Cute Brother Badass Family Protector

Chapter 212: Partnering

“What time do you stay up until working on the script?” A silent yawn, Tan Jinqi had heard it.

“It's not too late.” Tan Mo did not dare to tell Tan Jinqi the honest truth, which was that he actually stayed up until 4:00 am. She didn't want to make her brother worry. “I just slept a little less than usual. It's not a big deal.

Tan Mo did not want to continue this conversation and immediately changed the topic. “Sister, have you gone to the dining room?”

“I called you for this exact reason. Tan Mo could hear her brother's warm smile from across the phone line.

“I'm on my way to the studio,” he replied. “Because we can start our production shooting, we will prepare the place for filming. Director Liu is still at the hotel. After you finish eating, you can discuss the script with Director Liu.”

“Good.” Tan Mo nodded. The elevator door opened, but he did not enter. If he comes in, his phone will lose reception.

He stood in front of the elevator door that was slowly closing.

He asked Tan Jinqi, “Have you eaten yet?”

“Do not worry. Of course I've eaten.” She smiles. “I initially called to make sure you're already eating and ready for the day.”

“I'm going now.” Tan Mo convinced his brother.

“I'm still trying to grow taller, so I have to eat right and as much as I can.”

Although Tan Wenci and Xu Mingzhen were not very tall, all of her brothers were tall.

But Tan Mo was different.

Qin Muye was the same age as him, yet he was half a head taller than Tan Mo.

This was why Tan Mo worked so hard to grow taller.

“Good.” Tan Jinqi felt reassured.

After hanging up the phone, Tan Mo had to wait for the elevator again before heading to the dining room.

He carried his bag as he entered the dining room.

He had planned to grab his food first before finding an empty table to eat.

As he was looking for a place to sit down, he heard Shen Jingyi's enthusiastic voice calling out, “Tan Mo!”

Tan Mo turned around looking for this voice. He saw Shen Jingyi sitting at the table of four people nearby, enthusiastically waving at him.

Sitting beside Shen Jingyi was Yuan Qishan, who performed the same movements enthusiastically.

Why did the two suddenly become so friendly to Tan Mo? There must be something.

Of course, this thought was not visible on Tan Mo's face. He looked towards them naturally with an innocent smile and he carried his tray and sat down next to them.

“Senior Shen, scriptwriter Yuan.” Tan Mo greeted them with a relaxed smile.

“Tan Mo, how is the script written?” asked Yuan Qishan.

“Very successful. I finished the first episode. I'll show Director Liu later.”

“Can you let us see it?” Shen Jingyi asked.

Tan Mo looked at him and then returned to Yuan Qishan.

He knew that they were starting to feel a little uncomfortable.

Shen Jingyi thought that Tan Mo couldn't possibly really see through their actions, right?

“Senior Shen, scriptwriter Yuan, I often see evil witches who act as antagonists of the main female protagonists on TV shows. The things they did could include ruining his design, destroying his documents, or even stealing them, so he couldn't find them.” Tan Mo's eyes sparkled under the neon lights. The faces of Shen Jingyi and Yuan Qishan became calm and solemn.

“What do you mean by that, Tan Mo? You don't suspect we're trying to cause you all that trouble, do you?” Yuan Qishan lowered his head, seemingly unhappy with this.

“Of course scriptwriter Yuan and senior Shen will not do that.” Tan Mo smiled. “We just talked about the script, and I remembered about it. That's all there is to it.”

SIGH!

“I'm not arrogant enough to put myself in the position of female protagonist.” Tan Mo smiled again as he pulled out his iPad.

Yuan Qishan was furious. He clenched his jaw.

Tan Mo handed me his iPad.

And you know, Shen Jingyi was holding a big cup of coffee right as Tan Mo handed her an iPad.

It was as if he had no idea that Tan Mo would suddenly hand over his iPad.

From the corner of his eye, he could see that his coffee was just about to go into the iPad.

“Be careful there!” Shen Jingyi shouted as she tried to avoid the iPad.

But the coffee is very hot, so it's hard to handle.

Not only that, the cup was full. A slight wobble will cause some to spill.

That was why, even when Shen Jingyi tried to avoid Tan Mo's iPad, she couldn't make too big a move.

“Hei!” Yuan Qishan also let out a startled cry as he reached out to help. He accidentally touched Shen Jingyi's hand instead of a coffee cup.

His wrists were slightly twisted, and now the hot coffee had spilled on Tan Mo's fingers.

“Ah!” Tan Mo screamed in pain and he took the iPad out of his hand.

The iPad landed on a plate that was on the table with a loud THUD!

One of the corners also hit a bowl of Shen Jingyi soup.

The bowl faltered and the soup spilled all over the iPad.

Tan Mo's heart was racing in his chest. What a show!

“I'm going to the bathroom to wash my hands,” said Tan Mo while blowing on his burning wrist.

He did not even wait for Shen Jingyi and Yuan Qishan's reply before heading to the bathroom.

Only after Tan Mo left did Yuan Qishan ask. “He just left his iPad here? Can you still turn it on?”

“I'm not sure. Let's not do anything now. We must wait until he returns, or he will look for other reasons to impose responsibility on us.” Shen Jingyi said in a low voice.

Yuan Qishan nodded and sighed. “We haven't been exposed, have we? For what we just did?”

“I doubt it,” replied Shen Jingyi. “Even if you issue surveillance footage, it remains that Tan Mo accidentally bumped into my coffee. It's not that we deliberately threw it into his iPad. There's no way they blame us for this.”

Yuan Qishan nodded.

Last night, Shen Jingyi went to look for Yuan Qishan after leaving Tan Mo's room.

He wanted to work with her to put on a great show.

Shen Jingyi had managed to convince Yuan Qishan to do so.

If Tan Mo became a scriptwriter, then not only would Shen Jingyi's expert position be taken, but also Yuan Qishan's work as a scriptwriter.

This is why the two share a common goal and decide to work together by partnering.

A staff member came to clean up the mess.

Shen Jingyi said, “Just clean the soup and water, don't move the iPad.”

Alright.” The staff member nodded.

“What happened here?” Just then, Director Liu and Professor Tang walked over.

After hearing Director Liu's question, Shen Jingyi explained, with a regretful look, “Tan Mo just sat down before me and wanted to show us his script that he worked on last night. But we had an accident. His iPad hit my coffee cup. We are not sure if we can still turn on the iPad.”

Director Liu stared at the iPad, then returned to Yuan Qishan and Shen Jingyi.

He had yet to see the entire situation and could not doubt their words. He looked towards the staff member who was cleaning up the mess. “Sorry, but it must have been a big accident because this big mess happened, right?”

“Ya.” The staff member nodded. “The young woman hit this woman with coffee and I guess she didn't hold the iPad properly, so it fell to the table.”