35: Cannot understand human speech

In the photo, someone was kneeling on the bed, the smooth lines of his muscles pulling his trousers tight; even in such a posture, his height advantage was evident.

His shirt was worn even more recklessly, half tucked into his waistband and half hanging loosely, revealing a hazy glimpse of his navel and a hint of abdominal muscles.

A large portion of his neck was exposed, capturing everything from the pectoral muscles up to the chin.

His face wasn't shown.

Yang Bin was looking straight ahead, his mind blank, idly wondering who would be the unlucky one tonight, when he saw Chu Yilan suddenly flip his phone over and abruptly turn his head.

Chu Yilan narrowed his eyes. "What did you see?"

Yang Bin didn't expect that the unlucky one would actually be himself!

"No..." Yang Bin's internal alarms blared, but it didn't stop him from being confused. "Sorry, CEO Chu, I was spacing out just now."

Chu Yilan knew Yang Bin wasn't lying; instead, he became surprisingly easy to talk to: "It's fine."

Yang Bin: "?" Please don't be like this!

Chu Yilan returned to his previous posture. Right, the cooperation for the Everstar Tower, there were issues with the coordination on the engineering side, Shen Lian... Chu Yilan frowned, forcefully pushing the images out of his mind to continue with the proposal. They could schedule another time, but in terms of workload, they needed more manpower, Shen Lian's waist... Chu Yilan raised his hand to press his forehead.

He was going to kill Shen Lian when he got back!!!

On this side, Shen Lian held his phone and waited anxiously. How was it? Did Chu Yilan like it? Would he think he was too casual? He'd have to make it clear afterward that he was the only one who had seen this type of photo.

"Bang bang bang!" The door was suddenly pounded on loudly.

"Who is it?" Shen Lian asked, but the other party didn't speak and just pounded on the door again.

Shen Lian frowned, put down his phone, buttoned his shirt, put on his slippers, and went to open the door.

The man at the door was in a black suit, with a clear and elegant appearance, but his fierce frown made him seem very difficult to get along with. Who else could it be but Zhou Tangsi?

Shen Lian felt it was truly bad luck. "Something the matter?"

His tone was really not good, even showing obvious impatience.

Zhou Tangsi, however, was stunned.

This was Shen Lian?!

He had seen everything online, from photos to video clips. Shen Lian's reputation had recently reversed, causing quite a stir, and Zheng Ge often mentioned it, but Zhou Tangsi hadn't taken it to heart. He had once been treated too well by Shen Lian; no matter what he did, the other party accepted it all with a humble and passionate love. Zhou Tangsi's heart wouldn't flutter, yet he acted without fear.

The eyes that were anxious and careful in his memory were now filled with indifference. If not for the identical face, Zhou Tangsi would have thought he had identified the wrong person.

This was their first direct confrontation since Shen Lian arrived in this world.

Zhou Tangsi's anger twisted several times before successfully finding its original path. He said dangerously to Shen Lian, "Zheng Ge told you to come eat something, why didn't you go?"

Shen Lian blinked, thinking he had misheard.

Could someone without ten years of cerebral thrombosis even say such a thing?

"Come, come, explain to me what you mean by 'Zheng Ge told me to go, so I have to go'." Shen Lian wished he could find a knife right now to perform a craniotomy on Zhou Tangsi.

Was this the magical brain logic of the Protagonist Gong and shou, who didn't care about others' lives and were absolutely self-centered?

Shen Lian really couldn't hold back: "Is there something wrong with your brains?"

Zhou Tangsi's eyes widened. "What did you say?"

Based on the Original Host's memories, Shen Lian began to argue with Zhou Tangsi. "When I was finally sacrificed to the heavens, didn't we say on the phone that we shouldn't contact each other anymore and treat each other as strangers when we meet? Have I not done that?"

Zhou Tangsi didn't say a word.

Indeed, for the past two months, let alone a phone call, Shen Lian hadn't even sent a single message.

