Chapter 190 - Filled With Doubts 3 (1/2)

Chapter 190 - Filled With Doubts (3)

The next morning, Lan Jinyao woke up around ten o’clock after sleeping soundly with no dreams. After sobering up, Lan Jinyao was in a particularly good mood. As expected, nowhere was more reassuring than home sweet home.

By the time she’d woken up, the spot beside her was already empty and cold. She lay in bed with her eyes open for a while longer before getting up.

While brushing her teeth, Lan Jinyao thought: She ought to make a trip to the hospital for a checkup. She didn’t want her deceased child to become a permanent scar between her and Fu Bainian.

Fu Bainian had already left for work, so Lan Jinyao was sitting at the dining table alone, eating breakfast. At this moment, the landline abruptly rang. Only when she’d heard the ringing did she remember that she had to get a new phone. Even though she was planning to withdraw from the public’s eye slowly, a mobile phone was an essential item that she needed to use in her daily life, so she still had to get one.

When she picked up the phone, Chen Zetao’s voice connected. She coughed twice and cleared her throat before saying, “Director Chen, are you looking for Bainian?”

“I’m looking for you!”

Lan Jinyao was quite surprised at his response; she didn’t expect Chen Zetao to be so well-informed. She’d just gotten home last night, and no one was aware of this news yet. But, Chen Zetao already knew, and he’d even called so early in the morning.

Chen Zetao, as if he’d guessed her thoughts, smiled and said, “If it hadn’t been for me, you might still be stuck at Jiang Cheng’s place. Yet, you’re wondering why I know you’re at home?”

Upon hearing him say this, Lan Jinyao laughed. She really hadn’t thought of this point because Chen Zetao was, after all, just a Director. He hadn’t experienced the hypocrisy of the business world, let alone Fu Bainian’s means of handling matters.

“Thanks! You’re right; if it hadn’t been for you, I might still be trapped at Jiang Cheng’s manor, suffering inhumane torture.”

As she spoke, she also acted out a scene on her own and heaved a long sigh.

Chen Zetao didn’t laugh at her exaggerated performance. On the contrary, his tone grew heavier as he said, “Meimei, I’m really sorry. To think that you encountered such an incident during the movie shoot. When I chose that island, I didn’t think too much into it and never thought that President Jiang had feelings for you. So, I really wanted to apologise for that. I’m sorry that you had to suffer so much.”

“No need to apologise, because it’s not your fault. In fact, this matter isn’t related to you.” At that time, she’d already known that Jiang Cheng harboured evil designs against her, and even Fu Bainian was aware of this. But, who’d have thought that Jiang Cheng would be so daring as to do things the illegal way, without a care for the law?

Lan Jinyao tried to lighten her tone despite the bad memories. “Director Chen, you didn’t call today to simply check on me, right?”

As for Chen Zetao’s intentions, Lan Jinyao had guessed correctly right from the start.

Chen Zetao then faintly responded with a slightly encouraging tone, “Yes, I have some good news for you, so you should quickly liven up your mood and prick up your ears to hear what I’m about to say next!”

Upon hearing this, Lan Jinyao pondered about it for a short while and instantly guessed what his next words would be.

Good news… What else could the good news be, aside from ‘Twilight’ being a success? However, even though she’d already guessed the answer, she wasn’t going to expose Chen Zetao. After all, he sounded very happy at this moment, so she shouldn’t spoil things.

“Meimei, you’ve been nominated for the Best Actress Award together with Lan Xin…”