Chapter 158: The Defense is Broken

Liao Qing crossed her arms and watched Xia Anruo chatting with Chu Ze on WeChat. They were having a great time.

"Why don't you go back and spend a few days with Chu Ze before coming back?" she suggested.

"Is it okay?" Xia Anruo looked up in surprise.

"What do you think?" Liao Qing stared at her expressionlessly.

Xia Anruo curled her lips when she saw this, knowing that Liao Qing was angry, and wisely kept silent.

Otherwise she was afraid that Liao Qing would not be able to help but beat her.

"Why didn't you tell me that the watch you are wearing is a couple's watch?" Liao Qing looked at Xia Anruo's fair wrist and began to question.

"You didn't ask." Xia Anruo replied as a matter of course.

"..."

Does she need to ask about this kind of thing?
Shouldn't you be the one who knows best and should pay close attention to things that may expose your relationship?

Whose career is affected?

I am speechless.

Liao Qing was almost choked to death by this, and pointed at her: "I didn't ask, don't you know? You said you can't wear any other watch, but you wear a couple watch? How many eyes are staring at you now? Are you really not aware or are you pretending not to know?"

"I know, that's why I don't usually wear it in public. I just wore it when I was shopping with you guys last time. How could I have known that I would be photographed by such a coincidence?" Xia Anruo also felt aggrieved.

She is not a fool. Of course she knows that couple watches are sensitive things for celebrities. After all, her every move is being watched by people, waiting to make a fuss.

So Xia Anruo would take it off in advance before attending events or shows, and only wore it in private.

I never thought that even though I was so careful, I was still photographed by paparazzi and made into a story.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk to you."

Liao Qing hesitated and did not say anything more, wanting to continue blaming.

After all, Xia Anruo didn't do it on purpose, and it was normal to be careless occasionally.

More importantly, now is not the time to blame Xia Anruo. The most urgent task is to properly handle this scandal.

The situation in Xinghua is probably very chaotic right now. Zhao Xiaosheng even called in anger to confirm whether Xia Anruo is in a relationship or not.

Liao Qing definitely cannot admit this.

If the company knew about Xia Anruo and Chu Ze's relationship, not only would she be scolded, but Xia Anruo would also probably be severely criticized.

Although Xia Anruo is now the company's signature product and a veritable cash cow, the company generally turns a blind eye to general problems and mistakes and does not make too much of a fuss.

But a romance is different. If this thing were to be exposed, the impact on the company and Xia Anruo herself would be immeasurable.

Not to mention that Xia Anruo's popularity may plummet and his career may reach a low point, this will also greatly damage the company's interests.

And the capitalists, those who understand, understand.

If it doesn't involve interests, everything will be fine. You touched his cake...

Oh no, don't blame him for being so ruthless.

The company will definitely not allow such things that will obviously affect the capitalists' profits.

Falling in love at the peak of your career is no different from seeking death.

"So what are we going to do now?" Xia Anruo asked.

"Are you asking questions now?" Liao Qing rolled his eyes at her.

"If I don't ask, you think I'm careless. But when I ask, you complain that I ask. What does that mean?" Xia Anruo glared at her unhappily.

Liao Qing sighed, tried to calm down his anxiety and said, "Anyway, I will ask the company to remove the hot search for the time being and suppress the heat first."

"You have to respond, right? Otherwise, just suppressing the heat would be equivalent to a disguised admission, right?" Xia Anruo frowned.

This kind of thing cannot be solved by simply treating it coldly.

Treating it coldly simply means letting everyone gradually forget about the incident over time and stop paying attention to it. But if you also treat this scandal coldly, by the time the incident is forgotten, your fans will also have to forget about you.

Popularity will definitely drop significantly.

So we definitely can’t do this, we have to give a response anyway.

"So this is what I'm worried about." Liao Danbang held his forehead with his hand.

It is impossible to admit this kind of thing, I will never admit it in this lifetime. I can only think about what reasons I can find to make the fans believe it.

You said you simply liked this watch and didn’t notice it was a couple’s watch when you bought it?

Who believes it?
This thing is not sold separately, which is totally unconvincing.

You said you bought it simply because you liked the women's version, but you still have the men's version at home?

This seems to make sense logically, but it probably won't quell fans' doubts.

But it's a barely acceptable reason.

Liao Qing paced back and forth, and finally sat down on the sofa, rubbing his head: "Do you have any good ideas?"

"It's going to be exposed sooner or later anyway, why not come clean?" Xia Anruo spread his hands.

