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2024-10-29 19:42:56After ZouMi came to her cabin on 8th floor. She sat down when Tina, her assistant came in and started reporting all the work and projects, held in the last three weeks. Though she worked at the base, she still has a pile of things in her plate. After reporting every detail, Tina hesitated for a while then finally said, "Zou, the actor Gu Huan is here. Wouldn't you meet him?"
"Is he worthy of my time?" But she remembered something and waved off Tina. ZouMi took her phone and made a call when the call went through, cutting all the greetings she directly asked, "Mom, who is that guy in our house? And how do you know him?"
"You met Ah'hua, great. He is my childhood friend's son, Xu Cin, you already know her."
"Aunt Cin? When did she have a son? How come I never knew about this?"
"Hah! He was small when he went abroad with his grandfather, that's why you don't know about him."
"Oh! I see, meet you at dinner mom. Goodbye."
Later after the call ZouMi eme
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