Lin's Group.
Top floor office.
Li Ze held the report and reported to the man sitting in the office chair, "As per your instructions, we have contacted X Wave and asked them to retract all the false information. Several big Vs and official accounts have already received legal letters and are required to publicly apologize to Miss Wen."
"The colleagues in the tech department will work overtime to ensure that the previous situation does not happen again."
Sensing the low pressure in the room, Li Ze couldn't help but lower his voice a bit more, hesitating, "The original video has now been uploaded online, and the direction of public opinion has already changed. The colleagues from the legal department asked me to ask you about how to handle the person who shot the video."
Before he could finish speaking-
Sitting in the chair, the man with tired brow gradually raised his head.
Lin Qinghan had mild nearsightedness, he usually didn't wear glasses while working, but today he spent too long in front of the computer. He casually took off his glasses and placed them aside, pinching the bridge of his nose and staring at people with a cold and indifferent look. His voice was frigid, "Do I have to teach you this kind of thing?"
He didn't intend to let it go easily.
Yes.
For those media outlets that casually repost for the sake of trending topics, the boss directly had the lawyers send them letters. Not to mention the mastermind behind these maliciously edited videos.
"I'll give the order now." After saying this, Li Ze nodded at the people and left.
Just as he closed the door, several secretaries surrounded him, pulling him to the corner to speak. "Assistant Li, what exactly is the situation with the boss and his previous wife? I thought they divorced, why is he still so concerned about her?"
During the meeting earlier, the boss glanced at his phone, then his face darkened, and he didn't even hold the meeting, he went straight upstairs. He gave orders to Li Ze and made the tech department stay for overtime, even assigning tasks to the secretaries.
Weibo, Douban, Tuchu.
Any unfavorable news or comments about her need to be reported.
So—
Lin secretary secretly glanced at the tightly closed office door and whispered, "Could this divorce be fake? Is it for the company, or maybe there are other competitors, or some business policy, that requires the boss to divorce his previous wife? Isn't that how it's portrayed in wealthy family dramas?"
Otherwise, how else can you explain the boss's odd series of actions?
That doesn't make sense either.
If it's just a fake divorce, the boss shouldn't have been so irritable recently, looking like a resentful husband abandoned by someone. It's terrifying to think about.
Hearing their chatter, Li Ze furrowed his brows. In a deep and low voice, he rebuked, "Do you not know the boss's temper? His personal matters, do you dare to inquire casually?"
In the past, they surely wouldn't dare to inquire, but this incident was just too surprising. Not to mention their colleagues speculating, even they couldn't help but wonder.
"At least pass along some gossip, so that if we encounter her in the future, we know how to treat her, don't unintentionally offend her, and end up leaving without a clear relationship."
"Yeah, that's true."
"You must know more than us, you don't have to say too much, just give a hint, so we won't be clueless."
Several people shouted together. Li Ze pursed his lips and had to say, "Just remember that, no matter whether she's Mrs. Lin in the future, she is someone we need to treat respectfully."
"We should behave respectfully if we meet her in the future."
As for something else.
He didn't know how to put it.
Once he finished speaking, Li Ze didn't linger any further, preparing to leave with the documents. As he left, he glanced at the office. The divorce was real, not an act, but the boss's current appearance clearly showed that he hadn't let go of his feelings for his previous wife. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been secretly following her news for so long after the divorce.
Today, as soon as he saw the trending topics on Weibo, the boss's face turned dark, and he didn't even hold the meeting, calling Xuzong to scold him, and then ordering a bunch of people with great fanfare. Even when dealing with difficult business and competitors in the past, they never saw him behave this way.
But as for Mrs. Lin...
Thinking of Mrs. Lin's attitude and words at the Civil Affairs Bureau, it might not be easy for the boss to win her back.
CEO's office.
Lin Qinghan sat in the chair, outside the French windows was a night sky, with a sparkling starlit sky above, and bustling traffic below. From his angle, all he could see was a warm yellow light, and the never-ending flow of cars and people.
The computer screen was still on.
In the past, he only used the office interface. Now, the Weibo interface was open.
