To her surprise, less than ten minutes after she started making the changes, her phone suddenly vibrated. When she opened it, she found that Tang Mi and Hua Zheng had both sent her messages at the same time.
Tang Mi: "Your husband is awesome. I'm so jealous."
Hua Zheng: "Ahhhhhh, our Shenyan brother is so handsome today!"
Ni Jingxi was stunned by their seemingly random words, and Tang Mi sent her another photo.
It turned out to be a screenshot from Huo Shenyan's Weibo.
The accompanying picture showed Ni Jingxi sitting on the ground with a computer on her lap, intently typing.
Huo Shenyan: It's a pleasure to accept your interview. I've always been proud of you, @Ni Jingxi.
Chapter 72
The internet was in an uproar. Huo Shenyan's Weibo account was practically useless. The reason he applied for one was because someone had previously tried to take over a Weibo account under Huo Shenyan's name and even scammed him out of money.
Therefore, Hengya Group's public relations department applied for an officially verified Weibo account for him.
I never expected that someone so low-key, someone who rarely even gives interviews, would post something like this on Weibo, so blatantly showing off.
The comments below are growing at an alarming rate, increasing every second.
"Is this the fastest slap in the face in history? This morning a bunch of jealous people were stirring up trouble, saying they didn't look like a couple and that Ni Jingxi wasn't accepted by the wealthy family. They've been slapped in the face now."
"Does this person really read Weibo comments? If so, please pay attention to me. I really want to join Hengya Group."
"So sweet! Grandma, your favorite couple really gave us some sweet moments today."
"He really has that domineering CEO vibe, like, 'I'll protect my wife.'"
This Weibo post is so sweet it's making everyone swoon. Those who previously felt sorry for Ni Jingxi are now completely speechless, having been proven wrong. As a result, their names, which had been trending all day, have now jumped to number one again.
Ni Jingxi stared blankly at the screenshot Tang Mi had sent her for a few seconds. At first, she didn't quite understand why he would post this on Weibo. But after a while, she belatedly realized that he was openly showing off his affection for his girlfriend.
She's a bit too easily embarrassed.
It's like an ordinary girl who posts a status update on her WeChat Moments every now and then, either praising her husband for buying a bag today or making breakfast tomorrow.
When Ni Jingxi occasionally saw it, she thought it was quite cute.
But if Ni Jingxi were to actually post something like that on her WeChat Moments, she really wouldn't know how to do it, and she even felt quite embarrassed.
Huo Shenyan had done so many things for her, and even if you told anyone about them, it would make people insanely jealous.
She initially thought Huo Shenyan was this kind of person—always the one to act first, and the kind who wouldn't boast about his accomplishments afterward. You can sense it, anyway, he just wanted to do this one thing.
Ni Jingxi thought she was quite used to their way of getting along, and that she wouldn't deliberately tell others what they did for each other, but that she had already done everything.
Unexpectedly, Huo Shenyan suddenly posted this Weibo message.
And this line too: I've always been proud of you...
There's a subtle urge to show off his capable wife.
Ni Jingxi took a deep breath and stared at the screenshot for a long time.
It wasn't until Tang Mi sent her a voice message that she reached out and opened it.
Tang Mi: "Seriously, I've never seen a man more assertive than your CEO Huo. After your video came out this morning, many netizens who love to stir up trouble said that you two don't look like a couple, and even said they felt sorry for you, that you don't look like a wealthy family's daughter-in-law at all. Not only have you never been photographed being happy like a wealthy family's daughter-in-law, but you're also just as miserable as an ordinary office worker."
Ni Jingxi felt both amused and exasperated when she heard her rapid-fire remarks.
Perhaps in the public's mind, marrying into a wealthy family means waiting to have children as soon as possible to consolidate one's position, and leisurely enjoying afternoon tea and strolling through luxury stores every day. Going out in a Bentley or Rolls-Royce, casually carrying a Hermès bag.
On the contrary, people like Ni Jingxi are indeed very rare. He was a war correspondent in Israel and always kept a low profile.
It wasn't until that photo titled "LIVE" suddenly appeared that people realized she was actually in one of the most turbulent regions in the world.
At this moment, Tang Mi snorted: "I just want to show these sour lemons the diamonds that President Huo bought for you, and dazzle their eyes."
Ni Jingxi laughed at her words: "Alright, there's never just one opinion. Instead of thinking that someone else is living a happy life, you should think that she's living a miserable life and could be kicked out at any time."
She wasn't surprised by some of the comments; that's probably just human nature.
Tang Mi, having worked in new media herself, was accustomed to witnessing the full spectrum of human nature and understood that Ni Jingxi was right. However, she was quite convinced: "Lord Ni, I've noticed that you're truly never easily offended. If an ordinary person were said that to them, they would have already lost their composure."
Tang Mi, a self-media personality, is often criticized to the point of smashing her keyboard.
However, she noticed that Ni Jingxi faced immense public pressure, both at work and when she announced her marriage, but she never became overly emotional.
Always calm and composed.
Ni Jingxi really thought about it seriously. In fact, there were always many rumors about her in college. She was too aloof. Apart from being friendly with the girls in her dormitory, she seemed to be separated from everyone else.
So much so that when she poured a bucket of cold water on her supposed suitor from downstairs, malicious rumors about her spread at lightning speed.
Unfortunately, Ni Jingxi was not only busy with her studies at that time, but also focused on making money.
Work, study, sleep; sleep, study, work.
She had almost no leisure time of her own in her life. No matter how rumors or gossip there were, they seemed to have no effect on her.
Because she doesn't care or pay attention.
So much so that after she joined the newspaper, she became accustomed to treating these rumors and gossip with indifference, whether they concerned her work or her personal life.
