Chapter 1813: Just Going Through the Motions

“Uh… we can’t afford to offend the Bo Family, can we? They even came to our door to warn us. It’s obvious they want us to play the bad guys. If there’s no engagement, and the Bo Family wants to suppress us, wouldn’t that be a piece of cake for them?”

“Idiot.”

Elder Ye snapped, then said, “Bo Yanching doesn’t get along with that side. That’s no secret. So what if it was a warning? That’s Bo Yanching we’re talking about. Since there’s already a sign of this marriage, then it’s real. If we help the Bo Family break them up, Bo Yanching is right here in Rongcheng City. Wouldn’t it be even easier for him to make a move against the Ye Family?”

Su Rong finally reacted, “Th-then what should we do?”

“Call that girl Jiaojiao back for a meal this week.” Elder Ye tapped his pipe. “The Ye Family is her mother’s family. Without us backing her up, she’ll be wronged if she marries over there. As for the bride price…”

He glanced at Su Rong.

After so many years of tacit understanding, Su Rong instantly guessed what he was up to.

Nan Jiaojiao was still busy with the crew and had no idea Wen Ya had gone to the Ye Family. Near quitting time, she sent a message to Bo Yanching. Su Miaotong was checking the costumes, and Shen Bin was in charge of the jewelry. Nan Jiaojiao had already carefully inspected the costumes every time an actor returned them after a scene; there were no mass damages on the clothes. Taking advantage of the free moment, she opened her drawing software. Last night she’d roughly sketched a few ideas, and today she’d grabbed some time to flesh out the details, designing a few necklaces. She casually took a screenshot and sent it to Lu Zhenzhen. Anyway, Lu Zhenzhen wouldn’t look at it; this was purely going through the motions.

“Luckily Miss Lu didn’t set a deadline and just let you do your thing. Whenever you hand in the draft, that’s when she’ll give the staff their rewards. Otherwise, with the crew not being able to do without you, if you keep being this busy, your body is going to collapse sooner or later.”

Su Miaotong brewed two cups of black tea and set one in front of Nan Jiaojiao. “Try it. My friend went to Thailand and brought back this black tea. It smells amazing.”

Nan Jiaojiao glanced at the ceramic cup.

Su Miaotong explained, “This was from my friend too, a pair of them. He bought them at some accessory shop, nothing expensive. I see you always drinking milk tea and not bringing your own cup to the crew, so I’m giving you one.”

“Thank you.”

Nan Jiaojiao picked up the cup and took a sip. “Smells great.”

Su Miaotong sat sideways on the edge of the table, her gaze never straying to Nan Jiaojiao’s computer. “Are you still going to keep drawing after you get home?”

As if. Once she got home, Nan Jiaojiao just flopped down and did nothing.

But she still had to sound dedicated. “Yeah.”

“Then make sure you rest more.”

There was a stagehand shouting outside. Su Miaotong tilted her head, listened for a couple of seconds, then lightly pressed Nan Jiaojiao’s shoulder. “I’ll go check. You get ready, you can get off work soon.”

With that, she set her own cup on the table and went out.

Nan Jiaojiao finished her tea, shut down the computer, and went to wash the cup. Su Miaotong still hadn’t come back, and her tea had long gone cold. Nan Jiaojiao thought for a moment, poured out the tea, washed the cup, put it back where it was, then packed up her things and got off work.

Bo Yanching was already waiting in the car.

After she got in, Han Chuan turned his head to say hello, then dutifully raised the partition.

Bo Yanching had just closed his laptop. Beside him were several processed documents. He caught Nan Jiaojiao’s hand and pulled her over. “I threw out all the leftovers at home. If you want to go back and eat, we’ll have to buy groceries again. It’s not that much trouble. What do you think?”

Nan Jiaojiao rubbed against his shoulder, taking the chance to lean into his arms. Her hand slipped into the pocket of his suit jacket, deftly fishing out a lollipop. She lifted it toward him, and once he twisted the wrapper open, she reached out her hand to take it.