DTBS – Chapter 57
Chapter 57: Wanting to Know Her
"Sister!" Wen Yu settled the fans and immediately excused herself to the inner private room where Qin Qingshang was, relaying the latest news: "Sister, something bad happened! CEO Tao... CEO Tao is here too, and she's mixed in with your fan group!"
"How can paparazzi also mix into the fan group?" Qin Qingshang was shocked. She always remembered CEO Tao's identity as a persistent ex-girlfriend who switched careers to become a paparazzo.
Wait, so was the ex-girlfriend setting added or not?
Qin Qingshang fell into deep thought...
It should have been added, right?
"Not paparazzi, she's a plumber today!" Wen Yu hesitated, then spoke again: "Sister, is this some new kind of romantic fun between you two?"
"...No, what are you thinking about all day!" Qin Qingshang reached out and tapped her. "Let's go, don't keep the fans waiting."
"Our group nickname is the same as our Weibo name, Sister should recognize us. I'm Little Biscuit."
"I'm Don't Be Afraid."
"I'm..."
Finally, it was Tao Qiuyun's turn. She opened her mouth...
"She's Sister Qing hehehe!" Everyone said in unison.
Tao Qiuyun: "..." So what's wrong with this name?
Wen Yu: "..." Holy cow! Wild!
Qin Qingshang: "...Huh?"
Seeing Qin Qingshang's confused look, Tao Qiuyun explained, "This is actually my mother's account. She didn't have the face to come to the meeting, so she entrusted it to me."
"You even have a tattoo," the cat said blankly.
"It's a sticker, I can wash it off right away." Tao Qiuyun thought she was scared and immediately prepared to wash it off. "Can I use the restroom?"
"No need, just leave it." Qin Qingshang shook her head.
This was too different from Tao Qiuyun's usual image. Most people wouldn't connect the two, making it excellent camouflage!
The cat was certain.
"Is it just my imagination?" Second Auntie and the others whispered to each other, "I always feel like they're very familiar with each other."
"I feel it too."
"Yeah, yeah, Sister Qingshang's attitude towards her is completely different from how she treats us, like an old lover—no, like an old acquaintance."
"Sister Qing's attitude is different too."
"Ahem!" Liu Feixu tried to protect the sisters' secret love. "Let's give Sister the gifts."
Hearing this, everyone finally returned to the main topic, giving Qin Qingshang gifts and blessings, expressing their love.
Finally, it was Tao Qiuyun's turn, empty-handed.
Tao Qiuyun: "..."
No, none of you told me before that I needed to bring a gift!
She was silent for a moment, then under the cat's expectant gaze, she took off the skateboard from behind her back and said dryly, "Congratulations."
Qin Qingshang happily hugged the skateboard with the cat print. "Thank you, CEO Tao... I really like it."
Although she couldn't skateboard, CEO Tao's appearance like this was really interesting! Her fatigue from filming was completely swept away~
Liu Feixu heard the sisters around her saying that Sister Qiuqiu was shy and wasn't seizing the opportunity, but she knew clearly that they were wives, and they were just pretending to be strangers now.
Everyone thinks they're being polite and distant, but in private, they're passionate, and their daughter is over four years old.
Sob sob sob, please, two Sisters, when can you show me your romantic interactions? Your child loves the dog food you feed us!
"Aren't you going to hug her?" Little Biscuit saw Tao Qiuyun preparing to return and reminded her, "It's a rare opportunity~ Aren't you going to hug your Sister Qing now?"
"I'm older than her," Tao Qiuyun smoothed the hair by her ear and defended herself softly.
"Want a hug?" Qin Qingshang put down the skateboard in her hand, her posture generous.
Tao Qiuyun turned around decisively and replied, "Yes!"
The two approached. Tao Qiuyun reached out, but before she could pull the woman in front of her into her arms, Qin Qingshang threw herself into her embrace. Feeling the woman lean her head on her shoulder and the warmth from her waist, Tao Qiuyun took a shallow breath.
Her hand, hovering in the air near Qin Qingshang's waist, hesitated. In the end, she didn't let it fall.
That's enough, I'm already very satisfied now...
Leaning close to the woman's ear, Tao Qiuyun whispered in a voice only the other person could hear, "Miss Qin, the reason I said I wanted to hug you and touched you just now was to pretend to be your fan. They all said that, and if I didn't hug you, they might realize I'm not your fan."
The woman in her arms instantly stiffened. Tao Qiuyun thought for a second and added with sudden understanding, emphasizing, "My hand didn't actually touch you. Everything was just for show. I hope Miss Qin doesn't mind. Is this explanation okay?"
"Per-fect-ly fine."
The cat, burning with anger, extended her claws...
"Hiss!"
Feeling the sharp pain from her waist, Tao Qiuyun couldn't help but suck in a breath. Immediately after, the woman in her arms stood up straight as if nothing had happened and asked with concern, "Did I use too much force?"
"No," Tao Qiuyun smiled through the pain, "I was too happy."
