“What are you laughing at?” I asked Leon Hua, “Do you know that people like you make others feel dangerous when you laugh?”
“So I can’t laugh?” Leon stopped smiling immediately.
“It’s not that you can’t laugh, it’s your smile that make me feel strange because you seldom smile.”
“So you like those people who have nothing to do but smile everyday?” Leon gave me a contemptuous glance.
“No, I don’t know how to explain to you.”
“I wonder if Aunt Feng’s last statement was influenced by you?” Leon asked me suddenly.
“What made you think so?” I asked.
“I have always felt strange about her silence. Then both of you were looking at your phones, and you also made eye contact at the same time, so I suppose you were probably communicating with her through your phone. But I still can’t figure out how you convince her to support me.”
I laughed too,”Just stop thinking if you can’t figure it out. Between us women and women, a little communication is very normal. Such a big man like you need not pay much attention to women.”
“I’m not paying attention to women. I just can’t understand what bargaining chip you have to make exchange with Aunt Feng so that she can support you?”
Of course I couldn’t tell him that I had forced Xiang Feng to write the written material. After all, no matter what happened, Leon could not know that I had forced Xiang to go against Nan Lin with me at that time.
“Okay, never mind. Let’s think about what to say when we face all those reporters present.” I said to change the topic of our conversation.
“Don’t be nervous, it’s just a piece of cake. In fact, those reporters don’t really care about the truth, instead, all they care are just how to make the news more exciting and their respective media more eye-catching. Once you know about their psychology of this kind, it’s easy to handle them.”
As we talked, we already got out of the elevator. And Leon gave me a sign to take his arm, then we walked out together.
There were so many reporters in front of the headquarters building that they would have rushed in if it were not for the control of the security guards.
I took Leon’s arm and we appeared in front of the reporters together. As soon as they saw us, they intended to rush up to us and kept shooting us.
Leon became serious at once, and he waved hands to indicate them not to step forward anymore. Since he had strong aura field, those reporters really did as he asked and stopped moving forward.
“Don’t rush and argue, all of you. My wife will tell you the things you want to know. I still have other business to manage, so I will go first.”
Leon looked at me and indicated me to let go of his arm. I was a little confused, because I thought that he would deal with those reporters. But he should leave me alone with them and ran away, which was quite beyond my expectation.
That totally had nothing to do with what I had thought. Why did he do that on earth?
Xuanlong Jiang, who looked very serious, had already came here to escort Leon to walk away from those reporters.
They all knew Leon’s bad temper, so none of them dared to stop him leaving. Instead, those reporters, who were good at bullying the weak and fearing the strong, surrounded me at once.
I was so angry at him that I even wanted to abuse his forbears. But I didn’t have the time, since I needed to deal with these reporters right now. Although I smiled and let them shoot me as long as they want, I was wondering what to do in my mind at the same time.
“Ms. Yao, Mr. Hua has said that you will make everything clear. So may I ask you what kind of plan did you make to kidnap Yan Chen’s daughter, please?” A female reporter asked me sharply.
I became serious and stopped smiling,”If you’re a judge, what you just said is called”Guilty until proven innocent”. Now that you think I’m guilty subjectively, what else can I say? Being a reporter, you slandered me by asking me how I planned the kidnapping, regardless of the facts. My lawyer will contact your work unit.”
The reporters became a little quieter. And I didn’t say anything else, just let them shoot me.
After they finished their shooting, they would become quiet at last.
Because they could not get any valuable news if we continued to neither give way to the other.
I had already figured out what to say, and I knew I couldn’t wait any longer. The reporters wouldn’t let me leave today if they didn’t get any useful information.
“I have a few things to make them clear. First, I had no idea that Mr. Chen’s daughter was kidnapped at that time. He didn’t mention this thing when he saw me that day. And I only learned about it from watching TV. I have cooperated with the police to help them survey this thing, and they have no evidence now to prove that I am related to any of these events. If you don’t believe me, you can seek confirmation from the police. So, I hope when you make report about this thing, don’t assume that I’m guilty subjectively, and don’t reference those conspiracy theories to describe me anymore.”
Seeing my reaction to the reporter just now, no one dared to say anything after I made my explanation and they all waited to hear what I was going to say. So I smoothed my hair on my forehead and continued to say.
“Secondly, we bought Mr. Chen’s share at a price higher than the market estimate. To put it bluntly, we did not mistreat him, and we helped him earn money instead. So we don’t have to use illegal means to do this thing. Besides, if we really did that, we could asked Mr. Chen to sale his share at a very low price, why should we buy it at a very high price?”
“Last but not least, buying Lanhai Technology is a private investment made by me and Leon, and has nothing to do with the Hua’s group. I also hope that you do not relate this thing to the Hua’s family in any form, not even use this thing to hype the Hua’s group. The truth will come to the surface sooner or later, so I hope you can make objective report without randomly hyping. That’s all I need to say.”
“Ms. Yao, the relationship between you and Leon Hua was not that good before, but now you seem to be very intimate, are you performing to be harmonious in front of us?” Asked a female reporter.
I laughed,”Thank you for your concern. Leon and I have always been very intimate, and the relationship between us has never been tense. All the speculation outside is groundless, and only the words said from me and Leon are the fact. Now I want to thank the people of all walks of life for your great care for us, we will certainly work hard to grow old together.”
I believed that Nan Lin and Ruoxin chen would definitely listen the words I just had said, so I deliberately said those words to them.
After answering a few questions related to gossip, they let me go.
When I came back to the Hai City’s Telecommunications Company, I saw a group of reporters standing in front of the gate far away.
Instead of entering my office, I directly made a detour to go back to the Maple Villa.
It’s a tiring thing to face the reporters, because I had to adjust my expression and pay attention to what I said. And they would pick on me even if I was a little careless. Therefore, it was a good choice to just say what you want to say, and there was no need to see them again.
After I went home, I took off my heels and lied on the couch to have a rest.
I took out my mobile phone to check the news and I saw the video of my interview had released online. Not being a narcissist, I thought I was pretty photogenic. But the focus of the comments online were all about Leon, and I completely became his foil though I was the spokesperson.
What Leon had said was indeed correct. The focus of most people was just gossip, and had nothing related to the truth.
The following words were a series of comments from netizens, who were all young women, praising Leon’s good look, followed by a string of exclamation marks. As for what I had said, they did not care at all.
Of course, there were also some people who abused me. They thought that I was making chicanery and boasting my noble personality even after doing such bad things.
I was also prepared to be abused, which was natural enough, so I was not angry about them at all.
Then Leon called,”Good job. I knew you could do it. And you look very beautiful and photogenic in the video. I think you can even work in the performing-arts circle.
“Leon Hua, don’t you feel embarrassed that such a big man like you could leave me alone to deal with those reporters and now you even say those sarcastic words to me?”
Leon seemed to smile when he talked to me,”I was giving you the chance to appear on the camera, how could you think I leave you alone deliberately? As the young mistress of the Hua’s family and my wife, you are necessary to face the reporters. I would like to give you more opportunities to exercise yourself, how could you be such ungrateful? If I were there, do you think you can take my place to become the focus of their attention? Do you think the reporters will listen to what you say? It’s the reason of my absence that makes you the center of their attention.”
What he said seemed to be his chicanery, but I thought it still made some sense.