Chapter 24 — She Is a Bad Person

　　Qin Jiran prepared a full-course meal for dinner. The dishes were all scrumptious and aromatic, but Su Yanyi ate carefully, making sure her every move was controlled and not one bit comical.

　　As expected, this time Qin Jiran didn't laugh. In his eyes, this version of Su Yanyi was what he deemed normal. The one where she would get excited over delicious food was not. Absolutely not.

　　Maybe she was just too hungry that time, he thought.

　　This outcome put Su Yanyi in a dilemma. Yes, he wasn't laughing at her eating habits anymore, but not laughing at all was worse. After all, her mission was to make him laugh or smile. She felt like she had shot herself in the foot, but then again, if someone had told her to deliberately tease him to make him laugh, she definitely wouldn't be able to do it.

　　She continued to feel troubled until dinner ended. Right when she stood up to leave for the study, she heard Qin Jiran's phone ring. Although he harbored some doubts about who the caller might be, he didn't try to hide from her and answered the call right where he was standing.

　　"w.a.n.g Zhilin? Do you need something?" w.a.n.g Zhilin was Qin Jiran's college cla.s.smate and Su Yanyi's in-law. Plus, she was also involved in the entertainment circle, so occasionally he would have to interact with her.

　　Though of course, most of their interactions were one-sidedly initiated by w.a.n.g Zhilin.

　　Having heard the name "w.a.n.g Zhilin," Su Yanyi didn't want to leave anymore. She stood in place and stared straight at Qin Jiran, completely unabashed about her blatant eavesdropping. Not only that, but she even took a few steps toward him when she decided that she couldn't hear clearly enough. Qin Jiran saw this scene and was left a bit speechless.

　　Eavesdropping as if it was only natural… Was this really the Su Yanyi he knew?

　　"Film Emperor Qin, I haven't congratulated you on winning the award yet. When will you have time to get together for a cla.s.s reunion? Our old cla.s.smates all want to get your autograph," w.a.n.g Zhilin said coquettishly.

　　Qin Jiran frowned. Every time, he would find her voice annoying to listen to, but that was just how she talked, so he couldn't say anything about it.

　　"Thank you. We can meet up when I have time," he responded in a mild tone that wasn't too cold, but not too distant either. However, this was only on behalf of their old cla.s.smates and Su Yanyi.

　　She had been waiting for those words, and she had also endured for several days before finally making this call.

　　"Then how about tomorrow? Let's have dinner together. It's always good for old cla.s.smates to get together from time to time."

　　"… Work has been busy lately, so let's wait." Looking off to the side at Su Yanyi, who was still staring openly at him, for some reason he felt like declining would be the best option.