Tang Xia was surprised that Chu Tiankuo should know her so well and had instantly figured out why she made the call. So she was straightforward and replied, "Yes!"
There was silence on the other side, after which came Chu Tiankuo's hesitant voice. He said, "Are you... are you trying to fulfill a task?"
Tang Xia was stunned as she heard this. She was so surprised that she found it hard to say a word.
The spectators in the broadcast room also got excited after hearing Chu Tiankuo's words. The broadcast room went into chaos, where words on the bullet screens flew fast one after another. It was hard to recognize what those words were, let alone the detailed contents.
"How? Chu Tiankuo is just one of the characters in the book. How would he know about the anchor's task? It's so strange!"
"Right. Maybe Chu Tiankuo is a plug-in! The anchor would meet Chu Tiankuo each time she started a live show. Did she use a plug-in?"
"Last poster, stop kidding me. Who can make a plug-in in this high-tech broadcast room? How can the anchor use a plug-in when it's hard to even find one?"
"Then it must be a bug if it's not a plug-in! Maybe the NPC in the game acquired autonomous awareness, as is often seen in fiction."
"That's quite possible! AI is bound to generate bugs!"
The discussion was in full swing in the broadcast room, while Tang Xia finally came back to her senses. She asked tentatively and said with care, "Why... why would you ask me this?"
Judging from her voice, Chu Tiankuo knew that Tang Xia was cautious when asking him and he said, "I remember that I've met you three times. Now it's the third time I've met you.
"Each time, you've acted differently but you always moved around someone.
"And I noticed that these people were not the same one. Judging by your character, I don't think you'd act like that unless you had something to do!"
Tang Xia was in a trance and kept silent for a long time. She didn't expect that Chu Tiankuo would be so clever and get it all right.
Chu Tiankuo smiled when he didn't hear Tang Xia's voice, then continued, "I've met you three times. Don't worry! Now that you've asked me for help, I'll give you a hand anyway."
Tang Xia came back to her senses and said quickly, "Thank you."
Chu Tiankuo frowned, which Tang Xia would never see. Then he said gently, "You're welcome. We don't have to say 'thanks' to each other."
Then Tang Xia hung up without saying anything.
The call with Chu Tiankuo brought her such a surprise, and she needed time to think carefully about this. But Jiang Yuecheng and his mother wouldn't give her the time.
They approached Tang Xia when they saw her in a trance after hanging up, and asked, "What happened? What did Jiang Yuecheng's boss say? Stop being in a daze, tell us now! You're so sluggish!"
"Oh! I haven't finished my task. It's not time for me to think about this," Tang Xia thought to herself.
Then she turned to Jiang Yuecheng and said, "It went alright. Everything is now settled."
Jiang Yuecheng was suspicious about Tang Xia's words, while his mother beside him felt quite happy about this since her son wouldn't be losing his job anymore.
On top of that, the job was such a decent and comfortable one. She could not bear it if her son lost that high status he now had and did another job where he was treated poorly.
And she had heard that Jiang Yuecheng's company had been broadcast on television and ranked in the top 500 somewhere. That was so outstanding!
She always used this to show off when she chatted with her friends. She felt so satisfied to see the admiring looks on their faces.
She would be derided if those people were to learn that her son had lost his job there and was fired because of his poor personality!
With this in mind, Jiang Yuecheng's mother was unwilling to hear that her son had lost his job.
That was why, when she was told by Tang Xia that everything had been settled, she was so happy that her face full of wrinkles became like a chrysanthemum as she smiled. And she kept praising Tang Xia at the same time.
"You're so great, Tang Xia! You're so amazing. I've made a wise decision to choose you as my daughter-in-law! That's all the blessing this beast has ever received.
"I also feel blessed to have such a daughter-in-law! Tang Xia, remember my words. If my son does anything bad to you, just tell me.
"I'll beat the guy for you who doesn't know how to respect his parents and take care of his wife."
Hearing Jiang Yuecheng's mother's words, Tang Xia was clear in her mind that Jiang Yuecheng's mother would scold her to death had she failed to help Jiang Yuecheng get his job back!
All she needed to do was listen to Jiang Yuecheng's mother's words instead of being moved by them.
Tang Xia believed Jiang Yuecheng's mother would never, ever stand on her side if she hadn't said that she had helped him. She would certainly be in favor of her son, Jiang Yuecheng.
