Chapter 120: The Character That Never Fails

Xie Tinglan was not surprised at all by Xia Linxing's escape.

In other words, if it weren't for his tacit consent, Xia Linxing, with her small body, would never have been able to push him away or escape from the room.

But... Xie Tinglan rubbed the place on his shoulder where Xia Linxing pushed him: It would be better to let that little idiot calm down and think about it carefully.

Xie Tinglan hadn't originally intended to make it clear so soon.

At first, he was just surprised by Xia Linxing's sudden change of attitude, so he unconsciously paid attention to it. But at that time, he just thought that Xia Linxing's change was just another way to attract his attention.

But as he paid more and more attention, he gradually noticed the difference in "Xia Linxing": Xia Linxing seemed to suddenly become a little clumsy and a little dull, like a timid little animal who would jump up in surprise when teased.

——It also made Xie Tinglan feel a little amused.

So unknowingly, without him even realizing it, his eyes had been on Xia Linxing for a long time.

Then, he discovered the difference between Xia Linxing's handwriting before and after.

However, regarding this little secret… he hadn't revealed it completely yet. However, Xie Tinglan wasn't in a hurry at all—after he successfully brought the person back to his nest, he could slowly ask about it.

Therefore, he would never let Xia Linxing escape from him.

However, Xie Tinglan originally planned to boil the frog in warm water. After Xia Linxing lay limply in his pot and had no way to escape, he would slowly make things clear.

As a result, the "little frog" in his pot was unwilling to be lonely and insisted on pulling other "frogs" into his pot, and also enthusiastically made room for the "frogs" he pulled in.

So after realizing that Xia Linxing seemed to be pairing him with Shen Sibai, Xie Tinglan couldn't wait any longer.

He was afraid that if he waited any longer, Xia Linxing would have already chosen a couple name for him and Shen Sibai.

After the window paper was broken, Xia Linxing's reaction was as he expected.

It just so happened that while the little ostrich buried its head, he could take care of some online matters.

He dialed Fang Xuyang's number.

"Boss Xie, what are you doing?" Fang Xuyang's nonchalant voice sounded leisurely, and one could even hear the sound of him sucking on a popsicle.

Xie Tinglan got straight to the point: "What do you think about what's happening online?"

"Online?" Fang Xuyang paused before realizing what Xie Tinglan meant. "You're talking about... isn't it about that childhood sweetheart of yours?"

Xie Tinglan said "hmm".

"Um... let me ask something first..."

Fang Xuyang spoke cautiously: "Do you want to add fuel to the fire, or do you want to help Xia Linxing calm down these disturbances?"

Xie Tinglan scoffed, looking as if to say, "What nonsense are you talking about?" "Of course I'll close it."

"Even if I leave it alone, there will always be people helping to stoke the flames..."

That's true. The trending search may have initially been bought by the agency behind the trainee who wanted to mess with Xia Linxing, but the fact that the heat has persisted until now and the turmoil hasn't died down yet means that other companies are definitely taking advantage of the situation.

Anyway, kicking someone when they're down doesn't require much thought or resources; it's just a matter of doing it, and they can put a potential trainee down. By putting others down, their company's trainees' chances of debuting increase—what a lucrative deal.

"What?! You want to help Xia Linxing?!"

Fang Xuyang was on the other end of the line, pretending to be surprised and saying, "Xie Tinglan, have you changed your personality?"

When did his boss become so kind?!

Xie Tinglan tutted, "Stop pretending to be Fang Xuyang and talk about the problem first."

When it came to business, Fang Xuyang stopped playing tricks and said seriously, "To be honest, the problem of your childhood sweetheart is not easy to solve."

"I know..." Xie Tinglan also knew about this problem. After all, he had been busy with work recently. By the time he found out, the online public opinion had already reached the point that Xia Linxing's self-directed and self-acted was due to his own lack of ability.

They have missed the best time to argue.

"Right now, I can think of two options," Fang Xuyang said. "One is to not respond and just drag it out. Once the heat has died down, there's no need for us to do anything, and this matter will be forgotten."

"But there are also disadvantages to this. This incident will become a black mark on Xia Linxing that cannot be removed, and it may be brought up and re-examined at any time in the future."

"But by that time, no matter how much Xia Linxing explains, it will be useless."

Xie Tinglan nodded, motioning Fang Xuyang to continue.

Fang Xuyang could hear Xie Tinglan's disapproval of this approach. He actually didn't like it either, so he continued, "Another way is to admit it."

"Admit it openly."

"It's just that the direction of recognition is different—"

"We can't believe that Xia Linxing deliberately tore her clothes to attract attention. By the way, remember this: regarding the fact that her clothes were damaged, we must insist that it was an accident."

"We have to admit that Xia Linxing's clothes were indeed torn by himself. However, his purpose was to DIY accessories for his performance clothes to make them look beautiful."

There is nothing wrong with admitting this.

The phenomenon of trainees secretly adding their own little designs and ideas to their performance costumes has always existed, and as long as it does not affect the overall presentation of the entire group, it is allowed by the program team.

"It's just that Xia Linxing's hands are clumsy, so he didn't do it well."

For example, Xia Linxing wanted to add a few pearl chains at the seams of the back, but Xia Linxing removed the thread, but the pearl chains were not sewn firmly, so the chains broke and the clothes tore on the stage.

"A stupid character is always more likable than a scheming character..."

"Even if you're just setting up a character, someone else might accidentally overturn it."

"Thank you, Boss. What do you think?"

"Hmm..." Xie Tinglan made up his mind without much thought: "Then let's do it according to what you said later..."

Others might fail easily if they tried to sell this character, but... Xie Tinglan seemed to have thought of something and suddenly laughed softly.

If it were Xia Linxing... there would be no need to worry about the car rolling over.