Considering the company’s face, Zhang Jiajia often contacts Wan Tong. However, she does not seem to have any intention of promoting Wan Tong, and she always tries to lead Wan Tong down the wrong path.
For example, she makes Wan Tong unconditionally accept the company’s arrangements, dress more provocatively, actively interact with male fans, and praising any product to the highest degree for sales.
Wan Tong usually hears all this advice but does her own thing.
Due to her injury, she cannot go to the company, but the company surprisingly assigned her a temporary assistant and sometimes delivers new products to her.
This treatment has made everyone else in the company jealous.
During her recovery, Wan Tong still insists on live streaming, which has created a regular viewership habit among her fans, ensuring a stable flow of viewers. Among these viewers, there are naturally potential customers.
At exactly six o’clock in the afternoon, Shao Heng sat down at the dining table and stared at the clock interface on his phone. When the second hand just passed 12, the corners of his mouth turned downwards.
It was at this moment that the doorbell rang. He got up to open the door, glanced at the woman at the door, let her in, and then closed the door.
“A’Heng, what did you cook today? It smells delicious,” Wan Tong hadn’t even reached the dining room when she couldn’t resist asking him.
Shao Heng was used to her familiar manner, but he rarely answered her questions. Perhaps he was in a better mood today, so he opened his mouth, “Sliced pork with celery.”
Wan Tong was momentarily surprised, glanced at his calm profile, and said, “I love celery the most. A’Heng, do you like it too?”
Shao Heng had already sat down, glanced at her, and impatiently replied, “I’m not a picky eater. Why do you talk so much?”
Wan Tong pursed her lips and sat down across from him. “A’Heng, did you stay at home and paint again today? Don’t you go out to play with your friends?”
After observing him for over a week, she found that his life seemed quite dull. He stayed at home every day, cooking his own meals.
Was he going to spend the entire summer like this?
“Why do you care?” Shao Heng shoveled his food, displaying an attitude like that of a teenager rebelling against his parents.
Wan Tong felt a bit helpless. Shao Heng was truly difficult to get close to. He had so much patience when he was painting, but when it came to people and things, he easily got angry.
Wan Tong took out her phone and opened a QR code business card. “Well… how about adding me as a friend? I’ll transfer some money for the meals. Otherwise, I’ll feel bad coming over to eat next time.”
Shao Heng’s action of lowering his head and shoveling food paused for a moment. His dark eyes stared at the QR code on the screen, and then he slowly put down his chopsticks.
He fished in his pocket and took out a worn-out phone.
Wan Tong looked at the phone in astonishment. That should be a smartphone…
It should be able to run WeChat, right?
Shao Heng placed the phone in front of her and said, “Add it yourself.”
His tone was very straightforward, and Wan Tong even detected a hint of coyness.
She picked up the phone and realized that there was no password on it. After a few swipes, she discovered that WeChat was indeed installed on his phone.
However, the phone was really slow. It took half a minute just to open WeChat, another half a minute to scan the QR code, and a whole minute to add a friend…
Wan Tong handed his phone back and said, “It’s done.”
Shao Heng put the phone in his pocket without looking up and continued to eat.
Wan Tong occasionally glanced over and noticed that his ears had turned strangely red.
While they were eating, there was suddenly some noise from the entrance.
They both looked over, and Li Zhi walked in carrying groceries.
“A’Heng…” Her voice caught in her throat when she saw Wan Tong at the dining table, and her face changed dramatically.
“Sister Zhi, you’re back,” Wan Tong put down her chopsticks, waved at Li Zhi, while sitting on the seat that Li Zhi usually occupied.
“Aren’t you supposed to be working overtime?” Shao Heng also looked at Li Zhi, his expression indifferent, without any signs of embarrassment or other emotions due to her return.
Li Zhi suppressed her frustration, glanced at the two dishes and soup on the table, and gritted her teeth inwardly. “I suddenly didn’t need to work overtime. I forgot to tell you.”
Her job never required overtime. It was just that since more than a week ago, she had stayed longer in the café because she was afraid of encountering Wan Tong if she came home early.
She thought that after all this time, Gu Wantong would have given up on the idea of having dinner at her place. But who would have thought that the person would actually be at her home at this time!
Has Gu Wantong been eating at home for the past few days?
Why doesn’t Shao Heng ever mention it!
And he even went out to buy groceries himself? Where did he get the money?
Her control over him has never diminished.
“But I didn’t make your meal today,” Shao Heng furrowed his brow.
Of course, he knew why Li Zhi suddenly had to ‘work overtime.’ He didn’t agree with her behavior, so he had been holding his anger these past few days and hadn’t talked to her about Gu Wantong.
