Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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At Tianxia Longteng Company, the vice president was pacing around anxiously.
“President Xiu, we have to find a way to clarify this. If this continues, your image and the company’s image will plummet!”
Xiu Lingfei was looking at Weibo with a sullen face.
The biggest difference between Jiang Shining and him was that Jiang Shining invested a large portion of her funds in new media operations and pyramid schemes. Xiu Lingfei, on the other hand, retained the arrogance he had in his past life. Even without saying it, he considered himself superior. Aren’t netizens just ordinary people? If something goes wrong, can’t they just suppress it with the power of capital?
Therefore, Longteng’s online operations were at a very basic and rudimentary level because Xiu Lingfei greatly disregarded the internet. He thought that as long as the company was strong, why bother with its online image and netizens? So he was particularly stingy in building up its online presence.
Xiu Lingfei glanced at the old video interviews that netizens had dug up and just snorted coldly.
“I was just telling the truth. What’s wrong with a powerful man having a few more women? I didn’t say anything wrong, so why should I clarify?” Xiu Lingfei said coldly. “Besides, being my woman is enough to live a life of luxury, and she doesn’t have to stand any grievances. These people are just incompetent, that’s why they criticize me.”
The vice president nearly fainted. He seemed to want to go over and shake Xiu Lingfei awake, but Xiu Lingfei’s cold disdain made him dare not approach, so he could only stand there anxiously scratching his head.
“Tell me first, were your three sons born from the same person?” the vice president asked.
“Why are you asking this?” Xiu Lingfei frowned.
“If your three sons were indeed born from different women, and netizens dig it up, wouldn’t that confirm the rumors of your infidelity? At that point, your image would be truly ruined!”
“Image? Just some netizens. All they can do is spout nonsense online. What else can they do?” Xiu Lingfei said dismissively. “Once they turn off their phones, they won’t even be able to afford the real estate under my control. Why should I care about them? Just suppress those news stories and don’t worry about anything else.”
This time, even the vice president was exhausted. He plopped down on the sofa, looking extremely weary.
“Why did you go and provoke Jiang Shining? She’s clearly not someone to mess with. Now look what’s happened, both sides are hurt, and you’ve gotten yourself into a mess.” He said weakly, “Why did you even bother entering the entertainment industry? I don’t think you value this industry at all. You wouldn’t really do this for this woman, right?”
Xiu Lingfei remained silent. The vice president immediately propped himself up, looking at Xiu Lingfei in alarm, “You can’t?”
Xiu Lingfei frowned slightly, as if he was thinking carefully.
“Impossible?” he murmured to himself. It was as if he wasn’t sure whether he was asking the vice president or perhaps asking himself.
….
After Longteng’s inaction, the matter further escalated to an uncontrollable level when Longteng’s official Weibo account issued a perfunctory statement, reprimanding the online rumors and threatening to pursue legal action against those spreading them.
But all of these words were spoken by Xiu Lingfei himself; who spread rumors?
It was obvious that some influential figures who had been patient all day had been waiting for this moment.
The news that Xiu Jingrui, the third son of the Xiu family, was detained for assaulting someone while standing up for a female celebrity now resurfaced.
Last time, the internet was calm, and Longteng, with its prestigious brand, managed to suppress the matter until some people suspected it was just a fabricated rumor. But this time, Xiu Lingfei was at the peak of his popularity because of the interview incident, and this time, the entire internet got to know about it so quickly that Longteng could no longer suppress it.
In just a few days, Tianxia Longteng’s reputation underwent a dramatic transformation online.
The latest post on Longteng’s official Weibo account was about pursuing legal action against those who spread rumors.
The most heartless thing was a young girl’s heart. When a girl loves you, she’d give you the stars and the moon; when she doesn’t, she’ll show no mercy. Many girls once dreamed of the three young masters of the Xiu family because they were handsome and rich. But now, from the father being exposed for his contempt for women to the youngest son getting into trouble for a female star and ending up in jail, the image of the Xiu family as a perfect and unattainable family had been completely shattered.
The most terrifying thing was when people who had left the fandom turned against them. Longteng’s official Weibo account was flooded with angry netizens, and some even mockingly asked why Longteng hadn’t issued a clarification announcement for its third son.
They dared not make a statement, of course, because the matter was true.
Seeing the situation escalate to this point, Xiu Lingfei finally reacted. He hadn’t cared before because these things couldn’t affect his career, but Xiu Jingrui, his third son, had truly acted recklessly, making it easy for someone to find fault with him and affect his official career.
“Go and call the third master back. Tell him I want to see him,” Xiu Lingfei said to the butler, frowning.
The butler nodded, went out to make a phone call, and returned shortly afterward.
“Master, something terrible has happened!” the butler exclaimed anxiously. “The Third Young Master has been stopped by reporters outside!”
“What—” Xiu Lingfei immediately sensed something was wrong. He roared, “What are the bodyguards doing? Quickly pull him back!”
It was too late.
Just as the third young master of the Xiu family was being escorted home by bodyguards, entertainment reporters had already edited the video and posted it on Weibo.
“Make way, make way, stop filming, everyone please move aside…” Xiu Jingrui’s assistant kept pushing the camera away, “Stop filming!”
Amidst the chaos, Xiu Jingrui, with a cold expression and pursed lips, walked towards his car, surrounded by a group of reporters and cameras.
“Excuse me, Mr. Xiu, is it true that you assaulted a member of the public and were detained for defending a female celebrity?”
Xiu Jingrui paused. He then slowly turned around, revealing a piercing gaze that Xiu Lingfei was unfamiliar with, like a husky about to act recklessly.
“I’ll only say this once: [censored] is my woman! Protecting my woman is my duty! If anyone dares to cross me, I won’t hesitate to do it again!”
With Xiu Jingrui’s domineering, cold voice, the video was paused.
The magnificent room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Xiu Lingfei’s right hand was still on the table, and he stared coldly at Xiu Jingrui kneeling in front of him.
Behind Xiu Lingfei, his other two sons didn’t dare to utter a sound.
“Dad, I…”
Xiu Jingrui lowered his head. Before he could finish his sentence, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. Xiu Lingfei had kicked him hard, and he fell to the ground.
“Dad!”
Seeing that Xiu Lingfei was so angry that he picked up a whip, the eldest and second young masters quickly stepped forward to stop him.
“Dad, Xiao San is still a child!” the eldest son, Xiu Jingran, hurriedly said. “How will he go out to work for the next few months after you’ve given him those few lashes?”
“Child, a twenty-seven-year-old child?!” Xiu Lingfei roared, “Useless thing! Is there anything else in your head besides women?!”
He’s so disappointing! If Xiu Jingrui were his son in his past life, with that kind of brain, he wouldn’t have even lived to adulthood!
He wanted to use the whip, but he was also reluctant. He only had these three sons in his life.
Xiu Jingrui finally had a flash of inspiration. Taking advantage of the moment when Xiu Lingfei was still hesitating in his rage, he knelt down and hugged Xiu Lingfei’s leg.
“Dad, someone’s plotting against me! This must be a conspiracy!” Xiu Jingrui cried out, “I haven’t told you, but the bodyguard said I might have been followed lately!”
The author has something to say:
There will be another update later tonight. The third young master of the Xiu family has finally provoked the eldest brother. Thank you for this domineering CEO’s dedication (applause).
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Every time I gaze into my neighbor’s husky’s serious blue eyes, I know its destructive behavior is carefully planned.
I’ll try to update once at noon and once at night from now on =3= After the eldest brother, it’ll be time for the Republican-era siblings.
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