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Qu Shiyao returned to her apartment and immediately reverted to her lazy self, sprawling on the sofa with the system to continue watching that mindless, entertaining drama.
"Buzz—" The cell phone on the coffee table vibrated at an inopportune moment.
Qu Shiyao frowned, crunching her potato chips loudly: "Are you ever going to stop? Can't you just send the phone call and the text message all at once?"
She lazily instructed the system beside her: "System, I'm tired. Go and see which of my beloved ministers has submitted a memorial?"
[Hey! Who's so clueless!]
The system was engrossed in an exciting part and was quite annoyed by the interruption, but it still quickly checked the phone's data stream: [Huh? It's Sister Gao's?]
"Minister Gao? What is it you wish to report?" Qu Shiyao paused, her hand holding the potato chips still on the TV screen.
[Shiyao, did you accidentally offend someone in the company?] The system read the message aloud, word by word, growing increasingly puzzled. It turned to its host, its face full of confusion:
[Host, besides those you've openly offended, have you secretly offended anyone else?]
"Are you stupid?" Qu Shiyao rolled her eyes at it speechlessly. "You've been with me all this time, don't you know who I've offended?"
System: [...] Host, you've offended far too many people. A single casual remark could offend everyone present. How am I supposed to know who else you might have unintentionally offended?
But it understood its host's meaning and directly mimicked Qu Shiyao's tone in its reply:
[Sister Qu: No, Sister Gao~ Why are you suddenly asking this? Did something happen? (Cute cat emoji.jpg)]
After sending the message, the system and Qu Shiyao continued to immerse themselves in the joy of the mindless drama.
The system only opened and viewed Gao Huixin's reply when it arrived again.
Upon seeing this, its electronic eyes widened in surprise:
[Sister Gao said that someone posted a short essay in a small group within CAQ Group where people secretly admire President Si! It listed photos and information about President Si's publicly or semi-public girlfriends in recent years, and even included a detailed comparative analysis of the data...]
"Hmm." Qu Shiyao kept her eyes glued to the TV, not even lifting her eyelids, as if she were listening to the system broadcasting a weather forecast.
The system scrolled down the information, becoming increasingly astonished: [Host! The girlfriend Mr. Si broke up with was actually that arrogant woman we met at the bar before!]
[And that person concluded the reason for the breakup was that CEO Si's true love had appeared! So, to make room for his true love, CEO Si dumped all the substitutes!]
The system was completely baffled. Wasn't the CEO's true love, his white moonlight, still abroad? When did she return? Had some minor bug appeared again? Would the god of plot allow it?
"Oh?" Qu Shiyao finally turned her gaze away from the television and looked at the system, a playful smile playing on her lips. "Interesting. Continue!"
She now has a premonition of what is about to happen.
The system looked at the later parts of Gao Huixin's chat history, its expression becoming indescribable, its voice even distorted: "[That person posted your photo! And even tried to justify it with a whole set of logic...]"
[She pieced together the timing of your appearance, all of President Si's recent unusual behavior... to prove that you are the true love who made President Si so angry for her!]
"Pfft—!" Qu Shiyao burst out laughing, sat up straight, finally picked up her phone, and joked with the system with great interest:
"I've seen people who resembled Wanwan, but I've never seen anyone who resembled Wanwan! This imagination is so vivid, it's a shame they're not writing novels!"
She opened the screenshot of the chat history sent by Gao Huixin and replied quickly: [Sister Qu: Oh my god! Thank you, Sister Gao, for telling me! I had no idea such a thing existed! (Frightened rabbit.jpg)]
As expected of the director of the intelligence center on the 8th floor, Gao Huixin's information network is truly extensive. The chat logs were delivered to her shortly after the rumors started to spread.
To be fair, the rumor-monger's logic was meticulous and the plot was intricately linked. If she hadn't been the person involved, she would have almost believed this melodramatic story of a domineering CEO cleaning up his house for love!
Qu Shiyao glanced at the number of group members in the screenshot and almost burst out laughing again: "Oh ho! More than 100 people? They're all fighting over this scumbag CEO? Is this some kind of large-scale garbage recycling site?"
[Who says otherwise!] The system leaned over for a look and wholeheartedly agreed with the host's words.
It hadn't forgotten that time at the bar, when Si Cheng, under the influence of drugs, tried to force himself on its host! If it weren't for its host's high combat strength, which allowed it to smash his head open with a bottle, its host would have been defiled!
The system suddenly realized: [Wait a minute, host! This isn't the time to complain! What do we do? You're practically being portrayed as a wicked concubine who brought ruin to the country!]
"What can I do?" Qu Shiyao spread her hands, sighed, and had a helpless expression on her face.
"I'm not in that group, and even if I were, do you think those obsessed female fans would listen to my explanation as their 'true love'?"
