Chapter 321 No Trace
Eventually, Ye Yifan could not take it anymore and snatched away the phone from her hand. He took in a deep breath and pulled her into his embrace.

He comforted her in a low voice, “I know that you’re someone who’s eager to excel and you will definitely want to look at the results, which was why I gave the phone to you. But I hope that these won’t destroy you, understand?”

However, none of these words were entering Tang Xia’s ears. Each and every single word that she read earlier pained her to the core. It was the first time that she knew that comments could kill someone.

“I can’t believe she’s such a good actor. She just had a drama in the competition and now she’s being kidnapped. Who knows if this is just a publicity stunt?”

“I used to be a fan, but now I’m turned off.”

“Do you guys think that she had been raped when she disappeared in the basement for three days?”

“…”

She originally thought that she had just escaped from hell, but she did not expect that the previous one merely hurt her in the flesh while the next hell that she was entering hurt her deep in her heart.

In the next few days, Tang Xia couped herself at home just like when the competition was over. Every day, she watched her recorded competitions. She always felt like she was searching for something.

However, Tang Xia allowed Ye Yifan to come. She would always open the door for him. He would regularly buy her a bunch of food. After all, she had just recovered from a serious injury and her stomach sustained the worst injury.

Tang Xia continued to lie around at home. Now, she was increasingly decadent. Other than Ye Yifan, she did not want to see anyone else. Ye Yifan had watched her become like this gradually.

On this day, Ye Yifan came to her home as usual. After opening the door for him, Tang Xia planned to return to her bed and lie down as usual.

Ye Yifan followed her into her room. After looking at her for a while, he suddenly walked to the curtains and draw them open.

Feeling annoyed, Tang Xia whined. She frowned and looked at Ye Yifan. Since she had not spoken in a long time, even her throat was hoarse. “What are you doing?”

However, Ye Yifan walked towards her and pulled her up. With a dumbfounded look on her face, Tang Xia was pulled into the bathroom. He said, “Today, the company is holding a meeting about you. You have to go.” Then, he handed her the mouthwash cup.

Tang Xia froze. She looked at herself in the mirror for a second and then put the cup down. She said faintly, “Why do I have to go? Can I change anything if I go?”

These words made Ye Yifan unable to refute. He remained silent for a while. Eventually, he still forced her to wash up.

He said in a commanding tone, “No, you have to go today. This concerns whether or not you can keep this job. What if you lose this job?”

Before Tang Xia could reply, Ye Yifan turned and left, slamming the door behind him angrily. He left a stunned Tang Xia behind with the cup in her hand. She suddenly smiled. “Never mind. Since you’ve given in to me for such a long time, I’ll just follow suit once.”

Actually, Ye Yifan felt a little uneasy after heading out. He did not know if Tang Xia would listen to him. After waiting for a long time, Tang Xia still did not come out. When he was just about to push open the door and take a look, Tang Xia had just come out after taking a shower.

They both got a shock as they met each other in the eyes. Tang Xia then said faintly, “I’m going to change.” Ye Yifan quickly nodded and watched as Tang Xia walked into her dressing room.Read More chapter on our vi pnovel. com

After they were ready, they set off together for the company. Tang Xia could not help but feel uneasy. She had not seen anyone all these while and now she was afraid. Right up till the moment when Ye Yifan held her hand to get out of the car and entered the company, her heart had never been settled.

However, when she walked in with Ye Yifan side by side, she felt that the sound around her extremely piercing. Ye Yifan frowned and glanced at the surrounding staff. Everyone then quickly lowered their heads. However, Tang Xia could still hear their voices very clearly.

“I heard that she was decadent for a few days, she finally bothered to come out?”

“Who knows, she can’t do it anymore. She’s merely a struggling influencer whose hayday is over.”

“Yeah, I heard that this time the upper management and shareholders are going to decide if she gets to stay or not. They might even give up on her.”

“…”

Tang Xia lowered her gaze slowly and followed him into the elevator without saying a word. Until the moment when the doors of the conference room were opened, everyone’s gaze was on her. Some were filled with disgust, some doubtful, some calm and some were just watching a show.

Under everyone’s attention, she slowly walked up to the front. Standing in front and facing everyone, she did not say anything. She just remained calm and indifferent.

An old man coughed twice and said in a low voice, “We will not beat around the bush. There is a lot of negative news about you at the moment. Your reputation is also tarnished. It is a fact that your hayday is over.”

“We all have different opinions. Anyways, you guys decide. I think we should stop promoting her.”

The others looked at each other. July, who had been managing the artist, was also there. She quickly stood up and objected.

“I object. Everyone here knows how much Tang Xia had contributed to our company. It is now her most difficult period and you’re asking us to abandon her. I object!”

