Chapter 167: Chapter 146: Muddying the Waters! Still Very Confident

“Is Ximeng always this slow when trying on clothes?” Chen Jincheng remarked teasingly. Then again, with the high heels, stockings, and all the little accessories, it did seem like it could be quite fun.

He had been shopping with Wang Qiqi for half the day while Ximeng trailed behind them, filming. So when they arrived at this uniform shop and Ximeng sweetly asked to buy an outfit, he couldn’t very well refuse, could he?

A moment later, the dressing room door opened, and Ximeng emerged, having changed into a secretary’s outfit.

The outside was a thin, black blazer that looked quite professional, but underneath, she wore a strapless bandeau top and a tight, hip-hugging miniskirt. With the blazer covering everything, one might almost think she was wearing nothing underneath it.

It was, one might say, a bit naughty on the inside, yet paired with such a proper blazer on the outside, the combination was incredibly suggestive.

The crucial details were the black stockings and stiletto heels. The whole secretary uniform was just drop-dead gorgeous.

Then, she went right up to Chen Jincheng and performed a delicate secretary squat. “Boss, do I look good?” she asked sweetly.

“Mhm. Drop-dead gorgeous,” Chen Jincheng said with a smile, giving her the validation she was looking for.

He was telling the truth, though.

Honestly, any boss with a secretary like her might genuinely have a short life.

Ximeng was thrilled with the compliment. As she stood up, she said expectantly, “Boss, when we get back, I’ll wear this, and you can film me doing a secretary squat!”

“Okay!” Chen Jincheng agreed with a smile and a nod.

“Secretary squat” videos didn’t require any technical skill. You just had to wear the outfit, be unapologetically beautiful, and flaunt your figure.

That was Ximeng to a T.

“Boss, I’m so thirsty. Let me have a sip of your water.” Without the slightest hesitation, Ximeng took the bottle of mineral water Chen Jin had been drinking from and began to chug it. She drank so fast that a trickle of water escaped the corner of her mouth, running down her pale neck and onto her chest.

The sight was enough to make anyone’s imagination run wild.

“Boss, do you have a napkin? Quick, help me wipe it off!” Ximeng said urgently.

“…” Chen Jincheng was speechless.

He’d be a fool to believe she hadn’t done that on purpose.

Watching this, Wang Qiqi felt like she’d just learned a valuable lesson. As a woman, she realized she still had a lot to learn.

Just then, Chen Jincheng’s phone rang. It was Sister Hong. He answered, and her voice came through the line. “Boss, Hu Zhicong is striking back. They released a statement claiming our recording is fake.”

Upon hearing the news, Chen Jincheng pulled out his phone to check. He quickly found the video Hu Zhicong had posted.

The guy really was short and ugly. Any girl who cared even a little about appearances probably couldn’t bring herself to get involved with him, not even for money or personal gain.

“Hello, everyone. I’m the owner of CYH—the one Chen Jincheng has slandered by accusing me of trying to force myself on Wang Qiqi. That’s right, the recording is fake. It’s all just their libel. I’ve already instructed my team to prepare a letter from my attorney…”

After watching the announcement, Chen Jincheng saw that it had completely muddied the waters again. On top of that, it had generated a massive wave of buzz for Little Maru, the talent they were trying to promote.

It was a very clever move.

So, the narrative had been steered back on track—that is, back to the question of whether or not Wang Qiqi had slept her way to the top.

Now, the only way for Wang Qiqi to prove herself was to defeat Little Maru with her own talent, and she had to win by a significant margin.

In other words, she had to let her talent dismantle the slander on its own.

“This is outrageous! The recording is clearly real, and he’s still just telling bare-faced lies!” Wang Qiqi was furious after hearing Hu Zhicong’s voice in the video.

Chen Jincheng immediately soothed her. “This is how the internet is. Netizens can’t tell what’s real and what’s fake. What you need to do now is show your true skill. Outperform the Little Maru they’re trying to push, prove that you’re better, and use your talent to show everyone you don’t need to resort to underhanded tricks.”

“Boss, I’ll give it my all,” Wang Qiqi said with a nod.

“Let’s go. Sister Hong and Lao Chen should have everything ready for the recording at the Extreme Bar. Let’s head down there now!” Chen Jincheng added with a smile.

“Okay!” Wang Qiqi nodded, smiling as she hooked her arm through Chen Jincheng’s. In her other hand, she carried a shopping bag with her clothes.

Seeing this, Ximeng, not to be outdone, latched onto his other arm, also carrying her own shopping bag.

’Now that I don’t have to film anymore,’ she thought, ’I have to try and reactivate my Miss Cheng trial pass.’

A handsome man going out with a beautiful woman—that’s a good-looking couple.

But a handsome man going out with two beautiful women, each one clinging to an arm? That was just showing off.

And the fact that these two beauties were carrying their own shopping bags made it even more outrageous.

A spectacled, mild-mannered man trailing behind a young woman—loaded down with bags big and small, with several more hanging from his neck—happened to turn and see the trio. For some reason, the sight was a dagger to his heart.

「Back at the Extreme Bar.」

Lao Chen and his team had already set up the stage.

When Sister Hong saw Chen Jincheng and the two women return, she instructed Wang Qiqi, “Go get your makeup done. We’re going to try a test recording right away.”

A makeup artist who had been waiting nearby immediately stepped forward and led Wang Qiqi to the dressing room.

In addition to Sister Hong and Lao Chen, three employees from the photography department were also on site.

Their main task for the day was to help get this video properly recorded.

A short while later, Wang Qiqi emerged with her makeup done and wearing her new clothes. She stepped onto the stage.

After taking the microphone, she looked to Chen Jincheng and asked, “Boss, is this okay?”

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