Chapter 7 (Minor Revision) I can't be that unlucky as to get published...
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Yu Yue was dumbfounded. What the hell? How could she be trending on social media? She was just an ordinary working girl.
When you click the link, the first thing you see is a trending search term.
#I offended the photo editor
Some unknown marketing account actually put the edited picture of Xin Xiaoqi with short legs next to the original picture and gave it this title.
Yu Yue looked down and found that the other party had specifically quoted the official statements from the brand and Xin Qi's account, and explained the cause and effect of the whole incident.
A quick scroll through the comments section reveals a sea of netizens laughing and joking about when Xin Qi offended the photo editor and whether the editor was a hater.
[Hilarious! This Photoshop job is way too ridiculous. Definitely a hater!]
I wonder if Xin Qi herself would faint if she saw this picture, haha.
Am I the only one who doesn't find this funny at all? This is so unprofessional!
I just want to know, what were the brand's feelings when they received the image and released it? /laughs
This is outrageous. The world really is a makeshift operation...
[Celebrities are truly pitiful, it's almost unbearable to watch, but for some reason, humor and morality are constantly at odds.]
Yu Yue: ……
The comments that followed were all pretty much the same, so she stopped reading them.
She didn't know how she suddenly became a trending topic, and even suspected that a rival was buying her way in, because the number of views and shares from this marketing account wasn't ridiculously high.
Of course, it's also possible that the brand itself bought them to increase traffic.
In this age of entertainment to the death, anything with a gimmick can be used for hype.
Yu Yue was frustrated and turned off her phone.
Anyway, she doesn't plan to continue in this line of work anymore, and just hopes this matter will pass quickly.
She is still considering what direction to take next.
Perhaps in the era of self-media, being a full-time blogger from home is not a bad idea.
Her only professional experience left her with a shadow, though not insignificant.
However, we can consider these things later. The most important thing right now is to find a roommate to share the apartment with.
Yu Yue turned on her computer and posted a request for a roommate on the social media and forums she frequented.
...
VIP waiting room at a city airport.
"Xiaoqi, you're trending on social media."
“I saw it.”
"I never expected that the compensation they were talking about would be buying you this kind of trending topic." Li Youliang didn't know what to say at this point, his face was almost scrunched up when he looked at his phone.
That's right, the brand bought this trending topic themselves, and even claimed it was compensation for them.
"What kind of compensation is this..."
"And here comes the traffic." Xin Qi sneered, raised his hand to lower the brim of his hat, leaned back in his chair, and looked out the window, seemingly lost in thought.
"Alright." Li Youliang put down his phone and looked at him abruptly, asking, "Why did you suddenly say you wanted to settle in S City? And you even asked me to help you shift the focus of your activities there."
Just last month, he said H City was nice and that he didn't like the noise of first-tier cities, but after walking the red carpet in S City, he changed his mind.
Fortunately, he's been incredibly busy this month and hasn't had time to plan anything yet. Otherwise, with his artist being so unpredictable, he'd be devastated.
"This time it won't change. Go and make the arrangements right away."
Xin Qi didn't sign with an entertainment company. Instead, he poached an experienced agent who wanted to go solo. After all, he knew his own personality well. If he signed a contract to sell himself into servitude, he didn't want to have to rely on his father to pay for his release if he had a conflict with the company later.
He had no intention of bowing down to that old man, much less using his money. When he left home against all odds, he clearly wanted to make a name for himself.
So they are essentially a two-person team now. They may not have the same resources as a large company, but at least they have more freedom.
There are very few people in the entertainment industry as stubborn as him, but his good looks made him fall into a trap even though his agent knew it was a trap.
“Perfect timing. We have a business event in S City next week, so let’s do that. We can head over here in the next couple of days to look for a place.” Li Youliang glanced at his phone’s notes and asked, “By the way, aren’t you really angry? Those marketing accounts posted such unflattering pictures of you…”
He said this while carefully observing the expression on his artist's face.
