She dialed the phone, listening to the familiar ringtone, and after a short while, the call was answered.
“Hello, Mr. Zhou—”
“Mrs. Zhou, do you miss me?” Zhou Xiulin’s pleasant voice came through, and he began to tease his wife again.
The phone was on speaker mode, so the words he just spoke were not only heard by the people present but would also be heard by the nationwide audience in the later broadcast.
Sheng Mina was suddenly shocked, filled with disbelief. This voice…
Jiang Xiao didn’t pay attention to the expressions of others and quickly reminded him, “I’m recording a program.”
Zhou Xiulin: “…” He cleared his throat, “Does Mrs. Zhou have any instructions?”
Jiang Xiao replied, “Invite you to come to Yunni Town tomorrow.”
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“Eykv y xsxldv—”
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Kkydt Dkys jdlo vbyv bla zkvvzl ynvsa yv bsxl bye pvyavle kxkvyvkdt bkp eye ytykd.
“Xiaoxiao, why aren’t we video chatting?”
“Mom is working, dear. What are you up to?”
“Daddy is helping me with my homework. Mommy, when are you coming home? Mumu really misses you very much.”
Jiang Xiao’s heart was touched, and her eyes welled up with emotion. Her voice was gentle and full of motherly love. “Just four more days, dear. Count them. Mom will be home in four more days.
Mumu: “Okay! One, two, three, four, all done…”
Jiang Xiao: “…… Mom means it takes four days and four nights.”
“Mom, I’m teasing you.” Little Bean Sprout said happily, “Mommy, I’ll tell you something quietly, Uncle Yuan Yuan is in love. Don’t tell auntie. My little uncle brought his girlfriend to visit me at the kindergarten and he bought me five bottles of Yakult.”
Jiang Xiao held back her laughter, “Okay, I won’t tell anyone. Mommy will come back and buy you ten bottles of Yakult!”
Little Bean Sprout’s butt wiggled as he laughed. “Mommy, Daddy is too much. I don’t want to be with him anymore. He sneaks off to see you while I’m sleeping and he didn’t take me with him! Mom, next time you go on a business trip bring me with you.”
Jiang Xiao was embarrassed, black lines appeared at the corners of her eyes, “Mom knows, let’s talk about it when I get back.” If we keep talking, all the secrets of the family will be exposed by him. She hangs up the phone quickly and explains with an apologetic face, “My son he is – very cute.”
Everyone: “……”
After a short period of silence, someone asked afterward, “Jiang Xiao, your husband’s name is Zhou?”
Jiang Xiao nodded her head.
“What a coincidence! Your boss is also named Zhou.”
Jiang Xiao let out a breath and looked frank, “Very coincidental, my husband’s name is Zhou Xiulin.”
Everyone: “……”
Sheng Mina looked flustered and gradually became uneasy.
Sun Jing asked, “What’s wrong with you? What’s wrong with your face?”
Sheng Mina clenched her fists and said, “I’m going to the restroom.” She didn’t know whether “Pa Pa Weekly” and Lu Pin’s side had sent out the news or not, so she had to hurry up and make them stop before anything happened.
She turned off the recorder, walked into the restroom, and hurriedly called Lu Pin.
The phone was never answered.
Sheng Mina walked around anxiously, her palms sweating coldly. She bit the corner of her lip and called again, but the result was still no answer.
Seeing that she hadn’t come out for such a long time, Sun Jing came over to look for her. “Mina, how are you?”
The bottom of Sheng Mina’s eyes were filled with gloom, she pulled open the door, “I’m fine.”
“Mina, are you okay?”
Sheng Mina laughed softly, her smile dimmed, “Suddenly, I feel that I was too self-important and overestimating my abilities.”
Sun Jing understood what she meant, “No one would have thought that Jiang Xiao is actually the lady boss of Huaxia. A lot of people are really going to fall through their glasses this time.”
Sheng Mina swallowed hard. Ever since Xu Jiaren stole the female lead role in “Changting”, she had been unable to swallow her anger. Knowing that Jiang Xiao was also coming on the program, she had already had the intention of suppressing Jiang Xiao. “Yes. Too many surprises.”
