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Chapter 34 You're actually straight?!

Xi Jingyue's lips twitched slightly; he was at a loss for words.

Even though I'm not his employee, why do I feel inexplicably ashamed?

[As for the public relations manager, that's quite interesting.]

Xi Jingyue and the other man immediately perked up their ears, knowing that what Du Anrao found interesting was often the key point!
Like Yang Jiantao's brother-in-law, he was addicted to gambling and had accumulated huge debts. The so-called robbery was just him running into creditors who came to collect the debt. The creditors chased him for several blocks before getting a little money, and in their anger, they naturally beat him up to vent their frustration.

Veins bulged on Xi Jingyue's forehead. He shouldn't have had any hope for Li Zhaoyang's company employees; they were all unreliable!

[Perhaps this is the protagonist's halo. The public relations manager, worried that the company would fire him if they found out the truth, lied and claimed that he was robbed on his way home late from working overtime at the company. But coincidentally, Li Qianxi and her boyfriend, the male lead Jiang Yiming, happened to be on a date nearby that night and witnessed the entire incident of him being robbed by a debt collector.]

The two men used this incident to blackmail the public relations manager, demanding he work for them or they would expose it and get him fired. Oh, and I forgot to mention, Jiang Yiming's family also owns an entertainment company, making them... rivals of Xisheng Entertainment?

Xi Jingyue was also surprised to hear this, not expecting that Li Qianxi had already made contact with people in Li Zhaoyang's company so early.

Most importantly, they were completely unaware!
After recounting the recent personnel changes within the company, Li Zhaoyang paused before turning his attention to the company's artists.

"Two months ago, one of our artists, who was on the rise, let slip during a live stream that he had falsified his academic credentials, and his career collapsed."

Du Anrao's eyes lit up slightly, and he almost instantly understood the key to this.

[Here it comes! Taking advantage of the PR manager's connections, here it comes!]

Xi Jingyue wasn't stupid either. Once he learned that the head of the public relations department had become an informant planted by Li Qianxi and Jiang Yiming in Li Zhaoyang's company, many of his questions were easily answered.

The public relations department is neither a large nor a small department in the company. Although it is usually on the periphery and inconspicuous, it is extremely important when you look into it.

Because people in this department often know the most secrets about the company's artists, so they can respond as quickly as possible if these secrets are exposed.

This also means that if this department is infiltrated, their company's artists will be like naked people, vulnerable to being targeted at any time.

Take the celebrity Li Zhaoyang is talking about, for example. Since we know that his most talked-about point is that he faked his academic credentials, all we need to do is arrange for a few viewers to ask him specific questions about his school during his live stream.

Asking too many questions will inevitably reveal flaws. At that point, they only need to continue guiding the curious audience to investigate in that direction to easily uncover the truth and kick the other party out of the circle.

"A month ago, another celebrity was exposed for being secretly married and abusing his family. And just a few days ago, Pei Yiyuan from the same film crew as Actor Du was exposed for having a chaotic private life..."

At first, Du Anrao would mutter a few words while pointing, but in the end he was truly speechless.

[While Li Qianxi and her boyfriend may have been stirring up trouble behind the scenes, the artists in your company are truly something else. From falsifying academic credentials to domestic violence to group sex, and who knows, they might even add a minor male lead who hires a sugar daddy as a stand-in. It's truly a case of hidden talents everywhere, making it hard not to feel that those targeting you are doing a public service.]

Xi Jingyue: "..." Isn't that right? He thought Pei Yiyuan was just an accident, but it turned out to be the norm.

Sure enough, when you see one cockroach, it means there's already a nest of cockroaches in the company. Du Anrao stared at Li Zhaoyang with a complicated expression for a while, then finally couldn't hold back: "Doesn't your company do background checks when hiring?"

Li Zhaoyang was stunned for a moment, and for some reason suddenly felt a little guilty.

"These things are usually done by my subordinates; I only check on them occasionally. If it weren't for all the recent troubles, I wouldn't have known when so many monsters and freaks entered the company."

Du Anrao almost couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. Good heavens, this guy is a hands-off manager.

No wonder Li Qianxi was so successful at scheming against people later on; the employees you hired must have been assassins sent by rival companies!
Xi Jingyue: "..." It's not impossible.

"So you called me here today because you want me to take a look at the artists in your company to prevent them from being exposed and having their careers ruined?"

Perhaps Du Anrao's disdain was too obvious, so Li Zhaoyang quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, I wanted you to help me see if there's anything wrong with the feng shui of the company, since we keep signing artists who are prone to ruin. Of course, if you could also help me look at the character of the artists currently in our company, it would be even better if we could adjust their future plans accordingly."

In short, the goal was to have Du Anrao confirm whether the other party had any points where things were about to collapse, so that they could cut their losses in time.

Du Anrao's complexion improved slightly.

That's more like it!

"In that case, could someone show me around the company so I can take a look at its feng shui layout? As for the artist, it involves many things, and even I am not very confident. I can only do my best."

It was just a pretext to lure the two of them to the company for a meeting, so Li Zhaoyang didn't have high hopes and nodded in agreement.

Wanting to spend more time with Du Yuxi, Li Zhaoyang canceled all his morning schedule and personally led Du Anrao and the others on a tour of the company.

Along the way, Li Zhaoyang subtly tried to get closer to Du Yuxi. Although Du Anrao was very satisfied with this development, he still couldn't ignore the overly conspicuous presence of the person.

[Sigh, cousin, don't smile at my fourth sister. Assistant Chen's eyes are like they're filled with poison right now. You can't hide the look in someone's eyes when they want to kill them!]

Du Yuxi, who constantly felt like she was being pricked by thorns, was speechless.

[Tsk, look at my sister's fierce gaze, but the moment she turns and sees Li Zhaoyang, it immediately turns into a pitiful look. Anyone who didn't know better would think Li Zhaoyang had taken advantage of her and then abandoned her!]

Du Yuxi also noticed the change in the other person's eyes, and felt a chill run down her spine, giving her goosebumps.

[That's why they say gay men who fall for straight men never end well. Even I, an outsider, have noticed, but the person involved is completely oblivious. But then again, he's utterly straight, his first love's child is already grown up, so naturally he'd never imagine that his male assistant, who's always by his side at various events, has a crush on him.]

Du Yuxi's pupils contracted slightly, and without thinking, she yelled at the person beside her who was fawning over her: "You're straight!!!"

(End of this chapter)