No one knew better than him what kind of bad temper the other person had. In college, because he wanted to study drama performance, he had a big fight with his family, and then turned around and ran away from home with a backpack.
"What's there to be angry about? I'm not you." Xin Qi said, stretching out her long legs and glancing disdainfully at the manager's legs.
Li Youliang, 33 years old, 1.695 meters tall, short and stocky.
"..." Li Youliang immediately felt his cheeks tighten and his fists harden, but he couldn't beat them.
Someone, please teach this brat a lesson!
An agent was internally screaming.
"Hey, don't forget what I asked you to investigate last time," Xin Qi reminded him.
“I sent a private investigator, it won’t be that quick.” Li Youliang pouted. “You really do hold a grudge, don’t you? You say you don’t care… but you actually care a lot.”
Xin Qi was too lazy to explain.
"Even if it turns out that the girl did it on purpose, don't go too far." Although he didn't think the other party was doing it intentionally, he couldn't rule out the possibility that appearances can be deceiving, and that those haters were irrational.
"No." She's not that kind of person.
"That's good." Li Youliang misunderstood, thinking he meant that he wouldn't go too far.
"I'm not angry." A seemingly random statement. Xin Qi turned his head away, his eyes lowered, letting the sunlight shine on his perfect profile. This made Li Youliang, who was turning around to speak, jump in surprise, and he immediately forgot what he wanted to say.
Even as a man, he was still often amazed by this face after seeing it for a whole year. Not to mention the young girls, he had absolute confidence in his artist's looks.
“Yes, you’re not angry,” Li Youliang replied, going along with his words.
Why are you acting so strangely if you're not angry? You clearly seem to be sulking...
Li Youliang didn't point out his artist's little mood. He glanced at the clock on the wall of the waiting room and saw that there were still five minutes before boarding.
"Get ready, the plane is almost here."
...
Five days later, Yu Yue's post still hadn't found a suitable roommate. Either the schedules didn't match, the cities didn't match, or they were all of the opposite sex—none of which met her requirements.
The time is just too short, and it's not the peak season for renting at the beginning of the year, so finding a suitable roommate on short notice is harder than climbing to heaven.
With only two days left on the deadline, she actually needs to decide by tomorrow whether to continue renting both rooms or move out and find temporary accommodation before slowly searching for a suitable place to live.
Of course, there has also been good news in the past few days.
The online buzz gradually died down, and the matter was finally over. Secondly, her resignation procedures had been successfully completed. Moreover, when she returned to the company to retrieve her belongings, she happened to hear about the heroic deeds of Mr. Wei's wife who stormed the company and caused a scene with the mistress.
Perhaps Sister Hong had already noticed her husband's unusual behavior, but hadn't identified a target yet; otherwise, she wouldn't have found evidence of his infidelity so quickly.
Yu Yue said she would keep her achievements and fame hidden.
Unfortunately, I don't know what's going on now. She's left all the company-related groups, so she can't keep up with the latest gossip.
If she hadn't quit her job and was temporarily without income, she might have been able to grit her teeth and rent two rooms at the same time, and then slowly find roommates to share the space.
With her meager savings and the landlord requiring a deposit of one month's rent plus three months' rent in advance, it's simply unbearable for her.
If she can't find a new roommate in the next couple of days, she'll have to move out.
Just as Yu Yue was feeling troubled, her phone vibrated repeatedly; Lin Shiya had sent her several picture messages.
She clicked on it out of curiosity and found that it was actually a little puppy.
[Xiaoya: Isn't my dog cute?!]
Yu Yue didn't know what breed it was, but she thought the little dog with big eyes and long, droopy ears was super cute.
For some reason, her mood suddenly improved a lot.
No wonder they say small animals can heal the soul.
[Yu Yu: Super! Cute!]
[Yu Yu: Wait a minute, why did you suddenly decide to get a dog?]
