Chapter 470 - I’m Married (2/2)

Chai Zhiying was really satisfied with the reply Su Li gave and quietly gave her a thumbs up.

“Huangpu cut you off when you were at your lowest, and anyone with eyes can tell that something fishy is going on here. I heard that Yang Yuanzhong, one of the shareholders of Huangpu, is in jail now. Does Ms. Su have anything to do with the reason why he’s in jail? Or should I say, is Ms. Su the main reason why he’s in jail, and that’s why Huangpu decided to cut you off and block you in the midst of this public relations crisis?”

The girl was clearly an experienced reporter. She never asked Su Li if she was married because she knew that some other reporters would eventually ask her this question, which was evidently the most significant topic of this press conference. She was much more interested in digging out other useful and sensational stories.

When asked those questions, Su Li’s expression turned cold. “I’m not someone who’s really good at pleasing the leaders, and I’ve unintentionally offended many people along the way. I’m still going to say the same thing, that I’m always grateful towards Huangpu,” she said, “I only found out not too long ago that Mr. Yang Yuanzhong went to jail. As for what the reason was, I really have no idea.”

“That’s a rather clever reply.”

Xiao Luo murmured to himself, acknowledging that Su Li’s reply was really well thought out. In public, she couldn’t express the hatred she had toward Huangpu. Otherwise, no one from this industry would want to work with her in the future. And all the more, Su Li could not reveal the actual reason why Yang Yuanzhong was in jail. She had to take care and maintain her image at all times, and she just had to keep her head down and see her way through all these questions.

After the girl in the red shirt finished asking her questions, a tall male reporter was next in line.

“Ms. Su Li, what are you looking forward to, and do you have any plans for the future?” the male reporter asked.

“To continue acting, continue singing, and do my best to give the audiences a better performance,” Su Li replied.

The other questions were just an assortment of trivial ones, and Su Li answered all of them one by one. Perhaps because the girl in red set the expectations, it seemed everyone took the hint and understood that someone else would ask that most crucial question next. Hence, as they went along, no one touched on that most important topic, but instead, chose to ask about a variety of other issues to dig out more items to report on.

Chai Zhiying coughed a little and went on the microphone again. “There’s not much time left. Su Li will be answering one more question from the last reporter here. It’s about time for Li Li to attend to other matters.” She looked around and spotted a male reporter. “Let’s have the guy in the black color shirt ask his question!” she said.

The reporter stood up, took the microphone a media crew member handed to him, and asked, “Ms. Su, this question is regarding the hot topic that’s on everyone’s mind and has been ongoing with some insane discussions on the internet. What I want to ask is, are you really married? Or are all those discussions just rumors that were spread because some people out there have an ulterior motive?”

This was the question everyone was waiting for, and all the reporters in attendance suddenly went silent and stayed focused.

Chai Zhiying did not seem to be nervous at all. Although this question was going to determine if Su Li could get out of this crisis, she had already reminded her last night to grit her teeth and deny it, no matter what the consequences. As long as she kept denying it, she would be able to get out of this crisis.

As soon as the question was asked, Su Li was visibly stunned and could no longer hear anything else inside the venue.

To admit or to deny—this was a tough choice for her!

For her own future promotions and activities, she should deny this without hesitation and maintain the status that she presently had. But now that she was faced with the moment of truth, she started to waver. Because as soon as she denied it, this would mean that she was telling everyone, especially the person in Crescent Bay hotel right now—that Su Li had been playing the kind of game that kindergarten children played and that she had no intention to spend the rest of her life with him.

In her head, she recalled all the things that Xiao Luo has done for her recently and was really touched. Su Li had assumed a cold and aloof demeanor right through the press conference, but when it came to this question, she suddenly eased up and smiled.

The entire crowd gawked at Su Li and looked at one another, wondering what had happened to her. For Su Li’s reaction seemed odd—shouldn’t she be nervous and perturbed? Why did she suddenly have such a sweet and happy smile on her face?

“Ms. Su, did you hear my question?” the reporter repeated.

Su Li snapped out of her momentary trance and replied, “I’m married!”

As soon as she gave this reply, the entire venue went dead silent, so quiet one could hear a pin drop. No one expected such an answer from her.

On the stage behind Su Li, Chai Zhiying stumbled a little and almost fell. With an incredulous look on her face, she stared at Su Li and just couldn’t comprehend why Su Li would have said that.