Chapter 326 The Last Broadcast
Although July did not say much, when Tang Xia saw her expression, she knew that something big had happened. She hesitated for a moment. Even though she could not bear to leave Chu Tiankuo, she still followed her.

Ye Yifan saw Tang Xia’s awkward steps and quickly followed after her. Both of them had been forced out of the system so abruptly so their heads were more or less feeling uncomfortable. Hence, their footsteps were quite erratic.

Knowing this, Ye Yifan quickly stepped forward and helped Tang Xia. Tang Xia did not say anything. The two of them leaned against each other and slowly got into the car and went back to the company.

After telling Tang Xia that they would talk after going back, July got into the car first. Ye Yifan and Tang Xia both sat in the car without talking. It was so quiet until it felt weird.

The two were silent for a while, but Ye Yifan finally spoke first. His eyes were filled with concern for her. “Do you…know what is the reason behind this sudden forced shutdown?”

Tang Xia was slightly startled but she did not show too much expression. Thinking of July’s heavy expression when she left, Tang Xia already knew what was the reason.

She answered extra calmly, “The upper management is probably angry that I didn’t listen to them and kill Chu Tiankuo.”

Ye Yifan did not answer. He took out his phone from his pocket and let Tang Xia see all the comments the fans had left in the broadcast room.

“You should take a look first so you can be prepared, in case you don’t know how to explain to the upper management when we get back.”

Tang Xia remained silent for a while. She slowly took the phone from his hand. After scrolling through for a while, she figured out the general situation.

However, she did not expect the sudden halt on the broadcast to become a headline.

She returned the phone to Ye Yifan and said indifferently, “It’s just that, it’s obvious what happened just now is going to create a negative impact.”

However, Ye Yifan was a little pissed, especially when he was isolated outside. When the two of them left like they were eloping, he felt very angry.

His gaze could not help but darken. “Did you ever think about the consequences of those things you did? Did you not know that July made the decision to let you enter the competition? What’s going to happen to her now that this happened?”

Faced with his series of questions, Tang Xia was a little overwhelmed. She did not expect July to make the decision for her to re-enter the competition. She thought that she went to find her on behalf of the company.

Ye Yifan also knew that she was probably feeling guilty now, so he did not say anything else. Soon, the two of them reached the company.

As soon as Tang Xia got off the car, she ran towards July’s office. When the employees saw her, their gaze this time around changed again. However, Tang Xia was not in the mood to care.

Tang Xia quickly arrived at July’s office. Just as she was about to push the door and enter, through the glass panel on the side, she saw her walking back and forth frustratedly and pulling her hair. She then leaned against her chair helplessly.

Tang Xia could not help but blame herself. However, she did not regret what she did. This was her choice. There was only one Chu Tiankuo. Only he treated her so well and loved her so much. She could not bear to give up on him.

After sorting out her emotions, she knocked on the door slowly. After July said “Come in”, she then walked in slowly. Looking at July struggle to get up from her chair, Tang Xia also sat down on the sofa at a side silently

July looked at Tang Xia and remained silent for a long time. Eventually, all the words she wanted to say evolved into a sigh. She stood up slowly and walked towards her and sat down beside her.

She then said earnestly, “Do you know what you have done this time?” While saying so, she poured herself a glass of water and drank it in one gulp, as if she wanted to calm herself down.

Tang Xia nodded. She lowered her head and her attitude in admitting her mistake was very good. “I know that I was reckless this time around. I should have treasured your decision to fight for my spot in the competition, but I didn’t.”

However, at this moment, Tang Xia suddenly looked up. Her gaze that looked at July became firmer. “But now I understand one thing. I don’t regret at all.”

July almost spit out the mouthful of water she just swallowed. She stared at Tang Xia in shock but soon understood the situation. She put the cup down slowly and sighed helplessly.Read More chapter on our vi pnovel. com

“I want you to recognize a fact. At the end of the day, Chu Tiankuo is just a virtual character. No matter how much feeling you invest in, he would not turn into a human and come out of the system.”

It was as if the words that Tang Xia did not want to hear the most had just been revealed. Her eyes could not help but flicker. She frowned in disagreement.

“Even if he is not a human but just a virtual character, he is more emotional than humans. From the beginning until now, he is the only one who never abandoned me and only focused on helping me. He’s willing to pay whatever it takes.”

