Xiao Konglin was on his way to find Qin Qiejian, who was currently driving his manager insane.
Qin Qiejian watched the fans' frenzied behavior and wanted to stop it, but his manager held him back. "You can't say anything for that girl now, the fans will only get more worked up!"
"Then what should I do? I don't want her to get hurt." Qin Qiejian had originally only wanted to pursue Huo Rou, and thought it was good that the fans knew in advance so they could be mentally prepared.
But he never imagined the fans would be so insane.
Besides, he had already seen the promotional material for his new song that his manager had edited for him, and it was explained flawlessly.
"Don't tell me they don't believe the story you helped me put out?"
The manager was extremely annoyed. He had warned him when the situation first started to brew, but Qin Qiejian had been engrossed in his "raise a sheep" game, not listening to a word.
And he was so stupid, he had played the game over ten times without passing a single level.
If the fans saw this naive and sweet look, they probably wouldn't be so fanatical, the manager thought to himself, trying to find a silver lining.
Despite his complaints, he still reviewed the development of the situation with Qin Qiejian. Everything was perfect, except that Huo Rou's phone ringtone was the guqin prelude to the new song.
Speaking of which, the manager couldn't help but doubt, "Did you really only meet her yesterday?"
"I fell in love with her at first sight at the concert last night. What are you suspecting?"
The manager knew Qin Qiejian had no reason to lie to him about these things, but, "Then why is her ringtone the prelude to 'Yan Mei'? It's exactly the same!"
"Oh no, it's even better." The manager was dejected. To disprove the rumors, he had hired music experts to compare the two melodies to find differences. As a result, not only were they identical, but Huo Rou's version was played even better!
It was really hard not to be suspicious.
"Then what are we going to do? Look, they actually poured paint in front of her house!" Qin Qiejian shouted. "Sun Lin? Isn't she my fan club leader? Why is she doing this? I need to talk to her."
Qin Qiejian found Sun Lin's contact information from the group chat and called her.
"Little Qin?!" Sun Lin was clearly very surprised.
She had Qin Qiejian's number, but to avoid bothering him, she never called unless absolutely necessary.
"Sister Sun, Huo Rou is innocent. Please don't target her anymore," Qin Qiejian said directly, trying to persuade her.
"You're still speaking up for her?!" Sun Lin was furious. She had never proactively contacted him, for fear of disturbing him. Yet, for another woman, Qin Qiejian had personally called her to tell her not to target Huo Rou.
After all, she had been supporting him for so long, Sun Lin promised her whole heartedly on the phone.
As soon as she hung up, she organized the other fan club leaders to take action. That vixen doesn't deserve Little Qin, and we can't let him fall for her.
Qin Qiejian hadn't even breathed a sigh of relief after hanging up the phone when Xiao Konglin showed up.
His eyes lit up when he saw Xiao Konglin. "Assistant Xiao! You can definitely help Huo Rou, right? The argument online is too fierce right now. Tell my brother to send some people to protect Huo Rou."
Xiao Konglin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Miss Huo would definitely be protected by President Qin personally. You should worry about yourself, sir.
"President Qin asked me to bring you over."
"That's right, I'll talk to him myself." Qin Qiejian nodded. "Let's go, let's go."
Rushing to his own doom...
The 66th floor of Qin Corporation, outside the office door.
"You can go in yourself. President Qin is waiting for you inside."
Xiao Konglin didn't want to get involved in this bloody storm. He had to find a public relations firm to handle this matter, otherwise, he wouldn't be in a good position if President Qin held him accountable.
Qin Qiejian had already figured out how to ask Qin Ningyi to step in and rescue the woman he had fallen in love with at first sight.
As he pushed open the door, the woman he had fallen in love with at first sight was right there.
Before he could even say hello, he saw his brother pull the woman into his arms.
Those dark eyes stared at him.
This was...
"Brother," he called out hesitantly.
Qin Ningyi's gloomy gaze never left him. "When there's a mess to clean up, you certainly show up quickly."
"I... I just..."
I just like her.
Did he dare to say that sentence?
His first love was gone, and he didn't even dare to say it.
"Just what?" Qin Ningyi's indifferent voice asked calmly.
Huo Rou buried her face in his chest and chuckled softly. This way of a parent disciplining a child was quite handsome.
Her giggles, shaking slightly, were a serious test of Qin Ningyi's self-control.
He suddenly let go of Huo Rou, roughly ruffled her hair, and escorted Qin Qiejian into the lounge.
"Brother, let's talk properly. Don't scare people," Qin Qiejian pleaded with Qin Ningyi in a fawning manner.
Qin Ningyi's face was grim. There was nothing to say. Wasn't this kid quite defiant yesterday?
He threw Qin Qiejian inside and rolled up his sleeves. "It's been a while. Let's spar."
"Ah! Brother! Don't hit me!" Qin Qiejian was most afraid of Qin Ningyi wanting to spar with him.
Qin Ningyi's breathing was steady. "You've been living too easily lately. It seems you don't have enough work."
"Brother, I was wrong, I was wrong. I apologize to my sister-in-law!"
He who knows the times is a wise man. He admitted defeat, alright?
Qin Qiejian's first love ended just like that. His brother would give up something he liked for the sake of their sibling relationship, but this was the first time he had beaten him up over a woman.
Although he had been beaten up quite a bit before.
When Qin Qiejian came out of the lounge, his face was crestfallen, his head hung low. He mumbled, "Sister-in-law."
He would concede this one step. Who could he blame? He owed his brother.
Huo Rou didn't pay attention to the child. She watched Qin Ningyi stand beside her with pursed lips and a serious expression, finding it quite amusing.
He was indeed formidable in a fight. Even after so many years, he could still make people submit with his fists.
Qin Ningyi noticed Huo Rou's gaze fixed on him, and his anger subsided.
"An An is at Ren De School, she'll be fine. I've arranged for people to handle things at Mei Cheng Yun Fu. Old Wang hasn't left home, he was just a little startled."
Qin Ningyi thought for a moment and then recalled another piece of news. "The woman who poured paint at your door and sent animal carcasses to your door was taken to the suburbs by a group of people and beaten up. We still haven't found out who did it."
"And those fans outside Yu Da Security Company were also taken away. I'm still investigating..."
He wondered if someone was setting a bigger trap for Huo Rou. He had to investigate these suspicious areas thoroughly to feel at ease.
Huo Rou looked down at the messages on her phone. Hearing him say that, she said calmly, "An elder."
"Hmm?" Qin Ningyi was confused. Who in Yuchang City could act like this and still be untraceable by him?
Huo Rou explained concisely, "Uncle Jiang. He's been very good to me."
The surname Jiang, and having done this much, was enough for Qin Ningyi to confirm who it was.
How did Huo Rou get involved with him?