Jiang Yuecheng's mother was merely a conventional old woman. In her eyes, everything her son said was right, while every mistake would always be made by others and have no relationship to Jiang Yuecheng, and so on.
Tang Xia was not a fool, after all. She saw through this by knowing Jiang Yuecheng's mother's attitude toward her in the past. She would never count on her since she was a blade of grass ready to fall at any time and didn't deserve any concern.
Suddenly, Jiang Yuecheng's phone rang as Tang Xia was thinking about this and Jiang Yuecheng's mother was immersed in happiness. Jiang Yuecheng took out his phone and realized it was a call from the company's personnel department.
Jiang Yuecheng's mother hurriedly walked over to Jiang Yuecheng just as his phone rang and thus saw where the call came from. She urged Jiang Yuecheng and said, "My son! What are you doing? Pick up the phone now! Don't miss it!"
Hearing his mother's words, Jiang Yuecheng picked up the phone hurriedly. "Hello, this is Jiang Yuecheng."
"Jiang Yuecheng, the company has assigned you as the administrative director of the subsidiary company. Keep working hard and don't let the boss down!"
"Yes. OK. Thank you!"
Jiang Yuecheng looked at Tang Xia in disbelief and kept silent after hanging up. Jiang Yuecheng's mother couldn't wait anymore and asked anxiously, "What happened? What did they say? Alas. Tell me now, my son! You're making me so worried!"
"I'm now... the administrative director of the subsidiary company," Jiang Yuecheng said slowly and then looked at Tang Xia beside him with his doubtful, yet meaningful eyes.
Since he had come to the company, Jiang Yuecheng knew that all the remarks about Chu Tiankuo said that Chu Tiankuo was an impartial and incorruptible leader.
He would never spare others' feelings once they did anything wrong, much less pretend that he hadn't seen anything or let them reverse their course.
But up to now, he had been fired because of Tang Xia and then employed again because of her, and he had been promoted to administrative director.
Though he was sent to the subsidiary company, it was clear to Jiang Yuecheng that nobody would make indiscreet remarks about him there.
It was possible that he would become one of the chiefs in the subsidiary company if he worked hard. And then he would be able to take control of everything there since it was such a good place for him to develop himself.
It was just because Jiang Yuecheng knew this that he looked at Tang Xia with such doubtful eyes. What was it in Tang Xia that attracted Chu Tiankuo so much that he even broke his convention that he had been observed for so long?
What did Tang Xia do to make Chu Tiankuo hell-bent on her?
Jiang Yuecheng's mother didn't think about it so much. All she felt was that her son had regained his job and was able to continue to work in that company thanks to Tang Xia, while she could continue to show off her son's success in front of others.
Seeing Jiang Yuecheng lost in a trance and not even thanking Tang Xia, she started to think that her son knew nothing about women.
Now Tang Xia was so capable. What he needed to do was to flatter her and get hold of her!
So Jiang Yuecheng's mother said to Jiang Yuecheng, "This time, Tang Xia has given a big hand to us today! We should give her a reward!
"Tang Xia hasn't bought new clothes for a long time and you've had less time to accompany her since you were so busy before. Now you have the time. Why not go out with Tang Xia and buy her some beautiful clothes?"
Jiang Yuecheng was reluctant to hear these words because he didn't want to go out with Tang Xia.
But his mother made eye contact with him and hinted that he should treat Tang Xia well now. He couldn't do anything but look at Tang Xia and say reluctantly, "Let's go! Stop standing there. I'll buy you some clothes!"
Jiang Yuecheng's mother wrenched him as she saw her son's attitude and said to Tang Xia with a smile, "Tang Xia, don't mind his rudeness!
"My son spoke to you that way just because he is too excited. Just enjoy shopping. Everything, from paying the bill to carrying the bags, will be done by him. That's what a man should do."
Tang Xia thought it was ridiculous as she saw their attitudes. But she never minded this because it was merely a broadcast room here.
This was an imaginary place, where she needn't mind anything illusory, need she? But then, Tang Xia put her hands on her chest and asked herself, "Will it be OK for sure?"
Then Tang Xia stopped thinking about this. Anyone would be happy about new clothes, after all! Then she changed her clothes and went out, followed by Jiang Yuecheng, who was so reluctant.
Jiang Yuecheng had to go to the shopping mall with Tang Xia and buy her clothes under the urging of his mother.
It was there that they saw Zhou Linlin holding a man's arm.
