Chapter Twenty-Three: Wall Slam for Comfort
At the same time, the PK ended.
SuSu's reward points: 1,011,950
Bai Bai's reward points: 1,011,800
Wait! What just happened?!
[50 spaceships? That's a million dollars in real money!!]
Hello Tanuki-sama, I have eight-pack abs...
[Sister Tanuki: Get lost! I only want Susu!]
Meanwhile, Bai Bai's live stream chat exploded—
[Damn! They actually stole the tower!]
[50 spaceships in ten seconds? What kind of hand speed is that? Is it an octopus that has come to life?]
[The opposing tanuki only gained 150 more reward points; the damage was minimal, but the insult was extremely strong!]
On the screen, Zhou's little white dog turned pale as it watched this unexpected reversal.
She lost... Just 10 seconds ago it was a sure win, how could she suddenly lose?
She felt like the sky was falling... How was she going to explain this to President Zhou?!
It's over! It's completely over!
Seeing that Xiaobai remained silent for a long time, Su Muci said softly to the live stream, "Congratulations to Sister Baibai for fulfilling her wish. Sister Baibai can now show her fans her bare face."
Little White: "..."
...
At the beauty salon, Zhou Mengying is getting a treatment.
The phone rang, and she glanced at the caller ID, saying casually, "So, that Su Su's bare face has been revealed, and she looks terrible all over the internet?"
The assistant on the other end reported sheepishly, "Mr. Zhou, the live PK is over. In the last few seconds before it ended, someone suddenly helped GX Radio's female anchor lose all her health points. We lost for nothing!"
"???"
"Xiao Bai was forced to show her face and remove her makeup on camera, and most of her fans left."
"!!!"
"Not only that, because Xiaobaibai's real face is exposed as chubby and round, fans are also demanding that Zhou's other female anchors show their faces! The public relations department invites you to an emergency meeting!"
"?!?!?!?!"
Zhou Mengying finally snapped out of her daze and yelled angrily into the phone, "A bunch of useless trash!"
After saying that, he threw his phone aside and also threw the face mask on the ground.
Less than a minute later, the phone on the ground lit up again.
It was Zhou Wangyuan's phone call.
Zhou Mengying frowned as she answered the phone, "Dad..."
"Ying'er, what's wrong with your operations department? When did you start having a live PK with the hosts from GX Radio? And you even made our radio hosts appear on camera without makeup? Isn't this ridiculous!"
The scolding voice was in her ears, and Zhou Mengying bit her lip.
Radio hosts are doomed once they show their faces in public; everyone in the industry knows that. Zhou Mengying agreed to let Xiaobaibai go to the PK because she never thought that the Zhou family would lose!
"Dad, don't worry, I will make up for this loss!"
"You'd better work with the PR department to come up with a strategy as soon as possible. Next month is the annual anchor selection competition, and we can't let it affect Zhou's chances of winning! I signed an agreement with Huo Zhan that if Zhou's doesn't win the championship this year, the penalty alone could bankrupt Zhou's!"
"I see!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Mengying's eyes showed a twisted and sinister look.
"Su Su, is that it? How dare you provoke the Zhou family? I'll make you suffer a terrible death!"
...
"Hengzhi..."
As soon as Zhou Mengying came out of the beauty salon, she turned around and threw herself into Fu Hengzhi's arms.
Fu Hengzhi hugged her and gently comforted her: "Ying'er, she's just a small-time anchor, there's no need to argue with her."
Fu Hengzhi said this with a personal motive.
He also watched that live stream and listened to her sing a new ancient Chinese song during the stream.
There's no denying that it was the most beautiful sound he'd ever heard in his life.
It sounds better than any of the songs by singers he usually listens to.
He didn't want the new streamer to be ruined either.
Zhou Mengying pouted and said coquettishly, "But Zhou's stock has been affected. Hengzhi, can you find out who that Su Su is and make her disappear in your own way?"
Zhou Mengying could play pranks on people, but she didn't want to get her hands dirty.
Such a violent act is most suitable to be handled by her number one sycophant, the young master of Jiangcheng.
Fu Hengzhi frowned: "Ying'er, I can investigate, but my father is very uncomfortable with the cooperation between the Zhou family and the Huo family."
