Special Effects Pheromone - Chap 68
Chap 68
Qu Jing and You Zhao maintained a tacit silence and did not mention the physical discomfort at home.
  Jiang Huixi and Qu’s father didn’t notice anything unusual.
  Qu Jing was particularly worried that You Zhao was not feeling well, and he asked about his health and drove You Zhao to work. Despite his attentiveness, Jiang Huixi and Qu’s father didn’t suspect anything, because Qu Jing always had a warm and enthusiastic attitude towards You Zhao, so even the careful Tang Ke didn’t notice anything unusual.
  Qu Jing personally drove You Zhao to school, and on the way he reminded: “You shouldn’t work too hard recently. After all,
  your health is important.” You Zhao felt a little warm in his heart after listening to Qu Jing’s advice, but he didn’t show it on his face. He just said lightly: “The doctor said that this has nothing to do with the intensity of my work…”
  ”I think your doctor may not be right. Maybe you are not sick? Or there was a sudden abnormality on the day of your examination, but it got better afterwards? What if it was a misdiagnosis?” Qu Jing said gently, “You should see a few more doctors and listen to more professional opinions. What do you think?”
  You Zhao really didn’t like seeing a doctor, and was even more unwilling to analyze and describe his discomfort to others again and again, but he also felt that Qu Jing was right rationally. He just nodded and said, “Okay. You are right. I’ll ask Hua Shi if he knows anyone who is more professional in this area.”
  ”Why is it Hua Shi again? Do you have to ask him about everything?” Qu Jing complained unhappily, “Am I not the person you trust the most?”
  You Zhao was speechless after being questioned by Qu Jing.
  In theory, couples are very close. But in reality, You Zhao has never seen a few couples who are truly close and trust each other.
  Qu Jing said again: “You didn’t tell me the first time you had something, but told Hua Shi? I can understand that you don’t want me to worry, so even if you don’t tell me, you should at least ask someone with a good brain.”
  You Zhao laughed out loud when Qu Jing said this: “Don’t say that about Hua Shi. Sometimes, he is unexpectedly reliable.”
  Qu Jing said: “Anyway, if there is anything in the future, tell me, and I will solve it with you!”
  You Zhao listened, and there was a warmth in his heart, but also a hesitation and uncertainty.
  Like a deer watching the spring water flowing, but afraid of being drowned, he stretched out his feet to test, and then carefully hung in the air, listening to the sound of water rushing past, but his heart was beating.
  You Zhao slowly closed his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep.
  Qu Jing didn’t say anything, sent You Zhao to “Little Good Deeds 1″, and then watched You Zhao go upstairs. After You Zhao returned to the company, he held a morning meeting as usual to listen to everyone’s work reports.
  ”What happened to Du Shangling? Is he still not satisfied with the plan?” You Zhao asked calmly.
  ”It was approved this time.” David replied, “The one who came up with the plan was a newcomer who had just joined the company.”
  ”Newcomer?” You Zhao was a little curious, “Why is it a newcomer?”
  David cleared his throat with some embarrassment and said, “Ahem… because Mandy, who was originally in charge, went to help with Xia Tao’s case… As you know, Xia Tao’s art exhibition needed more manpower a while ago.”
  You Zhao looked at the expressions of David and others, and instantly understood. Du Shangling was a stinky and hard bone. Senior PR like Mandy didn’t want to chew it, and felt that she couldn’t chew anything, so she took the opportunity to go to Xia Tao to get a share of the pie, and pushed the hot potato of Du Shangling to the newcomer.
  ”Who is the newcomer?” You Zhao asked.
  Xiao Qi replied, “It’s Anda.”
  ”Anda?” You Zhao remembered, “The one who got heatstroke yesterday?”
  Xiao Qi’s face was a little unnatural, and he smiled awkwardly, “Yes, it’s him.”
  You Zhao smiled and nodded, saying, “Young people are good. Since Du Shangling is willing to approve it, it’s good to save the trouble of calling back and forth.”
  David said again, “Then let Anda be responsible for executing Du Shangling’s case?”
  ”OK, give the newcomer a chance to train.” You Zhao nodded, “Since he is in charge of this big case, he must be matched with a position, otherwise it won’t sound good if it is spread out. Let HR print him a business card as a project manager.”
