16: Chapter 016 You have to admit, some people are just born to do this kind of work.

Qin Xun raised an eyebrow.

"Your mom's the one who's dead!"

"My mom is alive and well; she can put away three big bowls of rice in one sitting!"

Reporter: "..."

Damn, she's not dead.

Why did you sound so tragic then?

The whole venue was in an uproar!

The reporters looked at each other.

They had never seen a young man who could curse like that in front of so many cameras.

Truly... a man of raw emotion!

Outside the door.

Xia Ning let out a chuckle, bright as sunshine, before immediately reverting to her noble 'Iceberg Beauty' persona.

In the conference room.

Cheng Wan immediately stepped in to smooth things over.

"Sorry, everyone. Qin Xun has been a bit depressed from the cyberbullying these past two days, so his temper is a bit short. Please bear with him."

The reporters nodded one after another, expressing their understanding.

Over these three days.

The Haicheng Rich Young Master had been flamed millions of times online.

From his looks to his character to his family tree, he had been flamed to the point of numbness.

What a bastard, a coward, heartless; he eats shit and craps rice, eats dog shit, a total lowlife scum.

His dad's a gigolo, his mom's got syphilis.

Some netizens even fabricated that he peeked at women bathing at age three, and at age four forced women to watch him bathe.

At age five...

He only thought about getting circumcised at seventy.

...

The abuse surged like a tide; no one could withstand it.

Qin Xun continued the topic, explaining.

"At that time, I saw that mother was pitiful. It just so happened the company wanted me to do a marketing plan about 'charity' with a budget of 50,000 yuan."

"I wanted to donate the money to her, but it wasn't enough, so I created this marketing stunt."

At this moment, Cheng Wan pressed a key on the laptop on the table.

A screenshot of a WeChat chat opened on the big screen.

[Qin Xun, the company's upper management has met and decided to create a plan to expand the company's influence.]

[With 'charity' as the theme, plan a show that will cause a sensation throughout the city to show the city's enterprises the company's strength and strive for an instant hit.]

The conference room fell silent for a moment.

Looking at Qin Xun's youthful face, the reporters couldn't help but feel some admiration.

They were a group of newspeople, best at grabbing attention, but compared to Qin Xun's plan, their previous methods were simply weak.

Sigh...

Comparisons are odious.

Some people are just born for this line of work.

At this time, another reporter asked.

"Was deleting the 'Haicheng Rich Young Master' account also part of your plan?"

Qin Xun nodded.

"Yes!"

Reporter: "Why?"

Qin Xun said: "I was worried the impact wouldn't be enough. I needed to build up the netizens' anger, so I deleted the account directly."

"Fortunately, we raised enough money in the end. I'm also very grateful to Oak Company for the 100,000 yuan donation, which was 50,000 more than the original 50,000."

The reporters were speechless.

This is truly living life on the edge!

Society nowadays is extremely irritable!

A reporter asked again: "Weren't you afraid of being doxxed and beaten up?"

Qin Xun smiled bitterly: "I snuck back to my rental apartment yesterday and found my door had been smashed, and the things inside were trashed too."

"I've been staying at... an internet cafe these past two days."

Though he was thick-skinned, he couldn't be totally shameless. To avoid the public misunderstanding his character, he replaced 'Bathhouse' with 'internet cafe.'

The reporters and colleagues couldn't help but look at Qin Xun with sympathetic eyes.

Cheng Wan seized the opportunity and clicked.

The PPT slide on the big screen turned, reading:

'Entering the fray in person, outsmarting fate by a half-step'

Flashes went off again in a frenzy.

Then, spontaneous applause broke out in the conference room.

It lasted for a long time.

Another reporter asked: "May I ask, Mr. Qin, are you really a second-generation rich?"

Qin Xun smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"I'm just an ordinary worker. I work diligently at Oak during the day and deliver food after work."

"Saving money to buy a car, a house, and get a wife."

The reporters and colleagues smiled knowingly.

A wife, a child, and a warm bed—the traditional life passed down through the ages.

It sounds ordinary, but in this era of intense competition, it seems to require immense effort.

Every man present seemed to be striving for this goal.

Suddenly, their perception of Qin Xun improved greatly.

They prepared to use more favorable words in their news reports to describe this Lone Hero, to boost his popularity and help him get married sooner.

Outside the door, Xia Ning's smile was a bit strange.

This Qin Xun!

How could he have the nerve to describe himself as so hardworking?

He slacks off at work, and he probably slacks off delivering food too!

He'll never be able to get a wife in this lifetime.

Suddenly.

She heard another reporter ask.

"In the thank-you video, that lady specifically thanked you and your girlfriend. Is your girlfriend from this company?"

"Is she available for an interview?"

Xia Ning's eyes widened.

What the hell?

What girlfriend?

He's worthy?!

She saw Qin Xun's gaze turn toward her. She kept a cold face and shook her head.

Qin Xun said.

"That lady misunderstood. The kind sister she met that day isn't my girlfriend; she's just a perfectly ordinary passerby."

Hearing this.

Xia Ning frowned slightly.

Sister?

Passerby?

And ordinary?

Hmph!

Is he starting to give me a hard time already?

How childish!

...

As the interview was coming to an end, there was a commotion outside the door.

A simply dressed lady, carrying a few pounds of apples and a basket of eggs, squeezed her way in.

"Excuse me, I'm looking for... for that young man."

Seeing the protagonist of the recent news appear, everyone showed surprised expressions and made way, watching her walk up to Qin Xun.

Qin Xun stood up.

The lady had tears in her eyes.

"I heard you work here, so I rushed over."

"I..."

She stuffed the apples and eggs into Qin Xun's hands.

Everything was left unsaid.

Click click click!

Another frenzy of camera flashes.

...

Half an hour later, the reporters finally dispersed.

The lady also went back to the hospital to take care of her child.

Qin Xun breathed a sigh of relief, slumped in his workstation, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I'm exhausted."

Xia Ning turned to look at Qin Xun and asked.

"Was your rental place really trashed?"

Qin Xun nodded.

"How could that be fake? Of the 2,000 yuan I borrowed from you, I paid 1,500 to the landlord for damages."

Xia Ning took out her phone.

"I'll lend you... is 5,000 enough?"

Qin Xun looked at Xia Ning without speaking for a long time, sizing her up. He saw that her clothes had no labels, but he could tell at a glance they were high quality.

They might be even more expensive than branded ones.

He knew she might really be a hidden little rich woman.

He shook his head: "Forget it, I'll figure it out myself."

Xia Ning was surprised: "Why? I won't charge interest."

Qin Xun smiled: "Borrowing money from you time and again makes me feel like I'm being kept."

Xia Ning: "..."

She put away her phone.

Only a ghost would keep you!

...

After resting for a while, Qin Xun took out his phone as usual, preparing to open a game and have some fun. However, he looked up and found that many people in the office were glancing over from time to time.

When they met his gaze, they would even give an appreciative smile.

Qin Xun felt a bit sad.

What are you looking at?

Didn't I hide in this spot just to keep a low profile?

With you guys paying so much attention to me, how can I slack off?

It's over!

I've gone from being an invisible man in the company to being a firefly.

Just now when I went to get water, the Receptionist let me go first. Even when it came to peeing, my colleagues let me go first.

What's even scarier is that Cheng Wan's gaze toward me was becoming increasingly friendly.

The company environment has become treacherous; it's no longer suitable for me.

Should I switch to another company?