While Zhen Paohui’s studio was loudly demanding evidence and his fans were aggressively attacking Ning Qiuxiu, a topic quietly rose to the trending list.

#Zhen Paohui Gets Concrete Evidence#

Clicking on it, the content was sparse and clearly bought, but it was quite provocative.

A blogger named “Zhen Paohui Gets Concrete Evidence” posted two Weibo updates: one was a video and the other was a set of pictures.

The video was taken from surveillance footage.

It started with Zhen Paohui and his manager entering the elevator of the Meteor Building.

After the elevator doors closed, Zhen Paohui removed his mask and, after a few seconds, looked back, revealing his true face.

Time: 10:22 AM

In the footage, which was somewhat distant and blurry, Zhen Paohui and a man in black seemed to have a conflict.

The man in black was provoked by Zhen Paohui’s words, and they nearly came to blows.

Zhen Paohui’s manager intervened.

Time: 10:25 AM

A woman in a dark pink sweater then came out and joined the man in black, and a few seconds later, they left the scene.

Time: 11:12 AM

The footage returned to the elevator.

Since the two people who entered the elevator weren’t wearing masks or sunglasses, it was easy to recognize them as Ning Qiuxiu and her manager Qu Hua.

Time: 11:15 AM

However, this video only showed a conflict between Qu Hua and Zhen Paohui and did not include sound, so it didn’t prove that Zhen Paohui insulted Qu Hua.

That’s where the second Weibo update came in handy, which included chat screenshots.

In the screenshots, someone claiming to be Zhen Paohui’s high school classmate revealed that Zhen Paohui had a history of mocking effeminate boys.

In their class, there was a boy who, due to an unsuccessful voice change during puberty, still had a girl’s voice at 16.

Zhen Paohui ridiculed him as a sissy, led the class in isolating and mocking him, and eventually forced him to transfer schools.

This trending topic quickly drew attention.

People were excited to see the concrete evidence that had just surfaced.

After handling everything, Qu Hua hesitated and said, “There’s still a small gap that they can exploit. The high school classmate didn’t reveal his identity, so they could say we made it up. It would be great if the victim could come forward and testify.”

Ning Qiuxiu smiled and replied, “I’ve already contacted that classmate. He will post on Weibo once we release our information and is willing to confront Zhen Paohui, as long as he dares.”

“Wow~” Qu Hua clapped. “Qiuxiu, you’ve thought of everything!”

“There’s no way around it; they were just too arrogant,” Ning Qiuxiu was really annoyed this time. “If they want to be hammered, we have to satisfy them.”

A video online inspired Ning Qiuxiu.

She realized that the building didn’t have any surveillance cameras that left strong evidence, but maybe there were other pieces of evidence that hadn’t been discovered yet.

For instance, surveillance footage from outside the building…

But accessing other surveillance footage isn’t easy.

Luckily, Mr. Zhan has great skills and connections.

A classmate of his is in the criminal investigation team in City A and helped sort it out.

They were lucky and managed to find a camera that recorded the scene.

That day, there was a south wind, and the weather was hot and humid, so the building’s windows were open for ventilation.

The Meteor Tower had sliding glass windows, and a camera across the street a few meters away managed to capture the scene.

The high school classmate reached out to Ning Qiuxiu directly and even commented to let her see his message on WeChat.

He even bought likes to make sure his comment was seen by Ning Qiuxiu.

He was very helpful.

Contacting the victim was even easier.

The victim said the incident had caused him a lot of harm.

His academic performance was stable, and he was on track for a top university, but this incident severely affected his self-esteem, leading him to become withdrawn.

In the end, he only managed to get into a lower-tier university.

So, he was very happy to see Zhen Pao Hui exposed and was willing to come forward.

To add more weight to the evidence, Qu Hua had a marketing account reveal details about Ning Qiuxiu’s manager.

Although he had been different from others since childhood, he wasn’t self-conscious about it and didn’t mind being publicly exposed.

He didn’t steal or commit crimes and didn’t feel inferior.

Once this evidence came out, the public was thrilled.

Despite how powerful Zhen Pao Hui’s team was, they couldn’t escape the undeniable evidence.

Zhen Pao Hui became like a mouse during a festival, with everyone wanting to catch him.

Moreover, where there was one, there were soon more. Various classmates, friends, and bystanders started coming forward, claiming Zhen Paohui had poor character.

The accounts varied, and the truth was unclear.

Regardless, Ning Qiuxiu and her team won this round.

Zhen Paohui had no choice but to issue an apology to salvage his image.

But unfortunately, it was too late.

That night, his fan club lost followers and shut down, and many fan leaders announced they were leaving.

His Weibo follower count dropped by thousands with each refresh, and his apology post was bombarded with criticism until he had to close the comments.

His endorsements and TV appearances were all canceled, resulting in a disastrous outcome.

Even more absurdly, some of his fans thanked Ning Qiuxiu for exposing Zhen Paohui’s true nature, which led them to switch their support to her.

Despite the influx of new fans, Ning Qiuxiu wasn’t thrilled.

She felt that those who turned against Zhen Paohui today might turn against her in the future.

Once everything settled, Ning Qiuxiu sincerely apologized to Qu Hua.

She had previously held biases against him.

Although not as overt as Zhen Paohui, she had considered him an abnormal outlier, which was unfair.

