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Chen Yiran did not believe it. Is his uncle someone who would smile like that because of a salary raise? No!
Chen Yiran knows that the morning news hosted by Chen Zui was very popular. He also checked the Internet and the ratings of This Morning's Headline have never dropped out of the top three in recent years. Chen Zui also had the title of “Housewives Favorite” in the station. Based on the questionnaire survey for This Morning's Headline, housewives in their forties account for the majority of its viewers. Chen Zui is very popular among them.
A popular anchor like his uncle will not have a low salary. So, how could he smile because of a raise?
Chen Yiran knows he isn’t telling the truth but he couldn’t get anything out of him. He could only keep this to himself and watch it play it out.
It was pretty late after they finished eating. Chen Zui drove Chen Yiran back to his room to go to bed early. He cleaned up all the takeout boxes on the table and went back to his own room.
After taking a shower, Chen Zui leaned against the bed with his phone. It is 9:56, four minutes till ten. Because his work requires getting up at three in the morning, he usually goes to bed earlier, but today, he doesn’t feel sleepy.
He subconsciously went on WeChat and clicked on Zhen Tian’s contact which he just added. Chen Yiran’s question echoed in his ears. Chen Zui’s lips slightly rose, “Was it something good?”
Maybe it's good.
The girl who secretly follow him back then was only a vague memory. When he saw Zhen Tian today, everything about her seemed to liven up again.
Back then, she had short hair and her school uniform was baggy. She followed him from school, through the tree-lined path to the bus stop. He had noticed her from the beginning but didn’t expose her. Her sneaking around was a bit funny.
He had just transferred to a new school. Chen Zui thought that maybe this little girl was following him because she was curious so he didn’t care much. But this girl’s curiosity was very strong and she followed him for a whole week.
That week, he fed stray cats, saved a stray dog, and even got into a fight. When several people surrounded him, he could hear her gasp coming from behind the telephone pole.
The students who were looking for trouble with him are from another school. He didn’t ask himself where he had offended them since there is no shortage of problems he encountered during those years. After beating and scaring them away, Chen Zui picked up his schoolbag from the ground, shook off the dust, and looked at the telephone pole not far away, “Where did you get the confidence that this telephone pole can block you?”
……
The girl didn’t say anything. It took a while before she poked her head out.
She looks pretty.
Chen Zui swung his schoolbag over his shoulder, and smiled indifferently, "Next time you follow me, stand farther away, lest blood splash on you."
He thought this threat was enough to scare him off so she wouldn’t dare follow him anymore. Unexpectedly, this girl stared at his back for a while before catching up to him, “Can I interview you?”
Chen Zui couldn’t help but laugh when he thought about this now.
Zhen Tian looked like a frail and petite girl but she was very courageous. At that time, few people dared to talk to him at school.
He looked at Zhen Tian’s profile picture on WeChat, clicked on her WeChat Moments, and looked through her posts.
Zhen Tian’s page only showed the last six months of posts so he finished looking through them very quickly. Chen Zui went onto the messaging app and wondered whether he should send her a message.
What should he send?
Zhen Tian, who is far away at Qingnan Lane, was also in the same predicament. She finally got her senior brother’s phone number, she can’t really wait until the interview to broadcast before sending a message right?
But what should she say? Zhen Tian racked her brains and finally typed, “Senior brother, I was happy to see you again.” She read it to herself and quickly deleted it. She typed, “Senior brother, are you asleep?” and deleted it once more.
“Why do you look so ill at ease today? You’ve been on your phone the entire night.” Zhu Ling put down the beer glass and looked at Zhen Tian across the bar table.
Zhen Tian was taken aback and threw the phone aside like a hot potato, "I’m not. I was only checking the time.”
Zhu Ling snorted. She didn’t believe her but since Zhen Tian didn’t want to say, she won’t ask, “By the way, I heard that a reporter came to interview in the bar today?"
Hearing about the interview, Zhen Tian thought about Chen Zui again, “En. You could’ve seen it if you came earlier.”
