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Chapter 249 - 249 192 Its Hard to Date_2
Chapter 249 - 249 192 Its Hard to Date_2
?Chapter 249: Chapter 192: It’s Hard to Date_2 Chapter 249: Chapter 192: It’s Hard to Date_2 “I know, Mom. I received Third Brother’s message as soon as I entered. He wished me a happy birthday and told me to keep an eye out for deliveries recently. Although he didn’t say it explicitly, I’m guessing it’s definitely his birthday gift to me.”
“That’s good. He still has you in his heart as a sister. Come on, let’s start eating. Let your father say a few words first. ”
It is a tradition of the Shen Family for Shen Yuan to speak first on important occasions.
Zhang Sao had already poured red wine for everyone.
Shen Yuan raised his glass, a smile on his face, “Today is Yanyan’s birthday, so this toast is to wish Yanyan happy returns of the day, year after year, and hope that every year we can gather as a family on your birthday.”
It was a beautiful wish, and as soon as Shen Yuan finished speaking, everyone raised their glasses.
But at that moment, Wenyan’s phone, which she had set down nearby, suddenly rang.
If it were an ordinary person calling, Wenyan would have immediately dismissed the call and later taken the time to send a message to explain that she was busy.
But this call Wenyan couldn’t dismiss, and she was even afraid that being one second late would mean missing it.
“Sorry, Mom and Dad, I need to take a very, very important call. Thank you for the birthday wishes, Dad.”
After saying this, Wenyan downed the wine in her glass in one gulp and quickly got up from her seat with her cellphone in hand.
Apart from Shen Jingchuan, everyone at the table was curious about the call.
Wenyan had just used ‘very’ twice… so who exactly was this call from?
Was it really that important? More important than the whole family gathering to celebrate her birthday?
And the answer to this question was ‘yes’
Su Yang looked back towards the dining room, “This child, why did she run out so quickly? I wonder who was calling. She looked as if her soul had left her body. And she ran off in such a thin dress, not even afraid of the cold.”
The others in the family didn’t know who was calling, but Shen Jingchuan, who was sitting next to Wenyan, saw it.
The caller ID showed the name Qin Yulong, which means — Shen Zhirou.
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“Hello! Yulong” Only after she walked out the front door and came outside did Wenyan start speaking.
Because she couldn’t be sure of Qin Yulong’s intentions, Wenyan didn’t dare to answer this call in front of Su Yang and Shen Yuan, lest she let slip.
“I thought you weren’t using this phone number anymore. I’ve been trying to contact you recently, but no one answered your phone.”
Zhirou’s voice came through promptly from the other side.
Her voice sounded tired, “Sorry, I’ve been really busy lately because my father got sick. I was at the hospital taking care of him, so I couldn’t keep in touch with the outside world. Today my father and I just got back from the hospital, and when I saw your missed call, I called you back.”
“So that’s what happened. How is your father doing now?” Wenyan had considered the possibility that Yulong might have been out of touch because of some family emergency—it turned out her father was ill.
Yulong acknowledged with a sound, “Thank you for your concern. My father is past the critical stage now. I have seen the smear campaign about me on the internet. I just didn’t expect that my conflict with Fu Yiqing would implicate you. I also saw the post you pinned on your social media to support me, thank you for speaking up for me.”
“No need to thank me! What I said was the truth anyway.”
After saying that, both of them fell into a brief silence.
Since Yulong was naturally reticent and Wenyan, although being an energetic atmosphere maker, felt it was not polite to speak further considering Yulong’s father had just returned from a critical condition at the hospital. She didn’t want to say the wrong thing and end up causing offense, no good deed unpunished.
A few seconds later, Yulong was the first to break the silence.
“You’ve already reported the incident to the police, right? How’s the progress? Are you following up on it?”
“Oh, yes. But I’ve handed it over to my lawyer to handle; I personally haven’t been in contact with Fu Yiqing.”
“Good, you should indeed do that. You don’t have to worry about what comes next.”
“All right.”
“By the way, I saw online that your movie premiere was very successful, congratulations.”
“Thank you!” Wenyan genuinely smiled, “Listening to your voice, you seem really tired. Putting myself in your shoes, I feel you must have had a hectic few days, but still, I’m really happy to receive your congratulations.”
“Your debut movie was a big hit, which is definitely something to be happy about. Also, happy birthday.”