Chapter 1646

Hearing Samuel's words, Xiao Qingqing felt even more guilty. After all... her reputation wasn't exactly stellar. Being linked to him like this would only drag him down. "Uncle, what should we do? Should we have the news taken down immediately?" Samuel shook his head. "Taking it down isn’t the issue. But this has already caused an uproar online. Pulling it now would be like protesting too much—it’d only make things worse." Xiao Qingqing sighed. He had a point. Last time, when they were photographed together at the hotel, Samuel had used his influence to pressure the media into suppressing the story. But this time, the news had already broken before they even knew about it. Cleaning it up... wouldn’t be easy. "Uncle, what are we going to do?" Samuel reached out and gently ruffled her hair, his voice warm. "Don’t worry. Even if the sky falls, I’ll be the one holding it up for you." Xiao Qingqing froze, staring at his face. This was the first time a man had ever told her that—that he’d shi