She scrolled through the chat history, clicking her tongue and shaking her head: "Haven't you heard the saying? It takes only a mouth to spread a rumor, but it takes a lot of legwork to refute it."
The system also lost its wits. What the host said made sense. The cost of spreading rumors was too low. How many people in the world had left this world because of rumors? It felt that it should do something to reduce this turmoil as much as possible.
"Wow!" Qu Shiyao suddenly exclaimed in an exaggerated way!
[What's wrong, host?!] The system was startled, thinking she had discovered some crucial clue or flaw.
Its host was staring at the secretly taken photo in the chat history, clicking to enlarge it, stroking its chin, and sighing with utter rapture:
"This photo is amazing... wow! Look at the angle! The lighting! She's absolutely stunning! She's breathtakingly beautiful! She has an eye for beauty!"
She even pulled out a small mirror from somewhere, flicked her bangs in front of it, and solemnly commented:
"Hmm! Although it's still a tiny bit less impressive than my own stunning looks, the photographer's skills are barely passable!"
System: [...] It felt its data stream become disordered, and it almost crashed on the spot!
That long-lost feeling of being driven crazy by the host is back! Is now the time to appreciate the enemy's photography skills?
The system worked to calm its core temperature and began tracking the IP address and information of the person spreading the rumor.
It wanted to see which guy had such good photography skills that he could make its host so enthralled! This guy had to be found out!
At this moment, Gao Huixin sent a short new chat log, followed by an anxious question:
[Buddha said I have a wise heart: Shiyao! They also said you went to President Si's villa alone tonight?! Did President Si make things difficult for you again, forcing you to go???]
Gao Huixin clearly didn't easily believe those rumors. Her first reaction was that Si Cheng was bullying her again, after all, her Shiyao was so cute! How could he be that kind of person!
Qu Shiyao clicked on two photos in the chat history.
[Huh? Host, isn't this a photo from when we went to the villa tonight?]
The system glanced at the screen briefly and asked, puzzled, "But why are you the only one here? Where are Jin Yuxi and the others?"
The photos capture the moments when Qu Shiyao enters and leaves the villa area, and the angle suggests they were taken from the outside of the villa area.
The chat history also thoughtfully noted the time she went in and came out, with less than half an hour between them.
"Your photo editing skills are pretty good!"
Qu Shiyao zoomed in on the photo and examined it closely. There were no traces of Photoshop; the figures of everyone else had been perfectly erased, creating an ambiguous effect as if she had gone there alone and left in a hurry.
She couldn't help but laugh: "Do these people think that CEO Si isn't very good in that area? If you take away the time it takes to walk back and forth, it's only about ten minutes at most? Are they trying to discredit me or him?"
She even considered sending the screenshot to Si Cheng himself, to let him know how "highly" his female fans rated his abilities.
Qu Shiyao first responded to Gao Huixin to clarify:
[Sister Qu: Don't worry, Sister Gao, it was General Manager Si who asked me to deliver a document. I was worried about safety, so I called everyone else in the office to come along. This photo is photoshopped; they're just trying to cause trouble!]
Gao Huixin visibly relaxed, but her worries deepened: 【Buddha said I have wisdom: That's good! I asked some friends in the group, and the account that posted this is a secondary account that rarely speaks; we can't find out who it is.】
Then she asked, "[Buddha said I have wisdom: Shiyao, this matter can't be ignored. Those crazy people might cause you trouble at work on Monday! What can I do to help you?]"
Qu Shiyao's lips curled into a sly smile.
That's exactly what I've been waiting for!
[Sister Qu: But Sister Gao, listening to her analysis, she seemed to have a lot to say, saying that President Si has true love... I suddenly remembered, didn't I offend President Si once before I joined the company?]
Qu Shiyao started making things up: [Sister Qu: At the time, President Si seemed to be drunk. He grabbed me and called out a name... something like Qingyi? It sounded like a girl's name.]
[Sister Qu: I was so scared at the time that I didn't hear clearly, and I don't know if I misheard. Sister Gao, you have many connections, could you help me find out quietly whether President Si really has such a true love in his heart?]
Her words were reasonable and well-founded, but only she knew about it. The other party involved was drugged and confused, and also suffered a concussion, so she probably doesn't remember anything.
[Host, isn't it enough for me to check information about this "white moonlight"? Why do you need to ask Sister Gao?] The system was a little unconvinced, feeling that its professionalism had been questioned.
"System, have you become stupid?" Qu Shiyao looked at the system with disdain.
"I need a real-world source of information that can be openly presented and trusted by everyone! Only in this way can I completely sever my ties with that scumbag and prevent anyone from ever using us together for publicity again! Understand?"
The system gave a vague "oh" and continued working diligently to track down the rumor-monger.
Qu Shiyao slumped back onto the sofa, watching the exaggerated plot on TV, lost in thought.
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