Chapter 235 - Masked Broadcast

Chapter 235 Masked Broadcast

Upon listening to the female voice coming from the other end of the line, Tang Xia froze. Why was this voice so familiar? While he was standing beside her, Ye Yifan’s face also became sullen. He remained silent and said nothing. The police officer was also shocked. It seemed like there was another truth behind this whole story.

However, at the moment, the more July listened to the voice, the more familiar she found it. She started frowning before, all of a sudden, as if realizing something, she asked in a confused tone, “Linda?”

Tang Xia was startled. What had she said? Linda? Wasn’t that Li Xianxian’s assistant?

Tang Xia suddenly laughed coldly deep in her heart. Li Xianxian still insisted that she had not done it, yet her assistant had picked up the phone when they’d called the number. She wondered what she would have to say for herself now.

The woman at the other end of the line fell silent after hearing her voice. Obviously, she had not expected July to be calling her. It seemed like there was a bunch of people with her. Suddenly, she panicked and quickly ended the call.

Tang Xia turned around and looked at the bunch of troublemakers. She passed the phone to the police officer directly. It was a piece of evidence after all. The troublemakers, who did not dare to look her in the eye, became flustered and looked away instantly.

July suddenly stomped her foot in anger. “I can’t believe this was really Li Xianxian’s doing!”

Tang Xia looked at the agitated July and then turned to look at Ye Yifan. She was full of questions and she believed that Ye Yifan should give her an explanation.

Why had he asked for the phone as soon as he had barged in? Was there anything that she did not know? Or had he already known what Li Xianxian had done?

Ye Yifan felt embarrassed by her stare, and his gaze started to wander around. July suddenly pulled Tang Xia over and said angrily, “Let’s go! We’re going to find Linda. I want to hear how she’s going to explain this!”

Tang Xia was still in a state of shock while she was dragged away by July. Before she left, she turned around and gave Ye Yifan a meaningful glance. She thought that he would not go back with them, but he left with them in the end.

He just sat beside her, both of them sitting in the back seat together. Suddenly, inexplicable awkwardness filled the car. Along the way, July kept talking about Linda.

Although Tang Xia and Ye Yifan did not talk, it was not very awkward. On the way, Tang Xia was thinking if she should ask him. However, when they reached the company, she suddenly could not bring herself to do it.

July dragged her arm and pulled her into the company directly. When the surrounding people saw July dragging Tang Xia in forcefully while looking extremely angry, they started to whisper among themselves.

Is July pissed about Tang Xia’s self-directed show of pity? Is she going to fire her?!

Tang Xia heard their comments and could not help but roll her eyes. How much were they hoping that she would suffer?

As she was wondering to herself, she saw that they had arrived at Linda’s office. July did not even push the door open. She just kicked it open directly. Everyone was instantly dumbfounded and started gossiping again. Why had she barged into Linda’s office so angrily?

Linda was dressed formally as she was sitting in a very uptight manner in her office. July’s kick had given her such a scare that she had frozen there instantly. “Linda! What a great move!” July pointed at her nose and started to accuse her angrily.

Although Linda started to panic, she did not show it on her face. “What are you talking about? How come I don’t understand anything that you’re saying?”

She was still acting even at this moment? Tang Xia laughed and threw her phone at her. “Do you want to check the call history?” The real phone had been kept by the police as a piece of evidence, so she was just using her phone to scare her.

At the moment, Linda did not have the energy to determine who the phone belonged to. Thus, she became flustered immediately and answered, “It was really not me!”

July smiled. “You were the one who answered the phone just now, right?” She walked slowly towards Linda.

Linda, who started to panic, took two steps back. She stumbled a little and almost lost her balance, which caused her to land on the sofa with her butt. She waved her hand subconsciously as she said, “It was not me! It was not me!”

“It was not you? Then take out your phone and let us take a look! Even if you deleted the call, we can still trace it!” July slammed her hand directly against the sofa behind Linda’s back.

At the moment, Linda’s mental capacity had already collapsed. She quickly said in a soft voice, “It was me! It was me!”

Tang Xia raised her brow. “Louder, we can’t hear you.” Linda turned around to look at Tang Xia, her gaze hiding a hint of hatred. If it hadn’t been for Tang Xia, she would not have done something like this, nor would she have been caught!

However… Since they were already here, she had no choice but to admit it. “It’ was me! I hired those people to throw paint during your fan meeting.”

Tang Xia sat down on the sofa slowly. “And?”

Linda naturally turned to look at Tang Xia. Wasn’t Tang Xia going a little overboard? Why was she harping on what she had done at the moment? However, she had also forgotten the way Tang Xia had been splashed with paint in front of everyone.

“I also made them spread the rumor that you were the one who ordered them to do so.”

