Chapter 786 You Don't Need to Like Me

Chapter 786 You Don't Need to Like Me

"You came so early, is something urgent?" Lin Tan placed breakfast in front of him and asked.

Qin Mo was taken aback.

Lin Tan reminded him: "Didn't you say last night that you needed to talk to me about something?"

Qin Mo pursed his thin lips and said in a faint voice, "Mm."

"What is it?" Lin Tan asked patiently and gently.

"It's nothing." Qin Mo said, looking directly at her. When he met her gentle gaze, his turbulent emotions were gradually suppressed. "I just wanted to ask how your reading of the script was going."

Lin Tan: "?"

A hint of suspicion appeared in Lin Tan's eyes.

She couldn't say she understood Qin Mo's personality 100%, but she knew he wasn't the type to play tricks on people.

Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Qin Mo said lightly, "You don't have to answer if it's inconvenient."

"I've watched it many times, and I know the plot and characters very well," Lin Tan answered truthfully. She didn't know why he asked that, but since he asked, there must be a reason.

Qin Mo's tense heart relaxed slightly.

Lin Tan noticed the atmosphere was getting a bit tense and took the initiative to ease the tension: "What's wrong? Do you want to act too?"

Qin Mo looked up.

For a fleeting moment, he wanted to say, "Yes, would you take me with you?"

But it's also clear that this is a very unrealistic problem.

"I heard some things from Qin Jiangye last night, and I'd like to know more about the character named Yin Xu in the script." He brought the conversation back to the main point, "Does this character interact with your character a lot?"

“Not many,” Lin Tan replied.

Qin Mo then asked, "What kind of person is he?"

Lin Tan thought for a moment and gave her answer: "A sophisticated egoist, whose identity is that of a Wall Street elite."

Speaking of the characters in the drama, Lin Tan's eyes showed a focus and seriousness towards his profession: "His ability is to predict the future, but every time he uses it, it will accelerate cell aging. In the end, he sacrificed himself to become a guardian."

After saying that, Lin Tan immediately realized, "Was this... a spoiler?"

Revealing the setting before filming even begins is highly unprofessional.

She had never made such a basic mistake in all her years in the industry, but now she had made a big one.

"No," Qin Mo said.

Lin Tan breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Mo asked, "Do you know who played this role?"

"I'm not really sure," Lin Tan replied, unaware that this was the answer she least wanted to hear. "Director Ning won't reveal the actors before filming starts."

"It's Huo Sinian," Qin Mo uttered four words.

Lin Tan paused.

The act of eating breakfast stopped there.

"I overheard Director Ning talking to Qin Jiangye last night." Qin Momo's dark eyes showed more worry and concern when he looked at Lin Tan.

"Huo Sinian..." Lin Tan's complexion visibly worsened.

Even though Huo Sinian did nothing during this time and deliberately kept his distance.

But a strong sense of unease rose deep within her heart.

Everything from back then is still vivid in my mind.

Nobody knows if he'll suddenly go crazy and cause her trouble one day.

"Lin Tan".

"Lin Tan?"

Qin Mo called her name several times in a row.

Lin Tan wasn't feeling well, but she forced herself to stay calm so as not to worry Qin Mo, saying, "I'm fine."

Qin Mo looked at her.

She's definitely not alright.

He was clearly very scared.

"Is this news reliable?" Lin Tan still clung to a last sliver of hope. "Could it be a rumor? Huo Sinian is, after all, the current president of the Huo Group. Wouldn't the shareholders criticize a president for acting?"

When Huo Zhizhou was president, you could hardly find any photos of him online.

If Huo Sinian were to go into acting...

“Director Ning said it himself.” Although Qin Mo couldn’t bear it, he still told the truth. “He also asked Qin Jiangye about your relationship with Huo Sinian.”

Hearing this...

Lin Tan knew it was true.

If it weren't true, why would Director Ning ask?

"What did the boss say?" Lin Tan asked, her hands unconsciously clenching as her mind went on and on.

Qin Mo: "He didn't know, I didn't tell him."

Lin Tan looked up at him, her gentle fox-like eyes now filled with anxiety.

Finally, in a hoarse voice, he uttered two words: "Thank you."

"I came to see you today because I want to discuss something with you." Qin Mo was humble and polite throughout, even deliberately concealing his natural coldness. "I want to get your consent."

"What?" Lin Tan looked at him.

"I'll arrange an assistant and bodyguards for you," Qin Mo said. "With them around, I feel more at ease."

This moment.

Lin Tan's suppressed heart trembled.

Emotions churned in my chest.

"I know you don't want to be bothered by me, and you don't like me interfering too much in your life." Qin Mo thought about what she had said to his mother, and felt a tightness in his chest. "But I hope you are safe."

Given previous precedents, he had a lot of opinions about Huo Sinian.

If someone dares to use house arrest or confinement in a society governed by the rule of law, it means that person has serious problems.

Extreme ideology.

Self-reliant in handling affairs.

Now that he's gone to the film set with Lin Tan, nobody knows what he's up to.

"The people the company assigns you are all ordinary; if anything happens, you can't beat Huo Sinian." Qin Mo had considered all the possibilities.

He didn't care whether Lin Tan liked him or not.

He didn't care who she would ultimately choose.

He just wanted her to be safe.

"Qin Mo." Lin Tan's heart was filled with excitement, and her voice was low and hoarse.

Qin Mo stared intently at her: "Go on."

Lin Tan: "Don't be so good to me."

Qin Mo's eyes dimmed slightly.

After a while.

He began, "I'm sorry to have bothered you, but I just..."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to help but like you," Lin Tan said the second half of her sentence.

Qin Mo suddenly looked up.

A pair of dark eyes surging with unprecedented emotions.

“But I can’t like you.” Lin Tan looked at him and said this cruel truth.

She didn't want what happened before to happen again.

I don't want to be threatened with breaking up when I'm really, really in love with someone.

She's easy to manipulate.

Her sister, her career.

Madam Yu could easily make her submit to anything she picked up.

"You don't need to like me." Qin Mo's heart was already filled because of her words. "I'm already very satisfied that you're willing to accept my kindness."

Lin Tan wanted to call him a fool.

He's stupid.

But it's also clear that President Qin of the Qin Group wouldn't be stupid.

He simply likes someone.

"You focus on your career and strive for your future." Qin Mo wasn't a sentimental person, but he just wanted to tell her what was on his mind. Perhaps it was influenced by Jiang Ruan's words, "If you like someone, you should let them know," or perhaps he wanted to give Lin Tan a sense of security.

He wanted her to know that no matter what, he would always be there for her.

"Just keep going, I'll handle the rest," Qin Mo said.

"Aren't you afraid that after helping me so much, you'll end up choosing someone else?" Lin Tan said.

Qin Mo: "I'm not afraid."

Lin Tan looked at him.

Qin Mo calmly said sweet words: "I was very happy to help you. My efforts have already been rewarded at that moment. As for choosing someone else, I suppose it's because I don't meet your requirements for a partner."