When Zhou Mengying heard that Fu Hengzhi was trying to exchange cooperation for what she wanted, she was immediately displeased.
In the past, Fu Hengzhi always granted her every request.
Fu Hengzhi still has some use to her, so she's not in a hurry to break off relations. "I'll talk to my dad for you tonight."
Fu Hengzhi raised an eyebrow: "Alright, Ying'er, thank you for your hard work. I'll take care of that female anchor."
While he was making a phone call to his subordinates, Zhou Mengying received a text message on her phone:
[Ying'er, I had dinner with Mr. Zero today, and he asked me what style of interior design you like.]
It was sent by her father, Zhou Wangyuan.
He gifted her an exorbitantly priced diamond and inquired about her preferred interior design style? It seems the Kyoto business tycoon is genuinely interested in marrying her!
Compared to him, Fu Hengzhi, this little prince of Jiangcheng, was simply no match for him.
Zhou Mengying curled her lips, thinking to herself, "Fu Hengzhi, I'll use you for the last few days. You'll be out of the game on my dad's birthday banquet."
...
On the other side, after withdrawing the money from the live streaming platform, Su Muci called Huo Junjun.
“Junjun, send me your bank card number. You helped me spend so much money today, I’ll transfer it to you before your family finds out.”
"No need, Mu Ci! We're all family now, so you don't need to be so polite with me! Besides, my brother will reimburse me for that million!"
"to reimburse?"
"Yes, less than an hour after the live broadcast ended, Zhou's Radio's reputation was damaged and its stock price dropped by 20%! At the same time, GX Radio's stock price rose, and my brother was so happy that he reimbursed me for the full amount!"
Su Muci's mind flashed to Huo Zhan's handsome and composed face.
He helped her so much behind the scenes this time, she should thank him.
After the phone call ended, Su Muci went downstairs to Huo Zhan's apartment building, carrying the expensive suit jacket.
"Ding-dong—"
As soon as the door opened, Huo Zhan, who was 1.9 meters tall and dressed in gray pajamas, came into her view.
Taking the opportunity of returning the suit, Su Muci thanked him, saying, "Mr. Huo, you said this jacket didn't need washing, and I didn't know what to do with it... so I had no choice but to return it to you unopened. Also, Junjun told me about today's live PK, thank you for your support, and thank you for the expense."
Huo Zhan took the suit jacket, his gaze fixed intently on her: "I'm the one who should be thanking you."
Su Muci raised her eyes, her expression puzzled.
Huo Zhan explained: "I've said before that I need a new anchor to revitalize the radio market in Jiangcheng. Your performance in the live broadcast today was neither flamboyant nor timid, very steady. As long as you maintain this state, the Zhou family is not far from collapsing."
His tone was businesslike and measured.
Su Muci frowned and asked, "Mr. Huo, the Zhou family and the Fu family are related by marriage. Aren't you afraid that the Zhou family will ask the Fu family for help and join forces against you?"
Given GX Radio's strength, they can still put up a fight against the Zhou family.
However, one should not act recklessly when facing the Fu Group, the most powerful family in Jiangcheng.
Besides, given Zhou Mengying and Fu Hengzhi's nature, they will absolutely not let this matter rest.
Su Muci had a personal grudge against her, but she didn't care.
She was only worried about Huo Zhan and Huo Junjun, who suffered retribution they shouldn't have had to endure.
Seeing Su Muci's worried expression, Huo Zhan's eyes darkened: "If I'm scared, how do you plan to comfort me, Miss Su?"
As he spoke, he slowly strode towards her.
Su Muci's heart skipped a beat.
"I...I..."
She sensed a man's presence approaching and instinctively stepped back.
She panicked and tried to dodge when her back suddenly hit the cold wall, but Huo Zhan stretched out his arm and pinned her between his strong arm and the wall.
The man's long, slender fingers pinched her chin, forcing her to look up and meet his gaze...
In that instant, Su Muci felt her heart skip two beats.
Before me were his magnified features, sharp and distinct, exquisitely sculpted as if by divine hands.
In her ear, she heard his deliberately lowered, magnetic voice: "I have a suggestion for Miss Su? Go to my room and sing a classical Chinese song that you're good at to soothe me, how about that?"
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