Daqi: "You, come to my room?"
The stranger said, "Yes, I'd like to keep you company, chat with you, and become friends!"
Wow! A woman running into a strange man's room in the middle of the night to "make friends"? Make friends my foot! She's definitely a prostitute! Ugh, I'm already so annoyed, and these worldly women have to bother me too.
Daqi: "Okay, I'm going to rest now. I'm not interested in you, bye!" Daqi hung up the phone, a little annoyed. He lay down to rest, but only ten minutes later, the phone rang again.
Who the hell is this? He's asking for it! Don't bother me and disturb my rest! Damn it!!!
Daqi answered the phone immediately, and sure enough, it was that girl.
The young woman said, "Sir, let me keep you company. That way, you'll fall asleep more easily. I'll take good care of you and make sure you sleep soundly until dawn!"
Daqi: "Are you done yet? I'm in a bad mood today, don't bother me. Otherwise, I'll start swearing!"
"Oh, sir, I knew you were in a bad mood, that's why I called. Let me come up and keep you company, and I'll give you a massage to cheer you up. Sir, since you're feeling down, let me come up and keep you company. I'll provide you with some special services, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
Daqi was preoccupied with Xiaoli's situation and was thoroughly annoyed by the harassing phone call. He snapped, "Are you ever going to stop? Can't you let me rest for a bit? You're a lunatic!"
The other person cursed back, "You're the one who's crazy!" She then slammed down the phone.
Daqi was furious, but it actually worked. His outburst was effective; he slept soundly until dawn.
When Daqi woke up in the morning, the sight of the phone on his bedside table immediately reminded him of the sexually harassing call from a few hours earlier. He chuckled to himself, "You bitch, you won't listen unless I yell at you. Once I do, you'll behave and won't call again!"
Chapter 148 The Passing of a Fragrant Flower and the Death of a Beautiful Woman
When Daqi woke up, he checked the time; it was already 7:45 AM. After having breakfast at the hotel restaurant, he took a taxi directly to Longhai TV Station. Before leaving the hotel, he made a point of checking the name, as he hadn't even looked at the name when he checked in. The hotel was called "Longhai Modern Family," a four-star hotel.
Upon arriving at Longhai TV Station, Daqi got out of the car. He had been here before and was quite familiar with the place. He went straight into the TV station building to Xiao Li's former office, and as expected, Xiao Li wasn't there. He immediately asked a female colleague inside if Zeng Xiao Li was there. The woman looked at Daqi with surprise and said, "She left the station a while ago, and I don't know exactly where she is."
Daqi was getting anxious. He asked again, "Do you know her contact information?" She smiled and shook her head. He asked three or four people in a row, and they all coldly said they didn't know where she was or had her contact information. Daqi was dumbfounded. Logically, even though she no longer worked at the TV station, her former colleagues should have her contact information. But none of the people here knew her contact information. This was really damn strange!
"Go find the station director, yes, maybe the station director can tell me." Daqi had no choice but to walk towards the station director's office. Halfway there, he saw a very familiar figure. Wasn't that Master Lai? Yes, it was Master Lai, the Master Lai who had gone to interview his hometown with Xiao Li and himself.
Daqi quickly stopped Master Lai and greeted him. Master Lai also recognized Daqi.
Daqi: "Master Lai, do you remember me?"
Master Lai looked at Da Xueqi, thought for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "Oh, you are Xiao Tong, the Xiao Tong from Changqing."
Daqi went straight to the point and asked Master Lai, "Master Lai, where's Xiao Li? Where did Xiao Li go?"
Master Lai looked left and right, then pulled Daqi aside and whispered, "It's best not to talk about her at the station. She got into trouble and was fired."
Daqi had considered this. If Ma Qinglian had fallen, she must have fallen too. Concerned about her whereabouts, Daqi directly asked Master Lai, "Master Lai, I know something happened to her, that's why I came looking for her. Do you have her contact information? I want to find her!"
Master Lai sighed and said, "She's changed her phone number several times, and she doesn't live in 'Xingda Hot Spring Garden' anymore, so she's not easy to find. I have one of her phone numbers here, but I don't know if she's changed it. If she hasn't, you can contact her. I'll write it down for you. I only heard that she lives in a farmer's house in Caitang Village, but I've never been there. If you want to find her, go there and take a look."
Daqi nodded and said, "Thank you, Master Lai! Could you please give me her phone number?" Master Lai nodded, opened his phone, found Xiao Li's number, and gave it to him. The man saved the number in his phone.
Daqi said gratefully to Master Lai, "Thank you, Master Lai! I'm going to find her now! Goodbye!"
Master Lai smiled and said, "You're welcome, goodbye!"
