DTBS – Chapter 26
Chapter 26: Breaking News
"Alright, let's see who is on Qingshang's contact list starting with the letter G... Huh? There's only one person. Looks like this friend is the chosen one."
The host was quite happy and continued addressing the audience below, "And judging by the name, it seems to be a nickname. It looks like this friend 'Gan Gan' has a very good relationship with Qingshang."
There was a wave of cheers from below. The onlookers were very excited. After all, the word "Gan Gan," for those who love surfing the internet, means a clueless goofball... Thinking about it that way, it feels very intimate.
Seeing everyone's eyes on her, Qin Qingshang twitched her lips, trying hard to appear calm, "Yes, it's a very good relationship."
Good enough to get a marriage certificate!
"Could it be a boyfriend?" Ai Yi looked curious.
"No, she's female."
Someone below booed, "Is it a girlfriend!"
"Neither." Qin Qingshang shook her head, taking back control, "Should I call now? Do I need to put it on speaker?"
"Of course, you need to put it on speaker. I hope everyone stays quiet then," the host made a shushing gesture towards the audience below. "Then please dial the number, Qingshang."
Qin Qingshang held her phone, her fingertip hovering over the name, hesitating slightly...
Will CEO Tao answer the phone? What if she's in a meeting?
But if she didn't dial now, it would confirm that there was some unspeakable secret between them.
After just one or two seconds, Qin Qingshang still chose to call Tao Qiuyun.
She silently prayed in her heart: Please be in a meeting!
That way, she would have a reason to switch to someone else to complete the task.
Tao Qiuyun held the binoculars. She didn't understand lip-reading, she could only see Qin Qingshang holding her phone. The next second, her phone in her jeans pocket rang.
The woman put down the binoculars and was stunned for a moment when she saw the caller ID.
It was a call for her?
Considering Qin Qingshang was in a public place, Tao Qiuyun picked up the cat who was lying prone on the window, letting her sit in the passenger seat, and carefully instructed, "You absolutely cannot make a sound later, understand? Otherwise, it will affect Mama, and she will be very sad, maybe even cry."
"Qinqin will be good and won't make Mama cry!" The little cat clenched her paws.
"Okay." Seeing her sitting obediently, Tao Qiuyun picked up the binoculars again, walked to the edge of the cliff, and felt the mountain wind brush past her ears.
She answered the phone, instantly switching her state, her voice cool and clear: "Hello?"
"It's Qin Qingshang," the woman's voice held a hint of urgency, "Can you do me a favor?"
Tao Qiuyun saw her embarrassed expression and the host's suppressed smile through the lens. Her heart immediately brightened, and a barely noticeable smile tugged at the corner of her lips, her tone softening slightly: "What is it?"
"Can you lend me some money? I urgently need money right now, but my bank card seems to have some issues."
"How much do you need to borrow?"
"Fifty thousand."
Tao Qiuyun lowered her gaze in thought. Now she knew Qin Qingshang was acting with her, but what if she didn't know? What would her reaction be?
"Were you kidnapped?" Tao Qiuyun's voice immediately became serious, "Being able to call means you can still control the situation. Is there any other information you need to tell me?"
"Ah? No, I wasn't kidnapped. I just need you to lend me money."
Seeing Qin Qingshang's flustered look, Tao Qiuyun silently held back a laugh, but her voice remained serious: "Okay, I'll lend you the money, but I require cash payment. Tell me your location."
"Hello, this friend!" The host took over, "Qingshang is on a show, she hasn't been kidnapped. Her task was to borrow fifty thousand yuan from you, and she has successfully completed it."
"What evidence do you have to prove you are from the show?" Tao Qiuyun's voice was still rational, not just believing whatever he said.
The host on stage was stunned, then immediately reacted, "Then I'll let the audience below shout for you to hear?"
"Ahhhhh! Sister Gan Gan's voice is so nice!" A wave of screams came from below.
"What if it's a recording?" Tao Qiuyun held the binoculars, staring at Qin Qingshang's expression on stage, and continued, "Unless you shout the specific words I designate."
"What words?"
"Qin Qingshang, get rich." The woman's steady tone was as if she was saying something important.
"Huh?" The host was stunned.
Qin Qingshang also looked surprised, then immediately realized...
This woman, Tao Qiuyun, wasn't implying she loved money, was she?
The fans below burst into laughter, then obediently shouted "Qin Qingshang, get rich," successfully making the woman on stage blush, her expression a mix of anger and amusement.
Charming whether angry or happy, the fans watching the show below shouted with even more enthusiasm.
"Hahaha, as expected, our friend Gan Gan has a great relationship with Qingshang," Ding Yuyan stepped forward, "Look how angry Qingshang is, her face is all red. When she gets back, she'll have to treat her to a meal and have a good talk about it."
"Gan Gan?" Tao Qiuyun's confused voice came from the receiver.
"That's it, I'm hanging up now." Qin Qingshang quickly hung up the phone.
Tao Qiuyun looked at Qin Qingshang's face, tinged with pink in the lens, smiled, tucked her phone into her pocket, and turned to hug her daughter.
After letting the cat lie on the window again, she couldn't help but seek an answer from her daughter: "Qinqin, your Mama's note for me is Gan Gan. Do you know what Gan Gan means?"
Tao Aiqin blinked her eyes and said sweetly, "Gan Gan means brave. Mama must think you are very brave!"
"Brave?" Tao Qiuyun thought of the incident at St. Ya Restaurant and couldn't help but smile, "Perhaps. Getting married quickly does require courage."
However, a reduplicative nickname like Gan Gan, isn't it a bit too intimate? It makes one feel quite embarrassed.