"It's almost the same as if I exposed you." Liao Qing rolled his eyes at her.

And you still want to reveal your cards... Just reveal them in your dreams. This is pure brain palsy.

You really want to retire early, right?
"Let's let the Public Relations Department figure it out first and see what ideas they can come up with..." Although Liao Qing did not contact the Public Relations Department, he knew without thinking that the meeting over there had probably been going on for quite some time.

I don’t know when a plan can be discussed.

"Why don't we ask the invincible Chu Ze for help?" Xia Anruo suggested out of the blue.

"It's not about writing a song, so what's the point of looking for him? And this time it was the watch he gave me that caused the trouble." Liao Qing was stunned, thinking that you were desperate and trying every possible means.

"Don't you understand that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it? What if he has a solution? Let me ask him."

Xia Anruo seems to have a mysterious confidence in Chu Ze. Is this what it means when a lover sees beauty in his woman?

And the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it...

If a pig hits a tree, you try to use the tree to treat it. Are you sure it will work?
Liao Qing watched Xia Anruo call Chu Ze without hope.

Chu Ze had just gotten off the high-speed train when he received a call from Xia Anruo. He picked up the phone and asked casually, "What's wrong? Have you dealt with it?"

"No, I just want to ask if you have any good ideas?" Xia Anruo asked straight to the point.

"Shouldn't you ask your company to handle this PR thing?" Chu Ze said as he pulled his suitcase towards the bus stop.

"The PR department hasn't come to a conclusion yet. I thought you have a lot of ideas, so maybe you can come up with a good solution."

"You think highly of me to some extent." Chu Ze wiped his sweat.

"You can write songs and novels, so isn't it easy for you to help me write a public relations copy?" Xia Anruo said as a matter of course.

"Are these the same thing?"

"I don't care, help me think about it." Xia Anruo was unreasonable.

"Okay, okay, I'm convinced. Let me think about it..." Chu Ze stopped and rubbed his head, thinking for a while, "You can just say that the brand sponsored you with this watch, and they wanted you to be the spokesperson and let you try it on, right?"

"That's it? If the media asks the brand about this, it will be exposed." Xia Anruo was speechless.

What a bad idea!
Can you just talk nonsense about endorsements? You will be held legally responsible. "Then you can collude with the brand." Chu Ze said.

"Why would they collude with me?"

"Then this is not my business. Anyway, I have already given you an idea. It's up to you whether it works or not... Oh, the bus is here. I'll hang up first." Without waiting for Xia Anruo to say anything, Chu Ze hung up the phone in a hurry and caught the bus.

Xia Anruo pouted and stared at the phone screen in dissatisfaction.

"Why do you look so unhappy?" Liao Qing asked after seeing her hang up the phone.

"Damn Chu Ze, you are not reliable at all, what a bad idea he came up with." Xia Anruo pursed her lips.

"Do you really think Chu Ze is a god? You go to him for everything?" Liao Qing smiled as expected.

"Not only did he give me bad advice, he even hung up on me without my permission. What a heartless man." Xia Anruo spoke like a nagging woman.

"Okay, okay, what bad idea did he come up with?" Liao Qing asked curiously, not wanting to bother with the emotional entanglement between you two dogs.

"Chu Ze actually asked me to lie to my fans and say that I was wearing this watch because of the brand endorsement sponsorship." Xia Anruo said angrily.

"Endorsement?" Liao Qing was stunned when he heard this, and then he pondered it carefully for a long time, "This idea... seems to be a good one..."

Then she stood up excitedly: "Yes, why didn't I think of it? Endorsement, as long as you say you are the endorser of this watch, all doubts will be solved."

"What's good about it? Are you stupid? Can you just talk nonsense about endorsements? Aren't you afraid that the brand will sue you?" Xia Anruo was puzzled to see Liao Qing so excited.

Chu Ze doesn’t understand and you don’t understand either?

"Of course I know. If the fake doesn't work, wouldn't it be better if it could become real?" Liao Qing snapped his fingers.

"Ah? What do you mean?" Xia Anruo didn't understand for a moment.

"Stupid? Of course I want you to be the spokesperson for Shiton."

"Will Shiton agree?"

"The company can discuss this matter. Anyway, I think Shiton will not refuse something that is beneficial to both parties."

When Liao Qing said this, he quickly called Zhao Xiaosheng and told him about this idea.

Zhao Xiaosheng also thought this was a good opportunity.