Zhu Ling put her hands on the bar, and leaned forward, "I also heard that the reporter is handsome?"
“He is not a reporter but a news anchor. He occasionally comes out for interviews.”
"Oh, you understand quite clearly."
While they are conversing, the phone Zhen Tian had thrown aside suddenly turned on. Zhen Tian looked over and saw the word “Chen Zui” on the screen.
….How is it that she cast her phone away earlier and ended up picking it up again?
Chen Zui: Are you working?
There was a violent storm brewing in Zhen Tian's heart. Her senior brother took the initiative to send her a message!
Zhen Tian: En, my bar closes at 2:30.
In order not to make herself appear too courteous, she used simple words and put a period at the end.
Chen Zui: So late? How do you go home every day?
Zhen Tian: I have a driver pick me up.
At first, Zhen Tian didn't want to bother the driver, but sometimes she would drink a little while working in a bar, so she couldn't drive by herself. In addition, her family doesn’t feel at ease with her driving late at night. In the end, she let the driver come to pick her up every day.
Chen Zui: Well, then I won't bother you
Zhen Tian was a little disappointed seeing these words from Chen Zui. But thinking that he would get up to work early in the morning, she didn't want to disturb him anymore.
Zhen Tian: Senior brother should also rest early. You still have to get up early in the morning^_^
Chen Zui: Specifically, I have to get up at 3 in the morning.
Zhen Tian: Then shouldn’t you go to bed soon??
Chen Zui: Good night, I will remember to notify you when the segment is scheduled to broadcast ^_^
Zhen Tian looked through their brief conversation over and over again on her phone and felt that she acted well. She put the phone away with joy.
Zhu Ling looked at her with some interest, “Boss Zhen, are you in love?”
Zhen Tian was caught off guard, “Who is in love? You are in love!”
Zhu Ling’s lips twitched, “I want to fall in love.”
Zhen Tian walked up to her with a gossipy look on her face, “How is that handsome client of yours?”
“What can happen?” Zhu Ling finished her glass of beer and took out her wallet, “Bill please.”
“Oh.” Zhen Tian settled her bill, and her thoughts drifted to Chen Zui.
After Chen Zui said goodnight to Zhen Tian, he didn't really go to sleep. He read their chat records several times on his phone and studied the emoji that imitated Zhen Tian sent at the end.
At this time, he thought of Deng Liyang. Although he is not as handsome as himself, he is experienced in dealing with girls. But of course, Chen Zui will not discuss with him about Zhen Tian.
That night, Chen Zui dreamt of his high school days and Zhen Tian also appeared in his dreams. Chen Zui was woken up by the alarm clock as 3 in the morning and Zhen Tian’s face disappeared along with it.
Chen Zui lay on his bed for a while. When the alarm clock rang for a second time, he rolled over and got up.
Chen Yiran was still asleep. Chen Zui washed up, prepared breakfast and quietly left the house. After arriving at the station, he went to the changing room. A card is needed to get in and out of the TV station and it is the same for the changing room. Chen Zui found his clothes from the rack of dark suits and took it off the hanger.
After changing his clothes, he took a cup of hot water and went to the dressing room next door. There was already an anchor inside who was putting on makeup. When he saw him coming in, he greeted him, "Good morning."
"Good morning." Chen Zui replied as he walked to his seat and sat down. At this time, the sky in A City is still dark, but for them, a new day of work had already begun.
The person who is in charge of Chen Zui’s hair and makeup is an androgynously dressed girl named Xiao Yu. Her short hair is more refreshing than the male anchor and it looks cool. She doesn't talk much, unlike some makeup and hairdressers, who like to chat with the anchor while they are working. Chen Zui likes this about her since it saves worry and effort.
But today, Xiao Yu took the initiative to speak to Chen Zui, "Teacher Chen, your skin is very good today. It seems that you slept well last night?"
News anchors are under great pressure; they suffer from insomnia and nightmares. Chen Zui is the same, but last night, he did sleep better than usual.