When the two of them came back to the hall, everything seemed to be the same as before, but the atmosphere had obviously changed.
The guests were much more enthusiastic with Jiang Xiao, and asked a lot of questions. The title of Huaxia’s boss lady is a title that everyone would like to cozy up to.
This is the reality.
Jiang Xiao still politely answered everyone’s questions, but everyone is smart and won’t ask any personal questions.
Jin Zhongbei on the other side is still sipping his tea calmly. Jiang Xiao managed to get away and walked over to him with a cup of water in her hand.
“Teacher Jin–“
Jin Zhongbei smiled, “Thank you for your hard work.”
Jiang Xiao didn’t care about his joke, “Teacher Jin, thank you for coming. I’ll toast you with tea instead of wine.”
Jin Zhongbei also raised his cup, “It’s just a matter of effort.”
“I have a question.”
“Why did I agree to come to the program?” Jin Zhongbei didn’t care much, “I’m the same age as your husband.”
Jiang Xiao: “……”
“Zhou Xiulin’s son is already playing soy sauce, and I’m still single.”
“So you’re here to look for marriage? Then you should go to ‘If You Are The One’.”
Jin Zhongbei shook his head, “It was Yanyan who asked me to come, she said if I didn’t come, she wouldn’t go home for a year.”
Jiang Xiao was stunned.
“Jiang Xiao, I won’t say anything about the elder’s matter, Yanyan is very kind, eversince she discovered your identity, her heart has been very apologetic.”
Jiang Xiao lowered her head.
“If you can, treat her as an ordinary friend of yours and call her up for tea occasionally. As for Aunt Liang, if you don’t want to recognize you don’t have to force it.”
“Teacher Jin, thank you.” Jiang Xiao looks serious, “You have helped me all these years. All along, I have never had the chance to say thank you, no matter what your reason is.”
Jin Zhongbei’s face remained the same, “At first it was out of sympathy, but later I realized it was worth it. Did you know that you have one thing about you in particular?”
“What?”
“You have a kind of toughness that refused to give up.”
Jiang Xiao was silent, “A little strong man who can’t be defeated.” She narrowed her eyes, “When I was young, I always had a kind of impulse, I wasn’t afraid of anything, I didn’t care about anything.”
Jin Zhongbei put down his cup, “Yes. Yanyan is very similar to you.”
Jiang Xiao lost her voice. In fact, this point, they should be the legacy of Liang Yue. “Mr. Jin, I really envy Yanyan.”
“Huh?”
“Society owes me a brother like you.”
Jin Zhongbei laughed, he opened his arms, “Come, give brother a hug.”
Jiang Xiao couldn’t believe it, she was embraced by him, his body smelled good.
Jin Zhongbei whispered in her ear, “Don’t move, the camera is here.” The camera was pointed at them, and he guaranteed that the shot would be beautiful. “Jiang Xiao, what Yanyan did in B city is a bit ridiculous, Zhou Xiulin did the right thing. But I’m a good brother. I heard that Zhou Xiulin is very much against me coming to the program, and now that I’m hugging you, I think he should have a wonderful expression on his face.”
As expected, the movie star’s bad taste really catches people off guard.
It was already ten o’clock when the program ended. Everyone went back to rest, and while walking along the country road, suddenly Fang Mu ran up from behind.
“Jiang Xiao, take a look at the Weibo, there’s something about you.”
Jiang Xiao’s face darkened, “Some bad things?” She hurriedly opened her Weibo, over a hundred private messages and comments. Going to search her name again, several entertainment Weibo account posted the news.
[The beautiful agent in the circle, Jiang Xiao, is suspected to be the mistress of Huaxia’s president, Zhou Xiulin.]
The following is a list of all sorts of things that point to the fact that it’s all true.
Jiang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, “If I don’t say it today, would you all think that Zhou Xiulin and I are that kind of relationship?”
Fang Mu did not say anything.
A woman who is too successful will always make people want to talk about her, especially a beautiful woman.
Jiang Xiao lowered her head, her eyelashes fluttering slightly. “Let it go.”