Tang Xia finally nodded in satisfaction and took out her phone, which she had somehow gotten back at a certain point in time. Linda was a little confused when she realized that Tang Xia had been recording all this. She finally pressed the stop button. Linda flared up a little immediately. How could she do that?

Tang Xia waved the phone in her hand. “We now have a witness and physical evidence, as well as her confession. Sister July, I’ll leave the rest to you.”

July nodded in satisfaction. This gal had finally used her brains. It was indeed time for her to grow up.

July was just about to say something when Tang Xia, who was about to leave, suddenly turned around and asked Linda, “Did Li Xianxian order you to do this?”

Linda’s pupils dilated instantly as she looked up into Tang Xia’s eyes. From the corner of her eyes, she could see Ye Yifan standing outside the door. She quickly denied it loudly. “No! It had nothing to do with her! I did it all by myself!”

Tang Xia and July were both shocked by how defensive she was. When Tang Xia followed her gaze and looked at the door, she instantly understood something.

July looked at her with some suspicion. The more enthusiastically she denied it, the more she felt that this was the case. What was the story behind this exactly?

However… Regardless of whether Li Xianxian had ordered this or not, this matter had to come to an end. She had to pay the price for her own actions.

As July looked at Linda, her facial expression was extremely solemn. She suddenly said in a cold voice, “Considering that you have done such a thing and harmed our own artist’s reputation, I think it’s not necessary for you to continue being an assistant.”

“You can go now. From this day onwards, you’re no longer one of our employees.”

Linda looked up suddenly. Then, her eyes became peaceful again, as if she had expected this and found it perfectly understandable.

Linda stood up slowly. She suddenly paused by Tang Xia’s side and just stared into her eyes, smiling suddenly. “You must remember, my ending will be the same as yours.”

Tang Xia, who was startled, stood there frozen, replaying Linda’s words in her mind. July was about to head out. However, after pushing the door, she saw Tang Xia standing there motionless. “Tang Xia! Let’s go!”

Tang Xia snapped back to reality upon hearing her voice and became alert instantly. Then, she followed July back to the office.

After returning to her office, July called for her assistant and threw a document directly at her. Then, she told her the whole story from beginning to end. “Write an article about this incident and release it to the press.”

Although the assistant was in a state of utter shock, she nodded and left quickly.

Tang Xia shook her head helplessly. It seemed like this incident would spread again. After giving her these orders, July walked over to her and patted her shoulders gently. “What are you thinking about?”

Tang Xia smiled faintly. “I’m thinking that this story will spread to every corner of the company in no time.”

However, July smiled suddenly. “Isn’t that good? You won’t even have to hold a press conference to clarify things.” Sometimes, gossip could bring one to hell, but it could also bring one to heaven.

Tang Xia could not hold back her smile. Indeed, this was a good thing. July suddenly looked at her seriously. “Let me give you some time off. Take one week off and then come back to work.”

After all, after experiencing all these things, she understood the big swings in Tang Xia’s emotions.

Tang Xia stood up and shook her hand gratefully. “Thank you, Sister July.” July nodded. “Go.”

Tang Xia smiled and turned to head out of the door. She planned to go home and get some rest. However, she had not expected that Ye Yifan had yet to go home. She was so shocked to see him that she looked at him in slight amazement.

Ye Yifan walked up to her slowly. He had heard their whole conversation earlier. “How do you plan to spend your one week of vacation?”

Tang Xia thought about it for a while. “I heard that Mask It! has a broadcast. I want to try that.” In her heart, she secretly expected him to say something.

Ye Yifan stayed silent for a moment and eventually nodded. “Okay then.” Tang Xia felt instant disappointment. She looked up at him and could not hold back the urge to say something. However, she turned around and left eventually.

Tang Xia drove home directly. She took a deep breath and patted her cheeks. “Tang Xia, Tang Xia, why are you overthinking? He won’t even take a look at you.”

She changed clothes and downed a drink in one go. Tang Xia eventually still decided on doing the broadcast and registered an alt account. It was not a very cumbersome process. Very soon, the system informed her that they were starting the broadcast…

When she opened her eyes again, she got a shock. She looked around her and could not help but gasp. This place was extremely beautiful.

She was sitting on a small boat on the lake, which was as clear as crystal. She felt that the surrounding area was as beautiful as West Lake. After taking this in for a while, she finally decided to get up.

When she looked at the blooming lotuses on the surface, they were so beautiful!

However, she stretched out her hand and touched her chin. Was this… a thin layer of yarn over her face? A mask? She scanned her boat and then realized that there was a man sitting beside her!

Just by looking at his body shape and outline, she could clearly feel that this man was definitely not simple.

He had covered half of his face, so Tang Xia could not see his appearance. However, based on what was exposed, she was very confident that this man was extremely good-looking!