Tang Xia was surprised that Chu Tiankuo should know her so well and had instantly figured out why she made the call. So she was straightforward and replied, "Yes!"
There was silence on the other side, after which came Chu Tiankuo's hesitant voice. He said, "Are you... are you trying to fulfill a task?"
Tang Xia was stunned as she heard this. She was so surprised that she found it hard to say a word.
The spectators in the broadcast room also got excited after hearing Chu Tiankuo's words. The broadcast room went into chaos, where words on the bullet screens flew fast one after another. It was hard to recognize what those words were, let alone the detailed contents.
"How? Chu Tiankuo is just one of the characters in the book. How would he know about the anchor's task? It's so strange!"
"Right. Maybe Chu Tiankuo is a plug-in! The anchor would meet Chu Tiankuo each time she started a live show. Did she use a plug-in?"
"Last poster, stop kidding me. Who can make a plug-in in this high-tech broadcast room? How can the anchor use a plug-in when it's hard to even find one?"
"Then it must be a bug if it's not a plug-in! Maybe the NPC in the game acquired autonomous awareness, as is often seen in fiction."
"That's quite possible! AI is bound to generate bugs!"
The discussion was in full swing in the broadcast room, while Tang Xia finally came back to her senses. She asked tentatively and said with care, "Why... why would you ask me this?"
Judging from her voice, Chu Tiankuo knew that Tang Xia was cautious when asking him and he said, "I remember that I've met you three times. Now it's the third time I've met you.
"Each time, you've acted differently but you always moved around someone.
"And I noticed that these people were not the same one. Judging by your character, I don't think you'd act like that unless you had something to do!"
Tang Xia was in a trance and kept silent for a long time. She didn't expect that Chu Tiankuo would be so clever and get it all right.
Chu Tiankuo smiled when he didn't hear Tang Xia's voice, then continued, "I've met you three times. Don't worry! Now that you've asked me for help, I'll give you a hand anyway."
Tang Xia came back to her senses and said quickly, "Thank you."
Chu Tiankuo frowned, which Tang Xia would never see. Then he said gently, "You're welcome. We don't have to say 'thanks' to each other."
Then Tang Xia hung up without saying anything.
The call with Chu Tiankuo brought her such a surprise, and she needed time to think carefully about this. But Jiang Yuecheng and his mother wouldn't give her the time.
They approached Tang Xia when they saw her in a trance after hanging up, and asked, "What happened? What did Jiang Yuecheng's boss say? Stop being in a daze, tell us now! You're so sluggish!"
"Oh! I haven't finished my task. It's not time for me to think about this," Tang Xia thought to herself.
Then she turned to Jiang Yuecheng and said, "It went alright. Everything is now settled."
Jiang Yuecheng was suspicious about Tang Xia's words, while his mother beside him felt quite happy about this since her son wouldn't be losing his job anymore.
On top of that, the job was such a decent and comfortable one. She could not bear it if her son lost that high status he now had and did another job where he was treated poorly.
And she had heard that Jiang Yuecheng's company had been broadcast on television and ranked in the top 500 somewhere. That was so outstanding!
She always used this to show off when she chatted with her friends. She felt so satisfied to see the admiring looks on their faces.
She would be derided if those people were to learn that her son had lost his job there and was fired because of his poor personality!
With this in mind, Jiang Yuecheng's mother was unwilling to hear that her son had lost his job.
That was why, when she was told by Tang Xia that everything had been settled, she was so happy that her face full of wrinkles became like a chrysanthemum as she smiled. And she kept praising Tang Xia at the same time.
"You're so great, Tang Xia! You're so amazing. I've made a wise decision to choose you as my daughter-in-law! That's all the blessing this beast has ever received.
"I also feel blessed to have such a daughter-in-law! Tang Xia, remember my words. If my son does anything bad to you, just tell me.
"I'll beat the guy for you who doesn't know how to respect his parents and take care of his wife."
Hearing Jiang Yuecheng's mother's words, Tang Xia was clear in her mind that Jiang Yuecheng's mother would scold her to death had she failed to help Jiang Yuecheng get his job back!
All she needed to do was listen to Jiang Yuecheng's mother's words instead of being moved by them.
Tang Xia believed Jiang Yuecheng's mother would never, ever stand on her side if she hadn't said that she had helped him. She would certainly be in favor of her son, Jiang Yuecheng.
