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Jiang Wanting was completely unaware of what was happening online, still believing that everything was under her control.
With Shen Junzai and Lu Ying cooperating, how could Yue Su have any chance of turning the tide?
She curled her lips slightly, her gaze falling on the sea surface, basking in the sunlight.
Fang Tong was right; why should she be afraid of Yue Su?
“President Shen, we all know what kind of person you are. Yue Su must have misunderstood you. Please don’t take it to heart.”
Shen Junzai put on an act and sighed, “I just feel regretful. If Yue Su had followed the company’s plans and progressed steadily, she would have achieved something by now. Unfortunately, she… sigh, forget it.”
【Jiang Wanting, can you shut up already!】
【Strongly demand TiTi terminate her contract with the company and leave this cesspool called Starlight!】
【LOL, can these two check their phones before chattering behind Yue Su’s back?】
In the end, Ling Cheng couldn’t hold back anymore. He gestured for them to mute their mics and stepped forward to give them a heads-up.
“President Shen, Director Liang wants to know if you’d like to deal with the trending topics first?”
Still oblivious to the situation online, Shen Junzai pretended to be helpless.
“It’s not that I’m unwilling to speak up for Yue Su. It’s just that she… Anyway, I also don’t want to make things difficult for the production team. Tell Director Liang to advise Yue Su — as long as she apologizes to me, I’ll forgive her.”
Ling Cheng: “……”
【It’s a proven fact that people often laugh when they are speechless.】
【Is he brain-dead? Asking Yue Su to apologize?】
【Before the video leaked, plenty of people demanded Yue Su apologize too.】
【But once the truth came out, how many of them actually apologized?】
Ling Cheng’s expression was complicated. If not for worrying about dragging Jiang Wanting down with him, he wouldn’t even bother to intervene.
“President Shen, maybe you should check your phone. Your secretary might have contacted you.”
Shen Junzai took out his phone and glanced at it. “Battery’s dead. See, it’s not that I’m not trying to help — I simply can’t.”
Just then, Jiang Wanting’s phone automatically pushed a notification.
【Starlight CEO passionately kissing a woman in the street at midnight — the woman turns out to be his sister-in-law?!】
Her expression changed drastically. Acting faster than she could think, she immediately clicked on the link.
Once she entered, she realized the video had already been pinned to the trending topics list.
The top three trending searches were all about Shen Junzai:
#Shen Junzai Sister-in-law#
#Starlight CEO Persona Collapse#
#Lu Ying’s Sister, Lu Qing#
#Yue Su’s Words Came True#
Although the majority were scolding Shen Junzai, quite a few comments were also targeting her.
After all, she had just been “kindly advising” Yue Su to lower her head to Shen Junzai.
Jiang Wanting shut off her mic, strode forward, and yanked the mic off Shen Junzai’s collar.
“Look at the trending topics! What’s Starlight’s PR department doing? Hurry and get it taken down!”
She shoved the phone into Shen Junzai’s face, burning with rage inside.
She was an artist under Starlight. In the eyes of the public, she and Shen Junzai were on the same side.
If he fell, she wouldn’t fare any better.
Shen Junzai’s pupils dilated as he saw the words on the screen. He clenched his fists tightly, too scared to even open the video.
In a panic, he took out another phone and roared, “Shut down the livestream now!”
With Ling Cheng’s permission, the following team turned off Shen Junzai’s camera feed.
Frantically, Shen Junzai unlocked his phone, only to find it flooded with notifications.
He hurriedly called his secretary back, sweating profusely.
Although it was midsummer, he felt a chill running down his spine.
At this point, denial was his only option.
He absolutely could not admit that the man in the video was him.
Jiang Wanting’s face was no better.
The more she thought about her earlier actions, the more ridiculous she felt!
Fortunately, a message from Fang Tong arrived in time to steady her nerves.
Fang Tong: 【No need to apologize to Yue Su. Just continue participating in the program as usual.】
Fang Tong: 【The company’s PR department is working on it. No matter what others say, you must stand united with President Shen.】
Fang Tong: 【Forget about the video. President Shen did no such thing. It’s all fabricated.】
Luckily, Lu Ying wasn’t completely foolish. Shortly after the video exploded, she issued a statement claiming the video was either an AI-generated composite or just someone who resembled Shen Junzai, but definitely wasn’t him.
Following her lead, Starlight’s PR department also issued an official denial.
They even hired an army of paid commenters to whitewash Shen Junzai’s image.
Even Lu Qing reposted Lu Ying’s statement, claiming that the video’s angle caused the resemblance to Shen Junzai, but her boyfriend was someone else entirely.
With these two strategies, they managed to suppress the scandal for the time being.
Whether or not the public believed them was another matter. As long as Shen Junzai never admitted it, the man in the video wasn’t him.
However, what Shen Junzai didn’t know was that while the trending topics were being managed, internal conflicts at home had already exploded.
The moment the scandal broke out, Lu Ying dragged Lu Qing home.
The more she had once loved her sister, the more she hated her now.
Grabbing Lu Qing’s hair, she slapped her several times.
“I fed you, clothed you, paid for your schooling — even your underwear was bought with my money! Lu Qing, you’re really something, my good little sister!”
At first, Lu Qing didn’t resist, letting her hit her.
After a few slaps, she pushed Lu Ying away angrily.
“You fed me? I spent my brother-in-law’s money! What does it have to do with you? If you can be a wealthy wife, why can’t I? I’m prettier, younger — of course he prefers me!”
“The loving husband you imagine is just a fantasy. He never loved you! And let me tell you, I’m already pregnant. He said once I had his child, he’d divorce you!”
Lu Ying’s expression turned icy, but deep down she only found it laughable.
Such naive lies, and Lu Qing actually believed them.
She sneered, pulled out her phone, and called Shen Junzai, putting it on speaker.
“Lu Qing’s pregnant. She said you promised to divorce me because of that. Darling, are you going to divorce me?”
Shen Junzai was already overwhelmed by the scandal. Hearing this news made him feel even more like the sky was falling. How could he possibly welcome the birth of this child?
“My dear, don’t listen to her nonsense. I will never divorce you! Give her the phone — I’ll talk to her.”
The phone was handed to Lu Qing.
“Brother-in-law, you said — you said once I was pregnant…”
“I never said that!” Shen Junzai snapped coldly.
“Don’t think I can’t find out how that video got leaked. You know exactly what you did! Lu Qing, I have a wife and a son. What makes you think you can have my child? If you ruin me, you ruin everything you have now. Think carefully!”
“I’ll send Lin Kai over to take you to the hospital for an abortion. Don’t even think about dragging this out — I want a result today!”
Lu Qing’s legs gave out, and she collapsed to the ground, tears falling silently.
It was because she realized she was pregnant that she had desperately leaked the video.
Lu Ying looked at her devastated appearance and scoffed coldly.
“Did you hear that clearly? You think I secured my position as Mrs. Shen because of love? If I were as brainless as you, someone else would’ve taken my place long ago. You think you could steal my man?”
Lu Qing wiped her tears, swallowing all her hatred deep inside.
“I’m not pregnant. I just wanted to see if he truly loved me. Now I know.”