OSTF - 33

The simple two words weighed a thousand pounds.

A thought flashed through Chi Suisui’s mind. Did he mean “I already heard it” or “the TV station is already in the planning stages”?

“What’s too late?” she asked aloud.

He Xingwang’s expression was calm. “I just heard what Doctor Song said. I think it’s quite feasible.”

Chi Suisui raised an eyebrow. “Opening a TV station isn’t that easy.”

Besides, even if he really opened one for her, she would be too lazy to manage it. That was why she, a dignified young lady of the Qi family, only worked as an ordinary reporter.

“If you don’t like a TV station, we can change it,” He Xingwang said simply. “Consider it a return gift.”

Chi Suisui said “oh.” “Let’s forget about the return gift.”

Using his money to buy him a gift, and then receiving a return gift in return, made her feel even more guilty, especially since they weren’t married yet.

Her gaze fell outside the window.

From here, she could see the scene downstairs. It was probably after a period of separation; a girl ran quickly and bumped into a boy’s arms, and the two couldn’t help but kiss.

Just a peck.

Chi Suisui’s heart skipped a beat for no reason.

She remembered something.

Chi Suisui lowered her eyes, her voice clear and melodious, easily changing her mind. “Upon careful consideration, I think a return gift is acceptable.”

“You say.”

He Xingwang didn’t know what had changed her mind.

“However—”

Chi Suisui actively changed her tone again. “I already have an idea for this return gift. I want to get it myself, and I’ll tell you about it later.”

The voice that traveled through the current to the other side was gentle, like harmonious music.

There was also a hint of inexplicable allure.

“Okay,” He Xingwang’s eyes softened unconsciously. “I’ll wait for you.”

He would wait for her to mention what it was later.

Chi Suisui chuckled. “No rush.”

Despite saying that, a glint flashed in her eyes.

After hanging up, Chi Suisui turned around and saw Song Chengrui standing alone in the hallway, facing the wall.

“Time for self-reflection?” she asked.

“Is my sister dating?” Song Chengrui asked curiously. “She answered a call, and I think I heard a man’s voice.”

“No.”

Chi Suisui replied very calmly.

Song Chengrui breathed a sigh of relief.

Mainly because he couldn’t think of any young master in Nancheng who was worthy of his sister. He knew all the young heirs in their circle inside and out.

He Xingwang was good, but he belonged to Sister Suisui.

“But it’s not far from dating. You should prepare yourself mentally and don’t interfere,” Chi Suisui continued.

“...”

“I won’t interfere. As long as she’s happy dating,” Song Chengrui said after a long while. “Unless that person is a scumbag.”

Then he wouldn’t be able to hold back.

Song Chengrui still trusted his sister’s judgment. Even if it was bad, Chi Suisui was there, and she would say something if it was wrong.

He remembered something and asked in annoyance, “Sister Suisui, this drawn-out way of speaking, who did you learn it from? It’s very scary.”

Chi Suisui smiled slightly. “Guess.”

Song Chengrui touched his chin. “Besides He Xingwang, I can’t think of anyone else.”

He didn’t have a deep friendship with He Xingwang and hadn’t met him many times, but he had heard a lot about him from his elders.

He had only recently learned that He Xingwang had already taken over some of He’s Corporation’s businesses and was also involved in a He’s Corporation project.

Song’s parents were very optimistic about this project and even wanted to invest, but unfortunately, He Xingwang acted decisively, and by the time they reacted, it had already been launched.

He was taciturn, but his style was steady.

“You guessed right, no reward.”

Chi Suisui snapped her fingers. “Don’t disturb your sister here. If you have time, go investigate who put your sister on the trending topics.”

Song Chengrui nodded. “Okay.”

Chi Suisui hadn’t checked her email, but she guessed that it probably contained who He Xingwang had found. She didn’t tell Song Chengrui because she wanted him to investigate himself.

It was a good opportunity to develop his abilities, and he was the best person to handle this matter.

It was already evening when she returned to the Bai’an Mansion.

Chi Suisui opened her email and saw only a few Weibo names of marketing accounts and one personal name.

Yu Yule, a very unfamiliar name.

Chi Suisui searched online. Apart from those with the same name, the rest were related to poetry. She directly searched on Weibo.

A few seconds later, a news report from ten days ago appeared, with the reporter’s name marked as Yu Yule.

Also a reporter.

Chi Suisui’s delicate brows furrowed slightly. Being a reporter herself, she was suspicious of someone who could publish such news, questioning their professional ethics.

