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Zhan Qingyue finished speaking and got into the car. Zhou Yang followed and asked, “President Zhan, do you need…”
“No need,” Zhan Qingyue interrupted before Zhou Yang could finish. “Let them release it. We’ll give them a hard time afterward.”
Although the female reporter’s question made Zhan Qingyue very angry, dealing with public relations was something he had to do.
After all, he had to publicly acknowledge his relationship because he was protecting his wife.
It was an unavoidable situation.
However, Zhan Qingyue, who harbored grudges, would not let those who used such words to slander him off easily.
Zhou Yang, having been with Zhan Qingyue for a long time, understood his thoughts well and said, “Understood, President Zhan.”
Zhan Qingyue opened WeChat on his phone and saw a message from Ning Qiuxiu inviting him to dinner at the Ning family’s house that night.
He intentionally ignored it, looking forward to seeing Ning Qiuxiu’s reaction after learning their relationship had been made public.
“What’s going on with that reporter’s question? Find out what happened,” Zhan Qingyue put away his phone and instructed Zhou Yang.
They had been in meetings all morning and were unaware of the situation outside. With Ning Qiuxiu’s instructions, no one dared to report this to Zhan Qingyue proactively.
If it hadn’t been for the reporter’s question, he wouldn’t have known about it.
Zhou Yang quickly gathered all the information, including the incident involving Ning Qiuxiu’s alternate account being exposed, the company’s public relations strategy, all the “misdeeds” of her alternate account, and… the ABO fan fiction she was following.
Seeing the title of the book, even Zhou Yang, who usually maintained his composure, couldn’t help but stifle a laugh in front of his boss.
Netizens these days were really something.
“…” Zhan Qingyue felt complex emotions when he saw the book title.
However, he soon calmed down.
He often “bullied” Ning Qiuxiu, and if she read such stories to comfort herself, it was understandable.
Zhan Qingyue opened the story.
They only had screenshots of the story, and since Zhan Qingyue didn’t understand the appeal of these online novels, he found the Ning Qiuxiu in the story quite different from the real one.
After looking for a while without finding himself in it, he lost patience and instructed Zhou Yang, “Print this out and send it to my office.”
It would be easier to review that way.
The reporter, having obtained a big scoop, quickly released the video.
The hashtag #Ning Qiuxiu’s Boyfriend Confirms Relationship# quickly rose to trending topics, gaining popularity rapidly.
It was expected to explode soon.
The first reaction of everyone was: Whoa!
The second reaction: Ning Qiuxiu’s boyfriend looks so cool and manly protecting his wife, boyfriend power maxed out!
The third reaction: Wait, who is Ning Qiuxiu’s boyfriend? What’s his background? Why does he look so familiar?!
People were eating up the news quickly. Soon, all of Zhan Qingyue’s personal information was dug up, and many who hadn’t heard about Ning Qiuxiu’s high school classmate’s gossip were dazzled by her boyfriend’s impressive background.
So impressive!
Consequently, other related topics quickly trended as well.
The incident that had been suppressed in the morning was dug up again, and the details of her alternate account following CP topics and chasing fan fiction were paraded before everyone.
[Following her own and her boyfriend’s CP topics, Ning Qiuxiu must really like her boyfriend.]
【So sweet! Even I, a fan of Ning Qiuyou, am moved to tears.】
【Following fan fiction is both embarrassing and thrilling. So, can someone send me the resources for that fan fiction? I want to read it!】
【Desperately begging for fan fiction resources】
…
Although Ning Qiuxiu’s team had conducted a large-scale cleanup of fan fiction in the morning, this was only for online content.
They couldn’t delete what people had saved on their phones.
Thus, some people started distributing the resources again despite the risk…
Ning Qiuxiu, slightly behind on the news, saw the trending topic on Weibo and almost had a heart attack after looking at it.
This batch of netizens had more juicy gossip than she, the main character, did.
Feeling frustrated, she closed Weibo and saw that Zhan Qingyue hadn’t replied to her message, probably still busy.
So, she decided to send him a message.
First, she would flatter him.
【Ning Qiuxiu: President Zhan, you’re so handsome!】
【Ning Qiuxiu: Those reporters are so annoying, even targeting you and causing trouble.】
【Ning Qiuxiu: qaq I’m sorry.】
After a while, she received a call from Zhan Qingyue.
“Hello, are you done with work?” Ning Qiuyou asked weakly.
“Mm,” Zhan Qingyue replied, then said seriously, “Qiuxiu, it was my decision to go public with our relationship. You don’t need to apologize. If anyone should apologize, it’s me for causing you trouble.”
Huh?
Ning Qiuxiu instantly felt revitalized: “Really?”
“Why would I lie to you?” Zhan Qingyue chuckled lightly. “I want the whole world to know you’re my beloved. No one else can covet you.”
Ning Qiuxiu: “……”
What’s with this ‘beloved’ term? President Zhan, where did you learn this new vocabulary?
However, hearing this, Ning Qiuxiu felt a rush of sweetness and contentment.
While Zhan Qingyue was talking to Ning Qiuxiu, San Tiao arrived at the office and knocked on the door.
Zhan Qingyue said goodbye to Ning Qiuyou, hung up, and asked, “Is something wrong, San Tiao?”
“This question should be directed at you, President Zhan. If you wanted to go public with your relationship, at least give me a heads-up.”
She thought the scandal would blow over quietly, that there would be no more ripples, and she had just relaxed after perfectly resolving the PR crisis.
— Who knew her boss had secretly set her up with a big one.
And despite making such a huge splash, Zhan Qingyue hadn’t given her a warning, catching her off guard. San Tiao was so upset she nearly wanted to quit.