"Yeah." He nodded and didn’t say any more.
Xiao Yu styled his hair and looked at him through the mirror, “You also seem to be in a good mood.”
Chen Zui couldn’t help but chuckle when he heard this again, “En”
A hint of surprise flashed through Xiao Yu’s eyes and it returned to normal at once. She isn’t one to gossip and is not interested in prying into other people’s privacy.
Chen Zui leaned back in his chair and glanced at the clock on the wall. It's not five o'clock yet. At this time, Zhen Tian should have just fallen asleep, right?
After finishing his makeup and hair, Chen Zui sat in the studio and started to read the manuscript. Ten seconds before 6 o’clock, the staff started to countdown. After the number "one" fell, Chen Zui looked at the camera and revealed his usual faint smile, "Good morning, and welcome to the morning program broadcasted by ABA TV, This Morning's Headline. I am your host Chen Zui..."
Outside of the TV screen, Ms. Wang Shuzhen is once again watching Chen Zui’s program, "Ah, Chen Zui'er is still so energetic today. He looks better than yesterday. It's nice to be young."
As for her daughter Zhen Tian, she still slept until 11 today before putting on her slippers and coming downstairs.
When she walked to the kitchen island and took a sip of milk, Zhen Tian looked at Ms. Wang Shuzhen and suddenly thought of her interview with Chen Zui yesterday. She hadn't shown off to her.
"Mom!" She put down the milk glass and shouted. Ms. Wang Shuzhen looked back at her and asked, "What's the matter? There is no leftover from this morning. You can find some snacks to eat. Lunch will be served soon anyway."
“That’s not what...forget it.” Zhen Tian’s lips moved but in the end, she simply picked up the milk glass and took a sip.
Ms. Wang Shuzhen looked at her with a baffled look, “What is wrong with you?” Speaking of which, she randomly called her out of the blue yesterday and hung up without a word. She said so before, staying up too late will make you stupid.
Chen Yiran knows that the morning news hosted by Chen Zui was very popular. He also checked the Internet and the ratings of This Morning's Headline have never dropped out of the top three in recent years. Chen Zui also had the title of “Housewives Favorite” in the station. Based on the questionnaire survey for This Morning's Headline, housewives in their forties account for the majority of its viewers. Chen Zui is very popular among them.
A popular anchor like his uncle will not have a low salary. So, how could he smile because of a raise?
Chen Yiran knows he isn’t telling the truth but he couldn’t get anything out of him. He could only keep this to himself and watch it play it out.
It was pretty late after they finished eating. Chen Zui drove Chen Yiran back to his room to go to bed early. He cleaned up all the takeout boxes on the table and went back to his own room.
After taking a shower, Chen Zui leaned against the bed with his phone. It is 9:56, four minutes till ten. Because his work requires getting up at three in the morning, he usually goes to bed earlier, but today, he doesn’t feel sleepy.
He subconsciously went on WeChat and clicked on Zhen Tian’s contact which he just added. Chen Yiran’s question echoed in his ears. Chen Zui’s lips slightly rose, “Was it something good?”
Maybe it's good.
The girl who secretly follow him back then was only a vague memory. When he saw Zhen Tian today, everything about her seemed to liven up again.
Back then, she had short hair and her school uniform was baggy. She followed him from school, through the tree-lined path to the bus stop. He had noticed her from the beginning but didn’t expose her. Her sneaking around was a bit funny.
He had just transferred to a new school. Chen Zui thought that maybe this little girl was following him because she was curious so he didn’t care much. But this girl’s curiosity was very strong and she followed him for a whole week.
That week, he fed stray cats, saved a stray dog, and even got into a fight. When several people surrounded him, he could hear her gasp coming from behind the telephone pole.
The students who were looking for trouble with him are from another school. He didn’t ask himself where he had offended them since there is no shortage of problems he encountered during those years. After beating and scaring them away, Chen Zui picked up his schoolbag from the ground, shook off the dust, and looked at the telephone pole not far away, “Where did you get the confidence that this telephone pole can block you?”