Fang Mu suggested, “Do you want to issue a statement?”
Jiang Xiao’s face was calm, but her tone was firm, “I want to sit and wait for the slap in the face, in addition, I want to pursue the loss of reputation fee.”
Fang Mu touched his nose, “I think this weekly magazine may have to go bankrupt.”
This gossip news was so out, there were quite a lot of people watching, and everyone expressed their own opinions.
In reality, Jiang Xiao knew that frequently being the subject of such news wasn’t a good thing. Firstly, she wasn’t even a celebrity herself. Secondly, it wasn’t beneficial for her artists. Thirdly, being exposed too frequently could turn public opinion against her.
However, at the moment, nothing she did would be as effective at whitewashing her image as the program airing.
She decided to let the tabloids say what they wanted.
After Pa Pa Weekly released the news, the story of Zhou Xiulin and Jiang Xiao spread throughout the Chinese entertainment industry, leaving it in shock. Nobody had expected that Zhou Xiulin’s wife would turn out to be Jiang Xiao.
From start to finish, no one had connected the dots.
Pa Pa Weekly had originally planned with Lu Pin to create a buzz by purchasing trending topics immediately after releasing the news, and they had even prepared a network of fake accounts. But now that Jiang Xiao and Zhou Xiulin were openly revealed, the tabloid had no choice but to back down. They called Lu Pin and Sheng Mina to give them a piece of their minds. Pa Pa Weekly declared, “Don’t ever contact us again!”
Lu Pin was infuriated. If this matter was exposed, his future in the industry would be ruined.
Meanwhile, Zhou Xiulin’s private circle of friends sent him information and harshly criticized him with strong words.
This couple was truly the best actors in the entertainment industry.
The wife played the role of an agent!
The husband played the role of a boss!
They deserved an Oscar for their performances!
There was a moment of silence, and someone in the circle quipped, “Zhou Xiulin, I want to see a photo of your son.”
With his identity exposed, Zhou Xiulin was in high spirits and selected a recent photo of Mumu taken just a couple of days ago.
The little guy walked into the schoolyard with a small backpack on his back.
As soon as the photo was posted, the circle was buzzing with excitement.
“Zhou Xiulin, you scoundrel! Your son is so good-looking!”
“Old Zhou, we’ve had a relationship for over a decade, let’s be in-laws.”
…
Zhou Xiulin lovingly kissed his son’s sleepy eyes. He couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt when he thought about how he had to go to Yunni Town with his wife for the recording tomorrow while this little rascal had to go to school.
However, he still wouldn’t bring him to the program.
The next day, Zhou Xiulin arrived in Yunni Town without any trouble.
As the final batch of mystery guests, they received a warm welcome from the program team and the other guests, waiting together at the village entrance.
Jiang Xiao spotted Zhou Xiulin in the crowd with a single glance.
He was wearing a white T-shirt and black pants, no longer in a suit and tie. He stood tall and straight, basking in the sunlight, drawing everyone’s attention.
Jiang Xiao couldn’t take her eyes off him.
As if sensing her gaze, Zhou Xiulin’s eyes met hers. The previous alienated glance disappeared when he saw her, and his gaze became tender. In that moment, they seemed to understand each other’s thoughts.
He took a step toward her, and she looked up, smiling with a mischievous grin.
Zhou Xiulin extended his hand, his long fingers interlocking with hers, his fingertips gently caressing her palm. He gazed deeply into her eyes and said, “From now on, I can proudly introduce… This is my wife.”
Jiang Xiao’s throat trembled as she took a deep breath and addressed the others, “Let me introduce you all. This is my husband, Zhou Xiulin.”
There was a hint of shyness, but more importantly, there was genuine happiness in her eyes.
Sansukini: The secret is out, literally when we’re almost at the end… Really deserved an Oscar.
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I’m so happy that finally they can be open about their relationship. 💜💜
Translator-nim thank you for this amazing chapter. I couldn’t stop smiling. 😁
I’m happy, you’re happy. 😁 The way they revealed the relationship is explosive, like everyone’s shocked, coz not even close friends are privy to their family affairs!