“Sorry,” Zhan Qingyue, facing San Tiao’s anger, apologized sincerely. “I was just so frustrated at the time, I spoke without thinking.”
But you said you could stop them from releasing it! San Tiao inwardly raged.
You clearly wanted to go public and intentionally didn’t give me a heads-up because you were afraid I’d stop it!
San Tiao guessed Zhan Qingyue’s intentions correctly but dared not say it. She could only lament, “President Zhan, can you please spare my heart? It’s about to have a myocardial infarction.”
Knowing he had been a bit inconsiderate, Zhan Qingyue continued to act contrite: “I’m used to doing things my own way. I’ll be more mindful next time.”
This was already quite polite. San Tiao knew it was too late to pursue the matter further and needed to focus on resolving the aftermath.
She said, “Since denying it is no longer an option, I might as well have Qiuxiu announce the relationship on Weibo directly. Is that okay, President Zhan?”
Coincidentally, Ning Qiuxiu’s first work, Waves, was also about to be released. It could be a good opportunity for some promotion.
Thinking of this, San Tiao felt slightly reassured.
Zhan Qingyue nodded, clearly pleased with her decision, and said, “Let’s hold off on exposing Fan Yanli for now. We don’t want to steal the spotlight.”
“…Alright.” San Tiao’s mouth twitched. The term “spotlight” truly reflected President Zhan’s current mindset.
Just as San Tiao left, Zhou Yang entered with the materials Zhan Qingyue requested.
Zhou Yang, who had a professional habit, made sure the documents for his boss were not only flawless but also concise and clear, with key points easily visible.
So, during the lunch break, Zhou Yang not only converted the images into text but also extracted every chapter’s title provided by the author, such as: “President Zhan Appears,” “Driving License,” “Kitchen Play,” “President Zhan’s Pregnancy,” and so on, creating a table of contents for easier reading.
When Zhou Yang saw the title “President Zhan’s Pregnancy,” he momentarily thought he had misread it.
After clicking into the novel, he realized it was not a mistake.
Even this calm assistant was stunned and remained in shock for a while.
He felt old and out of touch with the younger generation.
After some hesitation, Zhou Yang decided to leave the table of contents in place and delivered the bound stack of papers to Zhan Qingyue’s office.
He placed the stack of papers on Zhan Qingyue’s desk and said, “Here’s the manuscript of that book, President Zhan.”
Zhan Qingyue took the papers and, following his reading habit, started by looking at the table of contents.
At first, he didn’t notice the pregnancy title but did see the driving one and proceeded to the corresponding pages.
Two minutes later, after reviewing a few times, Zhan Qingyue confirmed that the author had indeed swapped the roles, with Ning Qiuxiu’s character being… his role and he being Ning Qiuxiu’s role.
“…”
Deeply questioning life, Zhan Qingyue opened his computer, typed in the letters “abo,” and found a reliable explanation.
He finally understood why Ning Qiuxiu, as a woman, would suddenly take on the male role in bed.
Zhan Qingyue was astonished by this setting.
The human imagination was indeed boundless and terrifyingly creative, coming up with such scenarios.
Did Ning Qiuxiu’s interest in this kind of fiction mean that she… also harbored such desires?!
Thinking of this, Zhan Qingyue shuddered.
It seemed that every time Ning Qiuxiu was with him, her inner thoughts were to overpower him.
It was very likely, but unfortunately, she didn’t have the hardware.
Zhan Qingyue smiled.
Having a proactive heart was quite nice.
Since the driving parts were too explicit, Zhan Qingyue could not continue reading them.
He skipped those and flipped further through the table of contents.
Then, he saw the anticipated title, “President Zhan’s Pregnancy.”
“…” Well, this author truly had some guts.
Zhan Qingyue had just figured out the ABO setting and was curious about how a man could get pregnant.
Unlike Zhou Yang, who doubted the title of the story, Zhan Qingyue was intrigued but didn’t find any explanation in the chapters he read.
He decided to take a picture of the title and the story, then sent it to Ning Qiuxiu on WeChat, asking: “Mrs. Zhan, could you tell me how a man gets pregnant?”
Ning Qiuxiu was currently trying to figure out how to announce her relationship on Weibo in a poetic way that would spread “dog food” (a term for showing off affection) to everyone.
When she saw Zhan Qingyue’s question, she almost cried from the pressure.
Zhan Qingyue eventually read the ABO story Ning Qiuxiu was following and found it incredibly embarrassing—more so than if it were presented to everyone.
He wasn’t sure whether to play dumb or ignore it, as pretending not to see it seemed even more humiliating when faced with Ning Qiuxiu later.
Ning Qiuxiu decided to be honest and replied, “I don’t know either. I’m curious too. You’re so smart, don’t you know?”
She genuinely didn’t know, and the story had shocked her so much she almost unfollowed it.
Unexpectedly, Zhan Qingyue was not only still interested but also wanted to find the author to ask directly.
Ning Qiuxiu feared that if he found the author, they might not survive the encounter.
Ning Qiuxiu believed that if Zhan Qingyue wanted to, he could probably find the author with ease.
She responded, “It’s just a setting, like time travel or reincarnation. The author probably doesn’t know either, so asking won’t help.”
Zhan Qingyue agreed, “That makes sense.”
Ning Qiuxiu was relieved to see this message.
Then Zhan Qingyue sent another message: “I have a thousand reasons to suspect that you wrote this story yourself and that it expresses your true feelings.”
Ning Qiuxiu replied in confusion, “???”
“I didn’t write it. Dad, you’re mistaken!”
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