CHAPTER 23: CHAPTER 23: I LOVE HOW CONSIDERATE YOU ARE

The other end paused for a bit, then the gentle voice softened, "Just buy whatever you like."

Jin Jumo raised an eyebrow, catching sight of Jian Liangtong already finished with checkout and walking over, so she simply hummed in response.

"Who was that?" Jian Liangtong approached, glanced at Jin Jumo’s phone, and asked bluntly.

Jin Jumo replied quickly and naturally, "A friend."

Jian Liangtong nodded and didn’t press further, but her eyes stayed fixed on Jin Jumo.

Jin Jumo pressed her lips together, dropped her gaze slightly, and lightened her voice, "I’ll call you back later, okay?"

"A friend?" Rong Mochen sneered lightly, his rich voice tinged with amusement.

Jin Jumo’s cheeks grew warm, wisely choosing not to respond.

Though inwardly, she couldn’t help but grumble.

If it weren’t for the fact he could hear her from the other side of the line, she wouldn’t even want to call him a "friend"!

What kind of friends are they...really?

Fortunately, Rong Mochen didn’t make things difficult for her at the moment. He said nothing more and hung up.

Listening to the busy signal on the phone, Jin Jumo sighed twice inwardly before looking up at Jian Liangtong. Her voice was completely normal, "Where are we going next?"

Jian Liangtong hooked her arm around Jin Jumo and winked at her, "To the hospital."

"..." Jin Jumo was slightly taken aback, her throat growled a little, "Liang Tong..."

"Stop, no need to say anything. I know you’ve been worried about Grandpa Jin. You’ve been so busy with part-time voice-over work and preparing your graduation voice-over project lately that you haven’t had much time to visit Grandpa Jin..."

Jian Liangtong looked at Jin Jumo seriously, "You’re so exhausted, yet you still care about my feelings and make time to go shopping with me. If I don’t think of your situation, would I still deserve to call myself your best friend?"

Feeling warm inside, Jin Jumo’s eyes were filled with a fond smile, "I just love how considerate and understanding you are."

Jian Liangtong lifted her chin proudly, "Don’t you love my beauty too?"

"..." She’s seen narcissists before, but this one takes the cake!

By the time they returned to their dormitory from the hospital, it was almost eleven.

Jin Jumo took a shower and got ready for bed, spending half an hour doing so, and was in bed nearing midnight.

She habitually picked up her phone to scroll through her social media moments, seeing nothing interesting, and prepared to turn it off to sleep.

But just then, the phone suddenly lit up, and a certain person’s name flashed onto the phone screen.

Jin Jumo’s eye twitched, feeling a strange emotion rise inside.

Usually, whenever Rong Mochen called her, it was for no other reason than one specific thing.

And him being in the UK or somewhere else for a period of time wasn’t unheard of.

But him calling her from abroad was never before the case; today was the first time, no, now it’s the second.

Jin Jumo frowned, stared at her phone in silence for a few seconds, then sat up from bed, walked to the balcony, and answered the phone, "Mr. Rong."

Rong Mochen didn’t speak, and Jin Jumo could only hear the rustling sound of flipping pages or documents coming from the phone.

Jin Jumo didn’t speak either, patiently waiting.

After a while, the man spoke in a deep voice, "Back at school now?"

Jin Jumo wasn’t sure about Rong Mochen’s behavior today, she pondered a bit, and replied obediently, "Yes, I’m back and was just about to sleep."

As soon as her words fell, the line suddenly fell silent.

Jin Jumo momentarily thought the call was disconnected, she checked the phone and found it was still in call status.

Confusedly tightening her lips, Jin Jumo brought the phone back to her ear and whispered, "...Mr. Rong, are you listening?"

Her only response was an eerie silence.

Jin Jumo’s heart was unsettled by the moment, slightly raising her voice, "Rong..."

"Click..."

The call was suddenly dropped just like that.

"..."

Jin Jumo put down the phone, mouth slightly ajar, feeling perplexed.

Lying on the bed, Jin Jumo thought about Rong Mochen’s weird actions today, feeling puzzled, like reading a detective novel, with all sorts of mysterious thoughts running through her mind.

Thinking over and over, Jin Jumo abruptly opened her eyes, her eyes shining brightly in the night.

Didn’t she say to Rong Mochen today that she’d return his call later?

At the time, she only wanted to quickly end the call, surely he figured that out, right?

So, since she didn’t call back later, he...shouldn’t care...

Jin Jumo comforted herself inwardly, though it felt a bit feeble.

After all, it seemed that someone indeed took it seriously and cared quite a bit!

Jin Jumo sighed, rubbed her forehead, turned over, lay on the bed, opened her phone messages, and swiftly swiped her slender, fair fingers across the screen a few times.

"Miss you..."

Jin Jumo stared at these two words filled with endless ambiguity, she herself got a chill and shivered slightly, gritted her teeth, and sent it.

The message showed as successfully sent, and Jin Jumo promptly turned off her phone.

The next day, when Jin Jumo turned her phone back on, there were no message replies.

Jin Jumo took a deep breath, her grogginess from just waking up instantly vanished, feeling anxious.

Suddenly she began to worry about her fate a week later...

Today was a Saturday, and Jin Jumo had promised to treat Ying Jingyao to a meal.

With a heavy heart, she got up, freshened up, and just as she left the dormitory, she received a call from the human resources department at New锐 Film and Television, asking her to go immediately to handle the internship and employment procedures.

Although Jin Jumo felt it was sudden, she somehow felt a sense of relief deep down.

On the way to the New Film and Television Building, Jin Jumo called Ying Jingyao.

"Momo." Ying Jingyao answered quickly, his warm, mellifluous voice was delightful to the ears.

Jin Jumo organized her words slightly before speaking, "Brother Ying, I just received a call from the recruitment company informing me to go to the company immediately to handle the internship and employment procedures. Therefore..."

Jin Jumo felt a little apologetic, "I’m afraid I won’t be able to treat you to a meal today as promised."

"...You found a job?" Ying Jingyao paused slightly, then asked. His tone remained warm.

"Yes, I found it. I’m on my way to the company now," Jin Jumo said.

Ying Jingyao chuckled, sounding somewhat regretful, "Looks like I’ll have to wait until next time to taste your cooking."

Next time?

Jin Jumo’s eyes gleamed, her tone was bright but somewhat evasive, "To make up for it, next time I’ll treat Brother Ying to a feast."

What she said was to treat him, not to cook personally.

Ying Jingyao just chuckled softly, "Sounds good."

New俊 Film and Television Building.

Once Jin Jumo entered, she was met with posters of various stars and popular idols, the interior of the building also exuded elegance and refinement.

Human Resources Office.

The HR manager Liu Si asked her assistant to pour tea for Jin Jumo. This stylish and capable woman smilingly looked at Jin Jumo, "Miss Jin was certainly surprised when she received the notice today, right?"

Though she was smiling at her, that smile carried a hint of hostility and indifference.

Jin Jumo didn’t understand where the animosity came from but responded calmly, "Not surprised, just a bit abrupt."

Liu Si slightly tilted her head, smirked, "Originally you should join after graduation, but recently the actress voicing the female lead in the upcoming company film faced an issue, and with the film set to release in a few months, the company couldn’t find a suitable voice actor for the lead character..."

Liu Si said, raising her brows and casting a meaningful glance at Jin Jumo, "Someone mentioned that Miss Jin was quite gifted in voice acting and already hired by the company. As soon as the producer heard about your potential, they asked me to contact you immediately."

Someone said she’s gifted in voice acting?