Chapter 158 So Hot


    Before grabbing her chopsticks, Debbie called Carlos. Just as she guessed, he was too busy toe


    back for dinner. Despite feeling a jolt of loneliness, she understood why. He had already abandoned his


    schedule to pick her up from the Southon Vige. Earlier, he had received quite a few business calls,


    even in the car. All his time was devoted to either flirting with her or dealing with work.


    After reminding Carlos of his meal, Debbie hung up and dug into her dinner.


    She had to admit one thing—without Carlos at the table, she was free to do anything she wanted. She


    liked to y on her phone, but Carlos rarely let her do anything other than eat and talk to him. And he


    did precious little of thetter. Sometimes, there was little to talk about, especially with a man of few


    words. And she did love to mess around with her phone...


    Debbie had just opened her Weibo app when her phone suddenly rang. It was Kasie calling.


    After quickly swallowing down a mouthful of tasty soup, she answered in a happy tone, "Hi, Kasie!"


    "Debbie! Did you see the top trending topic on Weibo?" Kasie was obviously excited, and her words


    came out in a rapid-fire jumble.


    "Not yet. I just sat down for dinner. I was about to get on Weibo when you called. Something


    happened?"


    "Yeah. Your husband made the headlines again! Carlos seems to have be a newsmaker. I don''t


    know what you did to him, but it''s almost like he''s craving the limelight now. He used to issue takedown


    notices for stories about him, but not anymore."


    ''Made the headlines?'' Debbie tensed up. "What did he do this time? Anything happened to him?"


    "Well, you''d better read the news yourself. You''re involved. You''d probably know better than I would."


    Kasie had scarcely finished her sentence before she hung up the phone immediately. Debbie had no


    chance to say a word.


    With a torrent of doubts flooding her mind, Debbie clicked the hot topics list on Weibo. The topic


    "Carlos Huo is married" ranked first. The story had gone viral—a lot of people had seen this, and the


    number kept ticking upwards.


    ''Carlos Huo is married? Has our marriage gone public?'' Debbie thought.


    Her heart jumped into her throat. Losing her appetite, she put down her chopsticks and glued her eyes


    to the headline for several minutes.


    After a long pause, she took a deep breath and mustered the courage to click the title. There were a


    few photos posted at the end of the article. Instead of reading the article, she took a quick look at the


    photos first.


    The first photo was a full body shot of Carlos attending an award ceremony this afternoon. He was


    holding a trophy with a thin smile on his charming face.


    The second photo was a close-up picture of the hand holding the trophy. It was obviously meant to


    show the ring on his finger.


    And the third one was an animated GIF. It showed what happened the moment he left the venue after


    the award ceremony. He was surrounded by a throng of reporters; his face had almost been buried


    amidst the microphones. Then, he was escorted to his car by many bodyguards without answering any


    questions.


    Thest photo was the same one that someone had posted on the Inte. That one was secretly


    taken by paparazzi when Carlos walked out of the hotel with Debbie in his arms.


    Debbie scrolled down and saw a few click-bait headlines. "Better put a ring on it! Carlos Huo is a


    married man!"


    "Married? Billionaire Carlos Huo sports a wedding ring at the First Phnthropist Awards ceremony."


    The main thrust of the article was about how the photographers discovered this big secret.


    They were observant enough to notice the ring on Carlos'' finger and snapped pictures of it when he


    was on stage at the award ceremony. Even after the event, Carlos didn''t answer any of the reporters''


    questions, but he didn''t deny the allegations either. His silence seemed to be a tacit admission to the


    authenticity of his marriage.


    After the photos were posted, a flood of Carlos'' fans had writtenments on both his personal Weibo


    ount and the ZL Group''s official ount. Some of his crazy fans were heartbroken, while some


    blessed his marriage with the mysterious woman. They also hoped that Carlos could personally


    respond to the news.


    A few smartizens had even collected some information about Debbie''s two confessions of love to


    Carlos at the university. They figured that Debbie was probably Mr. Huo''s wife, and leftments to


    that effect. Tons of reporters wanted to interview the students of the Economics and Management


    School, but they couldn''t, because the school was on winter vacation now.


    But not long after Debbie found them, some of thesements began to disappear. It seemed like


    someone had them deleted.


