"..." So you still know it’s five.
Song Baiyan looked at the ’Little Blind Man’ in front of him and also noticed the streetlamp beside the wooden bench: "Did the streetlamp dazzle your eyes?"
By now, Tang Li’s vision had returned to normal.
Thinking about her earlier fuss, she felt a bit pretentious.
She awkwardly let go of the corner of the shirt she had wrinkled, muttering, "With a wattage that high, soone might think it’s a tower crane light from a construction site."
Before she finished speaking, her right hand was enveloped by a large palm.
Tang Li looked down at their interlocking fingers, not a gap between them, and any complaint instantly vanished. Then, Song Baiyan’s gentle voice, "Did you walk here earlier?"
He was asking how she got to the park from the set.
Though using ’run’ would actually be more accurate.
But Tang Li accepted the ’walk’ that Song Baiyan suggested.
Answering honestly would only reveal her recklessness.
Now that she was married, already a wife, Tang Li felt she should be a little more reserved.
Even if this restraint was only in front of Song Baiyan.
Tang Li then asked, "Are you heading back to Tan Palace?"
Compared to a small actor like her, soone in Song Baiyan’s position is truly busy, and problems like those on Bolaman Island can’t be resolved overnight.
"If you’re going back to Tan Palace, you can go ahead, don’t worry about ."
Song Baiyan said, "Let leave first, do you plan to continue watching the streetlight here?"
Tang Li: "..."
Doing sothing as silly as staring at a streetlamp once was enough; having it brought up to ’tease’ her was truly embarrassing!
She lightly kicked so grasses by the roadside, and after a mont, defended herself, "I was just considering how busy you are with work."
No matter how busy, there’s always ti to walk soone ho.
Sitting under the streetlamp could make soone ’blind’, who knows if she’ll trip walking on the street.
Once there’s worry, it’s hard to let go of that concern.
That’s exactly how Song Baiyan felt now.
Previously, with Yuan Qin looking out for her, it saved him a lot of worry. But now, with a new driver for the past few days, it’s only temporary, and inevitably not up to par in various ways.
Going back to the set was still done by walking.
Tang Li didn’t want to walk, but she wasn’t the one making decisions.
Since it was rather late, the crowd that was dancing in the square had dispersed.
Along the way, she didn’t encounter crowded situations.
When they were still so distance from the set, Song Baiyan spoke, "Yuan Qin’s rashes have mostly disappeared, in a couple of days, I’ll have him back to drive you."
Whoever drives her didn’t matter much to Tang Li.
However, hearing Song Baiyan say that, she couldn’t help but feel contrary, "I think Old He is pretty good."
"You don’t want Yuan Qin to co back?"
"...Not really." Afraid of making things worse with her cleverness, Tang Li left a bit of leeway in her words, "I’m just simply complinting Old He for being diligent at work, can’t I?"
The last three words sounded more like false bravado.
Feeling she backed down too quickly, she added, "It’s just Yu Sui who keeps ntioning Yuan Qin, saying he owed her thirty bucks and hasn’t repaid it. If Old He keeps driving, I don’t mind, I’m just afraid Yu Sui will keep nagging and end up bringing trouble."
Song Baiyan smiled faintly, "Your assistant seems to like Yuan Qin."
"Who wouldn’t like soone who talks less and works more?"
"If you like him, then let him stay by your side." Song Baiyan added, "In the future, if there’s anything you want to do but don’t want to tell , just go straight to Yuan Qin. Those in the outside world co from all walks of life, and their interactions are too mixed; it’s not suitable for a young girl like you who’s not yet deeply acquainted with the world."
Back and forth, the topic circled around again.
Tang Li wanted to say she wasn’t inexperienced, but knew such words wouldn’t be convincing given her age.
Truly speaking of social experience, she wasn’t well-versed in two lifetis.
In her past life, she had married Han Jifeng right after graduation, and later, she was always at ho taking care of Qin Yueru, leaving no ti or energy for work outside; during school, though she joined a film crew a couple of tis, she hadn’t truly experienced society’s harsh lessons.
The lessons she learned mostly ca from Lai Shengxia and her mother.
And indeed, the sches of Lai Shengxia were teaching her to grow.
However, in the eyes of a politician like Song Baiyan, regardless of Lai Shengxia’s cunning, it’s probably considered child’s play.
Because, the political arena where n vie for power is the real battleground of blood and storm.
Moreover—
It often involves killing without leaving a trace.
If she hadn’t known about that Xinxin Bar from her past life and understood the bar owner, Tang Li wouldn’t dare to approach rashly.
She knew that Song Baiyan was right.
Not all people from all walks of life are bad, but it’s where bad people are most likely found.
No one knows if among the people she encounters, there might just happen to be soone with malicious intent.
It doesn’t take many, just encountering one would be an endless trouble.
In the worst case—she might end up ruining herself.
Tang Li also caught a detail in Song Baiyan’s words, making her stop and look at him, "If I don’t let Yuan Qin tell you, will he really keep silent?"
As far as she recalled, Yuan Qin always told Song Baiyan everything without holding back.
Seeing Tang Li’s expression almost spelling ’don’t try to fool ’, Song Baiyan’s face showed indulgence, yet his tone was a bit negotiating, clearly placing the little girl before him at the sa level as himself, "From now on, Yuan Qin will only listen to you. Anything you don’t allow him to say, he will keep completely confidential."
Such assurances didn’t really convince Tang Li.
It’s just that adults are too cunning.
Just like how they try different ways to trick children into drinking herbal dicinal water.
Before she could respond, Song Baiyan lifted his hand, his large palm gently patting her on the top of her head, "It’s good to have opinions; it ans you’re continuously growing. In the near future, you might beco independent, but until then, you’ll still need so adult protection."
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