The crowd became silent instantly, as if they were just going to follow the majority. Another person stood up.

He said in a low voice, “I don’t agree. The benefits she brought to us were only possible because we were promoting her. It is the fact that she’s bringing to us negative news and growth. If we continue like this, it will tarnish the reputation of us shareholders.”

However, from the beginning to the end, Tang Xia the main character remained silent and said nothing. Ye Yifan, who had been watching from one side, suddenly stood up. He looked at the people present, walked up to Tang Xia solemnly and then turned to face everyone.

“If Tang Xia doesn’t stay in the company, then I’ll definitely leave too. If you all are going to kick her out, I will go with her.” After he finished, there was an uproar.

Tang Xia was still expressionless. Remaining in her sluggish state, she said not a word. To Ye Yifan, changing a company was as simple as changing a dish just because he did not like it. After all, he had a strong family background.

Ye Yifan did not care about what others think. He grabbed her hand and ran out. Everyone was shocked but no one stopped them. At this moment, everyone’s phone started ringing. Feeling confused, July took out her phone.

The number one trending topic in the news section said that Su Yanxun, on behalf of Cross-era Livestreaming Company, was inviting Tang Xia to join them.

July found the situation funny. She suddenly looked up at the bunch of upper management and stood up slowly, saying confidently, “I think all of you should take a good look at the headline on your phone.”Read More chapter on our vi pnovel. com

After which, July left the conference room without turning back, leaving behind everyone to look at each other.

Meanwhile, Ye Yifan held onto Tang Xia’s hand and was walking quickly to get out of there. Seeing them leave so angrily, the staff started to speculate among themselves. Tang Xia was now extremely sensitive to these comments, so she was walking faster than Ye Yifan.

Right after leaving the company, Tang Xia stopped abruptly. Ye Yifan also quickly stopped and looked at Tang Xia in confusion. He followed her gaze and saw Su Yanxun standing not far away, smiling at her.

Ye Yifan let go of her hand slowly and let her walk over. Tang Xia’s gaze was also fluctuating. She said in a slightly hoarse voice, “I’m sorry.”

Until today, she still could not forget that Su Yanxun died for herself.

Even though it was just a game, it was still done from his own consciousness. Tang Xia could feel that the person in front of her cherished her.

Instead, Su Yanxun stepped forward and gave her a big hug, as if he was passing her all his strength. It was like when he saved her at the alley that they first met. Ever since then, he had always been saving her.

“It’s just a competition. Don’t think too much about it. I’ve never blamed you. Meanwhile, you must have had a hard time during this period of time. It’s okay, your company doesn’t want you, but I want you.”

Su Yanxun’s words were like him, so to-the-point, so clear.

After many days, while looking at him, who was as warm as the sun, Tang Xia still could not help but curl her lips.

Tang Xia refused to let Ye Yifan send her home. Along the way, she kept thinking about a problem. It was a problem that came to her mind while she was wasting her time away all these days.

Ye Yifan and Chu Tiankuo, which one of them occupied more space in her heart. Or more precisely, which one of them treated her with a more sincere heart.

When she returned home, let down all of her tiredness and could not help but cry her heart out, when she sobbed and looked at the paused scene of their competition on TV, she seemed to have understood everything.

It was the scene when she won the game and Chu Tiankuo had personally announced that the game was over. He smiled and looked at her. His gaze was filled with tenderness.

Indeed, Ye Yifan had always stood behind her to be someone she could rely on. Meanwhile, Chu Tiankuo was the one who would personally protect her from all storms and waves. Every time there was a crisis, Chu Tiankuo would cut off all possibilities for her beforehand.

Tang Xia suddenly climbed up from the ground. She did not even have time to take off her jacket and entered the broadcast room right away. Taking a look at her account, she could not use her main account anymore but her second account was not being used. As if heaving a sigh of relief, she entered the broadcast.

Right now, she had a very urgent idea. She wanted to see Chu Tiankuo and no one could stop her.

After she went in, she searched all the places where she met Chu Tiankuo. Every place was filled with the memories between the two of them. Everything was so familiar, and she could even recall every sentence that they said when they were together.

However, after searching everywhere, Tang Xia did not see any traces of Chu Tiankuo. She seemed to have forgotten that he was not the system. He was an existence beyond the system.

However, she could not find him. In the vast universe of data, she could not find him. Whenever she closed her eyes, she would hear him saying “I’m sorry”. Chu Tiankuo did not know that the one who should be saying sorry is not him but herself.

In the end, she exited the broadcast room feeling disappointed. Looking at the screen in front of her, she entered a daze. In the next few days, once again, she did not say anything, did not leave the house, did not go online. It was as if she was even more shut-off than before.