  Xiao Qi nodded and agreed with a smile. He was regretting that Anda got heatstroke, so he immediately ran to tell Anda the good news so that he could “make up for his mistake.” So, Du Shangling’s case fell to Anda. Not long after Anda joined the company, he was given bad clients by old employees, forced to participate in a weird team building and got heatstroke as he wished, and finally got the title of project manager. Anda was shocked and incredulous.
  After the meeting, Youzhao patted David on the shoulder and said, “I have some personal matters to take care of recently, and I ask you to take care of the company’s affairs.”
  ”What are you talking about?” David smiled, “The company is my home!”
  ”That’s what you said.” Youzhao smiled, “How about this, after two months when this case is over, I will ask you to be a partner, what do you think?”
  David was very surprised: “Really?”
  ”Of course.” Youzhao nodded, “Don’t you want this?”
  ”Of course I hope so.” David answered honestly, “But I didn’t expect happiness to come so quickly!”
  ”Not necessarily, the greater the happiness, the greater the responsibility.” Youzhao replied, “You will be busy in the future.”
  Xiaoqi came in the middle of talking to David. Youzhao looked at Xiaoqi and waited for him to speak. Xiao Qi only said: “Xia Tao came up and said she has something urgent to discuss with you.”
  ”Okay, where is he? I’ll be there right away.”
  Xia Tao was waiting for You Zhao outside, and You Zhao hurried forward to welcome him to his office. He saw that Xia Tao looked worried, but hesitated to speak, and knew that something big must have happened.
  You Zhao and Xia Tao had known each other for a short time, but he also knew that Xia Tao was a very mature person and was unlikely to be anxious about trivial matters. It must be a big thing to make Xia Tao so uncomfortable.
  You Zhao poured a cup of tea for Xia Tao and asked, “I’m very professional. You can tell me anything you want. Don’t worry.”
  ”Of course I understand.” Xia Tao took the paper cup that became warm because of the tea and replied, “Otherwise I wouldn’t have come up to see you. But… I’m still a little unhappy.”
  You Zhao said, “Speak out, you’ll feel better.”
  Xia Tao thought for a moment and said, “My current position is an artist. In fact, it doesn’t matter if there is a scandal in ‘that aspect’?”
  ”That aspect” – is a very vague statement, but both You Zhao and Xia Tao think that this statement is clear enough.
  But out of caution, You Zhao still asked, “Specifically?”
  ”For example… OO video or something.” Xia Tao said, touching her chin.
  You Zhao understood, the OO video leaked, this kind of accident – it’s not surprising that it happened to Xia Tao. You Zhao really felt that an artist’s OO video leak might not really affect his future, and Xia Tao was not a jade girl singer, so this situation would not have a big impact – but from a public relations perspective, it’s better not to have it.
  You Zhao asked, “What’s the situation now?”
  ”Not yet.” Xia Tao waved her hands, “Just blackmailed. The other party wants money.”
  You Zhao frowned, “You can choose to call the police!”
  ”That’s not good.” Xia Tao hesitated.
  You Zhao looked at Xia Tao’s expression and guessed, “Is it the ex-boyfriend?”
  Xia Tao shook her head, took a deep breath, sighed deeply, and said, “It’s my dad.”
  ”Ah?” You Zhao was shocked.
  Xia Tao looked at You Zhao’s astonished expression, her heart tightened, and she took out a cigarette, not caring whether this was an indoor non-smoking area or not, and started smoking. After taking two deep puffs, she said with smoke-filled lips: “You may think it’s a tragedy that your father died early. But for me, it’s sad that my father is still alive!”
  After saying this, Xia Tao seemed to realize that her words were very rude, so she closed her eyes and said, “I don’t mean to offend you.”
  You Zhao didn’t know how to answer when he heard this, and said after a while: “I need to know what he has and what the offer is.”
  ”Don’t think about the offer. I’m very experienced with his tricks. You gave him a sum of money, and then it was endless. Don’t believe his offer.” Xia Tao opened her eyes, her expression very calm, “I won’t give him money. Don’t expect a penny!”
  Hua Shi had a good understanding of Xia Tao. Xia Tao’s biological father was a professional socialite named Xia Wu. When Xia Wu got old, his long-term meal ticket ran away. He wanted to seduce other rich people, but he was not charming enough, so he forced Xia Tao to accompany him to increase his attractiveness. Xia Tao was very reluctant and had a rebellious heart. Xia Wu saw it and secretly recorded the video, thinking that if Xia Tao rebelled one day, he could still control her. Therefore, Xia Tao became famous as a painter and got a villa, so he set up his own business, but was immediately threatened by Xia Wu.