[Xiaoya: I read online that pets can heal the soul, and that you can get a dog if you're heartbroken, so I bought one. Isn't it super cute?!]
[Yu Yu: Yes, it's really super cute! What breed is it?]
[Xiaoya: It's Xiaobi.]
[Xiaoya: By the way, do you want to come over to my house and play with my dog?]
[Yu Yu: I'd like to too, but I don't have time. Huang Jiayan moved out, and I've been busy looking for a new roommate these past two days. If I don't get any good news today, I'll have to start packing my bags.]
[Xiaoya: You should have said so earlier! I rented a new place!]
[Yu Yu: ? ? Don't you live at home?]
[Xiaoya: Wait for me to come over and I'll explain everything to you in detail!]
Lin Shiya was a woman of action; an hour later, she was already sitting on Yu Yue's sofa.
The coffee table was piled high with snacks she had bought on the way. As soon as she entered the room, she found the remote control, turned on the TV, and opened a bag of potato chips to eat.
"Are you having problems with your family?" Yu Yue walked over and handed her a bottle of iced cola. "Why are you renting a place now?"
"No," Lin Shiya mumbled, biting into a potato chip. "I have a dog, and I want to give it a comfortable living environment."
Yu Yue's lips twitched slightly. "Isn't your big villa comfortable enough?"
"No, it's just..." Lin Shiya said somewhat guiltily, "My family doesn't really like dogs, so I thought it would be more convenient for me to move out."
Seeing that Yu Yue was about to ask something else, Lin Shiya quickly said, "Isn't now the perfect time? You're looking for a place and a roommate, so you can move in with me."
"This isn't really a good idea." Yu Yue admitted that she was tempted. Of course, she wanted to live with her best friend, but... "I can't afford the rent at your place."
Yu Yue knew that according to this young lady's standards, it was impossible for her to live in a bad place, plus she would have to keep a dog, and maybe even have a garden.
"Oh, just pay your current rent," Lin Shiya coaxed. "Isn't it better for us sisters to live together? Why are you being so calculating with me..."
Having been friends for so many years, Lin Shiya knew Yu Yue's personality; she was the type who, no matter how poor she was, didn't want to owe anyone anything.
So she gave him another reason he couldn't refuse: "I have a dog, and I go out to play all the time, so I don't have time usually. You can move in here and walk my dog and take care of it every day, otherwise I would have to pay someone to take care of it."
"Can I do it?" Yu Yue hesitated. She had never raised a pet before and was a complete novice.
"As long as there's love, that's all that matters," Lin Shiya said decisively. "Didn't you say you really liked it?"
"Okay." Yu Yue nodded, finally agreeing.
If I could move in with Lin Shiya, that would be the best thing ever.
"I'll go pack my things now."
"No rush, let's watch TV together first." Lin Shiya pulled her to the sofa, "Let's eat potato chips."
Yu Yue took a look and her lips twitched.
"You didn't buy this on purpose, did you?"
"Yes, it's endorsed by Xin Qi. I bought it when I passed by."
The potato chip packaging also featured a half-body photo and signature of someone, instantly killing Yu Yue's appetite.
When I looked up, I saw that someone's variety show was playing on TV.
"Lin Shiya, you're not really planning to become a fan of celebrities, are you?"
"Yeah, what's wrong? He's so handsome..." Lin Shiya suddenly said mysteriously, "The potato chips he's endorsing are having a promotion at the mall tomorrow, right next to my apartment complex. Perfect timing, you can pack up and move there today, we can watch it together."
Yu Yue looked constipated and somewhat reluctant. She didn't want to go to that annoying guy's live event; if she got caught, she'd be in deep trouble.
However, Yu Yue ultimately couldn't resist her best friend's insistence and reluctantly nodded in agreement.
She thought that as long as she kept her distance, she shouldn't be so unlucky as to be discovered by the other party.
However, she really was that unlucky, and her words came true.
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