Chapter 1526: Did You Read the Contract?

Before going home, she first called the housekeeper and found out that the second brother hadn’t come back yet. She quickly ran home to change clothes, had dinner, and then went out again.

By the time she drove to the company downstairs, it was already dark.

Xu Tingting called Song Jin, called twice, both times went through, but no one answered, the ringtone kept ringing until it automatically disconnected.

So she sent a text message, telling him she was waiting downstairs at his company, and he should come down after he finished his work.

She clutched the phone for a long time, afraid she might miss his reply. After holding it for a long while until it warmed to her touch, Xu Tingting unlocked her phone and checked it several times, but there were no messages.

As she waited and waited, she fell asleep.

When she woke up, it was already eight o’clock.

Xu Tingting sat up abruptly, hitting her head on the car roof. The seatbelt pulled her back, and she felt dizzy from the collision. She winced from the pain, grabbed her phone, and the sudden blue light of the screen pierced her eyes. Squinting, she went through the missed calls and WeChat messages.

Nothing.

How could there be no reply?

What was he so busy with?

Did he know what she had gone through today?

Xu Tingting suddenly felt wronged, pouting her lips. With a tentative mindset, she called him again.

This time, just as it was about to ring off, Song Jin picked up, his voice thick with the smell of alcohol: “Tingting, what’s the matter?”

Xu Tingting swallowed the sob that was at the tip of her tongue and paused, “You’ve been drinking? Where are you?”

“I went out with my boss for socializing and drank a lot, didn’t see your calls, what’s wrong, Tingting?”

A gust of cold air entered Xu Tingting’s mouth, making her want to cry. She could tell Song Jin was quite drunk. The things she wanted to say could only be temporarily held back. She asked, “Where are you socializing? When will it end? I can come pick you up.”

“I don’t know when it will end. You’ll have to wait if you come over. It’s late. Why don’t you go home and rest? I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“But I…”

“It’s really not safe this late, I’d feel better if you didn’t come over. Be good, okay? Also, I’m afraid of scaring you when I’m drunk.”

Xu Tingting bit her lip. Several times she opened her mouth, not knowing what to say. Song Jin couldn’t hear her voice, asked several times, becoming increasingly anxious.

She knew she shouldn’t be suspicious for no reason but couldn’t help asking, “Did you look at the advertising contract carefully?”

“What contract?”

Song Jin subconsciously asked, “Advertising? I asked a lawyer about it; there shouldn’t be any issues. What’s wrong, Tingting? Was the filming not going smoothly? Were you bullied?”

His concern didn’t seem fake.

And he didn’t seem to be informed.

Thinking about it, who would expect such a thing to happen? Song Jin was only two years ahead of her, just entering society; how much experience could he have? He worked at a small company, had recently been made permanent, and was getting busier. They hardly ever had the chance to have dinner together. Every time she tried to see him, he was either socializing or already drunk at home.

He never let Xu Tingting take care of him, afraid of scaring her.

He said he asked a lawyer; then he must have asked. Considering Song Jin’s connections, he probably couldn’t find a particularly good lawyer, and consultations cost money. The fact that he was willing to put in this effort should mean she shouldn’t doubt him.

“It’s nothing. You carry on. I’ll wait for you to reach out to me tomorrow when you’re sober, and then we can talk.”

Song Jin replied, “Okay, are you outside? Have someone from home pick you up; I’ll be worried if you go back alone.”