Xie Wang didn't even know how to play cards.
The dice probably won't work either.
He was genuinely curious about what kind of family could raise someone with Xie Wang's personality.
Xie Wang noticed that Ling Shuangjiang was in a daze and began to wonder what she was thinking.
"Are you sleepy?" he asked.
Ling Shuangjiang shook her head: "No, I'm not sleepy."
Xie Wang put away a stack of cards: "You're in a bit of danger because you're almost out of cards."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Ling Shuangjiang's tone rose slightly: "Truly amazing, a master of pulling a horse-drawn carriage."
Xie Wang couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips: "Yeah, I haven't played in a long time. They rarely ask me to play cards."
"Why?" Ling Shuangjiang asked knowingly.
Xie Wang made no attempt to hide anything: "Because they can't beat me at pulling a horse-drawn carriage."
Ling Shuangjiang laughed out loud: "Indeed."
That night, the two played until 2 a.m. Before going to bed, Ling Shuangjiang lay down in a daze, not even remembering when Xie Wang left.
Xie Wang covered him with the blanket and smelled the body lotion on his body.
It smells like cherry blossoms, and it's very pleasant.
Before leaving, he glanced at the body lotion on the cabinet, secretly squeezed out a piece, and applied it to his face.
All night long.
He felt as if Ling Shuangjiang was sleeping right next to him.
Meanwhile, there was a heated discussion online about the recently concluded new media awards ceremony.
The topic of the brotherly couple has jumped to the top spot because someone revealed that Ling Shuangjiang and Xie Wang danced at a private dinner party. Upon hearing this news, the couple was overjoyed and started writing novels describing the dance scene between the two.
Suddenly, a Weibo account called "Starry Night" appeared. This account not only revealed the whole story of Ling Shuangjiang inviting Xie Wang to dance, but also attached a photo from the scene. In the photo, Ling Shuangjiang is holding Xie Wang's hand, but Xie Wang's expression is not clear.
"Starry Night": Having witnessed the whole thing, I simply can't stomach the sweetness. Ling Shuangjiang's image in my mind is completely ruined! When he invited President Xie, he was initially rejected, but he kept pestering him. Even when President Xie's face darkened, he still shamelessly followed. In the end, President Xie reluctantly agreed to the invitation, but his expression during the dance was one of utter disgust; he didn't even look at Ling Shuangjiang. I just think, why did Ling Shuangjiang go through all that trouble? I originally thought he had an aloof, otherworldly persona, but it turns out he's also willing to curry favor with the powerful for resources.
[Holy crap, my image of Ling Shuangjiang is ruined.]
[No way, Shuangjiang isn't that kind of person, and President Xie treats him very gently, why would he reject him?]
[Yeah, this blogger is using a secondary account; they might be lying.]
[Um, to the fans defending this, please open your eyes. This blogger posted the only photo of the private social media dinner so far. Their previous statements were more convincing than yours.]
[So, is the brotherly pairing fake?]
[Ling Shuangjiang is such a scheming and manipulative person, isn't she? Do you guys remember when President Xie was invited to dance by Chen Ying? It was Ling Shuangjiang who kept stopping him and secretly said something to President Xie, which is why he refused Chen Ying and embarrassed the girl.]
[How disgusting! Isn't this just the epitome of a male green tea bitch?]
[I'm unfollowing her. I never expected Ling to resort to such dirty tricks. Isn't it just about selling her body to get ahead?]
[He needs to have something to sell, after all. With looks like that, who would want him? Mr. Xie likes women, he wouldn't be interested in him.]
[Hilarious! Shamelessly inviting someone to dance? Only CP fans would fantasize like that and pair them up. Look in the mirror, what do you think of your washed-up celebrities?]
Soon, the hashtag #LingShuangjiangInvitesXieWangToDance# became a trending topic.
At five o'clock in the morning, Xie Wang's biological clock woke him up.
There was an early meeting today. After a quick wash, he put on his watch, put the breakfast in the insulated box, and quietly left.
On the insulated box, there was a note: "Have a nice breakfast, my dear little Frost."
Assistant Jin was already waiting for him downstairs. On his way to the company, Xie Wang casually opened his laptop and began to check today's meeting agenda.
His secretary sent him a document from the planning department last night, but he hadn't had a chance to look at it yet. Now that he opened it, the format made him frown in dissatisfaction.
Assistant Jin: "Mr. Xie, what's wrong?"
Xie Wang: "Their planning department doesn't want to continue. The documents and forms they send over are not in the correct format, and they don't even include the original annotations."
Assistant Jin said, "Calm down and go back to ask them what happened."
"Go ask them," Xie Wang said, not wanting to get angry with those people so early in the morning, so he had his assistant, Jin, go instead.
Assistant Kim smiled and said, "You seem to be in a good mood today."
Xie Wang replied lazily, "Mm."
As soon as he arrived at the company, the director of the public relations department had been waiting outside his office for a long time.
Director Guan said, "President Xie, there's something I'd like to report to you."
Xie Wang: "Come in and speak."
Ten minutes later, Director Guan returned with the documents: "That's roughly the whole story."
Xie Wang coldly looked at Weibo: "Have you found the person who took the photos?"