  After watching those videos, Xia Tao felt disgusted and frightened in his heart, but on the surface he was indifferent: “It doesn’t matter. I’m not one of those jade-like stars.”
  His father smiled and said: “Of course I know that as a ‘painter’ you don’t care. But how did you get the title of ‘painter’? Everyone knows it. Do you think your ‘financial sponsor’ will continue to support you when the video of your battle with the old man is known to the streets?”
  Xia Tao was caught in the sore spot and thought about looking for You Zhao to see if he could suppress Xia Wu.
  In fact, You Zhao looked experienced, but he had just started this business. He was still learning many methods and accumulating many connections. But he knew one thing, no matter what business he was in – PR or his previous security system – he had to be anxious about the customer’s needs, but at the same time, he didn’t act anxious at all.
  ”This does sound like a problem, but I believe there is a way to solve it.”
  - No matter what business he was in, it wouldn’t be wrong to say this to the customer.
  Coupled with You Zhao’s cold but confident face, it was a sure win.
  Xia Tao was relieved and said, “Okay, thank you. What can I do?”
  ”Did your father give you a deadline?” You Zhao asked.
  ”Yes, this Friday.”
  ”That means there are still two days left.” You Zhao said, “I’ll tell you the solution tomorrow morning, okay?”
  ”Okay.” Xia Tao didn’t know why, but she trusted You Zhao. Maybe You Zhao had a “trustworthy” face, and he was never anxious or impatient, as if he had it all figured out, which made it easy for people to believe him.
  After seeing Xia Tao off, You Zhao frowned, worrying about what to do. He knew he should discuss this with someone, but the matter was sensitive, and Xia Tao also requested confidentiality, so You Zhao couldn’t ask everyone or hold a meeting to brainstorm, which was more troublesome.
  You Zhao summoned Mandy, a senior PR who had participated in promoting Xia Tao’s art exhibition project, and asked her for her opinion. Of course, You Zhao didn’t go into details, only saying that Xia Tao was blackmailed, but didn’t mention that Xia Tao was blackmailed by her own father.
  Mandy was indeed a senior, and she was accustomed to the OO video, which would make ordinary people widen their eyes, and she was calm and self-controlled. After listening to You Zhao’s introduction, Mandy said, “In this case, people usually pay to buy the video.”
  You Zhao said, “But this buyer… is a rogue. I’m afraid he’ll ask for money again after asking for it once.”
  ”He’s the kind who drinks a toast and then drinks a penalty, right? I like dealing with this kind of rogue the most.” Mandy nodded, “In my opinion, since this guy is so cheap, we can only use some less legal means.”
  ”Less legal?” You Zhao took a breath, “Wouldn’t that be inappropriate?”
  Mandy shook her head and said, “This guy secretly filmed and blackmailed, which is also illegal?” As she spoke, Mandy even said a line that is very common in martial arts dramas: “To deal with this kind of scum, there’s no need to talk about martial arts ethics!”
  You Zhao looked at this delicate, thin beauty wearing an A-line skirt, high heels, and walking with a floating gesture, and refreshed his understanding.
  Mandy still looked elegant and graceful. She pinched her orchid fingers and said, “Leave this matter to me today. I guarantee that he won’t see the sun tomorrow.”
  - Awesome! And a single bet!
  You Zhao admired: “She is worthy of being the treasure of our company!”
  ”But don’t go too far!” You Zhao said again.
  ”Of course, I know my limits.” Mandy nodded, “Who knows more than me? I walk on a tightrope every day.”
  You Zhao really couldn’t tell that the pretty and beautiful Mandy was a woman who was so obsessed with single bets.
  At this moment, You Zhao was really a little afraid that this pretty office girl would take out a hammer and smash Xia Wu’s bones. So, You Zhao had to confirm the “not very legal” details with Mandy. It turned out that although this female public relations who had been in the business world for many years was unforgiving in her words, she was actually quite sensible and was really good at “walking on a tightrope”. You Zhao was relieved to entrust the task to Mandy. You Zhao
  drank tea in the office and dealt with some things, and found that it was almost time to get off work.
  You Zhao thought that Qu Jing had told him not to work overtime if he had nothing to do, so he prepared to pack up, but he unexpectedly received a text message from Qu Jing: “Don’t leave after work.”
  ”Why?” You Zhao replied, “What’s wrong?”
  Qu Jing replied: “I’ll come to see you.”