After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 542 - 532: Sending Xu Qingmei A Cold Farewell

Chapter 542: Chapter 532: Sending Xu Qingmei A Cold Farewell

At 8:40 in the morning, Jiang Lingxi arrived at the company with Lu Zhengzheng and Fang Yao and went straight into Tong Yue’s office.

Tong Yue handed over three cups of hot water and carefully observed Jiang Lingxi, "Looks like you’ve rested quite well these past few days."

"Not bad."

"But maintenance is still necessary, especially since the company reimburses it. I’ve scheduled a full treatment at ten today, which will take about five hours. You can also have lunch there," Tong Yue said with a wink, "Let’s first anticipate the big scandal coming up."

Lu Zhengzheng’s eyes lit up, "Sister Tong, you’ve noticed it too. I was about to tell you."

"How could I not notice? Although Jing Huai’s departure took away many fans, there’s still a huge base curious about why he left. Maybe it has something to do with today’s big scandal. I predict he’ll have a spot on today’s trending list. Want to bet?"

Lu Zhengzheng quickly waved her hand, "I agree with your prediction, Sister Tong."

"Over on Xu Qingmei’s side, she must be anxious. If this big scandal really breaks, she probably won’t have a place in the domestic entertainment industry anymore. It’s really a case of misdeeds leading to one’s own downfall. But her falling, along with Jing Huai, will also affect you, Xixi. ’Inheritance of Calligraphy and Painting Chapter’ might have to be taken down as the national platform won’t allow tarnished artists."

Jiang Lingxi nodded to her, "I expected that."

"As long as you’re mentally prepared," Tong Yue said, unable to suppress a sigh, "That program really shouldn’t have invited the two of them. They didn’t perform well and now the show has to be taken down because of them..."

The phone’s ringtone interrupted Tong Yue’s complaints. She glanced at the unknown number, seemingly not a scam call, and answered it, "Hello."

"Hello, I’m Xu Qingmei’s assistant, looking for Teacher Jiang Lingxi. Is she there?"

Tong Yue’s first reaction was to look at the incoming number again.

An Imperial City number, a nice one, should be a private line.

"Hold on, who did you say you are?" Tong Yue asked while turning on the speakerphone.

This time, everyone in the office heard the voice.

"I really am Xu Qingmei’s assistant. Sister Xu has an urgent matter with Teacher Jiang, a life-threatening issue. Could you please give me her contact?"

Tong Yue looked at Jiang Lingxi, who was sipping her water, "What... what’s going on?"

Jiang Lingxi put down her cup, "I’m here."

Suddenly, there was a clattering sound from the other end, then a somewhat hoarse voice replaced it, "Jiang Lingxi, when you were filming with Chong Yin in Liangchuan, do you know about his current situation?"

Jiang Lingxi glanced at Lu Zhengzheng, her eyes widening, then asked calmly, "Isn’t Chong Yin part of your studio? Are you sure you want to ask me?"

"He... he disappeared after filming ’Empress Yuan Zhao’."

"I don’t know either. After wrapping up, he and his two assistants were the first to leave, the whole crew saw it."

There was another clatter, followed by a gasp, then the call abruptly ended.

The office was silent for a moment.

Lu Zhengzheng spoke up, "Isn’t Xu Qingmei focused on the wrong thing? Shouldn’t she be worried about the big scandal about to break with Jing Huai? Why is she asking Xixi about Chong Yin?"

Jiang Lingxi shook her head gently.

She couldn’t figure out what Xu Qingmei was up to either.

But one thing was certain: knowing Chong Yin’s whereabouts was more important to Xu Qingmei than the scandal about to break with Jing Huai.

"It’s almost nine o’clock!"

Fang Yao reminded them, and everyone snapped back to reality.

Tong Yue immediately turned on the office projector, used her phone to cast the screen, and pulled a bag of sunflower seeds from the drawer.

The other three: "..."

You really know how to eat gossip!

Nine o’clock sharp.

Thousands of people gathered under Jing Huai’s account.

Some couldn’t help urging under his last post.

[It’s nine o’clock, where’s the scoop?]

[Won’t it be late? I even set an alarm for this.]

Tong Yue swiped her phone, then raised an eyebrow, "Jing Huai just replied with ’soon’."

Then someone quickly alerted.

[Quick, refresh!]

[Oh my, it’s a real scandal, and it involves Xu Qingmei. Check it out quickly!]

[There’s a lot to it, quickly skimmed through it, my world view got overturned.]

[I just want to say, the industry is truly chaotic!]

Tong Yue quickly refreshed and exclaimed, "Whoa, he posted a lot, must have written it himself."

The four of them stopped talking, even forgetting to crack the seeds, immersed in the gossip.

Even though Jiang Lingxi, Lu Zhengzheng, and Tong Yue knew about Jing Huai and Xu Qingmei’s issues, they only knew the gist, not the details.

Let alone Fang Yao, who knew nothing.

Now the details were thoroughly exposed.

Words, pictures, audio, nothing missing!

Just reading through it took more than ten minutes.

At first, there were only a few scattered comments, but once most people finished reading, the comment section exploded.

[Shocking to my whole family. I thought it couldn’t be Xu Qingmei, but the audio completely convinced me!]

[Rebuilding my world view.]

[Jing Huai is really brave. I understand why he insists on leaving the circle now. Xu Qingmei is like a shadow on his life.]

[Although Jing Huai is indeed pitiful, he was on a promising path as an actor, but isn’t this his own doing? Anyway, take care of yourself. FYI: Unfollowed.]

[Latest news, Xu Qingmei seems to have been taken to the hospital due to extreme agitation. Photo attached.]

[I want to say she deserves it. Hearing the words in that revealed audio, Xu Qingmei probably didn’t just harm Jing Huai all these years. It’s just that Jing Huai revealed it at the cost of leaving the circle.]

...

Tong Yue opened the image.

At a glance, it was clearly a stealth shot, the background being Xu Qingmei’s studio. She is on a stretcher, her pale face starkly contrasting with her usual glamorous image.

"Yikes, she’s really in terrible shape, looks like she aged several years, was she really faint from rage?"

Just as Tong Yue was about to close the image, Jiang Lingxi called her, "Sister Tong, enlarge the picture."

Tong Yue removed her hand from the close button and zoomed in.

Jiang Lingxi: "The chest."

Zooming in revealed certain details more clearly.

For instance, the hand covering Xu Qingmei’s chest, along with the assistant trying to help cover it, but there was still a hint of red seeping through the light-colored clothes.

The seeds in Lu Zhengzheng’s mouth dropped to the ground, "Is that blood on her clothes? Was she assassinated, not fainting from rage? What kind of grudge is this?"

Jiang Lingxi and Tong Yue exchanged glances.

Just before the scandal broke, Xu Qingmei’s assistant called, and although Xu Qingmei’s voice was urgent, it didn’t sound like she was suddenly hurt.

"Sister Tong, when Xu Qingmei’s assistant called earlier, didn’t they mention something about life and death?"

"I think they did. Does that mean Xu Qingmei was already injured when they called?" Tong Yue finished analyzing but found the logic inconsistent, "Then they should’ve called for emergency help, why ask you about Chong Yin’s current situation?"

Jiang Lingxi looked at the blood in the image, "Xu Qingmei’s wound doesn’t seem right."

As for why seek Yin Chong?

Unless, the injury could only be treated by Yin Chong.

But even if Yin Chong isn’t dead in the ancient tomb, he’s likely in trouble himself now.

Xu Qingmei is destined not to receive help from him.

The conclusion is set.

Jiang Lingxi lost interest in following up, "Let’s go, time to head out!"

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