Chapter 0518: Returning Home

Sometimes people always like to pretend to work hard, but forget that pretending to work hard is ultimately just acting. The problem is, the process can be faked, but the result won't go along with our act.

Zhao Fusheng never thought of taking any crooked paths, because he understood that while shortcuts might bring temporary satisfaction, in the long run they were not a good thing. After all, a shady past might not matter in good times, but once the enterprise is in adversity, it can easily become a weapon for opponents to attack.

Zhao Fusheng would never give anyone such an opportunity, so he would rather give up the chance to manipulate Duan Xu from behind.

Anyway, after this incident, even if Duan Xu were given ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to provoke the people of Future Advertising again.

Therefore, Zhao Fusheng didn't take this matter seriously at all. He didn't even call Zheng Yao, because in his view, if it wasn't a big deal, there was no need to disturb her.

The next morning, Zhao Fusheng specifically called Bai Jie to ask if Duan Xu had been harassing them again. The answer was that the guy was behaving himself, so he felt relieved.

Seeing that it was already noon and his wandering girlfriend was still unheard from, Zhao Fusheng helplessly dialed Fan Baobao's phone.

"Miss, are you planning to come back?" When the call finally connected, Zhao Fusheng asked.

"Well, we'll be back this afternoon." Seeming to know she was in the wrong, Fan Baobao, who usually had morning temper, was surprisingly good-tempered despite knowing Zhao Fusheng had disturbed her sleep.

Blinking his eyes, Zhao Fusheng's intuition told him that last night, Fan Baobao must have drunk too much.

Normally, every time he called her to get up, if she hadn't done something wrong, Fan Baobao would throw a tantrum. But now she was so calm, which could only mean she had drunk too much and hadn't even thought about coming home.

Sighing, Zhao Fusheng hung up. Since Fan Baobao said she would come back in the afternoon, he didn't need to worry about her.

He checked the time; it was already August 15th, and school was about to start.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fusheng calculated and decided to buy a plane ticket back to Ninghai. After all, time was running short, and he needed to go back and arrange things there.

He was the type to act on his thoughts. He got up, washed up, took his ID card, and went straight to a ticket agency to buy a plane ticket to Ninghai for the 25th.

After buying the ticket, Zhao Fusheng called his mother to tell her when he would be back.

His mother was naturally very happy about her son's upcoming return, but after asking a few questions about Zhao Fusheng, she directly asked about her "daughter-in-law": "How is Baobao lately?"

"She's doing well. She shot a few commercials a few days ago. Recently, her agent switched jobs and took her along, so she hasn't been given any acting roles for now." Zhao Fusheng answered honestly.

Since his mother would also call Fan Baobao, there was nothing to hide.

"Oh, then talk it over with Baobao. If there's nothing urgent, come back together and stay a few days. Auntie Li doesn't say it, but she really misses her." Zhao's mother thought for a moment and said to Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng nodded, indicating he understood.

A child traveling a thousand miles is a mother's constant worry; a mother traveling a thousand miles is no concern for the child—this has been true since ancient times.

No matter where the children go, how could parents not worry?

Hanging up the phone, Zhao Fusheng rubbed his chin, pondering his mother's words.

Li Yuan definitely missed her daughter, but if it were only Li Yuan, his mother might not have said that. It was clearly because she and his father also missed Fan Baobao that she called to suggest Fan Baobao come back with him.

In other words, they were worried that the distance would make their relationship grow cold.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fusheng shook his head and smiled. He found it an interesting situation: on one hand, his parents didn't know that he and Fan Baobao had been acting before and were now a real couple. On the other hand, neither he nor Fan Baobao could explain the past to their parents, so they had to let the mistake stand.

Fate and life are sometimes like this—always making people helplessly realize, in passing, that many things often have early signs.

By noon, Fan Baobao and Zhou Yun came back together. Zhou Yun looked exhausted; after greeting Zhao Fusheng, she went straight to her room to sleep.

Fan Baobao, on the other hand, approached Zhao Fusheng with a sweet smile, blinking her big eyes.

"Something up?"

Zhao Fusheng glared at her and said flatly.

Fan Baobao chuckled, sat down next to Zhao Fusheng, and took his arm: "What's wrong? Are you angry?"

"No." Zhao Fusheng said stiffly.

"See, you're clearly angry but still stubborn." Fan Baobao smiled and said, "I know. Don't worry, I won't get drunk again."

Zhao Fusheng shook his head helplessly: "It's not that I don't want you to drink, but you're a girl. What if something happens when you're drunk?"

He knew Fan Baobao's personality too well. She seemed not very sociable, but with familiar people, she was carefree and not good at refusing. If someone insisted on her drinking, she wouldn't be able to say no. If something happened to a girl because of drinking, it would be a big deal.

Fan Baobao also understood that Zhao Fusheng meant well, so she kept being careful and tried to appease her boyfriend.

Actually, they hadn't caused any trouble yesterday. A few girls were in the dorm, drinking and having fun, and they couldn't control themselves, so they went downstairs to get two more cases of beer.

In the end, they all got drunk, especially Fan Baobao and Zhou Yun, who were forced to drink the most and suffered the most.

Fan Baobao was okay, but Zhou Yun still hadn't recovered—didn't she go straight to sleep in her room?

After hearing Fan Baobao's explanation, Zhao Fusheng was speechless. These girls, when they went wild, were truly unstoppable.

"I'm going back in a few days to prepare for my internship. My mother called today and asked if you have time to come back and stay for a few days." Zhao Fusheng said directly to Fan Baobao. "Auntie Li misses you."

Fan Baobao was stunned, then fell silent.

Zhao Fusheng knew she would hesitate. After all, although Wang Jinghua hadn't arranged any film or TV auditions for her, the commercial auditions had been non-stop.

Going home would mean giving up a large income.

Choosing between money and visiting family—Zhao Fusheng was also curious about what Fan Baobao would decide.