Chapter 14: Framed Again (1)

Chapter 14: Framed Again (1)

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Having slept late last night, when Autumn Ling woke up, it was already mid-morning.

Today, she had an order to deliver, so she needed to go to her studio.

Her studio mainly handled graphic design work. Usually, there weren't many orders, and after paying the salaries of her three employees, she only had enough for her daily expenses.

Since her three employees were deaf-mute, they did their work well but couldn't communicate with others. Therefore, handling deliveries and orders had to be done by her.

After a simple wash-up, she tied her long hair into a ponytail.

The weather was dry, so she applied lip balm and moisturizer to prevent her lips and skin from cracking.

For clothing, she chose the simplest jeans, a base sweater, and a white coat.

This outfit was simple and fresh, completely different from the heavily made-up her from last night.

Over the years, whenever she appeared in public, it was always after she was dressed up. Therefore, no one could recognize her after she removed her makeup.

Because of this, her studio could receive orders.

This time, the client was Mr. Chen, an old customer with whom she had cooperated many times. He was as satisfied with the designs as always, happily accepting the delivery. After the delivery, the two of them discussed their next cooperation.

For some reason, Autumn Ling always felt that Mr. Chen's gaze was somewhat strange today, as if he was probing something.

It wasn't until after she saw him off that she understood what was going on.

The front-page headlines of several major newspapers were all about the marriage between the Shang and Qiu families yesterday, with various versions of the story, all describing a grand wedding turning into the biggest joke in history.

First, the third young master of the Shang family pretended to join hands with the young lady of the Qiu family to 'create a scene' at the wedding, then the wife of the president of the Qiu Corporation caught fire on her back.

The pictures accompanied by text were vivid and expressive.

Autumn Ling immediately noticed a somewhat inconspicuous photo. Under the photo of Shang Xufeng kissing her, there was a small picture of her makeup-free face...

No wonder Mr. Chen looked at her that way. He must have seen today's newspaper.

Autumn Ling inwardly cursed. Once her makeup-free photo was exposed, it would definitely attract a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Just as she was worried about this, a new piece of news popped up on her computer's bottom right corner: the stock price of the Qiu Corporation plummeted and was suspended from trading just half an hour after the stock market opened today.

This couldn't be!

Autumn Ling couldn't help but exclaim. Although she didn't understand much about the stock market, this was the first time the Qiu Corporation's stock price had plummeted and been suspended.

It's over! This time it's really over!

Last night, she just wanted to vent the grievances that had accumulated in her heart for many years. She never thought the consequences would be so severe.

That person would definitely not let her off.

Sure enough, her phone rang, and the caller ID was from that person's secretary.

She answered, "Hello!"

Not knowing what was said on the other end, she said again, "I understand, I'll be back right away."

An hour later, after driving back to the villa halfway up the mountain where the Qiu family lived, Lin Ma ran over as soon as she got out of the car. "Miss, the master is very angry now. You must be careful."

"Okay." Autumn Ling nodded and didn't say much.

As she crossed the front yard lawn, she arrived at the main hall. As soon as her foot stepped in, a ceramic cup filled with water flew towards her.

The cup hit her left shoulder, and the tea quickly spread on her clothes. Fortunately, the weather was relatively cold, so it wasn't scalding. Although she wasn't burned, it still hurt where it hit.