Daqi immediately dialed the cell phone number that Master Lai had given him for Xiao Li, and it actually went through! He was so happy, it actually went through! It had been several months, and finally, for the first time, he had dialed Xiao Li's cell phone number. Daqi's heart almost stopped pounding as he walked out of the TV station, listening to the phone ringing.
"Beep—beep—beep—" Each ring of the phone made Daqi's heart tighten. Answer it, Sister Xiaoli, answer it quickly! Finally, just as the sixth ring was about to end, a voice that was both extremely familiar and strangely unfamiliar came from the other end of the line. Familiar because Daqi knew immediately it was Sister Xiaoli's voice; unfamiliar because the once sweet voice now sounded incredibly hoarse.
"Hello, who is this?" Xiao Li said in a hoarse voice.
"Sister Xiao Li, it's me, it's Da Qi!" Da Qi was about to cry. He knew that Xiao Li must have suffered too many grievances.
He had watched Xiao Li broadcast since his student days, and during his internship at the Longhai construction site, he watched her broadcast the news every day. He was intimately familiar with women's voices; he was a devoted fan of women. In his eyes, Xiao Li's voice was the most beautiful, better, sweeter, and more beautiful than any other female anchor on Binhai Provincial Television. But now, why had her voice become so hoarse?
She must have suffered a lot during this time, she must have been tormented. The top female anchor of Longhai lost her "backstage support" overnight, and left Longhai TV station overnight... Just by comparing their voices, Daqi could tell that Xiao Li must be in great pain and sadness right now!
“What? Da… Daqi… little brother…” Xiao Li said in a trembling voice.
"Yes, sister, it's me, Daqi! Where are you? I've come to Longhai to find you, where are you?" Daqi said, extremely excited.
Daqi knew from the phone that Xiaoli was crying, because he could hear sobbing coming from the other end of the line. Xiaoli remained silent for a long time.
Daqi also cried, because he could feel how heartbroken Xiaoli was. He cried and said, "Sister Xiaoli, where are you? I'm coming to find you right now, tell me where you are?"
Xiao Li: "Little brother, forget it, you should go back. Don't come looking for me anymore. I'm not the same glamorous Zeng Xiao Li I used to be. I'm nothing now."
Daqi: "Sister, I'm so glad you're alright. You'll always be my beloved Xiaoli sister, always the person I love the most! No matter what happens, you have to let me see you, okay? Sister, don't be sad, the sky won't fall. No matter what happens, your brother will always be your family, and will always support you."
Xiao Li remained silent. Da Qi had no choice but to continue, "No matter how glorious you were before, or how down on your luck you are now, in Da Qi's heart, you will always be the same. That is, you are the woman I love most! I came all the way from Rongzhou to Longhai specifically to find you. Really, Sister Xiao Li, please believe me, I only want to find you! Whether you are glorious or down on your luck has nothing to do with me. There is only one relationship between you and me, and that is that I love you, I want you to be by my side, I want you to be with me forever!"
Finally, Xiao Li said in a trembling voice, "I'm in Caitang now..."
Daqi immediately took a taxi to Caitang Village in Longhai City, where he arranged to meet Xiaoli at the village entrance. As soon as he got in the car, Daqi said to the driver, "Brother, I need to go to the entrance of Caitang Village. Please hurry, I'll pay you double the fare." The driver was overjoyed and said, "Okay, young man, buckle up and get in!"
The driver stepped on the gas and headed towards Caitang Village. Along the way, the driver and Daqi started chatting.
The driver asked, "Young man, are you going to Caitang to visit relatives?"
Daqi: "A friend of mine lives there."
The driver asked, "Is your friend a local from Longhai, living in Caitang Village?"
Daqi: "No, she's from out of town."
The driver said, "Oh, he rents a place there. The environment there isn't good; it's the only undeveloped area in Longhai city. The houses there are all farmers' houses, so the rent is relatively low, but the facilities are very poor."
Hearing the driver's words, Daqi felt a pang of sadness. He thought to himself, "Sister Xiaoli moved from 'Xingda Hot Spring Garden' to Caitang Village; she fell from 'heaven' to 'hell.' Sigh, life is truly unpredictable, and things really are hard to foresee!"
The taxi departed from Longhai TV Station and arrived at the entrance of a small village after 25 minutes. Daqi got out and paid the driver double the fare. After getting out, the man briefly looked around the area.
This must be Caitang Village. I never imagined that there would be such a pristine, undeveloped area in the heart of Longhai Special Economic Zone. It's a rural area, but it's a rural area right in the city center. There are fields, fishponds, and longan trees—my goodness, such a "primitive" place is located in the very center of Longhai City!
It's heartbreaking to see such a beautiful and delicate woman like Xiao Li living in a place like this. She's used to living in highly modernized, garden-style communities, and she's actually moved to the "countryside." I could endure this hardship myself, having suffered a lot as a child. But seeing such a beautiful and delicate woman like Xiao Li living here really breaks my heart.
