Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 378

Chapter 378: 378

Jingjing’s post and video no sooner came out than the trolls who were calling Ye Zhenzhen a charity fraud were caught off guard;

[I’ve never been disappointed in our Zhenzhen, haha, this turnaround slap came so quickly!]

[I saw the video of this volunteer teacher in the morning and even got in touch with her, but before I could send anything out, Zhenzhen’s supplies and donations had already arrived!]

[Our Zhenzhen acts and manages things with her actual ability, her own goodwill, and a conscience; there’s no need for some people’s fans to pick fights, can’t we all just rely on our own skills?]

[I’m not going to say any more, I’m going to vote for the post forwarded by Sister Zhenzhen, doing good deeds without seeking fame. If it wasn’t for the teacher’s post, we really wouldn’t have known.]

After seeing these on Weibo, Qiu Wanshuang’s agent, Xu Qingxia, immediately called Qiu Wanshuang, and after explaining the situation, she said;

"Shuangshuang, I truly didn’t expect that volunteer teacher to post so quickly. I just came across her video myself, we were busy outside all day, I just saw it, and before I even had the chance to contact her, it turned out like this..."

She had only intended to leverage the heat from Jingjing’s video, which was already trending, to once again stroke the flames, aiming to shift the public opinion’s benefits towards Qiu Wanshuang; she hadn’t expected it to backfire.

On the other end of the phone, Qiu Wanshuang listened quietly, and after Xu Qingxia finished speaking, she slowly said, "Now go contact that teacher to see if she needs anything else, and take something to her too. This time, don’t post about it on Weibo."

"Okay, I’ll go right away. Shuangshuang, have you discussed with President Ji about joining the third season of ’Mom’s Companion’? Are you going?"

’Mom’s Companion’ had contacted Qiu Wanshuang a month before; she had a lot of engagements at that time and couldn’t manage, plus it was a newly started parent-child reality show, so she flatly refused.

Now, due to Han Jiangxue’s incident, there was a vacancy, and Xu Qingxia specifically reached out to the show’s crew, to see if they could get Shuangshuang to bring her four-year-old Xiao Tuantuan on.

After all, the program was truly popular now, with hardly anyone not knowing about this parent-child reality show.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Qiu Wanshuang stroked her daughter’s little cheek; the little one was already fast asleep, "Go."

Xu Qingxia immediately beamed with joy, "Great, I’ll arrange it now. Day after tomorrow, get Xiao Tuantuan a leave, then go for the studio recording. Also, have you replied to GK’s email to President Ji yet?"

Xu Qingxia was Qiu Wanshuang’s first cousin on her mother’s side; she had not attended university in her early years and always did odd jobs outside. Later, when Qiu Wanshuang became famous, she started serving as her assistant, and worked her way up to today’s position as her agent.

Because of President Ji and Qiu Wanshuang’s clout, industry insiders always address her respectfully as Sister Xia.

To President Ji, her capable and wealthy brother-in-law, she had always referred to him as President Ji.

"I replied. Three years of domestic endorsement, the terms are the same as before, unchanged."

"Wait, Shuangshuang, wasn’t our original plan for a global endorsement? Why is it still domestic?"

After tucking in her daughter, Qiu Wanshuang walked out of the children’s room, her tone indifferent, "Ziqian told me that you went behind our backs with your little schemes today, and it seems that GK’s people have found out. From now on, you need to discuss things with me before you act..."

"Are you blaming me? I did this all for your sake, didn’t I? We were supposed to secure the global endorsement, yet now we are stuck with a minor domestic deal. Can Ye Zhenzhen really compare to you?" Xu Qingxia sounded discontented.

She was disheartened to receive such reproach when she had only her sister’s interests at heart.

Xu Qingxia felt that Qiu Wanshuang was angry about not securing the global endorsement and was taking it out on her.

Qiu Wanshuang sighed, her voice serious and stern, "Sister Xia, I didn’t mean to blame you, but this Ye Zhenzhen is different from the others you have dealt with before. Her husband is Song Jinze, and we can’t just mess with her with petty tricks and expect to get away with it.

We are in this together; what you do is as if I do it. I don’t want these minor things to give people something to hold against us, which could be more trouble than it’s worth."

After hearing this, Xu Qingxia’s attitude improved considerably, "You’re absolutely right. Ye Zhenzhen doesn’t have much to offer on her own, yet she has such an incredible husband. I will be more mindful of this in the future, rest assured."

"Yeah, let’s not worry about her for now. I’ll get in touch with her when we’re on the variety show," she said.

Xu Qingxia replied, "Understood, I’ll go contact that teacher right now..."

...

Ye Zhenzhen saw these social media updates, and Liu Rui had called her to ask whether she wanted to respond. She felt it unnecessary, as Jingjing’s post was already a response on her behalf; there was no need to add more.

It was just part of the job. There were people who liked her and naturally, there were those who disliked and hated her. No matter how well she did, she could never win the hearts of everyone. As long as her conscience was clear, that was what mattered.

That night, as she was dozing off, she turned over, and a familiar scent of shower gel assailed her senses. She cracked her eyes open slightly and pushed at the man holding her, mumbling, "Weren’t you sleeping in the study? What are you doing here...

Um~"

Before she could finish her sentence, a passionate kiss from the man sealed her words back in.

In an instant, Ye Zhenzhen’s drowsy sleepiness vanished, replaced by a racing heartbeat that jolted her mind awake. The man’s faint, cool fragrance mixed with the fresh scent of his recent shower invaded her senses through her facial features and into her body...

Just when she was about to run out of breath, the man let her go. In the dim, tranquil bedroom, the sound of their breathing and heartbeats was exceptionally clear.

"Song Jinze, do you have any manners? Waking someone up in the middle of the night like this!"

Ye Zhenzhen, venting her displeasure, raised her hand to push the man away, but he only held her tighter.

Song Jinze chuckled low, "It’s not even midnight yet, so it’s not the middle of the night. And I am here seeking Mrs. Song’s gratitude for me. That’s not impolite, right..."

"You’re twisting my words!"

"I’m just being factual."

Ye Zhenzhen frowned, "Shut up, stop disturbing my sleep. If you’re not going to sleep, go to the study."

"Alright, alright, I’ll stop talking. Let’s sleep, sleep," he said.

As he spoke, his lips gently brushed against the sensitive curve of her ear, and his warm breath softly grazed half her face...

Ye Zhenzhen’s body involuntarily tingled all over. How was she supposed to sleep like this?

However, it seemed the man had no intention of letting her off so easily, feigning innocence as he said, "Weren’t we going to sleep? Why are you glaring at me?"

Ye Zhenzhen gently bit on her back teeth, "You said we are going to sleep too, didn’t you? If you’re not looking at me, how do you know I’m glaring at you?"

With that, she huffed and turned her back on him in his embrace.

Her series of movements made Song Jinze laugh. He wrapped his arms around her from behind, and after a while, he heard the soft breathing of the woman in his arms. He lightly kissed her face,

"You’re my wife; if I don’t look at you, who else would I look at?"