Rebirth: I Became Mr.President’s Beloved
Chapter 204: When He Says He Doesn’t Like You, It Might Not Be True

Tang Li looked up upon hearing this.

Bai Yiqian continued to speak, seemingly unaware of what he was revealing: "Minister Song comes from a military background, and inevitably has blood on his hands. His sudden retirement was due to a serious injury, and ever since then, his health has been far from what it used to be. After he chose to enter politics, he still spends several days every year in a monastery. I suspect it will be no different this year."

Tang Li asked, "Is his health not good?"

Even though she had seen it with her own eyes in a past life, she still wanted confirmation from someone close to him.

"He’s suffered quite a few gunshot injuries, especially to the lungs, which were seriously affected at the time."

Bai Yiqian said, then looked at Tang Li in the rearview mirror: "Haven’t you been told about his trip to the mountains?"

Tang Li shook her head somewhat absentmindedly.

"You probably haven’t stayed here often enough," Bai Yiqian seemed to have an endless amount to say: "Minister Song is quite reserved; he doesn’t like to share things with others. The same goes for his feelings. Just because he says he doesn’t like something doesn’t necessarily mean it’s true. It’s not only women who say one thing and mean another; especially older men, they are even less likely to wear their hearts on their sleeves."

"I haven’t seen anyone by his side these years. When it comes to relationships, age is not a problem, nor is status. Even mung beans and turtles fall in cross-species love, don’t you agree?"

"..." Tang Li simply asked, "When is Minister Song going to the mountains?"

"Possibly by the end of this month."

Bai Yiqian said: "He will be going to Guangyuan Temple, which is about a two-hour drive from the Capital, located within the bounds of Qingyang City."

Tang Li made a mental note of this.

Bai Yiqian parked the car about 300 meters from the filming location.

They arrived at the branch office around 9:20 am.

After greeting the director, Tang Li went to the makeup room to prepare.

Her two scenes were scheduled for 11 o’clock in the morning.

Sitting in front of the makeup room mirror, Tang Li was still thinking about what Director Bai had said about Song Baiyan’s poor health.

Reflecting on his death at 36, she suddenly couldn’t focus on the script.

At that moment, a staff member came in holding a bouquet of flowers.

"Another one for Yang Ning?" the makeup artist asked.

The staff member sighed: "Yes, it’s already the fifth bouquet today. All the flowers received in previous days have filled the trash bins. Yang Ning’s popularity is too high, thankfully we haven’t opened the set for visits, otherwise her fans might squeeze this place to bursting."

No sooner had the voice trailed off than the sound of high heels walking was heard at the door.

Tang Li looked at the reflection in the mirror.

Who else could be entering wearing sunglasses and a duckbill cap if not Yang Ning?

Yang Ning walked in, sat down in the chair next to Tang Li, handed her bag to her assistant, and let her own makeup artist apply her makeup.

"I didn’t sleep much last night, have some dark circles," Yang Ning leaned forward, pressing the corner of her eyes with her finger and casting a sideways glance at Tang Li, abandoning her previous casual tone: "Rewarded by Feng Qi, now you don’t even bother to greet your seniors?"

Tang Li raised the corners of her lips, then responded: "I thought Teacher Yang didn’t want to bother with me."

Yang Ning picked up a spray bottle and sprayed some skincare water on her face: "Success gained through underhanded means will ultimately fail because of them. Don’t think that just because you’ve signed with IMG, and have Feng Qi as your agent, that your path forward will be all smooth sailing."