Seeing the woman shyly tucking her hair behind her ear, Tao Aiqin was greatly enlightened and chatted with the System: "Help! She actually believed it!"
System: "Help! She actually believed it!"
Tao Aiqin: "Why are you copying me?"
System: "Can't I also express my shock?"
Tao Aiqin: "She's too easy to fool. She believes this kind of nonsense? If only she went online a bit."
System: "Just keep showing off."
Tao Aiqin: "Your novel really has issues. She doesn't look like a cold and arrogant person at all. Oh, right, have you found anything about that Chang Suiyou I asked you to check?"
System: "The main system hasn't read my email yet. Don't rush."
Tao Aiqin: "Urgent, urgent, urgent, how can I not be urgent? I am the King of Urgency. I'm going to kindergarten soon. If my villain mom sends me, won't I see her often?"
System: "Then I'll send another email to urge them."
"Thanks, Sys!"
Time passed neither quickly nor slowly. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed. The main system still hadn't replied to 030. In this month, Tao Aiqin finally couldn't stand Tao Qiuyun's fried eggs anymore and stopped pretending. She simply moved a small stool, pulled the woman's hand, and personally went to the kitchen to demonstrate a dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes for her.
Seeing that a four-year-old child could cook better than herself, CEO Tao, holding the balance weights, fell silent. To save face, she said to her daughter, "I'm just not very good at cooking. I'll learn properly from now on."
The cat who heard this just looked at her with a skeptical gaze...
You even weigh salt with a balance scale. I suggest you don't go into the kitchen and just honestly wait for the chef to cook for you!
In this month, Qin Qingshang and Tao Qiuyun didn't contact each other. Tao Aiqin, who had started kindergarten, temporarily focused her attention on Chang Suiyou. After her observation, she found that although the atmosphere between this female teacher and her villain mom was a bit strange, she was actually quite nice and very responsible towards the children.
Without her daughter "causing trouble" in between, Tao Qiuyun threw herself back into work, returning to a life with a packed schedule, even entrusting the daily task of picking up her daughter from school to her friend Su Qingxiang.
"Your mom is really too much!" Su Qingxiang sat on the living room carpet, playing with Lego with Tao Aiqin after school, "She actually said I was idle. I'm very busy too, okay? If it weren't for being her friend for many years, who would bother with her? Come on, Qinqin, don't you think it looks cooler pieced together like this?"
The little cat was already very familiar with the new home. She lingered in front of a tightly locked black door and curiously touched the doorknob.
This room had been locked all along. It seemed Tao Qiuyun had hired someone to renovate it while she was at school. Since the renovation was completed, it had been kept tightly shut, and she wasn't allowed to enter.
"Qinqin?" Su Qingxiang picked her up, "Why are you running around without shoes? Also, don't touch the things your mom has locked up, be good."
"Auntie Xiang," the little cat acted spoiled towards her, "Did the bad guy hide treasure inside? Qinqin wants to hunt for treasure, I'm a treasure-hunting cat hunter!"
"Yes, your mom's treasure is hidden inside," Su Qingxiang carried her back to the sofa and picked up the remote control, "Do you like watching World Geography and Animal World? Auntie Xiang will put it on for you."
"What treasure?" The soft little cat tugged at her clothes, wanting an answer.
"It's a secret that can't be told~" Su Qingxiang chuckled, "Your mom, she's outwardly gentle and refined, but actually quite wicked, with two faces. Unless she wants to tell you herself, I'll help her keep it a secret. Don't make Auntie Xiang uncomfortable, Qinqin."
Tao Aiqin nodded her little head.
"Such a good baby!" Su Qingxiang rubbed her face.
The little cat with many tricks up her sleeve pretended to watch TV, but was actually calling the System internally: "Sys! Do you have any X-ray items?"
"Host, I suggest you calm down. Unauthorized invasion of someone else's privacy is a violation."
"Why does your System store have nothing? Compared to other System novels, it's too cheap!"
"I suggest you just bear with it~"
In this month, the System's skill at roasting people had risen sharply.
"Hello?" Tao Qiuyun answered the phone, raised a hand to pinch her brow, looking slightly tired.
"Sis! Huge news! Do you want to know?"
"I'm busy, get to the point." Tao Qiuyun got up from her chair, stretching her body from sitting for a long time.
"It's about Sis-in-law."
"What happened to her?" The woman's eyes immediately cleared.
"I knew you'd care. That drama I mentioned before, Sis-in-law auditioned for it and successfully landed the female lead!"
"Mm, she's always been capable." Tao Qiuyun's red lips curved slightly.
That mission call with Qin Qingshang a month ago was their last contact. In this month, she took time to watch 《White Robed Minister》, of course, it was Secretary Zheng's twin-edited version for her.
She had to admit, Qin Qingshang's acting skills were completely capable of taking on the female lead role.
"That's your only reaction?" Tao Zhuohua's voice showed dissatisfaction, "Sis, don't you want to celebrate with Sis-in-law privately?"
"Don't have that thought." Qin Qingshang probably wouldn't agree either.
"Sis, can you be a bit more romantic? This is Sis-in-law's first time as the female lead! How meaningful is that."
"She'll be the female lead many more times."
"Sis, looks like I have to use my big move. Let me tell you, my old rival Sufeng suddenly changed CEOs."
"The CEO can just suddenly change?" Tao Qiuyun was a bit surprised, "Did he commit some crime?"
"No, the new CEO is Jiang Lihe, who finally remembered the family business and took office at lightning speed. Sis, do you know him?"
"No."
"It's okay if you don't know him, you'll want to know him soon."
"Why?" The woman's eyes showed a hint of nonchalance, "Does he have any special talent?"
"He wants to pursue Sis-in-law."
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