Chapter 1: It Starts with a Bloodbath
Qiao Xia dragged Meng Qian to GK International Hotel for a stakeout to capture scandalous photos of a female star. After six hours, Meng Qian was so tired she could barely keep her eyes open, but Qiao Xia was still full of energy.
The two were reporters for a renowned entertainment company.
Commonly known as paparazzi.
The 21-year-old Qiao Xia, having graduated from a journalism program, joined this entertainment company and unearthed numerous celebrity scandals, becoming the bane of many celebrities.
For the gossip of the international star Lian Bi, she once staked out for twenty-five hours.
She was called a daredevil in the industry.
It was already eleven o'clock.
"Xiaxia, let's go back and sleep, I'm so tired," Meng Qian yawned, longing for the comfort of her own bed.
"Just wait one more hour. I've received a tip that she's secretly married to the national heartthrob and is returning to their love nest tonight. We'll definitely be able to catch them," Qiao Xia insisted.
Meng Qian suddenly perked up, "Xiaxia, Xiaxia, am I seeing things? Isn't that Young Master Li? The woman with him... Huh, she looks familiar. I remember now, she's the homewrecker in the hit film by Director Li recently. Quite pretty, huh? Big news, big news, Xiaxia, get the camera ready..."
Qiao Xia was stupefied.
Qiao Lan and Li Hui?
Her own cousin and her fiancé.
The two were quite intimate, walking into the hotel together.
Qiao Xia had a three-second daze before decisively getting out of the car with Meng Qian, chasing after them into the hotel.
The news value of Li Hui was not small at all compared to celebrities. He was the elder son of the old, reputable Li Group of City A, handsome and charming. It was rumoured he had long been betrothed and was ever-faithful to his fiancée, portraying the image of a devoted lover in public — the media dubbed him the most eligible bachelor, a real diamond bachelor.
Meng Qian had drooled over Li Hui on economic magazine covers countless times and was extremely excited.
Li Hui and Qiao Lan were very affectionate throughout, occasionally pressing their faces together and kissing. Finally, they entered a presidential suite.
"I refuse to accept this. Why would the male god fall for the mistress? Could this mistress possibly be his fiancée?" The media had tried to dig up information on Li Hui's fiancée for over a year, to no avail.
Qiao Xia sneered, "What a great drama this is turning out to be, Huanhuan, let's make a big play out of this."
"Xi... Xia... what are you going to do?" Seeing the chilling smile on Qiao Xia's face, Meng Qian instinctively sensed that something terrible was about to happen. Qiao Xia was bright and sharp-tongued; in less than half a year working as a paparazzo, she had already managed to irk many celebrities who dared not offend her, for she had her own ways.
Several people had tried to trouble Qiao Xia but she had fended them all off.
Her face always wore her trademark composed and calm smile.
As if she could laugh off a falling sky.
After waiting half an hour, Qiao Xia led Meng Qian to knock on the door, with Meng Qian terrified. Qiao Xia reassured her, "Don't worry, nothing bad will happen."
After a long wait, they finally saw Qiao Lan coming to the door. Her hair was disheveled and she was only wrapped in a bathrobe, emitting an indistinct yet suggestive air about her, clearly just having been roused from bed. Seeing Qiao Xia, she paused, "Qiao Xia..."
"Hi, sis..." Qiao Xia suddenly beamed, then violently yanked off her bathrobe, snapping several pictures. Qiao Lan screamed, "Ah... Qiao Xia, you bitch!"
As she screamed and cursed, Qiao Lan quickly picked up the bathrobe to cover herself, while Li Hui, relaxed in his bathrobe, also stepped out of the room. Seeing Xia Qiao, he was taken aback. Qiao Xia's camera was aimed at them, and she said cheerfully, "Come on, my fiancé and cousin, smile for the camera."
The camera clicked away, capturing several shots of them in their disheveled attire.
Meng Qian was dumbfounded.
Li Hui was Qiao Xia's fiancé?
Qiao Lan was Qiao Xia's sister?
Qiao Xia was dedicated to digging up other people's scandals, and she unintentionally unearthed her own?
A husband fallen for the sister, the tragic younger sister—where to go from here? Holy shit, a tabloid-worthy headline, Meng Qian thought, it was like a melodramatic soap opera.
Qiao Lan's face turned red with rage, having been photographed nude by Qiao Xia, driving her nearly insane.
Li Hui frowned slightly, "Xiao Xia, what are you doing here?"
"If I weren't here, how could I have stumbled upon such a great drama, my dear fiancé?" Qiao Xia sneered. "By the way, sis, here's a little advice, the next time you sleep with someone else's husband, remember to have him wear a condom."