30 Chapter 30 : Big Trouble

Ever since that lunch time with Hongqi and Attorney Go three days ago, Xiulan allotted a lot of time researching about music shows and award nights. She even had to watch videos and check on each artist's fan club activity and social media accounts. By doing this, she can gather a lot of information about the events that are happening this coming days.

To her amazement, that stupid husband of hers was always the highlight of each event. It's like it won't be complete without him. He has tons of very handsome pictures and a lot of women swoon over him. Even famous celebrities would try to take a glimpse or interact with him. It cringes her so much.

Now that she remembered what Attorney Go said during lunch, Hongqi was always with a famous actress in red carpets. She even saw photos of his past lovers and flings with him on the red carpet.

The most liked red carpet photo of him was with Gong Yuming. It was last year and they were attending a drama and movie awards night which Gong Yuming won an award as best rookie actress. He looked very different before. He obviously has that snobby and snobbish aura. Very very very different in what he displays now.

It makes Xiulan question the universe why the heck she got entangled with him. Also, it has now enlightened her that Hongqi was definitely an actor as well. Such a good actor in front of everyone, he should also win an award! "How can someone change so fast in just a span of months? Of course it's all for his immaculate image." she amusingly asked and answered herself.

She diverted her attention back to the real issue and quickly ping Secretary Dandan to notify her if her honey-buttered chicken and bibimbap she ordered online has arrived. She'll be skipping gym again tonight and will work until midnight. She will need this to fuel her brain.

Now that she has a lot of clues to use. It fired up her more to finish this problem as soon as possible. She can now try tracking their whereabouts this week. She's been researching a lot and the files that the university sent to her apartment were very helpful. She gathered more clues and these are events, the personal data that the terrorists used were now being used to book tickets for concerts, awards night, group blind date parties and fan meetings of idols.

Also the resources that Dejiang gave to Xiulan were very helpful. The list of IP address from the online casino are now being monitored by her AI. Xiulan can now compare which one is the true user or if it's the terrorist. Before, she was so stressed that she doesn't know which of these events bookings were from the real person or from the terrorist. Now that she can determine which one is the real person, this issue is now easy for her. It's been such a hectic charity work for Xiulan but this it was not a simple matter that anyone can ignore.

Xiulan massages her temples and brought out her White Flower oil to relieve the incoming headache. She has done so much work for the country and now she must work on her company matters.

While she was typing seriously, Secretary Dandan went inside her office to bring the food Xiulan ordered and also brought a blue catalog envelope.

"What's that?" Xiulan quickly asked as soon as her eyes saw the blue envelope.

"Boss, according to the courier it contains concert tickets. It's quite thick. Are you going to attend a lot of shows? I never thought that you will be interested. It might be the influence of your husband." Secretary Dandan smilingly said and handed her the envelope.

"Uhh… yes." Xiulan was unsure with her response. Just to be safe, she just went with a white lie.

"I'll just put the food here." Secretary Dandan put the food on top of the coffee table and then eventually left.

Xiulan checked the tickets she bought and the soonest event will happen this weekend, in two days. This will be the very first time that she'll attend a music award concert with mixed artists as performers. She attended a few concerts of her favorite bands during her youth but this time it's a catastrophe of major trending bands and singers that she's not familiar with.

Xiulan scrunched her nose. Sudden realization of the effort she has done for this national issue was very extreme. To think it was just charity work, and add that she'll never get a public recognition. All the credit will go to her alumni and for some reason she's okay with everything!

"Why the hell am I working so hard?" She unbelievably asked herself.

Xiulan deeply sighed. Out of frustration, she laid her head on her office chair's headrest and closed her eyes. She doesn't understand her resolves as well. Was she really that kind and obedient? Or she was just stupid and easily manipulated?

"Ahh… my head hurts." She sorrowfully mumbled. After a few minutes, her stomach loudly gurgle. She remembered that her food was already inside her office. She dashed towards the where her food was and stressfully devoured her honey buttered chicken.

~ 0 ~

After two days, Xiulan grumbled as she saw the long queue going to the entrance of the big dome. The first music and awards event she'll be attending is the Dragon Music Awards and she was not ready that there will be thousands of people attending this show. She really did not expect this and now she's being squished with the rest of the crowd.

If ever the terrorist suddenly attacks this place, it'll be over for all of them. She wanted to bitterly laugh but she's being squished by a group of fangirls who seems to be in their early 20s with a red bandana on their heads written with 'I♥AndyGao'. Her disguised flu mask and cap almost flew away from all the mess that was happening. It's not even starting yet but the crowd is so wild already!

"Who the hell is Andy Gao?" Xiulan contemptuously asked herself. She was already annoyed how she's being squished and dragged by the crowd. Add the never ending yelling of these fangirls. She's really pissed off now. Her hatred was now directed to the poor Andy Gao.

"Whoever he was, he sure has a lot of annoying fans. Ugh. So annoying." Xiulan hatefully mumbled to herself. She was really getting old. She used to be okay with crowds like this. But now, she really hates it!