“But eventually, he’s just a system bug, he’s just a bunch of data programmed by humans to cater to people’s preferences. Why are you so persistent?”

July also could not help but flare up. She was willing to scold Tang Xia till she wakes up from her stupid stubbornness.

However, Tang Xia smiled and then said calmly, “Perhaps he is just a statistic to you guys, but to me, he has flesh and emotions.”

“Other than being in a different world than us, he’s no different from humans. He has his own set of thinking, and this alone goes beyond data.”

July saw that she could not beat her at all. Just then an assistant came over to knock on the door. July let her in angrily.

As soon as she came in and saw the scene, she said while trembling slightly, “Sister July, the meeting will start soon. The board is starting to ask for you.”

July nodded her head to indicate that she got it. The assistant then felt relieved and left quickly. Meanwhile, sitting at one side, Tang Xia squeezed her fingers anxiously. The upper management meeting was probably about her.

July got up slowly and looked at Tang Xia faintly before sighing helplessly. “I’ll go to the meeting first. You sit here and think about it. No matter how good Chu Tiankuo is, he’ll never become a person and leave the system.”

After saying that, she stopped caring about her and turned to leave the office. Suddenly, she was left alone in the empty room. Tang Xia could not help but recall what she just said.

“If only…you could come out and stay with me.”

Meanwhile, as soon as July entered the meeting room, she was faced with a series of reprimands. Regarding this issue, the upper management were in a state of anger that was unprecedented. What was meant to be was now July’s sole responsibility.

“I think, this time around, let’s just let Tang Xia not show up ever again. What had she done in the competition?”

“We told her that everyone will be happy as long as she killed Chu Tiankuo, but she ended up confessing to a virtual character? This is unheard of!” An elderly senior executive could not help but scold.

At this point, toning down the whole matter is the company’s utmost priority. However, it was still very difficult. Right now, the entire Internet was filled with the clip of the two confessing to each other earlier. It even appeared in the trending page of Weibo.

A slightly younger man did not agree. He frowned and said, “We need her to come out and do a closure, otherwise, everything will still continue. Right now, firing her or just keeping her aside is not going to do the job. We need to target the root cause.”

As soon as his words were spoken, they received the support of everyone. “I agree, why not let’s do this: Let Tang Xia do one last broadcast and eliminate Chu Tiankuo. If she can’t do it, then she can’t blame us for giving her a chance. We will blacklist her then.”Read More chapter on our vi pnovel. com

It was unknown who made this suggestion. In the voting segment, almost everyone passed it. July wanted to stop it after hearing it but it was too late. There was no chance for her to interfere at all. Eventually, she returned to her office feeling helpless.

When she pushed open the door, she saw Tang Xia still sitting there in a daze. When she saw July come in, she started to have a slight emotion on her face. However, she noticed that July did not look too good. Tang Xia was confident.

July slowly walked in front of her. She pondered whether she should say it or not.

Tang Xia smiled lightly, and said in an empathetic manner, “It’s okay, just tell me anything directly. What is the upper management’s final decision? Don’t worry, I can take it.”

After going through so many things, she now had a higher tolerance in her heart.

sKnowing this, July said, “The upper management eventually decided to let you do one last live. This live requires you to eliminate Chu Tiankuo. If you fail this time around, the company… will blacklist you.”

It took a lot of courage for July to say these words, but after she blurted out the whole thing and tried to look at Tang Xia, she was shocked. Tang Xia was extra calm, as if she did not hear what she just said.

Just when she was thinking about whether to repeat it once more, Tang Xia exhaled a long breath, like a sigh. It had a hint of helplessness.

“I never thought that the company would be so ruthless. Hais, but I brought this upon myself, I can’t blame others.”

Hearing this, July froze. She did not know what to say. She naturally heard the deep disappointment in Tang Xia’s words.

“So…what are you going to do? My stance is still the same, I don’t think it’s worth it for a virtual character. Perhaps, you should pay more attention to the person in front of you.”

After saying that, July’s eyes slowly turned to the window. It turned out that Ye Yifan had been waiting at her office door for an unknown period of time. However, Tang Xia lowered her head slowly. She looked at her palms and no one knew what she was thinking about.

“I’ll go with the company’s request. Let me know when it’s time to go live.”