The Tycoon's Enchanted Mermaid

Chapter 82: Chapter 82: About Possessiveness

Li Xue was reading the comments when, the next second, she received a call from her manager. She hadn’t expected the company manager to personally call and inquire about the museum girl’s information.

Hearing that some talent agencies in the entertainment circle had also called to ask around, Li Xue was thoroughly shocked.

She hadn’t joined the entertainment industry, but she also had one foot in it. She knew that the industry favored young men and women with high visual appeal, after all, it was an era of valuing looks.

From a business standpoint, looks were often much more important than acting ability. Some companies would even send scouts to various universities on covert missions, but she never expected these companies to be so acutely responsive.

Videos that were posted at noon caught fire in less than two hours, and decisions were made and phone calls to poach were rapidly placed.

Li Xue marveled at her own intuition, recognizing at a glance that the girl in the museum was extraordinary and she hadn’t offended her, even leaving a good impression.

Whether they would become colleagues or competitors in the future, it was a win-win situation.

Therefore, Li Xue earnestly explained to her manager that she had only a brief encounter with the girl, didn’t know her, and had no contact information, effectively distancing herself completely.

Ah Da had returned to the Wuqiong Water Pavilion when she received screenshots and links from Su Qingtong, only then realizing that a passerby had filmed her in the museum and posted the video online.

Su Qingtong: You’re famous #link# Check it out.

Ah Da was incredibly surprised. Clicking on the link, she saw herself on the screen. The video was short, capturing her talking to a little girl in the museum.

There were no shortage of comments and likes. Wanting to see what the netizens were saying, Ah Da tapped into the comments section, but suddenly the video vanished, and her screen switched to the content of another video.

With a frown, Ah Da immediately returned to WeChat and went through the link again, only to find the content had been deleted.

Ah Da: The video’s gone.

Su Qingtong: Gone? How is that possible? I’ll check.

Two minutes later, Su Qingtong sent a WeChat message: It’s really gone, and not just one video – all of them are gone.

The likes on the original video were already surging towards half a million—such a viral video had no reason to be suddenly deleted by the original poster, especially since Ah Da, the person involved, didn’t ask her to remove it.

Su Qingtong went on a search and found that not only the most popular video but also other similar edited videos that had followed its lead were all gone, disappearing without a trace.

Cleaned out, as if nothing had ever happened.

There was only one reason for this outcome: the platform had operated uniformly to remove the related content.

Su Qingtong: It’s so swift, I suspect it was your guy who pulled the strings, believe it or not.

Ah Da: Are you talking about Qin Yu?

Su Qingtong: Who else? Besides him, who else do you have around? I’ve felt before that he’s possessive of you, and now it seems my feeling was not wrong at all, so good luck to you.

Ah Da took the chilled fruit juice that Song Ma handed to her, took a sip, and after Song Ma had left, only then did Ah Da pick up her phone to read the messages, her round eyes suddenly widening.

Bronze Sword said Qin Yu had deleted the videos, and what’s this about possessiveness?

Ah Da: What possessiveness? Why would he delete the videos? Does he not like it?

Su Qingtong: Possessiveness is probably him considering you his property, not allowing others to covet you. Do you understand now?

Ah Da kind of got it; Qin Yu didn’t like other people seeing her in the videos, so he deleted all of them.

Su Qingtong: Exactly, that’s what I mean. So what do you think? Don’t you find him annoying?

Do you hate Qin Yu?

Ah Da didn’t hate him in her heart and didn’t want to type. She exited the WeChat interface and called Su Qingtong.

As soon as the call connected, Su Qingtong immediately asked, “So, do you find that men are scary and bad?”

Ah Da always found Su Qingtong a bit strange, especially with her strong opinions about the opposite sex since her return from Lingcheng Mountain.

She was like a hedgehog bristling with spikes.

“Qin Yu isn’t scary, he’s good-looking, just a bit frightening when he’s angry, just a little.”

Hearing the sweet and soft voice of the young girl on the other end of the phone, always defending Qin Yu, Su Qingtong said, “It hasn’t been that long, and he’s already got you tamed. When I talk about scary, I don’t mean ugly. I mean evil at heart, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, a beast in human attire!”

Ah Da didn’t know what to say. Bronze Sword made it sound so serious, but she didn’t feel it was that serious.

After a moment, Su Qingtong spoke again.

“Never mind, thinking about it, him deleting the video is also good for you. You’re not a public figure, being exposed to the public is dangerous, and it makes you an easy target for criticism.”

Ah Da frowned and asked, “Bronze Sword, what’s wrong with you? Did Master Yao bully you that night?”

“How could that be? He couldn’t bully me,” Su Qingtong said disdainfully. “I’d be bullying him if it wasn’t for saving Old Man Ting Chan’s face. If not for Ting Chan holding me back, how could I tolerate Yao Qingzhi, that stinky man, strutting around in front of me?”

After hearing this, Ah Da whispered, “But I feel like you really care about him.”

“You’re mistaken,” Su Qingtong responded without hesitation, but her urgency seemed to betray her attempt to conceal the truth.

This time Ah Da wouldn’t let her evade the topic, she directly said, “You’ve definitely known him for a long time.”

Su Qingtong fell silent for a while before suddenly laughing lightly, “little incense burner, you’ve become smarter.”

“I’ve always been smart.” Ah Da felt a bit proud, curling up on the sofa with a pillow. “But you’re too obvious, always getting mad at him, especially when you stayed overnight at Lingcheng Mountain. I heard you cry.”

“Who cried! I just got so angry, I accidentally choked, don’t think too much into it.”

Su Qingtong stubbornly refused to admit that she had cried and started changing the subject.

“I’ve had old grievances with Yao Qingzhi, same as you. Now, I also have a tracking spell from Lingcheng Mountain on me, which was forcibly placed by Yao Qingzhi, just to monitor me. That’s why I say all men are the same!”

Ah Da had not expected that Bronze Sword was actually under a forcefully placed tracking spell, no wonder she would explode like a barrel of gunpowder at the sight of Yao Qingzhi, ready to blow up at a moment’s notice.

“I’m sorry, Bronze Sword, I thought you agreed to it willingly, I didn’t realize Yao Qingzhi forced you. He’s that kind of person.”

Ah Da straightened up, her voice filled with apology.

Su Qingtong felt it was a bit too much correction and awkwardly scratched her nose, hurrying to clarify.

“Actually… thinking about it, it was an accident. A demon was murdering people in Capital City, and when Yao Qingzhi came down the mountain to carry out his mission, he happened to encounter me. He mistook me as being part of that harming demon, and that’s why he tied me up and took me to Lingcheng Mountain, and then branded me with a tracking spell.”

Ah Da realized, “No wonder you always argue with him, he was wrong to accuse you without proper judgment.”

“He’s always been blind. Although he later apologized to me, the grudge was set.”

After venting with a few curses, Su Qingtong then asked, “By the way, what did you say to those two tonight?”

Ah Da leaned back on the sofa, her chin resting on the pillow, feeling somewhat downcast, “I just told them about some experiences I’ve had since we parted ways. It’s a pity the museum was too crowded, it wasn’t easy to talk.”