Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Two: A Powerful Comeback II (2/2)

Xiao Yu turned on his phone. The first thing he saw was a screen full of missed calls.

Ah…

It certainly was his mistake.

Xiao Yu guiltily pressed “call back”, but Shao Yue couldn’t be reached. He tried Chu Ge’s number as well, but Chu Ge also couldn’t be reached. Then, he tried calling Jing Mo but couldn’t reach him either.

It was quite tricky if all three of them couldn’t be reached.

It was easy to guess that either they had entered an area that blocked signals or that they were in a situation where it wasn’t convenient to pick up.

Connecting the dots with the press conference that Little Zhao had mentioned earlier —

Was YL holding a press conference?

The chance was quite high. Recently, YL had been suppressed by the newly reborn SI. Perceptive analysts could determine that a battle was going to begin. In addition, the earnings report for the new summer lineup was about to be released, and with it, stated goals and ambitions for the autumn season. It was quite reasonable to hold a press conference.

However, this kind of official press conference would have been planned at least a week in advance. No matter how chaotic Xiao Yu’s schedule was, he wouldn’t have missed the announcement for such a major event.

Xiao Yu couldn’t understand.

No matter what, the chief designer needed to be present at a design company’s press conference. How could the conference be held otherwise? Even if Chu Ge and Shao Yue could keep the company neat and orderly, they didn’t specialize in design. It would be extremely strange if they could come up with even the start of any reasonable analysis of tomorrow’s hottest trends and the distinguishing characteristics of YL’s new seasonal products.

It would end extremely poorly if they had to talk about such things.

Xiao Yu had initially hoped that the driver would slow down a little, but now Xiao Yu finally turned impatient. Fortunately, the driver really did make an effort to go faster. He was exceptionally skilled and knew how to pick emptier roads. With the road conditions being pretty good, in the time that Xiao Yu spent thinking, Xiao Yu could already see their destination.

Xiao Yu was familiar with the location of the press conference. He had been here before when YL had announced that they were hiring him after his identity as the mystery designer had been revealed. He had been the protagonist of the show then, but it had been easy for him since Yan Jin had already prepared everything long in advance. That press conference had followed Yan Jin’s script to the letter. Xiao Yu had only needed to repeat some lines and the reporters simply had to record them. A special report had been released with everything proceeding exactly as planned.

Thus, this was Xiao Yu’s first serious press conference.

The sight before him caused him to mistake the event for a superstar’s album sale.

“Excuse, excuse me…” With great difficulty, Xiao Yu tried to worm his way through the crowds to the press conference on the south side. The moment he entered, he felt like it was hard to breathe in the bustling crowd. The few tens of meters seemed long and almost endless.

“What’s wrong with you? What are you doing here?” Xiao Yu’s unusual movements had attracted the attention of the crowd control crew. Many of them came over to encircle him.

“I’m from YL… I’m YL’s… designer. I’m a little late. Here’s my ID card.”

The crowd control officer doubtfully looked at the card. But, after one glance, his expression instantly changed. After a quick discussion with a few of the officers, they formed a wall around him and marched him towards the conference hall.

“Quickly, make way! Make way! Coming through!”

While helping Xiao Yu move people out of the way, the officer discreetly asked, “Sir, how come you’re so late? It’s already almost over.”

“Something unexpected happened this morning and I didn’t receive the notification.” Xiao Yu wasn’t in the mood to discuss it further with the officer. He only wanted to break through the crowd to the conference hall.

With the untiring help of the five or six crowd control officers, Xiao Yu finally made it to the entrance. He nodded gratefully to the officers and quietly opened the door.

The main entrance was on the other side, but it was impossible to get there through the current crowds. Also, once the conference started, the main doors would have definitely been cleared so that the speakers could leave after. As he was so late, Xiao Yu was more than satisfied that he could enter through the back door.

Xiao Yu had hoped to enter without attracting any attention and discreetly get the attention of someone he knew. He wanted to quietly be sent onto the conference stage.

However, none of these plans were needed.

The moment he opened the door, an extremely familiar voice coincidentally echoed throughout the conference hall.

Well, perhaps it wasn’t entirely a coincidence—

“Look, my lover is here now.”

In a flash, everyone’s eyes turned toward Xiao Yu. Their scorching gazes could almost burn a hole through him.

Along with their X-ray-like gazes, camera flashes immediately illuminated the room as if daylight permeated the room. Camera shutters clicked endlessly away.

The moment he entered, he was tossed under the spotlight. Xiao Yu wasn’t ready for it at all. He was so blinded from all the flashing he couldn’t open his eyes.

Xiao Yu, who had planned to enter discreetly: “…”