His slender hand held a phone.
The phone screen was also lit up, showing the messaging interface. Lin Qinghan's distinct knuckles paused on the soft warmth of the contacts list. He kept his head down; his long and thick eyelashes concealed the emotions in his eyes. It was hard to tell what he was thinking.
But through his hand movements, it was apparent there was hesitation in his heart.
When he saw the trending topics on Weibo today, a kind of anger he had never experienced before surged in his heart, as well as heartache. Even if Yun Ruo was no longer Mrs. Lin, these people had no right to criticize her online!
Who did they think they were, what qualification did they have to speak about her?
He hadn't said a word about her, so how dare they?!
And Xuzhi...
He had entrusted her to Xuzhi, allowing him to take good care of her. Was this how he managed things? A vaguely malicious video, a few unclear trending topics, put her in such a dangerous situation!
If he hadn't found the source in time, he didn't even know how this would have ended. Thinking about the things said online—
His memory had always been good, and he couldn't forget the things he read. Now, his mind was filled with insults directed at her.
[This woman with a cold heart deserves to be divorced!]
[How can someone like her even debut? She looks like that, her husband must not have been able to stand being with her!]
[It's a delight to hear, she deserves to be abandoned, I hope Tianyi can keep things clear, don't include just anybody, it will affect other artists.]
What did they know?!
The expression in his long and narrow phoenix eyes was extremely cold.
Lin Qinghan pressed his thin lips downward, his face covered in frost. Just thinking about everything she had endured, he felt that his punishment for them was too light.
She had been pampered since childhood, even if the Wen family fell, the Lin family would protect her. Who dared to say anything about her? Today, being maliciously criticized online, how sad and helpless must she be?
Her original temperament was not strong enough. Faced with such a situation, she was probably on the verge of tears.
Thinking about this.
Lin Qinghan tightened his grip on the phone. He suddenly wanted to call her. Actually, it wasn't sudden. He had been wanting to do this for a long time, not caring about any face, just giving her a call to ask about her situation.
But just as his finger was about to press down, he remembered the night when Wen Ruan proposed a divorce.
If at that time, he could have listened to her explanation carefully instead of using that indifferent and impatient attitude towards her, would the outcome between them have been different?
Thinking of her pallid face that day, and the extremely disappointed words, "Lin Qinghan, let's divorce."
His slender fingers trembled slightly, and he just couldn't press down.
***
Meanwhile, at Tian Yi Company.
Nacy had already returned, her face was grave when she left, but now she looked as if she had won the lottery, smiling as she handed back Wen Ruan's phone. She spoke about the current online trend, "Well, now that the original video is out, the online sentiment has completely changed."
"All those big media accounts have already issued public apologies, and the negative hot searches on Weibo have been taken down."
She had been worried that this incident might affect Wen Ruan's debut. Even if the original video was found later, if they missed the best "defense period," the damage to her reputation might have been too severe, making it difficult for her to debut. But during the time when she was in the conference room, the issue had been satisfactorily resolved.
It was truly a case of every cloud having a silver lining. When there's a will, there's a way!
"Have they found out who did it?" Despite the current trend, Wen Ruan was still quite concerned about this issue. She had been wondering if it was Su Lanlan who had intentionally filmed the video to create trouble for her.
But based on her understanding of Su Lanlan, that woman never did anything that could be used against her.
So, aside from Su Lanlan—
Were there others who took issue with her and wanted to sabotage her?
When Nacy talked about this, her expression turned slightly grim, and her voice became more serious, "It was an intern at the company. I've already asked, and she turns out to be a fan of Ji Yan. Originally, her phone was just left there to record Ji Yan, but she unexpectedly captured that scene."
"And then—"
She didn't continue, but Wen Ruan already knew.
It was probably that fan who Su Lanlan had mentioned earlier, the one who wasn't rational. Unable to accept the scene of her embracing Ji Yan, so directly cut the video and created a public outcry against her online.
Shaking her head, Wen Ruan hadn't expected that this bloody war would turn out to be due to such a ridiculous reason.