After all the difficulties in finding her seat and getting mauled by fangirls, she can finally lay her butt on a chair. She quickly removed her flu mask and drank some water then wore the flu mask again. It was such an excruciating activity for her. Why the hell is she even doing this?

Xiulan noticed that there were still a lot of vacant chairs near her area. According to her research, most of the time fan groups or fan clubs would booked an entire block so that their idol could easily spot them and their idol would feel their intense support.

Now that she thought of that, she suddenly feels nervous. What if this seat was part of a fan group?

"Holy shit." Xiulan gasped as she saw the Andy Gao fangirls again and they were all going to her direction. She quickly secured her cap and flu mask again just in case.

Good thing the fangirls ignored her and most of them paid attention to their leader who kept giving orders and spicy words to the group.

"As you saw in the red carpet awhile ago, Andy Gao came in with Gong Yuming. I really don't understand why Hongqi's artists are still associating themselves with that harlot. But anyway, we are here for Andy Gao and Xing Hongqi. Whenever they appear on the tv screen or on stage, we will scream loudly. Understand?" The leader spicily said. Xiulan almost jumped out of her seat when she heard Hongqi's name.

"Damn, are they also Hongqi's fans? This is not good." Xiulan nervously thought.

Xiulan carefully looked at the rest of her surrounding and the girls. They all have the Andy Gao bandana and not one Hongqi on them. "Who the hell is this Andy Gao and why of all people he's associated with my haughty husband."Xiulan stressed inside her mind.

She quickly took out her phone and search Andy Gao on Weibo. She almost screech when she saw that he's the famous rookie singer/actor of Xing Royalties Entertainment's (XRE).

Why did she not saw him before when she was researching.

"Ah… what a bad timing…" Xiulan unhappily whispered. She must be extra careful or else she'll be the trending topic tomorrow.

The vacant seats are almost occupied and after 10 minutes the show will start. Since Xiulan was seated at the far back of the block so that there won't be any annoying people looking at her device's screen. She carefully took the tablet from her bag so she can use the CCTV mobile hacker and start her magic.

Xiulan was able to connect to dome's CCTV server using the dome's wifi and her little magic captures all the footages on her tablet. She almost wanted to cheer and praise how good and talented she was. (lol)

She could have waited outside instead and hack but the best spot and the greatest signal of the dome's wifi was inside so she must come inside the dome and blend with the fans.

The show has finally started and the first performer was a rookie male group that has been trending in Weibo since this morning. The fans went wild and even some Andy Gao fans almost scream but their leader sharply glared at them. This Andy Gao fan leader is an extremist and a killjoy. Xiulan wanted to scream at this leader and tell her that let her members enjoy the moment. But she must be lowkey tonight so she just ignored the poor moment.

While more groups are performing, Xiulan busied herself looking at the footages if there were suspicious activities or people when suddenly the topic of the two girls beside her caught her attention.

"I was late awhile ago. Is it true that Andy's partner in the red carpet was Gong Yuming? Then what about the great Xing Hongqi? Oh my God this is too juicy!" the girl with huge eyes excitedly asked.

"Yes. It caused a big uproar awhile ago and the reporters kept on asking their relationship. It was so annoying, to be honest. While Hongqi's partner was a famous Korean actress, Park Mi-young. I heard that there will be a collaboration between XRE and Park Mi-young's agency. Park Mi-young was nominated for Best Foreign Actress since her drama was a hit in China." The girl with glasses explained. The huge-eyed girl slapped the glasses girl's arm when she heard the juicy news.

"Wow! I can't believe Hongqi managed to booked Park Mi-young! I love her in Romance In Busan!" the huge-eyed girls exclaimed.

"Booked?" the glasses girl confusedly and innocently asked.

"Yes, booked! We all know Hongqi beds top rated actresses whenever he can." The huge-eyed girl giggled. That giggle made Xiulan uncomfortable. It gave off different kinds of meaning.

"Ah… maybe or maybe not. We all know how he's very dutiful to his wife now." The glasses girl retorted.

"Hmph! Yeah, but only now! He's Xing Hongqi, do you think he will stay loyal? I don't believe any of that crap. I bet he's just being nice in front of his wife and the media but I bet he has of tons of side chicks. Also he married a very boring nerdy IT CEO. Hongqi's bored of her." The huge-eyed girl continued slandering both Hongqi and Xiulan.

"That's not a nice thing to say. She's actually very pretty and nice. My big brother has a crush on her as well. He said that he have seen her one time in a mall in district Y in S city." The glasses girl tried to give some praises but the huge-eyed girl was such a meanie.

"She might be pretty but all of Hongqi's past lovers are pretty as well. They will be over in no time." The huge-eyed girl continued her spicy words when Xiulan's attention went to her phone's continuous ringing.

She quickly answered it without checking who the caller was.

"Hello?"

"Dear, where the hell are you? I've been calling you so many times." Hongqi exasperatedly said and there was an obvious annoyed tone in his voice.

"Uhm… I'm currently watching Dragon Music Awards. You have a lot of fans." Xiulan quickly said and she didn't lie. The place was so loud and it's not easy to lie.

