Before Liu Chen could figure out how to steer the conversation towards Hu Qian, she saw Hu Xingfa sighing,
"I've done my best for Qianqian. This child used to be a good student, and I planned for her to go to a good university and marry well. But last year, she didn't do well on her college entrance exams, not even reaching the cutoff for third-tier universities. We spent money to send her to a vocational college.
Now, she's gone to Beijing and she's like a rabbit that's been let out of its hutch, disappearing without a trace. Mr. Fang keeps asking me about this child's whereabouts, and he's not even introducing any business..."
At this point, Hu Xingfa quickly shut his mouth, sweat beading on his forehead.
Liu Chen had initially thought Hu Xingfa was unwilling to continue supporting Hu Qian, but listening to him...
It sounded like the eighteen-year-old Hu Qian had some strange connection with the Mr. Fang that Hu Xingfa mentioned...
At this moment, Liu Chen's mouth froze. This was a TV studio, after all. She was worried that Hu Xingfa might reveal something shocking that would ruin Hu Qian's life.
As Liu Chen hesitated, Xu Danli took the initiative to ask.
"Mr. Hu, could you please tell us, how is your business doing now?"
"It's shrunk by more than half. We can barely make ends meet."
A hint of amusement flashed in Xu Danli's eyes. Before Hu Xingfa could finish, she pressed on,
"Then, with your business not doing well, doesn't Mr. Fang help you at all?"
"No, he said unless Qianqian sleeps with him again..."
At this point, the entire audience was stunned, and Liu Chen was also dumbfounded.
She hadn't expected her ominous feeling just now to be true! How could Hu Xingfa do such a thing to his own daughter?
At this moment, Liu Chen suddenly realized that Hu Qian had lived a good life in her previous life only because Hu Xingfa didn't need her to contribute, or perhaps, Hu Qian had found a better partner in Hu Xingfa's eyes through her own efforts!
Thinking of this, even though she was now far away from Hu Xingfa, Liu Chen still felt a shiver.
Compared to Liu Chen's silence and her body trembling slightly with suppressed anger, Xu Danli's eyes lit up.
She had found a fatal weakness to attack Hu Xingfa.
"Mr. Hu, do you know your actions are suspected of being an accomplice to rape against a woman's will?"
"Mr. Hu, I think our interview should end here. Nothing you've said is true. Our production team has been played for fools, and I reflect on myself for not verifying the truth of the matter.
I apologize, classmate Liu Chen!"
With that, Xu Danli stood up and bowed deeply towards Liu Chen.
Liu Chen knew that even though Xu Danli had bowed and apologized, her hatred towards Liu Chen would only grow stronger.
However, Liu Chen didn't have the energy to guess Xu Danli's thoughts. Once again, she dialed the familiar national emergency number.
110
Liu Chen first explained the current situation, and within ten minutes, the police arrived at the TV station.
When the police arrived, they initially asked the reception desk how to get to the studio.
The makeup artist, who had been hiding on the first floor, indignant and ready to teach the old pervert a lesson when he got off the elevator, was overjoyed when she saw the police asking for directions to the studio.
"They must be here because Sister Li called the police for me! I knew it! My sister loves me so much, how could she just let the person who hit me get away!"
As she spoke, the makeup artist stepped forward to greet them, and while leading the way, she rolled up her sleeves and opened her collar.
"That male guest is a lunatic! He hit me! Look how badly he beat me!"
One of the two police officers who responded to the call, a middle-aged detective, stopped the younger officer who was trying to explain and said,
"Could you first tell us about the specific situation of this male guest today?"
The makeup artist, fully believing her sister had finished the interview, had no reservations. She directly revealed that the male guest invited today was the father of the very popular Liu Chen, who started a business in her first year of college and flaunted her wealth on Weibo.
"To tell you the truth, he might have hit women because he was angered by his daughter! Which wealthy family gives friends handbags worth over a hundred thousand yuan on a whim? Unlike my sister, who has worked hard all these years, all on her own!"
While speaking, the makeup artist didn't forget to disparage Liu Chen.
However, the logic was completely flawed, and the two detectives just listened. When the makeup artist led them to the studio and saw that the lights above were still on, they began to feel something was wrong.
But as she took two steps back, intending to have the two police officers sit down, the middle-aged detective pushed open the studio door.
Most of the audience were gathered around the stage. On the stage, a handsome man from behind was holding a middle-aged man down on his knees.
Hearing the door open, the audience turned their heads. Seeing the police uniforms on the two officers, they quickly said,
"Officers, you're finally here! This man is so wicked. When his intentions were exposed, he tried to stab someone with a knife. Luckily, the young girl's boyfriend blocked him!"
"Exactly! Officers, you have no idea, it was so scary! I almost had a heart attack!"
"That knife was very sharp. It just cut a hole in the young man's down jacket sleeve, and the down is floating out!"
Liu Chen sat frozen in her chair, unmoving.
When Hu Xingfa lunged at her with the knife, she could have stood up and run, or dodged by leaning or bending. But she didn't.
When she saw the dagger, she felt as if she was rooted to the chair. Her body didn't obey her will, and even now, with Ren Yu subduing Hu Xingfa by twisting his arms behind his back and holding him down,
Liu Chen was still trembling slightly.
Ren Yu, who had been paying close attention to Liu Chen's reaction, was also very worried. He knew from Ren Mo that when Liu Chen was hiking in Beijing before, she had dodged a stabbing attempt by herself and handed the assailant over to the nearest police station.
Thinking of Liu Chen's stunned and frozen posture just now, Ren Yu lowered his eyelids and applied more pressure with his knee.
After the younger officer handcuffed Hu Xingfa, Ren Yu casually shook his hands as if nothing had happened, and subtly tucked his right hand, which had been cut, into his sleeve.
Having done all this, Ren Yu slowly walked through the bustling crowd of spectators explaining the situation to the police, and approached the chair where Liu Chen was sitting.
He slowly knelt on one knee, held Liu Chen's right hand, which was resting on the armrest of the sofa chair, with his left hand, and said,
"Chenchen, don't worry, I'm here."