"Don't worry, the company has already taken action, she won't get away with it easily." In fact, she hadn't mentioned one thing: before the company took action, that person seemed to have been taken away by the police.
Thinking about the series of operations tonight.
Nacy looked at Wen Ruan suspiciously. She was sure that the company wasn't behind the things on Weibo, so who had the ability to do this? A thought flashed in her mind, but considering Wen Ruan's relationship with that person, it seemed unlikely.
"What's wrong?" Wen Ruan found it strange that Nacy had been staring at her.
"Ah, nothing."
Nacy took back her gaze and, recalling the decision she had made earlier, said, "By the way, I'm planning to shift the focus of your publicity to tonight."
This was a decision she had just made on her way here.
She has always known how to utilize online sentiments. With the current overwhelming support online, everyone pitied the innocent Wen Ruan who had been criticized all night. Even the official Weibo had a lot of people apologizing to Wen Ruan.
With this kind of attention.
Plus, there were several hot searches on Weibo. If they didn't promote now when would they?
"But the photos—"
"Don't worry." Nacy smiled and waved her hand, "I've already talked to Lao Li. He's just as furious, and he's already working overtime to edit the pictures for you. I'll have them soon."
"He told me to tell you not to pay attention to those people. When you become successful, that will be the greatest slap in their faces."
After saying this, Nacy patted Wen Ruan's shoulder, with a smile on her face, "I've been busy just now, and didn't have time to tell you. This is how the industry is. As long as people like you, there will always be others who want to bring you down."
"This is just an incident caused by a fluke, but in the future, there may really be many people watching you. They will constantly monitor your every move. If you're not successful, they'll mock you. If you become successful, they will do everything to bring you down."
"Xiao Ruan, you—" she hesitated and her voice was hesitant, "Are you really ready for this?"
"If you want to quit, now—"
Before she could finish, Wen Ruan smiled and held her hand. She looked at Nacy with a gentle expression, her voice filled with resolute determination, "Nacy, my disposition has never been firm, especially in recent years, I've been drifting along and have become increasingly unsure of what I want."
"I know that the road ahead may not be smooth, and it might even be very rocky. But I want to try."
Under the gentle light, her delicate face seemed to be bathed in a soft glow, "I haven't wanted to do something like this for a long time. I want to see how far I can go."
Although this start wasn't ideal.
But it wasn't that bad either. She had people defending her, aside from Nacy, there was Xu Hui, Xiao Mai, even Li Ge, who she had only met once, were all finding different ways to support her.
There were also those adorable "sunflower girls" on Weibo.
Although their numbers weren't large and their voices were soft, in such difficult times, they were still trying hard and firmly supporting her.
For these people.
She couldn't give up so easily.
Hearing these words, Nacy, who had just been hesitant, finally smiled. She placed her hand back on Wen Ruan's shoulder, gently patted it, and said, "Good, I didn't misjudge you!"
At first, why did she agree to Ji Xi's request? It was because she saw a determined heart behind Wen Ruan's gentle face.
The young girl looked gentle and timid, as if she would cry and shrink back at the slightest setback. But in fact, as long as she made up her mind, she would find a way to overcome any difficulty.
Such a person is bound to succeed.
She believed that too.
One day, Wen Ruan would stand in front of everyone, radiating brilliance.
Not wasting any more time on these matters, Nacy stood up, clapped her hands, and said to the people in the room, "Alright, our battle is just beginning. Cheer up and work hard!"
Xiao Mai and Xu Hui laughed loudly in response: "Yes!"
Wen Ruan also smiled along. She didn't stand up, holding her phone and looking at the people in the room, her eyes and brows curved, clear and bright. She was just thinking about Nacy's phone call earlier, and that look.
Her smile on her face slightly faded as she thought to herself if he was helping her?
Nacy noticed the change in her expression and asked with concern, "Xiao Ruan, what's wrong?"
Wen Ruan snapped back to reality, shook her head, and smiled, saying "It's nothing." She placed her phone back on the table, took a deep breath, and thought, how could it be him? She and him have nothing to do with each other anymore—