ECG -Chapter 86 You Go Back

When Lin Hao saw the news, he was extremely shocked as well. He originally wanted to call Yang Qianyi and say a few words of comfort, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.

One reason was that he felt his relationship with her wasn’t close enough for that yet. The second reason was that she must be overwhelmed with problems at the moment, so after thinking it over, he decided to let it go.

But strangely enough, by the afternoon of the third day, all the news online about Yang Qianyi’s divorce and Qin Ruoyun coming out was completely gone!

Some posts related to the incident that had just appeared on forums would disappear within seconds.

The strange situation left Lin Hao speechless. It seemed that either Yang Qianyi or Qin Ruoyun had taken action, but he hadn’t expected their methods to be so ruthless—they had directly forced all those online media outlets to fall silent.

Then came the print media. On the fourth day, from all kinds of nationwide newspapers to local evening papers and daily newspapers, not a single word about this explosive incident appeared anywhere.

Yanjing.

Inside a private club.

Qin Ruoyun angrily cursed at Yang Qianyi:

“Damn it, why are you so stubborn? Xiao Yang can throw mud at us, but we can’t expose his ugly face?”

Yang Qianyi still shook her head.

“He, Xiao Yang, can be heartless, but I, Yang Qianyi, won’t be unjust. We can just part ways peacefully. Why do we have to ruin him?”

“You—?” Qin Ruoyun was so angry she almost threw the beer bottle in her hand at her. “Are you some kind of saint? Are you trying to save the whole world?”

Yang Qianyi shook her head with a bitter smile.

“We’re not husband and wife anymore, but we were still classmates once. Do you really want the entire internet watching us tear each other apart until we’re covered in blood? Everyone laughing at us? Ruoyun, do you think that would be meaningful? In the end, aren’t the ones getting hurt still going to be us?”

Qin Ruoyun stopped talking.

With a beer bottle in one hand and a cigarette in the other, she took a sip of beer, then a drag of her cigarette…

“This matter has caused trouble for you too.”

Qin Ruoyun raised the beer bottle in her hand.

“Get lost!”

Yang Qianyi let out a quiet sigh. She finished half a bottle of beer in one breath, put the bottle down, and tears began flowing from her eyes.

“Let it be. Let’s part peacefully and each live our own lives.”

……

During this period, Lin Hao was extremely busy—so busy that he didn’t even have time to attend classes.

After finishing the full score arrangement for the third song he wrote for Han Ying, “Cheers, Friend,” he mailed it to her at the post office. After returning, instead of entering the school, he stood at the school gate waiting for someone.

He was waiting for the third female singer of Phantom.

Earlier, a girl named Xiaoying had called him. According to Xiaoying, she was the assistant of a female singer named Ma Shasha.

Lin Hao had also looked her up online. This woman didn’t have any scandals, but for some reason, it seemed like Phantom Media was about to give up on her.

The reason he had taken a liking to her was because this woman’s image and voice were both quite good. He had already decided her positioning in his mind—if she followed his idea and transformed into a sexy, fiery style, one song would definitely be enough to make her popular again.

The north wind was like tiny knives, cutting painfully against people’s faces.

Lin Hao pulled up the fur collar of his military coat, tucked his neck down, and smoked while waiting. When Xiaoying called, she had said they would arrive soon, but more than twenty minutes had passed and there was still no sign of them.

It was freezing cold. At this moment, Lin Hao felt that both his feet were about to lose all sensation.

Finally, a black Honda Accord stopped beside him.

The rear window rolled down, revealing a delicate little face.

“Are you Teacher Lin?”

Lin Hao quickly nodded. It was too cold—he just wanted to hurry into the car. Especially after the window rolled down and warm air poured out from inside, it was even more tempting than that pretty little face.

This girl should be Ma Shasha’s assistant, Xiaoying.

She turned around and said something, then spoke somewhat awkwardly:

“Teacher Lin, could you lead the way in front? We’ll follow behind you, okay?”

At that moment, Lin Hao felt as if thunder was rolling through the heavens. It was like being struck by lightning in broad daylight—his entire body was left scorched and tender!

If they didn’t know how big the Art University was, surely they at least knew the size of other university campuses, right?

It took more than twenty minutes just to walk from the main gate to the art department. After entering the teaching building, half an hour would already be gone. And you actually wanted me to run ahead and lead the way?