    Debbie entered Carlos'' Weibo page and looked at thements. There were hundreds of thousands


    ofments more than thest time. This was the second time people had gotten a look at his private


    life. It seemed that people were hungry for this. There were already more than five millionments


    under Carlos'' two posts.


    Shocked, Debbie couldn''t believe that a ring on Carlos'' finger could make the Inte explode. Once


    again, it proved that he did have a huge fan base. He might be more popr than a lot of A-list pop


    stars.


    Debbie''s heart was racing as she looked at the crazy amount ofments. Her train of thought was


    interrupted by Carlos'' call. As soon as the call was connected, she asked bluntly, "Hi honey. How''s it


    going?"


    "You read the news?"


    "Hmm..."


    "What do you think?" Carlos asked. He wouldn''t mind announcing their marriage to the whole world. He


    wanted everyone to know that Debbie was his beloved wife. He had expected the news to get out.


    In fact, the gossip had already spread like wildfire, which was more serious thanst time. Carlos felt so


    helpless. The PR department of hispany had gotten a flood of calls about the viral posts. They


    were understaffed for that sort of thing, so the phone lines were all lit up, and many callers were on


    hold. The best way to stop all the chaos was to post an announcement with his personal Weibo


    ount.


    Carlos didn''t know theizens would be following his life this closely.


    "What? Why ask me?" Debbie was confused by his question. ''Shouldn''t his PR department be doing


    damage control?'' she wondered.


    Carlos sighed inwardly, feeling annoyed that they hadn''t announced their marriage. "Do you think we


    should post our marriage certificates or continue to keep it a secret?"


    Debbie hesitated. Thinking about the waves of rumors spreading on Weibo, she knew Carlos couldn''t


    keep silent anymore. He had to post something. "Then tell everyone you are married. But you''re so


    popr, especially among the girls. I bet a lot of your fans will be heartbroken this time," she joked.


    Carlos didn''t give a damn what anyone else thought. They had nothing to do with him. "So should I just


    post our marriage certificates?" he asked again.


    "No, no, no..." Debbie couldn''t voice her disapproval strongly enough. She thought it was a bad idea.


    She was still in school, and she didn''t want people trying to get close to her just to get close to Carlos.


    She didn''t need the added stress and attention. School was hard enough, and with tons of eyes on her,


    she''d be extremely nervous. She''d be hounded by paparazzi, and never have any time of her own. And


    even when she did, inevitably, there would be a hidden reporter, with a hidden camera, ready to sell his


    pic to any tabloid that would pay him.


    A few minutester, asizens were anxiously waiting for any new clues or gossip to spring up, they


    were excited to see a new post on Carlos'' personal Weibo ount.


    It was a photo


    of a couple kissing


    inside a luxury car.


    A man, dressed in a dark grey zer, squeezed a woman in a white sweater into a corner of the back


    seat, and kissed her passionately. The man looked really manly the way he handled all this.


    The femaleizens felt a thrill in their hearts when they saw the photo. ''Oh, Mr. Huo is so hot!


    Oh, his legs are long and slim. That car looks luxurious. What a romantic scene! I wish I were her!'' they


    all eximed in their minds.


    But their curiosity was not satisfied, because the woman''s face was covered by Carlos'' back. They


    could only see their fingers entwined tightly.


    The truth was, Emmett had taken this romantic photo. The car was stopped at a red light at the time.


    N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content.


    He initially wanted to send this secret photo to Debbie to make fun of her, but moments ago, he


    identally overheard Carlos'' phone call with Debbie.


    Knowing Carlos wanted to let people know he was married, Emmett felt this photo woulde in


    handy to solve this.


    So he sent the photo to Carlos. Emmett suddenly felt regretful when Carlos shot him a cold nce as


    thanks.


    He realized he had pried into his CEO''s private affairs.


    As a clever man, Emmett instantly excused himself by saying, "Mr. Huo... I still have work to do.


    Excuse me." Then, he fled away as quickly as he could without waiting for Carlos'' response.


    Around seven p.m., Debbie had finally finished her dinner, but it hadn''t helped her nervous mood any.


    Taking a deep breath, she opened the Weibo app again. She was shocked to see the hottest post in


    the news feed.


    It was Carlos'' post, and there were already more than five million "likes".


    She looked at the new photo carefully. Yes, that was certainly Carlos, and the woman in the photo was


    her!