Director Guan: "We found it. Based on the angle from which that person took the picture, our public relations department immediately activated our public relations plan at 3 a.m. yesterday, retrieved the surveillance footage, and discovered that the person who took the picture was this person."
Xie Wang took the surveillance screenshot and frowned: "It's her?"
Director Guan: "You know him?"
Xie Wang's eyes were thoughtful: "Hmm, the female guest who's recording the dating reality show with me."
Director Guan: "Do you have any instructions? She is a contracted artist under Shengtian Entertainment and is currently a sophomore at Bincheng Film Academy."
Xie Wang held the paper tightly: "Is this 'Starry Night' her?"
Director Guan: "It's uncertain at the moment. We can only confirm that this person is in Bintan City through the IP address."
Xie Wang tossed down the paper: "Get the legal department to work. If it's confirmed to be her, call the principal of the film academy and inform him of this."
Director Guan: "What about Shengtian Entertainment?"
Xie Wang: "Ask Sheng Tian whether he wants to be blacklisted in the industry or blacklist Chen Ying. Let them choose for themselves."
Director Guan nodded: "Do we need to issue any announcements?"
Xie Wang's expression was cold: "After finding out it was Chen Ying, release the footage she secretly filmed."
Director Guan: "Received."
After leaving the president's office, Director Guan was glad that he had listened to his wife last night and immediately initiated crisis management, protecting Xie Wang as well as Ling Shuangjiang.
Look at the boss's attitude, tsk tsk tsk.
On Weibo, the discussion surrounding the topic is intensifying. Ling Shuangjiang has been generating a lot of buzz lately, and with this major scandal, many fans and netizens have jumped in to mock and ridicule her.
[Ling Shuangjiang hasn't come out to clarify yet, so it's probably true.]
[Please stop jumping around, CP fans. I feel sorry for you. The main couple's ending is already confirmed as a tragic one, yet you insist on finding sweetness in this mess.]
[I also think it's true. If it were fake, the studio would have already sent a lawyer's letter.]
[Ling Shuangjiang Studio probably wouldn't dare say anything. If this is true, with President Xie involved, they wouldn't dare lie, much less sue the person who leaked the information.]
[Yeah, it's already 9 AM, and they still haven't clarified... If they don't clarify soon, I'm unfollowing them.]
[Yeah, just thinking about how Mr. Xie looked down on Ling Shuangjiang makes me feel embarrassed for him.]
[Does Xie Wang have a Weibo account? I really want to interview him; what were his feelings when Ling Shuangjiang invited him?]
Li Man was on the phone with Ling Shuangjiang, relaying the current public opinion: "Shuangjiang, please don't rain—wait! President Xie posted on Weibo!"
Netizen Cheng Guoguo's comment: LOL, what was Mr. Xie's mood when this nobody invited him? I really want to know!
Xie Wang, wearing a yellow V badge, forwarded and replied: Of course, I am overjoyed, ecstatic, satisfied, and beaming with happiness.
Chapter 45 Is What You Feel For Love?
[Ahhh! Is this really President Xie?]
[Xie Ling is so cute! So sweet~]
[Are the haters being proven wrong? They did it willingly.]
[President Xie is indeed very knowledgeable; he must have used every idiom he's learned since elementary school!]
[So, they have a great relationship, why insist on distorting the truth? I guess I've been too popular lately, and I've gotten into someone's way.]
[Ever since he became popular during the Frost's Descent period, he's been subjected to wave after wave of attacks, and even his live streams haven't been peaceful.]
Netizen "Shuangjiang is Xie Wang's wife": President Xie, President Xie! This person who maliciously leaked information is disgusting, distorting the truth. He must be caught!
Xie Wang replied: We have found it, and we will issue a statement later.
Netizen "Brothers CP is the sweetest": Mr. Xie, are you still in contact with Shuangjiang? Do you often go out together?
Xie Wang replied: Yes, we have a good relationship and often go out to eat together.
Netizen "Xie Ling is my god": Brother Wang, please take good care of Xiao Shuangjiang for us. He is all alone in Bintan and must be very lonely.
Xie Wang replied: I will, don't worry.
Netizen "Wang Shuang Together": There are always a bunch of petty people who can't stand to see others doing well. Those two have a great relationship, maybe they even share the same underwear.
Xie Wang replied: Although I wouldn't refuse if someone wanted to wear my clothes during Frost's Descent, we didn't.
The Xie family's public relations department is drafting a statement. The director of the public relations department, watching the real-time updates on Weibo, asked, "Mr. Xie, is this... going to make it public?"
"Publicly announced?" other employees asked. "What do you mean? What did General Manager Xie do?"
The public relations director said slowly, "Go and see President Xie; he's replying to netizens' comments."
A bystander commented, "It's perfectly normal."
Public Relations Director: "Look at the IDs he replied to..."
Everyone: "...Should we ask President Xie?"
Public Relations Director: "You can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep."
@Xieshi Hengtai Official Weibo: Recently, Mr. Xie Wang, Chairman of our group, and his close friend, Ms. Ling Shuangjiang, were maliciously misinterpreted and attacked during normal social interactions, causing irreversible negative impact and reputational damage. In conjunction with various sectors of society, we collected clear evidence this morning at 9:00 AM, confirming the identity of the rumor-monger, Ms. Chen Ying. A police report has been filed, and further developments will be released gradually. Thank you for your attention.