The scene, which had finally returned to calm, fell into chaos once again. This time, those trying to break up the fight deliberately or inadvertently sided with Xu Qingqing.
They only tried to hold back Zhang Xiaolu and the makeup artist, allowing them to be slapped several more times by Xu Qingqing.
Xu Qingqing was pulled back again. Zhang Xiaolu covered her bleeding face and glared at Xu Qingqing angrily.
"What right do you have to say that I put wind - oil essence in it! What evidence do you have!"
"If you have no evidence and you've hit me, I'll go back to my lawyer right now. Just wait for the lawsuit!" Zhang Xiaolu said viciously.
Xu Qingqing sneered. "Of course I have evidence."
After saying that, Xu Qingqing pushed through the crowd, walked into the dressing room, and picked up the voice recorder that had been kicked to the ground.
She turned off the still - recording voice recorder and played the recording.
"Teacher Zhang, I don't understand why we have to give her the used contact lenses."
"I secretly put some wind - oil essence on those contact lenses. That poor kid is in for a tough time."
Two gloating female voices came from the voice recorder.
Xu Qingqing turned off the recording. If looks could kill, Zhang Xiaolu and the makeup artist would have been cut into a thousand pieces by her.
"If this isn't evidence, then tell me what is!"
Although the staff had guessed the general course of events, they couldn't help but be in an uproar when they heard the parties say such vicious words with their own mouths.
Especially some female staff members who were very fond of Xu Yiyi. Their hearts ached.
A child under 5 years old wearing contact lenses full of wind - oil essence, working while still comforting the adults around her, saying that she was okay.
Just thinking about it made them feel extremely heart - broken for Xu Yiyi.
Zhang Xiaolu never expected that Xu Qingqing would have placed a voice recorder in advance. Her face instantly turned pale, and she panicked.
"You... How dare you record this!"
"If I hadn't recorded it, who would have known that a well - known TV host could do such a vicious thing!"
Xu Qingqing put the voice recorder into her pocket.
"Even if you don't sue, I will!"
"I won't let anyone who bullies my child go!"
After saying that, Xu Qingqing walked forward and picked up Xu Yiyi. Her cold gaze swept over everyone present.
"We're not taking this job anymore. We'll pay the liquidated damages."
Then Xu Qingqing carried Xu Yiyi away.
From being neglected at the beginning to being bullied later, Xu Qingqing couldn't bear to let Xu Yiyi continue working in such an environment.
Seeing Xu Qingqing carrying Xu Yiyi away, the stagehand girl grabbed her hair anxiously and murmured.
"It's over, it's over! We still have one more set of photos to take!"
The next set of photos was supposed to be of Xu Yiyi and the young actress Sun Feifei.
A staff member beside her reminded the stagehand, "Don't worry. Sun Feifei hasn't arrived yet."
The stagehand: "..."
The stagehand sighed deeply and stared at the makeup artist and Zhang Xiaolu viciously.
"Such a cute child, how could you do such a thing? Do you have a heart at all!"
The stagehand girl pointed at the makeup artist angrily.
"You don't need to come to work anymore. Not only will Xu Yiyi's mother pursue legal action against you, but we will also hold you legally responsible!"
"No!" Hearing that she was fired, the makeup artist regretted it deeply.
Not only had she failed to get a better job, but she had also lost her iron - rice - bowl.
"Security, drag her out. I don't want to see her again!"
The stagehand girl then looked at Zhang Xiaolu. "Teacher Zhang, please come with me to see the chief editor."
Xu Qingqing angrily carried Xu Yiyi out of the science and technology building. It was only when she got downstairs that she realized she hadn't even asked for Xu Yiyi's opinion.
Xu Qingqing looked at Xu Yiyi guiltily. "Yiyi, Mommy just quit your job. You're not mad at me, are you?"
"Not mad. Mommy did it for my own good."
Xu Yiyi shook her head sensibly, wrapped her arms around Xu Qingqing's neck, and buried her little head in Xu Qingqing's neck.
"Mommy, my eyes hurt a bit. Take me to see a doctor."
"Okay." Xu Qingqing held back her tears and carried Xu Yiyi to the nearest hospital by car.
The doctor took Xu Yiyi to wash her eyes and prescribed eye drops.
"It's nothing serious."
"Thank you, doctor." Xu Qingqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
If anything had happened to Xu Yiyi's eyes, she would never have forgiven herself.
After getting the medicine, Xu Qingqing received a photo sent by Lu Chuanbai.
In the photo, Lu Chuanbai and Xu An'an were about to have lunch in the sky restaurant. Xu An'an was wearing a newly - bought flower hairpin on her head.
"Yiyi, are you hungry?"
Xu Qingqing stroked Xu Yiyi's head. "Shall we go to the sky restaurant to find Daddy and the others?"
"Okay."
Xu Yiyi nodded obediently. Her eyes looked better after applying the medicine, but the area around her eyes was still a bit swollen and red.
Xu Qingqing replied to Lu Chuanbai's message: Wait for us. We're coming to have lunch with you.
Dinglingling.
Just as Xu Qingqing started the car, her phone rang.
It was a call from the magazine.
Xu Qingqing hung up the phone directly and drove towards the sky restaurant.
She would pay whatever the liquidated damages were, but there was absolutely no possibility of reconciliation!
The chief editor called Xu Qingqing two more times, but in the end, no one answered.
"No one answered. It seems she's refusing to reconcile."
The chief editor threw her phone on the table and looked coldly at Zhang Xiaolu in front of her.
"Editor Yan Mo, I... I was just impulsive for a moment. I'll take the initiative to find Xu Qingqing and ask for her forgiveness."
Zhang Xiaolu panicked now. She never expected that everything would turn out so badly.
Before making the call, Yan Mo had warned her that if Xu Qingqing didn't agree to the reconciliation, their cooperation would be nullified, and Zhang Xiaolu would also have to pay the liquidated damages.
Moreover, this matter would be posted online for public notice, and she would have to publicly apologize to Xu Qingqing and Xu Yiyi.
Zhang Xiaolu wasn't afraid of paying the liquidated damages, but she was afraid that Yan Mo would post this matter online.
If netizens found out, her reputation would be completely ruined.
She was already getting old, and with a bad reputation, no TV station was willing to hire her. Now she was counting on doing some odd jobs to make a living.
She also planned to rely on her past popularity to get her daughter, Xiaotiantian, into the entertainment industry as an actress.
If these things got out, her reputation would be completely destroyed.
Yan Mo crossed her hands and looked at Zhang Xiaolu indifferently.
"Think for yourself. If someone did this to your daughter, would you let it go easily!"
Even as an outsider without children, Yan Mo couldn't help but feel heart - broken for the child when she heard what had happened to Xu Yiyi.
Moreover, if this matter accidentally got out and wasn't explained clearly, their magazine would surely be scolded too.
Furthermore, she still wanted to pursue Lao Xu in the future and needed Xu Qingqing's help. Of course, she would side with Xu Qingqing in every aspect.
"Yan Mo, please give me another chance!" Zhang Xiaolu pleaded.