Special Effects Pheromone - Chap 38
“How did it become such a big deal?” Qu Jing couldn’t figure it out.
Someone informed Qu Jing, “Your fiance was spotted shopping with a celebrity, and the marketing accounts are planning to expose his ‘alleged’ romantic relationship with the celebrity.”
“Alleged? Alleged what?” Qu Jing said. “Just shopping and it’s allegedly a romantic relationship. If we go to a restaurant, does it allegedly mean we’re booking a hotel room?”
“That’s exactly what it means!” the person on the other side replied. “If they manage to capture you going to a restaurant, the articles will definitely lean towards the alleged booking of a hotel room.”
After a while, the person on the other side excitedly said, “Hey! It’s true! Your fiance had dinner with a wealthy man, and they’re preparing to release articles insinuating a possible…”
Qu Jing’s anger flared up, “Which wealthy man?”
“It’s Gao Bohua,” the person on the other side said, “and they also mentioned that recently Gao Bohua signed a contract with Yu group at a price higher than the market value, suggesting that this might be…”
Qu Jing now felt like a boiling kettle, emitting disharmonious sounds and smoke from all the vents.
The person hurriedly said, “Mr Qu, I definitely trust your fiance’s character…”
Qu Jing was filled with anger, but he still displayed the demeanor of a dominant CEO, “Well, thanks for the heads-up, my friend. Since you knew about these things in advance and came to tell me, there must be a way to resolve it.”
“Of course, of course.”
Qu Jing said, “Name your price.”
“You’re really straightforward, Mr Qu.”
Qu Jing added, “Also, help me find out who’s behind the news.”
Naturally, the person received payment for the job. The news had only just started circulating, and it hadn’t had much impact yet. The person helped to delete it and contacted various parties to suppress the information.
On the other side, Duan Keyi noticed that the news didn’t break as expected and felt confused, “Could there be a problem?”
So, he called his media contact and asked, “Didn’t you say the news was already out and ready to be released?”
The media contact sighed, “No, it seems like someone on the other side is also suppressing the news.”
Duan Keyi smiled, “Really? You’re not good enough for this! Maybe you should find someone else in the business to help.”
“Maybe,” the media contact replied, “Or you could find another competent person yourself.”
“You…” Duan Keyi, upon hearing the response, got a bit angry but thought that since he was asking someone for a favor, he shouldn’t be rude. He smiled and said, “Is it about money?”
“That’s indeed one issue,” the media contact replied, “Someone else approached me too, offering double the price to suppress the news. I didn’t agree to anything yet. I’m just giving you face.”
“Who is it on the other side?” Duan Keyi asked.
“It’s someone in the industry. I don’t know who commissioned him,” the media contact replied and then hung up.
The person from the industry turned out to be Qu Jing’s friend. This friend found the source of the news—the media contact—and asked him who paid him. The media contact did stick to his loyalty; even when offered twice the price, he didn’t reveal anything until they raised the price to five times the original. That’s when he disclosed that Duan Keyi was behind it.
Truly deep-rooted friendships.
On the other side, when Yu Zhao was getting ready to sleep, Hua Yao’s call came in.
“Yu Zhao, what are you doing!”
“Me?” Yu Zhao was puzzled, “I’m getting ready to sleep.”
“Still sleeping!” Hua Yao said anxiously, “You’re getting attacked!”
Yu Zhao felt quite flustered, “Attacked?”
“Someone secretly took photos of you and a client shopping and dining, and now they’re accusing you of having relationships with two people…” Hua Yao spoke rapidly, “Don’t you know?”
After hearing this, Yu zhao wasn’t sleepy at all anymore, his eyes widened, “What!”
“I just received the news, but it seems like these posts have been deleted after someone paid for it. I thought you did it?”
“It wasn’t me…”
“Then who?” Hua Yao was also puzzled.
Yu Zhao widened his eyes, “Who else could it be…”
His heart skipped a beat.
It must be Qu Jing!
He suddenly felt anxious, “Qu Jing must have seen those rumors and false stories about me. Will he… Will he…”
“Will he what?” Hua Yao frowned, “Are you saying he might suspect you? I don’t think it’s possible. Why would he go through the trouble to help you suppress the news if he suspected you?”
“Because if I get involved in a scandal, it will also affect his reputation,” that was the most reasonable reason Yu Zhao could think of.
For example, if Duan Keyi was caught having an affair and it was captured on camera, Yu Hai, even if he was extremely angry and wanted to kill someone, would definitely block the news first. It’s not because he loved Duan Keyi or believed in him, but because they were a married couple, and if one’s reputation was tarnished, the other would be affected as well.
Yu Zhao sat up in bed, looking at the vase full of flowers on the opposite side, and his mood turned as blue as forget-me-nots.
Qu Jing’s mood wasn’t necessarily much better.
But he came to the United States to deal with an emergency business, and there was no time to let his thoughts settle. After giving money to the media contact for handling the situation, Qu Jing, as usual, had a morning meeting with his team. He habitually set his phone to silent during the meeting.
When the meeting was over, he picked up his phone and found five missed calls from “my Rose.”
Yes, Yu Zhao, for a rare occasion, called Qu Jing five times in a row.
When Yu Zhao called Qu Jing, he was a bit flustered. He wanted to talk to Qu Jing, ask if he saw those rumors, and explain to him. Most importantly, he wanted to know Qu Jing’s thoughts.
Does Qu Jing believe him? Is Qu Jing angry? Qu Jing…
After calling five times without Qu Jing answering, Yu Zhao’s heart started to tighten.
Qu Jing, on the other hand, had no idea about Yu Zhao’s feelings when he missed those calls. However, based on his parents’ experience, he concluded that missing five calls from his fiance would inevitably lead to a big disaster. He quickly unlocked his phone and called Yu Zhao back. However, this time, Yu Zhao’s phone was turned off.
Qu Jing thought, “Is it genuinely turned off, or did he block me?”
So, Qu Jing borrowed his secretary Tang Ke’s phone to call him, and the call went through this time. The beeping sound started—after hearing “The number you dialed is turned off” many times, this mechanical beep sounded incredibly pleasant.
Qu Jing listened attentively, but the ringtone came from around the corner.
Holding the phone, Yu Zhao walked from the corner.
Qu Jing, looking at the sudden appearance of Yu Zhao, was completely stunned.
Seeing Qu Jing not saying anything, Yu Zhao thought, “Oh my, I got into a scandal, and he helped me cover it up. He must be very angry, right?”
Seeing Yu Zhao’s complexion not looking good, Qu Jing thought, “Oh my, I missed his calls, and he came all the way to the United States. He must be very angry, right?”
In this way, the two of them fell into the fear of “being afraid of the fiancé’s anger,” facing each other in silence, neither daring to speak
