After all, as a journalist, Ni Jingxi has the right to investigate and the right to publish such articles.
If she spread rumors, then Dadikang Company can sue her. But this attack has really hit the nail on the head regarding the anger of all netizens.
Of course, Huo Shenyan also asked Ni Jingxi for her opinion before making any decisions.
After all, if handled properly, Ni Jingxi's popularity will increase significantly. After this, she will no longer be just a small reporter in a newspaper; she can become someone who has a voice in the media circle.
Ni Jingxi pondered for a long time, then looked up at him and gently shook her head, saying, "This is not what I want."
If she wanted fame and fortune, she wouldn't have just become a newspaper editor; she would have gone to work at a television station. With her looks, even if she started as a field reporter, she would have made it big sooner or later.
But she doesn't care whether she's famous or not.
She was just doing what she thought was right.
However, right after she finished speaking, Ni Jingxi sighed softly, "Am I being too selfless and altruistic? Will I put a lot of pressure on others?"
Huo Shenyan had never seen her speak like that before, and couldn't help but chuckle.
Ni Jingxi looked up at him and said, "Actually, if I really want to become famous, there is a quick way."
"What method?" Huo Shenyan probably thought her answer would be quite bizarre, but he still asked out of curiosity.
Ni Jingxi: "Announce that we are getting married."
Huo Shenyan really didn't expect this.
Ni Jingxi looked at him, her eyes filled with a mixture of amusement and mischief, "Don't you know you have a huge group of 'Mrs. Huo' online? Your wives' group is really not to be underestimated. Even the girl in our newspaper who's closest to me keeps saying 'Brother Huo' to me every day."
She usually speaks in a very serious tone, and although her voice is pleasant, it tends to be aloof.
But at this moment, because she was imitating Hua Zheng, she deliberately called him in a soft voice.
Especially the four characters 'Shenyan Gege'.
Huo Shenyan felt a sudden tightening in a certain area, and even his Adam's apple moved up and down.
Ni Jingxi was right. If she really wanted to become famous, all she had to do was announce her marriage to Huo Shenyan. Before tomorrow, all her secrets from childhood to adulthood would probably be dug up tonight.
But she really doesn't need fame.
However, Huo Shenyan's mind was not on that at all. He tried his best to control his expression and asked calmly, "What did you say someone called me just now?"
“Brother Shenyan.” Ni Jingxi blinked, wondering if she had made herself clear enough. Didn’t he hear her?
No sooner had she finished shouting than the man stared at her with his dark eyes and said in a slow, deep voice, "Shout it again, I didn't hear you clearly."
Ni Jingxi finally realized what was happening, glared at him, and said, "You're taking advantage of me."
Huo Shenyan chuckled again when he saw her come to her senses.
But after he finished laughing, he looked at Ni Jingxi seriously and said, "But I think your suggestion just now was good?"
What suggestion? Ni Jingxi was completely bewildered.
So much so that Huo Shenyan had to remind him, "You said you were going to announce our marriage."
Ni Jingxi didn't expect him to take her casual joke seriously, so she quickly said, "No, I was just joking."
Huo Shenyan was slightly taken aback when he heard her immediate rejection.
Ni Jingxi noticed his expression and realized he might have misunderstood her. She whispered, "I didn't mean it was bad to announce our marriage. I..."
She paused for a moment, then said truthfully, "I just don't want so many people to pay attention to me."
Actually, the wives and girlfriends around Huo Shenyan are secondary; the most important thing is that he is the CEO of Hengya Group and will take over the company in the future. His popularity will remain consistently high.
Once their marriage is revealed, Ni Jingxi will truly be living under a magnifying glass.
Especially in her future work, she may also be viewed with prejudice by others.
Ni Jingxi reached out and hugged him, whispering, "Marrying you is something I will never regret in my life, but can you give me a little time?"
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
Huo Shenyan sighed softly and finally agreed.
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Fearing that his grandmother might see the news about Ni Jingxi's injury while she was at the nursing home, Huo Shenyan simply sent someone to pick her up. Of course, he didn't take her home, because the old lady would probably be uneasy if she couldn't see Ni Jingxi.
So Huo Shenyan took the opportunity to arrange for someone to take the old lady out for a walk, since she would get bored living in a nursing home all the time.
To ensure his grandmother's health, Huo Shenyan arranged for Tang Mian to have a full medical team with her, including a private doctor and two nurses, so that if any problems arose, she could be taken to the hospital immediately.
This arrangement seems to have truly suited the old lady's wishes.
Before getting into the car, she called Ni Jingxi, her voice filled with joy: "Xingxing, Grandma is going out."
"I know, it was Shenyan who arranged for you to go out and have fun. Don't worry about us, have some fun." Ni Jingxi was happy to hear how happy she was.
To be honest, the old lady has indeed been spending the last few years in a nursing home.
Ni Jingxi also wanted to take her out, but the circumstances simply didn't allow it.
Now that she can go out and have some fun, her mood must be different.
To make it easier to contact her, Ni Jingxi had specially bought a cell phone for the old lady. Before long, she received photos from her grandmother on her phone.
The old lady wore a thin silk scarf around her neck, which was both warm and beautiful, and she looked very energetic.
