With a trembling hand holding the mouse, Li Yue looked at the comment section of this GIF.
[There are always people like this at comic conventions, it's really frustrating.]
[In a big forest, there are all kinds of birds, it's normal.]
[Speaking of which, the security at the Xicheng comic convention is really good, besides the usual security guards, there are even discipline committee members patrolling inside.]
[The discipline committee members are beautiful young ladies, and they are so skilled, I'm so lucky!]
[I heard that the discipline committee members were invited from the Xicheng University Free Fighting Club.]
[Xicheng University has a lot of talent.]
Li Yue silently scrolled through the comments, feeling a bit numb.
Qin's sister, a well-bred young lady, why is she doing martial arts?
[Am I the only one who thinks she and this discipline committee lady are a good match?]
[Indeed, although Rem is my wife, I can ship this pair.]
[Locked, locked, it's already locked!]
Don't lock it, don't lock it, that's my sister-in-law! Li Yue cried out in despair in her heart, this absolutely cannot be seen by President Qin.
After taking a sip of tea to calm down a bit, she thought carefully; Secretary Bai and Miss Qin didn't do anything out of line, it was just netizens making a fuss. And looking at the previous photos, the most suspicious part was just Secretary Bai being seen with a beautiful girl.
It's normal to go to a comic convention with classmates; maybe I'm just being too sensitive. Or maybe I don't trust Secretary Bai enough; seeing her with another girl in the same place makes me think something must be wrong.
Li Yue reflected on herself, realizing she shouldn't view Secretary Bai through colored glasses.
Then came the next video—[The Great Fairy and Her Friend Lost the Match, Accepting Punishment!]
In the video, Secretary Bai, dressed in a Rem cosplay, and her beautiful female classmate from school, put on a show of eating Pocky together. They didn't end up kissing, but... their pillows were pressed together tightly.
[Thank you, already thanked.]
[From the first second of the video until now, it's been great.]
[Ah ah ah, this pair is locked for me too!]
[I heard this young lady is also from Xicheng University, she's the president of an ACG club, and the Great Fairy is a member of the club, she's the younger sister of the president.]
[President and junior member, so shipable!]
[So sweet, I'm storming in!]
[Wait, but what about the discipline committee member?]
[Can't let go, let's lock them all, there's no rule that says you can only lock one!]
"What are you looking at so intently? Let me see, what's so interesting?"
Qin Yue's voice suddenly got closer, and Li Yue's soul nearly left her body as she almost threw the mouse away.
It's over, it's over.
Qin Yue walked closer, and it looked like she was about to reach the computer.
Ding ding ding, ding ding ding~
"It's so annoying to get a call at three in the afternoon." Qin Yue glanced at the phone on the sofa, raising an eyebrow.
Then she went back to answer the call.
Li Yue wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, feeling like she had just walked through the gates of hell.
As for why she was so nervous about Secretary Bai getting into trouble—because she, Li Yue, was fully responsible for pushing the investment in this comic convention project. Just like the previous two times, whenever something happened to Secretary Bai at the company, Manager Li was always involved.
There's no escaping this, right?
After Qin Yue finished the call, she instructed Li Yue, "Manager Li, please organize the trending topics from the comic convention these days and send them to me in a couple of days. I have something to attend to, so I'm leaving first."
"Oh, okay."
Listening to the sound of high heels fading away, Li Yue suddenly woke up from her daze—she hadn't escaped a disaster, just received a temporary reprieve; the execution would be in two days.
Li Yue quickly grabbed her phone and dialed Secretary Bai's number.
......
"President Lingyin is being modest; I saw on the forum that you invested quite a bit for this club activity," Qin Xin said, "During the short holiday, some students from out of town didn't have a place to stay at night, so you specially rented a homestay near the square to give them a good place to stay tonight."
"It's fine, my home is nearby, and I'm familiar with the landlords of the surrounding homestays, so it didn't take much effort," Lingyin replied absentmindedly, stealing a glance at Bai Ningning.
Qin Xin noticed her little action and immediately understood.
So, she was still pondering about getting Ningning senior to stay over at her place; judging by the situation, it seemed like they hadn't even made any progress yet.
Tsk, really lacking ambition; it looks like I need to step in to help.
At that moment, Bai Ningning's phone rang; she picked it up and saw it was Manager Li calling.
"I'll go take a call over there," she stood up, "You guys continue chatting."
She walked to a quiet corner and pressed the answer button.
"Hello?"
"Secretary Bai! Why, oh why, Secretary Bai!"
Bai Ningning held the phone a bit farther away, waiting for the wailing to end before answering again, "What do you mean why, what's wrong with you?"
"It's not about me, it's about you," Li Yue's voice was filled with despair, "It's all over the internet about my Secretary Bai, don't you know?"
"You went to the comic convention with a beautiful girl,
"You and President Qin's younger sister had a great conversation, and the scene of you two getting close... has gone viral online!"
Bai Ningning tilted her head, "So what?"
"So what? In two days, President Qin will want a report! The internet has a memory; I can't help you keep this under wraps," Li Yue was almost going crazy. "Secretary Bai, if President Qin gets angry, I'll be implicated!"
Bai Ningning was confused. She thought to herself, if Qin Yue gets angry, it's because of me, how could it implicate you? Besides, this matter has nothing to do with you.
However, since Li Yue said so, she proposed a solution: "How about this, you don't need to report it. In a couple of days, I'll take the initiative to talk to President Qin."
"…Huh?"
"That's it. I have other things to attend to, so I'll hang up."
When she returned to the previous spot, Bai Ningning found only Lingyin there.
"President, where's junior Qin Xin?"
Wow, coming back and immediately asking about the junior, what about the senior? Lingyin felt a bit jealous and said sulkily, "She finished work and went to collect her pay to go home."
Only then did Bai Ningning remember that Qin Xin wasn't there for the comic convention; she was there to earn some extra money. It was normal for her to leave after work.
"Bai Ningning, are you a bit hungry?" Lingyin seized the opportunity and said, "Shall we go have dinner?"
"Um... sure," Bai Ningning nodded, "Let's go."
Having only eaten a chocolate bar all day, she was definitely hungry.
Meanwhile, on the other side, in Shuiyue Tingyuan, Qin Xin was also calling for dinner.
"Sister, you don't need to wait. Today, Ningning senior is at a club activity, so she must be eating out," she said. "Let's just figure out our own meal."
"…Okay."
A club activity, huh? Can the little green tea really come back on time before 9:10 tonight?