But now is not the time to dredge up old grievances. He glanced at the red and bruised Shu Miaomiao and said with a smile, "You should visit your first wife more often. She accompanied you as you rose through the ranks, only to have someone else steal your glory in the end. Sigh, she had it tough too!"
Qin Linwei gave an awkward laugh, his face as red as a monkey's butt: "Yeah, I know. I was blinded by love back then, which is why I did such a stupid thing."
Qin Linwei felt he should explain.
Hou Hongzhang rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "Stop disgusting love, only an idiot would believe your attempt to shift the blame."
Then silence returned.
Shu Miaomiao was extremely anxious, and she kept trying to signal to Qin Linwei with her eyes. But Qin Linwei shook his head, indicating that it was not allowed.
Unable to contain herself, Shu Miaomiao spoke up directly: "Boss, I heard that you will soon be broadcasting live from the space of a space ability user."
Although Hou Hongzhang didn't want to talk to her, he didn't deny it either, and just hummed in response.
As soon as Qin Linwei heard Shu Miaomiao speak, he knew something was wrong. He tugged hard at her clothes, but she ignored him.
Hou Hongzhang observed the two of them closely, remaining calm and wanting to see what the young girl's true intentions were.
"That's right. Our department's hosts and reporters are usually involved in ranked programs like press conferences, and they seem to have no experience with live streaming."
Hou Hongzhang looked at Shu Miaomiao with a half-smile, signaling her to continue.
Qin Linwei had already noticed the frost in his friend's eyes, but Shu Miaomiao still thought she had hit the nail on the head and continued to elaborate on her ideas with a smug look on her face.
"I worked as a live streamer for three years and was quite well-known. I earned several million yuan just from tips. Mr. Hou, I have a lot of experience. Would you consider letting me host this live stream?"
After Shu Miaomiao finished speaking, she looked at Hou Hongzhang expectantly. Even Qin Linwei was still immersed in the magnificent scene that Shu Miaomiao had just described.
"You little girl, you're quite good at livening up the atmosphere."
Hou Hongzhang touched his cup, and when it wasn't so hot anymore, he brought it to his lips and took a sip.
Then, without rushing, he said, "When you were a live streamer, did you wear pretty little clothing? Were all the people who tipped you men?"
"Hey, what do you mean by that, Mr. Hou?" Qin Linwei felt that bringing Xiao Chong along was a mistake, and he was really furious.
Hou Hongzhang didn't seem to care. He smiled and said, "Don't be so angry. When we heard you were remarrying, how could we, your old friends, not inquire about your partner's background?"
Qin Linwei had never been humiliated like this before; he was always the one criticizing others. But because of Shu Miaomiao, this wasn't the first time he'd faced such an awkward situation.
The key point is that what they said was true, which is quite intriguing!
I don't know what I was so blind to fall for such a vixen. If I had known, I would have chosen a recent college graduate; at least I wouldn't have been looked down upon.
Unbeknownst to him, Qin Linwei harbored resentment towards Shu Miaomiao. It was all her fault; her once-proud profession had brought him such shame.
Although Shu Miaomiao was upset, she knew she was in the wrong.
She lowered her head, composed herself, and let her voice tremble with a hint of a sob before raising her head slightly, her almond-shaped eyes filled with tears, and looking intently at Hou Hongzhang.
Her performance made even the most composed men exclaim, "What a beautiful woman weeping!"
Shu Miaomiao sniffed and said in a low voice, "I used to be poor and didn't have any special skills, so I could only become a live streamer. But other live streamers all have a skill, while I can only rely on my appearance to attract people's pity and make a living."
Shu Miaomiao spoke while shedding tears, which made Qin Linwei feel very sorry for her.
Hou Hongzhang was stunned. He really didn't know whether the other person was belittling themselves or praising themselves. Why did it sound to him like the other person was intentionally or unintentionally showing off their outstanding appearance?
Hou Hongzhang pondered it carefully, then clicked his tongue in disapproval. He thought to himself that he couldn't afford to mess with this kind of scheming woman.
"Alright, what exactly did you come here for?" he asked impatiently, not treating Shu Miaomiao as an equal to himself at all.
Qin Linwei knew that people didn't like his pet, so he tentatively asked, "Miaomiao really wants to participate in this live stream, so I brought her here to ask if we can give her a chance?"
Hou Hongzhang didn't know whether to be angry or laugh after hearing this.
He had always thought this was a one-woman show by a young girl. Little did he expect that his old friend would also be blinded by lust.
I wonder how Li Xiulin would feel if she knew that her ex-boyfriend had lowered himself to beg her for a young girl.
Hou Hongzhang scoffed, looking at the two of them and saying, "I don't need to answer this question; you should already know the answer. The entire nation is watching the live stream; how could I possibly entrust it to someone I don't know anything about? If it goes wrong, it'll be the league that loses face."
"Miaomiao isn't as bad as you say. I've seen her shows, and they're really good. Even now, I still have her perform in front of me every day."
Qin Linwei was unhappy, but he didn't dare to argue loudly. He just kept his voice low, so that others could see his mouth opening and closing, but couldn't hear what he was saying.
"Alright, there's no room for discussion on this." Hou Hongzhang waved his hand.
Shu Miaomiao was unconvinced and excitedly grabbed Hou Hongzhang's hand: "Boss, I'm really good at this. How about I give you a performance? You'll see when you see it. I'm highly professional and I can definitely handle the live broadcast well."
Hou Hongzhang didn't expect the girl to be so fierce. He shook off her hand with a dark face, opened the office door, and walked towards the bathroom.
As he walked, he said, "I have something to do, you guys go back first."
Watching Hou Hongzhang's departing figure, Qin Linwei sighed helplessly: "I told you it wouldn't work, but you wouldn't believe me. Look, you've even offended my old friend of many years for your sake. Give up now, let's go back first."
Shu Miaomiao pouted, thinking that the man surnamed Hou really had no taste. She reluctantly got up, but in the instant she turned around, she caught sight of the documents on the table.
When Hou Hongzhang saw the woman stop, he frowned and said, "What else is there? Stop dawdling. Don't send us away when she comes back."
Shu Miaomiao stared intently at the words on the document, unable to look away. She glanced outside, and seeing no one was around, she waved and whispered, "Honey, look what this is."
"What is this?" Qin Linwei walked over and took a look, only to find that it was the live broadcast process and script.
He couldn't help but tease the other person: "Why are you looking at this? You can't participate anyway. Why don't we just watch the live stream on New Year's Day?"
Shu Miaomiao's eyes darted around, and she tugged at Qin Linwei's arm, pleading, "Honey, I can't host anymore, so just let me look at these scripts. Anyway, we haven't lost anything, have we?"
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