“There’s still a bowl of rice in the rice cooker, and I can’t eat that much,” Gu Wantong spoke softly. “Sister Zhi, there are still a lot of dishes; I think we can eat together.”
Listening to her tone, Li Zhi felt as if Gu Wantong were the mistress of this house. At that moment, Li Zhi’s heart was even more stuffed.
Li Zhi wanted to say there was no need, but she knew that now was not the time to give in. So she nodded and said, “I’ll put things away and be back in a moment.”
In no time, Li Zhi sat down next to Shao Heng and looked at the celery on the table, wrinkling her nose in disgust.
She never ate this, so she had never bought it. Today, Shao Heng went out to buy groceries and actually bought the one thing she hated the most.
And that cold rolling shrimp and clam soup, it was too cold, something she rarely ate.
But she saw Gu Wantong across from her enjoying it. Could it be that Gu Wantong ordered the dishes and had Shao Heng cook them?
Li Zhi found this meal almost inedible.
To make matters worse, after Gu Wantong finished eating, she just got up and left, without even cleaning up the dishes!
When the boy lowered his head to tidy up, Li Zhi gently tapped the dining table and spoke seriously, “A’Heng.”
“Huh?” Shao Heng looked up at her, and Li Zhi was not sure what he had been thinking just now. There was a hint of confusion in his eyes, but a slight curve at the corner of his mouth.
“When did Gu Wantong start having meals at home? Have you not been listening to what I’ve said?” Li Zhi’s voice carried a tone of questioning.
Shao Heng’s movements paused for a moment, then slowed down. “I don’t want to eat alone.”
“I’ve told you, once this period is over, I’ll come back to be with you.”
“It’s different.”
“What’s different?” Li Zhi stared at him intently and noticed something unusual. “I’ve told you, Gu Wantong is a streamer. She’s very good at captivating people. Don’t you know her fans would do anything to support her just because of a few words she says?”
“I don’t want to discuss this.” Shao Heng pursed his lips and carried the dinner plates into the kitchen.
Li Zhi followed, frustrated. “Shao Heng, be honest with me. Are you one of her fans? Do you like her?”
Besides his passion for painting, Shao Heng had never shown excessive interest in anyone or anything. Now, he was arguing with her because of Gu Wantong.
Among the tasks assigned by the system was one that involved killing his ‘white moonlight.’
As far as she knew, Shao Heng didn’t even have female friends, let alone mention a girl’s name. Gu Wantong had only moved here half a year ago, and his previous behavior had been completely normal. There was no reason for Gu Wantong to suddenly become his white moonlight.
“No,” Shao Heng replied with a single word, his tone noticeably quieter.
Li Zhi, however, believed, “It’s better if not. Gu Wantong is several years older than you. If you want to date, find a cute younger girl. An internet celebrity like Gu Wantong is not someone you can handle.”
She chattered incessantly, constantly discussing the horrors of internet celebrities with Shao Heng and speculating how many surgeries that face and figure might have undergone.
Finally, Shao Heng abruptly turned off the tap, threw the dinner plate into the sink, and walked away, saying, “Sister Zhi, you’ve gone too far.”
Shao Heng felt that Li Zhi was becoming increasingly strange. She had been kind to him from the beginning. When his parents died, his family business went bankrupt, and he was burdened with debts, distant relatives and those people from the family didn’t want to adopt him. Only she appeared out of nowhere, claiming to be his mother’s best friend, and managed to secure the qualification to adopt him.
Over the years, his life had been quite peaceful, but sometimes he felt like he had turned into stagnant water.
And it was Li Zhi who had turned him into stagnant water.
She seemed to be nice to everyone, but at times she could be very harsh, like this incident involving Gu Wantong.
Shao Heng returned to his room, locked the door behind him, and turned on the computer.
“Good evening, everyone. I just had dinner, so I thought I’d come live to digest a bit…” a gentle and coquettish voice came from the computer.
Shao Heng pursed his lips and stared at the face on the screen with a hint of disdain.
It seemed like she had put on some lipstick after she went back, her small mouth alluringly red. She looked at the screen while chatting non-stop, “Yes, I went to my neighbor’s place for a meal… you all guessed wrong, the one cooking isn’t a young man, it’s a little brother, a very handsome little brother~”
Her eyes were seductive, her voice carried a teasing tone.
And in the live chat, there were viewers begging her to show photos.
“No, no, it’s impossible for photos. In this day and age, finding a guy who can cook well and looks really handsome is just too overwhelming. I’m afraid if I post it, you all will lose your minds,” the female voice continued.
In the barrage, someone joked again : [Anchor, go for it! Younger guys are the most exciting!]
Wan Tong waved her hand seriously, “No, no, I’m not that kind of person!”
Barrage : [Host, your expression gives you away; you clearly want to make a move!]