Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 149 Going to Your Place

Chapter 149: Chapter 149 Going to Your Place

Secretary Zhang respectfully said to Cheng Zheng, "President Cheng, you misunderstood our President Song."

The driver, very perceptive, opened another door, "President Cheng, please get in the car."

Cheng Zheng raised his brow and let out a light snort from his nostrils, then walked around to the other side of the car and got in.

After that, Cheng Zheng called Su Xi, "Wife, where are you?"

"I’m with Cheng Jiaming at President Song’s house. Have you finished dealing with things over there? If so, you can go back to the hotel first."

At that moment, Su Xi had just arrived at the Hongshan Villa District with Cheng Jiaming, because Song Yuchen was so concerned about his excavator that he had no interest in playing outside.

She and Cheng Jiaming were naturally invited to the Song family’s place, as the two little ones didn’t want to separate. Cheng Jiaming wanted to play with Song Yuchen, and Song Yuchen wanted Cheng Jiaming to teach him how to play with the excavator.

Cheng Zheng became a bit anxious when he heard Su Xi’s words, "I’ll go back to the hotel first, then when will you come back? I’ll come to find you."

The Cheng family owned a hotel in Jiangcheng, which had been arranged before they left Jincheng.

Su Xi laughed, "That’s fine, we’ll leave together when you get here."

Meanwhile, Song Jinze wasn’t in a rush to get in the car. His show of trying to get in was just for Cheng Zheng to see.

Secretary Zhang reported to Song Jinze in a calm voice about the details of "Mom’s Companion" airing tonight.

The segment related to Xiao Yi had been edited out as per Secretary Zhang’s orders following his boss’s instructions.

There was also the part about Ye Zhenzhen getting hurt, which the show’s crew hadn’t edited out, and this was also according to Song Jinze’s wishes.

He didn’t want the incident of Ye Zhenzhen’s injury to be discussed again by those idle people on Weibo.

Song Jinze said in a subdued voice, "Okay, I’ve got it. You can go off duty now."

Secretary Zhang: "Alright, President."

After getting in the car, Song Jinze instructed his driver Xiao Li, "Go to the riverside."

Cheng Zheng looked at Song Jinze puzzled, "Why the riverside? Go to your house."

How could he not know that his own wife and kid had gone home? What would the two of them do at the riverside?

To enjoy the river breeze and night view?

Song Jinze frowned, "Why would you go to my house?"

Cheng Zheng shot Song Jinze a sideways glance, saying impatiently, "Of course to find my wife and kid."

If his wife and child hadn’t gone to this cunning man’s house, would he ever say he was going there?

Song Jinze was somewhat skeptical about Cheng Zheng’s words, so he picked up his phone and called Ye Zhenzhen.

The call had barely been answered when before he could speak, the sound of children’s laughter came through: "Hahaha, this excavator is really cool~"

"Of course, this is the one I picked out with Mom..."

On this end of the phone, Ye Zhenzhen was directing Xiao Chen to dig up the lawn in the garden. Unaware that the call had already been connected and seeing that the call time was nearly a minute without any conversation, Ye Zhenzhen raised her brows slightly.

Ye Zhenzhen spoke with a hint of impatience, "What does it mean to call and then not say anything?"

The voice was not low, and Cheng Zheng heard everything clearly from the other side.

Song Jinze’s Adam’s apple moved slightly as he asked calmly, "Are you home?"

If he was not mistaken, Song Yuchen should currently be playing with the excavator in the yard.

With that thought, Song Jinze’s brow furrowed slightly.

Ye Zhenzhen: "Yeah, I’m back. Have you finished your work? If you have, invite President Cheng to come over to our house. Su Xi and Cheng Jiaming are here too."

"Okay."

"Anything else? If not, I’m hanging up. I’m busy."

Song Jinze: "Nothing else."

Cheng Zheng, on the side, chuckled, "Looks like Song Jinze is also henpecked!"

Eh? Why did I use ’also’?

After hanging up, Song Jinze turned to Cheng Zheng, who had a hidden smile on the corners of his mouth, and said, "See, your wife invited me."

Song Jinze nodded. "Mm, President Cheng is welcome to visit my house."

"Not interested! I’ve never seen anyone invite a guest over and then plan to upset them beforehand." Cheng Zheng probably wouldn’t have said this before Song Jinze called Ye Zhenzhen.

But now that he had heard what Ye Zhenzhen said, he naturally straightened his back.

Now, whatever he said, he didn’t have to worry about Song Jinze leaving him halfway.

Song Jinze’s lips curled slightly, "Perhaps President Cheng only feels that way because he knows he’s in the wrong?"

Cheng Zheng: ...

Regarding the cooperation with Shen Zhaonan, Song Jinze had never considered it from the start. He had only gone to dinner because it was Cheng Shaoqing who set it up, and he thought he should thank Cheng Shaoqing.

During the meal, he also guessed why Cheng Shaoqing could suddenly have dinner with Shen Zhaonan.

He had to give Cheng Shaoqing face, so naturally, he couldn’t make Shen Zhaonan too embarrassed.

However, some of the professional matters Shen Zhaonan talked about were indeed impressive.

The Huanya Engineering Department had also reported upwards, saying it was pretty good, but still a little behind compared to Cheng Zheng’s side.

Having Shen Zhaonan seek Cheng Zheng was indeed a way for him to tease Cheng Zheng.

But as for truly cooperating with Shen Zhaonan, for the time being, he was unlikely to consider it.

...

When Shen Zhaonan returned home from the banquet, Han Jiangxue was lying on the couch with a facial mask on, scrolling through Weibo.

Seeing Shen Zhaonan’s sheepish expression, Han Jiangxue put down her phone, got up from the couch, pulled off her facial mask, and asked with concern, "Honey, what’s wrong?"

Shen Zhaonan waved his hand, took off his coat and suit jacket, yanked at his tie, unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt, and sat down on the couch, ordering the servant, "Get me a glass of water."

The servant promptly brought over a glass of water. Han Jiangxue took it and handed it to Shen Zhaonan, "Have some water, dear."

Shen Zhaonan’s expression was dreadful. He drank the water in one gulp and then muttered, "Cheng Zheng is really tough to deal with."

Before, he had only heard about it, but after facing Cheng Zheng directly today, Shen Zhaonan felt that someone who could work with Song Jinze must be quite capable.

Han Jiangxue sat beside Shen Zhaonan, winding her arm around his, and asked softly, "Didn’t it go well? Didn’t you say at your mom’s place yesterday that President Cheng is afraid of his wife? Should we try contacting his wife?"

Shen Zhaonan shook his head, "I thought about it just now, but Cheng Zheng rejected me outright, and it seems his wife didn’t attend the banquet either."

"What about Mrs. Song?" For some reason, Han Jiangxue felt relieved knowing Cheng Zheng’s wife hadn’t attended the banquet and casually inquired about Song Jinze’s wife.

She had not known that Song Jinze was married until the previous night when Shen Zhaonan mentioned that Song Jinze’s wife had matched him with a strangely colored tie, which had allowed him to find a topic to break the ice.

Shen Zhaonan shook his head, "Tonight’s banquet was Huanya Group’s anniversary celebration, and basically no one brought their wives."

As he said this, Shen Zhaonan was also relieved that he hadn’t brought Han Jiangxue along.