He wanted to see what this person's true purpose was.
The agreed-upon date was Wednesday afternoon, and the location was a very secluded coffee shop. When Xu Chun arrived, a young woman was already sitting at the table. She was wearing sunglasses, so her face was not clearly visible.
Xu Chun walked over slowly, and when he could see her face clearly, he was slightly taken aback.
"Han Na?"
The girl took off her sunglasses, and sure enough, it was Han Na from the same film crew. Xu Chun never expected it to be her, and his face turned cold.
What exactly is your purpose?
Han Na looked away from him guiltily, but then, thinking of her future, she gritted her teeth and made up her mind, looking at Xu Chun and saying, "Since you're so direct, I don't need to beat around the bush either."
"I want to date you." Han Na's gaze was firm. "Of course, we don't need to actually be together. I just need you to cooperate in public and create the illusion that we're dating."
"You want to create a scandal?" Xu Chun raised an eyebrow. Regardless of whether it was a baseless scandal or not, she needed to acknowledge that she was his girlfriend.
Han Na softened her tone and pleaded, "Brother Xu, I don't want to make things difficult for you. As long as you promise me, I'll destroy the photos immediately. And you only need to put on a show in front of the media. I won't interfere with you and..." Her voice trailed off, and although she only got halfway through her sentence, Xu Chun understood what she meant.
She didn't care who Xu Chun liked or was with; she only wanted to climb up the social ladder by clinging to him. She wanted to become famous and reach the top tier of stardom. She was fed up with being summoned and dismissed at will, and she was willing to stop at nothing to achieve this.
Xu Chun smiled slightly, looked at her softly, and said, "Are you threatening me?"
Han Na: "... If that's how you think, there's nothing I can do."
Xu Chun curled her lips indifferently. "If you're threatening me, then you've done something stupid. I hate being threatened the most. If you want to expose something, then go ahead and do so."
He slowly stood up, his gaze falling on Han Na's dazed face, and coldly uttered a few words.
"As long as you don't regret it."
After saying that, he didn't bother to give her another glance and turned to leave the coffee shop.
He wasn't lying. Even if Han Na really sent it, he didn't care. His only concern was Xie Jianyuan's future and his family's attitude, but now they were confident they could handle it.
They had long ago agreed to face whatever storms they might encounter together.
So when he saw the photo trending on social media, he was much calmer because he had mentally prepared himself.
"What have you done?!" Su Li paced back and forth in the office, anxiously saying, "Weibo has crashed! I told you you didn't cause trouble, but I didn't expect you to be waiting for me here."
Before Xu Chun could speak, her phone rang.
"Whose call was that?" Su Li raised an eyebrow.
Xu Chun glanced at the caller ID and was slightly taken aback to see that it was Xie Jianyuan calling.
Chapter 106 Relationship Revealed (Part Two)
"Who is it?" Su Li asked, reaching for the phone, Xu Chun dodged slightly, avoiding her hand.
He glanced at Su Li's expression, said "Xie Jianyuan," and then answered the phone without waiting for Su Li's response.
As soon as the call connected, a familiar deep voice came from the other end. Xie Jianyuan didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Are you at the company right now?"
Xu Chun hummed in agreement, then changed her posture while holding her phone, avoiding Su Li's gaze.
"I'm already downstairs at the company, I'll be there soon, wait for me."
After speaking, Xie Jianyuan asked Xu Chun about his floor and room before hanging up. Silence returned to the conference room. Su Li, furious, glared at Xu Chun, who remained stubbornly silent. She then said with a pained expression, "Why did you get involved with Xie Jianyuan? Even with all this trouble, he's managed to escape unscathed. What about you? You've come this far, are you going to let it all go to waste?"
Xu Chun pursed her lips. "I know, once I've made a decision, I'm confident I can face it."
Seeing that Su Li couldn't persuade her, Su Li's anger intensified. She no longer had the time to investigate who was behind the leak of the photos. The public relations department had been working overnight to suppress the trending topics, but the number of related topics continued to increase.
Just as the two sides were at an impasse, the conference room door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and Xie Jianyuan walked in. Xu Chun's eyes met his, and her previously agitated mood inexplicably calmed down.
"Sister Su." Xie Jianyuan smiled at Su Li as he walked in, "Leave this matter to us."
Su Li was even angrier when she saw him. Although she didn't vent her anger directly because of his status, her tone was still unfriendly. "Deal with? That's easy for you to say. How do you plan to deal with it?"
Xu Chun is the only person she has right now, and she has devoted all her efforts to cultivating him. Xu Chun has lived up to her expectations and his position as a top-tier player is now secure, but unfortunately, he has made a mistake here.
"Do you realize how much going public with your relationship will affect your careers?" Su Li earnestly advised again, "There are two solutions now. The first is to issue a clarification announcement to the public. No matter what, just deny it to the death. I don't believe anyone can force you to admit it. The second is to post on Weibo that it did happen, but that you've already broken up. However, I don't recommend the second option."
Xie Jianyuan said in a deep voice, "There is a third option."
Su Li frowned slightly. "What do you mean?"
Xie Jianyuan's thin lips curved slightly. "You'll find out then."
Su Li looked at him with suspicion, wondering what he was up to. However, since Xie Jianyuan had come in person, she didn't point the finger at Xu Chun anymore. After scolding him a few more times, she let him leave.
After leaving the company, Xu Chun told Xie Jianyuan that he needed to go home first. Xie Jianyuan guessed why he was going home and naturally offered to accompany him.