Jiang Yuecheng's mother was merely a conventional old woman. In her eyes, everything her son said was right, while every mistake would always be made by others and have no relationship to Jiang Yuecheng, and so on.
Tang Xia was not a fool, after all. She saw through this by knowing Jiang Yuecheng's mother's attitude toward her in the past. She would never count on her since she was a blade of grass ready to fall at any time and didn't deserve any concern.
Suddenly, Jiang Yuecheng's phone rang as Tang Xia was thinking about this and Jiang Yuecheng's mother was immersed in happiness. Jiang Yuecheng took out his phone and realized it was a call from the company's personnel department.
Jiang Yuecheng's mother hurriedly walked over to Jiang Yuecheng just as his phone rang and thus saw where the call came from. She urged Jiang Yuecheng and said, "My son! What are you doing? Pick up the phone now! Don't miss it!"
Hearing his mother's words, Jiang Yuecheng picked up the phone hurriedly. "Hello, this is Jiang Yuecheng."
"Jiang Yuecheng, the company has assigned you as the administrative director of the subsidiary company. Keep working hard and don't let the boss down!"
"Yes. OK. Thank you!"
Jiang Yuecheng looked at Tang Xia in disbelief and kept silent after hanging up. Jiang Yuecheng's mother couldn't wait anymore and asked anxiously, "What happened? What did they say? Alas. Tell me now, my son! You're making me so worried!"
"I'm now... the administrative director of the subsidiary company," Jiang Yuecheng said slowly and then looked at Tang Xia beside him with his doubtful, yet meaningful eyes.
Since he had come to the company, Jiang Yuecheng knew that all the remarks about Chu Tiankuo said that Chu Tiankuo was an impartial and incorruptible leader.
He would never spare others' feelings once they did anything wrong, much less pretend that he hadn't seen anything or let them reverse their course.
But up to now, he had been fired because of Tang Xia and then employed again because of her, and he had been promoted to administrative director.
Though he was sent to the subsidiary company, it was clear to Jiang Yuecheng that nobody would make indiscreet remarks about him there.
It was possible that he would become one of the chiefs in the subsidiary company if he worked hard. And then he would be able to take control of everything there since it was such a good place for him to develop himself.
It was just because Jiang Yuecheng knew this that he looked at Tang Xia with such doubtful eyes. What was it in Tang Xia that attracted Chu Tiankuo so much that he even broke his convention that he had been observed for so long?
What did Tang Xia do to make Chu Tiankuo hell-bent on her?
Jiang Yuecheng's mother didn't think about it so much. All she felt was that her son had regained his job and was able to continue to work in that company thanks to Tang Xia, while she could continue to show off her son's success in front of others.
Seeing Jiang Yuecheng lost in a trance and not even thanking Tang Xia, she started to think that her son knew nothing about women.
Now Tang Xia was so capable. What he needed to do was to flatter her and get hold of her!
So Jiang Yuecheng's mother said to Jiang Yuecheng, "This time, Tang Xia has given a big hand to us today! We should give her a reward!
"Tang Xia hasn't bought new clothes for a long time and you've had less time to accompany her since you were so busy before. Now you have the time. Why not go out with Tang Xia and buy her some beautiful clothes?"
Jiang Yuecheng was reluctant to hear these words because he didn't want to go out with Tang Xia.
But his mother made eye contact with him and hinted that he should treat Tang Xia well now. He couldn't do anything but look at Tang Xia and say reluctantly, "Let's go! Stop standing there. I'll buy you some clothes!"
Jiang Yuecheng's mother wrenched him as she saw her son's attitude and said to Tang Xia with a smile, "Tang Xia, don't mind his rudeness!
"My son spoke to you that way just because he is too excited. Just enjoy shopping. Everything, from paying the bill to carrying the bags, will be done by him. That's what a man should do."
Tang Xia thought it was ridiculous as she saw their attitudes. But she never minded this because it was merely a broadcast room here.
This was an imaginary place, where she needn't mind anything illusory, need she? But then, Tang Xia put her hands on her chest and asked herself, "Will it be OK for sure?"
Then Tang Xia stopped thinking about this. Anyone would be happy about new clothes, after all! Then she changed her clothes and went out, followed by Jiang Yuecheng, who was so reluctant.
Jiang Yuecheng had to go to the shopping mall with Tang Xia and buy her clothes under the urging of his mother.
It was there that they saw Zhou Linlin holding a man's arm.