The search for the new lead in “School Bully” was still ongoing.

The show wouldn’t start filming until after the new year, so there was no rush.

Ning Qiuxiu decided not to focus on the casting updates.

Instead, she was more interested in the beauty talisman she had been using on Zhan Qingyue.

It was time to test the results.

Zhan Qingyue closed the door and watched Ning Qiuxiu retrieve all the talismans from every corner.

She had just come back from outside, with her makeup still on and dressed fashionably, which seemed quite out of place with all the talismans.

He thought she should have a custom Taoist robe.

As he imagined Ning Qiuxiu in a Taoist robe, he coughed.

“If this fails again, I’ll take them down with me!” Ning Qiuxiu said through gritted teeth.

Zhan Qingyue: “……”

“Playing it so big.”

Zhan Qingyue: “I’ve always had a question.”

Ning Qiuxiu was checking each talisman to see if it was properly made and asked casually, “What’s that?”

“Can’t you print these in bulk using a printing press?” Since the materials are the same, it shouldn’t lose effectiveness just from printing, Zhan Qingyue couldn’t understand why Ning Qiuxiu insisted on drawing each one by hand.

“It doesn’t work,” Ning Qiuxiu said. “I don’t know why, but it just doesn’t work. Maybe it’s because it’s not sincere enough.”

People in the cultivation world could think of the same problems as modern people.

It was said that in the past, someone had used spiritual wood as a template to carve a talisman’s pattern, then used cinnabar to print it directly onto talisman paper.

But it turned out to be useless.

Even the top experts in the talisman drawing field couldn’t explain why, so Ning Qiuxiu could only use “sincerity” as an explanation.

Zhan Qingyue nodded thoughtfully and then subtly complimented Ning Qiuxiu: “It feels like waking up after two years and discovering a treasure. I never realized before how capable the little girl from the Ning family is.”

“…” Compliments, it must be compliments. Even though Zhan Qingyue hadn’t set traps for her recently, Ning Qiuxiu immediately suspected there was a trick behind his words. “I was just hiding my talents before. Besides, back then, Young Master Zhan was so impressive, he wouldn’t have paid attention to us ordinary people.”

Zhan Qingyue: “…”

Zhan Qingyue felt like he’d been emotionally hurt and was cursing internally.

Ning Qiuxiu clearly loved compliments and even a casual remark would make her happy.

Now, even this approach…

Women’s minds were even harder to understand than those business foxes in the market.

“Ah, it worked, it worked! This one’s good!”

While Zhan Qingyue was contemplating whether he should buy a book about women to study these unpredictable creatures, he heard Ning Qiuxiu exclaim with joy.

Zhan Qingyue didn’t know what she had succeeded in because he had agreed not to ask her about the talismans.

Seeing her so happy, he guessed it must be something impressive related to talismans.

“Congratulations,” Zhan Qingyue complimented with appropriate enthusiasm. “Qiuxiu, you’re amazing.”

“Of course!” Ning Qiuxiu beamed with joy, holding the talisman.

If it really worked, she’d create a miracle and make a fortune!

“……” Zhan Qingyue thought it was amusing how she was so happy with the praise.

The situation hadn’t changed, the premise hadn’t changed, and even the words were almost the same.

He chuckled softly, finding it interesting.

Ning Qiuxiu noted down how to make the talisman and then burned it in water.

She added a compressed mask to the water to soak it.

Since the effects were unknown, she didn’t dare use it on her face and decided to test it on her hand instead.

The results were immediate.

The hand with the talisman-soaked mask looked visibly better than the untreated hand.

The skin was brighter and smoother to the touch.

However, since the mask was just soaked in water, it didn’t retain moisture well and felt a bit dry.

Seeing that it worked, Ning Qiuxiu snapped her fingers, deciding to wait a day to check for any side effects.

If there were none, she’d try it on her face.

A day later, the treated area was still in perfect condition, with no discomfort, and the skin remained better than the untreated side.

This meant it was completely viable!

Ning Qiuxiu, holding back her excitement, took her usual face masks and added some of the talisman water to them, mixing it well.

To prove the effect wasn’t just a placebo, she applied the talisman-infused mask on one side of her face and a regular mask on the other.

After applying and washing off, the difference was clear in the mirror.

Due to staying up late over the past few days, her skin was a bit dull and dry.

The side with the talisman mask was noticeably improved, with hydrated, smooth, and glowing skin.

!!!

Seeing the significant difference in the mirror, Ning Qiuxiu was overwhelmed with excitement.

After confirming that there was no harm to the skin, she asked Jingjing to help with the experiment.

The results were still impressive.

Jingjing’s skin wasn’t as good as Ning Qiuxiu’s and had some minor freckles and pores on the nose and T-zone.

The talisman water mask showed even more noticeable results on her skin.

Jingjing, looking at her reflection, excitedly said, “Wow, Ms. Ning, what kind of mask is this? I need to get a whole bunch, but it must be expensive. I’ll go bankrupt if I buy a box, but I’ll do it anyway!”

“It’s not very expensive. I’ll give you a whole bunch later, but it’s out of stock right now, so you’ll need to wait a while.”

Jingjing’s eyes lit up with excitement.

She decided to support Ning Qiuxiu from now on, practically becoming her biggest fan!