For the next two days, Lin Chong hid in his dark corner like a rat; too afraid to treat his wounds and too paranoid to see a doctor.
Ever since he released the news about Fang Yu, the entire reporter profession had become implicated.
So, right now, not only was he hiding from J-King, Hai Rui, fans and celebrities, most importantly, he was tryingto avoid the attacks from his peers. Because, it was his fault that their days had gotten a lot harder.
A bored person placed a photo of Lin Chong in hiding online. After Long Jie saw it, she showed it to Tangning with a smile, "Look what happened to this piece of trash."
Tangning received the phone and had a quick glance before replying to Long Jie, "Ask someone to send him money on behalf of Huo Jingjing and I..."
"Tangning..." Long Jie didn't quite understand Tangning's intention. Not only did she not find someone to beat the jerk to death, she even wanted to give him money?
"Don't you think being let off by an enemy is even more painful? Compared to physical pain, mental torture is the definitive way to completely eliminate an enemy," Tangning lowered her head, not feeling the tiniest bit of pity for Lin Chong because she knew he was quite a capable person.
Long Jie sat quietly in deep thought for a moment. She thought about the time she was humiliated and forced to kneel in front of other's and remembered how painful of an experience it was. She suddenly understood Tangning's actions.
"You're amazing!"
So, one fateful night, a man wearing a cap walked into Lin Chong's office and placed down beside him a set of clean clothes, some food, medicine and a business card.
In his half-dead state, Lin Chong looked at the items that were placed beside him. His eyes glanced over everything but were particularly drawn to the clothes and the business card.
When one was at their worst, no one cared about their pride...
Seeing the items in front of him, he felt guilt and shame were like two pieces of rope that tightly bound him together, making it impossible for him to go anywhere...
That night, Lin Chong stared at the new set of clothes for a long time. It was not until almost dawn that he finally pulled out his phone in the darkness and called the number on the business card.
"Hello...I am Lin Chong..."
"I didn't expect you to actually make this call. I would like to ask if you'd come work with us, we need a capable photographer. These days, the younger generation aren't trained enough. Although you can't earn as much money as you previously did, we can pay you enough to get by without worries. What do you think? Do you want to come?" the person on the other end of the phone was extremely friendly and full of passion.
"May I ask, who is behind this offer?"
"It's best you don't ask. With your current situation, no one else will want to work with you. So, don't hesitate, you need to continue living."
Lin Chong looked down at the clean set of clothes and nodded, "OK, I'll come!"
"Great. Just come to the address written on the business card."
After Long Jie completed the task she was given, she looked at Tangning happily, "If this jerk was to find out that his most hated enemy is helping him behind the scenes, he will definitely want to smash his head into the wall and kill himself."
Tangning let out a gentle laugh and didn't say anything as she pruned the flowers in the garden.
Long Jie was curious, "The Autumn/Winter Fashion Week is about to start. Has President Mo scheduled anything else for you?"
"Jingjing is getting married...I will leave after her wedding," Tangning replied calmly.
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