However, this relaxing time didn't last long. Qin Qiao'er still had something important to do. Zhao Youting knew he couldn't keep her here any longer. She had an interview to attend next.
This interview was for a cover story. Mainly because Qin Qiao'er had already shown her intention to cooperate with D&E Company, so she should appear in more fashion magazines to increase her exposure.
Qin Qiao'er was a highly malleable person. Just from the several outfits she had changed, the photographer could tell that she had great potential. She was like an unpolished jade waiting to be discovered.
After the cover photos were taken, the interview started soon. At the beginning, the questions were quite normal. They were just asking about Qin Qiao'er's recent plans, and she answered them as asked.
But gradually, the questions took a strange turn. The reporter actually started asking about the difficulties Qin Qiao'er faced as a single mother.
It seemed that the reporter was deliberately trying to portray Qin Qiao'er as a tragic figure. But Qin Qiao'er was very averse to such behavior.
She thought that although she was a single mother, she didn't feel it was very hard. She believed she could do well on her own.
Although she was indeed a single mother, she didn't want people to associate her career with this identity.
She thought that her private life and work were two completely separate things. She was fully capable of taking good care of her two children and handling all the work matters.
She was afraid that when people saw her not doing well at work, they would say something like "because she's a single mother, we should forgive her" out of pity.
Qin Qiao'er thought this was an insult to her, so she answered rather perfunctorily. But the reporter seemed not to notice and kept leading her to talk about this aspect.
The reporter's thinking was very simple. He just thought this would create a sensational point. He was used to digging out the highlights of each interview from every artist.
When he saw Qin Qiao'er, he thought of her identity as a single mother and planned to set the title as "How can a single mother raise two children alone and still achieve such great success?"
Then he started asking questions along this line, thinking he was doing Qin Qiao'er a favor because it would increase her popularity.
It was already not easy being a mother, and it was even more difficult for Qin Qiao'er to raise two children alone. Moreover, she was so successful in her career.
"Did you ever encounter a conflict between taking care of your two children and your work?"
"Did you ever think about not having your two children?"
"When did you feel the most exhausted? Is it really tiring to raise your children alone?"
The reporter kept asking these questions one after another. At first, Qin Qiao'er answered them seriously, but gradually her expression became worse.
She began to get impatient. She was always very serious about her work, but this reporter really asked a lot of questions she didn't want to answer.
She didn't want to expose her vulnerable side to everyone. She thought she could handle these problems well and didn't need others' sympathy or pity.
The interview finally ended in a rather awkward way. After it was over, Zhao Youting immediately noticed that something was wrong with Qin Qiao'er's expression. But he wasn't there during the interview, so he didn't know what had happened.
Zhao Youting came to Qin Qiao'er's side and wanted to ask if something had happened during the interview. But Qin Qiao'er said it was nothing. She didn't want Zhao Youting to worry.
Qin Qiao'er already had a general understanding of the routines in the entertainment industry. Usually, such questions were asked to attract the audience's attention and gain some popularity.
Qin Qiao'er thought she couldn't let down others' good intentions. They had tried so hard to promote her, and she shouldn't be ungrateful.
Zhao Youting frowned. He didn't think things were as simple as Qin Qiao'er said. His intuition told him that something must have happened.
So he left Qin Qiao'er for a while and wanted to take a look at the transcript of the interview. Coincidentally, he met the reporter who had just interviewed Qin Qiao'er.
When the reporter saw Zhao Youting, he immediately flattered him and came up, saying, "Mr. Zhao, you're here. Qin Qiao'er did a great job just now. This issue of the magazine will surely make her more popular."
The reporter directly took credit for himself. He thought he had made a great contribution by deeply analyzing Qin Qiao'er's inner world and making the public sympathize with her more.
Zhao Youting frowned and listened to the reporter continue, "Don't worry. I'll definitely portray Qin Qiao'er as a single mother who raises her children alone. This kind of persona will surely be very popular."
Zhao Youting roughly understood why Qin Qiao'er was sitting there sulking. He had communicated with Qin Qiao'er many times before and knew that she didn't want to mix her private affairs with her work.
She hoped to reach the top of the entertainment industry by her own ability, rather than relying on such messy news and gossips.
Zhao Youting glanced at the camera that had been following him and then looked up at the reporter in front of him. He silently remembered the reporter's appearance, planning to teach him a lesson when he had the chance.
Although the reporter himself didn't do anything wrong, he had indirectly made Qin Qiao'er unhappy. So Zhao Youting thought the reporter should suffer a bit.
He should know what to say, what not to say, and to whom to say. Seeing someone unhappy and still digging into their pain was something a reporter should know as a basic principle.
"Okay, I see." After saying this, Zhao Youting left gracefully. He went back to Qin Qiao'er's lounge again.
This time, the photographer also came in. After Zhao Youting entered, he said to Qin Qiao'er, "Are you unhappy because of the questions during the interview just now?"
Qin Qiao'er knew the camera was filming. If it were in normal times, she would have told Zhao Youting about this. But now she didn't want to talk about it in front of the camera. It would make her seem a bit too delicate.