After a Contractual Marriage, Little Taotie Went Viral!-Chapter 454 - 441: On Purpose

cilicili Qin Yun’s office.

Pei Yan said he would follow Qin Yun, and he really always stayed with Qin Yun.

Because of yesterday’s incident, Qin Yun didn’t arrive at the company early, so many people saw the tall man following behind her.

The employees in the outer office area all watched this man, whose features were unclear, with eyes ablaze, until they entered the office; then, they excitedly and eagerly discussed among themselves.

"Isn’t that guy really Pei Yan? Why does he look more and more like Pei Yan to me? Yesterday, Pei Yan rushed to the venue to back up President Qin, and now they’re together again. Are they in a relationship?"

"I think it’s true! He’s accompanied President Qin to the company several times, so the couple I’ve been shipping is real?!!"

"Come on, if they were really a couple, with the atmosphere as intense as it was yesterday, why didn’t they make it public?"

"But they also didn’t deny it. With so many fans shipping them online, there’s been no clarification from them saying their relationship hasn’t reached that point."

"I think it might be because President Qin is an artist signed with Mr. Pei’s studio. Mr. Pei definitely needs to protect President Qin’s reputation. If President Qin had been really maliciously framed by those two people yesterday, the one suffering losses would still be Mr. Pei’s studio, right?"

"Besides, you see so many discussion posts and news articles online, and neither of them has shown any intention to explain. I see them as merely having an upper-lower-level work relationship; it’s just a studio. If they really were together and so calm about it, I think it wouldn’t be right."

"I think it’s not entirely that; maybe they just don’t want to be disturbed? Look at those celebrities who publicly get married; aren’t they all hounded by paparazzi every day? And regularly get rumored to be divorcing; whether true or not, it eventually gets repeated until it seems true. It really is quite annoying. If it were me, I wouldn’t want to go public either."

"If they really are a couple, the way they’re behaving doesn’t seem to conceal it at all. Maybe they just can’t be bothered? Living their own lives?"

The discussion ran hot and heavy; Xu Yan, the only one who knew the truth, watched their enthusiasm, took an unhurried sip of water, and then said lightly, "Get back to work; what time is it? You don’t want this month’s bonus? Or your annual leave?"

Everyone immediately collected themselves and started working.

But the urge to gossip cannot be hidden; whether they were cilicili employees or outside netizens, they all speculated about the relationship between the two.

Because someone had live-streamed yesterday’s event at the scene, in the live-stream, people kept screaming that Pei Yan was too protective of Qin Yun, that he actually showed up on-site to back her up, and in the end even accompanied her to the police station.

There was also a photo circulating online of the two of them coming out of the police station last night.

Qin Yun walked in front, Pei Yan behind, and as someone happened to pass by, Pei Yan instinctively shielded Qin Yun to keep her from being touched.

As soon as this photo hit the internet, it went viral among fans, especially the couple fans, who were overjoyed as if it were the New Year; although nothing was confirmed, that did not stop them from finding sweetness amid broken glass.

The flag-bearing couple fans immediately imagined many scenarios.

However, most of Pei Yan’s fans didn’t buy it, thinking Pei Yan only showed up to protect the studio’s reputation.

Some of Pei Yan’s career fans felt that at his age, getting married was normal, and after this incident with Qin Yun, they didn’t have any grievances against her. In fact, they felt quite sorry for this young girl, who, despite her youth, had been through so much.

And as the protagonist of these events, Qin Yun was tidying up the files in her office; the contract Xu Yan was to sign yesterday had already been signed; the partner was very satisfied with their pricing, praising them and saying they’d never work with Liao Yin again.

Meanwhile, Yang Leqi also rushed back hastily from the filming set.

Seeing Qin Yun handling work as if nothing had happened, Yang Leqi immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She had already known how unethical Sister Yun’s previous company was—so exploitative it was deadly—but she hadn’t expected it to be quite this bad!

Luckily, this crappy company was acquired by Pei Yan and became their own company, or who knows how many more people would have been exploited!!

