Huayu: A master director who debuted as a singer

Chapter 93 The Late-Night Phone Call

While Chen Yong was rushing to Beijing with the script and his team, a different undercurrent was unfolding in the suite of the VIP Lou Hotel.

For the past two days, Fan Binbin has not left; she has been staying safely in her suite at the VIP Hotel.

Although she secretly hoped for the resource Zheng Hui had mentioned to her, what was more important to her was being able to stay by this man's side.

After that night of intimacy, the relationship between the two underwent a subtle but significant change.

As night fell, the cold wind howled outside the window of Beijing, but the bedroom of the suite was warm as spring, even a little hot.

Fan Binbin was originally arranged to stay in the next room by Li Zongming, but these past two days, whenever it was late at night and Li Zongming and Lin Dashan went back to their rooms to rest, she would sneak into Zheng Hui's bedroom like a kitten.

"Buzz—Buzz—Buzz One"

The phone on the bedside table rang at an inopportune moment.

Fan Binbin's body stiffened slightly, and a glimmer of clarity returned to her eyes. She subconsciously glanced at the bedside table, but quickly looked away.

Zheng Hui turned his head slightly, glanced at the name on the phone screen, and ignored it after seeing it clearly, letting the phone buzz on the bedside table.

The phone rang for a full minute before finally hanging up automatically. But less than thirty seconds later, the ringtone stubbornly started again.

Fan Binbin closed her eyes, a bittersweet feeling welling up inside her. So late, who would be so persistent as to call a popular male singer?

Li Zongming? He's next door; he'd knock if it were an emergency. His family? That doesn't seem likely either. Zheng Hui just glanced at him; if it were family, he would definitely go to pick them up.

After much thought, only one possibility came to mind. A sense of fear and timidity quietly rose in Fan Binbin's heart, but she said nothing, simply closing her eyes as if nothing had happened.

The phone rang intermittently four or five times before finally going silent.

More than half an hour later, Fan Binbin collapsed limply, as if all her strength had been drained. She closed her eyes, looking as if she had fallen asleep.

Zheng Hui also lay down to rest, and only then did he free up one hand to pick up his phone, which had been neglected for a long time.

When I turned on the screen, there were three missed calls, all with the same name: Gao Yuanyuan.

These past few days he's been busy planning the management company and Chen Yong's affairs with Li Zongming, which has indeed neglected this beautiful woman who keeps him company.

To avoid waking Gao Yuanyuan, who might already be asleep, Zheng Hui didn't call her back directly. Instead, he sent a short text message: "I was reading too hard and accidentally fell asleep. Didn't hear the ringtone, what's wrong?"

The text message had been sent less than a thousand seconds ago, and Zheng Hui hadn't even put down his phone yet.

"Ring ring ring ring"

The phone rang again instantly, filling the entire bedroom. Clearly, the other person hadn't slept at all and had been waiting by the phone for his reply.

Hearing the ringtone, Fan Binbin, who was lying next to her, stirred slightly. She continued to breathe evenly, pretending to be fast asleep from exhaustion.

But in reality, her hands under the covers had already quietly clenched the sheets. She felt a pang of jealousy, but she could only force herself not to listen.

Zheng Hui glanced at Fan Binbin, who had his eyes closed, but instead of getting out of bed, he pressed the answer button, put the phone to his ear, and unconsciously softened his voice, which carried a gentleness that he himself did not realize.

"Hey, Yuanyuan, why aren't you asleep so late?"

Gao Yuanyuan's slightly coquettish voice immediately came from the other end of the phone: "You still dare to talk! Did you stay up all night doing practice tests again?"

"Didn't you just finish your interview? Why are you still working so hard? I called you so many times and you didn't answer. I thought something had happened to you!"

Gao Yuanyuan's voice drifted faintly into Fan Binbin's ears through the phone's receiver.

Although she couldn't hear the specific content, the girl's soft tone and Zheng Hui's "Yuanyuan" made Fan Binbin's heart clench.

She was a girl, and she sounded quite young. She and Zheng Hui had a very close relationship.

"It's nothing, I was just too tired and fell asleep without hearing anything." Zheng Hui leaned against the headboard, chatting casually with Gao Yuanyuan: "What's wrong, calling me in the middle of the night?"

"No, nothing's wrong."

Gao Yuanyuan sounded a little embarrassed on the other end of the phone, stammering, "It's just—I just wanted to hear your voice. You haven't been paying much attention to me these past few days."

Also, a relative of my mom's gave us an old hen, which they're going to stew tomorrow. Should I send you some over tomorrow? It's a country-raised hen, very nutritious. If you want some, I can bring you a portion tomorrow.

"Silly girl, what are you doing running around in this freezing weather?"

Zheng Hui's tone softened further: "I have been quite busy these past few days. How about this, once I'm done with this, I'll treat you to a big meal, so we can both get some nourishment, okay?"

Gao Yuanyuan's spirits immediately lifted: "Really? It's a deal then! I want to eat Peking duck from Quanjude! Go to sleep now, I won't bother you anymore, I'll call you again tomorrow! Goodnight, Hui-ge!"

"Good night."

Zheng Hui hung up the phone, put it back on the bedside table, turned over, and lay back down in bed.

Just then, Fan Binbin, who had been pretending to be asleep, acted as if she had been woken up by Zheng Hui's movement of returning to bed. Her eyes were half open, and her gaze was filled with confusion and drowsiness.

She asked cautiously and casually, "Who is it? Calling in the middle of the night, is something wrong?"

Looking at Fan Binbin's face so close to his own, how could Zheng Hui not sense the unease in her tone? Moreover, he possessed the directing skills bestowed upon him by the system; Fan Binbin's still-developing acting skills appeared quite clumsy in his presence.

Zheng Hui frankly stated, "A friend of mine, Gao Yuanyuan, is the female lead who was with me in Beijing filming Wahaha Pure Water's 'GG' movie."

The little girl is a bit clingy; she can't sleep in the middle of the night, so she makes a phone call to chat for a bit.

"Gao Yuanyuan?"

Fan Binbin silently repeated the name in his mind, firmly engraving it and the information about Wahaha Pure Water GG in his mind.

She had seen the Wahaha Pure Water ad before, but her attention was focused on Zheng Hui, and she didn't pay close attention to the actress who appeared in the same video.

She still had a nonchalant smile on her face, rested her head on his arm, and said, "Oh—I'm sleepy, let's go to sleep."

"Mmm," Zheng Hui responded, and fell asleep holding her.

In the darkness, Fan Binbin kept his eyes open, showing no signs of sleepiness.

She decided that she must find an opportunity tomorrow to take a good look at the guy who sells Wahaha Pure Water.

She wanted to see what the girl named Gao Yuanyuan looked like.

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