"I trust that Tangning will lay out a new path for me, because that's how amazing she is," Xia Hanmo did not doubt this at all. "Plus, I did this for the sake of justice."
Seeing the confidence on her face, Zhou Qing let out a laugh, "Since we're both unemployed now, may I invite Miss Xia to a casual meal?"
Xia Hanmo naturally nodded her head.
The two selected a relatively hidden restaurant to eat in. But...as soon as Xia Hanmo sat down, a two-year-old slipped into a nearby fountain. Although the water was shallow, the child began to cry.
Xia Hanmo watched as Zhou Qing immediately rushed over and sweeped the child up in his arms. At this time, a rich lady ran over in a panic.
"Baby, are you OK?"
Zhou Qing glared at the woman angrily, "Your child is still small. I suggest you don't let him leave your sight again."
The woman was a little surprised as she carried her child away.
This was the first time that Xia Hanmo saw Zhou Qing's emotions being triggered.
"Do you like children a lot?" Xia Hanmo asked as Zhou Qing sat back down.
"Not particularly," Zhou Qing replied gently before he changed the subject.
Of course, Xia Hanmo could immediately sense that Zhou Qing was a person with a story. On the surface, he appeared friendly and took good care of the people around him, but in reality, he was very cautious of people.
But, Xia Hanmo did not try to dig up his secrets.
It was easier to get along with him this way.
Soon, Tangning received news that Xia Hanmo had caused a scene at 'The Big Adventure'. Of course, she expected this to happen. If Xia Hanmo actually stuck it out and continued on the show, then she would have been a disappointment.
There was one thing that Tangning had to admit: she had deliberately set this trap. Apart from wanting to see if Xia Hanmo was worth her efforts, the reason why Tangning didn't tell Xia Hanmo beforehand was because she wanted Xia Hanmo to give a realistic reaction.
And reality proved that Xia Hanmo was indeed worthy of being a part of Superstar Media.
As someone that suffered slandering for an extended period of time, Xia Hanmo was someone that was cautious about everything she did. But, from now on, Tangning wanted to turn her into someone that would no longer allow herself to be slandered.
Previously, during the flood incident, the public had already been reintroduced to the real Xia Hanmo once. This time, it was the perfect opportunity to reinforce this new image.
The Station Manager's son thought that Xia Hanmo was someone that had not established a solid footing in the industry yet. Since she dared to slap him in the face, he decided to take a photo of his swollen cheek and post it online. He wanted to use this incident to slander Xia Hanmo as well as create the image of a victim for himself.
Unfortunately...
...Superstar Media was only one step behind. As soon as he posted up his photos, Superstar Media released an official apology on behalf of Xia Hanmo stating that she had accidentally lost control...
But, the public believed that the difference between a man throwing a slap and a woman throwing a slap was that men did it to cause trouble, whereas women did it because of retaliation; she must have been bullied so badly that she had no choice.
So, Superstar Media's swift apology further proved the public's speculation: Xia Hanmo definitely suffered immense bullying.
"Firstly, Zhou Qing was forced to leave. Afterwards, Xia Hanmo was caught hitting someone. I'm certain this happened because of a huge internal disagreement at the television station."
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