Chapter 1781: Following

Han Qi stubbornly typed the three words “None of your business,” then deleted them, and asked, totally spineless, “Did she drink it?”

“She did.”

Han Qi instantly felt completely satisfied.

He called back again. “I’m gonna be away for two months. I won’t be in Rongcheng City. If anyone in the crew gives her a hard time, keep an extra eye on her for me.”

Xiao Yu asked, “Where you going?”

“My aunt’s going to see a friend, and I just happen to have some business over there. If I’m back and you’re still filming this project, I’ll take you out for a meal.”

“Oh.”

Oh?

Who are you brushing off like that?

Han Qi was instantly pissed off by that one “oh.” “Were you even listening to me? I’m telling you to keep a close watch on her in the crew. If anything happens to her—ptooey, ptooey… if she loses even a single hair, I’ll beat you up.”

Xiao Yu had been holding it in for a long time, but he really couldn’t anymore. “Bro, what status are you using to tell me to look after her? I can’t stand listening to this.”

Han Qi gnashed his teeth. “I’m right outside your set right now. Want me to storm in there and give you a beating?”

“…” Xiao Yu admitted defeat.

Tonight Shu Jin had a night scene, and Nan Jiaojiao had to stay on site to touch up her makeup. By the time they wrapped, it was already ten at night.

Bo Yanching had already been waiting in the car for an hour.

She jogged over, and before she even got close, Bo Yanching had already gotten out, quickly walked a few steps to pull her into his arms, and shielded her as he settled her into the back seat.

The seat was covered with his documents and tablet. Bo Yanching gathered them all up and handed them to Han Chuan in the front.

He pinched her hand to check the temperature. “Did you secretly eat the little cakes I packed for you?”

“I did, just not secretly. Master Su and Ye Linlin both saw. I shared some with them.”

Bo Yanching carefully brushed away the strands of hair stuck to her eyes. “It’s fine. I’ll prepare more for you tomorrow. You’re always staying up this late, you can’t go hungry.”

“Okay!”

Nan Jiaojiao felt sweet all the way to her heart. She’d saved one gummy, peeled it open and fed him one, then popped one into her own mouth.

Han Chuan in the front seat stared for a second, then quickly forced himself to calm down.

Master Bo used to never touch anything sweet. Now that Young Madam is feeding him candy, he doesn’t resist at all. Sure enough, personal habits get twisted step by step depending on how far gone your love-brain is.

“Hungry? Where do you want to go for late-night snacks?”

Nan Jiaojiao thought for a moment. “Rice noodles. Let’s go to the place across from our complex, that one’s good.”

“Okay.”

Bo Yanching caught her hand and intertwined their fingers, and while he was at it, he pried the gummy she was clutching out of her palm and stuffed it into her coat pocket.

A car followed them at just the right distance. At the intersection, the light had been green for two seconds, the cars behind were already honking, and only then did this car drive off in the opposite direction from Bo Yanching’s.

“Madam, I didn’t dare keep tailing them. The driver almost spotted me just now; he seemed to look this way several times.”

In the back seat sat a woman with her hair in an updo, legs crossed, posture elegant and dignified. Her gentle voice carried a hint of sarcasm. “No one dares underestimate his people. You did the right thing by backing off. I’m not in a rush to show myself right now either.”

The woman leaned her shoulders back a little; her hair didn’t touch the headrest. She pressed at the side of her neck and rotated it slightly. “I’m tired too. Haven’t slept all day. Let’s go back to the hotel first.”

The driver replied, “Okay.”

On the other side, in the afternoon, after watching Nan Jiaojiao from afar in the car, Han Qi had left not long after and boarded a plane with Han Yuan. He had just checked into the hotel when his men called, saying they’d spotted a car tailing Bo Yanching’s from the film city, following for two streets.