The official Weibo account for the news was Bolan News, a news agency, not a television station.

There were many news agencies now, and sometimes even insiders couldn’t know them all. However, Bolan News was different; everyone knew it.

Because its news usually had a reversal.

To put it more precisely, the first news released by Bolan News was usually about social hot topics, often trending. In the next two or three days, it would quickly reverse, but netizens’ targets wouldn’t be Bolan News Agency.

In severe cases, it could even be said that they were profiting from tragedy.

Chi Suisui made a call to Su Mian. “Su Mian, can you help me pull up the news reports from Bolan News Agency within the last month?”

“Okay!”

Su Mian felt that something big was happening as soon as she heard this, and she was extremely excited.

Chi Suisui first checked the official Weibo account of the Second Hospital. At this time, the comments had finally exceeded ten thousand, with a trending topic tag.

【I knew there would be a reversal.】

【Disrespectful to the elderly, that’s talking about this person.】

【Whoever advises people to study medicine will be struck by lightning. Being a doctor means not only getting beaten by patients’ families but also being slandered. It’s too miserable.】

【Did those who cursed before come to apologize?】

【If it weren’t for someone helping, the doctor would probably be lying on the ground now.】

【Don’t you guys think the girl who helped looks very familiar?】

【I also feel like I’ve seen her somewhere.】

【The surveillance video is too blurry to see the real face clearly.】

Chi Suisui closed the comments, finished writing the news report, made a video, and then organized everything and sent it to the director’s email.

For people in their line of work, although weekends were supposed to be off, they weren’t real holidays.

Once news broke, they would take action.

This incident wasn’t hard to imagine.

Yu Yule discovered that this news could be exploited, and with the help of marketing accounts, it could be directly pushed to the trending topics.

And Zhou’s mother was just a pawn being used.

Chi Suisui sneered, her eyelids slightly lowered, her face illuminated by the cold light of the screen, stunningly cold and beautiful, and inexplicably alluring.

Ten minutes later, news came back that the news report had been approved.

“Suisui, why didn’t you say you were at the scene earlier? I read the news report, it’s very well written. I’ve already had them prepare to send it out.”

The director was very surprised and pleased.

Once news went unnoticed, it wasn’t very useful. That was why everyone wanted to get a headline now, even resorting to fabrication.

Having news related to a hot topic come from their own department and be positive news was something any leader would be happy to see.

Not long after, Chi Suisui saw her own news report on the official Weibo account of Nancheng Television Station. Unsurprisingly, it would also be on the evening news tonight.

Frankly speaking, Chi Suisui felt she had been too slow this time.

But her advantage was that she was one of the parties involved, which gave her a greater edge than other news reports.

In the evening, this matter finally fermented.

The previous news didn’t name anyone, only some comments decoded it as Doctor Song, while others didn’t believe it.

Doctor Song had just trended some time ago for saving lives and helping the injured. Many people still had an impression of her, and it seemed unlikely that she would do such a thing.

Sure enough, there was a direct reversal.

Netizens cursed the previous news about hitting someone under the Weibo post, and the previous Bolan News post was also full of骂声 (scolding).

Chi Suisui’s news report didn’t spare Bolan News, directly accusing them, and of course, everything she said was factual.

Not only that, she also listed several famous reversed news stories.

The comment section exploded.

【Holy crap, wasn’t it this Bolan News that dug up and kept interviewing the underage sexual assault victim before?】

【When will the trash Bolan News go bankrupt?】

【Always profiting from tragedy, can they sleep at night?】

【What exactly does this news agency do? Specially挑撥關系 (sowing discord) and affecting social stability?】

【Are they only happy when they害死 (harm to death) someone?】

For a news agency with absolutely no conscience, netizens could be said to be united against it. The administrator of Bolan News encountered such a situation for the first time.

On Monday morning, Yu Yule was scolded by the editor-in-chief for half an hour.

When Yu Yule came out, some colleagues in the office gloated, some minded their own business, and only one or two with good relationships spoke to her.

“Yule, your news still trended, at least,” a colleague sighed. “It’s just unlucky that there was a fellow reporter at the scene.”

No one had expected such a thing.

Without a fellow reporter, it wouldn’t have been so exaggerated.

Yu Yule had a strong heart and showed no signs of anger. “Chi Suisui, Su Mian, they are reporters from Nancheng Television Station.”

She exhaled.

“Don’t do anything,” a colleague whispered. “This Chi Suisui is a bit strange, her luck is unbelievably good. Look at what happened to those who offended her before?”