"Coming to this production was an arrangement by the company, and I haven't caused trouble for Zheng Ge. What, if Zheng Ge tells me to die and I don't, it's my fault?"

Zhou Tangsi spat out four words: "Unreasonable."

Shen Lian's blood pressure rose instantly. What did it mean to be unable to understand human speech?

Zhou Tangsi had provided the standard answer.

"Zhou Tangsi." Shen Lian said word for word, "Can you and Zheng Ge just piss off?"

Zhou Tangsi couldn't believe that one day Shen Lian would speak to him with such thorns, and looking at his expression, he clearly loathed him to the extreme.

But how was that possible?

Zhou Tangsi snorted coldly. "This 'playing hard to get' trick..."

"As if you're worthy?" Shen Lian interrupted. "I don't like you! Before, I was just blind! Don't you dare act all high and mighty with me! What, do you still want me to apologize to Zheng Ge? I'm telling you, can you two stop being so shameless?"

Given Shen Lian's current standing, he certainly couldn't afford to offend Zhou Tangsi, but Shen Lian would rather his future path be several times harder than give such a person a single smile.

Zhou Tangsi's face darkened suddenly, and he reached out to grab Shen Lian's neck.

Shen Lian blocked him and shoved Zhou Tangsi back. "Get lost!"

Zhou Tangsi didn't stand firm and stumbled back a couple of steps, a hint of confusion and alarm appearing in his eyes.

"Shen Lian?" Wei Fanchen stood not far away, saying with mock seriousness, "How could you lay a hand on President Zhou?"

"What, did I sign a deed of sale to Zhou Tangsi?" Shen Lian sneered. "If you're so willing to be a bootlicker, do it yourself. Acting all sarcastic every day—aren't you afraid of actually becoming a eunuch?"

Before long, a group of lead actors came over. Dai Tong pushed through the crowd. "What's going on here?"

Shen Lian pointed at Zheng Ge. "I've really put up with you for a long time. Are your snacks some kind of divine elixir? Just because I don't eat them, Zhou Tangsi has to come pounding on my door to demand an explanation?"

Zheng Ge quickly explained, "I didn't mean it that way."

"Shen Lian!" Zhou Tangsi warned in a low voice. "Try saying one more word about Zheng Ge."

"I'm not just talking about him, I want to curse you too! You idiot who can't understand human speech!"

The atmosphere between the two was explosive. The veins on Zhou Tangsi's temples throbbed; he was clearly about to strike, but Shen Lian didn't back down at all. Seeing that they were about to start a physical fight, Dai Tong and two producers realized they were serious and quickly pulled them apart.

"Shen Lian, if you can still film this drama or stay in this industry, I'll take your surname," Zhou Tangsi said, his face ashen.

Shen Lian sneered. "If you call me 'Dad,' do you think I'll answer? Come on, kick me out if you have the guts."

"Shen Lian!" Dai Tong said sternly. "Go back to your room first!"

Shen Lian kicked the door open and went inside, most of his good mood for the evening ruined.

Sun Binghe stood behind the crowd, recording the entire incident.

Shen Lian's firepower was intense; Zhou Tangsi hadn't gained any advantage. As for the threat... Sun Binghe clicked send, thinking it would depend on whether their Boss agreed or not.

Why was Hu Kailan able to directly stuff Shen Lian into the cast? It was because "silent no more" had investment from Star Opening, but it had nothing to do with Zhou Tangsi.

Chu Yilan stubbed out his cigarette; the video had just finished.

Baring his fangs and claws, Chu Yilan thought. Looking at that posture, he had no doubt that if no one had stopped him, Shen Lian would have landed two punches on Zhou Tangsi's face.

As for Zhou Tangsi, did he really think he called the shots in this industry?

He had emerged from the curse named "Zheng Ge," and Chu Yilan found Shen Lian's attitude toward Zhou Tangsi quite pleasing.

Increase the funding for the "silent no more" production. With him around, no one could kick Shen Lian out.