Chapter 50: They Are Slandering Her Online!

Gu Man returned home, satisfied, and lay on her bed with her eyes closed.

With the crystal core array in her room resonating with the Beast Emperor Crystal Core necklace around her neck, she fell asleep almost instantly.

The moment her head touched the pillow, she was out.

The necklace emitted a radiant glow, floating up, interacting with the crystal core array, constantly enhancing and transforming Gu Man’s body.

Hoo… hoo… hoo…

Her breathing was steady.

Outside the window, the wind mirrored her breath, coming in waves.

Rustle… rustle… rustle…

A gentle breeze blew in, slightly lifting the curtains.

In the courtyard, flowers and grass grew rapidly, and the large tree emitted a faint glow.

The three cats and four dogs living in the yard also began to change silently.

This entire scene was recorded by the Mimic Snowstep Lynx.

Even this mimicry robot from the apocalypse seemed to be undergoing some unknown, mysterious transformation…

Everything happened quietly.

Without a trace.

As she slept soundly—

A storm was brewing online.

First, a video was uploaded.

It showed the three cats and four dogs aggressively threatening and attacking two men and a woman.

Since all three victims were public figures, the video instantly went viral, spreading like wildfire.

The two men were Gu Corporation’s head, Gu Mingren, and Lin Corporation’s young heir, Lin Muyu.

The woman was none other than the famous celebrity, Gu Xiaoya.

There was no way the video wouldn’t explode.

And since it was a clipped, muted version—leaving out crucial context—it left too much room for speculation.

Netizens, filled with righteous fury, erupted in outrage.

【Who the hell lets their cats and dogs run around unleashed?!】

【That damn cat scratched my goddess’s face! I swear, I’ll kill it!】

【Whose dogs are these? Their owner should be jailed! This is beyond unacceptable!】

【Pet owners, leash your animals! Those who don’t should be shot on sight!】

【Poor Xiaoya… These animals should all be put down!】

【Why isn’t the government doing something about this?】

【My idol got bitten by those beasts! Is there no justice left in this world?!】

【The owner of these animals must be severely punished!】

Shortly after the video went up, someone leaked the identity of the animals’ owner—pointing directly at Gu Man.

The internet believed they had found the truth.

【What kind of vicious woman lets her pets attack her own father and sister?!】

【She’s pure evil! She stole shares of the Gu Corporation and now she’s attacking people with her animals!】

【I told you she was no good! No wonder Young Master Lin dumped her for Goddess Xiaoya!】

【Exactly! This is nothing but jealousy—ugly, pathetic jealousy!】

Online, insults flooded in.

And then—

Another video surfaced.

This time, it featured Tian Meihua, crying her eyes out, sobbing uncontrollably as she accused Gu Man of being heartless and cruel.

She claimed Gu Man had verbally abused her, calling her an “old hag,” and had even shoved and beaten her.

She held up her arm, showing bruises she insisted were inflicted by Gu Man.

Meanwhile, Gu Dajun chimed in, playing the victim, claiming he had been bullied by Gu Man since childhood—

That she had slapped him, stolen his toys, taken his food, deliberately pushed him down, and even torn up his homework.

The video painted Gu Man as an absolute monster.

Netizens erupted once again.

【I can’t believe such a horrible woman exists in this world!】

【This must be some kind of ultra-feminist psycho! She should never have been born!】

【Poor President Gu… How did he end up with a daughter like this?!】

【Oh my god, that old lady is her biological grandmother! How could she treat an elder like that?! She has no humanity!】

【Are we seriously just letting her get away with this? The wicked live long while the good die young!】

Even those who tried to defend Gu Man were quickly drowned out by the furious mob and didn’t dare speak further.

The next morning—

Gu Man woke up to a phone flooded with messages.

She skimmed through them.

Most were from her uncles and aunts.

Her eldest uncle: 【Manman, do you want me to buy trending spots to suppress the news?】

Her eldest aunt: 【That shameless family is causing trouble again. Do you need legal support? I can send the legal team over.】

Her second uncle: 【That Gu family must have a death wish. They bullied my sister back then, and now they’re coming after you! Just say the word, Manman. Do you want their arms or their legs?】

Her second aunt: 【That old hag disgusts me. How about we just dump her in the river?】

Gu Man blinked, dazed.

She saw 99+ friend requests—all filled with hate messages.

Meanwhile, Weibo’s top trending topic was about the video, now framed as an incident of unleashed cats and dogs attacking people, completely misleading public opinion.

And she—

Had been painted as the evil, jealous, scheming villain who let her pets maul people out of spite.

The entire internet demanded an investigation, her arrest, and severe punishment.

Over 10 billion comments had flooded in.

The video of Old Tian crying was trending at number two, with over a hundred thousand insults aimed at Gu Man.

People started digging into her past—labeling her as anti-social, emotionally unstable, violent, and prone to physical fights.

None of this concerned her.

But what they should never have done—

Was drag her mother into this.

Gu Mingren conveniently avoided discussing her mother. Whenever someone brought up Gu Man, he acted heartbroken, but at the mention of her mother, he hesitated, sighed, and remained silent.

Then, an anonymous essay surfaced.

It slandered her mother, portraying her as an arrogant rich girl who used power and money to oppress others.

It claimed she had forcefully broken up Gu Mingren and his true love, cruelly ruining their romance.

And that wretched old woman, Tian Meihua, wept on camera, accusing Gu Man’s mother of verbally abusing the whole family, beating her mother-in-law, and humiliating her husband.

Out of sympathy, netizens started buying Gu Corporation’s stocks, causing its price to soar!

Gu Man sneered.

They really didn’t know when to stop, did they?

She had originally intended to let Gu Corporation survive for a couple more years—

To endure the disgust and let the Gu family and that third mistress live in comfort a little longer.

But since they were so eager to die—

Then so be it.

She called her eldest uncle.

He answered instantly.

“Manman, don’t worry about the online attacks. Your aunt is already collecting evidence, but the situation doesn’t look good for you right now. You should—”

Gu Man cut him off.

“Uncle, I have the full video, including their conversations.”

“I also have recordings of them threatening my mom, plotting against her, and that old hag’s abuse. I have enough to destroy their reputations and flip public opinion.”

Her uncle’s breath hitched.

A moment later, he moved to a quiet, private location.

“…Manman, are you saying—”

Gu Man chuckled.

“Uncle, do you want Gu Corporation?”

She would let them revel in their false victory—

Then, at their peak, dump 10 billion worth of stocks and release all the evidence.

Their legal team would sue Gu Corporation for manipulating public opinion and disrupting the stock market.

Her uncle, Xu Hanhai, sucked in a sharp breath.

He could already see Gu Corporation’s downfall and Gu Mingren’s descent from heaven to hell.

But they deserved it.

They had asked for this.