If handled properly, not only can this scandal be quelled, but Xia Anruo will also gain more popularity. At the same time, if there are similar scandals in the future, fans will be resistant to them and will not be as excited as this time.

Just like when they cried wolf, with the lessons learned from the past, fans will definitely doubt the authenticity of the news when faced with such things in the future.

Even if it really happens, fans will be mentally prepared.

So the company quickly sent someone to contact Shiton Company.

……

night.

I returned to the apartment after a summer vacation, and it was already full of dust.

It took most of the day to finish the cleaning and it was already evening.

Chu Ze was eating the takeaway that had just been delivered while talking on a video call with Xia Anruo.

"How is the matter being handled?" Chu Ze asked about the progress while eating.

"According to your suggestion, Sister Liao has already contacted the company to handle it." Xia Anruo rested her elbows on the table and supported her face with her palms.

"Don't you think mine is a bad idea? Why do you still need to do it?" Chu Ze asked curiously.

"Humph!"

Xia Anruo turned her head and snorted without explaining.

Since she didn't say anything, Chu Ze didn't bother to ask, but was just curious: "Sister Liao went to deal with it, what about you? Why do you seem to be quite free? You still have time to chat with me."

He thought Xia Anruo must be extremely anxious now, but now she looked relaxed and relaxed.

"There's nothing I can do now. I can only let Sister Liao and the company handle it." Xia Anruo explained.

"You've caused a lot of trouble for Sister Liao this time. When the matter is over, you have to give her a big red envelope." Chu Ze said with a smile.

"It's not me, it's you. It's all your fault for insisting on giving couple watches as gifts." Xia Anruo corrected.

"Hey, what does it have to do with me? You are really something. I gave you a gift and it was already given away. It was obviously you who was too careless." Chu Ze was unhappy when he heard it.

"I've been very careful, okay? I only wore it privately. Who would have thought that the watch would be noticed by those unscrupulous media when I went out for a street walk." Xia Anruo was also very depressed.

"You are still too careless. Your every move is being watched now." Chu Ze shook his head.

Xia Anruo didn't say anything when he heard this.

"If this goes on, I'm afraid we won't be able to go out and play together in the future." Chu Ze sighed and suddenly became a little worried about this problem.

Dating a celebrity does require sacrificing many things that are commonplace for ordinary couples.

"It's okay, it was just an oversight this time. Just cover it more tightly next time." Xia Anruo said nonchalantly.

"I'm afraid it will be the same as this time. What if I get photographed again?"

The watch can be explained, but it would be hard to fool people if they were photographed.

Xia Anruo was confused for a moment when she heard this: "Then...it was photographed."

……

It was natural that Xinghua and Shiton could not reach an agreement so quickly on such a major matter as the endorsement cooperation with An Ruo, so there was no way to respond for the time being. They could only deal with it coldly for the time being and suppress the heat.

This also made many fans who originally did not believe it begin to doubt whether the news was true.

The next day, Jiangda teaching building.

The first main class of the school term.

Yu Yang nudged Cheng Ran, who was still browsing Weibo during class, and reminded him in a low voice: "What are you doing? You didn't pay attention in the first class. How many courses are you going to fail this semester?"

"It's okay. There are not many classes this semester, and it won't be a big deal if you fail all of them." Cheng Ran waved his hand nonchalantly.

You have a pretty good attitude, you're quite an experienced person.

"What are you scrolling through? Is there some gossip?" Yu Yang asked curiously as he saw Cheng Ran still scrolling through Weibo intently.

"No, just swiping it casually." Cheng Ran replied perfunctorily.

"Why are you so excited just for a casual swipe?" Yu Yang muttered in confusion.

"Don't ask, this kid is heartbroken." Lu Zihao pulled Yu Yang's arm.

"Broken heart?" Yu Yang was confused. "No, when has he ever been in love?"

"His goddess An Ruo, she has a boyfriend now. Poor old fan of ten years can only watch the goddess he has liked for so long run away with another man, and he is still single now." Lu Zihao was heartless.

Cheng Ran's defense was broken, and he was so anxious that his eyes turned red: "cnm, do you have any evidence to prove that An Ruo has a boyfriend?"

"She's wearing a couple watch, how can she not have a boyfriend?" Lu Zihao spread his hands.

"Is it not okay for people to wear them if they like? Who said that couple watches must be worn by couples?"

There has never been a more clownish look in Cheng Ran's stubbornness.

(End of this chapter)