Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 548 Keeping a Canary in Captivity (27)

Yan Zhen watched them film two scenes, and Xiao Yun's performance was very natural throughout.

Standing there, his demeanor and the air of nobility and subtle aloofness he exuded perfectly matched the script's character.

Yan Zhen was watching intently when a hand waved in front of him.

Yan Zhen turned his head and saw that it was Fang Xia.

Fang Xia leaned closer, lowered her voice, and said in an affected, strange tone, "I thought you were asleep. Since you're not asleep, who are you looking at? This direction doesn't seem like you're looking at your niece. Could it be..."

She pointed to the male lead and the second male lead, then asked, "Which one do you like? I'll get them for you."

Yan Zhen chuckled and said, "Just half an hour ago you said that people who have been in that circle are all equally bad, and told me not to act impulsively and ruin my family for a man. What do you mean by instigating me now?"

“Those words only apply to men over thirty-five,” Fang Xia said. “This kind of tender and delicious young man is not included. Besides, Orange Cat Brother has accomplished nothing and is old and unattractive. If I were you, I would have dumped him long ago. Only you are loyal and still treat him like a treasure.”

Upon hearing this, Yan Zhen couldn't help but become curious: "Why are you so hostile towards Gao Shenghan?"

Although Yan Zhen knew that a true best friend would look down on her friend's husband and feel that no man in the world was good enough for her friend, Fang Xia's dissatisfaction with Gao Shenghan seemed a bit too much.

Fang Xia said, "When you were dating him, I told you that Orange Cat Bro's appearance is considered very unlucky in face reading. He looks like a restless person. If it weren't for your family background that could keep him in check, he would have turned the world upside down long ago, believe me?"

"I believe you," Yan Zhen said.

Fang Xia was taken aback.

Over the years, Fang Xia had spoken ill of Gao Shenghan to Yan Zhen, but in the past, Yan Zhen would either laugh it off or defend Gao Shenghan, saying that he was not that kind of person.

Her quick acceptance of "I believe you" today only fueled Fang Xia's suspicions.

She stared at Yan Zhen for a while, then asked, "Is there really something wrong with your relationship?"

"I guess so," Yan Zhen said.

Although Fang Xia usually has a sharp tongue, she immediately becomes serious when it comes to serious matters: "Do you want a divorce?"

Yan Zhen thought for a moment and said, "I don't have that plan yet."

"why?"

“He wants half of the property in the divorce settlement. I don’t want him to take advantage of me. If he’s willing to leave with nothing, then I’ll get a divorce.”

“Leaving with nothing…” Fang Xia shook her head, recalling Gao Shenghan’s face. “There’s no way he could leave with nothing. This kind of person has lived a life of luxury in your family for so many years. Making him leave with nothing would be like taking his life.”

If you force him to leave with nothing, he might sneak into your house at any time, plant a bomb under your car, and blow you to pieces, or stab you to death while you're out.

Yan Zhen knew that this situation was not impossible.

This is also why she didn't want to directly expose Gao Shenghan's sinister intentions and simply get a divorce.

There's no such thing as a thousand days to catch thieves, but a thousand days to guard against them.

"So you two are just going to waste your time like this?" Fang Xia asked. "It's not worth wasting precious time on someone like that."

"I didn't waste time with him." Yan Zhen smiled. "Whether he's here or not doesn't stop me from doing what I want to do."

Before Fang Xia could react to the meaning behind her meaningful smile, Yan Zhen stood up and said, "Let's go back."

Fang Xia glanced at the time; it was only three o'clock in the afternoon.

Why are you going back so early?

Yan Zhen crossed his arms and looked at Xiao Yun. He had just finished filming a scene, and the director was talking to him.

Perhaps sensing Yan Zhen's gaze, he quickly glanced in this direction.

This time, he didn't avoid looking away; instead, he smiled at Yan Zhen.

Yan Zhen's face remained expressionless as he told Xia, "Go back, I'm waiting for someone."

Fang Xia: "..."

After Fang Xia left, Yan Zhen returned to his car and sent Xiao Yun a WeChat message with his location.

After a while, Xiao Yun replied with an "OK" emoji.

Yan Zhen looked at the chat box. Xiao Yun's status had been "typing" for a full two minutes, but the message he received was only a few words.

"I should be able to finish work before six o'clock."

Yan Zhen did not reply.

She closed her phone, intending to take a nap in the car, but even with her eyes closed and leaning back in her seat, despite being physically and mentally exhausted, she felt no sleepiness at all. So she simply took out her laptop to handle company matters.

At 5:40, a very light knocking sound came from outside the car.

Yan Zhen turned his head and saw that it was Xiao Yun.

He crouched down and sneaked in like a thief. As soon as Yan Zhen opened the car door, he immediately bent down and climbed in, sitting opposite Yan Zhen.

Yan Zhen closed his laptop, looking at him with a half-smile: "Afraid someone will see?"

Xiao Yun nodded: "It's not good for you."

Yan Zhen was extremely sleepy and too lazy to think about whether the words were meant to flatter him or to tell the truth. He instructed Lao Zhang in the driver's seat, "Go to Fu'an Road."

Xiao Yun was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting her to come to his house.

He then lowered his head and smiled secretly.

As autumn drew to a close and darkness fell early, the streetlights on both sides of the road turned on instantly as soon as the car drove onto the overpass.

Yan Zhen rested his forehead on one hand, feeling drowsy, while Xiao Yun turned his head to look at the scenery outside the car window.

After a while, he suddenly tapped Yan Zhen's hand lightly with his finger: "Sister."

Yan Zhen closed his eyes to rest: "Speak."

"It looks like there's a car following us."

Yan Zhen then opened his eyes: "Old Zhang."

Old Zhang responded, checked the rearview mirror, and slowed down.

The car behind also slowed down.

After several attempts to probe, Old Zhang said, "It is indeed following us, Miss. Should we shake it off?"

Yan Zhen thought for a moment and said, "No need, go wherever you want."

Old Zhang hesitated and said, "That car might belong to my son-in-law."

Upon hearing that the person in the car behind might be Yan Zhen's legal spouse, Xiao Yun couldn't help but feel nervous.

Yan Zhen looked at him amusedly: "Scared?"

"..." Xiao Yun remained silent.

"With such little courage, he even tries to seduce a married woman." Yan Zhen sneered and said to Lao Zhang, "It's alright, don't worry about him."

Old Zhang then felt reassured and continued driving forward.

An hour later, the car stopped downstairs at Xiao Yun's house.

Xiao Yun got out of the car, walked around to Yan Zhen's side, and opened the car door.

As Yan Zhen got out of the car, he caught a glimpse of the car that had followed them all the way stopping not far away.

Xiao Yun saw it too, and his expression and movements became somewhat stiff.

Yan Zhen smiled slightly at Xiao Yun in front of the car and affectionately pinched his cheek.

Xiao Yun froze, taken aback by her sudden intimate gesture.

Once Yan Zhen was sure the people in the car behind them had seen what was happening, she took Xiao Yun's hand and went upstairs with him affectionately.