Xu Tingyu's money spent on the navy wasn't in vain.
Under the trending tags marked with "Hot" related to Yan Zhou and her, "#Xie Shu Missing#" and "#Why Has Xie Yu's Resources Declined So Much#" also made it into the top twenty.
Some people who had worked with Xie Shu before still had lingering fears about her arrogance and domineering attitude.
So their words weren't nice.
"It's not hard to imagine that Xie Shu is missing. You guys haven't had contact with her. With her personality, it was only a matter of time before something happened to her."
"When she was in the circle, she offended quite a few people. But you know the entertainment industry. How many people don't have backers?"
"I used to be a fan and heard some gossip about her. They said she was a bully who feared the strong and bullied the weak. She had a poor popularity and lacked professional skills. Her looks were also nothing special."
"Allegedly, she spent a lot of money on her face, but the final result was still not satisfactory. She could only get roles thanks to her sister's connections."
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Some people also brought up some long - forgotten gossip.
"I heard that her sister had an affair with that person from the Qi family back then, which led to the divorce. The former Mrs. Qi must have taken revenge. She couldn't do anything to her sister, but couldn't she deal with her?"
"Tell us more, upstairs. What's this gossip? How come I, a front - line gossip enthusiast, haven't heard of this?"
"Ah, I don't dare to say too much. Anyway, Xie Shu's sudden withdrawal from the circle back then was largely due to her sister's influence, but she herself also had problems."
"However, we can't blame the former Mrs. Qi for what happened back then. The Xie sisters were really confused."
"I can't say any more. After all, I still want to live. I don't want to be hunted down by the Qi family."
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Xu Tingyu stared at the comment section and waited for a long time, but didn't see a single comment about Xie Shu's current whereabouts.
Finally, there was a comment about her after she went abroad, but it only said that she loved to have fun and always shouted people to party at home in the middle of the night, disturbing the neighbors, and had been complained about many times.
Xu Tingyu registered a new account and asked this person if they knew about Xie Shu's current situation and if she was still abroad.
As a result, this commenter said that they had already graduated and returned to China. They had only been in contact with Xie Shu for less than three months and didn't know her well.
Xu Tingyu looked at the comment section carefully again, but still didn't find the comment she wanted.
She felt a bit dejected. She threw the tablet aside and picked up her phone.
Many people had sent her messages, especially many public figures she had collaborated with before, asking if there was anything they could do to help.
Her mood improved a bit.
So many people cared about her, which meant she had a good popularity and her professional ability was recognized.
This wasn't something an entertainment company could smear easily.
She replied to these people one by one, thanking them for their concern and explaining that it was all the paparazzi's nonsense. She was already organizing materials to call the police.
By the time she finished replying, it was already late.
It was Friday today. Her original plan was to go dancing first, then pick up Youyou on the way. The mother and son would have dinner together and then have some fun after the meal.
But all these plans were ruined by the damned scandal.
She had already told the nanny and bodyguard in charge of picking up Youyou about this and asked them to pick up the child.
But she also had to give Youyou an explanation in person.
So when she estimated that they should have picked up Youyou, she called Youyou's phone watch.
"Mom, you're busy today and can't pick me up. Can I come to you?"
As soon as Youyou saw her call, he answered immediately.
Xu Tingyu was full of apologies. "No, Youyou. Mom isn't very convenient these days, so I can't see you. I'm sorry."
"Ah? How could this happen? Mom, have you left the capital, so you can't see me?"
Youyou's voice became dejected, and there was even a hint of a wronged cry in it.
No matter how sensible and obedient he was, he was just a little boy over four years old.
Dad was on a business trip, and he couldn't see Mom. He was so wronged.
Hearing his grievance, Xu Tingyu's heart ached.
"Mom hasn't left the capital. I'm just a bit tied up with something. Mom promises you that I'll come to see you as soon as possible, okay? Youyou, I'm really sorry."
She really hadn't fulfilled her responsibility as a mother. She always disappointed her child.
But if Youyou was exposed, she would never forgive herself.
Hearing her self - blame, Youyou quickly comforted her. "I know, Mom. Don't apologize. I know you love me. I just miss you a bit."
"Mom misses you too. After you get home and have dinner, you can video - chat with Mom. Then we'll be seeing each other."
Xu Tingyu really missed Youyou.
Which mother didn't want to be with her child?
Especially a mother like her who had been absent for several years.
Hearing that they could video - chat, Youyou finally became happy. "Okay, then I'll tell Mom what I did in kindergarten today."
Children were always easily satisfied.
While Youyou was on his way home, Xu Tingyu quickly dealt with the work she hadn't finished.
The matters regarding Shu Shu and A Xing were proceeding in an orderly manner. So far, the concert tour hadn't been affected. At least, no partner had proposed to terminate the contract.
No matter how the online public opinion fermented, she still had to do what she should do.
So she ordered food and called the hotel reception, asking them to keep her check - in information confidential.
The receptionist told her very considerately,
"Miss Xu, we received the notice a long time ago. Your information here is at a confidential level."
"Moreover, the whole floor has been emptied. Except for you and your assistant, no one else will check in on this floor."
"A bit later, our staff will send you and your assistant the special elevator cards."
Xu Tingyu only knew that when she found a suspicious person and called the reception, the security arrived very quickly.
She didn't expect the hotel to provide such an upgraded service for her.
Without asking, she knew it must have been arranged by Qi Shifeng.
She didn't expect that after she had been so rude to him, he would still arrange all these for her.
She was in a daze for a while until the sweet voice of the receptionist came from the phone. "Miss Xu, is there anything else I can do for you?"
"No, thank you for your arrangement."
She thanked them. After hanging up the phone, after much thought, she still didn't send a message to Qi Shifeng to thank him.
Anyway, she had said thank you. It didn't really matter who heard it. After all, she had paid for the hotel stay.
Thinking this way, she felt a bit more at ease.
When the dinner was delivered, sure enough, there were also the special elevator cards.
Shu Shu and A Xing also came back and entered her room. They exclaimed in admiration, "Sure enough, it's a hotel under the Qi Corporation. Expensive things are worth the price."
"The service is so considerate. I'm going to give it a five - star review on the review website."
Xu Tingyu glanced at them. "With such a high price, it's reasonable for them to provide such services. Instead of giving them a good review, you'd better give some likes to my new account."