Chapter 233: Wasting My Time

Translator: Zayn_

Zhong Jiayin looked at Song Qingyou, who was lying on the hospital bed, with mixed feelings.

Fortunately, she had asked her assistant to wait downstairs and stop the media reporters who might appear.

If people saw Jiang Zhihan here, who knew how much trouble that would cause!

Jiang Zhihan strode to the bed and skillfully took the empty bowl from Song Qingyou’s table.

“I’ll go throw the trash. You guys chat.”

It was a very normal sentence, but to Zhong Jiayin, it sounded like the words and actions of a patient’s family.

Song Qingyou didn’t think much of it and just said, “Oh.”

She planned to explain to Zhong Jiayin later. If she couldn’t explain herself, she would leave the trouble to Jiang Zhihan.

As soon as the door closed, Zhong Jiayin could not help but ask, “You’re just… letting President Jiang throw the trash for you?”

“Didn’t he want to go?” Song Qingyou blinked.

Besides, Jiang Zhihan only told her to talk to Zhong Jiayin alone, so he used the excuse of throwing the trash.

What was there to be surprised about?

“If he wants to go, you’ll let him go?” Zhong Jiayin asked.

“…Why not?”

Song Qingyou didn’t understand, “Do we need to hold a ceremony to throw out trash?” Or did Jiang Zhihan never throwaway trash?

Their brain circuits did not match at all.

“Of course you should go by yourself!” Zhong Jiayin was a little angry. “You actually let President Jiang throw trash for you. What do you have…”

Zhong Jiayin opened her mouth to ask what right Song Qingyou had.

However, halfway through her sentence, she thought of how the two of them seemed to get along very naturally, and she forcefully swallowed her words.

“Anyway, it just won’t work! You told me last time that you were not familiar with President Jiang. Why did he come over to visit… and take care of you in a blink of an eye?”

Song Qingyou thought that Zhong Jiayin was too angry to say anything.

“Mr. Jiang and I are not what Ms. Zhong thinks we are-”

“Stop! You don’t have to explain.” Zhong Jiayin raised a hand, gesturing for Song Qingyou to shut up.

“I know you’re worried that I’ll be angry and hit you when you’re down, but there’s no need.”

Zhong Jiayin had an ‘I’ve seen through you’ expression on her face.

“You can get close to President Jiang and make him like you. That’s your ability. It has nothing to do with me!”

“But I-”

Song Qingyou just wanted to say that she and Jiang Zhihan were at most partners and friends. There was no such thing as liking or disliking.

However, Zhong Jiayin didn’t want to listen at all. She looked down at her and clicked her tongue.

“Don’t act like you’ve gotten a bargain! Let me tell you, 1 hate this.”

“If you continue, I’ll tell the people in the group about this. Those people aren’t as sensible as me.”

Since Zhong Jiayin didn’t want to tell anyone, she could explain it later.

“Thank you.” Song Qingyou didn’t say anything else.

Zhong Jiayin’s expression stiffened for a moment before she said uncomfortably, “You still have time to thank me. Since you’re awake, quickly post a Weibo post to respond to those public opinions.”

“Thank you for your reminder, Teacher Zhong.” Song Qingyou thanked her again.

“I’m not trying to remind you.” Zhong Jiayin raised her eyebrows. “1 just don’t want the cast to change again. If that happens, I’ll have to re-film the scenes that I’ve already filmed. It’ll be a waste of my time!”

“I’ll settle it as soon as possible. Don’t worry, Teacher Zhong.”

“Who’s worried? Compared to Zhu Jiao, you’re more pleasing to the eye.”

Zhong Jiayin snorted. “Besides, you have someone backing you up now. You should be able to settle this quickly.”

Song Qingyou didn’t explain that she didn’t ask Jiang Zhihan for help. After all, he might not listen to her even if she told him, so she just smiled back.

“If you’re fine, come back and film. Don’t waste my time.”

Zhong Jiayin put down the fruit basket and left. No matter how she looked at it, she looked like she had been forced to visit Song Qingyou.

She left the ward and was about to go downstairs when she heard Jiang Zhihan talking to the doctor.

“…It’s indeed just a mild ear infection. In the future, when going into the water, it’s better to ask Ms. Song to take precautions. You have to know that severe middle ear infection might not be cured for half a lifetime. I’m not exaggerating…”

The cold and unreasonable young master of the Jiang family was patiently listening to the doctor’s nagging and occasionally asking about Song Qingyou’s health.

Zhong Jiayin pursed her lips.

To think that Song Qingyou said that she wasn’t close to Jiang Zhihan…

Recalling Song Qingyou’s expression at that time… It didn’t seem like she was lying.

Or did Song Qingyou think that Jiang Zhihan wasn’t close to her, and that Jiang Zhihan liked Song Qingyou?

Zhong Jiayin thought of this possibility and stood rooted to the ground.

Jiang Zhihan happened to see her after he finished talking to the doctor.

“Miss Zhong.”

“Mr. Jiang.” Zhong Jiayin smiled politely.

“Qingyou is quite stubborn in her work. If this happens again in the future, I hope Miss Zhong can help dissuade her.” Jiang Zhihan looked serious.

“Alright.” Zhong Jiayin nodded hurriedly.

Now, it was completely certain that Jiang Zhihan liked Song Qingyou.

Otherwise, why would he ask a stranger to help him?

Zhong Jiayin was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn’t even know when Jiang Zhihan had left.

Zhong Jiayin was too preoccupied with her thoughts, so she asked her assistant to drive the car over. However, she forgot that there might be reporters outside the hospital, so she walked out openly.

Then, she was surrounded by reporters.

“May I ask how Song Qingyou is doing? Has she woken up?”

“There are rumors online that you have a bad relationship with Song Qingyou. Did your manager request you to come and visit Song Qingyou?”

“Are you here to visit Song Qingyou because you doubt Zhu Jiao’s words?”

“Does Song Qingyou have any plans to be interviewed?”

One question after another made Zhong Jiayin very impatient.

She was famous in the industry for her temper. She would start arguing at the slightest disagreement.

It was the same this time.

Annoyed by the questions, Zhong Jiayin sneered and said, “This is the first time I’ve been asked questions about other artistes in front of the camera.”

“What’s wrong? Do you think I’m not a topic of conversation, or do you think I’m cold?”

How could the reporters retreat with just one or two sentences? Not only did they not change the question, they even urged Zhong Jiayin to respond quickly.

“I hate Song Qingyou for this,” Zhong Jiayin snorted. “So 1 don’t support either Zhu Jiao or Song Qingyou!”

If word got out, it would probably become “Zhong Jiayin hates Song Qingyou” or “Their relationship is bad.”

But Zhong Jiayin didn’t care.

“Ms. Zhong is famous in the industry for hating unprofessional actors. May I ask if you hate Song Qingyou for the same reason?” another reporter asked.

“Same reason? Of course not!”

Zhong Jiayin chuckled. “If you think that an actress who can endure the difficulties of her peers and repeatedly jump into the water for the sake of filming, and even get an ear infection because of it, is unprofessional, then 1 have nothing else to say!”

No one knew about the information she revealed.

For a moment, the reporters noted down this matter and kept asking questions.

Zhong Jiayin didn’t reply and got into the van with the help of her assistant..