Ch 305: The Events of That Year

Qi Wei’s expression changed, and she took a cautious step back. She was truly wary of Gu Qingyin. She didn’t understand the Huo family’s power, and Huo Xinghai alone was enough to overwhelm her.

“Sister Qing, this matter has nothing to do with you.” Qi Wei pursed her lips. “Offending the trends of the times won’t do you any good either.”

Gu Qingyin smiled, “It won’t do me any good, but it won’t do me any harm either. Xie Xinyi is someone I’m protecting, and no one has the right to bully her.” She pulled up a chair and sat down. “Tell me, what’s going on with the Jindu Hotel?”

Xie Xinyi’s face paled, her lips trembled, and she couldn’t say a word.

Qi Wei sneered, “Don’t dare to say it? Then I’ll help you say it.”

“No need!” Xie Xinyi pursed her lips and stubbornly raised her head. “The person who did wrong wasn’t me, so what do I have to be afraid of saying?”

Qi Wei continued to sneer.

Gu Qingyin glanced at her, “Are you sick?”

Qi Wei didn’t dare to say anything.

Xie Xinyi took a deep breath. Although it had been a long time, she still couldn’t help but tremble all over when she thought of that day’s experience.

“That day, my agent took me to a banquet, saying that they wanted to discuss a role.” Xie Xinyi closed her eyes. “At first, everything was normal. Later, after the banquet ended, the producer said that there were still some details to discuss with me, and asked me to go to the Jindu Hotel… I went.”

There was no need to say what happened after that, the routine was pretty much the same.

Gu Qingyin asked, “How did you escape? Didn’t that producer retaliate against you?”

Xie Xinyi shook her head. “Before I went, I was careful and turned on the recording. I recorded all the disgusting things he said, which can be considered as having his weakness. I… knocked him unconscious with an ashtray and ran out.”

“After I came out, I contacted my agent and sent him a copy of the recording. Later, I don’t know how he talked to that person, but my role was set, and I never saw that producer again.”

Gu Qingyin raised her eyebrows, feeling that it wasn’t that simple. Just a recording could control people? That’s unlikely.

For some reason, Gu Qingyin thought of Huo Xinghai. She took out her phone and sent her son a message: Do you know about the Jindu Hotel?

It was a very vague message, the only key point was the Jindu Hotel, and she didn’t name names. If Huo Xinghai said he didn’t know, she would say she sent it to the wrong person.

Qi Wei sneered after listening, “Who would believe that.”

Xie Xinyi ignored her.

Gu Qingyin clicked her tongue. “Has anyone ever told you that you’re annoying? Since you love meddling so much, why don’t you live by the Seaside? Do you need people to believe you? Who do you think you are? Don’t take yourself too seriously, no one cares about your opinion.”

Qi Wei’s face turned red, both ashamed and annoyed. She had never been ridiculed like this since she was a child, let alone in front of someone she hated.

“Am I wrong? Only she and that producer know what happened that day. The producer isn’t here, so isn’t she free to say whatever she wants? What can a recording prove? I can easily synthesize hundreds of them!”

“Oh, then you’re really amazing.” Gu Qingyin said in a sarcastic tone, “You keep talking about synthesizing, you must have done this a lot, right?”

Qi Wei became angry out of humiliation, “I didn’t! I’m just making a reasonable guess!”

Gu Qingyin rolled her eyes, “You’re so good at guessing, why don’t you go write novels? Why be a celebrity?”

Qi Wei was speechless from the retort. The key was that she was angry but didn’t dare to talk back, which made her even more frustrated.

Gu Qingyin snorted, lowered her head and looked at her phone. The message Huo Xinghai sent her back was a bit unexpected.

Huo Xinghai: I know, I saw her coming out of that room. At the time, I probably wanted to do a good deed, so I helped clean up the mess.

At that time, he didn’t know what he was thinking, taking the initiative to wade into troubled waters, but he had never regretted it. Now, he felt very fortunate, otherwise he wouldn’t dare to imagine what kind of retaliation Xie Xinyi would have suffered after that.

Gu Qingyin suddenly understood, which made sense.

She looked at Qi Wei, “Go back and tell the people at Times Film and Television that Xie Xinyi is someone the Huo family is protecting. If you don’t want the Huo family’s team of lawyers to come knocking on your door, then be honest.”

Qi Wei’s eyes widened, filled with unwillingness. “What’s so good about Xie Xinyi that makes you help her so much!”

Gu Qingyin raised her eyebrows, “I like her, I’m willing to, is that any of your business? I advise you not to have any crooked ideas. If you can’t even be a good messenger, then there’s no need for you to continue staying in this industry.”

Qi Wei’s expression changed again and again. In the end, she stomped her foot angrily, turned around and left.

As soon as the door opened, she saw the man standing against the wall. She was dazed for a moment. Such an excellent man… She looked sympathetic. “Being with such a strong woman like Gu Qingyin must be painful, right?”

Huo Yunjing glanced at her with cold eyes, his thin lips slightly parted, and he uttered three words, “I’m willing.”

Qi Wei leaned back, almost passing out from anger. She pursed her lips, turned her head and left, cursing herself for being blinded by lust. What good could a man who could be with Gu Qingyin be?

The door of the makeup room wasn’t closed. Huo Yunjing looked inside and saw Xie Xinyi talking to his wife with red eyes.

Xie Xinyi was very grateful. “Sister Qing, thank you for being willing to believe me.”

“Tsk.” Gu Qingyin waved her hand, acting as an assistant. “If you want to thank someone, thank Huo Xinghai. He happened to see you that day, and he took care of that producer.”

Xie Xinyi was stunned, her mind went blank.

Huo Xinghai saw it? And helped her solve the problem? But she had always thought that her agent had helped, and because of this, even though her agent couldn’t keep up with her pace, she didn’t replace him out of gratitude.

Thinking of her agent’s emotion when she was unwilling to listen to the company’s arrangements and he mentioned the Jindu Hotel… Xie Xinyi’s stomach churned, and she almost threw up.

It was too disgusting to force her to do work she didn’t like while taking credit for someone else’s kindness. How could he do such a disgusting thing?

Was the temporary transfer of her assistant this time also a benefit for her agent?

Xie Xinyi thought of a lot in an instant. With red eyes, she took a deep breath and called her agent, “Brother Hong, I have something to talk to you about… Yes, it’s very important, let’s meet… Okay.”

Xie Xinyi’s hands were shaking when she hung up the phone, out of anger.

Gu Qingyin glanced at her, got up and said, “Where did you make the appointment? I’ll take you there.”

Xie Xinyi raised her head and said softly, “Thank you.”

Since Brother Hong was at the company, Xie Xinyi made an appointment at the coffee shop across from the company.

When they arrived, Gu Qingyin touched her head, “Call me if anything happens, I’ll be watching in the car.”

Xie Xinyi felt warmth in her heart, as if a force had been injected. She took a deep breath, picked up her bag and got out of the car, entering the coffee shop with her head held high like a warrior.

When Brother Hong saw her, he waved for her to come over. As soon as she sat down, he began to scold her, “My ancestor, why did you come out like this? At least wear sunglasses and a mask.”

Xie Xinyi sat across from him, stared at him for a few seconds, and suddenly asked, “That incident at the Jindu Hotel, did you really help me solve it?”

（End of this chapter）