CHAPTER 490: CHAPTER 490: I CAN ONLY HEAR YOU CLEARLY WHEN WE’RE CLOSE

Tang Li didn’t sleep deeply, waking up at the slightest noise.

Beside her ear, a "drip" sound echoed.

She subconsciously went to rub her eyes, just lifting her hand when suddenly something light fell from her body to the ground. Looking down, she discovered it was a man’s suit.

Almost instantly, Tang Li guessed whose suit it was.

She picked up the suit, glancing around the private room.

Still, she was the only one in the room.

"Awake?" The man’s voice suddenly came from beside her.

Tang Li turned towards the sound, finding Song Baiyan just coming out of the washroom, drying his hands. The warmth in his gaze held a hint of indulgence: "Didn’t sleep well in the dorm last night?"

"I got up a bit early today."

Tang Li moved her feet off the stool: "Since you’re here, you should have woken me up."

Song Baiyan smiled, placing the towel on the round table: "The dishes haven’t been served yet, wake you up to go to the kitchen and help carry plates?"

Tang Li said, "I can’t carry plates, but I can keep you company for a chat."

After speaking, she took the suit to hang it in the closet.

Song Baiyan took a seat by the table, watching her pull out a wooden hanger and hang the suit on it, then she patted off any dust on the suit before extending her hand to hang the hanger on the closet rail. Tang Li’s movements were practiced, as if she had done this many times over the years.

Taking a teapot from the dining turntable, Song Baiyan asked her, "Have you resolved the issue about quitting the filming?"

"The production team has clarified," Tang Li said, closing the closet and walking over to the round table. "But, I won’t be working with them again in the future."

Hearing this, Song Baiyan looked up at her: "Holding a grudge?"

Tang Li nodded.

After a pause, she added, "I’ve never claimed to be someone who repays evil with kindness. On the contrary, I’m petty; even if someone just gives me a couple more glances, I remember it for a long time."

The amusement in Song Baiyan’s eyes deepened, "The gentleman is forgiving and magnanimous, the small-minded are petty and calculating."

"Confucius said that only women and small-minded people are difficult to raise. If you are close, they are disrespectful; if you are distant, they resent you. Since I am a woman, it’s normal for me to be petty. Moreover, those so-called gentlemen are mostly hypocritical, pretending one thing to people’s faces but doing another behind their backs."

At this point, her gaze flickered towards Song Baiyan.

—Seemingly suggestive.

After a round of indirect criticism from her, Song Baiyan placed the teapot back: "In your mind, my image is getting worse and worse."

"..." Tang Li.

She naturally took a seat next to Song Baiyan.

Then, she dragged her chair closer to his.

Tang Li explained, "Sitting closer makes it easier to hear you."

Before she finished speaking, her right hand was held.

"..." A blush crept onto her cheeks.

Song Baiyan clasped her hand on his trouser-clad thigh, the warmth of the man’s palm made Tang Li feel so hot she almost broke into a sweat. Then she heard him say, "Since you’ve quit the filming, you should adjust your state properly. Compared to before the new year, you’ve lost quite a bit of weight."

These words sounded more like advice from an elder.

Tang Li couldn’t help but say, "Actually, you’ve lost even more weight than me."

As she spoke, she gripped the man’s left hand in return.

The waitstaff brought the dishes over, not daring to glance too much at the table beside. They were aware of Song Baiyan’s identity. The moment they saw Tang Li, the sharper-eyed staff recognized her as Ying Xuaner from the hit drama "Original Sin", and overhearing their conversation, along with witnessing their intimacy, naturally led them to surmise that this actress had an uncommon relationship with Song Baiyan.