Chapter 273 - Fanboy Emerson

Emerson looked at the woman in the photo and glanced at the woman in front of him again. That's when he realized what was happening. 

Emerson's lips curved upwards slightly, "It's you..."

Avaleigh was the woman from the train!

The scandal she was talking about, was the accidental kiss they shared on the metro.

He didn't recognize her at first because she had a mask on the other day, but now that he looked at her properly, he realized why her eyes looked so familiar.

Avaleigh frowned. Emerson hadn't introduced himself properly yet and the secretary greeted him as 'President', so she naturally assumed that he was the infamous playboy, Danson Qian. She had heard about Danson's flirtatious scandals; he didn't have a very good image. Thus, she began to wonder whether the kiss really an accident...or did this pervert do it on purpose? If someone was to discover he was the man in the photo, the scandal would be even worse: she would be linked to a playboy with a bad reputation. Worst of all, he was the boss of the PR company she was working with. She couldn't even argue that he was a stranger. How was she so unlucky?

"How are you planning to explain the mess you created?" she whispered under her breath.

Emerson smirked with amus.e.m.e.nt. She almost made it sound like it was all his fault. But then again, the accident wouldn't have occurred if he didn't chase her into the train that day so he did feel a little responsible. Now that he thought about it, he actually felt a little happy to see her again. After all, he never caught her name that day and they didn't exchange contact details. He honestly wanted to hire her that day, but now he understood why she turned down his job offer. The funny thing was, they still ended up working together in the end. How interesting...

"Have you tried explaining everything in a statement yet?" Danson's secretary asked.

Avaleigh furrowed her brows and shook her head, "The entertainment industry is complex. The more you deny something, the more it seems like you're trying to hide something. I wanted to wait and see if you had any better ideas."

She then said with disappointment, "Donald and Marissa would have already come up with a foolproof plan by now..."

At that moment, Emerson spoke up. "If you want, I can find this man for you and get him to release a statement explaining that everything was an accident," Emerson offered.

Emerson had a good reputation in Hong Kong. He never dated anyone, he was never involved in scandals, and he was a young and successful businessman. If he was to vouch for her, people would believe him.

But, Avaleigh thought he was Danson, so she immediately refused, "No! I don't want to be linked to someone like that!"

Linked to someone like that? Linked to someone like what? Emerson was confused by this comment.

At that moment, Avaleigh's manager checked her watch and tugged on her shirt, "We need to get going. Your stage rehearsal is about to start. We can't be late. You have a press conference after that too."

Avaleigh sighed, "I hope you can resolve this matter before the afternoon. I don't want to be defending myself at my press conference later. We need to get going so I'll leave it with you."

"Don't worry, Miss Song, our staff are already chasing up the MTR head office for access to their CCTV footage and we have asked for witnesses to step forward. I'm sure it will be resolved soon," Danson's secretary reassured.

Avaleigh furrowed her brows with frustration and glanced at Emerson one last time before she walked out of the meeting room. She didn't have much faith in this newly appointed CEO.

After she was gone, Emerson couldn't help but smile. "So her name's Avaleigh..." he thought to himself. 

"I'm sorry that you were thrown into the deep end without any information, President Wu," Danson's secretary apologized as soon as it was just the two of them.

"That's alright. I learned something new today," Emerson smiled with a deeper meaning to his words.

He then looked at the secretary with seriousness, "With your experience, are you sure this matter will be resolved by this afternoon?" 

The secretary smiled, "Trust us, we're professionals."

Emerson saw the secretary's confidence and nodded, but he wasn't entirely convinced.

So, during his drive to Macau, he suddenly turned to his driver and asked, "If I want to keep up to date with a celebrity, what's the best way to do it?"

The driver looked at Emerson with confusion. Was Emerson sick? He had never been interested in celebrities or the entertainment circle.

"Errr...most young people these days use Weibo to follow their favorite celebrities..." the driver explained awkwardly.

Emerson immediately unlocked his phone and opened his app store, "That's right, I've heard of Weibo before."

He then downloaded the app onto his phone and showed it to his driver, "So, how do I find a celebrity to follow?"

The driver swerved a little in shock, "Well...first you need to make an account..."

"Then you search up the celebrity's name and click the follow button..."

Emerson quickly concentrated on his phone and did as instructed.

The driver looked at his boss with curiosity and noticed him create an account and search up the name, 'Avaleigh Song'.

Avaleigh Song was the leader of a popular Korean girl group called, Macaron. Their debut song was a huge hit and topped the charts on its first day of release. After that, they consistently stayed as a trending topic and had been one of the most popular girl groups in the last 8 months. Their popularity was so widespread that they had developed an international fanbase all over the world, including Hong Kong and China. That's why they were holding a concert there.

The driver watched as his boss found Avaleigh Song's official account. He then watched as he revealed an excited smile and clicked on the follow button.

After that, he scrolled through Avaleigh's newsfeed and looked at each post with interest.

But, he suddenly paused on a photo, clicked on the comments, and frowned. 

"Avaleigh's a fraud! She always acts innocent, but she's been hiding a lover in Hong Kong!"

"I heard she's married already! With children!"

"I heard she plays around with men and has a boyfriend in every country..."

"I demand to refund my concert tickets!"

Emerson shook his head and typed up a reply to these comments, "You are a bunch of morons!"

The driver opened his eyes wide in shock. What had gotten into his boss? Had he become a fanboy?