Liu Chen's guess was not wrong. Hu Xingfa had only ever wanted Liu Chen to pay for him all along. As for appearing on television, don't think he hadn't noticed that host Sister Li wasn't a good person!
Now, all he needed to do was stop Liu Chen before the interview started and fulfill his wish. As for breaking the interview appointment, that was of no consequence!
Liu Chen had guessed Hu Xingfa's intentions with near accuracy. In just a few seconds, his mind had processed the situation. The moment Liu Chen saw Hu Xingfa, his expression instantly turned cold.
Who was Hu Xingfa? He was someone who had struggled his way up from nothing in the business world. Seeing his daughter's frosty demeanor, he was completely unfazed. Instead, he put on a pained expression and said, "Chenchen! Dad has been looking for you so hard!"
Liu Chen neither retorted nor offered comfort. He merely closed his mouth tightly, his face set in a stern expression, and walked towards the makeup room.
Seeing Liu Chen's destination, Hu Xingfa immediately tried to grab his daughter's hand.
The moment his hand reached out towards Liu Chen, it was shoved back by a man standing directly behind Liu Chen.
Hu Xingfa looked up and, upon seeing the man's face, became even more indignant. "Who are you! I'm looking for my daughter! What right do you have to interfere!"
Hu Xingfa was not a man with a good temper. When facing Liu Chen, who might be a source of money, he could barely restrain his anger. But when facing someone who was possibly Liu Chen's kept man, he wasn't so polite.
The commotion they were having by the elevator quickly attracted the attention of Sister Li, who was preparing in the makeup room.
Sister Li, being a host of a popular show on the station at her age, was naturally not a fool.
Seeing Hu Xingfa's aggressive posture, it was clear he intended to exploit the connection she had made with Liu Chen.
Xu Danli immediately abandoned her hair curling, grabbed her eight-centimeter heels, and strode to the elevator entrance. "Oh, Mr. Hu, what is there to explain? You can explain it slowly in front of the audience later and let them persuade Liu Chen. You see, running to find Liu Chen now..."
As she spoke, Xu Danli waved to her crew. "You all take Liu Chen to the guest lounge. Mr. Hu, please hurry and change. Once you're changed, we can head to the studio, and you can say whatever you want."
As Xu Danli gently nudged Hu Xingfa towards the makeup room, Liu Chen's fingertips accidentally brushed past Hu Xingfa's leather jacket.
A Truth Talisman and a Bad Luck Talisman were both affixed to Hu Xingfa's jacket.
Having done all that, Liu Chen then quickened her pace, following the staff towards the guest lounge.
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As soon as the two invisible talismans touched the edge of Hu Xingfa's clothing, they dissolved into faint starlight and entered his body.
"Achoo!"
Hu Xingfa sneezed, then rubbed his nose and cursed, "Stinky bitch, don't think I don't know what you're up to. You just want to make my daughter and me argue so you can boost your ratings, right? Now that you see my daughter and I have met, you're afraid that if she and I reconcile, I won't be on the show anymore."
As soon as he said this, the surrounding people who were trying to mediate fell silent.
Who was the "stinky bitch"? There was only one woman present, the show's popular host, Xu Danli.
He cursed, but what he said was not entirely wrong. Once the show's script came out, those who were used to making programs could tell that Xu Danli intended to fan the flames of the dispute between Hu Xingfa and Liu Chen. In fact, some questions were clearly designed to trap him. However, Xu Danli was the star of their show, and they were just basic staff. Even if they saw this, they wouldn't dare speak up and could only continue their work with a guilty conscience.
Xu Danli was also so angry her nose was about to fall off. If not for the crowd, she would have thoroughly explained to Hu Xingfa who had called and proactively offered to be interviewed! "Mr. Hu, it seems you've completely misunderstood my good intentions. I invited you to participate in the interview because I sincerely hoped you could resolve the misunderstanding with your daughter. Don't you remember? You said you didn't have your daughter's contact information, and it was our program group that helped contact Liu Chen!"
After Hu Xingfa finished speaking, he started to panic. How could he have blurted out his inner thoughts like that? This was uncanny!
To avoid saying anything more wrong, Hu Xingfa simply kept his mouth shut, nodding and shaking his head to whatever was asked. He was then escorted back to the makeup room.
In the makeup room, the makeup artist, who had been fooled by Hu Xingfa earlier, now saw him again with no pleasant expression. What a lecherous old man! And a big liar too! What kind of person was he!
The thought of having been deceived by such a person and almost ruining her sister's long-planned interview program made the makeup artist's actions while styling his hair more rough.
Hu Xingfa sat in the chair, his head being pushed around. At first, he could tolerate it. But when the hairstylist used the curling iron and accidentally burned his scalp, the pain made Hu Xingfa jump out of the chair. In his agitation, his mouth once again blurted out his inner thoughts: "What are you doing, you little punk! Your makeup is hideous, and you don't even know how to curl hair! Looking at how ugly you are, you couldn't have gotten this job by sleeping around. I don't know which leader had the worst luck to have a relative like you!"
Hu Xingfa's voice was always quite loud, and as he said this, everyone in the makeup room heard him clearly.
"Pfft!"
Someone couldn't help but chuckle first, and then faint laughter could be heard from all around the makeup room. This greatly angered Xu Danli's sister, who had always considered herself a beauty and felt that being a makeup artist was beneath her talents. She directly slammed the still-heating curling iron onto the table with a "bang."
"You're amazing! You're amazing, aren't you just trying to win back your daughter's heart through our show?! I advise you, you old scoundrel! It's normal for people not to recognize you!"
"Old scoundrel? What old scoundrel! Someone like you, I wouldn't even look at you in a KTV! I'd find you too ugly even to pour me tea!"
"Aaaah!!! Say that again! Who's ugly! You old scoundrel are ugly!"
As she said this, the makeup artist lunged forward, waving her hands. It was clear that her fighting stance was also quite skilled. Unfortunately, she forgot one thing. Hu Xingfa, being a male and a virile adult, no matter from what angle or with what force she attacked, it was all in vain against absolute strength.
Thus, the makeup artist, who charged forward scratching with her hands flailing and shouting, was brushed aside by Hu Xingfa's wave. However, the makeup artist's nails dug deeply into his arm, leaving a bloody gash.
"Hiss..."
Hu Xingfa glanced at the long wound on his arm, then pursued the makeup artist he had just thrown aside. He grabbed her neck from behind with one hand and continuously punched her back with the other.
At this point, Xu Danli, who had been standing by with security and hadn't spoken, rushed forward with two security guards to intervene when she saw her sister being beaten. "What are you doing! What are you doing!"
Meanwhile, the curling iron, which had been casually placed on the makeup table, had already scorched the surface, and faint flames were beginning to spread.