Chapter 249: Chapter 223: Passionate Couple (Part 1)
Gu Group cafeteria.
Listening to Lin You’s vivid description, Qiao Yuxian could entirely picture the scene at that time.
Gu Yanjing proudly showing off his wife with a cold face.
Qiao Yuxian couldn’t help but laugh.
Zhao Meng saw her laugh and joined in with a smile.
"Was the candy delicious?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Extremely delicious," Xu Qingqing responded, "That box of candy is half a month’s salary. I still have two pieces left."
"I haven’t even dared to eat mine," Lin You said, "I’ve saved it for my girlfriend who’s out of town."
Gu Group is so big, with so many people...
Qiao Yuxian chuckled and said, "Mr. Gu has really splurged."
"For Gu Group, it’s just pocket change," Lin You said.
Qiao Yuxian nodded, "Then when Mr. Gu has his wedding, he should give us candies worth two months’ salary."
"If that’s the case, I think it would be better to fulfill that," Xu Qingqing said.
Lin You looked at her and said, "I’ll wholeheartedly agree."
Zhao Meng looked at Qiao Yuxian, "If that’s the case, I’ve got to work hard to stay here."
Qiao Yuxian wrapped her arm around Zhao Meng’s neck and looked at her, "You think you’ll miss out."
Zhao Meng’s hand scratched her side under the table.
Qiao Yuxian scratched the ticklish part of Zhao Meng’s neck.
The two messed around for a while and then went to the fifteenth floor with Xu Qingqing and Lin You to get food.
The snack supermarket was huge, with all kinds of snacks.
They didn’t know if they had every variety, but Qiao Yuxian knew all the types she liked were there.
The four of them wandered around, not only grabbing snacks for themselves but also for the translation department.
Zhao Meng said, "So this is how a big company is. This stuff would make my company bankrupt in a month."
"Each department has regulations on how much they can take, once a week," Qiao Yuxian whispered, "It’s a little tactic to win people’s hearts, businesspeople never let themselves lose money."
"You’re calling your own husband a profiteer," Zhao Meng said.
"Oh, come on, whose husband?" Qiao Yuxian said, "At the moment, we’re just boyfriend and girlfriend who’ve gotten a marriage certificate."
Zhao Meng snickered.
Qiao Yuxian thought for a moment and added, "We’re passionate lovers who’ve gotten a marriage certificate."
"Oh wow," Zhao Meng said, pushing the shopping cart with one arm, and draping the other over her shoulder, "Have you reached the passionate phase? Where’s the progress?"
Qiao Yuxian looked at her, darkly, "Wanting to know everything will only get you into trouble."
Zhao Meng chuckled and said nothing more.
Xu Qingqing and Lin You were ahead of them.
The two were behind, pushing a shopping cart. Zhao Meng was picking out snacks from the shelves.
Qiao Yuxian was texting Yuan Wei.
Yuan Wei was telling her that a new video from Chen Xi’s family had been released.
They had released her mental health evaluation report, confirming Chen Xi had mental illnesses.
They said Gu Yao was a figment of her imagination, that he didn’t exist at all.
Because after she got pregnant, her boyfriend abandoned her, and she was mentally stimulated, she imagined Gu Yao.
They also said her sister committed suicide due to depression and no one was forcing her sister.
The video was released only ten minutes ago.
It quickly shot to the top of the hot search list.
Almost everyone online was discussing this matter.
Several short video platforms also released related videos.
Yuan Wei: [Sis, her family’s mental health evaluation report was available when they released the last video, why only release it now, don’t you think it’s a bit odd?]
Qiao Yuxian: [Have you contacted Chen Xi? What did she say?]
Yuan Wei: [I contacted her. She replied with two words: Thank you. Then no matter what I said, she didn’t respond.]
Qiao Yuxian looked at his message and said nothing.
A few seconds later, Yuan Wei sent another message: [Sis, in less than half an hour, YM is going to be criticized intensely. They used to say we were in a place of justice, but soon they’ll accuse us of spreading false information for traffic.]
Qiao Yuxian understood what he meant.
At that time, all other platforms had removed Chen Xi’s video, only they hadn’t.
They were praised then, but now they would definitely be criticized.
Now people would say other platforms could detect false information, remove and control the video in time, and YM must have also detected it.
But to gain traffic, they deliberately spread false information.
Not just that, the real fear was if other platforms that were criticized back then bought fake accounts to specifically target YM, then YM might face a tough battle.
Qiao Yuxian replied: [Hold on, call me if there’s anything.]
Yuan Wei: [Understood.]
After messaging Yuan Wei, Qiao Yuxian put away her phone and lifted her head to see Su Qi coming from one side, slightly turned talking to the person next to him.
As soon as her eyes spotted him, before her brain could react, her hand had already pulled Zhao Meng to hide in another aisle.
"Special Assistant Su." Xu Qingqing and Lin You saw him and stood to the side to make way and greeted him.
Su Qi looked at them, unsure which department they were from, nodded in acknowledgment.
After he responded, Xu Qingqing and Lin You planned to introduce him to Qiao Yuxian and Zhao Meng.
But when they turned around, they found only a shopping cart left, no people.
Xu Qingqing: "????? "
Lin You: "????????? "
Su Qi, discussing afternoon work with his assistant, had come to get snacks for Meng Yan.
Because he would be going on blind dates for an unknown number of evenings and needed Meng Yan to cover for him.
He felt guilty and was going the extra mile for him.
He was about to leave when he noticed Xu Qingqing and Lin You’s stunned and confused expressions, so he asked, "What’s wrong? Lost something?"
They looked up at Su Qi, hesitated for a moment, then quickly shook their heads, "No, no."
Su Qi glanced at them again and left with his assistant.
Xu Qingqing and Lin You watched him leave, thinking: Nothing was lost, just lost face. Two full-grown adults!
...
Chen Xi’s issue fermented online for several days. On the third day, her family released a photo from the hospital’s psychiatric department, with a bit of Chen Xi in the picture.
They told everyone she’s actively receiving treatment, reassuring them.
Qiao Yuxian also investigated Chen Xi.
There was indeed a record of her visiting the psychiatric department, she was safe, and appeared normal.
Except for not being able to find any information about Chen Xi’s "ex-boyfriend," everything was normal.
Qiao Yuxian wondered if she was overthinking it.
YM also suffered a heavy blow for several days. Several platforms bought fake accounts to criticize them collectively.
The rhythm was set wave after wave.
In the end, helplessly, Qiao Yuxian wrote a program, embedded it in their platform, and joined the rhythm to criticize them.
They spent a fortune on fake accounts.
Qiao Yuxian didn’t spend a penny and criticized them back.
In the eyes of unsuspecting netizens, YM single-handedly fought against several major platforms in an online battle.
Fortunately, when they bought fake accounts to steer the rhythm, it also brought some traffic, so YM didn’t suffer any losses.
As for Qiao Yuxian herself, since driving An Zhiyi away, she hadn’t done any work for three consecutive days.
No work meant her internship report would have no accomplishments.
Not to mention An Zhiyi wouldn’t stamp it, even if he did, the school wouldn’t approve it.
Qiao Yuxian wasn’t too bothered for the time being, living a bored yet leisurely life every day.
But Xu Qingqing and Lin You were worried for her.
Seeing the young girl who hadn’t graduated yet treated unfairly in the office, they couldn’t stand it, so they handed over some of their simpler tasks to her, mentioning her name specifically when reporting.
Hoping it would help her a little.
If nothing else, at least don’t leave the internship report blank...