The director was exposed for faking his academic qualifications.

Her colleague was photographed eating with Lin Jingmu.

...

The others went without saying.

Yu Yule’s eyes turned cold. “This is a society ruled by law, what else can happen?”

She didn’t know much about Chi Suisui. Some people in the circle had mentioned her, plus the news interviews that had trended before.

Yu Yule looked down on all of these.

What kind of real reporter relied on the fame gained from interviewing He Xingwang?

There was a lot of internal pressure at Bolan News Agency, and Yu Yule’s ability to reach the top position relied on her own news sensitivity.

Being scolded today was just bad luck.

After Song Chengrui found the source, he directly fueled the flames, sending lawyer’s letters to several marketing accounts and pressuring Bolan News Agency.

A news agency was nothing to the Song family.

Except for the person behind it.

Without some background, how could a news agency dare to dance on the public’s bottom line so brazenly every time?

So the editor-in-chief, under pressure from above, could only scold Yu Yule.

“Don’t say, Chi Suisui and God He seem to have something going on,” a colleague switched to discussing gossip. “He Xingwang publicly defended her on Weibo.”

“Is that so?” Yu Yule turned her head.

“Some people online say it might be love at first sight,” the colleague showed an envious look. “Marrying into a wealthy family, with such a handsome husband, who wouldn’t want that?”

“Wealthy families aren’t that easy to enter,” Yu Yule said casually. “They should also look at their own status. A reporter still wants to climb the social ladder.”

It wasn’t that easy.

However, this matter was noted in her heart.

The incident of the Second Hospital doctor hitting a patient quickly subsided after the reversal. On the contrary, Bolan News was dug up for its past actions and hung on the trending topics for a whole week, being罵 (scolded) non-stop.

During this week, the entire circle was a bit wary of Chi Suisui.

Although it didn’t seem like much, this one news report caused Bolan News to lose so much. Who would dare to offend her now?

What if they accidentally got some dirt dug up? Maybe the next Bolan News would be themselves.

Who would want to be trending for a week, being cursed tens of thousands of times every day?

“Chief Chi, that video you made was really beautiful,” Su Mian watched it over a dozen times. “If I didn’t know, I’d think it was professional.”

“You have to have all sorts of skills,” Chi Suisui smiled.

In their line of work, who wouldn’t have multiple skills? Photography, eloquence, including running. Maybe one step slower, the headline would belong to someone else.

Late August, approaching September, the weather was still sultry.

Whether it was the weather or something else, there wasn’t much news, so work naturally decreased a lot, and there was very little overtime on weekends.

Su Mian stayed cooped up in the office, not wanting to go out. If she could avoid being dispatched for interviews, she wouldn’t go. Chi Suisui had very few assignments recently.

On the first day of September, there was a thunderstorm.

In the afternoon, the rain stopped and a rainbow appeared, attracting countless Weibo friends to take photos and check in.

Su Mian also enthusiastically took a picture, and then suddenly felt energetic and invited Chi Suisui out for barbecue in the group chat: 【This is heaven telling me to go out for barbecue!】

Chi Suisui replied: 【Can’t tonight.】

Su Mian: 【Is something up? Okay.】

Bai’an Mansion.

The rainbow hadn’t disappeared yet, and most of it could be seen outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. The scenery blocked by high-rise buildings in other people’s photos was unobstructed here.

Her phone vibrated twice.

Chi Suisui carefully applied her lipstick, slightly pursed her lips. The person in the mirror had lips stained with crimson, the color clear and glossy, like ripe cherries.

She was very satisfied with this color.

Even from a distance, her long and curled eyelashes were visible.

Chi Suisui let down her hair, casually tossed it a couple of times, and then sent a voice message: “There were so many things today...”

Her hand probably didn’t press correctly, and the voice message was sent before she finished speaking.

Su Mian replied quickly: 【Are you very busy?】

Actually, although the two were colleagues, they didn’t interfere with each other’s personal lives. Su Mian was very lively but also very considerate.

Immediately after, another message came.

It was from Song Chengrui: 【The auction is about to start.】

Chi Suisui replied to Song Chengrui first, and then replied to Su Mian: 【Going to buy a gift.】

Originally, she wanted to say that there was a man waiting for her to thank him, but considering Su Mian’s current understanding, she changed her words in the end.

“My boyfriend is waiting for me.”

Saying it like this, it seemed that her relationship with He Xingwang wasn’t very formally established yet.

Chi Suisui’s lips curled up, her eyebrows raised slightly, the person in the mirror with bright eyes and white teeth.