Life is too short to constantly worry about what others think of you; it's exhausting.
Ni Jingxi chose to be an indifferent person.
After chatting for a while, Ni Jingxi told Tang Mi that she needed to continue preparing for the afternoon meeting. The meeting still went ahead, but while it wasn't so noticeable in the morning, in the afternoon everyone was looking at her from all directions.
As for Ni Jingxi, she simply pretended not to see it.
But Song Yu whispered, "Jingxi, everyone is very curious about you now."
"Mmm." Ni Jingxi responded politely, but her eyes remained fixed on what was in front of her.
The subtle, almost imperceptible, scrutinizing gazes from those around me never ceased.
When the first day of the meeting came to an end, Ni Jingxi did not leave immediately. Instead, he stopped a member of the committee who was attending the meeting and wanted to interview him about his views on the overall economic situation in Asia.
Surprisingly, the other party actually agreed to chat with her for a few minutes.
By the time Ni Jingxi came out, the crowd had mostly dispersed. Ni Jingxi planned to go back to the newspaper office to organize today's articles, and also to do post-production on some video materials.
When she arrived at the newspaper office, she found that Xue Yujie was still there.
Xue Yujie came out of his office and greeted her: "Working overtime?"
Ni Jingxi nodded, and Xue Yujie smiled and was about to go back to his office when he suddenly turned around and said, "Do you know what? The internet is going crazy over you right now?"
"Why?" Ni Jingxi blinked.
She didn't do anything, did she?
Xue Yujie rested his chin on his hand, assuming a thoughtful pose. Ni Jingxi looked at him and felt that he had a rather irritating attitude.
Finally, Xue Yujie stopped beating around the bush and said, "For women, is it more important to do well in their career or to marry well? This is a topic that has been debated in society all along. You are the fuse that ignited it today."
The topic of Ni Jingxi originally only involved their marital relationship, but unexpectedly it extended to women's rights, especially those who mocked Ni Jingxi for working so hard after marrying into a wealthy family, and those who claimed that not living a life of shopping every day meant she was not recognized by her wealthy in-laws.
These comments clearly angered another group of people.
“I think only people like Ni Jingxi are role models for us women, and they are worthy of our learning.”
"Whether it's marrying well or working well, I don't think we need to argue anymore, because Ni Jingxi has already told us that although she married well, she still needs to work well. Because ability belongs to oneself and will never betray one's will."
"Do those people who pity Ni Jingxi even have brains? Look at that photo of hers that has over 100 million views worldwide. She might even win an international news award because of that photo. What are you so jealous of?"
As a result, Ni Jingxi's solo trending topics actually surpassed those of the so-called duo trending topics.
Almost everyone is talking about this topic.
Xue Yujie had also looked into Ni Jingxi's professional background. He found that she really had a kind of "traffic magnet" quality. The news she reported would become the focus of the whole society, and the photos she took would become international hot topics.
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Is that photo really just a photo?
Of course not. That photo ultimately raised tens of millions of dollars for the victims and injured in the Lebanon bombings. Families of the deceased were able to give their loved ones a dignified burial, and the injured received the best possible medical care.
Ni Jingxi was stunned; she stared in disbelief.
Xue Yujie, however, smiled and said, "How about I arrange an exclusive interview for you too?"
Xue Yujie thought he was a genius for making this suggestion.
Ni Jingxi said expressionlessly, "Not interested."
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Ni Jingxi didn't care at all about this trending topic, which wasn't something she intended to get involved in, since she genuinely had no interest in it. She wasn't a celebrity, and the so-called "traffic" didn't bring her any real benefit.
Would her interviewees readily agree to be interviewed just because she's been trending on social media a few times?
However, she herself didn't care, but some people were so angry they gritted their teeth.
Wen Tang was enjoying her meal at the Japanese restaurant when her new boyfriend was chatting and laughing with his friends. Then she saw the message in the newspaper group chat.
Clicking through, I discovered it was a screenshot of Ni Jingxi trending on social media.
She slammed her phone down in anger, the sound so loud that her boyfriend, Zhao Xinjie, turned around and asked with a smile, "Oh, what's wrong, honey? Why are you so angry?"
Wen Tang put down her chopsticks and said in a coquettishly annoyed tone, "It's all because of that new, gloomy guy who recently joined the newspaper. He makes me angry just looking at him."
Zhao Xinjie smiled and put his arm around her shoulder: "Tell me, who made our baby angry? I'll stand up for you later."
Wen Tang has very high standards, and the reason she hadn't found a boyfriend before was because her standards were too high.
Zhao Xinjie is a well-known rich second-generation in Shanghai. His family is so wealthy that they own seven or eight sports cars. When Wen Tang introduced him to her friends, he drove out in a McLaren worth over ten million yuan.
Wen Tang was extremely pleased with himself.
If you were to compare boyfriends with other people, Wen Tang would definitely be arrogant and haughty.
But compared to Ni Jingxi, even if she tried to boost Zhao Xinjie's morale, she knew she couldn't compare. Although Zhao Xinjie had a bunch of sports cars now, it was all thanks to his parents' pampering. He had run several companies before, but they all failed miserably.
After several setbacks, he became too lazy to make any more trouble and focused on eating, drinking, and having fun, living the life of a lazy rich kid.
"Forget it, you can't help me even if I tell you." Wen Tang sighed deliberately.
Who knew that Zhao Xinjie had such a temper? What he disliked most was being told that he was no good. As soon as Wen Tang finished speaking, his face darkened, and he snorted: "There really is nothing in Shanghai that I can't handle. Just tell me, and if I can't manage it, I'll have my father manage it for you."