……
The girl didn’t say anything. It took a while before she poked her head out.
She looks pretty.
Chen Zui swung his schoolbag over his shoulder, and smiled indifferently, "Next time you follow me, stand farther away, lest blood splash on you."
He thought this threat was enough to scare him off so she wouldn’t dare follow him anymore. Unexpectedly, this girl stared at his back for a while before catching up to him, “Can I interview you?”
Chen Zui couldn’t help but laugh when he thought about this now.
Zhen Tian looked like a frail and petite girl but she was very courageous. At that time, few people dared to talk to him at school.
He looked at Zhen Tian’s profile picture on WeChat, clicked on her WeChat Moments, and looked through her posts.
Zhen Tian’s page only showed the last six months of posts so he finished looking through them very quickly. Chen Zui went onto the messaging app and wondered whether he should send her a message.
What should he send?
Zhen Tian, who is far away at Qingnan Lane, was also in the same predicament. She finally got her senior brother’s phone number, she can’t really wait until the interview to broadcast before sending a message right?
But what should she say? Zhen Tian racked her brains and finally typed, “Senior brother, I was happy to see you again.” She read it to herself and quickly deleted it. She typed, “Senior brother, are you asleep?” and deleted it once more.
“Why do you look so ill at ease today? You’ve been on your phone the entire night.” Zhu Ling put down the beer glass and looked at Zhen Tian across the bar table.
Zhen Tian was taken aback and threw the phone aside like a hot potato, "I’m not. I was only checking the time.”
Zhu Ling snorted. She didn’t believe her but since Zhen Tian didn’t want to say, she won’t ask, “By the way, I heard that a reporter came to interview in the bar today?"
Hearing about the interview, Zhen Tian thought about Chen Zui again, “En. You could’ve seen it if you came earlier.”
Zhu Ling put her hands on the bar, and leaned forward, "I also heard that the reporter is handsome?"
“He is not a reporter but a news anchor. He occasionally comes out for interviews.”
"Oh, you understand quite clearly."
While they are conversing, the phone Zhen Tian had thrown aside suddenly turned on. Zhen Tian looked over and saw the word “Chen Zui” on the screen.
….How is it that she cast her phone away earlier and ended up picking it up again?
Chen Zui: Are you working?
There was a violent storm brewing in Zhen Tian's heart. Her senior brother took the initiative to send her a message!
Zhen Tian: En, my bar closes at 2:30.
In order not to make herself appear too courteous, she used simple words and put a period at the end.
Chen Zui: So late? How do you go home every day?
Zhen Tian: I have a driver pick me up.
At first, Zhen Tian didn't want to bother the driver, but sometimes she would drink a little while working in a bar, so she couldn't drive by herself. In addition, her family doesn’t feel at ease with her driving late at night. In the end, she let the driver come to pick her up every day.
Chen Zui: Well, then I won't bother you
Zhen Tian was a little disappointed seeing these words from Chen Zui. But thinking that he would get up to work early in the morning, she didn't want to disturb him anymore.
Zhen Tian: Senior brother should also rest early. You still have to get up early in the morning^_^
Chen Zui: Specifically, I have to get up at 3 in the morning.
Zhen Tian: Then shouldn’t you go to bed soon??
Chen Zui: Good night, I will remember to notify you when the segment is scheduled to broadcast ^_^
Zhen Tian looked through their brief conversation over and over again on her phone and felt that she acted well. She put the phone away with joy.
Zhu Ling looked at her with some interest, “Boss Zhen, are you in love?”
Zhen Tian was caught off guard, “Who is in love? You are in love!”
Zhu Ling’s lips twitched, “I want to fall in love.”
Zhen Tian walked up to her with a gossipy look on her face, “How is that handsome client of yours?”
“What can happen?” Zhu Ling finished her glass of beer and took out her wallet, “Bill please.”