He was afraid the cold had frozen his brain and maybe he had heard wrong. Bending over slightly and stomping his feet to warm up, he said:

“It’s too far. If it’s inconvenient for you to sit in the back, I can sit in the front.”

Xiaoying didn’t say anything. She shifted slightly to the side, and Lin Hao saw a beautifully made-up face faintly appear inside the car.

It was Ma Shasha—the woman he had seen in the videos before.

Ma Shasha said in a sweet, coquettish voice, “Sorry, after I got off the plane, a friend came to pick me up. I didn’t feel comfortable asking a stranger to get in his car. You see…”

“Fine! Just go back!” Lin Hao couldn’t be bothered to waste any more words. After saying that, he turned around and left.

“Eh?!” Ma Shasha called out, but she didn’t know whether Lin Hao had heard her or not.

“Sister Shasha, what do we do now?” Xiaoying asked softly.

“Brother Chen, go catch up with him!” Ma Shasha said to the chubby driver.

Xiaoying sighed inwardly. She really didn’t understand what this woman was thinking. This was the songwriter specifically chosen for her by President Yang, and he was also the original composer of those two songs by Han Ying.

Everyone in the company said that after Brother Shen returned, he was extremely excited. Some people even said that this time his chances of making a comeback were very high.

A capable person like this was someone everyone else was scrambling to curry favor with, but she actually wanted to give him an attitude and show him who was boss!

She should have just cooperated properly. If things went well, she might even be able to make a comeback herself. Why act so arrogant with him?

After getting the two months of salary the company owed her back, she would quickly leave this stupid woman!

Lin Hao heard the sound of the car behind him, but he didn’t stop. He quickened his pace and walked back.

The driver had no choice but to step on the accelerator and stop right in front of Lin Hao.

Lin Hao could clearly see that it was a Honda Accord with a provincial license plate.

The car window on the other side of the back seat rolled down. Ma Shasha didn’t show herself, only her sweet voice could be heard.

“Hey, Teacher Lin, why don’t you get in?”

Lin Hao laughed. He had never seen such a brainless woman before. No wonder [Phantom Media] wanted to give up on her!

He shook his head helplessly. This was his first collaboration, and he had only wanted to find a few artists who could make a comeback so he could demonstrate his own value.

This woman was the last one he had chosen. Basically, she was just the tallest among the short ones because he really had no other choice. After all, Phantom didn’t have many artists, and there weren’t that many people who were already completely washed up.

At this moment, he felt that saying one more word would only lower his own intelligence. He walked around the car and continued forward.

Ma Shasha watched Lin Hao’s back getting farther and farther away. Her face alternated between red and pale.

She had originally wanted to put on a bit of a celebrity act, thinking she could make him feel nervous and carefully serve her. She never expected to meet someone with such a stubborn temper!

What should she do now?

Thinking of President Yang’s icy expression, she couldn’t help but shiver.

“Sister Shasha, what do we do now?” Xiaoying asked with a troubled expression.

“Just some brat! Hmph! Acting all high and mighty? Let’s go! We’ll eat first!” Ma Shasha shouted angrily.

The car turned around and drove away. She began calculating in her heart how she should explain this matter to President Yang.

Lin Hao returned to the dormitory and warmed himself up for a while. Then he took out his phone and called Yang Qianyi.

“President Yang.”

“Hello, Lin Hao. Has Ma Shasha arrived?”

“She arrived, but I chased her away!”

Yang Qianyi was stunned. “Why?”

“President Yang, is there something you’re hiding from me?” Lin Hao’s words were somewhat impolite. “There isn’t a single negative news article about Ma Shasha online. Is she really that clean? Or did you do some work behind the scenes?”

Yang Qianyi hurriedly said, “Don’t get angry. First, tell me exactly what happened.”

Lin Hao then told her everything that had happened.

…

At this moment, Yang Qianyi was at the Civil Affairs Bureau handling divorce procedures. After receiving Lin Hao’s call, she left Xiao Yang there and walked outside.

Xiao Yang looked somewhat dispirited. Although he had long known that Qin Ruoyun’s family background was extraordinary, he had never expected that after they made their move, they would be so domineering.

Right now, he could only obediently cooperate with Yang Qianyi in getting the divorce.

Otherwise, forget about wanting to make movies again—even wanting to continue staying in Yanjing City would be difficult!