Chapter 125 How Could He Be Jealous Alone?
Tan Zheng set off to return before dawn. Song Ni was sleeping soundly. Tan Zheng first placed a farewell kiss on her forehead and whispered a few words of caution. But Song Ni not only did not wake up, she even slapped the man's face, finding Tan Zheng noisy. Tan Zheng's face immediately darkened. He no longer held back and kissed her awake.
"You ungrateful wretch." Song Ni woke up from her sleep after being kissed for a full two minutes. However, instead of saying anything nice, she frowned and began to express her dissatisfaction with Tan Zheng's actions. "I was having a wonderful dream, about to eat a delicious roasted lamb leg."
Tan Zheng: ... So he was not even as good as a lamb leg in her dream?
"Song Ni!" The man's face was gloomy, his brows furrowed in displeasure. He didn't know when he would have time to come back. This ungrateful wretch didn't show the slightest bit of reluctance?
Song Ni yawned slowly. "What is it?"
Tan Zheng gritted his teeth and bit her lip again. "Hiss, are you a dog?"
The man was so angry that he straightened up, tossed his constantly ringing phone aside, rolled up his sleeves, and pushed his tongue against his cheek. "It's not like I *have* to catch this flight."
Song Ni blinked and sensed that the situation was not right. She reached out her hand towards Tan Zheng. "Hubby, hug me."
Tan Zheng stood with his hands on his hips, looking at Song Ni. He was almost amused to death. This ungrateful wretch was good at reading situations and very good at acting, even if she wasn't good at anything else. But knowing that Song Ni was just pretending to be good now, Tan Zheng couldn't stay angry. The feeling of having anger but nowhere to release it made him a little restless. He reached out and scratched his brow. "Am I more important, or... is the lamb leg more important?" After saying this, Tan Zheng's expression was not good, as if he was angry that he had to compete with a dream lamb leg for favor.
"Of course, my dear hubby is more important." Song Ni tilted her head slightly and blinked again. Pretending to be good was what she was best at. Especially since she had just woken up, her eyes were still a little blurry. Her white nightgown made her look innocent and naive, her pure eyes making Tan Zheng unable to ignore her. He had no choice but to bend down and hold her in his arms as she wished. He held her tightly for a long time, and it was only when the phone rang for the second time and hung up automatically that Tan Zheng finally let go. He pinched Song Ni's nose, still angry at her heartlessness, and gritted his teeth. "You really want to eat lamb legs that much?"
Song Ni nodded. "I want to eat the lamb leg you roasted."
After that, they both fell silent for a moment, their thoughts simultaneously drifting to that one night. That day, Tan Zheng had specifically roasted a large, whole lamb leg for Song Ni, but Song Ni had placed it neatly on the plate without touching it at all.
Tan Zheng sighed, a little helplessly. "I'll roast one for you when you get back."
Only then did Song Ni slowly get out of bed, actively hook her arms around Tan Zheng's neck, and kiss him. "Let's go. If you don't leave soon, Zhou Jin will jump out of the phone."
Since there was indeed something important, Tan Zheng no longer dallied. He lowered his head and bit Song Ni's collarbone, returning her words from yesterday to her verbatim. "Don't go flirting."
Song Ni smiled and agreed. After seeing Tan Zheng off, Song Ni did not go back to sleep. While washing up, she looked at her reflection in the mirror. The bite mark on her collarbone was obvious, but Tan Zheng had clearly not used too much force. In less than two days, the mark would disappear. If she remembered correctly, she had a scene with Su Jingxi today. It was a good thing Tan Zheng had left, otherwise there would be a second Lu Fang on the set.
... But even though Tan Zheng was not present, he still affected Song Ni. When Su Jingxi finished his lines and prepared to embrace Song Ni, Tan Zheng's face suddenly appeared in Song Ni's mind. He was standing by, his face gloomy, and his foot was already kicking the table. Thinking of this, Song Ni suddenly burst out laughing.
Su Jingxi: ...
This scene naturally had to be re-shot (NG). The scene was simple enough. Su Jingxi was a little curious and asked, "What are you thinking about?" Song Ni did not hide it. "If my husband were here, he would smash the set to pieces." Hearing this, Su Jingxi's brows slightly lifted. He remembered the scene he filmed with Liang Qian two days ago, where Lu Fang interfered time and again. He also thought of the man who had always stood by Song Ni's side. Although he hadn't interacted with that man, his possessiveness over Song Ni was obvious, and he would indeed be the type to smash a set. "Then I've offended two big shots at once?"
Song Ni was somewhat surprised by Su Jingxi's sudden humor. She had heard that Su Jingxi was from the Su family in the South and had come North to act and forge a path for himself. She didn't know why. "It's okay, he's going back today. He won't know." Looking at the liveliness and slyness in Song Ni's eyes, Su Jingxi furrowed his brows slightly. If he remembered correctly, Song Ni lived in Linjiang Apartment, and she was his next-door neighbor. He also clearly remembered the night at Linjiang Apartment before coming to Yu City. He had a cold and desperately needed rest, but there were constant loud noises coming from next door. He had no choice but to go over and advise them, only to see a man with a fierce aura between his brows. He had seen it clearly: that man, whom he suspected of domestic abuse, was Song Ni's husband. But judging by Song Ni's current demeanor, she didn't seem to be treated that way.
"Are... are you and your husband's relationship very good?" Asking such a question, given the relationship between Su Jingxi and Song Ni, was already an offense. As soon as the words left his mouth, Su Jingxi realized it was inappropriate. "I apologize, that was rude of me. I also live in Linjiang Apartment."
Song Ni looked at him with some confusion. "I know." She had met Su Jingxi at the neighborhood supermarket. "Ahem, one night I heard constant noises from next door and thought something was happening between the owners of that house." Su Jingxi spoke vaguely, but with his hesitant and awkward expression, a scene suddenly flashed in Song Ni's mind. The night they got their marriage certificate, she was throwing a tantrum in the kitchen with Tan Zheng. Someone had rung the doorbell during that time. So that person was Su Jingxi? Song Ni's thoughts raced. Seeing Su Jingxi's hesitation and caution, she quickly guessed what he was thinking. She chuckled. "You don't think he would hit me, do you?"
Su Jingxi's expression stiffened slightly. He had indeed thought so. After all, the Tan Zheng he had seen that night was indeed somewhat fierce. Seeing his reaction, Song Ni couldn't help but laugh. "How could that be? If anyone were to hit, it would be me hitting him." Tan Zheng would never bear to hit her.
Su Jingxi: ???????? He looked at Song Ni with some suspicion, as if assessing the truth of her words. Song Ni coughed lightly. "That night I was having a temper tantrum and trashed half the kitchen."
Su Jingxi: ... "Brother Su, the Film Emperor, please don't look at me with such a horrified expression." Su Jingxi smiled helplessly. "It's just my imagination running wild." He remembered that Song Ni had become popular online before because she had single-handedly taken down five big men in a bar. Song Ni didn't think much of it. Instead, after chatting with Su Jingxi like this, the dimensional barrier between them seemed to have completely broken down. The supposedly gentle Film Emperor Su, was quite interesting in private too.
Song Ni didn't know that their brief chat had been photographed by someone with ulterior motives. Lu Fang received the photos right after he finished his work at the company. Looking at the two people in the picture, who appeared to be in a very harmonious and warm atmosphere, his brows shot up. How could he be the only one jealous of Su Jingxi? So, after calling the media to suppress the photos, Lu Fang then sent the picture to Tan Zheng. Brothers should share the same hardships.
(End of this chapter)