Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son-Chapter 79 - Green-headed Flies

“And now? How is the project progressing?”

Secretary Zhang: “It’s all completed. The toughest one was President Cheng from Jincheng. In the end, he only conceded 2 percentage points and we clinched the deal…”

Realizing the implication, Secretary Zhang quickly apologized, “I’m sorry, President. I was wrong. Please go home and have a good rest.”

Moreover, Mrs. Cheng was injured, so it was indeed appropriate for the president to spend more time at home with her now.

Song Jinze looked out of the car window, his lips curling slightly as his mind involuntarily thought of that sharp-tongued woman at home. If it weren’t for her mistakenly ‘doing the right thing’, he wouldn’t have been able to ‘accidentally strike it right’ so effortlessly this time.

That day in the hospital room, when Mrs. Cheng asked him what he meant, he was merely speaking out of anger, thinking that his wife and child had been hospitalized because of them, and it wouldn’t matter if the cooperation talks fell through.

He outright proposed conditions he thought the other party would never accept, yet unexpectedly, they agreed.

Having gained an advantage, and to ensure the ongoing cooperation with Cheng Corporation went smoothly, he naturally had to show some gratitude and send a reciprocal gift that interested the other party.

When Song Jinze got home, it was already noon, close to mealtime.

He changed his shoes after entering the house, and Watermelon came wagging its tail to greet him, with Xiao Chen also bouncing along, “Daddy, why are you back now?”

Song Jinze was taken aback, then smiled and said, “Daddy finished his work, so he’s back.”

Through the reactions of his family in the past two days, Song Jinze couldn’t help but self-reflect, realizing he had indeed been too busy before, completely neglecting the feelings of his loved ones.

He asked Xiao Chen, “Weren’t you at Grandma’s house? Why are you back?”

Song Yuchen’s bright eyes rolled, “Uh… Because I missed Mommy, so after eating breakfast at Grandma’s house this morning, I asked the driver to bring me back.”

In fact, what Xiao Chen was really thinking was that these two days were the weekend, and he needed to hurry and get Ye Zhenzhen to take him to see Xiao Yi; otherwise, once Monday came and he was back in kindergarten, he wouldn’t have time.

Unfortunately, when he returned home, Aunt Li said Ye Zhenzhen had already left for work.

Song Jinze’s gaze swept across the room. Apart from him and his son and Watermelon, there were only the servants who were busy setting the table, “Where’s your mom?”

Song Yuchen pursed his little mouth unhappily, “I just called Mom, and she said she is working outside and will be back after she finishes.”

Song Jinze’s gentle face darkened slightly; he didn’t even notice himself doing it.

Had that woman forgotten that her hand was injured?

Aunt Li came from the dining room, saw Song Jinze had returned, and smiled, “Sir, you are back. Lunch is ready; you can dine now.”

Song Jinze nodded, “Okay.”

Song Yuchen lifted his little head and asked his dad, “Dad, do you have to work after dinner? Mom said she would be home after she’s done this afternoon. Will you stay home and play with me while waiting for Mom to come back?”

Song Jinze’s lips curled up with a smile as he patted Xiao Chen’s head, “Okay, daddy will play with you this afternoon.”

Song Yuchen immediately smiled happily, “Great! I can play with Daddy this afternoon!”

…

Lemon TV Station.

The audition for “Ren Pingsheng” was set to begin at 1 p.m.

Ye Zhenzhen had been sitting in the café reading the script all morning, and for lunch, she just made do with a sandwich, which she split with Liu Rui.

It was only 12 o’clock after they had finished eating, and there was still an hour left before the audition, so Ye Zhenzhen had gone through not only the second female lead’s part but also every other role in the script.

Liu Rui, having nothing else to do at the moment, took out her phone and checked the latest news on Weibo.

She would have been better off not looking; after reading, her entire expression changed. How could Han Jiangxue still be causing a fuss from last night until now?

One wave after another, as if she was afraid that people didn’t know how harmonious her family was and how good her relationship was with her stepson.

The thing was, the opponent’s tactics were just so-so. Ye Zhenzhen couldn’t see it, but she, as a professional agent, could see through these drafted praises for Han Jiangxue and the trolls attacking Ye Zhenzhen at a glance.

Liu Rui’s lips curled with a hint of mockery. Han Jiangxue wouldn’t stop until she had completely trashed Ye Zhenzhen.

After scrolling for a few minutes, she couldn’t be bothered to look anymore. Let them blacken the name if they wanted; being controversial was always better than having no popularity at all.

Fortunately, after appearing on the variety show, Ye Zhenzhen’s reputation had improved. Now she was studying the script so diligently, aiming for a breakthrough. Liu Rui certainly wouldn’t bring up Han Jiangxue’s attention-seeking behavior in front of Ye Zhenzhen. What good was it to compete for popularity by dragging along the kid and husband?

In this industry, if you want to stay popular in the long run, aside from public interest and looks, the most important thing is to have talent.

Ye Zhenzhen had the popularity and the looks, one by one, so as long as she kept honing her acting skills, Liu Rui thought, she could guarantee to make Ye Zhenzhen a big star.

“Wow, is that really Ye Zhenzhen?” Wu Yuerou spotted Ye Zhenzhen from afar, and as she approached, a smug look spread across her face and her words dripped with sarcasm;

“Weren’t you the brave soul who got hurt and was hospitalized, bleeding a lot? How come you’re sitting here all fine and dandy now?”

Ye Zhenzhen closed the script and took a sip of lemon water from the table, slightly arching an eyebrow as she said to Liu Rui, “In this weather, how come a green fly suddenly pops up in the café? So annoying!”

Liu Rui’s expression also turned slightly stern as she chimed in with Ye Zhenzhen’s sentiment, “Yeah, not just annoying, but also likes to buzz around noisily.”

Wu Yuerou, a variety show celebrity, was naturally known to her.

Furthermore, Wu Yuerou often argued with Ye Zhenzhen on that kids’ variety show, so she naturally wasn’t going to show a pleasant face after seeing her.

Wu Yuerou wore a light green ribbon on her head, and her face fell immediately upon hearing Ye Zhenzhen’s words, “Ye Zhenzhen, who are you calling a fly!”

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