She was indeed very happy that her beloved had hugged her, but also very sad that she had to lie to her, and even sadder that she didn't dare to hold her tightly. But she also didn't understand, since her explanation was accepted, why did she still pinch her?
Three months after the fan visit incident, the 《Fluttering Butterfly》 crew went to Linhai City for filming locations. Tao Qiuyun also stayed in Shangjing for a while. The two couldn't meet in person, but because they had agreed to meet up with Qinqin from time to time, they video called every few days.
Limited by their professions and work, they could only chat late at night, which resulted in Qinqin, who was still a child, often being taken by Tao Qiuyun to rest after only a few sentences, with reasons like 《Need to go to school tomorrow》, 《Children need enough sleep》, 《Qinqin is sleepy》.
Tao Aiqin: I'm too embarrassed to expose her!
System: Exactly, exactly! If you have the guts, don't wake me up in the middle of the night!
Everything seemed calm, but a fire was quietly burning online, slowly fermenting, and then suddenly landing on the hot search late at night:
#QinQingshangProstitution
Netizens who saw this hot search slowly typed out several "?"
What the heck? A female star going for prostitution?
It must be said, most netizens found this ridiculous hot search as absurd as Luo Xiyi's drug use!
However, there are always fools and simpletons!
The pictures and the topic were completely mismatched. The pictures showed Qin Qingshang fully covered getting into a gray Volkswagen, with two different outfits but the same car. The long text above was sarcastic, saying that a hotel recently closed down, and the police seemed to be involved at the time, and Qin Qingshang was also seen at the police station on the same day... and other mixed-up information.
But some people actually believed it! Believed that this female star really went for prostitution!
Not only that, more marketing accounts saw the key point and focused their attention on that gray Volkswagen, trying to dig up who the owner was. Some also continued to stir up the hotel issue, going to Qin Qingshang's Weibo comments, asking her to explain what happened at the hotel and why the police were involved.
The absurd clickbait titles indeed got what they wanted, earning a lot of traffic, and incidentally brought out the information they truly wanted to spread.
A gray car with privacy film, a female star wrapped up tightly, and deliberately choosing an unmanned place to get in and out of the car – clearly something was wrong:
#QinQingshangRelationshipExposed
A closed hotel, police involvement, a female star appearing at the police station – clearly something was also very wrong:
#QinQingshangTakenAwayByPoliceForInvestigation
The ridiculous hot searches attracted many passersby, and then brought out even more explosive news. For a time, whether it was the official Weibo of 《Fluttering Butterfly》 or Qin Qingshang's personal Weibo, a large wave of onlookers poured in, trying to get the first-hand gossip.
Even more marketing accounts linked the previous hot search about Qin Qingshang going to the hospital, meticulously organizing a timeline and fabricating a completely new absurd story: saying that she was actually pregnant and had an abortion at the time, and the owner of the gray car was the culprit who caused her to get pregnant before marriage, writing a short essay about their angsty romance.
How could there not be young, irrational fans in the fan base? It was just Xia Xianglu's good luck that her group was mostly mature older sisters.
Some young fans online, seeing these stories that sounded like they were witnessed firsthand, immediately got angry and left passionate comments under Qin Qingshang's Weibo, telling their Sister to leave the scumbag!
【Decisively cursing: Can men control their [trophy]! Don't TM [snake] around, the victims are all girls, disgusting!】
【I'm a passerby: Why can't it be a woman? I think Qin Qingshang is quite gay, it should be a girlfriend】
【Are you sick: Women get pregnant by doing it? Don't they all go to the hospital for technological assistance? If it's purely by doing it, the posture would be too strenuous, and the probability is small】
【Full of lilies: I will really cry if Qin Qingshang isn't a lesbian!】
【Calm down: How is my sister pregnant? If you talk nonsense, believe it or not, I'll sue you for defamation!】
The internet was in chaos. Some people even tried to do a human search on the owner of the gray car, and some even @ the official Weibo of Tianhua police to inquire about the situation...
Weibo, forums, Tieba, Zhihu, and other social media platforms, even on the dimension network, many uploaders posted videos commenting on her.
The entire internet was discussing Qin Qingshang. Regardless of whether it was good or bad, it would ultimately damage her public goodwill. And Qin Qingshang was no longer the unknown person she used to be; she had a huge number of fans, nearly 60 million. Once a dispute occurred, it would be a difficult situation to control.
Lan Su appeased the fans and also did emergency public relations, hiring water armies, but the effect was just a drop in the bucket. The popularity remained high. Besides someone pushing it from behind, it was also because this matter hit a point that excited netizens; they were willing to stay up late discussing these topics!
If they forcefully suppressed the hot search, it would only rebound from the bottom.
Some fans understood the methods of the entertainment industry and went to Sufeng's official Weibo to ask them to step in and manage it. The official Weibo replied with a sarcastic smiley face, pushing the popularity to its peak again.