Finally, he saw Sister Xiao Li, and Xiao Li saw him too. Da Qi ran towards Xiao Li and hugged her tightly… Da Qi cried, and Xiao Li cried again. He saw that his beloved Sister Xiao Li had lost weight, her face was pale, like a patient. Compared to the anchorwoman she used to be on television, Xiao Li today was an “ugly woman.” Her features were still beautiful, but her complexion was terrible, without any fair or rosy glow. Her lips, which men once considered the most beautiful and sexy in the world, were also white—or rather, her lips were white, seemingly devoid of any color.
Daqi gently kissed Xiaoli's cheek and said with heartache, "Sister, you've lost so much weight..."
With tears in her eyes, Xiao Li stroked the man's forehead and said, "Little brother, you look much better, even more handsome than before! Let's go back inside and talk." Da Qi nodded.
Daqi led Xiaoli by the hand to her place. Xiaoli forced a smile and said, "My place is very simple, please don't laugh at me!" Daqi said, "Sister, what's so funny? I'm happy just to see you!"
Upon entering Xiao Li's place, Da Qi felt genuinely saddened! She was renting a single room in a farmer's house, with just a bed, a small TV, and a small wardrobe. It was incredibly simple and shabby, but thankfully the room had a private bathroom. Compared to Xiao Li's previous residence, "Xingda Hot Spring Garden," this place could definitely be described as a "slum."
Xiao Li helped Da Qi sit down on the edge of the bed. Since there was only one small stool in the room, she sat on the stool herself. Da Qi took her hand in his and asked, "Sister, can you tell me how long you've been staying here?" The man's eyes were full of concern.
Xiao Li stared at the man's eyes and tears welled up again. Da Qi quickly kissed away the tears on her face and at the corners of her mouth. Xiao Li forced a smile and said, "It's been several months. Old Ma knew he was going to get into trouble, so he forced me to sell the house in Xingda Hot Spring Garden. He lied to me, saying he'd buy me a bigger one so I could bring my parents to live with me. I didn't think much of it at the time; after all, he bought the house for me, so I let him have his way. Who knew that after he sold the house, he gave all the money to his son, who then fled overseas with a huge sum of money. He had planned all along to sell off all his valuables, including the house he gave me, plus all the money he'd embezzled over the years, all to his son and wife to get rid of them. I was even called in for questioning by several people claiming to be from the investigation team. Although the questioning took place in a hotel..." The questions from the station were so numerous and humiliating that I almost wanted to disappear. They wanted me to explain my relationship with Lao Ma, saying he had committed embezzlement, dereliction of duty… well, a whole string of charges. I honestly recounted how I met Lao Ma and how I got a job at the TV station. Later, when I returned to the station, the director called me in and told me I was being dismissed and someone else would take my place. The director's exact words were, 'Xiao Li, from now on, you have absolutely no connection with Longhai TV…' I knew, Lao Ma was down, and I couldn't stand my ground at the TV station anymore…" Da Qi sighed and said, "I knew Ma Qinglian would fall, but why did it happen so quickly?"
The man truly hated Ma Qinglian and hoped he would fall from grace soon. But now that he had actually fallen, Xiao Li was left in such a miserable state… If he had the choice regarding Ma Qinglian's fate, for Xiao Li's sake, he would most likely choose not to let Ma Qinglian fall…
With tears in her eyes, Xiao Li continued, "My colleagues at the station, including those who used to fawn over me like dogs, suddenly became arrogant in front of me. They ignored me completely, not even glancing at me. Only Lao Lai (Master Lai) told me on the phone that the station had held a special meeting to fire me and Jiang Qingqing."
Da Qi exclaimed in surprise, "Jiang Qingqing, the Jiang Qingqing from 'News Investigation'?"
Xiao Li nodded and said, "Originally, she got together with the son of the municipal party secretary, and she gradually became popular at the station. I used to be the number one female anchor in Longhai, and she was the second female anchor... But her backing was the same as Lao Ma's... because the secretary and his son were both in jail like Lao Ma. The day after the station announced the dismissal of Jiang Qingqing and me, she jumped from the tallest building of Longhai TV Station... According to Lao Lai, the scene was truly horrific; her clothes were torn to shreds, and there was blood everywhere... I was helpless; I was truly at my wit's end. I wanted to die too, but I didn't dare; I was afraid... afraid to face death!... I also thought about finding an ordinary job, but people recognized me immediately as a female anchor at Longhai TV Station, and I was so ashamed I wanted to disappear... If there had been a crack in the ground, I would have definitely crawled into it! Later, I had no choice but to find this place to stay first, because the rent here is cheap..."
Chapter 149 The Allure of Huge Breasts
Daqi cried when he heard this. He cried for Xiaoli's experience and for the injustice she had suffered. He asked Xiaoli through tears, "Then why didn't you come to find me? Why? I kept calling you as soon as I heard the news of Ma Qinglian's downfall, but I couldn't get through. I was so worried about you!"
