C200 Forgotten Birthday

"Don't worry, I'll do my best." Qin Shu felt pressured because he was afraid that his brother and Yee Fann would start shouting again. He wasn't worried about whether he sang well or not. As long as he did his best, he would be fine. He didn't believe that if he didn't sing well, his brother would really kick him out of the house. Now that he was living at Yee Fann's house, he didn't believe that Yee Fann wouldn't let him in just because he sang well.

Yee Fann came back a few hours before the competition. At that time, Qin Shu was preparing for the competition. The two of them had yet to meet. Afraid that the two of them would argue later, Qin Shu quickly sent them a text message.

"Brother, you've already promised me and Yee Fann, so you have to control your emotions."

"Darling, please accommodate my brother. I'm afraid he'll pull out his knife again."

Although he sent a message, Qin Shu sent it to Qin Lang first.

This made Yee Fann a little unhappy.

"Why didn't you send me a text first?"

Qin Shu was a little speechless when he saw the message. Yee Fann's focus was really different. "You're jealous of this kind of strange jealousy? I admire you."

Qin Shu couldn't care less. The two of them were not children. He put away his phone and went back to the dressing room to continue preparing.

Just as Qin Lang and Yee Fann received the text message, Qiao Lin's phone vibrated.

However, unlike them, the phone call was not from Qin Shu but from Qiao Lin's mother, Nan Xin.

The competition was about to begin and Qiao Lin did not want to pick up the phone, so he hung up immediately. In order to prevent the other party from calling again, Qiao Lin sent a text message, "I'm busy now and can't answer your call."

Soon, Nan Xin also sent him a text message. "I'm sorry. Mom was so busy with work that she forgot about it on your birthday. I know you're angry with me. If you can answer the phone."

It had been a week since Qiao Lin's birthday, and Nan Xin had been so busy with her work that she only remembered it now.

Qiao Lin did not reply to her text message, putting away his phone and looking at the busy figures of the staff on the stage doing the final preparations and the dancers preparing for the opening dance.

However, Nan Xin did not give up and Qiao Lin's phone rang again.

He looked impatiently at his mother's name on the phone screen. He got up and put down the light sign in his hand. "Chen Zhe, I'll have to trouble you to look after this place."

"Cousin, hurry up. The competition is about to start."

"Yes." Qiao Lin nodded and walked out of the broadcasting hall.

By the time he reached the door, the phone had gone dead, and there were only a few security people in the corridor outside. The fans who had been waiting outside to get in had all been asked to leave.

A few seconds later, Nan Xin called again.

Nan Xin sounded very excited that her son was finally willing to answer the phone, "Qiao Lin, I'm sorry that I forgot your birthday. I wish you a happy birthday and have prepared a present for you. We can meet tomorrow if you want. If not, I'll get someone to send it to you."

"No need." Qiao Lin rejected, "I'm going to film in a few days. I'm afraid I won't be able to receive your gift, so you don't have to spend any money." What Qiao Lin meant was that he neither wanted to meet her nor ask for her gift.

However, he did not come up with an excuse on a whim. The crew had already informed him and Qin Lang to return to the cinema city to shoot a few more scenes. After that, they would go to the outdoor location. It would probably take another month or so. He was afraid that they would not be able to rest until before the Spring Festival.

Fortunately, Yu's winter vacation was coming up soon. Qin Lang planned to help him take a leave of absence in advance and bring him along. Qin Lang was not at ease if he left Yu to Aunt Liu or Qin Shu. He would feel more at ease if he looked at him.

"Qiao Lin, are you angry with Mom? You know that Mom is coming back to open a branch office, and she's been busy with all kinds of things recently, so..."

"I'm not angry." Qiao Lin admitted that this person was, after all, his mother, and that he wanted to make it up to him. He really did not need money or money, at least he could be like a mother. He had been looking forward to his birthday. Even if she did not show up, at least there would be a phone call, but in the end, Nan Xin only remembered his birthday now.

Had she forgotten it after more than a decade, or had she not taken it to heart at all?

"I know you are very busy. You met Dad a few days ago, didn't you?"

Qiao Lin's words made Nan Xin nervous, "Why are you..."

Nan Xin suddenly burst into laughter. Of course, Qiao Lin knew that when she and Qiao Zhicheng met, Qiao Zhicheng's wife had suddenly appeared and caused a ruckus. Qiao Zhicheng was a well-known figure in B City, so everyone knew him. The scene of Qiao Zhicheng's wife causing a ruckus was secretly recorded on the phone and uploaded onto the Internet. Although this matter did not come as fast as the celebrity scandal and spread like wildfire, it still caused quite a stir on the Internet.

Because of this, her relationship with Qiao Zhicheng had been exposed. Fortunately, not many people knew that she had given birth to Qiao Zhicheng, or else Qiao Lin's identity as an illegitimate child would have been exposed.

However, Qiao Lin was also glad that he was not famous yet. If it were Qin Lang or Yee Fann, three generations of their ancestors would have been dug up by now.

"Didn't you leave him then? Now that you have a family of your own, why meet him in private? Didn't that woman scold you enough?"

Qiao Lin really did not want to mention what happened that year. His mother had always been careful to protect him behind her back when she was insulted by that woman. Even if she was slapped, she would not let him suffer.

However, after that, his mother had left him. Now, she had become so unfamiliar that he almost did not know her.

"He seems to know that I've met you. You're an adult now, and he knows I've come back, and he's trying to stop me from meeting you and keeping me away from you. It wasn't a private meeting at all. It was the woman who got so worked up that as soon as she came in she said I was seducing her man and that she was going to hit me. '"

In fact, Qiao Lin did not believe that his mother would still have feelings for his father after so many years.

"Both of you are big companies. There's no need for you two bosses to discuss work personally. Even if there's a need to discuss work at the company, you can just do it there. There's no need to make a private appointment to cause a misunderstanding. Okay, you've said what you need to say. I've asked what I wanted to ask. If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up." The music had already started playing in the studio and the competition had started recording. Qiao Lin still had to go back to watch the competition.

On the phone, Nan Xin let out a long sigh of relief. Although her son's tone was still unfriendly, she could hear a hint of concern in his voice, and that was enough. "Then your birthday present..."

"My birthday is already over. You don't have to spend any more money. That's all." Qiao Lin hung up the phone and took a deep breath as he stood at the entrance of the studio. After adjusting his mood, he opened the door and walked in.