Although Ye Qing hadn't expected the reporter's aggressive approach at first, she had already anticipated the consequences since she knew Liu Yuliang had left with the new season's design drafts and joined Zitai Fashion, yet she still insisted on using the original designs for the new season's collection. Therefore, the reporter's attitude was alright for Ye Qing.
The reporters at the press conference couldn't help but hold their breath after hearing their colleagues' words, even though they felt that it was a bit too aggressive to treat a woman like that.
However, their journalistic instincts told them that no matter what Ye Qing said next, this news was bound to explode.
So he quickly pressed the shutter button on the camera.
The clicking of camera shutters filled the air, and the flashes nearly blinded her, but Ye Qing remained calm and composed. She smiled at the reporter who had asked the question and then slowly said, "Since I've said it, it means I can represent Zitai Fashion. The current owner of Zitai Fashion is my husband, Xi Quan. When we acquired Zitai Fashion, we planned to leverage its brand recognition in Nancheng to help Qingye expand its influence and achieve a win-win situation."
The camera shutter stopped clicking when Ye Qing began to speak, and the scene suddenly became even quieter after she finished speaking.
After they had processed what Ye Qing had said, the sound of camera shutters started up again and the flashes almost blinded Ye Qing once more.
Seeing this, Ye Qing knew that everyone had realized what she had said and had clearly heard what she had said, so Ye Qing continued: "Liu Yuliang used to be a designer for our Qingye, that's no secret. The reason he went to Zitai Fashion was a consensus we reached internally."
As everyone knows, I was abroad before and only recently came back. Liu Yuliang was in charge of everything at Qingye. If there really was a conflict between Zitai Fashion and us, how could I have made the pattern even though I knew that Liu Yuliang had gone to Zitai Fashion and that he knew about Qingye's new season's design drafts?
If there's a conflict and I still insist on this approach, then in the end, it will only result in both sides losing.
More importantly, if there were a conflict, how could they be so foolish as to release the new designs during an interview? Keep in mind that the new designs from Zitai Fashion were already released the day before my interview. How could anyone be that stupid?
After speaking, Ye Qing smiled and looked at everyone. After another burst of camera shutters and flashes, the same aggressive reporter asked Ye Qing again: "You say Xi Quan is your husband, what evidence do you have? After all, in everyone's eyes, he is a highly eligible bachelor."
"What kind of evidence are you referring to? You don't carry a marriage certificate around with you, do you? Or are you asking me to take some photos of you from our window to prove it?" Although Ye Qing knew that since they had held such a high-profile press conference, they were bound to encounter various situations, and Ye Qing was not angry at first because the reporter was so aggressive.
Ye Qing wasn't angry, but being relentlessly questioned like this would make even a clay figure lose its temper.
The other party lowered their head awkwardly after being rebuked by Ye Qing, seemingly giving up.
But Ye Qing wanted more than just a show of force.
Although the other party stopped asking, Ye Qing still had to speak, but this time she didn't target the reporter from before. Instead, she addressed everyone: "Although I've been abroad for many years, I still know a little about domestic news, so I know that Xi Quan is currently very popular. But as far as I know, Xi Quan hasn't emphasized that he's single, has he?"
After asking, Ye Qing jokingly added, "Of course, it's also possible that I don't know. You're reporters, you're well-informed. If there's any gossip about Xi Quan, you can report it. Then I'll have a reason to divorce Xi Quan, and you'll have big news again, right? After all, Xi Quan is quite wealthy now. Although we didn't marry him for his money, if he really has a scandal, I don't need to pretend to be generous and give everything to someone else, do I?"
If she says something that's half true and half false, it's tantamount to telling everyone that her marriage to Xi Quan is a done deal.
It is indeed a done deal.
Having said everything that should and shouldn't have been said, Ye Qing announced the end of the press conference and left.
As soon as I arrived backstage, I heard Xu Xiaoyue's angry question: "What are you doing here?"
"Xiaoyue..."
Ye Qing paused in her tracks. Liu Yuliang had arrived?!
She frowned slightly. The reason she dared to say those things at the press conference was because Ye Qing knew that Liu Yuliang would not refute her. If Liu Yuliang said that everything Ye Qing said was false, it would be tantamount to proving that he had indeed borrowed from Qingye's new design, and then Liu Yuliang would have no way to make a living in the industry.
That's why Ye Qing dared to say that.
But now Liu Yuliang has come... Ye Qing stood outside the lounge door for a moment, then pushed the door open and went in.
Upon seeing Ye Qing, Xu Xiaoyue suppressed her anger towards Liu Yuliang, but she was still annoyed. She said to Liu Yuliang, "Aren't you leaving?"
Liu Yuliang glanced helplessly at the angry Xu Xiaoyue, then looked at Ye Qing.
Ye Qing asked, "So you're here to see me?"
Liu Yuliang nodded: "I thought you would need me to go up and clarify some issues at your press conference, but you've already said everything, so I don't need to do it."
"Clarify?" Ye Qing asked in confusion, "Clarify what? Or are you trying to take this opportunity to shift the blame and say that I copied Taizi Fashion's new designs?"
Liu Yuliang said, "Ye Qing, I don't want to boast about how good I am, but there are some things I still want to say. If I were really that shameless, I could have schemed against you anytime during the years you were away from Nancheng. Why did I have to do it now?"
Ye Qing had thought about this question before, but at the time she wondered if Liu Yuliang left her because of relationship issues. Now, hearing Liu Yuliang say this, Ye Qing suddenly seemed to have a clue about the question she hadn't explored in depth before, and realized something.
After staring at Liu Yuliang for a long time, Ye Qing asked, "What are you here to help me clarify?"
"To clarify, we really are just business partners."
After Liu Yuliang finished speaking, Ye Qing felt even more deceived. She stared at Liu Yuliang for a moment, and seeing that Liu Yuliang's gaze was completely frank, Ye Qing suddenly turned around and walked out.
Because Ye Qing hadn't said much, Xu Xiaoyue saw Ye Qing leave again and quickly tried to chase after him, but Liu Yuliang stopped her.
When Xu Xiaoyue broke free from Liu Yuliang and chased after Ye Qing, Ye Qing was already out of sight.
After watching the replay of the press conference, Liang Lu looked at Xi Quan incredulously.
"What's wrong?" Xi Quan pretended not to understand why Liang Lu was so surprised.
"You and Ye Qing got married? When?" Liang Lu thought he must not have been hallucinating, but it still seemed too unbelievable.
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