Hongqi sighed in relief. He thought this little wife will try to lie to him. He's now extremely happy. His appointed guard told him this afternoon that Xiulan left the office too early and went directly to DMA's venue. It caused him so much anxiety since the venue is really big and crowded. What if something bad happen to her? Add to his anxiety that he wasn't able to call her this morning to even tell her that he has arrived. He thought a lot of crazy stuff that she might be offended or sulk that's why she's not answering his calls.

Now that he knew she was busy watching DMA, he beamed. "Was she there to see him give an award and speech?" he excitedly asked himself.

Park Mi-young, who was just in front of Hongqi raised her eyebrows when she saw this handsome and important XRE CEO beaming while talking on the phone. His cold demeanor awhile ago was all scraped off while talking on the phone.

"Who the hell is he talking to?" Park Mi-young got jealous. She was so happy that she's Hongqi's partner in the red carpet yet he's not even giving her the attention she wanted. Yes, he was a gentleman but he didn't even give her any mixed signals. She was fuming!

She thought that he will flirt with her since the rumors about him were really hot.

"Since you're here, let's go home together." Hongqi sweetly said and checked his watch. It's only 7 pm and the show will be finished by 10 pm. "Tsk, 3 more hours." Hongqi frowned.

Hongqi doesn't know why but he suddenly misses that little wife of his. The way he teases her and her annoyed expressions made him happy. The way she ignores his presence but still would oblige to his requests and she would take care of him. He suddenly misses that. Since most of the women he has met for business and in gatherings were all swooning over him and trying to get his attention. He was so tired of it.

"Hmm… let me think about it. I'm not sure if I will finish the event. I just came here to check on something." Xiulan said and she glanced at her tablet again.

"So far nothing suspicious or dangerous." Xiulan thought.

Xiulan thought that next time she will try to ask someone to go to this kind of events for her or she would plant a small device on the next venue instead so she can hack remotely. Attending an awards night was not for her. She hated crowds so much.

Hongqi pouted when he heard Xiulan. "What did you check anyway?"

"I only wanted to see if my crush is really handsome in person." Xiulan lied. That's the only alibi she can think of.

"Who?! Who the hell is that celebrity?" Hongqi suddenly stand up from his seat that startled Secretary Yang Bo, Park Mi-young and the rest of the staff inside the room.

"Uhmm… uh…" Xiulan's not really good in celebrity names and it's not a good thing to utter a celebrity's name right now. Either Hongqi might do something stupid or Andy Gao's fans might kill her if she utter someone else's name while she was in their turf.

"Uhm… it's… ah my signal is not so good tutututut… I will tututut call you tututut later… husband… Bye!" Xiulan faked the poor connection and immediately ended the call.

As she sighed like a depressed person, the two Andy Gao fans beside her were looking at her suspiciously. She made a peace sign at the two girls since she can't smile at them. The two girls smiled at her and their attention went back to the stage but the huge-eyed girl made some side comments.

"With that obvious disguise not to be recognized, I bet she's lying to her husband. Can't even go to this kind of events without showing her face. What a pity!"

"Her husband must be jealous or worried." The glasses girl replied.

"Hmph! Still! If ever I got married to a husband like she has. I will immediately divorce him. I will not let him ruin my happiness with Andy Gao." Huge-eyed girl angrily declared.

"Ahh… really what a pitiful fan."

Xiulan sighed in relief. She thought the two girls knew she was Mrs. Xing.

Xiulan watched and stayed for another hour before she decided to leave the venue. Since she didn't bring her car, she hailed a cab instead.

Xiulan was able to hail a cab quickly. She was about to text Hongqi that she'll go home first and she's already inside a taxi. She'll just wait for him back in the penthouse when suddenly there was a huge explosion on the rooftop of the dome. The driver hasn't driven that far yet when the explosion happened.

Xiulan was nervously shocked when she heard the explosion and saw a huge fire forming on top of the dome.

"Please stop! Stop! I need to go back to the dome." Xiulan panicked and demanded to the old driver.

"Huh? It's dangerous! Why would you go back there?" The driver looked at Xiulan like she grew a horn on her head. He can't believe this lady would want to go back especially that there was an explosion.

"My husband is inside the dome! I need to go back! My husband! " Xiulan exclaimed and begged to the driver to stop the car.

The driver was hesitant at first but then gave in and stopped the car.

"Miss, please be careful." The old driver worriedly said to Xiulan.

"Thank you. I will." Xiulan nodded and gave her thanks to the old driver. She swiftly ran going back to the dome and prayed that nothing bad or extreme will happen to everyone inside. It was such a huge explosion too.

"Please, let everyone be okay and in one piece." She prayed. She was really frustrated that right after she exited that damn place, the trouble will come immediately. What an amazing timing it was.

Xiulan pull out her tablet while running and tried to search on the footages the part where the explosion happened while she trots back to the dome.

"I hope that annoying husband is okay. He has a lot of bodyguards... but still..." Xiulan nervously pursed her lips. She was so worried. Hongqi might be annoying but still he's family for her.

Xiulan increased the speed of her run and was determined to save her annoying husband and everyone else. She doesn't know how but she will!