Li Han stared blankly at the four characters "Shanjiang Group" written in Lin Ce's notebook.
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Gao Huanrong, who won first place, seemed preoccupied, while Pei Yue appeared to be the happiest person present.
"With two mentors, I'm definitely going to be in 4th place, since He Qinqin didn't hand in her assignment."
Xu Sen nodded helplessly, not wanting to mention the report about Pei Yue's sows lining up to fall into the river, which had completely disgraced him as the director of the news department of Rongguang TV.
Pei Yue sat in his seat grinning foolishly: "Great! I've finally participated in a competition and not come in last place!"
He Qinqin was still recuperating at home after being discharged from the hospital, so she participated in this morning meeting via video conference.
She appeared in the live stream looking pale and sickly, which made her look quite pitiful, and she lost many of her viewers.
Despite ranking last in this morning meeting, He Qinqin showed no disappointment and maintained a smile throughout, appearing to be in a good mood.
After announcing the ranking of the guests' star power, Cheng Man cleared her throat and said, "Now we will announce our second topic."
"This issue offers a lot of freedom in terms of topics. Reporters can choose their area of expertise and format to select a theme for in-depth reporting."
Xu Sen flipped through the PPT, which prominently displayed photos and biographies of ten well-known journalists: "This time, we have invited top figures in the journalism industry to serve as the judging panel, and they will score the five journalist guests based on their performance across six dimensions."
"For this assignment, we encourage teamwork, but each team cannot have more than two people."
Cheng Man glanced at the empty seat left by He Qinqin's absence: "Considering that our program has five guests, the team pairings this time are not limited to the program."
"You can invite a familiar amateur reporter to work with you on a special feature."
Apart from He Qinqin, all four reporters looked eager to try out the assignment.
He Qinqin bit her lip. She did have someone in mind to work with: Zhao Jiao, who had been helping her with odd jobs before.
I don't know if Zhao Jiao is still willing to help me now. After all, making special features is the program team's task, not the TV station's daily work. The non-celebrity guests who participate will have to increase their workload.
"Shi Yao, I'm really afraid that no one will be my reporter partner."
When He Qinqin was worried, Shi Yao, who was beside her, held her hand and said, "Qinqin, don't be afraid. Zhao Jiao seems to care about you. This morning when I went to the station to clock in, she asked me about your situation and said she wanted to come and see you."
"Really?" He Qinqin's eyes lit up.
She recalled that after Si Jiuyin came to the TV station to terminate her contract and had a public falling out with her, Zhao Jiao still cared about her and called to remind her that there were problems with the report on Jin Jiujiu.
As if by telepathy, Zhao Jiao suddenly sent a message to He Qinqin at this moment, asking how he was feeling and if he had any clue about the task assigned by the program team.
He Qinqin was overjoyed and hugged Shi Yao tightly: "Shi Yao, you are truly my lucky star."
"I love you so much, how could I lie to you?"
Shi Yao stroked He Qinqin's hair, opened the bottle of fresh milk in his hand and took several big gulps before handing the half-empty milk bottle to He Qinqin.
"Here, let's replenish our nutrition."
He Qinqin smiled sweetly, took the milk, and snuggled up to Shi Yao.
She woke up this morning hungry and felt too weak to get out of bed. Then Shi Yao came over with a bowl of wontons and a bag of food.
He Qinqin was moved to tears on the spot. Heaven knows she hadn't eaten meat for three days. The moment Shi Yao walked in carrying wontons, she already regarded him as a god.
"Qinqin, I'm sorry for making you drink plain porridge all day yesterday. I was thinking that you should eat something light since you're sick."
“I’ve been investing recently, and I’ve been saving money and living frugally. I didn’t consider your feelings, and that’s my fault.”
Shi Yao felt extremely guilty: "As soon as I got my daily wage from my part-time job, I thought of bringing you food."
“I know these things can’t compare to the delicacies you mentioned at the Si family’s house. I’m just not good enough.”
He Qinqin quickly covered Shi Yao's mouth: "Don't say anything, I understand."
"Yesterday was my fault. You were so busy, yet you still cooked porridge for me. I was too willful."
Shi Yao cupped He Qinqin's face in his hands: "Those people online always only see the surface. Only you understand me and know me."
Shi Yao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that He Qinqin was so easy to coax. He had stayed up all night playing games at the internet cafe and didn't want to go home, which meant he didn't want to take care of He Qinqin.
The night he picked He Qinqin up on Saturday, He Qinqin coughed and tossed and turned, which annoyed him.
This morning, a bowl of wontons was enough to calm me down. As for snacks, I only spent money on the milk; the rest were packed by a friend who works as a supervisor at a karaoke bar yesterday.
He Qinqin and Shi Yao gazed at each other with deep affection. Shi Yao had something on his mind, and at this moment he prepared to speak: "Qinqin, you and I have suffered so much. Have you ever thought about apologizing to President Si and going back to live at the Si family home?"
He Qinqin thought about it a lot last night, but not so much today. Hearing Shi Yao's words, she hesitated in her heart, but shook her head on the surface: "The hardship is just a test for our love. I can withstand it."
A meaningful glint flashed in Shi Yao's eyes: "My original intention was not to ruin the 18-year-long relationship between you and the Si family."
"If it were me and you, I wish your relationship with the Si family would remain unchanged."
"That way you can be both the Si family's little princess and my little princess, and you'll have double the happiness."
He Qinqin was moved by Shi Yao's words. Before leaving the Si family, she felt that the place was a cage.
But after experiencing so much in just one week, her heart began to waver. Moreover, the fact that intern Li Han was taking up everything she had was really infuriating.
"But is it so easy to go back to the Si family now?"
"Even my brother blocked me."
Thinking of this, He Qinqin couldn't stop her tears from falling again.
Shi Yao hugged her: "Qinqin, listen to me..."
*
The two had been whispering sweet nothings to each other for half an hour when Shi Yao's phone suddenly rang: "Shi Yao, where did you go during work hours?!"
"The station is very busy on Monday mornings, do you know we're short-staffed with cameramen!"
Shi Yao was scolded harshly, and He Qinqin felt even more sorry for him. It was raining heavily outside today, and Shi Yao still had to go out to work in the rain. It must be so hard for him.
After hanging up the phone, Shi Yao felt a little strange. When he first joined the company a few days ago, he was slacking off every day, and no one was watching him so closely or giving him such a bad attitude. Could it be because there are always a lot of things to do on Mondays?
"Qinqin, I'm leaving. Take care of yourself and stay home obediently waiting for me to come back, okay?"
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