Xiao Li
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Her eyes were red from crying, and she said between sobs, "Brother, it's not that I didn't want to find you. It's just that I'm disappointed in everyone, truly disappointed! I really don't know what I've become..."
It's gotten this bad. Everyone who used to be nice to you has stopped talking to you, all your friends are avoiding you like the plague. I even asked old friends and colleagues for help, but everyone… I really don't want to talk about it anymore. I know I, Zeng Xiaoli, will never recover… I wanted to call you, but I was afraid you'd end up like them, so I just didn't! It's better to leave a good impression than to be disappointed. My parents don't know what happened to me; they still think I'm doing well in Longhai. We haven't been on the phone at home for three months…”
Upon hearing this, Daqi hugged her tightly and cried, "You're so foolish, so foolish... Although I'm just a poor guy, I really love you! I truly love you, and I would never be as materialistic as most people. My only worry was that you wouldn't want to be with me, Sister Xiaoli. But if you are, I, Daqi, will take care of you for the rest of my life without any regrets! Come on, Sister Xiaoli, come back to Rongzhou with me. I'll make you my woman, I'll make you my wife! I'll take care of you for the rest of my life! I'll give you a job in my company, and I'll make sure you live a much better life than most people!"
Xiao Li rested her head on Da Qi's shoulder and cried. She said with great emotion, "Little brother, I'm afraid of affecting your family. Don't you have Qi Wen?"
Daqi: "I'll convince Qiwen, don't worry. Even if Qiwen doesn't agree to let you be my wife, I'll secretly support you. I believe I can persuade her, really, she's a very good person!"
Xiao Li nodded gently, tears streaming down her face, and hugged Da Qi tightly. She suddenly said slowly, "Little brother, do you know? I really fell in love with you back then, but I was afraid of Lao Ma... after all, he's a high-ranking official. Later, you also said you had Qi Wen, and I felt like we were just acting on a whim, getting together in a moment of passion. I'm telling you the truth, don't mind me!" Da Qi looked at her and nodded, signaling her to continue.
Xiao Li: "Later, I really wasn't sure if you truly liked me. If you really liked me, how come you have Qi Wen?"
Daqi: "I like Qiwen, I really love her, ever since our school days. She's my classmate. But I also really like Sister Xiaoli. I watch your news broadcasts every day, and I dream every day that you could be my girlfriend... Anyway, I'm pretty fickle... But, I really do love Sister Xiaoli!"
Xiao Li smiled and said, "You womanizer! I don't want to go back to Rongzhou with you!"
Upon hearing this, Daqi quickly said, "Sister Xiaoli, you should come back with me. Don't suffer here! I'll take care of you, and I won't touch you! You can remarry later..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Li lightly kissed Da Qi's cheek and laughed, "But now I've fallen for you, you womanizer! I'm willing to go back with you, because I'm destined to be someone's mistress for the rest of my life."
Upon hearing this, Daqi was overjoyed and immediately grabbed Xiaoli, pulling her onto the bed. The man, pressing down on Xiaoli's soft body, said, "I won't make you my mistress, but my second wife, a legitimate second wife!"
Xiao Li smiled and said, "What's the difference?"
Daqi kissed her and said, "There's a huge difference!"
Xiao Li patted his back and said, "What do you mean?"
Daqi pressed down on her, gently stroking her lips—those not-so-bright red lips—and said, “A mistress is something to be done secretly, something that can’t be seen by others. A second wife is something to be done openly and honestly, and I want everyone to know. My second wife and my first wife enjoy the same treatment.”
Xiao Li pouted and said, "In the end, she's just a concubine, not the main wife."
Daqi could only laugh and say, "Then I'll have to trouble you, sister. We can't just divorce Qiwen and make you our official wife, can we?"
Xiao Li smiled and shook her head, saying, "That won't be necessary. I, Zeng Xiao Li, am not a woman without tolerance. I only ask that Qi Wen accept me and let me live a good life with you all." She suddenly gasped and said, "Little brother... don't... don't keep pressing down on me... it's uncomfortable..."
Daqi saw her pale face and immediately turned her over, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Sister Xiaoli, I didn't know you were frail."
Hey, I'm really something, so lecherous! Xiao Li's body...
So weak, not even fully recovered, how could you withstand such pressure? Tong Daqi, you're such a little rascal!
Daqi quickly helped Xiaoli up, patting her back to help her catch her breath. Gradually, Xiaoli regained her normal breathing.
Daqi hugged him and asked, "Sister, you are so weak."
Xiao Li nodded and said, "I can't sleep well every day, and I'm suffering day and night. I can't find a job, and I don't dare to look for one... I'm afraid of being recognized... How can my body not weaken?"