Chapter 191: Fraud

As Su Chen approached the door of his hotel room, he saw a stunning and radiant young beauty leaning against the corridor wall right outside.

Han Jiangxue was holding a six-pack of iced beer in her left hand and a bag of seasoned duck delicacies in her right, as if she were waiting for someone.

Perhaps she had been waiting for quite a while, as she kept her head down, staring somewhat boredly at the floor, trying her absolute hardest yet failing completely to see the tips of her own shoes.

Consequently, Han Jiangxue did not notice Su Chen appearing around the corner of the corridor in time.

Upon seeing Han Jiangxue, Su Chen was slightly taken aback, and then a helpless, fond smile spread across his face.

Su Chen had figured that Han Jiangxue probably hadn't gone to rest yet, but he certainly hadn't expected this silly girl to be standing right outside his door waiting for him!

That was right.

The reason Su Chen left for the hotel before the competition even concluded was precisely because he had considered the possibility that this girl might be waiting for him to return.

If Su Chen had waited until the matches between Zhou Zhiqian and Han Hong's teams were completely over before heading back, heaven knows how late it would have been.

And if she couldn't find him, Han Jiangxue surely wouldn't have gone to sleep so early...

Going to bed too late was bad for a young woman's skin!

Of all things in the world, Han Jiangxue mattered the most!

Therefore, Su Chen had willingly given up any potential further screen time, even leaving the post-match interviews to Meng Xiaotian, and returned all by himself.

At this very moment, Han Jiangxue lifted her foot up, finally managing a glimpse of her shoetips. Before her smile could fully bloom, she let out another long sigh.

"Sigh... Just when is Su Chen coming back anyway... He kept telling me it would be soon, soon... It's already been eighteen minutes and thirty-two seconds!"

"If he doesn't get here soon, the iced beer I bought is going to get warm. And I specifically got this to celebrate him making it into the final four..."

"Hmph... Su Chen is seriously so annoying!"

As Han Jiangxue muttered these words, she couldn't help but give a little stamp of her foot, sending a magnificent, turbulent wave surging beneath her clothes.

Not far away, Su Chen caught this sight and couldn't help but swallow hard.

Usually, this girl didn't look like she ate all that much... Her arms and legs looked slender and not fleshy at all, so how on earth could her pectoral muscles be so astonishingly exaggerated?

Su Chen was utterly baffled, and in the end, he could only attribute it to Han Jiangxue's innate extraordinary endowments.

At this thought, Su Chen took a few steps forward.

The sound of his footsteps finally woke Han Jiangxue from her own little world.

Han Jiangxue turned around defensively, but when she saw that the newcomer was Su Chen, a bright and radiant smile instantly lit up her face.

"Su Chen, Su Chen! You're back!"

Su Chen smiled, nodded, and said, "Yeah, have you been waiting long?"

Han Jiangxue's expression froze. Remembering the complaints she had just been mutpering to herself, a blush instantly crept up her cheeks.

However, Han Jiangxue quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, I only just got here a little while ago myself."

Watching Han Jiangxue put on that feigned nonchalant act, Su Chen couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

This silly girl was just scolding me a moment ago, yet in front of me, she acts all sweet and obedient. Seriously...

She is just too cute!

Su Chen chose not to expose Han Jiangxue and simply stood there quietly, watching her little performance.

Faced with Su Chen's smiling gaze, Han Jiangxue felt an unexplained wave of panic. Flustered and scrambling, she hoisted up the bags in her hands and blurted out, "I—I really did just arrive..."

"Look, this is the beer and snacks I bought to celebrate you making the top four!"

Su Chen raised an eyebrow and smiled, "I didn't say I didn't believe you, you silly girl."

"Come on, what's the point of staying out in the hallway? Let's go inside."

With that, Su Chen unlocked his room door and invited Han Jiangxue to enter together.

Han Jiangxue's face turned red again, and like a fugitive fleeing for her life, she scurried into Su Chen's room.

Tsk tsk... After knowing her for so long, this girl is still just as easily embarrassed as ever...

Su Chen smiled slightly, followed her into the room, and closed the door behind them.

Meanwhile, at the headquarters building of Modu Fashion Media.

Little Jia knocked on the door of the Chairperson's office. A moment later, Chen Xia's calm voice drifted out from inside.

"Come in."

Little Jia pushed the door open and walked up to Chen Xia's desk.

At that moment, Chen Xia was staring intently at her computer screen, which was replaying the livestream of *Tomorrow's Star*.

Chen Xia repeatedly dragged the progress bar back and forth, watching Su Chen's speech over and over again. Her stern, dignified eyes actually carried a hint of a smile at the moment.

Taking the cue, Little Jia spoke up, "Chairperson Chen, the format changes we made to the show did not pose any threat to contestant Su Chen; he has successfully advanced to the final four."

"As for the subsequent stages, should we..."

"Keep things as they are. Let them perform freely in the finals," Chen Xia instructed.

Little Jia nodded. Then, he seemed as though he wanted to say something else, but hesitated slightly.

Chen Xia naturally noticed Little Jia's hesitation and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Little Jia remained silent for a second before saying, "Chairperson Chen, the personnel we stationed at the hotel reported that the Young Miss went into Su Chen's room again, and... and she was carrying a six-pack of beer."

"Carrying beer? This girl really is getting completely lawless..."

Chen Xia smiled, glanced at the computer screen one last time, took a sip of her coffee, and then picked up her desk phone to dial a number.

A moment later, the call connected, and a gruff male voice came through the receiver.

"Hello? Chairperson Chen, any instructions?"

"Yes," Chen Xia acknowledged, and then said, "Tiger, pack up and check out of that hotel suite in Changsha."

"Oh, got it. I'll arrange for the guys down there to come back right away."

"But after that, regarding Sister Zhao's side..."

Hearing this, Chen Xia replied, "Let's leave it at that. It's been almost half a year now, and the boy has a good sense of propriety. Jiangxue isn't a fool either."

Chen Xia leaned back on the sofa, massaged her temples, and continued, "Besides, the girl is growing up. Some things are better left for them to handle themselves."

With that said, Chen Xia seemed to remember something else and instructed the person on the other end of the line, "Make sure the room is cleaned up properly when you check out. Don't leave things scattered all over the place, especially any of those glaring items."

"Understood, you can rest easy, Chairperson Chen!"

"Mm..."

...

Right at this moment, inside Su Chen's room, Han Jiangxue was clutching a bottle of iced beer and declaring to Su Chen, "We have to finish all of this today!"

"Let me tell you, I was just putting on an act for you before, but I can actually hold my liquor really well!"

"Do you know what people used to say about me?"

"They all said: two and a half catties of strong liquor, and beer is just like water to her!"

"This beer? It's basically just plain water! I've never been drunk in my life!"

"I'm telling you, Qingdao won't fall and neither will I; Snow beer doesn't drift and neither do I!"

"Listen to me, don't try to stop me! I can still drink!"

...

Su Chen stared with dark lines all over his forehead at the crazy girl in front of him.

It was just a single bottle of beer... and she hadn't even finished a single mouthful before she started acting drunk!

And you had the nerve to tell me you can drink two and a half catties of liquor and treat beer like water?

Damn it, she was running a scam!