CHAPTER 137: CHAPTER 127: I AM THAT UGLY FREAK

For a moment, the large reception room fell silent.

No one spoke.

Lin Huai Shu said, "Sister-in-law, you come in and sit first, while I settle this with him."

As soon as he spoke, He Tu looked at him.

The standardized smile and sly expression from earlier had disappeared. Replaced by a blank face looking at Lin Huai Shu.

Lin Huai Shu didn’t call again, his voice lowering a few notches: "Get your boss here quickly, I don’t mind waiting for him a bit longer. But my sister-in-law doesn’t have that much time to waste here. Hurry up, stop bickering with me."

He Tu didn’t speak, and looked at Qiao Yuxian again. He just looked at her, not daring to say anything arbitrarily.

Qiao Yuxian glanced at him, entered the reception room, and said, "Go call the head of the PR department, Tao Sen, and his manager over."

Upon hearing her voice, He Tu knew she was not happy.

The gossip thoughts in his head disappeared instantly, he quickly responded, "Yes."

He answered and left the reception room.

Leaving behind Lin Huai Shu who suddenly looked bewildered, staring at her in surprise.

He looked at her, then at Gu Yanjing.

Confirming he didn’t mistake the person, he said, "Sister-in-law, you, you, you don’t tell me, you have another name. And it’s surname Xi."

"Congratulations, you’re right," Qiao Yuxian said, "I am that... ugly monster."

Lin Huai Shu choked on a breath, coughing. His brain felt like it had been thrown into the clouds, floating lightly, unable to utter a word.

After he stopped coughing, Qiao Yuxian said, "Mr. Lin, let’s sit inside."

The reception room was large. Outside was a conference table.

Inside, separated by a screen, was a tearoom.

Qiao Yuxian and others went inside to sit down.

Gu Yanjing sat on the left side of the tea table, Qiao Yuxian sat in the tea-making position, Lin Huai Shu sat opposite her.

Qiao Yuxian turned on the water kettle, found a tea cake and placed it aside, saying, "This time, Xi Mei should take full responsibility. Xi Mei will bear all the losses of Lin Entertainment. As for Xie Qinghe’s side, whatever conditions she sets, whatever she needs, Xi Mei will compensate double."

Gu Yanjing quietly watched Qiao Yuxian from the side.

The young lady had a smile on her face, gentle and gentle, her voice also mild, speaking softly and slowly.

Yet her presence had completely changed.

Steady, powerful.

She wasn’t overbearing, yet not at all inferior to the person opposite.

Lin Huai Shu slightly regained himself and said, "Sister-in-law, your words sound too distant. Whether Lin Entertainment suffers losses doesn’t matter. Only Xie Qinghe... it’s not something money can compensate."

Facing Qiao Yuxian, his voice softened, but regarding Xie Qinghe’s matter, he refused to back down at all.

Gu Yanjing sat to the side, not intervening in their matters.

"On my way here, Xie Qinghe’s manager called me," Lin Huai Shu said, "They said she’s not in a good state. Someone needs to watch her at all times, fearing she won’t be able to think it through."

Seeing the hot search letter, Lin Huai Shu immediately contacted her manager, instructing them to keep an eye on Xie Qinghe.

Such an incident is too damaging to a girl.

He was also afraid of any accidents.

Qiao Yuxian nodded, "I know."

The water in the kettle quickly boiled.

The gurgling sound echoed in the tearoom.

Qiao Yuxian reached for the kettle, but Gu Yanjing held her hand.

She looked at him.

Gu Yanjing said, "Let me."

Qiao Yuxian smiled at him, not being polite, said, "Alright."

She got up and gave up the tea-making position to him, sitting in his seat.

Just as she sat down, the door of the reception room was knocked.

Qiao Yuxian glanced outside, ignoring them, looked at Lin Huai Shu, and said, "I don’t come over much, and I don’t often ask about things here. For such an incident, I am also responsible."

"Sister-in-law. What they did has nothing to do with you." Lin Huai Shu smiled with a bit of roguishness, "No need to take responsibility for them."

The implication was, don’t cover up for them.

Qiao Yuxian smiled slightly and said, "I hope I can give Mr. Lin a satisfactory resolution."

Lin Huai Shu didn’t speak, giving her a smile.

Gu Yanjing glanced at him sharply.

Lin Huai Shu shrugged, sat upright, watching Gu Yanjing make tea.

After a while, Gu Yanjing handed Qiao Yuxian a cup of tea.

Seeing he had no intention of giving to him, Lin Huai Shu simply reached out and took a cup himself.

The three of them had a cup of tea in the tearoom, then Qiao Yuxian got up and said to Gu Yanjing, "Wait for me here for a while."

"Okay." Gu Yanjing answered.

Qiao Yuxian gave Lin Huai Shu a polite smile, went out to the meeting table outside, and said to the outside, "Come in."

After she spoke, the people waiting outside pushed the door in.

Qiao Yuxian rarely came to the company, and if she did, she only met the two or three people she knew.

The others didn’t know who she was when they saw her.

He Tu came in with them.

Except for him, none of the three others recognized her.

They all looked at Qiao Yuxian with confusion, then looked at He Tu.

If it weren’t for her aura, the manager would have thought a new artist came in with her.

After all, just with this appearance, she could overtake everything in the entertainment circle in an instant.

Qiao Yuxian sat by the meeting table, leaned back in her chair, calmly watching them.

Not a word spoken, yet gave them a strong sense of pressure.

"This is our boss, President Xi." He Tu introduced.

The three were startled and looked at her.

Qiao Yuxian smiled at them.

He Tu quickly introduced to her, "President Xi, this is Bai Xian, head of the PR department. This is Tao Sen. This is his manager, Ji Yunshuang."

"Hello, President Xi." The three all greeted.

On the right side of Qiao Yuxian was a printed document, her hand tapping on the table, looking at them, straightforwardly asked, "Whose idea was it to expose Xie Qinghe’s photos?"

She smiled, her voice calm.

The three couldn’t tell whether she was happy or angry.

Moreover, her aura was too strong, they instinctively dared not reply.

He Tu even lightened his breathing.

He worked with Qiao Yuxian the most among them.

He usually saw her holding back her sharpness. Never saw her like this before.

No one spoke. Qiao Yuxian looked at them and said, "I’m in a hurry, don’t waste time. Also, don’t lie to me. Just because I’m not around much doesn’t mean I know nothing."

Still, no one spoke up.

It’s not that they deliberately didn’t answer, rather they couldn’t guess her mood, didn’t know what to say, or how to say it to make her satisfied.

Tao Sen moved his lips, seeing no one spoke, he also remained silent.

Qiao Yuxian’s patience was running out, she paused for a few seconds and said, "Fine. Then I’ll change the question. Why did Tao Sen go to the police station?"

Tao Sen suddenly clenched his hands, his pupils also trembled.

This small action, his expression, didn’t escape Qiao Yuxian’s eyes.

"It’s nothing serious." Ji Yunshuang smiled and said, "They caught the wrong person."

"Really? Catching the wrong person requires being detained for two weeks?" Qiao Yuxian’s tapping on the table stopped, her expression turned cold, her voice also went cold, "I said, don’t try to brush me off with something like that..."

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