Thinking about those stories online about Qin Yun’s adoptive father made her furious; despite being reclaimed by the Tang family, the thought of how miserable Sister Yun had been growing up made her unable to hold back, and she gave Qin Yun a hug.

She was only a few years older, yet she had already experienced so much.

Yang Leqi hugged Qin Yun tightly, rubbing against her and sniffing, "Sister Yun..."

"It’s no big deal; why are you getting all teary?" Qin Yun couldn’t help but laugh.

Yang Leqi immediately retorted, "I’m not, just catching a cold!"

"Alright, alright, I know you’re not," Qin Yun comfortingly patted her on the back.

Yang Leqi didn’t expect Sister Yun to be undisturbed, and she herself ended up needing comfort, which made her feel too melodramatic. So she leaned against Qin Yun and calmed her emotions.

After getting a grip on herself, her true nature resurfaced, and her gossip instincts kicked back in.

Yang Leqi looked eagerly at Qin Yun, "Sister Yun, tell me, what really happened yesterday? I’ve been watching the gossip online but couldn’t find a full video; it’s all edited. I haven’t seen the whole thing. How’s your agent doing?"

Qin Yun explained calmly, "She won’t get away. For all the sins she’s committed over the years, including the responsibility for forcing Yinyin to her death, she will have to bear them."

Yang Leqi sighed with relief, her anger brimming, "That woman is truly vicious. When Yinyin’s incident broke out, everyone knew it wasn’t simple, but we didn’t expect it was her pressure driving it to such an extent that Yinyin chose to jump."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yun said, "We’ve already hired lawyers for Yinyin’s family; proceedings will follow."

"Well done!"

Yang Leqi gave a thumbs up, then slyly smiled, her gaze teasing as she looked at Qin Yun, "You don’t know, when I heard about it and went to watch the live-stream yesterday, I just caught Mr. Pei coming out to protect his wife, my gosh, he was so badass, it was simply heart-tingling—I almost shipped it to death! The live-stream was filled with comments of 666."

"Your couple fans are celebrating the New Year! A lot of people are discussing your relationship, but Mr. Pei’s PR team has guided everyone to believe he was helping you for the studio’s sake."

Yang Leqi rested her face on a hand, "It must be to keep you untroubled."

Troubled?

Qin Yun glanced at the man calmly sipping coffee by the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at his leisurely demeanor, and laughed inwardly.

That’s not what he’s thinking!

Yesterday, he hinted at her agreeing to go back for the New Year, and only now does she understand—this man was jealous.

And he hid it so well; if she hadn’t been quick to realize, he’d never have said it aloud.

Qin Yun nodded absentmindedly, "Hmm, Mr. Pei always thinks things through carefully and plans thoroughly; I follow his lead."

The person sipping coffee noticeably paused.

Yang Leqi asked curiously, "So when do you plan to go public?"

"Let’s go with Mr. Pei’s plans; after all, his career is soaring right now, and not going public is better for him," Qin Yun said calmly.

Qin Yun flipped open the next folder, which contained a proposal from a short drama project team.

Yang Leqi leaned over to take a look, "Wow, Sister Yun is actually this considerate?"

By the window, Pei Yan furrowed his brow deeply, looking serious. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

When they first got married, he really didn’t want to go public, but the more time passed, the more he felt like he was someone to be hidden—it was an uncomfortable feeling of being unnamed.

Moreover, with Qin Yun’s career just starting to pick up, and with the recent frequent surges in trending topics, now was really not a good time to go public.

Pei Yan turned back and glanced in Qin Yun’s direction, finding her watching him from where he sat.

As their eyes met, she playfully winked at him.

Pei Yan immediately understood, narrowing his eyes—she was doing it on purpose!!

It seemed that going public with their relationship needed to be brought forward on the agenda.

Just then, his phone was buzzing with messages; he opened it to see multiple messages from Zheng Qian concerning follow-up work from the incident yesterday that he had tasked to Zheng Qian and the lawyers.

But seeing the barrage of messages from Zheng Qian, could it be that something happened?

Pei Yan opened Zheng Qian’s message.

Zheng Qian: [Bro, I have no issue with you rescuing your wife, but what’s going on here? Can you explain it to me properly?]