An Eye for News Chapter 7
For
as long as Se Cai could remember, Zhang Xin Yu presented herself
professionally. She was all sharp angles.
Unless
necessary, she would not waste her time on casual conversation, a typical ice
queen.
It
thus came as a complete surprise that under that frozen exterior hid a young
maiden’s heart. Who would have thought?!
To
borrow a common term, she had a mature appearance but a loli’s heart!
“s.h.i.t,
what am I thinking? This is not a person that I can mess with!”
Se
Cai finally came to his senses.
As
previously mentioned, County S Tv Station’s Zhang Xin Yu had many admirers. One
such evidence was the red Honda Z4 that was abandoned by the side of the
station building.
According
to rumors, the car was gift from a famous rich man’s son that wanted to woo
Zhang Xin Yu.
The
anchorwoman though was unmoved.
Since
it would be too shameful to take the car back, the man left it by the station,
exposed to the elements. Every time Se Cai pa.s.sed it, his eyes couldn’t help
but linger. Such a waste, he would think to himself.
Se
Cai didn’t hear the door open.
Se Cai
relied too heavily on his newly enhanced senses to tell him of approaching
people but he failed to prepare for the closed-in environments of the dubbing
studio.
A
tall woman stood framed by the door, and it was Zhang Xin Yu.
Unfortunately
for Se Cai, she had decided to come early that day!
“Se
Cai, I didn’t expect to see you at work today…”
Xin Yu
said with a shock when she saw Se Cai in her office, but her face quickly
melted into a rare smile. He did save her from a beating after all.
The
smile though froze on her face when she saw what Se Cai was holding in his
hand.
Her
hands involuntarily went up to her mouth that was opened in utter shock when
she realized Se Cai was gripping her bra!
“Wait, this is not what you think!”
A
blanched Se Cai tried desperately to explain.
He
himself knew how horrible the whole situation looked. If he was someone else,
he wouldn’t believe his own explanation either.
“You…
Get out of my room!”
Xin Yu
said chillingly.
“Please
listen to my explanation. My computer died so I wanted to borrow yours for a
use but I accidentally sat on your make-up and that led me to discover your
suit…”
Se Cai
explained hurriedly.
Xin Yu
stalked over to grab her bra away from Se Cai.
“Who
would believe such nonsense? I saw you fondling my bra with my own eyes…”
Xin Yu
accused as icily as she could but a faint blush still crept to her face.
She was
wearing a faded pink t-shirt that day and it showed off her figure nicely. Who
knew she would be so… s.e.xy when she’s animated, Se Cai’s male brain couldn’t
help but notice.
No wonder there was so many people interested
in her. Se Cai even heard from Director Bai that a rich tyc.o.o.n had signed a
lucrative advertis.e.m.e.nt contract with the tv station just to have dinner with
Xin Yu.
Then,
he remembered there were other people with mal-intention that were pursuing Xin
Yu as well.
He
said, “Right, I meant to tell you, the people from Blue Sky Rehab intents to
mean you harm so you better be careful…”
“Stop
sticking your hands in my business. Leave or I’ll call security!”
Xin Yu
interjected angrily.
Se Cai
clammed up and scurried out of her room.
“F*ck,
why did I think I could use her office? What to do now?”
Se Cai
tormented himself when he returned to his desk.
His
working relationship with Zhang Xin Yu was starting to warm since he saved her
but now he had become a bra thief.
Things
were sure to be awkward in the office.
He was
too tortured to notice Director Bai picked up the hotline and rushed over after
jotting some things vigorously down in his memo.
“Se Cai…
where’s the other reporters?”
Director
Bai frowned as he surveyed the almost empty newsroom.
“Everyone’s
out on field a.s.signment. The last one to leave was Xu Ran, half an hour ago.”
Se Cai
snuck a look at the clock, it was already half past nine, no wonder there wasn’t
anyone left.
“Then,
there’s no other choice but to depend on you. A citizen just called the hotline
to report a jumper at the commercial building…”
Hai Dong
looked at Se Cai pleadingly, “I know I’ve said you could stay in today but
could you please do me this favor? There’s really no one else available now.”
Se Cai
shot up in his seat, b.u.mping the front of his chest with his fist, he said, “Leave
it to me, Director Bai. This is my responsibility after all!”
County
S was a relatively peaceful county so most of their news was about jaywalking,
community events and the likes.
Suicide
by jumping was huge! It should have no problem being tonight’s lead news.
“Like
last time, this should nab me 10 News Point… That’s not an amount to scoff at,
it’ll get me that much closer to trading that second item.”
The thought
of earning News Point breathed life into Se Cai, it had even pushed the memory
of the earlier awkward encounter out of his mind.
“Alright,
remember this phone number. I’ll get the driver’s crew to hail you a cab so
please get to the scene fast. Of course, Xiao Se since this is the first time
you’re covering something this scale, I’ll get a second reporter to come aid
you as soon as possible…”
Director
Bai said with some hesitation.
His
hesitation was well-founded because Se Cai was at the station for only a year,
news this scale should go to a more experienced reporter. However, there was no
one else readily available and news like this depended on timeliness.
He had
no choice but to trust Se Cai.
Se Cai
nodded in quick succession before leaving with his camera equipment.
He felt
strangely calm.
It was
just a suicide a.s.signment, wasn’t it? He only needed a few good pictures from
the actual scene to complete a piece of worthy news!