Chapter 221 - 151: Losing the Lady and the Soldiers

Chapter 221: Chapter 151: Losing the Lady and the Soldiers

’This has to be the biggest joke I’ve ever heard. She’s the one who posted a video to expose me, and now I’m supposed to pay her three months’ salary as compensation?’

"Think about it carefully. You know full well what’s more important here."

Xiao Ran looked Yan Li in the eye, his tone exceptionally serious.

This was, by far, the best possible outcome. If she gave someone a break, she might get one in return.

’I’ve done all I can. If Yan Li keeps pushing like this, then whatever happens next will have nothing to do with me.’

Wang Meng also thought this was an excellent solution. She nodded and looked at Yan Li.

"President Yan, why don’t we do as Teacher Xiao suggests?"

’This is the best solution we have right now.’

’After all, our company is the one at fault.’

’If someone actually dies over this, it’ll be too late to solve the problem with money!’

Yan Li thought for a moment. "Fine. But I want to watch her delete the video with my own eyes, right now."

’She can have the money, but the video must be deleted. And I need to see how many people have watched it already.’

’I need to come up with a new strategy.’

’No matter what, I absolutely cannot let this affect the company’s reputation.’

Yan Li felt her head buzzing.

Little Carrot licked her lips. "My phone... I already smashed it..."

She had posted it with a nothing-to-lose, scorched-earth mentality.

At these words, Yan Xici quickly handed over her own phone. "Here, use mine. Just delete it."

’After all, getting three months’ salary will at least get her through this rough patch. As long as no one’s life is at risk, this is undoubtedly the best outcome for everyone.’

"Okay."

The girl nodded, then used Yan Xici’s phone to log into her account.

By now, the video already had over 100,000 likes and 30,000 comments, but she was in no mood to read them.

"What are the stats?"

Wang Meng asked.

"One hundred thousand likes, thirty thousand comments."

For some reason, Little Carrot wanted to laugh; she’d poured her heart and soul into making so many videos.

And none of them had ever gotten as much attention as a single, offhand post about a scandal.

It was truly pathetic.

"It’s only been a short while, and it already has that many likes?"

When she heard the number—one hundred thousand likes—Yan Li’s head swam.

It was no exaggeration to say her blood pressure shot through the roof.

’It looks like just deleting the video isn’t going to solve this anymore. We need to do crisis PR!’

"Delete it right now! Then come to the company tomorrow to handle the paperwork!"

Hearing this, Little Carrot looked uncertainly at Xiao Ran.

Only after Xiao Ran nodded did she tap the delete button.

Watching Little Carrot, Yan Li sneered, "And how are you so sure he won’t turn on you?"

’I don’t get it. Why would my own employee rather trust Xiao Ran than me?’

’This is just infuriating.’

"Because he’s kind."

Little Carrot smiled bitterly. "The person I helped is trying to hurt me, while the person I used to resent is the one helping me. President Yan, I have no idea why."

She looked at Yan Li, her expression utterly disheartened.

’There was no denying it. When it came to basic human decency, Yan Li wasn’t just a little worse than Xiao Ran; she was leagues behind.’

’Now Little Carrot could understand why Xiao Ran had chosen to divorce Yan Li.’

’A woman like her didn’t deserve him at all.’

Yan Li clearly hadn’t expected to receive such an answer.

But the matter was resolved, and she clearly saw no reason to stay any longer.

She had more important things to do.

With that, she got up and walked out.

Before she left, she glanced at Yan Xici, who was crouching beside Little Carrot, but said nothing.

...

She looked at Xiao Ran on the sofa and Yan Xici beside him, her expression full of remorse. "Thank you both, so much, for today."

’Without them, I’m afraid I would have ended up just like my phone.’

"Don’t say that." Yan Xici was still crouching on the floor, and the moonlight illuminated her face.

Her long eyelashes fluttered, and her eyes shone with sincerity.

"Thank you. For giving yourself a chance, for giving Yan Li a chance, and for giving us a chance, too."

’If Little Carrot had actually... been lost because of this... who knows what the public backlash would have been. Xiao Ran and I might have been dragged into it all over again.’

’She wasn’t afraid for herself, but for this to happen again and again would be torture for Xiao Ran’s work and personal life.’

’No one likes living under that kind of scrutiny.’

Little Carrot hadn’t expected Yan Xici to say something like that; she was moved beyond words.

She reached out, wrapped her arms around Yan Xici, and began to cry on her shoulder.

’They’re sisters, but one is an angel and the other is a devil.’

Yan Xici couldn’t bear to see others cry. She sniffled. "There, there. It’s all in the past now. Don’t dwell on it."

Little Carrot nodded. "Oh, right! I forgot to congratulate you. As of today, you’re the hottest streamer out there. You have to seize this opportunity!"

She’d never even dared to dream of being this popular.

Now that Yan Xici had achieved it, she sincerely hoped she would become more and more successful.

The comment was well-intentioned, but hearing it, Yan Xici couldn’t help but feel the pressure mount.

’At the end of the day, I don’t have much experience. I can only say I got lucky. As for whether that luck will continue... only heaven knows.’

"I’ll just take it one step at a time. All I can say is, I’ll do my best!"

Yan Xici said with conviction.

Little Carrot sniffled and offered a tentative suggestion. "To be honest, I’ve watched a lot of your videos. Most of your success really comes from showing off your relationship."

"After all, a good-looking couple has always been easy on the eyes."