“Oh.” Zhen Tian settled her bill, and her thoughts drifted to Chen Zui.
After Chen Zui said goodnight to Zhen Tian, he didn't really go to sleep. He read their chat records several times on his phone and studied the emoji that imitated Zhen Tian sent at the end.
At this time, he thought of Deng Liyang. Although he is not as handsome as himself, he is experienced in dealing with girls. But of course, Chen Zui will not discuss with him about Zhen Tian.
That night, Chen Zui dreamt of his high school days and Zhen Tian also appeared in his dreams. Chen Zui was woken up by the alarm clock as 3 in the morning and Zhen Tian’s face disappeared along with it.
Chen Zui lay on his bed for a while. When the alarm clock rang for a second time, he rolled over and got up.
Chen Yiran was still asleep. Chen Zui washed up, prepared breakfast and quietly left the house. After arriving at the station, he went to the changing room. A card is needed to get in and out of the TV station and it is the same for the changing room. Chen Zui found his clothes from the rack of dark suits and took it off the hanger.
After changing his clothes, he took a cup of hot water and went to the dressing room next door. There was already an anchor inside who was putting on makeup. When he saw him coming in, he greeted him, "Good morning."
"Good morning." Chen Zui replied as he walked to his seat and sat down. At this time, the sky in A City is still dark, but for them, a new day of work had already begun.
The person who is in charge of Chen Zui’s hair and makeup is an androgynously dressed girl named Xiao Yu. Her short hair is more refreshing than the male anchor and it looks cool. She doesn't talk much, unlike some makeup and hairdressers, who like to chat with the anchor while they are working. Chen Zui likes this about her since it saves worry and effort.
But today, Xiao Yu took the initiative to speak to Chen Zui, "Teacher Chen, your skin is very good today. It seems that you slept well last night?"
News anchors are under great pressure; they suffer from insomnia and nightmares. Chen Zui is the same, but last night, he did sleep better than usual.
"Yeah." He nodded and didn’t say any more.
Xiao Yu styled his hair and looked at him through the mirror, “You also seem to be in a good mood.”
Chen Zui couldn’t help but chuckle when he heard this again, “En”
A hint of surprise flashed through Xiao Yu’s eyes and it returned to normal at once. She isn’t one to gossip and is not interested in prying into other people’s privacy.
Chen Zui leaned back in his chair and glanced at the clock on the wall. It's not five o'clock yet. At this time, Zhen Tian should have just fallen asleep, right?
After finishing his makeup and hair, Chen Zui sat in the studio and started to read the manuscript. Ten seconds before 6 o’clock, the staff started to countdown. After the number "one" fell, Chen Zui looked at the camera and revealed his usual faint smile, "Good morning, and welcome to the morning program broadcasted by ABA TV, This Morning's Headline. I am your host Chen Zui..."
Outside of the TV screen, Ms. Wang Shuzhen is once again watching Chen Zui’s program, "Ah, Chen Zui'er is still so energetic today. He looks better than yesterday. It's nice to be young."
As for her daughter Zhen Tian, she still slept until 11 today before putting on her slippers and coming downstairs.
When she walked to the kitchen island and took a sip of milk, Zhen Tian looked at Ms. Wang Shuzhen and suddenly thought of her interview with Chen Zui yesterday. She hadn't shown off to her.
"Mom!" She put down the milk glass and shouted. Ms. Wang Shuzhen looked back at her and asked, "What's the matter? There is no leftover from this morning. You can find some snacks to eat. Lunch will be served soon anyway."
“That’s not what...forget it.” Zhen Tian’s lips moved but in the end, she simply picked up the milk glass and took a sip.
Ms. Wang Shuzhen looked at her with a baffled look, “What is wrong with you?” Speaking of which, she randomly called her out of the blue yesterday and hung up without a word. She said so before, staying up too late will make you stupid.
Zhen Tian looked at Ms. Wang Shuzhen mysteriously. She decided to hide this from her and wait to give her a scare after the show is broadcasted.
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