It's likely that the photos were taken by her staff and then sent to Ni Jingxi.
Ni Jingxi couldn't help but smile as she watched.
However, when she was halfway through reading, Tang Mi suddenly called.
Tang Mi's voice was somewhat anxious: "Lord Ni, are you alright?"
After Wen Tang's Weibo post, Ni Jingxi received many messages of condolence. Her roommates in the university dormitory called her one after another, and even Chen Chen, who was far away in the UK, called her across the time difference.
Ni Jingxi comforted her, "It's alright, you're still alive."
Upon hearing this, Tang Mi couldn't help but swear again. She said, "I just arrived in Milan and only just saw this news. How can these people be such beasts?"
"Don't worry, I'm really fine," Ni Jingxi said earnestly this time.
Tang Mi felt heartbroken just thinking about it. A girl was beaten up and hospitalized. What kind of mess is this?
However, after saying a few words, she angrily added, "And there's that Wen Tang from your newspaper. Hua Zheng always said how awful she was, but I didn't really believe it until I saw her Weibo post today. How could she be so bitchy and hypocritical?"
Tang Mi is known for her sharp tongue when writing film reviews.
Now, when he criticizes Wen Tang, he really doesn't hold back at all.
She said directly, "When you were desperately searching for evidence and interviewing victims everywhere, why didn't she come out to help you? Now that you're in the hospital, she's jumping out to steal the credit. I've seen people with ugly behavior, but I've never seen anyone with such ugly behavior."
This is practically using Ni Jingxi to gain attention.
Seeing that she was really angry, Ni Jingxi laughed and said, "Why don't you come back and beat her up for me?"
However, after saying that, Ni Jingxi laughed at herself; her idea was a bit dangerous.
Why do you always want to resort to violence?
But Tang Mi said without hesitation, "Fine, when I get back to China, I'll go to your newspaper office and beat her up. She's a complete scumbag."
Ni Jingxi laughed.
After hanging up the phone, Ni Jingxi was planning to go to sleep. Huo Shenyan went back to shower and change. Ni Jingxi had originally told him to just sleep at home tonight and not come over, since she was now quite mobile. If the doctor hadn't asked her to stay in the hospital for observation for two more days, she would have loved to be discharged immediately.
To her surprise, her phone kept ringing. When she opened it, she found it was a WeChat message from Hua Zheng.
Hua Zheng said excitedly, "Lord Ni, look at this exposé post! My goodness, it turns out Wen Tang actually did a special interview with Jin Haiyang. It's a good thing she posted such a righteous and awe-inspiring Weibo post today."
Ni Jingxi opened the screenshot sent by Hua Zheng, and it really was an interview that Wen Tang had done with Jin Haiyang.
Moreover, this post not only detailed the report but also published Wen Tang's other interviews, showing that her interviews mainly focused on business tycoons.
He's not the kind of journalist who specializes in exposing social problems at all.
"I was wondering why this reporter's Weibo posts seemed so strange. These days, even reporters are creating personas."
"Poor Miss Jingxi, she worked so hard to report the story, then got attacked and was hospitalized, and now this nobody is jumping out to steal the credit."
"To be honest, I still think Ni Jingxi is more impressive. Let's be honest, who is this Wen Tang anyway?"
Clearly, all the goodwill that Wen Tang had built up from her Weibo posts vanished completely after this exposé revealed her true colors.
As a result, there were continuous revelations about Wen Tang, such as her attempt to emulate the current wife of a certain Hong Kong tycoon and try to get close to the business magnate through interviews.
Hua Zheng sent another WeChat message, this time her tone was clearly more gloating.
"Lord Ni, don't you think this is just karma? She's trying to steal credit that doesn't belong to her."
Ni Jingxi laughed, but after looking closely at the exposé post, she felt that the content was too detailed and the targeting was too strong, so it didn't seem like it was written casually.
It seems like they're deliberately targeting Wen Tang.
As Ni Jingxi was looking at her phone, she heard the door open outside. A moment later, Huo Shenyan, who had changed into clean clothes, walked in. His hair wasn't styled in his usual formal slicked-back style; instead, it was loosely draped over his forehead, giving him a relaxed and languid look rather than his usual formality.
Seeing that Ni Jingxi was still looking at her phone, he walked over and took it from her: "It's time to rest."
Ni Jingxi looked up at him and, after thinking for a moment, couldn't help but ask, "A post on Weibo exposing Wen Tang just came out online."
What she really wanted to ask was whether this was the way he had suggested.
Huo Shenyan, however, remained calm and said indifferently, "Isn't it to be expected that she targets you at every turn?"
There is no such thing as fairness in this world. When Wen Tang used her senior status to bully Ni Jingxi, she did not consider the consequences, nor did she consider Ni Jingxi's feelings.
Therefore, Huo Shenyan did not feel that the exposé article he had written was an act of bullying women.
Because in his eyes, whether it's a man or a woman, they are all the same kind of person.
That's the person who dared to bully Ni Jingxi.
Huo Shenyan looked at her with a very serious expression: "I told you, I will protect you."
Author's Note: Brother Shenyan: In my eyes, there are only two kinds of people: those who bully Xingxing and those who protect Xingxing.
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Chapter 32