didn’t refuse and drank the three glasses, and so did Song Mingzhi.
“Come, come, sit down, have the waiter bring out the main courses.”
Cheng Ge urged the staff, the main investor and the lead actress naturally sat with the director. Cheng Ge, his face glowing, was eager to get Song Mingzhi drunk.
“Don’t, drink with me, Mingzhi hasn’t eaten anything yet, let her have something to eat first.”
Dong Ling had already eaten. She held her full glass and clinked it against Cheng Ge’s.
“Okay, I know you care about her.”
Cheng Ge laughed heartily, and everyone else laughed along, no one thinking there was anything wrong.
Dong Ling knew Cheng Ge didn’t mean anything else, but having been bombarded by CP fans recently, she inexplicably felt a chilling sense of doting from his words.
The familiar aura of a sugar daddy and a canary emerged, and Dong Ling’s mind automatically conjured up the most frequently discussed topic among CP fans.
What should a sugar daddy do when their canary is too lustful?
Dong Ling used her glass to hide her distorted expression, she hadn’t even experienced Song Mingzhi’s lustfulness, but she was already trembling inwardly.
“Don’t drink so fast, you’ll get drunk.”
Seeing Dong Ling’s drinking style, Song Mingzhi stopped her.
“Don’t worry, I don’t get drunk easily.”
Dong Ling said confidently, and Cheng Ge became even more excited hearing this.
He was practically rubbing his hands together, his toasts coming one after another.
“A great river with wide waves, let’s raise our glasses and drink!”
“I don’t have any other bad habits, I just like to get investors drunk, and then talk to them about my movies when they’re not thinking clearly.” Cheng Ge clapped his hands and said, “A true confidant is hard to find, what’s a little investment money?”
“CEO Dong, are you interested in a love story between a robot and a zombie? Let me tell you, my idea is this…”
Dong Ling wanted to escape, having money was truly a burden.
She quickly filled Cheng Ge’s glass and said: “Come, come, drink and talk.”
Just pass out quickly and shut your mouth.
Song Mingzhi wanted to help Dong Ling, but was rejected by the excited Cheng Ge, he didn’t give her any face, insisting on telling Dong Ling the plot of his next movie.
“Think about it, robots have no human emotions, and zombies, in the human imagination, have also lost normal human emotions, they can’t even be considered human. In this situation, isn’t the spark between a human and a non-human very romantic and beautiful?”
Dong Ling was forced to listen to him talk about robots and zombies all night, her head spinning.
As Song Mingzhi helped her out, Dong Ling was still waving her hand.
“Don’t say it, don’t say it, it’s okay…”
“It’s over, let’s go home, Ling Ling.”
Song Mingzhi amusedly stopped Dong Ling’s flailing hand and led her towards the car.
“Is it over? Are the robot and the zombie done falling in love?”
Dong Ling asked drunkenly, her words slurred.
Dong Ling felt a headache, she didn’t know why she asked this question, but these things kept swirling in her mind, as if Cheng Ge’s voice was still ringing in her ears.
She now understood why many investors were reluctant to work with Cheng Ge, they had probably all suffered at his hands.
Song Mingzhi hadn’t heard the ending of the story, because the drunk Cheng Ge had changed the subject again, and didn’t mention the ending at all, so she replied uncertainly: “Probably.”
Dong Ling started crying.
She didn’t want to know if the robot and the zombie fell in love, she wasn’t interested in it at all, her head hurt, and her thoughts were out of control.
Song Mingzhi helped Dong Ling into the back seat, closed the door, and was about to call her assistant to drive when she saw Dong Ling crying and put down her phone in a panic, wiping Dong Ling’s tears.
“Why are they falling in love? wuwuwu, I don’t want them to fall in love, zombies should fight plants, why is it the end of the world? I don’t want it…”
Dong Ling’s words were incoherent, her face wet with tears, looking pitiful.
“Do they even know how painful it is to save the world?! I worked so hard to save the world!”
Song Mingzhi knew she was just being drunk and quickly coaxed her: “Okay, they won’t be together, and there won’t be an apocalypse.”
Seeing Song Mingzhi’s face clearly, Dong Ling cried even harder.
“There will be an apocalypse, why don’t you want to…”
Her 3% main storyline progress that day, so much progress, if only Song Mingzhi had taken the initiative.
Song Mingzhi followed the drunkard’s words: “Don’t want to do what?”
Dong Ling sobbed: “Don’t want to do intimate things with me…”
021: [Girl!!!! No!!!!]
[Do you know what you’re doing?! Don’t say it! You’ll want to kill yourself when you sober up!]
“You’re even yelling at me! Why are you yelling at me?!”
Dong Ling’s head buzzed from being yelled at, feeling even more aggrieved.
Song Mingzhi, who had been inexplicably blamed twice within half a minute, felt for the first time that thinking was such a strenuous task.
Leave a Reply to anazu Cancel reply