Chapter 38: Replaying Old Tricks

Even if Shen Junzai was usually slow-witted, he could tell that Yue Su’s expression was off.

Any normal person would not show such a face upon seeing their own scandal.

He suddenly felt uneasy—was the plan going wrong?

Yue Su raised her phone and smiled, “Mr. Shen, would you like me to read the top three trending topics to you?”

Shen Junzai had a bad feeling, almost driven by an impulse to escape.

However, the trending topics were unrelenting, with the heat continuing to rise, leaving him no choice but to listen and watch.

At the same time, his secretary’s phone call came through.

“Mr. Shen, this is bad, you should check the trending topics.”

Shen Junzai quickly hung up and opened Weibo.

His name was at the top of the list!

He was taken aback, trembling as he clicked it open.

The first video that popped up was the doctor’s words.

“His… area is small, and it’s short…”

Shen Junzai’s eyes widened, his fingers clenched so hard that his bones creaked, as if he wanted to crush the phone.

He stared at the words on the screen, and as a man, his dignity shattered into pieces at that very moment.

His face twisted in fury, and his reason was consumed by towering rage as he let out a roar.

“Ah! Ah! Aaaaah!!!”

Jiang Wanti gritted her teeth and stepped forward to advise, “Mr. Shen, you should first deal with the trending topics.”

Shen Junzai still had a shred of reason, and her words snapped him back. He gritted his teeth in fury.

He suddenly turned and glared at Yue Su.

Even though he knew the trending topic had nothing to do with her, his hatred for Yue Su only grew stronger.

“Good! Yue Su, you’re really something!”

Yue Su smiled back, “I’m doing just fine, thank you for your concern, Mr. Shen.”

Shen Junzai ground his teeth. “You wait for me!”

Yue Su sneered, “So, being the CEO of Xingguang is impressive? Can the tax audit stand up to scrutiny? We are the socialist successors under the red flag. Now we’re in a society governed by law. With so many cameras watching, you dare threaten me?”

Jiang Wanti could barely contain herself from covering Shen Junzai’s mouth—was now really the time to argue?

No matter the company, once it grew large, you had to be cautious when dealing with the government.

A tiny loophole could be relentlessly exploited.

To still make threats in front of so many live viewers? What an idiot!

“Mr. Shen’s been a bit rattled, Yue Su, don’t mind him.”

She quickly dragged Shen Junzai away, fearing he might say something even worse.

As Shen Junzai’s figure disappeared from the camera’s view, viewers could still faintly hear his furious roar.

After this incident, his reputation had already plummeted into negative territory.

“First, forget whether he had an affair with his sister-in-law. Based on his actions these past two days, it’s clear this man is really low.”

“He doesn’t dare go after Mr. Fu, so he picks on someone weaker, thinking Yue Su is powerless and easy to manipulate.”

“Our country has been cleaning up the underworld. I want to see if he can really cover up everything.”

“I’m just keeping an eye on Xingguang. If Yue Su gets into any trouble, it’s bound to be connected to them!”

“Isn’t it strange? Shen Junzai seemed to enjoy watching Yue Su read Weibo. It felt like he was hoping for trouble.”

“I noticed that too! It looks like he was certain something would happen to Yue Su. I suspect he paid someone to smear her.”

“Oh my god, this man is really disgusting.”

The more netizens dug and analyzed, the more they felt like they had solved the case.

Meanwhile, Yue Su had no idea about any of this.

She was watching Yuan Jin roast a rabbit, the skin sizzling with oil, and the smell of grilled meat gradually filling the air.

Sizzle!

Yuan Jin flipped the rabbit, brushing honey on it, grinning at Yue Su.

“The blue sky, the ocean, sitting outdoors roasting rabbit—it’s worth the trip.”

Before coming, he had thought it would be tough, but now, he realized it felt more like a vacation than anything.

“And we have to thank Mr. Fu for providing such a resource-rich deserted island.”

Fu Xijin: “…”

He couldn’t shake the feeling that Yuan Jin was mocking him.

He had hunted on the island before but had never seen so many wild grapes, mushrooms, let alone the easily-caught salmon or the bear that seemed almost tame.

Without this trip, he wouldn’t have realized just how rich the island’s resources were.

Just as Yue Su was about to take a bite of the roasted rabbit, she saw a message from Gu Nan.

Gu Nan: [This must be that scoundrel Shen Junzai’s doing.]

Gu Nan: [Do you remember Rose Rabbit? The one who smeared you in the past, claiming you bullied her in school.]

Gu Nan: [She rode on your fame to gain followers, and now she’s back to her old tricks, jumping out again.]

Yue Su had hurriedly quit the industry back then, leaving many unresolved issues behind.

Rose Rabbit was just one of the many who tried to kick her when she was down, and Yue Su never cared about her, let alone paid attention to her.

Yue Su clicked the link, which led her directly to Rose Rabbit’s latest Weibo post.

Rose Rabbit: [I think I have the most say about Yue Su. Back in my first year of university, she became famous for her looks and became arrogant, stealing my chance to perform. She and the other students isolated me, verbally humiliating me, locked me in the equipment room for a whole day and night, and put glass shards in my dance shoes, leaving me with an indelible trauma.]

Rose Rabbit: [Because of those terrible experiences, I developed depression. Every time I see her in the public eye, it makes me feel sick. After she quit the industry, I finally felt like my life was starting anew. But now, I can’t help but wonder why such a person still has so many fans.]

Rose Rabbit: [I have no demands, I just want bad people to get what they deserve.]

Rose Rabbit had a fan base, and many commenters were there to comfort her.

After this, Yue Su once again became the target of public criticism.

However, with Shen Junzai’s involvement, people had become more rational and were no longer blindly following the crowd.

[Why did she wait until now to speak up?]

[How much did Shen Junzai pay you? Just admit it.]

[You guys are too much. Rose Rabbit has spoken out about Yue Su’s past before; this isn’t the first time!]

[Rose Rabbit has depression. If something happens to her, you’re all the culprits.]

The comment section was full of arguments, rebuttals, and condemnation.

Seeing this, Rose Rabbit hastily called Shen Junzai.

“Mr. Shen, I can’t handle this anymore. Please arrange for the internet army to help me out.”

Only with the help of the internet army to guide public opinion could she secure an overwhelming victory and prevent Yue Su from finding any breathing room.

Shen Junzai, already frustrated and dealing with the crisis of the trending topics, was contacted by the PR department.

The company had already tried to handle it, but the heat was so high, they couldn’t take it down.

“Got it. Wait a bit.”

“I can’t wait any longer, Mr. Shen. They already suspect that I’m connected to you. If we don’t control the comments now, it’ll be too late.”

Unlike before when Yue Su was attacked by the entire internet, where everyone could kick her, now, things were different.

Back then, she stubbornly clung to Fu Xijin, and with Jiang Wanti’s backing, she couldn’t shake off the label of “the mistress.”

Jiang Wanti’s fans were notoriously crazy, and just that group could easily bury her.

But now, things were different. Yue Su had cut ties with Fu Xijin, and at least she wasn’t on the opposite side of Jiang Wanti anymore.