The CEO's Substitute Ex-Wife-Chapter 215: A Difficult Question

However, the host’s question was particularly tricky; no matter how she answered, it wouldn’t be ideal. So, she smiled and said, "It doesn’t necessarily have to be one person pursuing the other. Actually, enemies can also end up together."

Wen Nuan chuckled. "Sister Xueru’s face is all red. Don’t make it difficult for her. Speaking of pursuit, of course, it was Young Master Tang who pursued Sister Xueru. It was incredibly romantic back then, you know."

"Really?"

Everyone was greatly surprised. Chen Xueru merely smiled and remained silent. Wen Nuan said, "Of course it’s true. One day, you should invite Young Master Tang onto the stage for an interrogation. I think everyone would be very interested."

Tang Shuwen pointed at the TV. "Nonsense! Wen Nuan is getting more and more cunning."

Wen Lan glanced at him. "What’s wrong with saying you pursued Xueru? I even think you’re not good enough for her. Saying you pursued her makes me feel like she has no class." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Tang Shuwen wailed, "Mom, am I really your biological son?"

"You were picked up."

Tang Mandong laughed, and Xiao Nian clapped his hands and cheered, "Picked up, picked up..."

Tang Shuwen was furious. Xiao Nian made a face at him. Tang Shuwen reached out to grab his little arm. Tang Mandong said, "Brother, Xiao Nian isn’t afraid of you anymore. How did you coax him?"

"Mind your own business," Tang Shuwen grumbled, looking at Xiao Nian. He clapped his hands. "Xiao Nian, come here for a hug from Daddy."

Xiao Nian shook his head, refusing. "Daddy is hard and uncomfortable. Grandma’s hugs are comfortable."

"You little rascal!"

This program had a live audience Q&A segment. The TV station had already arranged who would ask questions and what questions would be asked. Although it was a live broadcast, some preparation was necessary. If they genuinely let the audience ask questions, who knew what kind of questions would come up? So, generally, the live Q&A segment was arranged by the TV station.

These questions were all quite balanced and particularly amusing. Before the program recording, the planners had already discussed the questions with Wen Nuan and the others and had them prepare their answers. So, this segment had very good audience interaction.

At the Ye family, Ye Kelan pursed her lips. "It’s clearly staged. How boring!"

She preferred something more exciting.

This segment was going very smoothly, but when it came to Chen Xueru, a long-haired woman asked, "Miss Chen Xueru, I heard that Tang Shuwen and Zhao Yuning were already discussing marriage. Yet, you shamelessly used an innocent child to force your way into the Tang family, causing Miss Zhao to be heartbroken and disappointed, attempting suicide several times. Miss Chen Xueru, how does it feel to ruin others’ relationships, to be a mistress scorned by all? Don’t you have nightmares at night?"

The entire venue fell silent...

Chen Xueru froze. Whispers rippled through the audience. The host, having weathered many storms, maintained composure. Disregarding that an advertisement had just aired three minutes prior, she decisively cut to an advertisement break.

The all-powerful advertisement came on...

More excitement to come later.

Tang Si’s face was ashen, and Tang Shuwen’s face had also darkened. Chen Xueru had clearly paused for a moment, then a cold smile flashed across her face. He felt an urge to storm the set.

Damn live broadcast, damn question...

"Grandma, Daddy, what’s a mistress? Is she scolding Mommy?" Xiao Nian asked innocently. Wen Lan’s expression grew even uglier. In front of Xiao Nian, who was still innocent, she was so angry she didn’t know how to vent. She grabbed a cushion and threw it at Tang Shuwen’s face.

Tang Mandong said, "Xiao Nian, Auntie will take you to sleep, okay?"

"No, I want to watch Mommy, I want to wait for Mommy," Xiao Nian was also a stubborn child. Tang Shuwen suddenly stood up and walked out. Tang Si frowned. "The wedding is tomorrow. Don’t cause any trouble."

At the Ye family, Ye Kelan’s requested excitement had arrived, but Young Master Ye Third rubbed his forehead. "Feimo, send someone to handle this mess. Uncle Tang Si will explode at you. How can you be so incompetent?"

"What does it have to do with me?" He hadn’t planned this program. Besides, where did this brain-dead audience member come from, asking such a question? It clearly looked like someone did it on purpose...

Once this program aired, it would definitely impact the Tang family’s wedding tomorrow. Currently, major media outlets were probably already rushing to ambush Chen Xueru, working through the night. Tomorrow, besides the wedding, there would likely be a very exciting love triangle drama playing out.

Good things never come easy.

Zhao Yuning was a socialite. The news of her frequent hospitalizations recently couldn’t be kept secret; everyone knew and secretly speculated it was due to suicide attempts for love. Now, by openly stating it, the finger pointed directly at Tang Shuwen. It was also a fact that Chen Xueru had a child. Wasn’t this clearly meant to tarnish Chen Xueru’s reputation?

She had already been blacklisted once and had also faced a scandal of being a kept woman. If it weren’t for Tang Shuwen suppressing it this time, someone would have already used her early news articles against her. Now, with the live broadcast, Chen Xueru’s reputation would undoubtedly suffer an even more severe blow.

Ye Feimo called the news department manager. This live broadcast was bound to cause a stir. The segment definitely needed to be cut from tomorrow’s rerun.

At the TV station, Chen Xueru was rubbing her hands to warm them, whether from cold or something else. Wen Nuan’s face was pale with anger. Staff members had already gone to investigate, and the planner and producer had come over to discuss how to handle the situation.

The producer initially intended to just cut this segment or replace it with other questions. Chen Xueru listened without speaking. Wen Nuan held her hand. "Sister Xueru, it’s alright, don’t worry."

Zhuo Bingbing also came to comfort her. Besides Wen Nuan, the others were unaware of the full story behind the audience’s question, but based on their trust in Chen Xueru, everyone still chose to believe her.

After all, they had been in the same crew for several months; they knew what kind of person Chen Xueru was.

After the host and program planner discussed their strategy, they came over to tell Chen Xueru how to respond. There were only three minutes of commercial time, so she spoke concisely. They couldn’t replace it with another question, as it was a live broadcast. Chen Xueru only needed to gloss over it, and then the host would steer the conversation away. Wen Nuan asked, "What about that audience member?"

She didn’t have time to answer Wen Nuan’s question. The commercial break was over. This time, they had already broadcast three minutes of commercials exceptionally. Everyone quickly returned to their positions. Chen Xueru’s expression was normal, and she said with a faint smile, "I don’t know where you heard that rumor. I just want to say that many couples break up every day, and not every couple is forbidden from falling in love again after breaking up. If a man is unmarried and a woman is unmarried, everyone has the right to pursue their own happiness. Love itself is not wrong; the mistake lies in some people insisting on forcing relationships that don’t belong to them, people who don’t belong to them, happiness that doesn’t belong to them. My marriage, I have a clear conscience. If a woman tries to win back a man’s heart by crying, throwing tantrums, and threatening suicide, isn’t that too tragic?"