Everyone was speculating whether something really happened to Qin Qingshang, causing her former company to not care about her anymore, letting the negative comments and abuse run rampant, while the official account was still on the front line eating gossip late at night.
"Qingshang, aren't you going to clarify?" Lan Su made 20 consecutive calls late at night and finally woke Qin Qingshang up.
"I saw the hot search," Qin Qingshang said, hugging her pillow. "It's Jiang Lihe causing trouble again. Sister Lan, our contract termination lawsuit..."
"Don't think about the contract termination lawsuit now. That's a long-term tug-of-war and not suitable for now. The priority is how to quickly curb the online backlash against you."
Lan Su said earnestly, "They've completely torn off their masks. After receiving the court summons, they're acting like cornered dogs. They want to bury you! The hotel matter is easy to handle, just announce it was a sasaeng fan. But about the gray car, tell me honestly, who is the owner?"
"Who else could it be? It's CEO Tao."
"Ah, this," Lan Su choked. "So, the netizens are currently cursing and doing human searches on CEO Tao? When did she get such an affordable car?"
"Sister Lan, let's first make the sasaeng fan matter public."
"What about the gray car? What about your relationship? Even if you did get pregnant before marriage, it's not with some poor kid like the internet says, you're clearly with a wealthy flower!"
"I don't want to involve CEO Tao, and I don't want to expose my relationship with her. Let me focus on filming for now."
Qin Qingshang got out of bed, pulled open the curtains, and looked at the night outside. "Jiang Lihe wants to ruin me. This morning, 《Fluttering Butterfly》 just announced on Weibo that the first three chapters have finished filming, and the next part will adopt a shoot-as-you-broadcast model. My hot search came out tonight. He just wants to ruin the drama I'm starring in, thereby ruining my future."
The woman's voice was calm: "But I won't let him succeed. Even if clarifying means running myself ragged, I'm not afraid. Sister Lan, you handle the hot search about the sasaeng fan first. Leave the one about CEO Tao for now. You have to eat one bite at a time."
"Also, I will definitely take Jiang Lihe to court. Sister Lan, let the lawyer handle the rumors spread by Sufeng and the contract termination together. I can afford to wait. I will make him pay the price."
"Qingshang," Lan Su's voice came from the other end, seemingly with a hint of disbelief: "Sufeng terminated your contract."
"What?!" Qin Qingshang was surprised. "I'll go take a look."
She hung up the phone.
On Weibo, Sufeng's official Weibo posted a message about terminating the contract with Qin Qingshang. The next moment, Fuyao's official Weibo immediately reposted it.
【Fuyao Entertainment V: Welcome Qingshang! [Sprinkle flowers][Sprinkle flowers]】
Her WeChat vibrated. It was a message from Tao Qiuyun.
【Tao Qiuyi: I'm sorry, I took the liberty of having Zhuohua pay your breach of contract fee and forcibly terminated the contract】
【Big Cat: Why spend that wasted money!!!】
【Big Cat: (Cat going crazy) I've already sued Sufeng!】
【Big Cat: (Cat hitting people) Why let Sufeng get the money!!!】
【Big Cat: (Cat burning with anger)】
【Tao Qiuyi: I'm sorry】
【Tao Qiuyi: Sufeng is about to die, I was afraid you'd be implicated】
【Big Cat: Huh? How is it about to die? It was quite energetic fighting the lawsuit with me!】
【Tao Qiuyi: Because I want it to die】
【Tao Qiuyi: I'm sorry, I'll only make decisions for you this one time】
【Tao Qiuyi: (Cat kowtowing)】
Seeing this emoji, and picturing Tao Qiuyun's face, Qin Qingshang suddenly couldn't help but laugh out loud...
She reached out a finger and touched the cat on the screen that was crying and kowtowing frantically, feeling warm inside.
Tao Qiuyun, Tao Qiuyun...
【You tapped "Tao Qiuyi" and sent a [firework]】
The woman's brows softened considerably, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved up as she slowly typed:
【Big Cat: CEO Tao, stop kowtowing, come out and watch the fireworks】
The reply came quickly:
【Tao Qiuyi: Thank you, Miss Qin, for the fireworks, they're very beautiful. Are you a little happier?】
Staring at this sentence, Qin Qingshang suddenly realized that she didn't actually know what kind of person Tao Qiuyun was.
Gentle? But she gets angry and hits people, and even said she would hit her daughter with a belt. Violent? But she always looks gentle and refined, seemingly needing to compose herself before speaking.
She knows how to make people happy, has now learned to send emojis and use the tap feature, she makes money, is the CEO of Chunjin Group, yet has no airs, is willing to pay attention to the other person's emotions, is considerate and thoughtful, making people feel like they are bathing in a spring breeze, although sometimes she can also make people very angry, but, a person like this...
What kind of past could have created her?
Why did she go to a bar to be a bartender back then?
And why is she still awake so late?
And so concerned about me?
For the first time, she felt immense curiosity about Tao Qiuyun. She wanted to understand her.
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